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Wen Guo three years, one day in August.

A sail-powered expedition ship sailed into the Capital Port. As soon as it docked, a dozen crew members on the ship quickly got off the ship without even tying the anchor ropes that fixed the ship, and trotted straight to the White House. Come.

The White House is where the members of the Wen Kingdom's royal family live. In the White House, except for the royal living area, which is closed, other buildings such as the Parliament Building, the Capitol, the Grand Court, the Museum of Culture and History, etc. are all open to the public. Any Wen Kingdom citizen can You can apply to visit, and visitors have a high chance of meeting and chatting with the kind and kind His Majesty the Emperor Wen...

After the crew entered the White House, they informed the steward that there was something urgent and they asked to see His Majesty the Emperor Wen! After the housekeeper confirmed that the urgency of the matter was indeed high, he immediately sent someone to notify His Majesty Wen Huang, who was taking his family for a walk in the back garden admiring flowers.

After a while, Zhou Ming, with an unhappy expression on his face, came to the living room and met the crew members.

Since the founding of the Wen Kingdom and the election of the first prime minister, in addition to military affairs, most civil and internal affairs in the country have been handled by the prime minister. Zhou Ming only needs to scan the briefing and sign it. He is also happy and relaxed, and then there is Lots of time to live your own life.

Even so, when he became Queen Wen, Zhou Ming still had very little leisure time. Every day, he had to ask for instructions and reports on various matters. Others did not dare to make their own decisions, even if they were afraid of some rights. Zhou Ming decentralized it very thoroughly. Officials I'm also afraid of messing up and not being able to take the blame.

In addition, after his father Tian Feng passed away, Zhou Ming, the patriarch, was required to manage and manage all the properties of the Tian family. His son, Tian Sheng, has just turned 24 years old, and his talent is still outstanding, but all his sons, including Tian Sheng, have to be trained for a few more years before he can rest assured and arrange them to a higher position.

Therefore, Zhou Ming often laughs at himself: "No matter which life I live, I have been working hard. If I want to lie down comfortably and reap achievements, it has always been a dream."

But today, in the living room, after listening to the reports of the expedition crew, the unserious expression on Zhou Ming's face disappeared, replaced by unprecedented surprise and disbelief.

"Is everything you said true? How could such a thing happen?" Zhou Ming asked repeatedly.

"His Majesty Wen Huang, what we have said is absolutely not a lie! Your Majesty, you can go with us and witness it with your own eyes!" The expedition leader Tian Yue, a rough-faced man in his thirties, swore to the sky.

"Okay! You will board the Megatron with me and set off with five thousand elite musketeers. If you dare to deceive me, the consequences will be, hum!"

"If there is any deception, please take off my head!"

Tian Yue and the others were overjoyed. The Megatron was the newest main flagship of the Imperial Navy in recent years. It was also the first giant ship of the Empire with a displacement of over 10,000 tons. It is also equipped with 18 high-power steam engines, and 128 giant cannons are installed on board, each of which can fire more than 20 kilograms of cannon... Only this huge ship can destroy a city.

There are also five thousand elite musketeers, which makes Tian Yue and the others overjoyed, because there are only more than 30,000 people living on that island, and there is no need for five thousand musketeers, only one thousand can make them exterminate the clan!

After two days of preparation, on the third day, a fleet of eight warships left the port and sailed towards the northwest. Behind a sea area with limited vision and shrouded in light sea fog all year round, Tian Yue and the others shouted excitedly: "It is in this sea fog, that island is in it, there is no mistake!"

However, in this sea fog area with a radius of only three or four hundred miles, the fleet searched for many days, but failed to find the island, and searched separately, but found nothing.

In addition, there may be a large amount of iron ore buried under this seabed. The magnetic field here is chaotic, and the compass pointer is not very easy to use. In the mist, the sun above the head is faintly visible, and it is often impossible to determine the direction the fleet is sailing.

Therefore, among the eight warships, Zhou Ming did not keep them too far apart, no more than twenty miles apart, and communicated regularly with the sound of cannons, so that no ships got lost.

On the eighth day, the fleet swept back and forth in the sea fog area several times, but they couldn't find the island. Everyone was discouraged. Rear Admiral Tian Gui asked Emperor Wen for instructions: shoot Tian Yue and these deceitful people At this time, on the [World Map] in Zhou Ming's mind, a cyan dot suddenly flashed out in a blue area.

"The island is over there."

Zhou Ming pointed in a direction, asked the captain to stand aside, operated the rudder himself, adjusted the course, and less than half an hour later, in the slightly thicker sea fog ahead, a faint silhouette appeared, like a mirage. islands.

"That's it, that's it!"

Tian Yue and others shouted excitedly and cheered to the island: "Immortality Island, we found you!"

Half an hour later, the decelerated fleet approached this small island with an area of ​​about a hundred square kilometers, found a flat beach, and eight warships docked one by one.

However, as soon as the board of the landing ship was put down, dozens of crew members stood on the beach. This small island seemed to be fried, and countless "buzzing" conch numbers sounded. After a while, amidst the din, a group of Men, women, and children armed with sticks, farm tools, and wearing fish-skin shorts rushed towards the beach.

When the crowds on the island saw the eight giant strange ships docked on the beach, they all seemed to have seen the end of the world. They all looked frightened and despaired.

Some timid ones would knock the sticks in their hands to the ground, then kneel on the ground, kowtow like pounding garlic, and chant sutras, as if they were scared out of their wits.

But there were also hundreds of brave ones, under the command of a middle-aged man, who rushed towards these giant ships and killed the dozens of outsiders who were already standing on the beach, trying to drive them into the sea.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After a chaotic explosion, the brave men on the island fell into a pool of blood and screamed in agony.

"boom!"

The middle-aged man's head suddenly exploded with blood. Zhou Ming, holding a primitive sniper rifle in his hand, shot him to death from a distance of about a kilometer.

Seeing hundreds of tribesmen dead and injured, the residents of the island screamed and retreated. No one dared to step forward. They could only watch helplessly as more and more outsiders came down from the eight giant ships, and finally the whole island was filled with people. There was a beach, and every outsider held a magic weapon that could spit out thunder. After installing a shining bayonet, they lined up in an orderly formation and came towards them.

"Dong dong dong~"

Amidst the sound of military drums, the musketeers marched forward a hundred meters like a wall in neat steps. The residents of the island kept retreating. The dozen or so people who were not afraid of death were all smashed into sieves by the muskets.

"Isn't it great to have friends from far away? Dear friends who come from far away, please don't be so irritable. How about we discuss it carefully?"

Among the desperate island residents, an old man with gray hair and a childlike face finally stood out and said hello.

The reason why this old man is described as "crane-haired and childlike" is because this old man with white beard and hair, long eyebrows and chest, still has skin like a young man in his twenties and thirties, with shiny and rosy skin, tight skin, and a trace of wrinkles. None, and he has a strong step and a booming voice, just like the old god in the TV series. He also speaks business talk that most people present can understand, which makes people feel very friendly.

Not only this old man, but also other residents on the island. It may not be obvious to young people, but all those who are older and have gray hair have pretty good skin care. Their average appearance is very good, and their bodies look good. They are all very tough... In Zhou Ming's eyes, these phenomena can no longer be explained by "using too much cosmetics can achieve this effect", because there are no cosmetics on this island!

These old men with gray hair and childlike faces are all natural and without makeup!

"It turns out that immortality is not a myth or legend. There really is an 'elixir of immortality' on this island."

Zhou Ming murmured to himself, with a wicked smile on his lips. He looked at the island residents with eyes like hungry wolves, with naked greed!

Not only Zhou Ming was like this, but also Rear Admiral Tian Gui, Five Thousand Elite Musketeers, Tian Yue and others were like this. There were even some who couldn't contain their excitement and let out a creepy smile.

"Wow~wow~"

Facing these menacing and threatening gazes, several children among the residents on the island were so frightened that they cried loudly.

The old man panicked and stepped forward two steps further: "Dear friends and heroes! If you have something to say, everything can be discussed and everything can be explained clearly. Are there any of you who have the weight to speak? I would like to invite him to the humble house. Sit down, how about making friends?"

Zhou Ming walked over, preparing to negotiate with the old man. Tian Yue reminded him in his ear. He nodded, walked up to the old man, and asked straight to the point: "If I guessed correctly, you should be Xu Fu's descendant. Xu Tong?"

Hearing this question, the expression on the old man's face became even more panicked. After thinking about it, he still cupped his hands and said, "Exactly, I am the thirty-seventh great-great-grandson of Xu Fu, and Xu Tong is also..."

"It seems that the legend that the first emperor of the Shang Dynasty sent Xu Fu to take three thousand boys and girls overseas to find the elixir of immortality is true? But I didn't expect that you would actually find it..."

Zhou Ming muttered and asked the old man: "Xu Tong, let me ask you, how old are you this year?"

"This... old man's memory is declining, and he can't remember how many years he has lived." Xu Tong said carelessly.

"Last chance, tell me an exact number, or I'll shoot you!" A revolver was pointed at his head, as if it would fire in the next second.

"The old man is one hundred and forty-eight years old..." Xu Tong was heartbroken, so he had to tell the truth.

Zhou Ming also asked the musketeers to grab a few middle-aged men from the crowd. After shooting one, the others said: "The patriarch just celebrated his 150th birthday last year, but he missed one year, and Birthdays are always passed in advance, and the patriarch is indeed one hundred and forty-eight."

One hundred and forty-eight, it's no wonder that you have become a human being, and the expedition fleet almost stumbled in your hands...

Zhou Ming asked another question: "Xu Tong, how many years do you have left to live? How old is the longest-lived person on this island?"

Xu Tong's tone began to contain a hint of sadness, and he replied: "I am the oldest one on this island. I don't know how long I can live. I only remember that my grandfather died at the age of one hundred and sixty-seven." , according to this calculation, the old man may still live for five to ten years..."

Hearing this, the crowd on Zhou Ming's side erupted in commotion and exclamation.

"My God! One hundred and sixty-seven years old..."

"I'll live long enough to live to be eighty, one hundred and sixty..."

"Elixir, there must be an elixir on this island!"

"Hand over the elixir!"

Someone has already shouted impatiently.

Zhou Ming pressed his hands back to stop the commotion, then cut to the chase and said to Xu Tong:

"Xu Tong, we people are here for three explanations today."

"First, the First Emperor ordered you to go overseas to search for the elixir of immortality. It doesn't matter if you don't find it. It's not your fault if it hits a rock in a storm and sinks. The question is: since you found the elixir of immortality, why didn't you take it back to the Central Plains and present it to the emperor? Instead? Take the elixir yourself and become immortal? Should you give an explanation to the First Emperor? This is one of them."

"Secondly, you people live in seclusion in the world and live a blissful life on this island. Everyone is over a hundred years old, and everyone dies and has descendants. You completely ignore the sufferings of the people outside. On this isolated island, You have enjoyed all the blessings that you should not enjoy. The so-called reincarnation and the cycle of cause and effect, should you give an explanation to Heaven? The second one."

"Third, my expedition fleet found this island. After landing, you pretended to entertain us with great enthusiasm, but you were attacked in the middle of the night. Of the fifty-eight crew members, you killed forty-four of them, and only the one guarding the ship was alive. Twelve people were spared their lives. Shouldn't you also give an account for these forty-four lives? This is the third one."

"If you can't give these three explanations today, I will issue an order: Kill all of this island without leaving a single blade of grass behind!"

It turned out that more than a month ago, after Tian Yue and other expedition members found this island, they unexpectedly heard familiar words on the island and saw the ancients who fled here more than 2,000 years ago. They were so excited that they gave up a little. Wary, some team members stayed on the island as guests. During the few days of being guests, although Xu Tong tried his best to conceal it, the expedition team members still discovered some unusual phenomena on the island, such as those with silver hair and grandchildren. If an old man is said to be only in his thirties, everyone will have doubts.

Until that day, captain Tian Yue accidentally met an old woman who was catching fish at the beach and asked her how old she was. A number of "one hundred and twenty-three" almost stunned him. Then Tian Yue found other people. Several old people asked them how old they were. Some told the truth and some told lies. But what he could be sure of was: the old people on this island all have very long lifespans and their faces all look young.

It was on this night that the expedition team was surrounded and attacked. In the afternoon, if Tian Yue hadn't seen that several people were chipping away at the bottom of the expedition ship with rocks in an attempt to sink their ship, he led some people there. Get on the boat and take precautions, otherwise no one will be able to escape...

"Explain? What can I explain? What you are coveting is the elixir on this island, isn't it? If you want to kill me, just kill him. Even if we die, we will not hand over the elixir!"

Looking at Zhou Ming's picture, Xu Tong's bones became hard, and his eyes turned red, glaring at Zhou Ming angrily.

"Haha, you are so tough! General Tian, ​​first arrest all the men, women, and children on the island! Shoot five and kill one! Let's see if this old guy is still tough!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

On this small island, gunshots continued to ring out.

…

Three days later.

After killing about one-third of the island's population, Zhou Ming finally got his wish and obtained more than 50,000 soybean-sized, green-colored, crystal-clear "Elixirs" that were refined using an unknown method and put them in his nose. The first smell, with a fragrance.

The reason why these elixirs have the miraculous effect of prolonging life and maintaining youthful appearance is also related to the fact that a grass plant called "Eternal Life Grass" grows in the north of the island. These grass plants contain a kind of plant that can maintain Substances that activate cells and extend cell life. This substance, after entering the human body, has miraculous and shocking effects, and has great medical value.

However, even if it is known that "immortality grass" has great medical value, people will not be able to live long if they eat this grass directly. It must be refined through a series of processes and fused with other substances in an alchemy furnace to cause a chemical reaction. Only then can the "elixir" with the effect of longevity be refined.

However, Xu Tong and others on the island claimed that Zhou Ming would not hand over the recipe for the immortal elixir and some of the techniques used in the alchemy process, even if Zhou Ming killed all the people on the island. , is the fundamental guarantee for their survival. Even fools understand: if these things are revealed, the people on Changsheng Island will lose their use value, and their life and death may depend on other people's words.

Zhou Ming finally softened his position and reached an "agreement" with the island owner Xu Tong. The agreement stipulated that overseas civilizations would provide security protection and some material assistance to Changsheng Island, and Changsheng Island would pay a tribute of 50,000 "Eternal Age Pills" every year. Dan", no increase may be requested.

After all, 50,000 pills are already 70% of Changsheng Island's pill production, enough for five thousand people to maintain immortality.

After this matter is over, some Holy Mothers may raise objections, saying that Zhou Ming used any means to achieve his goal and killed so many innocent people at once. It is really unreasonable, too cruel, and extremely shameless!

Zhou Ming sneered:

"Am I shameless? If the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty knew that there was an elixir of elixir on Changsheng Island, which would allow him to live fifty more years, I am afraid that the next day, he would use all his people's strength, build a large number of sea ships, and send a million troops to cross the sea. Search for it? How much financial and material resources will be spent in the process? How many people will die? The so-called crime of cherishing a jade, as long as the elixir of immortality is still there on the Island of Immortality, once it spreads and becomes known to others, this island will forever and ever. A catastrophe cannot be avoided!"

Because immortality is an unquenchable and extremely longing desire in everyone's heart.

Another 5,000-word chapter. I’m so tired. Please encourage me!