Martin's illness was finally cured, and he turned back to the naughty ghost he used to be, going up the trees to catch birds, and going into the water to fish, but he didn't have wings to fly into the sky.

Mane didn't scold either, just looked at his son dotingly, he has also been this virtuous since he was a child, can you expect Martin to be a good baby?

After half a month of hard work, the Maasai tribe reclaimed more than 1,000 acres of wasteland, all planted with corn, Zheng He originally planned to teach them to grow wheat, but after thinking about it, forget it, after all, this thing is too water-consuming. The vacant land in front of and behind the house was not wasted, either planting a few fruit trees or planting some vegetables, and looking at the new shoots emerging from the soil, the Maasai people were very happy, which was the result of their own hoe and pickaxe, which was very meaningful.

On this day, Mane said with great interest: "King of the Tower, beyond that mountain is a very large lake, you like to swim, are you interested in going there?" And those Huaxia brothers, who help us work all day, it's time to relax. ”

"Good! Listen to your arrangement. The tower readily agreed, it didn't matter if he swam or not, the main thing was to give the sailors a two-day rest.

At noon, Zheng He announced the news of going out to travel, and the sailors were all cheering, they must have a good time after working hard for so long, so they should treat themselves. During this time, they really worked hard, helping the Maasai tribe to reclaim wasteland, build ponds, raise livestock, everyone was tanned, even the iron tower was no exception, although you are a prince, he has reclaimed hundreds of acres of wasteland, is a well-deserved model worker. Nowadays on the African continent, whenever China is mentioned, the black brothers can't help but give a thumbs up and praise it.

Mane once asked the Tower, "Why does Huaxia help his friends so selflessly, but he doesn't ask for anything in return?" ”

Tie Ta replied without thinking: "The greater a person's ability, the greater his responsibility, China is the most powerful country on the earth, with the heavy responsibility of leading the world, it is natural that it should maintain peace, uphold justice, and lead other countries to make progress together, which is the responsibility and responsibility of a big country." ”

Hearing these words, Mane was extremely moved, and at the same time felt glad for his good luck, without the help of his Chinese friends, the Maasai tribe would still be the pirate's lair, how could they live and work in peace and contentment now!

The next day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, Zheng He led hundreds of sailors to set off towards the Great Lake, and tens of thousands of people participated in the labor, so they could only be selected as representatives.

Martin hugged the tower's leg and said, "Uncle, I'm going too." ”

The tower carried him on his shoulders and said happily, "Good! Uncle let you ride a big bull. ”

The scenery along the way is really beautiful, the mountains and grasslands are connected, the ocean and the desert coexist, the most attractive is those wild animals, many of them are seen for the first time, all of which opened the eyes of the Chinese sailors, and the vast Africa gives people a unique rugged and bold beauty.

The tower smiled silently, the scenery of Malin is really good, but compared with the Masai Mara grassland, it is too far away, not to mention anything else, let's talk about the lions here! It's as thin as a rei dog, and you can crush them to death with a single finger.

In the laughter, most of the day passed, when a large lake appeared in front of everyone, the clear water of the lake could not be seen at a glance, the dotted islands were scattered on the surface of the lake like pearls, the birds flew freely on the surface of the water, the fish frolicked in the water carefree, and it was undoubtedly a great luck to be able to enjoy such lakes and mountains in Africa, which is known for its aridity and desert.

"Today's task is to eat well, drink well, play well, you are skilled in water, catch more fish and come back, we will make grilled fish to eat." Zheng He gave orders to the boys.

For a time, the sound of "plopping" and "plopping" was endless, and the sailors scrambled to jump into the lake. Ding Erniu stabbed down with a fierce man, and when he surfaced, he already had a big fish of more than ten catties in his hand.

"Wow! There are large quantities. The boys were inspired, and one by one they used all their might, and all kinds of big and small fish kept being thrown ashore.

The tower soaked comfortably in the water, watching them fish with a smile on his face, and experienced too much sword light and blood, which was a rare leisure time.

"Help!" Suddenly, a cry for help was heard in the distance, but it was quickly drowned in the laughter of the sailors and did not attract anyone's attention.

The tower could hear it clearly, and when he stood up, he saw that the water was splashing on the surface of the lake more than ten feet away from him, and there were a pair of small hands that kept fluttering, it was Martin! "This stinky boy really doesn't know the height of the sky, and he dares to go to such a deep place." The tower leaped to the top and swam towards him quickly.

In fact, when Martin first entered the water, Zheng He reminded Mane that this is an unfamiliar water, and he must be careful, but Mane disagreed, and proudly said: "My kid is okay with water, let him play!" That's how a man should hone him. ”

Zheng He shook his head helplessly, everyone else agreed, what more mouth do I have as an outsider? And there is some truth in his words. Zheng He stared closely at Martin in the water on the shore, who knew that this little guy would go to the deep water area without paying attention.

Martin swam happily in the water like a nimble loach. At this time, a small fish scurried past him, and the little guy chased after him excitedly, and when he saw that he was about to succeed, suddenly there was a sharp pain in his calf, and the muscles seemed to be torn, and he screamed "help" and then sank to the bottom.

"Give me your hand." The tower grabbed Martin's hand, but a huge suction force came from under the water, and Martin's thin body floated away like a leaf. The calm surface of the lake suddenly parted to both sides like boiling water, and then a whirlpool two or three feet wide appeared, like a big mouth swallowing all the leaves, aquatic plants, big fish and small shrimp in the water, and several egrets flying low on the water could not dodge, and were actually sucked into the water. At this time, there was a strong attack behind him, and the iron tower hurriedly flashed to the side, only to see a giant tree four or five meters long and weighing hundreds of pounds shooting quickly towards the whirlpool, and disappeared without a trace after a few turns on the water.

"Oh no, it's an undercurrent!" The tower has encountered this situation at the bottom of the sea before, although he is bold, but he also has to avoid its edge, after all, in front of nature, the power of human beings is too small, today is really a long experience, I can't imagine that there is a huge danger hidden in this calm lake.

Seeing that Martin was about to be swallowed by the whirlpool, the tower struggled forward and grabbed his hand, and the two were already in the center of the whirlpool, the huge suction force tearing at their bodies roughly. Without hesitation, the tower threw Martin behind him, but he was involuntarily caught up in the maelstrom.

Martin drew an arc in the air and landed lightly on the water, just now the tower threw the soft strength, although it flew more than ten feet away, but the little guy was not injured. At this time, Ding Erniu had already swam over and quickly fished Martin ashore.

Mane looked at his trembling son and felt guilty, he was indeed a little careless, and asked with concern, "Son, are you okay?" You've always been very good at water, so why did you suddenly get into trouble? What the hell is going on? ”

"I was swimming well, but I didn't expect my calves to cramp, and I couldn't use any strength, and what was even more terrible was that a great force suddenly appeared under the water, and dragged me violently under the water, but fortunately, Uncle Tieta grabbed me and threw me out." Speaking of the experience just now, Martin still has palpitations.

Zheng analyzed: "It is estimated that it has encountered an undercurrent, and it is very powerful, and it can suck everything on the water into it." ”

"That's bad, the Tower King is still in the lake." Mane was guilty.

Zheng He smiled slightly, "Don't worry, the water quality of the Iron Tower King is so good, even in the stormy sea, he can be safe and sound, how can he be trapped by this small lake?" There's no need to worry about it, let's keep grilling the fish! When the fish was ready, he returned. ”

The sailors all burst into laughter, and the Tower King never brought them only surprises, and there would be no disappointment.

Night had fallen, and the tower had not yet reached the shore. Zheng He shook his head and smiled bitterly, where did this guy go crazy again? Did you run into a water monster? It wouldn't take that long to kill the water monster! Immediately the order was given to camp by the lake, and everyone waited patiently.

However, after two days of waiting, there was still no news from the tower. Zheng He is really in a hurry this time, this is unreasonable! Although the tower king has a free and easy personality and loves to play by nature, he will never leave for a few days without saying hello. Facing everyone's anxious gaze, Zheng He said firmly: "Keep waiting!" We're going to wait for him to come back anyway. ”

The sailors waited by the lake for another three days, but the miracle still did not appear, and the hearts of the people gradually sank......

"Is he dead?" A strange thought suddenly welled up in the hearts of the sailors, and even they themselves were surprised, how could there be such a ridiculous idea? Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, everyone looks frightened, but they don't dare to say it.

Zheng He was more sad than everyone present, although he had not known Tie Ta for a long time, but the two fought side by side for a common ideal, and had already become good brothers and comrades-in-arms who intersected in life and death. "I, Zheng He, can have a confidant like the King of the Iron Tower, and I have no regrets in life!" This is a phrase that he often puts on his lips, and it is also the phrase he is most proud of.

It's not a way to wait blindly like this, Zheng He finally made a decision: "I know what everyone is thinking, the King of the Iron Tower has been gone for so many days, it is estimated that it has been more than lucky, what we have to do now is to go back to the treasure ship first and prepare to return, and then the flying pigeon will pass the book to inform the emperor of the news......" Before the words were finished, Zheng He spurted a stream of blood from his mouth, and fell to the ground with his head up.

The sailors helped Zheng He onto the stretcher, and the team set off to return to the port. Ding Erniu burst into tears, looking back at the lake while walking, why did the omnipotent King of the Iron Tower leave us like this?

The Daming sailors returned, and the voyage was an unprecedented success, but the sailors did not have the slightest joy, and Zheng He was even more depressed and could not afford to fall ill.