The Trident slowly sailed into the thick fog. This strange fog seemed to have blocked out the sound. The surrounding area was silent except for the sound of the propeller turning.
Looking around, all I could see was thick fog. Let alone distinguishing east, west, north and south. If the searchlight on the ship hadn't been powerful enough, I probably wouldn't have been able to see the surroundings clearly.
After a little calculation, Chen Ziyan found that in this fog, the visual distance was only about ten meters.
If we were on land, this kind of visibility would be acceptable, but in this environment, it was no different than being blind with our eyes open.
Fortunately, there are lights, which can disperse giant fish in the sea and warn other approaching ships.
The only thing you need to worry about is the rocks that are full of dead things.
There is only a dozen meters of reaction space. Even if you keep staring at the sea with all your concentration, it may be difficult to dodge in time.
After Chen Ziyan came back, Ruan Hei looked ahead and reminded: "Boss Chen, the fog is strong and the wind is blowing. It is estimated that there will be strong wind and waves behind."
"Yes, I understand." Chen Ziyan nodded.
He had no doubts about Ruan Hei's words.
Because he knew that Sea Wolf, who has been running boats on the sea all year round, has long summarized a set of methods for interpreting the laws of nature.
But for Chen Ziyan, the most important thing now is to get through the fog in front of him first.
Although the Trident is already a ghost ship, just like the ghost tombs they have encountered, damage incurred in the physical state will not automatically recover.
And if you want not to affect the overall capabilities of the ghost ship, the repair materials cannot be used casually.
For example, because the main body of the Trident is made of sea willow, if it is damaged, it will have to be repaired with sea willow.
The price of this material is second, mainly because the quantity on the market is too small, so Chen Ziyan naturally has to be more concerned about things that threaten the hull.
However, he had secretly made up his mind to arrange for people to collect sea willow trees after returning from this trip to prepare for future emergencies.
Chen Ziyan is not naive enough to think that his ghost ship will never be damaged. As long as he continues to take risks, it is unrealistic.
If you often stand by the river, your shoes will not get wet. You will encounter this problem one day.
It is better to prepare the repair materials in advance than to rush to find them when the time comes.
Just when Chen Ziyan was thinking about implementing this work as soon as possible after returning, Wang Kaixuan and Guchai ran in in a panic:
"Master Chen, there is something in the fog!"
Hearing this, Chen Ziyan quickly looked over, and Hu Bayi next to him asked directly: "Fat man, what is it?"
"It seems like a boat?" Wang Kaixuan said with some uncertainty.
"Let's go and take a look." Chen Ziyan made a decision immediately.
From Wang Kaixuan's tone, it was obvious that he was not sure whether it was a ship or not. In this case, he might as well take a look with his own eyes.
Then he led a few people out of the cab, and then saw a faint yellow halo in the fog on the side, just like the light emitted by an old-fashioned masthead light.
After seeing this, Chen Ziyan knew why Wang Kaixuan guessed that the thing in the fog was a boat.
Looking at the height of the light spot, it is true that only the mast light on the ship can be like this.
"No, if it's a ship, how could it only have this one light?" But the next second, Hu Bayi raised a question.
Just by looking at them, you can tell that in such low-visibility fog, shouldn't all light sources be turned on to avoid accidents?
What's the use of just lighting up a mast light? It's an old-fashioned mast light, and the light it emits cannot even illuminate the deck.
Chen Ziyan didn't say a word, just stared at the light spot that was getting closer and closer.
He was thinking whether the thing in front of him was the one in his memory.
In the original plot, Hu Bayi and the others also encountered similar things in this sea area, and later encountered a plague ship in the fog.
When he encountered the fog before, Chen Ziyan hadn't thought so much, but now that even the plague ship had appeared, he couldn't help but think about it.
Is it possible that this is still a fixed link and can be encountered no matter when?
Just when Chen Ziyan had this idea in his mind, he suddenly heard Hu Bayi calling him next to him.
"Master Chen, what do you think?"
After coming back to his senses, Chen Ziyan said: "I guess there is something wrong with this ship."
Although he couldn't figure it out, it didn't stop him from coming up with the answer.
This ship coming out of the fog should be the plague ship that I know.
Just as Hu Bayi was about to say something, he saw a white ancient sea ship approaching quietly, which made him swallow the words that were on his lips again.
With the help of the light of the searchlight, Chen Ziyan quickly saw the appearance of the ship. It was similar to the epidemic ship in his memory. They were all in the ancient three-masted style, and the whole ship was painted white, except for that
A dim mast lantern had no more light.
There was no sign of anyone on the entire ship, and all the doors and windows were closed, making it look extremely strange.
Seeing this strange ship coming silently next to it, everyone subconsciously held their breath.
Without him, the thing in front of me is really too weird.
Even Chen Ziyan, who had expected this, felt a little chill down his spine after actually seeing the epidemic ship.
"Fat man, you and Guchai go to the cabin and close the door tightly."
After a moment of silence, Chen Ziyan whispered.
He knew what was going on with the ship, so he had no intention of going up to find out.
"good."
Wang Kaixuan responded, and then he dragged Guchai, who was stunned, and tiptoed towards the cabin.
After seeing them leave, Chen Ziyan took Hu Bayi back to the cab.
"Master Chen, we don't care about this ship?"
Hu Ba wanted to ask along the way, but he was worried about the strange ship right next to him, so he didn't ask until he entered the driver's cab.
"Don't worry about it for now, let's see what this boat wants to do." Chen Ziyan said.
Apart from the diseases that may be carried on the ship, the only threat to the ship is the sea beasts below that carry the ship.
However, Chen Ziyan wanted to take a look first, because the ship was parallel to the Trident and did not have the conditions to collide with it.
It was precisely after he discovered this that he made this arrangement.
If there was a possibility of the plague ship colliding with him, he would have already operated the Jinpilu Water Cannon.
"Master Ruan, can you keep this angle forever?" Then he looked at Ruan Hei and asked.
If this angle can be maintained, there is no need to attack the plague ship, otherwise it will definitely anger the sea beasts below.
"It should work, let me try."
Ruan Hei had also seen the epidemic ship, and upon hearing this, he immediately understood what Chen Ziyan meant.
Fortunately, due to the fog, the boat speed has now been reduced to a minimum and the angle can be controlled well.
If you are driving at high speed, you really can't do this.
"That's okay." Chen Ziyan nodded lightly.
However, just in case, he secretly communicated with the spirit of the Trident and asked it to help secretly.
This was Chen Ziyan's courage to put the epidemic ship aside and ignore it.
But after all, the spirit is not a human being. Such a delicate operation can only be slightly assisted. What really depends on it is the helmsman.
After Hu Bayi glanced at the epidemic ship next to him, he whispered to Chen Ziyan:
"Master Chen, do you know what this thing next to you is?"
He gradually came back to his senses. Chen Ziyan's arrangement was definitely not without purpose. He probably saw the origin of the ship.
"It should be the epidemic ship that chases the epidemic in summer." Chen Ziyan didn't hide it from him and directly told the answer.
"Epidemic ship?" Hu Bayi also grew up by the sea. He immediately remembered the corresponding information: "Could it be the ship in the coastal area that sent the Five Saints back to the sea?"
"That's it. I don't know what's on this boat. We're on this sea with no villages or shops. It's best not to mess with this thing. If we really get sick from it, we'll have a hard time getting back. And this ship
There is probably a giant fish, which is also a problem."
Chen Ziyan slowly expressed his thoughts.
"That's right, that's all."
After hearing what he said, Hu Bayi also felt that it would be better to deal with it this way.
Although most of the epidemic ships are just pretending that there are no objects carrying viruses on them, this kind of thing is not something you are afraid of, so it is best not to touch it if you can.
I agree, but I still have to ask questions about the doubts in my heart.
"But hasn't this custom been abolished long ago?" As someone who has lived in coastal areas, Hu Bayi, although he has never seen any epidemic sending activities, knows that this custom has been abandoned for many years.
The ships used to chase the epidemic are all old abandoned ships, which cannot last long at sea. If these were old ships from decades ago, it stands to reason that they should not last so long.
"I don't know about that." Chen Ziyan shook his head.
He was also quite confused and didn't understand what was going on with this ship.
However, he estimated that it had something to do with the surrounding fog, and it was probably another supernatural event.
Thinking of this possibility, Chen Ziyan took the telescope next to him and looked at the epidemic ship next to him.
The surrounding fog was too thick, and even with the aid of a telescope, everything I saw was a bit blurry.
Fortunately, the distance between the two parties was close enough, and the light of the searchlight worked, and the situation above was barely visible.
The first thing Chen Ziyan looked at was the deck and cabin. It was mentioned in the original plot that although the epidemic ship was completely white, there were mottled blood stains on these parts.
But what surprised him was that there was no trace of blood on the deck and hatch of the plague ship next to him.
"Isn't this the epidemic ship in the original plot?" Chen Ziyan subconsciously thought of this possibility.
Then he quickly looked elsewhere, and the doubts in his heart became more intense, because the plague ship next to him really only looked the same as in his memory, but in fact it was different in many places.
For example, there are no fishing nets or floats on it, it is a clean ship. It can be said that apart from the hull, the only foreign object is the mast light.
But strictly speaking, masthead lights are not considered foreign objects.
After thoroughly confirming that the plague ship he encountered was not the one in his memory, Chen Ziyan felt that he had to leave the sea area as soon as possible.
Because this means that there are probably more plague ships here, and it is even possible that the plague ships in the past are hidden in this fog.
Chen Ziyan is not afraid of encountering a plague ship. He can handle two or three ships, but if there are more, even if his trident is a ghost ship, he will have to pay a heavy price if he wants to get out of trouble.
Just when Chen Ziyan was considering whether to take a risk and accelerate out of the fog.
Suddenly he saw that one of the masts of the plague ship had fallen down.
Hu Bayi, who was also holding a telescope next to him, also saw this scene. He touched Chen Ziyan with his elbow and asked in disbelief: "Mr. Chen, did you see it?"
"I saw it..." Chen Ziyan replied slowly.
Not only did he see the whole process of the mast falling, but he also saw that the mast that should have hit the deck was like a paper tube soaked in water, becoming limp and out of shape.
If he remembered correctly, it seemed that only the front and rear hatches of the epidemic ship were made of cardboard. Why is the mast like this now?
But before he could figure it out, the other two masts also fell down one after another.
Chen Ziyan stared at the fallen mast lantern. He was not sure whether the mast was real or not, but since the mast lantern could light up, it must be real.
There was no expected collision. After the mast light fell on the deck, it directly smashed a hole in the deck and fell into the cabin below.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ziyan was a little doubtful that the mast lantern might not have fallen directly into the sea.
Hu Bayi was completely stunned. The scene in front of him was beyond his expectation.
suddenly--
Before the two of them could recover, a blaze of flames burst out from the hole where the mast light fell, and then spread to the entire ship.
In just ten seconds, the plague ship next to it completely turned into a fire ship.
Seeing that the fire was getting more and more raging, as if even the sea water below could not contain it, Chen Ziyan quickly said: "Turn the helm and stay away from here."
Ruan Hei immediately came to his senses and quickly began to drive the Trident away.
"What's going on?" Hu Bayi asked blankly.
Everything happened too fast in front of him. He had not recovered from the accident of the mast softening when this happened.
"It should be oil!"
A voice came from the side, answering Hu Bayi's doubts.
It was not Chen Ziyan beside him, but Shirley Yang who came over at some unknown time.
"Why are you here?" Chen Ziyan put down the telescope and looked at Shirley Yang and asked.
"Fat man is over there, I'm coming over to see you." Shirley Yang explained briefly, then looked at the fire ball beside her which was almost in the shape of a boat: "It should be all oiled, otherwise it won't burn.
So fast."
"Ms. Yang, have you seen such a ship before?" Hu Ba couldn't help but asked when he saw that she seemed to understand something.
"That's not true, but there is a similar method in the art of moving mountains and dividing seas." Shirley Yang shook her head gently.
She could see the mystery so quickly because she had seen it in her family's inheritance.
You must know that the inheritance of the Bishan lineage has never been interrupted. In comparison, it is not inferior to Chen Ziyan's Xiling lineage.
"Lao Hu, Shirley, you go to the cabin to find help and prepare our cannon. I think something is wrong." After thinking for a while, Chen Ziyan said to the two of them.
Shirley Yang's words made him realize that the appearance of the ship next to him might not be as simple as he thought.