Pirates: The first companion is Tom Cat

As expected, Stim Island is indeed a winter island.

As the ship moved forward, everyone felt it was getting colder and colder, because it entered the climate zone of Stim Island.

The snow-covered look on the island reminded Zhang Daye of the Drum Kingdom.

But this place is completely different from the Drum Kingdom. The landscape on the island looks very 'unnatural'.

——It can be seen from places that have never been covered by snow. The shore of this island is actually covered with iron sheets and riveted.

Although it is a winter island, there are quite a lot of trees on the island. The tree crowns are also covered with some snow, and there are ice flakes hanging from the bottom of some branches.

The vast expanse of white in the woods blocked most of the buildings on the island. Zhang Da also remembered an ancient poem that he couldn't remember where he learned:

"The rime is foggy, and the sky, clouds, mountains, and water are all white." This is probably what I'm talking about.

Chinese is a very interesting thing. Sometimes Zhang Da thinks that he has forgotten everything he has learned, but it often pops out of his mind inadvertently.

At this time, Zhang Da would always sigh that the ancients wrote so well.

"Wow! What a heavy snow!"

"What a strange island!"

"But so beautiful!"

Zhang Da also looked at the startled children and others who were equally curious.

The ancients wrote beautifully, but they were far away from them; everyone said it was vulgar, but they were right beside them.

"Okay, get ready to land on the island." Zhang Da also put aside his messy thoughts and said, "We know nothing about this island except its name, so be careful."

Uncle Long warned: "Paying attention to safety is one thing. When you see the residents on the island, remember to be polite and don't touch other people's things, except of course when you encounter enemies..."

Remembering the last time Tom casually demolished a street at Cake Island, Zhang Da also touched his head: "Especially you, Tom."

Tom looked confused. He felt that he never got into trouble casually.

Habitually driving the boat along the shore for a short distance, trying to find a port to land, Zhang Da also suddenly remembered his current situation.

As one of the world's top criminals, it seems he can no longer enter the country legally.

If you go through a regular port, you may encounter a small and stubborn country that directly triggers a conflict, which would be too troublesome.

The evil world government.

Zhang Da also directly asked everyone to stop the boat, leaving some flag demons to watch the boat as usual, while the others jumped or flew to the shore.

After getting ashore, everyone discovered that not only was the shore covered with iron sheets, but even the trees were also covered with circles of iron sheets with rows of rivets.

Curious, Tom lay down on the shore and knocked. The shore was indeed made of real iron.

Carew curiously used his paws to pry open the thick snow on the ground. The land below was actually normal land.

Zhang Daye touched the strange tree trunk. It was cold and hard. If he licked it with his tongue, it would definitely stick to it very firmly.

Even Uncle Yixiao couldn't help but poke it with his blind stick, making a metallic knocking sound.

Xia Lulu stretched out the cat's paw, and the pink pads touched the iron sheet, and then quickly retracted: "Why do you need to wrap it with iron sheet? Caring for trees and protecting the environment?"

Zhang Da also said: "I have seen people painting or wrapping trees with straw in winter. Can a tree covered with iron sheets still grow thicker?"

"Maybe it's some custom here." Uncle Long said, "You can just ask the residents here when you meet them later."

Everyone walked through the woods full of suspicion, leaving a series of large and small footprints.

"Wow……"

After passing through the woods, everyone saw a small town. Everyone was amazed because the walls, roofs, and window frames of the houses here were all made of iron sheets and rivets.

Except for the glass windows, the entire house is made of metal and looks very solid.

On this cold winter island, as far as the eye can see, the streets are full of cold iron houses, which gives people an incongruous feeling.

Isn't it uncomfortable to live in a house like this?

Bang... bang...

Uncle Yixiao tilted his head slightly and pointed his ears in a certain direction: "Did you hear anything?"

"It seems like something is being smashed." Rui Mengmeng pointed to a tall building outside the town, "Is it coming from the machinery in that factory?"

Yixiao nodded: "Is it a factory?"

Zhang Da also looked over. It was a strange building with a large upper part and a small lower part. The outer walls were covered with iron sheets just like the buildings in the town.

Five chimneys protruded from the building at different heights, some emitting billowing black smoke, while others spewed white steam.

"Steampunk?" Zhang Da also thought of such a word, which seems to be quite appropriate to describe this place.

There were not many people walking on the streets of the town, and the snow on the roads didn't look like it had been swept much.

At this time, a silver-haired old woman opened the door and walked out. She stood at the door and waved to Zhang Daye and the others.

Everyone walked over and politely asked her what happened.

"Ah, ah, young people from outside the island, do you want to come in and have a rest?" the old man said kindly, "I just made some fresh meat pies, and I can barely entertain you."

Zhang Daye glanced around and felt that he was just an ordinary old man, and there was no one else at home.

"Then I'm going to bother you."

Just as he was about to find someone to inquire about the situation, Zhang Daye asked as he walked: "How did you know that we came from outside the island?"

Weiwei and Wendy stepped forward sensibly, supporting the old man from left to right.

Perona and Misaka were a step slower and couldn't help. One puffed up her cheeks, and the other carefully wrote down the key points to prepare for the next time.

"Ah, Ah, you can tell this at a glance." The old lady walked into the door slowly and steadily with the help of the little girl.

"Because the young people in the town have gone to work in the factory, you are still so leisurely at this time, you must be from outside."

The old lady's house is quite spacious, and it is not crowded for more than a dozen people to go in.

Although the table is a little small and the stools are not enough, it doesn't matter. Zhang Da also brought his own furniture to ensure that everyone has a seat.

The old man smiled and watched Zhang Da also take things out: "Ah, what a great brother."

"Just a little ability." Zhang Da also brought the topic back to the factory, "Excuse me, what does that conspicuous factory do? Does your child also work there?"

"Well, well, I don't know." The old man was going to pour tea and serve meat pies, and Rui Mengmeng stepped forward to help with good eyesight.

The meat pie was very fragrant but not much, so only one could be given to each person, not including the cat and the duck. It seemed that the old man did not prepare it specially for them.

Zhang Daye broke the meat pie into two halves and gave it to Tom, who was looking at him eagerly, and continued to listen carefully to the old man.

After the old man distributed the meat pie, he said, "I have a grandson who works there, but he doesn't like to talk to me about the factory."

While talking, the old man looked up at the photo hanging on the wall. It was a young man in his twenties, eating a meat pie.

The frame read: "I grandson Gabull (My favorite grandson Gabull)"

Although it was a bit rude to think so, Zhang Daye looked at the photo and always felt that the grandson looked a bit like a bad guy.

The old man continued, "But I heard from others that it was used to make steel. The iron used in the houses in the town was produced there."

Zhang Daye followed her words and asked, "Why are all the houses here made of iron sheets? Even the trees outside are wrapped in iron sheets."