Path of Light.

Chapter 886 887. Those Plateau Headhunters
The southern part of Kui Island is surrounded by a seawall nearly 40 kilometers long.

This seawall was built by more than 10,000 highland headhunters who worked day and night for half a year. Of course, tens of thousands of gray dwarf prisoners of war also made some contributions during this period.

But what cannot be ignored is the construction speed of the plateau headhunters. They locked the stones with iron chains and quickly piled up a stone foundation for a seawall in the sea.

Commander Machio led the gray dwarf bandits to attack Que Island, but the twenty three-masted sailing ships were blocked by this seawall.

It’s a pity that the seawall has not been built yet, otherwise those gray dwarf bandits will have to pay a certain price to enter Kui Island.

It was also because of that war that the highland headhunter prisoners on Kui Island suffered considerable losses.

More than two thousand highland headhunters were killed by gray dwarf bandits...

Thousands of plateau headhunters were injured.

It was because of this situation that Roy brought back 10,000 plateau headhunters prisoners of war from the concentration camp on the Pagisto Plateau. These plateau headhunters will take over the work of the current plateau headhunters on Kui Island and continue to build the seawall on Kui Island.

The injured plateau headhunters will return to the prisoner-of-war concentration camp on the Pagisto Plateau to recuperate for a period of time.

evening,

In the headhunter camp, in the open space in front of the stilt house,

The plateau headhunters gathered together and basically ate some sea fish for dinner. They were different from the elves. The elves only ate fish and fruits, but these plateau headhunters ate everything. Compared to sea fish, they preferred to eat oysters that were abundant on the reefs of Kui Island.

They had just learned how to eat it from the Naga sea tribe. They just needed to pry the oysters off the rocks with a dagger. There was no need for excessive cooking. They just needed to pry open the oyster shell with a dagger, then they could put their mouth close to the shell and suck gently. The sweet and fresh oyster would slide directly into their stomach through their mouth. The delicious taste was very addictive.

Plateau headhunters often dig stones in reef areas and discovered this delicacy.

After eating and drinking their fill, the plateau headhunters were not in a hurry to return to the wooden cabins in the camp to sleep. Instead, they all sat on the beach beside the woods and enjoyed the sea breeze.

These highland headhunters have been on Kui Island for nearly ten months. During this time, they have not had the opportunity to return to the prisoner-of-war concentration camp in the highland city, and they are very eager for news from the concentration camp...

"Life on this island is actually pretty good. There's only summer here all year round except for spring. Not only do we not have to endure the cold, but food is also everywhere. There are wild vegetables and fruits in the jungle, and fish and shellfish in the sea. If you just go out for a walk, you can get a lot of food back. There's more than enough to eat."

This is what the headhunters who have lived on Kui Island for a while tell the new headhunters.

The new group of headhunters were even more curious and couldn't help asking:
"So if you build a seawall here, you have to build a wall in the sea first. That must be difficult, right?"

The old headhunters shook their heads and said:
"Cut a few stones, move them into the sea, and then build a wall. It's very simple."

The new headhunter from the plateau tried cautiously:
"I heard from them that when you were working, there were always half-elf supervisors watching you. Except for eating and sleeping, you were working almost all the time..."

The old headhunters were very dissatisfied. Which brainless headhunter came up with such an idea?

"Do you think we are stupid? Can't you take a break when you are tired? They have never even caught up with the progress. We have always made our own decisions on how to do things..."

The new headhunters all breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the real situation was indeed different from the rumors.

"..."

"It seems that your life here is not as hard as rumored." A new headhunter whispered.

"It's definitely very hard. All kinds of work like digging and carrying stones are very tiring. But we only have to work twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. When the time is up, we go back to the camp from the seawall to rest. The rest time is much longer than the working time. Sometimes when we are resting, we will go to the jungle together to pick some berries and wild vegetables to eat, and hunt some small jungle animals. But this kind of thing must not be discovered by the elf guards, otherwise we will be scolded."

The old headhunter began to impart his experience of life on the island.

Then he added at the end:
"Life here is easy. As long as you are willing to work, you will be free at other times."

After these words were spoken, the new headhunters gradually showed joy on their faces.

The old headhunters then asked the headhunters who had just come from the prisoner-of-war camp in Plateau City:

"Over at the prisoner-of-war camp...how is everyone doing?"

The new headhunters immediately introduced themselves:
"The newly established road construction team in Plateau City has been recruiting people. Once selected, they have to go out to work. Each time they are away, they will be away for at least three months. However, every six months, they have a family visit leave to return to the concentration camp to stay for a few days. As long as they work outside, they can earn some work points, which can be accumulated together."

"Currently in Plateau City, these work points can not only be used inside the prisoner-of-war concentration camp, but can also be exchanged at the service department of the concentration camp. There are many stores in Plateau City that can use them, and the exchange is also very convenient..."

The new headhunter took out a handful of metal plates from his arms. There were dark patterns of numbers on them, which seemed to be corroded. There was even a row of numbers in the corners of the metal plates.

The new headhunters continued:
"Recently, they seem to have built a large pasture in the northern part of the wilderness, where they have kept some wild buffaloes and wild argali sheep. Their griffin cavalry have driven large carnivorous beasts, hyena packs, and wolf packs to the southern part of the wilderness and the Caldeum Mountains. These herds of buffaloes and wild sheep are herded by some people in our camp who are good at riding argali sheep."

Headhunters are very good at riding argali. There are also many argali living in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau, but only headhunters can catch these argali.

"How many of our compatriots are still in the concentration camp?" asked the old headhunter.

The new headhunter from the plateau thought for a moment before saying:
"There are now nearly 30,000 old people, children, and women in the concentration camp. Many of them were brought back from the northern ice fields." "The concentration camp has changed a lot. In the concentration camp, only the old people are not required to work. The women have to wash, iron, and dry the leather in the leather workshop. The children in the camp have to attend the training camp. They not only have to learn the Elvish language in the training camp, but also learn a lot of other knowledge."

The old headhunters were stunned for a moment: "Our children are all going to attend the training camp?"

"Well, the camp even teaches fighting techniques."

The old headhunters asked with some concern, "Will the children participate in the fighting competition?"

The new headhunter shook his head and said:

"Not this one."

"The half-elf guard officers said that the children in the prisoner-of-war concentration camps had not participated in the war and that they were not guilty."

"As long as they are able to live independently, they can leave the prisoner-of-war camp at any time."

"Especially after they become adults, if these children want to continue living in the concentration camp, they need to pay rent and management fees to the concentration camp."

The old headhunters heard about this for the first time. If they wanted to live in the concentration camp, they had to pay a fee. They couldn't help but complain:

“Who would live in a concentration camp then?”

The new headhunters smiled awkwardly and said:
"In fact, there are still many young people who choose to stay in the concentration camps."

"Now the Plateau City is gradually accepting us. Many workshop owners are willing to hire our young people. They generally believe that our young people are more hardworking than half-elves, and they are more powerful when working..."

“Our lives seem to be changing all the time!”

The old headhunter couldn't help but sigh.

They were very concerned about the half-blood elves' attitude towards the headhunter cubs. The elves did not treat the little ones born in the prisoner-of-war camps as prisoners of war, which made the headhunters feel the half-blood elves' respect for them.

At this time, chaotic footsteps were heard from the beach in the distance, and from time to time, the Elvish language could be heard...

The group of headhunters suddenly stopped talking and looked in one direction towards the beach.

Because it was pitch dark, the figures were not very clear.

However, a headhunter still recognized Boss Roy from the crowd at a glance. He was very eye-catching among the group of elves.

"That's Boss Roy..."

"It's so late, why is he still going to the beach? What else can be in the sea at this time?"

The headhunters couldn't help but complain about Roy.

"Going to the seawall at a time like this... of course it's for those mermaids!"

An old headhunter made a sarcastic remark.

"You may not know that after nightfall, some Naga mermaids will climb up the seawall and secretly meet with young elves..."

The new headhunters immediately listened attentively...

The old headhunter continued:
"The seawall nearby seems to have become their dating place. There are rustling noises every few dozen meters. The noises were everywhere in the first half of the night. Humph, who said that elves don't have strong desires?"

Then the topic discussed by the headhunters went off track:
"What kind of children would be born from the mating of Naga mermaids and elves? Would they also be half-elves?"

"It seems that the bloodline of the Naga Sea Clan is stronger, and most of their offspring will be Nagas."

……

Just as these headhunters were talking about the secret meetings between the Naga sea tribe and the half-elves, Roy quickly walked to the seawall.

He is waiting here for Miss Nania to come for an appointment...

I don’t know what kind of news Miss Nania can bring him this time.

He originally thought that the seawall was an extremely quiet place, but when he arrived at the seawall, he found that he still didn't know enough about it.

Under the cover of night, quite a few Naga mermaids appeared on the seawall...

(End of this chapter)