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    "Whales! A group of whales appeared in the southeast. Americas 1 and 2 immediately prepared weapons to hunt the whales!" As Lu Wan's hoarse and infinitely excited roar sounded, America 1 began to boil first, and then the surrounding ones  Other ships also discovered the group of whales in the southeast. No. 1 and Number 2 immediately sailed towards the group of whales at the fastest speed.

    The group of whales appeared southeast of their fleet, less than a thousand steps away. Moreover, this group of whales obviously did not regard these things floating on the sea as a threat, so they did not appear to be afraid at all of the approaching fleet.  Instead, they sprayed water leisurely one by one, and a few baby whales jumped out of the water happily, splashing with waves.

    The crew members on America 1 and 2 were all in high spirits, and each one maximized their potential, causing the two ships to approach the group of whales as quickly as possible until they were only about 200 steps away from the nearest whale.  , the two ships immediately began to slow down, and then all the crossbows on the ship were aimed at the whale.

    Speaking of which, in order to explore the safety of the fleet, these eight ships were all equipped with weapons, and the Yishui military crossbow was the same as the one on the navy warship. It was surprisingly powerful. Originally, Li Min wanted to put a few cannons on the ship, but  Because the size of the ship is limited, cannonballs and gunpowder take up too much space, and apart from the harsh natural environment, there is really nothing that can threaten them, so these crossbows are enough.

    The distance is less than two hundred steps, and the sea is still calm now. The ship can maintain a balanced state. It can be said that there is almost no possibility of missing. Only a few short bow strings are heard on the ship and then a dozen lights and shadows flash.  And then, I heard a fierce roar from the giant whale in the water, and then I could see that five or six giant crossbow arrows like long grass were inserted into its body, and the others all missed.

    The whale that was shot was five feet long and extremely tenacious. Even though it was seriously injured by a giant crossbow that was more than ten feet long, it did not die immediately. Instead, it screamed and began to struggle violently. Unfortunately, the crossbow arrow had something behind it.  They were all tied with ropes, and there was an underhook in front of the crossbow. It was impossible to break away. Plus, two ships were restraining them on both sides. No matter how powerful the whale was, it was powerless. In the end, it slowly stopped moving.

    However, the tragic death of this whale also alarmed other whales. As a result, these huge animals dispersed in a rush, not caring about the life or death of their companions. This made Lu Wan a little regretful, although one whale was enough for the fleet to eat well.  It takes a long time, but they don¡¯t know how long the voyage will take, so the more food, the better.

    The other crew members behind saw that America 1 and 2 did not miss, and could even be said to have killed a huge whale very easily. This caused the hungry crew members to immediately burst into howls like ghosts and wolves, and some excited crew members  They even jumped off the boat and swam toward the whales with splashes of water. The crew on the boat cheered them on and everyone seemed to be going crazy.

    Although these behaviors of the crew seemed very abnormal, Lu Wan knew that this was just a way for the crew to celebrate their rebirth to vent their excitement. After all, they were still in an atmosphere of despair this morning, but after a while  In the blink of an eye, God actually gave them a whale. This joy of surviving a desperate situation made even him unable to help but tremble with excitement.

    After everyone calmed down, Lu Wan immediately directed the fleet to form a large circle with the whale as the center, then fixed the whale to several boats with ropes, and made him half-floating on the sea, then lowered the boat, and on board  People holding sharp knives cut off the meat from the whale piece by piece, and then transported it to the ship for processing. This process must be fast, otherwise it may attract some predators in the ocean.

    In fact, although Lu Wan's ship is not very big, it is not very small either. If the two ships are put together, the whale can be lifted onto the ship. The reason why this is not done is because the body temperature of the whale is very high, even if it is  It is already dead, but the temperature inside its body cannot drop in a short time. Therefore, if the whale is lifted out of the water, its internal organs will smell and rot. Therefore, it is generally unnecessary to dissect the whale in the water.

    As the boats went back and forth, the whale in the middle became smaller and smaller, and slowly turned into a skeleton. Even the whale's internal organs were cleaned by the crew in the water, and then transported to the big ship.  After all, they were starving during this period, and no one would dislike these internal organs. Even some smaller bones of the whale were dismantled by the crew and transported back to the ship. I wonder if they can chew them?

    Looking at the pieces of whale meat and barrels of whale blubber, the smile on Lu Wan's face never broke. During this time, because of food, he, the captain, was under tremendous pressure, and even among the crew members  There were some not-so-good rumors. Fortunately, many of these crew members were his old brothers from back then, soI was able to hold it together for the time being, but if the food crisis is still unable to be solved, a conflict may break out on the ship before everyone starves to death. But now that there is food, most of the problems have been solved.

    Naturally, whale meat cannot just be piled on the ship. It must be salted to preserve it for a longer period of time. Of course, this requires a lot of salt. If it is placed on land, it is really a big expense, but on the sea,  The most indispensable thing is salt

    Generally speaking, people who go to sea seldom bring salt with them. If needed, they can dry it themselves. However, it is precisely because of this that Lu Wan and his crew don¡¯t really have much salt on their ship. But this is not a problem. For example, it can be found everywhere on the side of their ship.  When you see sea salt crystals, you can scrape them off with a knife. If it's not enough, cut the meat into thin slices, soak it in sea water and then dry it in the sun. Although the smell is a bit unpleasant, the storage time is not very long.  , but not easy to rot

    After killing this life-saving whale, the entire fleet fell into a carnival, and Lu Wan also generously asked the commodity officer to divide a thousand kilograms of fresh meat, and then distributed it to all the crew members. At the same time, everyone's  The amount of drinking water was also increased by one-half compared to usual, which made the crew go crazy and did not stop for two whole hours.

    In the captain's room, several important figures in the fleet, including Lu Wan and Feng Shijie, were sitting around the table. A portion of red whale meat was placed in front of each person. The ship had been out of fire for a long time, so they could only eat raw meat. Fortunately,  They often eat raw fish. Although whale meat is much rougher than fish, as long as people are hungry, they don't pay so much attention.

    "Come on! This is the pepper I saved with great effort. Fine salt is added to it. Let's all have a try!" Lu Wan took out a fist-sized bottle from the small box next to him, opened it and let the person next to him  Feng Shijie poured some on the meat first, and then passed it to others. After everyone had finished pouring, Lu Wan poured some for himself.

    "Captain, I didn't expect you to hide such a good thing. I also brought a few bottles of seasoning, but I ate them all some time ago!" Feng Shijie smelled the food in front of him and found that the smell of pepper mixed with the taste of whale meat.  The fishy smell was much concealed, and he smiled at that moment.

    Others were also joking, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed. After all, during this period, not only Lu Wan was under tremendous pressure, but they were also undergoing tremendous tests. Fortunately, they met this life-saving whale today.  , which made everyone present feel relaxed and naturally relaxed.

    And Lu Wan finally smiled and said: "Okay, everyone, stop talking. You can't be hungry. I am hungry. Let's solve the stomach problem first and then talk!"

    The others heard what they wanted. After all, they were all hungry, so they took out their knives one by one, cut the meat into small pieces and put them into their mouths like the barbarians eating meat. Although the whale meat was very fishy,  But as long as you get used to it, you won't feel anything at all. Coupled with the presence of pepper, many people began to feel that whale meat is not too unpalatable when eaten raw.

    After a group of people devoured their share of whale meat, they put away the tableware and began to discuss the next route. In fact, there was nothing to discuss. After all, they had already traveled so far on this route.  After a long time, it will definitely be impossible to turn back, so I can only go on bravely. The main reason why Lu Wan called these people here was to hold a meeting for everyone, and then ask them to pay attention to the emotions of the crew, and never trigger  Some riot or something?

    Feng Shijie and the others also understood this, but at the end of the meeting, a strong middle-aged man stood up and said: "Captain, how long do you think we have to sail on the sea to reach America? If we wait until this  If the batch of food is finished, then any kind of comfort will probably be useless, the crew members' emotions will definitely burst out all of a sudden, and we can't stop it even if we want to!"

    After hearing this, Lu Wan pondered for a moment, and then said: "All of you here are my old brothers, and you all know who I am, so I won't fool everyone with lies. Although the fleet is now sailing  After such a long time, we haven¡¯t even encountered an island, but I think America is not far away from us. After all, no matter how big the Pacific is, it has a limit. If we hadn¡¯t deviated from the route before, I guess we might have reached America.  Got it!"

    Hearing Lu Wan say that the Americas are finished, but he has no real evidence, just some of his own inferences, this made everyone present look at each other, and it seems that they don¡¯t believe Lu Wan¡¯s words.

    But at this moment, a crew member suddenly broke into the captain's room and shouted: "Captain, we have made a big discovery!" (To be continued)
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