I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 105: First encounters are always unexpectedly friendly

More than 20 kilometers is a very embarrassing number. If you say it is short, a modern destroyer will take more than ten minutes to complete the journey.

But if you want to talk about distance, you can even observe it with the naked eye by standing on the mast.

And with the speed of the fishing boat that Liu Yunxi transformed into, Feng Xue had no confidence in escaping even if the opponent was a medieval pirate ship.

After all, with the little bit of magic power Liu Yunxi had, it would probably run out of gas before the boat could go far.

After hesitating for a moment, Feng Xue gave up the idea of ​​escaping. He took out the three jade tokens of [Hua Lei], [Walking on Water], and [Spiritual Movement] and stuffed them into his belt. Amid Sara's series of reports of "no special structure of mineral crystals, presumed to be a primitive sacrificial act", he waited for the person who was coming, who he didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend.

Finally, a mast slowly appeared at the end of the sea level, accompanied by the huge sail, but Feng Xue couldn't help but frowned.

Unlike the high-tech warships imagined, the ship in front of him looked like it was from the World War I era. If he had to put it in a specific way, it looked like a wooden sailing ship from around the 16th century... well, like the one in Pirates of the Caribbean.

"You guys are into retro styles these days? Is this a high-tech ship disguised as a wooden sailboat?"

Feng Xue's brows twitched slightly, but Sarah's answer was beyond his expectations——

"Due to the impact of the Sea God's destruction, technology around the world has regressed to varying degrees. Although the seven major island groups have never stopped salvaging previous civilization technology, due to the low population base, the difficulty of deep-sea mining, and the scarcity of basic industrial equipment, what you see is only the true level of technology. In fact, many islands today don't even have the ability to manufacture ships. The decline of civilization is a common phenomenon."

"Oh, right, I forgot..." Feng Xue's mouth twitched, probably because Sarah's naked-eye 3D projection subtly gave him the impression that the world's technological level was very high, so much so that he almost forgot that this was a post-apocalyptic worldview.

During the communication between the person and the AI, the sail in the field of vision rose a little higher. Feng Xue took out the telescope and looked through the field of vision of Guan Tianshou. He immediately saw a string of numbers floating on the top of the mast.

79412.

"Wow, over two hundred years! It seems longevity isn't an isolated phenomenon in this world!"

With this thought in mind, Feng Xue frowned and said:
"Do you know the origin of this ship? Or scan the strength of the enemies on board?"

"The target vessel is a small two-masted sailing vessel, approximately 21 meters in length, with an estimated speed of 28 km/h and an estimated crew of 20. It's flying an unregistered flag with a black background, no skull or crossbones markings, and no figurehead. We're still evaluating it... We suspect it belongs to the pirate/land seeker group. Due to the Human Rights Protection Act, we can't conduct a full scan of the target until it demonstrates clear hostile behavior..."

Sarah's answer was very formulaic, but Feng Xue's face darkened when she heard it.

"I didn't see you considering human rights when you scanned me!"

"You are not a human being." Sarah used only four words to sink all of Feng Xue's words. He gritted his teeth, lowered his head and started to drive the boat.

Instead of running away, he headed towards the sailboat.

……

"Captain, that little boat is coming!"

The lookout on the mast shouted loudly to a wooden barrel with a thin rope pulled on it, and the crew members guarding below the mast heard the sound in the barrel and immediately repeated what they heard.

Standing on the deck, the man holding the telescope stretched out his hand to press his silver-gray left arm and said:

"Did you find any signs?"

"No! There's only a man, a woman, and a white dog on board!" The lookout's voice came back again. The captain couldn't help but frown, looking at the eager crew members, and said:

"Everyone, be smart! There's no island with supplies for hundreds of kilometers around. It's not just luck that a small boat like this could have drifted here, not to mention there's a dog on board. The enemy is most likely a beast user. Get your weapons ready! Don't attack rashly until they show hostility! Go get that Meka out of bed! We need his translation skills!"

"Yes!"

The crew members on the boat who had been watching the fun immediately began to move in an orderly manner. A sleepy young man came out of the cabin soon. He was wearing dirty clothes and had a colorful parrot on his shoulder.

Seeing the captain's serious expression, he forced himself to cheer up, raised his hand as a greeting, and then cast his gaze towards the approaching boat.

"You don't look like an ordinary person from the way he's dressed!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have called you. The moment Silver Arm sensed them, the dog noticed my detection. I'm not even sure if it was aware of our presence before we spotted them. Fantasy beasts of this level have their permissions basically locked. It's difficult to capture them, and it's also easy to cause trouble."

"Oh, if I had known I shouldn't have boarded your boat!" The young man, who had been his partner for several years, immediately understood the captain's intention. While pretending to sigh, he plucked a feather from the parrot and handed it to the captain, then turned and walked towards the small boat hanging on the side of the ship.

"Put me down, it's not safe to have that kind of guy too close!"

……

Just as Feng Xue was driving the boat and thinking about whether to jump directly onto the boat or communicate across the sea, a small wooden boat more than three meters long was lowered from the opposite boat.

There were only two people on the boat. One was rowing hard, and the other young man was waving two small flags in his hands, as if he wanted to convey some message.

"The other party is using flag language, the content is 'I hope we don't get any closer, he will come over to communicate with us soon.'" Before Feng Xue could ask, Sarah had already given a translation. Feng Xue heard this and couldn't help but recognize the role of this dog a little more -

Although he already understood that Sarah and Gouzi were not one and the same, it did not prevent him from calling Sarah Gouzi.

The boat of the young man named Meka was getting closer and closer. When the distance was about five meters, the rowing sailor controlled the speed and kept the two boats at a relatively stable distance.

Feng Xue also secretly instructed Liu Yunxi to keep their distance. Seeing that Feng Xue was willing to communicate, Meka immediately repeated the same sentence in six or seven languages, including Chinese with a heavy accent:

"I'm Meka, the communication officer from the Silver Arm. Do you have any requests?"

"There is no information about the Silver Wrist in the registration records." Sarah reported quietly. Feng Xue did not respond, but replied in Chinese:

"We are heading to the Cradle Islands. Are there any islands nearby where we can resupply? If so, could you give us a ride?"

Hearing Feng Xue's words, Meka's expression twitched. Such standard pre-civilization common language, it was obvious that he was from a powerful force. He took a deep breath and said:
"We are on a risky mission, requiring a long voyage. We won't be landing for a long time. If you need supplies, you can continue southeast. There is an inhabited island about 200 kilometers away. You can rest there temporarily. Here is the sea map."

As the young man spoke, he reached out and touched the parrot's head on his shoulder. With a beep, Sarah nodded and said:

"It's a formal navigation record. Although the logbook has been deleted, there are no traces of modification. It's fine."

Feng Xue was somewhat surprised that the first communication went so smoothly. However, recalling Ping'an County where he had settled in his previous life, he forced himself to be on guard and said to Sarah:
"Send them the information about the annular current ahead. We don't need a complete chart, just the part about the annular current."

(End of this chapter)