The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin hesitated for a long time, because he didn't know how to persuade Magellan to give up the idea. After all, this is a beautiful thing that can be famous all over the world. It is difficult for the other party to give up without sufficient reason.

In the end, after much deliberation, Marin felt that since Magellan felt that sailing around the world could earn the most fame, it was because of a "first". If there is no such "first", will the other party give up the idea? So, Marin considered his tone and said:

"Mr. Magellan, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that someone has already completed the circumnavigation of the world. It's just that it hasn't been published..."

Then, a cauldron was put on the head of the legendary Einstein...

"What? Someone has completed the voyage around the world? Who is it? Why is there no news? It shouldn't be..."

Magellan couldn't understand it. In his opinion, if someone completes the voyage around the world, he should be eager to announce the results in order to achieve his own reputation.

Marin, who decided to dump Einstein, said calmly:

"Not everyone is keen on fame and fortune, Mr. Magellan. As for who is the predecessor, I might as well tell you, it is my teacher Einstein..."

"It's Mr. St. Einstein?" Magellan was taken aback, and then came to a sudden realization. For, as is now known all over Europe, Einstein was a dead ascetic, a traveler who is said to have traveled to many parts of the world. It seems reasonable for such a person to complete the voyage around the world. As for the unpublished results... he is an ascetic monk, he doesn't care about fame and fortune at all...

Marin nodded, and then, pretending to remember the martyrs, explained:

"Yes, the old man spent decades of savings, including donations from many believers during his travels, bought a large ship, and took dozens of followers to sail around the world. But, sailing around the world It was too dangerous. In the end, only the teacher survived the voyage, and the dozens of followers he brought with him either died in the terrible storm or died of scurvy on board..."

In fact, Marin is scaring Magellan - circumnavigating the world is dangerous, don't go...

Sure enough, Magellan hesitated. Although he was 35 years old, he was not married yet, and his career hadn't improved, so he didn't want to die so early. However, he was a little unwilling. So he asked:

"Then, Your Majesty, I want to know what's going on west of the Wild Continent?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Marin expectantly.

Marin thought for a while and said:

"It's an endless sea..." The name of the sea between the continents of Azeroth suddenly appeared in Marin's mind.

Now that the name of Warcraft was applied, Marin simply continued to apply it:

"It is said that to the west of the Wild Continent, there is a very wide endless ocean, so it is called the Endless Sea. At the same time, because of the violent storm, it is also called the Storm Sea..."

"The teacher's records say that the vast ocean is very wide, with a large whirlpool in the middle, with strong winds and high waves, and there seems to be a bottomless pit in the middle of the ocean, which swallows hundreds of millions of barrels of seawater every day, which seems to lead to hell in the center of the earth. During that voyage, half of the teacher’s followers were sucked into the sea and disappeared into the bottomless pit when passing through the bottomless pit of the maelstrom... Teacher and the others were also lucky, just when the ship was blocked by a reef, the whole ship was swallowed Into the bottomless pit of the maelstrom... Later, when the wind calmed down, I escaped in embarrassment..."

"Great whirlpool? Bottomless pit?" What the hell is this? Magellan's head is full of mud...

Marin became interested, took out a pencil, and based on the map of Yamaguchi in his previous life, he randomly drew a schematic diagram of the endless sea and the maelstrom on a piece of white paper. Then, tell Magellan:

"In short, sailing in the endless sea is very dangerous. If it is not for God's blessing, my teacher will not even be able to return..."

Magellan swallowed, thought for a while, and asked hesitantly:

"So, how wide is this endless sea?"

Marin thought about it-it seems that the Pacific Ocean is 19,000 kilometers wide at the widest point, and the Atlantic Ocean is at the widest 2,800 kilometers wide... Well, in this case...

"Probably six or seven times the width of the Atlantic Ocean..."

Magellan suddenly collapsed—Nimma, it would take more than two months to cross the Atlantic Ocean, so wouldn't it take more than a year to sail the Pacific Ocean, which is six or seven times wider than the Atlantic Ocean?

Seemingly seeing Magellan's thoughts, Marin continued:

"Taiping...ah no, there is no continent in the middle of the endless sea, only a few scattered small islands. Moreover, it should be pointed out that these small islands may be coral reefs, and there is no fresh water on them. That is to say , Sailing on the endless sea, it is not important to avoid the terrible whirlpool and storm, but also to prevent the crew from dying of thirst due to lack of fresh water..."

"In addition, the teacher once said that if you stay at sea for several months, the crew members are very prone to scurvy. Therefore, it is best to go ashore often to eat fresh food..." Marin did not explain what vitamin C is. Knowledge, because Magellan is not his own, there is no need to tell him. In addition, compared with Magellan, he understands scurvy or something. Because the Portuguese encountered many such situations when they sailed in India. Even the younger brother of da Gama, who first discovered India, died of scurvy.

Magellan nodded solemnly and said:

"I understand, we sail in India, and this happens a lot..."

Marin smiled and said:

"Maybe the distance to sail to India doesn't have to be across the endless sea, but you have to understand that most of the time when sailing to India, you sail close to the African continent. Only after you arrive at Mombasa or Malindi on the east coast of Africa will you cross Cross the Arabian Sea and go to India. However, this time is only about a month (less than a month with a tailwind). Therefore, the fleet has the opportunity to dock to replenish supplies, get some fresh food and water, and prevent damage. Blood disease. But if you cross the endless sea, there will be no land along the way to replenish fresh water and food. Not to mention that you are easy to die of thirst, and you have a high chance of getting scurvy! You are a sailing professional, and you must understand what I mean. "

Magellan nodded solemnly, then asked doubtfully:

"So, my lord 'Saint Einstein', how to solve the fresh water crisis when crossing the endless sea?" According to Marin, the people on Einstein's boat should not be able to persevere through the endless sea sea. Because fresh water is not enough...

Marin froze for a moment, and also noticed the loopholes in his words. So, he told his brain to run, and finally thought of a reasonable explanation——

"It's like this. My teacher was lucky. He encountered rainy weather many times along the way. He solved the fresh water crisis by collecting rainwater."

"It's also good luck. If you are unlucky and encounter sunny days in succession, the teacher may not be able to persist... It is said that there was a period of continuous sunny days without rain, and everyone did not have enough fresh water to drink. When the thirstiest, the sailor They all drink their own urine to solve their thirst..." Marin deliberately exaggerated.

Magellan was taken aback—what? drink urine? very scary! very scary……

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