Molasses Island is a typical subtropical island with less than 30,000 people living on the island, including brown-skinned indigenous and white colonists.
Among them, colonists accounted for less than 1/10 of the total population, and they mainly settled in prosperous areas near the docks. In the hinterland of the island, in the vast sugar cane plantations, thousands of indigenous and black slaves were working.
Under the supervision of the overseer's whip, he harvested sugar cane sweating profusely under the scorching sun.
This island, rich in cane sugar, molasses and rum, like other archipelagos in this sea area, is inconspicuous in the huge overseas colonial territory of the Kingdom of Feijin, but it has an important trade status.
Including the "Good Luck", there are no fewer than ten large cargo ships moored at the pier, waiting to load the sugar and its by-products that are abundant on the island. They can also replenish water and food here.
From the moment he boarded the dock, Gao Fei gained the authority to "descend the gods" and could finally personally bring in the protagonist and advance the plot of this chapter.
There is a sweet smell in the air, and the lively port market is full of vendors selling snacks along the street, most of whom are a mixture of indigenous and white people.
Colonists, tourists and sailors often hunted for women on this tropical island. With their skin color and cheap gifts, they could easily seduce indigenous girls with simple nature, and they would leave when they had enough.
Leaping, leaving the pregnant lover alone - this is how many mixed-race children on the island were born.
Compared with the indigenous people on the island, most of the mixed-race people have an advantage in language. They can barely communicate with tourists by relying on the poor language of the mother country and hand gestures. They are very suitable for occupations such as hawkers and brokers. According to Paul,
One of the highest paying professions is pimping.
As soon as Gao Fei landed on the dock, two mixed-race boys, both seven or eight years old, ran over to him and fawned over him with playful smiles.
At first, the boys said they were going to carry his bags and run errands for him. Then they realized that the young gentleman had no luggage, so they came over and mysteriously said they would take him somewhere interesting.
Gao Fei remained on guard and told the two teenagers that he only wanted to stroll on the street and then go for a walk on the beach, and was definitely not interested in the fashion they introduced.
The two little guys didn't give up, patting their chests and stammering assurances that the girl introduced to him was hot and clean, and would definitely not cause him to contract syphilis.
"How do you know she's not sick?" Paul interjected with a half-smile.
"Sir, that beautiful girl is my biological mother!" A young man stared at his dark eyes and asked confidently, "If she has sexually transmitted diseases, can she still give birth to me and my brother healthy?"
Gao Fei almost lost his breath after hearing this.
The well-informed little Marquis couldn't stop laughing. He waved the two little boys away angrily and cursed: "What a hell, I have no interest in eating old hens!"
"What old hen?" Lisa came over curiously and asked.
"Uh, I'm discussing with Mr. Musk what to have for dinner." Paul smiled awkwardly to cover up.
"Let's not worry about dinner for now. The weather is extremely hot. The most important thing now is to find a drink to quench our thirst."
Lisa fanned herself with a handmade fan made of flamingo feathers mixed with palm leaves. This was a souvenir she had just bought from a vendor, but the hot air hit her face.
It happened that there was a drink shop across the street, so Gao Fei took Lisa and Paul to go shopping. He spent a little money to buy Lisa a glass of freshly squeezed sugar cane juice, and ordered a glass of lighter coconut water for himself.
Paul never misses any opportunity to show off. He laughed at Goofy for drinking something that was not manly enough. He bought himself a rum in a coconut shell cup that exuded a strong caramel smell, as if he was something else.
Tough guy.
The three of them held coconut shell cups, drank and walked, chatting all the way to the beach.
The blue sea water laps at the beach with foam, and sparse forests of coconut trees and palm trees cast shade, and a sea breeze blows from time to time, making people feel comfortable.
The three of them just walked and chatted, gradually moving away from the downtown area.
After walking out for a long time, I realized that there were no other tourists nearby, and unknown birdsong could be heard from deep in the woods.
Gao Fei was about to sit under a tree to enjoy the cool air and rest his feet when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps in the forest.
He had a premonition that something was wrong, and quickly winked at Lisa and Paul beside him to remind his companions to be on guard.
Not long after, a group of strange men rushed out of the coconut grove and surrounded Gao Fei and others.
There were eleven people in total, ten of whom were dressed as sailors, with scimitars and muskets stuck at their waists, and they were full of murderous intent.
There was another person who seemed to be their leader, with the metallic sheen of chain mail faintly visible under his cloak, carrying a pair of swords at his waist, and in his hand a pair of short spears that emitted magic waves.
This dangerous man raised his eyelids and pretended to look at Gao Fei casually. Lisa and Paul remained silent, as if he wanted to exert psychological pressure on them in this way.
"Hey! Friend, it seems we haven't offended you, right?" Paul tried to say hello, "We are just tourists passing by and we don't have much money with us..."
"Idiot! Who cares about those two stinky money of yours?" The man holding two guns sneered, "I want your lives!"
"Excuse me, can I ask why this is?" Lisa asked, holding back her anger.
The two-gunner cast a disdainful look, did not answer Lisa's question, and directly ordered his men: "Be more agile and kill those two guys, leaving the woman alive. Although she is stupid, fortunately she has a good figure and appearance.
It can bring me a little fun."
The surrounding thugs laughed in unison and pulled out their scimitars and pistols.
"oiomúre!"
Gao Fei had already put on the "Warlock Mask" and secretly cast spells. Before the thugs on the opposite side took action, he waved his hand and released the 2-level "Cloud and Mist Technique", shrouding them in thick fog.
Taking advantage of the enemy's vision being obscured by the fog, Gao Fei pulled Lisa and Paul and flew deep into the woods.
Vicious curses and gunshots were heard in the mist behind him.
With an outnumbered enemy, an unfamiliar terrain, and the need to protect Paul Porter, who was holding him back, Gao Fei was not sure he could get through this difficulty safely.
After hiding in the woods, he quickly reminded Paul: "Hurry up and activate the teleportation ring and return to the ship to bring in reinforcements!"
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Paul looked at the magic ring on his hand and asked inexplicably: "Brother Musk, I can teleport you and Lisa to the ship together. Wouldn't that be better?"
Of course, Gao Fei knew that this was safer, but a mission prompt had just appeared on the astrolabe, requiring him and Lisa to stay on the beach and repel the invading enemies.
