() "Hey, I didn't expect that you would have such an experience." Du Fei sighed softly and said, "I hope you have a pleasant stay on the Kwai Huang!"
Feng Kui nodded silently. At this moment, the ship suddenly trembled violently! Both of them were shocked: "Hit a rock?"
But the actual situation was obviously worse than running aground. The sea around the ship suddenly became rough! The originally blue sea suddenly turned black, and there seemed to be a vague and huge shadow shaking below!
At this time, all the sailors had woken up. They were wearing clothes in a panic and looking towards the sea and mountains in panic!
Suddenly, the Kwai Huang seemed to be bumped by a huge object, and the hull jolted violently! Several sailors were caught off guard and were suddenly thrown into the sea! They instantly disappeared into the black water and disappeared.
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The old turtle was horrified, and quickly ordered the sailors to throw the whaling javelins at the black shadow in the sea! Suddenly, the sea suddenly returned to azure color, and a ray of sunshine began to appear in the sky. It was almost dawn.
Du Fei saw that there was no movement under the ship, and quickly sent people to look for the few people who had just fallen into the sea, but those people seemed to have been melted by the sea, leaving no trace at all, only a worn-out sailor's hat floating
At sea, the owner of the hat has disappeared.
"That's a humpback whale! It's weird! Why does it appear here?" The old turtle was surprised. They usually don't come very close to the land."
Everyone suddenly heard a strange noise, like a pair of lovers murmuring, or like a baby whispering to its mother, but at this moment people became more and more shuddering after hearing these sounds!
"It's the mother whale who is protecting her calf!" exclaimed the experienced old turtle. He immediately ordered all the sailors to be fully armed, with fire systems and even cannons fully loaded, ready to counterattack at any time.
"It's strange. Normally humpback whales are not usually so hostile. At most, they sometimes paddle under the bottom of passenger ships. I have never heard of them hurting people!" Another older sailor was puzzled.
The explanation: "I have never seen a humpback whale that actively attacks people. Have you seen one?"
Others nodded after hearing this: "Yeah, I haven't seen it either. This is the first time I've seen such a big humpback whale. Have we violated the gods somewhere?"
The old turtle interrupted them impatiently: "What a mess! No matter what the reason is, now that they threaten us, we must destroy them! Otherwise, even if our ships are large, they will be severely damaged!"
The old turtle knew that the design of this ship was very exquisite and unique. There was a thin layer of metal and protruding iron nails around the bottom of the ship, which made some pirates who like to sneak attack and the giant beasts in the sea vulnerable every time they got close.
There is a huge price to pay.
Although the huge body of the humpback whale can definitely cause a devastating blow to most small and medium-sized ships, it is quite difficult for it to knock over a super-large ship like the treasure ship. Old Turtle is afraid
I'm afraid that some parts of the ship will be damaged by a whale just after setting sail. In that case, we will have to stop to repair the ship. The boss Du Fei will definitely not be happy.
At this moment, the hull of the ship shook violently again! Du Fei quickly shouted: "Over there! It's swimming over there! Fire!"
Everyone was immediately attacked with a burst of fire! The exposed dark skin of the humpback whale was immediately covered with blood! It was so painful that it fell upside down and dived into the sea.
"Be careful! It will come up in a while!" The old turtle knew the characteristics of whales well. They are different from most sea creatures. Other sea creatures can dive into the water and stay there as long as they like, but whales breathe with their lungs. Yes, it has to come up for air every once in a while.
Sure enough, within a short while, the humpback whale, which was as big as an island, clung to the nearby sea surface and immediately caused a large wave of waves!
But the sailors of the Kwai Huang were already prepared. This time, it was not just fire systems and javelins. Several artillery sprayed out fireworks with blue edges and yellow cores, and several large fireballs roared towards it with the sound of wind. !
Perhaps he had expected that someone would plot against him, so the humpback whale buried it and sank into the sea again after receiving a cannon shot. The huge tail and fins were waving desperately to help him get into the water faster. inside.
At this time, the sky was completely bright, and everyone found obvious blood stains on the sea. The old turtle said to Du Fei and others: "This guy seems to be seriously injured, he should be unable to bear it!" "
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a huge wave several feet high rising up! The humpback whale seemed to be trying its best to hold its breath and not want to float up, but it was hit by many javelins with ropes at one end thrown by sailors. These javelins The ropes on it are very strong and flexible, so there is nothing the whale can do if it wants to run or sink elsewhere.
"Don't let it run away! Don't miss the delicious meal delivered to your door!" The old turtle's voice was full of joy. The whale was full of treasures. Not only was the meat delicious, but there were also expensive whale oil and whale bones. A whale of this size, if all its meat and appendages were sold, would be enough to feed a fisherman for a lifetime.
Du Fei has never seen the scene of catching whales. When he was an official in the imperial court, he heard a general talk about the scene of hunting giant whales. It is said that the real killers all take small boats, usually more than a dozen. The above boats move together, with rowers on the boats to improve maneuverability, and with the most accurate harpooneers to hunt whales.
While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the people next to him shout: "The whale is floating up again!" A layer of blood waves was seen in the blue water, and the injured humpback whale floated to the surface again in embarrassment.
The old turtle was smiling all over his face at this time. He was determined to show off his skills in front of his new boss. You must know that the technical job of killing whales is not something that ordinary inexperienced young people can do well. He once worked on a whaling ship. After staying on the ship for ten years, I can say that I am very good at dealing with such a huge maritime overlord.
He understood that these majestic-looking animals were actually very fragile and had many colonial weaknesses. God was very fair in creating creation. Although whales have extremely large bodies, they can never dive underwater for long periods of time, and although their skin is It is very tough and is not afraid of impact, but it is very afraid of sharp things, and its skin is very thin. Once it is hit by a javelin or other sharp weapon, it will immediately pierce deeply into the flesh, causing it to suffer excruciating pain.
At this time, I saw the sailors on the boat throwing a javelin at the humpback whale that seemed to be panting! The whale took a hard breath and wanted to dive again, but was held captive by the javelin with barbs all over its body. It was tightly bound, making it unable to move.
"Quick! Pull it up!" Du Fei shouted excitedly! But the old turtle said: "That's impossible! Unless it's a calf, an adult whale will never be able to be pulled up with such a small number of people!"
It will only make him slip off! Quick! Release the boat quickly! Hook it with the scratch hook!"
In this regard, Du Fei was indeed not as experienced as Old Turtle. Everyone tried desperately for a while, but to no avail. In the end, they had to send a dozen bold young men to get off the boat with their bare upper bodies holding huge hooks.
At this time, the whale was completely dead, and all the blood on its body had almost dried up. The streams of blood attracted a large number of sharks, but under the threat of the javelins and fire from everyone on the ship, more than a dozen of them were left behind with their belly turned white.
The corpse turned and ran away.
The small boat carrying a dozen young men slowly and cautiously approached the whale. A few boldly jumped directly onto the huge dark body of the whale, and firmly hooked the hook on the whale's several limbs.
A bone seam.
Just when they completed their mission and were about to return, the whale's tail suddenly shook for some unknown reason! This was so unexpected! The small boat full of sailors was immediately overturned!
"What's going on?" Du Fei and others were shocked and quickly threw the rope into the sea. Fortunately, the sharks were driven away at this time, so the dozen or so people were lucky to be unhurt.
"Oh my God, it's too high!" A sailor suddenly collapsed to the ground as soon as he came up. Their legs were shaking! It was like they were swinging. They couldn't get over it for a while.
At this time, the old turtle gave an order, and hundreds of people pulled the rope hooked between the bones of the whale. They used all their strength to bring the whale's body slightly closer to the side of the hull, and pulled it away from the sea.
Avoid being bitten by those sharks.
"Sir, the whale meat we captured this time is enough for us to eat for more than a month! Regardless, such a big whale must have a lot of whale oil!" The old turtle's eyes suddenly glowed.
The color of gold!
"Oh, can whale meat be stored for such a long time?" Du Fei asked doubtfully: "The weather has turned warm now, and it will probably stink in less than three days? Even if it is soaked in sea water, it can only be stored for a week at most. What a pity.
Got it!"
"No problem!" Old Turtle waved his hand and said: "Let's have a big meal first, refine most of it into whale oil, and then marinate the remaining meat into dried meat, which can be stored for a year! And let's talk about it.
It’s always fresh and delicious anytime you eat it!”
At the mention of the taste of whale meat, Du Fei felt his mouth welling up and swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva. When he was an official in the imperial court, he had tasted the whale meat presented by the coastal areas, but after traveling a long distance,
After arriving in the capital, it was no longer very fresh, and he could only eat the pickled kind. But even though it was just pickled products, he already felt it was very tasteless at that time. As for fresh whale meat..., he really had never eaten it before, so
Only the brave man who kills the whale with his own hands can enjoy this.