Extraordinary Voyage

2020-11-02

Chapter 166 Windfalls

Fortunately, even though the “Conch” is only a Level 6 ship, it is still a warship after all. As a standard configuration, there is still copper skin covering the bottom of the boat below the waterline.

The main purpose of this design is to avoid scratching the bottom of the boat and prevent maggots from eating the wood, thereby prolonging the lifespan of warships and reducing maintenance costs after each voyage.

Of course, the copper skin covering the bottom of the ship is also a huge expenditure for the Royal Navy, which is impossible for most ordinary merchant ships and fishing boats. It would be nice if they could have a “black stock” of pine gum and tar as a coating.

In this case, the copper skin and the warship have a huge size of 38 meters, and there is no problem in temporarily resisting the impact of the big fish.

However.

But they can’t keep attacking so recklessly!

“Gary, get my alchemy musket!”

Since the first time he went to sea with the ship, he was attacked by the small sea monster “Shock Conch”, Alwin has been Thinking, how can a surface ship defeat sea monsters and various marine creatures that can attack from any angle underwater?

I hope they can accommodate human beings to take the initiative to fight on the water, then just like many film and television works in the past life, it is too despising the IQ of the audience.

If it wasn’t for the attack method of the “impact conch” itself, which was to glide on the sea surface with less resistance to accelerate the collision, but to hide in the underwater sneak attack, it would not be so easy to solve it.

However, in this era when the level of technology is still very backward, the conventional technology of the mundane world is simply not enough to solve this problem.

So try to use your brain.

When the Navy Academy spent all day studying in the “Shadow Library”, Alwin combined the knowledge of the previous life and cooperated with Anthony, who was good at alchemy utensils and enchanting techniques, to make a bauble, which just happened to be used. at this time.

Alwin has high expectations for this “bauble”. If it proves its value in actual combat this time, it may become another standard in addition to the “sea monster pointer” in the hands of battleship captains in the future!

The potential value is enormous.

Even, at this time, Alwin’s pocket contained a “sea monster pointer” that normally only captains of Level 4 battleships and above would issue it, and it was also bought from Anthony.

As a military supply, this thing may be in short supply, but as one of the strongholds of the alchemy school, it is still very easy for Anthony, who is rich, powerful and well-connected, to get one from within the “Eye of Violet” .

Alwin has taken great pains to his career as a naval captain.

“Pu thru!”

Keeping the crew on guard, Alwin stood alone in the bow, throwing a small brass ball tied to tenacious wire into the water.

The function of this alchemy prop named “sea monster song” by Alwin is very single, that is, it emits very strong infrasound waves after entering the water, which can drive out underwater creatures like the song of sea monster, but it will Make them a little uncomfortable.

Infrasound generally refers to sound waves with a vibration frequency between 0.01-20 Hz, and the internal organs of living organisms also have their own fixed frequencies, which are also within this range. When these two frequencies converge, a resonance reaction occurs, dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, and serious direct death.

The development of “sea monster song” is based on this principle.

It’s just that the set infrasound frequency eliminates the human band to the greatest extent, and is close to the unique frequency of marine life, especially giant marine life.

Om——

The sound waves that the human ear can’t catch are emitted from the copper ball indiscriminately. The speed of sound waves in the water is extremely fast, and the “Gun-stabbed Toothfish” who were still colliding with the peng peng underwater responded quickly.

bang! bang! bang! bang!

I can’t even hold on for dozens of seconds.

One after another, the hideous-looking big fish jumped away from the “Conch” and jumped out of the water, trying to avoid the sonic attack that made them very uncomfortable. Among them, the three fish monsters with more severe symptoms were slightly smaller, and even their bodies were already skewed at this time.

“Good opportunity!”

Alwin, who was standing in the bow standing with a gun, decisively cut off the gun, and was in strong attack mode!

Bang——

A splendid line of fire slashed across the sea, piercing the head of a fish monster with unparalleled precision the moment it jumped out of the water. Shot from one eye into the other eye, leaving the rest unscathed.

The death of the companion/descendant made the remaining four fish monsters go crazy instantly, and their bloodthirsty nature was directly detonated.

Although the fish monster’s poor brain capacity is temporarily unable to tell which is the culprit, it does not prevent them from using the most conspicuous “Conch” in their field of vision as the target of venting their anger.

Ignoring the invisible attack that made the fish unbearable underwater, the fish monsters rushed back to the battleship.

But the closer they got to the “Conch”, dazed by their rage, the stronger the “sea monster song” sonic attack. In a state where he couldn’t even maintain his sense of balance, Tongtong became a living target under Alwin’s gun.

Bang! boom! boom!

In less than half a minute, three more spearfish fell under Alwin’s guns.

Only the leader fish monster with the largest size and the best condition remained charging alone.

At this time, no matter how stupid you are, you will discover the reason why your companions are dying one after another. After all, it is a real demonized creature. The “leader fish monster”, relying on the body of a powerful real monster, dives into the water from time to time to the limit of his own ability and then jumps to the surface, flexibly moving to dodge Alwin’s aim.

But like a cold steel shaft in his head, the option to turn his head and run away never appeared in his mind.

Soon, after fellow sacrifices drew Alwin’s fire.

The distance between it and the “Conch” has been reduced to less than 50 meters, the fish monster can almost meet Alwin’s eyes, and the eyes that are a little confused due to the continuous attack of the infrasound wave are fierce. No reduction.

A silent neighing sound from a throat without vocal organs.

The long spear-like thorns behind the two gills suddenly folded forward as if they were dislocated, and the turbulent seawater gushed out from the parotid glands and turned into violent eddies at the roots of the thorns.

sou! sou! sou! sou!

Five thorns on one side and ten thorns behind the gills on both sides. A piercing shriek like a crossbow shot out, hitting Alwin standing on the bow.

“Get down!”

Throwing the “thorned golden rose” into Gary’s arms behind him, Alwin has already drawn his sword and took the initiative to meet the “thorned golden rose”. Arrow Rain”.

Clang——

Clang——

A sharp lightning flashed a “z” in the air, and two deafening metal clashing sounds After that, the two “crossbow arrows” attacked from the front were picked out from the side by Alwin with a superb sword technique.

However, driven by the huge force, this majestic kinetic energy is not so easy to offset. Although Alwin was shot and stabbed by the spear, he was also sent flying from the bow and landed on the deck. deng deng deng took a few steps back before stopping the castration.

Fortunately, the “sea monster song” is not without influence on this most powerful big fish, at least the accuracy of this wave of “arrow rain” is extremely poor.

In addition to the two attacking from the front, the others either flew high into the sky, or were blocked by the forecastle on the low side, which did not cause any damage to the ship’s personnel at all.

Well, except for one that flew too high and pierced the sail.

It’s just a small problem that can be easily fixed.

Boom—

Alwin jumped back to the forward deck.

Sure enough, it is better to have no book than to believe in a book. The introduction to the “Spear-Thorn-Toothed Fish” in “The Genealogy of Magical Biology” I saw simply does not have this spell-like ability to fire a “crossbow arrow”. .

Let it get too close unprepared.

I thought that having an alchemy musket in hand, no matter the size of the fish monster, was just a matter of one shot, even if it was left to the end, it wouldn’t matter.

“Captain, here it is!”

Alwin took the “Thorn Gold Rose” from Gary again, ready to kill it in one go.

“en?”

Not waiting for Alwin to shoot, in the scope, the leader of the “Spear-Thorn Toothfish” floated up on its own belly.

After this spell-like ability was issued, it was already a strong injury, and it was hard to bear the close-range attack of infrasound waves. Even the powerful demonic creatures could not resist at this time.

“Remove the combat readiness!”

Without waiting for Alwin’s orders, after the battle, the sailors had already put down the boats and picked up the bodies of the five demonized fish monsters. .

Seeing the hideous fish monsters, which are on average more than ten meters long, and which almost covered the entire deck of the “Conch”, the crew members looked towards their new captain with awe.

The sea in this era is not the same as the Army Knight Regiment, which is a place that pays attention to seniority. All kinds of dangers and high mortality make people who have the ability to be convinced by others.

Apparently Lieutenant Colonel Alwin, the new captain of the Conch, is such a person!

Maybe.

Even without Alwin today, the “Conch” could eventually escape with the sturdy hull and artillery deterrence of the warship, but the loss of personnel was absolutely unavoidable.

That kind of situation and the result of wiping out the five demonized fish monsters can’t be mentioned on equal terms of course!

“Your Excellency Captain! What should we do with these fish monsters?” The first mate Borg, who was in charge of logistical affairs, carefully walked over to Alwin and asked.

“Well, pick a small piece for everyone to eat today. The rest will be cleaned and marinated and returned to Hong Kong to be disposed of.”

Alwin thought of “Silver Wing” The celebratory banquet held after capturing the sea monster for the first time on the No.

Although the overall idea of the upper ruling class is to limit the spread of transcendence, but after all, they have served in the turbulent sea for a long time, and the soldiers still have some insight.

Aware of the value of demonized fish monsters, they all cheered hearing this!

“Long live the captain!”

The deck immediately got up in a frenzy, and the sailors who were not on duty for the time being started to help clean up these fish monsters.

“Wait!”

The two sailors were holding the head of the “Gill Cleft” leader and were about to disembowel it along the lower jaw, when Alwin suddenly got a little excited stopped their movements.

Ignoring the blood on the ground, he took two steps forward, and personally opened the fish monster’s mouth full of sharp teeth and fangs, reached in and grabbed something, and slammed it hard.

ka-cha ——

“Good luck, it actually condensed!”

Facing the sun, one in the blood-stained palm Teeth with slightly blue rays of light glow in the sun. To Alwin or even any Knight, it is more charming than the most High Level jewelry.

That is an extraordinary feature that belongs to the “Spear-Thorn Crack-Toothed Fish”!

In terms of quality alone, this extraordinary quality is only under the “Blue Flag Shark” that Alwin once used. Today I really hit the big luck! After an encounter, there is still such an unexpected harvest.

Well, maybe the person with good luck is Gary, who turned around and followed the steps behind him and positioned himself as a bodyguard.

Name: Gary Farman

Gender: Male

Rank: Warrant Officer/Acting Boatswain ‘)

Identity: Peak Apprentice Knight

attribute: physique 0.89

Strength 0.91

Agility 0.75

Skills: Phalatis Army Blade Technique (Introduction) Navigation Knowledge (Introduction) Grammar (Introduction)

“Well, it’s a good match!”

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(end of this chapter)