Heavy rain covered the Morning Advance. The storm in the distance brought waves, and the entire ship was pushed and shaken at will, as if the whole world was descending with malice towards it.
"The details of the operation were discussed by Lancelot and the lord, so I don't know the specifics. We rested for a few days in Lord Wilgdasen's territory, and then we set sail with them. This time, we not only had the Narwhal, but also the lord's longships."
Shrike continued to recall the dark past. The memories were so bad that he remembered that he had never thought about them since he made the report. Thinking about them now, it was as if he was looking at the memories of another person.
"The lord said that there are many sleeping dead souls under this silent sea. These are not mysterious legends, but real dead souls. Once disturbed, they will wake up and attack passing ships. Our ironclad ships make too much noise, so we cannot sail into it."
"You have abandoned the Narwhal?" asked Lorenzo.
“No, we didn’t care about these weird legends at first. After all, we are an ironclad ship. Unlike those fragile longships, we have armor and heavy artillery, as well as blazing steam turbines. Even the ice can be easily broken, not to mention the undead.
A dispute arose among us. To a certain extent, Lancelot was still unwilling to completely believe these Vikings. According to them, we must move forward in complete silence, using the most primitive longboat and slow rowing method to cross the Silent Sea. This would inevitably require the Narwhal to stay on the edge of the Silent Sea. The Narwhal was our greatest reliance in traveling across the Viking countries. Once we lost it, our safety would be greatly reduced.
You know, our enemies at that time were not only the mysterious legends, but also these cunning Vikings. Maybe as soon as we gave up the Narwhal, they would kill us all and plunder this ironclad ship. "
"What's the result?"
“We made concessions to each other.
There are countless glaciers above the Silent Sea, and some sea surfaces are even completely frozen. Oftentimes the Vikings have to pull their longships onto the ice to move forward, but due to the influence of the environment and the limitation of supplies, these Vikings have actually not made many successful explorations of the Silent Sea, and have always been swimming on its edge, unable to go deeper.
Interestingly, Lord Wilgdason has a strong interest in the Silent Sea. After many discussions, we reached a cooperation. He is willing to take risks to help us. In his plan, the Narwhal will be fully loaded with supplies and longboats, and we will go to the Silent Sea together. After entering the Silent Sea, the Narwhal will travel at low power to reduce noise as much as possible.
The Narwhal will break through the ice that is in the way, and after going a certain distance, it will decide whether to lower the longboat according to the current situation, or whether to continue moving forward in this safe way.
"And then you started the action as planned?" Lorenzo said.
"Yes. One of the main reasons why Lord Wilgdason was willing to take such a risk was that he trusted our Narwhal. He thought that perhaps this kind of armor and heavy artillery could resist the attack of the undead."
As Shrike continued to narrate, the storm outside the porthole gradually became more severe. The sky and the earth turned into a gloomy gray, with no light at all.