Chapter 1139 Ghost Ship
The sky gradually darkened, and Zhang Tuohai drove the boat forward.
Gradually, fog rose from the sea.
Looking at the rising fog, Zhang Tuohai frowned. In this era without radar and satellite positioning, reconnaissance and direction determination can only rely on lookouts and sextants. The rising sea fog greatly interferes with the lookouts, making it easy for the ship to deviate from its course or even get lost.
This is very dangerous for the ship.
Zhang Tuohai filmed two singers and dancers climbing to the top of the mast to see if they could see the stars there, and then use a sextant to determine the direction.
But the sea fog was so thick that the two dancers could not see the sky clearly even after climbing to the top of the mast.
"Forget it, let's keep sailing in a straight line for now and correct the course when daybreak comes."
Zhang Tuohai turned the wheel and sailed towards the predetermined location based on the memory of the route in his mind.
Anyway, this is a vast ocean, surrounded by endless sea water, and there is no need to worry about colliding with other ships, just keep driving forward.
The White Bird was moving forward in the heavy fog.
When the moon was at its zenith, the sea fog dissipated a little, and the visibility increased from less than five meters to around 20 meters.
"The fog has dissipated a lot. If we drive a little further, we will be almost out of the foggy area."
Zhang Tuohai put more effort into it and was about to continue speeding up the voyage.
Suddenly there was a muffled bang.
The White Bird seemed to have hit something.
"Could it be that we hit a coral reef? But I remember there are no coral reefs on this route."
Zhang Tuohai was puzzled and asked the parrot Polly to see what was going on.
Polly the parrot spread his wings and flew over. In just a few seconds, Polly the parrot quickly flew back, shouting as he flew : "Captain, Captain, there's a ship! We hit the ship!"
"How could a ship collide with another?" Zhang Tuohai found it a little unbelievable. On the vast ocean, and not a busy trade route, how could two ships collide with each other? The probability of this was so high that one could buy a lottery ticket.
"Everyone prepare for battle, the Unsullied are ready to board the ship!"
Zhang Tuohai raised the devil's roar from his waist.
The Unsullied filed out of the cabin, each holding a javelin and a shield in their hands, and a long-handled musket behind their backs.
"superior!"
Zhang Tuohai waved his hand, and a team of Unsullied rushed onto the ship. Zhang Tuohai also jumped onto the other ship along the gangplank.
After boarding the other party's ship, Zhang Tuohai was shocked to find that there was no sound on the other party's ship. It was quiet and silent like a tomb.
I looked around and there was no crew member.
"The cable showed signs of recent use, and bloodstains were found, which were also fresh."
An Unsullied found some clues.
"Where is it? Take me to see it." Zhang Tuohai said.
"Here." The Unsullied led Zhang Tuohai to a mast.
There were traces of rope friction on the mast, and there was a splash of blood next to it. The color was very light, so it should have been stained recently, which meant that someone had been on the ship recently.
"Form a group of four and check separately. Don't miss any corner. Report any findings immediately."
…
Zhang Tuohai said.
"yes!"
The Unsullied sprang into action, quickly searching the deck, and found six spots of blood, five on the deck and one on the slipway.
The items on the boat also showed signs of having been used recently.
But there was no one.
"What's going on? Did we encounter a ghost ship?"
Zhang Tuohai’s mind raced.
"Enter the cabin and search!" said Zhang Tuohai.
"yes!"
The Unsullied entered the cabin with javelins in hand and began to check each room.
Zhang Tuohai followed the Unsullied and searched the cabin thoroughly. Apart from some bloodstains, he didn't find a single person.
"Could it have been robbed by pirates?"
Zhang Tuohai guessed the possibility, but he quickly rejected it.
There was food and fresh water on the ship, as well as all the artillery shells. Zhang Tuohai even found a box of dinars in the cabin.
These things are very important to pirates. If the ship was looted by pirates, there is no reason for them to be thrown here.
Everything on the ship was weird.
"What's going on?" Zhang Tuohai was puzzled.
He led the Unsullied forward and finally arrived at the captain's room.
In the captain's room, various navigation instruments were neatly placed on the table, with several nautical charts and a navigation diary lying on top.
Zhang Tuohai first opened the nautical chart and read it carefully several times. He found that there were some things recorded on it that were not on his nautical chart. He quickly wrote them down one by one, then put the nautical chart away and prepared to go back and take a closer look.
Then Zhang Tuohai opened the navigation diary.
The first half of the diary is normal, recording in detail the cargo on the ship and the voyage record.
When I turned to the last page, the style of painting suddenly changed.
"Sea fog has risen from the sea. God of the sea bless you. I hope that legend is not true!"
"It's over, I heard that voice, the legend is true! The sea god has abandoned us!"
"Here they come! Here they come!"
The record ends here.
"Sea fog? Sound?"
Zhang Tuohai frowned. He was sure that the people on the ship must have encountered some irresistible disaster, and it happened when the sea fog rose.
Wait, isn’t today the day when the sea fog rises?
At this moment, Zhang Tuohai suddenly heard a whispering sound echoing in his ears, as if someone was whispering in his ear, and the sound was getting louder and louder. Zhang Tuohai wanted to listen but couldn't hear the specific content. He could only feel that someone was shouting and arguing in his ears.
"How are you?" Zhang Tuohai turned and asked the Unsullied.
Immediately, several Unsullied raised their hands and said that they heard strange noises, while others said that they heard nothing.
"What is going on?" Zhang Tuohai was also a little confused.
"Let's go up first."
Zhang Tuohai led the Unsullied onto the deck. However, the moment they stepped onto the deck, everyone was stunned by the scene before them.
At this time, the fog had dissipated a lot, and a dilapidated sailboat was docked next to their ship. The ship looked like it had just been fished out of the water. The ship was full of conchs and water plants, and a thick layer of mussels was crawling on the side of the ship.
The sail was black and somewhat rotten, and you could vaguely see a huge skull painted on it.
On the deck stood a host of monsters.
These monsters have human appearance, but their heads and bodies have the physical features of various marine creatures, either shark heads, or bodies covered with scales, or bodies covered with thick shells. The guy in the lead has a head in the shape of an octopus, and its eight tentacles are constantly wriggling.
These people were holding strange weapons in their hands and staring at Zhang Tuohai and his group with murderous intent.
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