After parting ways with Deng Shichang and others, Lao Bai commanded the Swordfish to sail eastward. In the distance, Preyla's fleet also spotted them and immediately pursued them at full speed.
At this time, the east wind was strong on the Java Sea, and Lao Bai was traveling against the wind.
Why go against the wind? Because the ship of Preila Chamber of Commerce is a big ship, and Lao Bai's ship is a small ship. Big ships are naturally faster than small ships.
However, Preila's big ship may be sailing on the ocean, so most of its sails are square sails, while the two sails on Lao Bai's boat are longitudinal sails. The horizontal sails can make the ship run very fast when used against the wind, but they must go against the wind.
When driving, you also need to look at the fore-and-aft sail.
Moreover, compared with sailing with the wind, sailing against the wind is quite technical. For sailing and sailing, the power of the boat is the wind. So sailing against the wind, of course, does not mean going against the wind, but using the wind, the sail and the boat.
At this time, the speed of advancement depends on the captain's control and the coordination of sailing and steering.
Preyla's fleet has about twenty large sailing ships, which is vast. Although they are mostly square-rigged sailing ships, which are inconvenient in headwinds, as a regional hegemon, the crew members on his ships are generally of a higher level. Because they are all sailing ships.
They are veteran sailors, so their boat speed can reach more than 70% of the ideal boat speed.
But Lao Bai's ship is not good. All other crew members in Lao Bai's team, including Amina, Deniya, and Fatima, have personal job levels of 0. The ability to drive the ship depends on Lao Bai.
Staff level 1 is added to my sister’s staff level, and then to other positions, as well as Lao Bai’s own sailing and steering level 1 to the corresponding job levels. It is with these command level bonuses that each position’s
The actual job level is not 0.
Now after the command level is added to the old white ship, it has an actual level 2 sail control. The level 2 steering can only make the ship's speed reach more than 50% of the ideal ship speed of the Swordfish.
The gap in crews caused Preila's horizontal ship fleet to chase Lao Bai's schooner fleet against the wind. It had no disadvantage, but was actually a little faster.
Today is a sunny day, and the sea is like an endless expanse of huge emerald, blending in with the blue sky in the distance. It should be pleasant and romantic to sail on the sea at this time, watching the seagulls flying around and watching the waves splashing on the side of the ship.
But the Preila fleet chasing Lao Bai and the others was like a group of ancient giant beasts, biting them and not letting go, leaving everyone in no mood to appreciate the romance of the blue sea and blue sky.
Lao Bai frowned and looked at Preyla's fleet in the distance, not daring to be careless in the slightest. He secretly rejoiced that although people like him had low job levels, fortunately, each character had six initial attributes.
They are all unnatural. It is precisely because the people who drive the boat are geniuses that they will not be overtaken by Preila.
Looking at the only eight crew members on the boat, including himself, Lao Bai suddenly remembered Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the early days of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei had Zhang Zhao and other five generals under him, and no one could beat him. But he
Without soldiers or cities, they were wandering around, and it wasn't until the Battle of Chibi that they finally regained a foothold.
Serra, Amina and others on the old white ship are all bosses. Even the little lolita Cecilia's attributes without a combat role are incredibly strong. But he couldn't find ordinary crew members, so he could only let everyone
Let's sail this small boat together. Now we are being chased away by the regional overlords, and we feel quite like Liu Bei, who feels displaced.
Although the ship is a little slower, Lao Bai is not afraid of Preila's fleet catching up. Lao Bai is confident that with his skills in commanding ships, even if he is overtaken, it is impossible for his ship to be overtaken by Preila's fleet.
The cannonball hit.
But when it really comes to that situation, Lao Bai has no way to attack Preyla's team. Everyone can only stand in a stalemate and fight for consumption. In the end, they all retreat without food or water.
Therefore, in the current situation, it is better not to be overtaken. Run if you can, and use the Thirty-six Strategies to walk. It is best not to compete with Preyla. After all, she is an NPC, and competing with an NPC is not a waste at all.
Not cost effective.
Fortunately, the Swordfish was fast enough, the attributes of Lao Bai's crew were incredible, and the zigzag route commanded by Lao Bai was also coquettish enough. Preyla pursued with all her strength, but could only maintain a distance from Lao Bai's ship.
, showing no sign of getting any closer.
Slowly, the sun reached the top of the head, shining golden light on the sea. It was noon. Lao Bai asked Sera, sister, and Huiyu to take off the sails, and Amina, Deniya, and Fatima, who were steering, let them rest.
After a while, I looked back and saw Preila's boat still trying to catch up with them.
Then, the sun went down again, and the sunset reflected the sea water in a bright red. It was evening. Lao Bai raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Preila's fleet was still chasing him. The setting sun cast from behind his fleet, making his ship look like a bright red.
Heavy shadows.
In this way, three days and three nights passed, and Preila's fleet was still chasing. Lao Bai looked at the sails in the distance and had to admire Preila's perseverance. If he could call the npc
, Lao Bai really wanted to tell him: Save your energy, you can't catch up.
At this time, Lao Bai's ship had already sailed out of the Java Sea and was heading eastward in the Banda Sea. Lao Bai raised his head and glanced at the little Lolita on the observation deck, and found that Cecilia was facing the wind against Pleyi.
La's fleet made a face, unaware that his blond hair was blown extremely messy by the wind.
Lao Bai suddenly realized that Cecilia should not be allowed to serve as a lookout. She stood so tall, couldn't Preila's lookout see her at a glance? Such a big bait was placed on the lookout,
It would be strange if Preila didn't risk her life to pursue her. This is a naked provocation!
Then again, what was the reason that made Preila spend so much time and effort chasing after a girl? Lao Bai thought of the epic mission Cecilia had given him and frowned again.
.
Oh, forget it, don't think about things you can't figure out. Epic missions can't be done in a short while. It's better to just focus on escaping for now.
The Swordfish ran out of the Banda Sea and reached the waters of Arafura. Preila finally gave up the chase. Seeing the tail shake off, Lao Bai finally let out a sigh of relief.
My sister walked up to the deck, looked at Lao Bai and asked, "Where are we?"
"We've arrived in Australia." Lao Bai said.
The Arafura Sea is bounded by the island of New Guinea to the north and Australia to the south. It is a sea area worthy of the name Oceania.
Hui Yu held the sextant and asked casually: "Where is Australia?"
Australia's official name is Oceania, which is also a division in the game. It is just the division with the fewest players. You know, the total population of Oceania in the real world is only tens of millions, and there are even fewer people playing the game Age of Sail.
You want to ask which zone has the most players? There is no doubt that it is the East Asia zone. In the real world, China has a population of more than one billion, Japan has more than 100 million people, and there are also many people on the Korean Peninsula. And in these few
The penetration rate of games in this country is still very high. It can be said that East Asia is the most prosperous region for games and the most fiercely competitive.
The younger sister sat casually on the side of the boat. Her silver armor was reflected even more whitely by the blue water behind her. Her lips were red and white, her teeth were dazzling, and her pair of dark eyes were like stars in the sky. When Lao Bai saw her pretty appearance, he suddenly
I feel that even an NPC cannot be designed as perfectly as her.
"Hey, Lao Bai, where should we go next?" my sister asked, lightly opening her red lips.
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