Chapter 447: 'Storm'
Bathed in the bright sunshine, Zhang Lisheng turned around and stepped on the delicate sand on the beach and walked to Tukansa in two steps, picked up the scroll of bark paper he offered with both hands, and slowly opened it.
On the vast and endless ocean, a shining sun quietly bloomed behind the conqueror of Wuli, rendering his figure as if he had descended into the mortal world.
Looking at the several strangely shaped maps of the islands in his hand, the young man who had already known the bird's-eye shape of those islands from the whole satellite map couldn't help but shake his head with a dumb smile, and crumpled the bark paper into a ball and threw it behind him.
The Moon Island native head man who was crawling on the ground felt a thrill in his heart when he saw Zhang Lisheng's movements, and seemed to want to explain something, but in the end he didn't make any sound, just buried his head in the sand with all his strength, letting the sharp sand on the beach of the Hell Islands rub against his tough and rough face.
"Tukansa my disciples, take care of my island when I go on an expedition..."Looking at the middle-aged native with gray hair at his feet, Zhang Lisheng did not get angry, but instead whispered: "And although the map of these islands is useless, you remember to reward those converts who drew the map, understand?"
"Yes, yes, great conqueror. Tukansa replied in a panicked loud voice, and seeing his puzzled look, the young man shook his head and said with a smile, "Tukansa, it seems that you are far from Tughra.
The maps drawn by the new converts to Wuli were useless, but they should be rewarded by the tribe regardless of the outcome as long as they did their best to follow orders and contribute to the tribe. Do you understand?"
"Ming, I understand the great conqueror," said Tukansa's face buried in the sand with a look of sudden realization.
"Managing a city, an island is complicated, but in fact there are only a few principles, and the reward and punishment of 'cleverness' is one of the most important, and you will slowly understand it later. Zhang Lisheng pretended to be profound, and transformed his body with the power of the dragon, and his body suddenly rose to the appearance of a wide-eyed giant, and a dense mist gathered around him, and he flew to the Wuli flagship not far away.
The conquistadors landed behind the steel deck of the steaming giant. Captain Baansaru, who was already full of warriors, ran up to him in a few steps and knelt down and asked, "Great conqueror." The samurai have all boarded the iron ship, are they setting sail?"
"Set sail, Bansarau, let's go to the leafy island in the far southeast of Moon Island. ”
"Yes, conqueror. "I have seen the sea charts of the outer islands closest to Wuli Island thousands of times. The familiar young captain replied and got up from the deck. Turning around, he shouted, "The herald set sail." Target southeast 'Leaf Island', Blacktail, Big Pebble... Pathfinder..."
With Bansaru's roar, the 'Super Infernanes', who was in charge of the fleet's communications, cast a spell to catch the waves and spread the flagship's captain's orders throughout the fleet.
Not for a while. The Wuli warships, which gathered in the harbor like a giant snake, began to slowly start one by one, rushing towards the vast sea.
The voyage from Moon Island to the outer islands is several times shorter than that of Wuli Island, but the straight-line distance at sea is less than 200 kilometers, which is unusually long because there is no navigation chart to guide it.
Although due to the casualties of the Wuli Expeditionary Force in the battle to conquer Moon Island, a few steam iron ships were vacated to explore the way in front of the fleet, but they still walked for two days and one night before finally arriving at their destination the next night.
Seeing an island in the misty night through the lookout window, Ban Saru clenched his fists excitedly, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to his deputy beside him, "You take the helm, and I will meet the conqueror." ”
"Yes, sir. The first mate of the steamship, though he looked much older than the captain, replied respectfully when he heard Bansala's command, and took over the rudder.
The young captain walked out of the wheelhouse, and before he could go out, he suddenly stood still, turned his head and reminded: "Centusa, don't be careless just because you come to the near sea, be careful of the reef. ”
"Yes, my lord, I will always be cautious. The elder chief officer said without looking back, staring intently at the iron ship leading the way.
"Very good..."Seeing the deputy's engrossed look, Ban Salu nodded in satisfaction, pushed open the heavy iron door of the wheelhouse and stepped onto the deck.
There was a howling wind blowing on the sea, and a large number of dark clouds had gathered in the sky, and the weather that seemed to be beautiful in the evening turned into a scene of an approaching storm.
One of the terrible things about sailing in Hell is the unpredictable bad weather, and a horrible hurricane can wipe out a fleet of ships in the depths, no matter how large.
Sensing the oppressive cold, Bansaru tightened his shirt in the gale, looked at the sky carefully, and then hurried to the largest cabin on the deck and knocked on the wooden door.
"Great conqueror, your devout disciple Bansaru asks for an audience. He shouted respectfully in the hurricane.
The door of the cabin slowly opened silently, and a calm voice sounded in Bansaru's ears with the warm firelight that came out, "Come in Bansaru, is it the arrival of 'Leaf Island'?"
"Yes, great conqueror, the fleet has sailed off the coast of Konoha Island. The young captain said as he bowed his head respectfully and stepped into the bright cabin.
The cabin was naturally made of black iron, but the ceiling and walls were tightly wrapped in a thick layer of bark peeled from the lush trees, making it look like it was made of logs.
The floor was covered with long hairy black hides, but in the center of the darkness was a round white fur of snowflake color.
On the only white carpet there is a statue with a diameter of more than three meters, which is burning with a raging fire, and the clumsy three-legged iron tripod illuminates the entire cabin as a light source, and also gloomily reflects the figure of Zhang Lisheng sitting on a huge wooden couch.
Looking at the fluttering figure of the tribal conqueror, Bansaru came to his feet and knelt down in awe, "Great conqueror, the fleet will sail to a distance where it can dock at any time in a quarter of an hour, but there are already signs of a storm in the sky. Maybe we'll have to anchor in the shallow waters to avoid the storm and then find a natural harbor to land. ”
"Storm," Zhang Lisheng frowned and jumped off the wooden couch covered with animal skins, "I have personally experienced the horror of the storm in the Hell Sea, can the fleet withstand it?"
"If it was in the deep sea where the dark tide is surging, it is indeed very dangerous, and I will try my best to avoid it, but if it is offshore, the wind and waves will be dozens of times smaller, so there should be no danger. Bansaru explained with his head buried.
"Then it is also necessary to keep enough distance between the ships of the fleet to prevent real danger from happening, and not to cause too much disaster. Zhang Lisheng thought for a while and commanded.
"Yes, great conqueror, I will give the order. The young captain said, standing up and walking out of the cabin. Looking at his back, the figure slowly disappeared. Zhang Lisheng paced back and forth on the soft animal skin for a few steps, and also walked out the door.
Out of the cabin, the young man's body was immediately wrapped tightly by a cold wind.
The dark clouds in the sky were already thick, and although the raindrops had not fallen, the already humid air on the sea had become even more humid at this time. It makes it hard to breathe.
In a hurricane. Look up at the rain clouds almost overhead. With his astonishing eyesight, he noticed that there was a faint electric light flickering in the clouds, and Zhang Lisheng, who had just wanted to come out to see the movement, recalled the violent storm he had encountered when he was lost in the Hell Sea before, and his face couldn't help but become solemn.
He strode over to the side of the ship. Looking down at the bottom, I saw that there was already a faint whirlpool in the dark sea in front of me, and I couldn't help but feel even more uneasy, at this time, the captain of the flagship of the Wuli Expeditionary Force had already passed the order of the conqueror through the spellcaster, and the entire fleet began to slowly change formation and distance away.
Feeling that the speed of the iron ship under his feet began to speed up, he looked up at the island that seemed to be close in front of him in the distance, Zhang Lisheng thought carefully for a few seconds, turned around and strode into the cockpit of the warship.
Unlike the sailors who frantically adjusted their sails around the mast on the deck before the storm on a large sailing ship sailing by the wind, some of the crew members of the steamship were waiting for the captain's order in the wheelhouse with serious expressions.
Hearing the sound of the iron gate, the tribal conqueror suddenly appeared in front of him, everyone stiffened, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, but before they could speak, Zhang Lisheng had already asked Ban Saru, who had just returned to the helm: "Ban Saru, I see that you have accelerated the speed, is it still too late to let the fleet dock before the storm?"
Ban Saru, who was concentrating on the ruin, suddenly heard the voice of the tribal conqueror, and his body also stiffened, he understood that Zhang Lisheng was not so much asking questions as requesting, and he was silent for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Great conqueror, according to the land-based navigator, the Hell Islands have a special topography, the island continental shelf is deep, and there are many large natural harbors in the offshore.
But no matter how many natural harbors there are, it will take time to find them, and it may be even more dangerous to get to shore before the storm comes. ”
"I see," Zhang Lisheng nodded, "then you should try to stop the fleet on a coast that most resembles a good harbor as much as time permits." ”
"Yes, great conqueror. Although he didn't understand Zhang Lisheng's intentions, since it was something he could do, Ban Saru agreed without the slightest hesitation.
By the time the young captain was talking, the steamer had already sailed to less than 300 meters from the island, and Bansaru moved the rudder, slowed down, and changed the iron ship from straight to sideways.
The flagship sailed slowly along the coastline, noticing the changes in the clouds in the sky as he stared at the shore terrain with all his might, until the first drop of rain fell in the sky. (To be continued......)
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