Chapter 406 Auckland City
Although the black soldier sharks have retreated, no one can guarantee whether or when they will come back.
Hence, the Knights of Haol and most of the mages were still on the ship, ready for battle.
According to the tradition of the Plantagenet dynasty, nobles must take the lead when encountering danger.
Hence, from the time of the flood to now, settling the victims and dealing with all kinds of complicated things like water monsters, Knight Hao has been so busy that he has not even closed his eyes for almost two days.
Standing at the bow of the boat for a while longer, the black mermaid never appeared again, and he finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Instructed the others to wake him up if anything happened, and then he went back to the cabin to take a nap.
As a result, he had just laid down and was about to fall asleep, when someone woke him up again.
"What, is the Black Water Shark back?" Although he felt uncomfortable, Knight Hao immediately asked alertly, with some nervousness in his tone.
"Someone is coming!"
"Who are they, victims of the disaster? Don't you know how to arrange it yourself? Do you want to call me for even the most serious matter?" Hearing this reason, Knight Hao became even more angry.
He had been working hard for two days and was extremely tired. These people were so unable to take care of their work that they could not let him rest for a while.
"It's the Sea Sentinel Mage. He said he came from Dorne to provide emergency relief!" The mage who woke up the Haol Knight also heard his dissatisfaction and quickly explained.
Sea Sentinel Mage? !
Haud Knight Hearing this, his whole body suddenly became excited.
Whether it was the identity of the Sea Sentinel Mage or the "rescue" it represented, his sleepiness was temporarily dissipated.
He stood up neatly and walked out of the cabin.
Gaode happened to climb onto the boat from the water and was taking back the exhausted dumplings with a water dolphin bag.
After putting away the dumplings, he turned around and met the eyes of Knight Hao.
Under the orange light, Knight Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully looked at the sea sentry mage in front of him.
His eyes glanced past the two bronze stars on Gothe's sleeves.
The first-class trainee mage is still a new recruit
Of course, he only thought so in his heart.
Sea Sentinel Mage's promotion speed is very fast, and his future is promising.
Although the other party is now a first-class apprentice mage, his status is still lower than him.
But it will only take another ten years, and he will still be a knight by then, and the opponent will definitely be a sergeant-level mage. If he has outstanding abilities, he may be promoted to a warrant officer.
That status is already above him.
Hence, Knight Hao did not dare to show any slightness.
“When I just found this place, I happened to see a group of black rays besieging the fleet. It took a lot of effort to lead them into the undercurrent vortex I encountered on the road. Its physical strength was too high.” Gothe patted his capybara bag and explained.
He is not a person who does good deeds without leaving a name.
Leading away the black water shark swarm previously was a huge risk. If we don't say "take credit", wouldn't it be in vain?
"Did you lure away the previous group of black water sharks, my lord?"
Knight Hao was startled at first, and then his head seemed to explode.
He never thought that the sudden departure of Black Water Shark, which he was puzzled by, would be caused by the first-class trainee mage in front of him.
“Thank you for what you did, otherwise we would have nothing to do with these black water sharks.” After being shocked, Knight Haol expressed his gratitude with great discernment and sincerity.
"Have you come from Dorne?" Then he asked curiously.
"Yes," Gothe nodded, "After learning that a huge cyclone had landed in Auckland, the Sea Sentinel issued an emergency mission and asked us to set off in batches immediately to provide disaster relief."
What a fast speed!
Hal Knight couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Calculating the time, it’s less than a day.
It is indeed a sentinel of the sea!
"What's the situation up there now?" Gothe pointed to the looming lights on the high ground and asked, "And where is your baron?"
In the Plantagenet dynasty, the highest official in a town usually held the title of baronet.
"Before the embankment broke, Baron Choloa was aware of the possibility of the embankment breaking, and immediately organized the people in the town to move here. So after the flood broke out, most of the people in the town were already here, and their lives were not threatened by the flood."
"But the nearby villages had no time to organize evacuation, so After initially calming down the people, Baron Joloa took the fleet and went out to collect and evacuate the victims. "
"She had already sent two groups of victims earlier today, and then went out again, going to a distant village, and may not be able to return until tomorrow morning."
The Baron of Yaxi Town turned out to be a rare female noble. A thought flashed through Goode's mind.
Under the traditional concepts and strict laws of the Plantagenet Dynasty, it is not surprising that Choloa took such an active role in disaster relief. "How many people are there?" Gothe asked again: "Are all the victims of Yaxi Town moved here?" Zhou Ze transported the people back. Firstly, it would waste too much time. Secondly, the capacity of this highland is limited, so we should move them to higher ground near the village. "
"Everyone has been here for more than a day. We were in a hurry and couldn't bring much supplies. Now everyone is hungry.
Moreover, the rain has been falling, and there are no rainproof facilities on the highlands. If this continues, the elderly and children will definitely not be able to endure it. Knight Hao frowned and told them all about the current situation which was not optimistic.
Gothe nodded.
This is to be expected.
As for why the Knights of Haou did not organize the relocation of the victims when there were ships here, but waited here, leaving everyone in a dire situation of lack of food, drinking water, and the spread of diseases. The reason is also very simple:
In the early stages of the flood, the water flow was too turbulent, with dangerous conditions such as undercurrents and whirlpools. Coupled with bad weather, it would bring huge risks to the fleet's navigation and easily cause the ship to capsize.
There are a large number of floating objects in the water, such as furniture, building debris, etc. These floating objects may hit the ship and damage the hull under the turbulent current.
The weather is bad and the line of sight is blocked, which greatly increases the difficulty and risk of transfer.
In addition, the existence of water beasts also prevents them from easily organizing large-scale transfers.
What's more, there are limited ships and there are so many victims. When there is insufficient manpower, hastily organizing transfers can easily lead to chaos.
Hence, after a flood occurs, it is generally not advisable for the victims on the highlands to be transferred by boat fleet as soon as possible.
This is one of the key points highlighted in the "Tornado Rescue Guide".
"I passed by Tyrell Town on the way here. I have asked the officials of Tyrrell Town to borrow a boat in advance and organized a fleet to be on standby to set off for rescue at any time.
"When it gets daybreak, if the weather is better, I can notify the Tyrrell Town fleet to set off to pick you up." Gaud reassured.
"That's great!" Upon hearing this, Knight Hao's worry eased a little.
If there were too many casualties among the residents of the town, they and the nobles would be held accountable after the disaster, so he was always under great pressure.
"By the way, I still don't know what to call you?" He thought of this again and said quickly.
"Just call me Gaode." Gaode took out his identity plate and handed it over.
Hal Knight took the nameplate, glanced at it, and then handed it back with both hands.
The uniform of the Sea Sentinel Mage may be fake, but in this situation, who else but the Sea Sentinel Mage would take such a huge risk to appear here?
This so-called identity confirmation is actually just a process.
"Take me up and have a look." Gothe made another request.
"No problem, Master Gaode, you come with me." After such tossing, Knight Hao's sleepiness had long since disappeared.
On the high ground, simple temporary tents are densely connected.
Although it is already late at night, few people can sleep under the heavy rain.
The temporary tents were actually unable to withstand such a heavy rain. Basically all the tents were leaking, but the severity varied.
There was a smell in the air, the smell of excrement mixed with the rancid smell of rain.
The area of the highlands is limited, so the excretion of so many victims is usually done on site.
A tent was opened casually, and two families were crowded inside, sitting close to each other.
They were trembling all over because of the cold, their complexions had turned sallow due to hunger, their lips were even pale, and their whole bodies were in an unusually weak state.
The child in a woman's arms was breathing extremely heavy and her face was red. She was obviously sick.
The woman kept patting the child's back and whispering comfort.
Gaode glanced at it and sighed slightly in his heart.
There was a burst of green light, and several magic berries appeared in his hand.
He distributed the magic berries to the people in the tent, "Feed one to the children."
The magic berries can provide the nutrients the human body needs for a day.
When you are sick, what you need most is nutritional supplements to enhance your resistance.
After doing this, he put down the tent curtain and followed the Haol Knight to continue to explore the situation of the victims.
After walking around, Gaode shook his head, "The situation is already very bad. If the excrement is not treated, it can easily lead to plague. But now it is raining so hard and there are so many people. It is unrealistic to deal with the excrement."
"With such a dense population, the consequences of a plague can be imagined."
"Besides, these people will not be able to withstand the heavy rain and lack of food for long."
These are the knowledge he learned from "Tornado Rescue Guide".
Although Knight Hao has not read this book, his rich experience allows him to understand this truth.
It's just that Baron Qioroya has not come back, and he has never dared to make a rash decision.
It’s okay if everything goes well, but if something happens during the evacuation of the victims, he will be fully responsible.
This kind of thing requires a person to make up his mind. Anyway, Knight Hao's conservative character makes him reluctant to be the one who stands out easily.
Now that Gothe arrived and stood up to make the decision he had wanted to make for a long time, Knight Hao was naturally very happy and agreed wholeheartedly.
"Let's go back to the ship and have a rest first. I've been traveling all day and I'm very tired." Gothe waved his hand.
Returning to the fleet from the highlands, he entered the cabin, found a bed, Gaode gave himself a [Comfortable Sleep+], and fell asleep.
No one knows how long this disaster relief will last, so he must seize every moment to rest and recover.
It is already the middle of the night, but there is still some time before dawn, so we can still take a rest.
Under the influence of the spell, even though the ship was bumpy in the turbulent water, Gothe still entered a deep sleep state smoothly.
After a short three-hour rest, it was dawn.
Gaode was woken up and went out of the cabin to take a look.
Not only did the sun rise, but the heavy rain that had been falling all day finally turned into light rain at this time.
At this time, Knight Hao happened to walk out of the cabin and met Gothe face to face.
Looking at it this way, Knight Hao realized that Gothe was actually so young.
The light was poor last night. Through the blurry light, he could see that Gothe was very young, but he did not expect to be so young. He seemed to be not even twenty yet.
Such a young Sea Sentinel first-class trainee mage must have an extraordinary background.
And with such courage, his future achievements will definitely be extraordinary.
Hal Knight's expression became more and more respectful.
"Luckily, the rain has lightened up a lot, we need to move quickly."
"I understand."
"Send two small boats to Tyrrell Town, notify the fleet on standby there to come for rescue, and also explore the road first." Gothe had already made detailed arrangements.
If he conveys the message in person, the speed will be faster, but the route he and Tuanzi take is definitely different from the route taken by normal ships, and there is no reference significance.
In addition, Gaode is not satisfied with the small Yaxi Town. He is also planning to go to Auckland City to see the situation.
Just as Knight Hao thought, Gothe also felt that there was a strong smell of something wrong with this whirlwind disaster.
But what exactly is wrong may only be solved in Auckland City.
The other thing is, this is a rare opportunity to make money.
It may be possible for him to accumulate enough military merit to be promoted to the second ring during this disaster relief effort, so naturally he cannot be satisfied with the "little merit" at the moment.
"No problem." Knight Hao nodded.
Yaxi Town and Tyrrell Town are adjacent to each other, one is upstream, and the other is downstream. Everyone is very familiar with the route, and they will know how to go just by naming it.
Soon, two small and medium-sized boats carrying mages sailed out in the light rain, broke through the waves, and disappeared from sight after a while.
"Lend me another boat. I'm going to visit Auckland City." Gothe said again.
Hal knight also nodded readily and rowed a small boat to Gothe.
Although ships are tight at the moment, such a small ship cannot transport many people.
Besides, if Gothe had not taken action last night, all these ships would have been destroyed by the black water sharks.
Whether it was emotional or rational, he could not refuse Gao De.
Gothe jumped from the big ship and landed on the deck of the small boat.
The pig saddle was actively destroyed by him last night in order to escape the suction of the whirlpool. It is a delicate thing and difficult to make. He did not bring a spare, so now he could not rely on Tuanzi to pull the boat, so he had to row it by himself.
Fortunately, as the rain became lighter, the water flow was no longer as fast as last night.
After Gao De gave himself a [Heavy Burden Technique] and [Tireless Pursuit], he rocked the oar and headed towards Auckland City.
He also passed through various towns along the way, but he did not stop any longer.
But he also put aside Tuanzi, who had also rested for most of the night and regained his vigor, and asked Tuanzi to help explore the water depth and boundaries of these towns.
In addition to rescuing people, it is also extremely important to determine the disaster situation and the scope of the disaster.
Ascertaining the disaster situation in advance can allow rescue resources to be allocated more effectively, facilitate coordination, and improve rescue efficiency.
Hence, the reward for military merit in this matter is also high.
高德是全都要，一个功劳都不准备落下。