Chapter 125 The Scudner Expedition

While Liu Huaiyu was busy drilling, Qin Mo received her new ship at the dock, accompanied by the ship designer, "Siman".

"Your Highness, this ship is very fast and can take advantage of all kinds of winds. Apart from its strange name, it is perfect. We need to give it a new name." After disembarking, Simon spoke at length to Qin Mo about the traditions of the Elven race. How could such a perfect ship be called "Skuna"?

Qin Mo stroked the slender hull, looking at the familiar ship shape, and memories kept flooding back.

He himself fell into the water from a "Scoon" and miraculously came into this world. He drew simple blueprints from memory, and after many twists and turns, Seaman finally built it.

In Qin Mo's previous life, "schooner" generally referred to a two-masted schooner, derived from a Scottish word (schoon) meaning to leap on water. This illustrates the characteristics of a two-masted schooner.

The Scotsman has two mainmasts, one high and one low, with two square or barred sails on each mast, as well as very large spruce sails at the fore and aft. It is powerful against the wind and can adapt to seas with various wind directions.

The route from Tai An to Luzon traverses the vast South China Sea, making large, tall-masted galleons quite suitable. As one becomes more familiar with the route, it becomes safer and faster. However, for exploratory voyages southeast from Luzon Island, Chinese junks or medium-sized schooners are far more suitable.

To the southeast of Luzon lies a vast archipelago, numbering in the thousands. Allen spent several years exploring that archipelago, but found nothing. It was far too difficult for him to explore the entire East Indies with his single exploration fleet lacking modern positioning technology.

Qin Mo coveted the East Indies, which also had another name – the Spice Islands.

"Syman, get ready. Bring enough supplies and check the ships. Tomorrow we'll explore new waters."

"Your Highness, if you intend to explore that area in the southeast, I advise you to abandon this idea. There are many reefs there, the currents are turbulent, the wind direction is unpredictable, and more importantly, there is nothing there, let alone... no trace of elves."

Seaman had been following Allen on his sea voyages to explore and search for Qin Mo's mother, Luna. He had a deep understanding of this sea area and had lost countless lives during his years of explorations. He didn't want anything to happen to Qin Mo, a lord with close ties to the elves.

“Siman, as a great elven race, how can you be afraid of sailing? Don’t worry, I found the nautical chart my mother left me, and we have what we need over there.” Exploring at sea isn’t just about knowing the location of your target; you also need to pay attention to ocean currents and wind direction. Siman was a good first mate, so Qin Mo didn’t hesitate to recruit him.

Before dawn, the "Scoon" left the dock of Luzon Port and headed straight south. As the sun rose, Qin Mo, bathed in the golden sunlight, once again struck the "Battle of the Angry Seas" pose, but this time... no waves could blow him out to sea.

After sailing south from Luzon for two days, the "Skuna" entered the Sulu Sea. To the southwest of the Sulu Sea lies Malaysia, and to the east, Mindanao. At the southern end of the Sulu Sea, there is an island situated precisely between Mindanao and Malaysia. Qin Mo plans to build a small supply port there to provide mid-journey resupply services for future transport.

Although Holo is an island, it is actually an island with an area of ​​over 900 square kilometers. The island has several volcanoes, many rivers, and many plains suitable for growing rice, making it a good colony.

"Your Highness, is this really Saint Luna's sea map? As far as I know, Saint Luna has never been to this area... but how do you seem so familiar with it?"

Seaman was utterly impressed by Qin Mo's navigation skills. Qin Mo started heading straight south, then turned east at a certain latitude, and soon saw Holo Island, which clearly had all the basic conditions for human survival.

"How much of the elven heritage did you receive? How much did my mother receive? How do you know the elven sages never came here?"

Qin Mo silenced Ximan with a questioning tone. Ximan tended to become a chatterbox whenever he was around, which was incredibly annoying. Did Qin Mo think he knew the coordinates of important ports by heart?

"Then... Your Highness, can we find... the way home?" Siman's eyes welled up with tears. He mainly cultivated alchemy and did not have the hardened heart of the battle maniac Allen.

“Siman, the Elven race has very advanced seafaring technology. Since your homeland is at the ‘end of the world,’ we need to keep exploring in order to find our way home.”

Qin Mo didn't tell Ximan the truth because he felt that Africa and the Americas were too far away for them now. Ocean exploration wasn't as exciting as they imagined; it was more about anxiety and bloodshed.

When Columbus discovered the New World, he only had three ships. In the end, everyone opposed continuing the voyage, so Columbus had to agree with them that he would sail for another two more days, and if that didn't work, he would turn back. That's how he discovered the Caribbean islands.

Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe was marred by rebellion and plague, and he himself died mysteriously at the hands of the natives. The whole process was shrouded in conspiracy.

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