Chapter 20: The Indian Snake Controllers
At this moment, the attack on the battleship Oxford had spread rapidly to the upper echelons of the British Navy. Many of the other two warships that docked near the Oxford were also awakened, and everyone was talking. I feel that although the East is backward and barbaric, it is indeed mysterious and dangerous......
Of course, Zao Woushuang didn't know about these discussions, and he didn't know that from this time onwards, he had become a lifelong nightmare for all the survivors on the battleship Oxford!
He was now lurking motionless in the dark, damp bushes, waiting for the right moment.
Soon after, a small group of soldiers approached from a distance in a neat queue. They all carried guns, their postures were straight, and the military uniforms on their bodies were different from those of the navy soldiers they had seen in the fleet before.
In order to see more clearly, Zhao Wushuang climbed up a big tree silently and quickly. Even if these soldiers were elite, they would never have imagined that there was a huge poisonous snake staring at them coldly with scarlet snake eyes from the tall trees behind them.
"Looks like these guys aren't the British Navy, they're the Army." Zhao Wushuang thought in his heart.
Although his history is not very good, he also knows that during the Opium War, many army troops were transported from India to participate in the war. Otherwise, the war will only be fought by the navy, which is also a bit too bizarre.
The patrol marched forward. Zhao Wushuang looked around and found that there were many tall trees here, separated by about ten or twenty meters.
The muscles of his lower body suddenly tensed, and his upper body stretched out into the air in front of him, and then flew out with the help of the force of muscle stretching and concussion. If someone sees it at this time, they will definitely feel very shocked. A huge five-meter-long poisonous snake flew through the air and "flew" from one tree to another.
When Zhao Wushuang flew nearly twenty meters away and came to another big tree, his body sank hard, his tail poked out first, and instantly spiraled around the trunk. It then counteracts the tremendous inertia and the falling force of the free-fall, and rubs against the trunk of the tree to make a slight sound. Due to the distance, it did not attract the attention of the British Army soldiers who were patrolling.
So he "flew" tree by tree, following the group of patrolmen behind. Because he felt that the places where these army soldiers patrolled must be more important places to store materials, as long as they followed, they could be discovered unconsciously......
Zao was right. This small island, which served as a temporary base for the British army, has a lot of strategic and war-ready materials. They are all stored in different warehouses and guarded by special personnel.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that Britain at this time was known as the "empire on which the sun never sets", and its comprehensive national strength was the most powerful country in the world. Naturally, they will also collect some strange people to assist in the war. For example, in the warehouse area where the army's food is stored, there is a strange man.
Arut Shahrukh. He's a snake controller from India!
Snake control, also known as snake tricking, is an ancient secret method that has been passed down for thousands of years in India. A special flute and a huge basket are all their tools. But it has magical powers, no matter how fierce and terrifying the python or poisonous snake is, it will be controlled by the snake controller.
As an ancient civilization alongside China, although India is a strange country, it was nicknamed "Ah San" by the Chinese people in later generations. But I have to admit that their culture still has a long history. For example, snake control is a traditional Indian secret method.
India at this time was a British colony, and the British East India Company and the Indian Viceroy controlled the country through the Indian aristocracy, so they were naturally able to select strange people at will. Perhaps it is because Westerners still have a fear of the mysterious East in their hearts, so this expedition to China will select some strange people from India to follow the fleet.
It really worked!
When the British fleet first arrived on this nameless island, it was densely wooded and extremely abundant with snakes, insects, rats and ants. It is also possible to have the army remove it by means such as sprinkling lime, but it is too time-consuming. As a result, these strange people from India appeared, and one by one they raised their flutes and played different strange tunes.
So all the snakes, insects, rats, ants, and all kinds of poisons in the grass and woods ran away - they went to the depths of the dense forest. Therefore, the British army was able to occupy the outer area of the island, uprooted the wild grass, cut down the trees, built some warehouses for stockpiling supplies and docks for warships, and so on......
Of course, Zao Wou-shuang, who was following the patrol towards the location of the food warehouse, didn't know about it. It's just that he somehow had a feeling of discomfort, and he was a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"Something is wrong...... I know. It's so quiet! This place is a pristine island, damp and densely fed, and it is supposed to breed all kinds of poisons. But along the way, I didn't seem to see anything. This should not be something that the current level of science can be achieved by the British. Then, it could only be a spell or a supernatural power! ”
Zao Woushuang was not a fool either, and quickly understood what the problem was. He had vaguely guessed that there was a high probability that there were people in the British base who were just as powerful as he was.
This made him a little hesitant and a little excited. After all, it has been a year since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and I have not seen a human with supernatural powers or spells. This time, can you finally see it?
Soon, Zao Woshuang saw the huge warehouse in front of him. There is a horizontal bar in front that resembles a no-pass, and the English word "STOP" is written on it. He knew he was in the right place. It's just that the uncomfortable feeling is getting stronger and stronger, as if swallowing a fly......
In the end, he gritted his teeth, damn it! I still don't believe that some awesome people can do me? If there really were such an awesome strange person, the Western technology after the Industrial Revolution would not have beaten the Eastern world to the ground, and there was no power to fight back. Thinking like this, Zhao Wushuang slid down the trunk of the tree. Winding through the bushes towards the warehouse.
In the guard room in front of the British Army's food storage warehouse.
It is a simple house made of wood, not large in size, and there is nothing in it. There is only one futon in the middle, on which sits an Indian with Ah San's signature turban wrapped around his head. Cross-legged to resemble Chinese Taoist meditation, a long flute rests horizontally on the wrist. On the right side of his body was a large basket, and in front of him was a sandalwood with a distinctive smell. The smoke from the combustion was very peculiar, as solid.
This is the powerful snake controller from India, Arut Shahrukh!