Chapter 134: Hidden Dangers
"But what?" Zheng Fei raised his eyelids and stared at the long strip of sand stretching into the distance.
Grant moved his lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't know how to do these jobs, I've never touched them." β
"Then move wood, carry sandbags, and if you don't work hard, you won't be in tonight's bonfire. β
With that, Zheng Fei turned around to leave.
"Hey!" Grant stared at his back, pinched his fingers hatefully, and said, "I'm different from those craftsmen, I'm a Western European ranger, a person who is regarded as a legend!"
There was a brief silence.
Zheng Fei curled the corners of his mouth slightly, turned his head, and said with some sympathy in his eyes: "Only you can say that a thief is so high-sounding." β
With that, he walked away without looking back, and Grant stayed where he was, clenching his fists and glaring angrily, until his back disappeared behind the woods.
Crossing the hill and crossing the river, Zheng Fei returned to the base camp and saw a thriving scene, comfortable and harmonious.
The girls coiled up their long blond hair, rolled up their sleeves, and gathered in the lower reaches of the river to wash their clothes, smiling and looking lovely.
The men almost always had something to do, either helping the craftsmen to reforge the cannons or going into the jungle to hunt.
As for the old man with gray temples, he leaned in the shade of the tree, holding a handful of salt-baked peas in his hand, and looked at the children playing in front of him with a smile while putting them in his mouth, probably remembering himself many years ago, and his beard trembled with laughter, and he enjoyed it.
Zheng Fei heard a confident child's voice.
"Someday, I'm going to be a man like the captain!"
came from little Columbus, and on his immature face, there was a pride that should not belong to this age.
Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows, walked over and touched his head, and said with a smile: "First of all, you have to have a strong physique, run from here to the edge of the sea cliff and then run back, dare?"
Columbus wiped the bridge of his nose, clenched his fist confidently, and said, "Dare, brothers, let the captain see how good we are!"
As soon as the words ended, the large group of children, who were only about ten years old, rushed towards the sea cliff as if they were crazy, screaming.
A hint of surprise flashed in Zheng Fei's eyes, and then he smiled with relief and said to himself, "Little bandit leader." β
He looked up at the clear sky, took out the flask pinned to his waist, took a sip, and then rang the brass bell to attract everyone's attention, and shouted, "Who drank with Grant today?!"
There was silence, only the sound of birds echoing in the mountain streams.
Zheng Fei's expectant gaze swept over the people in turn, the old man eating beans in the shade of the trees, the beautiful girl by the river, and the craftsman holding tools all looked at him blankly.
I don't know how long it took, but finally a craftsman scratched his scalp and said cautiously: "Captain, Grant is gone early in the morning, and I haven't seen him eat breakfast." β
"So no one drank with him, did they?"
"What's wrong without him?"
"Nothing. Zheng Fei rubbed his eyebrows and added: "No one is allowed to mention what happened to Grant just now, understand?"
"Hmm!" replied neatly.
Even if people knew the identity of the Grant Theocratic Ranger, when this former legend was really close to them, they found out that he was actually a thief, and it was not a good thing in his bones.
During his time on the island, Grant stole the agate bracelet of the old craftsman Ford, molested countless girls who were a little sexy, and even slept with a few, and then put on his pants and didn't recognize anyone.
Such virtue makes no one want to look at him, let alone make friends with him.
Zheng Fei stood in front of the hut, eating a plate of fruit salad brought by Britney, and vaguely felt a little uneasy in his heart.
He thought that Grant must have seen himself carrying the jewel sack to the ship that day, and suspected that it was a treasure, so he went to search for it alone.
Such a person is like a time bomb, and it is always a hidden danger to keep it, so kill him?
Thinking of this, his gaze became more solemn and he ate a piece of citrus.
Britney put her hand on his shoulder, kneaded it gently, and asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"
"Well, it's delicious. β
"Hee hee ~ Anyway, this island is really amazing, there are a lot of magical fruits, such as this banana, I used to have to eat so sweet at the royal banquet, and what is sold elsewhere is wild, very sour, and there are nasty seeds in it. β
Hearing this, Zheng Fei suddenly stopped chewing, with salad dressing in his mouth and frowned.
Wild bananas, sour?, that is, the island's bananas aren't wild?
On that day in the cave, he found two crates of century-old wine and a piece of parchment with unknown symbols, and he thought that the island had been visited by explorers, and it was unknown whether there were any people living now.
But now, the artificially cultivated bananas allow him to conclude that somewhere on this large island, there must be humans from the European continent!
We must find out what is going on and get rid of all the hidden dangers before we can leave with peace of mind!
He took a deep breath and let Britney take her arm and stroll down to the hills, holding up her binoculars to look into the distance, the endless mountains and jungles.
The island is at least twice the size of Paris, and even if you stand on the top of a hill with a telescope of dozens of times, you can't see the end at all, and if you want to find out, you have to work tirelessly through countless jungles to face all possible sneak attacks.
He wasn't stupid enough to risk his life to explore, they all said that the special forces were warriors from hell, but in fact, explorers were.
For example, Bei Ye, the man at the top of the world's food chain, knows a qiΔ survival skill, as long as there is anything to eat, he can survive, and at the age of twenty-four, he reached the summit of Mount Everest as the youngest mountaineer.
Zheng Fei cherishes his life because he has more important things to accomplish than exploration, so he has to wait for da Vinci to make a hot air balloon before starting a plan to explore the island.
There is a saying, how to say it, saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and wanted Da Vinci Da Vinci to come.
Da Vinci was ecstatic, ran over at a speed of 100 meters, and excitedly said: "Captain, all right!
Zheng Fei's eyes lit up, and he followed his guidance to look, only to see a papier-mΓ’chΓ© cylinder at the door of the cabin used as a research institute, which was extremely similar in appearance and size to Kong Ming lanterns.
Zheng Fei glanced at Da Vinci, who was expecting him, and pouted: "That's your flying machine? β
Da Vinci slyly squeezed his eyes and said, "Come with me, there is a surprise!"
With that, da Vinci slowly swayed towards the cabin.
Zheng Fei's curiosity was successfully aroused and followed.
[There is still a little Kawen today, I have made up a lot of sleep, and I will resume two more changes from tomorrow. ] γ