Volume 5 Chapter 148 - Locals (1/2)

Volume 5 Chapter 148 Locals

The guard fleet stopped on an island that wasn’t too big for a night and continued heading south the next morning.

After around three hours, there was a black line in the horizon that represented land.

“Leslie, this seems to be even bigger than what you mentioned in your letters.” Xu Yi looked at the land in the distance with the telescope in his hand and gave a gasp, “Such a large piece of land, it simply can’t be described as just an island.”

“Actually, it is only an island.” Leslie gave a laugh and drew a semicircle in the air, “We explored the surroundings of this island and found that there was only the small island that we stopped at yesterday that was nearby. So while it does occupy this part of the sea alone, it can still be considered an island.”

“Then do you know how big it is specifically?” Xu Yi asked.

“I can’t give you an accurate measure, but if I had to, let me think…..It should be around several dozen times bigger than Masur Island.”

“Can that still be considered an island?” Xu Yi looked right at Leslie.

Masur Island was the biggest island the guard fleet had found on the southern seas, it was around twenty square kilometers.

If this island was several dozen times bigger, then didn’t that mean that it was over a thousand square kilometers?

Although this was considered an island, an island of this size had a very different meaning.

Xu Yi took the telescope to look at the approaching island again and gave a sigh, “Leslie, I suddenly regret saying that I’ll give this island to you. Such a big island, there must be very rich resources on it. I am simply giving you a gold mine.”

Leslie rolled his eyes, “This place is being treated as a colony by you, so even if it is handed to me, doesn’t it still belong to you and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce?”

Xu Yi revealed a smile. He thought that he really did have few talented people under him, he didn’t have many who he could trust like Leslie.

To learn from earth and create colonies overseas, there was no better choice than Leslie.

After telling Leslie his idea of starting a colony, the report that Leslie sent before saying that he had found an island that was incredibly big was already on Xu Yi’s mind.

When he saw Leslie again, Xu Yi had thought it through.

It was hard enough to find such a large island overseas, if he didn’t seize the chance to control it while the other countries of the Sines Continent couldn’t reach here yet, he would be wasting this natural gift.

But with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s current strength and the lack of manpower, it was hard for them to assign people here.

Since it was like this, he might as well hand it to Leslie and let him control it.

Although the Stagg Family had been destroyed, the Stagg Family had been prospering in the Lampuri Kingdom for several hundred years. They had a very deep stash accumulated and it hadn’t completely vanished.

It could be seen when Leslie asked to buy the Magic Ships before. Leslie might still have the hidden resources of the Stagg Family and Leslie had never hidden this from Xu Yi.

So Xu Yi had always been thinking about what to do with Leslie.

It was impossible for Leslie to stay as the commander of the guard fleet, so having him be take care of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s colonies overseas was very suitable for him.

Leslie had many people from the Stagg Family that he could move and it would be hard for them to raise their heads if they stayed on the Sines Continent. If they came to this island that was far from the Sines Continent to restart, it would be a very good choice for them.

When Xu Yi had raised this arrangement to Leslie yesterday, although Leslie was a bit surprised, it only took him a bit of thinking to confirm that this was indeed the best choice for him.

But everything was unknown right now. They didn’t have much information on the island, so it was too early to talk about this. Leslie only approved of Xu Yi’s arrangements, but he didn’t agree to them yet.

Everything would have to be decided after they explored the island.

The guard fleet approached the island at quick speeds. When they could see the coast of the island, Xu Yi ordered one of the Magic Airships to start investigating the island.

“Have you gone on the island before?” Xu Yi asked Leslie.

“We have. We’ve already found a natural harbour in this place, we’ll be able to dock there later.” Leslie pointed to the right of the island.

“Oh? There’s actually a natural harbour? It seems like your luck is quite good.” Xu Yi was a bit surprised.

Leslie gave a laugh, “This isn’t just my luck, it’s yours. But it isn’t all luck. Do you know what we’ve found after we went ashore?”

Seeing Leslie’s dark look, Xu Yi asked in a curious voice, “What did you find?”

“There are locals on this island and the language they use is similar to the common language of the Sines Continent. According to my guesses, the locals on these islands should have wandered here from the Sines Continent, so they could be considered our old relatives.”