CH.07 Astrolabe Islands
From a distance, the Astrolabe Islands are just a microcosm of several small islands entrenched together, no different from ordinary islands, and there is no clue to it. Only by sailing into the depths of this archipelago can you feel the horror of this archipelago.
"Is this the Astrolabe Islands?" Berego muttered as he stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the outline of the island opposite.
"There's only one archipelago near Jingtie Island, you can't be wrong." An Rui affirmed.
"Almost everyone on Jingtie Island knows the Dao Astrolabe Islands, but there are only a handful of people who dare to come here, and many people say that this is a forbidden place, and there is no return."
"It's a forbidden place for others, but for us it's a tourist attraction, and we go in and walk around." Anrui smiled and patted Berego on the shoulder, then turned back and walked to the port side, leaning half of his body out of the way and looking behind him.
Faintly, a ship could be faintly seen. It took two days for Anrui to completely get rid of the Viking ship. It seems that the only way to stop this Viking ship is to use this astrolabe archipelago.
"If you have a kind, come along, and I'll leave your ship here." An Rui's eyes lit up and he muttered.
These words, with a hint of cruelty, dissipated in the sea breeze.
"Take out your earbuds and plug your ears, the Astrolabe Islands are inhabited by many krakens, and it would be terrible if you were fooled by their singing. After entering the Astrolabe Islands, remember not to take off the earbuds, just gesture if you want to communicate something, and if you can't do it, write down what you want to say on paper. Anrui turned around and shouted at his companions.
Everyone responded one after another, took out the earplugs that had been prepared for a long time, and stuffed them into their ears. Just in case, they made the earbuds so tightly that when they tucked them into their ears, they couldn't hear anything.
Anrui walked over to the bridge and planned to replace Shafi, who was driving the boat. The Astrolabe Islands have complex sea lanes, and the waters are full of reefs, and only he can avoid those reefs and avoid bad luck, which no one else can do.
Before leaving, An Rui had made an agreement with Sha Fei that once she survived this catastrophe, Sha Fei would have to answer An Rui's previous questions positively. But now the crisis has not been completely resolved, so An Rui is not in a hurry to ask about this matter.
Anrui had earplugs on his ears, and he couldn't communicate in words, so he could only smile at Shafi, and then pointed to the rudder, which meant for sure.
Shafi also responded with a smile, a bright and touching smile, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth. She let go of the rudder and stretched, her chest bulging, outlining a proud curve that was full.
An Rui glanced at the arc, gave a secret compliment, reached for the rudder, and took it.
The two passed by, and at this moment, An Rui felt Shafei's hand rub on his buttocks, intentionally or unintentionally, and ate his tofu. He was stunned and looked at Shafi, who flicked her seaweed-like hair and walked away without looking back, as if nothing had happened.
"Probably by accident." Anrui shrugged his shoulders and didn't think much of it. A big man, there is nothing to care about being touched once or twice.
With the helm in hand, Anrui steered the ship towards the Astrolabe Islands. The next part of the road will be quite a challenge for him. He needs to constantly observe the sea lane, choose the right route, and not take the wrong way, otherwise not only will he not be able to get rid of the Viking ship, but he will have to build the Dragon Teng here.
Probably sensing An Rui's intentions, the speed of the Viking ship behind the Dragon suddenly increased a lot, and they desperately chased after it, obviously trying to stop the Dragon Teng before it entered the Astrolabe Islands.
Unfortunately, Anrui didn't give the Vikings this chance, and he also used the Wind Dancer to speed up the Dragon, and plunged headlong into the arms of the Astrolabe Islands.
The scene of the island gradually became clear, like an unfolding picture, showing Anrui's eyes.
Despite its fame, the scenery is quite good, and the island is covered with green vegetation, as if dressed in green. Occasionally, a few seabirds fly out of the vegetation and spiral into the sky, chirping and chirping.
From the outside, it is not at all obvious that this is a dangerous area. But under this beautiful scenery, the dry bones of countless seafarers are hidden.
The sea into which the Dragon Teng sailed was located on the border of the two islands, and was sandwiched between the two islands, forming a sea channel that was not very wide. The seaway zigzags ahead, getting narrower and narrower.
An Rui carefully observed the environment on both sides of the seaway, and did not dare to be sloppy at all, relying on his memory, judging the situation ahead.
The sea route is fairly safe, except for a large reef to the right of the center, which needs to be taken avoided. The deeper you go into the interior of the archipelago, the more reefs there are.
The real hurdle is yet to come.
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About two nautical miles behind the Dragon, a slender and light heavy Viking ship was in hot pursuit, like a beast chasing its prey, following closely behind, refusing to give up.
This ship was not the Baige, but another Viking ship in the fleet. Although Bai Ge's firepower was fierce, the hull was too large, and the speed was far inferior to that of this light medium-sized ship, so Bai Ge chose to take this ship to chase the Longteng.
At this time, Bai Ge was standing on the lookout, holding a telescope, looking at the movement on the Longteng. At this distance, he could roughly see what the people on the Dragon were doing.
After a long period of observation, he found that there were only four people on the Longteng, and it was these four people who made him plant an unprecedented big heel!
The battle two days ago cost him a special ship, a dozen sharks, and a large number of men. Taken together, these losses can be described as tragic.
In Bai Ge's years-long pirate career, although he has suffered many setbacks, the people who have frustrated him every time are all famous powerhouses, but this time An Rui is just a nameless person. This is simply a shame for him.
Bai Ge really couldn't swallow this evil breath, all he had been thinking about in the past two days was how to kill An Rui, and even in his sleep, he had similar dreams. He slaughtered Anrui again and again in his sleep, and once cut Anrui into pieces.
Bai Ge thought that with his Viking ship, it wouldn't take long to catch up with the Dragon, but he couldn't catch up after two days of hard pursuit. Through the telescope, he found that Anrui had been using the magic sword to speed up the sailboat, which made him very angry.
Now, if you can't catch up with the Dragon, you'll have to follow the Dragonton into the famous Astrolabe Islands, and the situation will get even worse.
Bai Ge has been wandering in the Blade Sea for many years, so he naturally knows what kind of place the Astrolabe Islands are. As a last resort, he really didn't want to risk breaking into the Astrolabe Islands. But in this situation, let alone the Astrolabe Islands, even if An Rui drove the ship into hell, he would have to catch up with it.
If he doesn't kill Anrui, he will never stop!
"Shaman! Speed up a little faster and try to catch up with the Dragon before you head deep into the Astrolabe Islands! If I can catch up with the Dragon, I'll be rewarded! Bai Ge put down his binoculars and shouted at the bridge below.
The shaman on the boat sweated profusely and agreed, beating the shaman drum in front of him even louder.
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Dragon, bridge.
Anrui held the rudder in his hand, carefully controlling the direction of the Dragon's head, avoiding the unseen reefs. He occasionally looked back at his pursuers, and the Viking ship that followed him had followed him into the Astrolabe Islands. This is really good news for him.
He had already made Bai Ge lose a ship before, and he was happy to let Bai Ge lose another ship. At that time, Bai Ge's expression will definitely be wonderful.
While An Rui was thinking this, the Dragon Teng sailed to a fork in the road, and a small island appeared in front of it, forming an angle with the two nearby islands, blocking the way ahead, and splitting the sea road in two.
The seaway on the left is relatively safe, while the seaway on the right is much more dangerous, leading to a dangerous area full of reefs.
For safety reasons, he should have chosen the kaido on the left, but Anrui resolutely chose the kaido on the right. Since it has been decided to sink Bai Ge's ship, of course, the ship must be driven to a place with many reefs.
With the turn of the rudder, the mast of the Dragon Teng shifted its direction, and the hull of the ship tilted accordingly, turning towards the sea channel on the right. The width of this sea channel is about 50 yards, and it is difficult to maneuver a sailboat to turn here, and the slightest mistake can cause the sailboat to crash on land.
An Rui steered the Dragon Teng through the corner and sailed into the seaway on the right.
The system beep suddenly sounded, indicating that An Rui's captain level had been upgraded by one level, and he had learned a practical skill to turn the rudder quickly.
The Captain class is slightly different from the Dragon Warrior class in that experience points are not accumulated through combat, but through reading books and driving ships.
When he was on Jingtie Island, An Rui had taken the time to read some books about sailing, and in the last few days, he has been driving the ship himself, and finally upgraded his career as a captain. Although this profession is not as good as the dragon warrior profession, it is also very important and cannot be ignored.
After some time, the Viking ship persevered in catching up, and also turned into the sea lane, following the Dragon.
In this way, the two ships pursued and fled, one in front of the other, and sped along the sea lane.
There were more reefs hidden in this seaway than in the previous ones, and the Dragon made several small turns along the way.
The orcs in the back don't have the ability to do this, so they can only move forward by feeling. They touched the reef twice in a row during the voyage, but fortunately they encountered some small reefs, and they did not damage the bottom of the ship, but only rubbed some marks.
The Dragon Teng made its way all the way and finally sailed out of this sea channel and reached a large inland sea.
The reef here is ten times larger than the previous one, and some of the reefs have even pierced the sea, like a spear of stone, piercing the sky.
There is only one route to get through this inland sea, and you have to make a full twelve turns, and even one mistake will lead to a shipwreck.
Even Anrui had to be careful when sailing through here, not to mention the Vikings who didn't know much about it.
"Bai Ge, come along. I'll take you to a good place. An Rui turned his head and looked at the miniature of the sailboat in the distance, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a wicked smile.