Going out to sea and hunting in the ocean currents was the most important work in the eastern island, and Nube was the main force, but all other tribes had to send people to participate.

Early in the morning, every family had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast, and invited the people who went out to sea to have a full meal, and then rushed to the beach one after another, waiting for Chief Numa.

Chief Numa appeared last with Nugguda, Rongya, Puguang, Lugu, and Maduk.

Melting cliffs found that hundreds of fishing boats had been parked on the coast. The fishing boats are all hewn out of huge coconut tree trunks. Puguang grew up in Xiangting County, and he had never seen the sea, and the water was extremely poor, so he did not go to sea with everyone.

Chief Numa boarded a coconut fishing boat with Nugguda and Melting Cliffs.

Chief Numa shouted, "Board the ship." All of them worked in groups of three and boarded the coconut boats.

"Isn't Daposa coming?" Rongya asked Nugguda.

"Cliff boy is so stupid. If Daposa doesn't come, how can we catch it? Nugguda chuckled and said, "Look, isn't that Daposa?" ”

Molten Cliff looked in the direction of Nugguda's finger.

In the distance, Daposa was sitting on a giant sea turtle. The turtle was coming this way calmly, slowly, but surprisingly fast.

The turtle was bigger than a line of five or six coconut boats.

"Such a big turtle." Rongya couldn't help but ask.

"Don't talk nonsense, Cliff Boy. This is not a turtle, this is Daposa's mount, the Divine Ao. Nugguda slapped Molten Cliff's arm and said.

"Shenao is really too big. I've never seen such a big sea..., oh, God. ”

"Shenao is thousands of years old. The first generation of Daposa saw the dragon and converted to become the messenger of the dragon, and the dragon gave the dragon to Daposa as a mount for generations of Daposa. ”

While speaking, Daposa and Shenao had already arrived at the beach.

Daposa sat cross-legged on the back of the god ao, looked at all the coconut boats, and whispered, "Go to sea." ”

As soon as Daposa's voice landed, the sea rose and lifted all the coconut boats, and the coconut boats floated up.

Shen Ao took a slow step, walked into the sea, walked into the sea, and finally floated. Shenao floated like a small island. Daposa sat cross-legged on it.

The Shenao moved in the sea, and the coconut tree fishing boats lined up, following behind the Shenao.

Without saying a word, Daposa tapped the shell of the god with his staff, and the god sped up the speed of the drift. The coconut boats also picked up speed to keep up. The East Island faded away, became smaller, and disappeared.

Daposa raised his staff, muttering words in his mouth, and adjusting the direction of the staff. After a few moments, Daposa put down his staff and stopped in his mouth.

Chief Numa smiled and said, "Surround the boat! ”

Chief Numa took Rongya and Nugguda and rowed his coconut fishing boat to a place about a hundred feet in front of Shenao and stopped. The other coconut boats went down in turn, and eventually all the coconut boats formed a circle, enclosing Daposa in the middle.

A long whistling came out of Daposa's mouth.

The sea water in the large circle of coconut fishing boats immediately surged.

Each of the coconut boats took out a gray fishing net. Nugguda also brought out his fishing nets. But the net was very small, only three or four feet long. Melting cliffs are very strange, how can such a small fishing net be caught in the sea?

Nugguda saw the surprise of the melting cliff, and said with a smile: "Cliff boy, you watch. ”

Chief Numa shouted, "Get off the net." ”

Everyone threw their small fishing nets into the sea. When the small nets enter the water, they suddenly start to grow larger. The large circle of coconut boats seems to be filled with fishing nets. The nets sank and disappeared. Melting Cliff found that none of the nets were connected to the coconut boats, and each of the coconut boats threw their nets into the sea.

"What is the method of fishing. Why don't you hold on to the nets, will the nets come back on their own? Rongya asked.

"They won't come back on their own. But they will go back on their own. Nugguda said with a smile.

"Go back, where are you going?"

"Go back to East Island."

"How do I get back?"

"Didn't I say it, Cliff Boy, they'll go back on their own."

Melting Cliff was confused.

Chief Numa smiled and said, "Nugguda, you are naughty again, don't play tricks on your brother like this." Cliff boy, shellfish fishing is the easiest, we cast the nets into the current, and the dragon will bring these nets back to the East Island. ”

Rongya was skeptical, but he didn't dare to say anything, just said: "By the way, Nugguda, how can the fishing net get bigger?" ”

"The net is made from the intestines of a blue whale, and when it dries, it shrinks and rises hundreds of times when it hits the sea. Our fishing nets are like this. ”

"That divine dragon really favors Dongdao so much. In Canaan, it's hard to go to sea. Fishermen often die when they go out to sea. ”

"Of course the dragon favors us. We are the descendants of the dragon, Cliff Boy. Nugguda said.

"Is that the end of our fishing then?"

"yes, what else do you want?"

"Oh." Rongya is a little lost, he is a good hand at fishing, originally wanted to show his skills, but he didn't expect that the fishing in the East Island was so simple.

"Cliff boy, catching shellfish is the easiest. We're going to hunt sharks tomorrow, so it's not that easy. Chief Numa said.

"Shark hunting?"

"That's right. Have you ever fished sharks in Canaan? Nugguda asked.

"Nope. There are no sharks in Canaan. There are dolphins, though. ”

"We have dolphins here, too, but they can't be killed." Nugguda said.

"Why can't you kill dolphins?"

"What Daposa said is that dolphins are the retinue of the dragon, the divine messengers who assist us in fishing, and we can't hunt dolphins." "Every time we hunt sharks, dolphins come out to help us. You'll have to remember not to hurt the dolphins. ”

"Okay, I remember."

The water in the large circle of coconut fishing boats gradually calmed down. Daposa didn't say a word, and Shenao turned around and began the return journey. All the coconut boats lined up again, following Shenao and Daposa.

On the way back, Chief Numa asked, "Nugguda, Moga has not gone to sea today. What did he do? ”

"I don't know, Abba. I'll go back in the evening and ask him. ”

"You told him to go to sea tomorrow. Tomorrow to catch sharks, you need manpower. ”

"Yes, Abba."

Shenao landed on the shore, and all the coconut fishing boats also landed. When the last coconut boat came to earth, the water quickly receded. It wasn't until they retreated more than ten zhang that a row of fishing nets full of sea shells was revealed.

The god carried Daposa, walking slowly along the coastline, but disappeared at a very fast speed.

Melting Cliffs has never seen such a large seashell, nor has it ever seen such a beautiful seashell. The shapes of the shells are varied, and the colors on the shells are particularly beautiful, just like the colors in the stars, as if they are not the colors that should be in the world.

Chief Numa said, "All right, let all the tribes let them come and fetch it." One seashell per person, the rest are piled up on the seashore, and tomorrow the shark hunt is over, let the people of the North Island come and take theirs. ”

"These shells are so big, how do you take them home?" Molten Cliff looked at the mountain of huge shells and asked Nugguda.

"Look." Nugguda pointed to the people of all ethnic groups who had come from afar. Leading the way is Moga.

"Where have you been, Moga, why didn't you go to sea today?" Chief Numa asked.

"Chief Numa, please punish me. I drank too much last night and didn't wake up this morning. Moga scratched his head and said.

"Oh. You boy, hunt sharks tomorrow, don't be late. ”

"Yes, Chief Numa." Maga grimaced at Nugguda.

"Let's go to Qibei." Chief Numa said.

"Okay." Moga held in his hand something like a long, curved fishbone.

"That's the Keel." Nugguda said, "It's specially used for Qibei." ”

"'Keel'. Is it made of dragon bones? ”

"Yes."

"Does it seem that the dragon will die too?"

"I think so, otherwise, how could there be a keel. Daposa's staff is also made of keels. But none of us have ever seen a dragon. No one dared to ask this question either. Don't say that to anyone in the future. ”

"Oh. I know. Thank you Nugguda. Nugguda, what is Qibei called? Rongya said.

"Look." Nugguda pointed to Moga and said.

Led by Moga, a group of young men approached the piles of fishing nets filled with large shells one by one like hills. A young man pulled a mechanism at the end of the net, and the net was instantly loosened, and the large shells inside slipped out and spread out on the sand. Moga walked slowly through the sand, taking a closer look from time to time, then shaking his head and leaving, and then looking everywhere.

"Moga is looking for Shoubei." Nugguda said.

"What is Shoubei?"

"Shoubei is the leader of the seashells caught this time. As long as the first shell is pried open, the other seashells will open on their own. ”

"What kind of shellfish is the first shell?"

"The first shellfish is not a fixed species, and the first shellfish in the sea shell is different every time it is caught. Only Daposa can know which one is the first shell. Daposa was old and had taught this skill to Maga a few years earlier. ”

Moga finally stopped next to a small conch and said happily, "I have found the first shell." ”

There was cheering from the crowd. Moga pressed the keel against the top button of the spiral shell, and muttered a word, and a whole piece of snail meat immediately slipped out of the opening of the spiral shell.

"That's the Enlightenment Spell." Nugguda stared at Maga without blinking, and said in a very proud tone.

Immediately afterwards, the sea shells on the beach spat out the shellfish of their own accord. The cheers in the crowd were even louder.

Chief Numa said, "Boy of the Cliff, go and give the meat of Shoubei to Daposa." You are now my son, and the son of the dragon. and the sons of the dragon shall serve Daposa. Today, it's up to you to go. Remember, no matter what Daposa says, you can't refute it. All the requirements of Daposa, you have to meet. ”

"What do I need to do?" Rongya asked.

"Daposa will tell you when you arrive. Most of the time, Daposa won't talk to you. Daposa didn't have to fire, she only ate raw seafood. ”

"Yes, Chief Numa."

"Just send it to the Dragon Cave. But don't go into the Dragon Cave. You're waiting for Daposa at the entrance of the Dragon Cave. Daposa will come out on his own. ”

Rongya used coconut palm mesh bags to carry the meat of the first shellfish, wore it on a branch, carried it on the shoulder, and arrived at the Shenlong Cave. The Shenlong Cave is a large cave, just behind the small square where the dragon is worshipped.

After waiting for a while, Daposa came out.

Daposa didn't take the staff, his eyes were fixed on the melting cliff, and he didn't say a word.

Rongya was a little nervous, lowered his head and said, "Daposa, Chief Numa asked me to send you Shoubei. ”

Daposa didn't speak, still looking at the Melting Cliffs.

"Da Posa, I'm Rongya, I'm from the Sanye Protectorate. But I now live on the East Island, and am already the son of Chief Numa. Tell me what you need me to do. Molten Cliff didn't know why she was saying these things to Daposa. He panicked.

"I know." Daposa said.

"Daposa, what do you need me to do?"

Daposa stopped talking again. Still staring at the melt cliff carefully.

Daposa approached the Melting Cliff, walked around the Melting Cliff, and then stared at the spirit bead worn around the Melting Cliff's neck, and didn't speak for a long time.

Rongya took off the spirit bead and handed it to Daposa.

Daposa glanced at the melting cliff and said, "This is not Daposa's. It's yours. ”

Melting Cliff found that Daposa's eyes were blue, shining like spirit beads.

"Oh." Rongya said.

"You just cut the shellfish and put it in a coconut shell." Daposa said.

"Okay, Daposa." Rongya walked to a stone table at the entrance of the Shenlong Cave, on which were knives and coconut shells. Rongya picked up a knife, carefully cut the flesh of the first shell, and then put it into a dozen coconut shells.

"Do not go back to the North Island, much less to the South Island, for your woe is in the South Island. You are from Dongdao, and you are Dongmin. You're on the East Island. Daposa lowered his head and walked into the Dragon Cave.

Molten Cliff waited for Daposa's instructions, not knowing what she should do next.

"You go back." Daposa said in the Dragon Cave.