Chapter 79 Good days are coming
The rescue lasted for a whole night until no survivor was found, and it was not completely over until dawn.
In the cabin, the crew members were trembling, unable to tell which rescuers were or who were rescued. The chef mixed the shredded ginger into a jar of strong wine and distributed it to the crew to drink warm up the body.
In the medical room, the ship doctors were still busy and nervously. They had been prioritizing the suffocator, the temperature loss and the serious injuries sent. Only now did they pour out the empty space and bandage the crew members with broken tendons and bloody heads.
At this time, the roaring west wind belt finally revealed her gentle side. Not only did it fall, it also stopped raining, and the warm sunshine shone brightly on the sea.
If it weren't for the existence of ragged canvas, ships, wooden barrels floating on the water... these evidences would really not be able to associate this calm sea with the crazy tyrant last night.
Lin Feng lay tiredly on the railing, filling wine while listening to Ma Yishan's report on the casualties.
"There have been statistics on all ships. Last night, the Tianbao disappeared eleven people, including the captain, and three were missing from Gaoyou Lake, two were missing from two flagships, one from Fuzhou and Taizhou, and the Wenzhou was in a complete position, with only the wounded." Ma Yishan sighed and said: "The preliminary investigation result is that the Tianbao may have bumped into a large chunk of ice last night."
"I broke eighteen brothers in one night, and the Spanish didn't kill so many of us." Lin Feng's eyes turned red and she sipped with wine.
At sea, disappearance is considered dead...
Although there may be Robinson's miracle, it is impossible to waste too much time searching, putting the entire crew in danger again.
Always have to 'take the least of both evils', this is the captain.
"Sometimes when you think about it, we are so fucking small..." Lin Feng waved his hand and asked Ma Yishan to do it. He sighed to Zhang Xiaojing beside him and said, "The reason why he is arrogant is because God doesn't want to deal with you. If you really want to deal with you, you have no way to do it."
As she said this, she said with a stern sentence: "Heaven and earth are not kind, and treat all things as pigs and dogs... that's what it means?"
"It's a straw dog..." Zhang Xiaojing patted her shoulder lightly and said, "With that being said, there is a good captain who can greatly increase our chances of surviving the power of heaven and earth. Thank you, Captain."
"Are you talking about me?" Lin Feng said to her perky nose.
"Of course, please continue to lead us home." Zhang Xiaojing said with a smile.
"Of course, no captain will abandon his crew midway." Lin Feng took a deep mouthful of wine, threw the bottle into the water, cheered up and said, "First of all, we have to figure out where we are..."
As she said that, she raised her head and saw a white world of ice and snow, which made her eyes blurred.
Zhang Xiaojing handed her a pair of sunglasses and said with a smile: "I think we're here in Antarctica."
"Fuck me, so outrageous?" Lin Feng was stunned. "I was shaved a thousand kilometers in less than two days?"
"That's not." Zhang Xiaojing took out a hand-drawn map of Zhao Hao with fairly accurate accuracy and said: "We are now on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, and it is also the northernmost end of the entire Antarctica."
"No wonder the wind and waves have become much smaller." Lin Feng said suddenly: "It turns out that a mountain has raised the wind. Can you see where it appears?"
"We have passed the Nankou Mei and entered the Pacific Ocean." Zhang Xiaojing pointed to the obvious dividing line on the distant sea.
The sea water in the west is turbid and green in color, while the sea water in the east is obviously clearer and blue. A white foam in the middle, like a dividing line, divides the sea surface, making it look clear.
This is the dividing line between the two oceans mentioned in "Natural Knowledge", which is exactly on the same meridian line as the southernmost promontory of Tierra Tierra.
Because that cape is also the southernmost tip of the entire South American continent, Lin Feng played a homophonic meme and named it Mei Nanjiao.
As for the vast strait between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Nan Point of Mei, it is well deserved to be named Linfeng Strait after its best!
Zhang Xiaojing told Lin Feng that the reason for such a dividing line is that the sea water density of the two oceans is different. The Atlantic Ocean has high evaporation and high salinity, so the color is dark. The Pacific Ocean has abundant rainfall and the salt content of sea water is light. Therefore, this natural dividing line appears when looking away.
"And the difference in the water level of the sea on both sides can reach half a meter, which is the evidence of the rotation of the earth!" Xiao Zhuzi showed an extremely admiring expression, and another great statement of his husband was confirmed.
"Why?" Lin Feng smacked her lips and chatted with a female scientist with a big breast. She had a big head and a tired heart and a low self-esteem.
"Because the earth has been rotating from west to east, and the Pacific Ocean is in the west of the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the water surface of the Pacific Ocean will always be higher than that of the Atlantic Ocean..." Zhang Xiaojing said excitedly: "As the captain, you should learn some earth fluid mechanics."
"Haha, let's talk about it later, and I'll talk about it later." Lin Feng hurriedly made a vague move, changed the topic, pointed to Lu Di, and said, "Hey, those fat birds are so strange. Can they fly with such small wings?"
"That's a penguin, it can't fly." Zhang Xiaojing picked up the telescope, observed carefully and said, "It's so cute."
"It's great not to fly!" Lin Feng was overjoyed and whistled at the crew members who were moving on the deck: "Dang, go and hit the penguins!"
"Penguin is so cute, how can you eat it?" Zhang Xiaojing protested, and then thought of these guys eating whatever they saw along the way from Asia to Africa and then to America, so she had to say helplessly: "Okay, I didn't say it."
It is not scary to be blown to the Antarctic continent, because Antarctica is midsummer at this time and the climate is relatively pleasant.
So Lin Feng was preparing to sail west with the protection of the Antarctic continent, and then cross the westerly belt again to reach the west coast of South America!
But the crew members were still in shock, so let them relax first and then set off.
So the fleet carefully bypassed the floes and anchored in a sheltered harbor.
The crew followed Lin Feng excitedly and went to hunt penguins. Zhang Xiaojing also took the scientific expedition team to the shore and erected a white marble monument with the sun and moon patterns on the hillside facing the bay. According to international practice, the Ming Dynasty's ownership of this continent was declared.
This strange action attracted a group of penguins to watch. They tilted their heads and looked at these strange actions of "two-legged" competing with stones in curiosity, but turned a deaf ear to the tragedy of another group of penguins not far away being hunted.
They killed a golden penguin, what does it have to do with my penguin with a hat?
In the next few days, the crew members hunted and jogged on the warmest peninsula in Antarctica, drinking and barbecue, watching seals and dry penguins, making fun of themselves, and completely released them. Even Xuelang got drunk with them, throwing all their confession and reflection on the past, and their determination to make the future.
As soon as the storm passed, everything was as usual, and the fear of death disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving only the idea of enjoying timely.
Seeing that the rest was almost over, Lin Feng ordered to board the ship and set sail and continue to set sail.
Bah, penguins are so bad, bad reviews...
The fleet sailed west along the Antarctic continent for two days as she planned, and then turned to the north.
The roaring west wind will naturally blow them northwest. As long as you don’t move too far west, it will blow into Linfeng Strait again...
Fortunately, the weather was beautiful and there were no more storms and snow along the way. Three days later, the West Coast of South America, with groups of deserted islands and reefs, appeared in front of them.
After sailing to the safe waters, Lin Feng held a funeral for the 21 crew members who disappeared and died after being rescued, so the men lined up on the deck in formal attire. The guard of honor fired a gun and Lin Feng personally sent the body bag covered with the sun and moon red flag into the South Pacific.
After the funeral, she did not order to bring it back, but held a plenary meeting on the spot.
She was wearing a straight wool robe, with shiny long leather boots on her feet, and a hat and helmet with three silver stars inlaid on her head, looking around at her crew with her hands on her back. After a while, she announced loudly:
"We drove out of the westerly belt, and the most difficult voyage has passed!"
The cheers of the crew immediately resounded through the sky, throwing their hats and helmets high into the air, proud of themselves defeating nature!
This huge sense of accomplishment fills everyone's body and mind, making them full of strength, and feel that they can overcome all challenges again!
So when Lin Feng proposed, there are now two options.
One is to head northwest, and let the trade winds and gentle South Pacific send them back to Asia. If you are lucky, it only takes 100 days to get to Luzon. However, you can’t touch anything along the way...
The other is to go north along the west coast of South America. It may take half a year to go home, but it can rob you so hard that you can get angry!
"Of course it's the latter one!" The sailors clamored excitedly. These guys who had healed their scars and forgot the pain felt that they were OK again.
"This route may take the first half of a year, and there will definitely be more sacrifices." Lin Feng asked seriously: "Are you willing?"
"Will!" the sailors whine.
"Didn't I force you?"
"no!"
"Okay, then we'll go north!" Lin Feng finally smiled, and whipped the whip in his hand and pointed to the north:
"Set off!"
Although Lin Feng was going to rob the whole way, he was cautious and did not take action immediately. Instead, he sailed north along the long coastline for more than a month, but he had not reached the shore.
Because it was against the wind to go south, after the action was taken, it would take at least one and a half months to reach Hambre Port...
After the general led his fleet north again, it would be more than a month. The time difference between here and there was nearly three months, which was enough for him to commit the crime calmly and escape.
In fact, it is not wrong for her not to do anything, because no saltpeter or copper mines have been found in Chile. She is still poor at the moment, only the skin and hair of the grass mud horse. Maybe a few more shots will lead to a loss in this robbery. Let's leave the strength to Peru and release it.
On April 20, 2018, Lin Feng led a privateer fleet into Peru, the core area of Spain in South America. Finally, he no longer restricted his subordinates who had been hungry and thirsty, and let them go and rob!
Chapter completed!