Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 295 Discovery
February 2, Ether Sea, about 12 nautical miles from Debsota
After the fleet entered cruising speed, everyone once again gathered in the cockpit of "Moby Dick" to discuss the next arrangements. Although the direction and final destination of the exploration had been determined before departure, there were still many details Needs discussion.

Compared to the last time we went to sea, there were two more people this time, and the division of labor had also changed slightly.

Xia Ye is still a shareholder of the fleet, but she also works part-time as the commander of the Strike Witches Wing;

Yaha still serves as the captain of the "Mobydick" and also serves as the fleet commander;

Curran served as the captain of three ships: the heavy artillery whaler "Huberlian", the rapid-fire gun whaler "Burren Hill" and the supply ship "Cullen Chris" - a total of 7 Currans In the fleet, except for the one on the "Mobydick", the other three ships each have two. In this way, all the ships in the fleet can cooperate with each other with quite amazing coordination.

Nexus is still the first mate of the "Mobydick" and is responsible for commanding all the choppers in the fleet. At the same time, she is also responsible for commanding the crew on the supply ship to use the "Bone King Servant Arm" to complete the cargo between ships. portage.

As the second officer of the "Moby Dick", Tang Li is responsible for the security mission of the entire fleet.

Xiu is still the chief engineer, but when necessary, he also needs to serve as a structural engineer or even a strike witch.

Finally, there was Lillian, who brought a total of 50 bodies, which were scattered on various ships. Normally, she is the head chef of the "Moby-Dick", responsible for improving the bad food that Xia Ye complained about more than once in the past; but if she encounters an extreme situation, she will transform into the fleet's trump card weapon.

Dongzhi and Victoria stayed in the "Aether Exploration" and did not set off with the fleet. Luka and her team were conducting an important investigation, and Xia Ye didn't even get to meet them before setting off.

"The Moby Dick's cruising speed can reach 250 knots, the Hyperion can reach 240 knots, and the Burren Hill can even reach more than 270 knots, but the supply ship is much slower, only 200 knots. Therefore, currently, in order to maintain Fleet formation, we can only move at 200 knots."

As Yaha spoke, he drew a straight line between Debsota and the Western Islands with his finger: "At this speed, even if there is no delay along the way, it will take about five days to enter the deep sea area west of the Islands."

After saying that, she looked at Xia Ye.

Xia Ye understood what Yaha meant, and continued her words: "The maturity date of the 'Moby Dick Debt' is March 3, which is less than 22 days away. Even if I don't return to Debsota, I can The bonds will be paid normally after they mature, but if you want to convert the bonds into equity or make other arrangements, for me, it is best to return to Debsota before March 40.”

At this point, she paused and saw that no one raised any objection before continuing.

“In addition to hunting beluga whales, our other purpose during this trip is to visit the Piblvosaica Islands. Assuming that we can successfully find the islands and stay there for 3-4 days, then the remaining time is 36 days. , that is to say, the time to complete the unilateral voyage is only 18 days.

"If it takes 5 days to reach the Western Islands, there are only 13 days left to enter the deep sea area. We need to find the Piblvoselka Islands in a completely unfamiliar deep sea area within 13 days, and we need to meet beluga whales or other animals along the way. Fighting dangerous creatures. Of course, the time for the journey can be allocated a little longer, but it will only take about 15 days at most, and the time is also very tight. "

When Xia Ye said this, Curran had already guessed her plan: "Are you going to speed up the three whaling ships, and the supply ship will slowly follow behind?"

"My plan is to be more conservative. I only want the Moby Dick and Brunhild to accelerate forward and enter the deep sea area to explore in advance. The slightly slower Hyperion stays behind to protect the supply ship." Xia Ye said .

"This will make the supply ship much safer, but if the Moby Dick encounters a pod of beluga whales in the deep sea, I don't know if it can handle it. It doesn't even have a whaling cannon." Yaha said.

Xia Ye was not sure, after all, this was not a real aircraft carrier, and she didn't know what the actual combat effectiveness of Strike Witches was. However, it is not that she has not considered the situation raised by Yaha:
"It may indeed be impossible to cope with it, but relying on Strike Witches, the Moby Dick can at least ensure that it can detect the beluga before it is discovered. If there is a lone beluga, it can hunt it with the Birren Hill. If it’s a pod of whales, get around it in advance.”

Seeing that everyone was still hesitant, Xia Ye had to speak more frankly: "I know that the most important thing for the entire fleet is to hunt as many belugas as possible. But for me personally, when hunting beluga whales The latter is more important than finding the Biblvoselka Islands. I have too many questions in my heart, and perhaps the answers can only be found in the islands.

"So, I am willing to give up 20% of the profit share of this whaling, that is, lower it from 10% to %, but in exchange, among the two goals, the priority of finding the Piblvoselka Islands must be What do you think about hunting white whales?”

"I have no objection." Curran was the first to express his opinion, "You are the major shareholder, you have the final say."

Yaha hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I agree too." Others had no objections.

Xia Ye was about to speak when a weak electric current suddenly came from her wrist. She raised her wrist and found that it was a reminder of the change in the terms of the "communication debt". "Communication Bonds" are bonds issued by Xia Ye to all Strike Witches. The face value is only 1 mol. Their purpose is not financing, but for communication.

The Strike Witches can write the conditions they discovered ahead in the supplementary terms of the "communication debt". Due to the characteristics of the bond, Xia Ye can see these newly written "terms" simultaneously no matter how far away they are; similarly, , she can also use the same method to issue instructions to the Strike Witches hundreds of sea miles away.

Due to the lack of means of long-distance communication across the etheric sea, this strange method is currently the best solution.

Xia Ye clicked on "Communication Debt" and focused on the supplementary terms...

……

Nana led the formation and flew over the golden sea of ​​clouds at a cruising speed of 450 knots.

According to the most ideal situation, they should not fly together. The flight path of each Strike Witch should be at an angle of about 20 degrees from that of her companions, so that the area they fly through can form a fan shape, with the highest efficiency. Complete the search mission.

But except for Nana, most Strike Witches are still novices. After many people fly dozens of nautical miles, they can no longer find the correct direction to return, let alone perform other more complex tasks.

In fact, Xia Ye released these strike witches in the relatively safe offshore area in order to allow these rookies to grow up as quickly as possible, and Nana was the one responsible for teaching these rookies.

The ether wind hit the body at a speed of more than 450 knots. Fortunately, the "Structural Strengthening" contract could prevent the ether wind from blowing away the magic in the cup. Nana glanced sideways at her companions beside her, feeling a little proud and a little lucky in her heart. , not long ago, she was just a courier, but now she has become the captain of the Strike Witches formation.

Clouds of different shapes floated below, moving slowly behind them. They had been flying in a straight line for more than 40 minutes. The search mission was actually boring, but Nana didn't find it boring at all. As for the three team members who had less flying experience than her, they seemed even more excited. If Nana hadn't reminded everyone to stay in formation from time to time, they might have turned on the afterburners and dived into the sea of ​​clouds below.

In this monotonous and seemingly unchanged scenery, Nana discovered a cloud worth noting.

"Look! It's about 11 nautical miles away at 10 o'clock!" she said loudly.

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, but obviously saw nothing.

"Then, what's there?" asked the silver-haired girl next to him.

"That cloud is messy and unnatural." Nana explained, "Captain Yaha told me that this kind of cloud may be the traces left by whales."

"Whale!!" The companions suddenly became excited. No one expected that they would find traces of whales on their first mission.

Nana was also so excited that her heart was beating fast, but her duty as captain made her calm down quickly.

"Sania, you will be my wingman. Let's lower the altitude and examine the cloud up close." She shouted to the silver-haired girl beside her.

Then, she issued instructions to the other two team members: "Charlotte, Ye Ge, you maintain the current course and increase the altitude by another 500 meters. If we encounter danger, use 'Continuous Pyroblast' to cover our retreat. At the same time Report the situation to Moby Dick immediately!"

(End of this chapter)