Chapter 776 775. Tenchi Issa (4/5)

Chapter 776

Li Du liked this island very much, so he wanted to name it.

The name Snake Island is the most natural, but he doesn't like it. First of all, this name is too common. When he was in school, he read martial arts novels, and there seemed to be such a name in them.

Secondly, snakes are too evil to be used to name islands.

He was thinking that Sophie came and took him to find scallops and oysters on the reef, which might be due to the existence of a large number of sea snakes, and there are many shellfish living on the reefs around the island.

Some people may not understand the relationship, but it is actually very simple. Some shrimps, crabs and sea animals like to eat shellfish, but sea snakes don't like it, because they cannot digest shellfish shells.

But they can digest shrimps and crabs, and they can also attack sea beasts they encounter. Unlike humans, sea beasts have no intelligence. They don't know that they should retreat when encountering sea snakes, but rush upwards like fools.

In this way, when the sea snake saw that the other party had come to attack him, what did he say? Invite friends to build together!

The more times there are, the fewer sea beasts dare to come here, and the fewer natural enemies of shellfish, they will naturally multiply and grow in large numbers.

Standing on the reef, looking far into the distance, the two of them could only see the vast ocean without waves, and there seemed to be nothing but sea water and blue sky between the whole world.

Sophie opened her arms and gave a cry, then giggled.

Li Du asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Sophie asked without answering: "There is a poem, I remember I learned it, but suddenly forgot, it was written by your poet saint Du Fu, it seems to say that there is only one sandbank between heaven and earth..."

"There is only one sandbar between heaven and earth?" Li Du wondered, Du Fu also wrote such poems?

He thought hard, and then asked tentatively: "What does Piao Piao look like, a sand gull in the world?"

Sophie waved her small fist vigorously, and exclaimed excitedly: "Yes, this is it!"

Li Du didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "That's a gull in the sky, not a sandbar in the sky..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly had an idea and thought of the name of the island: Shaou Island.

The name is a bit of a nonsense, since no gulls live around the island, but it fits the line so well!

There are no sand gulls around the island, but there are many other seabirds, and some sea snakes live on seabird eggs.

In addition, the situation and temperament of the island are also in line with this poem: how does it look like fluttering, the sky and the earth are like a gull, here they can see the only island between the sky and the earth as far as they can see.

So, isn’t it just right to name it Sha’ou Island?

He is satisfied with many things on Shaou Island, but he is also dissatisfied with some things, such as the abundance of snakes, and the black gold abalone that is too far away from Jin Island, which is inconvenient to handle.

But they still have to sell these abalones. If they die after a long time, the value will be much lower.

Li Du discussed it with several of his subordinates, and finally found a solution, which was to sell abalone in Tasmania, which was relatively closer, and the officer accompanied him.

They had made a name for themselves in Jindao before, many people wanted to buy their black gold abalone, and the two sides exchanged contact information.

In this way, Li Du asked Lu Guan to contact these people, and the two sides found a middle ground for cooperation, that is Herrick Town in Tasmania.

As long as the other party is willing to come to Herrick, Li Du is willing to lower the price. Here is closer to Herrick, and they can catch more black gold abalone. Even if the price is lowered, they can still make a profit.

In addition to dealing with Hei Jinbao, he also asked Brother Wolf to take Hannah and others to Tasmania.

He and Hans fished black gold abalone here, and it was meaningless for others to stay here. The scenery on the island was good, but it was not developed and there were a lot of poisonous snakes.

After staying here for two or three days, the children, Hannah and others are already tired, so it is better to let them travel to Tasmania.

At the same time, he also gave Brother Wolf a shopping list and asked them to bring some things back.

Everything went well. Seagull Island was only a three-hour voyage away from Herrick. We set off after breakfast, and the boat returned after lunch.

Brother Wolf replenished the yacht and stored a large amount of diesel and gasoline. He went ashore and bought a small diesel generator to solve the lighting problem at night.

When the yacht came back, Li Du went to the boat to get a portable toilet. This was the first thing he asked Brother Lang to buy.

These days, it is very embarrassing for them to deal with personal issues. There are poisonous snakes and centipedes on the island. He is afraid that something will get into his buttocks when he defecates, so he must always pay attention to the back when defecating.

Doing so means that he will always see his poop...

In addition, Brother Wolf also used his expertise to purchase a large number of equipment suitable for survival in the wild, most of which are insect repellent sprays.

He also bought some raw materials and prepared some medicinal powders himself. These medicinal powders were sprinkled on the ground, which can effectively prevent snakes and reptiles from approaching for a long time.

With complete equipment, Li Du wanted to go around Shaou Island and take a closer look at this small island where he might have to stay for a while longer.

They had sailed around the island before, and knew that the island was not big, with a length of about ten kilometers, a width of about four kilometers, and a circle around the island was about 30 kilometers.

Therefore, they did not continue to take the boat, but after putting on a full set of wild exploration equipment, they prepared to go around the island and observe Shagull Island from land.

According to Brother Wolf's estimate, the most threatening thing on this island should be snakes, so their equipment is mainly to prevent snakes and insects.

Brother Wolf made a smoke bomb, and he distributed it to several people, saying: "We all have snake-proof spray on our bodies. If you spray it on a single snake, they will be paralyzed. If you encounter a group of snakes, then throw this."

"What's in here?" Li Du asked.

Brother Lang said: "Gunpowder, sulfur, and some medicines, if dropped on the ground, there will be a small explosion, and then the sulfur and medicine will burn quickly to form smoke, which can disperse the snakes."

Getting ready, they set off.

Brother Wolf is very meticulous in his work. When he went to Tasmania, he investigated the situation of Shagull Island and got some information.

According to the judgment of the Geological Bureau of Australia, Shagull Island was born more than four million years ago. At that time, with the movement of the earth's crust, it gradually rose from the sea and became a huge volcano.

After hundreds of thousands of years, the volcano erupted and ejected a large amount of volcanic rock and volcanic ash, forming the periphery of the island. At the same time, because the volcanic ash is rich in nutrients, it attracted a lot of life.

The corals growing around the islands are now raised by volcanic ash. The coral polyps absorb calcium from the tropical shallow sea, slowly forming lime shells, and gradually forming coral reefs.

Later, as the seafloor plate cooled, the volcano began to sink, but the coral reef continued to grow, forming the current island terrain.

Li Du had guessed this for a long time, and there must be something related to volcanoes in the surrounding area, otherwise there would not be so many black gold abalone communities.