Chapter 152: Winter has arrived

The damage to the hull was mainly on the deck.

The deck was hit twice by Tengu's boulders, but it didn't get through, but it was greatly dented.

The hollow of the deck needs to be lifted up like a car repair. Fortunately, there are many craftsmen from Zecheng among the sailors who accompany the ship, and it is no problem to repair the depression, it is nothing more than a little effort.

The three prisoners rested for a few days on the upper estuary, knowing that the outsiders did not intend to kill them, and gradually relaxed. Tengu heals especially quickly, and it takes two or three days to get back to normal.

Wang Xijia once captured craftsmen, werewolves, and hairy people, and was very experienced in doing ideological work for captives. After a few days of chatting, the three Fuso captives have been tamed and submissive. As they got along for a long time, Wang Xika no longer treated them as prisoners, and the three captives were no longer hostile, and gradually became very interested in the new technology that Wang Xijia had brought.

They watched with interest the photographs taken by Wang Xijia and the telegram he sent to the people at the mouth of the river. At first, they thought that Wang Xika was a god, but gradually realized that these techniques were not "miracles", but "science", and they also had a strong idea of learning technology.

The characteristics of the Fuso people are like this, if they don't obey you, they will definitely fight you to the death. But once you are submissive, then they are 100% loyal to you. Not only will you no longer have the heart of confrontation, but you will also concentrate on learning your skills, and strive for perfection to be better than you, which is the character of Fuso people.

The Fusang trio asked Wang Xika questions every day, from the navigation principle of the ironclad warship to the production process of the firearms. Wang Xika also answered all questions and popularized basic physics knowledge for the trio. By the way, I asked about the location of the Fuso Island Coal Mine.

The Fusang trio really knew the location of the coal mine, and agreed to take Wang Xika to find it. Wang Xika immediately wanted to set off, but Lang Naduo was not at ease, afraid that something would happen to the trio on the way to find coal, so he called Zack to look for it together.

After a few days of getting along, Wang Xika didn't believe that the Fusang trio would have any bad intentions. But it's not a bad thing for Zach to follow.

Tengu was quite jealous of Zack, the hairy man with an iron bow, and stared at Zack all the way. Zach ignored it, staring ahead with a cool look.

The trio led Wang Xika to an open area, and the tengu dug the ground with his paws, grabbed a handful of black stones and asked, "Is this the coal mine you said?" Wang Xijia looked at it, and sure enough, it was a good coal mine, or open-pit coal - who said that Fusang Island coal mine resources are scarce, isn't there a lot?

At that moment, I drove two trucks down to replenish the coal, and a big rock in my heart finally fell to the ground - the coal that was replenished now was enough to drive to the North Pole.

It stands to reason that the coal and fresh water are replenished, and this is the time to go. But Wang Xika still has one wish - to come to Fuso, not to see Mt. Fuji, not to see the cherry blossoms, not to soak in the hot springs a few times, as if he has never been there.

Acting like a tour guide, Tengu led the group to the natural hot spring at the foot of Mt. Fuji, which was originally a bathing place for monkeys, but today it has been forcibly occupied. The Fusang trio has a lot of prestige on Fusang Island, and the monkeys who were robbed of the baths could only dare to be angry and dare not speak, watching Wang Xijia enjoy the hot springs.

The kappa and the snake catch a few groupers, the salmon makes sashimi, and the nine-tailed fox transforms into a beautiful woman and dances. The group soaked in the hot springs, ate thorns, drank Tengu's own sake, and watched the nine-tailed fox dance under the cherry blossoms in the sky.

The snow summit of Mount Fuji is not far away, and the unchanged shape of the millennium has allowed Wang Xika to regain some memories of traveling in Fuso in his previous life. Such a good location, such a high-level enjoyment, in the previous life without spending more than 100,000 yuan, it couldn't be done. Moreover, the tengu gave me sake to drink, the Nine-Tails danced for me, and the kappa made sashimi for me. What kind of noodle is this? In the next life, you will not be treated with this treatment for any amount of money.

The hot springs have also been soaked, the photos have been taken, and it is time for Wang Xika to leave Fusang and embark on a new journey. After bidding farewell to the Fusang trio, Wang Xika prepared to head for the North Pole.

Kappa and Nine-Tails bid farewell to Wang Xika with tears. These two people have lived in Fusang for generations, and occasionally come to give birth to people, adding a lot of fun to the ordinary life, and they are naturally reluctant.

"Lord Ship, please let me sail with you!" Tengu did not say goodbye, and directly asked to travel with Wang Xika.

"You have to think about it, I don't know how long it will take to come back, don't you want your life on the island?" Wang Xika actually didn't care about the extra person on the boat, it was nothing more than an extra pair of chopsticks. And this tengu is powerful, can fly and has strength, and is a good helper.

"Well, I think there's still a lot to learn. I want my people to be able to ride in such an ironclad ship. Please allow me to set off with the ship!"

"We're going too!" Old Captain, take us!" Nine-Tails and Kappa also said that they would follow Wang Xika on a long journey. Wang Xijia refused without hesitation.

"Tengu can go, you two will forget it. I'll take you there next time I have a chance. ”

"Why? Is it looking down on us?"

"No reason, it's the rule on my ship. If there are rules, they must be followed. ”

In fact, the rules are all set by Wang Xijia. The reason why he didn't want to take the kappa and the Nine-Tails on the road was because he was afraid of trouble. Kappa and Snake are naturally opposites, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts after a long time. Freshwater cheeks and saltwater cheeks are feuds, and they are not so easy to resolve.

The reason for not bringing the nine-tailed fox is because the fox is a woman, which is not sexist, but from reality. The ship is full of big men, and it is inconvenient to take a woman to sea. If there are too many women, it's fine, but if there is only one woman in the nine-tails, then maybe there will be some kind of moth.

Kappa and Nine-Tails didn't really want to follow Wang Xika on a voyage, but when they saw Tengu say this, they wanted to join in the fun. Now that Wang Xika has refused so thoroughly, he no longer insists.

So, let's go.

The slogan sails from Yokosuka, and the destination of this voyage is the Bering Strait, the land of the North Pole!

Wang Xijia's route is to go to the North Pole first, then go directly from the Bering Strait to Alaska in North America, and then sail all the way along North America to South America, from Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of Argentina in South America, to Antarctica, and then from Antarctica to Australia, and then back to Eurasia. Because Dracula had already traveled to Europe and Africa during his previous expeditions, it would be considered a week around the world.

In such an age of famine, it is a great thing to build a ship with one's modern knowledge and be able to travel around the world.

As the ship heads north, passing Hokkaido on the island of Fuso, you can feel the weather getting colder noticeably. Sail 500 nautical miles further up and you will see floating icebergs on the sea.

Wang Xijia had to reduce the speed of the ship and stare at the road ahead with a spirit of 120,000 points. The boat stopped and stopped, and walked and walked until it came to a huge ice cap, and finally it couldn't move anymore - this should be the Arctic Circle.

As far as the eye can see, there is snow everywhere. With ice fields beneath your feet and a biting north wind howling – this is the Arctic Circle, right?

In later generations, the Arctic Circle has been developed as a tourist attraction where people can live in glass-roofed cabins and enjoy the Northern Lights. At that time, a large number of tourists would flock to the Arctic Circle every winter to see the Northern Lights, and legend has it that you and your lover could make a wish under the Northern Lights.

Before being reborn, Wang Xika had also seen the aurora in Finland and Norway - nothing more than green lights in the sky. At that time, Wang Xika experienced a full set of tourism projects in the Arctic - watching the aurora under the glass roof, then going to wash the Finnish of the nine heavens of ice and fire, and then going to play dog sledding on the ice and drink a glass of vodka, the travel experience was quite good.

But in this era, the Arctic was still a wild land off the beaten track.

Wang Xijia's first feeling after getting off the boat was cold...... The temperature is about minus 30 degrees Celsius. When he set off, Wang Xika also prepared some winter clothes. But in this era, there are no down jackets, and ordinary winter coats are useless no matter how thick they are.

I don't know why, at this time, an English sentence suddenly popped into his head: Winter is come. Winter has arrived.

"Brothers, disembark for activities!" Wang Xijia felt that in such a cold place, it was necessary to have more people to be lively.

Naturally, everyone was so cold that they couldn't do it - only Zack looked indifferent, he was originally a hairy man living in the snowy mountains, with thick fur on his body. Living in the Arctic is stress-free.

Looking at Zack King Xika, another creature suddenly came to mind: a polar bear!

There should be a lot of polar bears in this era, right? The Arctic temperature is extremely low, and cold-blooded animals like dinosaurs cannot survive. In such a low-temperature place, homeothermic animals are the kings here.

If you get a few polar bears, you should be warm to make a fur coat. Anyway, there are many animals in this era, and it's nothing to hit one or two heads.

"Brothers, do you want to go hunting?"

This voice made everyone roar. Naturally, no one refused. Which man doesn't like hunting? Wang Xika took Lang Naduo, Peng Lianhu, Zack, Ah Snake, and Tengu to form a five-person team. Wang Xijia, Ah Snake and Peng Lianhu carried guns, Zach carried his bow, Lang Naduo was not used to using guns, Tengu did not know how to use guns, and the two of them did not bring anything. Fortunately, Lang Nado and Tengu are strong enough to hunt without guns.

Originally, Wang Xijia meant to let the tengu fly to the sky to reconnoitre, and everyone rushed to see where there was prey. But Tengu said that it was too cold and windy, and when they flew together, their wings were covered with snowflakes, and if they were not treated in time, they would freeze into ice and could not fly.

So Tengu and Lang Nado turned into a dog and a wolf on the other. At least in canine form, the two still have fur to withstand the cold winter.

The tengu's dog form is a yellow-haired Shiba Inu, fierce with a hint of cuteness. In later generations, this kind of Shiba Inu will be worth one or two thousand yuan. And unlike later generations, the tengu turned into a dog with a pair of thick wings. I really don't know how this animal evolved.

Wang Xika was sighing at the shape of the tengu, and suddenly the tengu and Lang Nado rushed forward together, and a wolf and a dog ran away with snowflakes and ice flowers all over the sky. Looking in the direction in which the two were running: there was a group of huskies standing quietly waiting.