Chen Fan said, "So, we may need to wander in this sea area for a long time?"
Hai Li shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Currently, the elders and I are discussing whether to sail the ship into the death route. If we can cross this death route, our trip can be shortened by at least half. This will also
It won't delay our delivery, it's just..."
"But what?" Chen Fan heard that there was something in the other person's words, so he continued.
Hai Li suddenly stopped and looked at Chen Fan, seemingly hesitant to speak. Chen Fan asked, "Brother Hai Li, you might as well say it directly if you have something to say."
Hai Li hesitated and said, "The Rakshasa sea area is inherently dangerous, especially the death route, which is shrouded in wind all year round. Ordinary merchants are afraid to avoid it. If anything goes wrong, the ship may be destroyed and people will be killed."
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Chen Fan frowned and said, "If it's so dangerous, why do you still plan to take that road?"
Hai Li smiled bitterly and said, "Our association depends on shipping for a living. We have already agreed with the employer on the time for delivering the goods. Once the goods are not delivered after the deadline, it will inevitably affect the credibility of the entire association. The association is so important.
The errand was entrusted to me. This is my first time to go to sea alone. If I fail, I may not be able to handle the errand when I get home."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and then asked, "How long is this death route approximately?"
Hai Li said, "The Death Route stretches for thousands of miles, and there are many forks on the way. No one can tell its exact voyage. We can only set off along the outermost shortcut. If everything goes well, it may take three to five days.
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Chen Fan said, "I understand. Brother Haili wants us brothers and sisters to join the patrol camp, right?"
Hai Li stood up with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "This request is indeed a bit difficult. After all, you two are not members of our chamber of commerce, but..."
Before Hai Li could finish his words, Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "No problem, since I'm on your ship, my sister-in-law and I should also help."
"Thank you very much!" Hai Li was overjoyed and hurriedly clasped his fists at Chen Fan and said, "We will set off early tomorrow morning. You should take the time to rest and recharge your batteries. I will ask Captain Chutian to come find you tomorrow."
"OK!"
After sending Hai Li away, Chen Fan immediately heard Leopard Girl complaining, "This guy really doesn't want to take any losses."
Chen Fan smiled and shook his head, "We are all sitting in the same boat now. If we do get out of the water, the wind will be strong and the water will be cold, and no one will be able to escape. It is reasonable for him to make this request."
The leopard girl rolled her eyes, looked away and said, "I want you to go, I'm too lazy to work for others."
Chen Fan could only smile bitterly.
The next day, Chu Tian knocked on the door very early and handed Chen Fan a set of HNA uniforms. "Brother Chen Fan, I'll help you this time. Please put on your team uniform and come with us to inspect the deck."
Chen Fan did not refuse, quickly put on his clothes and followed Chu Tian onto the deck.
The scale of this cargo ship is really not small. There are many armored patrols standing on the bow and stern. Most of the patrols are at the second and third level of combat effectiveness, but fourth-level combatants like Chutian
Power is still relatively rare, and they basically belong to the upper echelons of the sailing team.
Chen Fan followed Chu Tian, inspected the entire cargo ship, and then came to a cabin with a rather unique setting. He met Hai Li who lived here, said some innocuous words, and was about to say goodbye and leave. At this time, he
Hearing a low horn sound from the direction of the cargo ship's "leading head", Hai Li immediately stood up, looked in the direction of the horn sound, and said in surprise,
"I don't know what the people in front found. This is a signal to call us over."
Chen Fan then said, "Would you like to go over there together and take a look?"
Hai Li nodded, "Okay, let's go!"
Immediately, the three of them strode towards the "leading position" of the freighter. A large number of guards had already arrived here first. Chen Fan saw many guards squatting on the edge of the deck. Someone was dragging a huge fishing net, as if they were fishing for something.
"What happened?" Hai Li asked the guards immediately after arriving at the bow.
An older guard leader quickly reported, "Young master, an iron-headed whale seems to have appeared underwater. I asked my brothers to cast the net and try to catch it!"
"Oh?" Hai Li was immediately curious and stepped forward and said, "Isn't it a third-level sea beast like the iron-headed whale that only lives in the deep sea? Why does it appear in such a place?"
"I don't know. I suggest you pick it up and take a look first. I wonder what the young master wants to do?" the guard replied.
"Okay, be careful. It is a level three sea monster after all. Don't hurt anyone." Hai Li was very polite to his subordinates. After giving some instructions, he laughed and sat down at the side of the ship.
It was Chen Fan's first time to "go to sea" and he didn't quite understand what kind of monster the Iron-headed Whale was, so he stepped forward out of curiosity and asked, "Brother Haili, why do these guards want to salvage this kind of sea beast?"
Hai Li smiled and explained, "Brother Chen doesn't know. The iron-headed whale is a sea beast of the deep sea. It can be said that it is full of treasures. The fish fat can be used to refine dragon oil. The fish skin is very tough and can be used to make water bodies.
There is also the magic core of the iron-headed whale, which has the effect of repelling water. It is sold at a high price in the sea market. The carcass of an iron-headed whale can be sold for hundreds of thousands of gold shells. We shipping fleets occasionally
They also hunt ironhead whales to earn extra income.”
Chen Fan nodded and stopped asking any more questions.
About a few minutes later, more than a dozen guards had worked together to drag the giant net up. As the giant net was thrown onto the deck, a medium-sized sea beast that was over five meters tall, covered in pitch black and with skin as hard as steel was also thrown onto the deck.
superior.
Out of curiosity, Chen Fan took the initiative to take a look and found that the iron-headed whale was not that big, and its body structure was not far different from that of the whales in the Blue Star World. However, the head part was much exaggerated, and the outside was wrapped in a layer of black.
The bones are like real steel. Someone slashed a weapon on the head of the iron-headed whale, and a "clanging" steel collision sound erupted.
This sea beast had just been fished out on the deck, but there was no sign of breathing. Chu Tian walked to the iron-headed whale and knelt down to inspect it. Not long after, he hurried towards Chen Fan, making a strange soft sound from his mouth,
"This guy seemed to be dead before he came out of the water. There was no sign of any struggle."
Hai Li also looked curious, stood up quickly and said, "This is just a shallow sea. Logically speaking, the iron-headed whale is already a relatively powerful sea beast. What killed it?"
"I don't know." Chu Tian frowned, then turned back and pointed at the carcass of the iron-headed whale and said, "It seems that this guy died not long ago. He should have been attacked in deep water and escaped to the surface.
He is dead, but there are no injuries on the surface of his body, so we can’t tell what kind of attack he suffered.”
Hai Li also felt strange, but he didn't think deeply about it. After all, it was not uncommon for strange things to happen in the sea. Maybe this iron-headed whale simply died of old age.
Thinking of this, Hai Li asked people to drag the sea beast's body away directly and no longer dwell on this topic.
But Chen Fan automatically jumped onto the sail, looked ahead for a long time, then returned to the deck, pointed at the black sea not far ahead and said, "What's in front of you?"