Woohoo!

After the other party saw the shooting here, someone was shot and fell into the sea.

When the natives saw that the two sides were fighting, they were naturally not polite, so the crossbowmen also launched an attack on the place.

Manru and Trist were closer to the cabin, and when they saw each other shoot back, they quickly hid in the cabin, and the other scholar-type figures ran to the cabin to dodge.

Shout! Bang!

For a while, there was a constant sound of gunfire around, as well as the sound of the crossbow shooting out, some people were wounded and wailing, and some were still resisting.

The situation got a little out of control, and when the adventurers on the ship shot the natives behind the cover, some people kept being shot and incapacitated.

The natives on the opposite ship seemed to be very ferocious, and in the absence of absolute superiority in numbers and armed forces here, the natives boarded the research ship.

I saw that those people were armed with knives and guns, and as soon as they boarded the ship, the adventurers on the ship had almost no power to parry, and were quickly put on their necks with knives, and they did not dare to resist, so they could only become prisoners.

Helpless scientists such as Manru and Trist, they watched as the people on the ship were captured by the natives, but there was no way to rescue them.

Even in the end, the scientists like Trist and Manru were captured by the natives who broke through the door of the cabin and entered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think this is a misunderstanding, we absolutely did not mean to offend you, we just probed the environment here and intruded into your territory by mistake......"

After the people on board were captured, Trist tried hard to explain something.

But the other party didn't listen to what he said, and directly tied them up with ropes and pushed them onto the big dilapidated ship.

However, on that sabotaged galleon, Manru and Trist saw some products of different periods of ancient feudal civilization and modern civilization.

There are even some things that are very old, and they can naturally see that they are precious cultural relics and antiques. But these natives use it as a tool for everyday use.

After all the Manru, including the wounded, had been taken prisoner and taken aboard the other party's boat, the natives did not say anything to them, but dragged the boat they had come from with a rope, and then headed for the center of the sea.

Manru and Trist are tied together.

They surveyed the surroundings around the ship, as well as the natives with cold expressions. Manru couldn't help but whisper: "Trist, I think these natives should have their own civilization, since this sea is their territory, they didn't attack directly after they found out that we broke in, it shows that they know etiquette......"

Cui Si nodded and said, "You're right, these natives didn't abuse us when they captured us, and they didn't seem to be very cruel, although one of them said something we didn't understand. But the other party seems to have a questioning tone in his tone, and when you look at the clothes they are wearing, do you feel more familiar the more you look at them? ”

But another old man next to him suddenly answered: "Manlu, Trist, I know some of the origins of the clothes worn by these people, it seems to be the clothing style of the ancient feudal Ming Dynasty from Huaguo, I once saw it in a Huaguo movie, so I was impressed."

Look again at the crossbows and bows and arrows they used. and spears, which are also unique to ancient China. So let's speculate that the other party's previous speech does not sound a bit like the local dialect of ancient China, that is, they are likely to speak Chinese, so if we use Chinese to communicate with them......"

Hearing these analyses, Manlu and Trist's eyes lit up. I think it's very reliable.

Trast often interacted with scientists from all over the world, and naturally knew some Chinese, so he tried to use Chinese to face the person in front of him, who looked like a Westerner, and although he looked similar in appearance, he was dressed in ancient Oriental clothes. Strangely humane: "Sir, can you understand what I am saying?" ”

To the shock and surprise of Trist and all the Westerners, the native soldier with a Western face in ancient Hanfu actually said to them in English with a strong English accent: "Shut up, don't speak until you reach your destination!" ”

Naturally, all of the captives could understand this, and all of them were stunned for a while.

Manlu is also English, at this time he is even more excited, and with a strong desire to understand these people and the unknown magical continent: "You, you can actually speak English, are you English, how did you get here, can you talk, we have no malice, you see, we are all tied up by you, I can't threaten you......"

However, Manru's enthusiasm did not impress the native soldier who was guarding them, and he saw that the other party was very disciplined, but after the warning, he did not say a word.

Manru tried to communicate with these natives in many ways, but they ignored him, and his enthusiasm was all on the cold stone.

Despite this, as a captive, Manru did not have these realizations, and he was still trying to use some topics to arouse the interest of the native soldier with the appearance of a Westerner.

Manlu considered that these people had lived in this mysterious sea space for many years, and judging from the utensils they used, the boats, and the characteristics of their clothing, it could be judged that the living standards of these people were at least seventy or eighty years behind the present.

However, since the indigenous people of Western ancestry, although they may have become mixed-race, the characters who came here a long time ago were all strayed here during the era of the sea voyage or World War II.

So after thinking of this, Manlu took the initiative to talk about some allusions to the West in the Age of Discovery, as well as some historical celebrities and famous navigators mentioned.

However, when Manru inadvertently mentioned the name of a mysterious disappeared figure, he suddenly saw that the native's expression suddenly became a little nostalgic, and his eyes were filled with respect and longing, Manru's heart moved, so he asked him what his relationship was with that person.

To Manru's surprise, the native soldier finally spoke, mentioning that he was the descendant of the mysterious vanishing navigator. They have been living here for almost a hundred years.

Manlu was shocked when he heard this, and at the same time he felt that he had made a good start and found a breakthrough, so he chatted with Manlu on this topic and asked them what their destination was.

And this indigenous person seems to be because of their ancestors. He was no longer very repulsive to Manlu, so he told Manlu and the others that the place they were going to was called Octopus Island, and they were prisoners to be interrogated by the owner of the island.

After hearing this information, Manlu and the others were very shocked.

In this mysterious sea, there is indeed an island, and there is indeed human civilization on that island, and the owner of the island is actually the descendants of the royal family of a country that once perished, after they settled here. It took in some people who were lost in this sea to live here, and established a political system.

However, this indigenous person of Western origin only revealed the most basic facts about Octopus Island and then stopped talking.

But just these basic messages are very shocking to these people in Manlu.

However, before these people could fully digest this information, everyone heard a vibration. Then the boat stopped.

When the ship stopped, the natives took the captives of Manru onto deck. Manlu and other people from modern civilization have finally seen the new world hidden behind the mysterious veil.

I saw that it was an island with a very beautiful environment and a very large area, and the ecological environment on the island was pristine.

What made them even more curious was that they also found some buildings on the island, but the style of those buildings was somewhat more ancient. There are even some indigenous people who still maintain some very primitive and backward living habits.

There is a wharf with many wrecks stranded on the edge of the wharf, very dilapidated and unusable, and several natives are still repairing the ships, and the maintenance techniques used are very primitive and outdated.

Trist, these people are tied with ropes. But when they disembarked, they were escorted by the natives with weapons and passed down a straight road towards the buildings of the island.

After observing along the way, Trist and these people found that the population on this island does not seem to be large, at most less than 10,000 people, and there are some wild people who maintain the most primitive life, and have established cities and peaceful coexistence with civilized people here, and they also have some backward economic systems.

However, the adventurers saw it in a completely different way than the scientists, they saw a lot of antique collectibles that would become valuable when they were taken outside, and the natives here used gold as the main currency, mainly to buy food.

They found great value in their wealth, and they thought that if they could have the opportunity to go out, or gain the trust of those in power here, and establish trade relations with this place, then they would be able to come here for gold through a large amount of food from outside, and it would be difficult for them to get rich.

Thinking of this, the fear that those adventurers had in their hearts slowly turned into a kind of greed and fiery.

After walking for about ten minutes, Manru's group of captives were finally brought to their destination.

It was a small city, maybe it was not as big as a county town in those countries outside, but the classical architectural features, as well as the arrangement full of humanistic colors, the beautiful scenery, and the paintings were very beautiful, which made those people marvel.

Soon, the group was brought into a palace by the natives, which was guarded all around the palace and looked very imposing.

In front of the main hall, there is a very imposing seat, which looks like a throne, an old man who looks about sixty or seventy years old, with a very majestic face, yellow skin, black eyes, black hair, and purebred Oriental physiognomy characteristics, but his mental state is very healthy and tough.

Everyone looked at this old man curiously, and when the natives came in, they all saluted this man, full of respect, and they all thought in their hearts that this man might be the king here.

At this time, the old man looked at Manlu and these people a few times, then asked the guards to loosen the ropes for these people, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Manru and Trist glanced at each other, and they could tell from the old king's language, that he was speaking real Chinese to them.

After they were untied, Manlu saluted politely from the native guards, and said in jerky Chinese: "Your Excellency, please allow us to apologize, we are all scientists and adventurers from countries beyond this sea, we inadvertently intruded into your island territory during a scientific expedition, and we have no malicious ......."

It seemed that the king said: "This octopus island is surrounded by boundless sea, and on the edge, there is an invisible barrier there, which makes it completely closed for hundreds of years, and it is impossible to get out, but outsiders can get in by accident and get lost here by accident, tell me, how did you get in?" ”

"It's been closed off for hundreds of years?" After Manlu's translation, the captives were taken aback.

The old king did not wait for Manru and the others to reply, but said in another language that the captives were shocked to hear from them: "We have housed people here who look like you, and you speak the same language as them, and they have lived here for hundreds of years, and many of us here speak this language, and the old man has also made this the second official language of the island......

When Trist and Manru heard that the king could speak English, and that it was the second official language of the island, there was no problem with the communication between them, and they were immediately very excited.

Trist couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency, may I ask if you are the king of this island city, your island is called Octopus Island, so do you have a country name?" ”

The old king nodded and said, "Of course, my ancestor was a prince of the Liuqiu Kingdom three hundred years ago, and had good friendship and trade with the Ming Kingdom of the Heavenly Empire and some countries in the South Seas, but it has been hundreds of years since my ancestor landed on this island and settled here after exploring the sea and getting lost in the ocean with a group of subordinates when he was young......

"Ryuqiu Kingdom?"

When Manlu's adventurer friend heard this, he was very surprised, and couldn't help but exclaim, "I know the origin of this Liuqiu Kingdom, this country was once invaded by the Japanese Island Country, and it was wiped out about two hundred years ago, I didn't expect that there would still be a descendant of your royal family......

"Has my ancestor's mother country been destroyed?"

After hearing these words, the king looked very sad and angry at the same time, so he asked: "Then is the Japanese island country you are talking about the former Japanese country, and is the former Ming Dynasty still there?" ”

The adventurer friend paused, hesitated, and said, "Well, according to the Orientals, the current Ridao country was indeed called the Wa Kingdom, but the Ming Dynasty you mentioned has also disappeared for hundreds of years, and now it is a new and powerful country, called Huaguo!" (To be continued......)