I will never give in to Miss Death

Director Lin Yuan over there also waved over here: "You can set off at any time!"

"Okay, Master, let's go."

"okay."

Amid the buzzing sound of the engine starting, I suddenly felt my body leaning back -

"Om-"

The speedboat rushed forward like a wild horse.

So fast……

Sitting on it and feeling the cool summer breeze blowing towards me, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

The speed of the speedboat is much slower than that of Xiaomo flying. Theoretically, I would not feel that "it is very fast", but it may be because of the different posture, or Yin Xiamo used some magic to avoid strong air currents when flying with me in her arms. The feeling of riding a speedboat is completely different from that of Yin Xiamo's aircraft.

At least on this speedboat...there's no way I can fall asleep.

Because the wind is really too strong.

There were strong air currents constantly passing by my side, the speedboat beneath me was constantly vibrating, and the whirring sound of the wind and the buzzing sound of the engine were echoing in my ears.

Just like an airplane is extremely fast, but people sitting on the plane basically don’t have that sense of speed. On the contrary, it’s like a modified motorcycle, because there is no comfortable cabin and no easy service, you can feel the “speed and passion” very intuitively by sitting on it and hearing the “buzzing sound” all the time.

"My daughter also used to love speedboat riding."

Amid the roar of the engine, Ye Yuqing in front turned around and said, "But she's not as short as you guys. She's very tall, taller than me and her dad. She's on the basketball team in college!"

"Oh."

Not knowing how to answer, I just nodded: "Sports Department."

It’s quite rare to see girls playing basketball. They should be very popular with boys in college, right?

Or is it the girls' luck?

With a ponytail, wearing loose basketball uniform and shorts, she would sweat profusely on the court during her spare time every day - I remember there were many fanatical fans of this kind of sporty girl.

"Buzzing buzzing—"

The two speedboats moved to the left and right, maintaining a relatively steady speed as they headed towards the sea ahead.

On the way, I saw many islands. Some of them were full of passenger ships, others were full of construction workers, and there were even a few islands where bridges had been built. It seemed that these islands were part of the construction of the "Tenth District" of Kamihama City.

As the speedboat started, I realized how remote the island that Yin Xiamo had taken me to before, which was about to be named "Yuerlan Island", was.

It may not be a question of remoteness, because from the map, the island is basically the southernmost location, and there are no other small islands further south.

Moreover, it is nearly six or seven kilometers away from the nearest island, and the sea water looks very deep. No wonder it causes headaches for the people in Kamihama City.

It's far away, the resources on the island are not rich, and the sea is deep. It's not a good place to reclaim land or build a ship's bridge, and no one would buy it even if you wanted to sell it.

I guess when Yin Xiamo took the initiative to talk to Ye Yuqing, it didn't take much effort to take over the island, right?

"Buzzing..."

More than twenty minutes later, I saw the island’s iconic “half Bagua” pattern appear in front of me while I was lying on the bed.

There is a wide sea area between the two mountains, and a round lake can be seen inside.

"I actually think this place is pretty, but the terrain is too bad to build a house on it."

As the speedboat entered the circular sea lake in the middle of the island, Ye Yuqing said to the people on another boat nearby: "It can't be developed."

After a while, the two speedboats slowly slowed down and were heard near a small bridge temporarily built on the shore inside the island.

"Be careful."

Ye Yuqing got off the boat first, and then she extended her hand to Yin Xiamo and me: "The ground is slippery."

"call……"

After getting off the boat, I stood on the small bridge and looked at the grove in front of me and the lawn and beach on the shore.

"By the way, what kind of temple are you planning to build here with all this?"

After we all got off the boat, Ye Yuqing clapped her hands: "Is it for humans? Or... for gods?"

Yin Xiamo was silent for a moment: "Stay...stay at Long's."

"Living dragon?"

"Dragon Temple."

Yin Xiamo did not comment: "Then we will design it in this direction..."

"A temple for the Dragon King to live in."

"..."

……

No. 196 Confused Marine Iguana and Chubby Angora Rabbit

This southernmost island in the sea near Kamihama City is very large, but because of its complex terrain, except for the small area around the circular sea lake in the middle of the "Bagua Magatama", it is basically mountains and forests. It is difficult to build houses, and the project of blasting the mountains and leveling the ground is too large, so it has become a piece of land that is more troublesome for the city.

Many of the islands here are basically flat. Some have oil nearby, some are covered with forests and are full of precious woods, or there are many medicinal herbs in the jungle. Only this "Yuerlan Island" does not seem to have anything special at first glance. Except for the two circular mountains at the entrance, it can be said that the entire island itself is a mountain. It looks ordinary, except that the island looks a little better.

At this moment, Yin Xiamo, Mayor Ye, Director Lin Yuan and I got off the speedboat. In front of us was a beach mixed with weeds and sand, and a little further ahead was a complete green grassland, and then we were at the foot of the mountain. This area might be enough for a fisherman to catch a puffer fish or something. If we wanted to build a larger building, we had to deal with the problem of the mountain.

The mountains of Yueerlan Island are not actually very high or steep, but the roads are difficult to walk on. There is a large dead tree here, a bush full of thorns there, and big trees that have been alive for who knows how many years. It doesn't look like a suitable place to stay overnight.

"The most common species on the island is a sea turtle called the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, also known as the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. That's all."

While Yin Xiamo and I were reading the documents, Director Lin Yuan, who was walking with us, introduced the ecology of the island. He pointed to a few sea turtles not far away that were looking at us curiously and said, "They can grow to more than 60 centimeters when they are adults. They are not a species unique to this place."

"Other common animals here include fire salamanders, marine iguanas, Angora rabbits, etc. Among them, Angora rabbits are more common and their average size is large."

"Angora rabbit?"

I looked away from the documents. "A big, round rabbit that looks like a fur ball?"

"Puch..."

Ye Yuqing in front couldn't help laughing: "Nuo'er, you are so cute. Director Lin mentioned so many animals, but you only heard about Angora rabbits."

"what……"

I was a little embarrassed: "Because I... I only know this one."

Don’t call me cute, I, an old man, am really not cute!

The reason I became interested in the Angora rabbit was because I remembered this creature and was very impressed by it.

When I was still a macho uncle, I watched a lot of macho anime, such as "Is the Order a Rabbit Today?" The cute white creature on the head of the protagonist Kafu Chino is an Angora rabbit. I even looked up information about this kind of rabbit.

Angora rabbit, also known as grass mud rabbit, has many branches. Among them, the long-haired Angora rabbit is a particularly cute type. It is covered with fur and looks like a ball of fur overall. When it grows up, the fur on its body can even cover its eyes directly.

Moreover, this kind of rabbit is a large rabbit. Once it is well raised, it will be almost the same size as the long-haired cat in a coffee shop. It weighs nearly ten kilograms, and it would be difficult for me to hold it.

The main reason is that rabbits are different from cats. Cats have claws and teeth, and some people will be afraid of them, afraid of being caught or bitten. But the first impression of rabbits is that they are purely cute animals that have no ability to resist at all, so everyone thinks a big furry rabbit is very cute.

Are there Angora rabbits on this island? Why didn’t Yin Xiamo and I see any when we came here before?

Or are they afraid of people? Or were they all eating grass in the forest behind?

"That's why I said you're cute, little one."

Ye Yuqing smiled happily because of my weak rebuttal: "Anyway, this place is yours from now on. It's no problem to catch a few rabbits, but be careful of being bitten by snakes or centipedes."

Yes... So there are snakes here...

"There are very few snakes on this island."

Director Lin Yuan on the side continued, "Only two people in the previous inspection teams observed snakes, and one of them was a non-venomous sea snake, which shows that the density of snakes here is not high...but seasonal factors cannot be ruled out."

"It's mainly turtles and rabbits that are the most common here, followed by lizards."

The "secretary" who came with Director Lin Yuan came back from the beach not far away, holding a large lizard in his hand: "I caught one, this thing bites people very painfully."

Wow, this is... this is almost one meter, right?

I looked at the big lizard in the secretary's hand with curiosity.

Before, Yin Xiamo and I had seen similar lizards when we were having a "Magical Girls Battle" in the grass by the beach, but those lizards were not as big as this one. They were probably juveniles, and they were not afraid of people. They were all basking in the sun on the beach or on the rocks.

"This thing..."

I approached carefully and looked at the big lizard: "How big can it grow?"

"A little over one meter, maybe one and a half to six meters."

The secretary held the big lizard's armpits with both hands and asked, "Is it handsome?"

"You said you..."

Ye Yuqing frowned and said, "There are two girls in front of you. You caught such a big thing. Don't scare them... Is this a giant lizard?"

“No, this is called a marine iguana.”

The secretary laughed and said, "It's okay. These things are basically not interested in humans. Their main food is seaweed and shells, mollusks and fish washed up by the sea, especially seaweed and crustaceans. Humans and rabbits are not within their prey range."

I know the truth, but this guy is too big, it's really no different from a monitor lizard.

Why do you emphasize "humans and rabbits"? We didn't discuss whether this lizard eats rabbits, did we?

I looked at the big lizard again.

If it is true as the secretary said, a lizard can grow to 1.5 meters long, then wouldn't it be taller than me?

I know this guy is called a marine iguana, but because it is so big, it looks like a monitor lizard to me.

"There are more of these animals on this island because there are mountains, water and underground rivers, which are suitable for lizards to hide in. Rabbits also like to dig holes nearby."

Lin Yuan glanced at the sun above his head and pointed to a road leading up the mountain not far away: "The sun is too strong. Let's go up from there first. Didn't you say you would find a place to build a temple? I think that place is very good. When we are almost there, we will sign there and take a few photos for record."

"Ok."

Amid the sound of photos being taken along the way, I followed Yin Xiamo and Ye Yuqing towards the path.

If nothing unexpected happens, this road should have been made by the workers who delivered the construction materials earlier by using tools to cut down the surrounding bushes and branches and then trampled them. The cut branches are very fresh.

The path leads all the way to an open space halfway up the mountain. Perhaps the workers at that time opened this path so that they could climb up the mountainside to cool off and avoid the sun.

"I'll take some photos for you and put them in the file bag when we get back."

Director Lin Yuan behind him held up a camera and said, "You guys are probably the first group of ordinary people to land on the island. How did you suddenly think of buying a place like this..."

"Forest Bureau."

Ye Yuqing gave him a look that said "don't ask".

"I know. I just said it casually. It's okay if you don't answer."

Lin Yuan laughed it off: "I just feel like I'm a little behind the times."

“Times are always changing.”

Ye Yuqing, who was walking in front, said, "Think about ten years ago, in 2012, what were we doing then? XP system, flip phones, going dozens of kilometers and taking a bus for several hours. Only ten years have passed, and the world has changed so much."

"I knew about 2012. At that time, there were rumors that the world was going to end. I had just graduated from college and was completely confused."

The secretary who was accompanying him raised his phone and took photos of the scenery nearby: "At that time, the Kitayang District of Shenbin City had not yet been established."

“I’m also curious about what this place will look like in ten years.”

Lin Yuan nodded: "Especially the 10th District, the scale of this project is really too big."

Compared with some "senior officials" I have met before, the director of the Natural Resources Bureau, Lin Yuan, seems to be much thinner - I mean compared with those middle-aged men with big bellies.

He doesn't have a big belly and he's not fat either. He's very gentle and refined, like a literary young man.

It may be because this kind of job requires people to work or travel outside frequently, such as climbing mountains like today, or conducting investigations in the wilderness, taking photos and making records, etc. They need to exercise regularly, so they cannot gain weight.

"When the time comes, these photos will be put together with the contract to prove that this is the contract you signed here today. It will also be easier for new city leaders or higher-ups to come and inspect later."

Having taken almost all the photos, Lin Yuan put away his camera.

We happened to follow the path to a small open space at the foot of the island.

"Then the Dragon King Temple you mentioned can be built here."

Ye Yuqing wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "A smaller temple? Just use the building materials that are shipped here, is that okay?"