After Jimmy treated his wounds, he declined Hillpeter's offer to arrange for someone to be on duty for him, and climbed up to the high observation tower.
The crow is already waiting here.
"Why does the ship smell so disgusting?"
Jimmy was stunned. He climbed into the observation tower and hung the safety rope in the card slot on the side.
"Stink? I don't smell anything..."
"Okay, you don't have to worry about this anymore. Do you know the exploration area of the voyage?"
Jimmy nodded, took out a pencil stub, and drew circles on a piece of crumpled paper.
"That's it."
"Very good, there is a target island on this route."
Jimmy glanced at the crow's weird eyes, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.
"I think there is a high probability that the captain will order a return trip."
"Why?"
"Due to the incident with the ghost fog just now, the Crescent Moon consumed a lot of feather energy and water. Judging from the current supply situation, we can't reach the exploration area at all."
"No! No no! The target island is not far away. It is right in front. How can we return at this time!"
The crow said and pecked out a small dot on the wrinkled navigation map. Jimmy looked at it and saw that it was indeed not far away.
"I can't just tell the captain that there is an island ahead..."
The crow stopped there, standing motionless like a sculpture for a long time. Jimmy thought it was dead, so he carefully poked the crow in the head with the end of a pencil.
The crow suddenly opened its eyes, startling Jimmy. It flew onto Jimmy's shoulder and whispered something into Jimmy's ear.
Jimmy's eyes widened in disbelief.
"If the island in front does not have the supply conditions, the entire ship will die."
"Although I can't get close to that empty island, I have seen it from a distance. There are definitely people living on it."
"It's not enough to have people alone. There must be a feather energy mine on top. Otherwise, how can we replenish the feather energy?"
"There is a Yuqi Mine, I have seen it from a distance."
"Far away..."
Jimmy was speechless. He asked the crow: "How far is it? Why can't you fly to the island and have a closer look?"
"I can't fly over."
"Why?"
Jimmy's question was answered by the crow's gaze and the whispers that were gradually stirring inside him.
Jimmy froze in place, sweating profusely.
"Are you questioning me?"
Jimmy couldn't answer. He was so stiff that he couldn't move anywhere.
In the captain's room, Schliemann's work was not going well, and his mind was all on that hair.
Chestnut hair, this hair color is very common in this world, there are six people on his boat.
And Jimmy, who had just fainted in the captain's cabin, had chestnut hair.
Schliemann rubbed his forehead. He could not accept the fact that Jimmy had peeked at the navigation map.
He likes the little guy Jimmy very much. This kind of liking does not come from pity for the death of his family, but from the recognition of Jimmy's sailing talent.
For Jimmy's frequent questions about navigation knowledge, Schliemann only needs to guide Jimmy to draw the correct conclusion. He can even express his own opinions on special route determination issues.
He had a talent that Hillpeter could only dream of, which Schliemann once thought was a pity, because after leaving this world, the Crescent would be handed over to Hillpeter, and Hillpeter was a guy who found it very difficult to teach him.
Schliemann stood up and was about to step on the ground to summon Hillpeter and order him to return to port along the new return route, but before he could act, the entire hull began to tilt slowly.
This was followed by the shouts of the crew and the sound of chaotic footsteps.
Schliemann opened the door, grabbed a crew member and asked, "What's going on?"
"Captain! The starboard air bag is leaking!"
When Schliemann rushed to the starboard side, he saw a group of people pulling the rope hard, and Connie's shout of "lower down" came from below the starboard side.
Schliemann looked down and saw Connie trying hard to maintain his balance in the turbulent airflow, holding one hand on an inspection cloth strap outside the air bag.
"How can this be!?"
He exclaimed, looked up, and met Schliemann's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Connie put his hand into the hole in the outer air bag, and when he pulled it out, he had a knife in his hand.
This is a very common carving knife. It is used to cut dried meat into small pieces for easy storage.
This is a common tableware for the crew. Not only does everyone on the ship have it, there are even a few left in the warehouse that have not been claimed yet.
Schliemann frowned. Now was not the best time to trace the knife's belongings. He asked about the damage to Connie's air bag.
"The inner capsule is fine, but there is a big hole in the outer capsule. Just temporary stitches won't do it!
Hillpeter, ask someone to go to the engine room. There is a can of gel at the bottom of the spare parts compartment. Get it to me quickly! "
Hilpeter turned around and was about to give the order when Schliemann stopped him and said, "Go in person, quickly."
More than an hour later, in the captain's room, Connie, who had just completed the repair work, handed the knife to Schlieman.
Schliemann fiddled with the knife and asked Connie: "How long does it take for the gel to work?"
"It won't leak for about half an hour, and it's a seal that lasts a long time, but it can't be exposed to water."
Schliemann frowned. He had one of these meat-cutting knives in front of him. They were exactly the same as those sold by ordinary stalls in the market next to the airport.
"Sil Peter, how much feather energy do we still have?"
"It is no longer enough to complete your newly set return route."
Schliemann threw the knife on the table, crossed his shoulders and thought about it for a while, then said, "Connie, go ahead, Hilpeter, go and call Jimmy."
Even though Schliemann didn't believe that Jimmy could destroy the feather bags in public, he was sure about looking at his own charts. There were some things that Schliemann had to ask face to face.
After the two left, Ampton stood up and said, "Did Jimmy destroy the air bag?"
Schliemann shook his head, opened the navigation chart, and pinched the hair to show it to Apton.
Apton put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said two words lightly.
"really."
"This hair can only prove that he read the aviation chart, but it cannot prove that he destroyed the air bag."
"Why would he want to look at a chart?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out."
"No, there is no need to understand this. He is trying to prevent the return of the dynasty."
Schliemann wiped his face and called out Ampton's name three times in a row, which showed that his patience was almost exhausted.
"Don't always act like someone is trying to harm you... If there is such a person, he can completely pull the feather bag from beginning to end.
Isn't killing you the best way to stop you? "
"Or is he just trying to prevent us from finding the fleet?"
"Is there anything better than killing you once and for all?"
Just as Ampton was about to answer Schliemann, there was a knock on the door.
After getting permission from the captain, Jimmy walked in, looking excited.
"What makes you so happy?"
Schliemann asked casually.
"I found an empty island ahead. I found it! That island is not on your chart. Do I have the right to name it?"
Schliemann raised his head and glanced at Jimmy. His face was flushed with excitement, like a teenager holding the hand of his favorite girl for the first time.
"Jimmy, tell me first, why did you peek at the navigation map?"
Jimmy's excited smile froze on his face, but the blush did not fade away, but became even brighter.
He glanced at Apton, who was holding the hilt of his sword next to him, and swallowed.
"I'm just curious where we're going..."
Schliemann also put his hand on the handle of the scimitar. He squinted at Jimmy and asked word by word: "Then why did you lie to me?"
Jimmy panicked, his eyes scanning the faces of Schliemann and Ampton alternately. He stretched out his hands and shook them.
"Why did I panic? I didn't lie!"
Seeing the two people gradually approaching him, Jimmy panicked completely.
He raised his hands and said, "When did I lie? Give me a hint..."
"Here today, I'm asking you what happened and why you didn't say a word about seeing the charts."
Jimmy was stunned for a moment, and he tried to put down his hands to explain, but the approaching two people made him nervous, so he had to raise his hands again and explain tremblingly.
"I was telling the truth... I looked at the chart not long after we set sail, not today..."
Schliemann stared at Jimmy for a moment, then finally removed his hand from the hilt of the knife. He slammed down on the floor and called for Hillpeter and two crew members.
"First Mate, what is the punishment for entering the captain's cabin without permission?"
"Hanging overboard all day."
Hilpeter answered and looked at Jimmy beside him.
"You two take him down and execute him. Hilpeter, you stay."
After the two crew members escorted Jimmy, who bowed his head and remained silent, out of the captain's cabin, Schliemann sat back in his seat.
"Jimmy said he found an empty island? What kind of island is it?"
"It's just a vague bulge in the telescope. I'm not sure it's an island yet."
Schliemann picked up the telescope and the three of them walked out of the captain's room.
On the deck, Schliemann stared carefully at the bulge in the telescope for a long time, and a question popped into his head.
How did Jimmy tell it was an island?
Although there is a telescope on the observation deck, the magnification of that telescope is smaller than the one I use.
Ampton glanced at Hilpeter who was leaving, and stretched out his hand towards Schliemann. He took the telescope and looked at the island, only to see a bulging and blurry outline.
"I hope you can find out who sabotaged the feather bags, Captain Schliemann."
The word "captain" was spoken in a strong tone by Apton, as if he was acknowledging that Schliemann's status on the ship was higher than his own.
"I'll find him, but it's not Jimmy."
"Why?"
"If that person's sabotage was to prevent the exploration mission, then Jimmy's discovery of the empty island has frustrated that person's plan."
Apton nodded and handed the telescope back to Schliemann.
"Like you said, that person could completely destroy the air bag and let us die here.
Isn't killing us the best way to stop us? This is what you said. "
Schliemann was silent. He glanced at the blurry sky island in the telescope again and said, "Yes...then why did they do this?"
As the Crescent moved forward, the outline of the empty island gradually became clearer in the telescope, and Schliemann could see that it was indeed an empty island.
It is far enough away from the blue sea, large enough, and the green top of the island shows that it is rich enough.
"Want to stop at the island?"
Ampton said, taking the telescope.
"We must stop. If we can find the feather gas mine on it, Connie will have a way to refine it. In that case, this island can become a supply island in our exploration plan..."
Hilpeter trotted closer to the bow deck, said hello and then began to report.
"Captain, as you ordered, I gathered everyone on the lower deck and checked. No one is missing a knife..."
Ampton frowned and asked: "Have you checked Jimmy's? Isn't he hanging overboard?"
"After checking, he had the knife on him."
Schliemann waved his hand, signaling that the issue would end there.
"Sil Peter, how long will it take to get to the island?"
"Four hours."
Schliemann waved to Hilpeter to come closer. He put his ear to the other person's ear and said, "When we get to the island, you will be like this..."
As Schliemann spoke, Hilpeter kept nodding.
Of course, Hampton on the side could hear it. When he heard Schliemann's plan, his frown relaxed and he finally laughed twice.
