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Lu Wan and the others learned from Chief Bapu that there is a large island not far south of New Year's Eve Island, the exact size of which is not even clear to Bapu.Although Lu Wan and the others were worried that the size of the island would affect slave hunting, if the size of the island was appropriate and the population on it was extremely large, then it would definitely be a great discovery for them.

With this in mind, Lu Wan held a general meeting of the exploration fleet to discuss whether to continue exploring south. After all, they have been out for more than three months, and the supplies on the ship are almost used. The island replenished some items, but items such as tea, bows and arrows, and food seasonings could not be replenished, and after such a long voyage, their ships urgently needed a major repair. affected.

Many crew members are very interested in the unknown big island in the south, and this island may be very suitable for slave hunting, so in the final vote, although many crew members wanted to return to the voyage, most of the crew still wanted to go there. Take a look on the island, anyway, they have been sailing for so long, and it's not bad for a few days.

Needless to say, the final result of the vote was that the minority obeyed the majority. Lu Wan and his fleet rested for a few days on the New Year's Eve Island, and after replenishing food and fresh water, they set sail again and headed south.

In addition, I would like to mention the contribution of the Bapu tribe in this voyage. It was they who identified Lu Wan as the messenger of the gods. Therefore, during the few days when Lu Wan and the others were on the island, they must have tried their best to meet the requirements of the fleet. , not only contributed all the food stored in the tribe.They even organized some girls from the clan to give to the envoys, as for what they were used for.Everyone knows it.Capital Datang 426

Speaking of it, being a crew member is really not an easy task, especially a crew member in Lu Wan's era.The sailing speed of the ship is slow, and it takes months or even adults to float on the sea as soon as it goes out to sea, and women are generally not brought on board. As a result, the crew members are hungry. Eye.

Although the girls of the Bapu ethnic group do not conform to the aesthetics of the Han people, they are still a big temptation for a group of crew members who are about to go crazy.Although Lu Wan was not interested in these long, dark, thick-lipped Bap women, he also knew that the crew members under him were not picky eaters.So I just accepted it with a smile. After all, it was all a matter of your choice, and with these women helping the crew to vent their anger, it finally made many people feel less homesick.

It was also with the strong support of the Bapu people that the fleet was able to replenish food and fresh water in just a few days, and then under the eyes of those Bapu girls, the fleet sailed south again. sail.After several days of sailing, the big island that Bapu mentioned finally appeared in Lu Wan's mouth.It's just that when Lu Wan and the others saw the big island, they were all shocked. Although they couldn't see how big the big island was with their naked eyes, they estimated it based on their experience.Definitely bigger than Taiwan Island.

"Captain, shall we go around this big island to determine the size of this island?" Feng Shijie looked at the land in front of him in shock.However, he has not forgotten his responsibilities. Measuring the area of ​​the island is also one of his job responsibilities.

"The area must be measured. But it's getting late today, let's go to the small island next to it to rest. It should be safer than the big island." Lu Wan pointed to a building on the left that was shrouded in the setting sun. Xiaodao Road, this is a small island. In fact, it is a small island, but it is only compared to the big island in front of them. If you look carefully, this small island may be bigger than the New Year's Eve Island they discovered before. bigger.

Following the order of the captain Lu Wan, the entire expedition fleet turned westward, and then found a place to anchor on the island, because when they discovered the island, it was just at sunset, and the setting sun enveloped the whole island, so Lu Wan gave The island is named Sunset Island.

Sunset Island is half surrounded by the big island next to it. The east and south sides are only separated from the big island by a strait. There is still a nice bay in the southeast direction. In addition, the terrain of the island is complicated, and most of it is covered by forests. There are hills and swamps in the swamps, and there are mangroves growing in the swamps. Many beaches are covered by this kind of mangroves, and they cannot be used as landing places at all.

Lu Wan and his fleet circled around Sunset Island for half a circle, only then did they realize that this Sunset Island is actually two islands separated by a very narrow strait, the island on the west and the island on the east have an area of It is half smaller, but the environment of the two islands is similar, and Lu Wan was too lazy to name them again, so he simply called the two islands the Sunset Island.

When it was getting dark, Lu Wan and the others found a landing place on the larger East Sunset Island. This is the southeast of the island, just in the bay between Sunset Island and Big Island. Since the island has been named, this The bay is also named Sunset Bay.

After landing on the island from Xiyang Bay, because it was already dark, it was too late to build a camp, and according to the people sent to the island, there were traces of native people's activities on this land, which shows that, There should be natives on this island, and from the Bapu tribe on New Year's Eve Island, it is likely that the natives on Sunset Island also have the custom of headhunting and cannibalism.

It was also in consideration of safety that Lu Wan only sent people to the island to hunt some prey, and they still rested on the boat at night, but when they woke up the next morning, they found a group of natives on the beach not far away. Looking at their fleet curiously.

I saw that the appearance of this group of natives was similar to that of the Bapu people, with white paint on their faces, but unlike the Bapu people, they did not have nose decorations on their faces, and they did not have anything permanent on their bodies. "Sex" tattoos.What also reassures Lu Wan and the others is that there are men, women, old and young in this group of natives, and the number is not very large. After a rough count, it should be around a hundred people, and judging by the appearance of these people, they don't seem to be hostile.

It seems that this group of natives was dispatched by the whole family, and they showed more curiosity than hostility towards Lu Wan and others. This made Lu Wan finally decide to send Liu Kata ashore with some silk and porcelain, and try to get along with them. comminicate.The exciting result is that these natives really have no resistance to exquisite items such as silk and porcelain. The first strong native should be their leader. When they saw silk and porcelain, they were very happy and Liu Kata communicated.

Later, according to Liu Kata's report, the language of this group of natives was very similar to the language of the natives on New Year's Eve Island, so it was not difficult to communicate. The two sides quickly understood each other's meaning, which made Liu Kata was pleasantly surprised that the group of natives understood the meaning of the deal, and sent people back to the tribe to retrieve a lot of fruit and meat, hoping to exchange silk and porcelain with Liu Kata.

Knowing the meaning of trading shows that the civilization of these natives has reached a certain level and they know how to exchange what they need. This is much better than some natives they encountered before, such as the one they met in the central and southern Spice Islands. Some natives, they don't know what trading means, as long as they see what they need, they will go forward and take it by themselves. If they have something that others need, then others can also take it from him. From their point of view, it is very reasonable, but to Lu Wan and the others, it is a great trouble, because they cannot communicate with each other through transactions.

In addition, these natives have trading behavior, which means that there should be other natives around, and needless to ask, it is probably the big island next to them.Now Lu Wan and the others can communicate with the natives on Sunset Island, which means that when they meet the natives on Big Island in the future, communication will not be a problem.

Through the dialogue with each other, Liu Kata learned that the tribe was named Molibu, but the leader of the tribe was called Lumodo, which seemed to be the name of a big bird on the big island, and this big bird was at the same time It is also their totem, but unfortunately there is no such bird on this island, so Lu Modo can only tell Liu Kata about the totem of his tribe through painting, and Liu Kata found that the totem of the Moli tribe is very similar to the one from the Central Plains Cranes, but their feathers are gray.

The people of Mo Li's department had no hostility towards Lu Wan and his fleet, and they even thought that Lu Wan and his team were from a certain tribe on the big island.Speaking of which, the Moli tribe is also a tribe on the big island, but at a certain time of year, they will come to Sunset Island by boat, so the people of the Moli tribe are very willing to trade with Lu Wan and the others.

Lu Wan, who had just landed, was also very happy to hear that the Moli tribe was migrating between the sunset island and the big island. He didn't expect that there were not many people in the Moli tribe, but the way of life was so strange, but it was probably their self-protection. way, after all, they are much safer on this small island.Capital Datang 426

"Captain Lu, our goods have been brought, can we start the transaction?" Lu Modo, the head of the Mori Department, said. After Liu Kata's introduction just now, he already knew that Lu Wancai who had just arrived The leader of this huge fleet, so now he asked impatiently.

Lu Wan heard the other party's request for a transaction, and then looked at the dried meat, fruits, animal skins and other goods brought by the Ministry of Moli. Compared with the silk and porcelain in their hands, these things were nothing worth mentioning. A porcelain plate can replace all the other party's goods, but Lu Wan and the others are not just trading for money, but want to use the transaction to establish a good relationship with the other party in exchange for the information they need. Living on the big island, the other party must know a lot of information on the big island. This is undoubtedly what Lu Wan and the others need most, so they are willing to do even if it is a loss-making business. (To be continued.)