readytorunbook Chapter 206: What a kind heart!
Chapter 206: What a kind heart!
"Take your Third Master down. Now is not the time to waste."
Wen Qiao commanded the two pirates: "If he doesn't come down, I will ask the Moon Clan to go aboard and invite him!"
After Wen Qiao finished speaking, two pirates immediately took action. Although it was the first time they listened to Wen Qiao's command, they didn't know why they subconsciously obeyed Wen Qiao's order as soon as they heard it.
After a while, the third in command, Rong Yi, came down. He had his face covered with a mask, leaving only his eyes exposed. He was very low-key.
He was somewhat thankful that the Moon Clan members did not have such advanced flashlights and were behind Wen Qiao and the others, so they could not see his appearance clearly.
But the next moment he heard Wen Qiao say to him: "You stay, stay with the Moon Clan, and wait for my signal."
Rong Yi's eyes suddenly lost their light.
Wen Qiao handed a walkie-talkie to Rong Yi.
Rong Yi looked at the rectangular black object in his hand with a confused look on his face. What kind of magical treasure was this?
Wen Qiao introduced the functions and usage of the walkie-talkie to Rong Yi and others.
Rong Yi was surprised: "What's the name of this treasure? It can actually hear your voices fifty miles away?"
"Intercom."
Although classmates in the class can send messages through group chats, as modern people, they can only rely on signal fireworks and carrier pigeons to contact ancient friends, which either make a lot of noise or are slow to receive messages.
After discussing for a long time, the students came up with a new idea!
In the past, when there were no signal base stations or wireless networks, radio communication products such as walkie-talkies and telegraphs that did not rely on satellites could transmit messages over long distances.
Tomb robbers also rely on radio walkie-talkies to communicate in large tombs underground where there is no signal.
The walkie-talkie uses radio, relying on the metal conductor inside the walkie-talkie and the antenna on top of the walkie-talkie to emit the same frequency resonance to transmit wave frequency outward.
Another walkie-talkie on the same channel receives the frequency and translates it into a message, so that you can hear what your accomplice is saying.
and!
In ancient times, there was no interference from city noise, tall buildings, electromagnetic waves, etc., so radio could travel farther.
The communication distance of the walkie-talkie can also be made longer.
The walkie-talkie purchased by Xiaopang can be used at a minimum distance of twenty miles and a maximum distance of more than fifty miles.
Any further away will require the construction of radio base stations.
The distance depends on the weather, and it is better to use it on land than at sea.
Although Jiang Lili had warned the pirates before, repeatedly telling them that Xin Cheng was researching something that could transmit messages dozens of miles away, the pirates were still extremely shocked when they actually saw such a magical treasure!
There is no hope of explaining the principle of electromagnetic induction to the pirates. The pirates will not ask. They have already regarded this thing as a magical artifact like "Super Ear" and are more concerned about what to use this artifact for.
The pirates fondled the intercom and said, "Hey, with this thing, it will be easier for us to rob in the future! If we encounter any traps, we can also notify the people behind us to retreat first."
"Yes, yes, yes. If you get hurt, you can seek help in time."
"If you don't bring toilet paper when you go to the toilet, you can ask someone to pass you some!"
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Everyone was practicing how to use the walkie-talkie. Only Rong Yi wanted to discuss with everyone but was afraid of the Moon Clan members, so he didn't dare to say a word.
After the pirates became proficient in using the walkie-talkie, Wen Qiao said to Rong Yi, "Obey the order," and left with the other six people.
Rong Yi held the walkie-talkie and stayed far away from the group of Moon Clan members, not daring to say a word.
Wen Qiao and six others went deeper into the island.
Due to the abnormal weather, the Sunan Islands, which are close to the equator and have a flat terrain, are stuffy and hot.
Even in the small area of light illuminated by the flashlight, you can see that the grass and trees on the island have lost their former greenness, and their leaves are curled and yellow.
You can often see a few dead trees, and the few streams you see along the way are only left with dry riverbeds.
Pushing aside the withered vines and walking deeper into the jungle, Wen Qiao frowned, "It looks like it hasn't rained in Mi Country for a long time. The drought is very serious."
She estimated: "It has been about three or four months since it rained."
The fourth master, Ge Zhu, stepped on the dry grass on the ground and said, "This island is very flat, and there are no big rivers. It will not be able to support the island if there is a drought."
"Under such circumstances, the tribes of Mi Country can hardly protect themselves, so why are they still trying so hard to capture Haizhou Island?"
Wen Qiao speculated: "Perhaps the Mi Kingdom wants to capture the southern coast of Haizhou Island because they can no longer stay in their country due to the drought and want to transfer their people to Haizhou?"
"Let's wait and see. If it's simply due to drought, then it will be easy to deal with!"
As the six of them were walking, Wang Xu, a pirate who was an expert archer with excellent eyesight, noticed some movement ahead.
"Wait, let me go over and take a look first."
Wang Xu pulled out a bow and arrow from behind and moved forward.
After a moment, Wang Xu said, "It's a fainted old woman and a listless horse!"
"Water...water..."
The old woman's chapped lips opened and closed weakly, and she uttered a few syllables with difficulty.
She had white hair and wrinkles on her face, and looked very pitiful.
The Mi Kingdom was a country that gradually evolved after the people from the Yuan Zhou continent where the Great Sheng Dynasty was located fled to the local area and intermarried, so Wen Qiao and others could understand the language of the Mi Kingdom.
While the other pirates were still wondering about the identity of the old woman who suddenly appeared—
"The water is coming."
Ge Zhu gently helped the old woman up so that she could lean against the tree trunk, and then fed a freshly opened bottle of mineral water to the old woman's mouth.
The old woman looked like she hadn't drunk so much water in a long time, and she drank most of the bottle.
Ge Zhu even considerately took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of the old woman's mouth.
"Wait, Fourth Master, why are you suddenly so kind? Is this a trick?"
Shooter Wang Xu looked alert: "What if this is a conspiracy, and this old woman fainted here on purpose, waiting for someone to rescue her, and then let us send her home, and then arrest us?"
Wen Qiao and Jiang Lili sighed: [Lili, the people you picked are really good. Some are kind and careful, while others are cautious and prudent. They complement each other quite well.]
Jiang Lili felt that something was not right. The fourth in command, Ge Zhu, was suspicious and sinister. Ever since he was tricked by the "poor old man" Zhaoping Hou, he became even more indifferent to the old man.
Why did he suddenly take the initiative to support the old lady and give her water and wipe her face at this time?
Jiang Lili was wondering when she heard Ge Zhu calmly say, "It's okay. I poisoned the water I fed her."
"There's nothing wrong with it now. The antidote must be taken within two days, otherwise you'll be paralyzed."
Jiang Lili: ... Fourth Master, you are worthy of being me!
It's really too smart!
Ge Zhu continued, "I just searched her body, and she didn't carry any knives like daggers."