Chapter 80 The Swamp

"January 2, Year Nine.

"It has been more than 20 days since we went to sea. The island we explored this time is a bit far away, and the resources of the Narwhal are a bit insufficient."

"If the island in 1002 can be turned into a new island, it will be much better to replenish supplies from there."

"When I came here, I took a look around the island. Judging from the messy surface of the island, the battle between Elizabeth and 1002 was not smooth. It may not be so easy to wait for the island to develop."

"But yes, the weird power of 1002 is really not that easy to solve. I hope everything goes well for them."

"Kade's side has also started to act, anyway, everything is moving in a good direction.

I don't know where Anna is now, maybe I can... [cross out]"

After waiting for the ink to dry, Charles covered the diary, lifted his feet and walked towards the deck, and began his daily inspection of the ship.

Just about to push open the kitchen door, the excited Dipper ran past with a fishing rod, and a jellyfish-like creature was hanging on the hook.

"Frey! Come on! I caught a crystal jellyfish! Can you make soup out of it?"

Chef Frey's angry roar came from the kitchen.

"Go away! You catch these messy things all day long, you have to do it yourself! I won't do it anyway!"

Charles walked into the kitchen and bypassed the two of them, making sure there was nothing unusual inside.

"Chef, there are worms in this cracker, be careful." Charles' words interrupted their conversation.

Frey ran over quickly, saying that he would change it immediately, and specifically explained that the worms were for the sailors, and the captain had absolutely no problem eating them.

"What do you mean food for sailors? Aren't sailors human?" For the benefit of his subordinates, Di Pu quarreled with him again.

Charles didn't stop it. Compared with the trembling of the crew who entered the unknown sea before, they still have time to quarrel. Sure enough, people are still very adaptable.

Walking out of the kitchen, Charles walked towards the other hatches.

Inspection is not just to check whether there is anything crawling in the sea, other factors are equally important.

Whether it's food or fuel or the mental state of the crew, any mistake can turn a ship into an iron coffin and ruin the lives of everyone on board.

The deck, the cockpit, the turbine cabin, the crew lounge, the galley, the cargo hold, the water hold, and every place, Charles checked carefully.

Other captains may have different rules, but on his own ship, Charles always checks himself.

Details determine success or failure, and he was able to live at sea for so long because of his carefulness.

In fact, these things are most of the work of the captain, simple and boring but very important.

"Captain! There is an island!" Charles, who was counting fuel, was stunned when he heard the news. According to the actual situation, there should be three days to reach the target point.

He hurried to the deck and saw the blurred island under the searchlight in the distance.

Unlike the previous islands, this one is very "high". It is said that the island is actually more like a flat-topped mountain, with nothing on the surrounding rock walls, and the platform above is too high to be seen.

Looking up at the oppressive island in front of him, Charles waved his hand first, signaling the sailors to anchor, and then said to his vampire crew: "Ordrick, fly up and have a look."

The vampire nodded, turned into a bat and soared into the sky.

While Charles was waiting for him to come back, Dipper walked over with a puzzled expression. "Captain, the anchor is out of reach."

"This is next to the island, how could it not reach the bottom?"

Charles took him to the windlass and found that all the chains on it had really been lowered.

The anchor chain of the Narwhal is more than 100 meters long, and it cannot touch the bottom. What is the structure of this island? A telegraph pole that goes straight up and down?

After thinking for a while, Charles said, "Then don't drop anchor. When we get to the island, Frey and the sailors will stay on board and watch."

Orderic came back soon, with a strange expression on his face. "Captain, there is a swamp up there."

"Swamp?" Charles was very surprised by this answer. He really didn't expect that the swamp would appear on the island.

"Anyway, let's go up and have a look first, maybe this island is the island supply point of "King"."

With the help of Orderick, who can fly, a rope ladder was quickly laid on the rock wall. Charles and other crew members climbed up the ladder and found that it was true to the vampire, it was indeed a swamp.

This swamp is somewhat different from the swamp in the forest. There are no trees, no flowers, no life, but only wet mud, smelly water and thick fog.

There is nothing in the swamp, large and small rocks lie in the mud.

Throw some fish in the mud and no creatures come out to eat.

Charles walked towards the mud carefully, and found that the place was not deep. The deepest place only reached his thigh. When he stepped on the mud with his right foot, the ground was actually solid.

"Hey, buddy, do you think this place looks like a hot pot? Look at how those stones look like the white tofu in the hot pot."

Charles didn't bother to pay attention to the mocking voice in his head, and held the muddy water with his hands before his nose. The unique smell of sea water mixed with the rotten smell poured into his nostrils.

The water in these swamps is sea water and has no value for use.

Charles waved back, motioning for the others to follow.

For this harsh environment, everyone frowned. No one likes to be dirty. Walking in the swamp feels like stepping into a cesspit.

Lily's mice turned into black coal balls within a short while after entering the water. The white mouse Lily dared to go into the water when she saw this, and hugged Charles' neck tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.

Although Charles possessed dark vision, the thick white mist blocked his vision, and he couldn't see anything in this kind of place.

This environment reminded Charles of the island he explored for the first time. He didn't want to make the same mistake a second time. Every once in a while, he would compare the number of people on his crew and his arm to ensure that there would not be one more person out of thin air. Or one less person.

The torches in the hands of the crowd drove the long dragon back into the mist, and they walked slowly towards the center of the island.

The muddy water in the swamp carried a certain chill. Charles had only been walking for half an hour before he could hardly feel the existence of his toes.

Charles didn't dare to be careless, and asked all the crew members to stand on the rocks and wait for their feet to regain consciousness before leaving.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the crew stuffed food into their mouths, eating some even if they were not hungry, to provide power for their bodies.