The myths and legends are absurd because they give wrong explanations of objective phenomena, but it cannot be denied that there are really many whirlpools on the Digul River.
Of course, these whirlpools are not the gates of Hades, but turbulence caused by rapids hitting the dense reefs in the river.
Especially large whirlpools pose a huge threat to ships traveling upstream and downstream. If you are not careful, you will be sucked in and hit the reef, causing shipwrecks and fatalities.
The catamaran Gao Fei and others were traveling on was traveling upstream in the thousand-meter-wide river.
After a morning of sailing, the river ahead gradually narrowed, and whirlpools of various sizes were often visible on the water.
"There is a large whirlpool not far ahead. It is very dangerous. I have to go down and deal with it."
Pep left the rudder of the boat to Gao Fei and Wang Daqing to take care of, took off his clothes and jumped into the river naked.
When Jiang Feng and Ma Yun saw this scene, they quickly turned their heads, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Brother Pep doesn't seem to have the habit of wearing swimming trunks. Sister Tang, is this probably the cultural gap you are talking about?" Ma Yun asked Tangning in a low voice.
"Not entirely." Tangning touched the little girl's head and explained to her with a smile: "Pep was born in an indigenous tribe and has a rough and bold personality. However, he has also lived in the city and knows how to get along with so-called civilized people.
, the main reason why I jumped into the river naked was because I couldn’t bear to tear my clothes and pants.”
"Ah? How could swimming tear your clothes?" Xiao Ma looked confused, "By the way, I have another question. Brother Pep warned us not to go into the river to bathe, so why did he jump in by himself?"
"You little melon, can't you tell? Brother Pep went into the water to escort the ship!" Ma Tao scolded his sister angrily.
How can Pep escort a catamaran with a carrying capacity of more than 100 tons?
Everyone, including Ma Yun, cast curious eyes on the river.
After Pep entered the water, he immediately transformed from his flesh and blood body into the water elemental form.
His sub-class "Beastman" sacrifices the ranger's spellcasting ability in exchange for the druid's "feral transformation".
Pep is a level 8 "Beast Man" who can transform into a medium-sized elemental form. He felt that the water element he transformed was not big enough, so he used the professional ability "Thousand Faces", which is also the "Transformation Technique", to increase his size.
Level up and become a large water elemental.
Like a big snake made of liquid, Pep quickly approached the large whirlpool blocking the front of the catamaran, letting himself be sucked in, and at the same time he transformed into a vortex form.
The water element can turn into a vortex corresponding to the body shape and change the direction of rotation at will.
At this moment, Pep was in the center of the clockwise rotating vortex, twisting his body and rotating in the counter-clockwise direction.
Two whirlpools, one large and one small, form concentric circles in the center of the river surface. They rotate in opposite directions, driving the water flow in the opposite direction along the tangential direction, and the forces partially offset each other.
In this way, PEP slows down the rotation speed of the natural vortex, decreases the centripetal force, and weakens the traction force on the ship.
If all goes well, the catamaran will be able to break free from the whirlpool and pass through this dangerous water safely.
Unfortunately, things backfired and his efforts did not achieve the expected results.
It has rained frequently recently, and the flow of the Digul River has surged. Under the impact of the upstream river water, the whirlpool has become more destructive than usual.
Compared with the naturally formed vortex, the vortex that Pep turned into was much smaller in size and strength, and the effect of reverse confrontation was not obvious.
To make matters worse, a large group of crocodiles were lingering in the nearby diving area. When they heard the sound of the motor, they swam over one after another, grinning at the passengers on the deck, blocking the channel, and trying to drive the catamaran toward the whirlpool.
These smart big reptiles discovered that ships often shipwrecked in this area, and those who fell into the water were a delicious meal. They gathered around here when they had nothing to do, and waited.
Tangning realized that the situation was not good, so she quickly boarded the bow of the ship, took out the magic lipstick, applied "amplification" on herself, and sang "Animal Taming Song" to the group of malicious crocodiles.
The magical song, overshadowing the roar of the waves and the roar of the diesel engine, was clearly conveyed to the ears of each crocodile. Their hostility was quickly eliminated, and they turned around and swam toward the shore, and the channel ahead became clear again.
Tangning's singing could only soothe the crocodile, but could not soothe the violent whirlpool.
In addition to Pep, there is another person on the boat who is also good at "wild transformation".
Gao Fei switched his secondary profession to "Imitator", wore a "Druid Mask" and a "Berserker Mask", took off his coat and pants, and jumped into the river wearing only a pair of shorts.
Initially, he wanted to follow the example of Pep's brother and transform into the vortex form of the water element to help Pep and join forces to fight against the natural whirlpool.
Suddenly, I had a sudden thought and changed my mind temporarily, transforming into the wind elemental form.
Not long ago in Agats, Gao Fei witnessed the "Son of Thunder" Jacob the Great save himself after falling into the water. He controlled the airflow to generate air propellers under his feet, propelling himself to sail in the river, like a human speedboat.
Inspired by Jacob the Great, Gao Fei decided to imitate this special "submersible" technique and help the catamaran get out of trouble.
Elemental creatures, no matter what their attributes, do not need to breathe air to survive, and of course they will not drown.
After Goofy transformed into a wind element, he quickly dived under the water, approached the stern of the catamaran, and then transformed into a whirlwind form.
At this time, his body was lying horizontally in the river, parallel to the surface of the river, and the whirlwind he created was also horizontal, whistling and circling underwater, like a long dragon!
The waves generated by the waterspout continue to impact the stern of the ship, providing continuous momentum.
The rotation direction of this external force is the same as the rotation direction of the propeller of the outboard engine, thus forming a combined force that causes the catamaran to accelerate suddenly, break through the vortex, and soon escape from danger and enter a safe area with gentle water flow.
Gao Fei surfaced from the water, flew straight to the deck, shook off the water droplets on his body, and then changed from the wind element form to an earth element form.
Tangning looked at him in confusion, wondering what his purpose was for turning into an earth element.
Jiang Feng saw what her boyfriend was thinking. She opened the cabin door with a shy smile and let him in. She also thoughtfully sent his clothes into the cabin and guarded the door to prevent Tang Ning and Ma Yun from accidentally seeing it.
Things you shouldn’t look at…
Gao Fei changed back into his human form in the cabin, put on his clothes and walked out.
Not long after, Brother Pep also returned to the boat, put on his clothes, and immediately found Gao Fei to discuss his experience of transformation.
Tangning saw that the two of them were chatting very enthusiastically, and sighed to Jiang Feng: "I have known Pep for half a year, and every time I ask him, he answers, and he doesn't bother to say an extra word. Today is my first time."
Seeing 'Silent Pep' take the initiative to chat with others."
