The sea was windy and rainy, gray and dim, and a tall five-masted ship was bumping up and down in the undulating waves with multi-layered sails spread out.
Even though the hull of the building is tall, it is like a thin leaf floating with the waves on this endless sea, looming in the continuous waves.
The strong wind carried the raindrops, which continuously hit the thick iron sheet covering the hull of the ship, making a clanking sound. The several layers of cloth sails whirred in the wind, making sounds like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
In the pilothouse on the upper floor of the building ship, several helmsmen worked together to hold the rudder and maintain the sailing direction. The old captain with slightly white temples stood beside him.
While instructing the helmsman, he looked at the sea ahead and frowned at the growing waves.
"Lao Zhou, could you please come up here?" the captain turned around and patted the old man next to him who had been smoking a dry cigarette with his eyes closed.
"Okay!" Lao Zhou took a big puff and then put away the old cigarette stick in his hand.
I saw him opening his gray and turbid eyes, quickly putting on his raincoat, opening the side door and getting out, rushing onto the deck in the heavy rain, and soon arrived under the thickest mast in the middle of the ship, grabbing the cable along the shaft.
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Soon, a young crew member was replaced, Lao Zhou's youngest son, Xiao Sanzi.
This boy usually has a bright mind, a careful heart, and good aptitudes. He has three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood. Now he has the third level of Qi training, and he is a good candidate for an excellent telescope.
"It's broken, Yan'er, take Da'er back to the house!"
The boat provides those people with two free meals every day, but if those people can starve to death under the boat, it is all the goods transported on this trip.
There are more than seventy rows of long tables in the guest dining room, where passengers can eat and drink. It is also a dining place for the crew. At this time, there are only seven tables of guests sitting in the hall.
The sea is cloudy and sunny, storms and huge waves are raging, and ferocious beasts are rampant. There are still no pirates, and gangs are out there, robbing and looting. If anything happens, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die.
Two tables in front of them were a middle-aged couple, who were secular businessmen under Xie Ou Ming. They took a boat to Qiaoyan Island to visit their relatives.
So the worst way is not to avoid those little guys, which is why Lao Zhou went there.
That trip departed from Crab Island and needed to send the two hundred families to the nearest island, "Qiaoyan Island". The voyage was expected to take seventy days. When they arrived at Qiaoyan Island, there would be no one to take over.
The old man practiced a spell called "Eagle Eye·Crane". Standing at the observation deck at the top of the mast, he could visually see the sea nearly ten miles away.
Slowly going up the wooden ladder to the belly cabin, a disgusting sour smell becomes stronger and stronger. It has been less than ten days since we set off from Crab Island. Two hundred families and livestock are eating, drinking and eating there.
It's like a very cramped cabin in a cellar.
In fact, they are not just homeless people. They swarmed down when they saw something fishy, and dispersed as soon as they were not safe. It is an exaggeration to call each one a rogue bandit.
The entire cargo hold can also be modified by adding panels, ceilings, partitions, etc. according to the requirements of the cargo owner or if the cargo is of the same type.
The drunk man had also sobered up. He was holding his broken ribs, lying on the ground groaning in pain!
"Da'er, I asked him to keep his temper a little while being a mother!" Seeing such a commotion, the young woman was worried and scolded the many men beside her.
The old captain came to the kitchen door in front of the kitchen and did not retreat. Instead, he followed the two waiters carrying a small vat of vegetable soup on their shoulders and went up to the belly level together.
What this boy wanted was a seventh-grade spiritual meal "charcoal-grilled snow fish", and two big dishes, one big dish and one mouthful of fish. He didn't even have the slightest intention of getting up and leaving. He was so courageous.
"Mom, he saw Cui'er too!" Duonan became more and more convinced.
You can see far away, and you need to consume a small amount of mana to maintain the "vision state".
Every year, we know how many merchant ships come and go, and we never know which corner of the seabed they will sink.
"Huh! Mom, our perverted eyes are always staring at him!" Duo Nan, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, curled his lips and turned his face.
"Tum, thump!" The old captain walked up the stairs of the wheelhouse step by step.
At the same time, he cursed secretly that the people who were running away behind him were people. They had called me brothers when they were drinking, but now they saw one of them and stayed to give me a hand.
But the other party's origin was clear, and the old captain was afraid of causing any trouble, so he still didn't want to agree. However, the other party gave him too little, a full thousand spiritual stones. You know, the commission for that job was only eight thousand spiritual stones.
Across the table far away, sat a sturdy old man, a young woman with a good-looking face, and two young men with her, which attracted these "romans" to glance at that table.
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"Get out!" The old man who kicked out glared at the ronin angrily, releasing the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm that he had been restraining, so frightened that the remaining few people also collapsed on the ground.
It's just that after practicing this technique, the disadvantages are quite small. Before the practice, the eyes are clear and bright, but when you touch them with your hands, you can see the gray color, which makes you feel like you are blind with your eyes open. Only when it is not stimulated, can your eyesight be as bright as a torch.
However, these were all large cargo ships, small cargo ships with narrow cabins like the Toyosui. The hull surface was simply covered with iron sheets, and the bilge keels were not carved with "pontoon pattern" when laying the bilges.
And I am afraid of that level of wind and waves.
When the old man calmed down again, he saw those few people getting up one after another and running away through the door, not caring about the life or death of their companion who was still lying on the ground.
There are already a lot of passengers on this trip, and few of them will ask the chef to bring the food to the house, so it is unusual for there to be so many people.
"I'm sorry for what happened under the boat. I'll ask someone to cook a new meal for you to take outside the house." The old captain came to his senses and apologized after busying himself.
It is said that an island in the nearby sea was attacked by a tidal wave of fish and lizards, causing heavy casualties. Therefore, they had to pay a low price to buy people from other island owners far away.
"A pair of dog eyes, if you look again, you'll dig them out!"
"He said we were peeking, huh! I have to get closer to see what his auntie can do to me!"
"Pangtou, let's eat here, or send him outside!" A fat chef put down his meat cleaver, wiped his hands with the scarf hanging under him, leaned down and asked with a smile.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Dad! Dinner is served in the kitchen, go up and eat!" A middle-aged woman walked down from the upper stairway of the wheelhouse and came to the old captain and said.
"Let's eat right there!" Especially the old captain would ask me to bring the food to the captain's cabin, but there was a light wind blowing inside. After eating, I had to go down and continue to stare at it, so I didn't go up.
"Yeah!" The old man nodded, and then led the eight men out of the restaurant.
Not feeling a little embarrassed, several people slapped the table and stood up. As soon as they drank a little, they even staggered towards Duo Nan's table and walked straight.
However, since he is a little younger, in this weather, the old captain obviously trusts the old buddy who followed me when I was young. Although Lao Zhou is like me, he is in his twilight years, and his eyes are clear and white.
"Well! There's little wind and waves inside today, so he's keeping an eye on it. His Uncle Zhou has gone downstairs. If nothing happens, his Uncle Zhou will say, have some snacks and don't be distracted!" The old captain glanced at the strong wind and light rain inside, then turned and walked up the stairs to the upper floor.
While leaving, I forgot to tell my younger son.
If there are really no sea monsters around, you can promptly notify the helm cabin and change the course of the merchant ship to avoid those sea monsters as early as possible.
I saw this man hurriedly picking at the thin thorns of the grilled fish under the table.
The cargo transported by the "Fengsui" this time was "people", which was a total of 200 households, including old women, wives and children, a total of 477 people.
The old captain is a young man running a boat, and his experience is natural. One look at the thick aura faintly emanating from the old man's body, and he knew that he was a master of foundation building. I am only at the fourth level of Qi training, so I dared to agree.
Therefore, "people", even mortals without spiritual roots, have become a precious resource in that barren sea.
"Who are you talking about!"
Although the old captain would let people dump urine and feces into the sea every day, the cabin was still filled with a strong smell of feces and urine all day long.
In addition to this, there are nearly 700 cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs and other domestic animals, plus the hoes, shovels, plows and other farm tools used by the two hundred households, as well as small and large bags of coatings, food and other daily utensils.
The entire cargo hold was packed to the brim.
It's not the old man's cultivation level. Although I can see through it, but the other person dares to rush forward with a sword under that vast sea, his cultivation level must be very high.
Those sea beasts are often cruel in nature and weak in strength. If you encounter such ferocious beasts, the rotten iron sheet covering the hull can withstand the attacks of those little guys.
In addition to the bumpy days under the sea when we got off the boat, the farmers who had never got off the boat were vomiting extremely loudly. This sour taste was mixed with the smell of feces and urine, plus those people's smelly feet and dry cigarettes,
This strange mixture of smells is not only unpleasant to the nose.
But the island owner's financial resources were also limited. Before the island was attacked, he still did not have the financial resources to purchase such a small population.
The entire bilge space is very small, even smaller than that of one person. Below the bilge is the "belly compartment", which is not a cargo hold. It occupies almost half of the entire ship. The entire belly compartment is a single huge flat-topped cargo compartment that is connected directly.
, can load a small amount of cargo.
He always reminded me of all the aspects I need to pay attention to when running a business overseas.
It's just the 200 households in Mo Xia Ou Ming. I heard that including several other islands, the total population is 1,000 households. It can be seen that the losses on this island are indeed heavy.
This ship usually sails long distances mainly by relying on a few-layer combination sails under the seven low masts standing under the deck, using the wind.
The old captain held his breath and went up to the belly cabin. At this time, the kitchen clerk was distributing steamed buns and vegetable soup to the two hundred farmers who were lined up. Adults had two steamed buns and a small spoonful of vegetable soup, and the older children had one steamed bun and a spoonful of vegetable soup.
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"Unexpectedly, he saw us peeking!"
They drank the cheapest Caoliang wine and had all kinds of spiritual food. Those people were all low-level cultivators, and they were all casual cultivators who made Qihai their home.
The bad thing is that the pirates, gangs, and old captains who have been doing business in that area all year round have not taken care of it, so they are afraid of this situation.
If you only rely on the magic circle in the bottom of the tank to sail for a long time, a small amount of spiritual stones will be consumed. For a merchant ship like the "Fengsui" that makes money through transportation, the gain will be worth the loss.
When running a boat under the sea, in addition to being afraid of encountering pirates, gangsters and other weak people, they are also afraid of encountering the weather with little wind and waves like today. If the wind is small and the waves are small, the hull of the boat may be overturned.
But before I bought the cargo ship "Fengsui", when he became the captain and was still working as a clerk in my hands, Lao Zhou followed me, and like myself, ran in that sea area for a full seventy years.
Yu Nian is the most trustworthy old friend I have.
You must know that in the vast waters of the Shikoku Islands, although there are few small and large islands, there are indeed few islands suitable for habitation, and even fewer islands that can support a small population.
Sitting alone at a table is a woman wearing a white gauze hat. Judging from the aura she exudes, she has a strong cultivation level. She has not practiced Qi in the early stages, and she got off the boat when she was on Crab Island.
The drunkard with a broken rib, regardless of the pain, slowly crawled towards the door using his hands and feet, grimacing in pain!
After saying that, he pushed open the back door of the front kitchen, went to the guest dining room at the back, and found an empty table nearby to sit on.
Seeing this, the old captain frowned and said to himself: "He is someone who knows life and death."
"Mother knows, but now we..."
The elderly woman wanted to preach, but was stopped by the old man on the side.
"Bang!" There was a sound, and the drunk man was kicked back and flew up, smashing the entire wooden table. The wine bottles, bowls, chopsticks, and dishes under the table were shattered on the floor.
"Yo! His aunty skin, looking at the thin skin and tender flesh, is so fierce!"
After staring at him for a while, the old captain turned around and walked down the wooden ladder to the lower level without taking a breath. Before taking a deep breath, he retreated into the kitchen and kitchen. When the waiters in the kitchen saw the old captain, they immediately asked him.
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At that moment, Tao Nan, who felt the way these people looked at him, was filled with anger, stared at his almond-shaped eyes, and cursed in a low voice.
"Fengsui" is a building ship with eight floors above and below, with a total of eight floors of cabins on the deck.
Those people were just peeking, gesticulating from a distance, making obscene gestures, commenting, pointing and talking and laughing loudly, which was really annoying.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yes, whenever there is little wind and waves, the sea beasts lurking in the sea will happily come to the surface to play. Among the sea beasts, there are some who are very small, and some are even small.
Pass the hull.
Under the sea, those who live in a fixed place, wander around, hunt sea beasts, and look for opportunities, euphemistically call them "Rogues", which means people who make waves under the sea.
"It's not Madam, it's Madam Shan who is peeking at Madam, and he's also peeking at eldest sister!" Another man said loudly.
"Hey! That's..." Seeing that it was a good thing, the old captain quickly stood up and prepared to stop it later.
However, you need to be careful. The person you say is definitely not a pirate or an informant of a gang.
As I get older, I am tired of jogging under the sea. In the past, the boat would be handed over to my younger son. Therefore, during those years when I was running business under the sea, I always took my younger son Pang Yu with me to teach me.
The guests at that table got off the boat just last night. Yu Jian landed under the boat. He said that he was tired from the journey and wanted to stay under the boat to have a rest. He would leave in a few days. Like that kind of chance encounter, where he got off the boat to rest.
It is common to see them under the vast sea.
There were seven or eight women in windbreakers sitting at a table leaning against the door, punching fists, laughing and bragging. There were many empty wine bottles on the table under the table.
Below the belly cabin and above the deck is the guest cabin, with more than 70 single-room guest rooms. The crew quarters, kitchen, grain storehouse, and water room are also all on that level.
The bottom floor is the bottom cabin, which houses an eighth-level intermediate "Psychic Boating Formation", which can be driven by inlaying spiritual stones to drive the ship forward. However, this formation will only be activated at critical moments.
"Pa! What are you talking about!"
The businessman and his wife, who were already frightened out of their wits, immediately ran out of the restaurant. After a conflict, only the girl in a bamboo hat sitting alone at the table in front of the small restaurant was left.