Chapter 144: Change
Maybe it was because they chose a new route, maybe it was because that battle knocked out too many masters under Young Master Qu and the shock to the krakens was too great, in short, in the next voyage, everyone didn't encounter anything more than a few storms from God. The fleet of four large ships www.biquge.info sailed on the vast sea like this, following the route calculated by the star arithmetic officer as much as possible, and passing towards this predetermined goal little by little.
However, after all, no one has traveled on the new route. Although there was no problem at all in the calculation of the star calculator, what was the actual situation, before they saw the coastline of the Blue Netherworld Continent, everyone was a little uneasy. They don't know if this new route will work: maybe they can, then everyone will be happy to complete the task, if not, they are afraid that everyone will die of thirst and starvation.
Time passes in the middle of the voyage. Facing the waves of the sea and sky all the time, the people on the ship are a little tired of it. A dreary atmosphere grew on the ship, and everyone from the offerings to the sailors became somewhat reticent. There was no trace of land for a long time, and everyone on the boat was a little uneasy. And because the original argument was not hidden from everyone, some unpleasant words were also discussed among the sailors after these ten days.
"Alas...... It would have been nice to go the old way. This time, Lord Xia miscalculated. ”
"But Lord Xia is also afraid that we will encounter enemies. ”
"That's just a possibility. In fact, those Krakens have already been badly damaged by us, where can they attack again? ”
"That's right...... Just ......"
"Even if we encounter the Kraken and we are killed by them, it will only be a moment, and the death will be relatively simple. But that's it...... We will die of thirst and starvation...... That's a lot of work. ”
"Die of thirst, starve to death...... Then I might as well fight to the death with someone. ”
"According to the people in the storehouse, there is only more than 10% of the grain and fresh water left in the storehouse. That's only enough for us to use for five days, and if we haven't been able to see the coastline after five days, we're afraid of ......."
"Afraid of what?"
"I'm afraid, it's going to be limited. ”
"It was really uncomfortable, if only I hadn't done it in the first place. ”
"That's right!"
......
The discussion was inconspicuous at first, but as time passed, such discussions became more and more noisy, and soon formed a large trend.
In the face of such a trend, Xie Liuyun, who was afraid of a big mess, hurriedly reported the situation to Xia Di, and he hoped that Xia Di could solve the problem.
"If this continues, people's hearts will be chaotic, and what will go wrong at that time, then everyone can't say, in short, this is not a good thing. Xie Liuyun said worriedly: "It's been twelve days of sailing, but the sea water still hasn't changed, and I don't know if there was any error in the original calculation." I'm so worried!" he frowned as he said this.
"The unknown is quite scary. Because of the unknown, it is easy for people to scare themselves. It's scary, it's going to scare people to death. Xia Di responded very seriously. Xie Liuyun said what he completely understood, and he was very aware of the crisis contained in front of him.
"The problem has already happened. So......" Xia Di turned his head to Li Jingxuan, who was following him today: "What did the star arithmetic officer say?
The star calculator insisted on his calculations. They believe that the coastline is bound to appear within three days. Li Jingxuan reported to Xia Di the views of the star arithmeticians.
"Three days, are you sure?" Xia Di raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Jingxuan.
"Well, I'm sure! That's what I did. Li Jingxuan assured Xia Di as the star calculation officer.
"Then hopefully, within three days, we will indeed be able to see the edge of the Blue Netherworld Continent...... Otherwise, as harsh as it may be, I must tell you...... When it's time for someone to sacrifice, I won't hesitate. I hope that the undercurrent between the sailors will be calmed down, but I hope that it is the facts, not someone's innocent life, that will calm the undercurrent. Xia Di warned very seriously. He was both warning and telling the truth.
"This ......" Li Jingxuan hesitated slightly, then nodded slightly, and his voice became low: "I will tell them about this matter." However, these two days ...... I don't want any surprises. ”
"Rest assured, these two days...... I'll try to keep them under control as much as I can. After two or three days, I can still suppress it...... But no matter how long it is, then ......" Xie Liuyun assured, but also hesitated a little, because he knew that the anxiety of those people below had reached the limit, and he couldn't guarantee what would happen in the next moment. It's just that he is still a little confident in his prestige, and he is sure that he should be able to alleviate the crisis by selling his face when he is in danger.
"In short, stability must be maintained in the next two or three days!" Xia Di concluded very seriously. When he said this, he naturally asked everyone to work together.
"Yes, my lord!" everyone understood what Xia Di meant, and immediately responded with awe.
Time is running out, and on top of this powder keg that has been formed, everyone naturally does not dare to slack off. After the meeting had already made a decision, they came out of the cabin and quickly rushed to their respective "battlefields". In order to delay the burst of the powder keg, they had to hurry. Not a single second can be wasted.
In order to convince their respective targets, Li Jingxuan and Xie Liuyun naturally did their best and used all means. Li Jingxuan's side is okay, but it is just to appease some "innocent people" who have been affected, but on Xie Liuyun's side, he has said all the good things and made a promise: "Three days, after three days, we will be able to see the coastline of the Blue Netherworld Continent!"
"This ......" Since Xie Liuyun still has some prestige among the sailors, when he opened his mouth to make guarantees and requests, those middle and low-level generals who directly controlled the soldiers still hesitated. They thought in silence for a long time, and finally decided to sell their boss a face: "Three days, then I will give you another three days! After three days, if there is no hope, I dare not guarantee what the soldiers below will do." ”
"Thank you!" Xie Liuyun couldn't help but let out a long breath when he heard this. Time, after all, is guaranteed.
Under the pressure of the generals and officers, the originally boiling discussion was temporarily suppressed. A layer of lid is closed heavily, hiding the undercurrent. On the surface, the fleet once again returned to its former calm, but everyone knows that under this calm, the so-called waves have not subsided, but entered a new round of brewing. Once again, the anger is gathering to see what damage it will do to the fleet when it finally erupts.
"Hopefully, the star calculators have not miscalculated......" Xia Di, Xie Liuyun and others, who knew that the detonation of the powder keg was only temporarily postponed, prayed in their hearts. To be honest, this chaos is understandable in terms of the respective positions of both sides, but it is understandable and understandable, and it is best if it can be avoided.
And so the time passed.
On the first day, the water was still blue, and there was no change from the previous day. The blue sky, the white clouds, the sea, everything is so calm.
"Can you really see the Blue Underworld Continent?" On this day, everyone's hearts became more and more uneasy. They were suspicious, annoyed, and passed.
The next day, it followed......
The day began the day no different, with the ship still sailing eastward in a dreary state. The sun rises in the eastern sky, crosses the heights of the middle heaven, and gradually moves towards the west.
"Maybe there is still nothing to be gained today!Perhaps, what the captain said about three days is really just a delaying tactic?" This thought became more firm in the hearts of everyone on this day, and they all thought that this might be the case.
Disappointment, the extreme disappointment in the hearts of the sailors was almost turning into despair at this moment.
At this time, it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and the scorching sun was shining obliquely on the deck from a height a little to the west, and the deck was extremely hot. However, the dreary atmosphere and desperation made the sailors on duty unable to even care about the burning heat on their feet. Their heads leaned against the tray in the cabin and didn't even say a word, so they were naturally extremely weak.
Perhaps, in their opinion, the next thing can only be described by the word "waiting for death".
However, at this time, the lookouts inside the mast Diao Dou desperately rang the copper bell in Diao Dou. The jingling bell rang clearly, so that the dull people below couldn't help but be a little surprised: "This ...... What the hell is going on?"
"What......'s wrong? Just have the strength to stay, don't go crazy. Someone shouted at the lookout above Diao Dou with a hoarse voice.
"I didn't ...... It's just the sea ahead...... "The lookout gestured excitedly at the sea ahead.
"What's wrong with the sea ahead?" the sailors were a little curious. A few of them were bold enough to rush to the bow of the ship, their eyes wide open at the tip of the bow.
There is still a line between the sea and the sky ahead, and there is nothing else to see on the left and right. Nothing seems to have changed.
"Don't lie. There's nothing new at all!" grumbled an impatient man.
"Sea color...... The color of the sea has become lighter!" Master Diao Dou retorted loudly: "I will not lie. You pay attention to the dots. ”
"Really?" Hearing him say this, everyone's hearts moved, and they immediately stared closely at the surface of the sea that had been ploughed by the bow of the ship. Their eyes widened as they stared, the guy who could squeeze in front of them, craned their necks to look forward. Others also lay on the side of the boat and looked at the sea as far as their eyes could see, as if they really wanted to catch a reason from the color of the water. This time, they naturally looked more and more patient with the expectation in their hearts.
The wind was still blowing, and the ship was still whirring forward under the blowing of the wind, and the sea, which had originally belonged to the distance, gradually drew closer under the sailing of the ship, and was crushed under the big ship.
After patiently staring at the sea surface for a long time, everyone finally found that the color of the sea water was slowly turning from blue to green, and then to a little yellow.
"It's discolored. Sure enough, the sea changed color. A loud cry came from the mouths of the people. Seeing all this really happening in front of them, everyone couldn't help but be surprised and happy.
The lightening of the water indicates that the fleet is moving from the deep to the shallow. Although everyone still didn't see the coastline of the mainland, just looking at the expansion of the green in front of them, everyone understood that they were indeed heading towards the mainland, and the continent was in front of them.
"Perhaps, we are really not far from the Blue Netherworld?" such thoughts quickly took root in everyone's minds as soon as they appeared.
"We're not on the wrong path. Thinking like this, the original apprehension dissipated at once, and some were just full of longing: "When will we see the continental line?" They pondered, but their hearts suddenly calmed down.
The news of the change in the color of the sea soon spread from the deck to the cabin, and the sailors, generals, worshippers, as well as Xia Di, Mingxuan Zhenren and other bigwigs soon received relevant information. For a while, everyone's hearts were alive because of this, and they thought that this news was really wonderful.
Although the sun turned westward and rendered the sea surface in bright red, so that many people who ran on the deck to see the green sea could not see it clearly, the occasional waterfowl that skimmed the sea surface were captured by everyone - the place where there are waterfowl must not be far from the land. Anyone who has been on the sea for a long time knows this!
However, compared to taking the main route that everyone is very familiar with, the possibility of encountering this kind of thing on a new route is much less. We have a lot fewer soldiers and a lot of wounded...... So, I don't want them to have any enemies again. If taking a new route can greatly reduce the possibility of encountering an enemy, then we will take a new route. Now is the time for safety to press everything. ”
"This ......" Xia Di said, and everyone's hearts that were originally biased towards Xie Liuyun were pulled back by him again. Everyone thinks that Xia Di is right: the new route is opened up by himself. If you are not familiar with all aspects of the new route, the Kraken will certainly not be familiar with this place either. All the bigwigs of the Whale Gang are keeping an eye on the main route, and they don't pay much attention to things outside the main route, and this is where everyone can take advantage of it right now. The current fleet is weakened to an extreme, and in this case, it is naturally best not to encounter the enemy.
"Well, that's true!" Everyone pondered for a while, and finally was persuaded by Xia Di, including Xie Liuyun himself.
"Let's go according to the original plan!" So, the final route of the voyage was determined. (To be continued.) )