Thinking of this, Li Meng quickly said: "213823, we can't go any further. We must go to land and turn around immediately."
213823: "It is approaching land, and it is still thirty-four nautical miles away from land."
It seems that 213823 has already realized this and turned around in advance.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but the "click" sound became more intense and louder.
Listening to the "click" sound, Li Meng couldn't help but feel nervous.
Once the ice breaks and the ship enters the water, the No. 1 Trade Ship will be doomed and will be trapped in the ice.
Perhaps it was Goddess of Luck who held me in my arms. After half an hour, a horizon finally appeared in front of me.
Looking at the horizon appearing in front of the bow, Li Meng breathed a sigh of relief.
Not bad, not bad...
Outside, with a rumbling roar, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 arrived at the coast.
When it was less than 200 meters away from the coast, it slowly turned and finally continued driving south, keeping close to the coastline and not more than 100 meters away from the coast.
After traveling no more than twenty kilometers along the coastline, Trade Ship No. 1 suddenly stopped.
"Commander, the No. 1 Trade Ship has arrived at Samar Island. The coastline is too winding and the offshore water depth is not ideal. Once the ice breaks, it can also immobilize the No. 1 Trade Ship. Through terrain scanning, a relatively gentle terrain was found.
The route can be taken inland.”
Li Meng saw the route mentioned by 213823.
There is a gentle beach just a hundred meters ahead, and the terrain inland is also relatively gentle. Although you can see undulating snow hills in the distance, with uneven heights, Li Meng believes in the power of technology.
Since 213823 said that we can go inland, we must be able to go.
Li Meng said: "Don't ask me, just drive on the best route."
Outside, with the rumble of engines, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 moved again.
This time, instead of following the coastline, he turned to the right and washed up on the coast.
On the rugged snowy ground, Trade Ship No. 1 moved slowly, very slowly, like a turtle crawling on its belly.
This is a big island, and the country it belongs to does not value infrastructure construction at all, unlike in China, where roads can be seen everywhere.
While swaying, Trade Ship No. 1 gradually penetrated deeper into the interior and continued to move south.
In the bridge, Li Meng also felt uncomfortable. The swaying feeling was uncomfortable.
Sitting curled up on the sofa, Li Meng hit him, feeling quite bored.
It's just a small island, there should be no strange animals, so there's nothing to worry about.
Although the shaking feeling is not very comfortable, Li Meng is not a pretentious person and there is nothing intolerable.
This section of the road was longer than Li Meng imagined, with twists and turns on the island, and it was not until noon the next day that we arrived at the other end of the island.
Between the dark sky and the earth, on the coast, Trade Ship No. 1 stopped.
Ahead, the endless sea blocked the path of Trade Ship No. 1.
The dark sea water and densely moving ice floes, when the ice floes collide, the rumbling sound resounds throughout the world.
Taking a big bite of the meat pie in his hand, Li Meng whimpered: "Is there any other route to take?"
Zhi Nao: "Ahead is Leyte Gulf. There are two ways to go. One is to return the same way, crossing the Southern Islands of the Philippines from the San Bernardino Strait and entering the Sulu Sea. There is a long and narrow Palawan in the Sulu Sea.
The island should allow the No. 1 Trade Ship to transfer. The second route is to continue moving forward and forcibly cross the floating ice area. Based on the density of the floating ice, the success rate is 70%."
70% success rate?
After taking a bite of meat pie, Li Meng asked: "What is the success rate of the first route?"
Zhi Nao: “60%!”
Then there is nothing to hesitate, Li Meng said: "Let's go and move forward."
As Li Meng's voice fell, outside, amid the rumbling roar of the engine, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 moved and slowly entered the sea.
First the bow, then the hull, and finally the stern. The No. 1 trade ship moved very lightly and at a very slow speed.
Under its huge mass, the hull caused waves to push away large and small ice floes.
Finally, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 successfully entered the water. Under the water, eight pairs of huge tracks were slowly retracted into the ship. The huge propeller at the tail was turned on and started to rotate. The thrust generated made the Trade Ship No. 1 move forward slowly.
, gradually sailed away from the coast and went deep into the sea.
The feeling of sailing on water is completely different from the clean feeling of sailing on land on ice.
That kind of shaking is very slow, and there is no sense of reality under your feet...
In Leyte Gulf, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 was slowly moving forward among the ice floes. Wherever it passed, the sound of the ice floes hitting the hull was endless.
When darkness gradually fell, Trade Ship No. 1 left Leyte Gulf and entered the Philippine Sea.
As soon as they left the bay, in the distance ahead, a vast white snowfield came into Li Meng's eyes.
This made Li Meng's heart tighten. Could it be that he encountered the thin ice area again?
However, Trade Ship No. 1 did not slow down and continued to move forward at a constant speed, about thirty kilometers per hour.
Just before Li Meng's eyes, the huge Trade Ship No. 1 crashed into the ice.
Listening to the rumbling crashing sound outside, Li Meng realized why 213823 did not slow down.
Because the ice in that snowfield is very thin, although Trade Ship No. 1 is not an icebreaker, the nose of the bow is specially made of titanium alloy, which is hard enough to withstand a certain amount of frontal impact.
The temperature will only get higher as you go south, so don't worry that the ice will get thicker.
Five days later…
On the black sea, a huge ship is traveling at high speed.
It was almost noon. At the side of the ship, Li Meng lay on the guardrail and looked at the sea outside.
Not long ago, about two hours ago, Trade Ship No. 1 left the thin ice area and entered the sea.
But the sea outside the thin ice area is very strange. The water is black and the surface is very calm, just like a mirror. Standing on the side of the ship, Li Meng cannot feel the slightest bit of wind.
The dark clouds in the sky are still filling up, and you can't see the end at a glance, but the colors of the sky and the earth are getting brighter, and the sunlight above the clouds seems to penetrate the clouds and dazzle the earth at any time.
The temperature was getting higher and higher. Although he was wearing a thin long-sleeved top and shorts, Li Meng did not feel cold.
The color of the water is not strange, but there is no wind at all, but this is a bit strange.
Next to Li Meng was 666 in a black maid uniform. She stood quietly, never taking her eyes away from Li Meng.
"666, why is there no wind?"
With his mouth slightly open, 666 said softly: "It's probably close to the equator."
is that so?
In Li Meng's memory, there are two windless zones on the earth, but they are obviously not here.
"Commander, look ahead..."
Ahead?
Standing up straight, Li Meng turned and looked in the direction of the bow of the ship.