The Fourth Financial Crisis

The Sea Cliff Fleet sailed continuously in the Eastern Ocean for five days.

Until the early morning of the sixth day, the originally clear sky turned foggy for no reason!

The fog was very strange. It was clear that the sun was shining not long ago, but the entire fleet suddenly fell into a thick sea fog with a visibility of less than two kilometers. Even the ships in the distance could no longer be seen clearly.

Unlike natural fog, which gathers and disperses from time to time, this sea fog is somewhat similar to haze. The visibility level is very uniform in all directions, and as the fleet continues to advance, the visibility on both sides continues to decrease.

After noticing this change, Han Fulai immediately called out the two cultivators Yang Lu and Lin Dong.

According to Han Fulai, they have entered the coverage area of ​​the Wanli Yanbo Formation, but they are still on the periphery of the formation, and the star-pulling array carried by each ocean-going merchant ship can still work normally.

In order to ensure that there are no collisions between merchant ships, the star array carried by each merchant ship emits several golden rays of light, which are connected with nearby merchant ships to form a golden light network covering the sea surface, and move forward neatly under the leadership of the flagship .

During the voyage, Han Fulai was also constantly observing the golden compass on the bow of the flagship.

The surface of this golden compass shone with complex golden light spots, and even had auxiliary lines similar to a coordinate axis system. While Han Fulai was observing the golden compass, he was constantly comparing it with a complex drawing in his hand.

Noticing Yang Lu's questioning gaze, Han Fulai immediately explained: "The star-holding array can reflect the positions of the stars in the sky at the eye of the array in real time. The navigator only needs to observe the movement of the stars to determine his position in the vast sea. .This is the star-guided navigation technique invented by Dongfang Jiu, a cultivation mathematician of the Wuliang Sword Sect and the 23rd generation leader, more than 1,600 years ago. This technique greatly promoted the development of Kyushu's overseas trade. Before the birth of this technique, Every ocean-going fleet must be equipped with cultivators specifically responsible for navigation so as not to lose its way. Before I became the head of the Ocean Trading Department, I served as a fleet navigator for many years."

After listening to Han Fulai's introduction, Yang Lu couldn't help but be a little surprised:

The instrument he was playing with turned out to be a cultivation version of a planetarium!

This technology of navigation using the starry sky is somewhat similar to the sextant navigation technique used by Earth navigators.

It's just that "cultivation navigators" can use the extraordinary power of the fairy formation. Even if the sea is filled with fog, they can observe the real-time positions of the stars in the sky. They are not like the ancient navigators on earth who would go blind if they could not see the stars for several days in a row. .

It seems that the Kyushu cultivation world has not been completely devoid of technological progress over the years. After all, navigation with the help of the starry sky requires a strong mathematical foundation, and it also requires predicting the trajectory of celestial bodies. As long as calculus is not invented, it is impossible to use the starry sky for precise positioning in the depths of the ocean.

This senior Dongfang Jiu of the Wuliang Sword Sect should have independently researched the relevant theories of calculus, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve this level of navigation and positioning.

But here comes the question. In a society of cultivation where "everything is inferior, only cultivation is high", studying calculus is undoubtedly the art of slaying dragons. Why would this old leader of the Infinite Sword Sect suddenly study this thing?

Is it just out of interest?

However, seeing that Han Fulai didn't seem to know anything more, Yang Lu didn't continue to ask.

Next to him, Lin Dong, the rising star of the Wuliang Sword Sect, was not good at mathematics and science, so he didn't understand what the two were talking about. He was so bored that he yawned.

In the eyes of most cultivators, mathematics and science are out-and-out heretical. After all, this kind of knowledge is a waste of time and cannot directly improve the level of cultivation.

Didn’t you see that Dongfang Jiu, recognized as the strongest master of numerology in history by Kyushu, failed to break through to the fifth level of Nascent Soul until his lifespan was exhausted? He is the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect with the weakest cultivation in 7,000 years. This is a mistake in numerology. A typical case of human beings.

As the Haiya fleet cut through the waves and continued to penetrate deeper into the Wanli Yanbo Formation, the star chart displayed by the golden compass became closer to the standard star chart in Han Fulai's hand. Soon the two almost completely overlapped each other. This was about to reach the predetermined position. symbols of.

After discovering this situation, Han Fulai immediately ordered the fleet to stop advancing. As the ocean-going merchant ships lowered their sails and anchored, and stopped sailing, the sea fog surrounding the fleet suddenly dissipated, revealing a clear sea with a radius of about seven or eight miles, which just happened to wrap up the Haiya Fleet.

And right in front of the fleet, a smaller sailboat was approaching!

"That's the people who came to meet us on Yanbo Island." Han Fulai pointed at the sailboat and explained.

In front of the Haiya fleet, this Yanbo Island sailboat was as petite as a toy. Yang Lu visually estimated that it only had a displacement of more than a hundred tons, and its sailing speed was not very fast. It seemed that the shipbuilding technology of Yanbo Island was far behind that of Haiya City.

When it was about 2,000 meters away from the Haiya Fleet, the small sailboat stopped on its own initiative. Then Yang Lu looked at the bow of the Yanbo Island sailboat and saw someone holding up a flashing blue token.

With the brilliance of this token, a huge light curtain like a tsunami suddenly rose from under the sea, carrying astonishing fluctuations of spiritual energy, sweeping towards the direction of the Haiya Fleet with overwhelming momentum.

The violent vibration of the aura environment not only startled Yang Lu, but also made Lin Dong's expression of disdain change drastically.

However, Han Fulai showed a calm expression and explained to the two of them in a relaxed manner: "This is the strongest restriction of the Wanli Yanbo Formation. As long as we do not carry items containing excessive spiritual energy with us, we will not be attacked by it." hurt."

Just as Han Fulai said, the blue light curtain formed by the thousands of miles of smoke wave quickly swept across the first few merchant ships without causing any harm to the ships and crews.

And just as the light curtain swept across the bodies of Yang Lu and Lin Dong, it seemed to activate the spiritual energy stored in their bodies, and the unique golden light of the Golden Wheel of Merit appeared behind them.

It's just that there are two golden wheels behind Lin Dong, but only one behind Yang Lu!

When the sea-blue light curtain swept across the two people's bodies like X-rays, the golden wheels of merit behind them became slightly dimmer. Even if Yang Lu didn't check his personal panel, he knew that this wave of forbidden merits had been deducted. There must be quite a few!

Compared with Yang Lu's dissatisfaction, Lin Dong felt even more painful.

Under the influence of the Ten Thousand Miles of Smoke Formation, cultivators with higher cultivation levels will have more merit deducted. As a monk at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Lin Dong's deducted merit is more than ten times that of Yang Lu. His golden wheel of merit even lost one circle. When the effect of Luo Shen, the master of cultivation management, disappears, he will become an ordinary monk without the golden wheel of merit.

If possible, Lin Dong would not want to come to any outlying island at all.

But unlike Yang Lu, a self-made monk who relied entirely on his own hard work, Lin Dong's cultivation resources and the Golden Wheel of Merit were all provided by Lin Jianxing and the Wuliang Sword Sect. He had no capital to refuse Lin Jianxing's orders.

When the huge light curtain swept across all the merchant ships of the Haiya Fleet, it slowly dissipated. The Haiya Fleet seemed to have passed some kind of test. The fog on the sea directly east of the fleet quickly disappeared, leaving only the sea behind it. The thick sea fog proved that they had arrived at the outlying island area inside the Wanli Yanbo Formation.

And just after the sea fog in front dissipated, a huge island appeared in front of everyone.

Although Yanbo Island is not the largest among the outlying islands, it is difficult to see the end of its coastline from a distance of more than 20 miles. Following Han Fulai's order, the Haiya Fleet headed towards Yanbo Island. The port sails away.