Fearing that the whale would suddenly emerge from the water, it continued to attack.

Therefore, even if he temporarily came to the conclusion that the whale had escaped, Qin Fan still cautiously divided three ships for vigilance.

The remaining six ships were sent out to rescue the crews who had fallen overboard in the previous battle.

On the other side, because the sea was calm, everyone on the Wannian also hurriedly ran to the deck to observe the situation.

"Brother Qin! How's it going?"

On the deck, Li Shimin asked Qin Fan.

"Let the whale run away!"

Qin Fan's tone was a little annoyed.

But Li Shimin was a little dumbfounded.

Being able to defeat such a giant beast is already a rare achievement.

And this Qin brother of his own is actually not satisfied with this.

However, since it was safe, Li Shimin and the others put down the boat from the Wannian and came to greet Qin Fan together.

The Ryukyu sailors on the Wannian were instructed by Qin Fan and understood that the person who came was a noble person from the Heavenly Empire, and he was following the divine envoy to help them.

Therefore, there was no warning about the arrival of Li Shimin and others, but assured that the other party would get on the boat.

When the boat approached the whaling ship No. 1, Li Shimin and the others were suddenly shocked by the big hole in the whaling ship.

"What is this?"

Hearing this, Qin Fan waved his hand and said, "It's too late to dodge! Let the brute hit it."

"But he didn't feel well, and I stabbed him blind in one eye."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was speechless, such a dangerous situation was so understated in the mouth of his Qin brother.

"Childe!"

Qianqian screamed and threw herself into Qin Fan's arms, tears streaming down her face.

"It's great you're okay!"

In the battle just now, the rough waves, the undulating waves.

And the cry of the whale, the loud sound of the crashing ship.

All of them made Qianqian's heart tremble, for fear that Qin Fan would be injured or fall into the sea during the battle with the giant beast.

But now, seeing Qin Fan with all beards and tails, she is happy and glad from the bottom of her heart.

On the side, Qin Xiaobai also breathed a sigh of relief.

And Changle looked at Qianqian with some envy.

Qin Gongzi's embrace seemed to be very warm and spacious......

After a lot of trouble, Qin Fan also gave the previous battle narrative to a few people.

I heard that the whale crashed into the boat, causing half of the people on board to fall into the water.

Even many people have not been found yet.

Several people couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately, Qin Fan did not fall into the water.

But in fact, with the various physique rewards that Qin Fan had received from signing in for a year, he could still stand at the bow of the ship even if it was a more intense impact.

As long as the ship didn't fall apart, it would be impossible for Qin Fan to fall overboard.

Even if he fell into the water, that little bit of water avoidance skills and breath-holding methods were enough to allow Qin Fan to swim to other ships in the water to board the boat.

Another half of the day passed.

The whales are still nowhere to be seen, and most of the crew members who fell into the water have been salvaged.

Unfortunately, at least two dozen people remain missing.

And many of the rest of these people were injured by the impact of the whale.

Some were unsteady on their feet and hit their heads on the boat, while others were stabbed in the body by broken wood.

There are also some who are full of water and unconscious and need to be rescued.

In short, under this battle, the Ryukyu whaling fleet can be said to be a chicken feather.

The search and rescue of the sailors has come to an end.

It's not that they don't want to go on to the remaining twenty or so.

It's just that there are still so many wounded who need to be treated.

And the professional doctors who followed the ship were mostly sailors with some medical knowledge.

Their main competence is fishing.

Although Qin Fan was able to heal these people.

But with only one person, if you want to treat so many wounded, it is inevitable that you will be a little stretched.

Therefore, after a brief discussion with the captain of the fleet, Iwabe and Xi, Qin Fan decided to return to the other fleet immediately.

With the current casualty situation, it is no longer realistic to continue hunting whales.

After all, there was some damage to the ship, and there were many casualties.

Even the weapons are almost exhausted.

More importantly, the morale of the fleet has fallen to the bottom.

If it weren't for Qin Fan's appearance and many exquisite commands that saved the lives of these people.

They were probably demoralized and scattered.

Before leaving, Iwabe and Nozomi warmly invited Qin Fan to visit their Ryukyu Kingdom as an envoy.

He said that their king, Hanyu Matsu, would treat Qin Fan with the highest standard of etiquette.

But Qin Fan decisively refused.

The main reason is that he feels guilty about these Ryukyu people.

Because he didn't want the people of the Tang Dynasty to risk their lives because of whaling, he handed over this job to the people of Ryukyu.

Although it is a mutually beneficial thing.

Ryukyu sailors faced great risks in whaling.

But once the capture is successful, the benefits are also huge.

But it is undeniable that Qin Fan blamed himself for the casualties of the Ryukyu sailors this time.

So before the whaling ship left, Qin Fan drew another drawing for Iwabe and Nozomi to bring back to King Hanyu Machang to give to them.

This blueprint is an advanced version of the spear gun.

Compared to the spear guns that whaling ships are equipped with today.

This advanced version is more powerful, has a faster rate of fire, and is a more lethal threat to whales.

In the future, when faced with such a sea monster, the whaling ship will not be helpless.

However, if this new spear gun is needed, both the size of the whaling ship and the size of the giant crossbow need to be improved.

In this way, there will be greater loss of materials.

In addition, larger spears mean more metal is required to craft.

You know, as the diameter becomes thicker, the amount of iron used in manufacturing increases exponentially.

Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages of the new whaling ship loaded with spear guns are very obvious.

As for how the Ryukyu Kingdom will choose, it will depend on their king Hanyu Masa.

Sending away Yanban and Xi, Qin Fan also returned to the Wannian with everyone.

Although the voyage was rushed, it also tested some of the performance of the Wannian.

For example, when the sail has not yet been raised, the speed is geometric.

And in the case of a tailwind, when driven by the sail, what kind of conditions can it accelerate?

Whether the boat can keep turbulence to a minimum in the face of undulating waves.

This reduces the impact on the ship's crew and the impact of the cargo in transit.

You know, this merchant ship will be loaded with porcelain and silk to be sold in Western countries in the future!

Silk is fine, as long as it doesn't go through the water and doesn't get wet in the rain, there will be no problems under normal circumstances.

But porcelain is very afraid of collisions.

A bad, priceless handicraft will become a worthless piece of broken porcelain!