Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 293, Silly Deer

Time passed day by day, and the fleet continued to move towards the north.

On the 'Taishan', Du Mingen habitually took a telescope to look around the sea every day, looking for things like land, ice floes and so on.

"According to calculations, this area should be land. Logically speaking, it should be discovered within two days."

Wearing a thick cotton coat and wrapping himself in three layers, he looked towards the sea in the northwest, trying to find traces of land.

At this time, the position of Du Mingen's fleet has almost arrived near the Kamchatka Peninsula of the later generation of polar bears. He is also preparing to take a rest in this area for the last time, replenishing fresh water and firewood on board, and by the way let the crew return to land for a good rest. Rest awhile.

"Land~land~"

Just as Du Mingen was meditating, the lookout on the mast shouted excitedly, and all the crew members on the ship hurried out of the cabin.

Having land means that they can replenish, and with fresh and sufficient fresh water, they can take a comfortable bath and clean up their personal hygiene; with sufficient firewood, they can also have a delicious barbecue. In the country, they can even spend money to find women to vent their full and exuberant energy.

In short, there is nothing that delights a man who sails the seas more than the sight of land.

"Send an order to other ships to find a suitable location, and let's go to the land to take a good rest."

When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately laughed. Sure enough, there was not much difference from what he had calculated. The map given by Liu Jin was really too accurate.

Soon, the flag bearer on the 'Taishan' began to wave small flags of several colors, conveying Du Mingen's order to other ships.

Finding a suitable berthing place is not a problem at all for those of them who have undergone long-term training and learning. The fleet moved along the land and soon found a river flowing out of the land. Such places are often Best for mooring boats.

When a ship walks in the sea, the bottom will be attached by various marine organisms. These attachments will greatly corrode the hull, so these attachments need to be cleaned regularly.

If conditions permit, of course it is to drive into the port for special cleaning, but when sailing in the ocean, there is no such condition at all, and driving into fresh water is a very good way to clean up.

The attachments on the bottom of the ship are marine organisms, which are used to salt water, and will die in large numbers when they come into fresh water, which can achieve the effect of cleaning the bottom of the ship.

In addition, where there are rivers, ships are more conducive to mooring, and it is more convenient to replenish fresh water.

Liu Jin had already taught all this knowledge when he was in class at Tianjin Maritime Academy, so Du Mingen naturally remembered it firmly.

The fleet anchored in this unnamed freshwater river. Thousands of crew members on the ten big fortune boats had already gone crazy. They didn't need Du Mingen's order. Everyone stepped on land excitedly and began to rest.

The division of labor on the fleet is very clear, and it is the same after arriving on land. Some people cut down trees and store wood, which is an indispensable thing for life and heating on board.

Someone went to find drinkable fresh water, cleaned the vats storing fresh water one by one on the ship, and refilled them with fresh fresh water.

Others carry weapons such as crossbows, swords, and muskets, and hunt around to see if they can hunt some animals. In this way, everyone will no longer have to eat bacon and fish, and they can relax. Soothing taste.

There are also people who are looking for some plants, algae, fungi, etc. These things can be eaten as vegetables to supplement vitamins. The crew who eat meat every day need these things very much.

Everyone has their own affairs, and they all need to complete as much as possible during this time on land.

"The scenery is really beautiful, but it's a pity that there are no people around~"

Du Mingen came to the land and looked at the barren scene in front of him. The high mountain in the distance was covered with white snow, and there was a large forest at the foot of the mountain. It was autumn at this time, and the yellow and red leaves formed a gorgeous scene, which made people feel Refreshing.

Some people in the fleet started to set up tents at the foot of the mountain, built soil and built stoves, and teams of crew members started to explore in all directions with various weapons in their hands.

The monkey and the silly bear led three people to form a team of five people. Some of the five people held crossbows, some held swords, and some held muskets. They were fully armed and walked very limitedly on this deserted land. .

The silly bear is tall, strong and strong, holding a mace weighing tens of kilograms in his hand, waving and playing from time to time. Average toys.

"It's better to find fresh water. I drank all the water in the river just now. It's very sweet. It must be snow water from the snow-capped mountains."

Humans instinctively have a fear of exploring strange places, and so do monkeys. He is somewhat envious of those who collect fresh water.

"Isn't it good to come out and walk around?"

Sha Xiong touched his head, he was suffocated on the boat, now he can walk around, he thinks it's pretty good.

"Okay, of course, who knows what kind of monsters there will be in this kind of place."

The monkey shook his head helplessly and said, talking to this silly bear always feels like playing the piano to a cow.

"Why are there monsters to be afraid of? My mace is not vegetarian."

Upon hearing this, Sha Xiong waved the mace in his hand whirringly, and said confidently.

"There are deer, there are deer~"

At this time, the teammates around him excitedly pointed to a place in front of them and said.

"The herd?"

Monkey and Silly Bear immediately regained their spirits when they heard this. They were already tired of eating bacon and fish, and it would be a good choice to replace venison, so they hurriedly looked over.

On a flat ground not far ahead, hundreds of deer are leisurely gnawing on the moss. These deer are huge in size, much larger than the sika deer in Daming. What is even more peculiar is that these deer The antlers are very huge, like a huge millstone.

"What kind of deer is this?"

"It's like a horse, with horns like a deer, and a neck like a camel."

The monkey picked up the binoculars, looked carefully and said, this kind of deer has never been seen before. If Liu Jin was there, he would be able to recognize them at a glance. These are unique reindeer in cold regions.

"It doesn't matter what kind of deer it is, as long as the meat is delicious."

Silly bear doesn't have the time to care what these deer are. He feels hungry now, and he vomited after eating fish on the boat. Now he really wants to change the taste and taste the taste of barbecue, so he hurriedly carried it. His own mace walked towards the reindeer herd.

"Are all these deer stupid?"

"Why aren't you afraid of us at all?"

As they got closer to the herd of deer, monkeys and silly bears soon discovered something. These deer seemed to be not afraid of people at all. When they saw the silly bears coming, they would not run away as quickly as other animals. , but all looked at Sha Xiong and others curiously.

"Just call it Shalu. You're so stupid. I guess you and Shaxiong are in the same family. You won't walk away if you hit it with a mace."

Looking at these silly deer, the monkey couldn't help but said with a smile.

　Silly roe deer, this reindeer doesn't know if it's stupid or not~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)