Chapter 229 Rollie Island
Jile Island, except for the nearest island to the mainland, is not one of them.
There are many merchants who do ocean trade, most of them from the islands, but also from the mainland.
Money smells like rotten eggs, always able to bring merchants together.
Chu Jing was not the first mainlander to land on the island, as early as when overseas people set foot in Tiannan Mansion, there were merchants who came to Jile Island with merchant ships.
The island of Guile is large, but there are not many places where the population gathers, and according to Luon, there are three towns on the island of GuilΓ©, and the rest of the island is deserted.
There are very few demon beasts here, so there are no city walls, no cities, and it is called a town.
The town is no smaller than any other city, and because of commerce, the already dense population has increased, and a fourth town is being built, which is on the seashore where you can see the ebb and flow of the tide.
LΓΌ Weng was grateful to Chu Jing for not killing, and when they parted, he gave Chu Jing a logbook, which recorded the records of his several voyages.
Chu Jing set foot on Jile Island alone.
"Come and eat grilled squid, fragrant grilled squid, grilled and sold!"
A little girl pulls her mother to buy two skewers of grilled squid, but the currency they pay for is a kind of shell.
Only then did Chu Jing remember that he seemed to have forgotten to change the change.
There are not many metals overseas, and they are all used as currency in shells, and Lu Weng is willing to accept silver tickets because he often trades with humans, but for other overseas islanders, they do not necessarily understand the value of silver tickets.
Chu Jing looked in all directions, the sun here is more scorching, even if it is winter, but the temperature is still like spring and autumn, you can imagine what it will be like here in summer.
The skin of the islanders is darker because they are often exposed to the sun and do not apply sunscreen, whether they are healthy or not, they are a little darker than those on the mainland.
Chu Jing didn't see the mainlanders that Lu Weng said, at least he didn't see at a glance which people were obviously different from the islanders.
Lu Weng's big ship was still moored in the harbor, and after he separated from Chu Jing, he took a group of sailors to drink.
The boring life at sea needs to be adjusted, and Chu Jing doesn't want to go to them.
"Forget it, since there is less metal, I should still be able to exchange the contents of my mustard seed bag for some shells. β
Chu Jing's mustard seed bag contained some broken silver and broken gold for rewards, as well as a lot of long swords and the like, and a lot of daily necessities, so he didn't have to worry too much about not being able to pay.
Broken silver can be said to be a must-have thing when going out, the king of Hades is good, and the little ghost is difficult, and the broken silver is the thing to send the little ghost, and the effect is wonderful.
Chu Jing stayed in the harbor for a while and began to walk towards the interior of Jile Island.
His mission is to find the right foot of the sealed person in the overseas islands, and since he has already arrived on Jile Island, why not visit all the places on the island, and maybe find it.
There is a huge gap between the port of Gille Island and the town inside.
Chu Jing found that the clothes of the residents here were extremely simple, compared to those in the port who wore silk and satin, most of them only wore clothes woven with some kind of grass, and there were various small decorations made of pearls and coral.
Not because they were poor, but because silk fabrics had to be traded from other places, and were far less convenient than the straw skirts to which they had long been accustomed and adapted to the local climate.
"Ah, this is what an island would look like. β
Chu Jing had no interest in the busy port, he had already seen it when he was in Tiannan Mansion, and it was not interesting.
Instead of greeting the locals, Chu Jing crossed the town and walked off the beaten track.
Chu Jing has reached the Ling Xuan Realm, he can fly as much as he wants, but he didn't do that, he still has plenty of time, he doesn't want to participate in Xinguo's, he may have to wait until Xinguo decides the prince who will last to ascend the throne, and then go back.
As for things like the Apocalypse, when Chu Jing rises to four and a half stars, he summons Zhang Jiao, with his ability, whether it is bewitching the people, or using grass and trees as soldiers, with the support of his own generals, it shouldn't be difficult to overthrow Xinguo and the like.
If it weren't for those compassionate and compassionate strong men who were crushed by absolute strength in order to maintain balance, ordinary soldiers would really be meaningless.
The reason why many places on Jile Island are inaccessible is not because of how fierce the monsters in them are, but because of the terrain.
There is a volcano in the middle of the island, and I don't know if there is a possibility of an eruption, and the further you go inside, the more steep rock walls block the way.
With only hard stones and large trees growing tenaciously in the thin layer of soil, it is difficult for humans to live here.
Chu Jing regretted it a little, he felt that he shouldn't have come here, climbing the mountain was even more boring than the days at sea, and he could only see trees and stones at a glance, which was really boring.
Chu Jing finally gave up the way of walking, flew into the air, flew higher and higher, knowing the altitude of about a thousand meters, Chu Jing felt that there was no way to continue to rise.
This is a natural restriction on Ling Xu's realm, and Zirui's words can fly higher because his strength is stronger.
From the air, Chu Jing could see the general outline of Jile Island, everything on the ground became very small, and he simply flew directly to the crater.
Whether anyone else has come to the crater of Jile Island, Chu Jing doesn't know, but if he wants to reach here, in Chu Jing's opinion, there is no way but to fly.
The volcano had erupted before, leaving a large amount of ash near the crater, surrounded by trees and cliffs, and there were no roads for people to walk.
Inside the crater, Chu Jing made a discovery, this is a wonderful place, there are trees growing inside, and it looks more like a forest than the outside.
These trees are indistinguishable from the trees outside, and the wind probably carries the seeds into the crater, and the fertile ash in the crater, which has not erupted for many years, provides fertile soil for the existence of this volcanic forest.
Chu Jing was shocked, but there was nothing else that interested him on Jile Island, and he needed to think about leaving here.
Chu Jing opened the logbook that Lu Weng gave him and read it carefully.
Even before the mainland was discovered, the people who lived on the islands traded with each other, much more frequently than the mainland cities.
Each island has a different specialty, so it is necessary to trade a lot to meet the daily needs of the inhabitants of each island.
For example, the island of Jile is a special product of wood and ore, and there is a volcano here, which used to erupt and brought out a large amount of ore from the ground, and the volcanic ash and volcanic rock themselves have a certain value.
There are also many trees here, so the shipbuilding industry is also relatively developed, and it was already an important shipbuilding base and port before the mainland route.
According to the logbook of LΓΌon, there were also cities overseas, and there were even kings, patriarchs, and so on.
It's not that civilization is regressing, it's just because of the restrictions in all aspects, a very important point is the population, when the population is too small, you can't always call the head of a village the emperor, you can only retreat to the second, called the patriarch.
The term village chief definitely does not belong to the ruling class.
Gille is an extremely loose island, and the permanent population here is not as large as the floating population, so there is no ruler in the strict sense of the word, only a few mercenaries to maintain basic order.
The big island that is relatively close to Gille Island is Luolie Island, there is only one royal city on it, which is for Luolie City, and other places are in the form of villages, and it is also the only island with relatively developed agriculture, which used to be the granary of the overseas islands, but now the merchants have brought cheap and high-quality grain from the mainland, and the economy of Luolie City has been greatly impacted.
However, it has only been a few months now, not even a single crop has been harvested, and the hidden crisis has not yet been immediately revealed.
Chu Jing closed Lu Weng's logbook, he stood up and made a decision, he was going to this so-called Luolie City.
The city of Loris and most of the islands have a grain trade, and there is bound to be a very detailed map of the sea.
Instead of looking aimlessly, it is better to get the map in your hands and spread it out so that you can rush there as soon as the right foot of the sealed person appears.
There were many ships anchored in the harbor, but because the price of grain from the mainland was even cheaper, most of the ships were reluctant to go to the city.
"Young man, it just so happens that I have some goods to be sold in Luolie City, and I will take you there, but the price is ......."
A captain walked over and said.
"How much do you need?"
Chu Jing is much whiter than people overseas, and these people can see at a glance that Chu Jing is a mainland visitor, and it is extremely normal to want to rip off customers.
The captain stretched out five fingers, "A fixed price, you can go if you see the right one, wait if it is not suitable, and see if there is anyone willing to go." β
"Five hundred taels?"
The captain said angrily: "Five hundred taels is called Hanako, just forget if you don't go." β
"Five thousand taels?" Chu Jing frowned.
"Fifty thousand taels, this is the price here, that is, I will give you a real price, if someone else sees that you are single, they will definitely trick you into getting on the boat first, and then, hehe, your life is gone." β
Chu Jing didn't expect this person to be so open-mouthed, and he could buy several big ships for 50,000 taels.
However, Chu Jing didn't care about this money, and even if the money was given to him, he might not have the life to take it, as he himself said, this kind of thing is still very common, why can't Chu Jing do it.
Chu Jing did not hesitate, directly took out 25,000 taels of silver tickets, handed them to the captain, and said, "I will give you half first, and then I will give you the other half after I arrive at Luolie City." β
The captain looked at the silver ticket with a green glow in his eyes, but he knew the value of the silver ticket on the mainland, and he couldn't get 20,000 taels of profit for a long journey to trade.
"Okay, my ship is here, please!"
The ship was smaller than Lyoon's, and there were not many sailors on board, and it was full of goods, including timber and ore from the island of Gille, and more than anything else such as clothing, cloth, wine, and so on traded from the Tien Nam province.
There is also a place for grain, but it is definitely not to be sold to the city of Lorile.
This time, Chu Jing's treatment on the ship was much worse, he could only squeeze together with the goods, and he didn't even have a place to stay.
Not only Chu Jing is like this, but the treatment of other sailors and captains is similar, it can only be said that such a captain is not only greedy for money, but also super stingy.
However, he really didn't have the idea of preparing to harm Chu Jing's life like Lu Weng, he just took advantage of the fire to rob.
This kind of person, how to say it, is even more hateful than the most vicious person, because the law can punish the wicked, but there is no way to punish such a person.
Is it because there are too few articles in the law? Or is it too cumbersome to collect evidence?
Fortunately, there are no such strict laws in this world, and for Chu Jing of the ruling class, he is even more unscrupulous.
After seven days of sailing, he could finally see a vast land from afar, if it weren't for Chu Jing knowing that this was Luolie Island, he would even think that this was a corner of the mainland.
"This is the island of Lorile?"
The captain smiled at the gold lord and explained, "Luolie Island is one of the largest islands, and the inhabitants of the island are almost self-sufficient, and if it weren't for the discovery of the mainland, I don't know what I would be able to sell here." β
said that it was by the way, but in fact, this trip was mainly to make Chu Jing's money.
The captain said, "You see that the island of Lorile has also arrived, do you think you have to settle the remaining half?"
Chu Jing smiled, took out the 25,000 li silver ticket, gave it to the captain, and said, "Since it has been paid, then...... Bye. β
The captain was stunned for a moment, only to see Chu Jing flying into the sky, which startled him.
A hundred flying swords in the Chu Jing Mustard Seed Bag flew out and formed a giant sword in the sky.
"All swords are one!"
The greatsword swept down, splitting the ship in half.
"Come out, my servant, crocodile man!"
The ugly crocodile man was summoned by Chu Jing, his strength was not strong, but he had an advantage in the water.
"I don't want to have any live mouths. β
After Chu Jing finished speaking, he flew towards Luo Lidao.
It takes a lot of time to see the outline of the island on the surface of the sea.
Even if Chu Jing didn't summon the crocodile people, it would be impossible for these people to swim to Luolie Island alive.
The island is about the size of the northwest of the country of Shin, so a large amount of grain is grown in the inland areas.
Chu Jing didn't fly over from the location of the port of Luolie Island, because the merchant ship he was on without him had been destroyed by him, and without any cover, it was really a stupid act to fly over from the sea by himself.
Chu Jing took a detour and landed among the trees on a cliff.
He decided to form a force on the islands of Lorile to find out information on the islands overseas.
For this reason, Chu Jing decided to disguise himself as an overseas person first, only in this way can he gain the trust of the locals and not be ostracized.
In fact, after more than half a month of sailing at sea, Chu Jing's skin was dried and wrinkled by the sea breeze, and his skin color was darker.
But he was too strong for the salty and wet sea breeze and the fierce sunlight to affect him too much.
Chu Jing had to start lying on the beach and sunbathing.
After seven days, Chu Jing tanned his body into the common appearance of overseas people, and there was only one language in the whole world, but there was no need to learn another foreign language.
Chu Jing only needed to pay attention to some details, but he had observed the sailors on the ship, and they did not have any particularly unexpected actions.
Five thousand years away from the Divine Continent has not undergone major changes, and those Heavenly Gods still do not feel that they are left behind after five thousand years.
Chu Jing thought about it again, and changed the clothes on his body to the most plain, so that no one should think that he was an outsider.
Chu Jing walked in the forest for a long time, and finally saw the curling smoke.
Look at the sun, it should be dinner time, Chu Jing has been eating the food in the mustard seed bag, even if it will not rot and spoil, but Chu Jing also hopes to be able to eat a hot meal.
There is only one royal city in the city of Luolie, but there are many villages and towns.
The place where Chu Jing came out of the forest this time was a relatively large town.
Because there are no city walls, the houses are built very fragmented, and there is no feeling of oppression.
Chu Jing did not make contact with the locals first, but walked on the street, carefully observing the local residents.
They didn't buy things with shells, but with small squares of money, which they called Besso, and each one had a small bag wrapped around his waist full of Beso.
Perhaps because the foreign trade of the island was carried out through the unification of the royal city, the prices here are very strange, a steamed bun is a beso, a whole chicken is five beso, and the items of higher value will not exceed a hundred besos.
Prices are definitely unbalanced, but people here don't find it strange.
Chu Jing took out an ordinary sword and pinned it to his waist in advance and walked into a weapon shop.
"Young man, what do you want, I have all the weapons and armor here, and you can choose what you want, or you can customize it. β
The owner of the weapon shop said enthusiastically.
Chu Jing shook his head, took the sword from his waist, and said, "I'm not here to buy something, I'm here to sell this sword." β
The owner of the weapon shop didn't look at the sword, but glanced at Chu Jing and said, "You are an adventurer, what happened, the sword is the dignity of the adventurer, how can you do it without a sword......
Adventurer?
Lu Weng mentioned that an adventurer named Ma Jun discovered the route from the overseas islands to the mainland, and what kind of profession is an adventurer?
Chu Jing interrupted the weapon shop owner and said, "I came here from out of town, and I only have this sword on my body......
"I'll lend you these first. The owner of the weapon shop took off the money bag from his waist, glanced at it, didn't count it, and said to Chu Jing, "I used to be an adventurer, fighting monsters every day, and even I saw the legendary dragon with my own eyes, but ah, it was all before, until I was hit by an arrow in the knee......"
Chu Jing looked at the intact legs of the weapon shop owner speechlessly.
"I'll borrow this money from you, let's use it first, go out and turn left is the adventurer union here, go take a mission, support yourself, remember, don't be stingy, and then deal with monsters when you are ready." β
Chu Jing didn't know whether to thank the weapon shop owner or not, according to the role he was playing now, he must be grateful to Dai De.