The information is not smooth, and Luca can only take one step at a time.

Hibiscus Island is located in the middle of the Sunset Islands, more than 300 nautical miles north of the security area protected by the Tata Islands, on the edge of the three powers, and even before the war, it was not very peaceful.

Now there is no fighting near this island, and the shadow of a warship around it is not visible. It's just that there are no rich products on the island, and the port is not a deep-water port, and it was a battlefield not long ago, so at a glance, it is a completely dilapidated scene.

Luka and the others changed to the Peregrine Falcon, and after docking at the port, they searched for a long time but did not find the port officer, and there were only a few ragged beggars on the dock, basking in the sun against the big rocks on the side of the road.

The taverns in the port have gained some popularity, but they are all listless, and even the tavern menu is as simple as it can be.

"Today's special is ...... Bake brown bread?" Nora said as she looked at the words on the small board, she had never been a picky eater, but she frowned at such food.

"Yes, roast it, it will get rid of the musty smell!" the tavernkeeper beckoned them to sit down, "one per person?"

"No, we don't want this special, what other food do you have here?" Lukka hurriedly waved his hand.

"Anything else?" the tavernkeeper sighed, "a little moldy black bread, a half moldy black bread, or a completely moldy black bread, which do you want?"

"Uh......" Lukka shuddered, "is there anything that isn't moldy? No, whatever, you've been taken into the ditch." Is there nothing but brown bread?"

"No!" said the tavern keeper categorically, "What about you and our country here is Kitamaple Island, and we have cheese to eat after two years of lockdown?"

"Aren't you locked down here?" asked Luca, confused.

"Yes, not only were we not blocked, but we were lucky enough to have not landed a single shell on the island!" said the tavernkeeper.

"How can there be only brown bread for food, is there a pirate to harass you?" asked Luca.

The tavern owner simply dragged a chair, sat down and said, "Last year, the sun was like a bird, and there was not much food to be brought, and the pirates did not come to rob again after becoming the lord from that crimson shadow, but as soon as the war began, the navy came one after another, and took away all the delicious food that could be eaten. ”

"So, you've been robbed by the navy?" Lukka wasn't surprised, as this was a common occurrence during the war.

"They don't call it 'robbery,' that's what pirates do, and those who serve in the army call it 'levying munitions.' The tavern owner said angrily.

"Looks like there's no more ale here?" Lukka asked.

"I don't even have enough food to eat, so what will I give you to make wine?" said the tavernkeeper as he stared at the stained tabletop, not at all bothering to wipe it.

"How many people are on this island?" Lukka suddenly became interested in the island.

The tavern owner was a little impatient: "Ask so many questions, do you eat or not?"

"No, but if you answer the question well," Lukka pulled out a few silver coins and placed them on the table, "they'll be yours." ”

The tavern owner immediately put on a smiling face: "Before the war, there were more than 700 people stationed there, most of them were farmers, and half were fishermen. After the start of the war, I ran a lot, and I can't say exactly how much is left now. ”

"Understood, I'm going to walk around the island, is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Lukka asked again.

"There's nothing to see on this island, except for the pile of broken rocks on the west side, and you can see the bottom of it at a glance. The tavern owner was a little puzzled, even before the war, there were not many tourists on this lackluster island.

"Okay. Lukka pushed the silver coin off the table, got up and walked out of the tavern door.

Hibiscus Island is small in size, and except for a port town, the rest of the country is dotted with wheat fields. Last year, there was no harvest due to the sun, but this year there was a war, and only the rice stubble left in the fields was harvested.

The terrain of the island is gentle, and the pile of stones mentioned by the tavern owner is only about two kilometers from the port to the east, and you can see it from the port.

Lukka walked slowly towards the pile of stones.

Ollie followed, thought for a moment, took two steps to his side and asked, "Do you want to take this island into Tata's sphere of influence?"

Lukka stopped, smiled and turned his head: "Do you know that what you say now is very similar to what your sister said? ”

"I'm not an idiot!" Ollie pouted, "I can usually solve problems with a sword, why should I think so much?"

"Okay, okay, I'm wrong! can you put your sword down first?" Lukka immediately relented.

"This island is in a good location, if you can hold it, you can expand your territory a lot north. Phil squeezed over and said.

"The location is good," Daniel shook his head, "but this terrain has no depth to defend at all, and it's not even easy to repair a fort!"

"Well, you have to look at the pile of stones to be sure. Lukka said, continuing to the west.

The pile of stones was the most ordinary granite, although it was hard, its length, width and height were no more than five meters, and with this volume, it was obviously impossible to use it as a defensive barrier.

Lukka crouched down next to the stone, digging his fingers into the dirt beside the stone.

"The stone is connected to the island, and it has not broken at least twenty meters down. Crete could see at a glance what he was trying to do.

"Oh yes, you can see, what else am I digging!" Lukka stood up, shook the black mud off his hand, and said excitedly, "This stone can be used!"

"Can you be the anchor point of that circle?" Thea asked.

"Well, not only that, but it can also be used to put the island's defenses!" Lukka estimated how strong the stone was.

"How?" Phil was also interested.

"Hey, shouldn't you get that circle now?" Thea reminded.

Lukka shook his head: "The circle needs to be outlined on the sea, and you can't do it here. I'm just going to determine the exact location of this anchor today. ”

"Oh. Thea's tone was one of disappointment.

"But," Lukka said, "we can get that defense in place today." ”

"Really, is it a magic circle?" Phil looked expectant.

Lukka said, "The circle is triggered all at once, and the energy on it decays so much over time that it can't be used once and for all. ”

"I need one more thing to get this defense. With that, he turned around and plucked a long silver hair from Thea's head before she could react.