The fishing boats sailed with the wind, the weather seemed to be good all the time, and I don't know how long it would last, and the boatmen came into contact with the expedition for the first time, and were very curious about us mysterious strangers, and from time to time whispered eagerly there, guessing the purpose of our voyage.

The monotonous scenery in the sea left an impression on me of the jewel-like blue, the vast and deep blue connected with the distant sky, like a slowly rising blue continent, shining with the light of ancient desolate glass.

In the first few nautical miles, we passed a lot of very small islands, most of them are bare, a few have a few dwarf shrubs on them, which seem to show the arrogance of life, A-Ning and I said, the islands that can be seen on the surface of the water are only a small part of the island chain here, the large coral reefs were originally underwater, after thousands of years of reef accumulation and reef building, only gradually exposed to the surface, but the reef-building process is continuous, so there are still many reef beaches, dark sand in the water or sometimes hidden in the water.

After leaving the port area, we couldn't see anything related to the land for a long time, even the seabirds disappeared, and occasionally a few fishing boats similar to us appeared on the horizon, telling us that they were still within the range of human activity. However, this trace of excitement will soon disappear at the end of the boundless world.

It was only then that I understood why the mysterious owner of the tomb chose to place his tomb in the sea, an almost infinitely vast sea with no recognizable features, and in the absence of any satellite positioning and navigation records at that time, the tomb robbers had to find the traces hidden below the sea level with their eyes, almost a night's pool.

However, although we have accurate route records and advanced equipment this time, I am also not sure that in just four or five hours, we can look through the clear water at a depth of more than 30 meters and find the ancient tomb hidden in the sand layer of the seabed.

A young fisherman at the bow of the boat suddenly sang the famous Hainan fishing song, full of local singing echoed on the empty sea, I don't know whether this song reflects the tranquility of the scenery in front of me, or the scenery here makes the song more ethereal and distant, my irritable mood gradually calmed down.

The sea breeze began to make a big noise after four hours of sailing, the shaking of the boat became more violent, the deck friction made a rhythmic "squeak" sound, I was tired of more than ten hours of sailing, plus seasickness, so that after such a shake, fatigue hit, and I gradually fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept this night, and when I woke up, I was dazed, and I felt that the light was a little obscure, and I thought that I had slept at night, and when I turned my head to look, it turned out that the sky had changed.

It just so happened that the captain of the boat hurriedly walked in front of me, looking a little uneasy, I stopped him and asked, "Master, look at this sky, is there going to be a strong wind?" ”

The captain of the ship sighed, pointed into the distance, and said to me in very stiff Mandarin: "Yes, there is a storm, greatly, it is coming." ”

I followed his finger and saw a strange black line on the horizon in the distance, dividing the originally connected heaven and earth into two halves.

I asked him, "What then?" Are we still on our way? ”

He shook his head and said, "You can't go on the road, the wind is strong, and you have to find a reef shelter." ”

I saw that his expression was serious, and I knew that he was not alarmist, and my heart became anxious.

I walked into the cabin to discuss with Zhang Baldzi, and he also knew the news, and said to me with a sad face: "According to the ship's boss, there is a barometric mass in front of us now, and we must immediately change direction and take shelter from the nearest reef, otherwise a small fishing boat like ours, which is only equipped with two engines, will definitely be swept into the interior of the storm circle, and the consequences will be unimaginable." However, our arrival at Huaguang Reef will have to be delayed by several hours. ”

I asked if there was a way to take another route, these few hours for the people below, it may be the difference between life and death, the boat boss shook his head when he heard this, and said: "The storm is not immobile, it is very fast, the ship can't run away from the wind, and there is no time to go around."

After the captain finished speaking, he shouted to mobilize the sailors, and Zhang Bald patted me on the shoulder, telling me not to worry, and said: "This kind of thing is also fate, it's useless to be anxious, don't think nonsense, we just do our best."

I saw that he was right, thanked him in return, took off my shoes, and joined the busy sailors barefoot.

The tropical storm came quickly, the supplies on the deck had not yet been fixed, the dark clouds had joined together, blocking all the sun, the sea suddenly turned a terrible black, the waves rolled, and one of our engines suddenly struck at this time, and as soon as the speed dropped to three knots, the boat was almost undulating with the waves, as helpless as a dead leaf in the rapids.

The captain of the ship, who was already shouting hoarse, beckoned the mechanic to go to the repair, and told us to pay attention to the radio, and if a ship passed by, send a distress signal.

I was soaked by the waves that hit me, and I could only hold on to the iron ring on the side of the boat to fix my body, and the scene outside the side of the ship was like an angry hell, the black sea was boiling, and the huge waves were like hills one after another.

It was not until the evening that the ship moved away from the storm clouds, the waves had subsided a little, the striking engines had been repaired, the boat boss shouted, and we fled at full speed to the reef seven nautical miles away.

I was cold and hungry, and was called into the cabin by the captain of the boat, where there was already hot ginger soup, and I poured a large bowl of it, changed into a waterproof one-piece diving suit, and ate some chocolate and beef.

Several experts who accompanied him were tossed enough, the old man Gu was already seasick, and as soon as the storm came, he was even more dizzy, confused, his lips turned purple, and when Mu Ziqi moved things, his head hit the door frame, and his head was covered with blood, almost scared Zhang Bald to death, the youngest Wu Yong was even more terrible, he couldn't swim and had to go to the deck, saying that he wanted to experience the passionate side of the sea, but he couldn't find anyone when a big wave came, and the boat boss thought he was rushing down, and ran over to take a look, only to find that he was hanging on the side of the boat, I was so scared that I couldn't even call for help.

A-Ning is nothing, she still looks so cold, she seems to be used to seeing such wind and waves, during the break, she also changed into a tight-fitting waterproof diving suit, while eating, she is directing a few people to strengthen the net rope that holds the supplies, the short hair flutters in the sea breeze, and the bumpy figure is accompanied by wheat-colored skin, flashing with moving brilliance.

The foreigner ship doctor came to me to discuss, saying that Professor Gu was a little dehydrated, can you think of a way to make the boat not so bumpy, I said in my heart that this foreigner's humanitarian consciousness is high, but the ability to judge the situation is a little worse, you don't look at what boat you are on, is it up to me whether this bump is or not?

He asked me to go and talk to the boat boss, saying that it was best to drive steadily, and I said to him: "This kind of thing, please go to the dragon lord to discuss, don't come to me, I am not responsible for this part." ”

The foreigner didn't know what the dragon lord was, so he went around the boat to ask, who is the dragon lord, are you the dragon lord, the boatmen were tired and exhausted, no one paid attention to him, he asked around and didn't find the dragon lord, so he had to look at me helplessly and shrugged his shoulders.

We had only rested for about twenty minutes, and when the waves got louder again, the captain of the boat shouted at the bow of the boat: "The storm is coming, hurry, don't eat anything, go back to the warehouse if you can't swim, don't come out." ”

I walked to the bow of the boat and looked out, and vaguely saw a dark cloud like ink spreading towards us, much lower than when we had seen it earlier.

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