Chapter 633: Zero's Choice
Jorah stomped on the side of the boat and clenched the harpoon in her hand. His eyes were fixed on the wave of death crashing into the boat, and he slowly raised his harpoon in preparation for throwing. Seeing his son's actions, Kedar's face changed, and he shouted, "Don't do anything stupid! So, don't irritate it!"
"Don't worry, Dad. If I'm not mistaken, there's only one mutant shark roaming around this area. That is, it is the one who takes your arm. Today, I'm going to get it back!" Jorah smiled brightly at Darkell, then roared and threw the harpoon hard. Every qualified fisherman must first learn how to throw a harpoon, which is the most basic fishing skill. If you can't even do this, you don't need to say anything about going to sea.
Before she officially went to sea, Jorah practiced throwing harpoons every day, repeating the feat hundreds of times almost every day. It wasn't until he could stick a harpoon into a stone from a hundred meters away that he officially became a fisherman. This is related to the criterion and strength, both of which cannot be ignored will be the conditions that determine whether a throw can be successful.
As Jorah finished speaking, he threw his arm, and the harpoon was thrown slightly upwards before skimming an arc downward. The speed, combined with the weight of the harpoon itself, will be a very heavy blow to the prey. However, that is also relative to ordinary fish. However, an adult mutant shark, at least three meters long, is a big one, and it is almost the length of Jorah's windboat.
The harpoon plunged into the water and stabbed the mutant shark in the back. Suddenly, the waves were surging, but it was the shark that was swaying wildly in the water, and soon, a blood stain floated on the sea. However, the mutant shark was not killed because of this, Jorah's attack only provoked its ferocity, and the flat fins on both sides of its body flapped, and the mutant shark immediately burst through the water like a torpedo. In terms of speed alone, it is about 20 percent faster than just now.
Jorah finally changed color, and immediately picked up another harpoon from under his feet and threw it with a wave of his arm. This time he fired a straight shot, and the harpoon swept straight out like an arrow, almost sticking to the surface of the water and plunging into the shark's head. The mutant shark ate this blow, stopped suddenly, and slowly sank into the water, until a series of blood bubbles bubbled. It was only when she saw the shark sink into the sea that Jorah breathed a sigh of relief.
Kedar's face was solemn, and the sailboat had no intention of stopping. Jorah turned around and said happily to her father, "Look, Dad, I'm going to kill" At the end of the words, Kedar suddenly shouted: "Jorah, get down!"
Jorah was stunned, then noticed a great shadow looming over her. There was a forest aura behind him, and in an instant, there was a strong smell of blood around him. He didn't have time to think about anything, his mind went blank, and he immediately threw himself on the deck as his father said. The body just lay down, and the sound of the whistling wind sounded behind him. Jorah turned to look, her pupils constricted, and the injured mutant shark leaped over the boat.
If he hadn't gotten down right now, he would have bitten the shark right away!
With one miss, the mutant shark fell back into the sea, and suddenly brought up turbulent waves, hitting the boat straight away. Jorah looked at the surface again, and the shark was gone again. But he didn't see that the mutant shark had made a circle in the sea, but it had gone up diagonally, and plunged into the bottom of the boat with the sharp horn in front of its head! As soon as it struck, the horn was sharp and long, and immediately a hole was opened in the boat, and the shark's big head swung violently, and the gap widened with all its might, and the sea water poured into the cabin.
The sailboat shook violently, not to mention Jorah, and even Kedar was so shaken that he could no longer take the helm. The shark became ferocious, and slammed under the boat repeatedly, knocking the boat out of several gaps in a few blows. The windboat sank into the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye, and seeing that the water had begun to emerge from the cabin, Kedar sighed and said, "Listen to Jorah, there's a lifesaver in the stern." It's not far from the beach and you should be able to paddle back!"
"What about you, Daddy!" cried Jorah.
Kedar picked up a harpoon from the boat with one hand and smiled, "If I don't hold this guy back, it won't let you go." What's more, the life raft can only sit one person. Jorah, take care of your life in the future, you are the only man left in our family!"
Jorah's eyes were moist, and he clenched his fists. I know that because of my recklessness, I am now going to bury my father here.
The boat shook again, and Kerdar yelled: "Hurry up, or the life raft will pierce it, and we will all be doomed!"
"I'm sorry, Dad!"
Jorah shouted, gritting her teeth and running to the stern. At this moment, the mutant shark suddenly jumped out of the sea and opened its bloody mouth to bite Jorah!
"Son!" this change came out of Kerdar's attention, and by the time he reacted, it was too late to save Jorah. At this moment, the left half of the head of the mutant shark suddenly hit something, and the small half of the head and the bones all turned into a cloud of blood powder and flew backwards with a strong impact. The mutant shark was even more struck by the impact, and its body swung sideways, landing at Jorah's feet. The big mouth still bites, but gradually stops. And at this moment, a dull gunshot rang out from a great distance.
The sea was quiet again, and Kedar and Jorah froze. It wasn't until the sea was close to their feet that Kedar came to his senses. Hurriedly ran to the stern of the boat to put down the life raft, and then pulled Jorah to jump on it together. The life raft can only seat one person, but two people can barely stand up. It's just that the thrilling waterline gives Kedar a headache, and he can't row back to the village at all. Before, it was because of the determination to die, but now that the mutant shark is dead, naturally no one wants to die for no reason.
"Daddy, look over there!" Jorah suddenly pointed to the sea to the east, where several small boats could be faintly seen. When he got closer, Kedar saw that they were three rubber rafts.
Twenty minutes later, three rafts arrived near Kedar. On the raft in the first place, a man with black hair and yellow skin was holding an alloy heavy sniper that could be called a murder weapon. The clean lines and rough body of the gun all show the aesthetics of violence. Jorah's mouth widened as she saw it, knowing that this was the thing that had saved her life just now.
Thinking about it, this heavy sniper blow dismantled half of the head of the mutant shark, and this is not broken bones if it hits a person? Looking at this strange man and his companions, it seems that they are not from the Xizhou Continent. At this time, the young man with black hair said, "Looks like you need help?"
On the east coast of the Isle of Yellow Sands, the inhabitants of the fishing village ran to the shore to watch as three rubber rafts carrying the two Kdar fathers and sons and dragging their sailboat, which had a badly damaged draft, back. When the Kjudar dhow was effortlessly dragged onto the beach with one hand by a beautiful woman of apparent Oriental origin, everyone's jaws fell to the ground at the speed of light.
Even the two Kedars, who had already seen these incredible humans, were stunned when they looked at the woman who was both liliang and beautiful.
It was the first time Su had looked at people like this, and he suddenly felt a little unbearable. After Zero decided to set off for the West Continent, Destiny bypassed the Maelstrom and finally reached the edge of the island's satellite belt on the West Continent. Zero didn't want to rush into the sight of the people on the Xizhou Continent so rashly, and decided to understand the situation on other islands first. So he moored the Destiny on the edge of an uninhabited desert island, and took Leah, Su, Haiwei, Yeliu and Cayton on three rubber rafts to find the inhabited islands. I didn't want to, but I happened to save the Kedar family, so it was so logical to take them to the Isle of Yellow Sands.
Kedar and Jorah were busy distributing a portion of the electric snake to the villagers, and after keeping a small portion for themselves, they beckoned a few people to sit at home. Jorah is curious about these bizarre strangers, especially werewolves like Cayton. However, in order not to cause them unnecessary trouble, Zero decides to take Leah to visit the Kodar family and inquire about it. Seeing that the inhabitants of this island are not wealthy, I am afraid that it will cause trouble for others if they want everyone to go with them.
Su Le didn't want to join in the excitement, and Haiwei was more interested in other places on the Isle of Yellow Sands, and she took Yeliu and prepared to start a journey of discovery. As for Cayton, the wolf king, who has not been down-to-earth for many days, has already chosen a shady place to sleep.
When following the two Kdar fathers and sons to their treehouse, Zero remembered their Tuku house. It's just that it's the same treehouse, and it's obvious that these houses in the village are much more shabby. After dropping the electric snake into a storage pond under the treehouse, Kedar's wife had already familiarly picked out a killing scal and used a pair of sharp scissors to accurately pick out the edible part of the electric snake. As for the rest of the natural can not be wasted, although it cannot be eaten, but the scales of the electric snake are thick and dense, and can be mixed with shells and other things to make a special fuel, which is not strong enough to burn, but can be used to heat in winter.
As for the other parts that contain radiation, the eyeballs can be dried to make fishing bait, and the skeleton can be used to make some commonly used gadgets, such as needles and bone knives. As for the snake meat, it is the least useful, and can only be buried in the soil to use as fertilizer for coconut palms. Coconut trees that have been mutated can absorb substances that contain radiation, but the fruits they produce are practical. In the cruel environment of the new era, it seems that everything has quietly carried out a circular system adapted to this era.
While Zero and Leah were sitting in Kedar's house on a towering coconut tree, his wife had already made fresh sashimi from the edible parts of the electric snake and sent them to it. Sashimi is made with simple sea salt, and due to the lack of seasoning, the taste is relatively simple, but it is already the most luxurious food on the island. If it weren't for entertaining distinguished guests, no one would eat electric snake meat in such a "wasteful" way.
It is common for the people of the village to chop and grind this part of the edible meat, and then stir the same grated coconut pulp together, and the zuihou is roasted over a fire to make a kind of fruit cake. This kind of thing is the daily food of the villagers, usually the amount of meat of an electric snake can be made into a dozen fruit cakes, enough for an adult to eat for several days, instead of making sashimi like now, and eating it in a few bites.
"Please try our sashimi, two guests, they are delicious. Kedar said as he pushed the sashimi to the two with one hand.
Jorah sat on the side, watching Sashimi swallow desperately, but didn't dare reach for even a piece. Zero looked at it in his eyes and knew that their life was not easy. But it was difficult for people to resist, so he tasted a piece. Leah was afraid of the fishy and politely refused. After eating it, I felt that the meat was really good, and it almost melted in my mouth. And the only little fishy smell is covered by the taste of sea salt. Rather than robbing the sashimi of its flavor, the saltiness of sea salt emphasizes its deliciousness, making it a rare delicacy.
"You can't just have the food, why don't you eat some of it?" Zero said with a smile as he pushed the sashimi forward.
Kedar was not polite, beckoning his son and wife to enjoy this rare meal together. Putting a piece of sashimi into his mouth, Kedar asked as he ate, "How many of you don't look like people from our continent, you shouldn't be from other continents, right?"
"Exactly. To tell you the truth, we are adventurous merchants from the Middle Continent. Let's see if we can develop our business to the West Continent, but I don't know the situation here, and I don't know if Mr. Kedar can tell us about the situation on the West Continent. Zero said in a flat tone.
Kordar didn't seem to suspect his identity, but was surprised that they were able to cross the ocean between the two continents. He was curious as to how Zero had come here, but Kedar knew that Zero wouldn't speak, so he said, "If it's a business in ordinary goods, such as minerals or medicines, then it's best to go to New Rome, where the Papal Chamber will be happy to buy them." If it's a weapon, it's naturally better to find the rebels, they need these guys the most, and they can afford it. However, the risk is very high, and it may be wanted by the Papal Chamber. ”
"Daddy!" said Jorah, knowing that talking about the Papal Hall and the rebels was taboo.
Kedar waved his hand and said: "It's okay, we are on the outer islands, whether we are dead or alive, those big masters in the Pope's Hall will not care." And Mr. Zero saved our lives, of course we have to tell him the truth. ”
Zero heard it in his ears, and from the words Pope's Hall and the rebel army alone, he knew that as Belafar said, the Western Continent was in a period of chaos. He said solemnly: "Please also ask Mr. Kedar to be more detailed." ”
So Kedar told the situation of the Western Continent over the years, including that after the Papal Hall was controlled by Sauron, the new city of Rome had betrayed its original intention. It also includes an appreciation for the rebels and the helplessness of the plundering pirates. Zero listened quietly, just interjecting on some key issues. It's just that Kedar is a fisherman from the outer islands after all, and although he is a resident of the Western Continent, he doesn't know anything about the insider. However, through his description, Zero temporarily has a general understanding of the western continent.
After nightfall, Zero and Leah rose to take their leave. Although Kedar kept the two of them at home for the night, Zero left on the grounds that it was "inconvenient to disturb". He didn't return to the Destiny, but made it to the beach. The Su people had already set up their tents for the march, and Haiwei and Yeliu were making a fire, so Zero asked everyone to sit down by the fire and relayed the news they had found today.
"The Papal Hall and the rebels, it sounds like it's going to war. Head, since the uncle said that the Papal Hall oppresses and exploits people on the mainland, then let's just blow up the new Roman city with one shot. Haiwei said excitedly, since the last time the Asmo was choked with a single shot, this violent little beauty has never forgotten the cannon, and always wants to fire another shot.
Su was a little unimpressed with Haiwei's statement: "If you consider it in terms of efficiency, I think it will come faster to help the Pope Hall defeat the rebels." After all, the Lord of the North Seas meant that we should turn the Western Continent from chaos to order, but he did not specify which one we should help. ”
"How can this be!" Haiwei stood up and said, "Then aren't we accomplices?"
Su shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "I'm just analyzing the actual situation, as for the final decision, it naturally depends on the meaning of the leader." ”
So Hai Wei looked at Zero with sparkling eyes, and Zero nodded: "I agree with Su's statement, after all, the Western Continent is the home of Rome City and the Pope's Chamber, and they have an incomparable advantage. Just looking at the fact that after so many years, the rebels could not even stand on the main island of the mainland, we knew that although they were powerful on the surface, they were actually the weaker side, and they only distracted the attention of the Papal Hall with certain advantages and pirate liliang. One thing is for sure, the Papal Hall must have liliang that can dismantle them. The reason why we didn't do that was because we couldn't find the right time and paid too much price. ”
"But if it goes on like this, the Papal Hall will definitely win for Zuihou. ”
"Are you going to help the bad guys!" Haiwei's fiery temper immediately made her jump.
"We are outsiders, and it is too late to end the chaos in the Western Continent as soon as possible, and to re-establish Shili. And it is not realistic to transfer troops from our own territory, so the easiest way is to annex one of the Shili in the Western Continent. According to Belafar, even if we are on the side of Sauron and defeat the rebels, as long as we restore order on the continent, it is equivalent to showing him our ability, so choosing the Papal Hall is also a good decision. ”
Zero glanced at Haiwei faintly, who was already blushing. Leah laughed, "Okay, don't tease her." Haiwei is a straight gut, and she has to be straight if you say that again. ”
Hearing Leah say this, Haiwei was slightly surprised and said, "Isn't that what the head thinks?"
"That's what I thought, but I'm not going to do it. The reason is simple, because Sauron is unpopular. Even if we help him end this dispute as soon as possible, the people's will will not be willing, and soon there will be a second and third rebellion. Moreover, Mr. Kerdar said that this man was basically a tyrant and very conceited. If the liliang we show is too small, he will not be able to look at it. If it is too big, it will be jealous. If it is mediocre, it is basically dispensable. Therefore, the Papal Chamber is not considered. ”
"Let's go and see how much the rebels have, and I hope they don't let me down!" said Zero lightly.