When Gao Fei and his party were shopping, the sky turned gloomy, and dull thunder came from deep in the clouds.
The southern coastal area of Irian Island is hot, humid and rainy all year round. The weather changes at any time, and the locals have long been accustomed to it.
At the market, vendors opened simple awnings and continued to sell local specialties to tourists.
Gao Fei looked up at the sky and said to Tangning, "It's going to rain. Let's find a place to take shelter."
Tangning nodded, stuffed the purchased items into the astrolabe, and led everyone to the hotel.
The Pano Hotel is known as the highest-end hotel in Agats, and it is also the only hotel where you can book a room in advance by calling.
Although Gao Fei had long known that the local infrastructure was poor, the moment he walked into the hotel, he was still shocked by the dirty environment.
This hotel, the best in town, was originally a primary school built with the aid of foreign charities. It has only two floors and twelve classrooms in total.
The school was built, but unfortunately we couldn't find teachers who were willing to teach on a long-term basis, and the local residents didn't think it was necessary to send their children to the school.
After some wrangling, the charity project finally came to an end and the vacant teaching building was converted into a hotel, which at least could bring some economic income to the town.
It had started raining, and the street in front of the hotel was so muddy that there was almost no place to stay.
Holding an umbrella in his right hand and holding Jiang Feng in his left hand, Gao Fei followed Tang Ning into the hotel courtyard, which was an area that was originally supposed to be a primary school campus.
The yard was covered with a thick layer of cinders, which was soaked by the rain and made a rattling sound when stepped on.
Rusty horizontal and parallel bars stood side by side by the wall and were used as clothes-drying poles.
An old woman wearing a grass skirt and a headscarf was slowly gathering her clothes in the rain.
The chirping of birds overhead attracted Gao Fei's attention.
On the window sill of a guest room converted from a classroom on the second floor, a snow-white cockatoo stood looking at the visitors with a pair of bright black eyes.
Look at its leisurely and contented posture, it doesn't look like a wild bird that temporarily landed under the eaves to take shelter from the rain, but more like a frequent visitor to the hotel.
Everyone put away their umbrellas and walked into the hotel lobby to take shelter from the rain.
Jiang Feng borrowed Tang Ning's magic lipstick, applied "glossy words" on himself, and asked the hotel manager what to have for lunch.
“The hotel does not have a restaurant, it only provides fast food such as instant noodles and canned meat, as well as sago cakes, the local staple food!”
Jiang Feng returned from the investigation and told his companions.
"Oh my God! It's sago cake again. I want to vomit when I hear this word!" Ma Yun lamented exaggeratedly, "The taste of this thing is so bad, it's like chewing soap. I really admire the Asmat people.
You won’t get tired of eating this kind of food.”
The Asmat area is not suitable for growing cereal crops. The starch condensation obtained from the heart of palm trees, commonly known as sago, is the only stable source of carbon and water in the area and supports hundreds of thousands of primitive people living on this barren land.
residents.
"For the locals, it's good if they can eat enough. There is no room for pickiness!" Ma Tao scolded his picky sister, "The pearl milk tea and sago you usually drink also contain this thing, why don't you see it?
Do you dislike it?"
"That's different! Sago is fine as an ingredient, but it's almost useless as a staple food. The taste and nutrition are not as good as rice and white noodles..." Ma Yun thought for a while, and added in the spirit of enjoying hardships, "The only advantage is
It is low in calories and is suitable as a meal replacement for fat loss. No wonder Asmat people are so thin."
"But we don't need to lose weight..." Qi Tian said with a grimace, "I've only been abroad for about ten days and I lost seven pounds. Now I miss Chinese food very much."
"Isn't there lunch meat and instant noodles?" Gao Fei smiled and comforted Ma Yun and Qi Tian, "Chop the sago cakes into pieces and cook them as rice cakes, lunch meat and instant noodles in one pot. The taste will be better, and the fat and calories will be enough.
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"Wow! From what you said, it seems quite delicious!" Qi Tian swallowed his saliva.
"Add some kimchi and it will become a simple version of army pot!" Jiang Feng held her boyfriend's arm and said cheerfully: "Follow Chef Gao and I'm sure you won't be hungry!"
At this time, a high-pitched whistle sounded outside the window.
The cockatoo was frightened, flapped its wings and flew away in the rain.
Gao Fei walked to the window and looked at the river where the whistle was coming from. He saw a large catamaran sailing upstream from the river in the distance.
The boat on the river had no time to avoid it and was knocked around and even capsized on the spot.
The man who fell into the water struggled to swim ashore, pointing at the big ship and cursing, but no one paid attention.
Seeing this domineering scene, Gao Fei couldn't help but frown, guessing the origin of the catamaran and why it was so arrogant.
After a while, Gao Fei finally saw the flag erected on the ship through the misty rain. It was a Morning Star flag.
How could the Papua Free Army appear in a remote town like Agats?
Gao Fei wondered secretly.
At this time, the roar of propellers was also heard in the air.
When I looked up, I saw two armed helicopters flying in the rain, quickly approaching the pier.
On the catamaran, the cabin door was open, and a man in camouflage uniform and military cap walked onto the deck and flashed a signal light in the air, seemingly communicating with the helicopter.
It can be seen that the two helicopters in the sky also belong to the Free Army of Papua.
This time Gao Fei was even more surprised.
Previously in Hiti Town, he had dealt with a guerrilla group under the Free Army of Papua. Lieutenant Colonel Gale and his soldiers did not have such good equipment, let alone drive helicopters to the town so arrogantly.
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What do these people want to do?
Gao Fei really couldn't figure out how a poor town like Agatz, with Asmat natives as its main residents, could have such a great military goal that it was worthy of the rebels sending large ships and helicopters to show off their muscles with great fanfare.
Jiang Feng, Ma Tao, Ma Yun, Qi Tian and Wang Daqing were also attracted by the unusual movement outside the window, and they all cast curious glances.
Tang Ning glanced out the window, confusion also showing in her eyes.
On the pier and in the air, the group of militants flying the banner of the Free Army of Papua looked completely different from the guerrillas in her impression.
At this time, Tang Ning's astrolabe received an email notification. She opened the email and took a look at it. Her expression suddenly changed and she quickly called out to her teammates.
"Sister Tang, what happened?" Gao Fei asked.
"I just received an urgent message from Judas. The Knights of the Holy Blood are going to ambush us in Agatz!"
"How many people came?"
"Four apostles, plus four angels." Tangning lowered her voice and said eagerly, "The leaders are James the Younger's brother, 'Son of Thunder' James the Great, Philip the 'Steel Nail', and 'Screaming' Barcelona
Lomeu and 'Hypochondria' Thomas."
"Each of these four apostles is accompanied by a Blood Angel, namely James the Great's 'Snake Angel', Philip's 'Arangel', Bartholomew's 'Leech Angel', and Thomas's 'Spider Angel'!"
