Chapter 42 I Won't Die

  Ying Tianlong arrived at the "Kiss Me" bar and found Jiao Feng. After explaining his intention, Jiao Feng was unimpressed: "Why are you going to ask him for help? Luo Guoyong is a complete jerk. My sister was messed with by him until she was fed up. Seeing him is like a mouse seeing a cat."

  Ying Tianlong said: "Jiao Feng, I'm not doing this for myself. Think about it, if we don't reach an agreement with Luo Guoyong, 'Xuanfeng Camp' will never have a day of peace."

  "The great Dangjia's martial arts are powerful, and it shouldn't be possible for him to be restrained by Luo Guoyong. In my opinion, let's attack 'Heifengying' and capture Luo Guoyong alive, see what he won't agree with you."

  Ying Tianlong looked at her, this beautiful woman's personality was too strong-willed, and being strong-willed wasn't a good thing for a woman. But now wasn't the time to reason with her, so he just replied: "Courtesy before arms, I don't want any more deaths."

  Perhaps it was the sentence behind Tianlong that worked, and Jiao Feng agreed to give it a try.

  At the same time, Tianlong initiated the idea of making wooden boats.

  Traditional wooden boats are mainly made of fir wood, supplemented with iron nails, hemp threads, lime, tung oil and other materials. To nail a wooden boat, natural old-growth fir wood must be selected, and the tree age requirement must be more than 30 years. The material is solid, has toughness, and the ship built with it has shallow draft, large buoyancy, can carry heavy loads, is light and flexible, and is durable. After the ship is built, in order to prevent the wooden boards from rotting and ensure that the hull is durable, the ship must be oiled three times. After a new ship is oiled well, it can be launched after a period of time, when the tung oil has completely dried.

  On the island of Duoming, there is a primitive forest under the control of "Heifengying". To go there to cut wood, you must have the approval of Lu Guoyong. As for the shipbuilding craftsmen, they are in the prison camp. When Xiang Tianlong expressed his idea, someone immediately stood up and said that he had participated in building a wooden boat before, which was made by purely manual operation, without using drawings during the production process, relying solely on the eyesight and experience of the shipbuilder.

  The timber needed for shipbuilding in "Black Wind Camp" was discussed by Tian Long and Wang Qing, the leader of the "Wild Dog" tribe. Luo Guoyong insisted on going again, but time waits for no man. If they dragged it out like this, "Whirlwind Camp" would really be cut off.

  After passing on the message, Luo Guoyong agreed to talk again, and the location was set at "Heifengying".

  Lin Wei said you're really getting in over your head, do you want to bring some more people along?

  Ying Tianlong replied, "No need, I'll go with Wang Qing. You all stay in the camp and keep a close eye on the movements of 'Heifengying'. Boss, you organize the men and horses to be prepared for any changes. Old Third Cui Dahong, select some strong men to prepare to cut down trees. Yin Tao, organize skilled craftsmen to prepare tools to start building ships. As soon as I get news, we'll take action immediately, it must be quick."

  Everyone nodded and went their separate ways to prepare.

  Ying Tianlong and Wang Qing arrived at the "Black Wind Camp" to report their names, and Luo Guoyong personally came out to greet them. The gate of the "Black Wind Camp" was set up in a mountain valley, with steep cliffs and precipices all around. The terrain was also very treacherous. Luo Guoyong led them in, and along the way, they saw soldiers holding knives and guns, who all bowed their heads to greet him: "Hello, Master."

  Lu Guoyong nodded in response.

  "Heifeng Camp" is indeed more orderly than "Xuanfeng Camp". Everyone I see looks very spirited. When Tianlong saw a group of people with simple farm tools on their shoulders preparing to leave the camp, Lu Guoyong told him: "Those are the agricultural workers of Heifeng Camp, specifically responsible for plowing and planting. If you climb up that mountain, you can see our farmland."

  As they continued to move forward, they arrived at a group of wooden houses shaded by dense foliage. On the largest house hung a sign that read "Black Wind Camp". Luo Guoyong led them inside and stopped in a hall, which seemed to be a living room, with tables and chairs arranged neatly, and decorated with flowers, grass, and trees at the entrance, giving off an elegant and unique atmosphere.

  The two women who had met at Tiger Head Cliff brought over hot tea and some fruit, then quietly retreated. Luo Guoyong summoned the two to sit down and said: "My facilities here are relatively simple, can't compare with your 'Whirlwind Camp', the original master Li Jiao was a man who knew how to enjoy himself, he put in quite an effort for his own cozy nest."

  Ying Tianlong replied: "The head of the household is a very practical person, he knows how to manage the mountain stronghold. Li Jiao is far inferior in this regard, so his subordinates will not risk their lives for him."

  "It's nothing surprising, people all like power and pleasure, I'm no exception either. It's just that I was luckier than Li Jiao and occupied the richest place on the island of death."

  Ying Tianlong smiled slightly: "The head of the house is right, when Li Jiao was alive, the only person he feared was you. If it wasn't for a certain amount of strength, according to Li Jiao's and his eight golden rooster's temperaments, they would have attacked long ago. What do you say?"

  Luo Guoyong snorted: "He doesn't have the guts, my 'Black Wind Camp' isn't saying it's impregnable, but even if hundreds of them come, it's not a big deal. If there really is a conflict, the brothers of 'Black Wind Camp' will definitely make them regret coming."

  Ying Tianlong didn't want to argue with him here, so he got straight to the point: "Master of the house, we have important business to discuss today."

  "Please go on."

  "Big House, you know that last time at Tiger Head Cliff, I originally wanted to have a good chat with Big House, but unfortunately, something happened in the camp, and several brothers were killed by shark mouths. My small team leader was also lost, and the loss was heavy. The sharks on the island of life are now all spirits, it's not us hunting sharks, but sharks hunting us. They swim around the coast every day, and when they see a boat, they rush up together. The shark-hunting boats of 'Whirlwind Camp' are too small, and can't withstand their impact at all. If we don't go to sea to hunt sharks, food will become a problem, and if this continues, I'm afraid it will be out of control, which is also unfavorable for 'Black Wind Camp'." said Ying Tianlong.

  "What can I help with?"

  "We don't need you to come out, we just want to go to that piece of original forest in your camp to cut down a few trees and build a boat. With a bigger boat, we won't be afraid of the shark's impact, and the safety of our brothers' lives will also have some guarantee."

  Lu Guoyong shook his head: "It's not that I don't support you, you should know that on the island of death, it is not allowed to build large ships. I'm afraid your ship will be bombed and sunk before it even sets sail."

  "Who says I want to build a big ship, what I want to build is a shark-hunting ship, not an ocean-going ship. As long as we don't go out to sea, there's nothing to worry about," Tian Long replied.

  Lu Guoyong savored his tea slowly and didn't respond.

  Ying Tianlong said, "I'm just going to cut down a few trees, it won't hurt your foundation, will it?"

  "It's not that simple, the forest is on my turf, you want to cut down trees, you have to go through my territory, even if I agree, my brothers under me probably won't agree, this thing is hard to handle." Luo Guoyong said with a sarcastic tone.

  Ying Tianlong stood up: "How can the master of the house not give me any face, then I have nothing to say, goodbye." He said and was about to leave with Wang Qing.

  Lu Guoyong let out a sly laugh, and slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground. With a loud "bang", dozens of people suddenly rushed in from the entrance, each holding long spears and large knives, their eyes fixed greedily on them, blocking their way. The leader was Hong San.

  Ying Tianlong showed no fear and turned his head to say to Luo Guoyong, "The master of the house had long been prepared, it seems that we can't get out today?"

  Luo Guoyong also sneered: "Ying Tianlong, now the 'Whirlwind Camp' is all relying on you. If you die, what will happen? No need for me to say more?"

  Ying Tianlong walked back and sat down in the chair, calmly picked up his teacup and drained it, then wiped his mouth and said: "Good tea, really good tea, top-grade West Lake Longjing. Luo Guoyong, I just don't understand, for someone who is going to die, you treat him with such good tea, isn't that a waste? There are many people who want Ying Tianlong dead, including that dead ghost Luo Qiyuan under your command, the situation back then was more dangerous than now, unfortunately it wasn't me who died."

  "That's not necessarily the case, today you're just a tiger and I'll make you lie down, a dragon and I'll make you curl up. These brothers are my elite troops, one can take on ten. Of course, I don't want to hurt you, because you're an indispensable talent, as long as you surrender to me, from today on you'll be the second-in-command of 'Black Wind Camp', is this condition acceptable?"

  "Accept your dispatch, become your thug, I haven't considered it yet. Luo Guoyong, you're a clever person, how didn't you think that since I dared to bring 'Qiangkou' Wang Qing with a single knife to the meeting, there's no reason for me not to come out?!" Ying Tianlong said as he unbuttoned his clothes, and Luo Guoyong was shocked to see that he had a row of ** on his waist, and the fuse was in his hand.

  Wang Qing also undid his clothes, and it was a row of **.

  "We're all going to die, if the explosives on our bodies are detonated, this house and everyone in it will be blown to kingdom come. Luo Guoyong, I know you're afraid of death, today you want my life, we'll die together."

  Ying Tianlong took a step forward and grabbed Luo Guoyong's hand, the two of them sticking together tightly.

  Luo Guoyong panicked and repeatedly said: "Be careful, Brother Ying, be careful. I'll let you out of the camp, I'll let you out of the camp."

  Ying Tianlong burst out laughing: "I'll have to trouble the Eldest Young Master to see me off, after all, opportunities for us to meet like this will be scarce in the future."

  Lu Guoyong's face suddenly turned pale.

  "Get back, all of you! Hong San, tell the brothers to clear the way. No one is allowed to move rashly, otherwise, kill without mercy."

  "Yes." Hong San helplessly withdrew.