Chapter 51: A Vision of the Sea
The long voyage at sea made Samin and Eliza very bored, and since they were guests, the captain did not ask them to work, so the two of them could only sit on the deck and watch the sea in a daze every day, except for eating and sleeping. The captain and crew occasionally came to chat with the two men, but most of the time everyone else had their own jobs.
Through chatting with the captain and crew, Savin and Eliza learned more about the situation on land, it turned out that the land they knew was just a continent in the vast ocean, there were other continents in the far east, and the continent they were going to was called: Enlova Continent, which is the most populous continent in the known world. There are more than a dozen nations on the continent of Enlova, each ruled by kings and nobles......
The information from the crew's mouths made Sawin and Eliza dumbfounded, they didn't expect the human world to be so complex and diverse, and the society of the sea people was much simpler than that of humans. One question that intrigued Sawan was whether there were any other dragons on the continent at the moment. Most of the crew members shook their heads at this question and said that they didn't know, at least they had never seen a dragon before, but one of the older crew members said that they had seen the existence of dragons, but the other crew members said that the old man was too drunk and bragged, and he couldn't be trusted. Indeed, the old man Samhain looked drunk every time he saw him, so Samhain could not judge how much credibility he had in what he said.
The reason why Sawan was interested in this issue was entirely influenced by Osiris, as his teacher, Osiris, who had told Savin more than once that dragons came from the land and had to return to land sooner or later, and that their so-called sea dragons were just one of many dragons. Ohiris said that the Loringigen Dragons are the real names of the Sea Dragons, and that there are several large dragons besides the Loringan Dragons, and Osiiris himself does not know where these dragons live and what they look like. Ohiris had a profound influence on Savan, which had made him curious about other dragons for many years, and this time he traveled on land, Sawin thought that he must see what other dragons were like.
After a few more days at sea, Sawin felt that the boat was not as fast as swimming by herself, but considering Eliza's physical strength, it was better to take a boat. At noon that day, Savin and Eliza were chatting on the deck with the sea breeze blowing, when suddenly she felt the calm sea begin to shake. The two of them looked up at the sky, the clear sky was cloudless, and it didn't look like a storm was coming, but how could the sea be shaking?
The first mate was not far from the two of them, and he looked down at the surface of the sea carefully, and then said, "Maybe it's an undersea earthquake." ”
Savin and Eliza were naturally no strangers to undersea earthquakes, so they didn't care, who expected the sea to shake again, and it was more intense than the previous one. At this time, both Savin and Eliza, as well as the crew members of the ship, all lay on the side of the ship and looked into the sea, only to see that the sea water kept churning upward, as if something was about to break out of the water.
Both Savin and Eliza had a strong curiosity, if it weren't for outsiders, they would definitely dive underwater to see what was going on, but now they could only honestly pretend to be ordinary passengers, and watch the changes in the sea with the crew. The sea churned more and more, and the great ship they were in was lifted high and then slid down so rapidly that even the most experienced sailors on board could not help but let out a cry of horror.
Savin and Eliza hugged each other tightly so as not to be thrown overboard, and they didn't feel anything terrible in their hearts, but the others looked terrified, and if they were too calm, they would arouse suspicion. Eliza pressed her head to Savan's chest and whispered, "Guess what's going on in the sea?"
Sawin pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder if it could be because of the war, otherwise the sea wouldn't have stirred up for no reason in such a good weather. ”
Eliza blinked her eyes and said in a worried tone, "I hope there will be no danger to them, father......"
Sawan patted Eliza's shoulder lightly and said, "Don't worry, there are still my parents here, there are dragons to help your father, what else do you have to worry about." ”
Eliza had just nodded, and before she could speak, she suddenly heard someone shouting, "Come and see, everyone, why is this sea all black!"
The shout immediately aroused everyone's curiosity, and everyone scrambled to look at the sea, only to see that the rough sea had turned dark black at some point, and it looked very strange. Savin and Eliza looked at each other in disbelief, and at the same time an ominous premonition welled up in their hearts, although they had lived in the sea for so long, it was the first time they had seen such a situation, and they did not know what was happening in the depths of the sea.
"Boom!" A huge thunderclap that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly broke out in the clear sky, frightening many crew members to hug their heads. Everyone looked up at the sky, only to see that there were countless clouds in the vast clear sky from all directions overhead, the speed of the clouds moving so fast that even the captain who had sailed for decades had never seen it, but in half a cup of tea, a large number of clouds had gathered together in the sky, and the clear sky turned into a black pot in the blink of an eye.
Although the captain did not know the cause of this anomalous celestial phenomenon, his years of sailing experience told him that a terrifying storm was about to come. The captain immediately commanded the crew to get ready, and the crew, at the urging of the captain, stepped on the rickety deck and got busy......
"Come back to the cabin, two! you are here to get in the way of our work!" said the first mate eagerly to Savin and Eliza.
Although Savin and Eliza were reluctant, they really couldn't help much on deck, so they had to return to the cabin in a huff. The captain's expectation was good, and a moment later a violent storm came, and Savin and Eliza sat in the cabin and were shaken dizzily, and it was the first time they had encountered such a violent storm after many days on the boat. Listening to the constant "creaking" of the wooden planks, the two of them suspected that the ship would be torn to shreds by the storm, and after a while, the captain and crew hid in the cabin wet and then panted and tied the hatch completely.
Savan asked curiously, "Is there no one on deck anymore?"
The captain said helplessly: "I have been sailing for decades, and it is the first time I have encountered such a big wind and waves, and whether I can survive can only be left to fate." Now it's too windy outside, and staying outside will only be blown away by the wind. ”
Eliza asked worriedly, "But then there is no one at the helm." ”
The first mate smiled bitterly: "What kind of rudder is still in charge, where such a big storm can blow depends entirely on luck, even if someone is at the helm, it is useless." ”
After listening to the words of the first mate, the cabin fell silent, everyone found a place to sit, and concentrated on dealing with the violent shaking of the cabin, every minute everyone felt that the ship could be shattered by the wind and waves at any time, and even the captain had a desperate expression on his face. Suddenly a huge wave hit, and the cargo ship seemed to be thrown into the air, and everyone exclaimed in unison, and then the cargo ship fell down fiercely, and everyone exclaimed again, and the only oil lamp in the cabin finally could not withstand such a shaking, and fell from the place where it was placed to the floor, and the whole cabin suddenly fell into darkness.
A shipload of men drifted in the dark cabin with the freighter in the raging storm for an unknown amount of time, and by the time the storm had subsided, even Sahain was exhausted.
Re-stepping on the deck, everyone frowned as they celebrated the aftermath of the catastrophe, and several thick masts were broken by the storm, and the cargo ship lost power at all, and could only drift with the current. However, this is not the worst, now everyone does not know where the ship has been blown to, I don't know how long it will be back on land, the fresh water and food on the ship will probably last for about a month, if we can't find a place to supply in the meantime, no one dares to think about what will happen next......
Sawin secretly calculated in his heart that if it really came to the end of the mountain, he would have to take action by himself, after all, after being together for many days, it was impossible for him to watch the boatload of people die.
The captain was an experienced man, and he knew that at such times he was most afraid of the collapse of everyone's morale, and that unforeseen things would happen on board.
"Listen to me, everyone!" the captain said loudly to everyone from a high place, "I have just measured, our current position is not far from the coast, and we will drift to the coast in about 10 days, so you don't have to worry!"
The captain's words served to reassure people's hearts, and everyone soon returned to their respective posts and began to wait patiently for the moment when they saw land. And the captain himself kept himself locked in the command room, and he was nowhere to be seen except during meals. Sawin and Eliza discussed it privately, and felt that the captain was probably lying, otherwise he would not have made such an unusual move.
Perhaps the captain was really sure in his heart, or perhaps as the saying goes, if you don't die, you will be blessed, and a few days later, to the excited shouts of a crew, everyone ran to the deck, and everyone looked into the distance, and the whole deck immediately erupted in unprecedented cheers, and they finally saw the land.