"Tsk." Charles leaned forward and looked at himself in the mirror carefully.
He didn't look in the mirror often, and when he suddenly saw his appearance, he felt very strange.
"Has the change been so big? I remember I should look like this." Charles muttered to himself.
"So what did Mr. Charles look like before?"
"I don't remember clearly, but it shouldn't be that fierce." Charles said as he put his clothes back on.
After looking for a while, Charles turned his head and looked at the gunner on the table. "Come on, Lily, walk with me to the street."
"Yeah!" Lily nodded her little head excitedly.
A man and a mouse walked out of the captain's room and came to the deck of the Narwhal.
Standing on the deck and looking towards Hope Island, I saw that the previously simple thatched hut had been renovated and became taller and wider.
If the previous straw hut was just a curved centipede, then the current straw hut is a giant octopus crawling on the island. The tentacles of the "octopus" gradually spread all over the island in response to people's needs.
In the distance, some people wearing hats with wide brims were moving in and out of the "octopus" like ants.
When Charles walked onto the beach, the street inside one of the tentacle of the "octopus" appeared before them.
There are some low houses on both sides of the street. Because Charles does not allow trees to be cut down, most of the houses are made of stones. Since they are not strong, in order to prevent collapse and crushing people, most of the houses do not have roofs.
But even such a simple building can highlight the liveliness of the pedestrian street.
Charles held Lily in his hands and walked slowly along the street. He looked at the goods displayed on the stones in the store. The goods were not much less than those on the coral island.
"Should we praise them for their business acumen or their fearlessness?" As soon as the new island appeared, they dared to come here to do business without even exploring a safe route. "
"Mr. Charles, I want to eat that." Lily walked towards a shop selling drinks.
"Banana wine? Is this wine made from bananas?" Charles pointed to the light brown liquid in the large jar.
"Yes, sir. It's the food the Governor named, bananas. It's not found on other islands. Would you like to try it?"
I don’t know if it was because of the change in appearance, but the other party didn’t realize that the governor he was talking about was right in front of him.
Charles was a little surprised when he saw the price of three hundred echoes. He didn't expect that this glass of wine would be so expensive.
"Sir, bananas are now priced by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the quantity is very small. I bought this with great difficulty. It is normal that they are a little more expensive."
Charles said nothing more, took out the banknote and handed it over. This order was indeed given by him.
Among all kinds of fruits, bananas have the most starch and are the most suitable as a staple food.
He needed to save the seeds so that Frey could find someone to open up fields and plant bananas. It would be very inconvenient for an island to import all its food.
Banana trees are a bit slow to bear fruit in ten months, but they grow a lot. A tree can bear more than a hundred bananas at a time. The yield is not as high as sweet potatoes, but at least it can be compared with corn.
As for storage, you can put the bananas in the sun to dry them into dried bananas. Anyway, this variety from Hope Island has little sugar and is easy to store.
Lily excitedly took the cup, put her head in and took a sip, then nodded excitedly to Charles. "Mr. Charles, this banana wine is really delicious! Do you want to try it?"
The expression of the hotel owner next to them was very interesting. I didn't know whether he was disgusted that the mouse was drinking from his cup, or he was surprised that the mouse could actually talk.
"If it tastes good, drink more." Charles asked the beer-bellied man who was buying wine: "Friend, is this street safe?"
“Hmm…” That person showed a trace of difficulty on his face.
"It's quite safe, but the young chief with the mask is a little too harsh. He cuts off the palms of people who steal things. He even shoots people in the street for robbery. He makes everyone very cautious."
"Is it… "
"Yeah, to be honest, the Governor really doesn't take human life seriously by allowing this guy who hasn't even grown all his hair to hold such great power."
Seeing Lily sticking her head out of the cup and glaring at the hotel owner with her hands on her hips, Charles returned the cup to the hotel owner.
"Maybe, but this way, all the troubles on other islands will be gone."
Charles finished speaking and walked towards the crowd with Lily.
Dipper is indeed a bit impatient, but as long as a person stays in a position, he will always find the best way to deal with things.
As he continued walking forward, Charles discovered something that he couldn't see on other islands.
Believers of the Church of Light, explorer crew members, and those adventurers who got there first, no matter what their identities, everyone is full of energy.
Hope Island is in a state of disrepair. It is not difficult for anyone to support themselves. There are all kinds of business opportunities here. As long as you think quickly enough, you can make a fortune in no time.
As he walked, a huge square appeared in front of Charles. Looking at the large thatched hut above his head, Charles judged that this should be the center of the "octopus".
There was a huge billboard hanging in the center of the square, and a large group of people were surrounding it in three layers.
As Charles approached, he heard someone in the crowd explaining the decree to his illiterate companion.
"It says a lot of nonsense, but it actually means one thing: Hope Island has started selling land. As long as you have money and buy a piece of land here, you will be a permanent islander here. Oh, and there is an additional clause behind it: descendants who inherit the land will need to pay inheritance tax."
"Does it say how much it costs?"
“The price varies depending on the distance from the island center. The cheapest one costs 2 million yuan.”
"God of the Sun, how much land is there on the entire island? How much echo can this exchange for? No wonder some people say that as long as you become the governor, you will never have to worry about echoes again."
"No matter what you choose, I'm going to buy one anyway. I plan to retire here. Settling on this island is definitely much better than anywhere else. And since this is a new island, the probability of it sinking is the lowest."
Lily raised her head and looked at Charles. "Mr. Charles, you are so rich now."
Touching Lily's head with his hand, Charles quickly looked at the faces of the crowd.
They were discussing heatedly whether they should buy the property and calculating which location would be the most cost-effective.
But Charles didn't see anyone talking about the bright land of infinite land.
"Hey, didn't the Governor say that the land of light is up there? There is infinite land there, why do you still care about these things?" Charles patted someone on the shoulder and asked.
The man looked at Charles with contempt, "Are you a child? What do you believe in what others say? Even if there really is a bright land, the governor will block the door and collect taxes from ordinary people like us."
Sorry, I have something to do today, so there are only two chapters. I will return to normal tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)