The pirates maneuvered the ship close to the dolphin and used ropes to pull the sailor on board. After some interrogation, it was found that the sailor was indeed a merchant ship from Lübeck. He said that he went to relieve himself on the deck at night, but because of the strong wind and waves, he accidentally fell
He entered the water and was rescued by dolphins. He had been sailing on the sea on the back of dolphins for three days before encountering the flying Zealander.
"I carry a kettle with me, but that's all I have. I haven't drank anything except water for the past three days." The sailor said as he was dying. "And I once ate dolphin meat. Although dolphins can save people, there are rumors that
If I eat dolphin meat, it will eat me in turn, so I have always been afraid..."
"Hey, is there such a legend about dolphins?" Amy, who replaced Ella to interrogate the soldiers, was surprised.
"Yes! Although we don't know whether it is true or not...do you have any bread? Whatever you want to know, I will tell you everything honestly!"
According to the sailor's description, the ten ships sailing from Lübeck were all merchant ships, and they were not equipped with any decent weapons. They only had some mercenaries who could engage in boarding battles when necessary.
"Have you ever encountered a spinyback ray?"
"That monster on the chart?" The soldier shook his head, "We have been praying to the statue of Hermes and the cross, so we didn't encounter it!"
Neither the Flying Zealander nor the Lübeck merchant ship encountered spinyback rays, which is good news - at least the cargo was still afloat on the ship.
After waking up and reading the interrogation report sent by Amy, Ella slowed down the flying Zealander. The appearance of the sailors showed that Lübeck's merchant ship was not far away, but the attack on Lübeck's merchant ship was still going on.
Before the interception, the soldiers on the ship needed sufficient rest to recover from the excessive physical exertion in the past few days.
After three days of this, the sea area where the "big sea worm" was depicted on the chart was already in front of Ella and others.
In Dust's room on the first floor below the deck, an urgent combat meeting is currently being held.
"We are very lucky and did not encounter spiny rays. But luck cannot always be with us. We must also take complete precautions against the next large sea worms." Ella unfolded the chart with both hands and said with a look on her face.
He read seriously, "The large sea worm is more than forty cubits long, which is nearly eighteen meters. If straightened out, it would be nearly nine stories high! Their whole body has smooth skin, but once they are accidentally touched,
The contact area will swell, become inflamed, and suppurate, which is very dangerous! How should we fight against the enemy?"
Amy raised a hand and suggested in a low voice: "Well, Your Majesty, we are having a meeting here, so don't speak in this way and in this voice..."
Even in the internal battle meeting, Ella still clung to the big black beard that Dust gave her, and spoke in a deliberately rough voice, looking like a man.
Regarding Amy's suggestion, Ella shook her head and refused: "No, if you don't practice more, you will be exposed if you really encounter Lubeck's merchant ship!"
"I think the flying Sealandist alone was enough of an exposure... The sailor who was salvaged called out its name as soon as he opened his mouth. If I hadn't threatened to throw him back into the sea, he would probably not even be alive.
The words "King of Sweden" were shouted out."
Ella didn't pay attention to Amy's words, and turned to look directly at Dust: "Master, what do you think of this big sea insect?"
"I don't think you need to pay too much attention to it." Dust took the chart from Ella's hand and pointed to a line of words. "Although it is eighteen meters long, doesn't it still say 'The width of the body is as wide as a child's wrist?'"
Is it thick? The eighteen-meter-long monster is not as wide as an adult's wrist. If you think about it carefully, isn't it just a moving hemp rope? "
"No! We can't take it lightly! Amy, stop staring at my beard. Tell me, what can you do?"
"Huh? Me?" Amy withdrew her gaze from Ella's face and said with some hesitation, "Since it's called sea bug, it should be a bug, right? I know that some bugs are afraid of salt, and some bugs are...
Sprinkling salt will kill you, how about we sprinkle a circle of salt around the boat?"
"How could you spill precious salt like this? Prodigal Amy!"
"I...I don't want to be called a prodigal by your Majesty!"
"That should be of no use." Dast interjected from the side, "Seawater is inherently salty, and the bugs living in it should not be afraid of salt."
"Then I have an idea." Ella leaned on the table and kept trembling her black beard in front of the two of them. "Whether they are insects in the sea or on the ground, they must be afraid of fire. We are on the Flying Zealander
Put a circle of braziers on the deck so the sea bugs can't crawl in!"
"Your Majesty, don't you allow the brazier to burn oil? You just said that I was a prodigal..."
"I'm afraid that won't work." Dast said from the side. "Insects like moths will swoop towards fire when they see fire. Many fish will also be attracted by light. If big sea bugs also have this habit,
That would be bad! What’s more, the Flying Zealander is still a wooden ship, so placing a brazier like this would be a bit dangerous..."
"Gu...can we use the multi-legged monster?" Ella took the chart back from Dust, pointed at another monster in the nearby sea and said, "The multi-legged monster has the beard and tail of a shrimp.
It has centipede-like legs and crab-like pincers, and feeds on sea worms as its main food... its pincers are strong enough to clamp an adult, and it will hunt down sailors and tourists who have fallen into the water... Well, let's forget it."
Ella looked up helplessly from the chart: "It seems that we can only strengthen the security. If we encounter large sea insects, we have to use swords to kill them."
"I don't think you need to worry about it at all." Dast scratched his hair again, "Its name is 'worm', it's not a snake or a dragon, it's just a little longer. As for the skin being red and swollen after touching it,
In fact, being bitten by ants will cause redness and swelling..."
"How can I not care about it?"
Amy and Ella shouted in unison.
"That's a bug, bug!" Amy shouted, "It's obviously scarier than snakes and dragons, right?"
"No, I think snakes and dragons are definitely scarier..."
"Master, put yourself in your shoes!" Ella also shouted, "When you wake up, you find ten sea worms crawling on your body, and their slippery bodies are rubbing against your face, arms, and neck...
…Ahhh, no matter how you think about it, it’s a disaster! Not to mention it will swell!”
"The big sea worm is as thick as an arm, so it shouldn't be able to climb in from the cabin..." Ella and Amy's reactions made Dust gradually lose confidence, "...I guess so?"
"Never leave it alone! If one precautionary measure is not enough, set up several more!"
"That's right, Your Majesty, let's sprinkle a circle of salt around the ship first!"
"Then, Amy, let's put a few more braziers behind the salt!"
"Also, we need to arrange for soldiers to patrol day and night with knives!"
"It really doesn't work. It's better to catch a multi-legged monster and tame it than to encounter a big sea worm!"
Ella and Amy finally reached an agreement: "We must prevent the big sea worm from getting on the ship at all costs!"
