Section A, Chapter 41: Discovery Device (Vicor)
The ship slowly stabilized and stopped at the position Vicor had requested. Slightly dizzy from the wind and snow, Vicol pinched his head and emboldened himself in his heart: this time it must be no problem!
But...... To be honest, I'm not very sure. Until now, the snow crow has no evidence to verify his conjecture, so it is not easy to hold on to this point. Odyssi: They didn't say that they wanted me to show evidence and support me unconditionally, which is really touching.
"Is it really okay this time?" Looking very worried, Odysse looked at Vicol's pants-only outfit again: "If you can't find it this time, don't hold on, there's nothing to be ashamed of." ”
Totally guess what I'm thinking...... Sighing, Snow Crow glanced helplessly at the Legion Commander: This guy also belongs to people with strong self-esteem. Perhaps it is because of this that I can deeply understand my feelings.
"I didn't hold on. Frowning, Vicol squeezed the canister and jumped into the sea again.
With the ship as the center, the snow crow dived four times in succession, but no shadow of the device was found. Just as he looked up in frustration to breathe and was about to try one last time, he casually glanced at it, and suddenly noticed something strange: he always felt that the fish not far away were moving strangely.
"I'll go over and take a look!" shouted at Odyssey and the others, and Vicol didn't care if they heard or not, and slowly swam towards the school of fish to get a closer look. After carefully observing for a while, Vicol's heart trembled, and finally it dawned on him: I said something was wrong, so it was!
The group of fish scrambled to swim in pleasure, but it was obvious that they were swimming away from something. Since there is nothing on the surface of the sea, there must be something wrong under the sea.
There could be no mistake this time! It was the first time he had repeatedly reminded himself of this problem, and Vicor dived to the bottom of the sea like grasping at the last straw, swimming in the direction that the fish had bypassed.
At a very deep depth, Vicor's eyes lit up: although it was dark underneath, he could still faintly see the presence of a pillar surrounded by black ice. Just as he wanted to find out, he couldn't continue diving because of the depleted oxygen in his lungs.
Emerging from the water, the snow crow gulped for a few breaths, and after holding back the air, dived again, trying to approach the device as fast as he could. However, the twenty-metre-long device was too far away to be reached: Vicor was able to dive fourteen metres at most, despite his expertise enough. The limit of the human body is seventeen meters, and it is impossible to swim close enough to drop the jar anyway.
Damn, water pressure!, clenching his teeth in frustration, Vicor thought to himself angrily: the enemy is really treacherous, and he deliberately hid it out of our reach.
Giving up the attempt, the snow crow who surfaced on the surface found that Odys had already rowed a small wooden boat to his side. Taking the Legion's hand and climbing into the boat, he gasped for breath and put the liquid fire aside.
"It seems that you have discovered something?" Seeing that Vicor's expression was very wrong, the Legion Commander also began to get excited, but he wanted to stop talking: "How is it, boy?......!
"Well, that's right. Indeed, there is such a device. After catching his breath, Vicol said weakly to Odys: "A thing like a cylinder is in the bottom of the sea, no matter how you look at it, it's ......"
"Then what are you waiting for!" Odyss, who seemed to be more excited than anyone else, shouted excitedly, "You can take a break, and then blow up the device with that fire?"
"No, I want to...... It's not that simple. Sighing, Vicol shook his head: "I've tried several times just now, and it's impossible to succeed." The water pressure was so high that I was about halfway down at most. ”
"Is it so deep?" quickly understood the meaning of Vicol's words, and Odysse began to make a difficulty: "It's not easy to do now...... More than 20 meters, no one can go down. ”
"Not really. Extremely deflated, Vicor was so angry that he said angrily: "It's obviously right in front of us, but we can't do anything." ”
"Water Pressure ......" put on a look that didn't understand physics at all, and Odys seemed to be trying to figure out how to solve it: "Eborn like Naga and Water Elves don't think about it. But are there really no humans who can overcome the water pressure?"
"Of course there is, but only by spells, enchantments, or alchemical potions. Glancing at the liquid fire at hand, Vicol was worried: "But it's impossible to find those things in the Permafrost." It is extremely common in island countries. ”
"Isn't Aya not afraid of water pressure?" After thinking about it for a while, one of the soldiers in charge of rowing suddenly proposed, "Just ask them for help......"
"Don't, don't let them fix it. Hurrying to stop Odys, who also looked a little shaken, to continue to say something, Vicol said, "We Ice Children are not too bad to owe them a favor for such a thing, and it's a bit embarrassing to say it. Besides, the pair of Aiya lovers were also guests after all. ”
"Are they lovers? I thought they were just ordinary sisters. As if completely unconcerned about the boiling news, Odys fell back into deep thought: "Makes sense. We try to figure it out on our own...... But in this case, there is no magic or alchemy at all. Those who don't have it can't outwit - the soldier, bring the harpoon's heavy twine. ”
"Harpoon and hemp rope...... What do you want to do?" Confused, Vicol wondered, "What can these things be used for?"
"Boy, learn a little. Don't look at these things as useless when taken out alone, but once combined, it's different. Smiling secretly, Odysse said proudly: "The old man has also fished before...... Although I only fought for three days, I couldn't do it anymore. ”
There is no perseverance than three days of fishing and two days of drying nets...... Although he felt completely unconfident in this plan, Vicol had to shut his mouth in doubt and said nothing. The soldier fumbled around the bow of the ship for a long time, and finally came up with a heavy roll of twine: the kind of twine that was used exclusively at sea and twisted into three knots. It is sturdy enough to hold large catches.
It's really a big piece of rope, and it looks heavy...... Helping the soldier who was dragging the thick rope with difficulty, Vicol glanced at the large, sharp and hard harpoon in Odys's hand, and became more and more confused about what he wanted to do.
If you want to talk about the connection between the harpoon and the thick hemp rope, it is usually the first to fork the fish and then tie it to the boat, right? Could it be that he still wants to catch some fish as a harvest and bring it back?
"Okay, just hand it to me. ”