Chapter 252
2020-11-02
Chapter 252 The Atreid Sea and the Whaler
North Tulip, Atreid Sea.
Although this Sea Territory is also part of the Black Sea, compared with other parts of the Black Sea, which are known for their harsh sea conditions, the sea here is calm and the waves are not high, and there are very few extreme weather to visit.
It’s like hidden land of peace and prosperity!
And.
A warm ocean current from south to north and a cold current from the north of the continent meet and hedge in this Sea Territory, churning the water vertically and bringing nutrients to the surface.
It also brings a lot of fish and shrimp resources to this place that seems to have been blessed by the sea god, as well as hunters who are chasing food!
Lively and lovely dolphins, bloodthirsty sharks and huge whales of all kinds gather here in groups.
Of course, there are more terrifying “predators” behind the predators!
That is—human beings!
In the afternoon, a brig broke into this paradise of marine life savagely, crushing a piece of sparkling water on the sea.
“Mr. Arman! This is what I call the Atrid Sea where there are large groups of whales, not only are there many whales, but most of them are not wary of humans.
It can be said to be the best whaling place.
At least 100 barrels of whale oil can be harvested a day, and it will not take long for you to return with a full load!”
One The middle age person with face deathly pale hair and skinny ashes, tremblingly said to the tall whaling captain wearing a triangular captain’s hat.
“So sir, do you see my debts?”
Captain Arman keeps a lot of beards, although the long-term sea life of chasing whales makes him a little slovenly, but sloppy. Appearance doesn’t change the fact that he is a good whaler!
Hearing the middle age person, Arman did not immediately respond to him.
He kept scanning the distant sea with a brass telescope.
bang——
bang——
It didn’t take much effort to see the sparkling waves in the distance, and from time to time a whale jumped out of the water , play, play, hunt.
“One head, two heads, three heads”
While counting silently in the heart, an uncontrollable smile appeared on Arman’s rough face.
It’s not easy. It’s been a full year for myself to lead the whaler to sea, but the harvest is just chatting. The cabin that can hold a thousand barrels of whale oil has even been one-fifth of the time. Neither was full.
However, Goddess still favors the Harpoon!
Previously in the vicinity when the port was replenished.
They accidentally got news of the whales from this bad gambler named Peeps!
So Captain Arman promises with a skeptical attitude that as long as he can find the whales he said, his huge gambling debt will be repaid for him by himself.
I didn’t expect to find such a large number of whales at one time in this very pleasant Sea Territory.
“Hahaha, no problem, I’ll cover all your gambling debts when I return to the voyage this time!”
Arman saw the whales as if he saw the flowing whale oil, right Of course this little money would not be taken seriously.
Looking at this scale, even with the most conservative estimate of the harvest, it will take less than half a month to fill all the remaining empty buckets, fiercely making a huge windfall!
Whale oil, this thing, never fails to sell.
In this era before the large-scale popularization of oil, there are two main materials used for human lighting: gas and whale oil!
With the continuous use of steam engines in various industries, the requirements for the quality of workers are also constantly improving. The ordinary person’s enthusiasm for learning is also unprecedentedly high, and he does everything possible to enter the factory to change the fate of himself and his family.
So the use of lighting oil is also growing!
People prefer whale oil, which is more affordable, than gas, which is more expensive and dangerous.
After years of continuous development.
The whaling ships at this time are like factories floating on the sea. After the whales are caught, they can continue to hunt whales while boiling the blubber into oil in a large pot on the ship. Full of buckets.
A pale-yellow to yellow-brown oil from the subcutaneous tissue, viscera, and bones of whales, and is an important industrial oil in addition to lighting.
Used on a large scale in the tanning industry, but also in tempering baths and lubricants, and even as a raw material for the manufacture of soaps, candles, and more.
Therefore, whale oil is a very popular material, and to some extent it can even be called a hard currency!
“Put down the boat!”
Arman couldn’t wait to start his hunting operation at this time, and issued orders while checking the equipment at hand.
“Captain!” A lean youngster in a yellowed shirt standing behind Arman, but frowned called him softly.
“What’s the matter, my chief mate?” The captain who was in a state of excitement did not notice the unusual tone of the chief mate Fisher on board.
“Captain, I don’t think it’s quite right. This Sea Territory is less than ten days away from the nearest Tayro Kingdom, and we are not the only thing that lacks whale oil, so why don’t others come here to catch it? And what about whales?
And not only are there no other whaling boats, don’t you think there’s a problem with not seeing even the smallest fishing boat in the Sea Territory in the Sea Territory?”
The capable youngster expressed his doubts to the captain.
“This”
Arman’s excited expression gradually stiffened. As a seasoned old captain, the young chief mate should not have reminded him of this kind of thing.
But his agreement with the owner of the “Harpoon” stipulated that if he brought back 1,000 barrels of whale oil, he would get 1 in 22 for himself.
If you can’t catch enough whales, not only will you not get the agreed dividends, but your captain’s position may not be guaranteed the next time you go out to sea!
Blinded by the enormous benefits, he didn’t realize what was wrong with this Sea Territory.
Arman turned to Peeps, the bad gambler, with an unpredictable expression on his face: “I think you should be able to tell us the answer!”
“It’s just a Sea Territory has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it is nothing more than a long-term legend!
Only the old stubborn people are still guarding the story of deceiving the little child!
And.
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I’ve already come with you myself, can I still lie to you? Are the whales in front of us fake?”
Seeing that his huge gambling debt has already settled , the urgency of the bad gambler is no lower than that of Arman.
Only if the whalers get the benefit can their problems be solved. Not only for the whalers, but for myself this is the last battle of cutting off one’s means of retreat.
If you can’t catch whales, you will die sooner or later even if you go back!
He has sacrificed everything!
The captain stared at his cloudy yellow eyes for a long time, his face gloomy and uncertain, and finally clenched the teeth ordered: “Put down the boat, let’s get on!”
In the huge What is a little risk in the face of the benefits? !
Fisher, the first mate next to him, did not persuade him any more, and he was not reconciled to let him go directly to the group of whales in front of him.
Soon, three small boats were lowered from the whaling ship.
Captain Arman, First Mate Fisher and their most experienced whaler each lead a small boat.
Wow-wow-
With the sound of neat paddles, they dashed like hungry wolves toward the group of whales who didn’t even realize the danger was coming.
Each boat has ten well-built whalers, many of whom have a string of body protection charms made of whalebone around their necks, which they have successfully hunted in the past. Proof of a whale.
Without exception, they are all good whaling experts!
At this point, not far from them.
Bang——
A huge gray baleen whale with a body length of more than 12 meters jumped out of the sea, and then smashed into the water again and splashed a large white spray.
Clear eyes are curious, friendly but not vigilant.
It never imagined that while playing happily in this Sea Territory, which had no natural enemies at all, it had already attracted the attention of hunters.
“Quick! Come a little closer!”
Captain Arman ordered the paddling sailors to continue approaching, and he was holding a special whaling fork with sharp barbs. Standing firmly on the bow, the first mate Fisher, who also held a whaling fork in the parallel boat, looked at each other.
“Three, two, one!”
Whoosh–
Whoosh–
The grey baleen whale swims again When they passed near the boat, two cold light whaling forks were already flying out.
Puff!
Puci!
The timing of the harpoon thrown by First Mate Fisher was a little earlier, rubbing the side of the baleen whale into the water. ‘s back.
Bam—!
The baleen whale was suddenly attacked and plunged into the sea.
The frequency of whale calls is beyond the range of human ear reception (ultrasonic), of course, humans can’t hear their painful neighs after injury, and of course they can’t feel their pain.
“The captain is great!”
Everyone is cheering for the hit, and the whales can hear them.
A long rope is tied behind the cast whaling fork to prevent the whales from escaping.
They will struggle to dive at extreme speed due to pain and instinct to avoid danger, but when it resurfaces exhausted, it’s the whaler’s harvest time!
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(end of this chapter)