Coast.

In the wind and rain, Shajin stood proudly on the rocks, as if fighting against the sea and the storm.

His eyes were focused and serious, just like the heroic statues placed in the Temple Square of the Ewell Peninsula. He remained unmoved despite the suffering that hit him like raindrops.

Suddenly, a beam of light from the lighthouse behind him shone down and fell on Sha Jin. Then, an angry voice came from above.

"What are you doing standing there, you lazy guy?"

"Why don't you hurry up and check the lights on the rocks of No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4? Are you a beast of burden?"

"You have to whip you twice before you know how to move twice?"

The voice was full of energy, as if just listening to the noise could imagine the image of a bearded strong man.

Sha Jin turned around and shouted: "It's raining so hard."

The voice said: "It's nothing if it rains. If you can't find out the situation at sea, people will die and a big accident will happen."

Shajin finally made preparations and took off in the wind and rain.

He still flew smoothly despite the strong wind. Even though his vision was unclear, he quickly arrived at a rock in the distance.

Sha Jin immediately fell down, opened the small door of the lighthouse built with dark stone, and went up to inspect it.

Items to be checked include various conditions such as fuel, brightness, degree of damage, etc.

"no problem."

After a lot of work, the dirty Sha Jin left the reef.

He wiped the water on his face that was either sweat or rain, and immediately followed the route skillfully to the next rock, repeating the previous work.

He is already very familiar with the situation here, and it seems that he can find the location of every reef and lighthouse with his eyes closed.

Ten years ago, he was assigned to work at a seaside lighthouse on this island, and he was not the only one guarding the tower, there was also another old man.

The function of a lighthouse is not only to help ships that are lost in the dark find their way, but also has many other functions.

For example.

When you see a red light on the route, go to the left, and when the green light is on, go to the right. This can guide the direction to avoid the ship hitting the rocks and running aground.

Lighthouses in different places also have different functions. Some are used to guide people into ports, some are used to warn reefs, and some are used to convey information.

The different flashing frequencies of the lighthouse have different meanings, and can even provide early warning or convey detailed information through light.

On the sea in this era, the role of lighthouses is extremely important, protecting the lives of ships and crews.

But it has to be said that keeping a lighthouse is an extremely hard and boring job.

Return to the five-story lighthouse on the shore of the island.

Sha Jin didn't stop either. He carried the oil drum and headed upstairs. The bearded old man downstairs who was turning the hinge started talking again.

He said: "You useless guy, today's inspection was so slow."

Sha Jin: "I'm not a useless guy."

Old man: "If you're not a useless guy, why would you come here to guard the lighthouse?"

Sha Jin: "Hmph~"

He was too lazy to tell the old man how he understood the great mission he shouldered and what he was doing.

But the more Sha Jin thought about it, the angrier he became. When he carried the barrel to the top, he shouted from above.

"Then aren't you here to guard the lighthouse?"

The old man admitted readily: "I am an old man, eating here and waiting to die. If I were as young as you, I would never come here."

"I was not like you before. When I was young, I was a lookout and scout of the adventuring fleet."

Sha Jin was a little curious: "So what kind of adventures have you experienced?"

But the old man said: "A guy with no courage like you is not worthy of listening to my story." Sha Jin was furious, but he couldn't say anything.

He is a dignified alchemical pharmacist, a person of extraordinary power, and a devout person assigned by the gods to come here to search for traces of the supreme god.

Now that he was despised by a stinky old man, he wished he could show off his hands to the other party on the spot and make him kneel on the ground crying for his father and mother.

But these conjectures only flashed through my mind and turned into calm.

He scratched his head helplessly: "I can't help it. I'm not good at dealing with people. The job of guarding the lighthouse is the best for me."

The old man snorted coldly: "It's worthless."

After finishing everything, the old man went up to watch the light of the lighthouse and always pay attention to the sea. At this time, Sha Jin could finally take a rest.

Beside the small bed in the room, Sha Jin lit the lamp.

He took out a notebook and recorded the various changes in the North Sea and the primitive ocean today. This was work he had to do every day.

In addition, he would go deep into the depths of the primitive ocean every few months to observe the changes in the black storm.

In addition to his own observations, he would also collect information from passing ships and sailors. He wrote down all the potentially useful information about the ocean.

In the blink of an eye, Sha Jin has been in Iceberg City for so many years.

The books he recorded were piled up like a hill, but no matter what kind of news he sent back, there was no response.

This is normal, because most of the information he collected is insignificant. At least he still doesn't understand what is in the black storm.

But no matter what, he wrote his records seriously and completed his tasks without any slack.

"Dong dong dong dong~"

Early the next morning.

Sha Jin was awakened by a violent knock on the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the old man putting a list and a stack of paper money in his hand.

"Go, here is the purchase order, and there is money."

Sha Jin took the money and yawned and flew out of the lighthouse. The old man was injured when he was young and could no longer fly.

Therefore, many tasks must be completed by Sha Jin, including maintenance and procurement, and the latter is Sha Jin's favorite thing.

At this time, he can go to Iceberg City.

Iceberg City is built at the foot of the snow-capped mountains in the distance. A long time ago, this was just an uninhabited island on the Northern Sea Route. The first person to discover this place is said to be a snake-man captain named Briman.

It was also he who led his Platinum fleet to discover the Primitive Ocean and named it.

legend.

He once entered the black storm and saw the end of the world inside.

Sha Jin didn't know if that was true, but he just heard it from passing sailors and adventurers. As soon as Sha Jin entered the city, he saw that everyone in the city recognized Sha Jin, and many people were greeting him.

Although it is said to be a city, Iceberg City is actually about the same as a small town. It has a small population, not even as large as a small town in the prosperous area of ​​Ruhe Island.

roadside.

A woman from the tavern leaned against the door: "Sha Jin, come to my place for a drink and I'll give you a cheaper price."

Sha Jin said: "Okay, okay, I want to buy something else first and come back later." In fact, his body was far away from there. The tavern was a gold-eating beast, and the money he made every month guarding the lighthouse was huge.

It's not enough to have a few drinks. The lack of supplies on such a remote island is unimaginable, especially things like alcohol.

Moreover, the female owner of the tavern is not easy to mess with.

But the charming tavern owner waved and winked at Sha Jin: "Then I'll wait for you."

Sha Jin trembled and ran away.

He felt that if the most beautiful women were divided into two types, one was the legendary angel of light from heaven, then the other must be the fallen angel from the abyss, which would involuntarily give rise to evil thoughts in people's hearts.

Sha Jin finally came to the grocery store and looked around.

Finding that there was only one child in the store, he asked: "Where is your father?"

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The child pointed to the distance: "I went fishing. I haven't made much money recently. My mother is sick again. I need more money to go to other places for medical treatment."

Sha Jin nodded and touched the child's head: "It doesn't matter, your mother's illness is not serious. Go to the mainland and find a witch doctor in a big city, and you can definitely cure her."

Although he said so, whether it was going to the mainland or finding a witch doctor for treatment, it was not a simple matter.

Ferry tickets to the mainland are expensive, and one ticket is quite expensive.

The number of witch doctors is rare and the paths they take are different. For some complex diseases, it is difficult to find a witch doctor who specializes in treating the disease.

Then, Sha Jin took out the purchase order and told the other party: "I want this."

There are not many things, but the stack of money is used up. This is the price of goods on the island. Compared with collecting money, sometimes familiar people on the island prefer to barter. From this, we can know that on the island

Due to the situation, few outsiders are willing to come to this island. In the beginning, the people on the island were all people who were exiled here for various reasons. But now, the people living on the island are the descendants of those people.

On the surface, Sha Jin and the old man are not considered to be people on this island. They are just a job guarding the lighthouse. One day they don't do this job or they may leave when the work is done. But judging from the old man's appearance, he is

He is ready to spend his old age here. Sha Jin has lived here for ten years, and the people on the island basically regard him as one of the people here.

On the way back, Sha Jin passed by the only pharmacy on the island.
To be continued...