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"Whales! A group of whales appeared in the southeast, and America No. [-] and No. [-] immediately prepared their weapons to hunt the whales!" As Lu Wan's hoarse and infinitely excited roar sounded, first America No. [-] began to boil, and then the surrounding Other ships also discovered the whale group in the southeast, when the No. [-] and No. [-] immediately sailed towards the group of whales at the fastest speed.

The group of whales appeared in the southeast of their fleet, less than a thousand steps away, and this group of whales obviously did not regard these floating objects as threats, so they did not show any fear of the approaching fleet. Instead, they sprayed the water leisurely one by one, and several young whales jumped out of the water happily, splashing waves of spray.

The crew members on America [-] and [-] were all in good spirits, and each of them maximized their potential, making the two ships approach the whale group at the fastest speed, and when they were only about [-] steps away from the nearest whale , the two ships immediately began to slow down, and then all the crossbows on the ship were aimed at the whale.

Speaking of which, in order to explore the safety of the fleet, all of these eight ships are equipped with weapons, and Yishui's military bed crossbows are as powerful as those on naval warships.Originally, Li Yin wanted to put a few cannons on the ship, but because of the limited size of the ship, shells and gunpowder take up too much space, and besides the harsh natural environment along the way, there is really nothing that can threaten them things, so only these bed crossbows are enough.

The distance is less than two hundred steps, and the sea is still calm now, so the ship can maintain a balanced state. It can be said that there is almost no possibility of missing, only a few short bowstrings on the ship, and then a dozen lights and shadows. It flashed past, and then heard a terrible roar from the giant whale in the water, and then it could be seen that five or six giant long-haired crossbow arrows had been inserted into its body, and the others were all shot away. up.Capital Datang 570

The whale that was "shot" was five feet away, and its vitality was extremely tenacious.Even if he was seriously injured by a giant crossbow that was more than ten feet long, he did not die immediately. Instead, after screaming, he began to struggle violently. Unfortunately, the crossbow bolts were tied with ropes behind them, and there were barbs in front of the crossbow bolts. Just can't break free, and two ships are holding back on both sides.No matter how strong the whale is, it can't do anything, and finally it slowly stops moving.

However, the tragic death of this whale also alarmed other whales. As a result, these huge animals dispersed in a rush, regardless of the life or death of their companions.It's just that this makes Lu Wan feel a little regretful. Although one whale is enough to feed the fleet for a long time, they don't know how long the voyage will last, so naturally the more food the better.

The other crew members behind saw that the Americas [-] and [-] did not miss, and it can even be said that they killed a huge whale very easily.This caused the hungry crew members to burst into howls like ghosts and wolves, and some excited crew members even jumped off the ship directly.The whales swam towards this side with churning water, and the crew on the boat cheered for them, and everyone seemed to be crazy.

Although these behaviors of the crew seemed very abnormal, Lu Wan knew that this was just a way for the crew to celebrate their rebirth, to vent their excitement, after all, it was this morning.They were still in a desperate atmosphere, but in the blink of an eye, God gave them a whale.Even he couldn't help trembling all over his body due to the joy of being saved from a desperate situation.

After everyone's emotions calmed down, Lu Wan immediately commanded the fleet to form a large circle centered on the whale, and then fixed the whale on several boats with ropes, and made him half float on the sea surface, then lowered the boat and boarded the boat. All the people with sharp knives cut off the meat of the whale piece by piece, and then transported it to the ship for processing.And this process must be fast, otherwise it may attract some predators in the ocean.

In fact, although Lu Wan's boat is not very big, it is not very small either. If the two boats are put together, the whale can also be hoisted onto the boat. The reason why they don't do this is because the body temperature of the whale is very high. It is already dead, but the temperature in its body cannot drop for a short time, so if the whale is lifted out of the water, its internal organs will stink and rot. Therefore, if it is not necessary, the dissection of the whale needs to be placed in the water.

As the small boats went back and forth, the size of the whale in the middle became smaller and smaller, and gradually turned into a skeleton. Even the internal organs of the whale were cleaned by the crew in the water, and then transported to the big ship. After all, they were starving during this period, and no one would dislike these internal organs. Even some smaller bones of the whale were removed by the crew and transported back to the ship. I wonder if they can chew them?

Looking at the pieces of whale meat and buckets of blubber, the smile on Lu Wan's face never broke. During this period of time, because of the food, he, the captain, was under tremendous pressure, and even among the crew members There have been some bad rumors. Fortunately, many of these crew members are his old brothers back then, so they can still be suppressed for the time being. But if the food crisis cannot be solved, there may be an outbreak on the ship before everyone starves to death. a conflict.But now that there is food, most of the problems have been solved.

Of course, whale meat can't just be piled up on the boat like this. It must be salted to preserve it for a longer time. Of course, this requires a lot of salt. If it is placed on land, it is really a lot of money. But on the sea, The most indispensable thing is salt.

Generally speaking, people who go out to sea seldom bring salt, and if they need it, they can dry some by themselves, but it is precisely because of this that Lu Wan and the others really don't have much salt on board.But this is not a problem. For example, on their ship's side, you can see sea salt crystals everywhere. You can use it by scraping it off with a knife. , although the smell is a bit unpleasant, and the storage time is not very long, but it is not easy to rot.

After killing this life-saving whale, the entire fleet fell into carnival, and Lu Wan also generously asked the material demand officer to distribute a thousand catties of fresh meat, and then distributed it to all the crew members. Drinking water also increased by half than usual, which made the crew go crazy even more, and they didn't stop for two full hours.

In the captain's room, Lu Wan, Feng Shijie and other important figures of the fleet were sitting around the table, and there was a piece of red whale meat in front of each of them. The fire on the ship had been cut off for a long time, so they could only eat raw meat. They also often eat raw fish meat. Although whale meat is much rougher than fish meat, as long as people are hungry, they don't pay much attention to it.

"Come here! This is the pepper powder I saved with great difficulty, and fine salt is added in it, everyone try it!" Lu Wan took out a bottle the size of a fist from the small box next to him, opened it and let the next door Feng Shijie first poured some on the meat, and then passed it on to other people. After everyone had finished pouring, Lu Wan poured some for himself.

"Captain, I didn't expect you to hide such a good thing. I brought a few bottles of seasoning with me, but I ate them all a while ago!" Feng Shijie sniffed the food in front of him, and found that the smell of pepper overwhelmed the whale meat. The fishy smell was covered up a lot, and he smiled at the moment.

The others were also joking, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed. After all, not only Lu Wan has been under tremendous pressure during this period of time, they have also undergone tremendous tests. Fortunately, they met this life-saving whale today. , This makes everyone present feel relaxed, and their minds are naturally relaxed.

And Lu Wan finally smiled and said: "Okay, everyone, stop talking too much, you are not hungry, I am hungry, let's solve the stomach problem first and then talk!"

The other people were satisfied with what they heard. After all, they were all hungry, so they took out their knives, cut the meat into small pieces and put them in their mouths like barbarians eat meat. Although the whale meat is very fishy, But as long as you get used to it, you won't feel anything about it, and with the addition of pepper, many people gradually feel that raw whale meat doesn't seem too unpalatable.

After a group of people wolfed down their share of whale meat, they put away the tableware and began to discuss the next route.In fact, this is nothing to discuss, after all, they have been on this route for such a long time, and it is definitely impossible to turn back, so they can only bite the bullet and go on.The reason why Lu Wan summoned these people was mainly to hold a meeting for everyone, and then let them pay attention to the mood of the crew, so as not to cause any riots or the like.

For these, Feng Shijie and the others also understood, but at the end of the meeting, a strong middle-aged man stood up and said: "Captain, how long do you think we will sail on the sea to reach America? If we wait until this If the batch of food is finished before eating, it is estimated that no kind of appeasement will be of any use, the crew's emotions will explode all at once, and we can't stop it even if we want to!" Capital Datang 570

And Lu Wan pondered for a while after hearing this, and then said: "All of you here are my old brothers, and you all know who I am, so I won't fool you with lies, although now The fleet has sailed for such a long time without even encountering an island, but I think America is not far away from us. After all, no matter how big the Pacific Ocean is, there is a limit. If we hadn't deviated from the route before, I guess we might We've reached America!"

Hearing Lu Wan say that America is endless, but he didn't have any real evidence, just his own inferences, which made everyone present look at each other in blank dismay, and it seemed that they didn't really believe Lu Wan's words.

But at this moment, a crew member suddenly broke into the captain's room and shouted: "Captain, I have made a big discovery!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.)

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