The climate of the Windless Sea is very volatile, with frequent clear skies and heavy rains, sudden winds and waves, ferocious sea beasts, and raging pirates, all of which make sea trade extremely difficult.
Therefore, every time a sea ship enters the port, it is a festive event for ordinary islands.
This is the case on Lobe Island.
All kinds of sea people gathered at the port terminal with various resources and goods in the deep sea, preparing to trade and exchange goods.
The children were also celebrating the festival, holding the sea tokens, shells, etc. they had accumulated on weekdays, and watching with wide eyes the ships entering the harbor one after another, and the novel stalls opening.
There are also settled mainlanders among them, who specialize in this kind of trade and act as brokers. They lead the captains on sea ships and seamen to chatter into taverns and teahouses to discuss business.
For this kind of small island, the boundary between the sea people and the land people is actually not clear.
Whether they are from the sea tribe or the mainland people, they almost turn a blind eye.
At this time outside the Port of Lobe.
A giant iron ship was docked at the pier. The iron ship had three floors and was more than thirty meters long, like a lurking giant sea beast.
There is a large gold-plated ferocious elephant head built on the bow of the ship, and there are dozens of black holes on both sides, from which thick black cannons are ejected.
A portable wooden ladder was erected between the iron ship and the dock, and luxuriously dressed passengers were constantly going up and down.
Near the dock, there are two rows of stalls selling various resource goods.
For a long-distance ship like this, every time goods are bought, sold, and exchanged, the profit will increase by several percent.
Behind the stalls, rows of shirtless coolies kept dragging pallets to carry goods, wiping away the sweat with sweat towels, which fully demonstrated the unique charm of buying low and selling high in this barter environment.
Of course, there is also the unknown darkness under the sun.
Lin Mo stood on the second floor of the iron ship, wearing a gray cloak with an unknown strange fish embroidered on it.
Her long black and white hair is tied up with green coral jade clips, revealing her white forehead, and two strands of hanging buns are scattered on her temples.
The original delicate facial features, combined with the black and white hair color and clothing, give a sense of vicissitudes of life.
He looked at the giant cage with a cloth under the iron boat, which was dragged by a few strong men with burly bodies and who were not easy to mess with at first sight, and returned to the iron boat.
With his eyesight, he had vaguely seen several beautiful Sea Tribe women with fair skin in ragged clothes.
Among them are the water dragon tribe, the blood shark tribe, and even other sea tribes.
The only characteristic is that she has a hot body and extremely beautiful appearance.
Such fine foreign women, once their appearance is slightly better, and if they practice some water energy, they will be very popular in the land market.
Maybe one or two good goods will make this long journey worthwhile.
This level of benefit is enough for people to give up their lives, let alone just take some risks.
Lin Mo sighed softly, not minding his own business.
This type of business, which has formed an upstream and downstream trade chain, cannot be solved by just saving people. In other words, unless he can completely solve everything, after saving people, all he will leave to the other party is suffering.
"Haha, does Mr. Lin also like the exotic customs? That's right. Compared to us and other mainlanders, the girl from the sea tribe really looks like she is made of water. The taste and perception are indeed different.
It’s a pity that it’s not easy to taste it when we return to Qihai.”
At this time, a low sigh from beside him interrupted his thoughts.
Lin Mo turned sideways and looked at the person coming.
"No matter what, my hometown is better. After leaving for so long, everything outside, no matter how fresh, will eventually make people tired."
"Mr. Lin deserves to be a scholar. When he speaks, he is not like a rough guy like me."
The visitor came closer, he was a man wearing a light blue robe and a triangular mustache on his chin.
He is tall and tall, with well-developed chest muscles visible from the open placket of his robe. He wears a thick dark gold necklace around his neck, as well as cherished shell rings on each of his hands.
This person's name is Yuan Zhu, and he is the famous deputy sect leader of Pinglang Sect.
This man is from the same sect as Zhang Shi, the Yuan Hai giant beast that Lin Mo had killed before.
His own strength is not weak, he has the top level of strength of a grand master. This time he came to Haiyuan, he should have some kind of secret mission on his shoulders.
When Lin Mo was chasing the long-sea ship named Golden Elephant, he intercepted it on an island and took it aboard. During this process, he met the deputy master of Pinghaimen.
At the beginning, they naturally tested each other a bit.
The other party realized that Lin Mo's strength was extraordinary, and after returning from Haiyuan to the flourishing waters of the Seven Seas, he warmly invited Lin Mo to board the ship.
Lin Mo happened to want to find out about Qihai through the other party, so he simply went with him.
"But in the future, if I want to show off some sea women in Qihai, they'll be just ordinary ones. Those good ones will be hard to come by." Yuan Zhu sighed softly, stroking the shell ring on his left hand with his right hand, his eyes deep.
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"I wonder what Mr. Lin's plans are for returning to Qihai this time?"
He was a little curious.
Generally speaking, those who dare to cross the Windless Zone alone and settle down in the abyss of the sea must have hidden cards and tricks, even if they don't have any superb martial arts.
The other party happens to be the former type.
Although he looks taciturn, he is very strong, at least in Yuan Zhu's opinion, he is stronger than him.
He may even have reached the realm of true king.
After all, he was able to easily dispel his huge strength, so he was definitely not an ordinary person.
After knowing that the other party's force was much higher than his own, but had no bad intentions towards him, Yuan Zhu immediately had no intention of being on guard. Instead, he started to have a friendship mentality and felt relieved.
After getting along with each other for a period of time, he got some information about the other party.
For example, he is a scholar, and this time he is going home.
"If Mr. Lin doesn't mind, he can come to our Pinglang Sect and work as a consul. His status is the same as that of the deputy sect leader. He can study and fish at home on weekdays. When necessary, he can take action according to the situation.
This can actually avoid some worldly troubles."
Yuan Zhu sincerely invited. He has not been good at reading since he was a child, but he respects scholars very much, and the other party also fits his image of a scholar.
"This... thank you, Brother Yuan, for inviting me. I will consider it seriously, but I can't give you an answer yet." Lin Mo said seriously.
He could feel that the other party had no ill intentions, which was why he had no murderous intentions.
"The situation in the Seven Seas is not good now. The Seven Seas Alliance has almost included most of the powerful forces on the Seven Seas to form a coalition. After unification, it will eliminate dissidents..."
When Yuan Zhu said this, he stopped talking and said no more.
Eliminating dissidents is to prevent the boss, the second brother from fighting, and the third child from reaping the benefits.
Among them, the ordinary Li Ming and the Grand Master's influence are fine. This kind of small fight is fine. The upper-class people don't care. As long as they are properly managed and some relationships are turned a blind eye, they can gain some freedom.
But the Grand Master... and even the True Lord...
If you don't stand in line, you can only use the flag as a sacrifice and divide the resources.
As far as Yuan Zhu knew, this kind of thing happened quite a lot.
Although he and Lin Mo had not known each other for a long time, they hit it off immediately. They were attracted by a certain strange temperament in each other and became friends.
Therefore, we don’t want the other party to suffer.
Lin Mo thought for a while after hearing this, nodded slightly, and said again:
"Thank you so much, Brother Yuan. I will give it some serious thought after I return to my clan and will give you an answer."
He originally thought that after returning to Lingtai Sect, he would close the sect and cultivate quietly to develop his body.
Just looking at it this way, I'm afraid something unexpected happened.
Nanami, which was originally a complex place of power, now has the momentum of unification in less than a year.
Under such a situation, if you want to develop stably, you must either abandon Thuja Island and find a more remote area to isolate yourself from the world.
Either really fight and confront that Seven Seas Alliance.
If there is still room for choice in the former, the latter is not easy to do.
He knew, however, that the Seven Seas Alliance was really backed by the Sea Clan, with the intention of holding the so-called sea festival...
Soon, the ship received the goods, restarted with a clang, and slowly left the dock.
Amidst the rumbling sounds of the mechanism at the bottom of the iron ship, the speed became faster and faster, causing ripples and sailing into the distance.
The two of them watched the Horn Island getting smaller and smaller in their field of vision, and they tacitly agreed to stop talking about this somewhat heavy topic and started talking about other things.
From the customs and customs of various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the past stories of masters, and the secrets of various tribes in Haiyuan, almost everything can be discussed.
Yuan Zhu was also more and more impressed by Lin Mo's wide range of interests and marveled at his origins and strength.
You must know that he is responsible for the intelligence work of Pinglangmen, so he knows many unknown secrets. Unexpectedly, the latter's knowledge is not inferior to him at all, and even surpasses him in some parts.
For example, the recent major events in the Abyss are the collapse of the Water Dragon Clan planned by the top defector organization of the Sea Clan, Chi Gun.
The relevant secrets have long been blocked by the Water Dragon Clan.
And Lin Mo was actually able to speak clearly and logically.
From the participants of Chi Gun, to the comments on the strength and personality of each person, to the loss of the Water Dragon Clan, and the end of the incident, we will let you know!
This kind of intelligence ability can be said to be very terrifying!
"Mr. Lin, to be honest, if you hadn't stood calmly in front of me, I would have suspected that you were the person involved in the collapse of the Water Dragon Clan..." Yuan Zhu shook his head with emotion.
Lin Mo laughed dumbly.
"Maybe I was a witness in that battle?"
In a teasing tone, he looked into the distance behind him.
On the other side of the endless windless sea is the abyss, and that is the Baili Sea.
My eyes seemed to have passed through the waves, falling straight down to see the huge deep-sea island.
It seemed that he could see many familiar people in Baili Academy.
Lan Liqi, Renekton, Qia, Squidward, Isuna, Lianhai, etc.
This time, he used rough means to cut off the connection between the two.
I wonder if there will be another chance to meet in the future.
"Mr. Lin, I didn't expect you to be able to joke." Yuan Zhu chuckled, then became a little helpless and lowered his voice, "Fortunately, the Hai Clan is not monolithic. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with."
"In this world, as long as there are people, there will be interests, disputes, and contradictions. It can be said that people are contradictions themselves, and the Hai Clan is no exception." Lin Mo smiled.
"By the way, Brother Yuan, can you elaborate on the current situation in Qihai? I have been away from home for many years. I am afraid that I will feel a little strange after returning..."
"This..." Yuan Zhu touched the beard on his chin, frowned slightly, and subconsciously raised his chest, making his chest muscles swell.
This was his habit when he was meditating.
"Nowadays, the overall power of the seven seas, as I said, is mainly divided into three types of forces. For example, the seven seas are mainly divided into outer seas, inland seas, and coastal areas.
Among them, from the abyss to the outer sea, and even part of the inland sea, is the sphere of influence of our Seven Seas Alliance. It has the largest sphere of influence and is also the most powerful.
As for the inland sea, there are still forces, including the South China Sea Alliance, which is led by the old force in the Seven Seas, Jinlu Island. It includes many small and medium-sized forces, and their strength is not bad, especially the real Bi Yang from Jinlu Island.
Extremely strong!
As for the coastal areas, the imperial forces headed by Chahaisi of the Great Zhou Dynasty are the weakest, and now that Jiao County in Yizhou is at war, they are even less worthy of mention."
He paused,
"After that, there are some small forces. They are extremely weak and can only rely on the three major forces to survive."
Lin Mo finally understood, "It can be said that there are three pillars of opposition, but according to Brother Yuan, this balance should be broken soon?"
When the other party mentioned the four words "Jiaojun, Yizhou", his tone was slightly stronger, as if he was emphasizing.
"Haha, I never said that, but the general trend of the world is that if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. The Qihai has been in chaos for so long, and it is indeed somewhat inappropriate." Yuan Zhu said with a smile.
The two talked for a long time and became a little tired.
According to the usual arrangement, I went up to the third floor, found a good spot, picked up the fishing rod and started fishing.
There are actually a lot of fun things on this long-sea boat.
There are general pubs, teahouses, music houses, and even Goulan.
But these tricks are interesting, but over time, they will always become boring.
At this time, the true happiness of the fisherman becomes more apparent.
This corner of the third floor of the Golden Elephant belongs to the exclusive area of the fishing guy.
There are people there almost all day long.
A bottle of wine, a fishing rod, and a whole day.
The sun is shining, the blue waves are vast, the fishing rod is swaying, and simple leisure seems to be simple happiness in the eyes of many people.
Whoever catches a giant sea fish will attract everyone's applause.
For this reason, the captain even arranged several master-level experts to suppress the fish and beasts and prevent tourists from being injured.
Lin Mo swung the rod familiarly and watched the fishhook fall into the water.
While fishing, the energy, mana, and water element in the body are still constantly changing.
To others, fishing is leisure, but to him, it is a routine practice.
Yuan Zhu was beside him, doing the same thing. He closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if he was meditating, without hiding his identity as a master.
Time passes slowly.
The ship sailed all the way.
Because it was a fixed route, there were no accidents during this period. Even if we ran into a few sea beasts, they were only small and medium-sized ones, and they were dealt with by the captain without much effort.
No time was wasted.
One week later.
The Golden Elephant did not delay the exchange of goods and went straight out of the windless sea.
When a ray of sea breeze blew onto their faces, it also blew away the anxiety in everyone's hearts.
At this moment, the ship suddenly shook.
Two black dots appeared on the left side of the front.