Chapter 2: Danger is imminent
The huge silver moon has slowly risen to the middle of the sky, the strong moonlight shines on Yuan Xing's back, he even feels the scorching heat similar to the sun, more than ten nautical miles away, the cyclops and the mountain whales are in full swing, the whole island except for the sound of insects, only the occasional rustle of the wind blowing through the branches, quiet and terrifying.
Now on this island, there is no longer a threat to the existence of Yuan Xing, and there is no better chance to obtain the mysterious fruit on the top of the mountain than now.
It is necessary to hurry, as once the silver moon sets, the feast will come to an abrupt end, and the moment the cyclops returns to the nest is a sign of death.
The black basalt is hard and easy to climb compared to some loose rock and mud cliffs, but the humidity is high at night and the smooth basalt can be overwhelming.
With the help of octopus suction cup gloves and non-slip rubber shoes, Yuan Xing is like an agile mountain monkey, constantly changing the focus point, as long as there is a focus point, there is room to rise. Sixty meters ~~Fifty meters ~~Forty meters ~~ Closer and closer, the summit is imminent, and the blue and faint fruits are fluttering in the wind in the night sky, full of temptation.
There is still a distance of five meters to reach the top of the mountain, Yuan Xing climbed the small protruding platform at the top of the cliff, in the shadow below the platform, into a hard wedge, the top of the wedge is a movable pulley, the long mountaineering rope ends and ends, passes through the surface of the pulley, and hangs straight to the bottom of the cliff, as long as you fix your body with a rope, and then use wear-resistant gloves to control another rope, then you can use this simple rappelling device to quickly reach the bottom! Once you've reached the bottom, unbuckle the rope, close the rope, and you're ready to retreat quickly!
In the endless seven seas, those who try their luck have long since died, and one more preparation is one more way to live!
After doing a simple backhand, Yuan Xing easily climbed to the top of the mountain, which is not the same as the valley with the smell of defecation, although the wild grass around one person is growing wildly, but the uneven basalt plot in the middle is polished smooth as a mirror by external forces, in the center of the basalt, is a regular circular pit, filled with fertile and water-filled soil, like a well-groomed courtyard, regular and exquisite, and the surrounding wilderness is incompatible.
Even if he had watched here with the help of a nautical scope in the distance, but when he reached the top of the mountain, he pushed aside the dense weeds, and looked at it from the gap, Yuan Xing was still shocked by this magnificent landscape, more than 40 meters away in the circular pit, only to see that each giant vine was as thick as a double embrace, the two vines were intertwined with each other, the branches and leaves were like umbrellas and covers, standing under the firmament, the whole tree was covered with blue and red flowers, the size of a palm, a gust of wind blew, the petals were sprinkled on the black basalt like snow, the fragrance was elegant, like a dream.
Yuan Xing did not immediately run out of the grass and observe in the shadows, which was a good habit he had cultivated over the years, and the rewards of this habit were sometimes immeasurable with money.
The sound of slight footsteps came, accompanied by the sound of clothes and grass rubbing against each other, Yuan Xing hurriedly lowered his body and slowly lay on the ground, holding his breath and not moving.
"Damn Gypsy, either leaked the news, or sold the news to several people!" The footsteps approached, and Yuan Xing was sure that there were definitely more than two people on the other side who had reached the top of the mountain.
Fortunately, the other party was so bold that he didn't check the surroundings too carefully, but just stopped directly under the tree, and Yuan Xing, who was hidden in the grass, was like a creeping cheetah, silently, through the grass, with the help of the bright moonlight, Yuan Xing finally saw the other party clearly.
The bright red headband, the crescent scimitar at the waist, the three-dimensional nose bridge like an axe, the ruthless blue pupils and the messy gray beard, all these characteristics indicate that they belong to the special sea group - the "Cossacks of the Seven Seas", at sea, they are synonymous with plunder, cruelty, violence, and killing, and when you meet them, it means that you are going to be unlucky!
They drove motorboats, rode tame black dolphins, and came and went on the vast seas like the wind, as fast as lightning, and no bandit could regard robbery as a Cossack, so professional, so efficient! Before you could see what they looked like, your head would be split, your possessions would be plundered, your wife and daughter would become their playthings, and you and your ship would become dust on the seven seas from the fire!
"Damn!" Yuan Xing's teeth itched with hatred, and now he couldn't advance or retreat, only by hoping that these Cossacks would leave early after picking the fruit, he could calmly retreat from the cliff, if the slightest noise was made now to disturb these Cossacks, it would be very troublesome.
If you think about waiting for the Cossacks to leave and then drink some leftover soup, sorry, it's just wishful thinking, where the Cossacks passed, except for the ashes after burning, not even a single chicken feather will be left for you! If you can get out of the house today, Yuan Xing will already be thankful!
"Kabir, move faster," the bearded man under the tree urged a young Cossack, and he stood under the tree with a red-haired man with a short bow on his side, and although there was nothing unusual here, the instinct to fight all year round kept them on high alert.
The trunk was thick, the bark was rough and there was no moss, and the young Cossack easily climbed to the bottom of the huge canopy, and began to pick among the green leaves, the fruit was very peculiar, before it was picked, it flashed a faint blue light, as if it was breathing slowly, but after picking, the light disappeared, and the color of the surface of the fruit immediately darkened, as if it had lost its vitality.
The pockets on the waist of the young Cossacks were a bit peculiar, and the fruit larger than a fist was constantly picked and packed into leather bags, but no matter how much was picked, the pockets were still so large and did not swell in the slightest.
A faint blue "light bulb" quickly extinguished on the tree, the original dense fruit has been almost picked up, Yuan Xing was still lucky, secretly praying that there would be one or two fish that slipped through the net, but looking at the dark blue of the tree has turned black, this makes Yuan Xing's heart ache, if there is no Cossack who is killed halfway, this business can even make him worry about food and clothing for several years, but now...... Yuan Xing had to secretly call out bad luck.
The young Kazakh in the tree was constantly shuttling and climbing from branch to branch, and with great pleasure, every time he picked one of these rare fruits, he seemed to hear the sound of hundreds of gold coins falling into his pocket!
In the vast Seven Seas, due to the extreme scarcity of water and land resources, even ordinary fruits are unattainable luxuries, except for the nobles among the hundreds of sea people, who can occasionally enjoy them, ordinary sea people, in their lives, even the appearance of ordinary fruits, have never seen it. And this kind of fruit containing strange energy, if it appears on the market, I am afraid that even the nobles among the hundred clans are not qualified to buy it, these fruits can only be possessed by the truly strong people among the hundred clans and on the land island!
When I looked up, the blue light around me had disappeared, and only a few of them were left......
"Huh, strange" looked at the leaves on the top, two lantern-sized yellow lights flickered, and in the center of the yellow light, a black line quickly stood up.
"Could it be the fruit of mutation?" the young Cossack didn't think much of it, and in his mind, the more eerie the glow, the more gold coins fell into his pocket.
Slowly groping their way to the middle, the lush foliage obscured most of the moonlight, and although it was not clear what the fruit looked like, the young Cossack believed that he could catch the huge fruit with a single reach.
"Ah......h
The unexpected came suddenly.
The young Cossack was thrown out of the top of the tree by a great force, and kept tumbling until it reached the edge of the grass, blood splattered everywhere, motionless, more out of breath and less in, black liquid flowed on his face, as if it had been corroded by sulfuric acid, and he could no longer see his facial features, but he could only see the blood flow like spring water gushing out of his mouth, but fortunately the leather bag was tightly hugged to his chest without any damage.
"Kabir!" The bearded and red-haired Cossack reacted quickly, immediately ran to the young Cossack's side, felt the pulse, tested the pupils, and after determining that Kabir had completely lost his vital features, the bearded and red-haired archers did not have time to grieve, nor did they easily move the corpse, but quickly drew the scimitar at his waist and assumed a standard defensive posture, while the redhead tightened the bowstring and looked nervously at the canopy not far away.
Fortunately, the young Cossack did not die around Yuanxing, otherwise if he was exposed, the end would not be much better than this Kabir.
Fortunately, the small life is still there, only continue to wait, only wait for the right opportunity, can you get out, a careless, is a catastrophe!
Yuan Xing secretly swallowed the saliva in his throat, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.