Chapter 901 Modir's Voyage
Gawain's gaze moved back and forth on the page several times before finally suppressing the urge to complain in his mind.
This Archduke Wilder 600 years ago was actually a fan of Gawain Cecil... This made Gawain, who is now Gawain Cecil, feel a sense of embarrassment for no reason.
Then he continued to look down and saw how the ancient aristocrat who took the "explorer" as his mission recounted the series of preparations he made for this adventure——
"...after making up my mind, I set out to build a ship big enough to handle the dangers - it's not easy, as we all know, ever since those devotees of the storm suddenly went mad and stole or scuttled all the ships and fled. After going to sea, the human world has not conducted a decent 'sailing' for nearly a century. There is neither a navigator who can challenge the ocean, nor anyone who knows how to build a ship...
"I went to ask a dwarf friend I met in the early years. It is said that the dwarf kingdom has some skills to navigate in relatively safe waters. At least they know how to build a ship. My friend can help find the craftsman of the ship. Also I know two sea elves - they are not interested in things on land, but they are interested in my magic gems, and for the price of a few gems, they promise to be my navigators...
"While this grand (and possibly lengthy) shipbuilding project was underway, I also found time to make a trip to the South - to visit the contemporary Archduke Cecil. I held out a silver lining to see Cecil Does the family still have the record of Duke Gawain's voyage, but I am also prepared to return empty-handed, because obviously Gawain Cecil didn't want too many people to know about his adventure a hundred years ago Experience, otherwise he doesn't need to erase those clues...
"It turns out that my guess was correct - the descendants of the Cecil family knew nothing about the voyage of their great-grandfather a century ago, and Archduke Cecil was hearing about my plans for the voyage and about the 'Gawain Cecil' Searle also showed some concern when he heard about the mysterious voyage', apparently he thought it was just some folklore with no evidence, and thought I was joking about my own safety... But our exchange was still very pleasant, plug The Sear family is a respectable family, there is no doubt about it, and they chose to bless me after discovering that I was determined.
"After visiting Gawain Cecil's burial chamber and offering my homage and spice wine, I'm back in preparation for my own adventure..."
Gawain quickly skipped over this part and the following large sections of records about shipbuilding and recruiting sailors. His eyes swept over the neatly handwritten words line by line. A life experience of Modier Wilder was as fast as it could be. The movie played quickly flew through his mind-until the day when he entered the voyage of Modir, his reading speed suddenly slowed down.
This is the part he cares most about.
On pages through the centuries,
Records what Modir Wilder experienced after entering the sea:
"...X month X day, after a long period of preparation and careful planning, the 'Adventurer' finally set off on a sunny summer day. We set off from the coast of the east. According to the sea elf navigator's suggestion, first Sail a short distance south along the coastline, and then head east, which minimizes early entry into the storm area - although I am very confident in the protection magic and magic perception system I have designed myself, considering that I can't take the sailors risking my life, I decided to follow the navigator's advice as much as possible...
"X month X day, a day worth recording!
"Not long after we started to adjust our course to the east, we witnessed a 'disorderly turbulence' from a distance. The wall of storm clouds that could almost connect to the sky rose into the sky, instantly causing the entire sea to set off terrifying huge waves. Between the storm and the huge waves is a dense network of energy lightning, each flash contains a power that makes a powerful magician like me terrified, and the entire cloud wall is seemingly slow but inescapable. The speed is moving, I have never seen anything like it in my life!
"Part of the sailors got terrified and started kneeling on the deck and praying to their gods, but soon the First Officer managed to restore order - the First Officer was a trusted retired officer and I'm glad I got him on board Ship. It didn't take long for the sea elf to be the navigator to announce the safety of the road ahead. The expedition ship was at a relatively safe distance, and the terrible storm was moving away from us...
"The crew calmed down and I had the opportunity to observe the storm from such a perfect distance - it was necessary for me to record all its features.
"Disorderly turbulence is not a simple giant wave or tsunami, nor a simple energy storm, but a complex system formed by mixing the two. After observation, I think that the cloud wall connecting the sky and continuously releasing energy lightning should be The 'pillar' and 'power' of the whole system. Its energy fluctuations cause the water-rich atmosphere above the sea to resonate, and I also sense that its bottom is connected to the whole body of water, as if the 'ocean' The highly enriched element carrier plays a role similar to the 'polar focus' in the magic circle, giving an outlet for the energy turbulence in the atmosphere to create such a terrifying cloud wall...
"Maybe that's why there's terribly chaotic turbulence in the ocean, but not on land?
"In addition, the top of the cloud wall can be seen to the naked eye with the phenomenon of cloud layer tearing and floating light surging. In the area where the storm is relatively strong, a luminous phenomenon that is different from the energy flash in the cloud wall can also be observed. It looks like Like pieces of connected 'curtains' that will slowly change as the cloud wall moves... They seem to be located in extremely high places, and the scale may be larger than imagined...
"In some magical writings handed down from ancient times, the scholars of Gondor divided the atmosphere into several layers such as the magic static boundary layer, the turbulent flow layer, and the steady state limit layer. When I saw the scene at the top of the cloud wall, I couldn't bear it. I have some associations... The chaotic turbulence in the sea is so strong that it has surpassed human knowledge of the magical environment, so could it be some kind of 'leakage' from a higher atmosphere? It is possible It is the magic of the turbulent layer that has broken through the protection formed by the near-Earth magnetic field to create such a terrifying phenomenon in the static boundary layer... This is a phenomenon worth recording and studying.
"The sea is full of secrets and dangers.
"Thankfully, the sensing device I designed worked well - the beam in the crystal ball was pointing exactly at the distant storm, proving that it could easily sense the presence of disordered turbulence at great distances , which helps the expedition ship to avoid those seas where the wind and waves are raging in advance..."
While reading these precious words, Gawain frowned and pondered from time to time, or nodded slightly. He even took a piece of scratch paper from the side and wrote on it whatever he thought of at any time.
There is no doubt that "Modir's Travels" is a treasure trove. Its most precious content is not those thrilling and bizarre adventure stories, but the experience and knowledge recorded by Modir Wilder during the adventure process and his knowledge! !
In the chapter "Sail out", Modier Wilder's records and conjectures about disordered turbulence are such extraordinary things. Now that the first phase of the Beigang project has been successfully completed, Byron is working hard for the next step to explore the ocean. The knowledge left by Modier will undoubtedly be of great help to the technicians there, and the significance of this knowledge More than that-
Modier also wrote about his conjectures about the causes of disordered turbulence and his understanding of the layered structure of the atmosphere, with valuable first observations, which, for researchers such as Gawain and Carmel, were even Help them decipher the mysteries of the entire planet!
Gawain studied this travelogue like a serious student, understanding and analyzing every experience and knowledge in it as a source of knowledge, and Modier Wilder's adventures continued to expand in the flow of words. Pushing forward - like almost all adventurers, after an initial smooth voyage, he finally began to run into real trouble.
After entering the far sea, the mysterious ocean showed Modir and his crew the real danger——
"On the XXth day of the month, a terrible storm hit us.
"The sensing device played a role, and for a short time before the storm quickly formed, it started to frantically warn and try to point out where the danger was, but this time the storm was brewing above us - on the expedition ship. Right above, the atmosphere was torn apart, the high-energy reaction fell from the sky, and the entire sea area quickly entered a state of charge. We were surrounded by growing 'cloud walls' in all directions, and the speed was astonishing.
"It was too late when I realized what the chaotic response of the sensors meant - the first mate tried to instruct the sailors to speed up the boat in hopes of rushing out of the 'charging' area before the cloud wall closed, however A huge lightning bolt quickly slammed into the energy shield above our heads. Within a few hours, the 'Adventurer' was loaded into a manic magic cauldron, and the entire ocean boiled. And try to kill the poor creatures in this little ship.
"The sailors did not hopelessly pray to the gods this time - they have no time to spare. In short, the first mate organized as many people as possible to maintain the stability of the ship and the operation of the magic system, and I did my best to ensure the shield. Don't be struck by lightning in the turbulent flow, everything is like a nightmare...
"Of course, since I can leave this note, it means at least one thing: at least I am still alive.
"Yes, this is the end of this storm - I survived, alone.
"Now I'm thrown over a vast ocean, with only a few tattered sampans and a few barrels that are gradually starting to fill, the 'Adventurer' disappears, and at the last moment I see it with my own eyes Of course my crew was not immune to being devoured by the waves - those two sea elf pilots might have survived and they could have dived to take refuge, but now it's obviously impossible for me to join them... In the wind and waves, God knows me How far has drifted.
"The guilt is entangled, and now I have to bear the heavy pressure of dozens of dead souls. Although everyone signed a life-and-death contract before leaving, I didn't bring them here to die...
"It's just that it's useless to say anything now, I think I have to find a way to survive, otherwise who will appease and compensate the families of those crew members? The nobility's responsibility does not allow me to escape in this situation...
"I used magic to collect those floating logs and vats, and reluctantly shaped them into a crappy dinghy, no nails, no ropes, this humble shelter that was connected as a whole by magic, a matter of fresh water It can also be solved with ice spells, food... I hope the fish in the far sea will not be too difficult to swallow.
"As a powerful magician, if you don't encounter 'disorderly turbulence', surviving on this ocean is not a problem in itself, the real problem is... how to get back on the correct course, and how to move quickly and efficiently. Own.
"After all, even a legendary powerhouse can't rely on flying skills to fly all the way from the ocean to the mainland, and rely on power such as creating wind and waves to propel the boat... God knows how long it will take me to see the land.
"Maybe I'll be buried in the next turbulence before then...
"X month X... Through the skills of astrology, I finally succeeded in confirming my approximate bearing and current course, and the conclusion was surprising and disturbing... The storm caused me to deviate greatly from the original course, I Now I am located in the north of the original route, and I am still drifting towards the northwest, which means that I am getting farther and farther from the original goal, and at the same time, I am not in the correct direction to return to the mainland...
"In this direction, I also did not encounter those legendary 'sea-monsters', nor did I encounter those Storm Cultists who fled far away a century ago and were hiding somewhere in the ocean.
"To be honest, now I'd rather meet those dangerous dark cultists...
"It was very difficult to get back on the right course, as I found that astrology wasn't that great on the ocean - the magical environment here was interfering with my starry sky observations, and I lacked a more accurate 'horoscope' For reference. I checked my bearings as best I could, calibrated my direction, and sailed back to the mainland, but I knew in my heart that I was completely lost.
"This vast and endless sea is about to devour me.
"But I will still try.
"X month X day ... little change in vision. The only good news is that I'm still alive and not being swallowed by 'turbulence' - I've encountered turbulence a full three times in such a long time, but every It was very thrilling to pass from a safe distance once, looking at those cloud walls and energy storms from a safe distance, I really doubt whether this is a kind of luck or a curse...
"But anyway, I'm going to keep a detailed record of everything I've observed - there's nothing else to do now anyway.
"...X month X, still wandering, no continents or islands appear, but I suspect that I may still be drifting north, because... I'm starting to feel that it's getting colder and colder around me.
"On the XXth day of the month, a floating iceberg appeared in the field of vision. Am I near the northern part of the mainland? Is it near the Holy Dragon Principality? This is the most optimistic possibility I can think of. I have been sailing westward these days, and also It may be the northwest direction. The only thing you can count on in this direction is the icy coastline in the north of the mainland... I hope my good luck still has some left...
"X month X day, I don't know how to write today's record, I... As an adventurer, well, even a crappy adventurer, I never thought about myself...
"Well, anyway, I saw a dragon.
"A giant blue dragon, flying across the sky in the distance, really..."
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