The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 3: Sand Dragon Roll (Part 1)

Jonah’s question was not answered. Hannah Stewart was not a hospitable host. Before she drew out her big gun and broke the annoying questioner, Danny came forward and knocked out the astrologer apprentice. In fact, it doesn’t take much effort to knock him out, just aim at the big purple bag on the back of his head and just chisel it a little,

"Wait, it's like this again..." Muttering and falling to the floor, Jonah suddenly realized that he had missed too many things because of his coma.

After waking up again, the sun was still shining. I don’t know if it was the same day or fainted for a whole night. Jona groaned and moved his body. The wound under the bandage on his arm hurt and itchy. Three ropes are tied to the main mast, and the place where each rope is in contact with the body is padded with thick linen to prevent it from fraying. Obviously, it was done by the kind Danny.

The three-masted sailboat "Bactria's Gale" built on the sandworm has now become a Bactria tortoise, slowly creeping in the endless sea of ​​sand, the sails languishing listlessly, and the air is like a piece The scorching coal, there is not even a trace of wind,

"Hannah, starboard, they are catching up." Danny Stewart exclaimed, "Can't you speed up a little bit."

"It's a windless period, you idiot. There will be no northwest wind until an hour later." Hannah yelled back unwillingly, "How much ahead of them."

"Half the hull." My brother said nervously,

Hannah frowned, "Shoot."

"What." Danny gasped. "This cannon consumes 50 silver coins of magic spar every time it is reloaded. My father was reluctant to use it. It is not the style of sand thief to post money after fighting. Ah, sister."

"Fire the gun, even if you are hungry, you can't let the Schmidt **** ride on your head." Hannah stood behind the wheel rudder and said loudly. The dangerous gray-green eyes aim at the starboard side,

It took five minutes for the apprentice astrologer to understand the situation. At the right rear of the three-masted ship sailing at the speed of the tortoise, there was a large brig sailing at the same speed of the tortoise, with five on each mast. With square sails, the bow is equipped with sloping mast sails. Of course, each square sail hangs weakly and weakly.

There is a man standing on the bow of the boat yelling something here, too far away, can’t hear the sound,

"Chichi...bang."

Hannah’s long gun made a sharp sound of valve relief, and spewed steam. The arm of the contemporary Stuart Patriarch trembled, and his muscles bulged. With the huge mechanical impact, the gun burst into a milky white cloud, a small one. The bullet pierced the fog and lased away, too fast to see the trace,

The man behind the bow of the ship sat down on the ground with a cry, covered his shoulders and yelled vigorously,

Danny covered his face: "Now I have to compensate people for medical expenses. This is the first time, Hannah."

"According to what I said, just kill them secretly. The sandstorm at dusk will not leave any trace." A scary smile appeared on the corner of my sister's mouth,

Danny? Stewart sighed: "We are no longer sand thieves, but Stewart courier. The so-called courier, you can’t just draw a gun and kill people casually, otherwise no customer dare to talk to us for business, saying Get up, the head of the ship ordered last year has not been paid to others. Although Aunt Yangka is a good old friend of his father, she can't always owe her to others."

"Fire." Hannah stared at her chattering brother,

"Look, Hannah, the distance is gradually widening. It seems that Schmidt’s cellulite is not completely cured, and the resistance is still great." Danny pointed to the starboard side,

Jona turned his head and saw that the sand-eater under the pedestal of the two-masted sailboat was slowly slowing down, and his chubby mouth was weakly swallowing the yellow sand. The chatter seemed to be very excited and twisted into an S-shape. How much faster humans can walk away from each other at high speed,

"Ahem." Jonah couldn't help but said, "What are you doing."

"Competition." Danny turned to look at the important goods, "You are awake, stop talking nonsense this time, please, two gold coins."

"This speed...what's going on." Jonah stared at the dunes receding at a very slow speed.

Danny glanced at his sister, Hannah was proudly waving a big gun to demonstrate to the defeated generals, and did not pay attention to them. "It is a windless period. In this unfortunate season, five days before noon to dusk every day. The hour is completely windless, and you can only move forward by relying on the movement speed of the chirping body. You have also seen that the sand eater is a kind and lazy animal, and their maximum speed is only 2 to 3 knots. Then again, This is also the reason why they are willing to live with us. Sails can increase the speed of eating sandworms to 15 to 20 knots. The total amount of yellow sand they swallow has doubled, and the rich nutrients are greatly conducive to growth." Danny patiently Explained,

"Then, who are they and why are they competing." Jonah’s questions came up one after another. The more you understand, the more difficult it is to understand this continent.

"They are the Schmidt family." My brother spit, "Like our family, they are also the Zavi people who crossed the river from the Western Continent to make a living here more than ten years ago. We compete. Now we switch to express delivery, and they also change to express delivery. They are really lingering guys... If they run the same route, they will definitely challenge us. Over time, it becomes a speed race. Who will arrive first? The destination is the winner, and the prize for the winner... is the great psychological superiority."

Jonah didn’t quite understand this inexplicable competition, but he didn’t delve into it this time, because the faces of the partners came to mind again, "By the way, Danny, you really didn’t see my partners. A tall knight, a woman..."

Danny interrupted him with a frowning face: "Indeed, I haven't seen any of them, and I haven't heard from them, my friend...goods."

"So at least tell me the origins of Hannah and Mr. Henry." Jonah asked,

"Who is Mr. Henry." My brother questioned, and then he patted his thigh: "The Henry you said'crimp Henry's prosthesis'. He is a celebrity. I always thought he was just an ordinary crip who lost his prosthesis. ."

The astrologer apprentice opened his mouth: "I don't know, then why did you stop me from asking Hannah."

Danny shook his finger: "I'm saving your life, cargo. The gun was obtained by our dad through a very secret incident. Don't ask this question in the future. I can't guarantee that it will be timely every time. Knock you out, "

At this time, Hannah Stewart shouted from the bow: "Look at the weather, brother."

Danny Aung started: "Well, yes, very good weather, sister, if we can find a good haven, we should enjoy a relaxing picnic."

With a bang, a stone hit his forehead accurately, "I mean looking at the horizon, is that cloud a bit strange." My sister pointed to the northeast,

Jonah also saw the cloud, an ordinary cotton-like cloud floating on the horizon, there is nothing special about it,

Danny Stewart held his forehead and looked, his face immediately turned pale: "If you read it right, according to my father's long-term teaching...this is a storm."

"Yes, and I think it's a tornado cloud." Hannah nodded,

"From the shape and scale...half an hour, lower the sail." Danny jumped up and issued the order. In fact, he was the one who executed the order. Jonah, who was tied to the mainmast, watched him frantically. Untied the cable, lowered the mainmast rear mast, fore mast horizontal sail, small spinnaker, sweating profusely,

The astrologer apprentice couldn't help but say: "If you untie the rope on my body, I think I can help."

Danny glanced at him scornfully and contemptuously: "It’s not that I despise you, friend... Cargo, sailing is a profound knowledge. Only a child like me who grew up on a boat can do this well. Although the work on the ship seemed simple, it was actually full of potential dangers..." Before the words fell, a folding mast detached from the cable swept over and smashed the preacher, "...just like this ." Danny lay down on the ground calmly and ended his speech.

"Damn, they are catching up again." Hannah yelled,

The Schmidt’s brig sailing approached the starboard aft again, and the sandworm wriggled vigorously, looking very excited. The man in the bow picked up a huge crossbow and aimed at this side cursingly, Danny? Stewart took a look, but jumped up and laughed: "Yes, right, shoot me an arrow, everyone is even, and there is no need to pay for medical expenses."

Hannah said angrily: "We have to get rid of them. They must have used stimulants on the bugs, these inhuman things."

My brother grabbed the last rope and gasped: "The tornado is coming soon. Don't worry about the race at this time. Just worry about how to survive. Sister, about four miles south from here, a huge rock is formed. If we can arrive in time as a natural safe haven, we might be able to minimize the loss."

Jonathan looked around, wondering: "What wind are you talking about, isn't it a windless period now."

Danny slapped his forehead: "The Lord God Luta is here, you are really an ignorant folk, the desert dry tornado is the most terrifying disaster on this continent, the most powerful weapon, the greatest miracle, if it happens In the plain area, a city can be easily destroyed. The endless sand, sea and drought tornadoes at the turn of spring and summer are more likely to appear. That tornado cloud is a sign. As long as you have seen it once, you will no longer understate the words'what wind 'This kind of bullshit, Hannah, what should I do now? With the speed of chirping, it's hard to get to a safe haven. Should I just anchor."

"...Raise the sails." Hannah Stewart stood tall in the bow, her voice firmly,

"What."

Danny glanced at the sail that was struggling to lower, his lips trembled helplessly,