"It's really unusual for such a large pod of whales to appear so close to Debsota. If this happened every day, we would be living in the upper city by now." After the first mate finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but feel Laughed out loud.
"Although it is abnormal, I think it is a good thing after all." She continued: "As long as we catch up and kill one or two, no matter whether we can find the white whale or not, we will have the devil on this trip. Assure."
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded, including Yaha, who wanted to hunt the white whale, and Xia Ye, who seemed to be "not short of money". After all, no one would have trouble with Mol.
"What's your opinion?" Yaha looked at the chief engineer again.
"Fuel, good thing." This time the chief engineer actually said four words.
"You mean, if we kill the whales in this group of whales, fuel will not be a problem?" Yaha translated for her again.
"right."
"Okay, where are you, second officer?"
"Ben...of course I have no objection. After all, I discovered it." Tang Li seemed to have recovered.
"Okay, then..." Yaha finally looked at Xia Ye.
"I have an opinion!" Xia Ye shouted energetically, successfully startling everyone in the cab.
"Miss Xia, Xia Ye, even if you object, you don't have to... don't shout so loudly, it will affect the helmsman's driving." The first mate reminded weakly.
"Yeah, I'll pay attention next time, the beautiful (and big-breasted) first mate." Xia Ye said with a smile.
"Eh... beautiful and stuff... um, but... thank you, thank you..." The first mate blushed immediately.
"If you want to say something, just say it quickly. What are your objections?" Yaha urged.
"If I have any objections, I actually don't have any." Xia Ye spread her hands, "After all, I don't understand whaling."
"You-" Yaha suddenly showed an expression that wanted to push Xia Ye to the ground and rub her.
"But..." Xia Ye said quickly: "Captain Yaha must have other opinions, right? I can tell from your look that you have doubts, so I will raise them for you first."
When she said this, everyone immediately looked at Yaha.
Yaha hesitated for a moment and finally nodded: "Yes, I think you may be in danger if you rush after him rashly."
Everyone remained silent, waiting for her to continue.
"First of all, everyone should know that due to the rise of the whaling industry in recent years, there are very few whales in the airspace within 10,000 nautical miles of Debsota, let alone a group of whales. To find a group of whales so close, it is It's very abnormal, and in the etheric sea, any abnormality may represent a fatal danger.
"Second, the speed of these whales is too fast. I estimate it is 150 knots. Under normal circumstances, the speed of whales does not exceed 80 knots. So, I feel... they seem to be avoiding something. It’s the same as chasing.”
"Is it possible that other whalers are hunting?" Xia Ye asked.
"If other whaling ships encountered such a large group of whales, they would only be besieged by them until the ship was destroyed and everyone was killed." Yaha said.
"Then why do we dare to chase them?"
"Because our ship has been specially modified, its firepower and tonnage are much larger than ordinary whaling ships."
"Oh... In that case, it's still my fault, right?"
"...You're right to say that."
The first mate also raised a question: "Captain Yaha, what do you think is chasing them?"
Yaha nodded: "This is my third reason: I am worried that the moth beast is chasing them."
Moth beast.
Everyone looked confused when they heard this word.
"What dangers are there to moth beasts? And I've never heard of them hunting whales." After the first mate finished speaking, the others nodded slightly in agreement.
But Yaha said firmly: "Yes."
"Captain, have you... seen it?" the first mate asked.
"Just the last time we went out to sea, we saw a whale being attacked and killed by a group of moth beasts. Fortunately, we returned in time and escaped to Debsota before their attention shifted to us." Yaha said solemnly. explain.
No wonder Yaha didn't catch a whale that time, Xia Ye thought to himself, and the next time, he met the white whale.
"I have also encountered those monster beasts." Tang Li frowned and said, "Although they look ferocious, their strength is not enough to scare them. Even if they come in groups, I can kill them all by myself... …Can they really hunt whales?”
The chief engineer suddenly said: "The difference is huge."
Yaha: "Chief Engineer, she said that there are great differences between different moth beasts. In fact, we can think about it carefully. In recent years, the moth beasts that have invaded Debso Tower are more powerful than the other. It is said that the uptown area has recently been in need of Send a great witch above level 6 to deal with it. If it’s that kind of moth beast, wouldn’t it still be able to hunt whales?”
When she said this, everyone suddenly fell silent.
It was Xia Ye who finally broke the silence: "Um...who can tell me what the moth beast is?"
The last time she heard the word moth beast was when she was robbed by Grady. At that time, she didn't understand what kind of creature a moth beast was.
But when this question was raised, everyone except Yaha looked at her with a strange expression, as if to say: Why don't you even know about moth beasts?
"I knew it originally, but because of some accidents, I forgot a lot of things." Xia Ye nodded his "head" and explained calmly.
"That's it!" Tang Li seemed to accept this setting immediately.
The others also nodded silently, believing Xia Ye's explanation.
"Miss Xia Ye, the so-called 'moth beast' is our collective name for all the monsters that invade from outside the sky."
The second officer explained patiently: "They are all very different in appearance and strength. The only thing they have in common is that they are all attracted to our world and always want to get in at any cost, even if they come in After that, they will all be killed by us, but they will still keep coming, just like moths flying to the flame, so they were named 'Moth Beasts' by the witches of the past.
"The moth beasts in the past were very weak, and most witches could easily kill them. But in the past year or two, the invading moth beasts seem to have become more and more powerful. The moth beasts that invaded Debso Tower already require We have to deal with the big witch in the city, but in the Ether Sea, it seems that no one has encountered the powerful moth beast... except for the one mentioned by Captain Yaha just now."
After hearing this, Xia Ye said: "It's not just Captain Yaha. Not long ago, I met a whaler named Grady. She said that her ship was destroyed because it was attacked by a moth beast."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions became a little more solemn. If Yaha's encounter once can be considered a special case, but if other whalers also encountered the same thing, it probably means that the probability of encountering dangerous moth beasts in this airspace is not small now.
"Where is Grady? Can you still find her when you go back?" Yaha asked.
"She was bankrupt and wanted to rob me, so she died." Xia Ye answered.
Yaha suddenly stopped talking.
After a moment, she spoke again: "So, the situation we are facing now is: if we change our course and pursue that group of whales, we should be able to hunt at least one or two whales and harvest 20,000-40,000 moles of whales. oil, but at the same time, we may just hit a dangerous moth beast, and the ship will be destroyed in the end. But if we give up, it will be equivalent to watching the Moir in front of us run away in vain. At the same time, due to lack of fuel, it will be difficult to find the white whale later. will also increase.
"Catch up, or not catch up, choose one of the two, I want to hear everyone's thoughts."
