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Chapter 68 Kangaroo Tribe

"Boss Lu, is that a mouse?" A group of people were hiding behind the hillside. The mountains here were all red and the valleys were covered with vegetation.

It was a humid and warm rainforest a few days ago, but now it has turned into a dry grassland. Everyone is a little overwhelmed.

Here they discovered another strange animal, which looked like a mouse, but was about the same height as a human being. The most terrifying thing was that they jumped upright, which looked very similar to some kind of ghost in the legend.

This had a great visual impact on the friends who had been hanging out in Zhenhai all their lives.

"It can't be a rat spirit!" someone whispered.

"Shh, don't panic." Lu Shun signaled everyone to be quiet, then raised the rifle in his hand and aimed forward.

"Boss, what are you going to do?" Seeing Lu Shun raise his gun, everyone felt guilty. This boss is too bold and wants to attack the rat spirit?

"Bang..." Everyone's hearts trembled.

He actually shot!

Everyone looked down the hillside and saw the group of big rats scurrying away one by one after the gunfire, and disappeared in a flash.

Only the big rat that fell to the ground was left.

"Who the hell still has barbecue ingredients on them?"

"I have, I have..."

Two quarters of an hour later, a huge bonfire rose in the valley.

Lu Shun had someone dig a large hole nearly two meters deep in the ground.

Someone picked out the red charcoal from the fire and threw it to the bottom of the pit.

Lu Shun was standing next to a wooden shelf, handling the rat spirit.

"These two rat legs are so damn thick, I guess they will look a little old when baked." Lu Shun has finished disemboweling the body and is applying the oil and seasonings on it. His technique is comparable to that of a masseur in a top club.

"Boss Lu, it's better not to call it a big rat. It sounds unappetizing. I see it also has a bag on its abdomen, so I might as well call it a kangaroo." Du Zhengwenwen from the group said in a confused voice.

"Kangaroo? Haha, okay, this is a good name, that's it."

"I just said, no matter what kind of monster he is, you will know it once you have a taste."

"Just now, who the hell said this is from rat spirit? I was so scared that I watched everyone eat it." Lu Shun said with a smile.

This thing is actually very timid, otherwise he would have been able to kill a few more.

In terms of courage, this kangaroo is not much different from a mouse.

After the seasoning was applied, the kangaroo was divided into two halves in the middle. Otherwise, Lu Shun was worried that it would not be cooked properly.

He quickly put his hand into the pit and tried it. The temperature seemed to be about the same.

Then several people carried the kangaroo hanging on a long stick and put it into the pit.

Then they sealed the hole with fresh branches.

The rest will be left to time.

Everyone was chatting around the fire. On the hillside not far away, Fuso security guards, in groups of three or two, wearing black uniforms, were guarding the surroundings.

Lu Shun and others reviewed the exploration activities of these days.

They set off south from Yuanshi Cape and passed through the coast covered with dense tropical rainforest, which should be regarded as the east coast of the bay.

This is a bay, which Lu Shun and others knew in advance. Their exploration was just to determine the specific conditions of this bay.

Passing through the tropical rainforest on the east coast, they arrived at the mangrove area in the southern part of the bay.

The mangroves are all swamps, there are no roads, and they are the territory of the bay pig dragon. There seems to be no development value here now.

There are also several islands in the bay, two of which are large enough to build settlements on.

In the east coast rainforest zone, some huge trees can be mined and have certain economic value.

However, there is a lack of rivers here, so transportation of large timber is somewhat difficult.

Not to mention other, various weird and weird animals.

To develop this place, we must first deal with those giant pig dragons, otherwise they will be a great threat to the pioneers.

The leather of Zhupolong has certain economic value and can be made into products.

Especially for this kind of large pig dragon, if you can get a whole piece of pig dragon skin and send it to China, you may be able to sell it at a good price.

The rapid development of the Renaissance Army in recent years has created a large number of wealthy people in the local area.

And some ordinary people with certain purchasing power.

Those ordinary people's wallets can only focus on firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.

But the group of landowners who switched to industry became wealthy households.

These people still have very strong demand for some high-end consumption.

Dong Shuheng himself does not like luxury. He can ask the officials of the Renaissance Army to be as diligent and frugal as himself, and he can even ask the Supervisory Yuan to supervise them.

But he can't control those wealthy factory owners.

Lu Shun likes to explore, but it costs money, security team members cost money, and armed merchant ships also cost money.

Now under the framework of West Pacific Company, Lu Shun is still subject to many restrictions.

He did a lot of things out of his own pocket.

The company's purpose is to make profits, and it has to hand over a certain amount of materials based on the development conditions within its jurisdiction.

The remaining money can be used to save for development.

The steam-armed merchant ship in his hands now was only suitable because he took on the task of exploring the Australian island.

Otherwise, if the shipping capacity is so tight now, and domestic shipyard orders have already been dispatched for several years, how could the company allocate an armed merchant ship to him?

"Are you surprised that we didn't see anyone along the way?"

"I heard from Sulu businessmen before that there are tribal activities on the north shore of the big island. These people are very backward and still use tools made of stone."

"But we didn't see a single local person along the way." Lu Shun expressed his doubts.

But no one could give him an answer.

Two hours later, Lu Shun lifted a corner of the branches and leaves covering the fire pit.

The aroma of barbecue bursts out instantly.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

Smelling the smell, everyone couldn't bear it anymore.

After so many days, they have had enough seafood.

This kangaroo meat smells like mutton, with a little bit of odor.

But what they don’t lack most here is spices.

The Xinhua Bay Plantation under the management of Lu Shun grows a lot of spices. Otherwise, why would the surrounding area be called the Spice Islands?

Their products are mainly sold locally, as well as in Central Asia, Peninsula, Fuso and the Greater China business district of Amelia.

The spices and meat are finally blended under the charcoal fire.

Produce delicious food that stimulates human taste buds.

After feasting and drinking some wine, everyone camped in this valley to rest.

Lu Shun is also planning to continue exploring inland to see the natural environment of the inland.

The main thing is to see if you can find someone.

After having enough wine and food, everyone soon fell asleep.

Early in the morning, Lu Shun was woken up by Feng Donglai, the captain of the security team.

"Captain Feng, what happened so early in the morning? Did something happen?" Lu Shun's brows knitted together when he saw the big black man Feng Donglai, knowing that something bad must have happened.

"Boss Lu, it's like this. The group of sentries we placed at the south valley entrance last night disappeared."

"Several people?"

"There are four people in total. Since we haven't met anyone recently, we didn't set up a hidden sentry. This was my negligence." Feng Donglai lowered his head and blamed himself.

"Now is not the time to investigate the responsibility. Are there any traces found at the scene?" Lu Shun said.

This was not the first time that Lu Shun encountered a sneak attack while camping.

There's nothing to worry about.

When they were on Xinhua Island, they were often attacked by the indigenous tribes.

The methods are similar. These natives also know that they are no match for frontal combat, so they mostly use night sneak attacks.

Feng Donglai took out a few wooden thorns with animal down at the end and sharpened at the front.

Both men were familiar with this, which was a kind of blow dart.

This kind of blow dart is not very powerful, but it is usually contaminated with poison.

Lu Shun put the blowgun to his nose and smelled it.

A faint fishy smell suddenly came over.

"The person may not be dead yet, let's find him now."

"Boss Lu, is there any danger? It's just a few Fusang soldiers. If they are lost, they will be lost."

"It's not for those Fuso soldiers. We have to find each other to learn more about the situation here."

"Besides, the opponent used a sneak attack, which means that the opponent's tribe does not have many people. Otherwise, the opponent would have surrounded us last night."

"Okay, Boss Lu, I'll make arrangements right away."

Lu Shun also called his brothers together. When everyone heard that someone was attacking the camp, they were not afraid, and they all shouted to find a place.

Most of these people are friends that Lu Shun met when he was studying martial arts in the martial arts hall. Their individual combat capabilities are quite good.

Since he is one of his own again, he may be able to become his helper in the future and stand alone.

Those Fuso warriors and the thugs recruited from Annan are ultimately unsettling.

The group of people headed south, searching as they went.

Water sources are scarce here, so their residence will certainly not be too far away from a water source.

"Boss Lu, you see, although it is dry here, it can be used for grazing."

"It would be nice to build a ranch here," Du Zhengwen said.

Lu Shun looked around and saw that it looked like this. There was a creek on the edge of the valley. It was the dry season and there wasn't much water in the creek.

But looking at the traces on the side, there is a lot of water during the rainy season.

The creek flows north and should join the river that Lushun and the others traveled upstream.

It's just that the downstream section of the river is navigable.

We walked from morning to noon and finally saw a water point on the edge of the creek.

Those neatly stacked stones look man-made at first glance.

"Boss Lu, it should be around here."

There is a path to the east of the water point. It is not really a path, it is just a trace of someone trampling on it in the dense grass.

"Captain Feng, you are here to make arrangements. Keep things safe and try not to kill anyone. We are here to make friends."

"I see."

Lu Shun was not a good man. When he said not to kill people casually, he meant that these tribes were wiped out and it would not benefit them at all. On the contrary, it would be better to stay.

Feng Donglai directed the Fusang and Annan soldiers to grope forward in a fan-shaped manner with their guns in hand.

After walking about a few hundred meters, a small settlement appeared in front of everyone. There were a dozen triangular grass huts in total.

This kind of house is very primitive, just a few meters long wooden sticks put together, and the surroundings are covered with hay and bark.

The fence is also made of wooden sticks, probably used as wild animals.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..." A strange cry came out. It turned out that it was a tribe warrior who had discovered Lu Shun and the others.

A warrior painted in white was jumping and yelling.

After a while, a large group of tribal warriors jumped out of those huts.

All of them were naked, and some wore animal skins and grass skirts around their waists.

Most of them were completely naked. Some of the guys who were supposed to be covered up were just hanging around like that.

When he saw that the other party didn't come forward, he started to have sex. Lu Shun knew that there was something to talk about.

Lu Shun raised his hand, palm upward, and walked forward.

This is a gesture learned from the natives of Xinhua Island.

The nearest place here is less than a hundred nautical miles away from Xinhua Island, and there are many islands and reefs in between.

Lu Shun believed that there must be communication between the two parties.

Lu Shun not only understands some of the body language of Papuan indigenous people, but also knows a lot of their languages.

"%¥#%#..." Lu Shun tried to say hello in the indigenous language of Papua.

A woman wearing kangaroo leather clothes came out, her body covered in red paint.

This kind of pigment should be ground from stones on the hillside.

A kangaroo skull is tied to a string around her head.

This woman is very strong, with a higher chest than ordinary male tribal warriors.

Black paint was applied around her eyes to look like panda eyes.

This woman was actually replying to Lu Shun.

Combining some gestures, Lu Shun was able to communicate with this woman.

They are a kangaroo tribe and have always lived here, relying on hunting kangaroos for a living.

After a while, the four captured Fuso soldiers were brought up.

It is true that they did not kill these four people, it was not because they had good intentions.

They planned to save the four of them for dinner at night.

They don't eat their own kind, but they think these four people who look very different from them are a kind of monkey.

"We can let those four people go, but you have to use four kangaroos in exchange." The female leader said.

"Okay, you have to take us to find the kangaroo group."

Lu Shun agreed. Once he found a group of kangaroos, it was not easy to capture four of them.

"Boss Lu, there are only a few natives here, and we all started volleying with guns. Why bother talking to them?" said one of Lu Shun's subordinates.

Everyone really doesn't have a good impression of these natives who are covered in mud.

Especially the female natives, although they were all dressed in very revealing clothes, they couldn't arouse the slightest interest from everyone.

The female leader sent a person to lead the way, and Lu Shun also sent a dozen team members.

Follow the man out. These natives are very familiar with this place and should have a way to find the kangaroo group.

Lu Shun did not break into the fence without the other party's consent.

Although this wooden fence is only about one meter high, it will fall down with just one push.

But Lu Shun and his people were waiting outside.

They look very "civilized" at this point.

This is completely different from his past style.

Lu Shun's method of dealing with the natives on Xinhua Island makes people shudder.

This made his behavior at this time look very strange.

"Keep your mouths shut, you know how to fight and kill. You are good at fighting. Is it interesting to kill these natives who only have wooden sticks in their hands?"

"It's rare to find an indigenous tribe that can still communicate with each other."

"The land in this world is like a house, and each house has its owner. But some people's houses are obviously too big and they can't use that much, and some people's houses are very small.

But there are a lot of people, just like us Chinese."

"Now that we have discovered this big house with no one around, if we want to live in it in the future, we must make an agreement with the owner so that we can live in peace of mind."

"Look, we have found a home now."

They saw no other tribes along the way, so Lu Shun could conclude that this tribe was the owner of this land.

Lu Shun will go back and have a good chat with the tribal leader. It shouldn't be difficult to buy the land in the north.

Some people would say that taking off your pants to fart is unnecessary, why not just grab it?

This is not the case. From the perspective of future international law, this can be regarded as the legal basis for the Chinese to occupy this place in the future.

It's just one more simple step, but it allows them to occupy the moral high ground.


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