Even though it has now been torn apart, Jumo Island is still an area of unknown size. From the side of the landing, it is still impossible to judge how big the "broken island" in front of you is.
In addition, the deadly environmental elements on the island are also not to be ignored, so it is necessary to explore the way.
Five minutes after launching into the water, the pathfinding team led by Suantou had sailed safely across the shoal in front of the Queen's Revenge.
Because there was no fog on the sea, and there was a lamp on Garlic's hand, the pirates on the big ship could directly see the actions of those on the small boat.
I saw that after a brief pause and watching, Suantou took the skull lantern in his hand and was the first to step onto the beach.
There is a saying among pirates that "never set foot on a strange land with bare feet".
Although he is not a cadre, Suantou can be considered a senior member of the Blackbeard Pirates anyway, and he may not have heard of this; therefore, when preparing the boat earlier, he specially put on a pair of loose boots.
Some people may find it strange that this is not a mountain of swords and seas of fire, but just a beach, so what if you step on it with bare feet
The answer is...
As soon as Suantou stood on the shore for about three seconds, everyone on the boat heard a sound similar to Teppanyaki.
Suantou's reaction was extremely fast, as soon as the sound came out, he turned around and jumped back to the boat... Then he only lay his body across the boat, with his feet hanging outside the side of the boat.
"It's locust sand! Hurry up and pick it up for me with a knife!" Garlic Man had only halfway through his pounce, and the words had already uttered.
Sitting on the bow of the boat, Ma Di also had sharp eyesight and quick hands. He immediately pulled out the scimitar from his waist, brushed it a few times, and chopped Garlic's shoes into pieces; One turned over, bent his knees into the water, rinsed his feet in the sea water at an extremely fast speed, and then retracted his legs and returned to the boat.
"Cut... so fucking unlucky." After getting out of danger, Lian Tou sat down on the boat, spat, and then ordered, "Go back, go back, there is no way to land here."
The crew members on the small boat didn't say much, they picked up the oars and turned back.
the other side…
The players who saw this scene had doubts in their hearts, and Snow was the first to ask, "What's the matter? Is there anything on the beach? Why did you come back before going ashore?"
Neither Feng Bujue nor Honghu knew what was going on, so they didn't speak up immediately.
"It looks like 'locust sand'." However, the well-informed black beard has already seen the clues.
"Oh?" Feng Bujue followed the other party's intentions and asked tentatively, "Could it be that the sand on the beach is some kind of corrosive substance?"
"It's not 'substance', but 'animal'." Blackbeard replied, "'Locust sand' is an animal that looks very much like ordinary sand."
"Let me guess..." Snow smiled for some reason, "Or is it a carnivore?"
"Not only meat, they also eat fur and textiles, and the digested matter... will be transformed into new locust sand in a certain proportion." Blackbeard replied.
"Hey~" When Feng Bujue heard this, he almost instinctively continued, "It's a good thing, it can be used completely."
"Heh..." Hearing this, Blackbeard seemed to think of something, and continued with great interest, "A long time ago, there was a guy in my pirate team who was engaged in architectural design... I can't remember the name. ... I just remember that he used to design prisons and torture tools for a tyrant in a small country." Blackbeard looked at Brother Jue, and said, "In short, that guy's thinking is very similar to yours. At his suggestion, I am A 'locust sand pond' was built on the boat, which was specially used to dispose of corpses; I have to say... that pond is indeed very convenient. Just throw the captured captives into it... within a minute, even people and clothes will disappear. They were clean, and the metal, wood and paper on their bodies remained intact."
"I guess... the story is only halfway here." Honghu had vaguely guessed something from the "past tense" in Blackbeard's words (the other party was speaking English).
Blackbeard smiled again, and continued: "Heh... more than half, because the next is the end." He paused for a second, and then said, "One month after the pool was built, on a stormy afternoon, then A design guy accidentally fell into it by himself; hehe...he told me two things with his life. First, he seems to have forgotten to design a device for emergency rescue in the event of an accident for the pool; second, It's not a good idea to raise an animal like locust sand in a rickety boat."
"Okay, the story is very touching." Feng Bujue didn't seem to be very interested in Blackbeard's story, "Well...you don't mind if I collect some animal samples as a souvenir?"
"Ha! 'Leave a memorial'..." Blackbeard thought these four words were funny.
In a sense, it's really funny.
"It's up to you, do you want me to give you a small boat alone." Blackbeard replied.
"No, I have a way to go there myself." Feng Bujue said, "However, I want to ask you for a container that can be used to hold locust sand."
"Oh..." Blackbeard responded, and raised his hand to grab the void. In the blink of an eye, a glass bottle appeared in his hand.
The players had seen that bottle before, and it was exactly the bottle that Blackbeard was going to use to hold the "Brown Algae".
"Hmm..." Feng Bujue took the glass bottle from the burning-eyed black beard. He originally wanted to say "You must be a little narrow-minded", but after thinking about it, he held back the words .
...
A few minutes later, Brother Suantou and his boat came back, and Feng Bujue had already walked back and forth to the beach with moon steps.
Because Juege's [Treading the Void] has the special effect of "standing in mid-air for a period of time", there is almost no difficulty or danger when he collects sand, and he completes it very quickly.
After Brother Suantu briefly explained the situation to the captain, Blackbeard ordered the pirates to lift the anchor and plan to land at another location.
However... just when the anchor was lifted, something unexpected happened.
"Hold on, bastards! Haven't you had enough to eat yet?" Mr. Voge, who the players had met below the deck, had now arrived above the deck, directing the sailors to lift the anchor.
On a multi-masted sailing ship, there is naturally no windlass (a device that rolls back the anchor) used by modern ships. 90% of the things on this ship are done by manpower, and the anchor is no exception.
For the crew of the Blackbeard Pirates, this work is not difficult. Some cadres don’t even use a rotating shaft (which can be understood as a windlass driven by human power), and they can turn the anchor alive with their own brute force. To pull up.
But right now, right next to the island, where the seabed is not too deep, the sailors tried their best but couldn't pull up the anchor.
"Let me do it!" Just when the sailors in charge of lifting the anchor were in trouble, the "corkscrew" man who had lost the first round of the deck boxing match stood up.
Don't look at this guy who lost in the boxing match, but under the premise of not limiting his strength, he is quite strong, especially in terms of "strength", the corkscrew is confident that he is not inferior to some of the cadres on the ship.
"Oh, it's you kid, it's just in time." Voge saw that the bottle opener was coming to help, and hurriedly told the minions next to him to get out of the way, "Get up and let him come."
The bottle opener was also unambiguous. After everyone gave up a certain amount of space, he ignored the shaft of the anchor, directly grabbed the iron chain that tied the anchor, and opened it with one breath.
His pull is really effective...
The anchor did not come up at all, but the ship heeled a few degrees.
"Ah..." A few seconds later, the corkscrew was obviously out of force. He let go and sat down on the ground with a cry, "Drink~ What's going on?"
Not only him, but everyone around was also full of surprises; even the boat moved, but the anchor still didn't move... It must have nothing to do with whether the sailors tried hard or not.
"Something stuck the anchor underwater." At this moment, Honghu came over and gave the pirates a possible hypothesis.
After hearing this, Voge turned his head and glanced at him, but did not respond.
However, he still accepted Honghu's words, and immediately said to the pirates: "Did you hear that? Why are you still standing there? Go down and have a look."
When the words fell, several pirates near the side of the ship looked at each other in blank dismay. After a few seconds of hesitation, four of them turned over the side of the ship one after another and jumped into the water.
On Blackbeard's boat, even the lowest-ranking sailors are all skilled; high platform diving (the deck is still a little distance from the water surface) is not a problem at all, and staying underwater for three to five minutes is also basic work .
It's just... the ability to see things in the dark under the sea is really not something everyone can do; the four who jumped into the water just now can see things within two meters of them at most under the water, as well as those who died during the day. Dini is really not comparable, but he is also much better than ordinary people.
...
Time, passing while waiting...
As the four people dived into the bottom of the sea for longer and longer, the thoughts and moods of those on the deck were also undergoing subtle changes.
"I can't wait." Suddenly, Feng Bujue walked over and said, "I'll go down and have a look too."
The eyes of the pirates and players were instantly attracted to him, and the black beard standing in the distance couldn't help turning his gaze over.
"Hmm... It's a bit surprising..." Snow couldn't help complaining softly, "In such a situation where there seems to be only danger but no profit, he actually stepped forward..."
"Heh... I've given up trying to figure out his thoughts." Honghu, who was standing beside him, chuckled when he heard this, and responded in a low voice.
While they were talking, Brother Jue was ready to go.
However, he took out the [Oxygen Pipe], put it in his mouth, and climbed onto the side of the ship without saying a word.
Two seconds later, under the gaze of everyone, Feng Bujue stood up on the ship's side; then, he opened his arms and fell forward... With a "leap of faith" movement, he jumped into the cold chaos ahead sea. (.)
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