After quickly rescuing the two people who had fallen into the water, and then asking if there were any survivors, Ethan quickly turned the bow of the boat and moved away from the sea as fast as he could.

His boat was too small, and although it was still some distance from the scope of the storm, the mere aftermath already made him feel like his boat could capsize at any moment.

It wasn't until he had driven a long way and the waves had become smaller that Ethan was a little relieved, and looked back at the storm that it didn't seem to be moving in this direction, that he had the time to look at the two people who had been rescued—one of them was a little emaciated in his forties, and his fairly handsome face was already engraved with the marks of time, and the other was about thirty years old, and when he was in the prime of life, and his tendons and flesh were exposed because of his soaked clothes.

"Thank you so much for saving your life. ”

The older man, after taking a few sips of water, immediately thanked him, and then handed the wooden spoon in his hand to the person next to him.

It can be seen that both of them are old sailors, and they are very careful when drinking water, for fear of wasting it, even if they have just turned the danger into a disaster and don't know how long they haven't drunk water.

"You're welcome. ”

After the other man finished drinking the water, Ethan took the wooden spoon back and put it away, and then asked about what happened to the two men.

The two men were indeed old sailors, the older one was called Wood, and the younger one was called Rodney, and they had been roaming the waters for several years, and they had some family background.

Wood had a decent sailboat in his hand and a couple of good helpers around him. After several years of working on this sea, they finally made up their minds a few days ago: to cross the sea of storms and go to a new sea.

It wasn't until this time that Ethan learned about the wonders of this world from Wood.

It's not clear what this world is like for the time being, but although Wood has been at sea for several years, he only knows that the sea under his feet is called the Sea of Calm, and it is a relatively 'peaceful' sea.

How big is the Sea of Calm? Wood doesn't know, only that it's big! But he's pretty sure that the Sea of Peace isn't endless.

Around the Sea of Calm, there are storms, rains, lightning and thunder that continue to roar all year round, enclosing the Sea of Calm like a wall. These stormy areas, which surround the Sea of Calm, are known to all as the Sea of Storms.

The closer you get to the edge is the more dangerous it is, and the closer you get to the middle of the calm sea, the safer it is. There are no strong winds and waves, and there is an abundance of seafood, so they don't need to worry too much about food as long as they ensure that they have enough drinking water.

"Even if we can't find the island, we can find enough food from the sea to last us until we get back to State. ”

As for Ethan's question about the island, he had never seen a reef, let alone the island, after he went out to sea.

In this regard, Wood said that although it is magical and unbelievable, the most magical thing about the calm sea is that these islands appear and disappear suddenly.

"They may pop up and be covered with all kinds of plants and fruits for a short time, and then the plants will suddenly wither and die, and they will not be seen as the whole island sinks to the bottom of the sea. ”

These supposedly popped up from the bottom of the sea, and then in a short time became lush and fruit-filled islands, varying in duration, with Wood saying that the shortest he had seen existed for only a few days before sinking to the bottom of the ocean and vanishing.

It is said that in the entire calm sea, only Statet Island is an unsinkable island, and it is not small in size, and it has become the center of almost all the people who live on this sea.

With the exception of Stated Island, there are only a few places where a few small islands exist and are very far from each other. Ethan's previous life was one of them.

"So, all those people who left the island and went to sea in the past went to this big island called Starter?"

Unfortunately, Wood soon gave a negative answer.

"It's a pity that although the island of Stated is not small, it cannot accommodate so many people, and only a few people can settle on the island for a long time. Most people still have to venture out at sea to make a living, finding out the islands that suddenly appear and collecting supplies on them in exchange for what they need to survive. ”

Wood looked at Ethan, "Young man, you look like you have just left your hometown......

"Yes!" Ethan briefly introduced himself, but he skipped most of the content, only saying that his parents had died, and he didn't want to stay, so he came out to wander.

As soon as he said this, he noticed that Rodney, who had been silent, showed a look of surprise that 'this thing is mentally retarded', but he quickly controlled his expression, if it weren't for Ethan's cultivation of spiritual power these days, which made his senses slightly stronger, I'm afraid he wouldn't have found out.

Wood smiled and said, "Young people are very courageous, but although this calm sea looks good, it is not a good life to wander on the sea for many years in search of those islands that suddenly appeared at some point. ”

As for persuading Ethan to stop dreaming and hurry home to live an honest life, he didn't say anything like that, maybe he had seen too many young people with dreams?

"What are the things on those islands that are worth collecting?"

Finally roughly understood what the world was like, although Ethan felt a bit nonsense, but the crossing had been encountered, and he still had a magic pointer in his hand, so no matter how strange this world was, it was not a big deal.

"Food, minerals, wood...... As long as you can move, almost everything you can see can be collected and taken to Stated Island to exchange for the supplies you need, and you can even order ships, recruit sailors, etc......"

Ethan understands that everything that can be found is useful, after all, in a world full of seas, everything can be said to be lacking, and naturally everything is useful.

Stater Island, like an online town, helps adventurers to turn the resources they find into what they need and sell them back, in this way to keep everyone alive.

"It seems that there should still be a fairly powerful ruler on this island. "Without absolute strength, it is simply impossible to get everyone to act according to the rules he has set.

Wood's rookie initiation of Ethan continued, and the basic knowledge about the Sea of Calm was stuffed into Ethan's brain.

He finally knew that there was no concept of south, south, west, and northwest in this world, and that the way they could tell the direction was the direction in which the sun rose and set.

"We're sailing in the direction of the rising sun now, and we'll be on the island of State. If you really want to eat at sea, then I recommend that you go to the Navigators' Guild to apply for membership when you get to the island. ”

"What's that?"

With Wood's explanation, Ethan has a deep understanding of the world.

The Navigators' Guild provides some convenience for adventurers who eat at sea, such as providing basic food, clothing, shelter and transportation, helping to store materials that are not needed for a while and are difficult to get rid of, or selling these materials on their behalf, and also providing an open trading platform, in addition to storing personal property in the personal account of the Navigators' Guild, etc.

At the same time, the guild will also give some convenience to adventurers, such as giving priority to providing some rare materials, and even giving priority to helping guild members repair or build ships.

"And when you have a good enough crew and a good enough ship, then you can try to cross the safest route of the Storm Sea to reach the new sea, and take a step closer to the fabled endless land......"

Wood had said before that he and his friends felt that they were strong enough to try to break through the sea of storms. Heading straight from Stater Island towards the setting sun is the safest route in the Sea of Storms.

However, the safest route is only relative to crossing the Sea of Storms from other locations - this route is less stormy, the waves are weak, and there is no lightning or thunder.

Clearly, Wood failed. Luckily, they didn't get far into the Sea of Storms, and he and Rodney were able to save their lives and hold out until they were rescued by Ethan.

After talking for a long time, Wood just leaned there and fell into a deep sleep, he and Rodney held on to the sea for an unknown amount of time, and their physical strength had already reached the limit.

It was only the extreme excitement and joy after being rescued that he was in a state of euphoria that he was able to say a lot of things to Ethan. As soon as this momentum passed, the fatigue came up irrepressibly, and he couldn't hold on anymore, and just slept like a dead pig.

Rodney slept very dead, even if he curled up and couldn't stretch, he didn't have the slightest intention of waking up because he was uncomfortable.

The small wooden boat, which was already full of things, was now crowded with three people, and Ethan looked at it and decided to sit by the rudder and lean against a pile of miscellaneous items for the night.

The indispensable lesson of guarding against others always alerted him, and he didn't dare to put down his heart and fall asleep, so he simply sailed overnight on the pretext of hurrying, just taking the time to close his eyes and rest for a while.

The next few days were relatively calm, Ethan was always vigilant, and Wood and Rodney didn't seem to be harmful, Wood still popularized some basic common sense to Ethan, and Rodney was still so silent. The three of them went straight to the largest unsinkable island in the calm sea: Stater Island.

The boat found a place to park in the thriving harbor of Stater Island, and it was only when the three of them finally set foot on the ground again that they officially said goodbye.

"It's hard to repay the kindness of saving your life, Ethan, if you need me in the future, you can leave me a message in the guild, just say it to Captain Wood of the Swordfish. ”

Most people in this world don't seem to have surnames, so in order to avoid getting the wrong person with the same name, they will deliberately add additional notes, and the method of the nautical guild is to distinguish them according to the registered ship name.

"And this thing for you, as food money these days. As he spoke, Wood took out a small red stone and stuffed it into Ethan's hand: "This is a fire attribute magic stone, it should be of some use to you." ”