Chapter 323
2020-11-02
Chapter 323 Silver Island and Frequent Accidents
Northeast of the new continent, Cape Bighorn.
This is close to the northern border of the Black Sea, and in fact, it is not too far from the “Eternal White Land” that is frozen all year round.
In this Sea Territory.
Brador cold current from north to south and warm westerly current branch from northeast meet at the sharp horn position of Big Cape Headland, creating a huge natural fishing ground.
That scale is second to none in the entire known world!
Especially the main fish consumed by the people of the old continent – “cod” is almost endless.
When the explorer Capote of the Kingdom of Atlan first discovered this place, he described it in his voyage diary as follows:
“There are so many cod fish here that no fishing net is needed, as long as Put a stone in the basket, sink it into the water and lift it up, and the basket is full of fish.”
“We can walk from the boat to the shore on the back of the shiny cod.”
One can imagine how rich this fishing ground is!
Actually.
Although the sea is rich in products, it does not mean that the whole sea is full of fish.
Most of the fishing grounds are also due to the convergence of cold and warm ocean currents, which stirs the ocean currents and brings the inorganic salts of the seabed to the surface, making plankton prosperous and providing extremely rich bait for fish.
And most will not be too far from land.
If you are an ocean-going seafarer and want to fish while passing through the deep sea. Then no matter how lucky you are, you can only catch one or two strange-looking deep-sea fish, the kind that you may not have the courage to eat even if you are allowed to eat them.
The vicinity of Cape Bighorn is a colony belonging to the Kingdom of Atlan, and this fishing ground is also regarded by them as a generous gift of “Breath of Frost”.
Backed by the extremely rich fishing resources here, their fishing boats return home full of salted and dried cod, thereby reaping huge economic returns.
There are at least hundreds of fishing boats and even whalers operating in this Sea Territory every year. Just as the fur industry is to tulips and Sark, the fishing industry is also a part of the Atlantic Ocean. The pillar industry of the continent.
But next to two glare like a tiger watching his prey neighbors.
This fishing ground has also become one of the sources of ongoing disputes between the three forces.
However, today.
Compared to fishing boats and whalers, two expedition ships, which are very rare in this Sea Territory, broke into here very suddenly.
Expedition ships built for speed are very recognizable.
The hull is relatively long and narrow, with an aspect ratio of almost 6:1. The hull is relatively low and has been equipped with wing sails. It runs much faster at sea than ordinary fishing boats and merchant ships.
“Lord Daos, from the chart we are about to approach the legendary island of Potosí.”
Behind the dolphin-shaped head of the expedition ship , led by a tall middle-aged man, a total of three “explorers” gathered together to study the chart.
Although the tomahawk snowflake flags belonging to the Kingdom of Atlan were hung on the two ships, the people on the ships spoke in pure Cyrus.
Combined with what they call “Potosi Island”, it is clear that they are the treasure hunters of Cyrus that set off from the old continent before Alwin and the others!
Following the traditions that Cyrus has always had.
Their ships usually have two commanders of the highest rank, a naval commander and an army commander.
However, in many cases it is the army commander who has the highest status on the ship.
It’s not that they’re stupid enough to command a layman.
It’s because of the tactic that Cyrus Armada is best at, or Unparalleled Beneath The Heavens, the invincible tactic of “reception”!
It is said that no one can resist the blade of Cyrus soldiers as long as they meet the ship at sea.
So.
As the proponent of the concept of battleship, it is also the builder of the first battleship.
Even because there is no industrial or even handicraft foundation, the craftsmanship of ship construction, sailing, and artillery casting has gradually lagged behind a rising star like Faretis in recent several decades.
It’s nothing to them.
Because, as long as there are marines who are invincible in the whole world, that’s enough!
And the Marine Corps can guarantee the capture of personnel, materials, ships, and weapons to the greatest extent possible. The “greedy” Cyrus people don’t want to let go of any spills of war.
At this point, even on a so-called “exploration ship”.
This expedition team was formed by recruiting some of the elites from the army and some experienced expedition crew members.
It is headed by Brigadier Daos from the Kingdom’s Army, and he is also a genuine’s third rank Great Knight!
Together with his kingdom marines, it constitutes the strongest martial power guarantee in this expedition fleet.
“Okay, be careful.
Our mission this time is the kingdom’s top secret. If the word leaks out. Neither you nor I can afford the consequences, understand? “
“Don’t worry, my lord, our navigator has traveled back and forth to the Big Cape Cape more than a dozen times. Along the way, he has avoided the main routes and fishing grounds where fishing boats are haunted, and will not be discovered by others.”
“It’s better.”
The three people at the bow, Great Knight Daos, Captain Viktor, and Navigator Locke are the whole team, who know the destination of the trip and the real There are only three people in the task content.
However, they have also paid a price for their secrecy.
While bypassing the outskirts of the Summers Trench occupied by the “Mother of Sea Monsters”, I unfortunately encountered a large cunning sea monster.
Even if the Great Knight Daos, the leader of the expedition fleet, was dealing with it with all his strength, there was also an expedition ship that was caught off guard and was attacked from the underwater by a huge underwater shadow and dragged directly into the sea. .
There were a total of 500 crew members of the three expedition ships at the time of departure, and when they arrived at the destination, only two ships were left with a total of 386 crew members.
Even after urgent repairs, the huge circular scars left on the ship’s hull can still be seen as souvenirs from the sea monster’s thick and powerful tentacles.
It’s all worth it in the eyes of the three leaders.
After more than two months of arduous voyage, they finally came to the silver island marked on the chart – Potosí!
“I have seen the marker, past this crescent-shaped reef that sticks out of the sea.
Then correct two compass points to the right, and about 20 nautical miles we’ll be Really within the confines of that island of Potosí.”
After the final course adjustment.
There was no accident in the middle. After more than two hours, they successfully reached a foggy Sea Territory.
Although they can’t see the island hidden in the fog, they know that the destination of the trip is close at hand.
“From here we can’t go on big ships, although the expeditions of the Dutch Bank Group have discovered this place.
But there is no time to travel from this foggy land. and reefs, find a waterway that allows the smooth passage of sea ships.
So we can only land on the island by longboats.”
Navigator Locke has already studied the charts for a long time. He knew the land by heart, and he had just arrived at the outskirts of the island chain, and had reminded the two commanders at the right time.
pēng pēng pēng
Longboats were released from both “exploration ships”, and fully armed vanguard troops were dispatched to go deep into the fog. The expedition commanders did not forget that there were still a group of natives who fled from the island according to the information of the bank group.
If time permits, these marines armed to the teeth will not mind turning this island into a complete part of the land of Cyrus with their knives and guns!
Time is fast.
In addition to the necessary left-behind personnel, most of them, including three officers who knew about it, landed on the island, and with no difficulty found their silver mine for yearn for something even in dreams !
Or it’s hard not to find it.
“The Fire of Eternal is on! It’s simply a mountain of silver here!”
Yes, it’s really a mountain of silver in their eyes.
Especially in the afternoon when the sun is at its best, climb a high mountain and look up.
The sunlight penetrating the fog made many places in the mountain stand out as snow-white. At first glance, it looked like a lake, but then they knew that it was the silver mine they were looking for.
It even gave them the illusion that as long as the stone skin of the mountain was peeled off, what would be exposed below would be full of silver deposits!
Whether it was a few officers or hundreds of soldiers, they were all stunned by the sight in front of them.
Especially a few well-informed officers.
They came with the king’s order, and at first they thought that the prospecting report of the bank group was a bit exaggerated. Now it seems that simply is the vision that limits one’s imagination. It turns out that there really is a silver mountain in the world, not just in name only, but also in reality!
After a simple probe.
They have determined that the island chain consists of five islands not far apart, three of which have conical “silver mountains” on them!
Although the exploration scholar with the ship identified that these are active volcanoes that may erupt again in the future, it does not prevent them from large-scale silver mining at this stage.
“Because the warm and cold currents meet in the vicinity of the Sea Territory, this Sea Territory is covered by heavy fog all the year round, and it is not on any major waterway, and there is no fish gathering nearby.
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Although the distance from the coastline is only a few hundred kilometers, the new continent has been developed for hundreds of years, and this silver island surrounded by reefs is completely virgin land.”
Participated in new continents. The old scholar who was mining several gold and silver mines in the south of the continent exclaimed excitedly:
“A large part of the silver deposits are exposed, simply do not need to be mined, just pick it up! This is me The largest silver mine I have ever seen is the infinite treasure bestowed by the Fire of Eternal to Cyrus!”
However, the ownership of this island does not belong to them for the time being.
In the process of exploring the island, they also discovered the group of Atrian natives who hid here.
In a small village surrounded by wolf-like soldiers.
Men, shiver coldly women, terrified children, and desperate old men trying to resist the beatings have all been gathered under the colorful Totem column in the center of the village.
“You occupied our homeland and took away our hunting ground!
We have all hid on a remote island, why don’t you ‘blonde demons’ let go Over us?”
Wearing a crown of feathers and a black feather of an eagle on his head, the old man representing his leadership held a wooden staff wrapped around a ribbon in his hand, his face full of grief and indignation. The “butcher” who invaded his homeland for the first time issued a blood-soaked accusation:
“We came here across the sea in a leather dinghy. There are a few clansman who died because the kayak capsized. Ten, even the children who were born here haven’t grown up yet!
Why? Why?
You can’t wait to think about Spiritual God Wuhao who is in charge of death Have your people accompany you in the ‘mit’ (hell of the Atrians)? God!”
The old man was speaking in some jerky Atlan, apparently They thought they were the Atlanians who drove themselves out of their original homeland, but the Cyrus soldiers didn’t argue.
The Great Knight Daos waved his hand indifferently, words he had heard countless times in the middle and south of the continent, and long ago could not make any waves in his iron heart.
clang!clang!clang!
The soldiers surrounded by them have already pulled out the long knives around their waists and rushed up.
“Ah-“
“Damn the devil!”
“No–!”
In the cry of the young, the last survivors of this tribe in a short period of time have completely become the past.
Before being cut down by a soldier.
As the leader of the tribe, the old man had tears in his eyes. He raised his cane and pointed at Daos, the Great Knight at the head. The souls of the ancestors of the Per tribe and the name of God of Death Wuhao curse you!
Curse you butchers, no one will be able to return to your hometown alive!
I Curse”
ka-cha!
Bang——
Before he finished speaking, he was cut off by a young soldier, and the body fell to the ground.
At the same time, Great Knight slashed the Totem pillar with a black eagle and a human face as the main body in the middle of the village. To curse a Great Knight?
And I get cursed every time I slaughter a tribe, if the curse really works, why is it still us Cyrus who rule this continent?”
As usual, nothing happened, and no one took the old man’s curse seriously.
The burly Great Knight Daos turned to the soldiers who were searching for the spills of war and said:
“To the homeland and to our Fort Navidad in the new continent, respectively. Send out a message to inform the authenticity of this Silver Island.
Immediately!
At the same time, we must establish a camp of sufficient scale in the shortest time possible for the kingdom’s follow-up silver mine Preparing for mining.
From now on, the two of you will work together, and you must not have any contact with the outside world without my order!”
“Yes, my lord!”
The soldiers responded “yes” in unison.
Then they unceremoniously occupied the dwellings of the natives and began to expand the camp in a frenzy.
However.
It’s only half a day before the sun sets.
The crew members who remained on the outer ships had two bad news for the commanders.
First, they captured a spy from the Sark Empire. Although the man caught it, the tern he released could not be intercepted.
Secondly, on the distant sea, three battleships belonging to Atlan have already arrived.
They couldn’t understand why it was a well-planned secret operation, but in the end it was like a bamboo sieve, and the air was leaking everywhere.
Even though the Great Knight Daos glanced at all the soldiers in the column again and again like a knife, he knew that the news had been completely exposed and there was no room for recovery!
It is said that the beautiful country is cursed by the Indians, and every twenty years a great chief must die in office. . . (_)
(end of this chapter)