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Chapter 1 Honor Guard

Blue sea and blue sky.

"Woo~~~" The long horn sounded from afar. A large ship broke through the waves, slowly passed through the anchorage, and headed towards the port. Thousands of white seagulls flew with the giant ships, landing on the masts of the ships from time to time to rest, looking curiously at the busy sailors below. This is an offshore cargo ship, traveling along the narrow channel between the continental shelf and the trek.

In the Yara world, it is always difficult to become the mainstream channel because this narrow and long channel is not smooth. In the narrow channel surrounding the Yara continent, there are seas along the way covered with light and dark reefs, and only the most experienced old captain dares to pass through it. However, in order not to waste the power of sea transportation, people try to use passable waterways, establish ports and roads near the reef area, and break down the route into several sections, and different ships are responsible for different sections. This is a bit troublesome, but it still saves some manpower and material resources than transportation on the road. Therefore, this method is often chosen for transporting bulk goods.

However, this mode of transportation is not without flaws. If you want to connect the east and west ends of the continent, you can only choose one from the two directions of the north and south. First of all, it is the northern channel. Although there are fewer reef areas on the channel and you can change the ship a few times, you also have your own troubles. On this channel, after crossing the northernmost port of the Faral Empire, you will enter the elemental highland where the Land of the Mage is located. From here, the terrain of the continent is rising sharply, and there are cliffs along the way, so it is impossible to build a supply port. After passing through the Land of the Mage, you will go to the Land of the Mage.

North is the terrifying permafrost ice field. It is strange that the higher the northward temperature in the Yara world, the more the temperature is, the strange area like the permafrost ice field appears on the northernmost peninsula. Because the terrain is extremely high and the underground contains extremely cold energy, the permafrost ice field is covered with snow all year round. The entire ice field is like its name, always covered with thick ice layers, and the temperature is so low that no normal creature can survive. To build a supply port in this area, it can only be a fantasy whether from the terrain or the temperature point of view.

Turning over the Permafrost Peninsula, the route turns east and then directly enters the area of ​​the Death Forest. The Death Forest, known as one of the Demigods' Cemetery, is dangerous. If you want to establish a port, you will not want to take the northern route. Therefore, if you want to take the northern route, you need to go through this long sailing that almost detours half the Yara Continent, and the most important thing is that there is no possibility of supply. Fortunately, there is no reef area in this section, which can be smoothly navigated. Only after crossing the Death Forest, can you see the dawn. At the end of the Matsuo Mountains, the terrain of some areas has become very smooth, and several symmetrically connected transit ports and supply ports can be established, which ends the long supply-free journey of the Northern route.

Although the northern route has such a painful and painful route, everyone is often willing to choose the northern route for cargo, because in comparison, the southern route is even more painful. In fact, the southern route is generally normal, and the hydrological conditions and supply conditions are acceptable, but on this route, you must spare the southern end of the mainland, the giant peninsula occupied by the warcraft jungle. The closer you are to the south, the lower the temperature, and at the sharp corner of the southernmost tip of the peninsula, the temperature has basically dropped below minus twenty degrees, and even in summer, the temperature cannot be raised above freezing point. At this temperature, although the sea water is strangely not freezing, it is quite painful torture for sailors. On this route, you can often see disabled sailors who lack ears or a few fingers, and they are all victims of this route.

However, the freighter in front of him is quite special. This giant freighter often ignores the restrictions of the North and South Passage Road. The captain of the freighter is an old sailor who has been soaking in the ocean for many years. He is so familiar with the route that he can control the ship to complete a section of the route with his eyes closed. They are extremely familiar with the reef areas on all routes. They can easily lead the freighter through the dangerous reef area, and even drive into the trek area for a short distance based on induction. After passing the reefs, they will safely return to the sailing area. Of course, unless it is absolutely necessary, no one will be stupid enough to do this.

Now, this freighter is loaded with cargo, starting from the trading port city of Velli, which borders the country of Kuran and the country of sea, and after eight months of sailing and bypassing half of the Yarra continent, they are finally about to arrive at their destination. Their destination is one of the transit stations for sea and land transportation, and the Free Urban Port, which has the largest port in the world.

"Woo~~~~", the horn sounded again, and the long horn sound was not meaningless. The purpose of the blowing was to remind the staff of the port to enter the port, and the second was to avoid some small boats passing by nearby seas in time to avoid collisions, causing the boat to be destroyed and killed.

The sails on the boat have descended, and the boat sailed through the anchorage with the thrust of the water flow. More than a hundred sailors squeezed on the deck, looking at the land that had not been on the ground for a long time and had been looking forward to it. The captain is a good man and will never go to this group of brothers who have lived and died with him. Therefore, the pockets of each sailor are bulging. After waiting to dock, they will squander on this free land. The knife-like spirit, plump and charming women, and tinkling gold coins, only these most exciting temptations can make these sailors excited. At this time, no one cares about spending money, what if they spend all the gold coins they have received? Who knows that after boarding the ship next time, how many people will have the chance to set foot on the land again?

"Look, dolphins." On the freighter, a sailor called out a joyful cry: "Look, a large group of dolphins, this is a symbol of luck. It seems that the next time you sail, you will be safe."

As the sailor shouted, less than 200 meters ahead of the ship, a large group of dolphins jumped out of the sea facing the sunset, making crisp and soothing screams one after another. The splashes of water splashed on their bodies formed a beautiful scenery under the fiery sunset.

"No, why are there so many?" The experienced first mate did not huddle with the sailors at first, but he couldn't help it. He walked to the side of the boat and said strangely: "At least thousands of them have jumped over. Has anyone seen a dolphin community of this size?"

"Big mate, first mate, look at the sea, what are those...what are those? Are they sharks suddenly coming out of the water?" Some sailor suddenly became panicked and shouted to the mate: "There are so many."

"You haven't even seen sharks?" The first mate looked at the sailor with contempt, and then turned around and was frightened. A large number of shark dorsal fins emerged from around the freighter to surround the freighter. The dorsal fins were arranged in a very neat way, like an army waiting for inspection. Judging from the size of the dorsal fins, the first mate could infer the size of these sharks by experience alone. Each of them was a giant far beyond ordinary sharks. They should have left the category of wild beasts and belonged to marine monsters. Facing the hundreds or thousands of giant sharks underwater, if they really launched an attack, although their ship was also huge, it would be difficult to resist. They were hit into pieces by these sharks in a very short time.

"Stop the ship and get off the anchor." The first mate shouted nervously: "Shipman, go report to the captain. There may be big trouble."

"What's the matter? Can panic be solved by panic?" The footsteps sounded, and an old man who looked over sixty years old, with white hair and beard, but still strong and strong, slowly walked out of the cabin. The old man pushed away the sailors in front of him, walked to the side of the boat and glanced at the sea casually, then withdrew his gaze and ordered the sailors: "Don't be nervous, there is no danger. Everyone should go back to their positions. Don't squeeze here, it's just a guard of honor in the Deep Sea Storm Temple."

"Guard of Honor?" The first mate felt that his attempt had been subverted and asked in surprise: "Guard of Honor of this size? Captain, there are still dorsal fins appearing on the periphery. Isn't there to be thousands of sharks? And, if it is a guard of honor, why do they surround us? Is there really no problem?"

"Stand firmly." The old man touched his gray and thick beard and glared at the top of the mate fiercely: "You are my son, come out as a man of the sea? These honor guards stop us near the port, and they will definitely not be malicious. If they are really malicious, when can't they attack along the way? Moreover, after so many years, have you heard of the sea clan attacking humans for no reason? Do you suspect that they are not honor guards? Do you think the group of monsters may spontaneously be arranged in such neat formations? Move your brain, don't let the alcohol burn out, I'm still counting on you to take over my shift in a few years."

"Yes." The first mate was scolded by the old captain and his face turned red. He lowered his head and said in shame: "Father, I know I was wrong."

"Since they stop us, wait a moment." The old captain looked at the large number of dorsal fins below and said calmly: "Maybe the sea clan wants to ask us if you have something to do."

But the next moment, the old captain's face changed a little, not because of fear, but because of surprise. At the thirty or forty meters in front of the freighter, the water waves suddenly separated, and the two mermaids stepped on the giant shark under their feet and floated up from the water. The old captain who lived on the sea for many years knew very well that this was a royal family in the deep sea. Most sailors never had the chance to see it in their lifetime. Unexpectedly, they actually saw it here, and there were two at a time. But what surprised the old captain was not over yet. Sharks kept floating under the water. In addition to the two mermaids, there were several six-armed Nagas, and there were actually five humans. The most important thing was that the mermaids seemed particularly friendly to these humans, and even swam to the backs of the sharks where the humans were, holding their hands reluctantly.
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