Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 120 Discovery

Claude didn't have a good rest for a night. First, I stood on the mast for a long time. Later, when I was replaced by Verizro, because the Miltini had sailed in the open sea, the wind and waves were bigger than in the shark bay. The boat was bumping on the waves, there was no way. Lying in a small bed, close your eyes and take a rest.

This is no match for Captain Marcelo and the three sailors, and Claude is not as good as himself. Captain Marcelo first took the helm to the middle of the night, then changed the shift with the sailor named Colin, stuffed some bread, drank two more rye, and sneered aloud on the mast. After the Crowder, who only licked the chicken, he went into the cabin and went to sleep.

When Claude came down from the mast, he entered the cabin and found that Captain Marcelo and another sailor named Weirik tied himself to the bed with a rope, screaming and screaming. Claude also wanted to get into the bed and sleep well, learning that they tied themselves to the quilt on the bed, but the ups and downs of the boat made Claude always unable to fall asleep because of bumps, even because of bumps. It was so disgusting that Crowder had to get out of the cabin.

From time to time on the mast, Verizro’s monotonous and awkward shouts were heard: “The front is unobstructed, continue. Go straight ahead...”

Hey, the development of science and technology in this world is really slow. If there is a radar, then you will not have to suffer this crime. However, when the vessel sails at night, someone must look at the front channel to avoid collisions between the vessel and the unknown objects appearing on the channel.

The two sailors on duty now are Colin and Angus. Colin is older, nearly 30, and sailors for seven or eight years. Angus is relatively silent. He is said to have eaten the sailor's bowl of rice because of poor family conditions. From the qualifications, he is a newcomer. It has been less than two years since he became a sailor. He can be said to be an internship sailor.

Colin is more relaxed. He only needs to keep the course of the ship from shifting at the helm. Anyway, he can't see the front channel at night. This is the reason why the mast is looking at the front channel a few minutes before the mast, and the helm is adjusting the direction of the vessel according to the report.

Angus also has to stand at the bow of the ship, and from time to time, aim at the situation in front of the channel, so as to avoid the omission of the hope of the ship. Boating at night requires special care. It is not uncommon for a ship to accidentally hit a floating object in Shanghai or a collision between two ships. In addition, Angus has a task to adjust the sails of the two masts according to the requirements of the helmsman to reduce or speed up the ship.

Claude squatted out of the cabin, and the late night on the sea made people feel particularly cold. Colin, who was at the helm, smiled at Claude and said, "Why don't you go to sleep? Is the scream of the two guys so loud that you can't sleep?"

At the helm is very boring, Colin has long wanted to find someone to chat with, Angus is too far away, but also a stuffy gourd. Verricko climbed too high, and if Colin wanted to chat with them, he would be there. Seeing that Claude didn't sleep, Colin was very happy.

Claude slammed the boat and replied: "Yes, their snoring is too loud. I have been lying for a long time and I have been arguing that I can't sleep, so I don't sleep."

"Haha, that's why the two of them are always on duty together. I and Angus are not willing to partner with them, so we can't rest. But speaking, this is also a habit, sometimes too If we are tired, we will not be able to take care of their snoring. If we fall down, we will fall asleep..."

Compared with the silent Angus, Colin is more like a slogan. The snoring of Captain Marcelo and Weirik can be said for more than half an hour. Finally he said: "Claude, come help me with the rudder, I will smoke first."

Colin pulled out a large, very rough pipe from his pocket. It should have been cut out of his own woodwork, and then he pulled out a flat fish bag from his arms and used two from it. Fingers pulled out two small pieces of tobacco, stuffed them into his pipe, and ignited with a fire stick. Taking a deep breath and spitting out a cigarette, his spirit suddenly cheered up.

"This is a good thing," Colin swayed the fish skin bag in his hand: "The tobacco from the mainland of Nobsia, the experienced captain and chief officer at sea, the sailors like this. Take a breath. Can make people feel tired, energetic, and most importantly, it can cure cold and cold problems..."

Crowder frowned. The cigarette that Colin had just spit out smelled a little bit spicy. It wasn’t like the smell of smoke that his father smoked when he was at home. It’s obvious that he’s in the fish skin. It is the most inferior cut tobacco.

"Or do you have a bite too?" Colin looked at the pipe in his hand.

Claude shook his head and thanked him.

"I saw someone wrapping paper with cigarettes and rolling it into a small root to pump it, so there is no need to use a pipe..." Claude thought that he might open a cigarette factory in the future, which is also a very rich business.

"That must be the behavior of the defeated family!" Colin expressed his anger and contempt: "The value of this tobacco is very expensive, and the quantity is not much. Every time there is a sale, there will be competition. Now the ocean merchant ship from the mainland of Nubsia is coming. The less the price of cut tobacco is going all the way, there are many profiteers who have dried the leaves and weeds and blended them in the tobacco. The cut tobacco as I bought is the most pure, it is very difficult to roll up the tobacco. It will waste a lot of money, so it is not to cherish the tobacco, so only those who have too much money will be so stupid..."

Claude was speechless and could only shrug his shoulders. This is to directly talk to the dead. I just want to explore which kind of smoking method is the most convenient. I didn't expect to be so resentful by Colin.

Colin was still screaming and complaining about wasting tobacco, and in his opinion, all the actions of not smoking in the pipe were all flaws on the tobacco. When an old sailor gave him the first cigarette, he fell in love with it, even though most of his earned money was spent on it. Because he couldn’t afford those expensive pipes, he made one himself and spent half a month...

Finally, the sky was slightly brighter. There was a ray of sunshine in the Tianhai communication. Crowde was relieved. It seems that it will not snow today. Maybe the sun will still be covered by thick clouds, but at least it won't be a cloudy day. If you don't have the sun, you need to be careful. It is very likely that there will be a blizzard during the day.

Verikoro stiffened and climbed down from the mast. The fish skin hat on his head was covered with a thin layer of frost, and then the lambskin gloves on his hand were taken down and handed to Claude: What time is it, how far is it from Krulu Feiyu Island?"

Fish skin hats and lambskin gloves are provided by the sailors. If Claude and Verizro are not on board, they will take turns to climb the mast and look at them. So when they saw that the two did not have the equipment, they offered it generously. This is why they are willing to follow Claude’s request to go to the fishing island of Krulu. After all, the most sinful work was done by Claude and Verizro, and they were a little embarrassed...

"It should be more than five o'clock, you can take a rest. Colin said that it will take more than an hour to see the Krulu flying fish island." Claude replied, wearing a fish skin hat and small Sheepskin gloves, now it is his turn to climb the mast.

In this era, the star-like instrument and the compass are supported by the ship in the sea. It is said that this is also a navigational tool passed down in the era of magical civilization. The captain of each ship must master the knowledge of the astrology, and some of the chiefs and sailors can also calculate the sea area where the ship is located according to the astrology above the head. As for the compass, it is used to guide the direction in the night without the starry sky. The world is different from the earth. The magnetic field is a bit confusing. It seems that many places have magnetic ore, which easily interferes with the direction of the compass.

Claude stayed on the mast for more than an hour, the sky was already bright, but the clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker. Occasionally, the sun's rays would be revealed from the gaps in the clouds, and the sea below would shine like a sea. The golden light.

When Captain Marcelo yawned and walked out of the cabin, Crowder also climbed down from the mast. Now I don't need him to guide the direction. In the distance, the outline of the thumb-sized Krulu Flying Fish Island has appeared. Just go straight to the island.

Claude ate a sandwich to fill his stomach, and then took a cup of freshly brewed black tea and slowly dipped it to warm his body. Captain Marcelo also stood next to him with a cup of black tea and looked at the fishing island of Krulu in the distance.

"I have been here many times," Captain Marcelo said. "If it weren't for the island that was often flooded by the storm, I really wanted to open a pub on such an island. There were a lot of boats on the island to replenish the water. Sitting in a pub drinking rye and listening to the sailors in the past telling the strange things that are encountered in the sea, it will be a very happy life..."

Crowder glanced at him and didn't know what to pick up. A hired captain who wanted to open a pub, who can guarantee that he didn't want to be a tavern owner in order to continue to fool around in the pub? I heard that several pubs in the dock area refused him to enter, because he did not say debts, and often fightd with gambling opponents until he was finally thrown out or blasted out of the pub.

Captain Marcelo finished sighing, and asked Claude in a positive color: "How are you going to search? Wouldn't you want to go to the island? My suggestion is to go around the Krulu flying fish island, anyway, this island is not big, Ai Can I see it clearly on this island? If I go to the island to search, I am worried that time will be wasted a lot. It is very likely that it will start snowing this evening, so we will have some difficulties in returning to the air."

Crowder nodded: "Well, just do what you said, around the island for a week, I and Verricko are on the mast alone, so if I see it on the island, we will come out." And even if he didn't see us, the small fishing boat that saw him knew if he was here."

Captain Marcelo smiled: "Claude, I hope your instincts are correct. I also hope that Ike is on this island. In addition, I know some news that the merchant fleet brought by Captain Otrowoni is not going. Is it right for the kingdoms in the south to trade?"

Crowder said: "Where did you know the news?"

Captain Marcelo just smiled and didn't answer. After drinking the black tea in his hand, he went to the helm.

The Miltini is getting closer to the island of Krulu.

"Claude, look, isn't it a small fishing boat for Ike!" Verricko on the mast pointed out loudly at the sea ahead.

Everyone on the boat looked in the direction of Verizro, a shipwreck that was only about a meter above the surface of the water, and the hull was completely submerged in the sea.

"I don't know! I can't see it!" Claude yelled: "Captain, lean against the shipwreck!"

Captain Marcelo turned the steering wheel and the bow turned to the sunken ship that was submerged in the sea. But before I got closer, there was another excited voice from Verricko on the mast: "There are people on the beach, it's Ike, I know his pants, the plaid blue trousers, it's really him, he Kneeling on the beach!"

Captain Marcelo took Crowder, Verricko and Angus four people to the beach. When the bottom of the boat touched the beach below, Verricko jumped down the first time, immersed in the cold sea water soaked his boots and trousers, stumbled and ran to Eriksson on the beach. go with. For such a long time, no matter how you call it, Eriksson, who is kneeling on the beach, is still moving.

"Ike, Ike..." The slower the speed of Verikoro's approach to Eriksson, and he finally stopped at three steps away from Eriksson, he was afraid to move forward, he was afraid, Ai Rickson squatted on the ground, and Verricko covered his face with his hands, desperately squatting on the beach, and he cried aloud.

Captain Marcelo rushed over and crossed Verizro. He turned his body in front of Eriksson and put his finger on his neck. He suddenly rejoiced: "He is still alive, and Breathing, just fainted!"

"What?" Verricko stopped crying and rushed to grab Eriksson's hand. Now he has calmed down. Just now he was frightened and thought that Eriksson had been ravaged.

"He seems to be having a fever..." Captain Marcelo carefully examined Eriksson's body: "The thigh on the left has a hole, as if it was broken, and there is too much blood loss. We must take him as soon as possible. Bring back to the boat."