Chapter Twenty-Seven: Set Sail

Ten days passed, and everyone was busy making tools, cutting trees, erecting keels, and building ships.

Tang Sanzang appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of this project, and knew that he was not the material for work, so he consciously took a back seat and acted as a cheerleader, singing and cheering for everyone to drive away the hardship and fatigue. The songs carefully selected by the archmage are all classic and inspirational songs of his time, and everyone likes to listen to him sing a few songs in their spare time and work, and sometimes hum along to the tune, and they do not feel very tired when they work.

In addition, the mountain gods are very busy, in order to replenish everyone's strength, they are all over the mountains looking for herbs and game, almost everywhere the mountain chickens fly and dogs jump, rabbits and foxes mourn. However, this kind of hard work has also been rewarded very well, and all kinds of great supplements have been continuously supplied, so that everyone can feast on their mouths at the same time, they are also raised to be fat and fat, and they have not lost a little weight because of hard work.

Under the nourishment of such excellent food, Ao Bai's wound was quickly recovered, which made Tang Sanzang very grateful, and thanked all the mountain gods vigorously. The mountain gods smirked innocently, the holy monks worked hard for the common people in the world, we just provided a little local products, and talked about the heart, which is really very little.

The most idle in the team were Wukong and Ao Bai, who was seriously injured and unable to move, and was strictly forbidden by the master to come out for activities. For several days, Ao Bai had been sitting silently watching everyone work, silent all day long, not knowing what he was thinking. It was only when everyone sang that his face was a little more vivid.

Of course, the most depressed is Sun Wukong, in order to prevent Ao Bai from thinking about it, the master specially arranged for him to take care of Ao Bai, and told him to never leave Ao Bai to prevent him from doing stupid things again.

Wukong is a troublesome guy, Ao Bai's silence makes him at a loss, sitting like pins and needles, everyone is busy, and the monkey is afraid of being despised by the master, so he is not embarrassed to go up and disturb.

In this way, the monkey did not even have a quarrel with the object of the whole day, so he could only accompany Ao Bai's piece of wood to bask in the sun on the mountain and blow the cold wind, how could he not make him feel depressed? And what made the monkey mad the most was that the master did not seem to plan to let go of the golden hoop stick, and everyone could not find a platform for the iron to beat, so Sanzang asked him to offer the golden hoop stick for everyone to use, not to mention that the Ruyi golden hoop stick was smooth and flawless, and the iron was played well and quickly, and the satisfaction of the masses was generally high.

The monkey's face was full of thick lines, and he muttered secretly in his heart, damn, this great sage's wishful golden hoop stick has been spoofed into a stone, if this matter is spread, my grandson will not be laughed at by others, and with such a master, I will be considered to have been blood mold for eight lifetimes.

Everyone worked enthusiastically, refreshing the progress of the project at an extraordinary speed, and in just ten days, a ten-meter-high building ship was built. The planks on the ship are made of rivets according to Sanzang's suggestion, and they are unusually calm and firm.

However, the requirements of the holy monk were too high, and he felt that the surface of the big ship still looked rough and ugly, and it was really difficult to get into the eyes of the Dharma. He led the people to search for lacquer trees all over the mountains, and finally with the help of the mountain gods, he found the gladiolus lacquered wood that produced lacquer. Under Sanzang's instructions, the people soon learned to produce lacquer and began to skillfully wax the lacquer on large ships.

The lacquered ship sparkled in the sunlight and looked so beautiful that everyone was dazzled and couldn't help but applaud loudly. Only the monkey was somewhat unconvinced, muttering: "It looks good and uses it as a bird, what is the actual effect?"

Seeing the disdain in the monkey's heart, Sanzang explained with a smile: "Of course it works, the paint applied to the surface of the big ship is not only for good looks, but also to protect the big ship from the corrosion of water and air, and improve the service life, which is in my time, but everyone on the earth knows it." ”

Everyone suddenly realized, no wonder the master has been shouting to find raw lacquer, it turns out that lacquer is still so wonderful, then we will also paint shipbuilding in the future.

The big ship was built, and after many tests, the performance was good, and Ao Bai basically recovered after so many days of rest, so Tang Sanzang made a decision and decided to go on the boat.

Bidding farewell to the mountain gods with tears, the people of Sanzang boarded the magnificent ship and set sail. Soon, everyone found a good position, the helm of the helm, the command of the conductor, the sail of the sail, busy and happy. Under the escort of the old water god, the big ship moved forward quickly and steadily, and after a day and a night of sailing, it finally arrived safely on the west bank of the Eagle Sorrow Stream. Everyone leaned on the boat and looked out, and the scenery of the country of Hara was vaguely displayed in front of them a few miles away.

As a result, the cruel choice was once again placed in front of everyone, and it became extremely difficult for everyone to choose between following the westward march of the Sanzang Army or staying behind in the beautiful foundation of Eagle Sorrow. Choosing to continue to follow the master, everyone can accept more influence from the master, there are too many surprises from Tang Sanzang, everyone is inevitably addicted, and gradually a little can't stop. And this piece of foundation on the east bank of the Eagle Sorrow Stream is the hard work of everyone who spent more than ten days of uninterrupted labor, starting from scratch, accumulating bit by bit, which has poured too much effort into it, and they are not as free and easy as the master, it is really difficult to give up, so they left. Because of such a calm and comfortable working life, it has already deeply attracted the people who are accustomed to licking blood and floating around, so that everyone has a sense of belonging in their hearts, how can they easily give up?

The second king sighed and said quite insightfully: "Then let's put aside our life here and follow the master westward, anyway, the country of Hala is a desert for thousands of miles, there is a shortage of water and food along the way, and the conditions are difficult, which is definitely not something that we ordinary people can bear, and it is not too late to come back when the time comes, so let's accompany the master on a journey first." Everyone was satisfied with the proposal, and soon regained their smiles, and happily followed the Sanzang master and apprentice to the west.

Since Ao Bai's injuries had just recovered, Tang Sanzang resolutely refused to let him carry it, allowing Ao Bai to transform into a human form and hurry, following the monkey to protect the master all the way. However, the archmage's physical strength was too poor, and he stopped and stopped along the way, and complained from time to time that everyone was walking too fast, which made everyone laugh bitterly, and wished that he would walk slower. Even so, along the way, everyone gradually entered this vast desert city, the border of the Harba country.