On Sanxian Island, a middle-aged man with a white beard and a healthy height stood in the wind. He was about fifty years old, his face was ruddy, and his breath was full of the bearing of an idle cloud and a wild crane, and he couldn't tell that he was a ruthless pirate at all. At this time, he was holding his hands behind his back, staring into the distance with blazing eyes, and behind him were a dozen young men of the same height and fitness, all of whom were heroic and imposing.

On the sea, the waves were turbulent, a flat boat rode the wind and waves, like an arrow, and there was a god-like figure standing on the bow of the boat, he was 1.85 meters tall, a sapphire blue hair was tied behind him one by one, and a pair of big eyes of the same color watched the waves that turned up one by one.

The people on the island are none other than Qiu Zhenhai, the most famous pirate in this sea area, and the elites of Sanxian Island, and on board is his guest Li Jiuyuan, nicknamed Ba Niu.

"This is our First Champion of Dondor! Fortunately, I will be lucky"! As soon as the boat landed, Qiu Zhenhai greeted him.

Ba Niu also hurriedly returned the salute at the bow of the boat: "Qiu Lao Hero is famous, and the younger generation should have visited him a long time ago to forgive his sins."

Several sailors put on the rocker, and the group got off the boat and walked in front of Qiu Zhenhai, he held Ba Niu's arm with one hand, and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It really deserves its name"! He turned around and laughed, "Young people, these are the real heroes, people like you and me are just little pirates."

Ba Niu couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm from his tone, but he still felt a little harsh, and then looked at the young men behind him with angry eyebrows, and hurriedly explained: "Warriors don't dare to be a warrior anymore, let alone a hero." This is a fledgling hairy boy, what is there to get there and not to fall, and please ask the seniors for more advice."

Qiu Zhenhai saw that he said politely, nodded with satisfaction, and led him to his own village. The village sits on the back of a cliff, just sheltered from the cold north wind, and is very warm to live in. It is fronted by an outlet to the sea, a high lighthouse, towering over the sea.

When I entered the gate, there were two rows of arrow stacks, on which were guarded day and night, and the wall was also made of stone, which was very strong. This is the outer village, between it and the inner village, there is a buffer zone, between which there are all kinds of hidden organs and hidden forts, without the people in the village to lead, it is difficult to break through.

After this buffer zone, we came to the inner village. The walls of the inner village are also made of stone masonry, and there are barracks stationed on the walls, patrolling day and night, and ordinary armies cannot easily break through this line of defense.

After entering the inner village, the atmosphere of this solemnity eased a lot. Facing Qiu Zhenhai's Juyi Hall and many office houses under the two corridors. A big banner of righteousness is erected in the center of the courtyard and is displayed in the wind. A huge stone case is placed horizontally under the flag, and in the stone plate above, there are only a few kinds of fresh fruits, and the pigs and sheep and three animals are only placed during major sacrificial activities. In front of the incense table was an equally huge incense burner, in which were inserted three pillars of large incense as thick as an arm.

Barracks, granaries, equipment depots, treasure troves and the like are all in the back, and they are basically not visible here, and can only be judged by the neighing of horses from time to time.

The yard is very clean, and it is often cleaned at a glance, and the people walking on both sides are very quiet, and when they see them coming, they all stand aside and stand with their hands down.

"This person is really not simple", Ba Niu thought to himself: "In terms of scale, there is room for at least one or two thousand people here." With so many people, to be able to manage them in an orderly manner, in addition to personal prestige, they must also have excellent means."

He was thinking that a few people had already arrived in the Juyi Hall, and after the group sat down, Qiu Zhenhai introduced these leaders to him.

"Qiu Jirong, you've already seen it, the one next to him is our military advisor here." He half-jokingly nodded to a handsome middle-aged man sitting on the first chair on his right.

"Under Zhu Yawen", he clenched his fists and bowed to Ba Niu. Ba Niu also stood up and saluted in return.

"Qiu Jirong is headed by our captain Lang Yongchun, and below is Chao Cuo, Chao Xu, Li Shen, Li Zhongshuo, and Li Linfeng." After introducing this side, he began to introduce the other side.

"This is our city defense commander Liao Changyong, and his next ones are Liao Yuchen, Liao Zhongkai, Liao Zhiliang, Qiu Haizheng, Qiu Yingjun, Zhao Donglou, and Zhao Jiuzhou." There were sixteen people in total, and Ba Niu saw them one by one before he sat down again.

"Brother Li, these friends are all sincere people, they can put each other in their hearts, and it is a blessing in the world to meet any of them, and now they are gathered together, isn't it providence"? Qiu Zhenhai laughed when he said it.

Ba Niu also smiled slightly, and then said: "This is the old hero Hongfu, my generation is just stained."

"This is a man of talkers," he said, adding a burst of laughter.

A few people were talking, but they didn't realize that it was noon, so Qiu Zhenhai commanded, and one by one square tables were set up, and a banquet was held in the Juyi Hall.

During the banquet, Qiu Zhenhai mentioned many times that "I have admired him for a long time and hope to see him often", and Ba Niu realized that the purpose of inviting him to come was completely to pull himself in. But he is a person with great ambitions, how could he put this small Sanxian Island in his eyes, but it is inconvenient to say it clearly, so he replied to him, "Since we met today, we will naturally come and go like friends in the future", and it was covered up.

This scene of wine was drunk until the middle of the night, during which time except for Liao Changyong and Zhu Qingyu, who left after a few drinks because of something, everyone else was very drunk, and finally had to be carried out by their own soldiers before they stopped. Even Qiu Zhenhai was very drunk, and he couldn't stand up staggeringly. But Ba Niu didn't drink much, and most of the time it was just a little lip touch.

When he woke up the next day, it was already three poles in the morning, and someone had already come to serve him to freshen up, and then took him to see Qiu Zhenhai.

"Although the Three Immortals Island is a land of immortals, it is rare to be so happy"! Qiu Zhenhai said about yesterday's banquet, and he was still unfinished: "Another day, you should make a long night drink with your brother, you might as well let Jirong take you around today."

Ba Niu agreed, sat for a while, then said goodbye, met Qiu Jirong, and with him, walked out of the gate and went to wander around.

When the two of them came to a cave, they saw a group of gray-faced people, two or three people pulling a small car, constantly going in and out of the hole, most of the things on the car were shiny white, and only a few extremely thin lines were yellow.

"Brother Qiu, what is this"? Ba Niu picked up one of them and shone it in the sun.

"This is gold ore, and look, that gold thread in the middle is gold."

Ba Niu looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said: "How much does it take to make a gold coin with such a thin line?"

"A little adds up to a lot", Qiu Jirong said with a smile: "Not only gold, but also other mines, how can there be so many mines produced at once."

"Are there any other mines here?" Ba Niu asked curiously.

"Iron ore and copper ore are all here, and there is another expensive mine in the world that you have here."

"What kind of mine is that"?

Qiu Jirong deliberately sold a pass, and dragged him to an extremely hidden place under a mountain, where there was also a hand-dug stone cave, but it was pitifully small, and could only accommodate two people walking side by side, and no one more person could accommodate it.

After a while, a person staggered out with a bamboo basket on his back. When the man saw Qiu Jirong, he hurriedly put the bamboo basket on the ground and saluted him.

Qiu Jirong just nodded, then took out a cyan stone from the bamboo basket and handed it to Ba Niu. Ba Niu took the stone and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any wayway, so he had to return it to Qiu Jirong, Qiu Jirong put it back in the bamboo basket, let the man go, and then asked Ba Niu: "Can you see what kind of ore this is?"

"It's because I don't know, that's why I need to ask for advice."

Qiu Jirong looked at him anxiously, and secretly laughed in his heart, but deliberately said unhurriedly: "Brother, the best weapon in the world, do you know which one it is?"

"Nine Dragon Knife, everyone knows this." He didn't understand what he was asking for, and was a little confused for a moment.

"Then do you know what the Nine Dragon Knife is made of?"

Ba Niu thought for a while and said, "It is said to be an extremely rare metal, called Thunder Stone ......, is it ......?" His eyes widened and he looked at Qiu Jirong incredulously.

"Yes, this is Thunderstone, the rare metal in the world!"