The Black Dragon escaped through the secret passage of the treasure cave and soon came out of the dense forest near the beach. This place was only a few hundred steps away from the beach. Although there were poisonous snakes blocking the way, compared to the location of the treasure cave, going to the beach from here would undoubtedly save a lot of time, allowing them to return to the ship earlier.
"Great Emperor, we've finally escaped. From where we are, we can return to the ship faster. Black Tiger and the others are definitely not as fast as us. Moreover, there are so many treasures in the cave that they can't walk anymore."
A confidant said.
"Great Emperor, it's such a pity to leave so many treasures to Black Tiger. This is not a small fortune!"
Another confidant said.
The Black Dragon smiled and said, "Spending money to avoid disaster! It's good enough that we can keep our lives now. How can we expect anything else? Let's hurry back! "
After that, the Black Dragon and his brothers avoided the poisonous snakes all the way back to the beach and quickly ran to the ship.
However, when the Black Dragon and his brothers were halfway to the ship, a group of people suddenly rushed out. They immediately took action and subdued the Black Dragon and his pirates without missing a single one.
"How can you go back on your words? You're too untrustworthy."
After the Black Dragon was caught, he roared in exasperation.
Chen Long came out of the cabin and said with a smile, "We're not trustworthy. How dare you pirates talk about trustworthiness? How ridiculous."
"Who are you? Aren't you pirates? "
The Black Dragon looked at Chen Long in confusion.
At this time, more and more people came out of the cabin. At least three hundred people jumped out of the decks of the two ships. The Black Dragon was scared out of his wits.
Chen Long did not want to beat around the bush and said, "We're soldiers of the Tang dynasty. We have nothing to do with pirates. You've been arrested. Just accept your fate!"
"Soldiers of the Tang dynasty? You're actually soldiers? Then what about Black Tiger and the others?"
The Black Dragon asked doubtfully.
Chen Long said, "They were all captured earlier, and now they have surrendered. You had the chance to surrender, but you didn't cherish it. Now that we have caught you, there is no such thing as surrendering. Is it really a pity?"
When the Black Dragon heard this, he did not say anything. He looked very helpless.
Not long after, more than ten ships that were hidden nearby all came over. Ang Lee also stood at the bow of the ship and quickly disembarked on Ghost Snake Island.
"Assistant Minister Li, the treasure cave is real. We found a lot of treasures inside. There are at least a few hundred boxes. It's just that the roads on the island aren't easy to traverse. Not only is the terrain rugged, there are also many poisonous snakes. If we want to transport all these treasures away, I'm afraid we'll have to spend a lot of effort. "
The captain of the Tang dynasty returned to the beach and told them about the treasure cave.
"There are hundreds of boxes. Since so many treasures have been found, we can't leave them here. They must all be transported away, even if it's dangerous. Didn't we prepare a lot of sulfur? Let's use it."
Ang Lee said. After a pause, he continued, "No, there's a better way. It's better to set fire to the dense forest on the island. If the forest is burned, all the poisonous snakes inside will be burned to death. In this way, it will be much more convenient to transport the treasures."
Although burning the vegetation on the island would seriously damage the ecological environment of the island, it was just a deserted island. No matter how serious the damage was, it would be repaired in the future. It would not really have a big impact. For the safety of the soldiers, they had to do this. After all, there were too many poisonous snakes here. If they walked carefully in the forest, they would easily be bitten by the poisonous snakes. If they transported these heavy treasures, it would be even more difficult to find the poisonous snakes hiding in the dark. Therefore, the best way was to eliminate all these poisonous snakes. Burning all the vegetation was undoubtedly the best way. As for the treasures in the cave, because they were all gold and silver, they were not afraid of being burned and the fire could not reach the treasure cave.
The soldiers of the Tang dynasty immediately began to prepare. They prepared many places to ignite fires and soon set fire on the island.
The effect of setting fire in broad daylight was surprisingly good. Before long, the entire Ghost Snake Island was engulfed in a thick sea of fire. In order to avoid being affected, all the ships moved back and kept a distance of a few hundred feet from the beach. They just watched from afar.
After the fire burned, many poisonous snakes on the island were burned to death. However, more poisonous snakes began to flee. They fled to the beach and from the beach to the sea. Many of them were sea snakes. They could naturally survive in the sea, but most of them were land snakes. They could not adapt to the sea environment, but it was not a big problem for them to adapt in a short time.
However, there were only a few poisonous snakes that could escape. Most of the poisonous snakes were destined to be burned alive by the fire. Even if they hid underground, it would be difficult for them to survive. After all, the fire was very terrifying. It would produce very high temperatures and a lot of poisonous smoke. Even if the poisonous snakes hid in caves, they would not be able to avoid the attack of the smoke. In short, as long as the fire was strong enough, it would be difficult for the poisonous snakes on the island to escape. It would also be difficult for other small animals to survive under the burning of this fire.
The fire burned for a very long time. After all, the area of the island was several miles wide, and there was an extraordinary amount of vegetation. It was obviously not possible to burn down such a huge island in a short period of time. It would take a very long time to burn it down.
Ang Lee was very patient. He just had to wait slowly. The fire would burn out sooner or later. As long as the fire burned out, the treasures in the treasure cave would belong to the soldiers of the Tang dynasty.
The fire was ignited in the morning. It was not until dusk in the afternoon that the fire finally stopped. The vegetation on the entire Ghost Snake Island was basically burned out. Although there was still a lot of smoke and sporadic small fires on the island, the main fire was already gone. It was time to transport the treasures on the island.
"Assistant Minister Li, I think it's about time. Since the sky is still bright, why don't we transport the treasures now? Before dark, all the treasures will be on the ship."
It was really good. It was worth it. After all, there were many sources of books. The books were complete and updated quickly.
Ang Lee nodded and sent most of the soldiers to transport the treasures. He wanted to move all the treasures on the ship as soon as possible.
"Not bad. This treasure cave is very unique. There are so many treasures hidden in it. Judging from the state of these treasures, this treasure cave has existed for at least five or six hundred years. Unfortunately, there are no marks on these gold and silver. I can't tell when they are, but from the shape, they should be the gold and silver of the Great Han Dynasty."
Ang Lee personally walked into the treasure cave and looked at the treasures in the cave.
Chen Long nodded, expressing his approval.
If the soldiers wanted to move all the treasures here, they would need to go back and forth at least three or four times. They could barely complete this task before dark.
After walking out of the treasure cave, Ang Lee strolled around the charred island.
At this time, there were no wild animals on the entire Ghost Snake Island. All the animals were burned to death by the fire. Especially the large number of poisonous snakes, they were all burned to ashes. Some of them were left with skeletons lying quietly on the ground. Some of the snakes that were not completely burned emitted a strong smell of burnt meat. It was very pungent and made people feel very uncomfortable.
"In such a small area, there are dozens of snake skeletons. It seems that the number of poisonous snakes on this Ghost Snake Island is much more than I imagined."
Chen Long looked at the surrounding snake skeletons and said with lingering fear.
From the situation of the snake skeletons, the number of poisonous snakes on the island was extremely large. It was much more than what the soldiers had imagined. It was probably because some of the poisonous snakes were hiding underground and in caves and did not come out to block the way. When the island was burned, the poisonous snakes that were hiding in the treetops and caves were all forced out. Therefore, it seemed that there were many poisonous snakes. The density of the snakes was much higher than what the soldiers had reported.
Looking at the densely packed snake skeletons, Ang Lee was greatly shocked. The density of the poisonous snakes was so high that it was simply a forbidden zone for life. If a human was unprepared and rashly entered this island, the chances of survival would be very low. It was very likely that they would be bitten to death by the poisonous snakes. The fact that Black Tiger's subordinates were bitten to death was enough to explain everything.
"That's right! The density of the poisonous snakes here is too high. The entire island is filled with poisonous snakes! With so many poisonous snakes, what do they eat? "
Ang Lee looked at the ashes on the ground in confusion.
Poisonous snakes were carnivores. Since there were so many poisonous snakes here, there must be a large amount of food. Otherwise, it would be impossible to feed so many poisonous snakes.
Using his feet to search the ground for a moment, Ang Lee found many small animal skeletons. These little guys were obviously rats. Naturally, there were many of them. These rats should be the snake's food. Of course, the snake's food could also be other animals. For example, the birds flying in the sky could also be the snake's food. When the birds were tired from flying in the sky, they would come to the island to rest. This was the snake's opportunity. As long as the birds dared to come down, the snake would dare to eat the birds.
The skeletons left behind at the scene might not be the exact number of small animals on the island. After all, the fire in some places was too big. The skeletons of small animals could be burned to ashes. There were also some small animals that hid in caves and were suffocated to death in the caves. These were all missed. It could be seen that there were still many small animals on this small island. The vegetation here was lush, so naturally, there would be more small animals.
Because the road was rather rugged, sometimes high and sometimes low, and each chest of treasures was very heavy, it was naturally more difficult to move them. The actual speed of the soldiers was slower than expected, which resulted in the treasures not being completely moved even after the sky turned dark. They still had to continue moving them with torches.
"Assistant Minister Li, these treasures are really not easy to move. This road is too difficult to walk on. After dark, it will be even slower to move them. I estimate that we will have to wait for another two hours to move them all."
One of the captains said.
Ang Lee nodded and ordered the soldiers to prepare torches. They were prepared to work through the night. Fortunately, they used fire to burn the vegetation and poisonous snakes on the island. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to move them.
Most of the vegetation on the island had been burned, but there were still some large trees whose trunks had not been completely burned. It would not be long before these tenacious trees would sprout again and grow green again. The entire island would be covered in green again. Don't look at how the island had been burned. In at most one or two years, the island would be completely covered in green again. It was just that the trees that were hundreds of years old had been burned. It was impossible for them to grow again. After the island was covered in green again, the trees would no longer exist. Only small saplings would remain. Then, after a few dozen years, these small saplings would once again grow into towering trees. From then on, Ghost Snake Island would return to its original appearance. It was very likely that the poisonous snakes on the island would once again breed and become the same as before. Although the fire had burned most of the poisonous snakes to death, there were still some fish that escaped the net. Those that escaped into the sea were a portion of them. These lucky snakes that had survived would quickly expand their population again. There would also be a portion of the mice and other small animals on the island that would survive. On such a large island, it was impossible for all the animals to be burned. There would always be some lucky ones that managed to escape. These lucky fellows would have to shoulder the task of breeding the population.
More than two hours after nightfall, all the treasures in the treasure cave had been moved onto the ship. The soldiers were too tired. Therefore, Ang Lee decided to rest for the night. The next morning, they would set off to return to the Black Dragon Sea Region. They would return during the day. This way, they should be able to reach the Black Dragon Island before tomorrow evening.
All the ships once again approached Ghost Snake Island. After anchoring, Ang Lee and the others began to sort out the treasures that had been moved onto the ship. They wanted to see how many treasures there were so that they could have an idea.
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