Unexpectedly, even before landing, they saw the conspicuous wooden and stone walls and the wide cement salt drying yard on the beach from afar.
After going ashore, the natives discovered neatly stacked wooden boards and stone bricks not far from the wooden and stone walls, and evidence of heavy deforestation and wagon tracks in the woods.
This convinced the leading Spaniard that there were people living on the island.
Coincidentally, there was a path, formed by frequent treading, leading from the edge of the lumber-strewn woods to the camp at the foot of the mountain, so he led four natives up along the road.
Subsequently, he successfully found the abandoned camp at the foot of the mountain, discovering a number of deserted huts, a large wooden house, and Chen Zhou's fishing gear.
Being too close to the peak, they were soon spotted by Sunday, and shortly afterward, they were attacked by Chen Zhou.
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