Chapter 852: Old Elephant
The small merchant ship was towed behind by the receiving merchant ship and pulled back to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
"These stupid black slaves deserve to drown in the Atlantic!" Hawkins took a hard sip, thinking about how to kidnap more black slaves on the continent.
Drake's management ability is still very strong, and he bought a batch of gold sands for Zhang Fan's ship, which can be directly converted into scene wealth like diamonds. This trade trip has added a lot of wealth to Zhang Fan's team. Akon suddenly discovered that the biggest benefit of this trial scene is that he can earn a lot of scene wealth through trade!
"Is there still a place where you need to use a lot of scene wealth in the future?" Zhang Fan was puzzled.
"Why not, now our bonus points are 100 to 1, if we don't rely on a lot of scene wealth to exchange bonus points, just rely on the bonus points assigned by those tasks in the regular scene. Our physique will not be able to reach a higher level until the Year of the Monkey! Akon drank his wine and felt at ease.
"I found it interesting that now the Hawkins fleet has lost a ship by us, and with our ship, it is back to history." The bookdemon squinted his eyes and smiled, "It seems that history is still correcting mistakes......"
"Doesn't that mean that if we save this group of black slaves, there will still be a group of black slaves from the African continent who will be taken captive?!" Zhang Fan was surprised when he heard this, "Aren't we busy in vain?" β
Akon patted him on the shoulder, "We saved three hundred black slaves, so it will naturally be good." As for Hawkins doing something like this again, then we can't stop it. History is history, so why bother with it? β
Zhang Fan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after a while, he sat down in the chair with a little dejection, increased his forehead with his hand, shook his head, he felt very powerless, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "We, the passers-by of history, want to subvert history, maybe ......"
"Maybe it's not difficult...... Akon rolled his eyes and said, "As long as you are ruthless, we will find a way to destroy the Hawkins fleet, and I'm afraid there will be more scene rewards!" Isn't it the task of those of us who take the vows to change history?! I think it's a good opportunity......"
"Then you don't want to befriend Drake and Hawkins? How did you experience the official scene of the 'Anglo-Spanish Sea Battle' in the future? The bookdemon asked lightly, reminding Arkhamo to focus only on his immediate interests.
Akon touched his head, "Hehe, whatever, take care of his immediate interests first." In the future, it will be a big deal to help Spain take out England. Anyway, these two maritime powers are not a good thing! β
Zhang Fan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, "Let's talk about this matter later." Dragon hunting is a big deal, let's do it well first. This matter is also inseparable from the help of the Hawkins fleet and Drake, after all, they are familiar with Europe, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Well, Drake will have to travel around Shijie in the future, maybe there will be a lot of Karakuri in it, this is a major event in history, and we may also have gains. β
Akon nodded, no more. The bookdemon continued to read his information, and the cabin fell silent......
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The fleet continued north, stopping and stopping along the way, and there would be some deals at anchorage. The main cargo collected by the fleet was still gold and black slaves. Of course, there are some other good African specialties as well. For example, there is a special spice called musk, which is actually produced by the civet body glands of a large African civet.
It's a very nice spice, and Akon bought some of it, and it's a great seller in Europe. And this big civet likes to devour delicious and sweet coffee fruits, and then because the hard pits, that is, the coffee beans are not digested, they are excreted from the feces. After being fermented by the digestive enzymes in the intestines of the civet cat, this coffee bean has a unique flavor and forms the famous cat poop coffee in the future!
Zhang Fan didn't know there was such coffee. After the book demon said this, Greenwing Akon paid attention to it, and sure enough, he found that there was indeed a kind of coffee on the African coast, which is rich in coffee, but it was not sought after by Europeans at this time, and the local natives did not know much. This rare coffee, which was first discovered in Indonesia, was discovered in Africa in advance by Akon Green Wing!
This strange and delicious coffee is also a very good blue supply item! This blue supply prop cat poop coffee can not only replenish physical strength and spiritual power, but also have a refreshing effect, which is the most refreshing medicine for archers and mages! It can effectively increase the accuracy of the archer and the power of the mage's spells!
In another obscure fishing village on the African coast, Zhang Fan also found a large piece of ambergris. This piece of fresh spice looked like a large chunk of disgusting sea monster vomit, emitting a strong fishy smell. Although the natives here knew what it was, the merchants in the fleet didn't pay attention, allowing Zhang Fan to pick up a leak.
After more than a month of sailing, the fleet finally arrived at the place that Europeans yearn for - CΓ΄te d'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea, which translates to Ivory Coast! The most abundant production here is African ivory!
Bloody ivory!
The ivory on display at the Ivory Coast port market shocked Zhang Fan and his partners! Those tusks still had fresh blood stains on them, and even the roots of the teeth had a large mass of rotten flesh dug up! Some are simply half an elephant's head! On that terrible wound, the marks of the rough axe chopping seemed to be the mark of barbarism on this primordial continent!
Even the precept holders, who are accustomed to killing on the battlefield, have a faint feeling of nausea when they see such a bloody slaughter for the sake of ivory. The tusks with flesh and blood were piled up randomly on the side of the road. Next to the ivory pile, there are elephant skins, elephant meat, and stools made from elephant legs, and even a live baby elephant is chained to a stake for sale.
Zhang Fan strode forward, he wanted to buy the poor baby elephant and release it. But he was stopped by the book demon, "If you release that baby elephant into the wild, it will soon be eaten by hyenas and jackals." If any circus takes a fancy to it, the little guy will still be able to survive. β
Zhang Fan stopped helplessly when he heard this, there are too many tragic things in this world, and it is not just these wild animals. The abduction of black slaves by white Europeans and the mutilation of elephants by African natives are outrageous tyranny, and it is a luxury to want to change the status quo by yourself, whether it is a real shijie or a precept holder.
It was not only Europeans who bought ivory, but also many African merchants and aristocrats from the Songhai Empire. The bazaars here are very lively, and even more bustling with the arrival of European fleets. A large amount of goods circulated here, everyone took what they needed, and all the accountants of the Hawkins fleet were busy.
Akon and the Goblins rushed into the bazaar with enthusiasm, while the bookdemons, under the protection of Regulus, searched everywhere to buy books from this era. Zhang Fan didn't like the bloody trade here, whether it was buying and selling black slaves or blood-stained ivory, it made him unbearable. So he and Greenwing drove the wooden kite, and Dark Sakura rode Dornier inland, and there was nothing more meaningful than taking two beautiful women on vacation to the African savannah. And there's Willis, the big bodyguard.
Walk through the coastal lagoon swamp belt and into the endless African savannah, a wildlife paradise! From the sky, below you can see herds of wildebeest and bison migrating or grazing in groups, with occasional herds of zebras in between. On the periphery, hyenas and lions are in ambush and waiting for an opportunity to hunt.
"Look! Elephant! Sakura yelled on Dornier's back, excited.
Sure enough, a dozen elephants on the grassland scattered a herd of hunting hyenas, and walked leisurely while rolling up the leaves and grass into their mouths with their long trunks. Where there are no human beings, they are the overlords of the grasslands, and even the fiercest lions dare not challenge the dignity of elephants.
However, no matter how powerful a creature is, there are times when it is vulnerable. But most of the young baby elephants are surrounded by the herd, whether it is a lion, a hyena, or a cheetah. Only a tall, elderly African elephant was targeted by several hyenas. These scavengers on the grassland keenly felt that the seemingly majestic elephant in front of them had staggered, and it seemed that his life was short. And it seems that it can no longer keep up with the pace of the elephant herd, and after a few sips of water in a small pond, it is more than 200 meters behind the elephant herd.
The hyenas roared a few times, beckoned their companions, and followed the old elephant from a distance, following it unhurriedly. And the old African elephant, whose head was half broken, did not seem to notice......
The herd did not seem to pay attention to the old elephant, but walked forward, gradually distancing themselves from the old elephant. And this old elephant doesn't seem to be the same destination as the herd, is it lost?
"No way, animals aren't humans. The older it gets, the more familiar it is with the grasslands, and even with its eyes closed, it knows where it is. Zhang Fan didn't believe that the old elephant would get lost, and said to Green Wing.
"So where is it going? Could it be that the herd deliberately threw off this burden? Greenwing was puzzled.
Zhang Fan groaned, suddenly thought of a possibility, and immediately said to the Green Wing Dark Sakura: "Let's follow this old elephant, I want to know where it will go." β
The trio descended, summoned Willis, and drove slowly across the prairie, following the old elephant and hyena. The hyenas in front seemed to feel the pressure behind them, so a few of them stopped and turned around, barked at Zhang Fan's car a few times, and bared their teeth threateningly. It amused Willis, and he roared his engine to give the hyenas a little color......
"Don't make trouble, keep a low profile!" Zhang Fan patted Willis and scolded.
The flickering electric light on the tip of Willis's horn went out. The hyenas also seemed to smell a hint of ominousness, whimpered quietly, and ran away with their tails between their legs.