Chapter 83 (1/2)
Bibico island seems not too big, but it has a natural bay. When Ian stands on the ship and looks out, he can see that there are many kinds of ships moored at the port.
There were not only merchant ships and fishing boats, but also pirate ships and naval ships, all of which, strangely enough, were anchored together in peace.
Bill saw Ian's strange, so he explained to him: ”the main source of income of this island is catering, which is mainly supported by the pirates who come and go along the great sea route. So here, even the navy can only turn a blind eye. As long as the pirates do not make trouble, the Navy will not take the initiative to arrest them, of course, with the exception of high reward criminals.”
”Is this a tacit agreement and compromise between the Navy and the local people?” Ian road.
”Yes Bill shrugged his shoulders and said, ”if all the pirates are captured, no one will come to the island. The navy has its own dilemma. If the economy of the island is sacrificed for the sake of justice, the people who can't live on will also become pirates. This is an unsolved proposition.”
Ian also sighed that the situation of the world can't be explained in one sentence or two. It's clear that pirates are a kind of harm, but some people have to rely on them to survive.
In this regard, Ian can only use existence is reasonable to understand.
”What's more, not only the Navy does not dare to mess around, but also the pirates do not dare to mess around here!” Bill said mysteriously, ”as for the reason, you'll understand when you go to the island.”
As the fleet of merchant ships began to dock, the wharf was already full of people. These were businessmen from bibico island who came to meet the merchant fleet.
As I have said before, the flagship ship where Ian is located is filled with spices, which is the most popular thing on the island of bibico. In addition, the other ships of the caravan transport wine, which is also a huge consumption of goods on the island. The purpose of the caravan is very clear, and the goods they transport are made for the island of bibico.
Since the purpose of the caravan had been set at the beginning, and Ian came with the caravan, he could not fly to their whiskey mountain route on foot. In fact, Ian had no intention to repeat the adventure of others.
Roland Gail finally regained his prestige at this time, commanding the sailors on board to unload the goods, and bargaining with the merchants who came to buy them. He was one of the leaders of several chambers of Commerce in the fleet, and he was also an aristocrat, so he was naturally responsible for the business.
It's none of Ian's business. In fact, successfully escorting the caravan here means that his task has been completed, so he picked up his package and followed bill out of the boat.
As soon as I stepped on the ground, I felt warm and comfortable. Besides the fragrance, the air of this island was also hot. The whole island gave people the same feeling as a tropical island with higher temperature.
”Come on, I'll take you to a famous shop! You are worthy of your visit Bill pulls Ian on the way. Bill has a good feeling for Ian for saving him on the ship several times, so he decides to treat him.
It's a treat. Ian is not polite. He follows bill into the city all the way.
After entering the city, Ian finally understood why it was called the barbecue city! In this city, nine out of ten shops sell barbecue! There are few other ways of dining, all barbecue!
Ian finally understood why Bill said this was the reason why the whole island was barbecue.
Moreover, the barbecues on this island are not made by charcoal fire, but by a very special kind of stone. The stones are basically 20-30 cm in size, and the oval ones are very smooth, but the colors are different. There are black ones, cyan ones, and even orange ones, many kinds of colors.
Every time a guest comes to have a barbecue, the first thing the store will let the guest choose is not the food, but the stone! After specifying the color of the stone, the store will move out the corresponding stone and put it on the guest's table. Then the food will be served. The guest only needs to hang the cut food in the air, put it on the top of the stone and keep turning, because the stone seems to have a high temperature. As soon as the food is put on, it will make a Zizi sound, and then it will be baked.
This way, let Ian see tut tut amazing, feel like a volcanic rock barbecue ah.
Sure enough, bill quickly explained to him: ”this island is actually a volcanic island. It produces a very unique volcanic rock. The collected volcanic rocks have a high temperature. People use these rocks to bake food. And according to the different colors of volcanic rocks, the taste and flavor of the baked food are different. It's very delicious.”
Smelling the fragrance in the air and being stimulated by all kinds of barbecues on the street, Ian felt more and more hungry and couldn't wait to follow bill to the shop he said.
It's really a famous shop. You can see that the hall is full of guests. There are all kinds of people, including fashionable tourists, bold and unrestrained pirates. Even Ian sees several navy soldiers in the corner, and they are eating and drinking.
The pirates and the Navy eat in the same shop. Ian has never seen such a thing before, but it's very common here.
Bill and Ian sat down at a table, and soon a waiter came to greet them. Bill ordered a lot of things at one go, such as roast vegetables, roast beef, roast mutton, roast fish, roast seafood, and even roast sea animals and roast sea kings, but the latter two were more expensive and less expensive.
The stones for baking are also brought up. There are several colors. These stones are held in a special tray and surrounded by grills.
Ian can't wait to pick up a bunch of beef and a bunch of roast fish, put them on an orange stone grill and bake them. After a while, he stuffed them into his mouth.