Chapter Ninety-Eight: An Accident at Sea?
As the sails opened, the white ship slowly sailed away from the new port dock in the expectation of everyone, and rushed to the vast sea with longing and pursuit.
Zhang Xiaoman took a boat for the first time in his life, and in addition to the novelty and excitement, he was also very glad that he did not suffer from seasickness.
However, he also guessed that this could be a benefit from the additional attributes of the cape, which he was not sure about.
Anyway, for now, Zhang Xiaoman has no idea of trying to take off his cloak to test whether he will get seasick.
Looking at the scenery outside on the deck, and chatting with Yang Yangyang and them casually about the adventure plan, Zhang Xiaoman slowly got bored after the novelty at the beginning, and finally simply returned to the room, turned on the small satellite TV and watched.
In this way, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
Five days on the sea,It's much longer than other places,Although the mobile phone has no signal early,But fortunately, there is satellite TV and stand-alone games to play,Zhang Xiaoman didn't feel too difficult。
Usually, when there is nothing to do, everyone will get together to play cards, and occasionally the boat will be stopped, and everyone will fish together, and the life is also interesting.
On the second day, Zhang Xiaoman also made an attempt, that is, to stop the system lottery once a day, to see if this number of times would be accumulated.
Sure enough, after this attempt, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the number of draws in the system could indeed be accumulated.
And after 5 days of accumulation, on his system interface, there is already an extra word "5" in the place where the lottery button is displayed.
This is the first time Zhang Xiaoman has done this since he got the system, and this discovery is undoubtedly good news for him, and in the future, when it is inconvenient for him to draw lotteries, he can accumulate the number of times and use them together after finding a suitable place.
This trip, I have already walked half the distance.
As time passed, the enthusiasm of the expedition group was not only not consumed, but became more and more high.
This continued until the morning of the sixth day, when it changed.
Early in the morning, Zhang Xiaoman was woken up from his sleep by the sound of a knock on the door, he got up and went out of the door, only then did he know that something big had happened.
On the deck, a group of people all gathered here, and everyone looked worried and uneasy.
"It can't be! It was fine just now, but how could it suddenly be all blackout! ”
A sailor said to the crowd in half-baked Mandarin:
"It's definitely not a problem with the circuitry, not only the boat, but also our phones and other electronic devices that can't be turned on, and I think we may have entered a special place and caused the electronic devices to malfunction for a short time."
"Special place, what does that mean?" Someone in the group asked a question.
The bearded captain Ballia then explained:
"We've only heard of this before, but we haven't actually encountered it. It is rumored that in some sea areas, because of the extremely strong magnetic field, all electronic equipment and precision equipment will be affected, so that it cannot function normally, and we may be in such an environment now. ”
Yang Yangyang asked with some concern: "Then what should we do now, will it be dangerous?" Do I need to go back the way I came? ”
The bearded captain smiled and said:
"It's okay, if another ship comes to this area, if it loses power, it won't be able to walk, and the distress signal can't be sent, and it will really be trapped here. But we're different, we're a sailboat! Even if we lose mechanical power, we can use the sails to continue sailing, and it is only a matter of time before we want to get out of this area! ”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they were secretly glad that they and the others had gone to great lengths to get this sailboat in the first place, so that they could get through it now.
"It's a tailwind, we can sail a little further distance to see how things are going, and when we're out of the area, we'll re-ignite the engine, and then we'll mark the extent of the area on the map, and we'll go around the side when we get back."
Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable, so they let go of their worries and dispersed.
Zhang Xiaoman also relaxed his tense heart a little, thinking that after an accident, this journey to find the activation point of the Jiangang Order might also be stranded.
Fortunately, in the end, there was only a thrill, and the plan could still continue.
It's just that although the expedition has not been interrupted, many things can be inconvenient to do after losing the power system, especially in this hot summer day, when time becomes more and more difficult without air conditioning.
Fortunately, everyone brought enough dry food and fresh water when they set off, and there was no need to worry about food and water for the time being.
Moreover, with a fierce man like Bei Ye who can go into the sea to catch fish with his bare hands, everyone can sit back and relax.
It's just that things are getting worse and worse as time goes by, and it stands to reason that the range of this weird magnetic field shouldn't be very large, and it should go out in a day or so at most.
But after another 5 days of sailing in this state of wind, everyone still couldn't get out of this area.
Although the compass and satellite maps were no longer useful, the bearded captain's vast sailing and astronomical experience did not lose their way.
In addition, several sailors are also retired from the navy of their respective countries, and they are also handy in the operation of sailboats, and when they encounter headwinds, with the skillful sailing skills of several people, the speed is much faster than when the wind is downwind.
This time, however, there was some controversy on board, and the positions of the expedition and the sailors were completely reversed compared to the beginning.
Yang Yangyang and the others felt that they were getting closer and closer to their destination, but the abnormalities around them never disappeared.
This shows that there may really be something special about that place, which undoubtedly confirms the correctness and necessity of this trip by himself and others.
At the same time, it also makes the spirit of adventure of a group of men and women who love mysterious legends and novelties burn, and they want to go and see it again.
The bearded captain, who has professional sailing knowledge and many years of experience, is more aware of how much risk this situation will have for their safety, and has repeatedly persuaded them to stop moving forward and not to continue the adventure.
Eventually, an agreement was reached that according to the risk theory put forward by the bearded captain, combined with food and fresh water reserves and other factors, if they could not get out of the area today, they would have to return immediately the next morning.
Zhang Xiaoman is full of confidence in this, because with the map in his hand, he can clearly see that the destination is about to arrive!