Volume 3 Blood and Fire Chapter 229 Storm (Part 2)
Eloise returned to the cabin. He knew that he could not play any role in the face of the power of nature. Now he had to wait and see whether Captain Martin's response and the goddess of fate would show mercy.
The druids of the War Eagle Clan also feel that danger is coming, but they don't know to what extent it will be.
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But even though they were panicking inside, they didn't show it.
They knew that if something happened to the ship, only Iloth and Ekaterina would survive such a violent storm, and most of their spells would not be able to be cast on this violent endless sea.
All I can do now is keep praying to the goddess of nature in my heart.
Towards noon, the storm seemed to soften a bit and the wet fog dispersed.
In the rapid clarity, Captain Martin saw a lowland, five kilometers to leeward. The ship was running towards the land, and the rough waves in front were extremely high.
Captain Martin immediately understood that the wave would jump so high only when it encountered a solid obstacle.
"There's a reef," Captain Martin said to the first mate.
"I think so," replied the first mate.
"Our lives hang in the hands of Fate," Captain Martin added. "If there is a gap in the reef that the Pearl Lady can sail through, and if Fate cannot align the ship with that gap, then we are doomed."
"The tide is high at the moment, maybe we can get over it, boss."
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"Look how high that wave jumps, Austin, what kind of ship can get through it? All we have to do is pray to Fortune to help us, man!"
At this time, the "Pearl Goddess" was driving at an alarming speed because its small triangle sail was driven by the wind.
After a while, it was only three kilometers away from the shoal, and water vapor obscured Captain Martin's eyes.
But Captain Martin could still see that there was calm water beyond the foamy water.
It would be more complete if the "Pearl Goddess" could reach there.
But how can we get in?
Captain Martin called all the men on deck; he did not want to keep them in the cabin while the ship was sinking.
Eloise and Ekaterina were okay, but the druids of the War Eagle clan turned pale with fright when they looked at the huge waves.
Ekaterina sighed in her heart: "These landlubbers, if the ship really sinks, every one of them can be saved!"
"Pearl Goddess" is closer to the beach!
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The tide was high at that time, and it would have been possible to carry the boat across the shoal if there was enough water at the bottom. However, the waves were too big. Throwing the boat up and then down would inevitably cause the rear of the boat to hit the rocks, and there was no way to lower the waves.
Please, can the water flow be smoother?
In short, it would be good to calm down the turmoil in this area.
Captain Martin finally thought of a way: "Dear Miss Magician, can you suppress the waves ahead, just for a while, otherwise the waves will slam us onto the rocks."
Yekaterina immediately replied: "No problem, as long as there is a countermeasure. I really don't know how to sail, so I dare not take action rashly, for fear of not helping."
After saying that, Yekaterina began to chant incantations and cast spells.
I saw a large number of white crystals extending forward from the bow of the "Pearl Goddess". It was Yekaterina who cast a spell to freeze the sea water.
The violent and turbulent waves were covered by ice and immediately calmed down, losing the power of the turbulent waves.
Everything the "Pearl Goddess" passed turned into solid ice.
It can be said that the "Pearl Goddess" almost actually slid across the ice.
Half a minute later, the "Pearl Goddess" arrived at the gap that was blocked by the roaring waves and the ship could enter. At this moment, it had turned into a world of ice and snow.
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The "Pearl Goddess" flashed across the frozen ice, and in the blink of an eye, it sailed into the calm waters.
At this time, the ocean behind the smuggling ship broke free from the ice and rolled even more violently.
Captain Martin's first thing was to drop two anchors, one on each side, to bring the ship to a steady stop.
It was parked in a place with a depth of five meters. The seabed was fine, with coarse sand and gravel, so it could hold the anchor. Therefore, it was not afraid of the anchor slipping or being stranded.
The "Pearl Goddess" has been running wildly in danger for nearly two days, and now it finally has a comfortable home. The bay is surrounded by sharp peaks on three sides, blocking the strong wind blowing from the sea.
Eloise sincerely thanked Captain Martin: "Thank you, Captain Martin, for saving the lives of all our crew members on the ship!"
These few words made Captain Martin feel extremely gratified and honored. This was a personal thank you from a paladin, which was extremely valuable.
However, Captain Martin did not get carried away, but humbly said to Eloise:
"You are ridiculous, Your Excellency Paladin, this is what I should do. But now is not the time to relax. According to my guess, this storm will continue for at least a week, and this temporary haven cannot stay for long.
We were pushed here passively by the storm just now. I observed that the location here is small and the water level has been rising. I speculate that there must be a tsunami coming soon. We will take advantage of the rising water level later.
After the reef is completely submerged, you need to leave the sea area.
At sea, we can look for weak points in the tsunami and head up against the waves, but here we lose our mobility and cannot avoid it, and will only be smashed to pieces by the tsunami."
"Then what do you mean, we will set sail immediately after the sea water rises?" Elos asked, thinking that he would be able to avoid calm seas in this safe harbor.
"That's right, without further ado, the sea water is rising so fast, I'm afraid the tsunami will arrive here in less than half a day." Captain Martin said worriedly.
"Okay, I'll go get my people ready." Elos then walked into the cabin and informed everyone.
Everyone who originally thought they were safe heard the news of an impending tsunami, and their relaxed mood suddenly became tense again.
However, after experiencing the crisis just now, the druids did not behave so badly this time.
The reason why the Druids of the War Eagle Clan are so afraid of the sea is because the barbarian tribes that have lived in the Rocky Mountains for thousands of years have no chance to come into contact with the sea.
At the same time, in the violent endless sea, the druids lost their sense of the power of nature, because the divine power of the goddess of nature cannot cover the endless sea, which does not belong to her domain.
Therefore, landlubbers are naturally in awe of the sea and the druids who have almost lost their strength are just like ordinary people at this moment, how can they not be afraid.
However, Captain Martin has an important question that needs to be clarified:
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Where was the "Pearl Goddess" hit by this storm? The storms in the past two days were too violent, the smuggling ship was moving too fast, and there were no stars visible, so Captain Martin could not accurately estimate
The location where it appears at this moment.
But Captain Martin has another method. This method is not so precise, but it can only be done so immediately at this moment.
He immediately started making calculations, observing and making marks on the chart.
The calculation results showed that, fortunately, the "Pearl Goddess" was not too far from the route: less than two latitudes.
Its current location is called Cape Disaster, in the southern waters of the Albrex Empire, about 200 nautical miles away from the nearest port of the Albrex Empire.
Disaster Corner, as the name suggests, means the place where disaster occurs.
It is far opposite Cape Boda, which is formed by a cape attached to Kangaroo Island in the Albrex Empire.
Between the two corners is the Explorer Channel, which leads to two deep-water bays: Spencer Bay in the north and Vincent Bay in the south.
Captain Martin had planned to go around Cape Disaster if there was no storm, but he never expected to be blown here by the storm.
He couldn't stay here any longer now, and he would lead everyone out of here once the water rose enough to cover the rocks.
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Before that, he also had to check the damage of the "Pearl Goddess".
Is there any damage to the "Pearl Goddess"?
Can the damaged parts be repaired?
This is also an urgent problem that needs to be solved. Captain Martin first needs to know where the damage is, and he sends people into the water to inspect it.
The diver came back and reported that the rudder was a little twisted and pressed against the keel bone, so the steering gear could hardly turn.
Judging from this, the damage was quite serious, and it seemed that a rock had caught the stern rudder.
Fortunately, there are spare parts on the smuggling ship, so it is not too difficult to repair this kind of damage, and there is still enough time before the tsunami strikes.
Therefore, Captain Martin immediately asked his crew to dive into the water to perform replacement and repair operations.