Chapter 814: The Captain's Diary

The dangerous encounter in the storm made everyone's hearts collapse, but fortunately, this scene passed quickly. They stayed up all night, and finally waited for the rain to pass and the sky cleared. The storm receded, the warm sun rose again, and the bad weather was gone in the warm glow of the sun. Everyone's tense minds were relaxed for a moment, and then the carnival began at noon, which was both a relaxation and an act of buying people's hearts.

And the white man from Europe, Aleister did not realize that he was only one step away from death. He was with the Tang sailors at the moment, enjoying the revelry. Good food and plenty of drinks! There was liquor, beer, and rum, but the expensive red wine was only available to the captain and a few non-commissioned officers. They had lunch in the lounge of Captain Li Donglin, and there were only 300 of them on the huge ship, except for some livestock that had been brought aboard.

After the carnival banquet at noon, the captain Li Donglin led the non-commissioned officers and a few elite officers and soldiers to inspect all parts of the ship. As the only ship, and the only home and shelter for all of them. Li Donglin didn't worry about the patrols and inspections of his subordinates at all, and every day, he personally led the naval non-commissioned officers to thoroughly inspect the entire ship. Only then will he be relieved to return to his cabin to rest.

He led the non-commissioned officers to walk everywhere on the ship, watching the sailors who were sleeping soundly because of the revelry of noon, and watching their strange sleeping postures. Li Donglin shook his head helplessly, and asked the officers and soldiers behind him to cover the sleeping sailors with bedding. Sea navigation is not as good as land, in case of illness, very troublesome, high mortality rate is scary. And his main job is to make sure that no one gets sick, not even a minor one. Because of the bumps along the way, it will cause the sailors who only need a good rest to recover, and the family will be sick. He had served in the navy for many years and already knew about these things, and the state had compiled the regulations and countermeasures that needed to be paid attention to when sailing. Among them, including the problem of illness, it is carved by a huge red line, and the cherished one is ranked first.

As an excellent soldier, Li Donglin knows very well what his mission is. Therefore, he is particularly attentive to this aspect of things. After checking the state of the sailors one by one, Li Donglin summoned medical officers and apprentices to check the bodies of the sleeping sailors. He also instructed the kitchen to boil a pot of clear soup and leave it for the sailors to eat when they sobered up.

This scene made Arest, a white European, clearly see in his eyes, and he said with envy and jealousy: "In any country in Europe, except you, there is no country that is so concerned about the treatment of sailors." ”

"We are both superiors and brothers!" Li Donglin said flatly, "We are shouldering the mission entrusted by the emperor and the expectations of the people, since I have undertaken this expedition mission." He pointed to the sleeping sailors, "Their relatives have handed over their sons and husbands to me, and it is my responsibility to take them through the mission and lead them home safely!" ”

"Captain, we will succeed, although it is a long way, I am sure that we will return home safely. Harvest the honor that belongs to us! Aleister flattered.

Li Donglin didn't answer, and then he found an excuse and asked Aleister to go back to rest. Subsequently, the non-commissioned officers continued to inspect the entire sea vessel. They carefully inspected every inch of the ship's planks to see if there were any ship maggots in it. As for the barnacles that may be attached to the bottom of the boat, because the bottom of the ship is wrapped in a layer of copper plates, Li Donglin will not be worried for a while. Later, he carefully inspected all parts of the ship, and ordered people to clean all parts of the dark ship and sprinkle a layer of lime powder to disinfect it. Then, Li Donglin returned to the captain's room, came to a secret compartment, and opened a secret door.

What he saw was a huge room!

The room was separated by wooden shelves on which bags of flour, rice, liquor, and many cured bacon were stacked. On top of that, there's a lot of gold, silver, and precious stones. These were all currencies used to trade with the local wildlings or Fanbang civilizations after finding the New World.

"Thanks to the assistance of the wizards of our country, otherwise, this ship would only be able to carry a maximum of two hundred people." Li Donglin said admiringly. Even though he watched it many times, he was still extremely shocked. Who would have imagined that in a tiny cubicle in the captain's room, there would be something different? The food stored here is specially prepared to prevent accidents. After all, sailing at sea, no one knows exactly what will appear. Therefore, the state specially invited the wizards of the Green Jade Academy to cast a spell on the ship to create a permanent traceless stretching spell to expand the space here. Stack food and gold and silver to make sure nothing happens.

This is a secret grain cave, and in addition to this, there is also a huge amount of grain stacked in the grain depot in the ship's galley. The food and drink in his daily life were provided there, and the food and drinks in his captain's room were just a means of coping with extraordinary things. Every day, the drinking water of the individual must be managed and distributed by the orderly, after all, this is no better than the land. In the vast sea, there is no way to replenish! In addition, because fresh water spoils every passing time, some beans are sprinkled in each bucket and left for them to sprout and become a source of fresh vegetables on board. In addition to these, the fruit necessary for the voyage is also prepared, and the ice cellar is frozen to ensure that every three days, the crew can eat fresh fruit.

As for why he did this, Li Donglin didn't know. He only knew that it was required by the state, and it was said that sailing on the sea could effectively prevent sepsis. In fact, over the course of a few hundred years, this has been confirmed. In European countries, sepsis, which is still high, has become extremely rare in the Tang people. Moreover, other countries do not have such convenient conditions as the Tang people, and their national strength is not as good as the huge national strength that the Tang people have accumulated for hundreds of years, and there are a number of wizards who have specialized in cultivating wizards to serve the country soon after the founding of the country. Therefore, they can integrate all their strength and configure such luxurious artificial conditions for a sea ship.

After taking a look at this huge grain storage cave, Li Donglin closed the door and pressed a mechanism to hide this compartment. He then returned to his office and began to write in his nautical diary. After a simple clean-up with a small amount of water, I took off my clothes and lay down on the bed.

What he didn't know was that in the middle of the sea, a group of dark shadows were quietly following them.

Early the next morning, Li Donglin got up naturally, and a carnival at noon yesterday made the whole ship overwhelmed except for the staff on duty. They slept for a whole day, and it was not until the next day that they were completely awake. After Li Donglin found out, he also regretted it a little in his heart, but considering that he didn't do anything and slept until the next day, it was natural that the sailors who had worked hard all night to fight against the storm were so tired. However, there are still things to say that he still has to say. Because he knew very well that the sailors could be presumptuous, but he could not. This is not on the territory of our own country, this is the vast ocean, and danger is everywhere. Even after a few months of sailing, they didn't encounter any danger other than a storm, but that doesn't mean that the danger doesn't exist.

As a soldier, he sensitively felt that on this seemingly calm and waveless sea, in fact, danger lurked in the dark.