Chapter 613 Xiaomo Island
Sure enough, after a while, footsteps were heard, and then the sound of two people talking was heard.
"Is it this way?"
"It's this way. I clearly saw the big balloon landing near here before. They should stay on the coast in front."< br>
“We haven’t had outsiders come to Xiaomo Island for a long time. I don’t know where they came from. Maybe they can help us...”
The voices getting closer and closer were the voices of two men. It can be heard from their words that they are the indigenous residents of this island, rather than foreign explorers and adventurers.
There are residents on the island, which is a good thing for Bing Zhixie and the others. Maybe they can buy a compass on the island and re-determine the correct navigation image. Because of Bing Zhixie's habit of always being vigilant, he didn't go over to greet them at the beginning, but now that he was sure they had no ill intentions, it didn't matter.
"Hello, hello, we are here, are you residents of the island?" Alice ran over and waved hello to the two people who rushed over.
The two men were dressed very ordinary, with animal skins around their bodies, bows and swords on their backs, just like ordinary hunters. They saw a little girl running out of the woods, followed by two young men, one older and one younger, and asked, "Were you the ones who landed on the island in a big balloon just now?"
This The question was nonsense. The three people in front of them were obviously not residents of the island. They naturally came by airship.
Alice corrected their mistake and said: "That is not a big balloon, but our 'Harmony' airship."
Another hunter asked: "Boys, where is your adult?"< br>
Hughington said: "There are only three of us coming by airship."
"Oh?" The hunter was dubious about Hughington's words.
Alice said: "That's right, we encountered a big storm at sea, the airship was seriously damaged, and the compass was also broken. I saw this island accidentally today, so I came to the island to have a look. . I just heard you say that this island is called Xiaomo Island, right?”
Seeing that Alice was speaking sincerely and not lying, the hunter said, "Why did you three young people come to the sea by airship? The sea is very dangerous. You are lucky to survive the storm." Although these words were kind words, they sounded unpleasant.
Hughington said: "There must be villages and towns on the island. Can you take us there? We want to buy some supplies."
A hunter said: "I can take you to the village, but I'm afraid you can't buy anything you want."
"Why?"
The hunter said: "Because... By the way, my name is Feilun, my friend Ace."< br>
Hullington and the others also exchanged names.
Phelan continued: "Our Xiaomo Island is isolated overseas and has little contact with the outside world. Many of the things used by the residents on the island are sold to us by merchant ships from the mainland once a quarter. The things are only enough for our own use, so if you want to buy, you can only buy some special products on our island. "
"That's it." Hullington said, "Is there a compass for sale in the village?"
That one is called Ai. Si's hunter suddenly said: "What should we do, Brother Faerun? They don't seem to be able to help us."
"What, are there any difficulties on your island?" Alice had just tied her bow and asked after hearing what they said.
"That's it... I can't explain this in a few sentences. Let's talk while walking." Feilun said.
Hughington said: "Wait a minute, is there a place where airships are parked in your village? I want to drive our airship there together." Fearon said: "The area around our village is very empty. You can stop wherever you want." Just like that, Feilun and the others also boarded the Harmony airship and flew towards Xiaomo Village together.
Xiaomo Village is located on the beach and grassland not far from the sea, with the sea to the south and mountains to the north. The buildings in the village are all made of wood and look very strange. They are all in the shape of triangular pyramids or cones. They are generally very low. The roofs are covered with straw, and some of them are hung with red, yellow, white and green tiles. Color ribbon. This may be related to the local warm and humid climate that rains all year round. Gabled or triangular roofs can allow rainwater to flow down faster.
There is a small river to the west of the village. The water flows down from the hills to the north. Several acres of paddy fields have been cultivated along the river. Naturally, the paddy fields are not growing barley or barley, but rice. The Harmony flew around the mountains and came from the west.
When the men, women, and children in the village saw a big balloon painted with elf (yake) colors flying towards it from the sky, they all ran to the edge of the village, pointing and whispering.
The Harmony chose an open space by the river and slowly lowered it.
"Is this Xiaomo Village? It has a different style. Sunshine, beach, thatched cottages, just beauties from different regions." Hullington walked out of the cabin and saw this beach-style village. The village began to have wild thoughts.
Alice had been waiting impatiently in the corridor outside the cabin early in the morning. Before the airship had even parked, she jumped out with Yeck.
"Hey, slow down." Bing Zhixie also turned over and jumped out of the cabin. Seeing that Alice had not started running, she shouted "Ahhh".
It turns out that the small river to the west of the village is one of the habitats where slimes breed on the island. From the top of the mountain to the river bank to the sea, slimes of all kinds are crawling everywhere. Alice jumped here and there and stepped here and there, always stepping on slimes, big or small, and those slimes seemed to stick to her, and there were always slimes crawling up the corners of her pants.
Hughington laughed when he saw Alice's embarrassment, walked forward and said: "Why do you dislike them so much? Look, you crushed them all, and they didn't even complain." "How cute."
"You are the only one who likes this smelly thing like a slug. I hate it, hate it..." Alice yelled, biting Sly at her feet. Mu kicked them all away.
Ace chuckled and said: "Slime is the symbol of our island. Every household on the island has a slime."
"Ah." Alice was very disappointed.
Hughington looked at the slime group on the river bank and thought that although there were a lot of slimes here, there were not any sophisticated varieties, they were all ordinary goods that could not be sold at a good price.
After crossing the wooden bridge over the river, everyone in the village ran out. Fearon stepped forward and introduced the situation. A woman in her thirties came out of the crowd. Fearon introduced: "This is our village chief."
"Oh, I didn't expect that there was a beautiful sister in the village. I thought it was an old uncle with a long white beard." Hughington finished. A very gentlemanly courtesy: "Hello, my name is Alchemy Hughington. Nice to meet you, Madam Village Chief."
The village chief and the people in the village are very hospitable and invite them aside. Entering the village, the village chief said: "It's rare for outsiders to come to our island. I heard that your airship is broken. If you need anything, I will ask the villagers to help you as much as possible."
"We thank you in advance, Madam Village Chief."
The Village Chief said: "Alas! You came at the wrong time. If you had come a few months earlier, we would have entertained you warmly, but now..."< br>
Alice said: "Listen to the village chief sister's wishes. Thinking, something seems to have happened in the village. I heard Uncle Feren and Uncle Ace talk about difficulties in the village before. I wonder what happened?"
The village chief sighed again: "It's something. That's right. A few months ago, a sudden visit came to our island. A monster occupied the highest peak on the island and often flew into the village to harm us. Our whole village went out to encircle and suppress it several times, but all failed. On the contrary, several of the best martial arts masters in the village failed. They all died in its hands. Our Xiaomo Island is too far away from the mainland. It took a month or more for a routine merchant ship to supply us, so we had to send people to the mainland to ask the army to help us, but we sent two waves of people, and there is still no news. "
"So that's it." Hullington said.
Bing Zhixie was looking at the navigation chart early in the morning. He had already looked at it when he was on the airship. He didn't find the location of Xiaomo Island, so he pulled the village chief and asked: "Excuse me, Madam Village Chief, Xiaomo Island?" Where is the island? Why didn’t I see it? ”
< br>The village chief glanced at the nautical chart and said: "This map must not have been bought in our country. Foreign maps rarely mark our Xiaomo Island. Well, our Xiaomo Island is here, right here. ." She pointed at the chart.
Bing Zhixie and Hullington were both stunned. They didn't expect the 'Harmony' to float so far away from the coastline. That hurricane changed their route so much...
(End of this chapter)