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    When Lu Wan and the others came, they had already asked Duoya about the situation in the valley and knew that there was a river here. According to experienced people in the fleet, there might be gold particles in the sediment in the river, so Lu Wan asked Duoya in advance  They made some simple gold-mining sieves, made of the thinnest gauze. Now Feng Shijie took such a sieve and began to pan for gold in the river.  .

    I saw Feng Shijie put the sediment from the river bottom into the sieve, and then gently swayed it in the flowing river water. Soon, some of the silt was washed away by the river water, leaving only large pieces of gravel and other debris.  Among these debris, there is a little bit of golden light hidden inside.

    "Gold, as expected, there is gold!" Feng Shijie was trembling with excitement at the moment. He raised his head and shouted at Lu Wan, "Captain, look, we are going to make a fortune this time. You can find a lot of gold grains with just one sieve. This  This river can simply be called a golden river!¡±

    When Lu Wan heard Feng Shijie's words, he jumped into the river excitedly. Then he grabbed the sieve and took a look. Sure enough, he found some tiny gold particles inside. He laughed happily. He was not like ordinary crew members like Curly Hair.  He wants nugget gold like that. After all, as a captain, what he values ????is the discovery of the entire gold mine. As long as he reports the news of the gold mine to the association, his share will definitely not be missing in the end.

    At this time, other crew members also discovered that Feng Shijie had found gold. They took the sieves they brought and jumped into the river to start panning for gold.  Speaking of which, I don¡¯t know how many years of gold have been accumulated at the bottom of this river. As long as ordinary people are not too unlucky, they can easily find some small gold particles, but it is still better than nothing, and after accumulating a little, a lot can be accumulated in one day.  You can also find a lot of gold.

    But looking at those crazy gold-mining companions, one person curled his lips in disdain. This person was naturally Curly Hair who was extremely lucky. Ever since he found the gold nugget, he had been holding on to it and wouldn't let go.  , although he has already said that he will sell it to the association and temporarily give it to the captain Lu Wan for safekeeping, he will still have to keep it for a while in this valley. In addition, with this piece of gold nugget, the broken pieces in the river will  Naturally, the gold dust was not in his old man's eyes.

    Now Curly Mao is thinking happily. After he gets the money, he will buy a large plantation in Taiwan or Luzon, then buy a group of slaves, hire a few strong thugs as overseers, and then take care of the family.  Father, mother, wife and children all came to enjoy the blessing.  At that time, he also resigned from the slave-catching team. After all, although this job was very profitable, it was also too dangerous. He already had a family and a family, and it was time for him to live a peaceful life for a few days.

    The gold mining operation continued until the sun went down. After Lu Wan's repeated urging, the crew members reluctantly left. After all, this valley was not safe, and just now, they had seen several wolf-like animals running towards them.  , just seeing so many of them, they didn't dare to attack, and they all retreated slowly, but if it was night, it would be hard to say.

    When they saw Lu Wan and the others returning home with a full load, the few unlucky guys who stayed behind were naturally envious and jealous, especially when they saw Curly Hair, who was usually inconspicuous, coming back with a piece of gold nugget as big as a human head, which made their eyes red.  , and at the same time, I thought to myself, if I go today, maybe I will be the one who discovers the gold nugget.

    But no matter how jealous they are, it¡¯s useless. After all, the fleet has its own rules. Moreover, Curly Hair has sold the gold nugget to the association, and it is also kept by Captain Lu Wan personally, so no matter how jealous they are, there is nothing they can do.  But the only thing that comforted them was that after dinner, Lu Wan announced on the spot that they would stay here for a few days, and then take turns to go to Jinhe to pan for gold. As for the few people on duty today, they do not need to participate in the lottery tomorrow.  Go to the valley and join in the gold mining.

    Lu Wan and the others stayed here for a total of seven days. Every day they arranged for most of the people to go gold panning. However, they had to hand over part of the gold panning income. This was agreed in advance. After all, only a part of the crew came to the gold mine. In addition, there were  Part of the crew went to sail around the big island and survey Sunset Bay, and their share was indispensable, even for the golden nugget that Curly found.

    Seven days later, Lu Wan informed the team members that they were going back. After all, they had already spent a day and a half when they came. Including the time to go back, it was exactly ten days, and the fleet that was sent out should also be back.  At that time, they gathered together and prepared to return home.

    Although the gold-mining crew members were very reluctant to leave, they all had missions after all, and they had been out for such a long time. It would be a lie to say they didn¡¯t want to go back, especially those crew members who had families and jobs, and they were eager to return home.  So even though the gold mining profits in the past few days have been very rich, it can't stop the crew from feeling homesick.

    Lu Wan and the others went back faster than when they came, because when they came, there was no road in the grass that was as tall as one person, so they needed someone to open the road in front, and they didn't stay on the mountain for long, so  betweenThe road we drove out was not yet covered in grass, which saved us a lot of energy and time.

    However, even if we are walking on the same old path, it is still very uneasy along the way. The most annoying thing is the crocodile hiding in the grass by the water. If you are not careful, you may be attacked by this thing. For example, one of the crew members was attacked.  A huge crocodile suddenly attacked. Fortunately, their clothes were thicker to prevent mosquito bites, and the crew member moved quickly. In the end, the crocodile's teeth only tore his pants and opened two holes on his calf.  Kouzi.

    Regarding this crocodile attack, Doya said she was lucky, because as far as she knew, once bitten by a crocodile, the other person would keep turning around, so if the crocodile really bit the calf this time, then  It was unclear whether the person would survive, but the leg could definitely not be saved.  When Lu Wan and the others heard this, they all broke into a cold sweat and became even more careful to avoid crocodile attacks on the road.

    When Lu Wan and the others arrived at Sunset Bay, the fleet that had left behind to explore the bay was already waiting for them. This fleet with only one large ship had already figured out the topography of the bay, and even the place to build the port was clear.  Marked on the map.

    The day after Lu Wan reunited with the exploration fleet, the fleet that was sent out to measure the area of ??the big island also came back. However, they originally sailed to the east, but now they are still returning from the east. This means that they did not  After completing the mission of circling the big island, when Lu Wan asked the person in charge of this sub-fleet, their suspicions were confirmed.

    It turned out that this fleet had been sailing eastward after being separated from them. However, after three days of sailing, they discovered that there was another vast island to the north of this big island. Although this island was not as big as this big island.  , but it is not much different from Jinzhou and Borneo, and may even be larger than those two continents.

    This discovery made everyone in the fleet very excited. However, they did not stop on the island. Instead, they continued eastward and finally reached the northeast of the big island. They found a vast coral reef and even some formations.  They arrived at the coral islands, and some of the larger islands were still inhabited by natives, which shocked them extremely.  It's a pity that the only person in the fleet who can understand the native language is Liu Kata, but he has been following Lu Wan and the others, so the fleet cannot communicate with the natives on the coral island. It is only through contact that they discovered that these natives  The people make a living by fishing, and their temperament is quite gentle, so they did not attack them.

    However, when the fleet arrived at this coral reef, it was already the fifth day specified by Lu Wan. Although the leader of the fleet wanted to move forward, he was forced by Lu Wan's order, plus  The crew did not want to waste any more time. After all, they had been walking for five days, but they still had not reached the east side of the big island. This was enough to show that the area of ????the big island was far beyond their imagination.

    However, although the crew members of the separate fleet wanted to go back to Lu Wan, in the end they stayed in this coral island group for one more day for one reason. Until the morning of the seventh day after they came out, two large ships took ten people with them.  A small boat began to return.  It was precisely because of their extra day at the coral island group that they came back later than Lu Wan and the others.

    The captain of the dispatched fleet was named Jiang Lu, who was one of Lu Wan's most capable assistants. After he reported the general experience of the voyage to Lu Wan, he suddenly said with a smile: "Captain, this  Although we were not able to sail around the entire island this time, we found a very interesting thing, and we specially brought some to the brothers. Unfortunately, this thing is not easy to maintain. It is okay for a short time, but I want to take it to Taiwan to give away.  But it¡¯s an impossible thing.¡±

    Lu Wan was very interested when he heard it and followed Jiang Lu on their boat.  Lu Wan originally thought that what Jiang Lu and the others brought were some gadgets of the natives, but he did not expect that the other party brought him into the cabin. In the dozen or so huge buckets placed in the cabin, he finally saw the so-called  'Fun stuff'.

    "Lobster! So big!" When Lu Wan saw what was in the special huge bucket, he was startled and couldn't help shouting. In each bucket, there were  There are only lobsters showing their teeth and claws, but these lobsters are a bit too big. Each one is three or four feet long. It is estimated that each one must weigh at least dozens or hundreds of kilograms.  Lu Wan has been making a living at sea for many years and has eaten a lot of lobsters, but this is the first time he has seen such a big lobster.

    Seeing Lu Wan's shocked expression, Jiang Lu smiled proudly and said: "Captain, this is a coral reef group we found in the northeast of the big island. There are many natives living there, including many natives.  People make a living by fishing for shrimps, and this kind of giant lobster is one of their main foods. The crew members were very surprised when they saw it, so I stayed there for one more day and caught a lot of this kind.  I brought the lobster back, but it¡¯s a pity that it¡¯s difficult to raise lobsters, many have died on the road, and now there are only a dozen left.¡±

      (To be continued) q
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