The all-terrain vehicle drove a little more forward, and even the dirt road came to an end.

It is a village, but in a small basin about the size of four football fields, with thirty-four houses scattered around. And Li Huan is not sure if it can be called a house, they are not permanent buildings, simple wooden sheds with leaky air on all sides, this kind of building accounts for the vast majority here. A clear spring flowing down from the mountain flows through the center of the basin, and on both sides of the spring there are people squatting next to it to get water. In the basin, there are also smaller domestic animals roaming the ground carefree.

Although compared to the bustling wharf, this place is simply back to the Middle Ages, but Li Huan can feel a unique tranquility from this small village.

"Sir, this is my home!" said Leila.

"Okay, then let's get over there. Li Huan increased the throttle, and the all-terrain vehicle rushed down the basin.

Maybe it's because there haven't been outsiders in this place for a long time, let alone a menacing all-terrain vehicle, Li Huan's all-terrain vehicle rushed down from above the basin to the small village, and the people who were fetching water by the river retreated one after another, looking at Li Huan with vigilant eyes.

Li Huan didn't explain, just smiled slightly, turned over and got out of the car, and then got Laila down.

"Leila, you are ......" A middle-aged woman in her fifties was taken aback when she saw Leila.

"Auntie, it's so good to see you again, Leila was almost outside today, it was this kind gentleman who saved me!" Leila saw that the people in her village were hostile to Li Huan, and quickly explained.

Because of Leila's explanation, everyone's vigilance was not so strong, and Li Huan successfully entered the village.

Leila lives in a house near the foot of the extinct volcano, the innermost part of the village.

Her home is a typical simple wooden house, how simple is it, Li Huan estimates that there is really a medium-sized typhoon, and the house will be completely wiped out. However, it can be seen that the people who live here are very careful, although the house made of wood is simple, but the outside of the house is covered with all kinds of ornaments, shells, volcanic rocks, and all kinds of glittering small stones.

Leila took Li Huan home and pushed the door open, the inside of the room was as simple as the outside.

Inside, there was a woman in her forties, who was in a dimly lit room, cooking something in a small pot. Although the room was simple, it was well kept, her back looked very inflexible, Li Huan looked at it, it turned out that she had a lame leg and was on crutches. As soon as the woman saw Laila coming back, she stood up and greeted her, and was about to say hello to her daughter when she saw Li Huan behind Laila.

She didn't see Li Huan's all-terrain vehicle rushing down, and she couldn't help but be taken aback by the fact that there were usually no outsiders coming over to this village.

"Mother, this is the kind gentleman who saved me today. Leila quickly described the cause of the incident in detail, and when she was done, she said, "That man can't come back, Mother, we're free." ”

"Really, he's dead?" Leila's mother couldn't seem to believe.

"This kind gentleman said that he was not dead, but he woke up in a vegetative state, and no one would hit us again!" Leila said excitedly.

Probably it was really that man who was acting at home and suppressed the two mothers and daughters for too long, after hearing the news, Leila's mother ignored Li Huan's presence, hugged her daughter and cried, and the two mothers and daughters cried together. Li Huan was a little embarrassed, took the initiative to exit the room, and closed the door intimately, walked to the river, found a stone and sat down, and waited for the two mothers and daughters to finish crying.

About ten minutes later, Leila took her mother to the river and respectfully invited Li Huan to her house as a guest: "Sir, I'm sorry, I'm so excited, you almost let us be reborn, please come with me, although we are very poor and can't get any good food, please don't mind." ”

The mother and daughter lived with a gambler, and they were completely forced, but now that they are free, they are naturally happy. The woman in her thirties bowed respectfully to Li Huan, then knocked on the door of this house in the small village, knocked on the door of that house, and soon came back with a lot of things in her arms. There are fruits, dried fish, packaged food, smoked dried meat, and so on......

Inviting Li Huan to be a guest, they should have gone into the house, but their house was too small, except for a bed, there was nothing in it, and some essential supplies for life were nothing, and they usually cooked in the pit stove next to the house. Leila was afraid that Li Huan would misunderstand, so she explained to Li Huan that there was nothing in their house, not even a place to sit, and they usually cooked outside.

Li Huan naturally didn't mind.

He also watched with interest Leila's mother cook dinner, which was a very fresh way.

The Azores are extremely active volcanic islands with outrageously rich geothermal resources. Leila's mother dug a pit about 20 centimeters in diameter and one meter deep in the ground, poured some water into the pit, then mixed rice, bacon, dried fish and vegetables into a wooden barrel with holes around it, and finally placed the cylinder on the small hole that had been dug.

Within three minutes, hot steam came out of the small hole, which rushed into the barrel and steamed the food inside, and the fragrant smell soon spread, which is a famous dish in the Azores, called lava barbecue.

It can also be eaten at the marina hotel, but apparently, where to eat it, it is not as authentic as the villagers in the volcanic area.

It takes at least an hour for the natural steam to cook the food, and during this time, after Li Huan and the two mothers and daughters introduced themselves, they tried to inquire about the Twin Lakes. Although he rescued Laila, Li Huan had traveled so many places and knew that there was no benefit in exposing his purpose to outsiders, so even if it was a life-saving grace, Li Huan asked very cautiously: "I want to go and see the Twin Lakes, Laila said that after the volcanic eruption, few people have gone to that place, and there are lava crusts everywhere along the road, so I would like to ask you to find me a guide in the village who is familiar with the road and take me with me." ”

"Dear sir, Leila has already told me about this, and when I went to my neighbors to borrow food, I asked them from house to house, and no one of them would go there, that place was too dangerous. Leila's mother shook her head slightly, "You don't look like those white backpackers, I can ask, what are you doing in the Twin Lakes? It's been a long, long time since anyone visited." ”

"Well, I just want to see the scenery. Li Huan said casually.

But he underestimated the wisdom of the natives too much.

After staring at Li Huan for a while, Leila's mother suddenly smiled and said, "If my guess is correct, you are fascinated by the legend of Atlantis and want to go to the Twin Lakes to see what it is...... Am I right?"

"What if it's right? What if it's not right?" Li Huan was a little vigilant in his heart.

Leila's mother was able to say what she wanted to do, which surprised Li Huan a little.

"You don't have to guard against me, you are my daughter's savior, and if I want to be unfavorable to you, the sea god will punish me. Leila's mother laughed, "I can guess because it seems that people like you are not the first ones...... Seven years ago, a white expedition dived down, but not a single one came out. When I was a child, I heard that there were many sculptures at the bottom of the Twin Lakes, but no one had ever seen them with my own eyes. That place was too dangerous, and I was almost certain there was nothing. ”

"Hmm...... Are there many people like me?" Li Huan was a little relieved when he heard Leila's mother explain.

Perhaps because Li Huan saved her daughter, Laila's mother told Li Huan about the Twin Lakes she knew about when she continued to cook dinner.

There is a strange thing under the twin lakes, which has been around since the 18th century.

At that time, there were two drunken seamen, who somehow went to the Twin Lakes at night, and in the reflection of the moonlight, they found that the usually bottomless bottom of the lake had become shining, and if they looked closely, there was a microcosm of the city at the bottom of the lake. The legend of Atlantis has been passed down for thousands of years, and the two seafarers naturally know this legend, and they almost suffered a brain break in excitement when they thought they had found the legendary lost city.

You must know that the legendary lost civilization of Atlantis, in addition to using energy differently from humans, also collects gold and gems to decorate its city. If the two find the lost Atlantis, then they don't have to worry about breaking their legs in this life.

The two of them made this major discovery, for fear that they were drunk, and quietly went to the Twin Lakes for three days to check, and by the moonlight, they watched three times, and all three times saw the miniature of the city at the bottom of the lake If it is a hallucination, then it makes sense to say once or twice, and there is no reason to see the same phantom three times in a row. Especially in the middle of the city, there is a glittering sculpture that seems to be some kind of god, as if it were made of gold.

The two seafarers were thrilled, and they felt that they had discovered the legendary lost city of Atlantis.

The Lost City, full of gold and jewels, beckons to itself.

In those days of sailing, when there was no GPS and no weather forecasts, a seafarer could only earn three gold coins at the risk of his life for a year. The statue was glittering with gold, perhaps inlaid with gold, and the two seamen, overwhelmed by the money, planned to explore the Twin Lakes at night the following day.

The two seafarers said they would do it.

The next day, they took the long, glue-reinforced vine snorkels, an eighteenth-century device for breathing underwater, and took advantage of the night to reach the Twin Lakes. Today the two of them were unlucky, there was no moonlight at night, and the shadow of Atlantis was no longer visible at the bottom of the lake, but instead there was a deep darkness.

The water is transparent, the color of the water is the color that reflects the sun's rays, the darker the color, the deeper the water, according to the dark appearance of the bottom, the Twin Lakes are at least more than 200 meters deep. However, thinking of the golden city of Atlantis below, the two of them brought snorkels again, and after hesitating on the shore for a while, they jumped into the water with their snorkels and kept going downstream......

Eventually, no one knows what happened at the bottom of the lake, and only one of the two sailors came out alive, mentally deranged and half of his skin as if it had been bitten by something. From the moment he came out of the water, he roared and told everyone that there were monsters in the lake, and they should not enter the water easily.

Moreover, he eventually died before he lasted a week.

It is said that the two seafarers who died tragically have set an example, but there is no limit to human greed.

Ever since the accident of two seafarers in the Twin Lakes and the rumor that they had found the ruins of Atlantis, especially after the strange and tragic death, a large number of explorers have flocked to the city. Among them, the Citigroup expedition was the fastest and most patient. They are a completely different kind of civilian explorers, these people have the backing of the government and act without scruples. However, after almost five years of fruitless efforts in the Azores, they withdrew to the country.

"Citigroup has also lined up the government's expedition to come, and they haven't found any clues?" Li Huan heard this, and muttered for a while, if this is the case, it will be a bit troublesome.

The national expedition team and the folk explorers are not at the same level at all, the folk explorers are experienced at best, and their skills are good, it seems that when Li Huan has not yet refined his qi, with the help of Xiao Fei, he can also go flat in the primeval jungle but meet real masters, such as the killer of the Navy SEAL team that he encountered when he went out of the Western Ghats, if it weren't for the help of the Bengal tiger, he would have almost fallen behind.

It's not easy for this kind of killing god to meet one outside, but if it's an expedition team formed by a country, then maybe even the cook who cooks can't pick up a submachine gun and shoot at him. Moreover, with the blessing of the powerful state machine, all kinds of advanced equipment can be used at will, if it is Citigroup, Li Huan can fully imagine how strong their ability to act is.

"But that's all in the 18th century...... I've heard that there are a lot of scammers who are still using this as a pretense to deceive people, but now very few people have fallen for it. Leila's mother said.

Li Huan's face suddenly turned unnatural, he was the idiot who was fooled!

Seeing Li Huan's expression, Leila and her mother obviously understood what was going on...... I'm embarrassed to go on for now.

Although Li Huan was deceived, but fortunately, in the eighteenth century, even if a national-level expedition team came, there was no need to worry, because they were at best crowded, and they had not yet reached the point of millimeter-level satellite scanning...... If they had scanned the area with millimeter-level satellites, Li Huan planned to drive back to the dock tomorrow, then buy some souvenirs and leave.

If not, there is hope.

"But ......," Leila's mother seemed to remember, "and then the Citi expedition came back again, and a military base was set up nearby. ”

"Oh, when did it happen?" Li Huan was shocked.

"I also heard from my grandfather, probably in 1945...... Leila's mother said uncertainly, "If I want to know the exact time, I can ask the old people in the village, maybe they know." However, the military base was also destroyed after the eruption, and some ruins remained. After that, no one has visited Twin Lakes except for a few backpackers a year. ”

1945 year!

Li Huan was shocked again, wasn't that the year of Nazi Germany's defeat and surrender.

After the Nazi surrender, Citigroup grabbed the most scientific and technological information and talents, which caused the dissatisfaction of all allies, and these talents were also one of the important factors in Citigroup's technological take-off. The experts who escaped to Citi also took with them a large number of top-secret documents, and who knows what was in these top-secret documents that caused Citigroup to suddenly come here in 1945 and establish a military base?

However, in 1945, technology was not developed enough, and it seems that they still did not make any new discoveries.

That being said, it's still worth a look.

Li Huan pondered for a moment: "I still decided to go up and have a look, I really can't find a guide?"

"It's so dangerous up there, the lava shell accidentally shattered, and the whole foot is gone, and no one wants to take the risk. Leila's mother said.

"If I add money, will anyone be my guide...... If you say 10,000 euros, 10,000 is not 50,000 yuan, you can help me ask. Li Huan thought about it, and finally put forward his own conditions. He has traveled so many places and met so many people, and he knows that everything in this world can actually be measured by money. There is a lava crust on the way to the Twin Lakes, which is indeed extremely dangerous, no one will go to a hundred or a thousand yuan, and there will always be someone tempted by ten thousand yuan, and ten thousand people will be tempted, so fifty thousand yuan is a reason to make up his mind.

In fact, 15,000 yuan is no different to Li Huan, but he doesn't want to open the price too high. First, Li Huan wants a capable guide, not an outlaw, no matter how high the price is, it is easy to attract outlaws, and when the time comes, both of them will be trapped inside. Second, Li Huan had already seen the end of his wealth exposed in Leila, and he decided to keep a low profile.

Of course, if he can't find it, then Li Huan has to go all out to explore the lava while walking, and it is very hurtful to use the spiritual power to explore the lava, and once the mental power is consumed, Li Huan himself will be in danger, and Li Huan does not plan to do this unless it is a last resort.

50,000 euros!

This amount scared the two of them a lot.

You must know that before Li Huan gave Leila the two hundred euros, she didn't know what a large euro looked like. The couple can earn 1,000 euros a year by selling sea fish and shells to tourists.

50,000 euros is enough to find a not too bad place to stay on the other side of the dock.

On this island, there is a clear hierarchy, and those who live in the volcanic area basically belong to the category that have no human rights, to put it mildly, Leila's "father" is so arrogant, one is that the Sea Serpent Gang bribed the local police, and the other may be because Laila and her mother live in the volcanic area, and no one cares about the death in the volcanic area. The people in the volcanic area can't even feed themselves, so naturally they don't have the money to pay taxes, they don't have money to pay taxes, who has the time to protect you?

Therefore, once the people here have the opportunity to move out of the village in the volcanic area, they will not hesitate, 50,000 euros is enough for the family to live a stable life, and there is no need to live that kind of constant worry.

"I ......" Leila's mother flashed, although the road to the Twin Lakes was a little dangerous, but asked for 50,000 euros, in order to improve Leila's living environment, she was ready to fight.

"Sir, I'll take you!" said Layla preemptively.

"Nonsense, what are you doing! You don't even know the way!" reprimanded Leila's mother.

"Why don't you know, of course you do! You don't allow me to go to the volcano to play, in fact, I have always been quietly going...... Didn't you ask me why I always find beautiful volcanic rocks? Actually, I picked them up over there, but I never told you about it, for fear of worrying you. Leila said decisively: "You don't have to worry, I have also been to the Twin Lakes secretly, and I will definitely be able to find it." Do you mean you want to go? It's no longer convenient for you to walk on your own, so you might as well rest at home, and when I bring back this kind gentleman, we'll have the money to move to the harbor. ”

"I'm so inconvenient with my legs, I've been on crutches for five years......" Leila's mother tried to argue.

This scene moved Chen Xue on the virtual screen, and her tears were about to flow out: "Brother Huan, can you heal this lady's feet? They are so pitiful, they are so pitiful, let's find a good place for them to settle down." ”

Fiona was already surprised: "These people who live in the volcanic area have accepted their fate, although the master has money and can manage it all, but the people of the whole world can't let the master take care of it...... It's not our problem, let's find the guide as soon as possible. ”

Li Huan saw the two mothers and daughters arguing, and naturally knew that his heavy reward touched the hearts of the two mothers and daughters.

But this was not Li Huan's intention, it was just that he underestimated the temptation of 50,000 euros to a family in a mountain village. According to Li Huan's original intention, he definitely didn't want to use a middle-aged woman with a disability, or a little girl of six or seven years as a guide, which in itself was very unreliable. However, he couldn't take back what he said, and now it seems that these two mothers and daughters will not go to Li Huan to pass the word.

And Li Huan couldn't bear to refuse them, but he didn't know how to speak.

In the end, it was Leila's mother who saw that Li Huan was embarrassed, and she took the initiative to say, "Sir, I'm embarrassing you...... But the 50,000 euros are so important to us! Do you see my legs? It's because we live in the mountains, and the Sea Serpents brought people over, and they bullied me and tried to bully Laila, and they broke my legs when I was protecting Laila...... We need this money so badly, and with this money, we can go to the docklands! ”

"But your legs are ......" Li Huan was embarrassed.

"I'll go!" Leila raised her hand, "Sir, I can find it!" Please be sure to hire me, I don't eat much on the way, I can keep a vigil for you at night without sleeping! If you don't believe me, you can follow my footsteps if I step on the magma shell...... You don't have to worry about it, you can find someone again then!"

After speaking, she was afraid that Li Huan would misunderstand that she couldn't find the way, and took the initiative to explain: "Sir, it's not that I don't know the road, because magma flows, and there is only a relatively safe road, and no one knows which thick shell has been remelted and become dangerous." ”

Hearing this, Li Huan's face was slightly moved.

Think about what sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls are doing in China, chasing stars every day, calling their idols, and never touching their family affairs. Look at Leila again, step into the magma and step into the magma, and don't even dare to mention the issue of compensation.

In fact, the guide can mainly find the way, as for the other food is very little, do not sleep to Li Huan vigil and the like, Li Huan does not need it at all, the three thugs in his pet space are not to play, but these three thugs are very helpless to magma After all, magma is one of nature's top weapons, and even steel can melt.

Looking at the expectant eyes of the two mothers and daughters, Li Huan's heart softened: "Okay, then Laila, if you are sure that you can do it, I will hire you...... Madam, please rest assured, I took Leila to help me find my way, I won't let her go ahead, I have a way to find out if it's safe in a small area. ”

"But Leila is too young...... Leila's mother sighed, "Hey, it's all my ...... to blame."

"Mother, don't worry, I'm already an adult!" Leila grinned, "I'll make money to make you live a good life." ”

"Okay, then it's decided. Li Huan thought for a while, took out a stack of banknotes from the virtual space, counted them and handed them to Leila's mother: "I don't have so much cash on me, there are only 35,000 euros here, and I'll give you the rest when I come back...... If you're not sure, I'll be able to go to the pier to get the money now. ”

A stack of colorful bills scared Leila's mother and daughter!

Although the two of them have always had the "50,000 euros" Li Huan said in their minds, they only knew how shocking it was when they really saw the folded banknotes. Fifty thousand euros, this is not yet to go, give thirty-five thousand, thirty-five in the small village in the volcanic area, can allow Li Huan to buy five girls of the same age as Leila, and the snake head came to buy girls at this price. Many of the girls in the volcano area are sold to work in "that area", and they can't be blamed, as long as they can keep themselves and their families alive in this bad situation, there is no shame in it.

Thinking of 50,000 yuan, but Li Huan really handed over the money, and the two mothers and daughters didn't dare to take it.

It's not two hundred, it's enough to change the lives of a family and get them out of hell! If nothing else, the two mothers and daughters would have to go without food or drink for more than 40 years to earn it.

Seeing the two mothers and daughters cowering, Li Huan believed that he had found the right person, in addition to being able to recognize the way, the guide must also be loyal and reliable, not so many flowers, so Li Huan took the initiative to pull Laila's hand over, slapped the money in her hand and said, "Give it to your mother, we will leave early tomorrow morning...... Well, the contents of the barrel seem to be cooked, and the smell makes me hungry. ”

Laila was pulled by Li Huan, and her hand immediately retracted as if she was electrocuted, and her face flushed.