Chapter 21 Distress at Sea
Although the maritime trade of Max is very prosperous, most of the routes that have been opened up are near Max and Eleu Xeria, which are also defined by the voyagers as inshore. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The corresponding is the open sea, which is far away from the continental shelf. The open sea is basically a forbidden place for navigators, because there are too many unknown factors. The unknown determines the degree of danger. Such as uncertain ocean currents, unpredictable storms, and some incredibly strong marine life.
There may be adventurous adventurers who are determined to open up far-sea routes, but the cruel reality directly throws them a series of resounding slaps.
Regarding the name of the first ship with a magic engine on the continent of Max, the three of them had different opinions.
Sayles thought that the most appropriate name was Sonny, because for some reason, Sayles felt that as long as he called it, he would definitely dominate the sea.
Copper Hammer thinks that this name is not a gentleman at all, and it is still the most domineering to call the spirits.
Nivea said: "Two big men, even the names are not uniform, they are called the Magical Girl, and if you two talk crookedly, you will find a way to sail by yourself." ”
Although the ship also has sails, it is mostly a form factor. The magic engine uses magic crystals as a power source, but the control methods can only be mastered by magicians. If you really want to set sail, then you don't know what year it will be when you arrive in Beihai Town.
Sayles and Copperhammer eventually succumbed to Nivea's obscenity.
On the fourth day of the Magical Girl's departure from Vanderhaven, Sayles had a vague sense of foreboding.
In four days, at the speed of the Magical Girl, it stands to reason that the coastline where the Flower of Thorns harbor is located should have been visible a long time ago.
But as far as the eye can see, Sayles is surrounded by the sea and the sky.
Sayles called out to Hammer and Nivea, and said, "There seems to be something wrong with our course, and I suspect we're not in Mage's Bay right now. ”
"No, you didn't have a scheduled route at the beginning, and Nivea did follow that direction, unless ......"
I saw Nivea standing there with her head bowed, her little booted feet drawing circles in front of her.
One, two, three...... Sayles and the Hammer seemed to understand something.
"Well, they just saw a bunch of dolphins jumping around on the surface of the sea, and they thought it was fun, so they went to chase the dolphins. Nivea said embarrassedly.
The brass hammer said, "Did the dolphin catch it?"
Without waiting for Nivea to reply, Sayles said, "My two ancestors, let those dolphins go." Then you can't catch up, so why don't you turn around and continue driving on the original route. ”
Nivea said dissatisfiedly: "How can we not catch up, the speed we were driving at that time was just a normal driving speed, who knows if we can't catch up." I added an extra magic crystal to the engine. Then the group of dolphins made the girl chase all over the sea, screaming and jumping. ”
Sayles let out a long sigh and asked, "Then why don't you return to your original route after chasing the dolphins?" ”
"I can't find it. ”
"Then why don't you call me, if it's not outrageous, I can roughly discern the course. ”
"I don't think there's anything a genius magical girl can't do, and if I change a few more directions, I will definitely be able to. I've changed direction six times in the past three days, and I guess I'll find land soon. Nivea affirmed.
"Although I don't know much about the sea, if a dwarf gets lost in the forest, then the dwarf will definitely go straight in one direction......
At this time, Sayles seemed to have countless unknown creatures rushing in his heart.
Sayles barely squeezed out a smile and said, "In other words, we have been off course for three days, girl, you are doing a good job, hehe." ”
Nivea lifted her small chin proudly and said, "Thank you for the compliment." ”
Sayles sorted out a little in his mind based on the clues Nivea had said.
The scheduled route is to cross Mage Bay and arrive at the Flower of Thorns Harbor, as far as it stands, she is definitely not in Mage Bay, otherwise Nivea has changed direction six times, but she has not found any trace of land, and she has also not perceived Mage Island. This means that the Magical Girl is definitely not in Mage Bay at the moment.
It is unlikely that you have already crossed Mage Bay, because after crossing Mage Bay, you will find the waters of Io Island, and you can often encounter ships sailing far away. And according to Nivea, she had not seen a ship for three days.
In that case, Sayles was almost certain that Nivea, the pit cargo, had driven the ship to the open sea.
As if to confirm Sayles' suspicions, the Magical Girl slowly began to spin. Sayles hurried to the side of the ship and found that dense small whirlpools appeared on the surface of the sea.
Sayles shouted anxiously, "Nivea, go get the ship moving, go straight ahead as fast as you can, hurry!"
Nivea also sensed something was wrong with the spinning hull, nodded, and staggered into the cabin.
Sayles then picked up the copper hammer that had been dizzy and was lying on the deck, and entered the cabin.
After entering the cabin, Sayles casually threw the copper hammer in a corner, went to the magic engine power room, and said to Nivea, "Escape this disaster first, and then settle the score with you." ”
Nivea knew she was wrong, but she didn't say a word, and concentrated on urging the magic engine.
Sayles stood at the observation port, watching the whirlpool outside grow larger and larger, and the Magical Girl gradually drifted below sea level with the flow of the whirlpool.
Feeling the slowly tilting hull, Sayles said loudly: "Can you go faster, otherwise if we are swept into the center of the whirlpool, we will die!"
Nivea said with a slight cry, "This is already the fastest speed. What should we do now, we would have avoided chasing dolphins. ”
As the whirlpool grows larger, Sayles visually sees that the difference in elevation between the bottom of the whirlpool and the sea level has reached several hundred meters. Just as Sails and Nivea were already in despair, Sails suddenly noticed something strange at the bottom of the whirlpool, a looming building.
Sayles gritted his teeth and said, "Nivea, turn the bow of the ship downward, still at maximum speed, let's rush to the bottom of the whirlpool!"
"But ......"
"There's nothing more to it than that, if we continue like this, we'll definitely die, and there may be a glimmer of hope for the downward rush, listen to me!" said Sayles firmly.
In the maelstrom of several kilometers in between, a small boat turned its bow and rushed to the bottom of the whirlpool with full power.