Chapter 8: There is a problem
Sea burial, an ancient and mysterious funeral culture, the history of sea burial is very long, and the history of sea burial of pirates originated from the Viking and became the oldest and most mournful ritual at sea. The original ritual of sea burial was very simple, it carried the corpse in a small boat, hung the sails, and rode the afterglow of the setting sun to drive it westward and let it drift in the sea. It was the Vikings in the 8th century AD, and it was the earliest recorded large-scale piracy in Europe.
This ritual was later inherited by pirates, who made the seas their home and lived a life of burning, killing and plundering horses. No country's regime will accept that pirates have a legal status on land, so being a pirate means living on the sea for the rest of their lives, and they will not leave their ships until they die. There are almost no pirates who want to die in the belly of a fish, and everyone wants to be able to get rid of this identity and return to shore after death, and if they can fill their stomachs on land and live safely, who really wants to be a notorious pirate with unpredictable life and death?
Lao Pi said: "It's really a sea burial boat, it's a little too luxurious, in the past, it was at most a wooden raft, stacked with corpses and pushed along the low tide......
"That's an ordinary person," Wang Ling said: "Ordinary people will bury a pit when they die and dig a straw mat, and those who are rich and noble will not get a good tomb for themselves, let alone those princes and generals, and the place where they live after death is not inferior to the mansion before their death." Since earth burials can have thick burials, it is very likely that sea burials have such specifications. ”
"Such a big target is floating on the sea, and no one has found it for hundreds of years?" Lao Pi touched the back of his head and said, "Look at the appearance of these dead corpses, it seems that no one has disturbed them, so do you think I was evil just now?" If it's really evil, damn it, Lao Tzu will set fire to this boat later, so that it won't hurt people again. ”
"Corpses are not terrible, but people are terrible." Wang Ling said: "Look at the footprints only in the past, not out, I think they must still be inside," after saying that, he easily pulled out the pistol from his waist and stuffed it into Lao Pi's chest and said: "If you kid dares to betray the revolution again, I will execute you on the spot on behalf of the people!" ”
If you want to say how terrifying the rows of dried corpses hanging around you are, there is no need to mention it, this person, courage is natural. Some people are born bold, such as Lao Pi, but the poor poet has become a little chicken at this time, and he doesn't dare to let go of the corners of Lao Pi's clothes. As for Wang Ling, what he has been doing in his family since he was a child is that business, and for him, these ancient corpses are nothing to fear, but he still advised: "Look at it when you walk, don't touch it, these corpses may have some problems after a long time." ”
"Corpse fraud?" The poet shuddered: "How can I look at these uncles, they are not good at stubble, will they suddenly jump down and jam our necks and bite us a few times......"
Being a little annoyed by the poet's clothes, Lao Pi looked back at the kid with a look of disdain and said, "You can treat them as bacon hanging on the wall, this is not as fucking as bacon!" ”
Sometimes, the more you worry about what will happen, the more it will really happen, and the moment Lao Pi said that, he made a little mistake, and in order to match his language, he will inevitably add body movements. It was a slight lift of his arm, and he happened to hit a hanging corpse next to his head.
This aisle is very narrow, and the old skin is well described, it does look like a piece of bacon hanging there, only to feel that the "bacon" shook slightly, the old skin immediately realized something, and then immediately stopped, but just like this, it still made the bacon shake a little. This is like a domino, one of them is shaken, and then it will be connected to the front one, and the four pieces of bacon in a row have a chain reaction, and when Zheng Jiuwu at the front felt the vibration, when he turned around, the old skin was even more dumbfounded when he looked at this scene.
In desperation, Lao Pi stretched out his arm to hold the bacon leg, he wanted to stop the damn collision quickly, it was a human instinctive reaction. It's probably been stored for a long time, and a slight collision actually made a little dust in this small space, and only Wang Ling was the first to react and cover his mouth with his clothes, which is also an instinct.
"I ......" The old skin pinching the bacon calf looked at them a little embarrassed, he knew that he was in trouble again, so he was in a hurry to find the steps, he immediately looked up at the bacon he was pinching and said: "I really didn't mean to disturb the rest of the uncles, just to borrow a way, you must not be so careful, right?" Everyone is the descendant of Yan and Huang, and it is fate to come out and meet, and I will definitely give you incense and burn paper when I turn back......"
Wang Ling covered his mouth and fanned the ashes while dissatisfied: "Don't be poor, can you have a snack, you two go ahead of Lao Zheng, and let him look at it steadily." ”
But Zheng Jiuwu kept raising his head and didn't intend to move at all, he stared at the hanging ancient corpse, and at the same time the short knife in his hand was clenched tightly. Looking at his nervous look, the atmosphere was instantly wrong, Lao Pi knew that he was in trouble but wanted to find a step for himself, so he simply let go of the bacon and said: "Don't pretend to be a ghost there, it's still my palace, if something really happens, I'll be the first to be unlucky." ”
A few people waited for a while, at least for now, there was really no situation, but Zheng Jiuwu still didn't want to leave, Wang Ling asked in a low voice, "You still think there is a problem?" ”
Zheng Jiuwu shook his head, he didn't know whether this meant or not, under the urging of Lao Pi, he finally turned around slowly, and the group continued to search forward. The footprints of our predecessors on this ground are the best signs. Following this mark, it took a little effort to reach the entrance of a cabin, which was open.
Usually the wooden deck is set up along the arc of the open shell. The underside is supported by bulkhead panels and ribs, and there are also joists under the deck of the large ship. In addition to ensuring that the deck is watertight and for pedestrians, it also plays a role in increasing the overall strength of the hull.
The superstructure of a ship is generally reserved for officers and captains, and the number is very limited, and a three-bay structure like this one has a maximum of four rooms, and more sailors will live on the middle deck, while the lower deck usually acts as a storehouse for stockpiling supplies. So if it is really a sea burial ship, judging by the structure of the burial chamber, the entrance here should be the burial room. Since it is a funerary room, it is very likely that a large number of funerary goods are stored, that is, wealth!
Wang Ling took a flashlight and shone down from this entrance, the opening here was very narrow, and he couldn't see anything too famous, he stood on it and Zheng Jiuwu glanced at each other and then motioned to Lao Pi to step forward, if Lao Pi was really harmed by them, then his appearance would definitely cause the other party's reaction.
Lao Pi understood this time, walked up to poke half of his head and opened his mouth and said: "Lady Salted Fish, your good comrade Pi Changkai has completed the task assigned by the organization and came to meet, hurry up and send someone to greet you." After waiting for a while, there was no movement, Lao Pi opened his mouth and roared a few words, calling the names of those people one by one, squatting at the entrance, he was a little guilty: "If I am an enemy, it is accurate to go down from here and hide in that dead corner, if this is on land, you can smoke them out with some dry wood and fire." ”
"You can't jump to conclusions," Wang Ling said, "It's hard to say who is the enemy and who is the friend now, don't forget the extra 'person' on this boat, I think he is the most dangerous." ”
"Since I almost injured you, I will naturally come to this thunderbolt," Lao Pi said and pulled the bolt of the gun and said: "If it is really a fraud, it is estimated that it will be too late for you to run." ”
"That's not going to work." Wang Ling immediately shook his head and said, "You have already been injured once, or I will ...... it"
"Don't," when the two were scrambling, Zheng Jiuwu had already taken the lead from behind and jumped out, and by the time they reacted, the person had already entered. Seeing this, Wang Ling hurriedly handed down the flashlight, and after a few seconds, he raised his head and whispered: "Come down, they are all ...... too"
"In?" Lao Pi suddenly came to his senses, gritted his teeth and scolded: "You turtle bastards, don't think that you can be fine if you hide inside, tell you Li Xin, I'll come down to settle accounts with you, don't even think about running!" ”
"Don't forget it, everyone has fainted," Zheng Jiuwu interrupted Lao Pi's declaration of revenge, "You better come down and see for yourself, there is really something wrong with this boat......"