When Yaha said this, everyone fell silent, and when faced with a real dilemma, it is not so easy to make a decision.

Summer Night looked left and right, and found that everyone was silent, so he raised his hand first:

"I ......"

"You don't have to say it." Jahab interrupted her with a single word.

“？？？”

"You don't tell me I know, but you want to meet those moths, right? So you'll definitely choose to catch up. ”

"You know me so well." Summer Night smiled and put her hand down again.

Silence returned.

Yaha looked around and suddenly said, "There's one thing I want to explain in advance. Actually, as far as I'm concerned, I want to chase that whale more than any of you—because I'm a bankrupt captain, and I need Mor more than any of you, and even if I die for it, I'd like to take the risk, because this time I can't go home empty-handed, or I'll be dying.

"So, I could have kept the Moth Beast out of the matter, so that everyone wouldn't hesitate and would have made the decision to catch up immediately...... But I can't do that, because I'm the captain of the Moby Dick and I have to be accountable to everyone on board, and I want to at least let you know what you might face next, and not let you step into the trap of death without knowing anything.

"I'm done, now you can say your choice."

This time, it didn't take long for someone to speak.

"I'd suggest catching up." The first mate said, "If you don't dare to take any risks, what whales are you going to catch?" Besides, even if you do encounter a mothbeast...... It doesn't matter who will die or who will live. ”

When the first mate said the last sentence, it seemed that the whole person exuded a cold aura. But when Summer Night turned to look at her, the breath disappeared without a trace.

"I'd also recommend catching up." Tang Li then spoke, "I'll go up and monitor later, as long as the moth beasts appear within 30 nautical miles, I can immediately find their traces, as long as I prepare in advance, I won't be passive in fighting." ”

Finally, the chief engineer spoke, and she only said one word: "Chase." ”

This time, there is no need for Yaha to explain, everyone understands what she means.

"Then it's decided, let's catch up!" Yaha nodded and said, "As soon as the hunt begins, we will fast in and out, hunt one or two, and after harvesting the whale oil, we will immediately retreat in the direction of the archipelago. If you do encounter a moth, if it's not too strong, you'll kill them all, and if it's tricky, find a way to get rid of them. ”

"First mate, inform the entire crew to prepare for whaling within 20 minutes."

"Second officer, monitor the whales and moths, and report to me in time if there is any new situation."

"Chief Engineer, next, we may turn on afterburner at any time to get your people ready."

"Alright, everyone take action, 40,000 Moor's whale oil is waiting for us!"

"Helmsman, right rudder 15, forward three, accelerate to 250 knots."

……

A hurried bell rang inside the ship, and everyone was moving, busy but not chaotic. Summer Night watched as Yaha gave one command after another, and it was not until all arrangements were settled that she asked:

"What about me?"

Yaha turned her head to look at her, "Will you help us?" ”

Summer Night smiled softly: "It depends." ”

Yaha thought for a moment before saying, "With the strength of the Moby Dick and the people on board, it should be easy to hunt one or two whales, but if you really encounter a very tricky moth beast, I hope you can help us,"

"I see."

……

20 minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Through the wheelhouse window, the summer night saw that the gunner, rangefinder, and loader were all in position behind the gun shield, but the rest of the crew was ordered to stay in the cabin for the time being, thinking about what was important.

At this time, Tang Li's voice came from the microphone located next to the rudder:

"There are still 20 nautical miles to go, and the speed and direction of the whales have not changed."

"Roger." Yahab replied, and then gave the order: "The main and secondary guns are each loaded with one delayed shotgun, and they are not allowed to fire unless they hear my order." When the whales are within visual range, turn on the afterburner. ”

Unlike other whaling ships, the Moby Dick has a main gun on the foredeck and a secondary gun on the aft deck.

At Yaha's command, the loader immediately pulled out a metal cylinder from the magazine buried below deck, the length of the cylinder was higher than the loader himself, and the silver-shiny shell was printed with a pattern of red dots, which Summer Night had asked Yaha, and knew that each type of cannonball had a special mark, and this pattern represented a delayed shotgun.

Each whaling shell weighs almost 100 kilograms, twice as much as the 155-mm howitzer shells of the old world. But with the power of the "structural strengthening" contract, the girl, who looked like she had thin arms and legs, easily picked up the cannonball, stepped behind the barrel in three or two steps, and neatly pushed the metal cylinder into the barrel.

At this moment, another report came from the side.

"Captain, whales have been spotted!"

Summer Night opened her eyes wide and looked ahead, and soon found white lines in the distance, which were slowly extending from left to right, which was the path of the whale.

In the meantime, Yahab had already given another order:

"Right rudder 5, forward four, turn on afterburner!"

About ten seconds later, there was a deafening roar at the stern, and the Moby Dick turned on the afterburner again, and on the shaky instrument panel, the hands of the airspeed were seen moving to the right one scale after another, until they were close to the edge of the red zone.

Is that...... 330 knots! The Moby Dick's speed was approaching its limit.

The whaling ship is less than 10 nautical miles away from the whales, and at its current speed and course, it will take less than two minutes to stop them.

The huge roar of the Aether Thrusters had apparently alarmed the whales, and more than a dozen seconds later, a low chirp came from a distance, which pierced through the huge noise of the Thrusters and drilled into everyone's ears. As soon as Xia Ye heard it, his mood was inexplicably low, and the whole person wanted to lie down on the spot and stop moving, even if he died because of it.

But then, a cold, slightly tingling sensation spread from the cup, piercing her nerves, lifting her spirits, and her depressed mood disappeared without a trace.

"Huh...... Just that is? She asked.

"The whale's chirping comes with a special effect." Yaha explains, "This is how they hunt, using their cries to immobilize schools of trash fish in the Aether Sea and then easily swallowing them into their stomachs. But this method does not work for us witches, and the cup will remove the effect of the sound on its own. ”

It turns out that the cup still has this effect...... This is another piece of knowledge that I have lost. Summer Night Thoughts.

"If their predators don't work for us, aren't they for us to slaughter?" She asked again.

"How is that possible?" Yaha shook his head: "The chirp just now wasn't aimed at us at all, it was a communication between whales, you see, they're coming-"

Following the direction of Yaha's finger, Summer Night saw three tracks of whales advancing in a wedge-shaped formation, and pounced head-on towards the whaling ship.