CH.119 Mandala
It was the first time that Donk had received such a task, and it was quite a novelty, because every time he walked through a place, a circular range would be activated around him and added to the chart.
He didn't have to walk every inch of the sea, and he was able to encompass a considerable amount of it, which was very convenient.
It's the same with this task, you only need to walk roughly through an area to count as exploring. However, 30 square kilometers is still a large area, and with the rolling terrain of the island, it may take a little more than a day to get 200 reward points.
It's not possible to estimate how big the island is, but the bigger it is, the more reward points you have.
As soon as Donk thought of this, he heard the roar of a beast coming from afar, and he could only shake his head slightly, dispelling the idea of exploring this place, if he encountered another strange fish, he would frown into a pimple.
"Donk, I've found good news." Wendy's melodious voice came from behind.
Donk exited the system and looked back to see Wendy standing quietly behind him.
"What's the good news?" Donk asked.
"I just felt that something was wrong, and then I looked at the charts, and it turned out that the island had not been discovered! Do you understand? We found an island that had never been discovered before, and this island would be ours from now on. Wendy said with a smile on her face, her veil flicking slightly, and her blue eyes were brighter than gems.
Although Donk already knew this, in order not to discourage Wendy's positive surname, he smiled and said, "This is a big discovery, let's give this island a name." How about Pirate Island? Or Dragon Island? ”
"Nope! Let's call it cabbage island! Norman jumped over and said in a hurry.
"It's called Hercules!" It was Cliff who spoke, and word had spread about the name of the island.
"How's Andy Island?" Seba Stephen chimed in, but the meaning of the name was known only to him, which meant masculine and majestic.
"I think Pirate Island sounds pretty good." One-Eye followed suit.
"Let's call it Dream Island! Life should be full of dreams! The dreamer of one ear raised his arms and exclaimed.
"Is it okay to call Roland Island? I think it's good. Flowerdew asked tentatively in a whisper.
Everyone was arguing about the idea of a good name for the island.
In the end, it is the person who pays the salary who has the right to decide. Donk named the island "Dragon's Nest", meaning that it would be a home for the dragon pirates, so that they could feel at ease when they went out to sea. The things he finalized, other people's opinions were all lost, and they could only echo it.
Although the pirates regard Dragon's Nest Island as their territory, no one proposes to go deeper into the island, because the strange fish just now has already made them suffer, who knows what horrors will exist on the island?
Tang Ke weighed the strength of the regiment, and also felt that it was better to be safe, so it was better to stay on the shore. As for exploring the island, I'll leave that for later.
The value of this island is not only reflected in the reward points, but more importantly, the value of the island itself. If there are any mineral deposits or other precious resources on the island, they can be vigorously developed in the future and directly shipped out and sold.
When Donk decides to come here again in the future, he will use a batch of artillery to build an armed base on the island, and the firepower will be at least able to easily face three or five of those strange fish, otherwise he will not be able to gain a foothold on this island, let alone develop and use it.
As long as you gain a foothold on Dragon's Nest Island, you can slowly wipe out all kinds of monsters on the island and build a beautiful home that only belongs to the Evil Dragon Pirate Group.
The Sky and Purgatory are docked in shallow waters, with one side of the hull facing the shore, and can be shelled at any time, and the furnace is guaranteed to burn with minimal consumption, so that the magic cannon and flamethrower can also be used.
The Tornado was pulled ashore by the big guys, and Luban led the men to repair it in full swing, first vacating the seawater, then nailing new planks and brushing putty made of tung oil and lime powder so that it would not leak again. The work took three days to complete, as Luban had to repair the damage to perfection.
Donk used the system to exchange a few more suitable pieces of oak for Luban to use, and when a few large logs appeared out of thin air, it made the big guy feel very magical.
After the docking work is completed, it is also time to eat, the big guy is cooking on the shore, and someone really stewed the meat of the strange fish, but it tastes [***], and the meat quality is very poor. Donk made his own small stove, got a chicken from the boat, plucked it, brushed it with oil, drizzled it with spices, and roasted it on the fire until it was fragrant.
At night, a group of people are left on the shore for vigil, and the rest spend the night on the shore. Everyone was still afraid of the appearance of monsters like strange fish, and they spent the night in fear.
The next day, Donk stood on the lookout of the Tornado, holding a telescope, and looked into the interior of the island, hoping to get a glimpse of the interior of the island.
This island is not small, you can't see it with a telescope, the shore is a sandy beach, and the mountains and forests are rolling in, lush and uninhabited. Occasionally, you can see wild beasts running around, and seabirds rise and fall in the sky, a pure ecological scene.
Donk looked very carefully, and wherever he was in sight, he would stay for a short time. As he was watching, Flower Dew climbed up and squeezed to the lookout together.
"What did you find?" Flowerdew asked.
"I didn't find anything special, just one flower that was pretty and beautiful, you see." Donk handed the binoculars to Flowerdew, then pointed to a nearby woodland.
Hua Lu took the binoculars and looked at it for a while, and found the flower that Tang Ke was talking about, the kind of flower with lush green leaves, and a trumpet-shaped white flower growing in it, the flower was gorgeous and delicate.
"I think I've seen that kind of flower in a book, and there's an illustration of it in Mr. Seba Stephen's book." Hanaro said after looking at it for a while.
Originally illiterate, she occasionally begged Seba Stephen to teach her some words when she had free time on the ship, and she even delved into a book on agriculture that she planned to teach to the people on Starfish Island in the future.
Donk was not interested in flowers and plants, and did not answer.
Hua Lu was full of interest, and for a while he couldn't figure out if it was that kind of flower, so he ran down to find the ship doctor and found it.
The lookout was even more crowded.
"Doctor of the ship, what are you doing reading those flowers and herbs when you have nothing to do?" Donk then asked, being squeezed in the middle by the two next to him.
"I only have one book with illustrations of flowers and plants, and that book is called "Flying Dragon Continent Medicinal Herb Illustrated Book". Seba Stephen looked over and said, "If the flowers and plants that Dew saw in that book, then it should be a kind of medicinal herb, and some of the medicinal herbs are also very valuable. ”
"Really?" As soon as Tang Ke heard that it was valuable, he immediately became interested.
Seba Stephen was silent, and then found something, and sighed.
"Captain, we've really found something good." Seba Stephen got serious, carefully sifting through the flower he saw.
"What kind of flower? Is it worth the money? ”
"It's a mandala flower, a white mandala flower, also known as the flower on the other side of the underworld." Seba Stephen was sure that it was correct, put down the binoculars, and turned his head to look at Donk.
"I've heard of this kind of flower, is it so special? Worth the money? ”
"You can't expect this flower to get rich overnight, but there's another wonderful thing about this flower that you should like."
"Go on." Donk hates it when others sell him the most.
"One of the wonderful uses of the mandala flower is that it is highly poisonous. This flower is highly poisonous all over the body, whether it is flowers, peduncles, or leaves, among which the seeds are the most toxic. After being poisoned by a mandala, there will be hallucinations at first, and the body will convuls, and after the poisoning is deep, it will lead to death. ”
Because of its fatal beauty, the mandala flower bears the name of the bewitching flower on the other side of the underworld.
Immediately thinking of the power of poison, Donk clapped his hands and said, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if you crushed this flower and smeared the juice on bows and arrows and crossbow arrows?" ”
"I knew you'd be interested in this flower." The ship's doctor did his duty, said a polite farewell, and went down from the lookout.
Hualu was listening, and when she heard that she was studying something harmful, she sighed loudly.
Donk is very interested in making poisonous crossbows, and cruelty to the enemy is mercy to himself. He spent half a day on the lookout, observing the detailed terrain of the neighborhood and drawing a sketch of the distribution of the mandala flowers.
In the afternoon, a plan to collect mandala flowers was launched. In groups of 10 people, pick flowers with a simple map. There are people on the shore who watch the wind on the lookout, and if they see danger, they use the sound of gunfire as a signal, and when they hear the gunshots, the team in charge of collecting them immediately rushes back to the shore.
Tang Ke observed the situation in the vicinity and found no large monsters, so he dared to let his subordinates take risks to pick flowers.
When the pirates heard that they were going to make poisonous crossbows in batches, they were aroused with unprecedented enthusiasm, and they took the map and entered the forest in batches. The operation was thrilling, and everyone successfully brought back the mandala flowers.
Tang Ke looked at nearly a hundred mandala flowers piled together, as if he saw a batch of poisonous crossbows placed in front of him, and he was very excited. He took out two flowers and gave them to the two women, Dew and Wendy, respectively, to get such a batch of flowers, if not to give them to the only two women in the group, it is really a bit incomprehensible.
Hua Lu blushes when she receives the flowers, because on her island, a man gives a woman a flower as a sign of love.
Wendy was touched by the white and flawless mandala flower, and thought of her own tragic experience, she could no longer be as pure as a flower.
As for the remaining mandala flowers, they were crushed into juice by the Tang Ke faction and applied to the bow and arrows.
Donk recruits sailors with archers, so he is good at archery, but for those who are not good at archery, it will be more convenient to use crossbow arrows, which is not only labor-saving, but also powerful and fierce. The pirate regiment is well-armed, both bows and crossbows, which are coated with venom.