Exploring Technology in a Wizard World

Chapter 431: Chapter 430 Hope and Despair

Not only did Richard notice, but Captain Morgan at the helm was gradually becoming aware that something was amiss: the ghost ship had not been shaken off nor had it been misled to deviate from its course. For some reason, the ghost ship seemed to know exactly the position of the “Naru Glory Fisherman,” following closely even without the guidance of lights. As a result, when he had the ship make a sharp turn to the left, it proved to be “overly clever” — not only did it fail to increase the distance, but it also ended up decreasing it.

Watching the blue flames on the distant ghost ship, Captain Morgan’s expression was extremely grave. He took a deep breath and issued a command.

Afterward, Richard, who remained on deck, saw Captain Morgan exhaust every trick to try to shake off the ghost ship behind them.

For example, completely extinguishing the lights for a risky blind voyage;

For example, pouring a large amount of kerosene into the sea and, after sailing a distance, igniting it with a flare to create raging flames, hoping the ghost ship would mistake it for the “Naru Glory Fisherman”;

For example, dropping numerous ropes tied between buoys into the sea to try to entangle the pursuing ghost ship.

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In Richard’s view, although these methods lacked any technological sophistication, they were impressive for being conceived at all, his thinking at least was advanced.

Applying the same methods to modem aerial combat on Earth would be akin to radio silence, infrared decoys, and counter-ambush maneuvers.

But… even so, these methods were all ineffective.