Tired.

A lot of questions, save for later.

Within a few minutes of waking up, Lin Xiaobao devoured the banana placed at the head of the bed, and soon fell asleep again.

It had rained during the night, the waves were rolling, the wind was howling, and he didn't notice that he had been tired lately, his mind was tense all the time, and his body was in a mess due to the lack of fresh water and food.

As the only priest on the volcanic island to communicate with the "gods" on behalf of the villagers, an old man named Kaporeni has some skills.

No one knew exactly when the old priest had learned the language of the outside world, and with the simple thinking of the islanders, it was easy to attribute anything they did not understand to faith.

It is God's will for children to be sick, it is God's will for young people to die unexpectedly, it is for the sky to be bright and dark, and the same is true for hurricanes that destroy their homes.

There are advantages to simple thinking, and if everything is closer to faith, there will be less troubles and sorrows. Judging from the average knowledge reserve of the inhabitants of the volcanic island, it is only slightly higher than that of the natives, and belongs to the primitive civilization tribal society.

Occasionally, there are intelligent people with ideas and curiosity, and in adulthood, they are often attracted to the unknown, and one day they row to other distant islands according to ancient maps. And more people are bound by language, living customs, and relatives, and like to live in peace with what comes their way, without much pursuit or ambition.

The abundance of tropical island life has made most people on the island content with the status quo, following the rules passed down from their ancestors, avoiding outsiders and fearing contact with the outside world.

Modern society knows about the existence of volcanic islands, and people outside have chosen to have less contact and less disturbance in order not to destroy their stable little civilization.

This is the main reason why the volcanic islands are still able to maintain their original customs in the 21st century.

The old priest Caporeni is undoubtedly the only intelligent person on the volcanic island who knows a little bit about modern society.

He was able to distinguish some simple ailments, such as wiping the wound on Lin Xiaobao's foot with disinfectant and giving him anti-inflammatory drugs, which were sent from outside for humanitarian relief.

More than 30 years ago, when an intruder came into contact with Pastor Caporani and was surprised to find that there were people on the volcanic island who could speak English and try to communicate, an organization affiliated with the United Nations would send someone to ask the old priest questions about the population, health, history, etc., and send a small amount of daily necessities and medical supplies.

At this moment.

Seeing a few banana peels beside the bed, Pastor Caporeni smiled knowingly, stretched out a finger to check Lin Xiaobao's breathing, and felt that since he had woken up and eaten by himself, it meant that he should be fine.

Breathe a sigh of relief and put your mind at ease.

After probing the probe into her brain, and Delia with a curious look on her face was chased away, the old priest sat alone for a while, and soon dozed off and went to sleep.

There was no electricity, even candles were extravagant, and the darkness limited the time of the island's residents.

Nothing happened all night......

The next day.

It was another sunny day, and the sun was shining through the palm trees on the ground.

A fat seabird is standing on a branch and grooming its feathers.

It was careless, the branch it stood on was not high enough, it was shot by a stone, and it fluttered its wings and fell on the spot, and several children held it down in groups, and they didn't know whether it was used for soup or barbecue.

The old chief of the volcanic island had a fiery and rude personality

His daughter Delia, who had already moved out alone after the old chieftain fell ill because of her disagreement with other "mothers", was affected by the family environment and local customs, and during yesterday's funeral, Delia's sadness was extremely limited.

Shortly after the sun rose, the morning sun shone on the island.

The young girl, dressed in a straw skirt and straw sandals, jumped up and down with full energy, trotted all the way to the old priest's house, and asked, "Did the outsider wake up yesterday?"

Pastor Kaporene was in his fifties, looking like he was in his sixties and seventies, with a beard, gray hair, and tropical conditions.

Similar to other times in history when the level of medical care was extremely low, the old owner of the island, who had just held a sea burial yesterday, died of illness in his 50s, which is quite good according to the average life expectancy on the island.

Caporeni, a priest, was busy sharpening his knife with his head down.

A small knife with a golden handle, I don't know how many years it has been used, it is small, thin, and still sharp after countless polishes.

He was preparing to slaughter a sheep.

The sheep's head was used in sacrifices, mainly for yesterday's "fishermen's god". In addition, I am afraid that the young people in the house will be weak and suddenly hang up, Lin Xiaobao is still of great use in the eyes of the old priest.

When the priest saw the girl, he smiled heartily, and said bluntly without so many twists and turns:

"You're here again, maybe you've met it once and you've fallen in love with this outsider?

He was still sleeping, I fed him some water in the morning, I should have been at sea for a long time without water to drink, his body was very weak, and he would recover after a period of rest. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Delia suddenly remembered that yesterday in front of the others, she had said that the outsider in the house had brought back a whale, more prey than Caraka, and it seemed as if she had taken a fancy to this outsider.

Even though she was cheerful and lively on weekdays, she was a little embarrassed in front of the old pastor at this time, and said with a smile: "How can I like it, I haven't been in contact with outsiders before, I'm just curious." ”

Walk into the house as you talk.

The girl Delia probed first and found that Lin Xiaobao, who was still lying on the bed, did not move, so she leaned over with light steps, stared at him with bright and bright eyes for a while, and then went out and returned to the yard.

His tone was full of doubts, and he asked the old priest, "Those outsiders you have come into contact with before seem strange to me, some black and some white, why does this man in the house look a little like us?"

“...... He should have come from a place called Asia, and it is normal that God created many different kinds of people at the same time when He created us.

Your grandmother was different from us, white according to the color of her skin. As a result, you don't look like the other women on the island...... If you have the opportunity to leave here in the future, you will find that the world is very, very big, if the volcanic island is a small fish, then the place called Asia, the size is equal to 10,000 whales from yesterday, and it is difficult to see them all in a lifetime, so someone has created an iron bird in the sky. ”

Pastor Caporeni tried to describe it in a way that the girl could understand.

The so-called "iron bird" means, of course, airplanes.

Delia thought about it carefully and probably came up with an idea. She had no doubts about the old priest's wisdom, only that such a large place was terrifying.

Out of the unknown, I felt terrible, and at the same time a little curious, I asked, "Could it be that this outsider ..... Flew over in the belly of the iron bird?"

"I don't know, you can ask him yourself when he wakes up. The language I taught you as a child can finally come in handy, but there are many languages in the outside world, and he may not understand them at all, and he will not know until he wakes up. ”

Priest Caporeni took a knife and waved his hand for the two young men to follow him to catch the sheep, and before leaving, he said to Delia: "You help me take good care of him, if there is anything to look for me, don't get too close to him, some outsiders will be dangerous......"

The girl didn't listen to anything else, and the girl only remembered the danger.

When the old priest had gone, she once again could not hold back her curiosity, and entered the room, first at a long distance, and then moved two steps forward.

Never underestimate how curious a woman is.

Not long after, the girl was already standing by the bed, and she couldn't even help but reach out and touch Lin Xiaobao's nose and eyebrows.

These actions successfully woke Lin Xiaobao up, and before his eyes were opened, he sneezed first. When Delia saw this, she ran out, and almost broke the door without paying attention.

Look at Lin Xiaobao again.

He slept well, drank water and ate bananas, and finally felt better.

Unaware of it, there was a girl in the room who was busy harassing herself, lying on the bed with her eyes open, her memories pieced together little by little, and she looked sideways and saw a wall made of leaves, turtle shells, bows and arrows, etc., and felt hard to believe.

I got up and got out of bed, looked around and took a stick in my hand, and found that it seemed to be a bone. Looking at the size, most of them are whale bones and the like, which are carved and polished into patterns, and the shape is similar to a baseball bat.

Sensing something, when Lin Xiaobao turned his head sideways, his gaze just met Delia.

I couldn't figure out the current situation at all, and finally saw people, Lin Xiaobao's throat was too sore, and he coughed lightly a few times, and then asked after a while, "Who are you?" ”

Said in English.

Delia was glad that she understood, but she did not dare to answer, and hurried to find the priest Caporeni, thinking that the outsider had just woken up and took a stick, which was really dangerous......

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The house was crowded with people.

Hundreds of people gathered outside, some with weapons.

The scale of the village is not large, and whoever shouts a few words can spread to all corners, even if there are still people who think that Lin Xiaobao is their kula (the god of fishermen), they don't dare to break into the house at this moment, so they stand outside and watch, the old priest has already gone in to communicate with Lin Xiaobao, who was sent by the whale yesterday.

English level 6 over and over again, simple daily conversation is not a big problem, really not good gestures, even with guesses, the conversation is relatively smooth.

Lin Xiaobao finally figured out the situation, and Pastor Caporeni told him that it was an ancient island isolated from the rest of the world, and also told him about what happened yesterday.

How can it be regarded as a life-saving benefactor, Lin Xiaobao didn't say thank you, and then remembered the memory that had been bothering him, and asked curiously: "Is there a woman here who can actually ride killer whales?" Is it the fierce whale of black and white?"

The old priest sat upright and shook his head decisively: "How is it possible, no one dares to provoke that kind of fish, even sharks and huge whales are their food, why do you ask that?"

"It's okay, I guess I'm hallucinating in my dream. Lin Xiaobao shook his head and said.

The tone was uncertain, because the scene was so real, and I even remembered the waves crashing on my face when the killer whale approached......