Chapter 688 - Island of the Dead (1/2)
Chapter 688: Island of the Dead
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio <i class="_hr">Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
On the ferry, the private tour guide, Han Dewang, told Zhao Yu, “I’ve checked, but there aren’t any martial arts studios on the island”
“No? H to his understanding of Miao Ying, she would definitely be attracted by a local uished characteristics As such, it was a pity that there weren’t any on the island
“I wonder if Mister Zhao did any research before you cauide, so he redirected the topic to his profession “Do you knohat the Landing use to be?”
“I know!” Su Jinmei raised her hand and said, “I did so used to be the aboriginals’ colony During the nineteenth century, there was even a war here! Later on, the island had an abundance of a rare kind of propolis So, they built a cultivation farm here As such, there are many bee farms on the island, and the bees are called…”
“Manuka!” Han Dewang smiled and finished her sentence for her “In fact, the information that you overns that they left out!”
He then added, “Since the nineties, the local govern to develop the island and make it into a tourist ’s history in order to give it a brand new i suddenly redirected the conversation and said creepily, “But, what you don’t know is, actually, the Landing wasn’t an aboriginals’ colony, nor was it a propolis harvesting ground In fact, its history is full of darkness!”
As he spoke, his eyes greider “The Maori performance on the island is actually fake, as it is also perforroups froimmick to sell tourists honey and propolis!”
He chuckled a little, as if he had a hidden secret that he couldn’t wait to share “Hehe, let est prison in all of New Zealand! At least half of the criminals on the northern island were sent there,excited now “Due to the unique location of the island, it was an ideal place to lock up these prisoners It was even said that not a single prisoner has ever escaped from it!”
“Wow!” Su Jinmei was surprised by this news “I can’t believe that it was actually used to lock up prisoners! That sounds so cool! But, I don’t quite understand If the government was to market the place as the prisoners’ island, it’d be quite popular in its own right, just like “The Rock” in San Francisco Wouldn’t that be even cooler and more attractive to tourists?”
“That’s true, but…” Han Dewang s wasn’t only a prison, but it was also a faround! All of the condemned criminals were killed here! In the past century, the locals called it the “island of the dead!” Think about it, the govern point!”
He paused to take a breath, then added, “So, ith the safer and more profitable Chinese tourism model That’s e have the cultural performances, sell local specialties, and such It’s just way more positive and stable!”
“The island of the dead? My goodness!” Su Jinmei creased her eyebrows “The na there now, either! So, I see what you s As he associated it with the purpose of his visit to the Landing, he had to ade
“Hehe, don’t worry!” Han Dewang quickly explained, “It is different now! The prison and the execution ground from the past are nowhere to be seen now! The security on the island is also good, so it is very safe”
He then added, “In fact, there are more than three thousand locals and twenty thousand tourists that travel, ill be on the island during this season Besides watching perfor speedboats, and participating in other entertaining activities As such, no one will even be thinking of that dark history!”