Chapter 309 PTSD

"It doesn't sound like a good idea, but it's the only way we can get out of this." Conrad said.

"Yes, but you're the one who got us into this shitty situation! There might be Cthulhu in that sea area. If we're lucky, we can visit R'lyeh before we die!" Chen Ke said angrily.

"I promise you, Chen Ke, there are things in this world that are more terrifying than Cthulhu." Nathan said.

As he spoke, a cannonball fell on the side of the ship, exploding a splash of water. The ship also shook, and the wine bottle on the table fell to the ground, and the amber wine spilled all over the floor.

Everyone stabilized and looked out the window.

"Damn, is this the Middle Ages? What kind of cannonballs are they firing?" Chen Ke cursed.

"A small-caliber cannon can sink this ship with one shot. Fortunately, the distance is far enough." Conrad said.

As soon as the voice fell, another cannonball hit the sea near the bow, and the whole ship shook violently for a while. Chen Ke swore that he would never take a boat again in his life, and regretted why he did not choose to drive to Norton City.

However, now that things have come to this, complaining and regretting are useless. He can't do anything now. He can only pray that the ship is lucky enough not to be shot before entering that sea area.

Conrad did not let them go back to the crew rest area, but suggested that they stay in the captain's room, and then he ran to the wheelhouse to command.

Although the bridge is more dangerous than below the deck, there are windows on three sides here, and you can see the situation outside, which is much better than the closed environment below.

The whole ship is turning its bow and heading north, and it seems that it is ready to enter the mysterious sea.

On the sea, the enclosed area will not be like on land, where you will be given a circle of barbed wire or a wall. You can only judge whether you have entered that sea area based on longitude and latitude.

Laura and Nathan stood at the table studying the nautical chart. They nodded while observing it, as if they had obtained some information.

"Do you understand the nautical chart?" Chen Ke asked suddenly.

"I learned it from my grandfather." The two said in unison. After that, they looked at each other in surprise.

These two people lied with the same excuse.

"Okay... what did you see?" Chen Ke leaned over and looked at the map.

The sea chart was nothing special in Chen Ke's eyes. He only understood the forbidden waters that Conrad circled on the map, and he didn't know anything else.

"Sea charts are different from maps. They will mark ocean currents, waterways, longitude and latitude and other information. This sea chart has been marked by Conrad with a marker pen in many places, and as long as you observe carefully, you will find that some waterways have been traced by him with a red marker." Laura said.

The waterway mark on the sea chart was originally red, and it was really hard to tell which line was traced at a glance. Conrad was a holy relic smuggler, and it was normal for him to mark some business routes and strange places on the sea chart.

"This ship is not a fishing boat at all. They must be smuggling. What do you think they will smuggle?" Nathan asked, looking at Laura.

"Guns? People? Or...holy objects?" Laura whispered.

"Maybe we should find a chance to go down to the fish hold and take a look..." Nathan smiled.

"Maybe it should be so..." Laura rarely agreed with Nathan's point of view.

Chen Ke hugged his chest and sweated on his forehead. These two people thought the situation was not complicated enough? Doing tricks on other people's ships, waiting for others to throw you down to feed the fish?

"Hey, hey...should we keep a low profile? What happened on this ship has nothing to do with us. Let him transport whatever he wants! We are just in a hurry!" Chen Ke said.

"Be a little adventurous, Chen Ke." Nathan said.

"We are taking risks now..." Chen Ke said.

Under the command of Conrad, the ship shuttled through the bombardment. It must be said that as an old man, he is not very popular, but as a captain, he is still very powerful.

The Endurance was never hit. Half an hour later, the four ships no longer followed, but turned their bows and disappeared from the horizon.

"It looks like success." Chen Ke looked at the horizon through the window.

"You call this success? I prefer to call it that we are in." Nathan complained.

Conrad walked into the captain's room. He looked exhausted. After half an hour of busy work, his face and expression were completely different from before he went out.

The Endurance sailed steadily on the sea. The sky was cloudless and the sea was very calm. From the coordinates, the ship had indeed entered the forbidden sea area, but the surrounding situation was very peaceful.

Chen Ke turned on his spiritual vision and quickly scanned the hull. The calmer it was, the more likely it was to have strange things. He was very worried whether something strange would climb up the ship.

For now, there is no, of course, only humanoid.

"We are out of danger. But new dangers are still waiting for us. Be prepared, gentlemen and ladies. Now, get out of my captain's room!" Conrad said.

The three did not say anything to Conrad. They left the captain's room in silence and returned to the crew rest area under the deck.

"His personality is so weird, every time we meet, he seems like a different person." Nathan complained.

"He has PTSD and is a veteran of the Gulf War." Chen Ke said.

"What?! PTSD?" Laura was surprised.

"Otherwise, why do you think Conrad is so eccentric?" Chen Ke asked back.

PTSD, commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder, is a delayed or persistent mental disorder that may occur when a person witnesses a large number of deaths and injuries, limbs being broken, or the body being traumatized mentally or physically.

This mental disorder is a kind of protection of the human body for self-awareness, delaying or decomposing the mental shock that was enough to destroy reason at the time, allowing victims to maintain basic normal cognition, but it will also destroy their ability to control emotions.

The manifestation of this symptom will also show different reactions according to the differences in the mental resistance of different individuals. For example, some people will become numb and indifferent from then on, some people will have nightmares and repeat the experience and experience of the scene at that time, and some people will become highly alert, irritable and paranoid.

Obviously Conrad belongs to the third case.

Soldiers who have been on the battlefield are most likely to suffer from PTSD, especially in battlefields with fierce fighting. The United Federation has opened a special veterans club to comfort these veterans and provided considerable humanitarian assistance.

"My mood has worsened, Chen Ke, and I suddenly realized that getting on this ship is the biggest adventure of my life." Nathan pinched the bridge of his nose, a little helpless.

"Me too." Laura sighed.

Chen Ke did not respond, because he knew that the real test was still to come.

At this moment, this sea was their biggest enemy.