If you take my poison, you don’t need to take the antidote regularly. It’s all up to me if you take it once and whether or not it will cause an attack. In the future, if I get to know each other better, I may be able to cure them of their poison. The society is dangerous and I am used to using military gifts alternately.
Wen Mian quickly became familiar with the environment and easily started to lead the old, weak, women and children in production. Currently, their main job is to collect herbs and seeds.
Grain seeds have been sown in the newly reclaimed fields, and the cabbages on the vegetable field are growing the fastest.
It doesn’t snow on Treasure Island, and it rains in winter. The temperature is in the teens, which is very suitable for the growth of vegetables and fruits.
I received a letter from Wan'er. She said that the Demon Cult has started selling canned food.
Before I left, I told them the production method. I won't be able to go back in a short time after this trip, and the production development there cannot be stopped.
In addition to canned food, I also taught them how to make milk popsicles with crushed fruit mixed in. There is no chocolate here, and I have never seen anyone growing cocoa beans.
They set up a food court in the Demon Sect, and naturally the more types of snacks, the better.
I was thinking about transporting something to sell from there. Grain would definitely not work. There are enough grain fields along the coast. The cost of transporting it from the extreme north to the sea would be greater than the profit.
However, the leather goods and medicinal materials in the snowy areas are not available elsewhere. They can be sold at high prices when transported from the north to the south. You may earn more by selling them overseas.
Merchants from the north transport goods to the south to sell. They need to form a caravan and hire bodyguards. The Demon Cult can provide bodyguards themselves.
I wrote my thoughts in a letter, sent it back to the Demon Sect, and showed it to several elders.
Ximen Wuhen never paid attention to these matters, and he also explained that any matter that did not involve practicing martial arts did not need to be decided through his intervention.
I was able to contact the elder directly, and he was focused on preparing for the wedding and practicing Qigong.
They can't deal with the fur goods, so I have to go hunting on the snowy plains. I can only do this job.
There are people who farm, there are people who fish, there are people who build houses, and there are people who build roads. Now there is only a shortage of people doing business.
I can't be on the island all the time, and when doing business, it's more convenient to directly find people with work experience to do it.
It takes a long time for a novice to start from the basics, and he may have to take many detours.
The first mate has been doing business at sea for a long time, and he knows many maritime businessmen.
But most of them are related to the Xi family, and they have a lot of scruples, and I need people who are not afraid of the Xi family and dare to cooperate with me.
The merchant was not found, and the people from Haixian Castle arrived first.
They brought a large number of officials and navy soldiers to surround the island in warships.
When the pirates saw this driver, it seemed that the situation was over, and their faces turned pale with fear.
If they were not afraid of death, they would not flee to the sea to gamble on their chance of survival.
A vicious person is also a person who cherishes his life.
If they were taken away, they knew what would happen to them.
Haixian Castle sent tens of thousands of naval soldiers, and this battle seemed to be a battle to destroy the island.
Fortunately, there are no guns or air strikes in this world.
It was useless for them to just besiege us. The food and water on board were not enough to support them in besieging us to death.
If you want to win, you have to go to the island and fight with us with swords and fists.
Of course they brought large weapons and thousands of archers.
I arranged for the old, weak, women and children to hide in the underground palace, and the others went into the woods and hid in the mountains. The forests were dense, and they could hide in any big tree.
Wen Mian rushed back from the farmland, and Yunzhou also returned with the dock repair workers and arranged for them to hide in a cave.
There are many caves on the island, and we cleared out a few to use as defense caves.
There is water in the cave, enough for people to hide for a few days. If they can't come out until they starve to death, it means I'm done first, and they will die just as well when they come out.
They are safe when I am here, but they are not safe anywhere without me.
The sailors from Haixian Castle brought torches and oil, but they came with no intention of leaving anyone alive.
The pirates have signed a personal contract. According to the rules of each country and island, I don't agree with them taking away the pirates, so they can't rob people from the island.
Now they broke the rules first, and naturally they came with the intention of exterminating the family, so that no one will know that they broke the rules. Afterwards, they can say that I took in the pirates, or colluded with the pirates. As long as the deeds are burned, we will die unjustly. , and there is no reason for it.
The legend of Haixian Castle is romantic and beautiful, but the way their officials are doing things now is not beautiful at all.
In fact, if they were willing to exchange an equal number of laborers or prisoners with me, how could I refuse for a group of thugs?
The things the pirates did, even dying ten thousand times would not be enough to repay the blood debt. If the island didn't need labor, Yun Zhou would have handed them over.
My purpose is not to influence them, it is simply because there is a shortage of people to work.
Last time I reminded the envoy from Haixian Castle that what I need is labor force, not pirates.
I don't know if they don't understand or they don't want to exchange.
In short, this trip, they planned to kill me and the pirates together.
The pirates were so scared at first, and they probably knew that I wouldn't risk my life to protect them.
I let the marines from Haixian Castle ashore. They were sword and shield soldiers in front and archers in the back. They were divided into three teams and surrounded the office area, farmland area and the area where the road was being built.
The last time they came was during meal time. They were cooking in the open air and there were many large pots cooking at the same time. They could tell where someone was working on a project by the smoke.
There are lookouts on the masts of their ships, and there are relatively simple telescopes in this world.
Yunzhou and Wen Mian stood beside me, one on the left and the other on the right. The three of us stood on an ancient tree. The tree towered into the clouds and had dense branches and leaves. It was more than enough for three people to hide their figures.
"Master, are you ready?" Wen Mian turned her wrist and asked, "Do you want me to beat them to death or poison them?"
"Tsk, stop shouting and killing. How can a teacher be a person who is easy to kill? Besides, there is so much free labor, don't give it up, why do I need a dead body?"
Only two-thirds of the sailors from Haixian Castle came, and one-third remained on the ship.
I'll have to wait and see if they support the 'missing' colleague.
The sailors thought they could sit back and relax after taking poison-proof pills, but they didn't know that the real 'poison' was not found in flowers, plants and trees.
They were invaded by gas threads, and when they realized something was wrong, the team was already far away from the shore.
It's definitely too late to turn around and turn back, and there's no chance to even send a signal. Let's just roar... The distance is too far, and the big ships at sea can't hear their voices.
Like the pirates, they fell in the grass, flowers and woods.
Some pirates had evil intentions and wanted to take the opportunity to kill them. As soon as they had the evil thoughts, they fell to the ground, the light in their eyes gradually dimmed, and they turned into a mindless walking corpse.
I have done this before to punish pirates who caused trouble, and they knew what was going on.
If you violate the rules I set, you will not die but become a humanoid machine.
They know how to eat, drink, and use the toilet, but they only have a little memory in their minds, which is just repetitive work.
It's easy to die quickly. Like a goldfish, it only has seven seconds of memory. It performs simple actions repeatedly without any awareness of the outside world. This scares the pirates.
It is an unknown fear of living unconsciously.
This kind of fear is not strong, but it is like a dull knife cutting flesh.
There was no news after the sailors landed on the island. The warships at sea waited for a day, and in the evening they sent a team of about a hundred people to quietly land on the island, presumably to gather information.
Of course they never came back, and they seemed to be asleep when they lay down.
The warship was still more cautious, weighed anchor and returned to the island without sending anyone to the island.
They sent people, but I sent people over.
The boating would be discovered, so I put an oxygen chamber on Wen Mian and sent him from the sea to the bottom of the warship.
There was someone guarding the ship. He hung on the side of the ship. The gas thread he brought climbed onto the ship and penetrated into the sailor's body. I stood on the shore and manipulated the gas thread to interfere with the sailor's brain and create opportunities for Wen Mian. Get on board.
The sailor on the ship only lost his memory for a short time. Wen Mian climbed onto the ship without getting wet and would not leave wet footprints. No one noticed that he hid on the ship.
He returned to Haixian Castle with the warship. He made this trip firstly to send a message to the city lord over there, and secondly to become familiar with him.
Biyi Island has become Treasure Island. People on our side should let people on the shore recognize it.
Wen Mian is my spokesperson. Merely sending a letter is ineffective. He followed the letter to act as a deterrent.
I believe he is safe. When more than 10,000 sailors came, only one third of them went back. Or he escaped because he did not land on the island. The strength of Treasure Island lies here. As long as the city lord of Haixian Castle is not reckless, he will definitely ensure that Wen Mian comes back safely.
If he really wanted to start a war, Wen Mian had the ability to protect himself and run away.
Besides, he has my healing energy in his body, so he won't die easily.
Wen Mian came back very quickly and brought back a letter from the Lord of Haixian Castle. I opened it and read it. It was a letter of apology.
In addition to apologizing for his rudeness, he also promised to let the sailors staying on the island work for me for free for three years.
Of course I know that these people cannot be killed. They are different from pirates. They are the officers and soldiers of Haixian Fort. Killing them all is equivalent to declaring war with Haixian Fort.
I gave the choice to the city lord over there. If he doesn't agree to the request in my letter, then we will start a fight directly, and Wen Mian will perform the beheading mission.
If he agrees, then as a sign of sincerity, he will leave the sailors he sent to work with me. I will provide them with free food and accommodation, and will let them go back after three years.
That includes the running back third, they have to come back.
The Lord of Haixian Castle agreed to all my requests and Wen Mian brought back his handwritten letter and gave it to the Marine Commander.
After the troops were transported and the ships returned, more than 10,000 sailors from Haixian Fort became the main force in building roads.
When there are more people, the pressure on food rations is greater. I used the compensation given by the Fire Tribe Princess to buy a large amount of food.
Fortunately, the sailors are managed by their superiors and do not need to assign anyone to take care of them. They fetch water on time, receive meals on time, and start work on time.
The pirates built a road on the east end of the island, and the navy built a bridge on the west side of the island.
The two waves of people each occupy two ends of the island, so there will be no conflict.
Kang Lao led people to make the mixed soil for half a month. After other people in the team memorized the formula proportions and mixing time, he went to do other things and let this team independently carry out the soil making work.
The old man is old. Although his disease has been completely cured under my treatment, he is still an old man and his physical strength and energy are not enough.
He was only responsible for verbal arrangements, and I specially arranged for two caregivers to follow him.
There was a lot of smoke and dust at the construction site, so I asked a handy woman to sew some masks for Mr. Kang, as well as a safety helmet made from plant branches.
Each of the workers at the construction site had one hat. None of them pulled weeds and mud to build roads, and none built short bridges without climbing high.
After coming out of the underground palace, they saw that the island was in good condition, with no mountains of corpses and no sea of fire spreading. The first mate and the others were completely relieved this time.
The first mate came to me and said in a very serious tone for the first time that he and the brothers on the ship were willing to work with me.
His tone and attitude made me feel awkward, as if I was going to join some kind of black society.
I corrected him not to do things, but to build a harmonious and beautiful home together.
"Yes, yes, follow the island owner, I'm sure you won't make a mistake."
"You...well, Haixian Castle won't cause trouble for the time being. Please help me contact a trustworthy maritime merchant as soon as possible."
"Island owner, there are ready-made candidates, but there are some flaws. If you are anxious, can I inform him to come over and try them out first?"
"Flaws?" I didn't understand what he meant by this flaw. Was it physical, character, or bad habits?
"Well, he can't speak. But it's not that he can't speak. He just doesn't speak well. He just wants to say whatever he wants. Of course, he is very strict about business secrets."
"Oh? Can such a person do business?" In my impression, businessmen are eloquent, well-rounded, and generally have high emotional intelligence.
"The ability is there."
The first mate spoke reservedly, leaving only half a sentence behind.
He has the ability, but his words can easily offend people.
I am also in urgent need of manpower, and it's not like I'm just hiring a 'manager'. I asked the first mate to send an invitation letter and ask an acquaintance of his to come over for an interview. If he can pass the job, there will be a one-month probationary period, and the salary after becoming a regular employee can be negotiated.
Dormitory allocation is a must. Even if he comes with a family of eight, the room photos will be correct.
The island is huge, but what it lacks is popularity.
A few days later, another large ship sailed to our island.
It was used by the Lord of Haixian Castle to exchange pirate labor with me.
He gathered together 3,000 criminals and sent them to the island to work on behalf of the pirates.
The reason why he is so obsessed with catching pirates is that many years ago, his youngest daughter's family was robbed by pirates at sea. His son-in-law and the crew on the ship died tragically. His youngest daughter and granddaughter were kidnapped and taken to the pirates' lair. The end is probably very miserable.
At that time, one of the crew members was not dead. The bottom of the ship was punctured by pirates. When the ship was sinking, he regained consciousness, held on to his body and untied an escape boat. In a semi-conscious state, he floated back to the shore.
Fortunately, he survived and reported the bad news to the city lord. The city lord was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and summoned the navy to rescue his little daughter.
He and his first wife gave birth to seven sons, and his third concubine gave birth to six more sons. He finally expected to have a daughter, whom he cherished as a treasure and loved deeply.
Unfortunately, he could never find the pirate's lair. Three months later, a fishing boat fished out a female body from the sea. The body was completely unrecognizable, with no clothes, no jewelry, and no personal belongings.
However, the left arm of the corpse showed signs of broken bones and reconnections, which were old injuries. The right foot had six toes and a red mole on the sole of the foot.
The fishermen brought the body back to the shore and handed it over to the local officials.
The government issued a notice clearly describing the characteristics of the body, and soon someone went to claim the body.
The deceased was the youngest daughter of the city lord of Haixian Castle, and the person who went to claim the body was the eldest son of the city lord.
The city lord ordered people to search the sea area where the body was found for a year, but still could not find the pirate's lair.
In his reply to me, he wrote in detail about his grudge against the pirates.
(End of chapter)
