Master of Thermodynamics
Chapter 201
Renault, standing on the bow deck of the Odin under the low lead cloud, looked at the distant island. It stood motionless in the turbulent waves, like a lonely watcher.
This is Sax island and the ultimate destination of the fleet.
When the whole kingdom of Dushan has been completely occupied by the black orcs, it''s not a good idea to approach the coastline rashly. If the black orcs on the shore find it, it is likely to attract the black orcs'' warships.
Once this happens, all the nearby black Orc tribes will be shocked, and Renault''s subsequent plans will go bankrupt. This is absolutely not what he wants to see. The most correct way is to dock next to the islands along the mainland coast.
Sax island is the island carefully selected by Elon. It is only more than 30 nautical miles away from glow mainland. If the fleet sails at full speed, it can reach the mainland in more than an hour at most.
The island covers an area of nearly 5 square kilometers. The island is covered with dense forests, and there are several quite tall mountains. It is a natural haven. Even in the event of a large storm, the sailing boats here will not be in trouble.
The only disadvantage is that there is no fresh water, but this is not a big problem. There is enough fresh water left on the sailboat for three days.
Even if the fresh water is used up, we can make fresh water through the steam generator of the thermal magic engine. It''s really not good. There are omnipotent Lords.
"Ten nautical miles ahead, on the left side of Sax Island, a small sailing boat is found. Report to the captain immediately..."
At this time, the watchman on the lookout tower suddenly cried out.
Renault''s heart was awed, and his body quickly ran into the sky.
In the turbulent waves in the distance, a sailboat was up and down on the sea, and its sails had come down completely.
Judging from its size, its tonnage will not exceed 200 tons. There is no doubt that it must be a black Orc sailing boat.
And it is mostly a civilian sailing ship, not a black Orc warship. In other words, a group of black Orc civilians should be on the sailing ship.
Renault could not help but feel a little surprised.
Even if it is offshore, today''s weather is "good", but the chance of encountering turbulence is not small, and the smaller the sailboat, the easier it will capsize after being impacted by turbulence.
Are these black Orc civilians dying?
What on earth are they risking the sea for when the sea conditions are so bad?
At this time, Captain Elon seemed to give a command. Odin''s hull tilted slightly for a few degrees and sailed to the black Orc sailing ship in the distance, leaving an arc trail in the waves.
The two sailors, each with a red square flag, rushed out of the cabin, climbed onto the stern deck, and gave the flag instruction to the tide more than 100 meters away.
Renault could not help shaking his head as he watched the sailor wince in the cold wind and dance with the square flag.
This set of semaphores is not the "invention" of the Lord, but something inherent in the alien world itself.
If you want to express a short command in flag language, you have to put on several postures. In order to ensure that the sailor on the opposite side can see clearly, each posture must last for a few seconds, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "electricity" in the alien world, and the artifact of "radio" has turned into nothing.
Renault had a discussion with Seth''s group of Rune magicians, and he was very sorry that there was no substitute for radio in Rune black technology.
One minute later, the sailor delivered Elon''s order and returned to the cabin. The opposite ship, Haichao, began to adjust its course.
More than ten minutes later, when the distance between the two sides was shortened to three nautical miles, the black Orc''s sailboat still stayed here, as if they were not aware of Renault''s fleet.
But it''s impossible.
In the endless sea, the distance of 3 nautical miles is very close, and the hull of Odin and Haichao are covered with a layer of steel film. The appearance features are very eye-catching, so it is difficult to see them.
There is only one possibility for this situation, that is, the black orcs regard the fleet as their own ships, so they can rest assured and continue their work boldly.
After finding this, Renault could not help but smile, which means that the fleet can easily catch the black Orc''s sailboat without having to chase and encircle it.
But if you think about it seriously, it''s normal for us to have this kind of oolong.
In the past 20 or 30 years, the orc army has won successive battles, and the human alliance has been killed by them. Four human kingdoms on the glow continent have been destroyed in succession, and the remaining thousand Lake Kingdom and white antelope kingdom will not be around for a few years.
The common people of the black orcs naturally follow suit. Of course, they don''t believe that there will be human sailboats who dare to wander here.
In fact, it''s true that humans in the South have become a group of bullying dogs. It''s more difficult to expect those pustules to venture into the territory of the black orcs than to go to heaven.
However, the black Orc civilians have a probability of one in ten thousand: This is not a sailing boat from the south.
After the distance was reduced to two nautical miles, Captain Elon issued a new order.A large number of island guards and sailors with magic air guns rushed out of the cabin in droves. Under the shouts of each team leader, they were neatly arranged by the side of the ship. Everyone was loaded with bullets and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the distance.
It can be predicted that once the black orcs enter the range, they will face a terrible metal storm.
Muse will be fully responsible for the next specific battle.
When preparing for the mainland trip, Renault ordered to expand the equipment range of magic air guns. More than 200 sailors in the fleet had undergone a month long shooting training, and the total number of armed personnel of the sea tide leader also surged to nearly 300.
Some of the sailors also temporarily join the island protection team. When necessary, they will participate in various operations together with the official island protection team members.
The same scene appeared on the sea tide, and the battle commander was lance of the island protection team.
At this time, the black orcs also seem to notice that something is wrong.
The great news on the two sailboats, together with their amazing speed, clearly suggests that the black orcs are not good at coming.
The latter, in particular, made them feel uneasy. The fastest sailing boat they had ever seen was far from as fast as the two.
The black orcs also began to move. Many people ran on the deck in a panic. The sails were quickly raised and the sailboat started slowly.
They want to run.
What''s speechless is that the black Orc''s sailboat is full of sails. The strong sea breeze blows the sails high and inflates them. They are not afraid of sudden turbulence. They are really a group of people who don''t know what to do.
But the struggle of the black orcs is doomed to be futile. Even in full sail, the speed is no more than 11 knots, less than half the speed of Odin.
Only two or three minutes later, the two sailboats were within 500 meters of the black ORC. Renault also saw the situation on the opposite sailboat.
At the first sight, he saw the high piled conches and seashells on the middle deck of the sailboat. He suddenly realized that this was a fishing boat. The black orcs risked going out to sea to salvage conches and seashells.
Due to the large size of the alien conch and seashell, and the lack of suitable fishing tools, we can only use artificial fishing.
Send people to dive into the bottom of the sea, tie the rope to the conch, and then pull the conch up by the people on board. This is the most common way of fishing in the alien world.
This shows that despite occupying the Dushan Kingdom and fox Kingdom and seizing a lot of wheat, the black orcs are still facing greater food pressure, so even if the weather is so cold, the black orcs have to go to sea.
On the other hand, in the cold winter months, when the sea temperature is close to zero, the black orcs dare to go into the sea, which shows the physical strength of this race.
If it were human, I''m afraid it would not last for a few hours, and it would freeze to death.
However, after a few more glances, Renault''s face suddenly darkened.
Because he was surprised to find that in addition to the burly black orcs, there were more than a dozen relatively slender figures on the fishing boat deck.
They are human slaves!