The duty of observing the New Year on the night of the thirtieth night of the Chinese New Year's Eve is a custom handed down by the ancestors, and even people like Lu Wan who go to sea will abide by this custom as long as there are no special circumstances. So these big men made a whole night on the beach, and some people returned to the boat after eating, because there are some entertainment facilities on the ship, such as all kinds of gambling equipment, you can have fun, and the boat is also safe.

Lu Wan was originally worried that the natives he met yesterday would attack them, but after a night passed, he didn't even see a shadow of the natives, but it was undoubtedly a good sign to be able to spend the first night on the island safely, so Lu Wan and the others were very happy, and exchanged New Year's greetings with the crew, and then ate a meal of dumplings, so they called a meeting of important people in the fleet to discuss the exploration of the island.

Everyone at the meeting sat on the beach, Lu Wan picked up the tea bowl next to him and drank a big sip of strong tea, he ate too much beef last night, causing him to feel uncomfortable in his stomach this morning, so he wanted to drink tea to hydrolyze the greasy, but there was not much tea they brought, and it was time to return home.

"Shisuke, this island was discovered by you, and the island is not only inhabited by natives, but also a herd of bison, which is a very valuable island, according to our rules, whoever discovers it has the right to name it, so the first thing today is to set the name of this island, and then you take a boat around the island, and the terrain of the island is roughly explored, and marked on the chart." Lu Wan drank a few sips of tea, and then said to Feng Shijie beside him.

"Yes, I'll do it as soon as the meeting is over, as for the name of the island. Since our Chinese New Year's Eve is spent here, it might as well be called Chinese New Year's Eve Island! Feng Shijie also said happily.

According to the rules of the sea. Whoever discovers the island first has the right to name it. And Feng Shijie had discovered the island several times before, so he had already used his name, as well as the names of his wife and sister, so although the island discovered this time was large, he could no longer use his own name, so he had to take the name of Chinese New Year's Eve Island.

"Chinese New Year's Eve Island, a good name, this is much better than that Erhanzi Island!" Lu Wan laughed and admired. And his last sentence caused many people to laugh, only the second man who was sitting was embarrassed.

Erhanzi is not only a good hunter. He was also the helmsman of a large ship, and although his position was not as good as that of the captain and surveyor, he was also one of the important figures in the fleet, so he was also called to the meeting. As for the meaning of Lu Wan's last sentence, it is because last month, Erhanzi, who replaced the lookout, accidentally discovered an island, and as a result, he insisted on naming it after himself despite everyone's opposition, so Erhanzi Island, which can be selected as one of the top ten most ugly island names, was born.

A few jokes. Lu Wan then brought the conversation to the point and began to assign everyone's tasks, which was actually very simple, it was nothing more than ordering some people to stay on the beach. And build a simple dock as soon as possible so that they can transport the collected food and fresh water to the ship. In addition, some people were led by Lüvan himself, and then took a boat to find another landing place. And to search the whole island, it is best to get in touch with the local natives. Of course try to be careful, though with their force. They are not afraid of each other, but if they can avoid conflicts, they should try to avoid them, after all, they have lost a lot of manpower along the way.

Just as Lu Wan finished assigning the task and everyone was about to stand up and gather people, suddenly a patrolling crew member outside the camp ran in quickly, and when they saw Lu Wan, they immediately shouted: "Captain, there is a group of natives outside the camp, and they don't have weapons on them, but our brothers can't understand their words, and they don't know what they are going to do?" ”

Hearing the report of this crew, Lu Wan and the others were overjoyed, they were about to contact these natives, but they didn't expect the other party to send them to the door, and then Lu Wan immediately spoke: "Liu Tongyi, you immediately go with me to meet these natives!" ”

"Subordinates obey!" Hearing Lu Wan's order, the dark-faced Liu Tongyi immediately stood up and said. Although Liu Tong's Chinese is extremely standard, judging from his dark skin and appearance, he is very similar to the natives on Nanyang Island, but if you look closely, his facial features also have some Han characteristics, and his skin is whiter than that of pure natives.

In fact, this Liu Tongyi's name is Liu Kata, is a mixed race of Han and natives, his father is a Han businessman, is also in maritime business, when he escorted a ship to an island to do business, he was warmly welcomed by the natives on the island, and even the natives personally set up a banquet to entertain him, as a result, the Han merchant was happy, and drank high all of a sudden, the so-called wine can mess with sex, and it was in this situation that the Han merchant had a relationship with the chief's daughter, and the next day the Han merchant came to his senses and saw the round chief's daughter around him. But there is no time to regret it.

Originally, this kind of thing is actually nothing, the native women on the island have no concept of chastity at all, and that night it was the chief's daughter who fell in love with this Han merchant and took the initiative to come to bed, although the chief's daughter did not conform to the aesthetics of the Han people, but as a man, it was not a loss in this kind of thing, at most it was like eating a little unpalatable meal, and waiting until the next meal to eat something good.

The Han merchant had been traveling by sea for many years, so he naturally knew this, so he didn't feel anything, and the next day he gave the chief's daughter a few pieces of silk, plus a few small ornaments, and the matter passed. But what he didn't expect was that he and the chief's daughter were a hit, and two months later, the chief's daughter found out that she was pregnant, but at this time, the Han merchant who caused the accident had already left the island, and it was not until five or six years later that the Han merchant came to the island again to do business, only to be told that he had a mixed-race son here.

After confirming that this guy with native blood was his son, he decided to take his son back to the Central Plains, and then asked someone to teach his son to learn Han and write Chinese characters until he grew up. The Han merchant's surname was Liu, and he named the native son Liu Kata, the name of the tribe where the chief's daughter belonged.

Liu Kata has been running on the sea with his father since he was a child, probably because he is a mixed-race child, his brain is also extremely smart, especially in language, extremely talented, there are hundreds of native languages on the islands in the South Seas, but most of them are from the same language family, Liu Kata is extremely proficient in this language family, no matter what kind of local language, he can successfully communicate with each other. is a rare talent, his father took him at the beginning, and the business in Nanyang was very smooth.

But it's a pity that he has a few half-brothers, who used to bully him as a bastard, fortunately with Liu Kata's father to protect him, but unfortunately Liu Lao businessman died a few years ago, and no one can stand up for him now, as a result, he was kicked out of the house by several brothers, he finally joined the slave hunting team in Taiwan in order to make a living, and finally joined the slave hunting team in Taiwan, becoming a well-known interpreter within the slave hunting association, and this time he was also the same as Feng Shijie, and was selected to join the exploration fleet.

Lu Wan took Liu Kata to the outside of the camp, and Feng Shijie and the others also came with weapons, after all, it is not clear whether the other party is friend or foe, and it must not be taken lightly.

Outside the camp stood a group of natives, led by a leader who was obviously stronger than the others, with dark skin and curly hair, and a naked upper body full of tattoos.

In addition, it is very interesting that these natives are like cattle in the Central Plains for a year, and they have pierced in the middle of their noses, but they do not hang a bull nose ring, but a long ornament, which looks like it is made of bird feathers. For example, the head of the natives at the front, the ornament on his nose is made of two feathers, most of the hard feathers have been removed, only the two royal blue feathers on the tail are left, and with the constant swing of his head, it looks funny and beautiful.

"#¥@%#@¥%" The leader of the natives in front of him was very discerning, and when he saw Lu Wan and his group coming out, he immediately guessed that this was the leader of the other party, so he said a series of words at once, and although Lu Wan didn't understand a word, his mood relaxed, because he also knew a little about the native language, and although he was unfamiliar with the other party's native language, he also knew that this was the same language as the natives they met earlier, and it was definitely difficult for Liu Kata.

Sure enough, Liu Kata's eyes lit up when he heard the other party's words, and he quickly spoke a few words of local language, and the local leader didn't expect the other party to understand his words, and he also excitedly communicated with Liu Kata at the moment. And as this exchange progressed, Liu Kata's face slowly showed an excited look, while the other party's face became more and more awe-inspiring.

After a long while, Liu Kata stopped communicating with the other party, and reported to Lu Wanyu with a dirty smile: "Captain, the other party said that they are the native heads of this island, and their hunting team met us yesterday, but they were scared away by the power of the musket, and asked if we were the messengers sent by the gods?" ”

For this situation, it was not the first time that Lu Wan had encountered it, so he was also very calm, and said to the leader of the natives with a divine expression: "That's right, we are the messengers sent by the gods, and what you saw yesterday is the artifact that the gods gave us!" ”

Every time Lu Wan said a word, Liu Kata translated a sentence next to him, and after hearing this, the leader of the native people and the people behind him showed expressions of awe, and some even showed a gesture of wanting to kneel. But at this moment, a young native standing beside the head man suddenly jumped out and said something loudly, his face showing a kind of hostility towards Lu Wan and them. (To be continued.) )