Chapter 252

Tulip north, altreid sea.

Although this sea area is also a part of the Black Sea, compared with other parts of the Black Sea, which is famous for its bad sea conditions, the sea is calm, the waves are not high, and there are few extremely bad weather patrons here.

It's like a paradise!

What's more.

A warm ocean current from south to North and a cold current from the northern part of the continent collide in this area, vertically agitating the water and bringing a lot of nutrients to the surface of the water.

Also for this seems to have been blessed by the God of the sea place, brought a very rich resources of fish and shrimp, as well as... Chasing food hunters!

Lively and lovely dolphins, ferocious and bloodthirsty sharks, and all kinds of huge whales... Gather here in groups.

Of course, there are more terrible "Predators" behind the predators!

That's human!

In the afternoon, a ketch sailboat broke into this paradise of marine life, crushing a piece of sparkling water on the sea.

"Mr. Aerman! This is what I call the atarid sea, where there are a large number of whales, and most of them are not wary of human beings.

It's the best place for whaling.

You can harvest at least 100 barrels of whale oil a day, and it won't take long for you to return with a full load! "

A middle-aged man with pale face, yellow hair and thin bones said to the captain of a large whaling ship with a triangular cap.

"So, sir, look at my debt..."

Captain Aerman has a large beard. Although he is a bit slovenly because of his long-term pursuit of whales, his slovenly appearance can not change the fact that he is a whaler!

Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Aerman didn't respond to him immediately.

With a brass telescope, he kept scanning the distant sea.

Bang -

Bang -

sure enough, without much effort, I saw a whale leaping out of the water from time to time, playing, fighting and hunting.

"One, two, three..."

while counting silently in his heart, Aerman's rough face couldn't help but smile.

It's not easy. It's been a full year since I led the whaling ship to sea, but the harvest is just chatting. Even one fifth of the cabin that can hold 1000 barrels of whale oil is not full.

But the goddess is still looking after the harpoon!

When I was resupplying at a nearby port.

They accidentally got the news of the whale group from this punk gambler named pips!

So Captain Aerman with a dubious attitude promised that as long as he can find the whale group he said, his huge gambling debt will be paid by himself.

I didn't expect that such a large number of whales could be found in this pleasant sea area.

"Ha ha ha, no problem. I'll take all your gambling debts when you return home this time!"

When Aerman saw the whales, he seemed to see the flowing oil. Of course, he didn't care about this little money.

Look at this scale, even with the most conservative harvest estimate, it will take less than half a month to fill the remaining empty barrels and make a huge windfall!

Whale oil has never been in short supply.

In this era before the large-scale popularization of oil, there are two main materials for human lighting: gas and... Whale oil!

With the continuous use of steam engine in various industries, the requirements for the quality of workers are also constantly improving. Ordinary people's enthusiasm for learning is also unprecedented. They want to enter the factory by all means to change the fate of themselves and their families.

So the use of lighting oil is also growing!

Compared with the gas with higher price and certain danger, people prefer whale oil with friendly price.

After years of continuous development.

At this time, whaling boats are like factories floating on the sea. After the whales are captured, they can continue to hunt whales while boiling the blubber into oil in a big pot on the boat and filling the barrels one by one.

The oil obtained from the subcutaneous tissue, viscera and bones of whales is light yellow to yellowish brown, which is also an important industrial oil in addition to lighting.

It is widely used in leather industry, tempering bath and lubricant, and even as raw material for soap, candle and other products.

Therefore, the special material of whale oil is very popular. To some extent, it can even be called a kind of hard currency!

"Drop the boat!"

At this time, Aerman could not wait to start his own hunting operation, checking the equipment at hand while giving orders.

"Captain!" A capable young man in a yellow shirt, standing behind Aerman, frowned and gave him a soft cry.

"What's the matter, my chief mate?" The excited captain didn't notice the abnormality of Fisher's tone."Captain, I don't think so. This sea area is less than 10 days away from the nearest kingdom of Tyrol. We are not the only ones lacking whale oil. Why don't others come here to hunt whales?

And it's not just that there are no other whaling boats. You can't even see the smallest fishing boat in the sea of arded all the way. Don't you think it's a problem? "

The capable young man expressed his doubts to the captain.

"This..."

Aerman's excited expression gradually hardened. As an experienced old captain, he should not have been reminded of such things by the young chief officer.

But the agreement he signed with the owner of the harpoon stipulates that he can get one twelfth of the whale oil as long as he brings back 1000 barrels.

If we can't catch enough whales, not only can we not get the agreed bonus, we may lose our position as captain next time we go to sea!

He was blinded by the huge interests, which did not realize that the sea is not right.

Aerman turned to pips, the rotten gambler, with an uncertain expression on his face: "I think you should be able to tell us the answer!"

"It's just a remote legend that has been circulating in this sea area for hundreds of years!

Only the old die hards are still keeping the story of cheating children!

What's more.

I have already come with you. Can I cheat you? Are the whales in front of us fake? "

Seeing that his huge gambling debt has been settled, the bad gambler's eagerness is not lower than that of Aerman.

Only when the whaling ship gains profits can its problems be solved. It's not just for whaling ships, it's also the last battle for myself.

If you can't catch a whale, you will die sooner or later even if you go back!

He has given up everything!

The captain stared at his muddy yellow eyes for a long time. His face was uncertain. At last, he gritted his teeth and ordered, "put down the boat, let's go!"

In the face of huge interests, what is a little risk?!

Next to the first mate Fisher also did not persuade, sent to the front of the whale group directly let him also not reconciled.

Soon, three small boats were lowered from the whaling ship.

Captain Arman, first mate Fisher and their most experienced whalers each led a small boat.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, who.

Each boat had ten strong whalers, many of whom had a string of amulets made of whale bones around their necks, proof that they had successfully hunted a whale.

They are good at whaling without exception!

At this point, not far from them.

Bang -

a huge gray baleen whale with a body length of more than 12 meters jumped out of the sea, and then smashed into the water again, splashing a large snow-white spray.

The bright eyes are curious and friendly, but they are not alert.

It did not expect that it had attracted the attention of the hunters while playing in the sea area without natural enemies.

"Come on! Come closer

Captain Aerman ordered the rowing crew to keep close, holding a special whaling fork with sharp barbs, he stood firmly in the bow, and looked at Fisher, the first mate in the parallel boat, who also held the whaling fork.

"Three, two, one!"

Whoosh -

whoosh -

when the gray baleen whale swam near the boat again, two shining whaling forks had been shot out.

Poop!

Poof!

The first mate Fisher threw a whaling fork a little earlier, and it fell into the water by rubbing the side of the baleen whale. It was captain Aerman's hand that was more sophisticated. The whaling fork was right in the back of the baleen whale.

Bang!

The baleen whale was suddenly attacked and plunged into the sea.

The frequency of whale calls is beyond the range of the human ear (ultrasound). Of course, humans can't hear their pain after being injured, nor can they feel their pain.

"The captain is wonderful!"

Everyone was cheering for hitting the target, and their voices... Whales could hear them.

A long rope is tied behind the harpoon to prevent the whale from escaping.

Because of the pain and the instinct to avoid danger, they will struggle to dive as fast as they can, but when it floats up exhausted, it's the harvest time for whalers!

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