When they were talking about sex, there was a knock on the door again, and Langdon said calmly: "Come in."
A strong man with a black beard walked in. He was stout, wearing a vest, bare arms, a small brimmed hat on his head, and a pipe in his mouth. He glanced at Steve
Wen and Kate later said to Langdon: "Captain, the storm outside is getting bigger and bigger! I have asked them to lower all the sails except the bow jib, but now the sailing direction cannot be changed!"
Langdon nodded to the strong man and said: "That's it! Let me introduce to you, these two are Mr. Steven and Kate. They will stay on the ship until we arrive at the port of Cania." He then said to Shi
Tivan and Kate said: "This is the first mate Vergon, who is in charge of piloting the Twin Fin Shark at this time."
The two of them nodded to Vergang, and the first mate also nodded to them, and then Langdon said: "Adjust the route a little, and the wind direction coincides with it. Let's follow the direction of the storm."
Chief Officer Vergang said: "But the current course is heading due south, and the storm is still strengthening!"
Langdon frowned. Seeing this, Steven asked from the side: "This direction is towards the Raging Sea! Can't we adjust the course now?"
Vergang shook his head and said: "Mr. Steven, the storm is still intensifying now. The ship has lowered most of its sails and can only move in the direction of the wind! Otherwise, it will inevitably capsize in a storm of this intensity! Even steam sailing ships are not immune!
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Langdon nodded at the side and said: "The intensity of the storm in the Raging Sea far exceeds the largest storm in the Western Sea. It seems that this is the only way to go now! Ask the sailors to tie up everything and arrange for people to go to the deck in shifts to remove the water."
First mate Weir just nodded and closed the door and went out.
At this time, in the captain's cabin, you can clearly feel that the swing of the Twin Fin Shark in the strong wind and waves has increased a lot!
The raindrops outside the porthole made a popping sound as they hit the glass! Lightning kept cutting through the darkness, and thunder kept ringing outside the window!
Langdon called a sailor to carry two pairs of sleeping mats and thin quilts into the captain's cabin. Steven and Kate took out the dried meat they had brought with them. Langdon also took out some bread and beer from the cabinet.
We had a simple dinner with black tea, and then went to bed separately.
Steven lay on the floor. Although the storm was raging outside the window and the ship was shaking, he watched the flames quickly enter a silent state.
At this time, the flame on the head of his soul body can clearly distinguish the orange runes in the middle layer and the orange-red runes in the outer layer. These runes composed of four different forms form the flame body. Now the yellow part of the core of the flame is only
What can be roughly seen are some tiny micro-dots, but the specific shape of these micro-dots cannot yet be distinguished, although Steven can be sure that those micro-dots are also composed of the four peripheral runes.
Moreover, Steven's soul body can freely leave the body for a certain distance in the silent state as early as the dark rain forest, or enter the body and overlap with the body. When the soul body leaves the body, the flame on the head will also
As the soul body leaves, it is always in the head of the soul body. No matter how hard Steven tries, the flame is only within the soul body and cannot make it leave the soul body at all.
The soul body is in a very strange invisible state after leaving the body. Its postures are only imagined and felt, because the soul body is completely invisible, including the flames on the head, which only exist in feelings. Steven can
According to his mind, he adjusted his soul body into a cross-sitting posture. This posture was only a feeling posture and was completely invisible in appearance. He felt that this posture could help him visualize the flames more focused.
In the silent state, Steven can very keenly perceive the subtle movements in the external environment in silence and tranquility. If he ignores the external movements, he can maintain the silent state. Of course, if the external movements will cause Steven
Threatening, then he can exit the silence at any time.
The storm continued all night long, and First Mate Weir came in several times to wake up Captain Langdon. They both went out to the deck and poop to handle some emergencies. At dawn, the storm finally subsided a little.
After the storm subsided in the early morning, everyone did not take a rest. Instead, they scooped up the accumulated water on the deck with a special bucket and poured it into the sea. Steven and Kate also joined the process and removed most of the accumulated water.
Only then did the sailors on the night shift enter the cabin to rest.
Steven and Kate returned to the captain's cabin in soaked clothes and had a simple breakfast with Captain Langdon who was also soaked. Then they came to the deck and followed Captain Langdon into the cockpit of the poop.
He needs to be responsible for driving the Twin Fin Shark throughout the day. During the storm, the captain must drive extremely carefully and keep the stern of the boat facing the direction of the storm at all times.
Shortly after breakfast the storm started to intensify again!
The Twin Fin Shark was bumping up and down in the wind and waves, and the raindrops began to intensify. The rain was just like the rainy season in the rainforest, but the rainy season in the rainforest was far less dangerous than the sea at this time!
This can be seen from the solemn expressions on the faces of Captain Langdon and the busy sailors on the deck!
According to Langdon, they have encountered a hurricane in the Raging Sea, and the storm will not stop in a short time!
The Twin Fin Shark will be carried by the hurricane into the depths of the violent sea!
Whether we can leave the violent sea as soon as possible depends on when the storm weakens or temporarily stops!
The hurricanes in the violent sea basically only have a short interval. If you can't leave quickly during the interval, you will be caught in endless violent storms and huge waves! At that time, any ship will have to accept the fate of capsizing!
In this way, for the next ten days or so, strong winds, huge waves and heavy rains continued again and again!
The short interval in between was only enough for everyone on the ship to clear away the water on the deck. Basically, the storm had come again just after the previous wave of water had been dealt with!
Lightning and thunder mixed with the wind and rain kept tearing the dark sky around the Twin Fin Shark! It deafened people's ears!
At this time, everyone on board was struggling to survive!
A young man who was scooping water was pushed to the side of the ship by a large wave that washed up on the deck. The tilting sailboat was about to throw him off the side of the ship! Steven, who was next to the mast, rushed to the side of the ship and stretched out his hand to hold him!
After the young man calmed down in shock, he gratefully shouted to Steven: "Thank you! You saved my life! My name is Carl Black, and I am the engineer on the ship!"
"Steven Lancelot! You can call me Steven!"
Steven nodded and said to him: "You have to pay attention to the big waves outside the boat. It's best to tie a rope around your waist."
The young man named Black expressed his gratitude to Steven again, then tied the rope around his waist and continued to scoop water.
At this time, Steven and Kate were following several experienced sailors to tie up loose equipment and sails, and inspect the mast and ship's side planks.
They are so busy in the wind and rain every day that they have no time to spare, and their clothes are always soaked. When it is time to go to bed, they throw the wet clothes into the wooden basin in the corridor, dry their bodies, and lie naked on the sleeping mat covered with a thin quilt.
sleep.
The Twin Fin Shark ushered in the New Year unknowingly, and also crossed the equator unknowingly.
But everyone on the ship has forgotten the arrival of the New Year, and they are all fighting for survival against the storm!
By the afternoon of the 13th day, the storm still hadn’t stopped!
Steven and Kate stood in the exit from the poop to the deck, feeling the dense raindrops being blown by the strong wind and hitting the deck slantingly, making a crackling sound, and the lightning and thunder almost continuously illuminated the sea and resounded.
Sky!
But then suddenly there was a very bright white light in the sky!
After the two raised their heads, they saw a dazzling light group on the top beam of the main mast in the middle of the deck, moving back and forth on the beam!