Chapter 31 Freshwater

As soon as Charles lifted the quilt and got out of bed, there was a piercing tinnitus in his ears, and a sea of ​​whispers immediately surged up.

This time the situation was much more serious than any previous one, Charles even began to hallucinate before his eyes,

The crew's bodies began to rot, and weird deformed tentacles emerged from them, turning everyone into a monster of flesh and blood.

Regardless of other things, Charles hastily took out the box Elizabeth gave him, took out a large piece of green gel from it and swallowed it.

The murmurs in the ears quickly diminished, and the appearance of the crew finally returned to normal. Charles, who was covered in cold sweat, stood in the distance panting heavily.

Regardless of other people's concerns, Charles said, "Inform everyone, the captain's room is combined."

Soon, the rest of the Narwhal started an emergency meeting in the captain's cabin.

"Where is our location?"

"Uh... can't confirm it at the moment. The Narwhal seems to be photographed far away by the huge waves. Fortunately, the first officer is experienced and the ship did not capsize."

"What about crew losses?"

"Two of the sailors are missing. They must have been swept into the sea. The second-wheel pipe was stabbed to death by the claw of the butterfly. Chef Frey's left arm was dislocated."

As soon as Second Officer Kenona finished speaking, the chief engineer spoke.

"Captain... the monster's forefoot was directly inserted into the turbine cabin. Although the hole was filled, the turbine power was damaged, and the speed of the Narwhal was only one-fifth of what it was before."

Bad news came one after another, and Charles could feel the burden on him getting heavier and heavier.

He took a deep breath and said: "The first officer adjusted the crew's duty time and filled in the vacant missions. The original mission was cancelled, and the ship sailed south first. The south has the most human islands, and the probability of encountering them is also greater."

The crew took orders one after another, and the Narwhal, which had been paralyzed for half a day, finally started to move.

When the crew left, Charles took a sip from the wine bottle from below. The calm captain disappeared, and his eyes were full of deep fear.

Could that arm that was bigger than a mountain belong to the giant in the dream? What is he?

He had heard of the gods of Earthsea before, but he didn't care whether it was true or not, but today when he really saw the gods, he realized the insignificance of human beings for the first time.

"This place is really the earth? It is impossible for such a large creature to exist on the earth! Gravity alone can crush its body!!"

For a moment, Charles had the idea of ​​selling the boat and returning to the island to live out the rest of his life.

But the vague appearance of his family members flashed in his mind, and Charles' eyes slowly became firmer, "I can't give up, even God can't stop me!"

After Charles lifted the bottle and took another sip, he put the bottle away, his expression returned to indifference and he walked outside.

Time passed, and under the command of Charles, the Narwhal finally regained its calm. Although it was not out of danger, the morale of the crew stabilized.

Some crew members even had time to spare, collecting those yellow snows, trying to show off to others when they went back.

But regarding the giant hand protruding from the bottom of the sea, everyone tacitly didn't mention it, as if that thing was something taboo.

"Mr. Charles, Dipper bullied me!!"

In the cafeteria, the white mouse Lily ran aggressively to complain in front of Charles who was eating.

"That guy said that if there is no food later, he will eat my friend!"

Seeing the mouse suing him, Di Pu raised his head while suppressing a smile, "Captain, I just teased her, besides, mice don't taste good."

"Can you not be so naive, we are not out of danger yet." Charles reprimanded the boatswain and looked down at Lily on the ground

"There is enough food, even if it is not enough, you can cast a net to catch fish, and you don't need to eat your friends."

After hearing what Charles said, Lily felt relieved and jumped in front of Di Pu to confront him.

Although Charles didn't have any tension on his face, he was secretly anxious. There was enough food, but not enough fresh water.

If the next foothold is not found before the fresh water is exhausted, the people on the whole boat will be thirsty to death.

As if knowing what Charles was thinking, the first bandage mate who was biting bread leaned over. "Captain... I have a way to get out of trouble..."

Charles' heart moved, "What way?"

"Sacrifice... as long as three... souls, God Futan will guide us..."

There was a trace of disgust on Charles' face, "Forget about these disgusting things."

After the bandage was silent for a while, he looked at the sailors in the distance and said: "The fresh water on the boat can last for a month. If you commit suicide by drawing lots... the living people drink other people's blood... the last three people can last for half a year... ..."

Charles turned his head suddenly, his pupils narrowed and looked at the bandage beside him, as if he was the first to know him. This guy is not as harmless as he appears on the surface.

"Sorry... this is a contingency plan... I've been in this situation before... I ate my captain..."

"Okay!! Eat!" Charles's sudden raised voice startled everyone.

The next day, the crew discovered that the fresh water on the Narwhal had been limited. No one objected, but the crew seemed to realize something, and the smiles on their faces were much less.

The amount of fresh water decreased day by day, and even Charles' wine was taken out and divided.

When each person could only get a glass of water a day, someone finally couldn't jump, and wanted to jump into the sea in despair, but was stopped by other crew members.

The bandage proposed a sacrifice again, and just when Charles was a little shaken, a vague white beam of light pierced the darkness in midair, it was the light of the lighthouse.

Standing among the cheering and excited crew members, Charles breathed a sigh of relief, his hanging heart finally came down, the hellish scene finally did not come.

As the Narwhal approached slowly, a strange island appeared in front of everyone. If other islands are a piece of pie, then this island is an egg.

An opening was made at the lower end of the egg, and various steamships with red flags came in and out.

Because of the loss of his bearings, Charles did not know the name of the island, and the location of the island was not on the sea chart in his memory.

But since it is a human island, it can basically communicate, and the Narwhal sailed into the dome with other ships.

Inside the egg is a huge city, with various Gothic buildings neatly arranged, perhaps because this is a cave, and bats often fly over the city.

"Bosun, ask them if they have a shipyard, the narwhal needs a turbine change."

"Alright!" Dipper quickly gestured at the bow of the boat holding two small green flags.

After a while, Di Pu came back and said with a weird expression: "Captain, their semaphore is very different, I can't understand it."