A few hours later, the group stepped onto an eerie island cloud.

It stands to reason that since the island is located at an altitude of 30,000 feet, there are few clouds overhead, and the sun is extremely abundant. Even cloudy days are rare, and a dark island cloud like this is probably unique in Djerba.

It's all thanks to a magical tree.

"Mushroom tree." "The magic of this tree is that all the branches are concentrated at the top of the tree. As the tree grows, the trunk grows, and the branches above the head grow larger. ”

"From a distance, it looks like a big mushroom, hence the name Mushroom Tree."

"And between the trees, the 'mushrooms' overhead are entangled with each other, so that the whole island cloud has no sunlight at all."

Will nodded, "It's a good thing you can find this place." ”

"Haha, that's what Silas told me. That guy has been wild since she was a child, and has run all over Djerba, and there is nothing on this island that she doesn't know. ”

"Oh~~~" a burst of boos.

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"But what does this have to do with us opening up routes?"

"That has nothing to do with mushroom trees."

Well? Trick me?

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Feeling Will's gaze, Craig's back was cold, and he hurriedly clapped his palms vigorously.

"It's not directly related to mushroom trees, but it wouldn't have been possible without them."

The sound of slapping, recoiling in the woods.

Right away,

Bang la blah. fluttering.

All kinds of sounds rang out, and the whole forest seemed to come to life.

Then, a large black shadow descended from the forest.

Huge black shadows flew through the air, flying towards them at great speed!

This is...

With his super kinetic vision, Will discovers that these black shadows are all huge bats!

The bats were far larger than Will had realized, and much larger than the vultures. At over two meters long, with its wings spread out and a full ten meters wide, it looks extremely disproportionate.

When the swarm of bats flew in front of Craig, they leaned forward with their lower limbs, stretched their bodies vertically, stretched their wings, and used a pair of fleshy wings and the wind to stop a meter in front of him. The movements are still so elegant.

"Ga~~"

Will snorted, and the cry was like a duck.

Stupid and stupid.

These bats, seeing Craig is like seeing a loved one. One by one, they came over with their claws and stretched their heads towards him. When Craig rubbed their heads with his hands, he even had a comfortable expression on his face.

It's a bunch of creatures that subvert Will's common sense.

It's not just the size. The face is still hairy, the eyes are bright, and he looks very cute.

"Boss, you also know my vampire fruit abilities. In subsequent developments, I found that my abilities were closely related to the two elements. ”

"One element is blood, and I've developed a blood-based ability that's almost indistinguishable from elementalization."

"The other element is bats. I found that not only was I able to transform my body into a bat, but I also developed a high affinity for bats as creatures. ”

"So these little guys like me very much."

As to confirm Craig's words, countless strange bats flew out of the depths of the forest. One by one, they rushed to Craig, as if they were going to compete for his favor.

"Because of its large size and exaggerated wingspan, this peculiar bat can easily fly at an altitude of 30,000 feet."

"So they got a figurative name – the 10,000-foot bat."

Will's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what Craig meant.

Kulo, who was beside him, added, "At the same time, their intelligence is not low. According to subordinate tests, it is about the level of a ten-year-old human child. ”

"That is, they can be trained."

He took the huge pocket he had carried all the way from Huck's hand, and opened it, and it was full of yellow, orange, orange - orange!

Kuro picked up an orange.

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Will seemed to feel the forest light up.

Hula!

The swarm of 10,000-foot bats forgot about Craig in an instant! One by one, they rushed to Kulo!

Kuro tossed the orange in his hand.

The crackling sound made Will seem to see seagulls fighting over a piece of bread on the beach.

In the end, a 10,000-foot bat, which was significantly stronger, stood out among its competitors, swallowed the orange with the skin in one gulp, and munched on it, and the juice flowed out.

An expression of intoxication on his face.

"We also stumbled upon it." Craig, who had been forgotten by the 10,000-foot bats, walked up to Will, "These 10,000-foot bats actually like to eat oranges, a fruit that is completely absent from the empty island. ”

"So you used your affinity and the love of 10,000-foot bats for oranges to train them?"

Craig nodded, "That's right. We have tested that the carrying capacity of a 10,000-foot bat can easily pull a bamboo basket carrying an adult man to fly to Qinghai. After that, just let it rest for the night to regain its strength. ”

"We estimate the carrying capacity of a single 10,000-foot bat to be about 300 to 500 kilograms."

"Because the bats prefer a shady environment, they only survive on this island cloud full of mushroom trees."

"But even so, there are now tens of thousands of bats."

Will nodded, this amount is completely sufficient, "If there is demand in the future, you can also artificially expand the area of the mushroom tree, and then provide enough food for the 10,000-foot bat group, and the population will inevitably expand significantly." ”

"How many 10,000-foot bats have you trained now?"

Craig scratched the back of his head, "Because the time is too short, there are only a dozen of them now." And it has to be me. ”

"Still, it's enough to take Becky and me down."

"When all the 10,000-foot bats are trained, we can even pull the boat up and down!"

Craig is a little idealistic.

As a medium-sized three-masted galleon, the Avenger also weighs about 2,000 tons. If each 10,000-foot bat has a payload of 400 kilograms, then at least 5,000-foot bats are needed to pull the Avenger up and down Qinghai.

Counting people and supplies, 7,000 well-trained 10,000-foot bats are needed.

What if Will had a bigger ship in the future?

Even if the quantity can meet the demand.

But from a practical point of view, imagine 7,000 10,000-foot bats with an arm span of 10 meters flying over the Avenger, how much area does it take? And they can't interfere with each other, otherwise one of them will be an air accident.

So in Will's view, the 10,000-foot bat is a very good solution for cargo transportation. As long as the container is slightly modified to carry one or two commanders, then as long as hundreds of 10,000-foot bats can easily carry dozens of tons of containers to and from Qinghai and Baibaihai.

In this way, Will has an exclusive transportation channel in his hands!

Worth 10,000 gold... No!

It's a route that will make him the richest man in the world!

Will patted Craig on the shoulder with relief.

"Well done!"

"Let's try your little ones now."