Chapter Thirty-Eight: Inside the Island
This small roundabout looks like there is some vegetation on the outside, but when you go inside, it is indescribably desolate. Located in the southernmost part of the empire, the temperature is much higher than that of Goyang County, and it is difficult to see even some small grasses except for some unknown needle-like plants.
As Boleyn walked on the blazing sand, full of bare rocks and strangely shaped stones, he frowned, and he found that there were not even a single boat on this stretch of coastline, and there was not a trace of human activity on the shore, and no one seemed to be living there.
With a glimmer of hope, he began to walk towards the highest point on the island.
The slope of the mountain is very steep, and the cliffs are full of sharp rocks, which ordinary people cannot climb at all, but Bolin still climbs little by little.
The sun overhead was scorching the island, and the rocks on the cliff were very hot. Boleyn finally reached the top of the island with great difficulty, and when he looked at it from afar, he was disappointed to find that it was still full of desolation.
He couldn't help but wonder for a while, the timid butler should not have lied to himself, could it be that he had neglected something? He began to recall the list, which was enough to live for hundreds of people, but the island did not seem to have a place where hundreds of people could be accommodated without being discovered by himself.
He began to walk on the top of the island, and suddenly he noticed that there were many plants growing in a col on the island, and there was a faint light of water underneath the plants.
Bolin looked at the sun in the sky, and suddenly a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Normal living things need fresh water, and the temperature on this small island is so high that ordinary rainwater will definitely not be able to stay, so the only source of fresh water on this island must be protected.
Boleyn raised his guard a little, and walked carefully towards the little col. As soon as he entered the col, he saw a small puddle, and then the trees around him covered him. The tree was very large, but he was surprised to find that it was a hardwood species, and it was supposed that this kind of tree should not be found on this southernmost island.
He stopped at the trunks of the big trees and took a closer look.
The branches and leaves of this big tree were so luxuriant, but the branches were surprisingly small, and he tapped lightly with his hand, and the dull echo immediately began on the trunk, and you can imagine how high the water contained in it was.
Bolin couldn't help but be amazed, he was also very knowledgeable, but he had never heard of such a tree species, and this kind of tree felt suitable for such an island, but it was somewhat contrary to the principle of biological growth, and it was more like a deliberate placement of human beings here. Thinking about this, he couldn't help but shake his head, he had heard a lot about things that could change species, and the famous Tong family in the empire was famous for cultivating new war beast mounts, but he had never heard of the cultivation of plants.
Bolin stretched out his arm, ready to break some branches so that he could take them back to study, but as soon as his hand was stretched out, a cold female voice came from behind him.
"If I were you, I'd put my hands down!"
By the time the sound reached Boleyn's ears, he could already feel that his qi had been locked on, and that a sharp object was facing him.
He turned his head slowly, but saw a woman dressed in black standing on a branch not far away. The woman was tall and slender, her skin was pale and delicate, and she was facing him with a delicate thin bow, when suddenly a reflection flashed on her face, and it turned out that she was wearing a simple silver mask on her face, so she couldn't see her age, but Bolin guessed that she should still be very young.
Seeing her masquerade Bolin's heart, there was a shock in his heart, the masquerade was engraved with a simple flower, which was exactly the same as the flower on the silver medal of the man in black!
Looks like you've found the right place. He thought to himself and couldn't help but take a step forward. A crisp sound of a string crumbling was immediately remembered in the grove, and a small blue sword shot like lightning towards his left leg, which had just taken a step.
Bolin was shocked, and immediately retracted his left leg quickly, and the small arrow just stuck in the stone in front of him, and the arrow body was submerged until the end of the arrow, and the tail of the arrow was a shock, which made people break out in a cold sweat. Unexpectedly, this slender woman had a good archery skill, and that delicate bow also had unexpected power.
Bolin felt his hands raised, he could see that the girl didn't want to hurt someone with a single blow, so maybe they could talk. He took out the silver medal in his hand, hung it in his hand, and said in a loud voice:
"Girl, I was guided to find someone here!"
After his voice echoed, the whole grove suddenly fell silent, although there was still the sound of the sea breeze rustling the leaves, but he felt that the woman's heart suddenly fell silent.
After a while, the little bow was slowly lowered, and then it was carried to the woman's back, and then she jumped lightly from the branch, and said to Boleyn:
"Come with me. ”
Bolin walked slowly and warily towards her, and at the same time he drew his attention to the branch, which was so thin that it didn't look like it could bear the weight of a woman. But the slight tremor told him that the woman was standing there.
The woman turned and walked towards the cliff, and Boleyn followed her, and with a light blow, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.
The fragrance came from the woman, but it was extraordinarily attractive, and Bolin suddenly felt that the dark green blood of his physical strength moved, as if there was an instinct driving him. He couldn't help but panic in his heart, and then tried to suppress his thoughts, and followed behind her without changing his face.
The woman came to the cliff in a few steps, she pressed lightly on the cliff wall, and a stone door immediately appeared, and then slowly opened.
There was a flash of surprise in Boleyn, he had roughly observed the cliffs, and he hadn't found anything at the time. The woman was the first to enter the cave, and Boleyn followed without melancholy.
Inside the cave was a narrow path, he estimated that only two people could enter and exit at the most, and the tunnel was dim and damp, and some green round plants on the walls were shining. Bolin recognized that it was a fungus called the Fluorescent Mushroom, but the Fluorescent Mushroom seemed to be much larger than the one in the book.
Bolin listened to the echo of the footsteps of the two as he followed, judging the depth of the tunnel. His pause echo was slowly getting shorter, and sure enough, a moment later, a little fire suddenly appeared the day before yesterday, and the entire tunnel mouth suddenly became larger, and a wide underground space appeared in front of him.
This underground space is very large, and it is far drier than the mouth of the tunnel, and there are torches and fluorescent mushrooms in it, so the whole underground space is also brighter.
At this moment, a number of people suddenly appeared on the walls, and they looked at Bolin and Bolin from a distance, and they both showed a look of surprise on their faces, and Bolin knew that they were surprised to see him.
The girl didn't say much, but continued on her way, and Boleyn had to follow. He slowly walked through the middle of the underground space, by which time most of the people had already walked out of their caves and spontaneously gathered on both sides of the road. They were watching Bolin, and Bolin was silently watching them. He observed that the men were slightly taller than normal people on the outside, and that their skin was almost unusually pale, presumably due to years of underground spending. These people's clothes are different from the outside, but some of them are a little shabby, and many children are even half-hidden behind adults without clothes, and then staring at him strangely with a big head exposed.
Bolin smiled kindly at the child, but the adults in the crowd were a little flustered, quickly blocking the child behind him, and then smiled apologetically back at Bolin.
At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd, and then someone didn't know what to say, and then the whole crowd seemed to be shocked. Bolin noticed that their eyes were focused on the silver medal that was hanging from his hand, and Bolin even saw some panic in their eyes.
The woman in front of her didn't seem to be affected, and still walked forward at a uniform speed. Suddenly, a tall, muscular young man stopped her way, and then said a few words in some strange pronunciation.
Bolin was surprised to find that he didn't understand at all, but he could hear a hint of unfriendliness in the young man's tone.
The woman still didn't react, and when she came to the young man, she reached out and rudely pushed him away. The young man's face was anxious, and he shouted something, but she didn't seem to hear it at all. The young man gave up, and then set his eyes on Boleyn, and then looked at him viciously.
Boleyn sensed something wrong with his performance, and the young man seemed to be holding grievances for the woman in front of him, but instead he was snubbed.
Finally, the two of them passed through the crowd and entered a relatively spacious stone cave, which was much brighter than the outside, and in the middle was a small table, on which many strange names were engraved, and the shape was very similar to the font on the silver medal of the man in black.
The crowd consciously stayed outside, and the girl gently pulled the lampshade at the door, and a fairly thick stone door slowly moved over, sealing the entire hole.
Bolin silently mobilized the fighting power in his body, and was fully guarded, although he didn't feel the danger, but after all, the man in black came to kill himself and be killed by himself.
As soon as the entrance to the cave was closed, three black-robed men appeared behind the desk, and as soon as they came out, they lifted their cloaks, revealing three old faces.
The three old men, all men, had a brief exchange with the woman, and then the three of them hugged her softly, and the woman bowed respectfully, opened the stone door and exited, leaving only Bolin and the three old men in the cave.
The three old men each had their own place, and they sat down slowly. Then an old man at the head spoke:
"Silney's nameplate is in your hand, he must be dead!"