On this continent, even the natives of Java are unwilling to come, so where can the sharp weapons come from? Obviously this is what those people left behind.
"Continue." With initial traces, Han Du waved his hand and continued to move forward.
When they came to a hillside, Jiang Ming stood in front and pointed to a river in the distance at the foot of the hillside, and said to Han Du: "There is a pig dragon here. Most of the last general's men were killed here. It was exactly here.
Because these pigs and dragons blocked the road, the traces of those people were lost."
Han Du raised his eyes and looked towards the river. He saw that the water surface was calm and calm. He didn't even see a ghost. He couldn't help but look back at Jiang Ming and asked: "Where is it?"
Jiang Ming didn't see anything, and suddenly his face became a little confused. He quickly waved his hand to call his subordinates, and asked sternly: "Where is the Pig Dragon you are talking about? Where is it? Isn't it because you are scared and don't dare to pursue it?
, just made up an excuse to excuse it, right?"
The visitor was a school captain. When Jiang Ming asked him this question, he immediately felt humiliated and said with a red face: "Uncle, when have my subordinates ever been afraid?"
He turned around and raised his hand to point towards the river, "These pig dragons are completely different from those of our Ming Dynasty. Not only are they big and ferocious, but they are also very capable. They are all hiding under the water, and we are watching them here.
It's not possible. It was because of this that we took it lightly and lost several brothers."
Jiang Ming patted his shoulder to comfort him a few times and said, "This is my virtue. I speak openly. Don't take it to your heart."
After that, he turned to look at Han Du and asked tentatively: "Master Hou?"
Han Du pondered for a while and then ordered neatly: "For those who are coming, form a shield formation to defend. Get closer and greet them with Thunder Thunder first."
The two teams of soldiers quickly gathered at the front, took off the steel shields with their backhands and connected them with each other, and slowly stepped forward. When they stood at a distance where they could throw the Thunderbolt into the river, even at this time, there was still no trace of water in the river.
There was no movement at all, as if there was really nothing.
However, the navy soldiers didn't care. Since Han Du ordered to use the Thunder to greet him first, he would use the Thunder to greet him.
There was a loud hissing sound, and wisps of light blue smoke emerged from the fuse.
Huh~huh~huh~
A dozen thunderbolts crossed a distance of about ten feet and fell into the water by the river.
Boom~Boom~Boom~
Balls of fire flashed, accompanied by a scream of wild beasts, and a large pool of river water was dyed red.
"Damn it! It's really hidden in the water." Han Du sounded a little angry, waving his hands and shouting: "Keep blowing up, don't stop. I want to see if I can blow them up."
The river water mixed with mud rolled up, and the riverside turned into turbidity in an instant. The pig dragon jumped onto the shore like crazy and was about to rush towards the crowd.
However, under Han Du's order, at this moment, more thunderbolts came to the head of Zhu Po Dragon. The explosion at close range was extremely lethal, even with Zhu Po Dragon's rough skin and thick flesh, it was difficult to withstand it.
The damage from the shock wave caused several of them to bleed from their mouths and noses. There were even two that were seriously injured and fell limply to the ground, motionless.
Such a big pig-shaped dragon instantly frightened the soldiers, and then a steady stream of sky-shaking thunder was thrown towards the pig-shaped dragon.
After several consecutive attacks, all the pig dragons lay limply on the ground, and none of them could survive.
Jiang Ming quickly waved people to come forward to check, and waited until it was safe before taking Han Du forward.
Han Du looked at the large and small pig dragons lying dead on the ground. There were more than a dozen of them. However, some of them were big and some were small. The big ones had a head and tail that were more than a foot long, while the small ones were only five or six feet long.
This is obviously a family, but now that they have been served in one pot, the whole family has become neat and tidy.
"Come here, please pull off all the skin for me. Also, don't waste the meat. Cut it off and eat it when you have a chance. These are good things." Han Du looked at the somewhat broken crocodile skin, his eyes shining.
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Fang Xiaoru was a little confused about what Han Du was happy about, and asked in confusion: "What are you doing with the skin?"
"I can't explain this to you. Anyway, it's just useful." How could Han Du tell Fang Xiaoru that he couldn't say that he was going to use it to make bags?
Whatever Han Du said, Jiang Ming did.
He was busy directing his hands to separate the skin and meat of these pig-shaped dragons. Suddenly a soldier ran up to him holding a handful of soil and said excitedly: "Uncle, please look at it, what is this?"
As soon as Jiang Ming's eyes fell on the soil held by the soldier, he saw a shining spot of light. This spot of light was very small, probably about the same as the tip of a needle, or even smaller. But it was flashing with yellow light.
, but it is so tempting and eye-catching.
Without the soldier saying anything, Jiang Ming carefully stretched out his fingers, pinched the light in his hand, and then ran towards Han Du without looking back.
"Master Marquis, please look." Jiang Ming's excitement was no different from that of the soldier just now, and the light in his eyes was even stronger.
Han Du saw the tiny light spot on the belly of Jiang Ming's finger at a glance, and quickly picked it off from Jiang Ming's finger.
"Gold." Han Du smiled and nodded, saying with great certainty.
Although the purity may not be high, it is definitely gold.
"Go, dig some soil from the river, dig as deep as possible, and have a look." Han Du ordered Jiang Ming without hesitation.
"It's an order." Jiang Ming turned around happily and called the soldiers to dig soil in the river. Based on his understanding of the Marquis, as long as he could eat meat, the Marquis would never forget his subordinates.
Even a soldier has to take a sip of soup. If there is really gold sand in the river here, he will really get rich.
As soon as they heard that there was gold in the river, everyone suddenly became excited. However, the military order was like a mountain. Since the Marquis did not let them go down to the river to dig dirt, they naturally did not dare to disobey the order. They could only stand on the bank and look at it with envy.
Two teams of soldiers splashing in the river.
A large amount of soil from the river bottom was dug ashore. The other two teams worked together in pairs, using the steel shield as a basin. They put the excavated soil in the shield, carefully put it into the water, and slowly swung the soil out.
There is only a little bit of sediment left in the steel shield.
Then gather the sediment together and continue to clean it out bit by bit at a slower and more careful speed.
Finally, a handful of golden sand is left.
Gold!
Everyone had the ultimate smile on their faces.
"This is really a treasure land. After just a short walk, we can encounter a river that produces golden sand." Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but sigh.
Gold is indeed the most attractive thing in the world, and even a well-informed scholar like Fang Xiaoru is not exempt from it.
However, Fang Xiaoru was surprised to find that Han Du looked at Jin Zi without the slightest greed, but instead fell into deep thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Han Du's behavior was so strange and alien that Fang Xiaoru had to ask curiously.
Han Du glanced at Jin Zi again, turned to Fang Xiaoru and smiled: "Do you think those people discovered the gold here?"
Fang Xiaoru didn't know why Han Du asked this. He lowered his head and frowned for a moment, then raised his head and replied: "There shouldn't be, right? If they knew there was gold here, would they give up here? Although there are many pigs and dragons, it shouldn't be possible.
Holding back thousands of people.”
Han Du smiled noncommittally, looked up towards the upper reaches of the river, and said with deep meaning: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe they discovered the gold here, but they wanted more, so they gave up here."
"Whether it is yes or not, just go and take a look." Han Du said to himself, and immediately said to Jiang Ming and Zhang Chao: "Everyone, go up the river."
The army moved towards the upper reaches of the river, some with regret on their faces and some with joy in their hearts.
Sure enough, after walking less than ten miles, I found a gold mine that had obviously been dug by someone. The dense holes on the mountain were so deep that it was difficult to see the bottom, showing how many people had gathered here to mine gold.
Smelting gold.
"Master Marquis, I'm afraid this is where the gold mine is. I've never seen those mines before, and those people may have left without even finishing digging." Jiang Ming said with excitement.
Han Du remained silent and looked at Zhang Chao.
Zhang Chao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, I have seen the place where the fire was burned. Judging from the remaining ashes, these people have not been away for more than two months at most."
"Two months? Are you sure?" Han Du's voice changed and he confirmed with Zhang Chao again.
Zhang Chao nodded solemnly and said: "The end will be determined."
"Two months," Han Du murmured subconsciously, then shook his head and said with a chuckle: "People really die for money and birds die for food. These people really want money rather than their lives, and they dare to stay here for so long."
Jiang Ming's face suddenly turned ugly. He quickly clasped his fists and knelt down on one knee towards Han Du, saying, "It's the general's fault. If the general had sent more people here, they would have been caught earlier."
Those people left just two months ago, which means they stayed here for more than two years. If Jiang Ming had not continued to send people to investigate because he was not afraid of losses, he would have found these people.
Unfortunately, there are no what-ifs in the world.
Han Du waved his hand and said, "This is none of your business. You didn't expect those people to dare to stay here."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness." Seeing that Han Du had no intention of pursuing the matter, Jiang Ming breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.
At this time, Fang Xiaoru wandered up to Han Du, raised his head and gestured towards the gold mine, and said: "Facing this gold mountain, are you going to stay and dig for gold? Or continue to pursue?"
"What? You want to test me?" Han Du suddenly turned around and smiled at Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru didn't answer, just looked at Han Du with a smile on his face.
"Hmph!" A voice burst out of Han Du's nasal cavity and said: "Children make choices, I want it all. I want this gold mine, and I want the lives of those people. But this gold mine is here, no one can move it.
If you don’t leave, those people left with the finished gold. Instead of wasting time and effort digging here, it’s better to just go and rob them.”
Han Du didn't hesitate for a moment and continued to say to Jiang Ming: "I'll leave the gold digging to you and dig it slowly later. Of course, you should share some of the benefits with everyone. It's up to you to catch birds from across the mountain."
"Now, let me chase everyone and steal their gold!"
"Ouch~~"
Money and silk really move people’s hearts!
If it hadn't been for Han Du's words, then perhaps no one would be interested in continuing the pursuit. After all, it's better to have a thousand birds in the forest than a bird in hand. The gold mine in front of you is real. Just dig it out and look for it.
Get the gold you dreamed of.
But Han Du's words woke everyone up. The gold here will not escape. On the contrary, those people are running away with the gold. How long will it take if we don't chase them now?
Following the vague traces, Han Du and others soon discovered a gathering place. The wood was deeply inserted into the soil, and the wall made of a row of logs was more than ten feet high. Unless there were siege equipment,
Otherwise, even ordinary ferocious beasts will not be able to get in.
There are wooden houses lined up in rows, occupying a huge open space, and there is even a building with a special style.
When Han Du saw this building, he immediately felt at ease. The style of this building was exactly the same as the ancestral hall that Han Du had seen on Yaeyama Island, but it was much smaller.
It seems that these people really like to build ancestral halls. They will build ancestral halls even when they are still on the run and have settled down a little. Are ancestral halls really so important?
Han Du couldn't help but shook his head and thought.
Suddenly, a realization flashed through Han Du's mind. "No, this ancestral hall may not be a simple ancestral hall. It may be a manifestation of the power of those in power. Otherwise, how could it be possible to spare no effort to repair it when running away for one's life?"
Where is it?"
Since the ancestral hall is so important, Han Du naturally thought more deeply: "Are these people all organized into families? Only in this way can the ancestral hall become so important."
Han Du quickly walked into the ancestral hall to check, and sure enough, the entire ancestral hall was moved empty, just like the one on Yaeyama Island, nothing was left.
Han Du felt a little pity. If he knew who these people were worshiping, he might be able to dig out the people hiding in the Ming Dynasty.
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Han Du was in a low mood and a little frustrated.
Fang Xiaoru didn't feel anything at all. After looking inside and outside, he stood next to Han Du and asked doubtfully: "It's strange. There are so many houses. It was obvious that many people lived here. But why?
But they didn’t see the fields where food was grown. Don’t they have anything to eat or drink?”
Since these people had been away for about two months, the cultivated fields could be seen at a glance and could not be hidden at all. But what surprised Fang Xiaoru was that he looked over it and did not see any land being cultivated.
It's like having a good time.
"Maybe they don't have to grow food at all." Han Du thought of something and answered Fang Xiaoru's question.
Fang Xiaoru looked at Han Du strangely and asked, "If you don't grow food, what will they eat?"
"Eat meat." Han Du glanced at Fang Xiaoru with great certainty, "If they don't eat food, they won't starve to death even if they eat meat."
Fang Xiaoru looked at Han Du speechlessly. He wanted to scold Han Du, "Why don't you eat minced meat?" But he still suppressed his thoughts and asked hesitantly: "There is no food, where can they get meat?"
Han Du raised his hand and pointed toward the vast world, and said helplessly: "This ghost place has abundant rain, lush vegetation, and is full of bison and wild sheep. Those people only need to organize their manpower and go hunting to get the cattle."
Why do they need to grow food if they can’t finish the sheep?”
Yes, growing food is a lot of trouble. You need to loosen the soil, fertilize, water, and wait carefully for a year before you can harvest one or two stones. How easy is hunting? Get some mechanisms out, find a herd of cattle and sheep,
It only lasts for a day or two at most, and the meat you get is enough to last for several months. After such a comparison, who would grow food?
Another problem is that those people are on the run, who knows if they have seeds in their hands? Without seeds, growing food will be even more impossible.
"You can eat endless amounts of meat just by hunting. Is there such a place in the world?" Fang Xiaoru was shocked by Han Du's words and looked in disbelief.
Han Du turned to look at him and said, "Isn't that what you are seeing?"
"But we came all the way, why didn't we see any trace of cattle or sheep?" Fang Xiaoru asked again.
Han Du's expression calmed down slightly, he hummed twice, and said with a sneer: "Perhaps all the cattle and sheep around here have been eaten by those people, and this may be the reason why they had to move away."
It makes sense. Fang Xiaoru nodded secretly.
After all, there are gold mines nearby. If it weren't for the lack of food, no one would leave easily. Only when there is no food will food be more important than gold.
Jiang Ming and Zhang Chao quickly searched the entire village with their hands, but found nothing of value. As for gold, not even a hair was found.
"Master Hou, there are signs of someone leaving in the north." Zhang Chao said quickly as soon as he arrived in front of Han Du.
Han Du's face suddenly turned cold and he asked sharply: "Going north? Are you sure?"
Zhang Chao nodded solemnly.
Han Du didn't hesitate anymore and immediately ordered: "Chase, keep chasing."
Of course we have to chase, the gold has been taken away by these people! The thought of someone taking away such a large amount of gold makes everyone feel hot in their hearts and they chase after them without hesitation.
Chasing, chasing till the end of time, I will get my gold back!
Next, more and clearer traces are revealed.
Perhaps because those people had no time to deal with it, at one place, Han Du and others saw the skeletons of many cattle and sheep, roughly estimated to be hundreds. The meat had been cut away, leaving only the pale skeletons.
Seeing that the target was right in front of them, everyone was even more excited.
But the further north Han Du went, the uglier his face became.
Sure enough, after seeing a clean felled giant tree, everyone's expressions turned bad.
Judging from the shape of the remaining trees, you can know how tall these trees are. Cutting down such trees is obviously not used for burning firewood, and even if they are burned, they will not be completely burned.