This is by no means a beautiful big ship, and even the first impression it gives people is a bit shabby.
Its keel was made from the skeleton of an unknown giant creature, and paired with a hull made of old and new wood, it looked like an old hunter covered in scars.
The captain of the ship explained on the side, "As the main force fighting the Mineyama Dragon every year, the Mineyama Maru always suffers the most attacks. In the most serious time, more than half of the ship's hull was even shattered.
If it weren't for the mysterious skeleton that makes up the keel, which is extremely strong, and if we only use high-quality knotty wood from Jieyun Village when repairing it, it might have sunk in the sands of history long ago. "
Not only the well-informed Gordon, but also Hayata, who has not traveled much, has heard of Yunmu's name.
It is a special type of wood with extremely high strength that is only produced in the Jieyun Village area of the Western Continent.
It can even be used to craft hunter weapons.
You must know that the materials of hunter weapons are usually alloys and monster bones, which are comparable to these materials. The strength of cloud wood can be seen.
However, Jieyun Village
Gordon hesitated and prepared his words, "Captain of the ship, I heard that it seems that the peace in Jieyun Village has not been very peaceful recently."
The captain's face turned bitter, "You also know this, yes, there does seem to be something going on over there.
We placed an order there at the beginning of the year. In previous years, around the middle of the year, or at the latest in July or August, the wood would be delivered to Lockrack. But this year is strange, and it has not arrived yet. "
President Mustache's face became serious, "In other words, the repair work of the dragon-attacking boat has not been completed yet?"
"right."
The captain of the ship frowned and said with a black face: "The other sand ships have been prepared, and only the dragon boats are left. We were still discussing what backup plans we had just now."
"For example, use other wood instead, the kind used in ordinary sand boats, and how many more layers of boards should be made?"
"Perhaps we can also consider monster materials? The hard skin of the sand dragon's carapace seems to be suitable for the sand boat."
"As for metal, iron sheet and iron plate, their strength is not bad, right?"
"Metal is not good. Metal is too heavy and will destroy the speed and balance of the dragon-attacking ship."
The elder brothers around the captain were all talking about it.
"no!"
President Mustache vetoed their whimsical ideas, "For countless years, dragon boat racing has only used knotty cloud wood, which proves that knotty cloud wood is the most suitable material.
Facing the Fengshan Dragon is a major matter related to Lockrak's safety, so it must not be done carelessly! "
The captain nodded his chin and acknowledged the president's attitude, "I thought the same way, so more than three months ago, I wrote to Balubare's old friend and asked him to help me collect cloud trees. Emergency transport."
"That's right. If you have a problem, you should find a way to solve it!" The president twirled his beard, "So what? Balubare hasn't sent the wood over yet?"
"It was delivered. I received a message from a carrier pigeon two days ago, saying that the camel team transporting timber would arrive today. We waited here for most of the day and saw no one, and then we discussed the backup plan.
If the transport team hasn't shown up yet in the evening, I'm going to inform you and ask you to send out hunters to investigate. "
"You don't have to wait until evening, launch the sand boat immediately and explore towards the north."
President Mustache showed his decisive side as a businessman.
"I received a message two days ago. With the speed of the camel convoy, their furthest distance from Loklak cannot be more than sixty or seventy kilometers.
If we meet successfully, we will bring the camel team back with us in case something unexpected happens to them.
Gordon, Hayata, could you please follow the sand boat? I'm a little worried that the transport team is in trouble. "
"Okay, we are both swordsmen. There is nothing to prepare. We can set off at any time."
Gordon simply agreed, and Hayata also said it was no problem.
"Explosive bombs, meow! Are there explosive bombs, meow? Bringing explosive bombs down there will also work, meow!" Pig Chop jumped to the side.
“These are the things we don’t lack here the most.”
The captain of the ship grinned and began to give instructions, "Let the first team hang up the sails and prepare to set off. You guys, go to the warehouse and help the little cat bring some large barrels of explosive bombs."
"Team 1! Where are the people from Team 1? Get up quickly and get to work!"
"okay!"
The entire dock suddenly became lively.
President Mustache is very attentive and helps Gordon and the others collect some necessary supplies and tools in the sand sea area.
Water bladder, anti-sand towel, hot and cold drinks, etc.
The people of the sand boat group were well-trained. In just a few minutes, the two sand boats were ready to travel, and the explosive bombs that Pork Chop wanted were also transported into the cabin.
Gordon, Hayata, and Pork Chop boarded one of the sand boats, and the captain jumped aboard.
"I'll go with you guys."
As he spoke, he and the sailors skillfully operated this small vessel, which was only about ten meters in length.
The two sand boats were pushed into the sand sea along the slope of the dock.
The crew pulled the rope, and the triangular sail printed with the sun pattern was pulled up.
The hot wind from the sand sea suddenly made the sails bulge. The specially designed streamlined bottom slid slowly on the sand surface as delicate as flowing water. The sand boat gradually accelerated and finally started to speed on the sand sea.
This is Hayata's first time riding a sand boat, so naturally it feels very fresh.
The ride was almost the same as a surface ship, making her forget that she was on a sea of sand in the middle of a desert.
I stuck my head out of the boat and tried to take a deep breath of "moist air", but ended up sucking in a mouthful of sand.
"Cough cough cough, bah bah."
Hayata spat out sand in a panic, and Gordon handed over the sand-proof face towel in a funny way.
Blushing, he took the towel and covered his mouth and nose with the towel like Gordon did. Then his breathing became smoother.
"Is this your first time in the desert, little girl?" the captain asked with a smile.
"Yeah." Hayata nodded lightly, not trying to be brave.
"It's okay. During the process of blocking the Fengshan Dragon, we didn't have many opportunities to fight on the ground. The main thing is that we have to be brave. Faced with a monster that is more than a hundred meters long and as huge as a mountain, you have to dare to rush on its back!"
Hayata's eyes exposed by the scarf curled up, "I should be quite courageous."
"Hahaha, that's good!"
Now that he decided to accept Gordon and the others, the captain's attitude became much more friendly.
He smiled boldly, "In the next few days, I will teach you how to use the weapons on the sand boat and the dragon boat. Once you learn these and be brave and careful, there will be no problem!"
While the sand boat was speeding, it was on a small rock platform dozens of kilometers away from Lockak.
A transport team is huddled here.
The young member of the transport team said in frustration: "We have been trapped for almost two days, and we don't know when Lockrak will be able to send people to rescue."
The middle-aged captain glanced at him and said, "It will probably take another two to three days. After all, according to the original plan, we arrived today. There was a small accident on the way. It is normal to be late for a day or two. We should realize it after a few days." It’s not right.”
"Two or three days." Another team member sighed, "Sparse water and food to barely get enough, just for fear that the camels would be frightened and run away and rush off the ledge.
Alas, we should have kept the last homing pigeon, so we wouldn't be as passive as we are now. "
"It's okay! Everyone, cheer up and just survive these few days." The middle-aged captain tried his best to boost everyone's morale, but unfortunately it didn't work well.
"Meow--"
In the center of the rock platform, a particularly petite Elu, who seemed to be underage, was holding his head and trembling.
"I'm so scared, meow. I want to go home, meow."
(My brain hurts, so I lie down. I hope I won’t be late tomorrow emmm)
Ps.
There are creatures like camels in the mh world, and they have appeared in official background paintings.
(End of chapter)
