Chapter 40: The Late Night When the Sea God Roared in Anger (Asking for Full Subscription/Monthly Pass/Recommended Ticket)
Seven days later.
At the place of the Boulder Strait, three hundred nautical miles from the northern territorial waters of the Kingdom of Jalal, a violent storm is sweeping at this moment.
There was lightning and thunder in the sky, and from time to time an electric light fell from the sky like a fiery serpent, illuminating the rolling waves and black clouds, which were like waves in the boundless chaos, rolling forward one after another.
Even a naval warship with such a huge tonnage as the Wave-Treading Lion could not reach even half a nautical speed per hour in such bad weather.
"Captain!" roared a sailor, drenched as if he had just been salvaged from the sea, "and the deafening sound of the waves, "do you want to anchor the ship on the bay corner over there?"
"Fool!" roared Sargassum, "did you know that then our ship would not only run aground in the shallows, but would also be unable to turn around and run into the high tide and be completely drowned - as thoroughly as your brain was in water!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling lightning bolt fell from the pitch-black sky like the bottom of a pot, as if splitting the sky, revealing the radiant throne of the Eternal King.
By the light of electricity, Captain Sargassum could see farther than an eagle, and saw that about a nautical mile away, a brig was struggling towards them. But the ship was shaking, and the whole mast was already at an inclination of almost thirty degrees, and several men on board were shaking their arms as hard as they could, as if they were calling for help.
The captain took off his clothes and waved it vigorously, and after a few moments he thought it was ridiculous, so he yelled at his men to bring the horn over.
At this moment, by another flash of lightning, the captain saw more than a dozen men clinging to the mast and the struggler, and several men clinging to the handle of the broken rudder. The flags on these sailboats had been blown away by the storm and were completely wrapped around a third of the broken mast.
The men undoubtedly saw the captain too, as the cries for help were poured into the ears of the sargassum by the howling wind.
On the mast twisted like a reed pole, a sail torn to pieces by the storm crackled in the air, and suddenly, the rope that had been holding the sail to it broke, and the sail was swallowed up in an instant by the dark sky, like a great white bird captured by a black cloud.
The horn sounded vigorously on the sargassum ship, and the sound seemed to tear a hole in the fury of heaven and earth to survive, and the wreck on the verge of destruction suddenly came with a terrible crackling sound, and more urgent cries for help also reached the ship.
As soon as the horn sounded, Remassa ran out of the cabin to the deck, followed by a hidden eyebrow.
"What's going on?" Remassa said loudly.
"Duke!" said Captain Sargassum, standing straight at work, his hat tilted over his head by the wind, "there's a brig over there that is about to touch the shoal wreck!
Hidden eyebrows ran over and leaned on the railing, staring intently into the darkness, and then shouted to Remassa with a horrified face, "That's the ship of the Viaphant!" and rushed into the cabin, "I see the coat of arms of the lion stepping on the snake! Their ship is completely finished, and it will not be able to pass at all!"
"What are you going to do?" Remassa grabbed her arm.
"I'm going to save them!" said Hidden Eyebrow quickly, "There is no time to be delayed, or they will be killed in the storm!"
When she saw her fiancé's face, she immediately added, "Don't worry! I'm very good at water! No worse than squid!"
"It's useless to be stronger than whales, you can't go. Remassa said categorically, and then said to Captain Sargasso, "Put down the three escape boats, I still have you, and call one of the best brothers in the water, and we will go and pick them up!"
"No, you can't go!" yelled, "It's better for me to go!"
"Who the hell am I going with?!" Sargassum was confused by what these two people said to me.
"Neither of them is allowed to go!" Count Gwen ran out in a rage, "Sargassum are you confused?! Didn't I tell you earlier that the wedding is approaching, and nothing can be done for the two of them!"
The captain was in a hurry to defend himself, but before he could speak, the Count followed up again and gave the order, "Go down with me, Sargassum, lay down the three escape boats, and call in four brethren who are the best in the water—two oars on each boat, and four men in one boat, so that we can bring back six men for every passing trip—and if we are lucky, the weather is not so bad, our rescue work may be more rapid." ”
"Only, Idrilei," said Count Gwen, turning to Hidden Eyebrows, "are you really sure they're from Wilchenkai?"
"I'm sure. Yin Xinmei said firmly, "I can see it clearly, and I will never be wrong." ”
"It's amazing!" sargassum said with admiration, "Edile's body structure is really not an ordinary person!"
As the escape boats sailed back to the Lion in batches, they rescued about 30 people.
In the process of rescue, the wind gradually subsided, and the sky seemed to be faded by the storm with large and dense black clouds to the northwest, and the deep blue sky was revealed, and the stars were exceptionally brilliant.
It wasn't long before a long band of dark red light shone out the deep blue undulating waves in the eastern sky. Wanshulou
The waves rushed forward, and suddenly, a ray of light brushed the foaming crests of the waves, transforming the crests of the waves one layer after another into a golden lion's mane.
After the rescue was over, the dawn also came.
According to the custom of the Morris family, Hidden Eyebrows had already been sent back to the cabin by Remassa to be waiting, because the bride-to-be could not appear in front of so many outsiders in the middle of the night. She couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, like an ant swirling on a hot pot.
Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from outside the hatch, and then someone slammed open her hatch.
"Xinmei," the visitor was Remassa, who had not slept all night, his eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was unusually excited, "there is a person here, maybe you would like to meet him." ”
Yin Xinmei listened to his words, and was suddenly full of suspicion.
Her fiancé entered, followed by Count Gwen and Captain Remassa, and the room had never been so crowded, and at once it was crowded with three burly and tall men, and in an instant it felt as if it were crowded.
"Who the hell is it?" said Hidden Eyebrows, looking at Remassa in confusion.
It was only when she saw that there seemed to be a man standing behind Count Gwen, who leaned down, and the man walked forward slowly.
Even if he was soaking wet, he still had the straight demeanor of a military uniform, and his dark and capable face was sharp but sometimes revealing sad eyes—those eyes were looking at him with joy at the moment.
"Baby's white ??!!" the hidden eyebrows screamed, and she couldn't believe her eyes.
"It's me. He said in a calm tone, but his face was full of relief that could not be concealed.
Yin Xinmei pounced, and Ying Zhibai opened her arms and hugged her tightly, she was crying with excitement, but he was laughing happily.
"I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it!" Hidden eyebrows pursed her eyes, "I received a letter from Mo'er, and she told me a lot about what happened to VIA during this time. I've heard that you've been in bad spirits since you woke up, and I've been worried—but I didn't expect to see you at this time, in this place, Baby White! I'm so happy!"
"Yes, yes!" Infant Zhibai carefully examined the face of the hidden eyebrows with an expression of looking at the infant Mo, and nodded slightly imperceptibly, "Since the stone room parted, it seems that we haven't seen each other for centuries. There's so much going on in between—and there's so much you haven't told me," Yin Xinmei immediately heard what he was saying, "but I'm glad." ”
Ying Zhibai let go of his hidden eyebrows, turned to stare at Remassa and the other three who were standing next to him silently, and then said, "But I'm very happy, you are obviously much happier than before. Then, one of the purposes of my trip can be achieved immediately. ”
Saying this, Infant White unbuttoned a button and took out a golden velvet cloth bag from his underwear, which was so wet that it was soaked in water. He took out two brilliant diamond brooches from inside, one in the shape of a lion in pure gold thread, and the other in the shape of a lioness.
"This is a wedding gift for you and Crown Prince Morris, Xinmei," Infant Zhibai took her wrist and put the two brooches together on her palm, "You must take it." I sincerely hope that you and Wang will become the happiest couple in the world. ”
Captain Sargassum looked straight at it, this exquisite and luxurious workmanship must have come from the rare treasures handed down from the ancient aristocracy of Weishengkai, such a rare beauty, ingenuity and luxury in a hundred years is not ordinary, it is not at all the pinnacle art that ordinary countries and free states can achieve.
Even though Remassa and Count Gwen were silently unhappy at the excited embrace of Hidden Eyebrows and Infant White, he was so sincere and sincere that he had given such a valuable gift and heartfelt blessing without saying a few words, so that the three Morris men suddenly and willingly experienced their friendship like brother and sister, and no longer had any objections.
"It's so beautiful!" exclaimed Yin Xinmei, "Then I'll take it unceremoniously, Baby's White, and it's not in vain that I have so much for you before." ”
She smiled gratefully at Infant White, who reciprocated.
"To tell you the truth," Remassa said with a smile, hugging the hidden eyebrows' shoulders without moving, his gesture similar to a declaration of sovereignty was completely seen by Ying Zhibai, "Your country has sent such a noble privy envoy and the accompanying fleet just to give me and my fiancée wedding gifts in time, so it seems that the positive impact of the Double Lions Agreement is far more profound than we Morris originally thought." ”
"Like I said before," Baby's white expression turned bright again, and the smile faded away, "That's just one of the purposes of my visit. ”
"And what are the other purposes of your visit?" asked Count Gwen.
"According to my informant," Infant White lowered his voice as the mood changed abruptly, "Prince Udini and the former Crown Prince Golden Grand Duke will be present in the Golden City of Jalal—and this," he pulled out a large golden envelope that was wet but still brilliant, "and we have received an invitation to the birthday party of the current king of Jalal, Tantre VIII. ”
"We also received a carnival invitation the other day!" exclaimed Earl Gwen.
"It seems," Remassa's face was also gloomy, almost identical to that of the baby's whiteness, "we didn't want to participate in it yet—we can't go now." ”
"Is there any other news about your informant?" asked Yin Xinmei worriedly, "It looks like we're going to have another tough fight......
"Of course there is—there are too many, but," Infant Yawned, "I need to get some sleep before I can tell you as it is—besides, I think Prince Morris can't wait to be alone with you, so I don't need a light bulb." ”
Yin Xinmei's face suddenly turned red.