wild trail

Chapter 346 Whale

As the savages continued to seek refuge, this stronghold in the southwestern region has now gathered nearly 3000 people. Such a large population has made this ordinary sea area extremely lively.

Even those savages who came earlier had seen all kinds of inconceivable methods of the Xia army, but every time they saw something they thought was inconceivable, it would often cause a burst of excitement.

For example, a certain soldier lit a fire with a magical torch, and used a plane to make a flat plank. These things that seemed normal to Xia soldiers were incredible miracles in their eyes.

Li Mu looked at the extremely noisy camp, and felt that it was time to transport a group of people back to Xia Kingdom. This small camp has now reached the stage of being overwhelmed.

After making up his mind, after half a month of preparation, three warships were dispatched to transport these people. These strong men and women will greatly alleviate the shortage of Xia's local labor force.

The savages who were transported away were full of hope for a new life in the future, and crowded into the cabin. In front of the vast sea was the kingdom of God in their hearts. The hardships of the journey could not hinder the excitement in their chests. heart.

The development of the southwest region is so smooth, which puts Li Mu in a good mood. If he can recruit these savages without bloodshed, it will be of great benefit to his future promotion. Today, there are only two high-level naval generals, Wu Gang and Wu Gang. He earned a credit for an encounter and firmly overwhelmed him, which made him very upset. This time is a great opportunity for him to earn credit for himself, and he must take this matter seriously.

As the first batch of people were transported away, the camp suddenly became quite deserted. The soldiers taught the savages how to use tools. These simple savages eagerly learned these skills. For them, being able to use these magical tools was a great opportunity. A great honor.

Li Mu stood on a tall watchtower, holding up his binoculars to watch the sea in the distance. In the past few days, a group of huge fish appeared there. He had seen this kind of thing several times when he was sailing around the north. According to his experience Described, Wang Lang named this fish a whale.

From Wang Lang, Li Mu knew that this kind of monster is full of treasures, not counting the unparalleled reminder, the oil in its body is also very good oil, and the candles that a whale can produce will be an unparalleled wealth, even if it is not Making candles, selling only crude oil, and his wealth made Li Mu's heart itch.

This group of whales had been staying in this area for many days, and Li Mu didn't know how long these copper mountains floating in the ocean would wait for him.

I looked at the only warship docked on the sea, and several small boats rising and falling with the waves.

Li Mu hesitated for a long time and felt that it was worth taking the risk for a generous reward.

He called his officers and had a brief meeting. Under the lure of generous profits, the officers and officers unanimously agreed to Li Mu's bold idea.

With a new goal, the camp suddenly became busy, preparing for the whaling activities.

After two days of busy preparations, the ship full of more than 100 sailors sailed away from the coast and headed for the deep blue sea.

The sky was cloudy at noon, and the weather was muggy and hot.

Sailors wander lazily on the deck, or look at the bottomless sea.

On the surface of the sea, a group of seabirds hovered on the surface of the sea. From time to time, a few seabirds pierced towards the sea at a very fast speed like arrows missing. After a while, they jumped out of the sea with a big fish in their mouths, watching the hunting behavior of the seabirds. A rare pastime.

Those whales wandered to unknown places, and ships of all sizes wandered the sea for a whole morning without seeing a single whale, which made the sailors who were planning to make a fortune feel dejected.

While the sailors were sailing aimlessly, a strange sound suddenly came from the sea. The sound was very long and quite rhythmic.

Li Mu looked around to find the source of the sound, but found nothing. He looked up at the sailor standing on the top of the mast, and saw the sailor leaning forward with all his strength, and looking forward excitedly of the sea.

"What did you find?" Li Mu shouted.

"General, I saw a whale, a group of whales." The sailor shouted excitedly.

When the bored sailors heard the words, they regained their energy immediately, ran to the side of the boat and tried hard to look towards the sea ahead, but apart from the occasional unique sound just now, the sea was still extremely calm.

The disappointed sailors yelled angrily: "There is not even a shadow on the sea. If you dare to play tricks on us, I will make you look good when you come down."

The sailor on the top of the mast said quickly, "I'm not lying. I really saw it. It's two or three nautical miles ahead."

As soon as the words fell, the sailor exclaimed excitedly: "Look, those whales have started to spray water."

Hearing this, Li Mu quickly took a telescope to look forward, and sure enough, he saw several water columns rising from the sea ahead. Under the sunlight, Li Mu suddenly felt that many rainbows appeared in his field of vision.

Seeing these water jets, Li Mu knew that his good luck had come, and immediately ordered the warship to sail towards the whale group.

As the distance continued to shorten, the sailors all saw this huge group of whales, whose size was no less than a hundred.

The unique chirping of whales echoing on the vast sea sounds so divine.

Maybe this group of whales didn't notice the slowly approaching warship, or they knew it, but they didn't care about this strange object that suddenly appeared on the sea.

The warships wandered around the periphery of this group of whales, patrolling the easy-to-catch prey like they were accepted on the grassland.

The whales in this group were all very large, and the largest one, Li Mu, was estimated to be 20 meters long. Such a giant was obviously not the target I was looking for.

After searching for a while, Li Mu's eyes fell on a ten-meter-sized baby whale. Such a large body, neither big nor small, was a very suitable prey.

The speed of the big ship is too slow, even with a bed crossbow, it is difficult to kill it with one blow. The whale is different from the mollusk like the big squid, and its huge force may cause damage to the hull.

Li Mu adopted another strategy, using a faster boat to harass the prey like a pack of wolves, consuming its physical strength, until the prey's physical strength was exhausted, and then using the bed crossbow to deliver a fatal blow to it.

All the sailors who were going to board the dinghy gathered on the deck, and the three dinghies had been carefully hoisted to the surface of the sea.

After Li Mu explained the plan of action again, the sailors boarded the boat along the soft ladder.

The sailors rowed cautiously towards the whale group, but just halfway through the row, the whale group suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.

This sudden change caught everyone off guard. The sailors stopped paddling and looked blankly at the empty sea.

Li Mu was also a little annoyed, if this group of whales just dived into the bottom of the sea and never came out again, then this hunting will be a complete failure, it feels like taking off their pants, making themselves as uncomfortable as looking at Pleasant Goats.

Unwilling to give up just like that, Li Mu didn't order to return, and stood quietly at the bow of the boat, looking at the empty sea.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, the sea water in front of him was already muddy, as if a big soldering iron below had boiled the sea water.

Seeing this strange scene, the sailors panicked immediately, and the boat left here quickly with oars.

Li Mu frowned and stared at the area. The corners of his mouth slowly turned up. When he saw the small boat approaching the sea boat, he quickly shouted: "What are you doing back here? The whale is about to come out. Hurry up and get ready!" !"

The sailors couldn't help but looked at each other when they heard the words, and hesitantly rowed towards the sea area where the bubbles were constantly bubbling.

Huge bodies emerged from the water, spraying thick water jets one after another, and the scene was incomparably spectacular.

Seeing the reappearance of the disappearing whale group, the sailors were extremely excited. After finding the previously selected target, the three small boats went straight into the whale group.

Perhaps this group of whales had never encountered a predator from the sea, and even swam over curiously about the small boat approaching them.

But in the eyes of human beings, this whale is their own wealth. When they approached this young whale for two or three meters, human beings showed their ferocious minions.

The barbed harpoon whizzed toward the calf with its rope attached.

"puff!"

With a muffled sound, the sharp metal pierced the flesh of the baby whale, blood sprayed out, and the baby whale let out a mournful cry, and the group of whales suddenly panicked. Even though they were huge, their timid nature made them choose to run away.

The calf fled with a harpoon attached to a rope.

On the endless sea, the waves are rough, the whales are scrambling to escape, refusing to give in to each other, and the small boats are like arrows leaving the string, chasing after them.

The sound of the waves, oars, shouts, and panting all come together, like a battle of tens of thousands of horses galloping and thousands of armies fighting.

If someone who has never seen a whaling sees this scene, he will definitely have a feeling that makes his heart tremble.

Even this group of sailors, who had been hanging out at sea for a long time, couldn't help but get excited when they saw this scene.

The big ship, with its sails stretched all the time, followed closely behind the boat, as if it was their strong support.

The whales no longer have a neat formation, but spread out, and the whales are now running for their own lives.

The injured calf was dragged by the small boat and couldn't dive down at all, but desperately wanted to get rid of the wooden monster that was chasing after it.

"Come on, pull harder, don't let it escape!" The officers shouted loudly.

The three small boats spread out and surrounded the young whale. One of the small boats caught up with the target and fired a sharp harpoon, constantly consuming the physical strength of the prey.

The whales fled, and the abandoned young whales wailed in despair, while the humans on the wooden boat, seeing that the prey was about to run out of physical strength, cheered bursts of cheers, as if to show the power of humans to the world.

As the number of wounds on the young whale continued to increase, the swimming speed became slower and slower, leaving a long red patch on the undulating sea.

Li Mu understood that if he dragged on, such a strong smell of blood would definitely attract sharks, and that kind of shameless thief would cause him to suffer great losses in his interests.

As the sea boat arrived, the powerful crossbow showed its strength. The huge body of the baby whale did not need to be aimed at all. The thick crossbow, like cutting tofu, directly pierced into the baby whale's body, which was different from human throwing. , This blow directly destroyed the internal organs of the young whale. Such a serious injury can almost determine the fate of this poor young whale.

The sailors cheered, and like a pack of wolves that had successfully captured their prey, they rushed up from the chrysalis, taking the last breath of their prey.

The baby whale died, and human beings obtained the wealth they were after. Excited sailors rowed their small boats back to the big ship, excitedly talking to their companions about the excitement of whaling

The victorious humans returned with a full load of carcasses of the baby whales. What made Li Mu even more happy was that those extremely annoying sharks did not follow the bloody smell.

The huge carcass of the baby whale was dragged to the beach, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the sea surface. The excited savages rushed to the beach in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the long shadows they drew danced strangely, looking like a pair of Weird oil painting.

The savages once again saw the mighty strength of Xia's army, and the whale's body was the best proof.

The sailors who came back from the expedition set foot on the beach, discussing with each other how much they could sell this time, and how much they could share. However, as illiterate sailors, they couldn't figure it out. Live a better life.

Back at the camp, the sailors and officers who were still excited took out the drinks in stock and drank happily to celebrate this great hunting. Although the savages couldn't understand what they said, the joyful atmosphere still infected them and danced around the bonfire There was a weird dance.

After the excitement, it was time to deal with the prey. Although this whale was a baby whale with a body length of only ten meters, compared to humans, it was a giant.

It took the sailors two days to peel off the whale's skin. The thick fat under the skin is the most precious part of the whale.

Li Mu asked craftsmen to make many wooden boxes, and put the cut fat into them. Looking at the accumulated fat, he knew that he had made a fortune this time.

It took nearly a week for this whale to be processed. The whale meat was marinated and the fat was used for oil refining. Of course, the biggest use of this whale oil is not for food. This oil is easy to burn and is used as candles. good material.

The first whaling was successful, which greatly enhanced the confidence of the sailors, but to their disappointment, they didn't know whether the whales escaped because of human hunting or other reasons. There have been no whales here for several days. Saw the shadow of a whale.

Xia Guo's navy does not have the ability to enter the deep sea, and the whales disappeared in the offshore. Although he wanted to lead the fleet to chase the whales on the sea, as an admiral, he understood that he could not put the navy in the middle of nowhere for money. The unknown and dangerous deep sea area, Li Mu can only look at the ocean and sigh,

(End of this chapter)