Chapter 12: Wonders of the Sea

"What's going on!" Xu Mo quickly rushed to the deck, stopped a few panicked sailors, and asked sharply.

"Long ...... Sir, Hai ...... Poseidon is angry! The sailor on duty at night was pale and said in a choppy.

"When you see an officer, you have to salute first!" Seeing the panic of several sailors in front of him, Xu Mo was furious and slapped the sailor's face with a "snap".

"Yes, sir!" Several sailors reflexively stood up straight, touched their foreheads with their fingers, and saluted Xu Mo. Although he was still shocked, the panicked expression on his face finally eased, and he reported to Xu Mo, "Sir, there is movement on the sea, it is a ...... Strange maelstrom. ”

"You are the navy, what whirlpool are you afraid of?" Xu Mo's solemn expression relaxed, he didn't feel that the warship under his feet shook very much, indicating that the warship was still some distance away from the whirlpool, "Give me the binoculars, and you guys will go to the steering wheel to help!" ”

When Xu Mo raised his binoculars and saw the big whirlpool that the sailor said, he was also taken aback. The whirlpool was about a few hundred meters from the ship, but the whirlpool was too big, almost two hundred meters in diameter, and it was, as the sailor said, a little strange about the whirlpool.

Large whirlpools at sea are usually caused by two opposing currents, some whirlpools are formed by submarine earthquakes or monsoons, and there are also small whirlpools formed by islands and coasts.

But this whirlpool was obviously different from those whirlpools, and there was something shining in the darkness in the whirlpool, and it seemed to be a group of glowing water creatures swimming, and there were very many of them. This strange group of water creatures reflected the entire vortex like a glow-in-the-dark jade disk.

This is not the weirdest part, the weirdest place is above the whirlpool, and under the bright light of the water creatures, a hazy figure holding a spear appears above the maelstrom. The figure is extremely huge, stepping on a large whirlpool with a diameter of two hundred meters, and the tip of the spear in his hand is divided into three forks, just like the trident of the sea god Poseidon, no wonder those sailors will say that the sea god is angry, and it is indeed very weird at first glance.

Although Xu Mo guessed that this figure was just a mirage, such a strange superposition of three natural phenomena made him a little suspicious. Xu Mo is no longer the original little civil servant who has no quarrel with the world, after entering the superstring space, he has seen all kinds of non-humans, all kinds of supernatural phenomena, even if there is really a sea god in this world, he doesn't think it is a very strange thing.

"Alfred, what's going on?" As he got dressed, Hudram came out of the cabin, and he had been awakened by the ringing of the brass bell less than half an hour after he had finished his shift.

"Your Excellency, see for yourself!" Xu Mo saluted, smiled wryly and handed the monocular to Hedlam, "Have you ever seen this kind of maelstrom before?" ”

"I didn't have any whirlpools...... I haven't seen it yet! Hedram was stunned, "Who's at the helm now, this vortex is too big, we have to go around a little farther." ”

"It's Manuel, it shouldn't be a problem!" Xu Mo said unconfidently, less than a week after going to sea, he had already encountered several things that made him powerless, and he was really a little unaccustomed to the previous task world where everything was under control.

"Alfred, this maelstrom is strong, Manuel is old, you go to the steering wheel to help him, I'll command the sailors here to control the sails." Hedram commanded solemnly.

When Xu Mo ran to the steering wheel, he found that Manuel was not at the helm. With a thick cable tied around his waist, Manuel stood at the top of the bow with a monocular, observing the direction of the whirlpool.

The steering wheel is currently controlled by a strong man with a big waist and a round waist, and there are two powerful sailors next to him to help, the strong man is two meters tall, the muscles of his arms are longitudinal, and the green tendons and veins on the surface of the skin are protruding, like a small snake winding around, not Ahan, but which.

From time to time, Manuel gestured to the three sailors who controlled the wheel, carefully adjusting the direction of the Vistellos. Xu Mo saw that the situation was under control, so he stood silently aside, not bothering the four people, just watching Ahan's eyes flash from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, Xu Mo discovered that the Vestelos's trajectory was not going around the maelstrom, but slowly approaching the maelstrom and sailing along its edge. However, Xu Mo didn't ask Manuel, but began to observe the sea conditions more carefully.

"BOSS, you can't tell, you have too little experience in sea sailing, I have been on several ocean cruises on the East Coast of the United States, and I have encountered a whirlpool at sea. Because I was a journalist, the first mate of the cruise ship gave me a detailed introduction to some of the characteristics of the maelstrom at sea. Dinah didn't know when she had come to Xu Mo's side.

"Some of the whirlpools at sea are caused by two hedging currents, and the whirlpools that we can see are only part of these two currents, and there are still strong currents a few hundred meters away from the whirlpools. The surface of these currents is very calm, but below the surface of the sea is a sharp current, which is the whirlpool we are now encountering, in other words, our boat is already in the whirlpool!! ”

"I see!" Xu Mo nodded in a sudden realization, "So, Manuel is going to use the powerful centrifugal force of the swirling water at the edge of the whirlpool to throw the boat away from that current, right?" ”

"Well, it's dangerous, and the Vestelos' hull is broken, so we'll need a bit of luck!" Dinah sighed, "Fortunately, the armed merchant ships that were more seriously damaged in the naval battle later, after receiving our signal, have moved away from the whirlpool!" ”

"Don't worry, our luck is not bad, if it weren't for the group of glittering water creatures in this whirlpool, if it weren't for the huge figure above the whirlpool, such a dark night, the lookout on the ship really wouldn't have been able to spot this big whirlpool." Xu Mo said calmly, "By the way, how is Blakeney!" ”

"I fed him some water, and now he's asleep!" Thinking of the strong little boy, Dinah said with relief, "Blakeney is so MAN, it's a pity that he is a little smaller!" ”

"Do you still want the old cow to eat tender grass!" Xu Mo said angrily.

"Hee-hee, boss, you're jealous!" Dinah laughed happily.

"Smack!" Xu Mo was about to answer, but suddenly heard a strange noise, and suddenly turned around to find that there was a problem with the steering wheel. The Vistelos jerked, changed its direction, and rushed towards the center of the maelstrom, and Manuel, who was standing at the top of the ship's bow, let out a scream and fell off the ship.

(There is also a red ticket in the evening, which will be placed at 12 o'clock)