Chapter 832 The Apostle Attacks
When Gao Fei and his party were shopping, the sky turned gloomy and dull thunder came from the deep clouds.
The southern coastal area of Irian Island is hot and humid all year round. The weather changes suddenly, and the locals have long been accustomed to it.
At the market, small vendors opened simple awnings and continued to sell local specialties to tourists.
Gao Fei looked up at the sky and said to Tang Ning: "It's going to rain soon. Let's find a place to take shelter."
Tang Ning nodded, stuffed the purchased things into the star plate, and took everyone to the hotel.
Pano Hotel is known as the most upscale hotel in Agats and the only hotel that can be booked in advance by phone.
Although Gao Fei knew that the local infrastructure was poor, he was still shocked by the dirty environment when he walked into the hotel.
This best hotel in the town was originally a primary school built by a foreign charity organization. It has only two floors and twelve classrooms in total.
The school was built, but unfortunately, no teachers were found who were willing to teach long-term, and the local residents did not think it was necessary to send their children to school.
After a lot of wrangling, the charity plan was finally aborted, and the vacant teaching building was converted into a hotel, which at least could bring some economic income to the town.
It was raining, and the street in front of the hotel was muddy, and there was almost no place to stay.
Gao Fei held an umbrella in his right hand, and held Jiang Feng's left hand, and followed Tang Ning into the hotel gate, which was originally a field that was supposed to be used as a primary school campus.
The yard was covered with a thick layer of coal slag, which was wet by the rain and made a crackling sound when stepped on.
The rusty horizontal and parallel bars stood side by side by the wall and were used as clothes drying poles.
An old woman wearing a grass skirt and a headscarf was collecting clothes slowly in the rain.
The bird song from above attracted Gao Fei's attention.
On the windowsill of a classroom on the second floor, a snow-white cockatoo was standing, looking at the visitor with its bright black eyes.
Looking at its leisurely posture, it didn't look like a wild bird that had temporarily landed under the eaves to avoid the rain, but rather a regular guest of the hotel.
Everyone put away their umbrellas and walked into the hotel lobby to avoid the rain.
Jiang Feng borrowed Tang Ning's magic lipstick, applied "speaking skills" on himself, and asked the hotel manager what to eat for lunch.
"The hotel doesn't have a restaurant. It only provides fast food such as instant noodles and canned meat, as well as tapioca cakes, the staple food of the locals!"
Jiang Feng came back from the investigation and told his companions.
"Oh my god! Sago cakes again, I want to vomit when I hear this word!" Ma Yun lamented exaggeratedly, "This thing tastes so bad, just like chewing soap. I really admire the Asmat people. They don't get tired of eating this kind of thing all day long."
The Asmat region is not suitable for growing cereal crops. The starch coagulation from the heart of the palm tree, commonly known as sago, is the only stable source of carbohydrates in the area, supporting hundreds of thousands of indigenous people living in this barren land.
"For the locals, being able to eat is good enough, there is no room for being picky!" Ma Tao scolded his picky sister, "You usually drink pearl milk tea and tapioca pearls, which also contain this stuff, why don't you dislike it?"
"That's different! Tapioca pearls are okay as a side dish, but they are not as good as a staple food. The taste and nutrition are not as good as rice and flour..." Ma Yun thought about it, and added with the spirit of finding joy in adversity, "The only advantage is that it is low in calories and suitable as a fat-reducing meal replacement. No wonder the Asmat people are so thin."
"But we don't need to lose fat..." Qi Tian said with a bitter face, "I have lost 7 kilograms in just ten days abroad. Now I miss Chinese food very much."
"Don't we still have luncheon meat and instant noodles?" Gao Fei smiled and comforted Ma Yun and Qi Tian, "Chop the tapioca pearls into pieces and cook them as rice cakes with luncheon meat and instant noodles in one pot. The taste will be better, and the fat and calories will be enough."
"Wow! It seems to be quite delicious when you say that!" Qi Tian swallowed his saliva.
"Add some kimchi and it will become a simple version of the army pot!" Jiang Feng said happily while holding her boyfriend's arm: "Follow Chef Gao, you will never go hungry!"
At this time, a high-pitched and piercing whistle sounded outside the window.
The cockatoo was frightened and flew away in the rain with its wings flapping.
Gao Fei walked to the window and looked at the river where the whistle came from. From a distance, he saw a large catamaran sailing upstream from the river.
The small boats on the river had no time to dodge and were hit and drifted around, and even capsized on the spot.
The drowning person struggled to swim ashore, pointing at the big boat and cursing, but no one paid attention.
Seeing this domineering scene, Gao Fei couldn't help but frown, guessing the origin of the catamaran and why it was so arrogant.
After a while, Gao Fei finally saw the flag erected on the boat through the misty rain, which was a Morning Star flag.
How could the Papua Freedom Army appear in a remote town like Agats?
Gao Fei wondered secretly.
At this time, the roar of propellers was heard in the air.
Looking up, two armed helicopters were flying in the rain, quickly approaching the sky above the dock.
On the catamaran, the hatch was open, and a man in camouflage uniform and military cap walked onto the deck and flashed a signal light in the sky, as if he was communicating with the helicopter.
It can be seen that the two helicopters in the sky also belonged to the Papua Freedom Army.
Gao Fei was even more surprised.
Before in Hiti Town, he had dealt with a guerrilla group under the Papua Freedom Army. Lieutenant Colonel Gale and his soldiers did not have such good equipment, let alone fly helicopters over the town so arrogantly.
What on earth do these people want to do?
Gao Fei really couldn't understand what kind of military target could be in Agats, a poor town with Asmat indigenous people as the main residents, that was worthy of the anti-government armed forces sending large ships and helicopters to show off their muscles.
Jiang Feng, Ma Tao, Ma Yun, Qi Tian and Wang Daqing were also attracted by the unusual movement outside the window and cast curious eyes.
Tang Ning glanced out the window, and confusion was also revealed in her eyes.
The group of armed elements flying the flag of the Papua Freedom Army at the dock and in the air looked different from the guerrilla style she had in mind.
At this time, Tang Ning's star disk sent a notification of receiving an email. She opened the email and took a look. Her face suddenly changed and she hurriedly called her teammates.
"Sister Tang, what happened?" Gao Fei asked.
"Just received an urgent message from Judas, the Holy Blood Knights are going to ambush us in Agats!"
"How many people are coming?"
"Four apostles, plus four angels." Tang Ning lowered his voice and said anxiously, "The leader is Jacob the Younger's brother, 'Son of Thunder' Jacob the Elder, as well as 'Steel Nail' Philip, 'Screaming' Bartholomew, and 'Suspicious' Thomas."
"Each of these four apostles has a Holy Blood Angel, namely 'Snake Angel' for Jacob the Elder, 'Armor Angel' for Philip, 'Leech Angel' for Bartholomew, and 'Spider Angel' for Thomas!"
