"There was once a team full of goods and tourists who were about to go to the maelstrom, but they were unfortunately caught in a sudden huge storm, and when the wind was over, the survivors found themselves falling on a floating island, the ships were broken, and only some cargo remained, but fortunately, the island itself was also rich in resources, and people built villages here to recuperate."

"The tourists on the ship came from all over the world, from the rich and officials, from the military and the crew, to the civilians and stowaways, but when you are in trouble, your social identity loses its meaning, and in the dangerous wilderness, no one cares what you used to be, everyone will only see what you can do."

"In the beginning, many people were hopeful that this was just a small island in the middle of a sea of clouds, and that there would always be other ships passing by to save them and bring them back to civilization."

"But days, months, years passed, no one had ever seen any ships pass by, everyone could only see that at the end of the skyline, there was a deep black curtain that seemed to cover everything, some people guessed that it was a distant city, others said it was real land, and some even thought it was the end of the world."

"It wasn't until many years later, when the displaced people organized an expedition to make floatboats out of wood, carrying flying squirrel jerky and water, the fruits of the island, to explore the way out, that it was discovered that the black curtain was nothing more than a storm."

"It's a storm on all sides."

"Hongdao is in the eye of an unimaginably huge storm, and with their current technology, they can't go through the storm and go outside the world, and everyone is trapped here."

"Occasionally, cargo falls from the sky, and some are lucky enough to be picked up instead of falling into the sea of clouds, just like in this book."

"People tried a few times, and after paying a terrible price, they finally understood that the storm was insurmountable."

"After that, people gave up hope of leaving, settled down in Hongdao completely, cultivated fields, raised animals, drove float boats to catch creatures swimming in the sea of clouds, built houses out of straw, got married, raised children, grew old, died, and just like that, more than a hundred years have passed."

"This is the story of Hongdao."

Noah's eyes were a little unfocused, as if what he had just said was not a memory passed down by word of mouth, but from what he had seen with his own eyes.

The two girls sitting in front of him were deep in thought, for them, whether they were wrecked, rescued by others, or entered a secret realm that they could not escape, they were all indigestible facts.

"Don't worry, I'm also here through the storm, since I can enter here, it means that I will definitely be able to go out, as an experienced adventurer, I will definitely leave this ghost place with the two of you."

Captain Isaac wanted to subconsciously pat them on the shoulder in encouragement, but suddenly he thought about something, and withdrew his hand halfway, pretending to clear his throat.

"Captain, how many years have you been here?"

Qiao Du asked like a curious schoolboy.

"Ahem, that's not the point, I'm just brewing, you know, heroes never fight unprepared battles, even if it's General Oak, he will be fully prepared before planning a surprise attack."

Captain Isaac looked away, and asked again.

"By the way, since the two ladies are from outside, do you know what happened to General Oak, has the revolutionary army won the final victory and hung the flag in the square outside the maelstrom? I wish they could put my picture next to it, oh no, that's not a good sign, forget it. ”

Hearing Captain Isaac's words, the black-haired girl Hida glanced at the dark-haired girl Enya beside her.

Enya noticed her companion's gaze, and she looked at Captain Isaac and considered her mouth.

"If it's the general Oak I know, he'd surrendered three years ago."

"Huh?"

Captain Isaac opened his mouth in disbelief, and then said in some amazement.

"That's right, I should know that even with someone like General Orke, we're still too weak."

"No, he surrendered so simply that he even had the government get him an island and make him governor there."

Enya was unrelenting in telling the truth.

"Huh?"

Captain Isaac's eyes widened, the shocking facts incomprehensible to him, and his mind went blank.

"But what about the others, the others who follow General Orke?"

He asked, as if he didn't want to believe it.

"Some of them surrendered with him, and some of them who were unwilling to surrender were defeated and judged."

Enya replied without hesitation, adding one more sentence.

"To be honest, he is very shrewd, as an ordinary soldier, it is not easy to reach that position, if he continues to resist, what awaits him will only be trial and execution, he just surrenders at that point that is acceptable to both parties, and it will even make people think that this is what he first demanded."

Twilight felt that Captain Isaac was now like a hedgehog in the mud, covered in thorns.

"Impossible, impossible, how could General Oak be such a person, his speech was so enthusiastic, and he led everyone against the brutal government forces."

Captain Isaac felt that his worldview had collapsed.

"If your desire to leave here is to find General Oak, then I advise you to give up, if you continue to shout about the revolutionary army or something outside, you may be directly arrested and your head cut off."

The black-haired girl Hida said lightly and quips.

"And I've never heard of any Captain Isaac with him, you know, they're going to have a list of rebels."

Enya made up for it.

That's because, that's because, he might want to protect me."

Captain Isaac's voice grew quieter, and at last it buzzed like a mosquito.

Well, I don't know if there are mosquitoes in the Valley of the Wind.

"It's okay, Captain, I already knew you weren't a big deal."

On the side, Noah, who had already turned his head to read the book, suddenly said.

"Huh?"

Captain Isaac was stunned again.

"I've read a lot of books, and I know that what you say is not very true, what frozen whirlwind clouds, burning whales, taking root on the real earth, big trees taller than the heavenly dome, these things are all lies."

Noah sighed.

Captain Isaac looked at the young man, and then at the two maidens, and suddenly became extremely embarrassed, and if there was a gap in the ship now, he was afraid that he would immediately get into it and never come out again.

"It's all right, Captain, I trust you."

Twilight patted him on the shoulder.

"You believe me?"

Captain Isaac was a little moved.

"Of course, I've seen bands marching in the red mist, amusement parks moving in the wasteland, and capitalists hanging from street lamps."

Qiao Du replied as a matter of course.

"Huh?"

Captain Isaac made a questioning voice.

(End of chapter)