But nowadays, it doesn’t matter whether the magnetic field is disordered or not.
Because of what the Sinan compass had gone through over the previous ten days, it seemed to have some sequelae and lay stiff and indifferent on the table.
The magnetic spoon has lost its ability to guide direction, and it will point to wherever you push it.
As long as there is no external force, it will remain there without any movement.
It doesn’t matter whether I have this broken compass or not.
People are accustomed to using the sun and stars to determine their direction.
If it is cloudy or rainy and the direction cannot be determined, the ship will slow down slightly and continue sailing in the previously determined direction.
Although his crew members were becoming increasingly frustrated and numb, even the Goddess of Red Sky, who lived with him, had gradually changed her mood and attitude in recent days, which made Xi Heng feel strange from time to time.
But from beginning to end, her own heart will not change.
……
On the 140th day after setting sail, the fleet encountered another strange chaos.
It was those crew members who had long been numb and frustrated who suddenly went crazy, yelling and shouting, and picked up the objects in their hands to smash or chop at the people on the same ship.
However, the impact of this chaos was not great. After all, there were fewer crazy crew members, and Xi Heng had enough military force to easily suppress them.
After a sweep through the fleet, the crazy crew member was knocked down, tied up with ropes, and temporarily imprisoned in a larger cabin.
Although they were insane, they were still able to eat and drink and barely maintain their lives.
Xi Heng thought that this crazy look was probably caused by the special sea area and he would recover after crossing it.
There are more than two hundred maniacs. If they are killed directly, the other crew members will probably become even more discouraged.
Xi Heng herself is not inhumane. Her crew members have been wandering around the world with her for so long, even if they acted crazy and hurt others, they would not be sentenced to death.
"Everyone can live, so let's live."
She waved her hand and asked the normal crew members to continue distributing enough food to these crazy people.
Food and fresh water are gradually depleted.
It is difficult to replenish these survival supplies at sea. In people's eyes, their remaining lives are getting less and less...
……
The one hundred and fifty day.
The crazy crew still hadn't returned to normal. They only became weaker when hungry and thirsty, and would return to their barking state after being fed a meal.
After ten days, no one else was falling into madness like them, which meant that the fleet had left that strange sea area.
But the madness of this group of people has not been cured yet.
This time the madness seemed permanent and incurable.
The helmsman and the cook on the ship once sighed and suggested to Xi Heng that they should give these people a quick death. The saved food would also allow the fleet to sail further.
But Xi Heng, who had always been decisive in killing, shook his head at this moment:
"There were thousands of people who set sail together, but only about 500 were left on the ship. That's enough deaths."
If an ordinary outsider delayed her journey, she would kill him without a second thought.
But these crew members have been with her for half a year, so it is better to give them some time.
"I'll kill you in ten days," she said clearly.
"Yes..." The proposers stepped back and left.
Xi Heng walked silently to the bow of the ship which had been repaired but no longer had the majestic appearance it once had.
The view remains the same as always, looking towards the boundless east.
I thought to myself, it would be great if there was a piece of land slowly appearing on the eastern horizon.
This thought has appeared countless times since we set sail.
Each time, there was no response.
The East remained the same as always, with only the surging sea and the sky covering the world.
Ten days later, when the morning fog dissipated, the crew members who had just woken up saw an island appearing in the far east of the sea.
There are fishing boats wandering around the island.
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Chapter 98: Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots
When he woke up in the morning, Xi Heng would wipe the sword with a silk cloth to make it shine as new.
Today, we will probably have to draw swords.
After drifting on the sea for hundreds of days, she has already honed dozens of relatively complete Huajin moves in Kenshin's spiritual space.
Among them, there is a painless piercing sword that she named "Gift of Liberation".
This move was extremely fast and could destroy the inside of the cranial cavity with one strike. From the outside, it looked like a thin sword energy pierced through the center of the eyebrows, leaving a few drops of blood.
The injury may not seem serious, but it can actually wipe out a person's consciousness in an instant.
It makes people lose the ability to feel pain before they are aware of the pain.
"Let's try this trick in real life."
Xi Heng wiped the sword clean, slowly stood up, and put it back into the sheath.
He stood up and left the cabin without hesitation.
She went to the deck as usual, ready to take a look at the fleet's current situation before giving those crazy people a good beating.
After taking a few steps, my keen hearing noticed some chaotic noises on the ship.
"What trouble has arisen again?" Xi Heng was almost used to it.
The crew members, who had long been numb and frustrated, would not show any emotional fluctuations during their daily work. When chatting with others, they would only murmur words that they had repeated countless times.
Noise usually means something is wrong.
The last time this happened was because a crazy crew member suddenly injured someone.
The noise gradually became clearer.
She gradually heard clearly that the voice did not seem to be one of panic, but rather one of excitement and excitement.
Xi Heng was suspicious: "Are there a lot of stimulant-like substances floating in this sea area?"
My footsteps stepped on the thick wooden steps and returned to the deck with a muffled sound.
The sky is still clear today. A few pieces of clouds cannot block the bright rays of the sun in the east, which casts a slight warmth.
The fleet set sail in late autumn or late winter, and now, nearly half a year has passed, it is already late spring.
But on the boat, you can’t see the spring breeze blowing across the river, swaying the willow trees along the river, nor can you see the colorful flowers blooming in spring, nor can you see the newly posted red couplets or lit lanterns.
The seasonal temperature difference at sea is not as great as on land, so it is difficult to feel the passing of seasons.
Only when the warm spring breeze blows on your face, do you realize that it is no longer winter.
The rippling waves of the sea fall into my ears along with the noise from the outside world.
"So there really is an island..."
"There are fishing boats wandering over there, and there are still people on this island." The speaker's voice was weak, with a hint of smile.
They had been drifting on the sea for nearly half a year, and finally saw a place where people could survive.
Even if it was just a small island, and not the mainland across the sea that the fleet wanted to go to, they could at least save their lives for a while longer.
As long as you can survive, even if you are trapped on the island forever, it is better than dying while looking at a hopeless goal.
There are also fishing boats on the island, and there may be other villages here.
A small island with a village may be not far from the mainland.
So, after the sun rises, when they see an island emerging on the distant horizon, the people on the boat, who have long been numb, will of course become excited.
"islands?"
Xi Heng could clearly hear what the crew said at the back, so he walked to the bow to take a good look at the so-called island.
This is also good news.
As long as there are no monsters on the island and there are certain supplies, she can lead people to build a supply base here to supply ships to continue sailing longer.
Although she was a little tired of drifting on the sea...
The surrounding crew members turned around and saw her, and immediately respectfully made way for her and praised her as Your Highness.
"Is there really an island? When was it discovered?" she asked the helmsman beside her.
"Your Highness!" The helmsman's voice became more energetic today: "When the morning fog dissipated this morning, we saw a small island appearing in the east."
Xi Heng looked into the distance, and the slight mist that still existed covered his vision with a layer of white gauze.
There is indeed an island shape in the distance, but the hazy white fog obscures the view, making it look like an illusion.
"It shouldn't be a mirage." She still had doubts.
There were some slender brown objects floating around the island, swaying slowly like willow leaves in the lake. They were probably the ships that the crew members nearby were talking about.
"Drive over and take a look." Xi Heng said in a flat voice.
"Yes!" the helmsman agreed quickly.
"But don't land on the island right away. I'll take a few people to explore it once we get close to it and make sure it's safe."
The surrounding crew members immediately remembered the horror of the monster and nodded repeatedly.
Then, Xi Heng ordered the crew to continue working and sent someone to call Chen Fenghuo down.
If we really encounter an inhabited island, perhaps the continent on the other side of Chonghai is not far away.
"First go up and ask the fishermen on the island...if there are any."
"However, even if there is land, it may just be an archipelago, not a true continent."
“And even if there is a continent, there may not be any realm for cultivating immortals.” She lowered her expectations to the lowest level.
Having encountered too many troubles at sea, Xi Heng always felt that luck was not on his side.
As for practicing Qi and cultivating immortality, she is still quite far away from it.
Not long after, Chen Fenghuo came here, looked at the distant island from afar, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"...You and I have finally found some human habitation in Chonghai."
"It's just a small island, not the land you and I expected." Xi Heng shook his head.
"Even so, you and I can rest here for a few days."
Chen Fenghuo and Xi Heng looked at each other, and there was a hint of vague meaning in the depths of their eyes.
Ever since experiencing that illusion, Xi Heng always felt that something had changed about the other person.
However, if she was asked to explain in detail, she could not tell exactly what had changed.
She just vaguely felt that the Red Sky Goddess in front of her seemed to have some strange thoughts about her.
Maybe it's just an illusion?
The small island in the distance was getting closer and closer, and Xi Heng arranged for several crew members to go with her and Chen Fenghuo on the spare lifeboat.
With the cooperation of dozens of people, the small boat slowly descended with a rope like an elevator, creating ripples on the water.
An attendant crew member skillfully picked up the oar and rowed, pushing the small boat to the east.
Around the island, the slowly drifting small fishing boats and the fishermen on board are particularly vivid.
Gradually, Xi Heng could clearly see the clothes of the boatman in the distance.
The other person was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, and underneath the outer clothes was a simple light blue coarse cloth... He looked very much like an ordinary citizen in the Great Zhao Kingdom.
"Even though there's a huge ocean between them, there's no obvious difference between the civilizations on both ends?" Xi Heng wondered.
