Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2416 Bring a Message 79.0
Xue Ruitian nodded at Xia Chen, touched his chin and yawned.

"Actually, your statement is reasonable for us, but not for them."

"What do you mean?" Xia Chen looked at Xue Ruitian and couldn't help but yawned along with him. "For them, it's doubtful, right?"

"Hmm!" Xue Ruitian took a piece of hawthorn cake from the table next to him and took a bite. The sour taste made him shudder. He was a little sleepy at first, but now he was much more alert. "Don't forget one thing. The Qinglian Sect is suspicious from top to bottom. They will not easily let down their guard when they see any stranger. So, what you said just now, that they sympathize with your situation, in my opinion, is still problematic."

"Not necessarily." Shen Cha shook his head gently. "They won't have too many questions about misunderstandings or accidental intrusions caused by this kind of astronomical phenomenon. After all, this is a very rare thing. Just like what Brother Seven and the old lady said just now, sometimes it may not happen once a year, and sometimes it may happen many times a year. As long as there is a strong earthquake and huge sea waves, this problem will occur. For people like us who live on land all year round, such a situation may seem very novel and a great thing, but for people like them who live on islands all year round, they should have become accustomed to it."

"Cha'er is right." Shen Haolin nodded at Xue Ruitian, "Just like us." He pointed at himself and gestured to the Third Master, "Those who often go to the desert are familiar with the desert conditions. They know what kind of celestial phenomena may cause what kind of situations, and they will predict in advance and make corresponding preparations. But for people like the old lady or the seventh brother who don't live here, this is also a very novel experience. They will be very curious about sandstorms."

"I understand. What you two mean is that the people on the island may have encountered innocent passers-by who were swept in by the wind and waves in the past years. So, they just want to find out how these people got in. They don't care about their identities or whether they came here specifically to find them, right?"

"That's what I mean." Shen Haolin and Shen Cha nodded at the same time, then looked at Xia Chen, "Are we right?"

"Yes, I took two guards and followed the young man in the lead to the island where they were resting. I also asked if there were any people who were swept here like us."

"What did the other party say?"

"He said it happens almost every year, it's nothing new. Sometimes it's ships from outside that get swept in, and sometimes they're patrolling outside the archipelago and encounter violent earthquakes and get swept out."

"Was it swept outside?" Jin Miaomiao blinked her eyes. "Can it be found back?"

"Some can be found, and some can't." Xia Chen shook his head gently, "They said that this is a gift from God. Whether it can be found or not, it all depends on fate."

"Those who can't come back must really have lost their way back." Jin Miaomiao couldn't help but complain, "After all, patrol ships don't have much food and water. If they can't find their way back, they can only fend for themselves." "So that's how it is." Xue Ruitian yawned again, "But, didn't they get suspicious about your two ships?"

"My ship? Why?" Xia Chen was puzzled. "Do you think they will doubt my identity because of my ship?" Seeing Xue Ruitian nod, he gently waved his hand and said, "You think too much. After all, they can't leave that island for the rest of their lives. They have no idea what the outside world is like. No matter how beautiful my ship looks, they don't know where it came from."

"How could it be impossible not to see? You see, they all use the Wang family's ships for patrols. I was wondering, you say you are a rich man, but your two ships are obviously much better. They should also be the mark of the Wang family, right? As we all know, the Wang family's ships are very expensive. What kind of family can afford two ships at once? These two ships are obviously much more solid than theirs. More importantly, your main ship is equipped with cannons. It would be strange if they didn't suspect you after seeing the cannons."

"You're right, but I didn't let them see my artillery." Xia Chen touched his chin, looked at Madam Ning, and said, "How should I explain it? It seems a bit unclear."

"Let me tell you, I have seen the blueprints of the young master's ship before." Madam Ning smiled, looked at Xue Ruitian, and explained, "When the Wang family took over the order for this batch of large ships, we discussed it with several gentlemen in charge. The gentleman in charge of the young master's family gave us several requirements, one of which was what the Marquis mentioned. The Wang family's mark can be there, but it cannot be too obvious. It must be secret. Therefore, the marks of this batch of large ships are hidden on the bottom of the ship, and the Wang family's usual marks are changed. Unless they are people from the Wang family who are in charge of this batch of large ships, no one can recognize that these are Wang's ships."

"My ship is different from the Wang family's previous shipbuilding styles."

"That's right." Madam Ning nodded. "Besides that, there's also the issue of artillery."

"What do you mean?" Xue Ruitian touched his stomach, feeling a little hungry, and took a piece of beef jerky beside him and stuffed it into his mouth. "The artillery should be very obvious, right?"

"Hidden." Mrs. Ning's eyes lit up when she saw Xue Ruitian. She waved to Merlin and asked her to help pull the board from the corner over. She took a charcoal pencil and drew a ship on it, and drew a few circles on the outside of the hull. She pointed to the circle and explained, "This is where the cannon is. When it's not in use, this opening is sealed. When the cannon is needed, there is a mechanism on this side of the hull that allows the cannon barrel to extend from this opening."

"So." Xue Ruitian was immediately interested. "Is it amazing? Madam, how did you do this?"

"My Lord, I'm really sorry. The craftsman who made the mechanism has been transferred to the southern border. We have signed a contract and cannot disclose any information." Madam Ning spread her hands. "However, I have never been very interested in mechanisms. Even if I saw them, I couldn't understand them. I am a complete layman. But one thing is certain. The two most critical places are made very hidden. They are made completely according to the requirements of the elders of the young master's family. Even people who are very familiar with the Wang family will not know that this is the Wang family's ship. So, my Lord, don't worry."

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"Thank you for your explanation, old lady. I understand now!"