Blue sky, white birds.

Only where the sea and the sky are connected can there be some wisps of clouds that are like smoke and mist......

The reef area here is almost completely submerged by the sea at high tide and only exposed at low tide, so the reef is crowded with oysters and rainbows, and the elves do not like to eat shellfish, resulting in the shore reef area being almost occupied by oysters.

Every once in a while, Roy cleans up shellfish growing in the fishing area, but this is a reef area with abundant shellfish, so there are plenty of fish hiding in the crevices.

Fishing here, apart from being careful with the hook on the bottom, is almost the best place to fish.

The wind was a little strong, and the tide had not yet risen, but the waves hit the rocks on the shore in waves, turning into countless splashes and foams, and those fine pieces of water drifted away with the wind, making the whole coastline permeated with the smell of the sea.

Roy hung a sandworm on the hook and threw the line into a narrow stretch of water below the reef with both hands, each time the waves surged in and out a moment later.

If there is a high tide, you will find that there is a dark pit surrounded by rocks here, only a dozen square meters in size, and there will be some black sea bream in it.

The elves like to cook fish delicacies, preferring to peel off the skin, remove the flesh from the spines, marinate it with salt and pepper for a while, fry it in oil, and then drizzle it with some prepared sauce, but they eat some fish with fewer spines, so that the cooking is not so troublesome.

This kind of black sea bream is a bit troublesome to cook, and when it is taken to the market on the dock, only two fish shops are willing to buy it.

Usually, Roy will occasionally put the bucket at the door of the fish market and sell it to the elves who come to the fish market to buy fish, but those elves are more picky, so Roy usually prefers to sell it for less money and send the fish directly to the fish shop, and he can go at any time.

In just one morning, Roy had caught half a bucket of fish, and in addition to some black bream, there was also a beautiful saury, which Roy was going to steam and eat in the evening.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the tide began to rise again, and the sea water slapped wave after wave, constantly hitting the reef wall, swallowing the reef area little by little.

Roy knew that if he didn't leave, it would be very troublesome to wade through the water when the water rose, and there were shells as sharp as knives everywhere.

He put away his fishing rods, carried his heavy buckets, carefully climbed down the reef, and walked on the soft sand towards the fish market at the pier.

……

The wharf at Castletown Harbour is not very large, and there are rows of large and small fishing boats moored on the pier less than 300 meters, some of which are wooden boats that can only fish in the offshore waters, and some of which are sailboats that can fish a little further away.

Alien to these fishing boats are the large sailing ships moored in the deep waters, and most of these three-masted galleons are merchant ships.

Not only did they bring spices and gems from the south, but they also brought magical herbs and delicious mushrooms from the forests of eternal night in the north.

The entire elven continent is occupied by three forces, occupying a large area of land in the south is a group of wood elves, who believe in the children of nature, most of the wood elves live on a huge world tree, and the crown of that big tree is said to be an extremely prosperous city.

The territory of the central region is the largest, and this is the territory of the Silver Moon Elves, and the Silver Moon Elves have always considered themselves to be the royal family of the Elves, but they are not recognized by the other two Elven races.

The Eternal Night Forest in the north has always been the territory of the Dark Moon Elves, they are used to living in darkness, and many assassins are from the Eternal Night Forest.

Castletown Harbour is the territory of the Silver Moon Elves, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is close to the Gabe Trench, making it a natural harbour.

The bustling fish market is filled with local elves picking up fresh fish, as well as merchant ships from Buenos City, which load fresh fish from the market into ice-covered wooden crates and transport them to Buenos City.

The elves and the Kana Sea Clan signed a pact of non-aggression in the coastal waters, so the port of Castletown has slowly developed from a remote fishing village to a lively fishing port in the last hundred years.

On the east side of the pier is a lively fish market.

Many elves don't like the smell of fish, so when they come back from fishing in the sea, they sell them on this seaside sand hill that is very close to the pier and relatively high.

Originally a deserted beach, it was transformed into a thriving fish market by the number of elves trading here.

Some stone slabs have been paved and even small cabins or awnings have been built in some places.

Ms. Angeli's fish stall has an awning, but she prefers to buy large fish from the open sea from large fishing boats, and is not very interested in Roy's black sea bream, and Roy does not usually send the fish he catches to her.

Roy has his own sales channel, and the owner of the stall willing to buy his goods is a restaurateur who has a stall in the fish market and has a restaurant in the city, and one of the specialties of that restaurant is the dish 'steamed sea bream'.

Of course, there is also a little suggestion from Roy that will make this dish special.

Roy's black snapper catch is also a stable market, but the purchase price is still very low.

Two Kohlers and one for each other, no matter how big or small.

Of course, if Roy catches a black snapper that is less than two palms in size, he will be thrown back into the sea if he catches it.

Roy carries a bucket through the bustling fish market in Castletown Harbour and greets some familiar faces when he sees them.

The elves in the fish market are ordinary people, and the nobles will not come to this dirty and smelly fish market, and many of the elves here are low-status mixed races.

For the Silver Moon Elves, they are much more tolerant of half-elves like Roy, who look more like humans, than some half-blood elves.

The elves have a common name for the half-blood elves, and that is the 'blood elves'.

It's just that the elves' personalities are so 'literary', and it's easy for them to devote themselves to a new relationship.

And in the face of new feelings, love has no boundaries......

Roy heard that there were a large number of half-blood elves who couldn't stand the discrimination of the elven continent, so they left this elven continent in batches.

Speaking of which, Roy's neighbor, Lady Gillian, has two daughters like this, the eldest daughter Sabrina has a little bit of Wood Elf blood, and the younger daughter Moira has a little bit of Dark Moon Elf blood, and Lady Gillian is the same as her mother Belinda, both of whom are Silver Moon Elves......

The elves in the fish market, everyone has long been surprised by Roy, and there are even elves who are familiar with Roy.

"Roy, fishing again?"

"Well, Giroud, how is business today?"

"Don't mention, the fishmongers in Buenos are keeping prices too low!"

“……”

Whenever this happens, Roy doesn't know what to say.

But the owner of the fish stall in waterproof leather pants didn't mind, he just wanted to complain, and I have to say that Roy was a good listener.

Giroud continues to nag:

"Our fish market should unite to resist those foreign fishmongers, hey, look over there, it looks like another big ship has docked."

Roy followed Giroud's gaze, and sure enough, another big ship had docked in the deep water of the dock.

Not only was the style of the ship very unusual, but even the sails were not the white silk fabrics commonly used by the elves, but a dark gray color, and the raised half of the sail was clearly embroidered with a sword, shield, and griffon.

Although the five-masted galleon was a few hundred meters away, Roy could clearly see that the sailors on board were not pointy-eared elves, but a group of humans who looked some way like him.

The human sailors were also very excited to stand on the side of the ship, cheering and waving to the shore......

……

Soon Roy carried the bucket in front of a fish stall, which, unlike the others, had a wide variety of fish on the table, and there were hardly any vendors to be seen among the customers who gathered around to pick up the fish.

The stall owner is an old elf, although it is difficult for the years to leave traces on the elves' bodies, but from the sparse white hair on the top of his head, as well as some subtle folds on his face, it can still be judged that he is very old.

The lifespan of the elves is about 800 years, which does not mean that they will live forever......

Time will also take their lives, but an old elf represents a rich life experience, even if he is just a stall owner in the fish market.

"Fishing again?" The old elf asked Roy kindly.

Compared to other young elves, Roy is the kind that is more pragmatic and understands life better.

The elves of Castletown Harbour live in an environment of abundance, and even the poorest elves can afford to eat breadfruit.

Elves don't have a high demand for food, and most young elves choose to pursue higher artistic qualities.

Let them face the sea and recite poetry, and few young elves will go to the beach to fish like Roy.

"Only seven, fourteen Kohler."

Roy placed the bucket at the old elf's feet.

"Pour it in!" The old elf didn't count the number, and said.

Then he counted fourteen white shells from his money bag, which was the smallest denomination of currency in circulation in the Silver Moon Elf Realm, and it was an uncommon kind of shell.

Roy had searched the coastline around Castletown Harbour, at least not found shells of this style on this beach.

Roy put the fourteen Kohlers in his hand into his wallet, this kind of polished shell is very light, Roy couldn't help but pat his pocket, if tomorrow luck is the same as today, this appraisal fee will finally be settled.

But what made Roy more concerned was another thing.

Roy carried the bucket of water with only one saury left, and turned to see the five-masted galleon at the deep dock, this huge sea ship looked very dilapidated, and the impact angle in front of the hull was a bronze statue of the Gripen, but the left wing was broken, not to mention, it was covered with green patina, and it looked like it should be repaired.

Unlike the elves' delicate, streamlined hulls, this sea ship has a pointed front and a little square at the back, so you can carry a lot of cargo at a glance.

Roy didn't rush home, but walked towards the deep-water dock with a bucket of water.