CH.16 Mangroves

Bright sunlight streamed through the windows of the hotel, bringing a dazzling light to the room, and many reflective objects were glowing gold, such as cups, mirrors, and the armrests of chairs wrapped in metal.

Anrui stood in front of the mirror hanging from the wall, adjusted his neckline, and stared at the figure in the mirror that looked exactly like himself.

I have to say that the appearance of this body is much more handsome than his original appearance, with thick black hair as if dyed with ink, an angular face, revealing a sense of fortitude, and bright eyes, which can compete with the stars and the moon. What's more, this body is very young and full of vitality, and it looks like it is only eighteen to twenty years old.

No wonder Sophie was moved to warm his bed when she saw him.

An Rui habitually touched his chin and smiled at himself in the mirror, very satisfied. Everyone has a love for beauty, and he is no exception. And the appearance has a non-negligible help for the captain, which can increase the charm of the captain.

Charm is something that can be seen and touched, and a charismatic captain can be popular wherever he goes, and it will be easier to make deals and recruit crews.

After reading his face, An Rui cast his eyes down and began to check the equipment on his body.

The clothes he wears today are peculiar, sewn from several layers of canvas, heavy and clumsy to wear. On either side of his waist, there were two things hanging from each other, one was the black iron-grade long sword, and the other was a bulging pouch, and I don't know what it contained. Behind his back, he carried a larger bag, which was also very full.

The reason why he is dressed like this naturally has a special intention. Although this appearance looks nondescript, it can help him a lot today and help him do a good job.

After making sure that everything he had to bring with him, he left the room and went to the next room, where Sophie lived.

It had been a few days since he landed on the island.

On the first day of landing on the island, he and Shafei came to this "Iron Cannon Port", found a hotel to stay in, and opened two rooms. Nineteen silver coins were not much, but they were enough for two people to spend a few days or more.

After a few days of recuperation, the wounds on An Rui's body were basically healed, and even the leg wound that was missing a piece of flesh grew new flesh. The healing medicines in this world are all specially made, and the healing effect is wonderful, far more magical than the drugs on the earth, as long as there is the help of healing medicine, the injuries can be healed quickly.

As the injury improved, An Rui's heart became more and more active, and he could no longer bear it, and decided to put the long-brewing plan into action.

Today, the first step of the entire plan will be taken, and the success or failure is extremely critical and will affect the subsequent planning of the entire plan.

"Shafi, are you in the room?" With excitement and bumpiness, An Rui knocked on Shafi's door.

The door was quickly opened from within, and Sophie poked her head out. Now she has changed into a new set of clothes, and her whole person looks clean and fresh, without the embarrassment when she just went ashore. The biggest changes to her are the trouser leg, the new pants have a right pant leg that covers the entire right leg, and a rose tattoo on the right leg.

The change in Shafi's outfit was made by Anrui so that she could avoid being recognized by others through the rose tattoo. The rose tattoo on her leg is the biggest feature of Shafi's body, and if it covers this, it will be difficult for others to recognize her identity.

Due to the drastic change in temperament after amnesia, Shafi did not want to wear too revealing outfits, and did not refuse the offer, but saved An Rui a lot of heart.

"Good morning, Captain." Sophie smiled and said hello in a soft voice.

An Rui nodded, replied politely, and then said, "Shafei, I have to go out of Lu today, and I will come back a little later." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"It's just a little thing, I can do it myself, don't worry."

"Don't you need my help?"

"No, I don't." An Rui smiled and shook his head, "You can stay here with peace of mind, I'll just come to talk to you, so that you don't worry." If I'm fast, I'll be back in the afternoon, no later than in the evening. ”

"Where am I going to find you if you don't get back in time?" Sophie asked with some trepidation, as if worried about Anrui. It's no wonder that she has lost her memory now, and An Rui has become the only person close to her, so she naturally has something to worry about.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back, I don't need you to look for me." Anrui assured.

"Oh well. I don't know what you're going to do, but I wish you all the best, and I'll be waiting for you here. Shafi said softly.

After losing her memory, Shafei's temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes, no longer the fierce and female hooligan temperament of the past, but a little more gentle and virtuous, and more feminine.

In contrast, Anrui prefers the current Shafi.

Bidding farewell to Shafi, Anrui left the hotel and came to the busy street.

Iron Cannon Harbor is the best port on the island, and it is one of the best small ports, famous for selling fine iron and casting artillery. The ability to cast artillery in this port is first-class, and the quality of the artillery cast is very high, and it is basically above the black iron level.

Every day, a large number of ships come and go in the harbor, some to sell goods, some to buy goods, some just to rest, and so on. The people who came were also quite mixed, maritime merchants, pirates, navies, all of them.

Jingtie Island is a neutral island, it does not belong to any country, and it does not have any position, as long as there is no trouble on the island, anyone is welcome to come to the shore. There are many such neutral forces that only recognize money and do not recognize people at sea.

In order to save his strength, Anrui hired a carriage and had the coachman carry him to the western end of Iron Cannon Harbor.

Sitting in the carriage, he watched the crowded streets with interest through the window, his gaze wandering aimlessly.

The streets are full of people, the most common of which are humans, but you can also see beautiful and dignified elves, bearded dwarves, fierce and domineering orcs, and treacherous and cunning goblins.

This fantasy world is a multi-racial world, with all kinds of races, humans are the largest race, in addition to elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, aborigines, undead, fish-people, etc., the number of races is quite large.

Jingtie Island is a neutral force, no matter what race can be visited, and you can see most of the races on the streets, which is a feast for Anrui's eyes. His gaze especially turned a few more times on the female elves, these female elves are really eye-catching, if they are placed on the earth, each of them is at the level of an otaku god or a goddess.

The carriage traveled for more than ten minutes before finally reaching the end of the port.

Anrui paid, got out of the carriage, and headed to the mangroves in the west. Around him, there are many people who have left the city, some of these people are in groups of three or five, some are alone, and all of them have different destinations.

After walking some way, the people who left the city began to go their own way, in different directions. After a while, An Rui was simply the only one left on the road, and only some horses' hooves could be faintly heard behind him.

The mangrove forest is not far from the Iron Cannon Harbor, and Anrui walked for about half an hour to reach his destination.

It was a sparse pine forest, the trees were not particularly dense, and among the trees, overgrown with weeds, it seemed that not many people had come here, and there was not even a decent road to tread.

An Rui stepped into the mangrove forest, he knew that there was danger lurking in the forest, so he was a little more careful, slowed down his pace, and glared at the wind and grass around him. He walked all the way to the middle of the woods, and gradually deepened into the woods, leaving behind the path he had taken.

It was morning, and the sun was abundant, and the trees were cut into black shadows with branches and stamped on the ground. Birds and insects can occasionally be heard around, and it is like a melody of nature, full of life.

On the surface, this is just an ordinary forest, but Anrui will not be deceived by superficial phenomena, and his vigilance will not be reduced in the slightest.

This vigilance is clearly not superfluous.

Halfway through, An Rui's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and his gaze locked on the grass in front of him.

In the messy grass, there was a strange plant that slowly wriggled, and because of the weeds, it was impossible to see the appearance of this plant. The weeds are all green, and this special plant is also green, if it weren't for Anrui's careful look, it would be difficult to find this special plant.

An Rui stopped, his face solemn, pulled out his long sword with one hand, and reached into the bag hanging from his waist with the other, and took out a small bottle from it. The bottle is the size of an orange and has a round belly that contains a special butter-colored liquid.

This is actually a Molotov cocktail that contains a special alchemical liquid that burns as soon as it encounters air. This Molotov cocktail was widely used in naval warfare, and was used by both navy and pirates. Of course, the Molotov cocktails used in naval battles will be much larger than the Molotov cocktails in An Rui's hands, and they will not be so small and exquisite.

An Rui aimed at the special plant that was wriggling, and threw the mini Molotov cocktail in his hand out, and the bottle hit the ground and immediately burst, causing the liquid inside to squirt out. When the liquid met the air, it turned into a raging flame with a thud, instantly igniting the entire grass.

The flames flew high and danced like a dragon.

Any plant is afraid of fire, and that particular plant is naturally no exception, and it was ignited by the flames at once.

Ordinary plants can only sit and wait for the flames to die, but this special plant is not, it is actually able to move!

I saw this special plant burst out of the flames, twisting the slender grass stems and swaying the jagged leaves. The leaves of this plant are very special, very tough, as sharp as a blade. As the leaves danced, the surrounding weeds broke off and fell to the ground, fueling the fire.

Anrui is well-informed and naturally recognizes this particular plant.

This thing is called "sawgrass", and it has sharp blades of grass, which is extremely aggressive, and will actively attack passing creatures to obtain the nutrients they need by killing.

With a level 4 rating, sawgrass is the most dangerous presence in the mangroves, surpassing even the beasts.

Because there are often corpses and blood around sawgrass, this forest is called a mangrove forest.

If he fights alone, Anrui will have a hard time facing sawgrass, and he is easily attacked by sawgrass sneak attack, so he will wear a set of thick clothes and bring several Molotov cocktails on his body.

This thick garment can provide some protection against the attacks of sawgrass grass. Flame is the nemesis of sawgrass, and it only takes a Molotov cocktail to kill a sawgrass plant.

The price of a mini Molotov cocktail is about one silver coin, which is already expensive for Anrui, but fortunately, he will soon make a small fortune and does not care about this money.

In the flames, the sawgrass danced wildly in pain, waving a few sharp blades of grass around, but it could not change the fate of being burned to death. It didn't take long for it to collapse in the flames, reduced to black ash.

[Hint: You defeated a level 4 sawgrass and gained 16 XP, which is 4 XP before the next level.] 】