Magus Tech (Technological Wizard)

It was not only Li Cha who noticed, but also the captain Morgan who was at the helm gradually noticed something was wrong: the ghost ship was not thrown away, nor was he deceived into going off course. I don't know why, but the ghost ship seems to know the location of the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" very well, even without the guidance of lights, it still follows closely. In this way, he made the ship turn sharply to the left and became "pretty smart"-not only did not increase the distance, but also made the distance smaller.

Looking at the blue flames on the ghost ship in the distance, the captain Morgan had an extremely solemn expression, took a deep breath, and issued an order from his mouth.

Next, Li Cha, who stayed on the deck, saw Captain Morgan trying his best to get rid of the ghost ship behind him.

For example, completely extinguishing the lights, extremely risky blind walk;

For example, pour a large amount of kerosene into the sea, and after driving a certain distance, ignite it with a rocket to produce a raging flame, trying to make the ghost ship mistaken for the "Naru Glory Fisherman";

For example, a large number of ropes tied between buoys are lowered into the sea water, trying to entangle the chasing ghost ship.

...

In Li Cha's opinion, although these methods have no technological content, it is really not easy to think of them. At least...the way of thinking is advanced.

Applying the same approach to air combat on modern Earth would be the equivalent of radio silence, jamming and anti-ambush.

But... Even so, none of these methods worked.

In the dark night, the ghost ship is really like a ghost, constantly pulling closer, closer, and closer again.

The atmosphere on board the "Naru Glory Fisherman" became tense, all the sailors were woken up, and the captain Morgan fully steered and commanded. Knowing that it is useless to extinguish the torches, he simply lit a lot of torches to illuminate the sea surface, tried his best to increase the speed, and had a real speed contest with the ghost ship.

But... the ghost ship is still approaching...

Finally, the ghost ship arrived only a few hundred meters away from the "Naru Glory Fisherman". Under the light of the blue flame, the empty deck could be clearly seen.

The faces of the sailors changed, and some passengers in the cabin sensed that something was wrong and ran to the deck. Seeing this situation, they couldn't help but panic. Fortunately, remembering what Captain Morgan warned before, there was no riot.

The atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Captain Morgan stood at the helm of the ship, his face was frighteningly black.

The first mate Williams looked carefully at the captain Morgan, and asked aloud: "Captain, now... what should I do..."

Captain Morgan didn't answer, because he didn't know how to answer—he had thought of all the ways he could think of, and really didn't know what to do now.

It seems that it won't be long before the ghost ship will catch up completely. At that time, no matter whether the ghost ship is disguised by pirates or not, the "Naru Glory Fisherman" will be in an extremely bad situation.

Is there really no solution?

Captain Morgan thought bitterly.

At this time, a voice suddenly came from the deck, suggesting: "Throw away the cargo."

"Huh?" Captain Morgan was taken aback and raised his eyebrows.

The first mate Williams stared at the sailor, "Which one of you is talking, stand up? Lost the cargo? Humph, who wants to lose the cargo, I'll lose him first?"

The sailors looked terrified and quickly shook their heads in denial.

Li Cha in the corner of the deck had a calm face, as if he hadn't done anything.

The first mate Williams was about to investigate further when he was suddenly stopped by Captain Morgan, who said, "Wait a minute, Williams."

"Captain, you—"

"It might be a way to lose the goods.

"The captain Morgan said slowly, "If you lose all the cargo, the ship will definitely be lighter and the speed will increase, so you can get rid of this ghost ship. "

"But the captain!" the first mate, Williams, was in a hurry. "If all the cargo is lost, how will we explain to the merchants when we go to sea this time..."

"There will always be a way." Captain Morgan raised his hand and interrupted Williams' words, "I think very clearly that if the cargo is lost now, the only loss is the cargo, and there is still a chance to save it. But if it is really The unknown ghost ship in the back caught up and lost not only all the cargo, but also this ship and all of our lives.”

"But the captain..."

"Stop talking, Williams, execute the order!" Captain Morgan sternly said, "Open the cargo hold and throw everything you can see into the sea! Do you understand?!"

"Yes, I understand!" First officer Williams gritted his teeth.

"Repeat it for me!"

"Open the cargo hold and throw everything you can see into the sea!" the first mate Williams shouted.

"Very well, then what are you still doing here, take someone to do it!"

"Yes!" First mate Williams gritted his teeth, named a large number of sailors, and ran towards the warehouse.

Not long after, boxes of goods were lifted onto the deck and then pushed into the sea.

"Plop, plop, plop..."

The weight of the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" has been continuously reduced, and the speed has been significantly improved. It can be seen that the speed of the ghost ship behind is getting slower and slower, and then the distance is opened again, and the speed is pulled closer. Farther and farther, farther and farther...

"Huh, saved, saved!"

"Finally freed!"

Passengers on deck cheered.

But the sailors were all silent. Although they were temporarily out of danger like the passengers, they had lost all their cargo, and they were doomed to gain nothing even if they reached the destination on this voyage, and their hearts were heavy.

At the rudder, the first mate Williams sighed and looked at the captain Morgan at the helm: "Captain, do you want to rest for a while? Now that the cargo is lost, we don't have to hurry, and the ghost ship is also thrown away It's far away, don't worry too much."

"Wait until dawn." Captain Morgan said, "It's still not safe. I'll go to rest until dawn."

"Okay." The first mate Williams knew Captain Morgan's temper, so he stopped persuading him and stood silently guarding.

Captain Morgan steered the ship meticulously.

At this time, the cheering passengers were also tired after celebrating, and returned to the cabin to rest one after another, and the deck became dead silent.

for a long time...

The stars streaked across the sky, the night passed away little by little, and the east revealed a faint light.

The captain Morgan slowly let go of the rudder, his body swayed slightly due to too much fatigue, and the first officer Williams, who had been guarding beside him, hurriedly held it up.

"Captain, are you... all right?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me." Captain Morgan raised his hand and said, "It's just that I'm a little old, and I'll be fine after a night of sleep."

While speaking, the captain Morgan left the rudder, and while letting the waiting helmsman take over the rudder, he walked towards the captain's cabin, followed closely by the first mate Williams.

"Take care of the things on the ship first. Don't worry too much about the cargo. I'll find a way to solve all the problems when I wake up." Captain Morgan said.

"Yes." Chief Officer Williams nodded.

"That's good." As he spoke, Captain Morgan had already walked to the captain's cabin, opened the hatch and was about to enter.

At that moment, the "Naru Rongguang Fisherman" shook violently, the hull made a frightening sound of "squeaking and twisting", the speed dropped sharply, and then stopped. Under the action of inertia, the captain Morgan, the first mate Williams, and many sailors on the deck leaned forward and almost fell.

Captain Morgan stood firm, turned his head to look at the rudder, and asked with an ugly face, "What's going on?"

"Captain—" the helmsman, who had just taken over the rudder not long ago, stood up tremblingly, his face was 10,000 times uglier than Captain Morgan's, and he almost cried and reported, "Captain, we... hit the rocks!"

hit the rocks!

this!