Then Blake handed the spear to Steven and took out a paper bag from his pocket, which contained gunpowder and projectiles.
He taught Steven and Kate how to load gunpowder and projectiles. Later, Steven took a gun and aimed at the bottle placed on the wooden box and fired. After the smoke cleared, the bottle was not broken. Steven's keen
Perception is the first step to know the result.
The flight trajectory of the projectile after exiting the barrel does not extend along the direction of the gun barrel, but slightly deviates. This is a characteristic of the smoothbore gun. It is impossible to make the projectile fired from the gun barrel fly strictly in the direction of aim.
To hit the target accurately like Blake, in addition to being very familiar with the gun, you also have to strictly control the amount and strength of the gunpowder and projectiles loaded.
So it's not easy for Blake to hit the target with one shot!
Steven is confident that if he uses a bow and arrow, he can accurately hit the bottle even if the distance is several times further. However, if he wants to use this kind of flintlock gun to accurately hit the target, he must practice for a long time and be familiar with the characteristics of this gun. If he changes to
If you have a gun, you have to spend time getting familiar with it again.
Blake was able to use the flintlock musket so accurately. In addition to interest and long-term practice, his extraordinary talent must have played a role in it.
Later, Kate also fired a shot, and he missed the shot like Steven. Blake patiently taught the two of them what points to pay attention to to improve shooting accuracy.
Steven couldn't help but ask: "Blake, I think you like shooting very much. Have you ever used a bow or crossbow to practice?"
Blake: "I also like bows and arrows and crossbows! But in comparison, I prefer guns, because only guns can combine my two interests: machinery and shooting, and firearms are more powerful! From a mechanical point of view
Look, the development potential of firearms is also greater! I always feel that the flintlock guns currently used have many flaws! There should be a lot of room for improvement, but limited by my knowledge and environment, although there are many ideas, it is almost impossible to implement them on the ship."
When Steven heard what Blake said, he suddenly remembered the dream he had in the dark rainforest camp! The guns and flintlocks in the hands of the soldiers in the dream were as if one was in the sky and the other was in the ground. The difference was so huge!
He couldn't help but feel a little pity for Blake: his talent was indeed buried on the Twin Fin Shark!
Time soon arrived for lunch, and the three of them went down to the cabin to have lunch, and then Blake went back to his cabin to sleep.
Steven and Kate returned to the deck to enjoy the scenery of the sea for a while, and they were going to practice swordsmanship on the deck in the afternoon.
A few days passed quickly like this, and the weather was very good these days.
According to Captain Langdon, the Twin Fin Shark was sailing away from the outer reaches of the Raging Sea. Due to the storms of the past ten days or so, the Twin Fin Shark had carried the Twin Fin Shark deep into the interior of the Raging Sea. It had to return to the Raging Sea under such wind speed.
It will probably take some time to reach the outer reaches of the sea, and there have never been records in this sea area. In other words, no ship has ever visited this sea area, or no ship has left this sea area alive.
Every morning, the two of them came to the aft deck with Blake to practice flintlock shooting. The three of them had become very familiar with each other. This day, Steven asked Blake: "Black, how did you come to the Twin Fin Shark?"
Since your hobbies are mechanics and shooting, I think sailing is not a suitable place to pursue your interests."
Blake looked at the sea outside the ship and said: "I didn't come to the Twin Fin Shark on my own initiative! I was born in Drance City, the capital of the Principality of Livingston. My father is a very capable mechanical engineer! I think my interests
I inherited him. When I was 12 years old, my father offended a powerful nobleman in the city, so he had to take my mother and me to leave the city of Drance. Our family boarded the ship from Westin Port to start a new life in Port Paresa in the south of the New World.
Life......"
Blake fell into memories and continued: "But the mail ship we were on encountered a storm in the West Sea and the ship sank! My father and mother sank with the ship into the sea in order to save me, and I was floating on the sea holding a piece of wood.
I stayed there for more than ten days and was finally rescued by the Twin Fin Shark. From then on, I lived with Hans on the ship."
Steven said: "I'm so sad, Blake..."
Blake shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, Steven! It has been more than ten years, and the sadness has long faded. Hans is very good to me. In addition to taking care of my life, he also taught me a lot of knowledge. All the things he collected
I have read all his books! And I have secretly tasted many of his wines, haha!”
Kate asked: "You learned sailing, mechanics and shooting on the boat, so how do you feel about life on the boat? Is it happy?"
"It feels good! Although there are some regrets in satisfying interests, everyone on the ship is very close! They are integrated into each other and become a whole. After all, we are faced with dangers at any time on the sea. We need to seize every moment of happiness.
To worry about the dangers and uncertainties of the future!”
Steven nodded and said, "That's true! Kate and I also took a boat from Westin Harbor to the New World more than two years ago. The journey was smooth. We still felt that there was nothing to fear on the sea! The sailing was smooth.
We mistakenly underestimated the dangers of the ocean!"
Kate continued: "I didn't expect that when I returned to Grant two years later, I would almost sink to the bottom of the sea! Although Steven and I have become strong warriors through more than two years of training, no one can face the power of nature.
It can be resisted!"
Blake nodded and said: "The Twin Fin Shark has encountered many storms before, but it has never encountered such a strong hurricane. I was almost washed into the sea by the waves. Thanks to Steven who held me! At that time, almost everyone on the ship
They almost collapsed! If Hans hadn’t shown such calmness and calmness, I think the sailors would not have been able to survive it!”
"But I also saw miracles! The mirror-like sea surface without a trace of waves, and the huge abyss monster. These encounters are probably enough for Joey and the others to brag about for a lifetime when they go ashore to drink!" Black added.
Several people were discussing the adventures of the past few days enthusiastically, and the lookout sailor on the mast shouted loudly: "Land is found ahead!"
The three people hurriedly came to the front deck outside the forecastle. Captain Langdon also came over after handing the rudder to his mate. They stood on the bow and looked around. Sure enough, they saw a line in the distance, which was obviously different from the sea level.
the difference.
Langdon observed carefully with a monocular telescope and said, "That should be a very big island! It just so happens that we can moor there for a few days, repair the damage caused by wind and waves, and replenish some food and fresh water."
He then corrected the direction and returned to the cockpit. After adjusting the course, he sailed towards the island in the distance. After a while, the horizon of the island became clearer and clearer. At this time, a group of seagulls appeared above the deck.
, they screamed and flew between the white sails, seeming to welcome the arrival of the Double Fin Shark.