Italy· L Port Terminal

"Hey, man, you don't even have enough money to rent a broken sailboat, and I don't think anyone else will dare to go to that damn place you're going to but me." A fat uncle in a coarse cloth coat and a shabby felt hat waved his hands vigorously.

Teramon was helpless, so he took out a wad of money from his backpack and shook it in front of the fat uncle: "As long as you can take me there, these are all yours." ”

The fat uncle stared at the money, full of greed in joy, and was about to take it with his hand, but Teramon took the opportunity to put the money back in his bag.

"Alright! Deal, but you have to promise me one thing; Don't go out of the cabin without my permission, it's not safe on deck. ”

"No problem, I just want to get there safely, I don't want to get into trouble."

After the two negotiated, they boarded the fishing boat named "Maria" together, although it was only a fishing boat, but it was well maintained, and the clean white hull was matched with light blue stripes and patterns, which showed the fat uncle's love and intentions for this boat.

The fat uncle's name is Parker, forty or fifty years old, because he has been out to sea for fishing all the year round, and the sea breeze has blown his face extremely rough, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as weather-beaten. He is different from other fishermen, this guy is famous for his boldness in this area, and because of this, every time he goes to sea, he can catch a lot of rare species that can only be caught in the open sea, and sell them at a good price, which also makes his peers envious, but no one dares to learn from him.

"Young man, we have to bypass this port in that place you mentioned, and I have to make it clear to you about this, I didn't mean to make a detour." Parker held the rudder of the ship and said to Terramon, who was enjoying the view of the sea.

"I know, maybe I'll have to take a look at the scenery in front of me now, I really don't know what will happen when I get around the port." Terramon picked up the small wine jar he had brought with him and took a sip, then handed it to Parker, "Some?" ”

"No, thank you, driving a boat is the same as driving, drinking alcohol can affect the judgment of a sailor, which may be fatal."

The blue sky and the blue sea were connected, and everything in the L harbor behind him was gradually getting smaller and smaller until it disappeared, and at this time, there was no reference around the ship, as if everything was still, except for the occasional seagull or two.

Yes, considering the safety of Zhou Jialiang and Kral, Terramon finally decided to go on a journey to find the truth alone without them, before they had experienced many camping adventures together, and although they were only children, they had extraordinary courage and tenacity. But this time is different, I know a little about that place, and if there is any negligence, it may pay a terrible price, and no one can afford to take this responsibility.

"Sir, I'm curious, what are you going to do there? If you want to eat rare seafood, you can leave it on the shore and wait for me to bring it up, so why go there yourself? Parker broke the silence.

"Maybe there's a treasure there? Haha"

Although he was joking, Terramon kept muttering in his heart, and when he talked to Parker before, he found that the other party obviously didn't know that there was an island in that place, but in order to find out the truth, Teramon still decided to let Parker take him to the direction pointed in the picture to see what it was, so that even if there was really no island, at least he could leave no regrets.

While the two were teasing each other, Teramon suddenly noticed a strange movement in the fishing nets covered by the curtain on the deck.

"What's under the nets?" Teramon asked, "I just saw something inside that was going to roll out." ”

"No, there's only fishing nets down here, nothing else." Parker seemed to read Terramon's thoughts, "Or you can go and confirm it for yourself, and you can go to the deck while we're still offshore." ”

Terramon stepped out of the cabin and cautiously walked towards the pile of curtains and nets at the bow, grabbing a harpoon that had been dropped on the deck, and slowly approaching the "thing".

He poked it lightly, and the "thing" seemed to sense his temptation, and shrank slightly into the corner, and then stopped moving.

"Come out! Otherwise, you're welcome! Terramon raised his harpoon, ready to strike at that "thing".

"Hey! Stop it! It's us! At this moment, a voice came from under the curtain, and as the cloth was lifted, two familiar small figures appeared in front of Teramon—Zhou Jialiang and Claire.

"How...... You guys......? Teramon was speechless in astonishment.

"Leave us without saying goodbye, you're too boring, aren't you?" Zhou Jialiang looked disdainful and dissatisfied.

"Well, it's really a defeat for you, hurry back to the cabin!"

The three of them sat around the small dining table in the cabin, Teramon looked serious, and at the same time his heart was full of contradictions, although he was an adult and a respected scientific researcher, but in many other respects he knew that he was not as good as the two little boys in front of him, the former camping Teramon fully comprehended their extraordinary courage and courage to deal with chaos, is it because they are only teenagers so they deserve special care and preferential treatment? Obviously, this is not what they want, and perhaps accepting more experience and challenges is the best help for their growth. Now that they have come to this ship, everyone can only help each other in the same boat, advancing and retreating together, just like before.

"I just want to ask, do you parents know about this?" Apparently Teramont was still a little uneasy.

"Please, don't ask such a disappointing question, of course this time I came out to hide from the world, anyway, they are on a business trip and a business trip, and I will be left alone at home during the Easter holiday without suffocation." Claire spread her hands, "Besides, this trip was originally planned by me, you must know that I am the initiator." ”

"To be honest, this is Krall's first expedition with me, and I think Mr. Teramon is too, but everyone is not sure, maybe that's what makes people look forward to it."

Zhou Jialiang's parents met in Italy through business in the early years, and then entered the palace of marriage, so he was born in Italy, perhaps influenced by Western education concepts, Zhou Jialiang's parents never disciplined and interfered with him too much, more so that he could grow freely according to his own ideas and wishes, the flowers in the greenhouse are beautiful, but they can't withstand the heat and cold, and the inconspicuous daisies in the suburbs have tenacious vitality and will always bloom in adversity.

At night, the group was ready to go to sleep after laying out a few pairs of sheets and bedding in a room in the bilge, but Parker still stuck to the wheelhouse, and with the instinct of the old fisherman, the most fearful thing about the voyage might happen.