Soon, the Lars rescue fleet, with the Royal Oak as its flagship, arrived at the only anchorage on the island of Salk, which was barely a port. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAlthough the water depth of this place is enough to moor large boats, there are only a few small wooden docks along the coast, with more than a dozen canoes and sampans of all sizes.

A large group of amphibians of different sizes, different sizes, dressed in coarse cloth or sea animal skins, were clustering on the shore of the harbor and on the small pier, waving their hands and shouting with great joy and joy: "Your Royal Highness, Your Highness, ... Prince", "Your Royal Highness, Your Highness..."...

Their green skin and appearance with the same features seem to be exactly the same at first glance. However, if you look closely, you will find that the skin tones of these amphibians vary in shades, some gray, some blue, some brown, and some yellow or orange, and of course their physiognomy varies.

Moreover, from a human point of view, this group of amphibians is all male, and all of them do not have the secondary sex characteristics of women, whether they are adults or children. Because they are oviparous marine lizardmen, not mammals. Female amphibians spend far less energy, physical strength, and time laying eggs than placental mammals need to produce a fetus. In contrast to humans, wingmen, elves, and orcs, female amphibians are taller than males and have a personality similar to that of men of other races.

Therefore, the amphibian man is a natural reference to the female who lays eggs, and is responsible for hunting and heavy physical labor. Male amphibians, on the other hand, have a similar personality to women of other races and consider themselves women, staying at home and taking care of household chores, fruit gathering, egg hatching, and child care. Amphibians have a very large number of newborn children, very small physique, very low intelligence, and a very high mortality rate, and need much longer nurturing and nurturing time than other races to grow into adults.

If an amphibious person is free of disease and disaster, he can have a lifespan of about 200 years. But it takes more than 100 years for them to reach adulthood, and even more when they are fully intellectually mature.

Therefore, when amphibious people reach adulthood, they do not have much longer life expectancy than human beings, and they cannot be compared with the elves who have reached the size of adults at the age of twenty and have a lifespan of more than 1,000 years. And the amphibians have a particularly keen sense of smell. As a result, they identify each other's gender by their smell rather than their appearance, giving rise to love-related hormones.

Tina looked at the docks and shores of this port, groups of amphibians chanting slogans feverishly, and couldn't help but wonder and asked Rossi beside her: "Who are they referring to His Royal Highness the Prince?"

Rosie told the truth: "I don't hide it. The prince they call is me, the eldest son of King Sarke, and the first heir to the throne. "Of course, this prince of the amphibious tribe is also a female amphibian, as well as the amphibious patrols and pirates. Rosie has lived for more than a hundred and fifty years, and still looks like a young man, and his intelligence is basically mature.

The average age of the amphibious pirate minions is only in their early 100s, and their intelligence is generally only about the size of a human child of seven or eight years old, so they are impulsive and fanatical, do things without thinking about the consequences. The pirate leader Dutuka, who was killed by Bran with a poisoned arrow, was over 170 years old.

Rossi's eldest brother will have to go through decades of long upbringing before he can reach adulthood. So now, suppose he and the king are dead. According to the laws of the Kingdom of Sark, Prince Ladakh, the second heir to the throne ,—— the younger brother of the king, can naturally inherit the throne in the name of the king. There are only orcs and amphibians on the continent of Faroucion, and the genetics of any other race are far apart, and they are reproductively isolated, and hybridization cannot produce offspring.

Humans and winged people are derived from the same race 10,000 years ago. In ancient times, some human beings were transformed into winged people through special evolutionary channels, and only then did they give birth to a special new human race. Human-Winged hybrids have the exact same size and appearance as Wingmen.

Hybrid winged people can also produce a new generation of hybrid winged people with humans, winged people, or other hybrid winged people. Although there will be no change in the appearance characteristics, the hybrid winged man will continue to produce offspring as the generation after generation continues to crossbreed, and the flight ability will continue to deteriorate, and the lifespan will continue to decrease.

As the Chosen People, the first winged people in ancient times were all immortal, that is, their lifespan was unlimited. However, these winged people are extremely rare in number, and they have almost no ability to reproduce. After the collapse of the Heavenly Realm, the ancient species of Winged People in the Nether Realm crossed with humans, and only then did the vast majority of the Winged People of Nakonaru now be produced.

The purer the bloodline of the cross-winged people, the longer they will live and the worse their reproductive ability will be. In addition to having an infinite lifespan, pure-blooded wingmen may also have some of the Chosen One's special powers awakened.

The blood relationship between the elves and the humans and the winged people is a little more distant than the relationship between modern humans and Neanderthals. The elves are a human race that has parted ways with humans in the evolutionary tree through special mutations in the ancient times.

As a result, offspring produced by crosses between elves and humans, or between elves and winged people, rarely survive, and even if they do, they do not have any reproductive ability. The elven hybrids who were able to survive by luck, such as the half-human and half-elf Marshal Memphis of the Republic of Vosfitta, are all rare and powerful in the world.

Hanks, who was standing beside Tina, couldn't help but sigh, "It turns out...", everyone on the Royal Oak, including the old captain, did not show excessive surprise that Rossi was the prince of the amphibious tribe.

Tina thought for a moment, then smiled and told Rosie, "Then please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to take us to the island for a visit." ”

Rosie simply agreed: "No problem." So the amphibious prince took Leonard and all his bodyguards aboard the Royal Oak, and set foot on the land of the island of Sark with a warm welcome from a large crowd of amphibians. The old captain and the seamen remained on the huge three-masted sailing ship.

The crews of the other nine galleons were also stationed on their respective vessels. Until the news of Tina's successful rescue alliance with the amphibious king arrived, the crew would remain on the ship, guarding the supplies for the rescue, and if the situation changed, they would threaten to burn the supplies in exchange for the safety of the princess, and fight the necessary battles.

When Leonard and they left. The amphibious people, who had never seen such a magnificent fleet and a galleon as large as the Royal Oak, continued to gather around the docks of the harbor and the nearby shore, and they were amazed and pointed at each other, and did not want to disperse for a long time.

Leonard, who was walking side by side with Rossi on a dirt road leading to an amphibian village, asked, "I heard that there is a place on your island called the Gathering Spirit Temple. We're here to visit. "See, on the coast of the island of Salkburn. After the tsunami uprooted the trees, the huge craters left behind were filled with stagnant water and had not yet been filled. The amphibian dwellings along the route are makeshift thatched huts made of wood and hay bundled together.

Rosie replied very seriously: "The Gathering Spirit Temple is located on our island, in the dense jungle area in the south, and it is the place where our Qi people worship their ancestors. It is shaped like a huge pyramid made of cyan marble, which is said to have existed in that place for thousands of years, and is the place where the souls of our ancestors gathered, so it is called the Temple of Gathering Spirits. ”

Then, Tina asked Rosie as well, "Why, it's made of cyan marble." Then here you are—" She wanted to say, "Why are there thatched huts everywhere?"

Rosie guessed Tina's thoughts at once, and asked, "You want to ask why this place looks so backward, right?"

Tina nodded yes, "yes." ”

Rosie replied with emotion: "You have all seen it." We are a poor place where we don't have any crops, we have to fish for a living, and we have a closed environment, with only a narrow sea lane to sail through big ships and keep in touch with the outside world. The island's population is sparse. The people's knowledge is shallow, and they generally do not know a single big character, so they do not understand the benefits of learning knowledge and culture at all. In such an environment, can we not fall behind? Lars, compared to our place, it is simply a kingdom of heaven. ”

Leonard closed one of his eyes frivolously and refuted Rossi's theory with a smile: "What is there to complain about? The land is barren, but the fishery resources are abundant, isn't it also a great advantage? The desert areas on the continent are not even short of water, and there are no people to live." Environmental isolation also means that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is safe from the ravages of war on the mainland. You must understand that even if the first group of the Republic of Vosfita comes to attack your place, it is estimated that they will also be killed in the belly of the fish.

A sparse population means that there is still a huge amount of room for development, which is better than an explosion of population. The illiterate people also mean that there are more kind and simple people, and fewer treacherous and cunning people. Compared to war-torn Bagram and parts of Lars, you are the kingdom of heaven. In my opinion, this is not the root cause of your backwardness. "It's really like people trapped in the city want to get out, people who are blocked outside the city want to get in, and people often think that the other party's territory will be better.

For the first time, Rosie heard that someone could say such a thing, and then his eyes lit up and he was very interested and asked, "Then what is the reason, please advise?"

Leonard bent down and picked up a piece of black clay from under his feet, rubbed it with his two fingers, and then asked with a smile: "First of all, the extreme lack of self-confidence. What we stepped on was the fine black mud. If you still don't produce crops in this kind of mud, you must have scattered the seeds in the field and ignored them, right?"

Rosie's face turned red at once, and he told the truth: "... That's exactly what happened. We amphibians have made a living from fishing for generations. Many people think that farming is a ridiculous act of not doing their job properly, and they simply don't bother to do it. So, after the seed was sown in the field, no one cared about it anymore. ”

Leonard stared at the fresh black mud in his hand, shook his head, and asked, "Can this be called barren land?

Leonard went on to express his views: "Secondly, blind xenophobia, unwilling to humbly learn and consult the civilizations and strengths of other countries. For example, this farming is one of them. Also, those pirates who robbed us were so bent on looting other countries' supplies that they had ever thought of creating everything they needed themselves?"

Rosie regarded herself as a student, and replied very humbly: "Taught." Some time ago. An anthropologist named Li Ming came to our island and once said that we amphibians should humbly learn from the strengths of other countries' civilizations. ”

When Leonard heard this, he became interested in this Li Ming and asked, "What kind of person is this Li Ming?"

Rosie replied, "He seems to be some kind of scholar, he stayed at the Gathering Spirit Temple, and he is doing some research. For the rest, you can ask him directly when the time comes. ”

Tina took Leonard's place and asked Rossi, "You've been talking about it for a long time. Rosie. It's the same question from before. Since the Temple of Gathering Spirits is built of cyan marble. Why are your amphibian dwellings all thatched?"

Rossi had led the group to a huge amphibian village and replied, "The reason is that the island of Salk does not produce marble at all." Moreover, our houses were not built of thatch, but of wood mixed with mud and stone.

However, the earthquake that had struck some time ago, along with the tsunami that followed, destroyed almost all the buildings on the island. Therefore, the huts that you see now are temporary dwellings that have been erected in a very short period of time. ”

Leonard and his party then stepped into the huge amphibious village in front of them, which was full of thatched huts. An old man of the amphibious tribe with a cane in his left hand and a wrinkled face stretched out his right arm forward, raised his palm and greeted them: "Hi." His Royal Highness the Prince. You've finally got you back. Hello guests. His Majesty is in the house, waiting for your visit. ”

In the village, except for some elderly people and young children, all the other active amphibians have gone to the port to watch the excitement and strangeness.

Rosie hurriedly waved his hand, greeted the old man of the amphibian, and told Leonard: "This is an old woman from our village. Come with me to my father at once. There are many sick people in every village on the island, and they are waiting for the medicine on your ship to save their lives. Bidding farewell to the old man of the amphibious clan, he led the Great Swordsman Lei and the others straight to the largest hut in the village.

Tina turned her head and looked at the old man of the amphibious, and found that although the other party was relatively short and had a wrinkled face, she did not look like a mother-in-law at all, so she asked herself in confusion, "Old woman?"

When Leonard heard this, he didn't know whether it was a joke or a deliberate mistake, and suddenly a sentence came out: "Amphibians are hermaphrodites." ”

When Rosie heard this, his face couldn't help but turn red, and he stopped his steps angrily, turned around and glared at Leonard, who was full of mischievous faces, and told the other party with an unusually serious expression: "What!? We amphibious people are not hermaphrodites! It's just that there is no obvious difference between men and women in terms of appearance. ”

When Leonard heard this, he didn't care about Rossi's feelings at all, shook his head, pretended to be helpless, and sighed regretfully for the amphibians: "It's really sad that there are no women, and the race that can only stir up the base." ”

Rosie finally couldn't bear to sneer at each other, and inadvertently expressed his contempt for humans: "I think the difference between men and women between you humans is weird. It's obviously the same race, but they have grown into two looks. It's really grotesque and ridiculous to get together with an alternative who looks different from him all day long. ”

So, Leonard gave Rossi another lesson: "Yes, isn't that right?" Stick to what you think is right and let others criticize it. If you are treated unfairly, you must fight it. When it's time to fight back, you have to fight back. Or just quit. If you don't fight, you don't fight back, and you continue to rely on the discriminatory environment, you always feel that you are being bullied by others, so you complain. Isn't it self-discrimination? I think only I can discriminate against myself.

Where does it come from complete tolerance and understanding between people of different races, and even between people with different views, that it is not necessary to compete with each other and compromise? Complaining about others and discriminating against oneself is of no constructive significance. Never let the groundless accusations and biased words of others shake your beliefs. ”

Hearing this, Rossi became more respectful of Leonard: "Thank you for your sincere teachings. Then the prince of the amphibious tribe led the great swordsmen and them to meet the king of Sarke. After a short period of cordial talks, the two sides reached a common intention and signed an agreement on the alliance for the rescue. The pirate leader Governor Tuka's immediate superior, Prince Ladakh, stood by without saying a word, his face pale, and silently watching the entire negotiation from the beginning to the end of the agreement.

Then, an amphibious herald quickly carried the news to the harbor. The crew of the Royal Oak and nine other galleons confirmed the news and unloaded relief supplies such as medicines, fishing boats and tents. The amphibians at the scene immediately carried the supplies back to Leonard's village.

Then, under the guidance of Rosie, the Great Swordsman and the others began to examine the many amphibian patients lying flat in the huts and on the floor, swinging and dying.

Tina pressed her palms on the foreheads of several amphibian patients one by one, unleashed spell energy, and checked the condition of the disease before confirming, "Malaria indeed." It is a fever caused by mosquito bites. ”

Rosie asked anxiously, "Is the condition serious?"

Tina's expression was serious and she replied to Rossi's question and suggested, "No problem. Take the medicine we brought, and the patients with more severe symptoms will be treated by me and Crow with spells, and they should be fine. And, haven't you noticed that after the tsunami, the island of Salk was full of potholes?

It is in these puddles that mosquito populations lead to malaria outbreaks. Drain the pit as soon as possible, or sprinkle the mosquito repellent we have brought with us. We also brought a lot of tents, so please don't sleep in the open air in the future. In this way, there will be no more outbreaks. ”

When Rosie heard this, he couldn't help but thank him loudly from the bottom of his heart: "I am really grateful to you! The friendship between Lars and Salk will last forever... "So Leonard and his wife began a comprehensive treatment of the sick amphibians." Medicines were also transported from one village to another.