Chapter 127 [The Missing Eagle Brother]
Xin Cheng was quite knowledgeable about bows and crossbows. He put the candle in his hand on the ground, then sat down and began to study how to transform these old bows and crossbows, with an immersed look.
The crossbow compartment was dim, and Jiang Lili said worriedly, "It's so dark here, it hurts my eyes."
Marquis Zhaoping shook his head. "Cheng'er is like this. Once he starts researching something, he loses all appetite and doesn't want to eat or sleep. He won't withdraw from his own world until he completes it."
Jiang Lili silently gave a thumbs up. This is the kind of employee that a boss loves the most.
Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang for a rechargeable desk lamp, flipped on the switch and placed it next to Xin Cheng, and the light in the cabin suddenly became much brighter.
Marquis Zhaoping was surprised: "What is this? Is it used for starting fires?"
Jiang Lili explained, "This is called a desk lamp. It works the same way as the flashlight we used last time in Qinglin Mountain."
Marquis Zhaoping understood that Jiang Lili had taken out too many strange and bizarre treasures. Although he knew it was unlikely that they were all given by Jiang Lili's elusive grandfather, he did not ask any more questions after learning how to use these treasures.
His powerful daughter-in-law has many secrets. Now that the family has shared weal and woe, they have developed trust. She doesn't need to know all the secrets, she just needs to help Jiang Lili keep them safe.
Xin Che marked a few locations on the deck diagram: "We can set up some traps and ambushes under the deck to protect people and property."
Marquis Zhaoping observed the situation and offered a precise suggestion: "We can hang anti-grabbing nets around the ship. This will prevent the pirates' flying claws from being able to cling to the side of the ship."
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The Xin family father and son provided suggestions for improvement one after another, and Wen Qiao gained a lot of inspiration.
She secretly sighed that the wisdom and strategy of the ancients in fighting were no less than those of modern people, it was just that the conditions of the times they lived in were different.
Jiang Lili looked around the huge hull of the Tianxuan and said, "Renovating a merchant ship is not a one- or two-day process, and pirates can come at any time. We need to prepare emergency tools, such as pepper spray."
"Yes." Wen Qiao reviewed the results of the previous discussion. "I have already started training the crew members on how to react to pirates. However, their skills cannot be developed so quickly. We still need to prepare some weapons that everyone can use."
The night sky was dotted with stars and the night was getting darker. After finishing today's discussion, everyone returned to their cabins to rest.
Xin Cheng, who had been working day and night, was also woken up by Chen and forced to go to sleep.
Jiang Lili quietly went to Wen Qiao's room and said, "Wen Qiao, some of the things you asked Xiaopang to buy have arrived."
Wen Qiao came out and closed the door gently: "My sister is sleeping, let's go to the other side to talk."
Wen Qiao laughed as she walked, "She was so enthusiastic during the military training last night, she didn't look like she had just been sick. She slept really well when she came back home that night."
She found that she became more talkative after traveling here, and she couldn't help but say a few more words when she saw Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili took out a telescope, a temperature and humidity measuring instrument, a barometer, a safety rope and other professional equipment that Wen Qiao had purchased for her from her backpack.
"Unlike modern weather forecasting systems, we can use temperature, humidity, air pressure, and wind direction to predict weather changes in the near future."
The two walked onto the deck. At this time, everything was silent, with only the sound of the water as the Tianxuan sailed.
Wen Qiao explained the functions of these tools to Jiang Lili. She weighed the telescope in her hand and said, "It would be great if we could use a drone to monitor the situation in the nearby sea area. Unfortunately, there is no signal here, so we can't transmit images in real time."
"Drone..." Jiang Lili always felt that she had something on hand that could replace the drone to investigate the situation, and it would be more timely.
What on earth had she forgotten...
Something that can fly in the sky and detect situations...
"Ah! I remember now!"
"Where's my eagle!"
Jiang Lili suddenly remembered that she had picked up an eagle in the Qinglin Mountains. Later on the road, this guy appeared less and less frequently, especially when they arrived in Lianzhou, it was nowhere to be seen.
If the cans she placed on the windowsill had not disappeared every two or three days, she would have thought that this guy had run back to the mountains.
"eagle?"
Wen Qiao was surprised. Was it the eagle she imagined?
Jiang Lili: "Yes, I'm an English major. Isn't it normal for me to be able to communicate with an eagle?"
Wen Qiao: "...I haven't heard such a cool pun in a long time."
However, she thought about how Jiang Lili had shown her talent for languages when she was in high school. Although she was born in a small fishing village, her English was better than that of her classmates who had received training. Her English teacher said that Jiang Lili had a good sense of language.
Jiang Lili told Wen Qiao about the Miao tribe. Wen Qiao listened to the thrilling experiences of Jiang Lili and her friends and found that time travel was more interesting than she had imagined.
"It's a pity it's too late today. If I blow the whistle to call the falcon, it might disturb the others' sleep. I'll try again tomorrow morning."
Jiang Lili shook her head and placed a can of meat near the side of the boat. She didn't know what Brother Eagle was busy with recently.
The two chatted until late at night. Jiang Lili didn't feel comfortable going back to her cabin, so she went to Wen Qiao's room to sleep for the night.
Little did she know that in her original cabin, someone was staring at the empty bed next to her own, lost in thought.
Could it be that the cabin below deck is narrow and the beds are too close together, and she minds it?
That night, what was darker than the night itself was Xin Che's face.
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The next morning.
When Jiang Lili opened her eyes, Wen Xiaomei was squatting beside the bed looking at her.
The girl was squatting with her little head resting on the edge of the bed. Her eyes were shining when she looked at her, and she was very cute.
Jiang Lili rubbed Wen Xiaomei's head sleepily: "How is it? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Wen Xiaomei shook her head and said, "Look how energetic I was when I scolded them last night. The medicine you fed me was very effective."
She took out a conch with gradient colors and said, "Sister, this gift is for you. Thank you for introducing me to so many new friends. I'm so happy!"
She hadn't had such a lively time for a long time. Seeing so many people of her age last night, she felt full of energy and her illness healed instantly.
Jiang Lili had never seen such a beautiful conch before. She thought this must be Wen Xiaomei's most precious treasure.
"There's a hole in one end of the conch, so you can blow it. And if you put it to your ear, you can hear the sound of the ocean."
Wen Xiaomei placed the conch shell next to Jiang Lili's ear.
Jiang Lili heard a sound in her ears. Although she knew that it was the sound of sound wave resonance, she felt touched when she heard it in this situation.
Jiang Lili couldn't let go of the conch and said, "Wait a minute, I have a gift for you too."
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