Chapter 9: Indian Friends Who Come to Heal the Sick

China in the modern world in the 21st century, the South China Sea, an island and reef in the Xisha Islands

Out of concern about some unknown danger, the "Otherworldly Operations Command Center" has just been relocated from the famous seaside resort of Beidaihe. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In general, the coral atolls in this world are rarely truly "rings", and most of them are just a circle-shaped reef body, which can be of any shape. If you look down from the air, they come in all sorts of strange shapes, as if they were all kinds of microorganisms under a microscope.

The atolls throughout the Pacific Ocean have a roughly similar history of formation: first, a small island, mostly a volcanic island, surrounded by coral reefs, and the reef area surrounding the island is called a reef. Later, the earth's crust changed, the volcano went out, and without the replenishment of magma, the island gradually sank into the sea, but the coral continued to grow upward, causing the reef to gradually emerge from the water, forming an atoll. The old island, submerged in the sea, turns into a saltwater lake surrounded by atolls, often a natural haven. Then the waves break up the fragile reefs and gradually grind them into grayish-white coral sand, so that the top of the coral island is generally very flat, and the foundation is solid enough to be a good airport with a little trimming and reinforcement.

In the Pacific War in the past, the U.S. and Japanese troops shed enough blood and suffered a lot for the battle for the lagoon ports and coral island airfields. In the modern South China Sea disputes, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipinos have been playing bumper boat games and water fights (water cannons spraying each other) for an unknown number of years in order to compete for the islands and reefs on the map that are the size of a grain of rice, and there is a tendency to continue to fight......

However, if we put aside all the disputes in the human world, the atolls on the tropical ocean are indeed very beautiful. The blue sea reflects the clouds, the broken waves set a white edge on the reef, and the island is covered with coconut groves and shrubs, like a flat-topped green straw hat. The water of the lagoon is calm and clear, like a golden-green chrysoprase...... But all this thrilling beauty still can't change the cruel reality of being far from the bustling part of the civilized world.

-- Sitting under the coconut trees swaying in the wind, holding a glass of cold juice, Wang Qiu looked at the calm and waveless sea, and thought quietly.

Of course, Wang Qiu also knows very well that compared to those great predecessors who lived in rickety stilted houses to defend the motherland's maritime frontier, could not eat a few fresh vegetables all year round, could not take a fresh water bath, were covered in salt stains and scars, and had to fight bloody battles with the Vietnamese frogman commandos from time to time, their conditions were already very, very happy - under their feet were solid land formed by land reclamation, reinforced concrete buildings that could resist 16 typhoons, and the power supply equipment was the Ark reactor that had just been obtained from the Marvel world. Basically, you can turn on the electricity and turn on the air conditioner from morning to night.

As for the accommodation conditions, they are at least on par with the scenic resorts in China. Backed by the Navy's refrigerated ships and the island's cold storage, you can find a wide range of frozen meats, frozen fruits and vegetables, pastries, beer and beverages, as well as the most popular ice cream in the tropics. The lagoon is full of fresh fish, and it's a pleasure to go out into the sea once in a while to spot some edible shellfish, shrimp and crabs. In addition, some supplies could even be procured from the Pride and Prejudice plot world on the other side of the "door" - the authorities had already forged a batch of British currency at the time, ranging from gold and silver shillings.

Then, in order to ensure the security of this base and provide the necessary military support for the exploration of other worlds, a battalion of marines was stationed on the island, and it was basically guaranteed to be politically reliable and skilled. The hoarded guns and ammunition are enough to fight a battle, even tanks. Even the network communication problem, which was once criticized by Wang Qiu, has been initially solved with the connection of submarine optical cables.

Of course, in addition to enjoying the full supply of the rear, Wang Qiu and the others must also take on the corresponding obligations, in addition to wandering in the plot world, they also have to find a way to open temporary hospitals in various plot worlds to admit terminally ill patients in the real world - so far, the medical magic props obtained from the Doraemon plane can still only play an effect in the plot world, and they have become waste in the real world.

So, one day, this island and reef, which was temporarily used as a base by Wang Qiu and them, ushered in an "Indian friend" who came to treat his illness......

-- At dusk, the South China Sea was burning with a red and purple sunset, and with the roar of its engines, a white seaplane quietly emerged from the southern sky, carrying a guest from India, and landed lightly in the large saltwater lake in the middle of the coral atoll.

Then, Political Commissar Guo personally drove a motorboat on the island, plowed open the sea to meet it, and picked up the patients and escorts on the plane.

This time there were three Indian guests who were transported by seaplane, one of them was a patient, although it was said that he was only over sixty years old, but in Wang Qiu's eyes, he looked at least seventy or eighty, and he looked like Gandhi, and his bones were broken, his mouth and eyes were crooked, and he was half paralyzed, and he couldn't even speak. But there is no cure, which obviously means the end of the person's political life.

For this reason, the Indian politician and the power group behind him did not hesitate to secretly promise a certain price to the Chinese side in exchange for a place to be cured. And it happened that the central government was also preparing to try out the possibility of accepting important foreign figures in exchange for certain benefits, so they agreed.

The remaining two young Indians, a man and a woman, were the son and daughter-in-law of the sick man, and their appearance looked very characteristic of the South Asian peoples: burly figures, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the skin was not dark, but a faint smell of curry could be smelled from a distance.

Although this young couple is from a political family in India, at the rough glance, they do not have the arrogance of the eldest young master and eldest lady, but they have a very correct attitude, even to the most ordinary officers and soldiers of the island defense troops, they are also very polite, and there is no sign of any nonsense and thorn temper...... Wang Qiu, who was originally a little nervous, breathed a sigh of relief, but Political Commissar Guo didn't think so, thinking that this was a normal thing.

“…… They are here to ask us to heal my father, not to put on a show and make a show, I think they should understand that. And before coming here, the relevant departments must have already mentioned something to them. Besides, even the most arrogant and arrogant guys know that there are many places in the world that won't buy them. If you don't even have such a little look, what kind of modern politics are you messing with? ”

Political Commissar Guo shrugged his shoulders, "...... As long as you follow the general process and treat them like other patients' family members, there is no need to treat them as young masters and young grandmothers! However, according to the instructions of the central government, in order to show goodwill to foreign countries and appropriately disclose some information about the other world, after the Indian patient recovers, he and his family should be allowed to visit the world there, but they must strictly obey our arrangements and do not allow them to act without permission! If something happens, don't hesitate to send them back immediately! ”

“…… Roughly understood. Wang Qiu nodded, "...... But you haven't introduced the names of these guests yet! ”

“…… The patient's name is Ayu, his son's name is Chandra, and his daughter-in-law's name is Karina. ”

“…… Ayu? This word sounds a little familiar......," Wang Qiu pondered as he touched his chin.

“…… It is the Ayu in the name of Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty, one of the most familiar Indian names for Chinese students. ”

Political Commissar Guo replied, "...... Their family name is Shukra, which belongs to the Brahmin caste, and is also one of the noblest clans among the Brahmins, which translates to 'pure white'...... Don't worry about the language, all three of them have studied in the UK, and that Chandra was born in London and studied at Cambridge, so maybe he knows the UK better than you......

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So, following the arrival of Mr. Collins (played by Wang Qiu), the quiet and peaceful village of Longborne welcomed another rare guest - Mr. Collins's friend, Captain Haddock (played by Commissar Guo, named after "The Adventures of Tintin"), who had just returned from the East.

In addition, three Indians also followed Captain Haddock to the village of Longborne. It is said that these Indians are not lowly and inferior servants, but decent people with status on the Indian side, who have followed the captain to Europe to study and learn...... As these guests moved into Bennet's house, they immediately attracted the attention of the idlers of the whole village, and became the topic of conversation among the heads of the families.

At the end of the eighteenth century, Britain had been colonizing India for hundreds of years, and although they had not yet conquered the entire subcontinent, some Indians had been brought back to Britain for various reasons, but these foreigners generally lived only in large cities such as London. And in a relatively isolated rural place like Longburn Village, the sudden emergence of a few Indians is quite a novelty.

So, there are often curious little children waiting outside the Bennet house to see what the legendary Indians looked like. And when these guests come out for a walk, there are always people who come over to say hello and talk...... On the whole, however, the two sides got along fairly well - the three visitors from modern India, knowing that they were in a different world, were always careful in their words and deeds, and kept their posture as low as possible, never daring to cause any trouble. And the British people of this era, although they are racists at heart, have not forgotten the superficial politeness, even if they look at these Indians with the same eyes as rare animals, at least they will not put the disdain and contempt in their hearts on the surface.

However, in this harmonious and harmonious atmosphere, the germ of some changes has quietly happened in unknown places......