September 16, 6th year of China.

After making sure that there was not much danger on Nameless Island, the crew began to hurry up to build a dock and camp, and repair as much as they could before the storm came.

In the second half of the night, the storm came as scheduled, once again proving to everyone that he was talented, but unfortunately, everyone in the wind and rain was not in a good mood to compliment him, wishing that he made a mistake once.

The dark clouds completely obscured the bright moon, the wind howled, even if there were high mountains to block, there were still fish that slipped through the net to ravage the harbor, blowing doors and windows, canvas crackling, blowing raindrops flying obliquely, making people unguardable.

In the sea, there is no wind and can afford three feet of waves, not to mention that when there is wind, eleven sailboats are like toys in the children's bathtub, up and down in the wind and waves, floating, like rootless duckweed, can not bring a sense of security, if it is not for the deep grip of the iron anchor, the sailboat is afraid that it has already gone with the waves.

wiped the rain on his face vigorously, sat in the wooden house that was rushed out, looked out the window Chi Jin, and scolded in a bad mood: "This broken weather, broken house, nothing is worry-free!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a thunderclap outside the house, and Leng Buding was so frightened that everyone shrank their necks.

"You're talking a lot of nonsense!" the startled Leban Saoma couldn't help but complain at Chi Jin, "Look, God is angry. ”

"Cut, isn't it Allah? When will it be replaced by God again?" Chi Jin sneered.

Although he was directly slapped in the face, the super-thick-skinned Leban Saoma smiled shamelessly: "Allah is in charge of the old world, this is the new world, even if Allah has great powers, he can't control it." And God, no matter what world you are in, you are indispensable. ”

This shameless remark was said by Chi Jin's face twitched, and he didn't know how to refute it, and everyone else looked sideways, it turned out that it could be explained in this way, it was really up.

"Okay, it seems that I'm too optimistic, with the current rain, the fortification can't go on, it's the middle of the night, everyone hurry up and rest... Tomorrow when the rain stops, we have to check the damage, and if it doesn't work, we'll have to rest here for a while..."

Zhang Qian spoke, and the others agreed one after another, each found a piece of land, sat on the ground against the wall, and closed his eyes on the spot.

The storm was intermittent and lasted until noon the next day, and the thick clouds gradually thinned, but it was impossible to see the sun for a short time.

By the time the crew had scrutinized the eleven ships, inside and out, the role of the haven became apparent, and after a night of storming, none of them had been badly damaged and could have set sail with a little repair.

Because of this, the senior executives of the fleet, who were wet and gloomy by the rain, had sincere smiles on their faces.

After the storm stopped, some of the boatmen began to repair minor leaks and injuries on the ship, while most of the crew members who were not on duty were sent ashore to continue the work that began yesterday.

Now that he had made a start, Zhang Qian simply stayed for another two or three days, one to build a simple port to facilitate docking and rest when returning, the other to soothe the nerves of some tired crews, and the third to carefully search the island by the way to see if he could replenish some fresh water resources and food resources.

The fleet stopped for four days, and the sun broke free from the shackles of the clouds as early as two days ago, and shrouded the sea again, and at this time in the safe harbor, a small port has quietly appeared, in the harbor, on a reef exposed to the sea, a boundary monument was solemnly erected, which was engraved with the seal inscription written by Zhang Qian himself.

"Bowang Island"

Three large bright red characters indicate that this is already the main place, and in the lower right corner of these three words, there is a line of small characters clearly visible.

"In the sixth year of China, the king ordered to go to the South Seas, and occasionally came to this island, so he set up a monument to remember. ”

The boundary monument is polished by a raised boulder on the island reef, and the name of the island "Bowang" is taken from Zhang Qian's original historical title "Bowang Marquis", which is the right given to him by Li Kangte before he left, and he can choose one place to "Bowang" to live, and it just so happens that this island has virtually sheltered the fleet, prompting Zhang Qian to feel good, and he will not hesitate to consume this is the only and very glorious opportunity for himself.

Of course, since Zhang Qian was summoned by Li Kang, in the history books issued by Huaxia now, Bo Wanghou is no longer called Zhang Qian, but replaced him with an alias, this is not him alone, all those who have names and surnames in the history books and are summoned by Li Kang are like this.

Therefore, the meaning and hidden glory of the name of Bowang Island, Zhang Qian can only be proud in private and some insiders are secretly envious and jealous.

On September 20, the sixth year of China, the fleet left the freshly baked haven of Bowang Island and continued along the coastline, all the way to the west, the voyage was uneventful, there was no wind and no waves, and the atmosphere of the fleet was very harmonious.

After another five days, the coastline began to shift to the southwest, and as the fleet advanced, the coastline gradually shifted from east-west to northeast-southwest and then to north-south, a change that the fleet had not hoped to see.

For the members of the fleet, the destination Hedong area is in the west of China, and it is best to gallop all the way to the west without obstacles, and complete the task as soon as possible, go back to the business as soon as possible, get promoted and make a fortune as soon as possible, and resume a comfortable life as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the change in the direction of the coastline means that there may be a continent or subcontinent before the destination, and at the worst it is a peninsula that sticks out to the south, just like Qinhuangdao before.

"Hope is just a small peninsula!" Zhang Qian couldn't help but look forward to.

A certain philosopher once summed it up: the more you don't want it to happen, the more it will happen.

After a few more days of going south along the coastline, the situation became even worse, as the coastline changed direction again, from north-south to northwest-southeast, and the fleet began to sail southeast, which was tantamount to reversing.

"Captain, the situation is not good!"

On the flagship, Pei Xiu and Chi Jin accompanied Zhang Qian to stand at the bow of the boat, looking at the lush coast on one side, and their hearts were very heavy.

"We can't make a conclusion yet!" Zhang Qian said solemnly.

"But since the southeast, three days have passed, and there is no trend of turning the corner..."Chi Jin's forehead wrinkled into the word 'Sichuan', "In three days, we gave up the previous coastal observation, and we didn't stop all the way, almost more than a thousand miles of sea route, look ahead, you can't see the end at a glance... Hey!"

"Deputy Chi, please say a few words, everyone is looking at us, and the frustrated words will do more harm than good. Although Zhang Qian was irritable, his face was very calm.