"Sir, there will be five cargo ships leaving the port in the next hour, and only one will pass by Nuo Island. The owner of the ship is Charlie, and he is right there." The soldier rummaged quickly and quickly found the ship information that Chen Ren needed.
Looking around, we quickly found Charlie's traces.
"Thank you." He glanced at the administrator who was wailing there, thanked the soldiers, and walked towards Charlie.
"Excuse me, Mr. Charlie, your ship will pass by Nuo Island, right?"
Charlie, who was directing the transportation of goods, was suddenly interrupted by a voice behind him. He quickly turned his head and looked behind him. He saw a handsome young man with long hair and a smart outfit. He was not tall, but the copper badge reflecting the sunlight on his chest made people afraid.
contempt.
"Mr. Hunter, my merchant ship will pass by Nuo Island. Do you want to get on board?"
"Yes, I hope you can drop me off when passing by Nuo Island, and I can pay you."
"You're joking, it's our honor now." Charlie couldn't be happy that a hunter could accompany him for more than half of the journey. After all, hunters are synonymous with safety in the sea of clouds.
Chen Ren followed Charlie into the two luxurious cabins on the top of the ship.
The days of sailing at sea are the most boring. Even if he has the freshest food supply on the cargo ship, he still spends most of his time in the trial space every day.
He stepped out of the room and went to the deck, enjoying the feeling of the sea breeze blowing on his face. Today was the day to pass by Nuo Island, and he appeared on the deck early to wait.
"Mr. Chen, Nuo Island is coming soon. I have prepared two small bags of soybeans and sugar for you. I heard that Nuo Island is rich in something called glutinous rice. It is very delicious to eat with it. Unfortunately, Nuo Island has not been around for many years.
I won’t eat glutinous rice anymore.” The expression on Charlie’s face was natural, with no hint of flattery at all.
"I will remember you, Charlie," he reached out to take the materials that Charlie handed over and stared at Charlie seriously.
"My pleasure, sir."
"Woooo" the freighter made a shrill whistle and slowly stopped. Chen Ren stood on the boat and was lowered into the sea to say goodbye to the cargo ship.
The oars glide across the sea, and the ship is rowing towards Nuo Island, whose outline can already be seen.
Nuo Island is a small, remote island in the East China Sea that has not become a member of the alliance. It is rich in glutinous rice, which was no longer produced seven years ago. It is composed of four villages. Betty's hometown is Xiaonuo Village.
Recalling everything about Nuo Island, the paddle in my hand was rowing very fast, and not long after, I had landed on the coast of Nuo Island. I reached out and took off the badge on my chest. It was of no use here.
"Qianqiu, go find Betty and see if she's back." Chen Ren had also found out the directions of the four villages. The place where he landed on the island was directly opposite Xiaonuo Village.
The crow soared into the sky and disappeared.
Looking around, the beach is covered with dead branches and leaves, no one has cleaned it, and it is a dilapidated scene. At the end of the beach is a patch of coconut grove, but there are no fruits.
"This is not what a normal island should look like." He touched his chin and muttered in a low voice. It seems that something big has happened on Nuo Island in the past few years, and it has been well hidden from the outside world.
The briquettes came back soon, and the owner shook his head.
"Let's go and have a look at the village." Since Betty hasn't come back yet, let's go to the village to have a look first.
One person and one crow walked across the coconut grove. After a short period of darkness, wheat fields appeared in front of them. The drooping ears of wheat were hung with golden and plump grains. In the distance, there were several black figures harvesting in the rice fields.
"Didn't you say that Nuo Island doesn't produce glutinous rice? Then where did all their food go?" Seeing this scene, he was even more confused. This was still very different from the Nuo Island he understood.
Walk quickly through the country road and arrive at the village.
"Who are you? How did you get here?" A white-headed old man stopped Chen Ren as he was about to enter the village and asked.
"I was lost at sea and drifted here." He had already thought of the words and blurted out at this time.
"Young man, this is not the place you should be. Go back and leave here before they find out." The old man pulled him aside anxiously and whispered in his ear.
"Hey, what are you doing?" A rude voice came from behind, and an ugly man was seen walking towards him with a look of arrogance and domineering.
"I asked the old man where there is a hotel. I have been floating on the sea for almost two days and I am very hungry." Chen Ren smiled at the ugly man.
"Oh, let's go, I'll take you there." Seeing Chen Ren's delicate appearance, the ugly man's eyes lit up, and evil thoughts suddenly arose in his heart.
"Okay, let's go." She suppressed her nausea and pretended not to see his dirty thoughts.
Seeing that the fat sheep was about to fall into his mouth, he did not forget to glance fiercely at the white-haired old man.
"Little brother, how old are you now? Why do you look so handsome?"
"It's hard at sea, it's better to stay here."
Facing the harassment from the ugly and muscular man along the way, Chen Ren felt his stomach churn. If the system's anger level could be displayed, it would probably have exploded by now.
However, he also discovered a detail. Most of the people left in the village were old people and children. There were only one or two middle-aged men occasionally, and they all avoided ugly men.
The two soon arrived at the only hotel in the village, which also looked dilapidated, with only half of the signboard left.
"Send the wine and we'll eat upstairs." The rude shout was mixed with two country slang words.
At this moment, the shopkeeper carefully agreed. He had dark circles under his eyes and a palm mark on one cheek, which looked very miserable.
"Little brother, don't look at it, this guy fell by himself." Already impatient, the strong man responded casually.
"Yes, I accidentally fell it." The shop owner responded in a low voice with a smile on his face.
"Let's go," Chen Ren glanced at the two of them and whispered.
The plum blossoms around his waist were already thirsty.
Watching the two of them go upstairs, the shop owner clenched his fists with his hands hidden in his sleeves, and the flattering smile on his face never stopped.
The door to the old "squeaky" room made a harsh sound when it was opened. The clothes in the room were scattered and thrown around. There was also an unpleasant smell.
After Chen Ren walked into the room, the ugly man next to him was ready to pounce on him.
With a "clang" sound, a cold light suddenly appeared and a black sword was placed across the strong man's neck, and his dirty look solidified.
"Were you invited by them? You have to think carefully. If I die, the whole Xiaonuo Village will die with me." Until now, the strong man's arrogant attitude has not retreated, but has begun to threaten him.
The horizontal knife in his hand advanced straight forward, and a blood hole appeared on his neck. He flicked his wrist and took a step back, and another blood hole appeared.
"I don't dare, I don't dare anymore." As if he could tell that Chen Ren would not care about Xiaonuo Village, the strong man trembled all over.
"Where are you from?" Chen Ren's tone was cold, and he stared at the strong man with murderous eyes, which made the strong man who was already trembling, his feet weakened and he knelt on the ground.
"Changnuo Village, the village chief's son." The crown of his teeth trembled, making the strong man unable to speak clearly.
"Bang bang bang"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door as the shopkeeper came upstairs to deliver food.