"Quick! Cast the nets! Set several layers of fishing nets, entangle it!..."
"Ah! Loosen the ropes, loosen the ropes! The force of this giant whale is too strong, we need to give it so slack just to entangle it!..."
"Quick, quick! Throw more grass ropes with heavy stones! Hook it!..."
The strait shone like a jade belt, with cliffs facing each other like a waist and legs. The Kingdom's Whale Harbor was visible from afar at the edge of the horizon. And twelve of the Kingdom's longships were in this narrow bay, surrounding the largest beast in the world, setting up nets they had prepared for a long ti.
"Oh, Chief Divine! It's coming this way! Retreat! Retreat! Row quickly!..."
"Eh! It surfaced! So enormous, even larger than a longship!..."
"Chief Divine bear witness! Must be hundreds of thousands of pounds?!... If we catch it, it would be enough for thousands to eat for a month!..."
"Great opportunity! Use the long forks to stab it!… Let its blood flow! Let more blood flow!..."
The mighty fins shaded the sky, the long whale stood colossal. This enormous blue whale was at least twenty to thirty ters long, even longer than the longship by a fraction. Its imposing and undulating form could easily churn up powerful waves, causing the longships to sway violently.
Twelve longships continuously hurled nets and ropes, binding the massive blue whale, striving to restrict the giant beast's movent. On the ship sides, many of the Kingdom's Warriors threw sharp Stone Spears, piercing the beast's side. And over twenty agile canoes, carrying dozens of tribe Warriors.
These fearless and towering Hunters, their bodies bent on the violently rocking small boats. They embraced the several-ter-long harpoons with both hands, fiercely stabbing the giant beast, leaving nurous bleeding wounds. Soon, the green bay floated with large patches of light red, which gradually darkened. The scent of blood spread far, attracting countless sharks, rushing hurriedly from more than ten miles away!
"Chief Divine! It's too strong, still thrashing around. It broke several layers of nets, can't be entangled!"
"Don't be anxious! It's a giant whale, the hardest to capture, and lives the longest!… Slowly let its blood, surround it, drive it into the depths of the strait!..."
"Good! Good! Just like this! Drive it eastward!... As long as it doesn't swim back, it can't escape this four hundred-mile-long strait and Long Bay!"
"Eh! A longship is coming from the west again... No, it's a three-masted sailboat!... Flying the Chief Divine's Hummingbird banner?... Where is this ship from?..."
"Send a ship to ask! Such a large ship, flying the Chief Divine's banner, must be from our Kingdom!"...
Scholar Mikki stood on the bow, gazing at the eastern sea, where the thrilling sea hunt and encirclent unfolded. The massive blue whale resembled a bison of the sea, while the slender longships were like twelve hunting coyotes. As for the canoes darting and stabbing, they were like the wolves' claws and teeth, causing shallow wounds each ti. The grand life of the giant whale, along with its flowing blood, stread into this narrow bay, flowing into this azure hunting ground.
"Ah, divine protection! Mikki High Priest, it's you, you've returned from the Far North Coast! Huh?... This peculiar sea ship?..."
"Haha! Zuyu Priest, this Wind God's sea ship was acquired by the Zuwaro High Priest after reaching the Divine Revelation Continent, from the tribes of the Western Sea!"...
"What! Tribes of the Western Sea? Divine protection! The Zuwaro High Priest, he finally successfully reached the Divine Revelation Continent?!"
"Yes! After three years of exploration, the sea route to the Divine Revelation Continent has finally been opened!… The specific situation, we'll talk about it later!... For now, is this a whale hunt? So many longships, is this the third batch of supporting fleet?..."
"Correct! Mikki High Priest, the third batch of support fleet just arrived at Whale Harbor in August… Ten longships brought over six hundred Warriors and sailors, needing to supplent three months' provisions… Though Whale Harbor's stockpile of cured at is still sufficient, to survive the winter, we need to catch a few large whales… Tsk, tsk! Who would've thought, this ti we'd lure such a giant whale!..."
"Divine protection! Such a massive sea giant beast… Do you need my sea ship to help?..."
"No, no! Mikki High Priest, your esteed status, just observe from the periter..."
Zuyu Priest boarded the sea ship, curiously looking around. His gaze then paused on the peculiar fore-and-aft sails, and the Korean sailors maneuvering them.
"Divine protection! Is this... from the prophecy of Your Majesty, the tribes of the Western Sea?..."
"Hmm, correct! They are excellent craftsn… By the way, who did Your Majesty assign as the leader of the third batch supporting fleet?"...
"Oh! It's the Chire High Priest from Divine Power University!"
"What? Chire High Priest?! Isn't he the Divine Revelation Priest by His Majesty's side? I rember he presided over the first 'Eye of the Spirit' miracle ceremony at Divine Power University… At that ti, I was still a Priest Apprentice at Divine Power University..."
Hearing the na of Chire High Priest, Scholar Mikki's expression changed, and his eyes flickered. This Divine Revelation Priest, of xica descent, was highly experienced and had always accompanied His Majesty. Now, with the sa third-level High Priest status as himself, he led the third batch of fleet overseas, arriving here…
The Priest of the Ancestral Fish blinked and looked at the expression on Scholar Mikki's face, sensing sothing enlightening in his heart instantly. He glanced at the surrounding Samurai, smiled, and spoke softly.
"High Priest Mikki, congratulations to you! High Priest Chire has brought the decree from Your Majesty, promoting you and Captain Zuwaro to Fourth Level Grand Priest, Kejuan and Kejie Priests to Third Level Main Priests... And the exploration and developnt in the North will still be led by you and High Priest Zuwaro!..."
"Oh! High Priest Chire also brought a lot of news from the Kingdom and the Alliance, along with news from Your Majesty... Among the third support fleet, a 'Eye of the Spirit' was brought to display the miracles of the Chief Divine at the ports along the way! The 'Eye of the Spirit' is a divine object used for evangelizing, which is remarkably effective..."
"Ah? Promoting to Fourth Level Grand Priest and continuing to lead the Northern expansion? Praise the Supre Main God! Praise the divine revelation of Your Majesty!... Once the whaling finishes, I must invite High Priest Chire over for a good long talk... Haha! With blessings from the Supre Main God, this whaling will surely be smooth!..."
Upon hearing this, Scholar Mikki's face lit up with a sincere smile. He raised his head, gazed at the golden blazing sun, and sincerely prayed to the Chief Divine. anwhile, the pitiful whale's call echoed through the bay, like sacrifices dedicated to the sun.
"Ow! Ow ooo!..."
"Quickly! This whale is in pain, crashing everywhere!..."
"Can't hold it! The net can't keep it, it's going to tear it apart! What do we do?!..."
"Shoot it, use the small cannon to shoot it!..."
"It's on the water surface, too low, can't reach..."
"Hurry! Use wooden boards to prop one end of the cannon bottom, shoot it at an angle!..."
"Alright!..."
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Seven or eight longships approached the giant whale, and the tiger squat small cannons at the bow fired simultaneously, harshly driving stone shells into the whale's side. The giant whale let out a heart-shaking scream, even more resounding than the cannon blasts!
"Ow ah! Ow!!..."
The deafening whale cries echoed, leaving those on the Ocean-Blocking Sea Ship bewildered and horrified. Translator Watanabe Masumi gazed into the distance, witnessing the astounding scene of this great whale hunt, and murmured with a trembling spirit.
"The whale fish seeks the net, the demons swivel and throw into desolation... The Holy Emperor strikes the ground, singing forty ancient voices. And the rfolk hunt the whale, surrounding twelve longships... This, this truly has the ancient style of Tang Land!..."
"Chief Divine bless! This giant whale has gone mad, gone mad! It tore apart the net rope and is escaping north!... "
"Hide away! Hide away! The north is still a bay, the end is mudflats... It can't escape!..."
"Surround it, follow behind! So much blood has flowed, the lakes are stained red. Once this madness passes, it will succumb!..."
Under the blockade of the longships, the giant whale frantically sought refuge to the north. Yet, this narrow bay simply is a natural cage, a true hunting ground for whaling! And the mont it entered this bay, its fate was already sealed. After swimming stealthily for over ten miles, the northern sea surface suddenly vanished, leaving only a layer of green-brown mudflats. The ever shallower seabed forced it to surface again, struggling to turn its whale body, facing the relentless pursuit of twelve longships.
"Chief Divine! It's co up again! It's turning westward..."
"Great opportunity! It's surfaced, powerless on the shoal. Its turn is slow, about to collapse!..."
"Chief Divine bless! Chief Divine bless! Row with all strength, hit it with the prow's ram!..."
"Chief Divine bless! Charge!..."
"Bang bang bang!..."
Under the gaze of all, six or seven longships accelerated simultaneously, oars flying and fiercely collided with the slow-moving giant whale! The sharp bronze rams at the prow, as the most savage canine teeth of a pack of coyotes, finally and ferociously, stabbed into the prey's side belly! Amidst the whale's dying mournful cries, in the blood-red bay in bloom, were the cheers and fervent prayers of everyone.
"Chief Divine bless! Praise the Supre Main God, for granting us the carcass of this giant beast to fill our stomachs!..."
"Haha! After chasing for scores of miles, hunting for half a day... This whale, finally falls!..."
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