Chapter 357: Flame of Hope

"It seems... not a ghost." After a long while, Heim spit out the sea water.

"You kid, next time you see clearly, then make a fuss!" Fann. Xinde slapped the other person's head in annoyance, and put away the dagger with a little embarrassment. To be honest, he was also shocked when he saw two dark figures behind him. "Really, it's troublesome to lead a novice."

He cleared his throat and turned to the other two, "Are you residents of this tree boat?"

Zhuo Fulan nodded timidly.

"It has been occupied by the enemy?"

She nodded again.

"Your names?"

"Zhuo, Zhuo Fulan... He is my brother, Zhuo Ka".

At this point, she finally couldn't help asking, "What are you... here for?"

"We came from Noah's tree boat to rescue you." Fann said seriously.

"From... another tree boat? Rescue... us?" Zhuo Fulan almost couldn't believe her ears. Before hearing this, she would never think that there was such a possibility, and she didn't even dare to think about it. After the world island capsized, everyone fled in all directions. It was difficult to save themselves, so how could they care about others?

"That's true." Seeing the other party's astonishment and disbelief, Fann's heart ignited a flame. His choice to be the first to stand out of the team was indeed correct. Even if it could give the refugees a little hope, his trip would not be in vain. "We are not alone, there are companions following behind. Wait a moment."

He took off the backpack and opened the seal - food, clothes, oil lamps and weapons were neatly placed inside. The backpack was specially covered, and although it dived from the bottom of the water, not a drop of water seeped in.

But the clothes on his body could not be completely sealed. In just a short moment, Heim was shivering.

If you don't prepare warm things in advance, being soaked in the winter sea water is tantamount to seeking death.

After the two changed their clothes in the dark, Fann lit the oil lamp, stretched his body out of the range covered by the roots, and after confirming that there were no enemy ships in sight, he lifted the sunshade on the oil lamp.

Through the operation of closing and closing, the orange light flickered.

A moment later, the second and third green shuttles dived to the bottom of the tree boat.

The later ones were obviously larger and carried more people. When all three green shuttles were fixed on the root veins, Zhuo Fulan quietly counted them.

A total of eight people came.

She gradually believed what these people said - although she didn't know how the eight people would rescue the tribesmen on the Silver Star Tree Boat, they obviously didn't drift here by accident. If it wasn't for this purpose, why would they take such a huge risk?

But is there really a tree boat named Noah in the world that dares to compete with the empire?

"What about the other one?" Heim showed a surprised look, "I remember there should be four green shuttles before departure, right?

"No. 3 was originally in front of us." Someone whispered back, "But when they approached this sea area, they were discovered by a two-masted clipper and had to change their route to divert the enemy. I hope they can escape. "

Everyone was silent for a while.

The green shuttle can be called small and hidden at most, but it doesn't mean that others will turn a blind eye to it. Even if everyone changed into blue-green outerwear, it is still easy to be spotted by the lookout on the mast within a certain distance. At that time, the sun had not completely set, and the brig was moving fast, so it would be extremely difficult to get rid of the pursuit.

It's just that no one said the worst case scenario.

"Okay. We all know the risks of this trip, which is why the priest chose us." Fan En encouraged everyone, "No matter what, we have achieved the first goal-find the escape tree boat and send these two guys to the tree boat."

"Who are those two people?"

"The refugees who happened to hide here."

"Are you sure? Just in case, do you want to use a rope..." The voice was lowered.

"We are here to rescue them, not to imprison them!" Fan En interrupted, "I will keep an eye on them, is that okay?"

"But..."

"Sister... I'm really hungry, do I have to endure it? "

Zhuo Ka's weak voice instantly silenced the discussion.

"Everyone, go back to work. Leave this to me."

Fann took out a bag of squid strips from his bag and handed it to Zhuo Fulan, saying in the softest tone, "Do you want to try this? "

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Perhaps because of the strong shock and the long-running, exhausted body, Zhuo Ka fell asleep in his sister's arms after filling his stomach, while Zhuo Fulan put all the remaining food of his brother into her mouth.

She could smell the familiar smell of squid, but when she put it in her mouth, she felt as if she was tasting such food for the first time. Each piece of meat was soft, fluffy and elastic, which was completely different from the ordinary dried seafood. The saltiness was also very sufficient, which fully set off its freshness and fragrance, and even tasted a hint of sweetness after swallowing it.

And the dried fish in memory is always fishy and bitter. Except when there is a shortage of food, almost no one likes to eat this kind of thing.

After eating, Zhuo Fulan licked the paper bag and fingers with reluctance.

"It tastes good, right?" Fann smiled, "This thing is a product of Jinxia City. I always buy some when I go to the market area. God knows how those people make the pickled food so elastic. "

"Jin...Xiacheng? "She said in a daze.

"Well, a human city on the mainland is also the stop for Noah's tree boat. They are willing to deal with the islanders, and are much easier to talk to than the imperial people. When you go back this time, I believe you will be able to see it."

What does this mean...has the escaped tree boat found a new place to live?

Just as Zhuo Fulan was shocked by the new news, a new voice came from the end near the dock.

"Priest, can you hear it? The escaped tree boat does exist, and we have found its location. Repeat, we have found the location of the new tree boat!"

It was obviously very quiet here, but the other party repeated it several times.

The question is...how could the priest appear in such a place?

Zhuo Fulan was puzzled, and there was no high priest on the Silver Star Tree Boat.

"Do you want to adjust the antenna position?"

"Wait a little longer. If it's too long, it's easy for people to notice something's wrong. Let me try a few more times... Lord Priest, can you hear me?"

"Lord Priest? There's a voice! Yes, I'm Haim Shaman, we're on the escape tree boat."

"Only three enemy ships have been seen so far. Maybe they've executed the lights-out order. I'll check again tomorrow morning."

"Yes... It's going well so far, but boat number three didn't come along."

"I see. I'll tell everyone what you said."

Zhuo Fulan opened her mouth in surprise. She vaguely realized that these people were talking to their rear - and this kind of communication was different from letters, and feedback could be obtained almost immediately!

"No, not three ships." She suddenly mustered up the courage to say.

Perhaps because the voice was too quiet, only Fann looked up, "What did you say?"

"The enemy has more than three ships." Zhuo Fulan clenched her fists and raised her voice a few decibels, "The three big ones are all imperial warships, but in addition to them, there are many pirate ships without flags or with black flags! There are at least more than twenty ships!"