The steamer Gold, driven by a bitter northerly wind, quickly passed through the Bering Strait.

Then, at the supply station on Tianya Island (St. Lawrence Island), a batch of coal-fired and canned vegetables was replenished, and then it headed for the warmer south.

In the captain's exclusive cabin of the Golden Ship, Wei Dahu was wiping the ivory jade seat and the crab statue, with a hint of fascination in his eyes.

Rubbing the statue reverently and gently, he did not miss every detail of the statue, any dirt stained on the statue would make Wei Dahu feel irrepressible self-blame in the depths of his heart.

Gradually, Wei Dahu's gaze began to become fanatical and strange, and his eyes unconsciously became similar to the three triangular eyes on the statue, which were round like fish.

If you look closely, the people on the gold are starting to become extremely strange, especially their eyes, which are converging with those on the statue.

Suddenly, the wooden door of the captain's cabin slowly opened, and a sailor walked in with a blank gaze, and then stood reverently in front of the statue.

"Lan ...... Lan ...... "The sailor stared at the fish, and some strange and staccato syllables came out of his throat.

Wei Dahu, who was on the side, stopped wiping and stood silently like a marionette.

The three eyes of the crab statue's triangular arrangement flickered slightly, and then the three-meter-long kiss was inserted into the chest cavity of the sailor without warning.

"Lan ...... Lan ......"

"Lord...... Please eat my ......."

After the long kiss pierced the chest cavity of the Dongying sailor, as if he was sucking jelly, the body of the Dongying sailor was like a dry corpse in a few moments.

And in the eyes of the sailors, there is only fanaticism and infinite worship.

Then his eyeballs were gone, and then his skin was gone, and finally only a skeleton remained, and even the marrow in his bones was gone.

The crab statue retracted its long snout.

The skeleton lost its support and was immediately scattered to the ground, and Wei Dahu, who was on standby, quickly cleaned the skeleton and threw it into the Bering Sea.

……

On the vast sea northwest of Snowmoss City.

Three fishing boats are in rough seas, quickly netting fish.

An hour later, a steam crane pulled the nets, and a large number of king crabs were caught in the nets, and the fishermen skillfully threw some of the uninjured and energetic king crabs into the pool.

The small crabs are thrown back into the sea, and the injured or underactive king crabs are placed in a large basket on the side.

"Good place, this net goes down, we have been doing it for several years."

"Yes!"

"This place is too difficult in winter, otherwise Lao Tzu would want to immigrate here."

The fishermen are all members of the Tokai Fishing Cooperative, and king crab is an ingredient that has just become popular in recent years.

Due to the Empire's seafood transportation technology, which has been innovated to a modern level, it is natural to catch king crab from the Bering Sea and transport it back to the empire itself.

King crab is consumed by dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, and the price can reach 200~400 yuan per catty, which is a luxury ingredient after abalone ginseng wings.

There is a market demand, and naturally there are people who are willing to go out to sea to fish.

The fishing boat that had just caught a boatload of king crabs was about to return to Snowmoss City, when a sharp-eyed fisherman suddenly saw a steamship from the hazy sea.

When the captain heard the report of the sailor, he didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, there were many people in the vicinity of the Bering Sea and Snow Moss City in the official and private parts of the empire.

casually instructed the lookout sailors to say hello to each other, and then prepared to return to Snowmoss City.

It's just that what happened next was a bit unexpected.

The lookout sailor kept waving flags to each other, but the steamer just didn't respond at all, and after more than fifteen minutes, the lookout sailor decisively informed the captain.

The captain of the ship, Gongsun Guan, hurriedly climbed onto the lookout, and in the telescope, the deck of the ship was empty, and no one was found.

Even the lookout, which had to be manned during the voyage, was uncharacteristically unmanned.

Gongsun Guan shouted to the bottom: "Inform the Blackfish and the Big Crab to move closer to the steamship on the north side." ”

"Understood."

On the flag stand at the bottom of the lookout, the flag bearer hurriedly waved the flag to the other two fishing boats, and soon the three fishing boats turned north together.

According to the Empire's navigation regulations, they were obliged to save shipwrecked ships that were also part of the Empire, and the steamship was one of the symbols of the Empire, and Gongsun Guan could only go there to find out.

Half an hour or so.

One of the fishing boats, traveling side by side with the Gold, was more than 20 meters away, and the fishermen were beating gongs in the hope that someone would come out of the deck.

But after striking the gong for a long time, the golden number was still dead silent, and Gongsun Guan standing on the deck also felt bad, this situation can only show that something happened to the golden number opposite.

He hurriedly took people and rowed a small boat to approach the Gold.

After getting on the deck of the Golden Ship, eight fishermen, including Gongsun Guan, were armed with machetes, harpoons, and shotguns.

"Let's go, everyone, be careful." Gongsun Guan waved his hand.

The eight men cautiously approached the cockpit and found that the hatch was not closed, and when the hatch was pushed open, the cockpit was empty.

"Next."

Two cabins in a row, both empty inside, and excessively clean.

Gongsun Guan couldn't help but get nervous in his heart, pushed open the third hatch, and suddenly the situation inside made the fishermen break out in a cold sweat.

The cabin was very clean, except for a pile of white bones scattered on the wooden planks, and a spooky statue of a crab.

Looking at the pile of white bones, Gongsun Guan, who retired from the Marine Corps, could see at a glance that there was only one person in the white bones.

"Search the other cabins continues."

In a panic, the eight men quickly searched every cabin of the Golden Ship, and all but the one where a white skeleton and statue were found, were empty.

The strange situation made Gongsun Guan and the others feel uneasy, and found that there was no problem with the power system and driving system of the Golden Ship, so they could only drive the ship back.

However, the vigilant Gongsun Guan locked the cabin of the ship where the bones and statues were found, and fishermen were forbidden to enter except for the cockpit and the fuel boiler room.

Gongsun Guan, who drove the Golden Ship, now just wants to sail the ship back as soon as possible, and then let the empire investigate this matter.

After a tense day and two nights, the Golden and three fishing boats finally returned to the port of Snowmoss City.

Gongsun Guan, who barely closed his eyes, and 6 boilermen climbed out of the Golden and reported the matter of the Golden to the Maritime Safety Bureau, which was in charge of port management.

While the Gold docked at the port of Snowmoss City, a rapid alarm sounded in the depths of the Lighthouse of Snowmoss City.

The team of God Butchers stationed in Snow Moss City was startled by the sudden sound of an alarm, and the captain Wu Ce turned on a special monitor.

On the monitor, there is a topographic map of the vicinity of Snowmoss City, and at this time, on the port of Snowmoss City, an obvious red dot is flashing blindly.

Wu Ce immediately decided: "Immediately notify the Changshi Mansion and the imperial garrison, let them evacuate the personnel near the port, and activate the special alert." ”

"Understood."

Soon all the people near the port were emptied, and only the lone Golden was left.