The weather is getting colder day by day. From the perspective of Hua Xi, who is born and raised in Guangdong, it is not an exaggeration to describe the current temperature of more than ten degrees below zero. In this era, counting on my fingers, it has been more than eight years. It has been cold and cruel.
Hua Xi has gradually adapted to the climatic conditions. Now, Hua Xi only needs to put on two thick animal skin coats to resist the cold invasion.
Bang bang—beep—suddenly, on the east avenue of Sunset Fort, a small convoy of vehicles slowly drove over amidst the shouts of several tribesmen. It seemed that it should be a convoy carrying clothes. Hua Xi
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, laughed a few times, and then led several waiters to walk quickly outside the Sunset Castle.
Sure enough, when the convoy's goods were unloaded, a short tribesman ran up to Hua Xi and shouted loudly: "Chief, the clothes you ordered have been brought! According to your order, all the clothes are fox.
Made of leather!”
"Yes!" Hua Xi nodded and walked quickly to a wooden box that had just been unloaded. With a clang, the box was opened. Hua Xi looked inside and saw a box full of fox fur clothes crowded in the small space of the box.
within the space
Hua Xi took a deep breath. Under the cold air, the breath he exhaled quickly turned into a burst of white gas and floated out. Hua Xi paused his feet, rubbed his hands, and then picked up a piece of fox fur clothing. As expected, the clothes were indeed
According to what he said, it was sewn into short sleeves.
Hua Xi was very satisfied. After throwing the fox fur clothes into the box, he was about to leave when a loud voice rang out: "Chief, why aren't they those coats that cover the arms? Oh, no, they are long sleeves!" The tribesman obviously said
Remember, clothes that cover your arms are called long sleeves, or coats
Hua Xi was slightly surprised. He turned around and saw that he was a sailor. He smiled and said, "Haha, think about it. Wouldn't it be inconvenient to wear a long-sleeved coat to go to sea?"
"Ah, that's it!" the sailor said in a low voice as he patted his head honestly.
"Haha, let's go! Let's get ready. The ship will set sail in two days, haha -" Hua Xi patted the sailor on the shoulder and laughed.
Three days later, almost all the priests, elders, and high-ranking generals came to Sunset Castle to hold a grand sacrificial event for Hua Xi's voyage. Hua Xi did not feel surprised by the arrival of these people, but Hua Xi found that among the crowd
There seemed to be some familiar faces. To his surprise, he ordered someone to summon those familiar faces. It turned out to be Bai Jiang and Bai Zhui, as well as dozens of other members of the Baishi clan.
Although Hua Xi was surprised that the two Bai brothers appeared here, but after thinking about it, it was reasonable. Regarding his last trip to sea, people had already spread the news. I am afraid that there are more than 100 people in the crowd.
Maybe some people from the Baishi tribe are here and are spying secretly. Hua Xi doesn't care whether they are snooping or not. It's hard to keep silent about this kind of thing.
The grand sacrificial ceremony was held under the auspices of the high priest in a sacred and solemn atmosphere. The official explanation for Hua Xi's trip to sea during this sacrificial ceremony was that the totem of the Chinese tribe, the flame, once
In a certain incident, he was blasphemed by the devil in the sea. Following the instructions of God Huawei, the patriarch Hua Xi led fifty warriors who were given the halo of bastards by the gods and went to sea to conquer those devils who dared to blaspheme God Huawei, etc.——
——The oracle read out by the priest was very long, and even the instigator Hua Xi felt dizzy after hearing it. He just wanted to sleep, but the crazy tribesmen below were not like Hua Xi. After the high priest finished reading out the oracle,
Shouts, roars, screams, and applause rang out one after another, and the sound shook the sky. Thousands of tribesmen gathered outside the dock. They had long been fooled by the high priest's telling story and became excited. The entire venue was immediately moved.
Like being ignited, it's boiling
This mythical phenomenon, the fanaticism and madness of the Chinese people, even the Baishi people and the Alliance people who were hidden in the crowd and watching secretly, couldn't help but become fanatical. The crowd's shouts became louder and louder, and the stage was added.
With the clamor and incitement of several disciples and missionaries from the ancestral temple, the energy burst out from the crowd became even more crazy and violent. The foreigners could not help but kneel down with the crowd at this moment, and kept worshiping the priests and clan leaders on the stage. The atmosphere was extremely
hot
Originally, these foreign spies would not be like this, but the Chinese legends are too powerful. The propaganda offensives are one after another. The tribes on the entire earth are full of legends, history and glorious deeds about the Chinese tribes and their chiefs.
Subtly, these people naturally have a sense of acquiescence in the Chinese totems and worshiped gods. Coupled with the atmosphere and enthusiasm at this time, it is impossible to worship them voluntarily.
Although the atmosphere of the sacrificial ceremony was lively, it was very short. It only lasted for more than an hour, which is more than two hours now. It ended with fifty warriors led by Hua Xi and more than a thousand people.
We boarded the large raft amidst cheers, sailed out of the shelter, and paddled straight towards the three mysterious islands - the route was the same as last time, because we didn't have a compass and we didn't know the unfamiliar places we had never walked through.
Under sea conditions, it is best to sail along the old routes that you are familiar with. Even if the sailing time will be a little longer, Hua Xi would rather take a longer time than to have someone die before he is far away from the coastline.
The heavy raft was two or three hundred meters away from the coastline, and it was very uncertain when it encountered those one-meter-high sea langoustines. One after another, the small langoustines hit the raft, and quickly turned into sea water and fell from the gaps in the raft.
Hua Xi in the sea patted this large raft built of dozens of pear trees. He was very satisfied that the heavy raft body plus the weight of 25 sailors was enough to withstand the moderate wind in the shallow sea. Then he looked back behind him.
On another raft not far away, I saw the sailor on the raft waving to me and roaring.
On this trip, Hua Xi took two of the sailors who went to sea with him last time, and lifted up the raft behind him. It was those two who led the team. As for the remaining sailor,
He was also promoted and ordered to train sailors at Fort Sunset.
Nowadays, the training program for sailors is no longer just about swimming and diving. Since Hua Xi came back last time to discuss with the three sailors, Hua Xi began to let the sailors drive rafts out to sea to exercise their balance and strength.
Of course, the sense of direction is only 200 to 300 meters outside the bay. It is very obvious to be hit by wind waves of 12 meters high. The effect is good. At least now, the sailors can stabilize themselves on the rickety raft.
No one who gets seasick seems to think that the hard training for several months was not in vain.
Hua Xi is currently unable to calculate the speed of the raft and the different speeds caused by sailing under different current conditions. However, the speed this time is much faster than last time. The distance of about a hundred miles only took two days.
When the time came, the small beach where he logged in for hunting appeared last time. Hua Xi shouted loudly: "Stop the boat! Get to the shore!"
"Here!" the sailors responded loudly, changed the direction of travel, and docked the raft on the small beach.
Soon, the raft following behind also appeared in everyone's field of vision in the span of a pack of cigarettes. It docked on the small beach. Since the sky had not lighted up this morning, everyone has been rowing until now, which has consumed a lot of energy.
, Hua Xi is not eager for quick success, anyway, the island will not escape, it will be safer and more confident to take a rest first and then paddle across in one go.
Life was changing very quickly, and seven or eight bonfires were lit in the jungle clearing next to the beach. Not long after, the tempting aroma of meat and laughter came from the woods. When people become happy, they tend to get lucky this morning.
The sky was still gray. When Hua Xi and others came out and were about to get on the raft and set sail, Hua Xi found that the sky was bright and clear, and the icy cold air seemed to be dispersed all at once.
"Brothers, come on! If you work hard, the three mysterious islands will be here. Come on -" Hua Xi turned around and shouted with a loud voice.
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison
Thanks to the previous experience, Hua Xi began to understand how to use the current to increase the speed and save energy. Although it felt vague, she finally got the idea. As a result, the number of head-on collisions of the raft with the wind was reduced.
Quite a bit, the sailing speed gradually increased, and the raft that was still following behind at first was soon thrown a mile away by Hua Xi and the others.
However, people's wisdom cannot be underestimated. After the two strange patriarchs' rafts were so much faster than their own and were thrown farther and farther away, after a stick of incense, they also emerged from the sea.
Based on the vague feeling in their minds, they saw some clues in the water patterns. They also turned while looking at the water patterns, but the general direction always remained towards the island.
When the sailors on the Huaxi raft thought that the people behind them could not catch up, they suddenly discovered that the raft behind them could no longer be thrown away after being thrown away for several miles. They seemed to be hanging on to their tails.
, no matter how hard I try, I can’t get rid of it.
Seeing this, Hua Xi burst out laughing and praised: "Adventure can indeed make human brains spin quickly——"
Seeing that the raft behind him was gradually catching up, Hua Xi ignored them and turned around to teach the sailors on the raft the theory of how to use the current and wind to speed up the sailing speed of the raft.
But it was rarely mentioned. The sailors listened with relish and gradually abandoned the stories of gods and ghosts, concentrating on this new and exciting experience.
The location of the island is very clear. Everyone can see three raised black fuzzy dots on the sea level in the distance. The patriarch said that those three small black dots are the destination of their voyage - the mysterious island.
With a clear goal, it is natural to avoid detours when doing things. The sailors now only need to deal with the resistance of the wind and the reverse direction of the current, and paddle vigorously. In addition to looking at the water patterns and wind direction, Hua Xi also shouted slogans, just like himself
Just like the dragon boat race in my hometown, a voice actor's rhythmic slogan can twist the strength of the sailors on the raft together. With this huge force, the raft can rush forward dozens of meters after a single sound. Repeatedly.
, the speed of the raft actually jumped again, and the raft behind it that had just caught up was pulled away again in an instant.
However, the two commanders were thinking much faster this time. When they heard the sound of slogans coming from the raft not far ahead, they looked at the speed of their raft suddenly speeding up.
When they understood what was going on, the two men immediately ordered the sailors to follow suit, imitating each other, shouting slogans and rowing, and insisted on clinging to Hua Xi's raft.
The dangerous and exciting sailing journey is unfolding in this kind of confrontational competition. The sailors on the two rafts have already put aside the fear brought by the sea in this silently hinted competition and devoted themselves wholeheartedly.
In the confrontation, no one surrenders, and no one is willing to admit defeat. Everyone has to shake their arms hard for the sake of honor and paddle the wood pulp rhythmically. Everyone on the raft wants to be the first before reaching the island.
Hua Xi, a warrior who landed ashore, was very happy about this unexpected competition. He himself was involuntarily infected by the passion and boldness of the sailors, and gradually joined the team, shouting loudly——
——That’s it, after sailing seven or eight miles away quickly in this fierce and interesting competition, they finally arrived at South Island. To Hua Xi’s surprise, the two rafts actually arrived at the beach of the island at the same time.
, I couldn’t help but admire the two masters. They were so far away, and they had just understood some of the mysteries. They were able to catch up with their own rafts and arrive at the same time. This is not something ordinary people can do.
A person who can lead troops, in addition to necessary skills such as tactics, must also be able to bring up the morale and passion of the team, know how to quickly identify the war situation, and make correct understandings and decisions. From this unintentional boating race, this
The two commanders should have good talent in leading troops.
After getting off the raft, Hua Xi walked up to the two elders and asked, "Do you two have names?"
Note that in this era, ordinary people do not have names. Only those tribes that have some real power and have reached a certain level of civilization will be named like ordinary people. Most of them are called by some weird titles.
When the patriarch asked him if he had a name, he said with shame: "Chief, no!"
"Haha, if you don't have it, you won't have it. Why are you so ashamed? From today on, you two will be called Shui Gu and Shui Tong!"
The two were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly: "Clan Chief Xie——" (Hua Xi did not teach them any ancient words about willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses) Hua Xi helped the two of them up with a smile, and looked back.
In the vast mountains and forests on the island, he shouted to the sailors: "Drag the raft into the woods in front and hide it and start exploring——"