Chapter 1121: Great Horned Whale

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"Damn it, quickly clean up the things on the deck. I don't want my ship to be stinky during the next few days of voyage." The captain of the Flying Fish yelled at the sailors on the ship, although the language was There was a nasty voice, but the smile on his face did not abate at all. The eyes of the prey on the deck were full of joy, and he was able to meet a single adult great hornwhale on the way to send a passenger to the mainland of Mozambique. For these sailors who have spent years begging for life at sea, it was like a money bag dropped from the sky.
Before the foggy year, the great hornwhale was just a general marine fish. Its meat is difficult to preserve. It will stinks after only one day. Although the bones are large, they are very soft and not suitable for any bone carving materials. The gallbladder will produce a certain precious spice with some value. But big horned whales are gregarious sea beasts. Once you encounter a big hornwhale, you have to face a group of big hornwhales. For any ship, even the steel giant ship of the Kingdom of England, face a group of big hornwhales. , The end result will only be sunk on the bottom of the sea.
Because the cost of catching big horned whales far outweighs the benefits, before the foggy years, unless someone buys the gallbladder spice of big horned whales at a very high price, few fishermen are willing to take the risk to catch them.
But this situation has changed since the foggy years. Just like a large number of creatures on land have mutated, sea creatures have mutated more, some mutated more ferociously, and some mutated even more weird. The great narwhal has mutated to be more valuable.
Due to the mutation, the fish bones of the great hornwhale have become more dense and hard, and the whole body is golden yellow. The top fish bones even emit gemstone luster, and there are some mysteries that are not clear to ordinary people. Power, so that the fish bone of the great hornwhale has not only become the most precious animal bone carving material in the world, but also a rare and extraordinary material for manufacturing.
In addition to fish bones, the fat on the bighorn whale is also very valuable, because after the foggy years, American scholars discovered that the whale oil extracted from the bighorn whale fat has an unimaginable lubricating effect, which can make the machine work. The wear is reduced to the extreme, and the efficiency of mechanical operation can also be improved.
At the same time, scholars in the Kingdom of England also discovered that whale oil prepared through a special formula can be used as a fuel catalyst for steam engines. All steam engine fuels added with special whale oil can increase the temperature by several times during combustion, and Reduce fuel consumption by nearly double.
That is to say, the same type of ship, the ship using special whale oil can carry less fuel, carry more cargo, and sail faster at sea.
In addition, some of the guts of the great narwhal have also undergone mutations, which contain various mysterious powers, and are one of the raw materials that are rushing in the market.
Only the meat of the big hornwhale is worthless, and the meat of the big horn whale is very easy to rot. The rotted meat will quickly contaminate the other parts of the big horn whale. If a dead big horn whale is left alone, it will be less than a day. Over time, this great hornwhale will become worthless due to the contamination of carrion.
For various reasons, the great hornwhale has become a mobile treasury. Any ship going to sea can catch a great hornwhale. Then the sailors and crew on this ship are equivalent to getting a year's income in advance, and the owner of the ship will gain even more.
However, just like the rapid increase in the value of the bighorn whale, the danger of catching the bighorn whale has also increased exponentially. Because of the overall mutation, the docile bighorn whale becomes very violent and aggressive, and the power of the bighorn whale is also increased. To an astonishing level, more than one large whaling ship was overturned and torn apart by a big narwhal whale. This has made capturing big narwhals one of the most dangerous things at sea.
Speed-based medium-sized ships like the Flying Fish are not suitable for catching large sea beasts such as big hornwhales, but there are exceptions to everything. They did not expect that they would be so lucky to encounter a wounded Li A group of great hornwhales, this kind of good thing that is delivered to the door will naturally not be let go, so the captain temporarily changed the goal and took the great hornwhale using the weapons on the ship.
Although the great hornwhale had been taken down and dragged onto the deck and started to disintegrate, the captain of the Flying Fish did not relax because of this, because he knew that the trouble was not over.
The blood odor of the great horned whale is extremely heavy, and it is a great temptation for the carnivorous fish in the ocean. Every whaling ship will carry some thinner to reduce the blood odor of the great horn whale, but this is not the case on the Flying Fish. Thinner, so they need to decompose the big hornwhale and clean the blood of the big hornwhale before the smell of the big horn whale blood attracts the unknown horror beasts.
During this time when dealing with great narwhals, ships cannot navigate and can only stop on the sea, which is also the easiest time to be attacked.
So after the captain urged the crew on the deck to deal with the carcass of the great narwhal, he immediately went to the Destiny Netweaver prayer room in the center cabin of the hull.
In the prayer room, a senior priest of the Destiny Net Weaver quietly knelt in front of the holy emblem of the Destiny Net Weaver, silently reading church scriptures.
After the captain came, he did not disturb the priest, but stood quietly on the side.
After a while, the priest stopped reciting the scriptures and turned to the captain and said: "The sea is not my lord’s divine realm. The power bestowed by my lord will decay. With my current ability, I can only cover it for a while. The powerful mutant sea beasts are not very useful."
Hearing the words of the priest, the captain's face became gloomy a lot. The reason why he decided to temporarily change his purpose and risk catching the big hornwhale was because he felt that the high priests of the church would be able to solve the additional effects of capturing the big hornwhale. trouble.
However, now the priest clearly told him that his ability was not paying attention to protecting the ship, which immediately caused the captain to get into trouble.
If he is rational enough, the captain should immediately abandon the carcass of the great narwhal and leave the ship, but this approach is not only as simple as losing a large amount of windfall, but also to other crew members who do not understand the situation. The sailor was dissatisfied with him, and if this incident were to be reported, it would be difficult for his ship to recruit enough experienced sailors in the future. After all, no one would be willing to lose a large amount of income with one at any time. The captain went to sea.
When the captain himself was in a dilemma, the priest of the Destiny Netweaver suddenly reminded: "In fact, you can go to the lord on the ship to ask, maybe you can get some useful help."
"Your Excellency?" The captain stunned for a moment, and the only passenger on the ship appeared in his mind, and he also thought of some behaviors of that passenger after he boarded the ship.
Because it was the first time that the mission was assigned by the top of the church, and only one passenger was sent, the captain couldn't help being curious about the identity of this passenger.
It’s just that, except for the special temperament exuding from this passenger, the captain guessed that this passenger might be of extremely noble origin. He could no longer find any clues related to this passenger, and this passenger was also related to those in his memory. There is not the slightest similarity between the big figures of various countries who can alarm the top of the church.
The behavior of this passenger on the ship is also very weird. Since he got on the ship, he has never left his cabin again. The waiter in charge of this passenger also mentioned that he saw this passenger every time he delivered meals. The passenger sat at the desk near the window as if he hadn't moved.
Although the captain was a little confused as to whether this passenger could help, he knew very well about the priest on the ship, and knew the priest’s abilities and the relationship at the top of the church. Since the priest said that the other party could help, then There is no doubt about this matter.
So he hurriedly walked out of the prayer room and came to the superior suite in the upper cabin where the passengers were housed.
Although a little anxious in his heart, the captain still stopped at the door, sorted out his clothes, and then knocked on the door.
"What's the matter?" asked a voice from the cabin.
The captain was stunned. Originally, he was going to enter the cabin and ask the passengers if he could help, but now it is clear that the other party didn’t seem to have any plans to open the door, so he hesitated a bit, and finally stood at the door and met him. The trouble is simple, I said it quickly.
"I know." After the captain finished speaking, the cabin quickly gave an answer, but this answer did not satisfy the captain.
Seeing this, the captain didn’t say anything. He turned and left the cabin. On the way, he encountered the combatants on the ship watching the big hornwhales break down on the deck, so he yelled at these combatants and ordered them all. Enter the combat readiness state on standby.
Feeling the seriousness of the captain's command, the combatants and sailors on the ship also stopped frolicking, and the relaxed mood became tense. They returned to their respective posts, and at the same time accelerated the decomposition of the great narwhal.
After the captain gave the order, he returned to the prayer room and told the priest the passenger's reaction, as if he was suing the priest, but also seemed to want the priest to lobby the passenger himself.
However, after listening to the captain's narration, the priest just nodded, and replied with the same words as the passenger "I know", which also made the captain bewildered.
The captain, who had not waited for the priest to explain, could only leave the prayer room with full of confusion, and continued to prepare at his own pace to deal with the possible sea beast attack.
However, things seemed to go smoothly unexpectedly. Although when decomposing the carcass of the great hornwhale, several inexperienced sailors poured several barrels of decomposed whale meat and collected blood into the sea, increasing the attack of carnivorous sea animals. However, fortunately, it seemed that the Flying Fish was very lucky. Until the great hornwhale was completely decomposed and collected into the storage compartment, the ship started to leave this sea area, and there was no large carnivorous beast, even a small one. The carnivorous beast did not appear either.
The reason why the captain knows that there are no carnivorous sea beasts in the ocean is because the whale meat that was poured into the sea by those stupid sailors is still floating on the surface and has not been eaten. This is obviously unreasonable.
Afterwards, the captain went and asked the priest of the Destiny Net Weaver, and the answer was that the matter had nothing to do with him, and he pointed up.
The captain was obviously not suitable for guessing the mute. He didn't understand the meaning of the priest's gestures at first. He didn't realize until he passed the high-class cabin. He walked quickly to the passenger cabin and knocked on the door again.
"What's the matter?" A simple question came from the cabin.
The captain thought for a while, and tentatively, he had not been attacked by a sea beast just now, and said some words of thanks.
"I got it." The passenger in the cabin interrupted him before he could finish and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Although the passenger did not explicitly admit that he did not have any sea beasts approaching the Flying Fish before, the captain was able to hear that it was related to him, and he also heard that the other party didn't care about it, and he didn't have the idea to discuss it in depth.
So he thought about finding a topic casually to ease the awkward atmosphere now ~EbookFREE.me~ and then leave. In his opinion, since the other party doesn't take this matter seriously, he doesn't need to do anything. Extra things.
"I want to inform your Excellency that we should be able to reach New Port County tomorrow," the captain chose a topic that the other party might be concerned about and said: "However, the Port of Hope that was originally planned to dock can no longer be docked, and can only dock at Torch Port. "
After the captain's voice fell, the cabin was silent for a while, then the cabin door opened, and the passenger asked with a displeased look: "I need an explanation."
Facing the displeased passengers, the captain could not help but bowed his head under the aura of the opponent, and he was also complaining in his heart why he was looking for such a topic.
No wonder the other party feels unhappy. Although Port of Hope and Port of Torch are both ports in New Portland County, one is on the east and the other is on the west. The two span the entire New Portland County, and Port of Hope happens to be in New Portland. Next to it, it does not take half a day to get there by carriage, but torch port needs to cross the Newsky Mountain Range which crosses the New Portodok. If there is no danger, it will take at least four or five days to reach the New Portland area.
The captain quickly explained: "I just received the news from the letter bird that a large-scale wave of sea animals has appeared in the waters around Hope Port, and all ships on the sea cannot approach that sea area."
Hearing this, the other party was silent for a while, and then asked, "Are there many situations in which such large sea beasts appear?"
"Most of them appear in the waters around the Weilun mainland, like the waters of the Mossang mainland not many times." The captain gave a quick answer after thinking about it, and comforted the other party: "You don't need to worry, the sea beasts will only attack. Ships near the sea will not go to land."
The passenger did not say anything, but nodded in response, then closed the door again.