Old man Hai snorted, looked at this cup of hot water, raised his head again to look at Arrow in front of him, thought about it and said, "Whatever, it doesn't matter if I talk to you anyway." It's not the first time I've said it anyway. ”

He took a sip of his glass of water, and then continued—

"Our small village doesn't have a name, in fact, it's a village, and there are only about 50 people living in total. In the beginning, our archipelago was relatively off the course, not on the routes of the major sea routes, and there were no products, so basically no one came. Later, someone was killed and floated to this archipelago. Since I didn't know that this place was only half a day's distance from Hanhai City, there was no way but to survive here. After more than ten years, it gradually took root here, and when a ship finally came, it realized that it was so close to Hanhai City. ”

Subsequently, this archipelago was also registered on the chart of the Blue Bay Empire and belonged to the direct jurisdiction of Hanhai City. But when it comes to jurisdiction, who would take care of such a settlement with no property and no residents? ”

"Therefore, the development of the village has been very slow in recent years, and only those who want to live away from the crowds will slowly come here and look for a life where no one disturbs. In this way, we have such a village. ”

Arrow smiled: "So, old man Hai, you are also a person who doesn't like outsiders?" ”

Old Man Hai gave Arrow a farewell: "Some people don't like to deal with people, and some people don't like the original way of life or environment. You can't kill with one shot. ”

Arrow smiled, "Okay, you go ahead." ”

Old Man Hai: "Originally, our village was developing so slowly. But in recent years, things have suddenly changed. ”

"People keep coming from Hanhai City, asking our entire village to move away, either to Hanhai City or to other cities."

"But what do you mean by that? Suddenly came running over and asked us to move out? We've lived here for decades! You city people didn't care about us before, and now they suddenly come running over and asking us to leave? There is no such reason in the world! ”

Arrow's heart was clear, and after thinking about it, he said, "So, you don't know why they want you to move away?" ”

Old man Hai snorted: "Don't move!" No matter how much money you give, you won't move! The last few times they have said that our village has been expropriated, and this sea area has also been expropriated, and they have asked us to leave! But what we care about is not the money at all, it's the problem that we live here all the time! No matter what you say, we're not going to move! This is a belief that the whole village upholds! ”

A fragment had already taken shape in Arrow's heart, and he nodded again and said, "Alright! Old man Hai, let's not talk about those sad things. As I said, we're here to buy thick meat starfish, how many thick meat starfish do you have here? ”

At the mention of being able to do business, the resentment on the old man's face finally faded a little. He snorted and said, "If nothing else, there are really a lot of thick-fleshed starfish on our side." In the past ten years, there seems to be a warm current passing through this sea area, so the sea water is very warm all year round, and such a warm sea water will naturally attract a lot of sea sand shells to breed. ”

"You know what? The thick-fleshed starfish's favorite food is sea sand shellfish! There are many sea sand shells, and there are many thick meat starfish! The thick-fleshed starfish raised in our village are all fat and strong, and the meat quality is different from other thick-fleshed starfish, which is very soft and glutinous and sweet! Alas, if it weren't for the fact that it was too far away from the city to be transported, I would really like to transport these starfish to the capital and sell them. ”

Arrow was a little surprised.

In this world, there are people who think that the flesh of the thick meat starfish is soft and sweet? Crazy!

Seeing that Arrow looked disbelieving, Old Man Hai also put on a look of believing it or not, and sneered: "Whatever you think, you will know when you come to our village tomorrow to try it!" ”

"Okay, okay! I believe, I really do. ”

Airo raised his hands in surrender, and then continued to ask—

"So, how much production do you have here? I want to buy a bit of a lot, can you supply it? ”

Old Man Hai rolled his eyes again and said, "Enough! Enough! Every year, we see so many thick-fleshed starfish that can only be fed to Dabao because they can't be sold, and our hearts hurt! Now, just below the waters of our entire archipelago, there are at least 10,000 thick fleshy starfish! And it's really easy to fish, and when the tide is low during the day, you can catch it casually with a fishing net! ”

Suddenly, Arrow felt as if he had some understanding of what was going on. He nodded lightly and said with a smile, "I see! Well...... Another thing I would like to ask is the license of your farm here...... Haven't you ever sent it down? ”

A look of vigilance flashed on Old Man Hai's face again, but after a moment, he still hummed and said, "Yes, I understand. You guys see that I don't have a license here, so you want to not pay, right?! Hum! I'm telling you, it's not that easy! Even if you fight for my life, I won't let you pay your debts so easily! ”

Interestingly, this old man of the sea seemed a little sluggish just now, and now he is starting to run rampant again. I don't know if he didn't think about it so much, or if he really had some kind of confidence......

Ai Luo didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so he waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, no, no, of course, of course we are willing to spend money to buy it." Well...... Let's see...... It's getting late, so we'll go to your village tomorrow at daylight. We'll talk about the price then. ”

After saying that, Arrow didn't plan to talk to the old man any more, but directly sent him to the cabin below to rest with a smile on his face.

As for the guild members beside him, he didn't say anything, but nodded lightly, telling everyone to go and rest and sleep, and talk about it tomorrow.

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Early the next morning, when the fog that filled the sea had gradually lifted, the Queen Sirens moved again.

The sea monster that sank in the sea yesterday and is called the Great Treasure is now quietly leaning next to the Siren Queen. In the sunlight, it was a small floating beach from above, and the back of the floating beach was covered with sand and dust. If it weren't for the fact that he had witnessed Cheese pull blood out of the grit and dust yesterday, Iroh would have thought it was an ordinary floating beach.

Now, there was still a little reddish blood oozing out of the scratched area on the back of this demonic beast, staining the surrounding sea water a little red. But compared to the bloody scene last night, it was obviously much better.

The Great Treasure Beast leaned against the Siren Queen's side, seemingly rubbing against the hull of the ship, trying to find something.

When the old man's face appeared on the edge of the ship, the monster finally stretched out a small mass of fleshy, slime-like sticky tentacles from the seawater, sticking to the edge of the ship, and let out a slight shout.

Old Man Hai greeted the demonic beast below, and then turned his head to look at the members of the Mermaid Song in front of him.

While he was silently thinking, he was cold, and an unhurried trumpet sounded from the other direction of the archipelago.

Cream listened for a moment and said, "It's time to start the search." Although the search speed may be a little slower for those without ships, there are many magicians and masters in their ranks, and the narrow waterways between these small islands are unlikely to trap them. ”

Old Man Hai's face twitched, and after thinking for a moment, he finally said as if he had made up his mind: "You guys...... Is it really just here to buy a thick meat starfish? Not for something else? ”

Arrow knew that he couldn't give the old man too much time to hesitate now, so he directly scared him and said, "Forget it, since you don't want to say it, then let's go find someone who is willing to speak." Set sail! Since there is a village here, it is impossible for this village to be built in a place that is too secret. We should be able to find it if we go a little further inside. ”

"Okay, okay! I'll take you, I'll take you! Don't ...... Don't mess around, we still have kids over there...... ......"

As the words came out, Old Man Hai suddenly thought that he had leaked his mouth, and he suddenly exposed his weakness. However, Arrow didn't hear it, smiled, and said, "Then, please hurry up and lead the way." ”

Old Man Hai nodded, and returned to the edge of the ship, letting out a few shouts to the Great Treasure Demon Beast below that Arrow didn't understand at all. After hearing the shouts, the giant beast beneath the surface finally let go of the Queen Siren, allowing the ship to slowly move along the current.

As you follow the winding sea lane, the scenery on both sides is constantly changing.

Arrow wasn't worried about what tricks the old man could play. After all, this village doesn't look like a secret base, so there's no need to build it so hidden. Even if there is no one to lead the way, as long as you take a few more laps around here, I believe you will find out sooner or later.

It wasn't what Iero had expected, but in half an hour, the Siren Queen sailed into a natural harbor. As soon as you enter the harbor, you will see a number of wooden boats docked here, as well as a few buildings scattered on a few nearby islands not far away.

In the same way, there are those who live in this village because they see people coming, and they rush out in a hurry.