We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Li Che didn't expect that the first problem he encountered after going out to sea would be seasickness.

"I know seasickness is common, but we can't just sit back and watch. The Dingyuan is spacious and relatively stable, yet if it's still this bad, the situation on other warships is likely to be even worse."

Li Che knocked on the table: "Speak freely and think of a solution. The soldiers have finally boarded the ship and set out to sea. It is best not to leave anyone behind."

"I do know some ways to relieve seasickness," the military doctor said. "You could have them drink some ginger soup, eat some sour plums, and get some sea breeze. That might help a little."

The essence of motion sickness and seasickness is the conflict between the human brain, vision and its own sensory system. The body mistakenly thinks that poisoning has occurred and gives a dizziness warning.

The ancients had long studied seasickness, and seasickness even affected ancient marine narratives.

The legends of overseas foreign races such as the Adult Kingdom and the Black Tooth Kingdom recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" may have originated from the hallucinations caused by seasick people when their consciousness is blurred.

The methods proposed by military doctors are nothing more than giving vitamin supplements to seasick people, which only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.

"It's just that... there aren't many supplies." The military doctor said with difficulty.

"Let everyone use it first." Li Che waved his hand. "If the supplies are gone, we can replenish them along the way."

The military doctor bowed and said, "Yes."

With the intervention of military doctors, the symptoms of half of the seasick people were relieved, but the rest did not see much improvement.

Li Che couldn't do anything more, so he simply went to burn incense to Mazu, hoping that she could bless the crew.

The statue of Mazu was enshrined by Li Che in the public area of ​​the main hall of the cabin. When Li Che arrived here, someone was already kneeling on a cushion and praying.

Li Che looked closely and found that it was Wen Zaiyin.

Wen Zaiyin heard footsteps behind him, turned around and saw Li Che, and quickly stood up and saluted.

Li Che smiled and waved his hand: "No thanks, Mr. Wen."

Then he walked to the statue of Mazu, picked up a stick of incense, and inserted it into the incense burner with one hand.

A soft cat's meow sounded in his ears, and a snow-white cat without any other colors jumped onto the altar, squatting in a position parallel to Mazu, staring at Li Che curiously with its amber eyes.

Wen Zaiyin was slightly stunned and secretly looked at Li Che beside him, but saw that the latter did not show any anger. Instead, he smiled and touched the cat's head.

"Your Highness, don't you blame this raccoon slave?"

"Why blame it?" Li Che asked with a smile.

"Isn't it blasphemy to sit with a god?" Wen Zai Yin asked again, "Although I don't know which god this is, I know that His Highness has ordered all ships to offer sacrifices to him, which must mean that he attaches great importance to it..."

"I simply wish to give the soldiers peace of mind," Li Che replied. "I, personally, respect ghosts and gods but don't believe in them. As for this cat...even Mazu doesn't mind it, so why should I vent my anger on it?"

Wen Zai Yin praised: "Your Highness has great wisdom in his heart."

The white cat seemed to be annoyed by Li Che's touch, so it gave Li Che a meow punch, dodged to the side, and faced Li Che with its butt.

Li Che frowned, bent his fingers mischievously, and flicked the hairy balls lightly.

Bai Miao meowed, turned around and looked at Li Che in shock, then ran away in a few seconds.

Li Che immediately smiled with a look of success, and felt relaxed all over.

Noticing that Mazu and Wen Zaiyin were watching, he quickly put away his smile.

Wen Zai Yin was somewhat speechless, but still asked curiously, "Your Highness seems to like Li Nu very much?"

"Fortunately, I prefer dogs to raccoons."

"Then why did Your Highness bring them on board, and even stipulate that there should be only one per ship?"

Wen Zaiyin looked around and then whispered, "Your Highness, you may not know that the soldiers have many complaints about this matter. Someone must be exploiting this issue behind the scenes."

Li Che laughed dumbly: "The cat came on board to catch mice."

Wen Zaiyin was surprised and asked, "Are there rats on the boat?"

The reason for keeping cats on the ship is not to relieve loneliness, but to guard the granary.

During World War II, rats were found in the granaries of many warships. If the rats were not caught in time, they would likely cause the spread of the virus.

For warships sailing on long ocean voyages, medical supplies are the most difficult to provide. If the food is spoiled and contaminated by rats, the entire ship will be affected.

To avoid this from happening, the crew would keep a cat to catch mice.

Li Che also learned from the lessons of his predecessors, so he stipulated that every warship must have a cat to prevent mice from sneaking aboard.

"Master Wen, the person you're talking about taking advantage of the situation should be Fu Liang, right?"

Wen Zai Yin asked, "How does Your Highness intend to deal with this?"

In Wen Zaiyin's eyes, Li Che has always been decisive in killing.

He is really good to his own people, but he is ruthless when dealing with enemies or secret threats. Fu Liang is obviously not one of his own.

"Let's keep him for a few days. He is still useful." Li Che replied calmly.

At this moment, a surprised shout from the messenger came from outside the door: "We found a port ahead, we have arrived at Dengzhou Port!"

Li Che laughed out loud when he heard this: "Look, Fu Liang is about to come in handy."

After saying that, he strode onto the deck with a confused Wen Zaiyin.

The first time he saw Dengzhou Port, Li Che's eyes twitched wildly and he felt like he had come to the wrong place.

This port is a bit too simple. It is more like a pier built by local fishermen than a port.

There was only a lonely small warship on the beach, and there was no coastal defense at all. Only a few listless soldiers could be seen patrolling the shore.

As if seeing Li Che's large fleet, one of the soldiers shouted in fear and then ran quickly to the rear.

Li Sheng also came to Li Che's side at this moment: "Your Highness, do we want to resupply here?"

Li Che nodded and said, "Supply some fresh fruits and vegetables, and then take those who are more seasick off and send them back to Fengguo."

"This..." Li Sheng hesitated, "Will they agree? We have no special purpose for this trip. Forcing them to cooperate might damage His Highness's reputation..."

"Old Li, this is your fault." Li Che patted Li Sheng's shoulder with a smile, "Who said we didn't have an order? Who said this matter should be done in my name?"

"You mean..."

Li Che blinked and looked at Fu Liang who was staring at the sea in silence not far away.

"General Fu." Li Che called politely.

Fu Liang was slightly startled, and after a little hesitation, he came to Li Che and said, "Your Highness."

"General Fu, I have decided to appoint you as the Grand Admiral of the Fleet."

"Ah?" Fu Liang looked incredulous.

"General Fu is a man of great talent. How can I not use him?" Li Che said earnestly.

Fu Liang was extremely excited and couldn't understand why Li Che's attitude changed so quickly.

Before he could figure it out, he heard Li Che say again:

"We also ask the Grand Commander to come ashore immediately and negotiate with Dengzhou Prefecture. The fleet is in urgent need of supplies and materials."