The guard fleet stopped on a small island that wasn't too big to rest for a night before heading to the southern seas the next morning.
About three hours later, a black line representing land appeared on the distant sea surface.
"Leslie, this seems to be much bigger than what you said in the letter." Xu Yi looked at the land in the distance through the binoculars in his hand and couldn't help letting out a sigh of surprise.
"Such a big place, it can't even be described as an island."
"Actually, it really is an island." Leslie laughed and stretched out his arm to draw a semicircle in the air.
"Later, we explored around the island and found that the closest island to it was the one we stopped at last night. So, it's actually still floating alone in this sea. Of course, it can only be considered an island."
"Then do you know how big it is?" Xu Yi asked.
"I can't give you the specific data, but if I have to say it, let me think ….. It should be several dozen Masur Islands."
"Then it can only be considered an island?" Xu Yi glared at Leslie.
Masur Island was the largest island the New Flyer guard fleet had found in the southern seas of the Kandla Empire, with an area of close to twenty square kilometers.
If the island in front of them was several dozen Masur Islands, didn't that mean it was close to a thousand square kilometers?
Although it could still be considered an island, for an island this big, its meaning was not normal.
Xu Yi picked up the binoculars to look at the island that was getting closer and closer before saying with a sigh, "Leslie, I'm suddenly regretting giving this island to you.
Such a large island, the resources on it must be very rich. I'm giving you a mountain of gold. "
Leslie rolled his eyes, "This place will be colonized by you. Even if you give it to me, it will still be serving you and the New Flyer."
Xu Yi smiled. He thought that he didn't have many talents under him and there weren't many people as trustworthy as Leslie.
If he wanted to learn from the countries of the age of exploration and colonize the seas, other than Leslie, there really wasn't anyone suitable.
The idea of letting Leslie lead the colony yesterday had already appeared in Xu Yi's mind when Leslie reported that they had found a large island in the southern seas of the Kandla Empire.
When he saw Leslie this time, Xu Yi had already thought it through.
It was hard enough to find this isolated island, so if they didn't take it in their hands when the other countries and powers of the Sines Continent didn't have the ability to reach this place, it really would be a waste of god's gifts.
But with the New Flyer's current strength, the most important thing was manpower, so it was hard for them to assign people to control this place.
Since it was like this, it would be better if he gave it to Leslie's place. "
Although the Stagg Family had been destroyed, the Stagg Family had flourished in the Lampari Kingdom for several hundred years. The power hidden in the dark was very deep and hadn't completely disappeared.
Based on Leslie's request to buy several Magic Boats, it could be seen that Leslie had a large amount of resources hidden by the Stagg Family. Moreover, Leslie didn't hide this from Xu Yi.
So Xu Yi had been considering how to arrange Leslie the entire time.
It was impossible for Leslie to stay in the position of commander of the New Flyer's guard fleet, so it was very suitable for him to open up a base for the New Flyer.
Leslie had many people who belonged to the Stagg Family that needed to be arranged and it was hard for them to make a name for themselves if they continued to stay in the Sines. Running to this island far away from the Sines to start over was a very good choice.
When Xu Yi mentioned this arrangement to Leslie yesterday, although Leslie was a bit surprised at first, after thinking about it for a bit, he determined that this arrangement was very suitable for his situation.
But everything was still unknown and their understanding of this island was very shallow, so it was too early to say this. So Leslie only agreed to Xu Yi's arrangement, but he didn't immediately agree.
Everything would have to wait until they finished exploring this island before making a decision.
The guard fleet maintained their high speed as they approached the island. When they could clearly see the outline of the island, Xu Yi ordered a Magic Airship to take off from the guard ships and begin investigating the island.
"Have you been to the island before?" Xu Yi asked Leslie.
"We have. We even found a natural deep water harbour there, so we can disembark from there soon." Leslie pointed to a corner to the right as he spoke.
"Oh?
There's actually a natural deep water harbour?
It seems like your luck really isn't bad. "Xu Yi was a bit surprised.
Leslie laughed, "This isn't just my luck, it's also yours.
But it isn't all good luck. Do you know what we found after we disembarked? "
Seeing Leslie's unlucky look, Xu Yi asked in a curious voice, "What happened?"
"There are natives on this island, and the language they use sounds a bit similar to the common language of the Sines Continent.
According to my calculations, it's very likely that the locals of this island came from the Sines Continent, so they can be considered our fellow countrymen. "
"Isn't that even better?
I was worried that it wouldn't be easy to communicate with the locals, but now that the language problem has been solved, it's much easier. "
"It's good if it's that simple."
Leslie said with a bitter smile, "I don't know why, but the locals on this island are very hostile towards us, wanting to kill us as soon as they see us.
We just arrived and because you said that we should develop peacefully, we didn't make a move and could only retreat. "
"This means that your initial exploration has failed?"
"Pretty much."
Xu Yi knit his brows as he looked at the giant island in front of them. After thinking for a bit, he waved his hand, "No matter what, let's go take a look first."
"Then what if the locals want to kill us?"
Xu Yi looked at him and said with a laugh, "They can be hostile towards us outsiders, but they can't be hostile towards something that can make their lives better … …"
Leslie looked at the smile on Xu Yi's face and couldn't help shaking his head as he said with a sigh, "Xu Yi, I've found that you're becoming more and more of a profiteer."
Twenty minutes later, the fleet stopped at the natural deep water harbour Leslie pointed out.
There was a cliff behind this place and there was a beach that wasn't that wide beside the cliff. So although it could be considered a natural deep water harbour, it wasn't that big where the guard ships could dock.
Leslie had been here before, so he was very familiar with the situation here.
Xu Yi watched him command the fleet to stop near the coast before taking a Magic Speed Boat to the shore.
While feeling the softness of the fine sand under his feet, Xu Yi looked around.
Although there was a natural harbour here, the area was limited, so there wasn't much room to develop.
If he wanted to develop this island, this natural harbour wouldn't be able to satisfy his needs, so he had to find another harbour.
But this was something he would consider in the future, he could still make do with it for now.
Xu Yi turned to look at Leslie who was commanding the guards coming down from the guard ships. He knit his brows and shouted, "Leslie, have them hide their weapons. At least put away their swords and bows.
We are going to do business with others, not fight a war. "
Leslie was stunned, "Didn't I just tell you that the locals on this island are very hostile towards us? Shouldn't we be on guard?"
"Of course we have to be on guard, but if you run over fully armed like this, even if they aren't hostile, they will become hostile.
Listen to me, throw away the obvious weapons like swords and bows. Just bring some military magic machines like magic rocket launchers. "
Leslie had knit his brows when he heard Xu Yi's orders, but when he heard the last part, he couldn't help smiling.
"Good Xu Yi, I thought that you wanted to be a messenger of peace, but in the end, you're even more ruthless than me."
After saying this, Leslie turned to give orders to the guards. According to Xu Yi's orders, they only left the military magic machines on them.
These things were completely different from the traditional swords and bows. The locals on the island wouldn't be able to recognize them even if they saw them, so they would be less vigilant.
Other than having the guards put down their weapons, Xu Yi also ordered everyone to bring their daily necessities from the ship. Then he led everyone onto the island from the slope beside the beach.
According to the information Leslie provided, after the group went up the slope and walked around three kilometers to the southeast, they saw a small village of around twenty houses.
Seeing such a large group of people swarming over from afar, the residents of the village were obviously shocked. They gathered together and looked at the crowd with fear on their faces.
Xu Yi looked over the villagers and found that they were all wearing very old clothes. There were quite a few people who had patches on their clothes.
Looking at their dark and yellow faces, Xu Yi immediately understood.
It seemed like the living conditions of these normal villagers were very normal. Not to mention the citizens of the Lampari Kingdom and the Principality of Constantine who had their lives greatly improved by the New Flyer, even the lives of the citizens of Banta City before the New Flyer appeared were a bit worse.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi revealed a kind smile. He took a bag of flour from a guard beside him and walked over to the villagers alone.
Seeing him walk over, the villagers couldn't help taking two steps back. They moved closer to each other as they nervously looked at him.
Xu Yi maintained his smile and stopped around five meters away from the villagers. He put the bag of flour in his hand on the ground and untied the string, revealing the white flour with a bit of gold in it.
"Everyone, we are merchants from far away, we came here to do some business with everyone.
If you can provide us with anything of value, we are willing to exchange the things we brought with us. "
The villagers on the other side looked at the flour on the ground before looking at the daily necessities the New Flyer guards were showing and everyone's eyes lit up.