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The winter sun is always so weak, and the sea breeze blows from the southeast, bringing a little chill.

In a small teahouse, the old but energetic old man Xia is talking endlessly about the past of his youth.

And sitting in front of him was only a young-looking outsider.

"I heard that the newly appointed consul is going to restart the docks, and I don't know if it's true or not, but the actions have been made, and so many people have been invited, if it is a trick, he doesn't seem to be able to take advantage of it. ”

Looking at the crowds on the dock area from afar, Old Man Xia showed a look of emotional memory:

"I haven't seen this in years. ”

The young man was curious: "You always talk about the situation back then, but tell me what the situation was like back then?"

Old man Xia was not in a hurry, and poured himself a cup of tea to warm his hands.

He smiled: "Since you ordered the most expensive cat leaf purple tea in my shop, it's not easy to hear the story?"

"My old Xia is almost ninety years old this year, there is nothing else, but there are many stories in my stomach. ”

"Don't worry, I'll tell you slowly. ”

"It has to start from more than 60 years ago, when the three major cities of Tai'an, Huaqing, and Lotus competed for the seaside town at the same time. ”

The story is long.

The afternoon was also long.

Of course, Han Le was very patient, and he had been sitting there, silently listening to the old thing in Old Man Xia's mouth.

If it weren't for this old incident, he wouldn't have come to Seaside Town.

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The seaside town of more than 60 years ago was not the same as it is now, and it was probably the most beautiful time in the history of the seaside town.

At that time, the Yunzhou Federation had not long been formed, and the major cities wanted to develop their own territory and power.

Dragon City, naturally, is no exception.

Since ancient times, maritime trade has been the most important business opportunity. After secretly learning and figuring out the business model between Cannes and Lucheng, Dragon City resolutely decided to set up a port city on the east coast and open up a new route to the northeast.

That route was named the Light of the East.

Once the Light of the East is successfully developed, then Longcheng will directly form a bilateral maritime trade mechanism with the two main cities of Cannes and Lucheng.

The three main cities have the implication of alliance dominating the sea, and at the same time, they can also learn from each other's strengths.

In theory, this is a win-win situation.

Everyone was in favor of the launch of this project.

Eventually, the envoys of Dragon City surveyed the coastline for a long time and settled on a very simple small village and town.

That was the seaside town at the time.

The reason is simple: the seaside town has the most advantageous geographical advantages, which is the most suitable for building a port city and becoming a maritime transportation hub between Dragon City and other cities.

If the seaside town is successfully built, then the next step is to build a fast railway with particle barrier protection throughout the way, which will cross Tai'an and reach the seaside town.

At least between the three main cities of Dragon City, Cannes City and Lucheng City, human civilization will become more connected.

The blueprint looks very good.

To this end, Tai'an, Huaqing and Lianhua have spared no effort to compete for the ownership of the seaside town.

After all, before that, Haibin Town only nominally belonged to Tai'an, but geographically it was close to Huaqing and Lotus.

After the launch of the Longcheng project, a large number of people poured into the then small seaside town from the three cities of Tai'an, Huaqing and Lianhua.

A construction campaign in full swing has begun.

In just half a year, with the high-tech and manpower level of the three cities, under the guidance of the envoys of Longcheng, the pattern of the seaside town has been formed.

In the concept of Dragon City, Seaside Town will become a city at least level 2 or above, subordinate to the exclusive port of Dragon City.

The city, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, can lack manufacturing and plantation, but the fishing and commerce must be developed.

In fact, the situation back then was similar to what Long Cheng estimated.

At its peak, the seaside town had a population of more than half a million, three-quarters of whom were foreigners.

The people of the three cities of Tai'an, Huaqing, and Lotus frantically fought for control of the seaside town, but under the suppression of Dragon City, they showed relative restraint.

"It was probably the best day in Seaside Town. ”

After drinking a cup of tea, Old Man Xia's face turned a little ruddy, revealing a little wry smile: "I won't tell you, at that time, the housing prices in Haibin Town soared all the way, and when I was young, I gambled a lot and lost a lot of money, so I took the ancestral house out, and I still have a lot of money left." I gambled with the money, and in the end I was left with a little money left. It's just that I didn't expect that it wouldn't be long before that little surplus wealth not only bought back the ancestral house, but also built a small teahouse, don't you say it's wonderful?"

Han Le asked softly, "Then what happened back then?"

"Did Dragon City suddenly decide not to do this project?"

Old Man Xia's eyes became misty.

"The misfortune of those days was not on land, but on the sea. ”

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When Old Man Xia said about the sea, he naturally did not mean pirates.

When sailing on the sea, the most feared nature is the sea beast.

Especially in this era when wild beasts are rampant, the wild beasts on the land are terrifying enough, and in the ocean, there are many unfathomable wild beasts waiting for people.

For example, on the route between Lucheng and Cannes, there were once as many as sixteen sea beasts entrenched.

The strength of these sea beasts is very terrifying, the key is that the ocean is their natural home turf, and humans naturally occupy a disadvantage.

At the beginning, Lucheng and Kangcheng were masters, and it took more than three years to kill the sixteen sea beasts.

At that time, there were not many pirates in the East China Sea, but many sea beasts.

In order to eradicate these sea beasts, Dragon City also made a bloody investment.

At that time, the first person in the martial arts with the highest demand in Yunzhou, He Qingzhi, the god of heaven and man, personally took action, and brought two other god of heaven and man and two legendary musicians to escort the new route!

Dragon City's side is actually very well prepared.

According to the experience of Cannes and Lucheng, any modern ship in the East China Sea region is almost 100% a sea beast, so the first large cargo ship they built was a three-masted galleon modeled after a certain civilization in ancient times.

The same goes for a series of escort fleets.

Old man Xia will never forget the cheers of the entire seaside town when the cargo ship named "Xinyuan" was launched.

The girls stood on the pier and cheered them off.

He stood on the deck, his chest puffed out, and the scenery was like never before.

Even if he knew that most of those cheers were for He Qingzhi, he didn't care.

As a sailor on the Xinyuan, he can also share that glimmer of glory.

The Xinyuan and his frigates sailed away from the harbor of Seaside Town with heavy cargo, all the way in the direction of Cannes.

He Qingzhi had already traveled this route three times before, killing seven sea beasts with amazing strength.

Most people feel that things are foolproof.

The first day was indeed smooth sailing.

The next day, they also managed to bypass the Bay of Bones, the reef-infested place.

On the third day, something happened.

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"What's wrong?"

Han Le said curiously.

Old Man Xia's eyes flashed with fear: "That day, I stood on the deck and witnessed the birth of the disaster with my own eyes. ”

"The sea was unusually calm, there was no wind, and the ship moved very slowly. ”

"When it was dusk, everyone felt a palpitation in their hearts. ”

"We watched as a huge bronze door slowly floated from the bottom of the sea and then opened......"

"Unheard of and unseen sea beasts rushed out of it one after another! Their target is our fleet!"

"There is a power in the underworld that wants to destroy us!"

Old man Xia muttered.

The sudden bronze door, as well as a large number of sea beasts, caught Xinyuan off guard.

Three celestial and martial gods, two legendary musicians, shot in unison and killed countless sea beasts.

That battle lasted from dusk to dawn.

Until all the frigates of the Xinyuan were sunk.

In the end, the Xinyuan itself was sunk by a suicidal attack by a sea beast, and He Qingzhi, the first martial god of Yunzhou at that time, rushed to the sky and unleashed the strongest sword of his life.

That sword cut through the bronze gate, and also cut out an invisible abyss in the East China Sea!

That abyss will divide the East China Sea into two areas, the upper and lower East China Seas, and no one will want to cross the [Broken Abyss] that has no sea water but is bottomless!

Legend has it that although the Xinyuan was silent, the sword god He Qingzhi finally returned to Dragon City.

After he finished reporting the secrets at sea, he retired, and it didn't take long for the news that He Qingzhi's old illness had relapsed and he had passed away regretfully.

And the other two celestial martial gods and legendary musicians were naturally buried in the ocean with the Xinyuan.

The opening of the new route failed, and Dragon City paid an unprecedented heavy price.

He Qingzhi's sword remained in the abyss of severance.

The Xinyuan's cargo worth more than 100 million yuan is buried at the bottom of the sea forever.

The mysterious appearance of the bronze door, those strange sea beasts, is still a nightmare for Dragon City and Seaside Town.

After that disaster, Dragon City immediately halted the project.

What was once a hot seaside town has suddenly become empty and an abandoned city.

People say that this town has a curse, and Dragon City should not have chosen this town in the first place.

In the Lower East China Sea area, the roars of sea beasts are often heard.

In the Upper East China Sea, more and more pirates began to appear.

Circumstances change with the passage of time.

Seaside Town is once again in full swing of construction.

Only this time, the support they received was pitiful.

"I don't know how the new consul will deal with the next difficulties. ”

Old man Xia said with emotion.

In the field of vision of the two of them, a dark shadow appeared on the horizon not far away.

Han Le's eyes were sharp, and he saw a black flag.

"It's a pirate. ”

Han Le stood up.

Old man Xia squinted: "The little brother's eyes are quite sharp." ”

"Thank you for the compliment. ”

Han Le smiled: "The tea is good, and the story is good." ”

"Xiaoyi, transfer a few people over and invite this Uncle Xia to drink tea in the newly completed prison. ”

Xiaoyi is the little secretary assigned to him by the shark company, very well-behaved, and after listening to Han Le's words, he immediately went to call someone.

Soon, a team of temporary security teams rushed in and grabbed Old Man Xia.

Old man Xia was shocked and angry: "Little brother, what are you kidding?"

"You, you're the new consul? I haven't done anything bad in my life, and I have nothing to do with the three major gangs, why do you want to embarrass me!?"

Han Le stared intently at the black flag, and he saw a commotion on the dock, and many people even began to retreat timidly.

"Oh, why do you want to embarrass you? Actually, I don't even bother to explain it to you, but your story has never been told until now, since the Xinyuan sank at the beginning, and even the sword god He Qingzhi barely got out, how did you survive as an ordinary sailor?"

Han Le asked.

Old man Xia took a deep breath: "At that time, I was holding a wooden plank and drifting with the sea, and after more than ten days, I was rescued by a passing fishing boat!"

"This matter, you can ask the neighbors for verification, my Lao Xia is because of this matter, and I will not go to sea again!"

Han Le smiled: "Are you sure it's a fishing boat?"

Old man Xia's face froze.

"I'm afraid it's a pirate ship. ”

Han Le said unceremoniously, "Those albatross raised in your backyard are the tools you use to communicate with the pirate leader, right?"

"Of course you have nothing to do with the three major gangs, because they know your identity and don't dare to mess with you!"

Han Le smiled and said, "Even, I know your name, Xia Dong." ”

Old man Xia's pupils shrank, but he didn't have time to argue anything, he was still escorted away after all.

Han Le strode towards the docks.

Xia Dong was just an unexpected gain, and he probably didn't know that the person he thought was dead not only survived, but also left a lot of records.

After all, among the people who were rescued by the pirates with him holding the plank, there was also a genius scientist.

His name is Zhang Tianbai.

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