Before the four men rode out of the city, they heard someone calling them from behind. Turning around, they saw Captain Howard, wearing a black summer suit, riding a bicycle and catching up with them from behind.

I didn't see the captain when I got off the boat just now. It turns out he went to change his clothes.

The four of them stopped their bikes and waited for a while. The captain caught up with them on his bicycle, a little out of breath. "Huhu, I haven't ridden a bike for a long time. I'm a little out of breath after pedaling so hard."

Guo Xiang looked at the captain with a smile and asked, "Captain, what are you going to do after changing into this outfit?"

"Let's go, as we go." The captain did not pause, but just slowed down a little. After Yang Jing and the other four caught up, he continued, "I was born and raised in Dongcheng, and my grandfather was buried there after his death. It's a pity that the volcanic eruption more than 20 years ago buried my home and my grandfather's grave. So since then, every time I come here, I have to go there to pay tribute to my grandfather and my former home."

This reason stopped Guo Xiang from asking any more questions.

Not far along the coastal highway, the road disappeared into the rain. Yes, the asphalt road magically disappeared, and was replaced by a trampled dirt road, which turned a corner and extended directly to the south.

On both sides of this dirt road, one can vaguely see the ruins of some buildings, but they are all buried under thick gray-black soil.

No, these buried ruins of buildings were the buildings that were crushed by the huge amount of volcanic ash produced when the Tavuru volcano erupted.

However, while riding, I occasionally saw some complete buildings, and there were people living in them, but these houses did not look very good.

"The volcanic eruption 24 years ago almost destroyed the entire East City, and many houses in the North City were also crushed. However, after the volcano returned to calm, many local residents dug their houses out from the ruins. If there were no houses that were crushed, as long as they could still withstand the pressure, someone would continue to live there. Did you see these residents? That's what they did."

"See? This place used to be the largest hospital in Rabaul. Next to it, there used to be a museum. A little further away, there used to be a middle school. That's where I finished my middle school."

Yang Jing looked in the direction Captain Howard pointed, but could see nothing except hardened volcanic ash.

However, from Howard's narration, Yang Jing could clearly feel the prosperity of the city before it was destroyed by the volcano. But unfortunately, human power is limited, and in the face of the ruthless nature, people are still too insignificant.

From a distance, Yang Jing pointed to a mountain about 600 meters high in the southeast of the ruins and asked, "Captain, is that the same mountain as the Tavuru volcano that erupted that year?"

Howard smiled and shook his head, "No, it's a dead volcano. Do you see the short mountain at the west foot of this mountain? That was one of the culprits that caused Rabaul to move its capital to Lae eighty years ago. The name of the mountain is Volcan. Because of the eruption, the volcano has become very short."

Howard pointed to a broken mountain about a hundred meters in the distance and said, "That mountain is Mount Tavuru, the most aggressive volcano on the entire island of New Britain. Twenty-four years ago, this volcano was the culprit that destroyed Rabaul."

Several people looked in the direction Howard pointed, only to see a seemingly inconspicuous mountain. Compared to it, the mountain to its east that was over 500 meters high looked more like a powerful volcano.

As if sensing Yang Jing and the others' speculation, Howard shrugged his shoulders and said as he rode, "There are only two active volcanoes on the entire Gazel Peninsula. They are the two peaks less than 200 meters high that you see now. The other volcanoes are extinct volcanoes and it has been who knows how long since they erupted. Let's go, we can take a closer look at the two volcanoes that caused the destruction of Rabaul."

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