Great Tang Southern Emperor

Chapter 29 Unexpected harvest, a blessing in disguise

"Unlucky." With a secret cry of bad luck, Liu Rengui threw the fish out and continued to command the crew to take refuge. Under his command, all the crew members who were rescuing supplies immediately abandoned the supplies on the deck and retreated towards the cabin in an orderly manner. In the end, it was withdrawn intact, which was a blessing in misfortune.

As for the materials being blown away, there is no way to do this. Between materials and people, human life is of course more precious.What's more, there are not many supplies lost this time, because many supplies are placed in the cabin, and most of the supplies placed outside are some commonly used living tools. It is really inconvenient without living tools, but as long as there are food and Fresh water exists, after all, people will not starve to death.

What's more, because it was expected to encounter a storm, even if it was placed on the deck, quite a few things were fixed on it in advance. Only some frequently used things could not be fixed, so they were swept away by the strong wind. But for all materials as a whole, the loss is actually not that great.

I don't know whether the fleet sailed out of the typhoon area in the end, or the typhoon has dissipated. In short, after half a day, the fleet was finally killed and auspicious, ushering in a sunny day.

Because just experienced a storm, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted, and the ship also suffered a lot of damage, so after rushing out to escape the storm, Liu Rengui did not order to move on, but ordered all ships to anchor Stopped, intending to rest in place for a day.

"My lord, the loss statistics are out." Luo Hansheng came to Liu Rengui's room with a list, and said: "My lord, this time our material loss is not big, only a little more than half of the total amount. Eleven people died in this storm, and twenty people are missing. We are currently searching for rescue, but there is no big island in this area. These people have little hope of surviving. In addition, many of us were injured. It can be serious or serious, and I have arranged for a doctor to treat it."

With a white cloth wrapped around his cheeks and ice cubes (he was smashed by a fish), Liu Rengui, who was writing the logbook, stopped writing immediately when he heard the words, resisting the pain, and asked with a frown: "That is to say, just We lost more than 30 people because of this storm? How many times have I said this? In the face of natural disasters, everything is based on ensuring vitality. I have said this sentence no less than dozens of times, but in the end it will still happen. The question is, what did the previous training do for food?"

"This is mainly caused by everyone's focus on rescuing supplies before the storm. After all, no matter how good the theory is, it is inevitable to be in a hurry when it comes to practical use." Luo Hansheng said in a deep voice: "But you also Don't worry, as the saying goes, you learn a lot from a fall, and after this storm attack, they should remember this loss, and they won't do it again in the future."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Liu Rengui waved his hand: "Go on, what else do we have to lose?"

"There is nothing else." Luo Hansheng replied: "In addition to personnel and supplies, the other two ships were blown away by the wind for dozens of miles because they were not connected to the fleet in time. They have rejoined the team. Fortunately, the quality of the ships produced by our shipyard has passed, and they have not had any major problems. In addition, a few ships collided and suffered damage to varying degrees due to the short distance, but they are nothing Big problem, with our spare parts in stock, it can be repaired within two days."

"That's good. It seems that this chain ship is still very useful when necessary." Liu Rengui finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the ship was fine. In the old days, it was impossible to go out to sea without dying. As long as there was nothing wrong with the ship and the voyage was not delayed, it would be a great joy.

"By the way, can you figure out our current position?" After the storm hit, the fleet's position was already in confusion, and they had to confirm their position in time before proceeding.

"That's exactly what I want to say." Luo Hansheng said: "According to my judgment, we have deviated from our route by about [-] nautical miles, and the current position of the fleet is south of the established route."

"Then I will give the order to adjust the course immediately."

Liu Rengui was about to give an order, but Luo Hansheng stopped him suddenly: "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Liu Rengui asked suspiciously.

Luo Hansheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, listen carefully to what I have to say. Although we deviated from the course this time, it is not without any gains."

"What do you mean?" Liu Rengui asked curiously, could he still have some unexpected gains this time?

"Our location is here." Luo Hansheng took out the map he carried with him, pointed to a place and said, "Originally, I planned to go back after confirming the location. But I have a problem, that is, every It’s a new place, so I especially want to understand the surrounding situation. This time is the same, my old problem has happened again, so I sent a few small boats to check around while the personnel are repairing.”

"and then?"

Liu Rengui's heart moved, and he understood what Luo Hansheng meant: "Could it be that the exploration fleet found some good treasures nearby?"

"Of course." Luo Hansheng took out another stone from his sleeve: "Look, my lord, do you know what it is?"

"This is silver ore..." Liu Rengui subconsciously said, followed by something, he suddenly thought of something, and the whole person suddenly became excited: "Could it be that you found a silver mine?"

"To be precise, it's an island, and we found a silver mine on it." Luo Hansheng also became a little excited: "According to them, the silver mine on that island is a super giant mine, it's like a silver mountain. Even at the foot of the mountain, there are many such pure silver ores... Let's send it out."

Silver is a copper-type ion, which is close to sulfur and has strong polarization ability.In nature, it often exists in the form of natural silver sulfide sulfur salt, etc., because of its large ionic radius, it can form selenide and telluride with major anions se and te.But it usually likes to hide in minerals such as galena or natural gold tetrahedrite chalcopyrite sphalerite.Therefore, in nature, pure silver is rarely seen, and once a pure silver mine appears, it means that it is definitely a large-scale rich mine.

"Take me there quickly." Liu Rengui was also excited. If what Luo Hansheng said was true, then even if he couldn't find Luzon this time, the voyage this time would not be regarded as a failure, and it could even be said to be a great success. It's a big profit.

"Yes."

Chapter 565 This Is Not a Silver Mine, It's a Silver Mountain

Chapter 30 This is not a silver mine, it is a silver mountain

Under Liu Rengui's order, the entire fleet immediately set sail and began to head towards the place Luo Hansheng said. The distance between the two sides was not very far, and in just two hours, the fleet arrived near an island.

This island is very large, with a length of more than ten miles and a width of more than five miles. It is much larger than the Dongsha Island that I passed by before. The island is lush with lush jungles and the sounds of flowers and birds are endless, making it particularly vibrant.

However, after landing on this island, Liu Rengui was entangled, and looked left and right with the chart: "It's strange, why is there no information about this island on the chart? Such a large island, I am afraid it is already the largest island in the South China Sea." Oshima, His Highness is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, how could he not know? Could it be a mistake? Forgot to mark it?”

"It's normal, who gave him His Highness's sea chart? Immortal Zhenyuan. When did Immortal Zhenyuan become a god? In ancient times. How long has it been since Immortal Zhenyuan came to the world? We don't know, but according to my knowledge It is estimated that within at least 1000 years, the Great Immortal Zhenyuan has not come to the world, if this is the case, then this problem can be explained."

Liu Rengui was tangled, but Luo Hansheng was quite calm.

Picking up another stone, he pointed to the texture on the stone and analyzed: "But when did this island appear, you can tell by looking at this stone. Although I can't determine the exact time, but according to the texture on the stone. It's okay to calculate a vague time-according to my experience, although this island is lush with trees, it will definitely not appear for more than 500 years.

That is to say, this island only surfaced after Immortal Zhenyuan, it would be strange if the old man knew about it.The sea chart he gave His Highness was a map of the South China Sea at least 1000 years ago, and this island appeared within 500 years, so it is normal not to have it on the sea chart. "

"So that's the case, it makes sense." Liu Rengui finally resolved the doubt in his heart.

"I won't talk to you about this, let's go and see the silver mine." Luo Hansheng urged, "I can't wait any longer."

"Yes, yes, the silver mine is important." Liu Rengui also reacted, what are you doing entangled with the island at this time?Doesn't matter if he owns it or not, at worst, just mark it up. How can there be anything more important than silver mines right now?

The location of the silver mine is so easy to find, it's on a mountain wall at the edge of the island, otherwise, according to the exploration ship's rough exploration, it is estimated that they didn't even go to the center of the island, so how could it be so easy to find?

"My lord, this is here." The captain of the exploration ship, Mu Hong, respectfully handed over a fist-sized silver ore, and introduced: "We have found dozens of such ores nearby. According to our estimation, the interior of the island should There are more, but our number is too small, and the island is too big, and our subordinates are afraid of danger, so we have not had time to explore."

Speaking of this, Mu Hong suddenly became excited: "But what we found is enough for us to make this trip worthwhile."

Liu Rengui asked curiously, "Oh? How do you say that?"

"My lord, please take a look." Mu Hong pulled out his sword and slashed a few times on the nearby mountain wall. After the outer stone skin was cut off, a silver light shone In everyone's eyes.

"This is... what is this?" Liu Rengui began to tremble all over his body, and he stammered even more, full of disbelief. In fact, he already had a guess in his mind, but this guess was so scary that he couldn't believe it. Even he himself couldn't believe it.

"Hurry up, knock down all the stone walls." Luo Hansheng was the first to react and ordered excitedly.

"Yes."

This mountain wall is not small, with a height and width of about ten feet. If someone else wanted to open it up, it would take a lot of effort.Fortunately, I found out that this is Liu Rengui's fleet. There are not many other ships in the fleet, but there are enough people. Even if there are only 200 people on each of the more than 50 ships, there are still 1 people. The troop carrier dedicated to combat has more people on it, so it is no problem to deal with a mountain wall.

With everyone's concerted efforts, it only took half a day to open up the entire mountain wall. After the stone skin on the entire mountain wall was removed, everyone was completely stunned by the scene in front of them.

I saw that the originally gray mountain wall was emitting dazzling silver light at this moment, dazzling everyone's eyes, and they could barely breathe—what kind of mountain wall is this? This is clearly a silver mountain, but it was covered by the stone skin before. , It was not until today that I saw the light of day.

The atmosphere at the scene was oppressive...

"Gudu!" Liu Rengui swallowed with difficulty, not only him, but almost everyone swallowed secretly when seeing this scene - it wasn't that they had any bad thoughts, it was purely a subconscious reaction .

Liu Lie was the most unbearable, his saliva almost wet his front, and he didn't know it. He asked Liu Rengui in a daze, "Master, do you think this is silver?"

"Whoo~"

Everyone's breathing suddenly became a little heavy, and everyone's eyes turned to Liu Rengui, making him feel like a light was on his back.

Liu Rengui said dryly, "Except for silver, I really don't know anything that can emit such a seductive light."

"boom!"

The crowd suddenly exploded, and everyone went crazy.

"Is it really silver?"