"The sailing gift package costs 300,000 merit points?"
Emperor Chu looked at the system page and murmured to himself that he still didn't know how many merit points he currently had and whether he could exchange them for a sailing gift package.
"Little bitch, help me check the value of merit points!"
"Hey, the host currently has 1.5 million merit points,"
Hearing Xiaojian's voice in his ears, the gloom on Emperor Chu's face cleared away. Unknowingly, he had millions of merit points, which also meant that at least millions of people respected him.
This is enough to show that Chu State is currently developing very well. At least the people can live and work in peace and contentment without having to be displaced and suffer from cold and hunger.
"Little bitch, help me redeem a sailing gift package immediately!"
"Hey, congratulations to the host for successfully redeeming the sailing gift package. There are currently 1.2 million merit points left, and the gift package can be opened at any time!"
"Hey, the system prompts the host that there are currently unused Mengmeng Emperor gift packs. Please ask the host if you want to use them."
Hear the sound.
Emperor Chu's expression condensed, and a low voice sounded: "Don't worry about the Mengmeng Emperor's gift package. Xiaobian, help me open the sailing gift package."
"Hey, congratulations to the host for getting a compass, a telescope, and a book on star-finding!"
"It's over?"
"The sailing gift package exchanged for 300,000 merit points only has three items?"
Emperor Chu was shocked. This system was not cheating him. The generals and equipment that could be exchanged for 300,000 reputation points were all super powerful. Compared with these three things, they were simply too valuable.
"Host, make the best use of everything. If any of these three navigational objects is on the War Continent, it will be priceless."
Hearing Xiaojian's voice, Emperor Chu just wanted to say: "There's nothing wrong with you!"
Indeed, compasses and telescopes are the most advanced scientific research results, and they are considered artifacts in the War Continent.
As for star-finding, this was the first time he heard about it. Star-finding is a navigational technique that uses astronomical conditions to measure position.
That is, a star board is used on the ship to observe the height of a certain star to determine the geographical location of the ship. Especially in the deep sea, the topography and water potential are difficult to provide effective identification, and there is no basis for it, so celestial phenomena are often used to determine the navigation position.
When Emperor Chu saw the introduction of the Star-pulling Technique, he thought that with the compass and telescope, coupled with the Star-pulling Technique and the Dinghai Pearl, the vast East China Sea would not allow Chu's dragon boats to roam freely.
Think about this.
Emperor Chu put the compass, telescope, Dinghai Pearl, and the front part of the star-finding technique into the dragon ring, got up and walked quickly outside the general's mansion.
At night.
The dark night shrouded the coast, and the rugged coastline was like a dormant beast, exuding a violent and majestic atmosphere.
far away.
The sea was surrounded by torches and the sea was red. Fifteen black wings and dragon boats had successfully launched into the sea. Zhou Yu and Qi Jiguang were organizing soldiers to transport food and fresh water onto the boats.
Emperor Chu stood proudly, facing the vast and boundless sea, looking at the sparkling sea, a sharp murderous intent flashed across his slightly narrowed cold eyes.
"Your Majesty, the warship is expected to set off in an hour!"
"Kong Ming, please pass the order and ask Gong Jin and Yuan Jing to select only 30,000 warriors to go to sea, while the others stay in the city."
"Tonight the navy makes a surprise attack on Zhoushan Island. Too many soldiers and armor are useless!"
It was a dark night with few stars and a cool sea breeze. An hour passed in a blink of an eye. Zhao Yun, Ran Min and Guan Yu came to inform. Emperor Chu turned around and led a few people towards the dragon boat.
"Get aboard and set off!"
Emperor Chu gave an order, and all the soldiers began to board the ship. Smoke rose from the torches on the coast. The people and trackers looked up. They had never thought that such a huge ship could sail into the sea.
On the deck of the dragon boat, Emperor Chu stood on the bow, with Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Li Yuanba, Ran Min, Guan Yu and others standing on either side of him.
"Zhou Yu, I give you two treasures, what do you think?"
Emperor Chu raised his hand to reveal the spiritual ring Zhongluo Compass and Dinghai Pearl. Zhou Yu took them and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Your Majesty, this bead is called Dinghaizhu. I know its purpose. But what is the use of this iron knot? I hope the emperor can tell me!"
"Zhou Yu, when a ship enters the sea, how do you determine its direction?"
"The sea embraces all rivers, and of course we use the wind direction and sails to judge the direction. The ancients said: The moon follows the stars, and the wind and rain follow. These are empirical rules summed up from weather changes. In the same way, if you welcome it day and night, you will go up and take advantage of the rising tide.
Go out to sea, use the ocean's directional currents, and go downstream."
"Your Majesty, there are already rules for all this. Ocean currents, wind, tides, and maritime astronomy may all become the criteria for determining the orientation."
Zhou Yu kept talking and his voice was determined. The other generals all nodded lightly, looking surprised. Only Emperor Chu smiled without saying a word and raised his hand to take the compass from Zhou Yu's hand.
"Zhou Yu, Kong Ming, do you two know what east is and what south is?"
"this............."
Both of them were speechless. One turned around and looked at the sail behind him, while the other looked up at the stars in the sky.
"Zhou Yu, Kong Ming, I will tell you about the function of the compass!"
"The compass is an essential navigation tool for ships. It connects many needle points of the compass to mark the route, which is called the needle path. The heavenly stems, earthly branches and four hexagrams are used as the route directions arranged on the navigation compass. In this way, the ship
Navigation can more accurately determine the course and grasp the route."
"The direction of the pointer on the compass is due south, and Zhoushan Island is southwest of Yongjiang City, so the direction of our dragon boat is a little off now!"
Emperor Chu's expression was indifferent, and the powerful voice sounded. Everyone looked confused. Only Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were shocked, and their eyes stayed on the compass.
"Your Majesty, this compass is truly a magical tool!"
"Wei Chen orders the dragon boats and black-winged warships to sail to the southwest!"
Zhou Yu turned around and ordered the soldiers behind him to convey the order. Emperor Chu raised his hand and took out the star-pulling technique and telescope.
"Kong Ming, if you have nothing to do, take a look at this ancient book. The records in it are very interesting!"
"Zhou Yu, Zi Long, Feng Xian, Ran Min, come and see my other rise!"
Emperor Chu handed Zhuge Liang the art of holding stars, and turned sideways to hand the telescope to Zhou Yu. Everyone gathered around him, looking at the strange object in his hand, wondering what its purpose was.
"Zhou Yu, use a telescope to look at the sea in the distance and the stars in the sky. What's the difference?"
Zhou Yu tried to raise the telescope and looked at the dark sea in the distance, with a look of confusion on his face and muttering in his heart.
"There's nothing strange about this telescope. It's still pitch black in the distance!"
Hear the sound.
Emperor Chu gave an embarrassed forced smile and motioned Zhou Yu to look into the sky, only to see the stars in the sky seeming to be right in front of them, as if he could pick the stars and embrace the moon with his hands.
"magic!"
“It’s incredible!”
Seeing Zhou Yu exclaiming in surprise again and again, the generals gathered around him and wanted to find out what was so mysterious about this telescope. (To be continued)