Chapter 658 Compass

"Put your hat on!"

Qiao Ran put her raincoat hat on her head, and reached out to cover Mo Beihan's hat as well.

"Miss Qiao, go in quickly..."

Mo Beihan felt anxious and was about to push Qiao Ran into the cabin.

But then he realized that the transparent clothes he was wearing blocked all the rain. Except for a few drops of water on his face, he was completely dry.

Looking at the other people, they were all soaked in the heavy rain, their clothes and hair were all wet, and they were in a very embarrassed state.

"This is called a raincoat, and it works really well!"

Mo Beihan said happily.

Qiao Ran ignored him. She was observing the situation on the ship.

The rain fell hard and fast. For a moment, it was like the sky opened a hole, and the water from the sky poured down like a waterfall. It hurt people and made them unable to open their eyes.

However, the movement of a big ship cannot be separated from people. No matter how heavy the wind or rain is, everyone can only stick to their posts, soaked in the rain, squinting their eyes and trying to adjust the direction of the ship so that the ship does not deviate from the course and keeps moving forward at speed.

But not long after, due to the vast rain, fog and dark sky, the three ships quickly lost their direction.

The other two ships were led by Vice Admiral Cheng's ship, so if this ship couldn't find its direction, then they would have to get lost in the vast sea and resign themselves to fate.

"Your Majesty, our ship has lost its direction. Can you see if there is any way to identify the direction?"

Vice General Cheng now no longer regarded the prince from Beijing as an outsider and directly approached him.

"Your Majesty, what are you wearing?"

Lieutenant General Cheng, who was soaked like a drowned rat, wiped the rain off his face and looked at Mo Beihan being wrapped in a layer of transparent stuff. The clothes inside looked dry, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Mo Beihan looked down at himself and smiled proudly:

"The raincoat Mr. Qiao gave me may be made of special linoleum cloth! There are only two of them, not many, I'm sorry!"

Vice General Cheng felt a little sad. He had become quite familiar with Mr. Qiao during this period, and had put aside his initial prejudice against him. Why didn't he give him a raincoat when he didn't see him?

Although he was still wearing armor and a helmet, his body was still wet, his face was covered with rainwater, and he couldn't open his eyes.

Mo Beihan was covered by a raincoat and hat, and he could keep his eyes open. He tried hard to discern the direction.

Unfortunately, the line of sight is less than three feet away. In the rain and fog, it is impossible to see the signs in the distance. How can we tell where we are and where we should go?

Qiao Ran on the side saw both of them looking helpless and couldn't help but ask:

"Don't you take anything with you when you go out to sea that can indicate the direction?"

"Are you talking about Sinan? There are only two of them in Dai Viet, one in the palace and one in the coastal defense camp. But this time we went out to sea to suppress bandits, the general said it was just a small matter and there was no need for the precious Sinan, so he didn't give it to us."

Vice General Cheng looked frustrated.

Mo Beihan listened with a cold look on his face: "A small matter? If the Japanese bandits are not eliminated, they will become a big problem. How many people are there in the Haiphong Camp? Are the lives of these three hundred people not as good as that of a small Sinan? The Haiphong Camp General Chen, right? I’ll settle the score with him when I get back!”

Qiao Ran also didn't expect that they would go out to sea without any tools to identify the direction.

How arrogant is it to judge the direction in the vast sea by just looking at the scenery and celestial phenomena?

She sighed and silently turned back to the cabin.

Mo Beihan thought she was frustrated and went back to the cabin to hide from the rain. He sighed silently and directed everyone to continue moving forward.

Qiao Ran's entry into the cabin was just a pretense. She took out a small compass from the space and returned to the deck.

"Why did you come out again?"

Mo Beihan turned around and saw her, looking at her disapprovingly.

Qiao Ran opened her hand and showed the compass in her hand:

"I have a compass here that I bought from a foreign merchant. It's a little easier to use than Simon. Let's identify the direction!"

Admiral Cheng had already given up and decided to move in any direction. Anyway, the most important thing now was to quickly find an island to dock, and wait for the storm to pass before re-identifying the direction and setting sail again.

But he didn't expect that this fragile young man whom he originally despised and thought was just Mo Shizi's plaything, could actually get a compass that was even rarer than Si Nan's.

"Is this thing really better than Si Nan?"

"Of course! It's much easier to use than Simon!"

Qiao Ran secretly thought that Si Nan was the oldest tool for guiding direction. The compass was invented based on Si Nan, so it was naturally much more advanced than Si Nan.

The three heads came together and looked at the direction on the compass.

"This is south, this is north. This is the direction we are going. According to the map you provided, there is an island more than 20 miles further. We can dock here and wait for the storm to pass."

The map she saw a few days ago was still clearly in Qiao Ran's mind. According to the instructions on the map, as long as they could successfully reach the next island and dock successfully, they would be able to survive this crisis safely.

"Really? That's great! I'll tell the helmsman to turn!"

When Lieutenant General Cheng heard that not only could he find the direction, but there was an island not far away for docking, he immediately put aside his frustration and ran to give the order in person.

"Mr. Qiao, you have brought so many wonderful treasures!"

Mo Beihan smiled and looked at the little girl in front of him who seemed to be carrying a treasure bag. He really didn't understand how she could have so many weird and good things.

Qiao Ran smiled slightly: "That's natural! I have been preparing for this trip. There are many foreign merchants in Luoyang City, and they have a lot of good things. I was also lucky, and I happened to buy myself Something needed.”

"Really? Then your luck is indeed not very good."

Mo Beihan looked at her with a smile. This girl was indeed a lucky star. Anyone who got close to her would be blessed with her good luck.

I am the best example.

His life was in danger twice, but he was saved by this girl.

This time I went to sea, if it weren't for her, I would have gone through a lot of hardships.

For example, in a storm like this, if it rains, you can't tell the direction, and you blindly run around on the sea, who knows what the consequences will be?

She must cherish such a little lucky star and never let her be taken advantage of by other wild boars.

While I was thinking about it, a big wave hit me, the ship tilted, and all the people on the deck fell to one side.

"careful!"

Mo Beihan saw a thick mast hitting Qiao Ran's head. He subconsciously rushed forward and pushed her away, but he was hit hard on the shoulder.