Chapter Fifty: Setting Sail to Hunt Sharks

  Two "Tianlong" shark-hunting boats were finally completed. The newly painted hulls shone brightly in the sunlight, while the iron spears on the bottom of the ships were extremely sharp, like a hedgehog baring its teeth and claws. At the launching ceremony, Tianlong picked up a bottle of champagne and smashed it against the side of the boat with great force, producing a loud "bang" that echoed through the air above the island for a long time. A dozen or so sturdy young men shouted slogans as they slowly pushed the boats into the sea.

  The hull wobbled slightly in the seawater and floated steadily on the surface.

  "It's a success!" Tian Long shouted loudly. The people on the shore also cheered up.

  Yin Tao's glass bottle bombs were specially made to blow up sharks, with iron nails and stones inside the bottle along with explosives, and fish meat on the outside. When thrown into the sea from a ship, the shark would inevitably open its bloody mouth wide to devour it, and when the bottle exploded in its belly, what kind of effect would that have? Old Fourth Yin Tao is now an extraordinary figure in the hearts of the prisoners. Without his stone thunder cannon, Luo Guoyong wouldn't have surrendered so obediently. Now the "Whirlwind Camp" doesn't know what chaos it will turn into.

  Qian Fangkong didn't get any credit, but in fact the ship was able to be launched all thanks to his efforts. However, no one admired him because he was a prisoner who had committed rape and was already looked down upon by others. A few days ago, he had also made a pass at the wife of the wealthy family's master, which made people even more disgusted with him. He could only keep a low profile and work hard in silence. The ship was well-made, but his merits were still not enough to make up for his mistakes.

  Ying Tianlong seemed to have forgotten about that matter, chatting and laughing with him, even breaking the rules to give him wine to drink, and sending him several bottles of canned goods left by Li Jiao. Qian Fangkong's heart finally balanced a bit.

  The nearly twenty-meter-long, four- or five-meter-wide shark-hunting boat was indeed impressive and very stable, at least making people feel secure when standing on it. Both sides of the boat had oars, with one side able to seat ten people responsible for rowing, while the direction was controlled by the helmsman. The helmsman was no ordinary person, selected from among the entire camp, all of whom had experience working on boats, and some were even boat captains themselves. The rudder is a submerged fixed device used to control the direction of the ship's movement. Shark-hunting boats are not small boats that can be controlled with just wooden oars. From a strict sense, shark-hunting boats belong to the category of flat-bottomed boats. They are just made much larger than ordinary flat-bottomed boats. Under the deck of the boat, wooden partitions were installed, known as watertight bulkheads. The hull was divided into a series of watertight compartments. If the boat suffered damage, these compartments could prevent seawater from flooding the entire hull.

  The rudder designed by Qian Fangkong is very scientific and reasonable, suspended under the tail, and can be lifted and lowered through chains. In shallow water, the rudder blade is raised a little, and the crew uses a short steering oar to navigate, while in deep water, the rudder blade is lowered a little, which is suitable for using a long steering oar. This makes the shark-hunting boat operate flexibly and have the advantage of quick turning in dangerous situations.

  After the two boats docked on the coast, the crew members boarded one after another. One boat could hold twenty or thirty people, with twenty people rowing and one person steering. The rest were hunters. Only the long spears had been replaced with glass bottle bombs. On the shore, Yin Tao had practiced more than once, teaching them hand in hand until they were absolutely qualified. This was no joke, as an exploding bomb on the boat would be fatal.

  Two boats, one commanded by Ying Tianlong and the other by Cui Dahong. Ying Tianlong also ordered each person to bring at least two harpoons with a hook on them. The harpoon can kill sharks and make it easy to pull back dead sharks. Shark hunting is for solving food sources, not for hunting strange things.

  Qian Fangkong also boarded the ship, and he is also considered a half navigation expert.

  Everything is ready, and at Tianlong's order: "Set sail."

  Twenty sailors worked together, and the "Tianlong 1" slowly left the coast and sailed into the sea. Behind it was the "Tianlong 2" commanded by Cui Dahong.

  The people on the coast saw them off as they set sail, no one said a word.

  "The Tianlong 1" first sailed with a short rudder, heading towards the sea where sharks appeared. Along the way, you could hear the heavy breathing of the sailors and the slapping sound of the waves hitting the hull. Today was also a calm and sunny day, the blue water had good visibility, and when passing by the rocky islands, you could see the swaying seaweed and coral trees underwater, which were very beautiful. Countless small fish darted back and forth, playing and swimming. The sailors' eyes were wide with excitement, their enthusiasm bursting forth.

  This time, going out to sea to hunt sharks was different from usual. Firstly, with Tianlong on the ship, people had a sense of security. Secondly, they were no longer using bird guns that would shake violently with one shot, but instead had sharp iron harpoons below the waterline as their defense line, and wooden oars and spearguns as their weapons. They also had homemade bombs and shark repellent. If previous shark hunting trips were a matter of life and death, today was different. There was constant laughter along the way, and some sailors even used fish forks to catch a few sea fish, hiding them away like treasures, turning them into spoils of war. In the evening, they would have gifts when they went to the bar.

  As they approached the shark-infested waters, people immediately fell silent. This sea area had been a forbidden zone for their lives, where countless brothers had lost their lives to sharks, leaving no bodies behind. Blood and seawater mixed together, fresh blood splashing from human bodies, as the sharks' sharp teeth viciously cheered. Every drop of flying blood was plump and full, quickly dispersing in the seawater. The scattered blood stained the sea surface red, as sharks darted through the bloody waters, tearing apart human bodies in their mouths, making death a swift process. The dead may have only felt instant pain, but the living were consumed by terror, their will completely crushed by infinite fear of death.

  Will these unforgettable tragedies be replayed today?

  No one can say it's bad.

  The dragon god's expression was stern as he stared at the temporarily calm sea surface and commanded: "Release the bait."

  Several wooden barrels filled with minced fish meat and fish blood were opened, poured into the sea, and in an instant, the seawater was dyed red. As the waves slowly dispersed, the sea breeze quickly blew the bloody smell in all directions.

  In the distance, a dorsal fin appeared on the surface of the sea, rapidly cutting through the water and shooting over like an arrow.

  This was a large white shark, weighing around 300-400 kilograms. It first circled the fishing boat several times before charging towards the scattered fish remains and swallowing them whole with its huge mouth. Then, more than ten dorsal fins appeared in the back, churning up the sea surface, everywhere were the sharks' swimming shadows, competing and chasing each other, their round eyes gleaming with sinister light.

  Soon, all the food in the water was swept away.

  The sharks began attacking the food standing on the boat.

  Tianlong picked up a fish loaded with explosives and threw it out, a shark leaped up and accurately caught it with its bloody big mouth, then fell into the sea, splashing a large wave. Immediately afterwards, people only heard a dull sound, the shark suddenly jumped up again, this time much lower in height, a strange smoke came out of its open mouth, and when it entered the sea, it was already belly-up and motionless.

  "Quick! Get the harpoon gun and spear it over here, don't let the shark eat it!"

  The flag was raised, and people's confidence greatly increased. Almost simultaneously, four or five fish bombs were dropped from the two boats, and more than a dozen sharks jumped up, big and small, with their eyes wide open, rushing to grab food. A series of dull sounds came from the surface of the sea, and in an instant, five or six sharks lost their lives, staining the sea red with blood.

  A large number of sharks smell the blood and keep coming from afar.

  "Get the dead sharks together," Tianlong shouted loudly. "Pour the shark repellent into the sea, and we'll retreat."

  The helmsman turned the bow of the boat back, and the people on board poured orange shark repellent into the sea. Twenty sailors worked together to propel the shark-hunting boat rapidly towards the shore.

  The onlookers on the shore were thrilled.

  The sharks closed in again, quickly blocking off their retreat.

  The real test has arrived.

  Several large white sharks, weighing five or six hundred pounds, rushed over, but they collided with the sharp iron spears, which were as sharp as hedgehogs. Their skin split open and blood gushed out. They found that the boat had only swayed slightly, without any major damage.

  The long spears thrust down from the ship, however, were infallibly accurate, and every thrust made them pay in blood.

  Sharks attacking turn their target towards their own injured companions, abandoning ship and disregarding them.

  Ying Tianlong laughed, and it wasn't just Ying Tianlong, the entire crew burst out laughing loudly.

  This was an absolutely one-sided war, with the shark hunter emerging unscathed and achieving a complete victory.

  "The Tianlong" returned, with the hull towing seven or eight shark corpses, the largest weighing over 500 pounds. However, upon closer inspection, not a single shark was intact, all having been bitten off to varying degrees. Some were missing tails, some had only half a head left, and others were reduced to just a skeleton, connected from head to tail. It's clear that the sharks' biting force is truly terrifying.

  As soon as the boat reached the shore, people gathered around and lifted Ying Tianlong, who was the first to disembark, and threw him into the air.

  "Hurray for the great leader, long live the Tianlong! Hurray for the great leader, long live the Tianlong!" The slogans echoed through the sky.

  Lu Guo, who was watching the fire from a safe distance, had an expressionless face as he gazed at everything unfolding before his eyes, but in his heart, it was like a stormy sea. What kind of person is this? This kind of person could bear to stay on the island of death for a lifetime, and even if you told him so, he wouldn't believe it.

  The next step is to proactively get close to him, win him over, capture his heart and make him one's own. Because this person will be of great use to oneself in escaping the island.

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