After splitting their words, Zhen Xing and the others continued to move towards the origin of rubber trees.
They traveled along this journey for more than a month. They traveled thousands of miles along these unfamiliar continental shelves. They encountered almost no one. It seemed that civilization had completely left their field of vision, and even their competitors had disappeared.
It seemed like they were the only ship left in this vast field, and they were the only people left in the world, which made the optimistic crew members a bit taciturn.
During the journey, they also approached the shore, replenished some fresh water, and caught some game. However, these few visits to the shore convinced Zhen Xing and the others that there was indeed no trace of civilization on this continent and that it was a completely barbaric land.
Because they have marched thousands of miles for more than a month, they have not seen a single city. They can only see some savages wearing animal skins. Judging from their level of civilization, they are lower than the southern barbarians in Jingzhou South.
, there are no iron tools at all, only stone tools and a small amount of bronze are used.
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Zhen Xing was surprised when he saw them: "Seeing them is like seeing the three generations in ancient books, simple yet barbaric, hospitable yet cruel."
Although these savages were respectful to Zhen Xing and the others, Zhen Xing did not think that they were kind people, because he saw the bones of many people in this tribe, and they also saw that these tribes used human sacrifices cruelly.
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Zhen Quan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter that their level of civilization is low, this way our safety will be guaranteed."
For Zhen Xing and others, the low level of civilization of these savages makes it difficult for them to communicate, let alone obtain industrial-related supplies, but the biggest advantage is that their force is not enough to threaten themselves. The second reason is that they are ignorant.
, when I saw Zhen Xing’s big ship, I thought that the god Zhen Xing was visiting.
So every time Zhenxing and his friends docked, a large number of savages would kneel down to them and then take out their best food to entertain and cherish them.
Of course, their most so-called best food is just some local prey (they dare not collect the meat unless they see the type, for fear that it will be a corpse), and some inexplicable wild fruits and vegetables.
But for Zhen Xing and the others, even barbecue is a supreme delicacy. They can only eat dried meat all the way on the sea, or find ways to catch some sea fish, canned fish, and even the stored water has a musty smell.
As far as these foods on the sea are concerned, the savages’ barbecued meat jerky and some local delicacies are also delicacies to them.
Of course, Zhen Xing and the others did not eat the food of these savages in vain. When they sailed, they purchased a large amount of cloth and various iron tools just to trade materials here. To a certain extent, the level of civilization in this strange continent
Low is a good thing for Zhen Xing and the others, as it makes the goods they carry more valuable.
For the savages who were still in the barbaric era, their cloths were the best animal skins in the world, and their iron tools were magical weapons. The stone knives used by their warriors faced such magical weapons.
Cut them off. So Zhen Xing could bribe a large number of savages to serve them with only a small amount of goods.
These savages gave them great convenience, but they also brought them bad news, that is, they were not the first sea ships to come to these areas. Dozens of sea ships had come before them.
We have been here, of course, the savages can't tell how many specifically. They just say that many ships like Zhen Xing's have passed here.
So much so that Zhen Xing complained to Zhen Quan: "Our speed is too slow. The fastest one has already traveled more than a month longer than us!"
Zhen Quan said calmly: "We have just walked more than ten thousand miles, and the distance is less than one-fifth. Why should the eldest son be so anxious? This is an extremely difficult long-distance race. You cannot win by walking fast."
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If they want to increase their speed, they need to leave the coastal continent and follow the general direction on the map. However, facing a completely unfamiliar sea area, this behavior is extremely dangerous, so Zhen Quan and he have been stopping Zhen Xing's risky moves.
Because Zhen An had told him before they left that even if he did not get the reward of being in power, he should bring his eldest son home safely. In this case, he certainly did not want Zhen Xin to take risks.
Zhen Xing was a little unconvinced at first, but soon he understood, what is ginger or old and spicy?
Because their fleet continued to travel for a month, they met their compatriots again.
This discovery made Zhen Xing and the others extremely happy. Even though they knew these people were competitors, they couldn't help but be excited when they heard the local accents in their mouths.
But when they waited ashore, they found that this place was completely different from other places.
There is no shortage of docks, wooden houses, stone roads and even city walls. It can be said that although the buildings here are rough, they clearly have the construction style of Daqian. This is obviously a small city, and it certainly cannot be built in a short time. Zhen
Xing and they all wondered how this city was built.
The people here were also extremely excited when they saw Zhen Xing and the others. After the two parties communicated, they found out that they were sailors who set out four months earlier than Zhen Xing and the others. At that time, the ice and snow in the north had not completely melted, and the fleet had not yet completely melted.
It is impossible to set off northward along the sea-continental shelf.
But the captain named Wan Guanjie found a shortcut from the chart, which was to break away from the continental shelf, head eastward, cross the tens of thousands of miles of sea route, and arrive directly at the hinterland of the New World in one step.
In this way, not only did he leave four months earlier than the others, but he also traveled more than half the distance, which is equivalent to half a year faster than the others. This is a huge advantage.
The advantages of this sea route are so obvious, but the shortcomings are also extremely obvious. Wan Guanjie and others did not expect the dangers they encountered along the way. They sailed on the sea for more than 100 days and did not see the mainland at all. Many sailors were worried because
Unable to bear the pressure, he suffered a nervous breakdown. Due to the lack of supplies on the island, many people also died of illness at sea because of eating moldy food and water. By the time their group came to this strange continent, more than half of them had died of illness.
of the people. The remaining people were extremely afraid of sailing and were unwilling to continue moving forward.
Wan Guanjie had no choice but to stay here. He recruited some savages and built a simple city here, which was regarded as the king of land. He spent more than half a year and mobilized 2 people to build this simple city.