Ye An
Chapter 28 Harvest on Merchant Ships
After the flames were extinguished, Qi Luo's face was ashen, and a lot of blood gushed from his mouth. He hung on the knife, looked at Ye An, and said word by word: "It's not enough to kill me."
While speaking, she slid forward along the edge of the blade and slashed at Ye An's neck.Ye An was too late to withdraw the knife, and she grabbed his wrist first.
Qi Luo laughed wildly: "Die, die with me!"
Every time she uttered a word, a large amount of blood gushed out of her mouth, which quickly soaked her whole body, and all the wounds on her body burst open, making her whole body look like a bloody man.
The blade struck, Ye An had to let go of the dagger and retreat, but he couldn't free Qi Luo's clenched fingers.
Qi Luo pressed on step by step, the mutated python flew past Ye An's side like lightning, bit Qi Luo's shoulder, and slammed into the water.
The water surged, and the boat tilted and swayed. Ye An grabbed the rail of the boat with one hand so as not to fall together.Qi Luo floated and sank in the water, unable to use the flames, was quickly torn into pieces by the mutant python, and finally sank to the bottom of the river, with a large dark red surface floating on the water.
The poisonous insects were like a terrifying torrent, swallowing all the merchant ships on the river.The merchants and sailors were exhausted and died, whether they remained on the ship or fell into the river, there were no bones left.
The lit torches rolled down on the deck, some were covered and extinguished by poisonous insects, and black smoke drifted away, and some ignited the ropes and rails, and the flames rose rapidly, climbed along the mast, and soon spread to the entire hull.
The merchant ships caught fire one after another, and the flames burned fiercely, engulfing the hull in an instant, turning into huge fireballs.
More than 30 merchant ships were burned in the fire, and the river surface was illuminated red.
The burned merchant ships fell apart on the river, their masts fell, their rails floated on the water, and the broken ropes crowded the entire river.Most of the goods on board were burned, and those that were not burned fell into the river. Most of them were swept by the eddy, and one box after another fell into the mud at the bottom of the river.
Many scorched animal skins were floating around the broken keel, and there were also a large number of scorched sacks. Before Ye An could see what was inside, a large wave suddenly rose on the water surface, and vortices appeared one after another, distinguishing the sacks, animal skins and others. It is not clear what kind of cargo was involved in the bottom of the river.
A burning smell spread in the air, with a faint fragrance, but was soon covered by water vapor, making it impossible for him to identify it.
More than half of the ships were burned, and no more than ten remained on the river.They are far away from each other, and some were only one step away from being hunted by poisonous insects, and they were lucky enough to avoid the fire when they encountered heavy rain.
The beetle flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, hovering over the river like a dark cloud for several weeks, then turned around and returned to the isolated island. The buzzing sound of flapping wings gradually faded away until it disappeared completely.The poisonous insects on the boat also retreated one after another, turning into long chains and spreading across the hull, connecting joints and limbs on the water surface, forming pontoon bridges, and returning to the forest like when they came.
The merchant ship gradually quieted down, but the underwater scene was bustling.Large groups of mutated fish were attracted by the smell of blood and kept gathering.
The school of fish not only devours the submerged caravan members, but also preys on the poisonous insects that have not yet left.From time to time, mutated fish jumped out of the water, smashed the pontoon bridge built by the poisonous insects with their powerful bodies, and swallowed all the poisonous insects that fell into the water.
The poisonous insects did not sit still, a large group of leeches surged, avoiding the teeth and fins of the mutated fish, biting the gills and relatively soft belly of the fish.The mutated centipede that fell into the water twisted and rolled, and its sharp teeth wedged deeply into the opponent's eyeball before being torn off by the mutated fish.
As the waves surged, the mutated fish and the poisonous insects fought each other, devouring and anti-eating, hunting and anti-hunting, each other was evenly matched.
Given that most of the poisonous insects had already returned to the island, and there were not many poisonous insects left, the battle started quickly and ended fairly quickly.The water surface quickly returned to calm, fish dived into the water, and all the poisonous insects disappeared without a trace.
Standing at the bow of the boat, the coolness of the rain hit his whole body, taking away the scorching pain, Ye An touched his back with his hands, and after a little effort, he couldn't help but let out a cold hiss.He didn't take back his hand immediately, but continued to grope down, and he was relieved after confirming that the most painful place was only red and swollen, and there were no blisters or broken skin.
He was not afraid of pain, but wound infections were fatal.As far as the current situation is concerned, as long as you are careful, the most worrying situation should not happen.
Ye An walked across the deck, and there were pools of dark red blood under his feet. Washed by the rain, the color gradually faded, but it would not disappear completely.
The poisonous insects devoured all the crew members, and there was no corpse left on the deck.
Ye An was about to enter the cabin when he suddenly saw green lights flickering on the shore in the distance, dotted with stars, swaying back and forth, implicating green light and shadows.As the sky was getting dark, he couldn't see it very clearly, so he could only conclude that it was a group of mutant beasts, and there were quite a lot of them.
The green light came and went quickly, and before it completely disappeared, Ye An caught a hazy shadow, outlining a piece of silvery white in the darkness, which reminded him of the wolves he met in the snow field.
"never mind."
Even if it was really a pack of wolves, separated by a raging river, they wouldn't pose much threat to him.Ye An withdrew his gaze and was about to search the cabin. There should be food and medicine in such a huge fleet.
The cabin door on the first floor was damaged by poisonous insects, a large hole was opened in the center, and a large area around it was corroded by poison.Carefully avoiding the undried venom, Ye An pushed the door open from the edge, looked around, and found that there was a sloping downward passage in front of him, and a narrow wooden ladder under his feet.
The passage leading to the bottom cabin is very dark. One end of the wooden ladder is embedded in the wall, and the other end is suspended in the air. You must be very careful not to step on the air.There are artificially carved grooves on the wall, and nails are nailed beside the grooves, which should be used for inlaying torches and hanging lamps.
It was dark under the wooden ladder, and it was really hard to see anything. Ye An didn't go down rashly, turned back to the deck, and was going to search the cabin and the crew's lounge, looking for torches and tools for lighting the fire.
The mutated python was not interested in searching for the merchant ship, so he reached out and tapped Ye An's shoulder. His huge body passed through the deck and fell into the water from the railing, creating a huge wave.
The water column soared into the sky, disturbing the fish under the water.
The school of fish fled in panic, setting off a large wave of water.The mutated python opened its mouth wide and swallowed more than 20 mutated fish amidst the turbulent waves, before wrapping itself around a broken log suspended in the water, soaking the burns on its body in the icy river water.
Ye An found the crew lounge, and sure enough, he found a spare torch and lantern, as well as matches and flints in a bag.
The crew lounge was filled with an unpleasant smell, three layers of beds were placed side by side, and all kinds of daily sundries were crowded together and piled up against the wall.Daggers, keys, and tobacco were strewn across the table, along with overturned oil lamps and bloodstained playing cards.The bedding on the bed could no longer see its original color, it was hard and lumpy.The pillow fell to the ground and was soaked in blood.
There are several wooden boxes under the bed, all of which are locked with locks.Ye An didn't rush to open it, just took the necessary torches, took the matches and the key on the table, and exited the cabin.
The second floor is Qiluo's cabin, Ye An didn't go in.In the previous battle, he had seen it twice and knew how luxurious it was inside.But no matter how luxurious it is, it is not what he needs most now.
Ye An lit the torch and walked down the narrow wooden ladder step by step.There was a creaking sound under his feet, the whistling wind in his ears, and the sound of rain hitting the deck above his head. Ye An was unconsciously nervous, and stopped for a moment before continuing to move forward.
Walking to the end of the wooden ladder, turning a corner, Ye An was blocked by a metal door.
The metal gate is thick and heavy, and the venom of poisonous insects cannot corrode and penetrate, leaving only pits of different sizes on the surface.
Ye An stuck the torch on the wall, groped on the door by the light of the fire, and quickly found the position of the door lock, took out the keys found in the crew cabin, and tried them one by one, but the door lock did not budge.
The door lock was set ingeniously, and brute force was not feasible, so Ye An had to return to the deck again, and continued to search in every room. After a lot of effort, he finally found a bunch of keys in Ryder's room, and opened the metal door in the bottom cabin. Door.
With a clang, the iron lock fell to the ground, echoing in the bottom of the cabin.
Ye An opened the door, raised the torch to shine in, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.
The bilge has a huge space, not only can it accommodate more than 200 wooden boxes, there are also sacks nearly two or three meters high stacked against the wall, each of which is full and bulging, almost bursting the mouth of the bag.A large amount of animal skins and cloths were piled up in front of the sacks, bundled into bundles and sorted by color.
A large amount of marinated animal meat hangs on the top of the warehouse, and directly below is the seasoning in jars.
What surprised him even more was that there were all kinds of fruits in the cabin, which were packed in baskets more than one meter high and covered with special transparent cloth, which looked very fresh and attractive.
The smell of bacon wafted to his nose, and Ye An swallowed unconsciously.
Only then did he remember that he hadn't eaten or drank a sip of water since meeting Qi Luo.
Barely suppressing his desire for food, Ye An pried open a wooden box and found that there were a lot of weapons inside, all of which were extremely sharp short knives.After prying open seven or eight of them in a row, in addition to short knives, bows and arrows, there are also polished short spears, exquisitely crafted tools, processed mutant animal bones, and xenografts that have been dried and ground into particles.
He picked up a handful of foreign plants and put them under his nose to smell them. Ye An couldn't help but sneezed.He didn't know much about this, so he quickly put the things back and closed the lid of the box.
After roughly confirming what was in the wooden box, Ye An turned around and walked to the wall, and plunged his knife into the sack, feeling a firm touch from his hands.The next moment, golden millet spilled out of the sack, like a trickle falling on Ye An's palm.
Ye An could hardly believe his eyes.
After coming to this world, he was fed with the meat of different animals. In order to survive, he even ate gophers.The tuber pine cones given to him by the squirrel and the grapes found on the rock wall are the only things he can safely enter besides the meat of exotic animals.
Clenching the rice grains tightly in his hand, Ye An used the greatest self-control to keep the mouth open.
"Who would have thought, who would have thought..."
The touch of the palm was so real, Ye An repeated the words that he didn't know what they meant, and slowly squatted down, stuck the short knife on the ground, and pressed his fists to his forehead with both hands, trying to calm himself down.But her heart was beating faster and faster, her ears were buzzing, and the excitement and excitement could not be suppressed.He wanted to yell, howl, and run to the deck to vent his emotions, but in the end it all turned into a choke in his throat.
Ye An bit his lips hard, the circles of his eyes turned red, but he never shed a single tear.
When his mood stabilized a bit, Ye An stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his backhand, and continued to check the sacks stacked against the wall.
Halfway through the search, a strange sound suddenly came from my ears.
Ye An listened intently, and after a while, he finally figured out the source of the sound.
"Behind here?"
Suspicious in Ye An's heart, he removed the sacks one after another, revealing a secret door hidden in the wall.There is no lock on the door, the arrangement is very ingenious, and it is covered by goods, so it is difficult to find without looking carefully.
Ye An tried to push against the door, tried several times and finally found a way to open the door. With a creaking sound, Ye An pushed the wooden door open, revealing a dark room hidden deep in the bilge.
The size of the room is not large, the length and width can be called narrow, and the height is not enough, Ye An needs to bend over to walk in.
Seven or eight small boxes were neatly stacked in the room, and there were two cages containing strange animals, and the sound came from the cages.
Ye An couldn't recognize what the strange beast was, so when he took a light from the fire, he felt that it was somewhat similar to a ferret.Due to being locked in a dark room for a long time, he has become dying.
The bones of this kind of mutated ferret are very good medicinal materials, and the mink fur is extremely valuable, but there are not many of them, and it is extremely difficult to catch after the snow season.Qiluo caught a few by chance, and locked them all in the dark room, planning to take off the mink fur completely until they were too hungry to struggle.
Ye An lifted the cage out of the darkroom, temporarily put it aside, turned around and picked up a box and opened it, only to find that it was filled with medicines.These medicines are made of various precious materials, and the price is very expensive. Ordinary city residents can't afford them at all, and they are only circulated among hunting teams in various cities.
The reason why the Merchant City was able to do so much business and to visit various cities during the rainy season was not unrelated to these medicines.
The best pharmacists are in the Merchant City.
They are not good at fighting, and medicine requires a lot of materials. Some materials are consumed, and there is no gain. Under many conditions, only a rich and powerful merchant city can satisfy them.
Day after day, pharmacists continued to gather in the merchant city, making the merchant city almost monopolize the pharmaceutical business. When other cities came to their senses, the pattern had been fixed, and there was no way to change it.
In this case, even Hunter City had to deal with these merchant ships when they were short of medicines.
The medicine in the darkroom was carefully prepared by Qiluo and will be sent to Qiancheng, Heicheng and other places on the way.Now that the fleet is destroyed, only five escaped, and it is likely that they will not continue to visit the cities, and there is a great possibility that they will turn around and return to the merchant city.
This year's rainy season, the cities are destined not to wait for the merchant ships, nor the goods and medicines on board.
Ye An didn't dare to use the medicine indiscriminately before he figured out the correct function of the medicine, even if he was in urgent need of wound medicine.
After putting the box back together, Ye An walked out of the dark room, picked up a strip of bacon, and tore it open into two cages.Whether these ferrets can survive or not depends entirely on themselves.
While the ferret was eating, Ye An took another strip of bacon, wrapped millet and five or six fruits in a cloth, found salt from the jar, and returned to the deck along the same route.
The night was getting darker, I couldn't see my fingers, and it was pitch black all around.
Thunder came from behind the clouds, and lightning crawled across the distant sky, tearing apart the darkness in an instant.
The hull of the ship was shaking in the water, and it was a mutant python protruding half of its body from the water. Its huge head crossed the deck, and its golden eyes glowed coldly in the dark night.
After confirming that Ye An was fine, the mutated python sank into the water again, and a shadow was reflected from its huge body, making the fish and the mutated beasts on both sides dare not approach.
Ye An carried the things across the deck, passed through the crew lounge, and found the ship's galley.
Due to the poisonous insects, the kitchen was in a mess, and there was nothing edible left. Fortunately, the pots, stoves and tableware were still intact.
There are still a lot of firewood in the kitchen, so there is no need to look for it.The water storage tank was covered by wooden boards, and the water inside looked very clean. Ye An still didn’t use it, but carried the bucket to the deck to catch the rainwater, chopped up the bacon, and boiled it in the pot together with the washed millet .
After lighting the firewood and covering the pot, Ye An sat on the floor by the stove, picked up a fruit, wiped it, and bit off half of it.
The fruit is less than half the size of a fist, similar in shape to a pear, crisp and sweet in the mouth, and has an excellent taste.Ye An ate two in one go, feeling no longer so thirsty, but even more hungry.
The water in the pot began to boil, and bubbles leaked from the edge of the pot lid. The aroma of rice porridge mixed with the smell of cured meat wafted through the entire kitchen.
There were more and more air bubbles, the lid of the pot was lifted constantly, and the golden millet porridge flowed out from the edge. Ye An wanted to lift the lid, but unexpectedly his hand was scalded.
Ye An wrapped his hands with a cloth to prevent the scalding temperature before he successfully lifted the lid of the pot.
The millet porridge in the pot is boiling and rolling, and the golden rice grains are wrapped with sliced bacon.
Ye An didn't use a bowl, but took a cleaned wooden spoon, scooped up a spoonful of porridge from the pot, brought it to his mouth and blew it, and put it into his mouth without caring about it being hot.
The millet porridge is thick and soft, wrapped in the salty aroma of cured meat, the taste is just right, no need to add more salt.
Ye An was so hot that he couldn't breathe, his tongue hurt a little, but he didn't care, and scooped up the rice porridge from the pot, spoonful after spoonful, and put it into his mouth.The full pot of porridge bottomed out quickly, and the rice grains left on the bottom of the pot and on the edge of the pot were all scraped up and eaten by him, without any waste.
After eating the whole pot of millet porridge, Ye Anan's body became warm and his forehead was sweating.
After digesting for a while, Ye An went to fetch a few buckets of rainwater, boiled it and poured it into the large wooden bucket he found, mixed it with cold water, tested the temperature, and took a quick bath.
Because of the injuries on his body, and no matter how attached he was to the temperature of the water, Ye An didn't dare to soak too much. He quickly dried his body and went to the cabin on the second floor with the rest of the fruit.
Most of the crew's lounges were damaged. The room was very messy and smelled of blood. It was impossible to sleep without cleaning it up.He really didn't want to move anymore, so he could only choose Qiluo's cabin.On the entire merchant ship, only there is still clean and intact.
A large number of exotic animal skins are hung and laid in the cabin, which has an excellent thermal effect.
Ye An was not used to the big red, so he went to the bilge to bring some bundles of exotic animal skins, some of which were spread on the bed, and some were rolled up to make pillows.
After closing the cabin door, Ye An walked to the window and looked up at the outside of the cabin. The sky was covered with overcast clouds, and it was destined to rain heavily all night.
The ship shook slightly. Ye An poked his head out of the window and found that the mutant python had climbed onto the deck and was slowly moving towards the bottom cabin. It seemed that it was also planning to spend the night on the ship tonight.
"Alright, I have a companion."
Ye An withdrew his gaze, closed the window of the cabin, and lay down on the paved bed, the thick animal skin was slightly sunken, and the burn on his back was not that painful.
The rolled up animal skin was a bit high, Ye An patted it hard twice, sorted out a suitable height, lay down again, pulled up a piece of animal skin to cover his body, closed his eyes contentedly, and fell asleep.
It was raining heavily outside the window, but there was no chill in the cabin. It was rare for Ye An to sleep so peacefully without any nightmares.
In the night, there was a faint green light on the shore, which was the pack of wolves chasing the deer.
The wolves encountered floods during their migration and were trapped in this delta.
The deer herd had gone far away, and the tracking ability of the wolves was greatly reduced by the rain. The distance between the two sides continued to grow, and it was difficult to catch up even if they could cross this delta.
The leader of the wolf pack ascended to a high place, overlooking the raging river.
In its memory, there should be a large number of half-hatched tadpoles around here, every year.Tadpoles are easier to catch than mutant fish and can supply the needs of the group.But the wolves searched for a long time, and even saw the shadow of a tadpole.
Disappointed and resentful, the silver wolf king raised his head and howled.
The pack of wolves howled along with the leader, and the terrifying howls spread far into the night. The small mutated beasts hid one after another, and the frightened homeless also retreated into the shed, terrified all night, refusing to fall asleep with their eyes open.
On the contrary, Ye An, who was the closest, was not affected.
The mutated python was in the bilge, shrouded in a strong will, it was just a pack of wolves, separated by the turbulent river, there was nothing to be afraid of.
The wolves lingered on the bank of the river for a long time, but they were unable to go fishing after all, so they could only turn around to look for hares, pheasants and gophers.Even if you can't fill the stomachs of all the members, at least you can barely satisfy your hunger.
Ye An slept well and had no dreams all night.When I woke up the next day, I was stuck in bed and didn't want to get up.Opening his eyes and looking at the cabin roof, he yawned lazily, put one hand on his forehead, counted to five silently in his heart, rubbed his face hard twice, gritted his teeth and sat up from the bed.
Open the window, the sky is still cloudy, heavy rain continues.
The current became more and more turbulent, and unmanned merchant ships drifted downstream along the river, and some capsized midway and sank to the bottom of the river in the vortex.
Ye An felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do.It is impossible for him to remove so many goods on the ship by himself, even if he tries to move them down, there will be many troubles.Knowing the result but not being able to suppress greed is fatal to him.
"There's enough in one boat."
He was alone, and the cargo on this ship was enough for him to digest for a long time.The planks of the boat can be removed to build a house on the island.
Before meeting Qi Luo, Ye An only thought about recuperating on the island, and left when he recovered, never thinking about settling down.After going through a fight, he gradually mastered his own abilities, and in a short time, he didn't want to be lost.
First the shelter in the snowy field, and then the wooden house by the river, he was running for his life all the way.Now, he doesn't want to lose his third foothold.As for whether it will be discovered by others, and what the result will be after discovery, Ye An has made many assumptions. Generally speaking, it will not be much more difficult than him going to a strange place again.
Ye An stretched his waist, pressed his hands on his back, and found that the burns had healed a lot. He turned his head and looked down from his shoulders. He was sure it was not an illusion. The red and swollen areas gradually returned to normal. side is also very obvious.
"Work!"
With all his energy, Ye An pushed open the cabin door, first went to the bottom cabin to get bacon and millet, cooked a pot of rice porridge for himself, and after he was full, he pushed and followed him to the kitchen, where he was feeling dizzy again The sleeping mutant python tried his best to pass on his thoughts.
The mutant python stuck out the letter and clicked Ye An twice, then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
It is well fed, and it is not quite used to the temperature of the rainy season. It is already very good to be able to maintain this level of sobriety.What's more worth mentioning is that the ferret in the cage was still alive, but was scared by the mutated python and shrunk into a snow-white ball, and dared not eat bacon when it was presented to him.
Ye An didn't intend to waste time, he found tools and materials from the cabin, quickly assembled a cart for pulling, and then pulled a horizontal cable from the bow to the shore, and hung the hook for delivering goods on it.
After testing the firmness of the rope and hook, Ye An hung the bundled sack on the hook, transported it to the river bank along the rope, pulled the string tied on the hook, let the bag of millet fall off by itself, and then lifted the hook Pull back and hang more sacks up.
When he was busy, the water birds living near the stone platform were unavoidably startled and fluttered their wings to fly.After a while, the females who were feeding their chicks in the cave were joined.Because many male birds were killed by the team led by Qi Luo, the female birds had to help each other, some went out to hunt, and the other stayed on the rock wall to take care of themselves and their companion's chicks.
The millet transported to the river bank attracted the attention of the birds, and the water birds quickly lost interest and flew to the surface of the water, folded their wings and rushed underwater to catch fish.The mutated bird that looked like a finch walked around the sack for a long time, obviously very interested in the things inside.
The mutated python on the boat suddenly plunged into the water and slowly swam towards the shore. Its upper body was resting on the stone platform, while its lower body was still submerged in the water. Its eyelids were lifted, the wounded right eye appeared cloudy, and the golden left eye was as bright as before.
Encountering the mutated python, the flock of birds immediately scattered and never dared to approach again.
Ye An seized the opportunity to send all the millet ashore, then hung the cart on the hook, and got off the boat himself, preparing to take the precious grain back to the cave and store it properly.
Just as he was sweating profusely and moving the sacks to the car, the mutant python suddenly poked its head over and easily bit the trailer containing more than a dozen bags of millet in its mouth.Since it is biting the wooden board of the trailer, all the rice bags are hanging by its mouth, which looks quite funny.
Ye An raised his head in surprise, trying to communicate with the mutant python.The will of the mutated python was too strong, Ye An still had some pain in his head, but it was not as strong as before.
Capturing the other party's emotions, Ye An raised his hand to cover the scales of the mutated python, and waited for the mutated python to lower his head, put his forehead on the scales at the corners of the other's eyes, and repeated the same two words: Thank you.
The mutated python returned to the cave with the first batch of goods, and Ye An returned to the deck to keep busy.With the help of the mutant python, he only needs to send the goods to the shore, and he no longer needs to worry about the journey from the shore to the cave.
There were too many cargoes in the cabin, Ye An was busy from the morning until the evening, before finally unloading the cargo.
It was already dark, Ye An slid down the ropeway to the shore, cut the rope, put the ferret cage aside, biting a fruit in his mouth, sat on the box with one leg bent, letting the drizzle fall On the body, while biting the fruit, he waited for the return of the mutant python.
At the same time, the merchant ship drifting down the river came to the downstream and stopped at a shoal.
A black city hunting team happened to pass by, saw the big ship in the night, recognized the markings on the ship, thought it was the Merchant City's fleet passing through the delta, and immediately sent people to approach it, hoping that the ship had what they needed.
The next discovery left the hunting team dumbfounded and inconceivable.
There were indeed a lot of cargo on the ship, and they were well preserved, but after searching the decks and cabins, and searching every corner of the ship, no one was found.
What about people?
Where did people go?
"Captain, something is wrong." A hunting team member said.
"I know." The captain thought for a moment, and ordered everyone to throw away the captured prey, and carry the food, salt and medicine on the boat, "Quickly, take all you can take away, fill all the cars, and then burn this ship!"
"Burning the boat?" The team members were a little reluctant.
"Don't be too greedy, leaving this ship will be a big trouble," said the hunting captain.
No matter what happened on this ship, and no matter which faction did it, they did take advantage.If the ship is brought back to the city, and the people in the merchant city find it, and provoke that crazy woman from Qiluo, their team will not be able to survive.
The hunting captain of Heicheng didn't know that Qi Luo was dead, but he just chose the most suitable method he thought and gave the order forcefully.
The team members did not dare to disobey, and quickly moved the cargo on the ship, and waited until the truck could no longer fit, and improvised a few trailers, and then reluctantly stopped.
It's not every day that there are no cost transactions. Seeing so many good things can't be taken away, anyone will feel uncomfortable.
"ignition."
The hunting captain gave the order, and the team members quickly threw the torches in their hands to the deck. After a while, the hull of the ship began to burn.The people in Heicheng stayed by the river until the hull of the boat was completely burned and they could not see the original appearance before driving away.
The same thing happened again and again. Almost every merchant ship that went down the river was emptied and burned.As with hunting parties, so with wanderers.
At the end of the matter, all the hunting teams operating in the delta participated in it, and the result of working together was to completely bury the evidence and clues, and no one knew where these ships went.
The merchant city once sent people to inquire, and all those who knew the inside story were silent, and those who didn't know were even less likely to give an answer.
Five merchant ships that escaped from the isolated island returned to the city and brought back the news that the fleet was attacked by poisonous insects and Qi Luo died.
Hearing the news of Qiluo's death, there was an uproar in the city.It was too late to block the news, and all forces began to move around.
No one is going to pursue the cause and effect of this matter, and everyone's eyes are fixed on the throne of the city lord.The internal forces want to suppress others, completely control the merchant city, and fight with each other endlessly.External forces are constantly fanning the flames, trying to reap the benefits and swallow this piece of fat in their mouths.
When the news spread to Hunter City, Xiao Yun learned of the incident and learned that the fleet had an accident near an isolated island. The hand wiping the long knife suddenly stopped, staring at the light and shadow flowing on the back of the knife, and fell into a long thought.
While speaking, she slid forward along the edge of the blade and slashed at Ye An's neck.Ye An was too late to withdraw the knife, and she grabbed his wrist first.
Qi Luo laughed wildly: "Die, die with me!"
Every time she uttered a word, a large amount of blood gushed out of her mouth, which quickly soaked her whole body, and all the wounds on her body burst open, making her whole body look like a bloody man.
The blade struck, Ye An had to let go of the dagger and retreat, but he couldn't free Qi Luo's clenched fingers.
Qi Luo pressed on step by step, the mutated python flew past Ye An's side like lightning, bit Qi Luo's shoulder, and slammed into the water.
The water surged, and the boat tilted and swayed. Ye An grabbed the rail of the boat with one hand so as not to fall together.Qi Luo floated and sank in the water, unable to use the flames, was quickly torn into pieces by the mutant python, and finally sank to the bottom of the river, with a large dark red surface floating on the water.
The poisonous insects were like a terrifying torrent, swallowing all the merchant ships on the river.The merchants and sailors were exhausted and died, whether they remained on the ship or fell into the river, there were no bones left.
The lit torches rolled down on the deck, some were covered and extinguished by poisonous insects, and black smoke drifted away, and some ignited the ropes and rails, and the flames rose rapidly, climbed along the mast, and soon spread to the entire hull.
The merchant ships caught fire one after another, and the flames burned fiercely, engulfing the hull in an instant, turning into huge fireballs.
More than 30 merchant ships were burned in the fire, and the river surface was illuminated red.
The burned merchant ships fell apart on the river, their masts fell, their rails floated on the water, and the broken ropes crowded the entire river.Most of the goods on board were burned, and those that were not burned fell into the river. Most of them were swept by the eddy, and one box after another fell into the mud at the bottom of the river.
Many scorched animal skins were floating around the broken keel, and there were also a large number of scorched sacks. Before Ye An could see what was inside, a large wave suddenly rose on the water surface, and vortices appeared one after another, distinguishing the sacks, animal skins and others. It is not clear what kind of cargo was involved in the bottom of the river.
A burning smell spread in the air, with a faint fragrance, but was soon covered by water vapor, making it impossible for him to identify it.
More than half of the ships were burned, and no more than ten remained on the river.They are far away from each other, and some were only one step away from being hunted by poisonous insects, and they were lucky enough to avoid the fire when they encountered heavy rain.
The beetle flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, hovering over the river like a dark cloud for several weeks, then turned around and returned to the isolated island. The buzzing sound of flapping wings gradually faded away until it disappeared completely.The poisonous insects on the boat also retreated one after another, turning into long chains and spreading across the hull, connecting joints and limbs on the water surface, forming pontoon bridges, and returning to the forest like when they came.
The merchant ship gradually quieted down, but the underwater scene was bustling.Large groups of mutated fish were attracted by the smell of blood and kept gathering.
The school of fish not only devours the submerged caravan members, but also preys on the poisonous insects that have not yet left.From time to time, mutated fish jumped out of the water, smashed the pontoon bridge built by the poisonous insects with their powerful bodies, and swallowed all the poisonous insects that fell into the water.
The poisonous insects did not sit still, a large group of leeches surged, avoiding the teeth and fins of the mutated fish, biting the gills and relatively soft belly of the fish.The mutated centipede that fell into the water twisted and rolled, and its sharp teeth wedged deeply into the opponent's eyeball before being torn off by the mutated fish.
As the waves surged, the mutated fish and the poisonous insects fought each other, devouring and anti-eating, hunting and anti-hunting, each other was evenly matched.
Given that most of the poisonous insects had already returned to the island, and there were not many poisonous insects left, the battle started quickly and ended fairly quickly.The water surface quickly returned to calm, fish dived into the water, and all the poisonous insects disappeared without a trace.
Standing at the bow of the boat, the coolness of the rain hit his whole body, taking away the scorching pain, Ye An touched his back with his hands, and after a little effort, he couldn't help but let out a cold hiss.He didn't take back his hand immediately, but continued to grope down, and he was relieved after confirming that the most painful place was only red and swollen, and there were no blisters or broken skin.
He was not afraid of pain, but wound infections were fatal.As far as the current situation is concerned, as long as you are careful, the most worrying situation should not happen.
Ye An walked across the deck, and there were pools of dark red blood under his feet. Washed by the rain, the color gradually faded, but it would not disappear completely.
The poisonous insects devoured all the crew members, and there was no corpse left on the deck.
Ye An was about to enter the cabin when he suddenly saw green lights flickering on the shore in the distance, dotted with stars, swaying back and forth, implicating green light and shadows.As the sky was getting dark, he couldn't see it very clearly, so he could only conclude that it was a group of mutant beasts, and there were quite a lot of them.
The green light came and went quickly, and before it completely disappeared, Ye An caught a hazy shadow, outlining a piece of silvery white in the darkness, which reminded him of the wolves he met in the snow field.
"never mind."
Even if it was really a pack of wolves, separated by a raging river, they wouldn't pose much threat to him.Ye An withdrew his gaze and was about to search the cabin. There should be food and medicine in such a huge fleet.
The cabin door on the first floor was damaged by poisonous insects, a large hole was opened in the center, and a large area around it was corroded by poison.Carefully avoiding the undried venom, Ye An pushed the door open from the edge, looked around, and found that there was a sloping downward passage in front of him, and a narrow wooden ladder under his feet.
The passage leading to the bottom cabin is very dark. One end of the wooden ladder is embedded in the wall, and the other end is suspended in the air. You must be very careful not to step on the air.There are artificially carved grooves on the wall, and nails are nailed beside the grooves, which should be used for inlaying torches and hanging lamps.
It was dark under the wooden ladder, and it was really hard to see anything. Ye An didn't go down rashly, turned back to the deck, and was going to search the cabin and the crew's lounge, looking for torches and tools for lighting the fire.
The mutated python was not interested in searching for the merchant ship, so he reached out and tapped Ye An's shoulder. His huge body passed through the deck and fell into the water from the railing, creating a huge wave.
The water column soared into the sky, disturbing the fish under the water.
The school of fish fled in panic, setting off a large wave of water.The mutated python opened its mouth wide and swallowed more than 20 mutated fish amidst the turbulent waves, before wrapping itself around a broken log suspended in the water, soaking the burns on its body in the icy river water.
Ye An found the crew lounge, and sure enough, he found a spare torch and lantern, as well as matches and flints in a bag.
The crew lounge was filled with an unpleasant smell, three layers of beds were placed side by side, and all kinds of daily sundries were crowded together and piled up against the wall.Daggers, keys, and tobacco were strewn across the table, along with overturned oil lamps and bloodstained playing cards.The bedding on the bed could no longer see its original color, it was hard and lumpy.The pillow fell to the ground and was soaked in blood.
There are several wooden boxes under the bed, all of which are locked with locks.Ye An didn't rush to open it, just took the necessary torches, took the matches and the key on the table, and exited the cabin.
The second floor is Qiluo's cabin, Ye An didn't go in.In the previous battle, he had seen it twice and knew how luxurious it was inside.But no matter how luxurious it is, it is not what he needs most now.
Ye An lit the torch and walked down the narrow wooden ladder step by step.There was a creaking sound under his feet, the whistling wind in his ears, and the sound of rain hitting the deck above his head. Ye An was unconsciously nervous, and stopped for a moment before continuing to move forward.
Walking to the end of the wooden ladder, turning a corner, Ye An was blocked by a metal door.
The metal gate is thick and heavy, and the venom of poisonous insects cannot corrode and penetrate, leaving only pits of different sizes on the surface.
Ye An stuck the torch on the wall, groped on the door by the light of the fire, and quickly found the position of the door lock, took out the keys found in the crew cabin, and tried them one by one, but the door lock did not budge.
The door lock was set ingeniously, and brute force was not feasible, so Ye An had to return to the deck again, and continued to search in every room. After a lot of effort, he finally found a bunch of keys in Ryder's room, and opened the metal door in the bottom cabin. Door.
With a clang, the iron lock fell to the ground, echoing in the bottom of the cabin.
Ye An opened the door, raised the torch to shine in, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.
The bilge has a huge space, not only can it accommodate more than 200 wooden boxes, there are also sacks nearly two or three meters high stacked against the wall, each of which is full and bulging, almost bursting the mouth of the bag.A large amount of animal skins and cloths were piled up in front of the sacks, bundled into bundles and sorted by color.
A large amount of marinated animal meat hangs on the top of the warehouse, and directly below is the seasoning in jars.
What surprised him even more was that there were all kinds of fruits in the cabin, which were packed in baskets more than one meter high and covered with special transparent cloth, which looked very fresh and attractive.
The smell of bacon wafted to his nose, and Ye An swallowed unconsciously.
Only then did he remember that he hadn't eaten or drank a sip of water since meeting Qi Luo.
Barely suppressing his desire for food, Ye An pried open a wooden box and found that there were a lot of weapons inside, all of which were extremely sharp short knives.After prying open seven or eight of them in a row, in addition to short knives, bows and arrows, there are also polished short spears, exquisitely crafted tools, processed mutant animal bones, and xenografts that have been dried and ground into particles.
He picked up a handful of foreign plants and put them under his nose to smell them. Ye An couldn't help but sneezed.He didn't know much about this, so he quickly put the things back and closed the lid of the box.
After roughly confirming what was in the wooden box, Ye An turned around and walked to the wall, and plunged his knife into the sack, feeling a firm touch from his hands.The next moment, golden millet spilled out of the sack, like a trickle falling on Ye An's palm.
Ye An could hardly believe his eyes.
After coming to this world, he was fed with the meat of different animals. In order to survive, he even ate gophers.The tuber pine cones given to him by the squirrel and the grapes found on the rock wall are the only things he can safely enter besides the meat of exotic animals.
Clenching the rice grains tightly in his hand, Ye An used the greatest self-control to keep the mouth open.
"Who would have thought, who would have thought..."
The touch of the palm was so real, Ye An repeated the words that he didn't know what they meant, and slowly squatted down, stuck the short knife on the ground, and pressed his fists to his forehead with both hands, trying to calm himself down.But her heart was beating faster and faster, her ears were buzzing, and the excitement and excitement could not be suppressed.He wanted to yell, howl, and run to the deck to vent his emotions, but in the end it all turned into a choke in his throat.
Ye An bit his lips hard, the circles of his eyes turned red, but he never shed a single tear.
When his mood stabilized a bit, Ye An stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his backhand, and continued to check the sacks stacked against the wall.
Halfway through the search, a strange sound suddenly came from my ears.
Ye An listened intently, and after a while, he finally figured out the source of the sound.
"Behind here?"
Suspicious in Ye An's heart, he removed the sacks one after another, revealing a secret door hidden in the wall.There is no lock on the door, the arrangement is very ingenious, and it is covered by goods, so it is difficult to find without looking carefully.
Ye An tried to push against the door, tried several times and finally found a way to open the door. With a creaking sound, Ye An pushed the wooden door open, revealing a dark room hidden deep in the bilge.
The size of the room is not large, the length and width can be called narrow, and the height is not enough, Ye An needs to bend over to walk in.
Seven or eight small boxes were neatly stacked in the room, and there were two cages containing strange animals, and the sound came from the cages.
Ye An couldn't recognize what the strange beast was, so when he took a light from the fire, he felt that it was somewhat similar to a ferret.Due to being locked in a dark room for a long time, he has become dying.
The bones of this kind of mutated ferret are very good medicinal materials, and the mink fur is extremely valuable, but there are not many of them, and it is extremely difficult to catch after the snow season.Qiluo caught a few by chance, and locked them all in the dark room, planning to take off the mink fur completely until they were too hungry to struggle.
Ye An lifted the cage out of the darkroom, temporarily put it aside, turned around and picked up a box and opened it, only to find that it was filled with medicines.These medicines are made of various precious materials, and the price is very expensive. Ordinary city residents can't afford them at all, and they are only circulated among hunting teams in various cities.
The reason why the Merchant City was able to do so much business and to visit various cities during the rainy season was not unrelated to these medicines.
The best pharmacists are in the Merchant City.
They are not good at fighting, and medicine requires a lot of materials. Some materials are consumed, and there is no gain. Under many conditions, only a rich and powerful merchant city can satisfy them.
Day after day, pharmacists continued to gather in the merchant city, making the merchant city almost monopolize the pharmaceutical business. When other cities came to their senses, the pattern had been fixed, and there was no way to change it.
In this case, even Hunter City had to deal with these merchant ships when they were short of medicines.
The medicine in the darkroom was carefully prepared by Qiluo and will be sent to Qiancheng, Heicheng and other places on the way.Now that the fleet is destroyed, only five escaped, and it is likely that they will not continue to visit the cities, and there is a great possibility that they will turn around and return to the merchant city.
This year's rainy season, the cities are destined not to wait for the merchant ships, nor the goods and medicines on board.
Ye An didn't dare to use the medicine indiscriminately before he figured out the correct function of the medicine, even if he was in urgent need of wound medicine.
After putting the box back together, Ye An walked out of the dark room, picked up a strip of bacon, and tore it open into two cages.Whether these ferrets can survive or not depends entirely on themselves.
While the ferret was eating, Ye An took another strip of bacon, wrapped millet and five or six fruits in a cloth, found salt from the jar, and returned to the deck along the same route.
The night was getting darker, I couldn't see my fingers, and it was pitch black all around.
Thunder came from behind the clouds, and lightning crawled across the distant sky, tearing apart the darkness in an instant.
The hull of the ship was shaking in the water, and it was a mutant python protruding half of its body from the water. Its huge head crossed the deck, and its golden eyes glowed coldly in the dark night.
After confirming that Ye An was fine, the mutated python sank into the water again, and a shadow was reflected from its huge body, making the fish and the mutated beasts on both sides dare not approach.
Ye An carried the things across the deck, passed through the crew lounge, and found the ship's galley.
Due to the poisonous insects, the kitchen was in a mess, and there was nothing edible left. Fortunately, the pots, stoves and tableware were still intact.
There are still a lot of firewood in the kitchen, so there is no need to look for it.The water storage tank was covered by wooden boards, and the water inside looked very clean. Ye An still didn’t use it, but carried the bucket to the deck to catch the rainwater, chopped up the bacon, and boiled it in the pot together with the washed millet .
After lighting the firewood and covering the pot, Ye An sat on the floor by the stove, picked up a fruit, wiped it, and bit off half of it.
The fruit is less than half the size of a fist, similar in shape to a pear, crisp and sweet in the mouth, and has an excellent taste.Ye An ate two in one go, feeling no longer so thirsty, but even more hungry.
The water in the pot began to boil, and bubbles leaked from the edge of the pot lid. The aroma of rice porridge mixed with the smell of cured meat wafted through the entire kitchen.
There were more and more air bubbles, the lid of the pot was lifted constantly, and the golden millet porridge flowed out from the edge. Ye An wanted to lift the lid, but unexpectedly his hand was scalded.
Ye An wrapped his hands with a cloth to prevent the scalding temperature before he successfully lifted the lid of the pot.
The millet porridge in the pot is boiling and rolling, and the golden rice grains are wrapped with sliced bacon.
Ye An didn't use a bowl, but took a cleaned wooden spoon, scooped up a spoonful of porridge from the pot, brought it to his mouth and blew it, and put it into his mouth without caring about it being hot.
The millet porridge is thick and soft, wrapped in the salty aroma of cured meat, the taste is just right, no need to add more salt.
Ye An was so hot that he couldn't breathe, his tongue hurt a little, but he didn't care, and scooped up the rice porridge from the pot, spoonful after spoonful, and put it into his mouth.The full pot of porridge bottomed out quickly, and the rice grains left on the bottom of the pot and on the edge of the pot were all scraped up and eaten by him, without any waste.
After eating the whole pot of millet porridge, Ye Anan's body became warm and his forehead was sweating.
After digesting for a while, Ye An went to fetch a few buckets of rainwater, boiled it and poured it into the large wooden bucket he found, mixed it with cold water, tested the temperature, and took a quick bath.
Because of the injuries on his body, and no matter how attached he was to the temperature of the water, Ye An didn't dare to soak too much. He quickly dried his body and went to the cabin on the second floor with the rest of the fruit.
Most of the crew's lounges were damaged. The room was very messy and smelled of blood. It was impossible to sleep without cleaning it up.He really didn't want to move anymore, so he could only choose Qiluo's cabin.On the entire merchant ship, only there is still clean and intact.
A large number of exotic animal skins are hung and laid in the cabin, which has an excellent thermal effect.
Ye An was not used to the big red, so he went to the bilge to bring some bundles of exotic animal skins, some of which were spread on the bed, and some were rolled up to make pillows.
After closing the cabin door, Ye An walked to the window and looked up at the outside of the cabin. The sky was covered with overcast clouds, and it was destined to rain heavily all night.
The ship shook slightly. Ye An poked his head out of the window and found that the mutant python had climbed onto the deck and was slowly moving towards the bottom cabin. It seemed that it was also planning to spend the night on the ship tonight.
"Alright, I have a companion."
Ye An withdrew his gaze, closed the window of the cabin, and lay down on the paved bed, the thick animal skin was slightly sunken, and the burn on his back was not that painful.
The rolled up animal skin was a bit high, Ye An patted it hard twice, sorted out a suitable height, lay down again, pulled up a piece of animal skin to cover his body, closed his eyes contentedly, and fell asleep.
It was raining heavily outside the window, but there was no chill in the cabin. It was rare for Ye An to sleep so peacefully without any nightmares.
In the night, there was a faint green light on the shore, which was the pack of wolves chasing the deer.
The wolves encountered floods during their migration and were trapped in this delta.
The deer herd had gone far away, and the tracking ability of the wolves was greatly reduced by the rain. The distance between the two sides continued to grow, and it was difficult to catch up even if they could cross this delta.
The leader of the wolf pack ascended to a high place, overlooking the raging river.
In its memory, there should be a large number of half-hatched tadpoles around here, every year.Tadpoles are easier to catch than mutant fish and can supply the needs of the group.But the wolves searched for a long time, and even saw the shadow of a tadpole.
Disappointed and resentful, the silver wolf king raised his head and howled.
The pack of wolves howled along with the leader, and the terrifying howls spread far into the night. The small mutated beasts hid one after another, and the frightened homeless also retreated into the shed, terrified all night, refusing to fall asleep with their eyes open.
On the contrary, Ye An, who was the closest, was not affected.
The mutated python was in the bilge, shrouded in a strong will, it was just a pack of wolves, separated by the turbulent river, there was nothing to be afraid of.
The wolves lingered on the bank of the river for a long time, but they were unable to go fishing after all, so they could only turn around to look for hares, pheasants and gophers.Even if you can't fill the stomachs of all the members, at least you can barely satisfy your hunger.
Ye An slept well and had no dreams all night.When I woke up the next day, I was stuck in bed and didn't want to get up.Opening his eyes and looking at the cabin roof, he yawned lazily, put one hand on his forehead, counted to five silently in his heart, rubbed his face hard twice, gritted his teeth and sat up from the bed.
Open the window, the sky is still cloudy, heavy rain continues.
The current became more and more turbulent, and unmanned merchant ships drifted downstream along the river, and some capsized midway and sank to the bottom of the river in the vortex.
Ye An felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do.It is impossible for him to remove so many goods on the ship by himself, even if he tries to move them down, there will be many troubles.Knowing the result but not being able to suppress greed is fatal to him.
"There's enough in one boat."
He was alone, and the cargo on this ship was enough for him to digest for a long time.The planks of the boat can be removed to build a house on the island.
Before meeting Qi Luo, Ye An only thought about recuperating on the island, and left when he recovered, never thinking about settling down.After going through a fight, he gradually mastered his own abilities, and in a short time, he didn't want to be lost.
First the shelter in the snowy field, and then the wooden house by the river, he was running for his life all the way.Now, he doesn't want to lose his third foothold.As for whether it will be discovered by others, and what the result will be after discovery, Ye An has made many assumptions. Generally speaking, it will not be much more difficult than him going to a strange place again.
Ye An stretched his waist, pressed his hands on his back, and found that the burns had healed a lot. He turned his head and looked down from his shoulders. He was sure it was not an illusion. The red and swollen areas gradually returned to normal. side is also very obvious.
"Work!"
With all his energy, Ye An pushed open the cabin door, first went to the bottom cabin to get bacon and millet, cooked a pot of rice porridge for himself, and after he was full, he pushed and followed him to the kitchen, where he was feeling dizzy again The sleeping mutant python tried his best to pass on his thoughts.
The mutant python stuck out the letter and clicked Ye An twice, then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
It is well fed, and it is not quite used to the temperature of the rainy season. It is already very good to be able to maintain this level of sobriety.What's more worth mentioning is that the ferret in the cage was still alive, but was scared by the mutated python and shrunk into a snow-white ball, and dared not eat bacon when it was presented to him.
Ye An didn't intend to waste time, he found tools and materials from the cabin, quickly assembled a cart for pulling, and then pulled a horizontal cable from the bow to the shore, and hung the hook for delivering goods on it.
After testing the firmness of the rope and hook, Ye An hung the bundled sack on the hook, transported it to the river bank along the rope, pulled the string tied on the hook, let the bag of millet fall off by itself, and then lifted the hook Pull back and hang more sacks up.
When he was busy, the water birds living near the stone platform were unavoidably startled and fluttered their wings to fly.After a while, the females who were feeding their chicks in the cave were joined.Because many male birds were killed by the team led by Qi Luo, the female birds had to help each other, some went out to hunt, and the other stayed on the rock wall to take care of themselves and their companion's chicks.
The millet transported to the river bank attracted the attention of the birds, and the water birds quickly lost interest and flew to the surface of the water, folded their wings and rushed underwater to catch fish.The mutated bird that looked like a finch walked around the sack for a long time, obviously very interested in the things inside.
The mutated python on the boat suddenly plunged into the water and slowly swam towards the shore. Its upper body was resting on the stone platform, while its lower body was still submerged in the water. Its eyelids were lifted, the wounded right eye appeared cloudy, and the golden left eye was as bright as before.
Encountering the mutated python, the flock of birds immediately scattered and never dared to approach again.
Ye An seized the opportunity to send all the millet ashore, then hung the cart on the hook, and got off the boat himself, preparing to take the precious grain back to the cave and store it properly.
Just as he was sweating profusely and moving the sacks to the car, the mutant python suddenly poked its head over and easily bit the trailer containing more than a dozen bags of millet in its mouth.Since it is biting the wooden board of the trailer, all the rice bags are hanging by its mouth, which looks quite funny.
Ye An raised his head in surprise, trying to communicate with the mutant python.The will of the mutated python was too strong, Ye An still had some pain in his head, but it was not as strong as before.
Capturing the other party's emotions, Ye An raised his hand to cover the scales of the mutated python, and waited for the mutated python to lower his head, put his forehead on the scales at the corners of the other's eyes, and repeated the same two words: Thank you.
The mutated python returned to the cave with the first batch of goods, and Ye An returned to the deck to keep busy.With the help of the mutant python, he only needs to send the goods to the shore, and he no longer needs to worry about the journey from the shore to the cave.
There were too many cargoes in the cabin, Ye An was busy from the morning until the evening, before finally unloading the cargo.
It was already dark, Ye An slid down the ropeway to the shore, cut the rope, put the ferret cage aside, biting a fruit in his mouth, sat on the box with one leg bent, letting the drizzle fall On the body, while biting the fruit, he waited for the return of the mutant python.
At the same time, the merchant ship drifting down the river came to the downstream and stopped at a shoal.
A black city hunting team happened to pass by, saw the big ship in the night, recognized the markings on the ship, thought it was the Merchant City's fleet passing through the delta, and immediately sent people to approach it, hoping that the ship had what they needed.
The next discovery left the hunting team dumbfounded and inconceivable.
There were indeed a lot of cargo on the ship, and they were well preserved, but after searching the decks and cabins, and searching every corner of the ship, no one was found.
What about people?
Where did people go?
"Captain, something is wrong." A hunting team member said.
"I know." The captain thought for a moment, and ordered everyone to throw away the captured prey, and carry the food, salt and medicine on the boat, "Quickly, take all you can take away, fill all the cars, and then burn this ship!"
"Burning the boat?" The team members were a little reluctant.
"Don't be too greedy, leaving this ship will be a big trouble," said the hunting captain.
No matter what happened on this ship, and no matter which faction did it, they did take advantage.If the ship is brought back to the city, and the people in the merchant city find it, and provoke that crazy woman from Qiluo, their team will not be able to survive.
The hunting captain of Heicheng didn't know that Qi Luo was dead, but he just chose the most suitable method he thought and gave the order forcefully.
The team members did not dare to disobey, and quickly moved the cargo on the ship, and waited until the truck could no longer fit, and improvised a few trailers, and then reluctantly stopped.
It's not every day that there are no cost transactions. Seeing so many good things can't be taken away, anyone will feel uncomfortable.
"ignition."
The hunting captain gave the order, and the team members quickly threw the torches in their hands to the deck. After a while, the hull of the ship began to burn.The people in Heicheng stayed by the river until the hull of the boat was completely burned and they could not see the original appearance before driving away.
The same thing happened again and again. Almost every merchant ship that went down the river was emptied and burned.As with hunting parties, so with wanderers.
At the end of the matter, all the hunting teams operating in the delta participated in it, and the result of working together was to completely bury the evidence and clues, and no one knew where these ships went.
The merchant city once sent people to inquire, and all those who knew the inside story were silent, and those who didn't know were even less likely to give an answer.
Five merchant ships that escaped from the isolated island returned to the city and brought back the news that the fleet was attacked by poisonous insects and Qi Luo died.
Hearing the news of Qiluo's death, there was an uproar in the city.It was too late to block the news, and all forces began to move around.
No one is going to pursue the cause and effect of this matter, and everyone's eyes are fixed on the throne of the city lord.The internal forces want to suppress others, completely control the merchant city, and fight with each other endlessly.External forces are constantly fanning the flames, trying to reap the benefits and swallow this piece of fat in their mouths.
When the news spread to Hunter City, Xiao Yun learned of the incident and learned that the fleet had an accident near an isolated island. The hand wiping the long knife suddenly stopped, staring at the light and shadow flowing on the back of the knife, and fell into a long thought.
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