Blue sea, blue sky.

"Woo~~~" The long horn sounded far away, and a large ship broke through the waves, slowly passed through the anchorage, and headed for the harbor. Thousands of white seagulls flew along with the giant ship, landing on the mast of the big ship from time to time to rest, watching curiously at the busy sailors below. It is an offshore cargo ship that travels along a narrow channel between the continental shelf and the labyrinthine route.

In the world of Yara, it is always difficult for sea transportation to become the mainstream channel, because this narrow channel is not smooth, and the narrow channel that surrounds the Yala continent is full of light and dark reefs along the way, and only the most experienced old captains dare to pass through it. However, in order not to waste the power of shipping, people still try to make use of the navigable waterway, establish ports and roads near the reef area, and divide the route into several sections, and different ships are responsible for different sections, so that although it is more troublesome, it still saves some manpower and material resources compared to road transportation, so the transportation of bulk goods often chooses this way.

However, this mode of transportation is not without flaws, and if you want to connect the east and west ends of the continent, you have to choose one of the shipping lanes in the north and south directions. The first is the Northern Passage, which has its own troubles, although there are fewer reef areas on the Passage and you can change ships less often. On this channel, after crossing the northernmost port of the Falar Empire, you will enter the elemental highlands where the Mage Nation is located, and from here the terrain of the continent will rise sharply, and there will be knife-like cliffs along the way, and it is impossible to build a supply port. After passing through the Land of Mages and further north, there is the terrifying permafrost ice field. Strange to say, the temperature in the Yala world is higher the further north you go, but there is a strange area like a permafrost ice field on the northernmost peninsula. Due to the extremely high terrain and the leylines that contain extremely cold energy underground, the permafrost ice field is covered with snow all year round, and the entire ice field, as its name suggests, is forever covered with a thick layer of ice, and the temperature is so low that there are no normal creatures to live at all. Trying to build a supply port in this area is a fantasy in terms of terrain and temperature.

Turning around the Permafrost Peninsula, the course turns eastward, then directly into the area of the Death Forest. Known as one of the necropolises of the demigods, the Forest of Death, where every centimeter of land is dangerous, wants to build a harbor unless the gods return to the mortal world. Therefore, if you want to take the northern route, you need to go through this long voyage that almost circumnavigates half of the Yala continent, and most importantly, there is no possibility of any supplies. Luckily, there are no reefs on this segment, so you can navigate smoothly. It was only after crossing the Forest of Death that we saw the light of day, and at the end of the Hano Mountain Range connected to the sea, there were areas where the terrain had become gentle, just enough to establish several symmetrically connected transit ports and supply ports, which could be regarded as the end of the long unreplenished journey of the northern route.

Although the northern route has such a headache and suffering route, everyone is often willing to choose the northern route for freight, because the southern route is more painful in comparison. In fact, the southern route is generally normal, and the hydrological conditions and supply conditions are acceptable, but on this route, it is bound to spare the southern end of the continent, the giant peninsula occupied by the Warcraft Jungle. The closer you get to the south, the cooler it gets, and at the southernmost tip of the peninsula, the temperature has dropped below -20 degrees Celsius, and even in summer, the temperature cannot rise above freezing. At these temperatures, although the water strangely does not freeze, it is quite a painful ordeal for sailors, and it is not uncommon to see disabled sailors missing ears or fingers on this route, all of whom are victims of this route.

However, the freighter in front of him is more special, this kind of giant freighter often ignores the restrictions of the north-south route, the captain of the freighter is an old sailor who has been immersed in the ocean for many years, and has become so familiar with the route that he can control the ship to complete a section of the route with his eyes closed. They are extremely familiar with all the reef areas on the way, and can easily lead a freighter through dangerous reef areas, and can even sail into the trek area for a short distance by induction alone, sparing the reef and then returning safely to the navigation area, of course, no one is stupid enough to do this unless absolutely necessary.

Today, the ship is laden with cargo and has arrived at its destination at Freetown, one of the world's largest ports, after eight months of sailing around half of Yarra on the border between Kuran in the Mountains and Casa in the Sea.

"Woo~~~~", the horn sounded again, the long horn sound is not meaningless, the purpose of blowing it is to remind the port staff that the ship is about to enter the port, and secondly, it is also the size of some small boats coming and going on the sea near the body to avoid in time, so as not to collide and cause the small boat to be destroyed and killed.

The sails had been lowered, and the ship had sailed past the anchorage only by the thrust of the current, and more than a hundred sailors huddled on the deck, looking expectantly at the ground they had not set foot on for a long time. The captain was a good man, and would never give himself to this group of brothers who would go to life and death with him, so every sailor's pocket had a bulging money bag, waiting to be squandered on this free land after landing. Knives of liquor, plump and delicate women, tinkling gold coins, only these most exciting temptations can excite these sailors, and no one cares about spending money at such a time, even if they spend all the gold coins they have obtained? Who knows how many people will have a chance to set foot on land again after the next time they board the ship?

"Look, dolphins. On the freighter, a sailor cried out for joy: "Look, big group of dolphins, this is a symbol of luck, it seems that the next voyage will be safe." ”

As the sailor shouted, less than 200 meters in front of the ship, a large group of dolphins jumped out of the sea facing the sunset, making a crisp and soothing cry one after another, and the splash of water on their bodies formed a beautiful scenery under the fiery red sunset.

"No, why are there so many of them?" The experienced first mate didn't huddle with the sailors at first, but at this time he couldn't help it, and walked to the side of the ship and said strangely: "At least a thousand of them have jumped over, have any of you ever seen a dolphin colony of this size?"

"First Mate, look at the sea, those ...... What are those? Suddenly out of the water, are they sharks?" a sailor suddenly became alarmed and shouted to the first mate, "There are a lot of them. ”

"You haven't even seen a shark?" the first mate looked at the sailor with disdain, and then turned around, frightened as well. A large number of shark dorsal fins emerged from around the freighter and surrounded the freighter in the center, and the dorsal fins were arranged in a very neat circle, like an army waiting to be reviewed. Judging from the size of the dorsal fin, the first mate can deduce the size of these sharks based on experience alone, and each of them is a behemoth that far exceeds that of ordinary sharks, and it should have been out of the category of beasts and belonged to the sea monsters. In the face of these hundreds or thousands of giant sharks underwater, if they really attack, although their ship is also very large, it may still be difficult to resist, and it will be smashed to pieces by these sharks in a short time.

"Stop the ship and drop anchor. The first mate shouted with a nervous face: "Boatswain, go and report to the captain, there may be big trouble." ”

"What's the problem?" said footsteps, and an old man who looked to be in his sixties, with a white beard and a strong body, slowly walked out of the cabin. The old man brushed aside the sailors in front of him, walked to the side of the ship and glanced casually into the sea, then withdrew his gaze and ordered the sailors: "Don't be nervous, there is no danger, everyone go back to their places, don't crowd here, it's just the honor guard of the Deep Sea Storm Temple." ”

"Honor guard?" The first mate felt that his attempt had been subverted, and asked in surprise: "Honor guard of this size? Captain, you see, there are still dorsal fins popping out of the periphery, isn't there going to be thousands of sharks?

"Stand firm. The old man touched his gray and thick beard and glared at the first mate fiercely: "You are my son, show the courage of a man at sea? These honor guards will definitely not have any malice when they stop us near the port, and if they are really malicious, when will they not be able to attack along the way? Moreover, after so many years, have you heard of the Sea Clan attacking humans for no reason? Do you suspect that they are not honor guards? Do you think that the group of demonic beasts may spontaneously line up in such a neat formation? Use your brains, don't let the alcohol burn out, I'm counting on you to take over my shift in a few years. ”

"Yes. The first mate was reprimanded by the old captain, his face was flushed, and he lowered his head and said in shame: "Father, I know it's wrong. ”

"Since they've stopped us, let's wait. The old captain looked at the large number of dorsal fins below, and said calmly: "Maybe the sea clan has something to ask us." ”

But the next moment, the old captain's face also changed a little, not because of fear, but because of surprise. Thirty or forty meters in front of the freighter, the water waves suddenly separated, and two mermaids stepped on the giant shark under their feet and floated up from the water. The old captain who lives at sea all the year round knows very well that this is a royal family in the deep sea, and most sailors have never had the opportunity to see it in their lives, but they didn't expect to see it here, and there are two at a time. But the old captain's surprise was not over, sharks kept floating under the water, and in addition to the two merfolk, there were several six-armed Nagas, and there were actually five humans. Most importantly, the merfolk are very kind to these humans, and even swim to the sharks where the humans are, holding their hands and reluctant to cling to them.

For a while, the old captain was inevitably a little suspicious of his eyes. (To be continued.) )