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Chapter 324 – Know Yourself and the Enemy

Ou Zhou noticed that there were bunkers built in every dangerous place he passed.

If you look carefully, you can see the dark light shining on the roasted blue gun barrel, and the whites of the eyes dangling inside the bunker.

In the lush tropical rainforest, there are several wooden houses. Some women and children are squatting in front of the wooden houses, picking up grass roots and bark, which are probably used as medicine.

Seeing a strange man approaching, they immediately stood up, dancing and laughing at Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang.I don't know what to be happy about.

The contrast between the snow-white teeth and the ink-like skin is very sharp.

Ou Zhou thought, those women must have regarded them as prey who could ask for a high ransom, so they behaved like that!

But the prey is usually either tied up or escorted under the weapons of pirates. How could there be two beautiful black girls walking hand in hand!

This wooden house was a small stockade, and as soon as we walked inside, we saw a larger two-story wooden building with two sentry posts armed with live ammunition at the door.

When I saw the two black girls, they greeted them with smiles, and I didn't know what to say.

At this time, three men over 40 years old came out of the wooden building. From the looks of it, they came out after hearing the voice.

Among the three men, there is actually an Asian, whose skin color is similar to that of Ou Zhou Jiangyang.

The man in the lead made a courtesy gesture and said something, and the Asian man said: "Welcome the righteous people from the human world to visit Sokola Island."

When Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang heard this, they knew that it was actually a compatriot who was familiar with Chinese.

The two teachers and brothers bowed back like the leaders, which made the two black girls beside them burst out laughing unabashedly, shaking their bodies from laughing.

The Asian interpreter also laughed and said, "Two young professors, this is the chief of this small island, named Yaluya. His is just a habitual gesture, not etiquette."

Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang looked at each other, and said with a embarrassed smile: "It seems that doing as the Romans does is not very correct!"

The chief of Yaluya stretched out his hand and took the lead to enter the wooden building.

The interpreter also extended his hand and said that the island owner invited the two of you to enter.

Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang followed the island owner into the wooden building under the restraint of the two girls.

The interpreter and another man followed them and entered the wooden building together.

The furnishings in the wooden building are very simple, not even a decent piece of furniture.The lord of an island is unexpectedly so simple.

The island owner sat down on a colorless chair. Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang were led by two girls, and they sat on the two rattan chairs below.Only then did he let go of their hands, but instead of sitting down, he stood beside them.

The translator and another man sat on the wicker chairs below Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang.

Judging from the situation, it looks like the seats are arranged in the bandits' cottage.

Yaluya looked at the guest and said something, and the translator said: "We were very happy when we saw the dream cruise of the two young scientists, so we sent two twin daughters to invite them."

Only then did Ou Zhou know the identities of the two black girls.

Next, Yaluya said something, and the translator said something.The general idea is that I saw two young scientists on the Internet to defeat various provocations and conspiracies of the dark side, and I was greatly shocked, so I invited to come to talk about it.

Ou Zhou saw that there were indeed computers and other electronic products in the wooden house, but he didn't know whether the network cables were submarine cables.Or maybe there is a satellite dish on the roof of this wooden building!
Or, they saw it from their phone.

But this small island is isolated overseas, and the facilities are so simple, even if you use a satellite dish, you should have a power supply.

When I looked up and saw the lights hanging from the roof, I thought they probably used diesel generators or other power generation equipment.

After finishing those words, Ou Zhou asked which interpreter, and the spoken language was obviously his compatriots, why did he end up here.

The translator said that during the period of the Republic of China, his grandfather was a sailor and was robbed by pirates in this area during a voyage.

Ou Zhou's heart was bright, and he asked how many people there were on this small island.The translator said that the island owner has lived on the island for generations, and the residents are all old residents of several lifetimes, with as many as [-] people.

Ou Zhou asked again when he entered the island and saw many bunkers, are they for preventing pirates?
The translator said that there are about 3000 young and strong men on the island, who operate their own industries in peacetime and guard various dangerous strongholds in wartime.

Ou Zhou followed his voice and asked the islanders what kind of industry they make a living.The translation said that relying on mountains to eat mountains depends on water to eat water.The implication is that there is also a living at sea.

Ou Zhou said that there are rumors on the Internet that the pirates in this area are extremely vicious. They kill people and rob goods, and once they rob, they can earn as many as hundreds of millions or as little as tens of millions. Why is this small island so simple.

The translator said that the chief was benevolent and unwilling to do many injustices, and he had to support the population of tens of thousands on the island.In recent years, all countries have escort ships, and armed robbery has become more and more difficult. The islands are not rich in products, and life is actually not easy.

Ou Zhou also said that on average, one cargo ship is robbed every four days, and nearly a hundred ships are robbed every year. The loss of the international shipping industry in this area is as high as 7 billion US dollars every year. What is going on?
The translator said that it was the collusion of pirates and warlords with backgrounds. They are well-equipped and well-informed, and the local warlords can get a share of the looted property.Some robberies were simply done by local warlords.

Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang glanced at each other and said that pirates in the Gulf of Aden had been rampant for decades, so could it be that the neighboring countries are secretly supporting the robbery?

The translator said that the warlords fought in a scuffle. Today you come to power, tomorrow he comes to power. The war has been in trouble for decades, and no one has been able to regroup and lead Li Shu out of the predicament.Local governments are also powerless.

Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang looked at each other again, and asked if there are any powerful pirates or warlords who have a good influence among the people?

The translator shook his head like a rattle, saying that powerful warlords and pirates, each of them vicious and vicious, have their own territory, and who cares about the people.Although we chiefs have the name of pirates, there is no one in a hundred who cares about the people.

This was right for Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang's taste, but for the sake of caution, he said he wanted to go for a walk and see the scenery of the island.

The island owner and the translator thought they were just for sightseeing, so they asked the two black girls to accompany them and took them out for a tour.

When the two black girls heard this, they happily took Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang's hands respectively, like two couples of young lovers, and went out.

Followed by a convertible jeep.Judging by the situation, it should be the island owner's car.

Walking all the way, looking all the way, sometimes you need to get off the car and climb high to look far.Sometimes you have to climb down and enter the rift valley to watch.

As soon as the brothers and sisters got out of the car, the sisters would hold their hands immediately as if they were afraid that they would slip away.

That kind of intimate behavior caused the young men who saw them everywhere to whistle and make fun of them.

The two girls sometimes picked up stones and threw them in return.But instead of restraining themselves, those black boys became even more energetic.

It made the two black girls angrily want to chase after them and kick them to vent their anger, but they were reluctant to let go of Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang's hands.

Strictly speaking, this island domain is composed of four small islands and two rocky reefs, with unique and superior natural conditions.

It is the main maritime traffic route from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and East Africa, as well as the main maritime route connecting the East and the West. It is also the maritime lifeline of the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. The strategic location is very important.

Because of the harsh climate, hot and dry on the island, the most peculiar plants grow here.

Such as dracaena, desert rose, magnolia and so on.Many of the island's plants and reptiles are not seen anywhere else in the world.

It is also an important habitat for a large number of land and seabirds around the world, including many threatened migratory birds.

Socotra is also rich in marine life, with many rare species.

The island's coastline is [-] kilometers long and covers an area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers.The northern plain is narrow and the southern plain is wider.It has a wide sandy beach.

However, there are no good ports along the coast, and it is difficult for ships to dock during the southwest monsoon.There is a small amount of arable land in the mountains that can be cultivated, the northern plain is narrow, and the southern plain is wider.

The landform of the island is dominated by mountains and hills, with an average altitude of 500 meters.

There are large tracts of hills and large and small mountain valleys in the middle of the island.

Generally speaking, the housing on the island can be divided into four categories: the first category is the cave dwellings of nomads.The second category is simple houses in coastal areas.The houses are low, one-story houses with roofs made of dried date palm leaves.

The third type of house is a stone house or adobe house built by some families with better economic conditions.

For local residents, this is the first-class housing that reflects their status.

This is the kind of house that the chief who was the supreme ruler of the island lived in in the past.

The fourth category is reinforced concrete houses, which are mostly used as fortifications and are considered to be one of the few new things on the island.

In addition, the island is also rich in precious medicines such as frankincense, gentian, dracaena, myrrh, aloe, civet, and ambergris.

At the beginning of landing on the island, the plants Ou Zhou saw that the women picked up were the above-mentioned species.

Walk all the way along the coastline, take a car where there is a road, and climb a mountain where there is no road.Then back off the road.

In terms of island electricity usage, there are a few photovoltaic power generation panels that can be seen everywhere.And most of them are next to the third and fourth types of buildings.

After traveling around for a long time, almost three hours had passed, and Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang already had an idea in mind.

It was already evening when we returned to the wooden building in the center of the island.

The host kept them for dinner, which mainly consisted of seafood and supplemented by the island's crops.

When saying goodbye, the chief gave each of the brothers a box of precious ambergris.

The two black girls held their hands and sent them to the pier reluctantly, watching them board the lifeboat and waving until they were out of sight.

By the time we got back to the dream cruise ship, it was getting late.

Shui Jingxin joked: "I thought the two little black girls would keep you from coming back?"

Ou Zhou smiled and said, "Senior sister, you are really right, if we hadn't resigned, we really wouldn't be able to come back?"

"You dare." Shui Jingxin said, and went to pull his ear.

Jiang Yang said nothing, but Ke Feier snorted heavily.

Shui Jingxin retracted her outstretched hand.Stretching out his tongue, he said with a smile: "Don't think we didn't see it, the two little black girls held your hands as soon as we landed, and when they came back, didn't they also hold hands reluctantly?"

Jiang Yang smiled and explained: "That's the etiquette for treating distinguished guests. Hehe, it is impossible for ordinary people to want the two princesses to hold hands."

"Are they princesses?" Shui Jingxin asked.

"That's a pair of twin sisters, the daughters of the island's owner, the chief," Jiang Yang said.

"So, if you two don't refuse, there is a possibility of staying on the island to be a son-in-law!" Shui Jingxin said with an inexplicable smile on her face.

Ke Feier was not as funny as Shui Jingxin, and asked directly: "How many people are there on this island?"

"It looks like tens of thousands of people. There is not much land available for planting on the island, the crops are scarce, and various facilities are relatively backward. But the people are simple and honest, and they don't look like pirates at all."

(End of this chapter)