Volume 2: The Loose World Chapter 186: (Retest) Riding the Wind and Waves
On the fifth day, the fleet came to an isolated island, which was only a mile round, with sparse vegetation, a small number of low shrubs, poor soil, mostly sand, few animals, and some small reptiles.
More than a dozen tall traveler's bananas, here, look very eye-catching, the isolated island is the harvest of the tribe, the tribe spent a lot of money, only to transplant a small number of traveler's bananas, on the island to collect and store fresh water resources.
It is considered a supply station for the fleet, there are twelve such supply stations, and there are three of them on the way to this trip, so they don't have to worry about not surviving, under the roots of these travelers' bananas, there is powder ground from spirit stones.
The tribe's spirit stones, the number is very limited, can not be popularized in a large area, after killing the xenomorph cannibal flower, the reserves have grown a lot, this time, I also brought a lot of new ones, ready to plant some more storage.
Each adult traveler's banana can store more than 300 catties of fresh water, and when a bamboo pipe is inserted at the base, there is a steady stream of clear water, which flows out of the pipe and is filled with 20 large gourds, before the bamboo pipe is removed.
The wound closed quickly, and the water storage of the traveler's banana was only half small, not only for fear that they would be "dying of thirst", but also to prevent the fleet, and when they returned, there was enough water to replenish it.
There are soldiers who are responsible for receiving water, there are soldiers who bring out new seedlings from the cabin and plant them on the isolated island, and other soldiers who have nothing to do also come down from the ship, staying in the boat for too long, always feeling unsteady.
It wasn't until they regained their ground that they regained a lot of energy, and two hours later, the fleet set off again. After five days of calm, the fleet encountered a second storm, this time with a louder storm.
The torrential rain lasted for two days, the squall lasted for three days, and five sloops, which were damaged, two were badly damaged, abandoned by the flotilla, and the supplies carried on board were carried by the fighters to other ships.
The timbers, sails, and anchors available on both ships were unloaded, and they were completely empty shells, floating alone on the surface of the sea, and before long, they would be swallowed up by the raging waves and cease to exist.
After repairing the three sailing ships, the fleet continued to move forward, before and after the storm, it was the best time to sail, in two days, it advanced more than 400 miles, and in the next three days, it advanced less than 100 miles.
At this time, a month had passed since leaving the tribe, 1,500 miles had passed, a six-month voyage, and the real time to move forward was only three months, and a third had passed, and they had come to the second island.
The fleet was temporarily anchored at sea, and only five dhows, with gourds and saplings, were sent to the isolated island to plant, and there were reefs around this isolated island, and the big ships were too heavy to hit the reefs, so that the small boats could get close.
When encountering an unfamiliar island, it is also to send a small boat to explore first, and then decide whether to dock, and the big ship rushes closer, and if it encounters losses, it is quite troublesome, which is an experience summed up from many losses.
Half a day later, five sloops returned, full of large gourds, seedlings were left on the island, and the flotilla assembled and set off. For a long half a month, there was no more danger, and it was always calm.
If there is no wind, you need manpower to row, and the manpower consumption is too great, and the materials are consumed quickly, and the food can be replenished, but fresh water cannot be obtained, and the replenishment is very little.
The only two sources are rainfall and traveler's banana, the number of traveler's banana is too small, if it rains, the equipment is also insufficient, the gourd is easy to carry and store, but the water has become a chicken rib, and only the big wooden barrel can be used to receive water.
But the wooden barrels on the ship are limited, and it is useless to put too much, but it is easy to occupy space, and every time it is full of rainwater, that is, thousands of catties, the rainwater is not resistant to storage, and if it is put for too long, it will deteriorate.
Even if it is a warrior, if he drinks too much, he will be unwell, affecting his physical state, and then affecting his combat effectiveness.
Even secretly looking forward to the arrival of the rainstorm, so, the storm came, this time, compared to the previous two, much more powerful, even the fifth-level stone flag, was blown by the storm, sometimes tight and sometimes loose.
The strong storm brought precipitation, but it did not bring convenience, this time the wind was a headwind, Qingwang hurriedly asked the warrior to put away the sails, but the wind was too strong, and it became difficult to collect the sails, and when it was time to receive it.
All the ships were taken back dozens of miles, and the storm really came, the torrential rain was like a pour, the storm was like a roar, the huge waves were surging, and the drowsy heaven and earth were full of explosive thunder and blinding lightning.
When the sea is calm, the waves are magnificent, blue like washing, full of breeze and clarity, and the sea during the riot, like a raging beast, let out an angry roar, destroying the world and destroying the earth, incomparably terrifying and terrifying.
The great waves of the sea, which had crossed the high side of the ship, rushed into the cabin, and tried as best they could to submerge the sailboat, and the sailors and sailors began to panic and desperately pour seawater out.
The room connected to the water also stopped moving and joined the ranks of splashing water, and those other fighters, although gradually adapted to the rhythm, still felt uncomfortable in the face of such movements, and also hardened their heads.
All the personnel in the fleet participated in the water rescue, the waves kept coming in and out, and the equipment on the ship was not enough, so they poured out the water in the wooden barrels, scooped up the seawater with the wooden barrels, and dumped them out.
So the idle gourd was broken in half and used as a melon scoop, and there were sailboats in the raging ocean, which were violently overturned by the huge waves, and even the people and boats with the supplies were all submerged by the surging waves.
The water infantry, who had good water quality, handed over the equipment to other soldiers, and hurriedly rushed into the sea to rescue the wounded and carry supplies.
What's more, they are mediocre in talent, but they have no hesitation, they resolutely join the wave, do their best, rescue their comrades who fell into the water, some bring back the wounded, some bring back supplies, and some never come back......
Qingwang's eyes widened, her ears opened, and she searched for the missing warrior with all her might, looking for the shipwrecked shipwreck, the sky was too dark, the rainstorm was too dense, her vision was hazy, the thunder was too loud, and the tide was too tight, making her ears roar.
Lin Shuang tried to freeze the sea and weaken the power of the waves, but how could the power of mortals fight against nature, and the ice surface shaped was smashed into pieces by the monstrous waves before it could really take shape.
Not to mention a mid-stage warrior, even a late-stage warrior, in the face of such a natural disaster, he is just a slightly larger ant, but even if it is an ant, it has its own strength, it can be defeated, but it will not give in!
In the wind and rain, the wood fire stood silently on the bow of the ship, dense seaweed and coral, rushing out of the sea, surrounding the fleet, protecting the warriors and ships, and the roaring hurricane, the terrible thunder and lightning, could not do anything against it.
The angry waves of the sea can smash it to pieces, but more seaweed, coming out of the brokenness, becomes denser, more solid, and grows until the waves can no longer shake......
The storm lasted for three days and three nights, and the soldiers fought hard for three days and three nights, and when the storm subsided, they were exhausted, weak, and their limbs were sore, and they collapsed on the deck, revealing the joy of the rest of their lives.
There was still a strong wind in the air, but the torrential rain gradually subsided, and the turbulent sea slowly returned to calm, the seagrass and corals sank to the bottom of the sea again, and the wood fire regained its strength and sat on the bow of the ship to breathe slowly.
A storm caused heavy losses to the fleet, and despite the best efforts of the soldiers to save it, it was still inevitable, resulting in casualties, more than half of the hundred dhows were damaged, ten capsized on the spot, and ten were seriously damaged.
Fifty brigs, twenty damaged, five were sunken by the waves, five were badly damaged, twenty three-masted galleons, five were damaged, two capsized and disintegrated, and two were badly damaged and could not be repaired.
There was a five-masted sailing ship, which was hit by a huge wave and was on the verge of disintegration, and a seven-masted sailing ship, which was hit by the waves and was seriously damaged, and even a bronze heavy ship was swept by the crest of the waves, and some damage was made, but fortunately, it could be repaired.
What's more, more than a hundred fighters died in the waves, and their bones were gone. More than 2,000 gourds of fresh water were also sunk or damaged and polluted in the storm, which is equivalent to ten days of the fleet's needs.
After the storm, the entire fleet of ships was reduced to only three bronze heavy ships, four seven-masted galleons, nine five-masted galleons, sixteen three-masted galleons, forty brigs, and eighty sloops.
Fresh water is less than 40,000 gourds, the average daily consumption is 300, more than 5,000 catties of medicinal materials, but enough, more than 5,000 catties of wine, consumption is also less, sugar cubes and dried vegetables, as well as citrus, have lost a lot.
Food is not a problem, the fleet eats, basically hunted sea beasts, other food, just eat from time to time, just keep what you need, citrus is also the second heavy, without vitamins, you can survive.
After three days of mooring, braving strong winds and waves, the fleet rested and reorganized, and the carpenters stepped up repairs, collected the scrapped ships, collected the supplies, and dismantled the sails and planks that could be used.
"Storms and huge waves can't make us afraid, they only make us stronger!" Three days later, the storm calmed down, Qingwang mobilized, all the soldiers were in high spirits, and the fleet set off again to ride the wind and waves.
Five days later, the party had left the tribe and had sailed two thousand miles, clear and cloudless, to reach the third supply station, where the island was calm and clear, with no undercurrents or reefs, no reefs or grounding.
The flotilla was moored to the shore, and most of the warriors had left the deck and disembarked to breathe in the fresh air, and the island was as desolate and dilapidated as ever, with only low bushes and tall traveler's bananas.
However, when they really got close and saw the scene on the island, the faces of the soldiers sank little by little, and the banana trees planted on the island had withered and wilted yellow leaves, and several of them had even died.
The reason for this is nothing more than that someone made a few big cuts at the base and drained the water, causing the plants to die of thirst, and the faces of the soldiers were not very good-looking, especially those sailors, whose faces were gloomy and full of anger.
Although there is not much water storage in the traveler's banana, it is a kind of hope and sustenance, which they moved from the tribe and planted it with their own hands.
The sea is inaccessible, within a radius of thousands of miles, there is only one tribe, who did it is self-evident, if you say that before you come, robbing the island, maybe there is still some guilt, at this time, there is no psychological burden.
Qingwang suppressed his anger, and when it was not the time to settle accounts, he asked the soldiers to fetch water sources, poured ten large gourds, and gave them to the surviving travelers, and let the remaining saplings be planted.
Subsequently, the warriors returned to the fleet, lifted anchor and went on the road, continuing the voyage, and the newly involved warriors, who were summoned to the heavy ship, the old man of the sailor battalion, began to give them a detailed description of the situation of the savage tribe.
It's time for them to play......