"Starting tomorrow, start the steam engine, break away from the ocean current, and head southeast. We will no longer need to conserve coal!"
"Xiao Mo, do you mean... we're almost there?" The usually calm Great Elf was now flustered.
"Yes, we should be able to see land in three or four days at most."
"That's great! I hope the teacher is alright!"
"Yes! It definitely will!" Qin Mo agreed confidently.
When the North Pacific Current approaches the North American continent, it shifts northeastward. Since Qin Mo was heading south to Mexico, he planned to change course early to take a shortcut and save time. After more than a month of sailing, the crew members were already quite anxious.
After the steam boilers had been shut down for more than thirty days, the flames were reignited. Several hours later, the rumbling sound resumed, and the ship's speed increased rapidly. Then the fleet headed southeast.
Despite making thorough preparations, it was still her first transoceanic voyage, and she was also haunted by the shadows of her past life. In the past thirty-odd days, Qin Mo hadn't had a single good night's sleep. Now, as she was about to arrive at the New World, Qin Mo's tense nerves finally relaxed, and she slept soundly for a long time.
Qin Mo slept soundly and was just drifting off to sleep when the door was suddenly banged on!
He snapped awake, instantly leaping from the bed to the door and casually opening it.
"What's wrong? You can see land? But wait! There should still be some distance!"
"Qin Mo... I smell... Hulakan's scent!" Nelia stood outside the door, her face unusually pale.
"Hulakan? How could this be at this time of year? Are you... sure?" Qin Mo's face also turned pale.
Nelia nodded, and a look of fear appeared in the eyes of the powerful Elf King.
"Holy crap, can I really be this unlucky?!"
Hulakan means "demon" in Caribbean languages and is one of the creator gods in Mayan mythology, the god of whirlwinds and thunderstorms.
Of course, the "Hurakan" that Nelia mentioned is not some kind of god, but rather—a hurricane!
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