The weather on the second day was no longer as clear as the previous few days. The originally blue sky above the sea was now obscured by several layers of stacked gray clouds. The light-less sea surface was less transparent blue and more transparent.
Deep black.
The wind and waves in front gradually rose, and the outer armor of the Iceberg Queen collided with the undulating waves, splashing extremely high white water on the bow of the ship.
In the distance directly in front of the ship's hull, the vortex of inhalation on the body of the sea ghost submerged under the sea surface is getting smaller and smaller, indicating that its inhalation process is about to end, and it will soon be time for it to set off and return to the bottom of the sea.
At the same time, this also means that the crew of the Iceberg Queen is about to begin their hunt.
At this time, Fisher, who was standing by the deck railing, had a calm expression, because based on Pahz's past experience, she said that hunting sea ghosts actually did not pose much risk, even for larger civilian hunters.
You can try it on any ship, not to mention the Iceberg Queen or the warship of the Sardinian Kingdom. It is more than enough to deal with it.
So when he is leaning here now, he is actually thinking about a question that arose yesterday afternoon, that is, why there is a [Loyalty-1] among the rewards obtained from the social research progress of the Cockbird species.
After thinking for a long time, he roughly came up with two guesses.
The first possibility is that the legend Emhart told Fisher was wrong.
In fact, the real Cangniao species in history were not a loyal race at all. On the contrary, they were a rebellious race.
Not only do they have no loyalty to the Phoenix species and the other masters they serve, the two tribes who stayed in Sardinia and those who returned to the Snow Mountains each have their own plans, and it is even possible that the disappearance of the Phoenix has something to do with them.
Of course, there is a second possibility, which is related to.
I still remember that when he was studying Rafael in the Southern Continent, Fisher once obtained an enhancement in his reproductive ability, which greatly increased Fisher's reproductive status and enhanced his desire to reproduce.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that for the dragon race with the tail-fit partner mechanism, this bonus to reproductive ability is specific to the tail-fit partner, while Fisher's bonus is for all members of the opposite sex.
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In other words, Fisher was given an enhanced attribute with a wider range of bonuses than the Draconic race, just because they have the characteristic of "strong reproductive ability".
So in other words, the bonuses given to oneself must still fall into the category of [rewards], and this time the bonus for Cangniao is no exception.
So, is it possible that the Cockroach species is indeed a race with the characteristic of [Loyalty], but because of bad taste, it thinks that reducing Fisher's loyalty attribute will help him better study other sub-races, so it will use this characteristic to
What about reductions from Fisher as a reward?
For Fisher, who was well aware of his nature, the idea at this point actually made sense to him. After all, his prejudice against him was as deep-rooted as Emhart's prejudice against him.
"Quick! Quick! Get your things!"
At this time, the Iceberg Queen was busy. The crew members returned to their posts, and all hunting weapons and artillery were checked to ensure that there were no mistakes.
"Ha, this guy has no strength anymore, Caroline, prepare your steam spear!"
Pahz stood on the bow of the ship, holding up the telescope in her hand, and carefully looked at the constantly expanding air intake holes on the sea monster's body. She could clearly see that the muscles on the sea ghost's body had become stiff, and even the screams it made were
It also became weak, and the loud noise that was originally like a blower gradually diminished, and now it became like a cry like a dolphin.
Fisher's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the crew working around him. He turned to look at the bow of the ship, and saw a huge amount of boiling steam bursting out from under the giant spear originally used to break the ice.
As the gears of the steam machinery behind the giant spear began to rotate at extremely high speeds, and under the mingling of countless sparks, the giant spear loosened forward a little like a long bow.
"Zizzizi!"
This giant spear on the bow is the most iconic feature of the Sardinian ships. This is because their ships need to meet the navigation needs of the Northern Ocean ice sea at the same time. In order to break the ice, they will place a spear on the bow of the ship.
A sharp giant spear.
For warships, the function of this ice-breaking spear has been expanded again, and it can also be used as a weapon in close combat at sea.
When an enemy ship approaches, they will project this sharp giant spear. Not only is the top of the spear modified into a barb structure, but it is also equipped with a hard steel wire behind it that connects to the center of the hull.
Once it hits an enemy ship, it can instantly pierce the enemy's iron skin, prevent the opponent from escaping to the greatest extent, and shorten the distance between the two sides.
This is because although the warships of Sardinia are thick-skinned, the artillery they are equipped with is relatively backward. Once they are far away, it is easy to miss. This combat method is used to maximize the hit rate of the warship's artillery. At the same time,
It is also conducive to the brave and skilled female soldiers to engage in boarding battles.
Now, the Iceberg Queen is preparing to use this giant spear to hunt the giant sea ghosts in the sea.
"Sizzssssssssss!"
"Woo."
The steam gun in front of the bow became more and more restless, and the crew members on the deck dispersed one after another, fearing that the hot steam would hurt them.
As the violent sound of steam resounded on the sea, the sea ghost in front seemed to notice something. The next second, it neighed slightly, the cyclone on its back gradually narrowed, and its body gradually sank.
It's about to start escaping from the sea.
But obviously, the Iceberg Queen will not give it this chance.
"Everyone! Grab your weapons and railings and prepare to hunt!"
Pachez, who was standing on the edge of the deck, put down his telescope and shouted orders to everyone on the deck.
At this time, many crew members were in the cabin below the deck. They were responsible for driving the ship and controlling the warship's artillery and other weapons, while the rest of the crew stood on the deck with muskets and blades in hand.
Following Pahz's order, the roar of steam from the bow of the ship also reached its peak, and the giant spear was seen rotating slightly, aiming at the sea ghost in front of it that had just begun to sink.
"boom!"
The next second, the spear suddenly ejected under the steam, and the huge recoil caused the entire ship to lift upwards for a certain distance.
All the crew members were holding on to the railing beside them tightly, and Fisher also held on to the railing with one hand. However, due to the movement of the sea ghost, the surrounding unsteady waves easily rushed over the railing and slammed onto the deck.
"Snapped!"
Old Jack and the three rat girls were all in the cabin below the deck, and Isabel was also helping below. The only ones left behind were Aragina's experienced crew members. Even if the hull began to tilt, they calmly pulled on
The railing next to him was staring at the prey in front of him.
"puff!"
The next moment, the giant spear that was as fast as thunder quickly rotated into the sea ghost's body, but because its shell was too hard, the spear did not completely penetrate it, but only stayed in its muscles.
At the same time, after the top of the spear entered its body, its top part quickly unfolded its umbrella-like undercut while rotating.
The steel barb expanded, tightly grabbing the muscles under the hard skin of the sea ghost, and fixed it in its body like a fishing hook.
"Ouch!"
The sea ghost was in pain and subconsciously sank toward the bottom of the sea. The whole ship suddenly sank for a short distance amidst the violent waves, but it was only a short distance.
Even the Sea Ghost in its prime state would not be able to sink a warship of the Iceberg Queen's tonnage, let alone that it is now in a weak state after so many days of physical exertion.
The sea ghost screamed miserably at the bottom of the water. Instead of pulling the Iceberg Queen down, it was pulled up to the surface again.
At the same time, the resisting action once again expanded the wound on its back, and a large amount of blood poured into the ocean, making the Iceberg Queen seem to be sailing in a sea of blood.
Alagina was in the captain's room directing the crew below who were operating the ship. Under her order, the Iceberg Queen not only did not stop, but still maintained full power, only slower than the fleeing sea ghost.
This principle is the same as fishing. After driving in the spear, the Iceberg Queen needs to keep a slightly slower speed with it instead of stopping completely.
Because once the speed difference is too large, it will cause a fierce confrontation, which will increase the risk of capsizing. If you follow it slowly and slowly to consume its physical strength, sooner or later it will die of exhaustion and excessive blood loss.
Most people in the North are well versed in the art of hunting at sea. After all, the ancestors of Sardinia were able to hunt huge sea ghosts in wooden boats powered by the wind before steamships existed.
"Fire!"
The hunting process went very smoothly, and the strength unleashed by the steam industry seemed to be more than capable of dealing with such a giant ocean beast.
Fisher leaned against the railing with no need to help at all. Instead, he seemed to be here to visit just to see this spectacular hunting scene at the closest distance.
"boom!"
The surrounding crewmen leaned against the fence with their muskets, laughing and firing at the sea ghost. The dense bullets sank into the water, causing splashes like raindrops.
"boom!"
The ship's own heavy artillery was also ready at this time. With a deafening sound, a large hole was blasted out of the sea surface and the sea ghost's back at the same time, and liquid mixed with blood and seawater burst out.
The pain again caused the sea ghost to struggle wildly again, but no matter what, it could not break free from the ice-breaking spear that penetrated its muscles.
The ice-breaking spear of the Iceberg Queen is very cleverly designed. Before penetrating into the enemy, its barb is completely tightened. This can minimize the force-bearing area to ensure that it can penetrate into the enemy's body.
After that, it will activate the barb, using the enemy's hard skin to fix the spear to ensure that it will not be decoupled.
Under this mechanism, the Sea Ghost is like a moving target, allowing the Iceberg Queen to ride on it and deal damage.
Not only that, the artillery mounted on the Iceberg Queen is different from other northern ships.
The artillery it carried was not produced in its own northern territory, but snatched from Shivali's ship. Fisher knew this as early as the first time he chatted with the tobacco merchant on the ship back to Narli.
And Shivali's artillery fire is recognized as the most powerful among several countries.
The sea ghost in front was suddenly hit by a volley of fire. It was already exhausted and lost blood. If it suffered such heavy injuries, it was about to die on the spot.
"Woo"
The next moment, it didn't even have the energy to dive into the bottom of the sea. After a wailing cry, it floated to the surface of the water uncontrollably, while also revealing large areas of skin soaked in blood.
"It's done! It's done!"
Pahz, who was raising a telescope on the deck to view the results of the battle, immediately screamed with joy when he saw this, and the fat on his face that was wet with seawater also swayed excitedly.
I saw that the huge sea ghost had completely floated on the sea surface and was completely motionless. Many muscles on its body were still twitching irregularly. However, due to excessive blood loss, the color of its outer skin seemed to have faded.
Get blue and white.
If you look back at this time, you will find that this wide sea surface seems to have been drawn with a scarlet stroke.
The Iceberg Queen's engine speed gradually slowed down, and with the cheers of everyone on board, it slowly approached the body of the sea ghost floating on the sea.
"Wait, let me see if he is dead, give me the gun."
Pachz jumped off the bow of the ship and came to Fisher's side, which was the shortest distance from the sea ghost below.
Worried that the monster had caused an accident by pretending to be a corpse, she had to confirm again whether it was dead.
She took the musket handed to her by the crew next to her and aimed it at the sea ghost's body. Seeing that there was an extra wound on it but it didn't move, she finally determined that this guy was completely dead.
"Dead! Dead! Quick, go down and pull out the spearhead. We'll cut up the valuables and throw the rest here!"
Although the ice-breaking spears of the northern ships are very useful, there is also a disadvantage, that is, when retracting them, the crew often needs to manually retract them. It cannot be pulled back by just relying on the steam engine, and it will basically get stuck.
There are only a few most valuable things on the sea ghost, so of course there is no need to drag away its entire body. Well, no one has tasted its meat anyway. If no one eats it, then it must not taste good.
Pahz doesn't know either.
"Great!"
"rush!"
After the cheering crew members heard Pahz's order, some began to tie ropes around themselves and prepare to disembark, and many more just jumped from the deck into the sea without caring, and then swam under the huge corpse.
go.
"Oh, it's so cruel. Fortunately, we haven't encountered the sea ghost once in more than ten years. Otherwise, I'm afraid they would have been killed by these rude northerners."
Emhardt commented as he floated next to Fisher who was watching the battle, watching the sailors in the water who swam onto the sea ghost.
Fisher made no comment. After seeing that the sea ghost was dead, he had already retracted his eyes and was about to leave, no longer watching them divide the spoils.
But at this moment, for some unknown reason, Fisher suddenly felt the chills on his body stand up, and a strange intuition came to his heart, making him feel that some danger was approaching.
He turned back subconsciously, but found that no one noticed any clues, so he walked to the side of the ship again and watched the crew members who had boarded the sea ghost's body shouting "one, two, three, pull out the spear" underwater.
Could it be that I feel wrong?
Fisher leaned on the railing and looked carefully at the water below, but in the next second, in the water covered with blood, a huge shadow gradually emerged, as if something on the bottom of the sea was approaching here at a very fast speed.
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