Section 730 Dead Ring Hurricane
After Helen left, Ingres opened Lucas's logbook again.
According to Helen, this waterway was not so peaceful in the past, and all kinds of wind, thunder and rain would occur. This time it was good luck, and it was sunny all the way, and I easily crossed the route.
"It seems that I am overthinking. Angels rubbed his temples, and finally reluctantly closed the sheepskin.
After closing the parchment roll, Angels saw the name of the roll again.
Generally speaking, people only deliberately emphasize that they have a certain trait if they are extremely lacking.
The title of the volume is "The Most Honest Captain of the Golden Age - Lucas's Logbook", who would deliberately add the title "the most honest" in front of his logbook? This Lucas emphasizes that he is an "honest" captain, probably because he lacks this quality?
However, Ingres also feels that it is rare for people who like to lie to tell a few truths, and others do not believe in them, so they will jump to emphasize that they are "honest". From this point of view, Lucas's logbook seems to be somewhat authentic.
Angel shook his head, his thoughts a little confused. Lucas's logbook is still skeptical.
Putting away the parchment rolls, Ingres didn't think much about it and continued to study the "flying boots".
The clock on the wall kept turning, and in the blink of an eye, the day changed to night, and the moonlight was soft, covering the calm sea with a veneer of starlight.
Angel lay on his desk for a long time, and then finally raised his head.
A pair of small black leather boots full of artistic sense jumped on the paper, and there were delicate dark lines on both sides of the leather boots, which looked a little mysterious.
"It's the first time you're making shoes, so let's start with the simple ones. Angel muttered to himself.
He has cut many pieces of clothing these days, but this is the first time he has made shoes. He took out the corresponding materials from the bracelet according to the drawings, and began to cut and tann the leather before refining.
As he was concocting the leather, there was a commotion outside.
Almost finished the work at hand, Angels pushed open the door and went out onto the balcony to see what was going on outside.
As soon as he pushed the door open, a burst of dazzling brilliance flashed in front of him.
"Boom-" At this moment, Toby flew out of the inner room, and saw the beautiful scene outside, surrounded by him merrily.
The starry sky is like a bucket, endless and bright. It's already a beautiful sight, but what makes it even more dazzling is the sparkle beneath the surface of the sea.
The starry sky paved the surface of the sea, and at the same time, circles of shimmering and luminous light appeared beneath the surface of the sea.
The calm sea is like countless glowing doughnuts appearing, drifting with the waves. The stars projected in the night sky are simply beautiful.
The clamor of the sailors, too, is this.
From their words, Ingres probably learned the name of this phenomenon: the dead loop.
The luminous ring under the surface of the sea is actually a creature called the "Death Jellyfish", its body is very fragile, but its body is highly poisonous, and those who are stabbed by the death jellyfish have almost no chance of survival.
Because there are so many dead jellyfish here, and they flicker in the night, this phenomenon is called "dead rings". At the same time, it is also the name of the area.
Helen also appeared on deck, but unlike the other sailors, she simply admired the beauty of the dead ring, and methodically instructed the sailors to work together.
Soon, the route will be diverted and everyone will have to change into warmer clothes, the icebreaker saws at the bottom of the ship will be checked, and the areas that are prone to frost damage will be smeared with antifreeze oil...... These things had to be done in a short time, and the sailors who had been secretly watching the scenery had to return to their posts after wailing.
Ingres also jumped off the balcony on the third floor and landed on Helen's side.
"Good evening, sir. Helen was stunned for a moment and saluted respectfully.
"You're about to enter the Winter Passage?"
Helen replied, "Yes, the Conch has started to slow down, and we will do the final overhaul in the Dead Loop, and in an hour it should be in the Winter Passage." ”
Ingres looked around, and to be honest, there was a vast sea on all sides, and he couldn't see where the so-called channel was.
However, there is a specialization in the art industry, and Angel did not study it in detail, so he retracted his gaze and said to Helen: "We will carve a thermostatic magic pattern on the ship, which can keep the temperature on the ship at a normal level and not too cold." However, in order not to damage the hull and ensure the integrity of the hull, this thermostatic magic pattern can only be used with a relief pattern, so it will not last too long, only about half a month. ”
Helen's face showed a look of joy: "Thank you, my lord, half a month is enough time to get out of the winter passage." ”
Ingres nodded, took a vial of gargoyle blood ink from his bracelet, and began to carve it. He knew that some people on the ship needed to judge the weather conditions by temperature, humidity and wind direction, so he also deliberately left a lookout platform, which was not included in the range of thermostatic magic patterns.
Angel carved very quickly, this low-level magic pattern only needed to continuously supply energy, and the blood ink itself was emitting energy fluctuations, so it took almost no effort. But if he wanted the entire Yunluo to be surrounded by constant temperature magic patterns, he estimated that it would take him half a day.
As he painted, the Conch was slowly moving forward.
But it didn't take long for Ingres to hear a shout, and he didn't hear the shouting clearly, so he saw everyone move, and saw that the Yunluo suddenly made a big turn, and the speed also increased a little.
When Ingres was puzzled, Helen came over and said with an anxious face: "My lord, just now Durroux said that a very strong hurricane is approaching. ”
Angel knew that Duru was the boy from the fishing village who told him the story of the beautiful Naya.
"Are you sure?"
Helen: "Durrou had a certain portent-like instinct for the changing weather at sea, which is why he was taken aboard the Conch by Captain Alwyn, and since he came aboard the ship, he has hardly missed any predictions about the weather. ”
Hearing that Helen was so sure, Ingres also frowned, this is the Dead Ring Zone, which happens to be the intersection of the surrounding seas, and it would be bad if the hull of the ship was deflected by the hurricane and entered the terrifying sea.
"My lord, do you have a solution?" Helen looked at Angel with a blank eye.
Angel pondered for a moment, if he relied on the gravity vein, he could stabilize the Yunluo to a certain extent. But their opponent is nature, and it is difficult to deal with it for a long time.
But it's time to give it a try.
"How far is this from the Winter Passage?" asked Ingres.
"At full speed, you can get there in half an hour. Helen Road.
"The hurricane predicted by Duru, how long will it take to arrive. ”
As soon as this question was settled, Ingres saw Helen staring into the distance in a daze, and he turned back with Helen's gaze, only to see the clouds and mist rolling in the distance, like a dragon and snake rolling with the clouds.
In the image of the holographic tablet, Angel once saw the tide of the Qianjiang River rushing over like a white line.
Now, a white line is also coming from afar, but this white line is countless times larger and more terrifying!
"The hurricane is coming. Helen was a little smuggled.
Angel glanced at it, and depending on the time, it might take less than two minutes to get to the vicinity of the Conch. In other words, if they want to reach the winter shipping lane, they will have to rely on gravity for at least half an hour in the hurricane.
With his and Toby's gravitational vein reserves, and the opponent is nature, it is extremely difficult to hold out for half an hour.
Angel turned his head and asked, "How long will it take to sail from here to the other two safe waterways, the Xialu Ridge and the Windless Sea?" ”
"We are now on the road of the Winter Channel, so it is far from the other two routes, two hours from the Xialu Sea Ridge, and even more than five hours from the windless sea. Helen finished speaking.
"There's no choice but to take the Winter Passage. However, I don't know if I can stick to the past. Angel looked back at Toby, "Looks like we're both going to give it our all." ”
Toby also understood what Angel meant, and nodded and called out.
"We have another solution, and that is to take advantage of the wind. Suddenly, a male voice appeared behind them.
Helen turned her head and saw a stern-looking Alwyn appear at the hatch.
Helen seemed to think of something, and her eyes lit up: "Captain means, we borrow the power of the hurricane?"
Alwyn walked over briskly and nodded to Helen: "That's right, we are going to take the Winter Passage now, and we must carry a hurricane and go against the wind." But if we take advantage of the wind, we can follow the trend. ”
Alwin pulled out the chart and pointed to one of the areas.
- Xia Lu Hailing.
"Walking the Xialu Sea Ridge is just the right time to take advantage of the wind. With a tailwind, we can even reach the Xialu Ridge in a short time. Alvin.
"It's a good idea, but ......" Helen looked at the chart carefully, with a hint of hesitation on her face, "But will the wind really go the way we think? ”
"This can only be left to Destiny. Alwyn understood this and sighed softly.
Helen was also silent.
In the end, the two of them set their sights on Angels, apparently asking Angels to decide the final course.
"I don't know which route to take. However, if we go to the Charlotte Ridge, won't we also be attacked by the Charlotte Witch?" said Angel.
"It's true that she could be attacked by Witch Charlotte, but if Witch Charlot is in a good mood and we explain the situation to her, maybe she can open the net. There were once ships of the sea that passed through the Witch of Charlotte, and even mortal ships. Alvin.
Helen also helped at this time: "Many of the ships that were attacked were most likely attacked when they went deep into the Xialu Ridge. We can stop for a while on the periphery of the Xialu Ridge and wait for the hurricane to pass, then retreat back to the dead loop and choose a new course. ”
"But there are also some of them who were attacked as soon as they entered the Xialu Ridge. Alwyn added to Helen's endless words, "So, no matter which way you go, there is actually a danger, and you can only leave it to destiny." ”
Angel looked back at the approaching hurricane.
With such majestic power, how long can he and Toby maintain the Cloud Conch?
He thought for a moment, "Let's take advantage of the wind and go to Xialu Hailing." ”
"Okay! We'll go to the dispatcher right away. Helen and Alwyn received this order, and without hesitation, immediately turned around and went about their own business.
Ingres silently watched the hurricane in the distance.
Encountering such hurricanes in the Devil's Sea is actually the norm. But for the first time, it was in such an important area, and there was a hurricane.
This can only say that their luck is really bad.