Immediately to the north of the Mauriball Empire was the Kakio Empire.

Its territory is mountainous and watery, and one of the largest inland seas in the northern region occupies almost one-third of the empire's territory, known as the North Sea, and the North Sea is also the main economic composition of the Khakio Empire.

Every year in March, it is the day when the North Sea is opened, countless fishermen, sailing into the sea, there is a leaf boat, there are hundreds of people can drive the huge boat, these flat boats shuttle back and forth, endlessly, after the harvest is full, they return to the shore to sell on the spot, the traders of their own country, as well as the merchants of many other empires, decorate this place is simply impenetrable.

Most of the catch is not sold at a high price, and the bulk of the profit is from the traders, but the advantage is in the quantity, and the people who go to sea can basically still make a small profit after a season of hard work.

In view of this, some fishermen have taken the route of catching those precious fish and taking the route of few but fine.

This is more demanding for fishermen, and not ordinary fishermen can do it.

However, for any empire, there is no shortage of warriors, whether it is one, two, three, or four, five, or six, well, there may be fewer sixth-level ones, but it is only a few, and there is no shortage of them, and as for the four or fifth levels below, they are really everywhere, and they are not worth more than seafood.

Magician, I don't know if it's because of the environment of the North Sea, the people who have magical talents here have always been higher than other places, and those who are particularly good at and sensitive to the water element account for the majority.

So there is a saying in Beihai, called "Ten fishermen have nine martial arts, and nine warriors have eight demons." Seven of the eight demons play in the water. ”

This is because for fishermen who go to sea, physical strength (samurai) is fundamental. In addition, it is indispensable to be good at one or two water spells. So when it comes to the relationship between warriors and magicians, this place is probably the most harmonious in the whole continent, or at least one of them.

Here, it is easy to see a strong magician with a beard on his face, and it is also easy to see that Ya is obviously a martial artist, but he conducts elemental sensing and spell training every day.

But it may also be for this reason that the cultivators here give the impression of two kinds, or are artificially divided into two kinds: one is like those ordinary catches. It belongs to the big road goods, martial arts can be pointed, and magic can be pointed, but the overall situation is not very good, and it is generally one or two levels lower than the cultivators in other places. And the other is those high-quality catches, some of which look very inconspicuous, but the value (level) is amazing.

The Khakio Empire relied on a large number of large road goods and a small number of high-quality products to gain a foothold in the world. So that the surrounding dare not be underestimated.

At the end of March, the fishing market has entered the peak season from the beginning of the month. Walking along the market not far from the coastline, there are a variety of various types of catches. It's just a blind eye, not a person who lives here, basically out of ten fish. Nine of them are unrecognizable.

There will even be some newcomers who point to the strange fish in front of the stall and say, "This thing, can you eat it?"

Fishermen who work with the sea are generally good-tempered. As long as you don't mess with him, his temperament is better than anyone else's. Of course, if you provoke it, you are likely to have the opportunity to experience what a "violent bear" is, so the vendor who asks this question will not get a white eye, let alone any evaluation such as "hillbilly", and the stall owner who is asked will often reply: "Fellow, of course this can be eaten, but it is delicious, why don't I cook some now, you can taste it?"

Therefore, there is another characteristic of the stall here, that is, the fresh taste and cooked umami dance together, the saltiness of the sea water, the fishy sea breeze, the faint stench of those tattered catches and the fresh fragrance of more raw and cooked catches, constitute an extremely special and extremely complex taste environment, so that people often smell it, and have the feeling of ascending to heaven.

The newcomer is drunk, half-alive, dead and alive.

The old man, he was just intoxicated, it was an unforgettable taste that haunted his dreams, so that he couldn't get tired of going anywhere else, what was he bored, so he had to come here again, smell the rich taste of this place again, and then, "-----!

After a long exhalation, the whole person calmed down and sublimated.

A certain Venerable Driver, who was officially called the "King of the North Sea" by several bosses of the surrounding empires, is said to have been promoted from the Great Magician to the Sanctuary after such a long breath. Of course, this is likely to be a pure rumor, and it cannot be ruled out that it is the arrangement of this "fisherman" by those bosses.

On this day, in the fishing market, there was a middle-aged man who looked like forty, fifty and sixty.

Wearing a straw hat, straw sandals, and a robe, the middle-aged man at first glance looked a bit like a fisherman, but judging by the fact that his bare skin was neither rough nor dark, he could not have been.

This man looked familiar, strolling among the stalls and stalls, smelling, sniffing, watching, and provocative, and from time to time picking up some catches with his own hands to see.

This gesture is an old dealer at a glance, and it is likely that he walked out from Beihai, so along the way, this person also got the most and most enthusiastic greetings, but he did not stop at leisure, and in the end, he stopped in front of a stall that was small in scale but at first glance was a boutique catch.

When the owner or the old fisherman in front of the stall saw the visitor, he stood up suddenly, his face showing extreme surprise, but when he saw the visitor, he shook his head and put his finger to his lips and sighed softly.

"Teacher, I just caught an aurora fish, and you just came, so I'll let you try it. The old fisherman avoided saluting, but suddenly became busy. But the visitor walked into the stall and found a stool to sit on.

Aurora fish, also known as black shuttle, head and tail slender overall shape like a shuttle, the whole body is black, shuttling in the deep sea, but the body often flashes a white light, so the name Aurora fish, belongs to one of the most precious batch of North Sea fishery, its taste is extremely delicious, it is said that "but there is this smell of the entrance, all other things in the world have the taste, not much." ”

This thing is boiled in water is extremely delicious, without adding any other seasonings, including salt, and there is a commendable place is that there is no smell during its cooking, and after cooking, it can be eaten in the mouth, so that you can know its extremely fresh and beautiful world-to-world taste.

When the pot had already begun to simmer, the old fisherman Fang came to the comer, sat down respectfully, and only then asked, "Teacher, why are you here?"

"It's been a long time since I've been here, so this time it's a taste of the old days, and by the way, I'm also coming to see you. How's it going, still haven't you found a clue to take that step?" said the visitor with a slight smile.

Although it was said that he came to see it by the way, the old fisherman was still extremely flattered and moved, but after listening to the latter words, he showed a look of shame: "I'm sorry, teacher, I disappointed you." ”

"Cultivation is your own business, what am I disappointed about. The visitor said with a smile and shook his head again, "North, west, east, south, the disciples of those guys are only mages at the highest, and one is not even a mage, laughing to death." In comparison, the face you give to the teacher is not a little bit, and you are almost an archmage, haha, who can compare with those guys?"

"But the disciple hasn't taken this step for nearly twenty years, and with Teacher Lao worried, the disciple really deserves to die. The old fisherman, who looked to be fifty or sixty years old, bowed his head and said like a child.

"I have a feeling in my heart for the teacher recently, and this step of yours may not be far away, so I came here for the teacher. The visitor said lightly, and when the old fisherman raised his head in astonishment when he heard this, he suddenly said, "Oh, quiet!"

Oh, quiet!

The two words of the comer had just come out, and the old fisherman had certainly stopped his mind as if he had heard an oracle, and with this stall as the center, it spread outward layer by layer, and the whole fishing market, the whole North Sea, and even the farther and wider places, seemed to have been spelled with absolute stillness.

Everything was quiet.

Especially in the North Sea, in the center of the North Sea, the perennial storm and waves turned into insignificant ripples at this time, which were more gentle than ordinary small pools and small lakes, and on the four sides of the North Sea, where those fishing boats came and went, all the waves tended to be infinitely static at this time, and even, many of the nets that had just been sprinkled were so stopped in mid-air and did not move.

After a long time, it moved again, but instead of spilling it, it was put away, and it was gently put away.

In the entire North Sea region, there are tens of thousands and hundreds of millions of fishing boats, at this time, all of them are quietly floating on the sea, whether it is a boat or the people on board, they are all like falling asleep.

And this dream is a morning.

After a few breaths, the uproar and exclamation of thousands of people turned into endless hustle and bustle, as if to make up for the "deficit" caused by the previous tranquility.

It's still the same stall from before.

All the hustle and bustle stops outside this stall.

Here, it seems to be an independent space, and it is like a forgotten place in the world.

The old fisherman looked stunned, blinked his eyes, and it took a while to regain consciousness.

"Tell me how you feel. At this moment, a faint voice came from the other side.

"Maintain the precepts gradually, and practice the four dimensions. In the past 20 years, the disciples have been abstaining from the precepts, with the intention of precepts, but the heart has not been exhausted; the disciples dare not boast or be ashamed of themselves; Gradually, the disciple **** listened to the waves repeatedly, coming and going, going and coming, but it was not until today that he really understood the sound of the waves coming and going. The old fisherman, with calm and a smile, said as he looked at the shore not far away, which had regained its movement.

"Do you really understand?" the visitor asked.

"Yes, teacher, I really understand. The old fisherman stood up, bowed deeply to the south and to the opposite side, and then said, "Please also ask the teacher to protect the Dharma for me." ”

And just after these words, a slight fluctuation rose from the old fisherman's body, and expanded outward little by little, and in a few moments, it merged into the endless tide and waves...... (To be continued.) )