Chen Xiao didn't speak, Lao Tian glanced at him: "What, don't you believe it?"
He pointed to the small satellite device on the bow of the ship: "I think this thing is too inconspicuous, not as amazing as I said."
"Sort of."
Chen Xiao nodded embarrassedly.
That thing looked tattered, no different from the TV satellite signal receiving device that can be bought for one or two thousand yuan in China.
And it's rusty, it doesn't really look like some high-tech thing.
Lao Tian smiled and didn't explain much.
Soon, he drove the yacht and began to slow down.
Just ahead, a large area of fog appeared.
The yacht just drove headlong into a large white mist.
The visibility around was very low, but Lao Tian drove the yacht easily, and even whistled leisurely, but he put on a detector.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask: "You have such a big fog, aren't you afraid of hitting a reef or something?"
"You can look at it with a detector."
Chen Xiao took out his detector according to his words, and as soon as he opened it, a strange scene appeared on the lens of his left eye In the detector, the large white mist in front of him was actually not white The surrounding areas are all faint dark red, and among the large areas of dark red, there is a faint blank space He immediately removed the detector, looked at it, and then put it on again, and saw a large white mist with the naked eye, but in the detector's display, it turned red, leaving a passage in the middle "This is the entrance."
Lao Tian smiled slightly.
After driving in the fog for about an hour, the boat finally drove out, and an island appeared in front of Chen Xiao's eyes It's clearly a volcanic island, with towering peaks at the center of the island and a lush Southern Hemisphere jungle around it, but it's clear that after being undeveloped, a large area of human architecture can be seen faintly below the mountain.
What disappointed Chen Xiao was that according to his original impression of the service club in his heart: high-tech "equipment", sophisticated instruments, detectors, and anti-electromagnetic suits left Chen Xiao with a preconceived impression, and he thought that the headquarters of the service club would definitely be like a base in a science fiction movie.
But in front of me, although the area of this island is very large, but when you look at it, the human buildings are much simpler than you imagined, as if it is a very inconspicuous island town.
There were several small boats moored at the pier on the west side of the island, and Lao Tian drove the yacht to approach.
On the dock, a few uniformed sailor-looking people immediately came out, and they didn't speak, but jumped directly onto the boat and helped tie the cable and something.
Chen Xiao noticed that someone immediately took away the satellite device that was placed on the bow of the ship.
From beginning to end, these people didn't say a word to Lao Tian, just worked silently, and after they were done, they nodded to Lao Tian, their eyes were very friendly, and they left quickly.
"Alright, go ashore, boy."
Lao Tian was the first to jump on the pier: "Welcome to our homeland, our homeland" Tranquility, this is the first feeling Chen Xiao felt after coming ashore.
When I came out of the pier, I saw a stone monument with the same sentence engraved in English and Chinese and several other languages: "All life should be respected" Chen Xiao stood in front of this stone tablet and looked at it for a while, although his face was calm, his eyes changed slightly.
Lao Tian didn't say anything, and directly led Chen Xiao to continue walking.
There is also a row of wooden houses by the sea, in which several shirtless men in beach shorts are busy, they are busy with tools in their hands, repairing the ship's motors and other things, some are holding inflatable pumps and inflating oxygen cylinders, and some are holding a bucket of paint and carefully painting a sampan.
Next to it is a place that looks like a small bar.
Passing by the outside of the wooden house, Chen Xiao can hear the country music coming from inside, as well as the lively noise, the sound of beer bottles colliding, and the fragrant smell of beer, as if it is no different from any seaside resort in the world.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but stop and take a look inside, there were about a dozen customers in the bar, men and women, dressed in relaxed beach casual clothes and beach pants, looking no different from beach tourists from all over the world.
Everything in it was wooden, wooden bar, wooden beer glasses, wooden beer barrels People didn't pay attention to the two Orientals at the door, only occasionally someone cast a look, and they quickly turned away, as if there was no curiosity.
"I still miss this place."
Lao Tian took a deep breath: "The beer here is very good, do you want to try it?"
After speaking, without waiting for Chen Xiao to speak, he pulled Chen Xiao into the bar and came to the bar.
"Hey, old Billy, look who's coming."
Lao Tian patted it on the bar.
Soon, a figure jumped on the bar quickly, yes, he just "jumped" onto the bar This is a dwarf, only about a meter tall, with a long beard, which drags directly to the knee and even ties a bow like a dwarf "Look at the guys, let's see who's back, our martial arts master is coming home hahahaha" The dwarf's voice is loud and hearty, and it is actually a standard Chinese.
Soon, there was a snap, and a wooden beer glass full of beer slapped on the table.
"I've invited this cup, welcome old friends home," the dwarf laughed.
Many guests in the room raised their glasses, and some laughed happily: "Lao Tian, welcome back" "Haha, how long will you stay this time?"
"It's not going to come back and buy cell repair solution, right?"
"God, I heard that you emptied all of Pete's cell repair fluid inventory last month, haha."
"Lao Tian, help me bring a message to Zhu Rong, get rid of that guy from Gonggong, we all love her very much.
Hahahaha" Lao Tian raised his glass in a burst of laughter and poured it down, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and wipe his mouth vigorously: "Cool Old Billy's beer is the best in Australia" "Wrong, it's the best on the planet," the gnome named Old Billy yrith yelled dissatisfied.
Then, those green eyes looked at Chen Xiao who was standing behind Lao Tian: "Yi Lao Tian, who is this kid behind you, is this Dongfang kid your son?"
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"My son is not kidding."
Lao Tian shook his head: "Have you forgotten that my last son died during the First World War." ” This sentence thundered Chen Xiao.
"Oh yes."
Old Billy sighed, "God bless that kid."
Alas, poor my daughter."
Lao Tian glanced at Chen Xiao and explained in a low voice: "My last son took one of Old Billy's adopted daughters.
He died in Burma during the First World War.
Old Billy and I are kind of family. ” Chen Xiao couldn't help but glance at this old Billy, how old he was "Beer, old Billy, don't stare at it, and get a drink for the kids I brought."
Lao Tian smiled slightly.
Soon, Chen Xiao picked up the beer in front of him and was stunned for a moment.
Then he subconsciously touched the wallet in his pocket.
"Don't."
Lao Tian quickly stopped Chen Xiao's movements and said with a smile: "On this island, the currencies of all countries in the world are not universal. ” Well "So what to buy things with" Lao Tian shook his head, didn't explain, just smiled faintly at Old Billy: "Keep my account." ” Then he gulped down all the beer and patted his belly: "Okay, you guys continue to be happy, I still have things to take care of, and I'll come over in the evening when I have time." ” Chen Xiao, who had just drunk a little bit of beer, left the bar quickly.
"The people in it just now, all of them" "All of them are Adepts."
Lao Tian nodded, his voice calm.
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment: "How many people are still capable on the island?"
"The permanent population here is usually around 6,000, but it reaches more than 10,000 every summer."
Lao Tian smiled.
More than ten thousand Chen Xiao's eyes widened, imagine the scene of more than 10,000 "non-humans" gathering on the island.
"This is not surprising.
ISS is the largest paranormal organization in the world.
On this island, there are not only service members, but also some other organizations or paranormal tourists from all over the world."
"Tourist" Chen Xiao frowned: "Can this also be used as a tourist location?"
"Why not" Lao Tian smiled: "This place is just not open to ordinary people, as long as it is not an organization hostile to the service society, any other organization can go to this island, as long as it can be arranged in advance, get in touch with the people of the service society, and obtain permission to land." ” "But why do you want to come?"
"Procurement."
Lao Tian gave an interesting answer. procurement Fortunately, Chen Xiao soon understood the meaning of "procurement".
It was a quick walk down the path into the town.
The buildings in the town are not as tall as you might think, they are all low-rise houses, and many of them are even colonial-style.
On a street that is not wide, there are not many pedestrians on the road.
The streets are lined with quirky shops.
"Pete's Goods" "There is a shop for all kinds of herbs" "Serve you and solve all your troubles" "Credit Appraisal Agency" "Century-old pawnshop" Obviously, this is a Chinese shop.
"Second-hand market" Chen Xiao walked all the way, dizzying: "What kind of places are here?"
"Marketplace."
Lao Tian pouted: "To be precise, it's a grocery market."
Here you can buy everything from electromagnetic guns and protective suits to all kinds of equipment, detectors and even large equipment.
Of course, most of them are parallel imports, or old equipment that has been eliminated by many formal organizations.
Truly top-notch equipment is rarely on the market, and even if it does, it won't be much. ” After a pause, Lao Tian thought for a moment and told Chen Xiao: "You can think of this place as a flea market in the Alien Realm.
Every year, a lot of Strangers come here to buy some necessities.
For example, cell repair liquid, or selling your own equipment. ” As he spoke, he pointed to a large sign at the intersection in front of him.
On this billboard, there are many small announcements densely pasted.
"Eighty percent of the new detectors are shot, the X890 model, and the shielding device is retained.
If you are interested in purchasing, please contact XX Hotel on XX Street to find Mr.
XX. ” "A small amount of cell repair solution for sale, home delivery, please contact xxxxxx" "A full set of the latest field personnel equipment is available, there are only three sets, if you want to buy it, please contact xxxxxxx as soon as possible" "A large number of electromagnetic gun accessories are sold, and if you are equipped with the legal certificate of the Ability Alliance, please contact xxxxxx" Chen Xiao was stunned.
To be continued: