The Way of the Mysterious Dust

The sea was windy and rainy, gray and dim, and a tall five-masted ship was bumping up and down in the undulating waves with multi-layered sails.

Even though the hull of the building is tall, it is like a thin leaf floating with the waves on this endless sea, looming in the continuous waves.

The strong wind brought raindrops, which continuously hit the thick iron sheet wrapped around the ship's hull, clanking, and the several layers of cloth sails whirred in the wind, making sounds like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

In the pilothouse on the upper floor of the ship, several helmsmen worked together to hold the rudder and maintain the sailing direction. The old captain with slightly white temples stood beside him.

While instructing the helmsman, he looked at the sea ahead and frowned at the growing waves.

"Lao Zhou, please come up here!" The captain turned around and patted the old man next to him who had been smoking a dry cigarette with his eyes closed.

"Okay!" Lao Zhou took a big puff and then put away the old cigarette rod in his hand.

I saw him opening his gray and turbid eyes, quickly putting on his raincoat, opening the side door and getting out, rushing onto the deck in the heavy rain, and soon arrived under the thickest mast in the middle of the ship, grabbing the cable along the shaft. , and climbed toward the observation deck above.

Soon, a young crew member was replaced, Lao Zhou's youngest son, Xiao Sanzi.

This boy usually has a bright mind, a careful heart, and good aptitudes. He has the three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood. Now he has the third level of Qi training, and he is a good candidate for an excellent telescope.

However, being a little younger, in this weather, the old captain obviously trusts the old man who followed me when I was young. Although Lao Zhou is like me, he is in his twilight years, and his eyes are clear and white.

"Da'er, I asked him to keep his temper a little while being a mother!" Seeing such a commotion, the young woman was worried and scolded the many men beside her.

But the other party's origin was clear, and the old captain was afraid of causing some trouble, so he still didn't want to agree. However, the other party gave him too little, a full thousand spiritual stones. You know, the commission for that job was only eight thousand spiritual stones.

The drunk man had also sobered up at this moment. He was holding his broken ribs, lying on the ground groaning in pain!

Those people were just peeking, gesticulating from afar, making obscene gestures, commenting, pointing and talking and laughing loudly, which was really annoying.

Sitting alone at a table is a woman wearing a white gauze hat. Judging from the aura she exudes, her cultivation level is very strong. She has not practiced Qi in the early stage, and she got off the boat when she was a crab leaf Shu.

The lowest level is the bottom cabin, which contains an eighth-level intermediate "spiritual boat array". It can be driven by inlaid spiritual stones to drive the ship forward. However, this array will only be activated at critical moments.

If you only rely on the magic circle in the bottom cabin to sail for a long time, a small amount of spiritual stones will be consumed. For merchant ships like "Ye Shuqiu" who make profits through transportation, the gain will be worth the loss.

At that moment, Tao Nan, who could not bear the eyes of these people, was filled with anger, stared at his almond-shaped eyes, and cursed in a low voice.

There are already a lot of passengers on this trip, and some of them will ask the chef to bring the food to the house, so it is unusual for there to be so many people.

And this drunkard with a broken rib, regardless of the pain at the moment, slowly crawled towards the door using his hands and feet, grimacing in pain!

In fact, they are not just homeless people. They swarmed down when they saw something fishy, ​​and dispersed as soon as they were not safe. It is an exaggeration to call each one a rogue bandit.

They drank the cheapest Caoliang wine and ordered all kinds of spiritual food. Those people were all low-cultivated, and at first glance, they were all casual cultivators whose home was Qihai.

"Yo! His auntie, looking at the thin skin and tender flesh, is so fierce!"

At the same time, he cursed secretly that the people who were running away behind him were people. They were brothers to me when they were drinking, but now they saw one of them and stayed to give me a hand.

After staring at Bad for a while, the old captain turned around and walked down the wooden ladder to the lower level without taking a breath. After taking a deep breath, he retreated into the kitchen and kitchen. When the waiters in the kitchen saw the old Captain, they immediately started asking Bad. .

"It's not Madam, it's Madam Shan who is peeking at Madam, and he's also peeking at eldest sister!" Another man said loudly.

When running a boat under the sea, in addition to being afraid of encountering weak people such as pirates and gangsters, I am also afraid of encountering the weather with little wind and waves like today. If the wind is small and the waves are small, the hull of the boat may be overturned.

I am getting old, and I am tired of jogging under the sea. In the past, the boat would be handed over to my younger son, so during those years when I was running business under the sea, I always took my younger son Pang Yu with me to teach me.

"Mom, he saw Cui'er too!" Duonan became more and more convinced.

"Pa! What are you talking about!"

"Fengsui" is a building ship with eight floors above and below, with a total of eight floors of cabins on the deck.

Those sea beasts are often cruel in nature and weak in strength. If they encounter such ferocious beasts, the layer of rotten iron covering the hull can withstand the attacks of those little guys.

The old man practiced a spell called "Eagle Eye·Ban". Standing at the observation deck at the top of the mast, he could visually see the sea nearly ten miles away.

The guests at that table got off the boat just last night. Yu Jian landed under the boat. He said that he was tired from the journey and wanted to stay under the boat to have a rest. He would leave in a few days. Like that kind of chance encounter, the matter of getting off the boat to rest. It is common to see them under the vast sea.

"Well! There's little wind and waves inside today, so he's keeping an eye on it. Uncle Zhou has gone downstairs. If nothing happens, Uncle Zhou will say, have a snack and don't get distracted!" The old captain glanced at the strong wind and light rain inside, turned around and walked up the stairs to the upper floor. While leaving, I forgot to tell my younger son.

There were seven or eight women in windbreakers sitting at a table leaning against the door. They were punching fists, laughing and bragging. There were many empty wine bottles on the table under the table.

If there are really no sea monsters, you can promptly notify the helm cabin and change the course of the merchant ship to avoid those sea monsters early.

After saying that, he pushed open the back door of the front kitchen, went to the guest dining room at the back, and found an empty table nearby to sit on.

Slowly going up the wooden ladder to the belly cabin, a disgusting sour smell becomes stronger and stronger. It has been less than ten days since we set off from Crab Island. Two hundred families and livestock are eating, drinking and eating there. It's like a very cramped cabin in a cellar.

Seeing this, the old captain frowned and said to himself: "He is someone who knows life and death."

The elderly woman wanted to preach, but was stopped by the old man on the side.

Only then can you see far away, and you need to consume a small amount of mana to maintain the "vision state".

Every year, we know that many merchant ships come and go, and we don't know which corner of the seabed will ever sink.

There are more than seventy rows of long tables in the guest dining room, where passengers can eat and drink. It is also a dining place for the crew. At this time, there are only seven tables of guests sitting in the hall.

"He said we were peeking, huh! I have to get closer to see what his auntie can do to me!"

"A pair of dog eyes, if you look again, you'll dig them out!"

Two tables in front of them were a middle-aged couple, secular businessmen from Crab Island, taking a boat to Qiaoyan Island to visit their relatives.

"Who are you talking about!"

Although the old captain would let people dump urine and feces into the sea every day, the cabin was still filled with a strong smell of feces and urine all day long.

"Bang!" There was a sound, and the drunk man was kicked back and flew upside down, smashing the entire wooden table. The wine bottles, bowls, chopsticks, and dishes under the table were shattered on the floor.

So the worst way is not to avoid those little guys, which is why Lao Zhou went down.

"Mother knows, but now we..."

The small sea is cloudy and sunny, storms and huge waves are raging, and ferocious beasts are rampant. There are also pirates and gangs who are robbing and looting. Even if they encounter one, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die.

However, you need to be cautious. The person you say is destined to come is not an informant of a pirate or a gang.

It is said that an island in the nearby sea was attacked by a tidal wave of fish and lizards, causing heavy casualties. Therefore, they had to offer a low price to buy people from other island owners in Dangdu.

The cargo transported by the "Fengsui" this time was "people", which was a total of 200 households, including old men, women and children, a total of 477 people.

The old captain held his breath and went up to the belly cabin. At this time, the kitchen clerk was distributing steamed buns and vegetable soup to the two hundred farmers who were lined up. Adults had two steamed buns and a small spoonful of vegetable soup, and older children had one steamed bun and a spoonful of vegetable soup. .

Across the table in the distance sat a sturdy old man, a young woman with a good-looking appearance, and two young men with her, which attracted these "romans" to glance at that table. go.

However, whenever there was light wind and waves, the sea beasts lurking in the sea would come to the surface to play. Some of the sea beasts were very small, and some were even smaller than the hull of a boat.

"Dad! Dinner is served in the kitchen, go up and eat!" A middle-aged woman walked down from the upper staircase of the wheelhouse and came to the old captain and said.

There are only 200 households on Crab Island alone. I heard that including several other islands, the total population is 1,000 households. It can be seen that the losses on this island are indeed heavy.

This ship usually sails long distances mainly by relying on the wind power of a few-layer combination sail under the seven low masts standing under the deck.

"I'm sorry for what happened under the boat. I'll ask someone to cook a new meal for you to take outside the house." The old captain came to his senses and apologized after busying himself.

The bad thing was that the old captain did not take care of the pirates and gangs who had been doing business in that area all year round. He was so afraid of the situation.

The old captain is a young man running a boat, and his experience is natural. One look at the thick aura faintly emanating from the old man's body, and he knew that he was a master of foundation building. I am only at the fourth level of Qi training, so I dared to agree.

Therefore, "people", even mortals without spiritual roots, have become a precious resource in that barren sea.

"Unexpectedly, he saw us peeking!"

"Hmph! Mom, our perverted eyes are always staring at him!" Duonan, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, curled his lips and turned his face.

"Get out!" The old man who kicked them glared at the ronin angrily, releasing the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm that he had been restraining, and frightened the remaining few people to collapse on the ground.

I saw this boy hurriedly picking at the thin thorns of the grilled fish under the table.

"Hey! That's..." Seeing that it was a good thing, the old captain quickly stood up and prepared to stop it later.

I haven't fully understood the old man's cultivation level yet. Although I can see through it, he must have a high cultivation level if he dares to rush forward with a sword under that vast sea.

Under the sea, those who have a fixed residence, wander around, hunt sea beasts, and look for opportunities, euphemistically call them "Rogues", which means people who make waves under the sea.

"Yeah!" The old man nodded, and then led the eight men out of the restaurant.

You must know that in the vast waters of the Shikoku Islands, although there are few small and large islands, there are indeed few islands suitable for living, and even fewer islands that can support a small population.

"Pangtou, let's eat here, or send him outside!" A fat chef put down his meat cleaver, wiped his hands with the scarf hanging under him, leaned down and asked with a smile. road.

In addition to the bumpy days under the sea when we got off the boat, the farmers who had never got off the boat were vomiting extremely loudly. This sour taste was mixed with the smell of feces and urine, plus those people's smelly feet and dry cigarettes, This kind of strange smell mixed together is not to mention a little irritating to the nose.

When the old man regained his composure again, those few people climbed up one after another and ran away through the door, not caring about the life or death of their companion who was still lying on the ground.

Not feeling a little embarrassed, several people slapped the table and stood up. After drinking a few drinks, the few staggered towards Duo Nan's table and walked straight.

He always reminded me of all aspects that I need to pay attention to when running a business overseas.

The space in the entire bottom hold is very small, even smaller than that of one person. Below the bottom hold is the "belly hold", which is not a cargo hold. It occupies almost half of the entire ship. The entire belly hold is a single, straight and huge space.

Flat-top cargo hold, capable of loading small amounts of cargo.

The old captain came to the kitchen door in front of the kitchen and did not retreat. Instead, he followed the two waiters carrying a small vat of vegetable soup on their shoulders and went up to the belly level together.

In addition to this, there are nearly 700 cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs and other livestock, plus the farm tools such as hoes, shovels, and plows used by the 200 households, as well as small and large bags of clothing, food and other daily utensils. The entire cargo hold was filled to the brim.

Below the belly cabin and above the deck is the guest cabin, with more than 70 single-room guest rooms. The crew quarters, kitchen, grain storehouse, and water room are also on that level.

However, these were all large cargo ships, small cargo ships with narrow cabins like the "Pengsui"~www.readwn.com~The surface of the hull was simply covered with iron sheets, and the bilge keel was not carved when it was laid. The "floating boat pattern" is not afraid of that level of wind and waves.

"It's broken, Yan'er, take Da'er back to the house!"

"Let's eat there!" Especially the old captain will ask me to bring the food to the captain's cabin, but there is a light wind blowing inside. After eating, I have to go down and continue to stare, worrying.

What this boy wanted was a seventh-grade spiritual meal "Charcoal Grilled Snow Fish", and two big dishes, one big dish and one mouthful of fish. He showed no intention of getting up and leaving. He was so courageous.

The trip starting from Crab Island will need to send the two hundred families to the nearest island, "Qiaoyan Island". The voyage is expected to take seventy days. When they reach Qiaoyan Island, there will be no one to take over.

The entire cargo hold can also be modified by adding panels, ceilings, partitions, etc. according to the requirements of the cargo owner or if the cargo is of the same type.

"Tum, thump!" The old captain walked up the stairs of the wheelhouse step by step.

The boat provides those people with two free meals every day, but if those people can starve to death under the boat, it is all the goods transported on this trip.

But before I bought the cargo ship "Fengsui", when he was the captain and was still working as a clerk in my hands, Lao Zhou followed me, and like myself, ran in that sea area for a full seventy years. Yu Nian is the most trustworthy old friend I have.

But the island owner's financial resources were also vulgar. Before the island was attacked, he still did not have the financial resources to purchase such a small population.

The businessman and his wife, who had already been frightened out of fear, immediately ran out of the restaurant. After a conflict, the only person left in the small restaurant was the girl in a bamboo hat sitting alone at the table in front of her.

It's just that after practicing this technique, the disadvantages are quite small. Before the practice, the eyes are clear and bright, but when touched by the hand, the grayness is visible, and it feels like blindness with open eyes. Only when it is not stimulated, the eyes can be as bright as a torch.