Chapter 86 This island is called Yanzijiao (revised date) Yan Jiuru is in...
Chapter 86: This Island is Called Swallow Reef (Revised Date)
Plans did not change quickly enough, and Yan Jiuru was unable to return early again.
In addition to assisting the Taoist priests in performing rituals in the sea, he was also dragged by Old Wu to draw ice talismans.
People brought him all the best props.
It can be seen that it was planned long ago.
Yan Jiuru had no choice but to go to work while cursing.
What else can I do?
Do you really think that if you let the tiger roar and vent its anger, it will become a sick cat?
If he really thinks so, haha, then he is naive! Childish! Stupid!
He is more than just a fox that has lived for thousands of years. He knows exactly when to be funny and when to listen to orders obediently!
But there are also benefits.
Although both are lacking in spiritual energy, the seaside is still better than the inland areas.
In particular, Yan Jiuru had been wandering around the surrounding sea area recently and discovered a place with relatively abundant spiritual energy.
It is an island reef of more than three square kilometers in the high seas, with the highest point less than fifteen meters above sea level.
For people who are used to the vast ocean, there are plenty of islands and reefs like this. Not to mention tornadoes, even a big wave can submerge a small island.
In addition, there are not even common trees such as the tung tree and the coastal tung tree on the island. There are only shrubs such as the goat horn tree, the grass pittosporum, the sea lily, the silver-haired tree, the water lily, and some common beach plants.
However, there are hawksbill turtles in the shallows.
Yan Jiuru was attracted by the spiritual energy here and naturally didn't care about the vegetation. He didn't plan to live here for a long time.
He had earlier asked the military to help build two brick houses and a small courtyard here, ostensibly to facilitate observation. They also had toilets, a kitchen, and a firewood shed. (This construction on the high seas is a personal idea of the author; I'm not sure if international law permits it.)
To strengthen the island from wind, he placed anti-pressure charms around it and set up simple concealment and protection formations based on the natural environment.
In this way, I can’t say it will have a big impact, but it will not be submerged in the next three to five years. Even if someone comes nearby, they will unconsciously ignore it.
The reason he took so much trouble was that he had hidden a treasure here that was temporarily inconvenient to take away. He would come back to get it when it was convenient.
Yan Jiuru drew a talisman here. Perhaps because of the rich spiritual energy, it attracted many swallows and seabirds to settle here, so he gave it a name: Swallow Reef.
He picked up a stone, carved his name on it, and stuck it firmly on the edge of the reef.
When the army leader heard about it, he just smiled and asked someone to mark the name on the map: This island is called Swallow Reef!
***
At that time, no one would have thought that several years later, this inadvertent move would expand our country's coastline by hundreds of nautical miles. Especially after extremely rich oil resources were discovered in nearby waters, several countries rushed to register this enclave.
Unexpectedly, some veterans of our country's coastal defense force suddenly thought of this matter. Not only did they find the stone tablet submerged by the sea, they also found relevant records on the military map of that year!
Both of these things prove that this island belongs to our country. Of course, the submarine continental shelf connected to the island and reefs is also ours!
Similarly, the oil resources under the continental shelf are also ours!
International disputes are nothing more than a matter of seeing who is stronger and then finding a plausible excuse to cover it up.
Our country is already one of the most powerful countries. With this clear reason, not only will the newly discovered oil fields belong to us, but half of the high seas will also be directly taken over by us.
This made several countries that originally wanted to grab a piece of the pie regret it.
If I had known this would happen, I would not have fought.
If they didn't fight, at least everyone could fish on the high seas. Now that the fish belong to China, they can only sigh in despair.
***
“Therefore, the country plans to open a special train from Fuzhou to transport seafood from here to famine-stricken areas and troops lacking meat.
As long as you have enough ice talismans, our ocean fishing boat will set out to sea immediately."
Yan Jiuru understood that this was a designated task issued in the name of the country.
“I’ll do my best.
The entire nation's military is one family. We can't just eat our fill while watching our comrades continue training hungry."
China is still in a difficult period. Not only are many ordinary people hungry, but the troops can only eat half full, not to mention the meat they need to maintain training.
Even if the army engaged in agricultural reclamation and cultivated land and raised poultry and livestock, it would not be able to make up for the huge gap.
"A pig weighs at most 300 kilograms and needs to be carefully raised for a year or two before it can be slaughtered. But a shark caught in the deep sea can weigh three to five tons, or even more than ten tons!
That's a mountain of meat! (In the 1970s, before international law prohibited shark hunting, it was allowed. Now, of course, it's not.)
In addition to eating the meat, you can also make cod liver oil, and the fish fins are the best food. . . . . . . . "
Unfortunately, this thing is also very delicate. It can only stay fresh for half a day under the high temperature of the South China Sea. If it is not handled in time, it will soon become rancid.
my country has a long coastline, so naturally we attach great importance to marine fishing.
However, these seafood are difficult to store in high temperature environments, let alone transported thousands of miles away.
As a great country, we have also tried to make ice from saltpeter.
For example, there is no direct train from Fuzhou to Yancheng, and you have to transfer on the green slow train, which takes five days!
In a stuffy carriage, even if someone keeps adding ice, five days is enough to turn most seafood into rotten fish and shrimp.
The few that were not rotten also became spoiled and had a bad smell.
However, all of this was solved by Yan Jiuru's carriage of frozen seafood!
The Ice Talisman can keep seafood fresh for six months at room temperature!
This means that it can be transported from the South China Sea to Lhasa without any problems.
Leader No. 3 directly instructed: Comrade Yan Jiuru, after completing this mission, the country will give you a great merit! This is more important than killing a few enemies on the battlefield!
***
Since the leaders above said so, Yan Jiuru wanted to just hand over the Ice Talisman to the country for use.
However, the most powerful leader in the Taoist sect can only draw second-level high-quality talismans. He has not been able to comprehend the third level for so many years, let alone draw it.
Yan Jiuru had no choice but to squat on the island and work hard to draw talismans.
Since a large number of Ice Sealing Talismans were needed, Yan Jiuru was unable to activate them one by one, so this task was handed over to the Taoist priests.
During the cooperation, we got to know each other better and took the time to share our thoughts and experiences on Taoism.
As a result, he also saw some talismans used by Taoist priests.
For example, talismans for receiving things and talismans for peace.
After seeing the three Taoist priests using it, he remembered that in his world in the past, this kind of talisman with low magic power was popular among independent cultivators and some small families without much ceremony.
This kind of object-absorbing talisman can be used by anyone with a little bit of true energy.
It is said that the most common one can only accommodate some personal luggage; the Taoist priests use the second-grade inferior one, which can accommodate the size of a room; if he draws the third-grade superior one, it can at least accommodate the size of a small courtyard.
However, this thing has a disadvantage, which is that it breaks easily.
After all, it is a virtual space drawn on talisman paper, which is entirely supported by spiritual energy, and the fewer items it can store, the better.
Even with such caution, once they reach a place where spiritual energy is severely lacking, it may collapse at any time.
You never know when something might fall out!
Not to mention the embarrassment, it is very dangerous to be exposed in front of others.
Yan Jiuru: …
It is rare to see the world of cultivation being so simple.
However, no matter how simple it is, there is still something to learn from it.
***
He found that the amulet of one of the Taoist priests was more convenient.
When worn daily by the user, it can ward off disasters one to three times depending on the severity. Although the effect is certainly not one-tenth of that of the Five Thunder Talisman, it will not cause as much noise as the Five Thunder Talisman.
Very suitable for daily use by family.
And a counter-spell.
As the name suggests, if someone curses you, wearing this amulet can directly return three times the curse to the other person.
The good luck charm can bring good luck bonus to the user, note that it is a bonus.
For example, if Zhang San's company allocates housing, he originally had no chance, but after using the good luck charm, he has a certain chance;
If the original chance of getting a house is 30%, after using the good luck charm it becomes 60%, and no more;
And if there was originally a 50% chance of getting a house, then using the good luck charm will make his dream come true!
In other words, good luck charms are best used according to the situation, otherwise they will be wasted.
Similarly, the powerful Five Thunder Evil-Repelling Talismans, Qi-Gathering Talismans and Cleansing Talismans he drew were also loved by Taoist priests.
***
With the departure of the last seafood train, Yan Jiuru and the Taoist priests finally returned.
This time, Yan Jiuru did not take the train, but instead borrowed the help of the Taoist priests and used their magical tools to travel.
The five-day journey was shortened to just a few hours.
Yan Jiuru stood at the entrance of his office and watched the Taoist priests' backs flying away, and couldn't help but sigh:
He could draw speed-up or light-body talismans, but after traveling thousands of miles, wouldn't his mortal legs be broken?!
Tsk tsk, he used to think that the Taoist sect was so crude that they used the most inferior object-absorbing talismans, but now he was slapped in the face.
The dignified Lord Demon had to rely on the Qi Gathering Talisman to have the chance to get a magic weapon!
Who would believe it if I told you?
***
Yan Jiuru went to the personnel department to receive his notice. Looking at the bright red seal on it, his heart, which had just been hit hard, finally perked up.
Director Liang of the Human Resources Department patted his shoulder with a laugh and said, "You're finally back! Everyone's waiting to rip you off."
"No problem, I'll arrange it whenever it's convenient for everyone!"
"The guest should follow the host's wishes!" Everyone was just having fun because he had just returned.
Yan Jiuru smiled and folded the admission letter and put it in his pocket, saying, "How about this, my wife also passed the exam, I will discuss it with her later and find a good place for us to arrange it together, how about that?"
"It's settled then. I'll inform everyone later and everyone must go!"
Yan Jiuru returned to his office and hurried to write the task summary report.
When I finished my work at the office and looked up, I saw thousands of lights outside.
"Go home!"
***
Yan Jiuru borrowed the company's jeep and drove home by himself.
Nawu Fu distributed some of the fresh fruits and dried seafood from the south that he brought back to his colleagues, and also took out a few of each and put them in a few baskets, so that they would have something to take home.
"I don't know if Yin Yin is still at work..." The last time he called, Chen Yin was still at work.
Today is February 16th, and there is still almost a week before school starts, so I should be able to take a day off.
Driving past the Jufude Roast Duck Restaurant, he took two pineapples and a bag of green dates and exchanged them with the chef for a freshly roasted fat duck and a whole tray of pancakes.
"Oh, you are really capable. It's not easy to get this thing."
They say that green dates are no longer sold here, and pineapples are eaten less than twice a year.
This pineapple sweet and sour pork is really popular.
As the jeep turned into the alley, the headlights illuminated Ruyue fighting with some kids.
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