After seven years of fiefdom, Li Shimin asked me to return and become the crown prince.

"Nonsense, why would I make such a big fuss if I'm not going to hunt whales?"

Li Kuan glanced at Cheng Yaojin and then looked at the whales again.

Maybe there was nothing in the ocean that frightened them, so they swam towards the ship leisurely, as if they were taking a walk.

"This fish should be enough for us to eat in Lingnan Port for several days, and the rest can be used to smoke some whale jerky!"

Li Kuan looked at the whale swimming slowly, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Li Daozong was watching from the side. He no longer dissuaded him because he couldn't stop it.

Li Kuan slowly raised his hand, and Shi Yixiao placed five crossbows on the bow according to Li Kuan's instructions. Each crossbow had a crossbow arrow tied to the deck with a rope, as thick as a forearm, and aimed at the blue whale swimming over.

As the blue whale got closer and closer, everyone held their breath, and the five crossbows pulled the strings at the same time, ready to fire at any time.

When the whale was getting closer and closer to them, Li Kuan dropped his hand.

Click!

Five crossbow arrows were launched at the same time, like a flash of lightning piercing the huge body of the blue whale. Maybe someone was nervous, and only three crossbow arrows hit! The barbs of the arrows sank into the flesh, the whale cried out in grief, and began to struggle desperately.

The force was so great that the Chang'an began to tilt, and the thick rope collapsed straight, pulling The whale swam forward with the huge ship Chang'an.

In order to prevent the arrows from falling off, everyone pulled back the crossbow arrows that had not hit the whale and nailed them back on the whale.

Everyone held on to the side of the boat tightly. Shi Yixiao was even more worried about Li Kuan. When the boat was shaking violently, he tied a rope around Li Kuan, fearing that Li Kuan would accidentally fall off.

Having experienced the storm, everyone could still deal with the current small scene.

Perhaps because of the severe pain, the whale struggled harder and harder. As it struggled, a large amount of blood poured into the sea, dyeing the sea surface red.

It swam faster and faster.

Li Kuan and his men let the whale drag the Chang'an forward, but the ship was tilted at this time, and the sailors had already lowered the sails.

The ships behind followed closely. If the ship capsized, they would immediately follow and save people.

A quarter of an hour later, two arrows were broken free, and the other three ropes were stretched straight, as if they could break at any time.

"This giant fish is so powerful, will the boat be overturned by it?"

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help asking as he watched the deck of the ship getting closer and closer to the water.

Shi Yixiao shook his head:"It's okay, the tilt of the ship is not big, not as serious as imagined. If the stalemate really continues, I will cut the rope!"

Shi Yixiao knew the ship very well. If it was about to capsize, he would cut the rope without hesitation to protect the ship. After another quarter of an hour of stalemate, the hull trembled violently and tilted forward as if it encountered a wave. Many soldiers were thrown out without any preparation, and some even fell into the sea.

"It's over!" Cheng Yaojin's face turned pale, and he held the edge of the boat tightly, fearing that he would fall off.

Shi Yixiao drew his sword and was about to cut the straight rope, but was stopped by Li Kuan:"This should be the whale's last rays of light, take another look!"

Sure enough, after this, the boat quickly regained stability, and then tilted again, but the amplitude was smaller. This continued for three more times, and gradually calmed down.

"Success!"

Shi Yixiao looked at the dying giant fish floating on the sea, and the big man couldn't help but say

"It really worked, we really caught a huge fish!"

"Success!"

The sailors on the ship began to cheer, with joy on their faces. They conquered the sea.

Li Kuan was still thinking about the people who fell in, and shouted to others:"Go and save them!"

After the first whale hunt, Shi Yixiao and his team were still a little unsatisfied, so they went to Lingnan and Luoyang and spent half a day hunting two more whales.

However, the other two were smaller than the first one.

As time passed, the ship also sailed into the offshore.

"Your Majesty, these three fish are enough for us to eat in Lingnan Port for a long time!"Shi Yixiao looked at the huge fish towed by the three large boats, with excitement in his eyes.

"Take a long-term view, whale meat is secondary!" Li Kuan patted Shi Yixiao's shoulder:"What I want is whale oil and whale skin!"

""Ah?" Shi Yixiao was stunned, not knowing what Li Kuan meant.

Li Kuan smiled faintly and said,"Whale oil can be used to make high-quality candles and the finest soap, and whale skin can be used to make hot air balloons!"

They knew about soap and candles, but what the hell is a hot air balloon?

Hot air balloon?

Shi Yixiao and the others didn't understand, but Li Kuan didn't explain too much. This thing still had to be left to Gong Shujia to make.

If the hot air balloon really comes out, mankind's wish to explore the sky will officially set sail.

After dragging the whale for another day and night, they finally saw the coastline at noon the next day.

A burst of earth-shaking cheers suddenly rang out on the ship.

Li Kuan stood on the deck, looking at the coastline so close, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He, Li Kuan, is finally back.

The Age of Discovery will also officially begin in his hands, Li Kuan, and the next era will belong to him

"Dock!"

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