Chapter 20: The Shipwreck Overboard
In the morning light, a conspicuous white line slowly appeared at the edge of the sky, which was clearly distinguished from the blue sky next to it, which was the first light that bloomed between heaven and earth every day, and the sea that changed back and forth between deep blue and dark formed this beautiful scenery on earth.
Dawn is also the coldest time of the day, even colder than at night, the wind howling, although invisible, but enough to freeze people to the stiffness of their hands and feet, most of the crew members of the night vigil at this time have to go back to the cabin to wrap themselves in another layer of clothing, and then drink a bowl of spicy soup.
And in the middle of the icy and biting tide, there was a small boat carrying only two people, rising and falling with the tide.
The power of the sea was so majestic, as if it were endless, the waves were crashing, but the boat still floated firmly towards the shore in the distance, but not far behind it, there was a huge ironclad ship, which easily smashed one wave after another, and chased it this way without stopping.
Although it was getting closer and closer to the coast behind him, the ironclad ship in front of him that was chasing him was also constantly closing the distance between the two sides, Gu Xuan just calculated a little in his heart, and it became clear that if he wanted to successfully get rid of the other party in this kind of place, it was simply impossible, and in the end, they would most likely be caught up.
But fortunately, even if they successfully catch up with themselves, if the other party wants to get off the boat and capture them, it still takes a certain amount of time, and these are all times that can be used to escape.
Just when Gu Xuan was silently thinking like this, Adam in the back suddenly shouted with some eagerness: "Bao!"
Gu Xuan came back to his senses, but he didn't even look back, and the movements in his hands still didn't stop, there was no way, because the power of the tide was endless, but if he stopped, then the boat would definitely lose control at sea, so he just shouted: "Adam, what's wrong?"
Adam spat out the cold, salty water from his mouth and shouted, "Look back!"
Because the two of them are sitting facing the sea and facing the East Continent on the boat, this is the basic skill that must be learned to move the boat by manpower to master the direction on the sea, Gu Xuan has been on the ship for a few months, and he will be familiar with it, so if he wants to see the situation in the East Continent now, he must turn his head.
Gu Xuan had no choice but to turn his head when he heard the sound, squinted his eyes and looked at it slightly, and suddenly his heart sank, and he secretly said that it was not good.
Because before implementing this rescue plan, he forgot one thing, that is, such a large fleet, it is impossible to dock on the beach so simply after arriving in the Eastern Continent, not to mention that the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce has been operating these routes for many years, and must have established its own base in the Eastern Continent, that is, some ports, of course, a larger area is definitely impossible, neither the Earth Clansmen nor the Spirit Clansmen will definitely agree to these outsiders occupying a larger place.
I saw that on the coast, there was a naturally formed inlet, and then it was spent a lot of effort by the descendants to rest a large wharf for docking ships, and there was even a group of buildings like a small town next to it, obviously the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce also sent a lot of people to spread out here, just to be able to carry out daily maintenance of this port.
It was already early in the morning, so it was vaguely possible to see people moving around the docks, although there were not many of them, but this majestic fleet was still obvious at sea, and it would definitely be noticed by the early risers, and then a large number of people would come out of it.
You must know that the most profitable business of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce is to sell slaves on both sides at the same time, in other words, the people here, whether they are men, women, old or young, are actually not innocent people, of course he Gu Xuan can do it, but the problem is whether he can successfully break through if he takes a still very weak Adam, after all, he does not have a clear understanding of his own strength now.
What's more, he knew that Adam was going to be traded to the local tribes of the Eastern Continent, because his identity was very important, so the other party must have sent someone over here to pick him up early, compared to the subordinates sent by the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, these local natives who can skillfully use the ether energy to fuse in their own combat methods are the biggest trouble for him!
The horror of the enemy has never been because of how strong the strength is, or how fast it is, because no matter how powerful it is, there is always a way to target it, and what is really feared is what is hidden in the deep water and is not revealed.
Don't underestimate yourself, but you can't overestimate yourself, the former may make you miss some opportunities, while the latter will make you lose everything when it matters most.
Gu Xuan turned towards Adam and asked, "Are you familiar with this place, Adam?"
Adam said with a helpless expression: "My mother was sold by them from the Western Continent, but because the tribe needs to develop, I have to form an alliance with them, but for this reason, I have never been here once. ”
Gu Xuan turned his head, shaking the oars in his hand, and secretly sighed to himself, the small boat under their buttocks, except for the port behind, has nowhere to go, even if there are islands nearby, it is impossible to run to take refuge, it is completely waiting for the other party to find all the people and then come up and slowly encircle and suppress.
At this moment, Adam suddenly shouted, "However, I have looked at the map before, and there is indeed a place around here, but it is 。。。。。。 ”
Speaking of which, he, who has always acted decisively, was rarely hesitant, and was obviously afraid of something.
Gu Xuan wiped a handful of water from his face violently, threw it to the side, and then yelled: "It's just what? It's already been like this, what are you still hesitating about? Say it quickly, otherwise we may both suffer!"
Hearing this, Adam gritted his teeth and wanted to speak, but in the end he changed his words: "Hey, forget it, if you go to that place, it's better to go directly to the Spirit Clan, let's go to the port behind and grab two mounts, not far from here, at most three days' footsteps, we can reach the border of the Wind Whispering Empire, but they reject our people the most, and if they go there, I'm afraid that they will be arrested by them soon." ”
Gu Xuan's face was calm, looking at the ironclad ship in front of him that was getting closer and closer, and even the eldest young master of the Jiang family who was eyeing him above, the two looked at each other, but because they were too far away and the waves were too loud, it was difficult to hear each other's voices, so neither of them said any superfluous nonsense.
"But that's why those who want to catch you don't dare to approach there, right?"
Hearing this, Adam was slightly stunned, but even if he understood what Gu Xuan meant, because the two of them were together, the goal was actually very small, if they hid to the border of the Fengyu Empire like this, if they were careful, it would actually be difficult to be found, but if the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce and the people in the tribe caught up like this, the other party's target was large, and it would be easy to be discovered by the Spirit Clan, and it would inevitably lead to a large-scale conflict at that time.
This is not worth the loss, not to mention that the tribe is not the opponent of the Wind Whispering Empire, so the other party will definitely not send many people to hunt them down when the time comes, but if it is only a small force to arrest them, it may not be the opponent of the two of them.
Even if it is not clear how much the Terran in front of him has mastered the aether energy and how much it can use, but Adam's own family knows the strength of his own family, he is a very powerful warrior in the clan, otherwise it would not be possible to successfully obtain the inheritance with an unpopular half-blood, and many clansmen are desperate to follow, so if it is a small team, it may not be his opponent if he encounters it, even if he is actually very weak now.
Suddenly, Gu Xuan let out a loud roar, shaking the entire boat trembling.
"Jump ship!"
After saying this, he instantly threw down the oars in his hand and jumped directly into the sea, and the next moment, the entire boat was smashed head-on by the big boat and disappeared directly on the sea.
The two of them then fell into the water, and the icy sea completely surrounded them in an instant, Gu Xuan didn't dare to stay where he was, but quickly swam towards the side by feeling, but because of the slower speed, his back was still hit hard, and he spit out a mouthful of blood directly in the water.
The pain in his back was so severe that he could barely swing his limbs to swim anymore, and at this critical moment, someone next to him stretched out an arm, wrapped around his shoulder, supported him, and swam to the shore not far away.
Exactly Adam!
Gu Xuan couldn't dodge because the water was too poor, but he successfully avoided the moment when the boat collided with it, but he was not very familiar with the water, especially here, the cold around him was trying to invade his body all the time, even he couldn't stand it, not to mention that they were not fish, they couldn't breathe underwater, so he could only reluctantly raise his head from the water, and then take a big breath, and then immediately sank down, lifting Gu Xuan up from the water.
"Don't, Gollum, give up, don't。。。。。。 ”
As soon as Adam spoke, he directly choked on a large mouthful of water, but he was still trying to cheer Gu Xuan up, although he didn't see clearly where the injury was, but he could also imagine what it was like for a person to be hit head-on by such a giant beast, normal people are estimated to have been crushed to pieces, and now they can only pray that he can hold on, and when he gets to the shore, there is still a chance for treatment.
At the same time, Gu Xuan felt that the etheric energy in his body suddenly seemed to be alive, and began to spontaneously rush towards his unconscious back.
A tingling sensation came from his back, as if there were countless ants crawling on it, but then he felt his spine again, the pain slowly decreased, and he began to shake his limbs, trying to swim with Adam towards his destination.