No.208 To explorers who are not afraid of wind and waves(1/2)
[March 13, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Sunny]
Today, we finally entered the unexplored waters of the Central Arctic Ocean. Our navigator has already devoted himself to his beloved work of drawing nautical charts.
This time we are very well prepared, and the previous failures have provided us with valuable experience. I believe that we will be able to successfully cross the Central Ocean and reach the other side of the ocean.
[March 19, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Yin]
Things are getting a little weird.
The cloudy weather has lasted for three whole days. There is almost no wind on the sea, which makes our ship move very slowly. The sea monster has not shown its head for a long time.
what is going on?
Could it be said that there is something more terrifying than the Sea Monster ahead?
[March 25, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Yin]
We finally left the windless zone, but the danger was far from over.
The clouds were so dark that they looked like they were about to fall. There was thunder in the distance, but there was no sign of rain.
During the storm, the sea stirred up waves, which caused our ship to start to rock. Although this level was not a big deal, if the waves continued to get bigger...
[March 28, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Heavy Rain]
Sea Monster! It’s Sea Monster!
Countless and endless sea monsters!
Oh my god, why are so many sea monsters appearing in the stormy waters?
Our guards have tried their best, and as the captain, I am about to join the battle. May the God of the Sea bless us.
[April 2, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Yin]
We withstood the beast tide!
Oh my god, this is a miracle!
The heavy rain has stopped, and the wind and waves have become much lighter. I have a hunch that we are about to discover a treasure that no one knows about!
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[April 15, 275 in the Elven Calendar_Yin]
It has been ten days since I was hit by a sudden tornado - if I count correctly.
We were too careless.
Most of the hull has been completely destroyed, and now we can only sit and drift on the wreckage.
Tomorrow, the last bit of food will be used up - I know that many crew members have already started to look at each other. As the captain, I can't prevent the tragedy of cannibalism from happening on my ship - even I may become food at any time
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That's all, that's all. It's all my own fault. I didn't listen to nature's warning. This devil's sea is a place where humans have no right to set foot.
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[Elf Calendar? Year? Month? Day_Sunny]
I discovered a brand new continent.
However, I am the only survivor left on the Kira Maru.
Ah, how beautiful and fascinating that piece of land on the distant seashore is. If I were not lying on a broken wooden board, dying and drifting, I would definitely go to that unknown land immediately.
I'm not willing to give in.
I obviously discovered her, I was obviously the first to discover her, but will I never be able to board it?
I'm not willing to give in.
I am not willing to give in!!
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(The subsequent writing was soaked in water and cannot be read)
——Excerpt from the unnamed logbook found in the shipwreck [Kirara Maru] in the Central Arctic Ocean
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The helicopter's rotor made a regular buzzing sound, which echoed on the calm sea.
In the cabin, the golden-haired boy curiously poked his head and looked at the blue sky outside the window.
"The direction we are heading is indeed to the southeast of the Kanto region, right?" Xiaojie said, "If I remember correctly, the area less than a hundred kilometers away from the coastline is already an unknown land."
"That's right." Xinghai chuckled and nodded, "The unknown land in the Zhongji Ocean is vast, and this is the only route we have explored."
"I always feel so excited - I didn't expect to be able to enter the largest unknown land on earth. Now, Mr. Xinghai, what will we encounter? Tens of thousands of wild Pokémon? Or waves two hundred meters high?
Tsunami?”
"Ahem, two hundred meters is a bit..."
Even the well-informed Xinghai couldn't help but sweat. With a wave height of two hundred meters...then this is not an unknown place, but a place of death.
Xiaoye, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't help but smile and shake her head when she heard Xiaoling's unreliable speech.
She cast her gaze out the window - the boundless blue seemed calm and clear, without the slightest sign of making waves.
Half of the Zhongji Ocean is the largest unknown land in the world. This is a well-known fact. Xiaoye learned it in her elementary school geography textbook.
It is said that when entering the unknown land, you will first pass through a long windless zone. After that, violent storms will hit, accompanied by a tide of animals that cannot predict the time and location. These harsh conditions are enough to make all excellent sailors
The family is buried here.
As for what you will see after passing through the storm, it is still a mystery. The place beyond, regarded as the biggest discovery of the "Great Voyage Plan", is just a corner in the long ocean.
"To be honest, what you will see on the way to the other side is a secret that even I don't know." Xinghai smiled slightly, his ice blue pupils reflecting the soft color of the ocean.
"Hey, Mr. Xinghai, haven't you been here several times?" Xiaojie said in surprise.
"Yes, but -" As if to echo Xinghai's words, the opaque fence lowered from the top of the window, blocking out all the scenery from the outside world. "The scenery on the road is a secret that only the driver can know."
In the dim light cast by the only light on the cabin roof, the four young people all looked a little surprised.
"It's up to you this time, Miss Asai." Xinghai turned his head and smiled at the female driver who had been silent.
"Well, leave it to me."
The young brown-haired woman smiled and slowly lowered the baffle between the cabin and the cockpit.
In the gloomy sky in the distance, silver lightning is circling like a dragon and roaring. Even further away are the huge waves and the strong wind stirring the clouds - all of this is reflected in Asai Mitsue's bright and hot green eyes, which belong only to her.
scenery.
——Let’s move forward!
——No fear of wind and waves, no fear of the unknown!
——The great pioneer of the new world, the powerful former chief investigator, hasn’t he already paved the way for us?
The people in the cabin spent several hours in darkness and calm.
The sound insulation effect of the helicopter used to fly through the storm is very good. People in the cabin can only vaguely hear the subtle sound of wind and the hum of the rotor. Although the golden retriever brothers and sisters are very curious and want to use mental detection to sense the movement of the outside world.
, but since Xinghai said "it's a secret", the two had no choice but to give it up.
Xiaoye, who was sitting in the back row, was slightly distracted.
She has the habit of maintaining a waveguide detection with a radius of more than ten meters. But just now, her detection seemed to have been disrupted by something. Now the information transmitted back by the waveguide is only a turbulent flow of energy, and she can't feel anything.
And...before the detection was disrupted, Xiaoye vaguely felt the breath of two lives.
Is it a human? Or a Pokémon?
Xiaoye took back the power of the waveguide.
Since "the scenery on the road is a secret that only the driver can know", then it is a violation to try to investigate. Including those two smells, just pretend that you have never noticed it.
Five o'clock in the afternoon on the 13th.
The window shutters finally rose. When daylight entered the narrow cabin of the helicopter, everyone eagerly looked out the window.
The silvery-white helicopter soared between the clouds. What came into view was no longer the blue sea, but clouds as white and soft as cotton candy.
"Is it coming yet?"
Young people rushed to the front one after another, looking through the glass in front of the cockpit into the depths of the sea of clouds.
To be continued...