"Shopkeeper Hao, I haven't seen you for half a year. How are you? So many of you, are you going to the Northernmost Island for a big fight?" Hong Zhong smiled and said to the leader of the other party.
Like him, the shopkeeper of the North Island branch of a top chamber of commerce, whose influence was only slightly less than that of the Hong's Chamber of Commerce. He also had a big shop in the inner street of the market. In the past, they often dealt with each other and had some friendship. But in the last half a year, Hong Zhong had never seen him in the inner street.
Shopkeeper Hao returned a salute and said in a somewhat indifferent and distant tone, "Shopkeeper Hong, you misunderstood me. It's said that the road to the Northernmost Island is not safe now. It'll be safer to bring more people."
"Really?" Hong Zhong smiled noncommittally. He wanted to ask again, but the shopkeeper had already waved his hand and sped away.
"Shopkeeper Hong, is the road to the Northernmost Island very dangerous? Do you need so many people to deal with it?" Lin Yi asked when he heard that. After leaving the northern part of the island, there was a boundless ocean below them. If something were to happen to them in such a place, they would really have no one to help them even if they begged for help.
"Yes, in addition to the extremely bad weather, we should always be on guard against the powerful spirit beasts hiding under the sea. They have many means of ultra-long-distance attack, so even if there are flying spirit beasts, ordinary practitioners can hardly reach the Northernmost Island safely." Hong Zhong nodded.
"No wonder." Lin Yi was shocked. He had heard when chatting with the ghost thing that the spirit beast clan on the Heaven-Stage Island had gathered a large number of super spirit beasts. But just like the back mountain of the North Island, there were still countless powerful spirit beasts in other places. And the vast sea had always been the breeding place of legendary creatures.
According to the ghost thing. Even the king of spirit beasts in its heyday, even if he ruled the invincible spirit beast clan, had never conquered the endless sea. The water here was bottomless. No matter how terrifying the fierce creatures appeared, it would not be surprising.
"However, although the sea is dangerous, as long as there is a master to hold the line, not to wander around randomly, and follow the route on the map, it is relatively safe. In fact, it's relatively safe, and the possibility of accidents isn't high. That's why every family in the North Island Auction House only sent three or four people. There's no need to send more than ten people, unless there's some other reason, "Hong Zhong said thoughtfully.
As he said that. Hong Zhong wasn't the only one who found it strange. Even Lin Yi, a bystander, could tell that something was amiss. When Hong Zhong greeted the other party, he clearly saw that the other party's flying spirit beast had more than ten boxes of goods tied to it. In contrast, he only had two or three boxes on his side.
It wasn't just Shopkeeper Hao's family that was like this. It was the same for the other Chambers of Commerce. The meaning behind this was quite thought-provoking.
People of the same trade are enemies. These words were indeed true. Lin Yi could already faintly feel that his trip to the Hong Chamber of Commerce's auction would not be so peaceful.
What Lin Yi didn't expect was that his premonition would soon become reality.
Hong Zhong was an experienced and prudent businessman. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would never do anything risky. This was the route to the Extreme North Island. From beginning to end, he followed the theoretically safest route on the map.
This was a route specially designed by an expert, and it stuck close to the edge of the territories of many powerful sea beasts. The chances of being targeted by sea beasts were much lower than other routes.
Normally, not only Hong Zhong, but also other people rarely traveled alone. After all, there were countless terrifying sea beasts in the vast sea. Walking randomly was simply playing with your life. No matter how many experts there were, it was useless.
However, this time, the other people who set off from the North Island obviously didn't play by the rules. The flying spirit beast under Lin Yi's feet wasn't slow, but just a moment later, he completely lost sight of the other party.
It was fine if it was just Shopkeeper Hao's family, but more than a dozen other families also didn't take the usual route at the same time. This was too strange. It was obvious that they had discussed it before.
"What are they going to do?" This time, even Hong Zhong couldn't understand. They were all in the same trade, and he had some understanding of these people's temperament. These people were not adventurous people.
However, even if he was confused, Hong Zhong couldn't rashly change the route. The other party had a large number of people, and more or less had the capital to take the unusual route. But if he followed them, he would definitely die.
For the next half an hour, there was no wind or waves, but both Hong Zhong and Lin Yi guessed that this was only temporary. It couldn't be so calm forever.
As expected, amidst the strange calm, the long-brewing crisis suddenly arrived.
The flying spirit beast was at a height of a hundred feet from the sea, and above it was thick clouds. If it was higher than this, it was easy to get lost, and if it was lower, it was easy to be attacked by sea beasts. This was theoretically the safest height. However, at this height, there was a sneak attack from below without warning.
"Young Hero Lin, stand firm!" Before Lin Yi could react, Hong Zhong had already raised his palm and slapped down. There was only a burst of air, and the thin clouds below suddenly burst into a circle of water.
"This is?" Lin Yi was secretly shocked. From the beginning to the end, he didn't feel any threat. Even after watching this confrontation, he still couldn't understand what was going on.
Hong Zhong explained, "This is the water arrow of the Flying Swordfish. They can impact and glide up to three to four hundred feet in the air, and then launch a water arrow attack. The penetrating power and lethality are very shocking. In addition, the water arrow is transparent and silent, and ordinary people can't detect it at all. If you don't guard against them in advance, you will be hit with a little carelessness. In this vast sea, it is a relatively common threat."
"I see." Hearing this, Lin Yi understood. If it wasn't for Hong Zhong, just this water arrow could make all of them fall to the bottom of the sea and be buried in the stomach of the fish.
However, before Lin Yi had time to rejoice, there was suddenly a cold murderous intent below him. This time, even he could feel it clearly.
Looking down, there were already dozens of holes in the clouds below. Because of the refraction of light, the originally undetectable water arrows were faintly discernible in the air. There were dozens of densely packed water arrows, and every one of them was as fatal as the previous one. This scene was simply enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Even Hong Zhong couldn't help but twitch when he saw this scene. He said in a low voice, "We actually encountered a school of Flying Swordfish? Why is our luck so bad? "
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