During the era when the Wizard Li Island was still called the Shrimp B1 Island, a small number of the Hellfire aborigines who were in the honeymoon period with the Earthlings had shown the germination of vanity and degeneration in the human gathering place.
Those chiefs who had more resources in the tribe would exchange rare plants, ores, and beasts for US dollars, or they would directly pay with sand gold to buy flashy but impractical utensils. In the end, they were even willing to spend a lot of money to spend a night with the New York prostitutes who came to the foreign world for gold.
Zhang Lisheng had seen the ridiculous look of these aborigines after they had degenerated more than once. However, the tribal chief from the Nutao Sea who was also eroded by vanity gave off a completely different feeling from the Wizard Li Island's aborigines. One was an aristocrat who exuded extravagance and arrogance from his bones, while the other was a farmer who began to enjoy his materialistic desires after his outbreak.
"Sir Zhang Lisheng." Picking up a glass of cool wine and gulping it down, Lumoluki turned his turbid eyes from Yaj to the black-haired young man by the side reluctantly. Naturally, he spoke in a superior tone, "I heard from Miss Yaj that you're called a 'pundit' by the aborigines of a Hellfire island. Can you tell me how you got this title?"
From the question, one could tell that this noble from the Nutao Sea who crossed the sea to come here no longer regarded himself as a barbaric Hellfire tribesman in the depths of his heart. None of his companions or subordinates, on the other hand, had any strange expression on their faces.
"I'm a scholar who studies rare animals and plants. Because of a shipwreck, I was stranded on an island called the Giant Scorpion in the Hellfire Sea and encountered a Hellfire tribe called the Wizard Li." Zhang Lisheng put on a reminiscing expression and began to spout the nonsense that he had long prepared. "Since I was taken in by the Wizard Li tribesmen, I began to teach them some simple practical knowledge to repay their kindness.
First, I helped the tribe unify the length scale and weight unit. Then, I taught them to use pulleys, make canoes, and weave sails with spider silk. Gradually, I became known as the 'pundit.' "
"Unify the length scale and weight unit, use pulleys, make canoes? What a group of pitiful savages you've encountered!" A contemptuous expression appeared on Lumoluki's face as he turned to look at an indigenous old man with four feathers on his head on his right side and asked, "Sarumanqin, paying such a small price to actually get a 'title'? Is this credible?"
"Sir Lumoluki, if we're talking about the effect, just the unification of weights and measures alone is enough to make those poor Hellfire natives worship you," The old man smiled gloomily and replied respectfully, "This Sir Zhang Lisheng is quite lucky. Looks like he just so happens to encounter a group of tribal rulers who yearn for civilization."
"Isn't another way of saying that we yearn for civilization 'ignorance'? It's really hard to imagine that we, the Rovanians, are actually born from these barbaric races." Lumoluki twisted his fat body and said in disdain. Turning his head, he nodded at Zhang Lisheng. "Looks like your words are somewhat credible. You can continue."
After confirming that the Nutao Sea's natives no longer recognized his identity as a Hellfire tribesman, the young man was secretly shocked. However, on the surface, he continued to say with a different expression, "After obtaining the approval of the Wizard Li tribesmen, I've been staying on Scorpion Island to do some biological research. Later on, I came across a caravan from the Sea Haines City and made contact with the Green Leaf Mainland.
Recently, my research has reached a bottleneck. I inadvertently learned from the merchants that a noble person from the Nutao Sea, the most powerful and civilized area in the Hellfire Archipelago, who is also you, is inquiring about the news of the other islands in the Hellfire Archipelago. For this reason, I took the liberty to come and see you, wanting to exchange the information of Scorpion Island for an opportunity to visit the Nutao Sea. "
"You want to go to the Nutao Sea? It's very simple, I'll agree to it." Lumoluki shook his head nonchalantly and put on a charitable expression as he pointed at Zhang Lisheng. "Miss Yaj, save a place for him when the Golden Velvet Flower Trading's fleet goes to the Nutao Sea next time."
"Alright, Chief Lumoluki. However, according to the contract, there are too many restrictions for us mainlanders to go to the Nutao Sea. As a scholar who studies biology, Sir Lisheng should hope to have greater freedom." At this critical moment, Yaj actually spoke up for Zhang Lisheng.
"Greater freedom …" Lumoluki was stunned. A playful expression appeared on his face as he glanced at the old native by the side. When he saw Saruman pondering for a few seconds, he nodded gently and agreed, "Alright, I'll give him freedom."
"Thank you for your generosity, Chief Lumoluki." When Zhang Lisheng saw that things were going smoothly, he showed his gratitude in a timely manner and pretended to bow to the native chief. Then, he began to tell the fabricated situation of Scorpion Island.
In his words, Wizard Li became a powerful Hellfire tribe that ruled half of the island and had a population of millions.
Even though there was no single tribe that could rival it due to its vast hunting ground and powerful warriors, they were suppressed by the surrounding tribal alliances. Later on, by relying on the technology of making canoes and sails taught by the young man, they opened up a fishing port on a large scale. Slowly, the tribe had enough food to cultivate their 'war partners.' Only then did the recent war situation gradually change in a favorable direction.
Due to the reason that Zhang Lisheng had carefully deliberated his lie beforehand, he told the story vividly. In the end, he said, "These two times, the Wizard Li exchanged many slaves using mines and timber from the trade with the mainland caravans so that they could learn to fish and collect berries so that they could provide more food for the tribe."
When the Wizard Li god was fabricating the information of the territory he ruled, even though Lumoluki did not interrupt the detailed narration, it was apparent that he was not interested in most of the content.
From time to time, he would use his fingers that had curved nails that were at least a foot long to dexterously pinch the red berries on the silver plate in front of him and put them into his mouth, chewing until the sweet juice flowed out.
Then, he stretched his hands and straightened his ten nails like a sharp blade, before cutting a whole beef thigh-sized roasted meat into thin slices. Then, he gulped it down together with the bones, eating until his mouth was covered with oil. When Zhang Lisheng finished speaking, he suddenly asked the question that he was most concerned about, "So, does this mean that Scorpion Island has not been occupied by that tribe?"
This unexpected question made the young man's heart clench. His first reaction was that the expansion of the Wizard Li had actually attracted the attention of the powerful tribes in the Nutao Sea. Perhaps the situation had already turned into a situation of 'a tiger harming a man while a man harming a tiger harming a tiger'.
However, Zhang Lisheng soon realized that he had worried too much. Perhaps the powerful native tribes in the Nutao Sea had indeed learned about the news of the rapid rise of a Hellfire tribe in other areas of the archipelago from some unknown channel. However, judging from Lumoluki's reaction, even though they had taken precautions, they did not have the sense of crisis of facing a life-and-death situation.
Even though Zhang Lisheng was overthinking, it was actually just a fleeting thought. With a realistic look of surprise, Zhang Lisheng replied, "Sir Lumoluki, why would you have such a strange idea?
Even though I don't know how big Scorpion Island is, I've once sat on the eagle-headed dragon and did not fly out of the hunting ground of the Wizard Li tribe for an entire day. It's impossible for such a huge island to be unified by any Hellfire tribe.
In my opinion, according to the social structure of the Hellfire tribesmen, it's already the limit for their power to expand to the extent of the Wizard Li tribe. In fact, I've told the spiritual monster guarding the Wizard Li tribe that it's not a good idea to continue to expand, but unfortunately, nobody cares about my opinion. "
"Spiritual monster? Hmph! If it's really like what the legend says, then these ugly fellows will become extremely greedy after they gain their rationality. Of course, they won't care about your opinion …" Lumoluki muttered in a low voice and turned to ask the indigenous old man beside him, "Sarumanqin, do you have any other questions?"
"You've already asked all the key questions, Sir Lumoluki. I have nothing else to ask," Sarumanqin replied respectfully even though it was obvious that the black-haired young man had taken the initiative to ask all the questions.
"In that case, you can step back now." Lumoluki smiled proudly and took off a string of polished round gems from his wrist before tossing it to Zhang Lisheng. "Take my token to the Nutao Sea and show it to the chief warriors. Then, you'll get the freedom you want."
"Thank you again for your generosity, Chief Lumoluki." The young man took the bracelet and put it away in his arms. When he was about to turn around to leave, Yaj, who was by his side, closed her folding fan with a 'snap' and bowed. "You know, the fleet of the sailing trading company has suffered a great loss recently. I still have to mobilize cargo ships from the ports of other city-states. Time is running out, so I'll have to take my leave now, Chief Lumoluki."
"Can't you stay a little longer, Miss Yaj? I really want to …" The arrogant indigenous nobleman looked at the woman with a fiery gaze and said persistently.
"I'm afraid I can't," Yaj interrupted Lumoluki's words with a charming smile. "According to the plan, the fleet will set sail in a week. There are armors specially requested by His Highness Adalu in the cargo being transported this time. If it's delayed, I'm afraid …"
The woman did not finish her words, but just the mention of the name 'Adalu' was enough to make Lumoluki's expression change drastically. As though he was unwilling to continue talking, he gritted his teeth so hard that it made a sizzling sound. Waving his hand, he dismissed Yaj and the black-haired young man.
Two years ago, Zhang Lisheng had witnessed the power of the Shrimp World No. 1's Sovereign of Truth in Boston to separate the world's fence. He had also witnessed the caution of the foreign world's gods who would rather have their dignity offended by a mortal like him and abandon their most cherished tamed beasts than to set foot in a place that was not shrouded in faith.
Bearing such caution in mind, the young man finally succeeded in concealing his identity after several twists and turns and obtained the opportunity to set foot in the Nutao Sea.
Even though the situation in the Nutao Sea might be more bizarre than he had expected, when he walked out of the hall, Zhang Lisheng still could not help but have an irrepressible joy appear on his face.
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