An Xiu looked at Qian Hai unexpectedly, "What should we do? Is there any way to remedy it?"
"I don't know..." Qian Hai lowered his head to eat the noodles and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Have you encountered those fluffy creatures in the past two days?"
"I've encountered it before. It's very far away." An Xiu was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Just before sunrise today, it appeared on the right front of our sailing direction."
"Which direction is the current today?"
"North is the direction we are sailing." An Xiu asked, "Are you going to find those fluffy creatures?"
"You don't have to go looking for them," Qian Hai finished the bowl of noodle soup. "I think it's best to keep a certain distance from those creatures. Once a hostile ship approaches, we can hide inside."
An Xiu nodded and said, "I understand. Those creatures are probably moving with the ocean current. I will calculate the approximate location of the group of fluffy creatures based on the changes in wind speed and current speed from this morning to now."
"Well, if they are sailing in the same direction as us, then we can get closer to them, or we can deviate slightly from the course."
After the meal, An Xiu studied the navigation charts in the restaurant for nearly an hour. After telling Qian Hai the results he calculated, he went straight back to sleep.
According to An Xiu's calculation, the group of fluffy creatures should be to the east and south. If the ship slows down and sails eastward, they are likely to encounter the group of fluffy creatures.
Although Qian Hai had never experienced encountering enemy ships at sea and was not sure whether the enemy was targeting them, Qian Hai knew that compared to various creatures in the sea, other intelligent races were more dangerous.
In Qian Hai's view, most of the natural threats from the ocean are simple and crude. Even if they are unfortunate enough to die, it is nothing more than direct death.
However, it is completely different when encountering other enemy ships. After being captured, Qian Hai and An Xiu are likely to become slaves, or even be broken down alive and used as refining materials.
That kind of fate would be worse than death. Qian Hai would rather die quickly!
An Xiu, who had been driving for three days and three nights, slept until late at night. After tidying himself up in the bumpy cabin, An Xiu came to the cab with two cups of tea.
An Xiu handed a cup of tea to Qian Hai and asked, "How is it? Is there anything abnormal?"
Qian Hai took the tea and took a sip, "Not yet. The wind and waves are not too strong. I haven't seen any other ships or those fluffy creatures."
An Xiu took the azimuth ball and looked at it carefully against the navigation chart. "If I calculated correctly, the group of fluffy creatures should be behind us now. According to the current intensity of the wind and waves, they should be getting closer and closer to us."
"Well, that's a good thing." Qian Hai stared ahead, "I've almost recovered now. Even if we encounter them, nothing will happen."
"Why do I think you seem a little nervous?" An Xiu asked as if he didn't care.
"Haha, I'm fine, I just don't like the feeling of being treated as prey." Qian Hai said with a smile, "Maybe I'm overthinking, and they don't take us seriously at all."
"I think your caution is necessary," An Xiu stretched out his hand to hold the steering wheel, "You haven't eaten yet tonight, right?"
"Well, just keep an eye on it for a while. I'll go cook. Call me if you need anything." Qian Hai turned around and walked towards the lower kitchen.
Because there was something on his mind, Qian Hai simply made some food, served it and ate it with An Xiu, and then lay down on the chairs in the upper restaurant to rest in case of emergencies.
After midnight, the wind and waves became stronger and stronger, knocking Qian Hai, who was sleeping in a daze, to the ground several times. Qian Hai simply hung a hammock horizontally in the restaurant and continued to sleep on it.
It wasn't until the morning of the next day that the wind and waves gradually calmed down. After a whole day and night, no ships were seen in sight. Qian Hai gradually relaxed his vigilance and let An Xiu go back to the cabin to rest while he continued to sail...
"An Xiu, stop the boat first and come over for dinner~" Qian Hai placed a large plate of grilled fish and fried meat on the dining table, "It's almost evening again, and we still haven't seen any other boats. It's probably really... I think too much."
"No, I always feel like I'm being watched," An Xiu said solemnly: "Otherwise, I'll use the wind board to find the location of the group of fluffy creatures first. The changes in the sea currents have made me a little bit nervous. Their current positions cannot be estimated."
"No need, right?" Qian Hai picked up a piece of bread, "The windsurfing board may not be able to fly that far, and it's easy to be in danger if you go out alone."
An Xiu lowered the boat to a low speed, sat down at the table and murmured softly, "Okay, stay alert to unknown dangers, but don't waste your energy too much by worrying about the unknown."
Qian Hai raised his head and looked at An Xiu, "What sutra are you reciting there?"
"This is a motto I wrote for myself, not a scripture." An Xiu said seriously.
"Pfft!" Qian Hai laughed and said, "You're so funny, you've even come up with a motto! Why, are you going to publish a book in the future?"
"I am a recorder. What's the problem with publishing a book?" An Xiu said seriously: "I have too few mottos now. When I expand them later, I can write a book and call it An Xiu's mottos."
"Oh, how disrespectful," Qian Hai suppressed a smile and teased, "I didn't expect that I knew a scholar."
"I have nothing in common with a vulgar person like you." An Xiu lowered his head and continued eating.
"Hahaha, you still don't have the same language with me, my God..." Qian Hai suddenly stood up and looked out the window behind An Xiu.
"Holy shit!!" Qian Hai turned around and rushed to the wheelhouse. He hit the rudder with both hands and increased the speed of the ship to the maximum. "There really is an enemy ship!!"
An Xiu immediately stood up and looked back. A huge warship had quietly appeared less than two nautical miles away from them! !
An Xiu hurriedly ran into the cab, "How did that ship appear? Did you see it?!"
"I don't know! I saw nothing just now, but when I looked up again I saw it was so close!" Qian Hai looked at the azimuth ball and asked: "Are those fluffy creatures just southeast of us?"
An Xiu frowned, "The currents are constantly changing, and I'm not sure yet."
Suddenly, an energy cannon, accompanied by a roar, exploded on the sea less than 20 meters away from their clipper. The powerful impact set off two-meter-high waves and almost overturned the clipper.
"Damn!! No matter what!" Qian Hai quickly turned to the southeast with the force of the impact, "It's death if you run in another direction, so you can only gamble!!"
"I'm going to raise the energy cannon and load it." An Xiu turned around and walked towards the stern of the ship.
"Wait a minute," Qian Hai stopped An Xiu, "Don't fire after loading. We only have 15 shells. Even if they all hit, it is impossible to cause fatal damage to the warship, so they must be used at critical times. "
