Sea Breeze Island is a small island located in the southeast sea area of the Soul Sword Continent, which is the venue for every world's No. 1 Spell Competition, and even when it is not held, it is also a tourist mecca with unique scenery.

Every year, a large number of people land on the island to play, and when the world's first magic competition is held, it is even more crowded.

It is reported that when the world's first magic competition is held, tens of millions of people will pour into here, and even if Seabreeze Island is thousands of square kilometers, it will be difficult to bear, so the mercenary union will have to develop the subsidiary islands around Seabreeze Island.

Nowadays, many of the preliminaries will be played on these affiliated islands, and only the real final will be on the main island.

Hao Meng and his entourage were sitting on the deck of a big ship riding the wind and waves, facing the sea breeze, Hao Meng looked into the distance very deeply. Eribe, Rudy, and Xiaoxue were having a good time playing on the side, and although it wasn't the first time they had seen the sea, it was the first time they had taken such a big boat.

Ellie looked at Hao Meng's back, pulled off her hair, and walked up silently: "What are you thinking?"

Hao Meng, who was deep in thought, suddenly heard a voice behind him, turned his head to look, and found that it was Ellie, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking, the sea is so vast, even the Soul Sword Continent seems so small in the sea, and we humans can't compare with it!"

"I didn't expect you to feel like this. Ellie chuckled, "It seems that many people are willing to be realistic, but the real strong are all against the sky." Not only do they have a strong physique, but more importantly, they have unparalleled perseverance. Your current strength is still far from theirs, but you already have the basic conditions to become them. ”

Hao Meng understood that Ellie was referring to her own persistence, her own dream.

He gave Ellie a deep look, "What about you, don't you want to be a part of them?"

"I don't want to, I just want to avenge my blood and then live the rest of my life quietly. Ellie brushed her hair on her forehead tossed by the sea breeze.

Now it was Hao Meng's turn to be surprised, he didn't expect Ellie's dream to be so small and simple.

But when you think about it, that's what counts.

"Hey. Sister. Look, Amon, we're about to reach Seabreeze Island!"

Hao Meng and Ellie looked up. Not really. In front of them. A large island has appeared, surrounded by many smaller islands.

It's not just them, it's the other passengers on board. They all ran out to watch.

Looking at the number of people pouring out at once, Hao Meng knew that there were hundreds of people on this two or three hundred meter-long boat, and all of these people, without exception, were going to Sea Breeze Island.

I don't know how many of them went to the competition, and how many of them just watched.

After about half an hour of sailing, the ship finally entered the harbor of Sea Breeze Island.

Hao Meng and the others looked around in amazement, every grass and tree here was extremely new to them.

In this huge port, hundreds of boats, large and small, are moored, some are fishing boats, and some are passenger ships like the ones they are on.

Now it seems that there is also a passenger ship that has just entered the port, and the passengers are lining up to disembark in turn. It's just that they move very slowly, and the harbor is full of people.

Eribe said a little depressed: "Why are those people in front of you moving so slowly?"

"That's because they also have to pay an entrance fee. Rudy explained, "Everyone who goes to the island must pay a fee of 100 gold coins to enter the island. ”

"A hundred gold coins, why don't they grab it?" Eribe immediately roared, although a hundred gold coins is not a big money, it is definitely not a small amount of money, enough for a family of three to live for several months.

Rudy couldn't help but roll his eyes: "It's just a hundred gold coins, and it's nothing to you?"

"It's nothing, but the entrance fee to the island is too high, and ordinary people can't pay it at all. Eribe was still unconvinced.

Ellie couldn't help but knock on Eribe's head: "Are you stupid? If everyone can enter, can this Sea Breeze Island be plugged down? It is necessary to separate most people, otherwise this Sea Breeze Island is hundreds of times bigger, and it is impossible to stuff the entire continent." ”

"That's true, but the 100 gold coins are still too high. Eribe muttered a few more words.

"Okay, isn't it just a hundred gold coins, it's a big deal that I'll do it for you!" Xiaoxue also shared a lot of money, and she really didn't care about a hundred gold coins, of course, she looked at Eribe with disdain.

As soon as he heard this, Eribe hurriedly changed his nouveau riche face, and snorted: "No, isn't it just a hundred gold coins, I will come out for all of you alone, a total of five hundred gold coins, and what I have is money!"

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes, this Eribe.

At this time, the big ship that had stopped moved inside again, and finally put down the plank, and the passengers walked down consciously, consciously queuing up to pay the entrance fee.

Eribe really did as he said, paid Hao Meng and their entrance fees to the island, and flattered Xiaoxue from time to time, but Xiaoxue always responded to him with a blank eye.

After leaving the port, a large number of people who were begging for a living here immediately drove up with horse-drawn carriages and pulled away batch after batch of passengers, and Hao Meng and them were naturally questioned.

"A few guests, all of them are here to participate in or watch the world's No. 1 magic competition that will start the day after tomorrow, right? ”

"Do you still need to book this in advance?" said Eribe with a dumb look at Rudy.

Rudy couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What do you see me doing? I haven't been here, so it's impossible to know everything." ”

The driver laughed: "It seems that several guests are here for the first time and have no experience." Sea Breeze Island has always been a tourist destination, there have always been a lot of tourists, the inn is often full, especially when the world's first magic competition is held, it is even fuller, if you don't book in advance, it is difficult to stay in the inn on the main island. If a few of you don't dislike it, I can recommend a few inns on the affiliated islands, which should not be full yet. ”

Everyone couldn't help but say in surprise: "Such an exaggeration?"

It's right to think about it, there are tens of millions of permanent residents here, and when it comes to the world's first magic competition, there will be tens of millions of people crowding over, and it is impossible for the main island to live in, and it is bound to be diverted to other affiliated islands.

Ellie thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, please help us find a cleaner inn." ”

"Okay, no problem, please get in the carriage. The driver immediately smiled and lifted the curtain.

Hao Meng and the others immediately entered the carriage, which was much more spacious than the one they were sitting on the mainland, and even if the five of them got into it with their backpacks, there was still a lot of room to spare.

Xiaoxue stretched: "This carriage is much bigger than our carriage, so it doesn't need to be so crowded." ”

"Yes, indeed. Hao Meng lifted the side curtain, and saw the carriage speeding down the lively streets, heading towards the annexed islands outside.

"You see, these affiliated islands seem to be connected to the main island by a bridge. Eribe shouted excitedly.

Rudy took a pamphlet from the official handout when he disembarked and read aloud: "There are a total of 32 affiliated islands near Seabreeze Island, and each affiliated island has built a bridge to connect to the main island, which greatly facilitates people's travel. ”

"That's pretty good, otherwise we would have thought we'd be going by boat. Ellie smiled and nodded.

"It's a really good environment, and when we're done, we can have a good time. Hao Meng looked at the scenery outside.

At this time, the voice of the driver outside was heard: "A few guests, you can take a good look at these affiliated islands, each with its own unique scenery." However, I would like to remind you that you must not fight on either the main island or the affiliated islands, otherwise you will be unlucky. ”

Eribe was stunned: "Wouldn't it?

"The mercenary guild prohibits a qiē person from fighting outside the arena, especially during the world's first spell competition, and the control is even stricter. If discovered, the contestant will not only be disqualified immediately, but will also be severely punished. These should all be written on the leaflets, don't you see?" replied the driver.

Everyone looked at the leaflet in Rudy's hand, but no, it was really written.

And it is specially marked in big red letters, which is extremely obvious, and I am not afraid that others will not see it.

"I didn't expect it to be so strict here, so it should be safe, right?" Hao Meng asked.

A wry smile appeared on the driver's face: "How can it be? Although it is so ruled, every time there is a competition, many people are disqualified. Especially those young students, they are even more impulsive and fight at the slightest disagreement. The most exaggerated was the mass fight of hundreds of people from several academies. ”

Hao Meng and the others were very moved when they heard it, they didn't expect such a thing.

It seemed that he noticed the abnormality of Hao Meng and the others, and the driver immediately understood the situation, and laughed dryly: "A few guests, I don't mean you, it's really that some students are too impulsive and disrupt our lives. ”

"It's okay, we can understand that. Ellie smiled comfortingly, "Where there are many young people, it must be easy to make trouble." But then again, master, are you a local?"

"Yes, although I don't know how to do magic, I can earn a lot of gold every year by relying on such a large number of travelers to pull business. The driver smiled, "Catch Ming'er to save some money, and I can also send my daughter to the academy, I hope she can also become a warlock in the future and be able to get ahead." ”

Speaking of this, the face of the driver also showed a happy smile, which was a vision for the future.

This is also his dream.

Although it is just a dream of a small person, Hao Meng has great respect for it. (To be continued......)