"Phew!" With the sound of a musket, a large gray bird by the small lake in the distance fell in response, and the other birds around were startled, and rose to the sky in the chaotic sound of birdsong, intending to escape from this land of right and wrong as soon as possible. But it is a pity that the people who had killed their companions just now did not intend to let them go, and just as the big birds were flying, the sound of several muskets rang out, and as a result, several of the big birds fell down headlong and fluttered their wings on the ground, but they could not fly.

But the nightmare of the big birds was not over, and with the sound of a bowstring, a dozen long arrows flew out like lightning, and although a few of them fell into the air, at least half of them hit the target, only to cause the big bird to scream.

It is also worth mentioning that among these bows and arrows, there is a strange weapon flying out, and it actually attacks the big bird in a curve, but unfortunately, it may be affected by the musket, and the distance is too far, so this weapon did not hit the target, but it is precisely because of this that this weapon turned in a strange arc in mid-air, and then flew into the hands of the thrower.

"What a wonderful weapon! Although the lethality is a little weaker, if you miss a hit, you can retract it again and launch a second attack, and if the arrow we shoot can come back on its own, it will be so interesting! Lu Wanfang put down the musket in his middle and stared curiously at the strange-shaped weapon in the hand of the native girl next to him.

The native girl beside Lu Wan is the girl who traded bracelets with Erhanzi at the beginning, her name is Duoya, and she is only fifteen years old this year. Because Lu Wan bribed the head of Moli's department, Rumodo, with a mirror. As a result, Rumodo told them that it was off the coast of the Big Island opposite Sunset Island. There is a place where gold is produced, and the girl Doya is very enthusiastic to lead the way. Now they are on the way to find gold mines, in addition to Lu Wan, there are also Feng Shijie, Liu Kata and other backbone members of the fleet, there are more than 100 people together, and they are fully armed landing, after all, safety first, compared with human life, gold mines are still placed in a secondary position.

Luvan had landed on the Big Island in the morning, and it was already sunset. It was soon getting dark, and according to Doya's account, there was still some distance from the gold mine, and they would definitely not be able to reach it today, so Lu Wan and the others simply camped on the spot, preparing to rest here for the night, and then continue their journey tomorrow, just now they were hunting.

In fact, not only Lu Wan was interested in the weapon in Duoya's hand, but everyone else was also very curious. And Liu Kata asked directly: "Duoya, what is the name of this weapon you use, and why does it come back by itself when you throw it out?" ”

Among Lu Wan and the others, only Liu Kata is the most in line with Mo Libu's aesthetics. In addition, he is the only person who can communicate with the natives, so in Duoya's eyes, he has the most favorable impression of Liu Kata. Now when he heard him ask in person, he immediately said proudly: "This weapon is called a flying machine." It was the weapon we used to hunt, and this one was left to me by my father. It's a pity that I'm a woman, and I'm not very proficient in the use of weapons, so if I let the head man throw it, I will definitely be able to knock down Rumodo at once. ”

Doya was obviously angry about her mistake just now, and felt that she had lost the face of the tribe in front of these outsiders, so she came up with the excuse that she was a woman, and as for the Rumodo she said at the end, it was the name of the big gray bird just now, of course, this is what Moli called this kind of bird. It is also worth mentioning that the totem of the Moli tribe is also this bird, and the head man is also honored by Rumodo.

After nearly a day of getting along, Lu Wan and the others have accepted Duoya as one of them, and they also found that although this native girl is a little ugly, she has a bold personality, which is no different from a man, so the crew all treats her as a man, and they don't feel embarrassed because there is an extra woman in the team.

Hearing that this thing made of wood turned out to be their weapon, Lu Wan and the others were very curious, except for the people who went to the small lake to collect their prey, they all surrounded them, and coaxed Doya to show them this magical weapon that flew back by themselves.

Seeing that Lu Wan was interested in their weapons, the simple native girl felt very happy, and happily threw the flying device in her hand back, but after turning a beautiful arc, the flying device flew back again, and the surrounding crew members were short, after all, although this weapon was wooden, but the choice was extremely hard wood, and the weight was not light, if it hit the head, although it would not kill people, but bleeding was inevitable.

Seeing this flying device flying around in the sky, but in the end it always fell into Duoya's hands, which made Lu Wan and them feel a little itchy, and at the moment Liu Kata was thick-skinned, and borrowed it from Duoya to try it himself, and Duoya was also very generous, not only lent them the mood to play, but also personally instructed Lu Wan on their skills in using the flying device.

This flying device is not troublesome in its practical use, as long as you master a little trick, you can immediately let it fly out and fly back, but Doya is using this thing to hunt, so the key is to throw it, and let it hit the target, which is not something that can be done in a day or two. However, Lu Wan and the others are just playing anyway, if they are used for hunting, their muskets and bows and arrows are much more powerful than those of flying machines, and they are also more accurate, so they only need to learn a fur.

As the captain of the ship, Lu Wan handed over the flying machine to the crew to play with after just a few attempts, and he and Feng Shijie went to the lake to watch the prey they had just shot. Their camp was on a high ground not far from the small lake, and this was Doya's idea, because she told Luvan that they could hunt their prey on the edge of the small lake, which really led them to meet the big gray bird.

"Captain, this thing really looks like a crane, but the body is gray, it looks like it is covered with soil, and the head is different from the crane, it doesn't look as beautiful as the crane, otherwise we really don't dare to eat it, after all, the crane is the mount of the gods in the sky!" Feng Shijie mentioned a big bird that was seriously injured but did not die, and teased with a smile on his face.

Lu Wan has long known this kind of bird from Rumodo, and he felt a little like a crane at the beginning, but now he sees that it is so, except for the subtle differences in color and head, this big bird is really exactly the same as the crane, the ancients said that burning the qin and cooking the crane is a big thing to destroy the scenery, and now although he does not burn the qin, he is cooking the crane to eat.

Lu Wan and Feng Shijie casually exchanged a few gossips, and finally the topic turned to the big island at their feet. Since the landfall this morning, except for a lot of woods on the seashore, the others are a vast grassland, and the grass on this grassland is so high that people can't even get out when they go in, and under this dense grass, there are swamps all over, and they may fall into it if they are not careful, so if it is not for the good guide of Duoya, they really dare not go too deep.

In fact, Lu Wan and Feng Shijie both knew that they had only encountered some minor difficulties, and the two of them did not take it to heart, and now what they and the entire fleet were most concerned about was how big the area of the big island under their feet was? According to Rumodo's explanation that day, the area of this large island may be far beyond their imagination, because according to the other party, after landing from them and then going southeast, they will enter the desert area, where the desert is so long that ordinary people can't walk through it at all, and it is precisely because of the barrier of this desert that Rumodo knows very little about the situation on the other side of the desert.

Think about the area where Lu Wan and they passed, the climate has always been extremely hot, and there are islands along the way, so the precipitation will naturally not be less, but now there is a desert on this big island under their feet, and ordinary people can't walk through it at all, so we can know the area of this desert, and then think about the big island where the desert is located, it is estimated that its area should be at least twice the area of the desert, such a large place, I am afraid that it can no longer be called an island, but it must be more appropriate to call it a continent.

Speaking of the area of this big island, Feng Shijie thought about another thing, and immediately said: "Captain, the area of this land is extremely vast, and you have sent out a fleet to sail along the coast, ready to measure his area, but with the area of this big island, I am afraid that it will take a lot of time to sail around it, should we just keep waiting?" ”

When they left Sunset Island, the entire fleet was divided into three teams, two of which made up their current group, armed with the best weapons, ready to go to the island in search of gold. The other team, with only one large ship and a few small boats, was responsible for surveying the situation in Sunset Bay and looking for a suitable place to build a harbor, after all, if there was really gold here, then they would have to build a harbor here, so they must be prepared in advance.

Finally, there was a fleet of two large ships, and they were ordered to sail along the island for a week, but Feng Shijie was worried that the size of the island would be too long, and the fleet sailing around the island would spend too much time on the road, and it would not be good if the time to return sailed would be delayed.

However, after hearing this, Lu Wan smiled and said: "Shi Jie, you don't have to worry about this problem, I have already ordered them, if there is no sign of the end of the voyage for five days, then return directly, after all, it is not possible to complete a circle in five days, which means that the area of this island is larger than Jinzhou and Borneo, and there is no need to explore it anymore!" ”

Feng Shijie didn't expect Lu Wan to be so thoughtful, and even made careful arrangements for this kind of thing, and finally put his mind at ease on the fleet sent out at the moment.

But at this moment, suddenly a crew member came running quickly, and shouted loudly as he ran: "Captain, quickly...... Go back! A few people fought because of one thing! (To be continued.) )