Chapter 947: Land and Water Scouting
"Alas, don't you want to see people die anymore?"
Again? The leader, who was sitting in the bow of the boat, raised an eyebrow when he heard a voice coming from behind.
This area of water is prone to accidents, and it is indeed an ideal habitat for spider monsters.
There were no more boats from there, even the wind became heavy, and the water was empty, only birds.
The leader felt something, and suddenly grabbed the knife in his hand: "Something is coming!" ”
After two breaths, the hull of the ship slammed, as if it had hit a reef underwater.
His subordinates stretched out their oars to shoot twice, but instead of hitting the reef, a huge force suddenly came from the oars, trying to drag him into the sea!
Seeing that he involuntarily pounced forward and was about to fall into the sea, the leader reacted quickly, grabbed his shoulders and dragged him back as soon as he stretched out his palm.
The boat shook so badly.
"Let it go!" They sat on the boat and had nowhere to exert their strength, and the monster under the water was too powerful, and if it was consumed any longer, the boat would capsize.
As soon as the men let go, the oars were taken away.
Luckily, there were two spare oars in the boat.
The shaking of the hull gradually stopped, and two swarthy things surfaced on the surface of the water three feet away.
Like a snake, its body is the thickness of a bucket, but it has four arms in disobedience.
They appeared on both sides of the boat at the same time, and the dead fish eyes staring at them were terrifying. One of the yin skulls was still holding the oars of the boat that he had just snatched.
"This is the Shadow?" The appearance is the same as the description of the ship boss, but it is more oppressive visually, "It also looks like a group of youkai." ”
The two-headed yin snake did not come forward to attack, but just stared at the three people on the boat.
"This is a warning, and you are welcome to go any further." The leader stroked his chin, "These things are weird and polite. ”
His subordinates asked: "Lord Jade, shall we move forward or return?" ”
They're just scouting for the first time today, and they can't afford to fight these monsters in the middle of the sea.
"Return." The leader, Lord Jade, stretched out his hand and beckoned to the Yin Yu who was holding the oars, "Give me back the oars, and we'll go." ”
He repeated it several times, but the shade just looked sideways at him, unresponsive.
Lord Jade muttered, "Spiritual wisdom is limited. ”
His men grabbed the paddles and paddled carefully. Because he was drawing in the opposite direction, the Yin Yu did not come forward to attack, and was still eyeing it.
Tamama-sama handed the compass to the white bird on his shoulder: "Let's go, Rendezvous at Blade Harbor." ”
The white bird flapped its wings and flew into the air and circled twice before turning to the island to the south.
The shade only looked up at it at first, spit out the letter, and then ignored it.
They only swim in the water, and the sky is not their domain.
Lord Yu didn't look back, and led two of his subordinates to return the same way, and the two Yin Horns followed behind.
It wasn't until they left the waters of Dragon's Back Island and returned to the main channel that the Yin Yu plunged into the water and disappeared.
Slow down and don't send.
Lord Jade muttered: "The boatman said that only someone can go to Longji Island?" ”
"Yes."
"But these monsters are not very intelligent, how can he control them?"
"A group of monsters usually has a stronger leader."
Lord Jade snorted and sent the ship in a detour, trying to approach Dragonspine Island from the other side.
As a result, he was stopped by two other yin heads.
The two guys were bigger and looked more irritable, and they frequently spat out letters, showing bad intentions.
The temptation failed, and the ship returned to Blade Harbor.
The white bird of Lord Jade grabbed the compass of the chasing bee, and every time it flew a distance, it stopped at the tree to check the direction of the bee needle.
It flew over Longji Island, flew over Alfalfa Island, and finally circled twice over Pansi Island to continue its positioning before stopping in the treetops on the edge of the reef.
Birds are always indispensable on the sea, and there are also gulls, herons and wild cranes roaming on the coast of Pansi Island, and a white bird flying here is not conspicuous.
The compass can show both the direction and distance of the target.
The current direction is due north, and the distance is less than 12 zhang!
The white bird looked down and saw a large rift.
Overlooking from a high place, the rock wall is forested, and there are thousands of ditches and holes. The sea breeze whined through the holes in the stone wall.
Other than that, the mountains were silent, and it didn't see half a living thing.
Shiratori is not in a hurry, and after a while, he will change branches and continue to keep an eye on them, so as not to be discovered.
It had been tracking the crypt spider with Lord Jade for a long time, and it knew that the crypt spider usually liked to hide in caves, and it was not necessarily going out in groups to walk around.
Half an hour later, the rift was as usual, but there was movement outside:
Two spiders crawled back into the valley, carrying a wriggling white cocoon on their backs.
Most spiders are not as capable of dragging as ants, but crypt spiders can, and prefer to carry their prey on uneven backs.
Judging by the shape and size of the cocoon, one prey may be a guinea pig and the other may be a bird.
As long as it is a living creature, the crypt spider can basically eat it, and it is not taboo.
At this moment, Shiratori was alarmed and suddenly took off.
Two strands of spider silk shot silently from the back, almost grazing its tail.
If it hadn't been for the dodge, Shiratori would have almost become the third prey to be captured!
It flapped its wings and turned back, only to find that there was a burrowing spider on the branch of the tree where it had just accommodated, and it was the size of a coconut.
This spider changes color and blends in with its surroundings.
Seeing the prey fleeing, the burrow spider reluctantly raised its claws.
The white bird did not dare to fly low anymore, and it noticed that there were spiders looming in the trees around it. Obviously, after a few months of fighting between the two sides, Zhu Erniang strengthened the vigilance around the cave.
But the White Bird had gathered enough information, circled the sky twice, and flew towards Blade Harbor.
This island is the new nest of crypt spiders! This is the most important piece of intelligence.
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In the evening, Lord Jade meets with his men at the Yellow Croaker Tavern at the Blade Harbor Pier.
The group that inquired about the news also came back and brought back preliminary information:
Not long ago, the Yangshan Islands were sold by Baili to the foreign owner of Hedao;
The lord of the island surrendered to the pirates and the yin in succession;
Some pirates boasted of the ability of the island owner, saying that they had seen the Yin Yu respectfully and respectfully to the island owner, and they had seen the big monster around the island owner catch the Yin Yu like fishing, and they were extremely easy and skillful;
The people of Baijia are very concerned about the appearance of the so-called "catching yin dragons like fishing", but the person who poured the yellow soup can't tell clearly.
Apparently not really "seen with your own eyes".
In addition, the Yangshan Islands are recruiting heavily to cope with the current palm oil harvest season.
During the discussion, Shiratori came in through the window and jumped back onto Tamama's shoulder:
"Found it, found it, on the island south of Dragon's Back Island. The area of the island is several hundred hectares, but the land is not three feet flat, and it is full of karst caves and cliffs. There are no people living on the island and no roads, and the cave spider colony lives in the Great Rift Valley in the southeast corner of the island. ”
"I spotted it in less than three quarters of an hour, and the spider colony was quite alert."
Lord Jade asked it, "Did you see the spider?" ”
"Nope."
"That body of water is blocked by the shadows, and you can't get to the island by waterway." Lord Jade groaned, "How did the crypt spider swarm get up?" Did you get permission from the owner of the Yangshan Islands? ”
But when they looked around Blade Harbor, no one heard of any monsters living on the island, except for the Shadows.
In other words, Zhu Erniang's existence is quite secretive.
Perhaps, only the "Lord of Hejima" knows the reason.
"What is the origin of this island owner?"
"I only know that he came by boat from the west, and there were not many people around him at first, so he set up his own door here."
"The Crypt Spider Queen really chooses a place, and this time the island is easy to defend and difficult to attack." It was in the middle of the sea, and it was inconvenient for his own group to reconnoiter or harass. Not to mention, there are also shades in the water blocking the sea route, and outsiders are not allowed to approach the south of Longji Island.
It's a great location.
"Then you will inquire about the origin of the Lord of Hedao." There is a strait between Blade Harbor and Yangshan Islands, and the news is second-hand when it comes here. Lord Yu pointed out two of his subordinates, "Isn't the archipelago recruiting, you go and get paid." ”
"Yes."
Send someone in to find out the number of flights in the archipelago, and maybe even find a way to get to Longji Island or the southern islands.
Lord Yu pondered for a moment: "It's hard to use strength this time, I'm afraid the key is on the Lord of He Island." ”
If the Crypt Spider Queen was allowed to move to the island, why did the Lord do it?
"Coming by boat from the west?" He muttered to himself, "No one knows where he came from? Don't you know what about the Baili deer family who sold the island to him? ”
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An autumn rain and a cold.
After four or five rains in three days, the people of the island put on their coats.
He Lingchuan walked on Centipede Island, and he was also a little emotional. In October in Blackwater City, goose feathers and heavy snow can fall, and the capital of the Kite Kingdom is so cold that people can stomp their feet; But the local heat has just faded and the coolest time of the year is ushered in.
He Lingchuan was engaged in intense construction, inspecting one or two islands every day to see the process and progress on the islands.
Business is like this, with the boss staring and not the boss in charge, it is completely two kinds of efficiency.
The other islands can only be inspected by Rongshan disciples.
At this time, He Lingchuan felt that he had too few cronies, and he was overstretched to get things done.
After all, it's not the time to go it alone.
As he walked along the newly opened forest road, he had just passed a few neat rows of bamboo huts and came across several huge workshops. The Yangshan Islands employ a large number of people to work on the island, of course, they have to eat and live. In the early stage, just preparing the house, the shed, the furniture, and all the things necessary for life can keep all the craftsmen and pirates busy.
After more than a month of hard work, the whole system has been successfully launched, and the operation is getting smoother and smoother.
Now it is full of people, and after a short run-in, there is a clear division of labor between harvesting, transportation, cleaning, cooking, fruit pressing, filtration and filling.
There are four living areas + workshop areas like this, there are four on Centipede Island, and there are eighty-six on Yangshan Fourteen Islands, with different people, but the amount of palm oil produced every day is very considerable, and there are also special personnel responsible for quality inspection and sampling testing from time to time.
Every day, there is an endless stream of new laborers and craftsmen joining the Yangshan Islands, ranging from forty to fifty to more than two hundred.
He Lingchuan was very glad that he had crossed the ocean and brought Ding Zuodong with him, otherwise he didn't know who to entrust to this endless trouble.
(End of chapter)