Chapter 3: Hunting Tiger Sharks (Part I)
After deciding on the shark hunt, Wren handed the shopping list to Mr. Hobdenter,
Let him take a few sailors ashore to procure and customize the necessary tools. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In order to save time, Wren also sent the two Bruz brothers to bring a team of mercenaries ashore to catch the golden monkeys.
The main things to be purchased and customized are long harpoons and hooks for shark hunting, as well as metal strips and metal rivets for reinforcing dinghys.
Tiger sharks are fierce and strong, and the dinghy will have to be strong enough by then, while the harpoons and hooks will have to be crafted by master craftsmen.
They may not be good fishermen, but they certainly know how to make the best harpoons and hooks.
Mr. Hofdent soon returned with the sailors, this time only the metal strips and metal rivets that reinforced the dinghy.
Harpoons and hooks have been ordered from the master blacksmith of the harbor, but it will take a day's wait.
However, it was a good time to use this day to reinforce the dinghy.
While the sailors were reinforcing their dinghys, Wren began to select candidates to take part in the tiger shark hunt.
He counted one himself, the new battle captain counted one, and then picked seven more sailors with good water and strength.
Then we started to practice being dragged by a shark and using a harpoon to attack the shark in the boat.
Without harpoons, they replaced them with wooden mops and wooden brooms, and without sharks they used people and boats.
Wren and them paddled into a dinghy with a rope, one as a shark and the other as a shark hunting dinghy.
The boat playing as a shark is tied together with a number of ropes tied to the boat playing as a shark, and the sailor on the boat playing as a shark pulls the ropes and shakes them vigorously.
Sailors in shark hunting dinghies have to stand on the dinghy to maintain their balance and not let the "sharks" lift them into the water.
This seemingly game-like practice took place over the course of a day, and Wren, as the main shark hunter, was thrown under the boat several times.
But by the time it was time for dinner, his clothes had already been dried by the sea breeze, and he was already able to stand firmly on the violently rocking dinghy.
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Early the next morning, Mr. Hoofdent again brought a few sailors ashore, and after retrieving the harpoon and hook, Wren had Captain Robert Young set sail for the nearby tiger shark-infested waters.
For this tiger shark hunt, Wren prepared a total of three reinforced dinghys, ten long harpoons, three shark hooks and several bundles of thick ropes.
The bait placed on the hook is made from the flesh of a large fish caught from the sea, which is always in short supply on the boat.
When they approached the designated sea area, Captain Robert asked the sailors to stop the ship and lower the anchor, while Wren personally led the team and went to the designated sea area to hunt sharks in a reinforced dinghy.
Wren stood at the bow of the dinghy and looked back at the Dragon Eagle a hundred meters behind him, and everyone stopped on the deck to watch.
Seeing the ship's doctor, Mr. Hoffman, looking at him with his waist crossed, Wren couldn't help but smile wryly.
He escaped death in front of death many times, thanks to Mr. Hoffman's intervention.
And this operation, I'm afraid I will have to trouble him to rescue him again.
Wren reacted that his emotions might affect everyone's morale, so he hurriedly turned his head and picked up the wine bag, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Seagod bless!"
"Poseidon bless!"
The other eight sailors on the dinghy shouted together, and the Dragon Eagle also boiled, and everyone shouted: "Seagod bless!"
Wren didn't look back, building a pergola to shield himself from the hot sun, checking the shark hunting area.
Fortunately, the sky was clear today, the waves were not very undulating, and the visibility of the sea was good, so you could faintly see the reef and the wreckage of the shipwreck.
Stretching out his arms, Wren felt a joy in his heart, and took the oars to help row: "Brothers, row harder!"
"Yes, Commander!" the sailors were infected by Wren, and they worked together to increase the speed of the dinghy to the maximum.
After rowing for about a thousand meters, the Dragon Eagle looked much smaller, and Wren stopped to retract the oars into the dinghy, looking left and right at the bottom of the sea.
The coral reefs at the bottom are clustered, all kinds of sea fish swim around, and the sea depth here is only a dozen meters, and it is good to trap tiger sharks here.
Wren glanced at the other two sailors, and together they pushed a large piece of sea fish with an empty barrel tied to the boat and a hook hidden in it.
When they had done this, they threw the rope to Wren and told him to tie it to the bow of the boat, and then row away and hide to the side.
At this time, Wren also carried the bait and pushed it into the sea with the help of the battle captain.
A total of three decoys and three barrels were dropped, all of which were tied to the dinghy in which Wren was travelling with brown ropes.
The three men in Wren's dinghy quickly rowed the dinghy away from the lure and did not stop until the longest point of the line.
Then it's just a matter of waiting patiently for the tiger shark to take the bait.
Thirty minutes passed......
Wren held his breath and crouched at the bow of the boat, quietly watching the three barrels that rose and fell with the waves.
Until now, the barrel had not reacted in any way, which made Wren start to worry: "Is the bait not good enough?"
But the bait was chosen by Captain Robert himself, and he used to be a good angler at sea, so he certainly made a good choice.
He stared at the barrel again, and Wren felt that the barrel seemed to be large, which might have aroused the suspicion of the tiger shark.
But the barrels have been selected for the smallest, they are just enough to support the bait from sinking to the bottom of the sea, and no matter how small they are, they can't see clearly and can't hang.
"Is the rope too thick?" Wren picked at the ropes tied to the bow of the boat, which were brown ropes two fingers thick.
Brown rope has strong tensile strength, seawater resistance, and friction resistance, and is the first choice for ropes on ships.
Although the two fingers are a little thicker as a fishing line, it is also for the sake of safety to prevent the tiger shark from breaking it with too much force.
Unconsciously Wren kept picking at the brown rope on the bow with his fingers, and when he paid attention, he realized that he was too impetuous.
"Aren't you just going to catch a fish, are you so nervous?" he clapped his hands, and was about to stand up and stretch his numb hands and feet.
Suddenly, he noticed that one of the barrels shook violently.
This scared him so much that he stopped standing up, and kept a half-squat posture and didn't dare to move.
I am afraid that my movements will scare away the tiger shark that has been hooked.
However, Wren's worries were unnecessary, the barrel shook even more, and the rope that was tied to it could already be seen shaking obviously.
Here it comes!
Wren excitedly waved his hand to the sailor behind him, and then everyone tightly tugged at the rope that was used to stabilize their bodies on the side of the ship.
The rope shook more and more violently, and the dinghy could feel the force of the shark's pull.
Judging from the intensity of the vibration transmitted back, this tiger shark is not small, and it has the strength to easily overturn the boat.
Wren, who was holding his breath, subconsciously reached down and picked up the harpoon that had been at his feet.
The harpoon is used to deal a fatal blow to the tiger shark, and in order to prevent the integrity of the tiger shark's skin from being damaged, the harpoon must all focus on the tiger shark's head.
This is a very dangerous thing, if you don't die with a shot, you are likely to be dragged into the sea by the struggling tiger shark.
The reaction of the three men on Wren's boat caught the attention of the sailors of the other two dinghies, two of whom continued to hold the oars, while the other picked up his harpoon and stood by.
The shaking suddenly stopped, the barrel rose and fell with the waves again, and everything returned to its previous calm.
"Ran away?" Wren's heart that had just flown up fell again, maybe it was just a temptation of the tiger shark just now.
Wren put the harpoon back down and reached back for everyone to sit down.
If it's just a temptation, it means it's interested in the bait.
Thinking of this, Wren forced himself to calm down, and continued to crouch in the bow of the ship and stare closely at the movement of the three barrels.
Five minutes passed......
The barrel shook violently again, and this time the other party was obviously more arrogant, and the barrel was pulled and completely sunk into the water.
However, the dinghy had not yet been pulled violently, and Wren judged that the other party had not yet taken the bait, so he did not rush to get the harpoon.
He asked the sailor behind him to grasp the noose on the side of the boat and wait for the tiger shark's next move.
The barrel that had been pulled into the water floated again, and like last time, the barrel was calm again.
After waiting for a while, a bad thought appeared in Wren's mind, and he hurriedly retrieved the rope that connected the barrel just now.
Looking at the bait of the hook above, most of it has been ripped off, and the hook has been partially exposed.
The other party didn't take the bait at all, and stole the bait to eat it.
"This cunning fellow!" Wren pulled the leftover bait onto the dinghy, and prayed to himself,
Hopefully the two remaining baits will get the damn tiger shark to bite.
After squatting for another ten minutes, the barrel shook violently again.
Before Wren could hold the side of the boat, the dinghy was violently towed.
Due to the sudden start, Wren was stumbled and fell on the boat.
Hooked!
Instead of being annoyed by his embarrassment, Wren was thrilled.
The dinghy was pulled faster and faster, and the bow of the boat fiercely cut through the water, and the cut water was separated like two vegetable leaves.
It seems that this tiger shark is quite strong, and its speed and strength have far exceeded the previous training.