1855 United States Tycoon

The next morning, at about seven o'clock, I thought the waiter had arrived at Scrooge's residence. He told Scrooge that Mr. Morgan asked him to take Scrooge directly to the hunting location. Scrooge hurried out with his new rifle and got into a carriage waiting there.

The carriage walked along the streets of New York for a long time, and stopped by a pier. Scrooge got off the carriage and saw Morgan standing on the deck of a small yacht.

"Hey, Scrooge." Morgan waved to Scrooge. "Come here."

Following the springboard and boarding the small yacht, Scrooge asked suspiciously: "Aren't you going hunting? How did you get on the boat?"

"Oh, our hunting place is a small island. Well, it's not too small, but there is no fresh water on the island, so no one lives. But there are a lot of wild goats on the island."

"Isn't this the same island in "The Count of Monte Cristo"?" Scrooge said.

"Yeah! Well, maybe we should go to the island to look for it to see if there is a cave with hidden treasures." Morgan laughed, "Ilyich, do you remember that there is a cave on the island?"

"Ah, yes, Young Master. When the tide was low, I saw a cave under the cliff facing north. But the hole was too small to allow at most a dog or a cat to enter. You can't get in," a sailor replied.

"Even if you can go in, Illich, you won't go in." Morgan said, "But when is the ebb? We can go there and see. If you cast a spell on the cave entrance, maybe the cave entrance will suddenly happen. It's becoming very big."

At this time, another carriage drove over. Morgan frowned. "That damn European vampire is here."

At this time, the carriage has stopped steadily. The door of the car opened, and a young man of about 24 years old wearing a small blue hat got out of the car, stood on the side of the car door, and extended a hand, and then one was wearing lace The slender hands of his gloves stretched out from the car...

Morgan began to introduce Scrooge to the two who had just boarded the ship.

"This is Joshua, Mr. Joshua Rothschild." Morgan read the surname "Rothschild" more heavily, and it seemed to have a bit of gritted teeth. However, obviously, this Mr. Joshua did not take it to heart. He took the initiative to introduce his female companion:

"This is my cousin, Helen Miss. Come to United States with me to relax. She heard that you are going hunting on the island. She was very interested, so she followed me to see the excitement." Joshua smiled. Said.

In the ears of travellers like Scrooge, the surname of Rothschild is truly a thunderous. This family is a well-known financial family in Europe and the world. They control the financial markets in Europe and the world. Relying on their influence in the economic Realm, they directly affect the entire historical process and in any major political and economic activities in the contemporary era. , You can find their shadows looming or appearing behind.

"I'm not here to watch the excitement. I can shoot. The marksmanship is pretty good." said the little black-haired girl, about 15 or 16 years old. "I am no worse than any man."

At this time, more carriages came to the dock, and more people boarded the boat. Among these people, Scrooge also saw Own's old friend Warren Delano. People all got on the boat, and they all formed into small circles to talk. At this time, the small yacht also raised its sails and sailed towards the blue sea.

"Hey, Scrooge, is your new gun finished?" Warren Delano walked towards Scrooge with a glass of red wine.

"Yes, I just came to try the gun today." Scrooge said.

"Have you tried it when you were at home?" Volendrano asked. "How did it turn out?"

Of course Warren Delano knew that Scrooge must have tried this gun at home, otherwise why would he bring this gun over? He is also an expert at playing guns. On this boat, there are many people who like to play guns, but if you want to talk about gun masters, you have to count him first.

"In the hands of a seasoned shooter, the rate of fire can be five to six times that of a general musket using Mini bullets, and under windless conditions, it can also be 100% to a stationary chest target at a distance of about 400 meters. It’s a hit rate of more than 40.” Scrooge replied.

"God!" Warren Delano's eyes widened. "What you said is true? I knew your gun was so easy to use, so I wouldn't introduce you to Mr. Morgan. I cut off other deals. If you order meat, you have to make this money together."

Scrooge knew that such words should not be taken too seriously, just listen to them. So he smiled and said, "In any case, I still want to thank you. I think there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future."

At this moment, there was a girl's silver bell of laughter and shouts from the bow: "Island! There is an island over there! Is it there?"

Scrooge looked in that direction, and as expected, the sharp peak of an island was slowly emerging from below the sea level. As the ship approached, the details of this island became clearer. The island is a bit bigger than it looks at first. To the north of the island is a stone mountain about a hundred meters high. The mountain is not high, but it is very steep. The side close to the sea is full of steep cliffs. Some shrubs grow sparsely on the hillside. The south side of the island is relatively flat and wide, covered with knee-high weeds and various unknown shrubs. The sea breeze blows, and large swaths of weeds sway in the wind, forming a green wave.

"How come there are wild goats on this island?" Scrooge asked, "Where did they come from?"

"Oh, maybe it was when the old migrant boat was docked there for shelter, or it was simply floating on the island with the wreck of the ship that was killed. The same goes for the wild dogs on the island. They live by eating the wild goats. "Morgan just came over and replied like this.

"Then when did you discover this interesting place?" Scrooge asked next.

"Two years ago, I came back from Europe for vacation and got a small boat out to go fishing and found this island." Morgan replied triumphantly, "Two completely alien species thrive on such an unfamiliar island. Then a balance was reached. What an interesting thing this is. Scrooge, you think, if only goats ran to the island, what do you think the island should look like now?"

"There must be no grass on this island," Scrooge replied.

"Well, yes, there are no natural enemies in the flock, and the number will be out of control. In the end, it can only bring complete destruction. Therefore, there are tigers and wolves in the world. These are God's wisdom and God's will. Mankind. Society also needs tigers and wolves.” At this point, Morgan grinned and showed his white teeth. The sun shone on his teeth, and there was a gleaming feeling.

Then, Morgan suddenly suppressed his smile, staring at Scrooge seriously and said: "I am the tiger wolf who came to the world by the will of God."

At this time, the ship turned to the other side of the island, and a small harbor appeared in front of everyone.

"Here is blocked by mountains on three sides, and the wind and waves are small. The first time I came here was when I came to the shore. Later, I asked people to build a trestle here so that I could come and play frequently. In a blink of an eye, it has been a year. I haven't come here. But the trestle bridge looks very good. Okay, we are ready to go ashore." Morgan pointed to a wooden trestle bridge in the harbor and said to Scrooge.On the island, Morgan first emphasized the relevant discipline to everyone: "Don’t go away, you may be accidentally injured by others as prey. In addition, take care of the lady..." He glanced at Scrooge." And children. There are wild dogs on the island. They are very courageous and generally do not attack people. However, if a woman and a child are separated, it may not be safe. Goats are often on the mountain, so we go up the mountain first."

So everyone climbed up the mountain together. Because of taking Helen Miss, everyone was climbing very slowly. It took a long time to reach the mountainside. The big Miss named Helen suddenly yelled, "There seems to be goats over there! And wild dogs!"

Following the direction of Helen's expenditure, Scrooge looked over. He saw two wild dogs biting a goat. A wild dog bit on the goat's back behind, and another wild dog bit the goat's nose. They are trying hard to put the goat on the ground.

Not far away, probably only a little less than a hundred meters away, a group of goats are hiding on the steep rock wall and looking towards this side. Obviously, the goat that was being bitten belonged to this flock, and it could not quickly hide on the steep rock wall in the previous attack. (Goats are good at climbing and often use this hand to avoid attacks from natural enemies)

Scrooge took a glance, and the distance between the goats on the rock wall and him was about two hundred meters or less than three hundred meters. At this distance, plus the sea breeze, Scrooge hasn't There is no confidence in using the copycat Mauser in his hand to hit a target the size of a goat. So he shook his head and whispered: "It's too far."

"This is a good distance, more than two hundred meters, and it should be within the range of your gun. Scrooge, give me a try with your gun?" Volendrano said eagerly.

"Okay. I heard that you are a god-desired one, so let us see it." Scrooge handed the gun in his hand to Warren Delano.

Volendrano had seen the design of this gun, so he wouldn't be so unfamiliar with such a gun how to operate it. He quickly loaded the bullet, then raised the gun and aimed it at the goat in the distance.

"Joshua, can you guess Mr. Warren can hit the target?" Morgan said to Joshua.

"It's not easy, it's too far. Even if there is an elephant over there, it's not so easy to hit." Joshua looked at the distance, then looked at the shot in Volendrano's hand. The gun, um, it was a rear-loaded gun. The power and accuracy of the rear-loaded gun, especially the long-distance accuracy, were not as good as the front-loaded gun that used Mini bullets due to air leakage and other reasons.

"Why don't we make a bet, bet 100 dollars, I can hit the target by pressing Volendrano." Morgan said.

Joshua thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay. I bet with you!"

At this time, Warren Delano had aimed at the target, his finger was already on the trigger, and he was about to shoot this shot.

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