My Italy

Pontianak is currently the most prosperous city in Borneo. After several years of development, the city is also very modern.

Of course, as Italy's most developed city in the region, Pontianak is also the place with the largest number of Italians. The various commercial houses in the city as well as the shipyards and other factories at the port have accumulated too much population. According to government statistics, there are more than 50,000 Italians in Pontianak, while there are only about 200,000 in the entire Borneo. This also shows how much Italy likes this city.

The bar in the port area is the favorite place for Italians at the bottom. Crew members, workers, and adventurers all like to come here to have a drink. If they have nothing to do, they can even flirt with the waitress for a few words, so that their fatigue can be swept away.

Bol's Bar is also located in the port area and is similar to other bars, but the bar is run by a retired explorer, so many explorers like to come here for a drink or two.

Simon pushed open the bar door, glanced at the people in the bar and stepped in.

"Simon, long time no see."

The bar owner Bol saw him coming in and immediately said hello.

"Bol, the old rules."

A glass of whiskey on the rocks was placed in front of Simon.

"How is it? I heard that you went to the east again. Did you gain anything?"

After passing the wine to Simon, Bol, as the boss, asked.

"What's the harvest? The Dutch are chasing us everywhere. I heard that two of the past expeditions have been caught by the Dutch and everyone has been detained. Now I have made money, I really don’t want to suffer this crime anymore.”

"This is really bad news. If even you, the most experienced explorer, don't want to go east again, then everyone else can imagine."

"I can't control other people. Anyway, I have gained enough. I want to open a bar like you in my later years, but I don't want to die in a smelly ditch somewhere in the rain forest."

After finishing the glass, Simon looked at Old Bol who was adding wine to himself.

"Boll, is there any interesting news during my absence?"

"Yes," said Old Bol, who filled the glass and put down the bottle. "Do you remember that Cruise who liked to wear enchantments?"

"I remember him. I even bought him two drinks last year. I remember that before I left, he was studying mysterious Eastern metaphysics."

Of course Simon knew about this guy, who liked to talk about gods, and promoted that he got guidance from the universe. They all treated him as a joke.

"Now that guy is rich. Someone asked him to form an expedition team before. They discovered a gold mine in the primitive jungle 80 kilometers east of Putusibao upstream. Now many people have gone there. "

Hearing this, Simon suddenly asked. "How are the casualties?"

Of course, Old Boer knew what Simon was asking. It was normal for the expedition team to suffer casualties. In the inaccessible rainforest, primitive people, beasts, and diseases will kill these strong and strong team members. Every adventure is a life-threatening journey, and any mistake in a small detail is enough to prevent them from leaving the rainforest.

"I heard that eight people died and only eleven people are left. Cruise is fine."

After hearing Bol's story, Simon said something meaningful.

"Oh, if this guy is lucky, he will become a rich man."

What does Simon mean by this?

This is actually a piece of advice.

The well-informed Simon knew how tempting the gold mine was to people. It can be said that adventurers like them most hope to find a gold mine, and the last thing they want to do is to find a gold mine.

The gold mines in Borneo are different from other places. There are no large gold mines. They are basically small gold mines. There is very little news that medium-sized gold mines have been discovered. Simon has been in Borneo for several years and has only heard of it once. . As soon as the gold mine was discovered, it was acquired by the Borneo Mining Company.

News about small gold mines comes out every year. It is precisely because of this that Simon knows how bloody the mining of small gold mines, which the government looks down upon, can be. It can be said that only one-third of those lucky people who discovered gold mines were able to return home with wealth after receiving their generous rewards. Another third returned to the past due to various reasons after suddenly becoming rich, and another third died suddenly in the gold mine they discovered.

As for why it's so bad, it's because the small gold mines discovered are basically deep in inaccessible rainforests, and the conditions are extremely harsh to survive until now.

In such an inaccessible place, the government is simply beyond its reach, so it is basically the law of the jungle and the risk factor is very high.

So this is a blessing for Simon, and I hope the lucky Cruise can resist the temptation of gold and escape unscathed.

After a few more drinks, Simon continued to understand some things and left the bar in a slightly drunk state.

Wandering all the way to his residence, he was about to open the door when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Sir Simon, please wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, Simon immediately returned to his sober state, because none of his friends and acquaintances would call him Your Excellency, and someone with this title must be an official figure.

Sure enough, he turned around and saw a well-dressed middle-aged man walking over from the bench in the aisle. It seemed that he had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Hello, do you have any advice?"

Looking at the middle-aged man who appeared in front of him, Simon was even more sure that he didn't recognize him.

Seeing Simon's doubts, the visitor spoke. "Please don't mind interrupting me. Mr. Simon, won't you invite me in to sit down?"

"Please come in!"

After the two entered the house, Simon looked at each other and asked with some fear. "Your Excellency, before expressing your intention of coming, please introduce yourself."

Facing Simon's words, the visitor smiled slightly. "Then you can call Mr. Tony. As for my purpose of coming, I simply need your expertise. I know that Sir Simon is one of the few explorers in Borneo, so I hope to hire you to form a professional expedition team. Remuneration It’s easy to negotiate. As long as it’s not outrageous, I can accept it.”

As soon as Simon heard the other party's introduction, he knew that things were not simple. Because he had a feeling that Tony was the name the other party said casually. As for hiring himself to explore, to be honest, he didn't want to agree.

"Then can I refuse?"

Faced with Simon's answer, the visitor looked at him and said with a smile. "What do you think?"

Simon sighed after hearing the visitor's answer. "Since I can't refuse, can you give me a hint, at least let me know who to work for. You know that I am timid and afraid of accidents. Otherwise, I can't do this, even if it costs my life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Simon stared at the visitor and waited for his reply.

Facing the stubborn Simon, Tony was finally defeated. After all, a person who is no longer afraid of death has nothing to use as a threat.

"Well, since you want to know, I'll tell you, but it's best to keep this news in your stomach, otherwise you will be in big trouble."

The visitor named Tony said after sorting out his language.

"This expedition comes from a big man, an absolutely big man with hands and eyes in Borneo. And this mission you take a team of people to go somewhere. This is what I can say, don't be curious anymore Otherwise, it will do you no good at all, even if you are not afraid of death."

After hearing Tony's answer, Simon was finally able to be sure of one thing. It was good that his expedition was not a one-time consumable.

In an expedition, the most feared thing is the mysterious guest who uses their expedition team as a disposable consumable. So despite the beautiful appearance of their explorers, the actual danger is very high. If you don't pay attention, you may get stuck somewhere.

"How much time do I have to prepare?"

Now that he knew the situation, Simon was quite free and easy and asked the time directly.

"You have ten days to prepare. When the time comes, we will meet at the Kesi Hotel in the west of the city..."

As he spoke, the visitor Tony took out a money bag and placed it on the table. "This is your reward this time, remember not to be late."

Then the visitor Tony left his room, leaving Simon alone.

Of course Simon knew what the other party's move of paying him in advance meant. The other party was not afraid of him fleeing with the money. Combined with the phrase "big shot", it was obvious that he was working for the colonial government. But what it was, it had to be done in private, Simon didn't care at all. Curiosity killed the cat is a famous saying in Europe.