Chapter 403 Water Thieves and Floods
As soon as he fell into the water, a bone-chilling chill hit his face, penetrating through his clothes and piercing his skin.
But this is not a problem for Gaode.
The extreme cold in the north can't help him, let alone this low temperature.
What really troubled Gothe was that the rapid impact of the current was so shocking that his body was like a fallen leaf, difficult to control, and kept rising and falling among the turbulent waves.
The cold water was poured into his mouth and nose. If he was not careful, he would choke in his lungs.
Gaode quickly held his breath.
On the other side, Tuanzi was holding on tightly to the overturned boat.
Although its body was shaking violently in the water, it was a gifted earth-line creature after all, and it never let the boat waver in the slightest, nor was it washed away.
In addition to the icy cold water, there were also a large number of debris blown by the whirlwind around. Broken branches and broken boards were rushing through the water like hidden weapons, passing Gothe one after another and almost scratching him.
Fortunately, Gothe reacted quickly enough and cast [Blade Protection+] immediately to strengthen his own defense and protect him from the impact of these debris.
Then, a layer of tough and elastic webs grew between his hands and toes.
【Ocean Touch+】.
Relying on his extremely high ability to sense water flow, Gaode stabilized his body in such a chaotic situation and resurfaced.
At this time, he looked at the dumplings and the overturned boat on the side, and made a quick calculation in his mind.
With only the strength of himself and Tuanzi, without a foothold, it was difficult to turn the boat right, and he had to rely on the power of the current.
Gothe carefully observed the direction of the water flow, and with his keen perception, he soon noticed an oblique undercurrent coming.
He felt happy, took a deep breath, dived into the water, and held tightly to the edge of the boat with both hands.
At the same time, Gaode quietly felt the fluctuation of the water flow.
Just at the moment when the undercurrent was about to impact the boat, he and Tuanzi exerted force at the same time, using the reaction force generated by the current impact on the boat, combined with their own strength, to lift it up violently, while Tuanzi pulled the boat hard on the other side.
With their combined force and the force of the undercurrent, the boat turned over at a huge angle, successfully righted itself, and floated on the water again.
Gaode quickly took advantage of the situation and climbed onto the boat, letting out a slight breath.
No wonder the Sea Sentinel mages were sent to do this disaster relief mission. Just like what happened just now, ordinary mages, let alone ordinary people, might have suffered badly.
It is good for mages to have extraordinary power, but low-level mages have extremely limited power when faced with natural disasters of this level.
To be buried in the water before anyone can see him is not called rescue, it is called death.
In fact, there are two routes: land and water. Not to mention first-level mages, even most second-level mages choose the land route.
Otherwise, their rich experience made them understand that after such a super cyclone, the water systems in the Auckland area are too turbulent and not easy to walk.
However, compared with the land route, the advantage of the water route is that the distance is shorter and the time to reach the disaster area is faster.
If everything goes well, it will be nearly half a day faster to reach the disaster area by water than by land.
In this urgent rescue mission, there is a huge difference between arriving half a day early and arriving half a day late.
Just one hour every night, the mortality rate of people in the disaster area may increase by several points.
Furthermore, from a utilitarian point of view, the military achievements that can be obtained by arriving half a day early are difficult for latecomers to catch up with.
Back on the boat, the whole boat was still rocking with the turbulent water and was in danger of being capsized again at any time.
Gaode's face was calm. With his water nature and the presence of Tuanzi, he would not drown to death no matter what.
The worst case scenario is that the boat will capsize again.
He was in a good mood and took out a map of the Auckland area from his arms.
Both the rescue guide and the map are made of waterproof materials, so even if Gaode had just fallen into the water, the two documents were still well preserved.
After confirming his destination through the map, and then using [North Pointing] to identify the direction, Gothe pointed to the north, "Tuanzi, go this way."
Tuanzi shook his head, pulled the boat and took Gothe and rushed through the rain again.
In the rain.
On the shore, a sheepskin raft kept rising and falling with the turbulent current.
Two men wearing woolen cloaks stood on the shore, looking back and forth into the water.
Heavy rain fell.
The wool cloak itself is not waterproof, but after being soaked in oil for a period of time, a protective film will be formed on the surface, giving it a certain degree of waterproofing.
But the waterproof performance is also limited. In today's heavy rain, this sheepskin cloak is somewhat insufficient.
The two of them were completely soaked by the rain, and they were shivering constantly under the cold.
"Brother, it's so cold, why not forget it." One of the men said with trembling lips.
"We can't forget it. This is the only chance for both of us to make a comeback in our lives." The other man's lips were also white from the cold, but he gritted his teeth and insisted.
"With such heavy rain now, there are countless villages and towns affected by floods. The rich people in those towns will definitely be the first to run away. This is the main road leaving Dorne. We only need to intercept one or two, and then"
The man's eyes were fierce and he did He made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Get rid of them, and we will get rich."
"The situation is so chaotic now, and countless people have been washed into the water. We will stop the boat, collect all the money and treasures, and then throw the people into the water. In this situation, there is absolutely no possibility of survival."
"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you then, who can know whether he was thrown into the water by me or was blown into the water by the whirlwind?"
"But brother, this is killing people." , It is obviously the same job, and the remuneration offered to us is much lower than that of the locals. In this case, why should we be polite to them? "
"After doing this and getting the initial capital, we will take advantage of the natural disaster and buy a few shops at low prices. Then we will be our own bosses!" The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the other person who was originally timid began to shine.
“Brother, is that a human being?!” Suddenly, he unconsciously glanced downstream, noticed something unusual, and shouted quickly.
The eldest brother looked in the direction of his finger. It was foggy and heavy rain. Where could he see anything clearly?
"That's the lower reaches, with this kind of water, how can anyone come from there?" But he slapped his companion hard and cursed: "Don't fucking talk nonsense."
"Brother, you can't be wrong, you know, I was born with good eyesight, I really saw a ship coming up from there!" The companion covered his head and insisted.
Seeing his persistence, the eldest brother began to feel a little uncertain.
Up up in this kind of water and weather, how could a small boat go against the current?
"Yes, just the boat!"
After a while, a small black spot began to appear in the leader's field of vision.
His younger brother even saw the number of people on the boat clearly: "Brother, there is only one person on the boat! He looks very young, not like a fisherman."
His elder brother heard this and quickly started brainstorming.
They are not professional robbers after all. Their abilities are limited, their tricks are not bright, and their numbers are not enough. They will definitely not dare to move the big ships, and they can only attack the small ones.
In today's situation, those who travel by small boats are either fishermen or small traders who have fled.
The rich businessmen must also be riding in big ships.
His goal is also very clear, which is to attack the small traders.
A person who rides a boat and is still a young man is definitely not a fisherman.
According to this principle, it should be possible to take action.
How can it appear from the downstream?
A bit weird.
Although he was tempted, he felt something was wrong.
After thinking about it, he finally shook his head and made a wise decision: "Something's wrong, let him pass, and we'll wait for other ships."
Hide the Wannian ship carefully.
“Brother, the boat is coming towards us!” But the next moment, the younger brother pointed to the distance and said with a trembling voice.
They decided to let the boat go, but the boat did not let them go.
The elder brother looked up, and in his sight, the small black dot represented by the boat was getting bigger and bigger.
The speed of growth was unexpected.
What kind of boat is this? How can it maintain such speed in such strong water today?
The eldest brother was puzzled and a little panicked.
What does it mean that this boat is coming straight towards me?
The elder brother is panicked, and the younger brother is even more panicked.
"Brother, the boat, the boat, the boat is coming!"
“I know, my eyesight is just not as good as yours, it’s not that I don’t have eyes.” The eldest brother felt angry after hearing this.
Wait until the ship gets closer.
"Brother, Sea Sentinel!!!" The younger brother suddenly shouted in horror.
"What sea sentinel?" The elder brother has not yet reacted.
“He is wearing the uniform of the Sea Sentinel Mage. It is all blue and has two bronze stars. It is definitely the uniform of the Sea Sentinel Mage!” the younger brother confirmed.
"Brother, let's run away quickly! If he knows what we have done, he will kill us!"
"Why are you running away!" The elder brother slapped the younger brother's head hard and asked viciously: "What did we do?"
"Robbing ships, killing people and grabbing money." The younger brother covered his head, feeling aggrieved.
"That's what we're planning to do, but we haven't done it yet!"
"Oh, yes!" The younger brother suddenly realized.
The eldest brother covered his forehead and was completely speechless.
Hurrah!
The boat passed through the rain curtain, and under the guidance of Tuanzi, it approached the shore and arrived in front of the sheepskin raft.
Gothe stood on the bow of the ship in a slim-fitting blue sea sentinel mage uniform, lined with waterproof whale stomach membrane, which allowed water drops to slide off even in the heavy rain.
The waterproof performance made the two people wearing sheepskin cloaks and their lips turned white from the cold look hot.
But it’s just a hot eye.
They all understand the meaning of this uniform.
“Master Mage.” The two men bowed slightly and shouted.
"With such a heavy rain, what are you two doing here?" Gothe looked at the two of them, frowned slightly, and asked.
The sound came out, hidden in the sound of the heavy rain, and it was not so clear.
However, under the tension, fear and guilty conscience, the two of them were highly focused, so they heard Gaode's words clearly.
The leading man forced a smile and replied: "Sir, the two of us are people from a nearby town. This cyclone brought heavy rains and many towns upstream were flooded. We wanted to come here to see if anyone was washed down from above. , maybe we can save someone."
Gothe looked at the two of them expressionlessly, "You are quite kind-hearted, but you still want to save people in this bad weather?"
"It should be done." The two looked "honest".
"Then what are you feeling guilty about?" Gothe suddenly straightened his expression and his voice became louder, penetrating the rain curtain.
「Ah?!」
"Do you think you can deceive the mage with your lies?" Gothe said coldly.
The two of them were stunned on the spot. The timid younger brother didn't hold back for a moment, and the next moment he knelt down, kowtowing like garlic.
"Master Mage, please forgive me, we just had a wrong idea, we haven't taken any action yet!"
The eldest brother originally wanted to be tough, but when he saw the younger brother kneeling down directly, the corner of his mouth twitched, feeling angry and scared in his heart, and finally he chose to kneel down together and begged for mercy:
"Master Mage, the two of us really haven't done anything yet. We have just come here. You are the first person we meet. You, sir, please let us go!"
"That's the truth," Gothe nodded slightly, "Before this kind of natural disaster, the two of you still wanted to add fuel to the fire. Even if you were discovered by me before you could do anything, it would be a death penalty and a living crime."
When the two of them heard this, their bodies were shaking like chaff.
"Are you two from Tyrrell Town?
"No, no, but we have been in Tyrrell Town for more than 20 years, and we are almost the same as locals." The eldest brother quickly showed his value.
Gaode nodded slightly, "I just heard from you that many towns upstream are suffering from floods. Which towns are they specifically and what is the situation?"
The elder brother was slightly stunned, and quickly replied: "Alho Town and Mahawei Town are both flooded. The situation is not optimistic. I heard that the cyclone also destroyed some dams upstream. The bursting of the dykes, the heavy rain, and the aftermath of the cyclone caused floods all of a sudden. It swept through several towns, causing heavy casualties."
"I heard that the surviving people in these towns were trapped in some higher areas."
Gothe frowned even more tightly.
The worst case scenario has indeed occurred.
You two should return to Tyrell Town immediately, notify the local officials, borrow boats from traders, form a fleet, and stand by here to prepare to help transfer people. Gothe said to the two of them.
When the floods affected several towns and there were too many victims, he would definitely not be able to save them by himself, so all available forces must be combined.
He thought for a moment, then grabbed the arms of the two of them. Magic power surged in his hands, and two [Tracking Marks] were imprinted on their arms.
"This is an opportunity for you to redeem yourself and make meritorious service. If you two do this well, maybe I will forget about your evil thoughts."
"But if you dare to run away, with this tracking mark, I can find you no matter what. I don't have time to cause trouble for you now. I will settle accounts with you after the disaster relief is completed." He said calmly.
In this case, people's hearts cannot be trusted and sufficient deterrence must be provided.
The two of them saw the fleeting marks on their arms. How could they dare to have any second thoughts? They could only nod their heads in succession, promising to carry out the words.
Gaode will not waste any more time.
Under water, Tuanzi wags its tail and accelerates.
The boat continued to move upstream, heading towards the flooded area upstream.
He wanted to determine the current situation and location of the survivors in the towns where the flood occurred.