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Chapter 96 Windless Belt

How long does it take for a large sailboat like the Jiaosha and Killer Whale class to travel through the windless belt? Hong Tao was really unsure. In his previous life, he only drove a modern sailboat across the equatorial windless belt. The ship had diesel engine power, and there was no wind at all, which could provide additional power. Moreover, there was not any wind in the windless belt, but the wind was relatively small and there was no fixed wind direction. The modern small sailboat's sailing direction was relatively flexible and could use these erratic small winds to sail, but large sail warships were a little troublesome. They turned sails slowly. Once the wind suddenly came, before the sailing was adjusted, it changed the wind direction again, which was vain. It was not allowed to let the sail driver stand on the horizontal and wait for the wind. Therefore, the utilization rate of this kind of wind by large sailboats is extremely low, which is almost the same as that.

"Sir, I finally feel what you often say now. The world is so great that it is so amazing! It was just now that the northeast wind was howling, and the wind was calm in the blink of an eye. If this is the case, when will we pass through it in time? "Wennan's admiration for Hong Tao can no longer be hidden. In the past, people in Jinhewan said that Hong Tao was a god, and he always sneered. Now his eyes were full of awe at Hong Tao. He was really awe-inspiring teacher. He was a big teacher who really looked like a god, and he could predict the changes in the weather. This is Zhuge Liang's rebirth!

"You just talk, don't hold a wine glass in your hand. Don't know if the fresh water on the boat is fixed? The wine is also within the regulations. You are almost finished drinking the day's regular dose. What are you drinking in the afternoon? Will evil people like Lao Mai and I give you their water to drink? Wait until you die of thirst!" Hong Tao was already packing his fishing gear. After entering the windless belt, not only did the wind be free, but the ocean currents were very, very weak. The entire sea surface seemed to be still, and the fleet was also stationary. Look from a distance. This is an oil painting. It is useless to be anxious here. It can only be to take advantage of the sudden change in the afternoon every day to run for a while. Everyone started to rest at other times, try to reduce activities and reduce sunlight, and keep the water in the body without losing too quickly.

"I can exchange it with you, Lao Wen, if you can write a book for me, I will give you an extra bucket every day from my freshwater quota." Matini is very adaptable to the tropical climate. Although he is fat, he rarely sweats, and his demand for water is less than that of others.

"A gentleman does not take away the beauty of others, so you should keep it for yourself! You should write the book yourself! Sir, why don't he sweat when he wears so much?" Wen Nan is still very backbone. He doesn't bow his head for a sip of water, but he is curious about Metini's outfit. Not to mention wearing a robe in such a hot day, he also has a headscarf on his head, so why aren't he afraid of suffocating him?

"Hehe... don't talk about Lao Mai. If you throw both of you into the desert, he will definitely live longer than you. He is more sun-proof than you. Not to mention you, I can't compare to him. That's the trick of their hometown. Have you never been to Lao Mai's hometown? If you have the chance, you should go and see. There is an endless desert there and a rich Oasis of Two Rivers. There is little rainfall all year round, the climate is very dry and very hot. He dresses like this to prevent the water on his body from evaporating. But he made a mistake.

It was a habitual mistake. This is not a desert area, with low air pressure and high humidity. He will not be able to withstand it in a while. If he doesn't believe it, look at it." Hong Tao now had no idea what the commander of the fleet was, and he took off his uniform. He was wearing a pair of black shorts. If it weren't for Weng Ya, the girl who was in trouble on the ship, he could take off all day long. Not only that, he was covered with whale oil, just like sunscreen. He was wearing a big straw hat and lying on the side of the ship to watch his precious fishing rods.

Apart from fishing, he stayed in the captain's room when he was fine, lying on the table to write his various textbooks and memoirs. Whenever this happened, the captain's room was a forbidden area. No one was allowed to enter except Weng Ya. The textbooks were not afraid of others reading them, but the memories in his mind could not be revealed. Some things inside were too incredible, and Hong Tao himself could not think of any lies to fulfill these things.

Fear! Quiet, almost solidified fear! This is the most obvious expression imprinted on everyone's face after the fleet drifted in the equatorial windless belt for ten days. From the captain to the lowest-level sailors, they were frightened by this static. They were insomnia, anxious, melancholy, and hysterical, and completely changed into a person. If it weren't for the existence of Hong Tao, the demigod, who would take turns to take the sailors to the bets and win tastings, maybe these people who have never experienced such torture would have been rioted long ago. Once people are controlled by a certain mental state, they will lose their minds. Like a madman, they do things without considering the consequences at all, and are even more beasts than beasts.

"Uncle...uncle...wake up, the wind is blowing! It's wind is blowing outside! The southeast wind!" One night more than thirty days later, Hong Tao was woken up from his sleep. Weng Ya grabbed his ears and happily told the beautiful scenery outside the cabin. She had already regarded the wind as the most beautiful thing in the world, and she didn't change any gold, silver and treasures she gave.

For Weng Ya, these more than thirty days, it was a hellish torment for Weng Ya, and she even lost confidence in Hong Tao and began to doubt whether she and these sailors could go back alive. Several times she had discussed with several officers on the boat in private that if she turned around and walked back, the chances of surviving would be higher. Now that she thought about it, she was a little scared. If someone had done this at that time, there would be a pool of blood on the deck. Either her uncle was slaughtered them with someone, or she had killed the uncle. Fortunately, her uncle had accumulated enough prestige, and this idea was always just an idea, and no one dared to do it.

"It's the wind that starts. It's supposed to be yesterday. I'm not a sail, so what's the use of pulling me?" Hong Tao was having sex with Tan Jing in his sleep. Although he had been traveling through time for several years, he could never forget the women of his previous life. He often saw them in his dreams, and most of the time he was holding hands. This is what he was holding on the boat. A normal man, once he went to sea for several months, could not see the opposite sex, and was very psychologically and physically. Otherwise, there were red light areas near the docks in various countries, because it was easy to make money. After getting off the boat, those sailors didn't care about picking each other, and it would be a mother.

"Hehehe... I'm happy, we're out, the Wufeng who was uncle said, took us out! Long live the uncle!" Weng Ya didn't pay attention to Hong Tao's half-dead character, let go of the hand that grabbed Hong Tao's ear, jumped on the spot a few times, and felt unsatisfied, so she simply threw herself on Hong Tao and came to Hong Tao's face. This was what she and Hong Tao learned. Every time Hong Tao returned to Jinhewan, he did it with Bozhu and Senya.

"Hey! Damn kid! Get out of here, be careful I'll kick you out!" Hong Tao just woke up in a daze, and his lower body was still ready for war. Suddenly, there was a warm and soft woman's body in his arms, which almost made him sperm on his brain, so he became even more angry, because the woman in his arms could not touch her!

"Hahahahaha, my uncle is shy...hehehehehehe..." Weng Ya got up, glanced at Hong Tao's lower body, turned around and ran away with a smile.

"I haven't taught them physiological and hygiene classes? Can learning mathematics and geography classes also drive other developments?" Hong Tao never covers things when he sleeps, and he can't cover them. The cabin is too hot, and even the captain's room with three portholes is still extremely hot. Xiao Hongtao was still stupid at this time, standing guard with shorts in his trousers. Hong Tao's old face has no place to put. He wondered if he would ask the carpenter on the ship to install a latch in his captain's room. Although doing so violates the regulations that the cabin door is not allowed to be locked on the ship, it is still necessary to prevent Weng Ya.

For thirty-seven days, the fleet finally tried the windless belt. The canvases tied to the horizontal can finally be opened to welcome their fate. The sail drivers on each ship hung up all the sails, which was not useful or not. Anyway, they were happy, and only in this way could they feel that they were still alive. Hong Tao did not see the crew's temporary crazy pretense. After experiencing the stimulation of dying, people need to vent. Discipline is to make things controllable, and venting sometimes plays a different role with discipline.

After passing the windless belt, it is just the first step in this long journey. Taking the first step does not mean success. There are more challenges later. For example, now, just as the fleet had just sailed out the windless belt for more than a day, it encountered a tropical cyclone in the South Indian Ocean. The sea was like a woman's face, changing as soon as she said it was changed, and it became so thorough. It was gentle and considerate the moment before, but grinning the next moment.

This time, Hong Tao could not hide. He had to stand on the stern and face the sea water coming, and give instructions to the sailor. In fact, Weng Ya would do this job. Although she had never encountered such a big storm, the treatment method was similar. It was nothing more than maintaining part of the sail power, reducing the pressure of the mast as much as possible, and then checking the fixing of various cargoes in the cabin. Never let them move their positions at will. Once the hull loses its center of gravity, it is even more terrible than the mast being broken.

"Don't you have to worry about it? It should be exhausted! Lower the sails... lower all the top sails!" But Hong Tao still has to command himself. When the crew members see him, they will be full of confidence when working. This is something that the captains of Weng Ya and the others cannot replace for the time being. In fact, the captains of a ship do not need to worry too much. The specific work includes the first mate, second mate, navigator, and sailor leader to share the responsibility. The captain's biggest purpose is to give the crew a backbone. As long as the captain is there, everyone will not be too panic. Even if they encounter situations that they have never seen before, they can still make the crew work with peace of mind. This is the captain's greatest function. (To be continued.)
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