It had been two days since Xie Lun and his party sailed into the rainforest. The sun had been shining brightly during these two days, and nothing unusual had happened during this period. But both Sherron and a keen veteran like Dutch could sense that there was something staring at them in the dark.
"It should rain tonight, and it won't be too light."
In the captain's room, Caron sighed while controlling the rudder.
Xie Lun on the side asked curiously: "How do you know?"
"Although the weather in the rainforest is unpredictable, there are rules if you observe carefully." Caron pointed out the window, "Look at the flaming clouds at sunset. Generally, when such clouds appear, there is a high chance of heavy rain at night."
Hearing this, Da Qi had a bitter expression on his face. Although there is a canvas covering the deck, if the rain is too heavy, the rainwater will still hit the deck, which will make it uncomfortable for people sleeping on the deck.
Caron seemed to see what Dutch was thinking and said with a smile: "I told you, although the space below the cabin is a little narrow, sleeping is still no problem."
Dutch shook his head. When attacked on the deck, he could still fight back quickly. If that didn't work, he could still dive into the water to escape. And if it shrinks into the cabin, it might really turn into an iron-shelled bastard.
Norman coughed dryly and said in a deep voice: "How long will it take?"
The big boss behind him spoke, and Caron didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and quickly replied: "At the current speed, it should be almost the same tomorrow morning."
Norman nodded and looked at Sherron again: "What are you going to eat tonight?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Norman, but also Caron and Dutch looked at Sherron.
Although tropical food seems to be rich, if you break it down, there are only a few types, nothing more than fruit salad and barbecue. And now on the ship, although the food is well prepared, it is not as good as on land.
But no one thought that Xie Lun was also good at cooking. The simple kitchen on the ship could create delicious dishes with full color, aroma and taste. So every meal time is the best time everyone spends on the boat.
Sherron shrugged: "Billy and the others caught some big catfish during the day. Do you want to braise them or steam them?"
Norman pretended to think deeply and said, "Come all."
Sherron rolled his eyes.
He is indeed a rich man, but he is so shameless when he talks.
Caron's weather forecast was right. Everyone was still gathering on the back deck eating fish hot pot, and a light rain began to fall in the night sky. And the rain got heavier and heavier, and by late night, it was already pouring.
Caron turned on all the searchlights on the ship, and could only see a distance of twenty or thirty meters ahead in the rain. He reduced the speed of the ship to the minimum, and while driving carefully, he said to Norman and Sherron beside him: "Rain It's so big that the river rises and submerges the trees on both sides of the river. If we deviate from the course and hit the underwater branches, we may be stranded."
Norman said solemnly: "Then you won't let this happen, right?"
Caron shrugged and said: "Of course, boss, you will know that the money you spend to hire me will not be wasted."
"It better be so."
Norman said quietly.
There was no talking all night, and despite the storm outside, Sherron still slept soundly. But when I wake up in the morning and see the dark circles under other people's eyes, I guess their sleep quality is not as good as mine.
After staying up all night, Caron became even more haggard, his eyes were red, and he kept puffing away with cigarettes in his mouth. But he seems to be in good spirits, and seems to have gotten through it.
At this time, the sky was clear and the wind was calm, but the river water was obviously rising. Yesterday, only the crowns of the trees on both sides of the river were left above the water. You can imagine how heavy it rained last night.
The water was covered with broken branches and logs, and Caron controlled the rudder and moved forward cautiously. The bow of the boat hit the trees from time to time, making a "dong-dong" sound that made everyone feel nervous.
"Is this okay?"
Norman couldn't help but ask.
"There is no way. It will be more dangerous if you avoid it to both sides." Kalon frowned, "I have specially reinforced the hull. As long as the branches do not block the propeller, there will not be a big problem..."
Before he finished speaking, there was only a loud "boom" sound, and the whole ship violently jumped forward, and then lost power.
“…”
The people in the captain's cabin looked at each other.
Sure enough, FLag cannot stand randomly.
"There's smoke coming from the back!"
Ramirez hurried over and shouted.
"Damn, the propeller must be stuck."
Caron quickly shut down the engine. If the engine burned out due to jamming, the ship would really be hopeless.
Everyone ran to the stern of the ship, and sure enough, streams of white mist filled with the smell of metal and fuel exhaust emerged from under the stern of the ship.
"Don't panic, everyone, this kind of thing happens all the time. Trust me, I'm very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing." Caron shouted quickly, "As long as we take out the debris stuck on the propeller, we can restart it. ”
"Although that's true, I'm not urging you, but there seems to be something wrong in front of you, right?"
Sherron stood on the side of the boat, pointing forward.
Everyone looked forward when they heard this, and then all opened their eyes.
I saw that at the end of the river in the distance, there was a waterfall.
"Damn it, there's a fork in the road ahead. If we don't turn, we'll all fall down."
Caron picked up an iron hook next to him and jumped into the water without saying a word. He didn't care about the trees and debris still floating in the river and dived into the water to clean the propeller.
I have to admit that Caron is indeed very dedicated.
But as time passed, as we got closer and closer to the waterfall, the water flow gradually accelerated. When Norman and others were anxious, Caron emerged from the water, shook his hair vigorously, gritted his teeth and said: "It's stuck too tight, it can't be removed in a short time."
"Then what should we do?" Dutch looked around and said solemnly, "What about jumping into the river to escape?"
"I advise you not to. God knows what is in the Amazon River. Crocodiles, anacondas, piranhas... are all possible. You may have a chance of survival if you stay on the boat, but if you are targeted by those things, you will definitely not survive."
Caron took a deep breath: "I'll try again. If it still doesn't work, we can only gamble."
"When you fix the propeller, will there still be time to sail the boat?"
Xie Lun stretched out his hand and lifted Caron out of the water and threw it onto the deck. The tremendous power he showed made Dutch and others beside him widen their eyes in horror.
"You go and prepare to sail, I'll get down."
Without waiting for anyone else to object, Sherron dove into the water.
Kalon didn't even react, so he came to the boat from the water. By the time he came to his senses, Sherron was already in the water.
"He... is really messing around."
Carron stamped his feet, but had no choice but to run back to the captain's cabin and try his best to control the rudder, hoping that Sherron could repair the propeller before missing the fork in the road.
To be honest, repairing the ship was a piece of cake for Sherron. There is no need to go into the water at all, just stick your fingers on the boat and it will be repaired. But... what's the point of this
For example, when Xie Lun just dived into the water, he saw a bloody mouth full of fangs, biting him fiercely.