Although he was wearing a light casual outfit, the tough aura of the young man standing in front of the window still made people clearly notice that this person looked more like a soldier. His bronze skin and snow-white teeth, his two slightly upturned beards, and a sun-shaded knight curled straw hat looked more like those wandering knights from the southern part of the Western Continent. However, Huo Congrong is a real Imperial Navy officer, but the work he is doing now has a large degree of justice.

Zong's naval military affairs were not much related. As an officer of the Marine Corps, he assumed the task of the highest commander stationed in Sabana. A large brigade of Marine Corps took on the defense and other tasks of the entire Sabana area. In fact, the policies adopted by the imperial government in this area were more to support civilian forces in exploration without excessive intervention. In the so-called "protected land" within a radius of thirty miles of the Port of Sabana, he was the highest military and political chief representing the empire.

The man sitting opposite Huo Congrong looked even more wild and wild with a bohemian atmosphere. He was wrapped in a well-built jungle adventure suit, crossed his legs and raised his legs on the coffee table in front of him. The shoelaces were half loose on a pair of high-couple breathable leather boots, and the thick and thick belt was tied to his waist. An extended dagger from Myanmar County hung diagonally around his waist. A bulging waist bag was tied to the belt. He was so bulging that he didn't know what he had put on. He was also a curled straw hat on the side of the seat, and a sharp mountain-cutting knife leaned against the side.

Next to this wild man was a middle-aged man holding a pipe in his mouth. His brown eyes in his deep concave eyes seemed to have some white bloodlines. His old sailor jacket was washed white and his waterproof pants were tightly stretched, which looked more like a down-and-out sailor.

"Mr. Huo, my expedition team has entered the west of 160 kilometers and finally found the legendary Lake Tankanika. It is said that it is the largest freshwater lake found in this area so far. We saw that the lake is endless and the waterfall is something I have never seen before. However, the dry season is about to end, and our team dare not go in. We can relax again. The map has been drawn. Lord Huo, this has cost my men more than three months of energy. Hehe, what's the price?" The wild man turned his beads made of crocodile teeth in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Hmph, Zhou Laoer, what energy did you spend? You are not specifically responsible for reconnaissance and mapping for the empire. Do you think I don't know what work you took on this time? Your map is of no use to our navy. Is that Lake Tankanika? Want to come and conquer me? Is Lake Tankanika only 160 kilometers away from Sabana? Can you find Lake Tankanika within 200 kilometers? Joke!" Huo Congrong sat down and said lukewarmly.

"Hehe, Lord Huo, you can't say that. No matter what job I have taken, this road is always discovered by my people. I don't know whether it is Lake Tankanika. But after all, we have entered 160 kilometers westward. No one has this ability this year, right? As for our map, although it is a bit rougher and I dare not compare with your professional surveying and mapping personnel, with our map, your professional surveying and mapping personnel do not need to fumble like blind people. You can walk on the road we have discovered. After all, you can provide you with a lot of help, right?" the man surnamed Zhou replied with a smile.

"Hmph, 160 kilometers, I'm afraid it's only 130 kilometers. Do you need to draw a map of the terrain in these 30 kilometers?" Huo Congrong retorted bluntly: "Zhou Laoer, I have to remind you not to do those things that are too outrageous. Although the legal effect of the empire cannot reach this place yet, you are not at ease with too many sinful debts to sleep."

"Haha, Lord Huo, you are a soldier, I am a mercenary. Our roads are different. There are at least a hundred life debts that fall into my hands. Am I alive yet? Drink big bowls of wine and eat big pieces of meat. We eat this bowl of rice that is licking blood from the knife. I am afraid that these natives will be lucky to fall into my hands. If they meet Lu Bapi and Ma Erbangzi, 70% of them will be alive when they reach the landing, they will have to recite Amitabha Buddha." The man surnamed Zhou smiled.

Fei smiled and said, "But you really misunderstood me this time. I didn't work like the same method as before. Didn't you accept your teachings last time? We should try to get close to the identity of civilized people now, right? This time, those more than one hundred slaves were not plundered by me, but they were the prisoners I exchanged for with things. Didn't the tribes in the west fight tightly during this period? I just became more courageous and bought some on the spot."

According to the common rules of various countries, hunting slaves within a radius of ten kilometers declared as colonial sites is considered illegal, and Sabana is no exception. However, ten kilometers away, whether it is hunting slaves or buying prisoners of war from indigenous tribes, there is no longer any restriction. Therefore, whether it is slave merchants or mercenaries, they use colonies as strongholds, but most of the actual activities of slave hunting and slave trading are carried out in the territories of various indigenous tribes.

Huo Congrong also knew that his words were not very binding for these mercenaries and merchants who were only staring at gold coins. They would not violate the conventional laws of the New World. Ten kilometers were nothing to them. There were many mercenaries here to help you complete the escort work. These slaves could be transported to Sabana in one or two days. As long as you enter Sabana, these slaves would be legalized and become legal property of the merchants. Although Huo Congrong was very disgusted with this, the slave trade was still legal even in the empire, and the slave traders were still very powerful. Several proposals on abolishing the slave trade in the Senate and the Citizens ended in vain, let alone in the colony of the New World.

"Okay, I don't want to talk to you about this issue. Let me tell you, how much does your map cost?" Huo Congrong frowned. Although the lake he found was not Lake Tankaryika, according to the news that his subordinates had heard in the bar, the area was indeed very large, and there was a narrow waterway extending to the southwest hinterland. According to the rumors of the natives here, Lake Tankaryika seems to have waterways connected to many surrounding lakes. I wonder if the lake they discovered was the lake around Lake Tankaryika. If so, then this discovery was really valuable. The surveying and mapping team only needed to walk along the waterway and perhaps they could find the legendary Lake Tankaryika.

No country can understand this new continent, whether it is the Western Continent or the Empire. No country can understand how big the continent is, what shape is, how many people live on this continent, and how the terrain conditions of each part are. Most countries are still limited to the understanding of the colonies they control within 30 kilometers. Even under the circumstances of the Tang Empire, the Tang Empire can barely understand the surveying and mapping within 50 kilometers of the stronghold. More than 50 kilometers away, they rely more on some non-standard hand-painted maps and memories from various expedition teams.

There are many reasons for restricting the empire from expanding westward to south, which has led to the slow advancement of the empire's power in the new continent, especially to go westward to the inland, and the complex and harsh natural environment is deterrent. In addition to the hostility and threat of the indigenous people, mosquitoes, beasts and various epidemics are huge enemies. While walking down the coastline on the south, although the empire has also established some small supply points, it is still difficult to expand these small supply points into colonial sites.

Without the support of the people, it is only supported by the official and semi-official power of the empire, and this kind of colonial point is difficult to maintain for a long time. Therefore, the empire has always hoped to develop by attracting immigrants and merchants to these colonial point, and at the same time adopt some peaceful methods to attract local indigenous tribes to gradually naturalize and incorporate them into the imperial civilization system. When the number of colonial points reaches a certain level, then gradually spread to those supply points. This method of infiltration may be gentle but more powerful.

This idea is good, but it also encountered some difficulties. Slave merchants and mercenaries hope to use some fierce and illegal means to obtain more huge profits, which may make it difficult for the empire to gain the trust of the indigenous people on this issue. Therefore, at this point, the empire has been considering using other means to restrict the behavior of these slave traders and mercenaries. However, ordinary legitimate merchants are reluctant to open up trade routes in these places because of the limited population and long distances of the supply points, which also restricts the slow growth of the population of these supply points to some extent.

"Well, Lord Huo, we will make a deal with it for 5,000 gold coins. To be honest, this map is one of our more successful ones. We have marked the situation one kilometer around the line. Of course, it is some important terrain. With this map, I believe you can easily find that lake." The man surnamed Zhou finally spoke when he heard Huo Congrong, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked for the price.
Chapter completed!