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Chapter 1115 Discovery, North America
In the vast northern part of the Pacific Ocean, the sky is gloomy, and a fleet of galleons with dragon flags is sailing on the rolling sea.From time to time, waves are split by the bow, and the waves splash on the deck, and then flow from the deck along the hull into the sea.

Cao Bianjiao came to the deck wearing a coir raincoat, leaning on the mast and the ropes of the sailboat with difficulty so as not to fall due to the wind and waves.

"How is the condition of the ship? Is there any danger of capsizing?!" Cao Bianjiao shouted in the rain.

As an army officer, he served as the captain of the North American expedition. He didn't feel anything when sailing on the sea at the beginning, but he encountered wind and rain in the boundless Pacific Ocean, and the bumpy sailboat made him a little dizzy who was not used to sailing.

Captain Zheng Zhihu was leading several sailors on the deck to monitor the damage of his own ship and the situation of the other five galleons in the fleet.Once a ship in the fleet is about to sink in the wind and rain, other ships must carry out timely rescue.

"The most fearful thing about sailing is the strong wind, but it's okay if it rains heavily. It seems that nothing will happen, even if you stay in the cabin!" Zheng Zhihu said.

"The sea is boundless, but it still encounters wind and rain, which really makes people feel powerless." Cao Bianjiao looked at the endless sea and muttered to himself.

He was not a sailor, and he knew that staying on the deck was just adding to the chaos, and a big wave might knock him overboard, so he only went to the deck once and then returned to the cabin.

A large group of people gathered in the small cabin, and all of them looked worried because of the swaying hull.The wind and rain encountered in the sea is likely to capsize the ship. When it is really dangerous, almost everyone will jump into the sea to find a chance of life or wait for the rescue of other ships in the fleet.

"Just in case, there are necessities on almost every ship. Even if half of the ships capsize, the remaining ships can still support us through the first difficult time in Jinshan." The quartermaster on board sat on the bottom deck ,self-mumbling.

At this time, most people in the cabin can't play any role in the wind and rain, and can only wait for the wind and rain on the sea to pass.

"I didn't go to worship Mazu before I went to sea this time. I didn't expect to encounter a storm..." The expedition team from the south complained about themselves.

"Mazu is in charge of the southern sea area. We are going to the more eastern sea area this time. I am afraid that Mazu will not be able to manage it." Someone said.

In the dark cabin, many expedition members grasped the heavy objects around them and passed the time.

There are also the sounds and smells of various livestock on board the cabin.

Two Caucasian puppies whined and curled up beside Li Yizhu uneasily.

The door leading to the cabin was opened, and the wet Cao Bianjiao came down and took off the coir raincoat.

"Captain, what's the situation outside?" Through the few kerosene lamps in the cabin, everyone could clearly see that it was their captain who descended from the upper deck.

"The captain said there is no problem, the rain is heavy but the wind and waves are not enough to capsize the sailboat." Cao Bianjiao comforted the restless crowd.

Because of Cao Bianjiao's special status as a general candidate, the members of the expedition all trusted him.

Cao Bianjiao randomly found an empty seat and sat down. The swaying boat almost made him slip.

A Caucasian puppy slipped along the deck and fell to Cao Bianjiao's side because of the huge waves beating the hull. Uneasy, it let out a low humming sound, and tore Cao Bianjiao's coir raincoat with its claws.

"It seems that the ancestors of Xiao Hei and Xiao Hui have never experienced such storms, so they are sincerely afraid of huge waves." Li Yizhu gently stroked the fur of another Caucasian puppy that was still beside her.

The Caucasian puppy with standing hair became quiet because of Li Yizhu's gentle touch, and became more dependent on Li Yizhu.

"Which one is Xiao Hei, and which one is Xiao Hui?" Cao Bianjiao couldn't tell the difference between the two almost identical Caucasian puppies.

"The one that doesn't move when it's scared is Xiao Hui, and the one that bites when it's scared is Xiao Hei." Li Yizhu's way of distinguishing two different Caucasian puppies seems to be very different, "When I was young The difference may be small, but when you grow up and hang a collar around your neck, you will be able to clearly distinguish which one is Xiao Hei and which one is Xiao Hui."

"There is another way to distinguish..." Cao Bianjiao stretched out his hand to caress Xiaohei's fur, because Xiaohei, who was anxious because the ship itself was shaking, wanted to bite Cao Bianjiao's hand, just like what Li Yizhu said.

However, Cao Bianjiao has trained in the army for many years and fought against the enemy himself on the front line. He was not afraid, but with a flick of his hand, he circled around Xiao Hei's abdomen, hugged Xiao Hei in his arms, and then massaged him.

"Captain, I heard that you asked the military to replace the sick captain to go to the New World because of your personal feelings. I wonder if the rumor is true?" Li Yizhu sat in a corner with her knees wrapped around her, asking Cao Bianjiao about her personal affairs while she was bored. .

"That's not entirely true... Now we don't have enough powerful countries around China to threaten us. Every year, the scale of troops approved by the military department is getting smaller and smaller, tending to be more streamlined and streamlined. Besides me, the military department has many outstanding talents. I can The chances of leading the army are very small. Although you can climb up steadily with the qualifications, it is too boring after all. It may be that you have been in the army for too long and you are not used to a peaceful life, so you want to go to Explore the unknown continent." Cao Bianjiao had no scruples.

According to Zheng Zhihu's logbook, on the eighth day after leaving Edo Bay, the fleet of the North American expedition encountered wind and waves, and the rain lasted for two full days and two nights. severely damaged.

Following the North Pacific warm current, the North American expedition team drifted all the way from the sea in the northeast of Honshu Island. Through the sextant and the direction of the ocean current, they can confirm that they have not deviated from the direction and estimate their actual position.

Sailing in the Pacific Ocean is full of danger and boring. Some expedition members could not bear the long-term sea voyage and suffered from sailor's disease, including the mental pressure of not being able to see the land, and some even died because of it.The team members who originally went to the New World to build towns with faith and ideals gradually lost their faith because of the test of the sea.

Everyone was tormented by the boundless sea, until one day the sailors on the observation deck discovered the coastline that appeared in their eyes.

If the estimate is correct, this coastline is the outline of the unknown new continent!
"You can reach the land, long live!" "Long live!"

Many expedition members couldn't help cheering when they saw that the New World really existed.

(End of this chapter)