Chapter 405 Dilemma
"Who said I was going to find my mother?"
Qin Mo asked Amanda, Isabel's "daughter," with a puzzled look, and then saw a hint of annoyance in her eyes before she turned to tidy up the coffins on the ship.
The coffins were all large and heavy, with exquisite patterns covering the entire surface. Moreover, the patterns engraved on them were all different, clearly related to their rank and family.
Looking at the small sloop whose hold and deck were filled with coffins, Qin Mo asked Amanda helplessly, "I have a question, if I may ask, do you... suck blood on the days you're not asleep?"
“Your Highness Qin Mo, I think you have a deep misunderstanding about us vampires. We drink alcohol and eat meat just like you humans. It’s just that we crave blood when we are injured or in a hurry to increase our strength. As for those behaviors that you call ‘cruel blood feasts,’ they are more of an ancient custom than a necessary form of eating.”
Amanda finished speaking coldly, and seeing that Qin Mo's expression was not good, she continued, "We will absolutely not harm humans in your territory, as long as they do not anger us."
“Amanda, since we are cooperating, we should take into account each other’s customs and habits. If anyone has really offended you, I hope that we can resolve the issue together.”
"Yes, Your Highness Qin Mo, we will exercise restraint."
Seeing that Amanda had agreed, Qin Mo finally felt relieved. As for their thirst for blood, let them settle it themselves on those small islands in the South Seas! There are still many places there that are unwilling to accept the "friendship" of the Taiyuan Expeditionary Caravan!
Amanda was quite handy and quickly took the initiative to repair the mast and hull cracks of the sloop. Then she hoisted the sails and became a sailor without any complaints.
"Amanda, besides fighting, what else can you do?"
"I can also sail a sailboat, Your Highness!"
"...What I mean is...can you make clocks? Precise clocks!"
"Yes, Your Highness, I can also engrave magic arrays. I must say, the magic array on your small boat is quite crude. If I have the materials, I can repair it for you."
Qin Mo shrugged to indicate that he had no materials, and then began to think about how to fully extract the value from this vampire duke.
Amanda wanted to follow him for twenty years, and Qin Mo believed that this was Isabelle repaying a favor in disguise, so he would have to exploit her without hesitation.
Why not take advantage of it!
Qin Mo used a sextant to calculate and determined that she was currently in the southern part of the Namibian Sea, not far from the Cape of Good Hope.
On the third day of their voyage, Qin Mo adjusted the course and turned southeast. The strong southwest winds provided the sloop with ample power, and the two began taking turns steering, sailing day and night towards Cape Town.
Britain is an island nation, and Amanda had lived on the island with Isabel for hundreds of years. She was quite proud of her knowledge of navigation, but after only three days, she quietly put away her arrogant thoughts.
Qin Mo's slingshot may look small, but Amanda immediately sensed its difference once she got her hands on it.
First of all, the speed was so fast that it exceeded Amanda's understanding accumulated over hundreds of years. She had always thought that Qin Mo maintained the high speed by relying on the wind-gathering array that obviously focused on long-term endurance, but now she realized that the "Crimson Rose" lost not unjustly at all.
Although the hull of this sloop looks thin and fragile, its stability is surprisingly good. Even when it is tilted to the side by 30 degrees by strong crosswinds, it can still maintain a straight course.
That's not all. As someone who received personal instruction from Prince Isabella, the Duke of Amanda couldn't understand how Qin Mo determined the course.
"How did he determine the sailboat's location? Was it with that crudely made instrument?"
If Seaman knew that his meticulously crafted sextant was criticized for being "crude," I wonder what he would think.
Amanda knew that the fundamental element for determining a course was the ship's own positioning, which is why there are many landmarks on nautical charts.
The correct way of sailing today is to sail to a fixed location, such as a small island or a reef, and then determine the next course. If you do not know your specific location and rely on experience to determine the course, it is very easy to get lost.
"Excuse my boldness, Your Highness Qin Mo, are you exploring or searching for... the end of the world?"
"Oh! I am indeed exploring, but not to the ends of the world; I am searching for the way home!"
Qin Mo did not hide his intentions from Amanda. After all, Amanda was going to follow him for twenty years. Since he had made up his mind to squeeze her dry, he had to trust her completely.
As for twenty years from now, her industrial products will surely be sold all over the Western Continent. With Isabel's ruthlessness and the strength of the "Crimson Rose", the Cape of Good Hope will definitely no longer be a secret.
Amanda scoffed at Qin Mo's honesty. The vampire's holy book had long recorded that this continent stretched to the ends of the world, dividing the seas of the East and West into two oceans. How could there be a sea route connecting them?
A few days later, Amanda took the cylindrical object that Qin Mo handed her, and held it in front of her eyes just like Qin Mo had done, then remained motionless for a long time.
The previously blurry land in the distance became incredibly clear, as if magically brought to her eyes, and the dozen or so huge clipper sailboats in the harbor astonished Amanda even more.
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