Chen Xiao said nothing, and Lao Tian glanced at him: "What, don't you believe it?"
He pointed to the small satellite device placed on the bow of the ship: "Do you think this thing is too inconspicuous and not as magical as I said?"
"...a bit." Chen Xiao nodded sheepishly. That thing looks shabby, no different from the TV satellite signal receiving devices that can be bought in China for one or two thousand yuan. And... it's rusty, it really doesn't look like a high-tech thing.
Lao Tian smiled and didn't explain much.
Soon, he started to slow down while driving the yacht. Just ahead, a large area of fog appeared.
The yacht just sailed into a large white fog.
The surrounding visibility was very low, but Lao Tian drove the yacht easily and even whistled leisurely - but he wore a detector.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask: "You...in such a heavy fog, aren't you afraid of hitting rocks or something like that?"
"You can use a detector to see."
Chen Xiaoyiyan took out his detector, and as soon as he turned it on, a strange sight appeared on the lens of his left eye!
In the detector, the large white mist in front of us is actually... not white! !
The surrounding areas are all faint dark red! But among the large areas of dark red, there is a faint blank area!
He immediately took off the detector, looked at it, and then put it back on...
To the naked eye, a large piece of white mist appears, but in the detector's display it turns into red, leaving a channel in the middle!
"This is the entrance." Lao Tian smiled slightly.
…
After driving in the fog for about an hour, the boat finally sailed out, and an island appeared in front of Chen Xiao!
This is obviously a volcanic island. The center of the island is a towering mountain peak, and it is surrounded by a lush southern hemisphere jungle. However, it is obvious that after the development of Ren Kong, large tracts of human buildings can be seen vaguely under the mountain.
What disappoints Chen Xiao is that based on his impression of the service agency: high-tech "equipment", sophisticated instruments, detectors, anti-electromagnetic clothing... These things left a preconceived impression on Chen Xiao, and he thought that the service agency The headquarters of the company must be like the kind of base in a science fiction movie.
But in front of me, although this island is very large, but looking at it, the human buildings are much simpler than what I imagined... It's like...
It seems like a very inconspicuous island town.
There were several small boats moored at the west pier of the island, and Lao Tian drove his yacht over to them. On the pier, several sailor-looking men in uniforms walked out immediately. Without saying a word, they jumped directly onto the boat and helped tie up cables and other things.
Chen Xiao noticed that a person immediately took away the satellite device placed on the bow of the ship.
From beginning to end, these people did not say a word to Lao Tian, but worked silently. After finishing their work, they nodded to Lao Tian with friendly eyes and left quickly.
"Okay, let's go ashore, kid." Lao Tian was the first to jump onto the pier: "Welcome to home—our home!"
…
Peace, this was Chen Xiao's first feeling after landing.
When I came out of the pier, I saw a stone tablet. The same sentence was engraved on this stone tablet in English, Chinese and several other languages:
"Any life should be respected!"
Chen Xiao stood in front of the stone tablet and looked at it for a while. Although his face was calm, his eyes changed slightly. Lao Tian didn't say anything and directly led Chen Xiao to continue walking.
There is also a row of wooden houses on the beach. Inside, several shirtless men wearing beach shorts are busy. They are holding tools in their hands, repairing the motors and other things on the boat, and some are filling oxygen bottles with air pumps. Some were angry, while others were holding a bucket of paint and carefully painting a sampan.
Next to it is a place that looks like a small bar.
Passing outside the wooden house, Chen Xiao could hear the country music coming from inside, as well as the lively noise, the sound of beer bottles clinking, and the fragrant smell of beer...
All of this seems to be no different from any seaside resort in the world.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but stop and take a look inside. There were about a dozen customers in the bar, men and women of different genders, wearing casual beach casual clothes and beach pants. They looked no different from beachgoers around the world.
Everything in the bar is made of wood, the wooden bar, wooden beer glasses, wooden beer barrels...
People didn't pay attention to the two Orientals at the door. They only occasionally cast glances at them, but they quickly looked away, as if they didn't show any curiosity.
"I still miss this place very much." Lao Tian took a deep breath: "The beer here is very good, do you want to try it?"
After saying that, without waiting for Chen Xiao to speak, he pulled Chen Xiao into the bar and came to the bar.
"Hey, old Billy, look who's here." Old Tian patted the bar.
Soon, a figure quickly jumped onto the bar...
That's right, he just "jumped" onto the bar!
This is a dwarf, only about one meter tall, with a long beard that reaches his knees... and even has a bow tied on it. He looks wrinkled and has blue eyes.
He looks like a dwarf from a fantasy novel!
"Look! Guys, look who's back! Our martial arts master is back home! Hahahaha!!"
The dwarf spoke with a loud and hearty voice, and he actually spoke standard Chinese. Soon, a wooden beer glass filled with beer hit the table with a bang.
"This drink is for me. Welcome home, old friend!" the dwarf laughed.
Many guests in the room raised their glasses, and some also laughed happily and said, "Old Tian, welcome back!"
"Haha, how long will you stay this time?"
"You're not here to buy cell repair solution again, are you?"
"God, I heard that last month you emptied all the cell repair solution stocks at Pete's house, haha."
"Lao Tian, give me a message to Zhu Rong. Get rid of that Gonggong guy. We all love her very much. Hahahaha..."
Amid laughter, Lao Tian raised his glass and drank it down. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his mouth vigorously: "It's great! Old Billy's beer is the best in Australia!"
"Wrong, it's the best in the world!" The dwarf named Old Billy shouted dissatisfied.
Then, those green eyes looked at Chen Xiao who was standing behind Lao Tian: "Yi? Lao Tian, who is this boy behind you? An Oriental boy... could he be your son?"
"My son? Stop joking." Lao Tian shook his head: "Have you forgotten? My last son died in World War I."
This sentence shocked Chen Xiaolei.
"Oh, yes." Old Billy sighed: "God bless that boy. Alas, it's my daughter who is pitiful..."
Lao Tian glanced at Chen Xiao and explained in a low voice: "My last son took one of Old Billy's adopted daughters. He died in Burma during World War I. Old Billy and I are considered in-laws."
Chen Xiao couldn't help but glance at this old Billy... How old is he
"Beer, Old Billy! Stop staring and give the kid I brought a drink too." Old Tian smiled slightly.
Soon, Chen Xiao picked up the beer in front of him and was stunned for a moment. Then he subconsciously touched the wallet in his pocket.
"No." Lao Tian quickly stopped Chen Xiao's movements and said with a smile: "On this island, the currencies of all countries in the world are not universal."
Um
"Then... what do you use to buy things?"
Lao Tian shook his head and did not explain. He just smiled faintly at Old Billy and said, "Charge my account."
Then he drank all the beer in a big gulp and patted his belly: "Okay, you continue to have fun. I still have things to deal with. I will come over when I am free in the evening."
Pulling Chen Xiao, who had just drank less than half of his beer, he quickly left the bar.
"Just now... all the people inside were... "
"They are all superpowers." Lao Tian nodded, his voice calm.
"..." Chen Xiao was silent for a moment: "How many superpowers are there on the island?"
"The permanent population here is generally around 6,000, but it reaches more than 10,000 every summer." Lao Tian smiled.
More than ten thousand
Chen Xiao's eyes widened... Imagine the scene of more than 10,000 "non-humans" gathering on the island.
"This is not surprising. The Service Club is the largest supernatural organization in the world. There are not only people from the Service Club on this island, but also some other organizations, or visitors with supernatural powers from all over the world... "
"Tourists?" Chen Xiao frowned: "Is this also a tourist destination?"
"Why not?" Lao Tian smiled: "This place is just not open to ordinary people. As long as it is not an organization hostile to the Service Society, any other organization can go to this island... As long as they can make arrangements in advance and get in touch with the people from the Service Society, Just get permission to land.”
"But... why did you come here?"
"Purchasing."
Lao Tian gave an interesting answer.
purchase
…
Fortunately, Chen Xiao quickly understood the meaning of "purchase".
We quickly walked into the town along the path.
The buildings in the town are not as tall as expected, they are all low-rise houses, many even in the style of the colonial era.
There were not many pedestrians on a narrow street. The streets are lined with some quirky shops.
"Pete's Store"
“A medicinal shop with everything you need”
"A commissioned bank at your service - solving all your troubles"
"Credit Appraisal Agency"
"A century-old pawn shop" - obviously, this is a Chinese shop.
"second-hand market"
Chen Xiao walked all the way and was dazzled by what he saw: "What on earth are these places like here?"
"Market." Lao Tian curled his lips: "To be precise, it is a grocery market. Here you can buy a lot of equipment of supernatural organizations - anything! From electromagnetic guns, protective clothing, to various equipment, detectors... and even A lot of large-scale equipment. Of course, most of them are parallel imports, or old equipment that has been eliminated by many formal organizations. Really top-notch equipment rarely circulates on the market, and even if it does, there won't be much."
After a pause, Lao Tian thought about it and told Chen Xiao: "You can think of this place as a flea market in the world of superpowers. Every year, many superpowers come here to purchase some necessities. For example …Cell repair solution, or sell your equipment.”
As he spoke, he pointed to a large signboard at the intersection ahead.
There are many small announcements densely posted on this notice board.
"The detector is 80% new, X890 model, retaining the shielding device. Interested buyers please contact XX Hotel on XX Street to find Mr. XX."
"A small amount of cell repair solution is for sale and delivered to your door. Please contact XXXXXX"
"A complete set of the latest field personnel equipment is on sale. There are only three sets. If you want to buy it, hurry up! Please contact XXXXXXX"
"Selling electromagnetic gun accessories in large quantities, equipped with legal certificates of the Super Power Alliance! Please contact XXXXXX"
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Chen Xiao was stunned.