Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2412 Bring a Message 75.0
"How far off course is this?"

"Very far away, at least." Xia Chen looked at Shen Cha's expression, "What's that expression on your face? Don't you understand what I said?"

"I just want to know, what are the regulations for this route?" Shen Cha looked at Xia Chen, confused, and said, "Is it like when we march and fight, we plan a route in advance and then follow this route? If we deviate from this route, we will be considered to have taken the wrong road?"

"That's understandable."

"Hmm," Shen Cha touched his chin and said, "But the sea is endless, there is no such or such road, and there are no clear signs. How can we be sure which road to take? There is no sign on the sea, right?"

"Well." Xia Chen looked at Madam Ning, a little embarrassed, and said, "How should I explain it?"

"There's nothing that can't be explained." Madam Ning stood up, walked to the sea chart, and waved to Shen Cha, "General, please look. Although the sea is endless and not as planned as on land, we have maps. Where you can go, where you can't go, where there are reefs, and where whirlpools may form are all marked on it." Seeing that Shen Cha still looked puzzled, she continued, "These maps have been improved step by step. This step-by-step improvement is the result of our predecessors going out to sea again and again."

"If the old lady explains it this way, I understand." Shen Cha smiled, looked at Xia Chen, then looked at Old Lady Ning, a little embarrassed, and said, "Because Miaomiao, my uncle and I have never been to sea, we may ask some questions that are common sense to Seventh Brother and the old lady, but we don't understand at all. Please don't laugh at us."

"A joke?" Xia Chen looked at Madam Ning, and they both shook their heads. "How can it be a joke? Every profession has its own expertise. This is not your strong point, but it is ours. We have the responsibility and obligation to explain it. If it is your strong point, we want to ask some questions that sound simple to you. Would you laugh at us?"

"Of course not."

"That's it. We certainly won't do that either." Xia Chen looked at her, took a sip of tea, and said, "If you have any questions, just ask them. We will answer them with all our heart."

"Okay!" Shen Cha held up a finger. "The first question is about the route. The second question is, are the wind and waves you encountered this time really enough to cause you to deviate from the route?"

"Of course, the wind and waves that time were strong enough to overturn the entire Wuding Marquis Mansion." Xia Chen nodded, "You live on land, so you have no way of understanding such a strong wind. Human power cannot resist it. Not only can it deviate from the course, but some merchant ships with shallow drafts can be completely overturned if they encounter such wind and waves. And the people on the ship..." He sighed softly and shook his head at the same time, "Unless they are very lucky, they may be rescued by other ships, but in most cases, these people will die in the sea."

"The Wang family used to have quite a few ships, and they encountered such storms." Madam Ning came back, sat down again, smiled at Shen Cha, looked at the Third Master who was listening with great interest, and explained, "At that time, no one had experience, didn't know how to deal with it, and didn't know whether they should build some large merchant ships. After losing many merchant ships and seeing the severity of the storms at sea, the shipbuilding craftsmen in the family began to study large ships, which were the initial appearance of the current super-large merchant ships." She looked at Xia Chen and smiled, "The ship built for the young master at that time also took this into consideration. It has a deep draft and is very heavy. In addition, for the safety of the young master, some cannons were added to the ship, and the weight of the entire hull was even heavier. The craftsmen in the shipyard at that time said that if it was based on the storms and waves usually encountered at sea, it would be absolutely impossible to capsize. At most, there would be violent swaying, and it would be absolutely impossible for the ship to capsize and fall into the water, or even lose their lives."

"Indeed." Xia Chen nodded repeatedly towards Madam Ning, "We could only feel the violent shaking, but nothing else." He looked at Shen Cha, "Do you understand?"

"Almost the same. This is similar to marching in the desert." Shen Cha thought for a moment, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. "I can more or less understand why we deviated from the so-called route. We were blown away by the strong wind." She looked at Jin Miaomiao, then at the Third Master. "After we enter the desert, if we encounter a tornado or sandstorm, it will be the same. If we can't dodge in time, we may be blown away. When the strong wind stops, we will find ourselves in an unfamiliar place, which is a long way from the route we originally planned." "That's right!" The Third Master and Jin Miaomiao nodded at the same time and said, "That's what we thought."

"So, when the sea calmed down, you found yourself on a strange island, the whole fleet?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "That shouldn't be the case? They are not chained together."

"Of course not, how could they have arrived together!" Xia Chen smiled, "It was my ship and another ship that was originally in the middle. The other ships are still in their original places." When he said this, he sighed softly, "This is also what I find strange. Why were only the two of us kidnapped to that strange group of islands?"

"Not surprising." Madam Ning coughed lightly, "The hulls of the main ship that the young master is on and the other ship are relatively lighter."

"Lighter? Why?"

"There are a lot of people." Madam Ning raised her eyebrows at Xia Chen, "There will be a lot of people on your ship, and the same is true for that ship. If there are a lot of people or a lot of cargo, the hull will naturally be lighter."

"So that's how it is." Xia Chen nodded. "Although my captain also said something similar, I always felt that he was bluffing me. After the old lady said this, I believed it."

"My lord, are you not worried that I am also bluffing you?"

"I admit it even if I bluff you."

"I'm not kidding, I'm telling the truth." Madam Ning smiled, touched her chin, and said, "Are there people living on the islands?"

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"Of course there was. When we reacted, we saw two large ships appearing in front of us. The people on the ships didn't look very happy."

"They must be unhappy about outsiders intruding. It would be strange if they looked happy." Shen Cha thought for a moment, "Did they welcome you to the island?"

"Of course not." Xia Chen shook his head gently, "We just stood on our respective boats and talked a little."