Chapter 244 I Want to Follow You, Meow
The huge sand fleet sailed on the sand sea at high speed.
Gordon and others riding on the Mineyama Maru finally understood the power of this ancient dragon-fighting boat.
It is obviously several times the size of an ordinary sand boat, dozens of times its weight, and has a large number of weapons, baggage, and passengers.
But when its sails were fully deployed, its speed was no slower than those light sand boats, and it was even faster.
Only at this speed can it be possible to keep up with the Fengshan Dragon that lives and swims in the sand sea.
“Boom!”
A huge cannonball roared past dozens of meters away from the abandoned sand boat that was used as a target ship, and finally landed on the sand, blowing up the big canopy. Iron pieces and sparks.
"Not bad, not bad, now you have almost mastered the use of this artillery!"
The captain of the ship was very satisfied with Gordon's progress, "Although the accuracy is not very good, but Fengshan The dragon is huge, so accuracy is not critical when shooting at close range.”
"It's my turn!"
Gordon stepped aside and Hayata staggered over holding a huge cannonball.
Putting the cannonball into the automatically ejected breech, pushing it in hard and closing it, Hayata pushed the heavy barrel of the cannon and began to aim.
The people around him consciously covered their ears, and Hayata pulled the match rope hard.
“Boom!”
It's different from Gordon's ridiculously accurate shot that was dozens of meters away and missed by dozens of meters.
The cannonball fired by Hayata sliced through the stern of the target ship, chewing off a large piece of the hull, and then exploded in the distance.
For artillery that is not known for its accuracy, this can be regarded as a precise hit.
"Haha, awesome! Hayata, why don't you stop being a hunter and come to our Mineyama Maru to be a gunner?" the captain of the ship teased with a smile.
The real gunner on the side couldn't help but praise, "This accuracy is much better than mine!"
"It's just good luck." Hayata rubbed her hands in embarrassment.
This is not modesty.
Using artillery is a very complicated knowledge. If it can be mastered easily, it will not be said that it is difficult to train gunners.
"I want to try it too! Let me try it, meow!"
Pig Chop struggled to carry a large cannonball that was much heavier than his whole cat, and put it into the breech block. Close the gun door and pull the match rope.
"Boom!"
The shell drew a high arc and flew far, far away.
Gordon laughed happily, "How could anyone be worse than me, hahahaha!"
Pigpa jumped to defend, "The artillery is too big! Meow! It’s inconvenient to adjust the gun point, meow!”
The captain said cheerfully: “Pigpa is right. It’s too difficult for Ellu to fire the cannon alone. Pigpa should try the heavy bed. Crossbow.
As for Gordon, he would just be responsible for carrying the shells for Hayata. "
Gordon: "."
Joke aside, the captain of the ship meticulously taught the two of them how to use the heavy bed crossbow.
Compared with artillery that is not easy to control, the heavy bed The crossbow, an ancient and mature weapon, is much easier to use.
Just use the winch to open the crossbow, then place the heavy crossbow arrow like a giant steel chisel, and pull the trigger. Just the trigger.
If it is in a stationary state, the heavy bed crossbow will basically hit where it hits, and it is very accurate. However, if it is placed on a high-speed sand boat or a dragon boat, it is necessary to calculate the lead time carefully.
Ship speed, target speed, and wind speed must all be taken into consideration, which is very experience-consuming.
Gordon believes that Ancier will do a good job if he is here. The latter, who is proficient in heavy crossbow sniping, is very familiar with all this.
However, what he didn't expect was that he himself did a good job in this regard.
It is different from artillery shells which are expensive and disappear after they explode.
The heavy bed crossbow's crossbow arrows can be easily recovered after being shot into the soft sand, so the captain of the ship generously allowed them to practice as they pleased.
After dozens of test firings, Gordon has been able to basically hit the target ship every time, which is an amazing achievement.
It is much better than Hayata, who has a target accuracy of about 50%, and the pork chops that are shooting all over the sky.
Pigpa, who was lifted from the shooting position by the captain of the ship, returned to the cabin angrily. His talent was not here, so he was still tinkering with explosives.
Get some super big bomb barrels and blow them up when the time comes!
The wind and sand blew all day long on the sand boat.
Hayata, whose face, the gaps in her equipment, her hair, and even her underwear were filled with sand, took a comfortable hot bath after returning to the hunter's cabin.
Before coming to Lockakla, it was really hard to imagine that in the middle of the desert, water could be so luxuriously available.
She was mentally prepared for not taking a shower for a month, which is extremely scary for a girl.
Thanks to the giant rock platform, to the central lake, and to the magical dragon tooth in the center of the lake that is said to make the lake never dry up.
According to Cessna, it was a giant Fengshan dragon in ancient times. The teeth left behind when it hit the giant rock platform were nearly a hundred meters long.
How huge is that peak mountain dragon? Unimaginable.
Hayata closed her eyes and thought, the warm water made her a little drowsy.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
“Eee!”
Hayata was awakened and sat up suddenly.
Could it be that Senior Gordon has something to do with him?
Hayata shouted "Wait a minute, here we come!" while hurriedly climbing out of the bathtub, drying herself and getting dressed. She didn't have time to care about her wet hair, so she wrapped a towel on her head and left. Go and open the door.
Opening the door, Hayata looked up out of habit, but there was no one there.
“Huh?”
Did you wait too long and go back first?
"Meow——, I'm very sorry, Miss Hayata, for disturbing meow." A familiar meow came from below.
Hayata looked down in surprise and found two Elu cats, one big and one small.
“Are you, Dianthus?”
Hayata recognized the slightly larger silver Elu wearing the uniform of the Tourism Association.
When they first arrived in Lockark, it was this little tour guide named Ellu who led them around and learned about this desert city.
"Miss Hayata, do you still remember Dianthus?" Dianthus was a little surprised.
"Of course~."
Hayata squatted down and looked at the two Ellu, "And this little guy, is it?"
Being Dianthus Pandan, who was timidly hiding behind her sister, stood in front with a trembling beard. First, she bowed vigorously to Hayata.
"Hello, Mr. Hunter, my name is Xiangnan Meow!"
"The dialect is out, Meow!" Dianthus reminded her in a low voice behind her.
"Hey! I'm sorry, my name is Xianglan!" The silver-gradient little Elu tried to stand up, and the trembling tip of its tail showed its inner unrest.
"It's okay, it's okay. I remember that you seemed to be the one who followed the transport team?"
"It's Omeow!"
Dianthus also bowed and thanked, "Xianglan is my sister Meow. She followed the transport team from Balubare to find me, but she met the monster Meow.
Thank you very much, Ms. Hayata and your companions They lend a helping hand, meow!”
“It’s just what I should do, just like you, Dianthus, guide the tourists.”
Hayata rubbed the heads of the two Elu. , the furry feel makes her feel happy physically and mentally.
Dian Zhu also wanted to say something and lay the groundwork, but as if Hayata had given her courage, Pandan suddenly straightened up and meowed.
"Lord Hayata! Your appearance in fighting against the Diegalosaurus alone makes me yearn for it! I want to follow you and become a hunting cat!"
"Huh?"
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