Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1939 The sea is ruthless 4.0
"Look at my memory, I forgot about this after just a while." Mrs. Ning took the tea that Ying Shisan had just brewed, smiled at him, took a sip of tea, and continued Said, "Reefs are actually very easy to understand. In layman's terms, you can also understand them as hills and small piles of rocks formed in the sea. That's pretty much what it means."

"Hills and piles of rocks will be formed in the sea?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Mrs. Ning in surprise, "This is the first time I heard about it."

"Well, to be precise, the reefs existed much earlier than the sea."

"What the old lady means is that there were hills and piles of rocks first, and then there was the sea?" Jin Miaomiao scratched her hair, "Is this possible?" She looked at Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and then Xue Ruitian, " Because of changes in the landscape?”

"Hey, this is on point!" Mrs. Ning clapped her hands happily, "You should understand to some extent that the mountains, rivers and rivers we see now have not always been like this. They have evolved over thousands of years. Come on. You must have had this feeling when you were looking through geographical records. There was such a village in the geographical records, but after you actually went to see it, you found that there was actually nothing there, right? "

"Yes, this is indeed the case."

"That's right. From ancient times to the present, we have experienced several vicissitudes of life. The landform has changed a lot. Places that were originally land have become seas, and places that were originally seas have become deserts or wastelands. , this is all possible.”

"I understand. What you mean is that the place where the reef was located may have been a mountain before. After thousands of years of changes, it turned into a vast ocean. However, the mountain is still a mountain, but it has become a mountain swallowed by the sea. Mountain. The small pile of rocks is also a small pile of rocks, but it was submerged by the sea water and hidden under the sea. We can’t see it at all, right?”

"The general is still smart, and he can tell at a glance." Mrs. Ning nodded, "That's what I said. The clear reef is something that can be seen by the ship during the voyage, and it can be discovered in time to avoid danger, but The same cannot be said for submerged reefs. Submerged reefs are usually hidden under the sea surface and cannot be discovered unless they are experienced boatmen. But even experienced boatmen may not always be able to find them. There may be about ten times that they can be discovered. Seven or eight times it can be discovered in time, and the remaining one or two times depend on luck."

"Even if it hits some reefs, it may not cause much damage to the hull. If it hits some reefs, the whole ship will sink. If someone on the ship is lucky enough to grab a piece of wood and float it on the sea, he may be able to wait until If other ships arrive and rescue him, he may be able to survive. If he is not lucky, he can only..." Mrs. Ning spread her hands, "There is no way to do this."

"The old lady is right." Zhen Buhui nodded lightly, "In the village where I was a child, many old boatmen said that every time they go to sea, it is a life-threatening process. Whether they can come back smoothly depends on everything. It depends on your fate." He sighed and said, "Just these rocks. If you say they are scary, they are really scary. If you say they are not scary, just avoid them. I heard an old man say that when he was young, They saw a large ship from the outside world. Because it was night, they didn't see the bright reef in front of them, so they directly collided with it. At first, they thought the collision was nothing serious, but after walking for a cup of tea, they Seeing the whole ship sinking, the surrounding ships actually tried to rescue them, but they were too late. By the time they arrived, the big ship had completely sunk in the sea."

"Where are the people on board?"

"They were all swept away without a trace." Zhen Buhui sighed softly, "The old boatman said that the accident left a deep impression on him."

"Are you afraid?"

"Yes, so during his career at sea, he was very careful. Although he was very scared, he had to stop eating because of choking. There were several mouths waiting for food at home!" "That's the thing, these people who live by the sea People are actually the most difficult."

"That's right!" Zhen Buhui nodded, "You can encounter danger anytime and anywhere. The old boatman said that it doesn't matter if he dies, but what should the family members do? They always have one consideration or another, and they are trembling with fear. It’s been a lifetime.”

"It is indeed very difficult." Mrs. Ning nodded, sighed, and said, "Aside from the dangers caused by the weather and rocks, there is another danger that they have to consider."

"Sea pirates!"

Zhen Buhui and Jin Jing said in unison. After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and smiled.

"You two are right, they are pirates. Compared with the uncertain accidents brought by the sea, pirates are the biggest danger when going to sea. They are so elusive that you don't know when they will suddenly appear. Maybe. When you go out, it goes very smoothly, but when you come back, you will encounter pirates blocking the way." Mrs. Ning shrugged helplessly, picked up the tea cup at hand, took a sip, and said, "This is the real cover. The biggest shadow above their heads. However, pirates do not appear only in the deep sea. They only appear in front of fishermen like ghosts when they are close to the waters of Daxia."

"Old madam, you are not a fisherman. Pirates usually rob merchant ships, and there are still relatively few fishing ships."

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning nodded lightly, "Generally speaking, pirates will not rob fishing boats. First of all, there is no particularly big profit in robbing fishing boats. It is not worth it for them. Secondly, there are some Pirates were originally ordinary fishermen, but for some reasons, they had no choice but to become pirates. They know that it is not easy for fishermen, so they will not embarrass real fishermen."

"But the merchant ship is different." Zhen Buhui sighed softly, "The merchant ship makes a lot of profits, which is really a huge profit. Besides, some of the pirates are not from our Daxia, but... "

"That's right, Japanese pirates!" Mrs. Ning smiled, "When I said this, I remembered that when I went to sea, I seemed to have encountered a Japanese pirate. I had never seen a Japanese pirate before, and I still don't I don’t know if they are Japanese pirates.”

"Madam, do you still remember what they look like?"

"I vaguely saw one or two of them." Mrs. Ning recalled for a moment, "Short, half bald, small eyes, big face. When he gets fierce, his eyeballs will fall out."

(End of this chapter)