Scene 161 Crisis at Sea

When Brando returned to the top deck, the ship was sailing out of the waterway between Teweed Island and Gusair Port with full sails. The two ships in Tagus in front also slowed down, waiting for them to catch up. On one side of the sea are the jagged rocks of Teweed Island, which look as pale as phosphorus in the moonlight. The wind blows from the south of Gusair, and the hull of the ship is swaying slightly with the waves. As Timis passes through the clouds, the sea surface The visibility was extremely high, and he could clearly see the wall of fog slowly moving on the east side of Wagtail Strait.

There seemed to be countless ships in the thick fog, stretching continuously, and a wall formed between the ships. The masts of the forest were looming, and there were hundreds or even thousands of ships among them. What made his face look a little ugly was that this mist was slowly approaching the west coast of the Wagtail Strait, which was the direction where they were, and seemed to merge with the mist that diffused from Gussel Port.

This was nothing, but the problem was that their three boats were sandwiched right in the middle.

There was a dead silence on the deck at this time, and the people who were celebrating before were now speechless. If they still had the confidence to pass through the mist in Gusair Port, but the wall of fog in front of them stretched for hundreds of miles, On the vast sea, you can't see both the north and south ends at a glance, and it's impossible to get around it.

When Brando came out with Delphine and Instaron behind him, everyone subconsciously turned their attention to him. Previously, he led them to break out of Gussel Bay. At this time, everyone subconsciously set their sights on him. Lando became the one who had the solution to the current trouble.

But Brando actually had no idea at this time. He looked at the slowly moving wall of clouds on the sea with a sullen face, and he could not make up his mind. Although Tagus once sent a ship into the fog, the ship then returned the same way, seemingly unaffected. . But the state of the fog at that time was different from now.

As for going around, that was even more of a joke. This fog started to appear from Rosalin. They drove north for three days and still didn't see the end. Who knew where the other end was.

However, the fog from Qusayr Port was chasing us from the waterway behind, and all we could do now seemed to be to continue driving north.

If it really doesn't work, we can only abandon ship and land. There is no way this fog can penetrate too far into the land. Although the ports along the coast have suffered, there are always safe places inland.

It depends on whether they can go that far in a short time and escape the scope of the fog.

"What kind of terrain is there in the north? Is there a suitable place for landing? It would be best to have a harbor that can be sheltered from the wind, and a terrain with mountains or hills nearby?" Thinking of this, Brando turned his head and asked.

Instaron thought for a moment. He replied: "Yes, there are, but places like this have been turned into ports, your lord."

Brando was silent. He understood what the other party meant. The situation in Gusail was obviously not an exception. Ports in other places may have suffered the same fate.

However, the terrain on the west coast of the Wagtail Strait is steep and there are not many places where ports can be built. Therefore, the limited places are used by humans or the undead. It is really difficult to find a natural and undeveloped anchorage. .

"I know there is such a place. Teacher."

At this time, Huang Huo came over, looked at them and said.

"What?"

"But I haven't been there, I just heard about it. I heard someone said that there is a pirate hideout in the bay canyon near Sopalachi. I think since the pirates can use it as a lair, we can definitely do it too. Land there."

"I've heard of this place too," Instalon said, looking back. But there was not much joy on his pale face: "But no one knows where the nest is. The terrain of the fjord near Sopalachi is complicated. If we find the wrong one, we will be in trouble."

Brando looked back at the dark sea between Teweed Island and Gusair.

The spread of the mist was obviously accelerated by the south wind, and the wall of mist on the Wagtail Strait in front was also pressing in this direction, leaving them with few options left.

"It's better than just waiting to die," he replied: "You have to give it a try anyway. How far is that place from here? Can we get there in time?"

"Not far," Delphine understood that the question was meant for her. She had already become familiar with the map near Swift Plains these days, so she answered immediately: "Sopalachi is north of Gusair, only a few meters away from here. Just over a hundred nautical miles away, it is one of the largest counterpart ports of Sapphire Hill on the other side of the strait. However, the history of this port is actually very short, and it was not discovered until the Year of the Spider Poison, but in the hinterland of Sopalachi Bay The mouth is wide and narrow, and it is naturally sheltered from the wind. The water depth in the harbor is more than eight meters, and it can accommodate almost all types of commercial and military ships in the Jiufeng area. It is an excellent natural harbor. It is said that there are conditions for building an airport there, but this place is not used. "

It's more than a hundred nautical miles. This distance would take several days for ordinary people to reach on land, but it's really not too long a distance on the sea. Their three ships are all excellent armed merchant ships, and they are the fastest. The speed of the boat can reach twelve knots when the sail is full, and the slowest one can reach ten knots. Now that we are riding a southerly wind, we can theoretically see the Sopalachi coastline by tomorrow morning.

But that's just theory. In fact, only God knows whether they can be left with so much time. Although Brando has some navigation knowledge, it can only be said that he is not blind. He can't figure out where the fog is. No matter how fast they were advancing on the sea, at least it was obvious that they would not be left with as much time as ten hours.

It would be nice to have half of it.

"The terrain nearby is very complicated?"

"Sopalachi is on the glacier belt, and to the east is the southern edge of Jiufeng Glacier. The movement of glaciers and melting ice and snow erosion have easily created complex sea cliffs and fjords. In fact, the entire western coastline of Wagtail Strait All are affected by similar geological changes. Only in the warmer southeastern area on the other side of the strait, alluvial plains were formed by rivers after the ice and snow of the glaciers melted."

Brando was convinced. The Great Glacier in Warnd was located to the east of Farnzan and to the north of the St. Osor Plain. However, the term "Great Glacier" was actually a broad geographical concept, and its part in Warnd was only the most extreme part of it. It's just the western edge. This glacier or ice cap is better called it. It is a desperate place to the west of Warnd World. It is also the largest component of the 'Black Forest' outside Warnd World (the Black Forest is of course far more than just Forest), this glacier extends eastward, and no one knows where its boundary is. It crosses the Kursun Strait to the south, partially intersects with the border of Madara, and then crosses the Wagtail Strait and becomes entrenched in the Jiujiang Strait. part of a vast desperate area on the northern border of Feng.

And this part of Jiufeng Glacier is what Prime Minister Qianjin mentioned.

Brando pondered for a moment and looked at Instalong: "Go and signal Mr. Tagus. We are heading north, and our destination is Sopalachi. By the way, how many corpse witches are there on your ship? We must Intermediate or above?”

He asked suddenly.

Instaron was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of the question: "That's not much. Lord Earl, including the adjutants on this ship, there are no more than five at most."

"So few?" Brando was a little puzzled. He knew that in Madala, corpse witches were the most important part of the army. It could be said to be the backbone, especially in this country where they have not yet mastered the art of summoning the undead. An era of improvement.

There are no grassroots elite skeleton warriors, no stabbing undead, and no cheap necromancer apprentices. Corpse witches are the most important middle and lower-level commanders of the undead.

Moreover, the Corpse Witch is Madara’s most precious and rarest technical branch. For a highly technical branch such as the Navy, before the emergence of elite skeleton warriors with intelligence, ordinary skeleton warriors can only serve as cannon fodder. Their job is to engage in boarding battles, or be used in previous landing battles. Let them serve as sailors, and they can only handle simple tasks such as cleaning the deck or rowing boats.

As for truly professional sailors, only corpse witches with certain intelligence can do the job. There are only five professional sailors on such a big ship? Brando couldn't understand.

"In Rosalin, we usually use humans to supplement our sailors. The humans here often deal with us. If we can afford the price, they won't mind helping us work. After all, we are not a real battleship. The mid-level corpse witch is It is impossible to equip so many, and those things are also very precious to us." Instalong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Actually, there are still some in Rosalin, but didn't we not think of bringing them out at the beginning? What do you want them for?"

Brando was a little speechless. Professional human sailors are actually stronger than corpse witches. Intermediate corpse witches have wisdom but are also limited. Advanced corpse witches can be the same as humans, or even better. But Madara has a total of How many high-level corpse witches are there?

Most of them have become undead lords.

Unfortunately, what he needs now is not professional sailors, but corpse witches. Although corpse witches can be sailors, their real role is not only as sailors, but also as part of Madara's middle and lower-level non-commissioned officers. The important thing is that they are all mages.

Maybe a little lame though.

But that's enough.

Seeing that Brando's face was not very good-looking, Instalong, who had learned to observe his words these days, quickly said: "But there are still many low-level corpse witches, Lord Earl."

Brando shook his head, "No need, let Tagus gather the intermediate corpse witches and send them here. I want to make something and need the help of a few mages."

…(To be continued.)