Chapter 41: A Huge Fleet

Beneath the surface of the sea, in the water, it is dark and deep, and it is silent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The conical, long cylindrical black giant ship sailed quietly under the sea, yes, this submarine was very quiet, if no one spoke, Zhang Ang could only hear the sound of the bow breaking the seawater, the current was flowing and humming, other than that, it was unusually quiet.

Looking out from the thick round glass window on the bulkhead, it was pitch black, without any light. According to Captain Mani, as long as they dive deep enough, even during the day, the sea water is pitch black, so many times, they can't tell the difference between day and night, and only rely on the clock to judge the time.

Fortunately, the ship is not boring, Captain Mani and Professor Pierre are very talkative people, Captain Mani has a lot of adventures, especially at sea, and the various scenes and thrilling adventures he depicts make people linger and deeply addicted. Professor Pierre, on the other hand, was a very erudite naturalist, well-versed in the past and the present, and insightful, although he did not have a high level of martial arts, but his stories were very detailed and truthful, and he told the wonders of the sea in his coherent words, which opened everyone's eyes.

Of course, Zhang Ang did not hide it, took out the Yongling Knife, gave them a few delicious seafood meals, made everyone addicted, couldn't stop, and replaced the original harpoon hand and became the temporary new head chef on the ship. Of course, Zhang Ang did not hesitate to teach the harpoon hand a few tricks, pointing out the direction for his culinary career.

Time passed slowly, and the Nautilus sailed all the way to the bottom of the sea, all the way north.

On this day, as usual, everyone gathered in the restaurant to taste the food carefully prepared by Zhang Ang.

"Oh, it's amazing, how you cut the fillet so thinly, it's like a piece of paper. Captain Mani gently sticks a slice of sashimi into his eyes with his fork: "I can even see the light on the wall through it!"

"It's nothing, it's just the most basic knife work, nothing remarkable. Zhang Ang said modestly.

"Haha, Tom, don't be modest, I've never seen such fine knife work. Although I am at sea, I have seen some good hands with knives, but this is the first time I have seen such a precise and delicate knife technique. It is completely different from those knife techniques that only pursue strength, speed, and lethality. It can be said that it has set a precedent. Captain Mani smiled and complimented.

"I really don't dare to do this, maybe because I'm a cook, and the purpose I pursue is different from those who are bleeding with knives. Zhang Ang explained simply.

"Yes, the sea is not very peaceful, except for merchant ships, which are pirate warships, fighting each other, very boring. Fortunately, our Nautilus is not afraid of any pirates, we ......" Professor Pierre agreed with Zhang Ang's view.

"Wait......" Albert suddenly stretched out a hand and interrupted the conversation, "I seem to hear something." ”

Albert frowned, his ears pricked up, and there was a hint of hesitation in his tone: "It's like singing, if there is, yes, it's singing!

"Albert, don't be scary, we're at the bottom of the sea. Zhang Ang was taken aback: "Everyone is here, where can someone sing?"

"No, I did, it's clearer now, someone is singing!" Albert turned to Captain Mani, "Is this the song of the legendary Non Siren Banshee?"

"Hahaha......" Captain Mani burst into a hearty laugh: "Where is there a siren, although my ear is not as good as yours, but if I guess correctly, this should be the whale's call, that is, the whale song, as long as you stay at the bottom of the sea for a long time, you can often hear it." ”

"Oh, I see......" Albert's brow furrowed, "I was too nervous." ”

The meal continued, and gradually, everyone heard the melodious singing. The low, gentle hiss became clear, as if it were a real song.

"Alright, let the boat float, let's see this singing boy. Gulping down a glass of wine in his hand, Captain Mani instructed his crew.

With the operation of several crew members, everyone only felt a slight shock to the hull of the boat, and then began to float upward. The darkness outside the window was about to fade, and a faint light appeared, and then the light began to get brighter and brighter. In the seawater, you can see schools of fish swimming outside the window, and occasionally a few bold little fish wagging their tails against the glass of the window, curiously looking into the cabin.

Suddenly, Zhang Ang heard a terrible wail.

That's the whale's scream!

What's going on?

Zhang Ang looked back from the window and looked at Captain Mani in the wheelhouse.

I saw Captain Mani wave his hand, and the floating trend on the ship suddenly stopped, and a puzzled look appeared on his face: "There's no reason, it's so far away, there shouldn't be anyone here to hunt whales." ”

Muttering to himself, he pulled a copper pipe from the wall of the nearby ship, and then looked inside the copper pipe as he adjusted the knob on the copper pipe.

"Huh?" he said softly, puzzled, "black and yellow flag, red lion, this is the flag of Spain." How did they come here? And with such a large fleet, when did Spain have such a strong maritime power?"

"Forget it. He stopped his observations and said to everyone, "There is a large Spanish fleet up there, and they are hunting whales, and it seems that the lads who sang to us are doomed." ”

"Ah, how come, can you let me see?" Zhang Ang was very curious.

Captain Mani naturally had no choice but to give up his position to Zhang Ang.

Looking out of the glass mirror in the copper tube, I saw a huge fleet slowly sailing on the sea not far away, all of which were huge and narrow ships. There were small openings in the high walls of the ship, and spears with chains shot out of these small openings and shot at a group of whales rolling in the sea. The whales struggled, and the blood poured out, staining the blue sea crimson. And iron forks were constantly inserted into their bodies, dragging them from the sea towards the ship.

Most of the sails of the big ships were painted with red-haired lions with blue claws, lions with blue crowns, and black and red flags on the sails, which were the Spanish flag and royal coat of arms, and this huge fleet undoubtedly belonged to the Spaniards. And just a rough count, there are no less than 100 large warships in this fleet, and there are countless other troop carriers, supply ships, and assault ships, which look very majestic and majestic.

Captain Mani, of course, would not fight against such a fleet for the sake of a pod of whales, and at the sound of an order, the Nautilus dived again, avoiding the huge fleet.

"Say, what are the Spaniards doing here?" asked Zhang Ang, worriedly to Albert.

"What's the possibility, it must have something to do with those wolf herders, the farther north this place goes, the colder it gets, it's either an iceberg or a desert island, a place where birds don't, do you still want to capture it as a national territory?" Albert glanced at Zhang Ang: "But the hidden strength of Spain is quite strong, and unknowingly it has accumulated such a huge fleet for them." Is it because the development of the mainland is not going well, and they have begun to focus on the hegemony of the sea? This Spanish king still has a lot of brains. ”

"But if they are here to deal with the werewolves, won't it conflict with our purpose, in case of a fight, this carelessness, Susan's father ......" Zhang Ang felt his head so big.

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be, didn't you listen to Mr. Andersen, now is the time when the wolf shepherds are at their strongest, there are several martial saint levels, and the Venerable Grand Grandmaster is even more numerable, even the Duji Martial God Sect does not dare to oppose them at this time. As long as the commander of that fleet is not stupid, he will not go to the land to fight those wolf herders. After pondering for a while, Albert continued: "I think they should be preparing to ambush the wolf herders at sea when they return, doesn't it mean that after the festival, the wolf herders' masters will be reduced by more than half, and the wolf herders should not be suitable for naval warfare, and ambushing at sea at this time should minimize the losses." ”

"Oh, well, well, let's get Susan's dad out and then leave, and let them eat dog-eat-dog. Hearing Albert's analysis, Zhang Ang let out a sigh of relief.

"It's just that I don't understand, Spain has managed to secretly accumulate such a large fleet, why did it go to the trouble and come here to fight with the werewolves? This is not reasonable, such a large fleet, whether it is to compete with Portugal for supremacy at sea, or to suppress England's naval development, or to retaliate against our French coast. Even if you don't want to cause a war, it's a good idea to fight piracy and protect the sea trade routes. Albert's brow furrowed.

"But now they just ran here and ambushed the werewolves, this can't be said, even if they can win, but there are so many top martial arts masters in the werewolves, their losses will be great." Besides, even if they win, what benefit will it bring to Spain? At most, it will be nothing more than some prestige, letting the whole continent know that it is the Spaniards who have eliminated the wolf herders and made the forests of the whole continent safe. But this prestige and the price paid really don't match. ”

"Well, whatever, it's none of our business, what if the King of Spain had a fever in his head and did such a stupid thing, as long as it didn't get in the way of us saving people. Zhang Ang didn't think about it that much.

"Well, it looks like I'm thinking too much......" Albert patted his head and went back to his room to rest.

(To be continued.) )