Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 305 Fog
Within the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, all the people on the ship rushed to the deck and looked forward to watching.
But an island appeared right in front of the warship.
Moreover, the island is not like an ordinary island, and there is more than one.
After sailing for ten days, they suddenly saw an island, which naturally made everyone excited.
"No way?" Wu Yubao was surprised. "Could it be that... we have reached the Kingdom of Meng so soon?"
"Yes," a soldier said, "Legend has it that the island of Mang is connected to the other side of the country, and it was cut off from the island. It looks very similar..."
"No... No..." Xiao Zhennan held the compass in his hand and shook his head repeatedly, "It doesn't make sense to be so fast. According to the speed display, it will take at least five days to arrive."
At this time, Han Feier placed the nautical chart on the bow and measured the position with a special instrument.
After measuring, she shook her head repeatedly, indicating that this island that suddenly appeared should not be the Kingdom of Meng or the Kingdom of the Other Shore.
"But..." She added, "There's no island marked here on the nautical chart. An island this large shouldn't be unmarked, right?"
"Who cares?" Huo Anu said, "Such a big island, there must be people living there, right? We can go over and ask and find out where it is."
"Yes," Dai Long agreed, "Master Xiao Hai, shall we drive over and take a look?"
"This..." Xiao Zhennan seemed a little embarrassed and did not express his opinion immediately.
At the critical moment, Xu Zun was still quick-witted. He immediately snapped his fingers and ordered Li Xing:
"Hurry up and bring those prisoners here!"
Everyone immediately understood what Xu Zun meant. He wanted to ask the captives if they knew about this island.
In case there are pirates from Izumo hiding on this island, we can take precautions early.
After a while, four prisoners were brought onto the deck.
What was unexpected was that when everyone was pointing at the island and asking them to identify it, they suddenly found that the island had disappeared!
Why?
Everyone leaned over the side of the boat to look, and discovered that a thick fog had risen from the sea, hiding the entire island in the fog.
It was just as the sun was setting, and as the light dimmed, the scene became increasingly blurry.
Xiao Zhennan showed the sea chart to several prisoners. After some questioning and communication, the prisoners shook their heads like rattles, indicating that they had never been to the southern East China Sea.
"Something's wrong..." Han Feier said, looking at the thick fog in the distance, "Fog will form when the night is long and the temperature drops suddenly.
“Although the fog gathers at night, it reaches its thickest in the early morning.
"But this fog now..." She frowned and said cautiously, "It looks a bit evil!"
“Ahem…”
At this time, Xiao Zhennan quickly coughed to remind Han Feier not to speak too casually.
Her words were likely to cause panic among the soldiers.
As the captain of a ship , you must always remain rational and calm, and not make random guesses.
Sure enough, although Han Feier's voice was small, it was still heard by a soldier, who immediately looked uneasy.
Han Feier then realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly shut up and retreated behind Xiao Zhennan.
"Sir..." Xiao Zhennan was very steady and asked Xu Zun for his opinion immediately. "There is no mark on the nautical chart of this island. Do you think we need to check it out?"
Although Xu Zun had no sailing experience, he had studied geography in junior high school. He knew that the formation of sea fog was due not only to temperature differences but also to ocean currents.
If warm, moist air flows over a colder sea surface, sea fog will form.
This place is south of the East China Sea, so there is a high probability that warm and humid air currents from the south will flow through this area, so it is normal to have such heavy fog in the evening.
However, Xu Zun is not sure whether this world is the same as the original world?
"Captain Xiao," Xu Zun said in public, "Our mission is to find the Great Xuan Prince, so we shouldn't miss any island we see, let alone... such a big one!"
Xu Zun's words were clear and concise, which not only made his position clear but also stabilized the morale of the troops.
"Okay!" Xiao Zhennan ordered the soldiers, "Fold the main sail, reduce the speed of the ship, and be careful of the reefs..."
Under Xiao Zhennan's command, the warship slowed down and slowly headed towards the thick fog.
There are small wooden boats on both sides of the warship. When the large ship reaches the shallow water area, only the small boats can enter the island.
It seemed not far away, but it took the warship an entire hour to sail into the thick fog.
The thick fog has a lot of water vapor, which will condense into water droplets when it falls on your body, wetting your clothes...
"careful!"
Xiao Zhennan stood at the bow and looked carefully under the boat, but the sea fog was so thick that he could not see the sea surface at all and could only see a pitch-black mass.
It was a truly terrifying feeling, as if the warship was taking him into a terrible dark tunnel.
There was total silence all around, the only sound to be heard was the creaking of the warship's hull and the rustling of dripping water from the sails.
Xiao Zhennan was worried about whether there might be reefs near the island, so he ordered the boat to slow down to the minimum speed.
Because the light was too dim, he asked the soldiers on the deck to light torches.
The torches were lit and soon dampened by the mist, producing thick smoke and a hissing sound...
"Sir," Zhao Yu, who had never been on a ship, wisely reminded Xu Zun, "You'd better find something to hold on to, so as not to bump into anything later."
"What a thick fog!" Annie looked around and couldn't even see the situation on the deck.
At this time, no one dared to speak anymore and all listened attentively to Xiao Zhennan's command.
Unexpectedly, just as everyone calmed down, they heard Xiao Zhennan at the bow shouting in fear: "Stop! Stop the boat! Drop anchor!!!"
ah?
Hearing Xiao Zhennan's terrified cry, the sailors did not dare to delay and immediately carried out the order.
Xu Zun and others also subconsciously grabbed the railing, waiting for the upcoming vibration.
However, everyone waited for a long time, and as the ship slowed down, the imagined collision did not occur at all.
"That...that..." At this time, Han Fei'er's terrified voice came from the bow again, "What is that!?"
Xu Zun felt more and more that something was wrong, so he quickly went to the bow and looked in the direction where Xiao Zhennan and his wife were looking!
As a result, after seeing this, Xu Zun subconsciously hugged his head, feeling as if he was about to be hit by something!
"Oh!" Zhao Yu, who was following closely behind, was also startled and almost fell to his knees on the bow of the boat.
"This..." Huo Anu nervously grasped the iron umbrella, looking up at the side of the bow, his face full of disbelief, "What is this?"
Squeak...
As the anchor sank to the bottom, the warship finally stopped sliding.
Everyone's attention was attracted by a huge monster on the right side of the bow!
But I saw a huge shadow rising into the sky, and I didn’t know how big it was.
Moreover, there seems to be some texture on this thing, and it can be seen at a glance that it should not be a cliff.
"I...I'll do it...I'll do it!"
At this time, Shangguan Min suddenly appeared. He put a rocket on the bowstring and shot it in the direction of the behemoth...
As the fire flashed, everyone finally saw what this huge creature was!
"Anucheh!" Huo Anu was the first to exclaim, "Is this... a ship?!"
