No matter how far a civilization had developed, as long as the intelligent creatures that constituted the main body of society had feelings and there was a class division in the social structure, then desire and selfishness would inevitably exist. Of course, the Atlanteans were no exception.
As the advance fleet sent by the advanced civilization that had a force spread across 31 planets and mastered the mystery of light and heat, they crossed the sea of stars and traveled to the relatively low-level Earth to carry out the mission of maintaining the 'purity of the universe' in advance. During the long interstellar journey, even when they first arrived on Earth, most of the members were infected by an inexplicable noble spirit of sacrifice that was born in their hearts.
They were moved by themselves and unconsciously suppressed their ugly nature. Everyone's character naturally became noble.
However, after arriving on Earth, as they learned more about the foreign world, many Atlanteans gradually discovered that after the mysterious veil was lifted, the foreign world was not as horrifying as they imagined it to be in the official propaganda. The possibility of the terrible catastrophe experienced by their ancestors reappearing was very slim.
For this reason, the common selfishness of human beings began to awaken in them unknowingly. Tevez was one of them.
As a scholar with a strong language research ability, he thought that his contribution was great enough for Someril, the leader of the Atlanteans, to be able to provide crucial help to the exploration mission of the Shrimp World No. 2 in a non-professional field. However, he did not expect that he would receive such an inexplicable treatment.
The confusion in his heart caused Tevez to frown. However, as an Atlantean, he understood the weight of the position of 'sergeant major.' For this reason, he did not dare to argue anything. Silently, he began to follow Someril's order and began to pour the translation program of the mainland language that he had researched for many days into the translators of all the explorers in the treehouse.
After completing the work that he should do, he became silent for a while. The more he thought about it, the more unreconciled he felt. In the end, after some contemplation, he said in a low voice, "Alright, Sergeant Major Someril." Vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Tevez, you and McCardy have done an excellent job. I'll remember this." Even though the scholars' work was as relaxing as a vacation compared to the sergeants' dozens of days of fierce battles on the Scorpion Island battlefield, Someril could still feel Tevez's dissatisfaction. After she stood up, she still softened her stance and comforted him.
"You flatter me, Sergeant Major." Upon hearing this, Travis immediately felt much better. As he strode out of the bark house, he smiled again and said, "Let me take you to see McCardy. When she left, she said that she was invited by Mr. Luke and a few important figures of the mainland caravan to have a picnic. She should be at the green beach by the jungle now."
"Green Beach. What a strange name," Alison said as she followed behind the Atlanteans.
"Lieutenant Alison, we're now on a magical island where anything strange can happen. You'll know why the beach is named 'Green' in a while." Travis smiled and said, "That's right, Sergeant Major Someril, the Wizard Li tribesmen don't want the mainland merchants to know how powerful they are. So you'd better watch your mouth.
McCardy and I have mentioned to the mainlanders that we have more than ten companions and lied to them that we're from the mainland on the west of the Hellfire sea region. We're a group of scholars, warriors, and spellcasters who traveled together to increase our knowledge. Later on, we encountered a shipwreck and drifted to Scorpion Island. Since we're all useful, we were taken in by the Hellfire tribesmen and even slowly gained a certain position in the tribe. "
The excuse that Travis made up was similar to the lie that Zhang Lisheng used to deceive the mainlanders. Someril nodded and said with a smile, "I understand, Travis. I didn't expect you to be so quick-witted …"
"This is not quick-witted. It's the only reasonable excuse that I've come up with after racking my brains." After being repeatedly praised by the Atlantean woman, Travis became humble instead and shook his head with a wry smile. Just like this, the explorers walked out of the Wizard Li tribe with a rare relaxed conversation. They walked along the beach and bypassed the port before entering a forest connected to the coastline.
Due to the reason that it was close to the Wizard Li tribesmen's port, the jungle with a width of no more than 500 meters was very quiet. There was not even a small beast here. After passing through the jungle, an endless grassland that was filled with bustling greenery immediately entered the explorers' sight.
The green grass that grew densely on the grassland was three fingers long, but it was as neat as a football field's lawn. Swaying gently in the wind between the rippling sea and the forest of giant trees, it looked magnificent and spectacular.
"This must be the Green Beach. No wonder it's called this. It's really amazing!" Looking at the lush greenery, Allison muttered. Zhang Lisheng, who was by the side, glanced at the young man and woman who were having a picnic on a few pieces of flower cloth that were put together on the grass not far away. A baffled expression flashed across his face.
Then, like an obsessed biologist, the young man and woman squatted on the ground and picked up a handful of sand from the grass as he muttered, "Not only is it amazing, but it's also very strange. The reason why the forest extended into the sea just now is because of the crustal change of Scorpion Island. That beach has turned into soil, but this is just barren gravel …"
When Zhang Lisheng squatted down, the young man and woman who were sitting on the lush grass by the sea and enjoying the warm breeze while chatting and enjoying the sumptuous lunch had already noticed the explorers' presence.
One of them, who was dressed in a rose-colored long dress that was almost the same as her companion, appeared to be extraordinarily gorgeous at first glance. However, if one were to observe carefully, one would notice that the stitching was obviously not very delicate. The smiling face of the red-haired young woman with especially fair skin suddenly changed as she hurriedly stood up. Looking at Someril, she stuttered, "Madam Someril, y-you're back …"
"Yes, Miss McCardy. I've returned from the front line. This time, the ancestral land of the Wizard Li tribe has suffered a heavy loss. More than half of the treehouses have been burned down, but fortunately, we've finally repelled the enemy's attack." Someril walked up to McCardy and said with a smile.
The characteristic of the entire Atlantean race was that they had a beautiful appearance, a thin and tall figure, and slender hands and feet, making them look more scholarly and weak. However, even though the sergeant major standing by the sea looked more delicate than the linguist in front of her, there was a natural majestic aura exuding from between her brows that made one's heart tremble.
Sitting beside McCardy was a rugged young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was dressed in a velvet hunting jacket embroidered with exquisite colorful patterns. When he saw Someril's awe-inspiring aura, a hint of imperceptible joy appeared on his face.
"Ahem …" After a few light coughs, he stood up in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing and bowed politely to the Atlantean woman. Revealing his white teeth, he said, "You must be Madam Someril. I've long heard from McCardy that you're a powerful spellcaster and a priest who believes in the God of Light, but I've never expected that your beauty and charm are even more shocking than your spells …"
As the rugged young man was speaking, he straightened his back and swept his gaze across the few Atlanteans. Without warning, he sighed, "God really loves your race too much, Madam Someril.
Excellent spellcasting physique, smart mind, beautiful face … All of you are born with everything that an ordinary person like me desires. It's really enviable. "
"Don't say that, Luqi. You also have your own strengths. You're smart, brave, adventurous, and you're also very generous and kind …" When McCardy, who was by the side, saw the rugged young man sighing, she could not help but whisper.
"Oh, thank you for your comfort, McCardy. Your heart is thousands, tens of thousands of times more beautiful than your appearance." Upon hearing this, the rugged young man showed a gentle expression that did not match his appearance as he replied gratefully.
When Zhang Lisheng saw the two of them echoing each other intimately behind Someril, he opened his mouth in bewilderment. Without warning, he extended his head to whisper in the ear of the black female officer beside him, "Lieutenant Alison, do you think Miss McCardy is acting, or is it really … really … Oh, it's nothing.
Oh, it's nothing. I think I'm crazy. Such a strange thing would never happen. She's a proud Atlantean … "
"Doctor, love is the most bizarre and subtle thing in the world. Before it comes, nobody knows who they'll fall in love with." After guessing what the young man had swallowed half of the question, Alison turned to look into his eyes and whispered with a shrug.
"Is that so? That's really interesting," Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before a meaningful smile slowly crept upon his face.
"That's right, Madam Someril, I haven't introduced my companion to you yet." When the young man and the black female officer were whispering, Luqi pointed to a handsome, elegant, and reserved young man who had just stood up on the opposite side of the tablecloth. "This is my partner, Antonio Dupan. His grandfather was once the governor of Sea Haines City.
This is Mr. Saban, the shareholder of our caravan and the flagship captain. Don't look down on him just because he's the seventh generation descendant of a maritime family. Captain Saban graduated from the Maritime Academy at the age of 14 … "
After patiently listening to Luqi introducing his prominent family partners one by one, Someril suddenly asked, "Mr. Luqi, I heard that the residents of the Green Leaf Mainland and the Hellfire people are mortal enemies. Why would you risk your life to do business on Scorpion Island?"
When Luqi was about to speak with a solemn expression, Antonio, who was by the side, had already answered first, "Of course, it's to help those barbarians realize the value of civilization, Madam Someril.
This route was opened up by my ancestors and it's actually very mature already. However, I didn't expect that the Red Mountain tribe that has been trading with the Dupan Family would actually perish this time.
When those primitive aborigines who occupied the harbor saw our merchant ships, they robbed our goods and ships and even detained us. If it was 50 years ago, if they dared to do so, the cannons would have long blown their skulls into pieces … "
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