#38. Sobering wreckage
The rushing streamer was exactly what Ballard had panicked about: Lena caught up.
Of course, he knew that this was not Lena's malicious revenge, and that there was something wrong with her thought circuit, but she didn't let this little misunderstanding turn herself into a cannonball and destroy the Trailblazer.
She did this basically out of instinct to avoid falling overboard, which she had previously crashed in.
But when the streamer could be seen with the naked eye, he realized that he was wrong.
It wasn't the instinctive way she used to catch up, but she passively turned into a cannonball, and at this moment, Lena seemed to be holding something, rushing towards the Pioneer with her ass back flat and falling in a goose-like posture.
In the midst of the howling of the wind, Ballard seemed to hear a faint shout.
"Get out of the way—"
Boom!
The mainmast was directly knocked out by Lina with the effect of the explosion, and the good news was that the upper part was taken away by Lina, and the Trailblazer was saved from the possibility of being hit by the broken part of the mainmast.
The better news was that Lena walked away with the broken parts, and she didn't return until the Trailblazer was no longer adrift and Heine and Mr. Captain were freed from their strange state.
Seeing that Lena was finally out of touch for the time being, Ballard let out a long sigh of relief.
It's like getting out of a big problem.
Ballard's reaction was met with Heine's incredulous questioning.
"Isn't Lena your leader!? You're so glad she's missing! ”
Faced with Heine's question, Ballard took off his coat and gave a simple explanation as he moved his muscles.
"There's always a chance to pick her up if you sail in a straight line, and you may not believe it when you say it, but going to her will make her unhappy."
Considering that Lena is a psychopath, the reason Ballard gives is indeed a kind of delusional persuasiveness.
But that's not what she cares about!
"If you say why am I glad...... Don't you think that it is a very fortunate thing that a troublemaker is not around for a while, and even a banquet can be held to celebrate? ”
“……”
Well, Heine admits that he was persuaded by this reason.
Obviously, it was just a simple voyage, because Lina's existence has experienced octopus attacks, tsunami impacts, sirens, and pirate pursuits......
Ordinary people really can't make a journey so colorful unconsciously.
It's so colorful that you want to scold the street.
Suddenly, Heine admired the deserters who had fled in disobedience, which was really prescient.
As he prepared for the event, Ballard motioned for Captain Fisher to stop the boat, and he jumped into the sea with a sturdy cable attached.
After such a period of tossing, it is hard to believe that the Trail Blazer will not leave any serious hidden dangers, at least until he reaches the Sealed Land, Ballard has to ensure that the Trail Blazer will not fall apart as much as possible.
He didn't want to swim to the sealed land with a plank.
Captain Fisher had the same idea, but the ship was a little too ahead of his time, so he went to the cabin to inspect it and find out what was different from the manual, so that he could report back to him when Ballard returned.
Both had their own jobs, and Heine didn't know what he had to do.
After thinking about it for a moment, she finally decided to make a meal to reward the two hard-working workers, after all, she couldn't think of what else she could do now besides cooking.
Soon, Ballard was done with the external inspection.
Although the Pioneer was deceived by Lena from the hands of the eldest young master, its excellent quality is enough to show how much Lena has the mouth of the eldest young master.
In other words, except for the rudder plate responsible for steering that is broken again, the ship should be able to withstand another round of the previous one.
Oh, the propulsion wheel seems to be a bit of a problem, but it's not a big deal for Ballard.
This kind of unbelievable quality should theoretically not be found in a place like Shartinia, because most of the casting processes are similar to those of the Taran Empire's floatboats, including the power core that was improvised in a hurry.
If this ship is changed again, with a floating ball and rotors, it can be directly used as a floating boat.
Chartinia is a neutral city-state, and the Taran Empire has never sold construction technology that is biased towards the military, so the origin of this ship makes Ballard subconsciously vigilant.
Either the eldest young master is the son of the high-ranking of the Talan Empire, or it is ......
The technology of the Taran Empire has been leaked.
Although either possibility was not directly related to them, thinking of Lena's comfortable appearance after "solving the problem", Ballard believed that the eldest young master would definitely have no good end.
And the way she handled it...... Not to mention, it may be difficult for that person not to hold grudges.
As soon as he thought of this, Captain Fisher emerged from the cabin, his relaxed expression proving that the situation inside was similar to what he had expected, and the subsequent debriefing confirmed this.
It's almost neat, and the Trailblazer is back on sail.
The vast sea has no reference, which makes it difficult for Captain Fisher to determine the exact direction and position in the middle of the day, and considering that the "jump" will be slightly affected by the waves, the captain recommends slowing down as much as possible and waiting until the stars can be seen at night before making further decisions.
That's one of the reasons why Ballard was willing to hire Captain Seagull, and he certainly has plenty of ways to get the boat to its destination.
Agreeing to the captain's proposal, the Trailblazer sailed at its lowest speed, unaffected by the currents.
- Anything can happen in the treacherous sea.
This sentence is easy to fulfill for some people who are unlucky, but the setting of "bad luck" does not belong to the current Trailblazer.
When night fell, the Trailblazer did not encounter anything in crisis, there were no strong winds and waves, and there was no attack by the monsters of the deep sea.
Even the skeleton Hydra did not reappear as if he had given up the pursuit.
A day of boring sailing made the three of them miss Lina who has disappeared and has not yet been picked up.
At least...... With her, this voyage won't be so boring.
As if hearing the "prayer" in the hearts of the three of them, the sea god was very considerate and sent back Lina's troublemaker after they had such thoughts.
After all, it has the title of "humanoid natural disaster", and at the same time that Lena was finally discovered, Ballard and others also found a large piece of the wreckage of the floating boat.
Carrying the soaked Lena in front of him, Ballard tried his best to act as if she hadn't done it.
"You ......"
"Well, I did it."
When it comes to causing trouble, Lena is still very honest most of the time.
"No, you flew straight out, did you? How can it be turned into an anti-aircraft gun and knocked down a floatboat? It's so shattered. ”
Like a dog shaking off her hair, she shook off part of the seawater on her body, and Lena hugged her chest and recalled as she faced the three of them who were thrown off her face and beat her with a watery expression.
"Don't blame me, the float boat floated too low on its own, and it was naturally hit while it was still on the ballistic path."
As she spoke, she turned to the wreckage.
"I'm very grateful to the two children of the Glow family, it would have been hard for me to stop if it wasn't for their floatboat."
“……”
Not to mention how sobering it is for Lina to say, what is the situation when the children of the Kamish family are here!?
Also, what about the two of them!?
What about the crew on the floatboat!?
Heine's barrage of questions Lena answers by shrugging her shoulders, which means "I don't know."
"But instead of focusing on what we have and what we don't get, let's see where we are now."
As she spoke, Lena pulled out a fist-sized stone from behind her, with an irregular shape, like a jewel.
"This thing was launched from the pirate group and crashed into here, and if I guessed correctly, this sea area is also the root cause why the pirate group didn't catch up."
Yi Yan hurriedly checked the charts, and after determining the direction through the starry sky, Captain Fisher's expression froze on the spot.