In the middle of the third year of Shenyuan, it was a sunny day.
On the boundless Pacific Ocean, near a small island, huge waves were erupting. From time to time, some waves would rush onto the island. There was no sense of "peace" at all.
On the island, a large group of octopuses were fighting against the waves, making "kakaka" sounds as if they were talking to their companions.
"Zhang Da, quickly bring your brothers to cover the newly dug fish pond with fishing nets to prevent the fish from being washed away by the waves." A one-eyed octopus shouted loudly.
"Yes, leader." A large octopus waved its tentacles and commanded its younger octopuses to cover the ponds with fishing nets.
"Sigh, it's so troublesome to raise our own fish. We have to watch them every day. It's much easier to fish them from the sea." The one-eyed octopus complained to a seven-limbed octopus beside it.
"That's not the case. It looks easy to fish from the sea, but in fact, we have to watch the sea to eat. We don't know when we can't find fish. In the past, many little octopuses starved to death, so the survival rate of octopuses is extremely low. We can only breed widely and harvest little. The root cause is that food is not easy to find. "The seven-limbed octopus shook its head.
"Uh, that's true. Newborn little octopuses have poor hunting abilities, so it's normal for them to starve to death. It's just that we octopuses can breed too many at once. If we raise all of them, the entire ocean won't be able to accommodate them. "The one-eyed octopus sighed.
"Then we can only learn from humans. Eugenics and good breeding, and only select genius fertilized eggs to incubate …" The seven-limbed octopus said as if it knew everything.
"Uh, I don't understand, but I think it's awesome." The one-eyed octopus looked confused.
While the two leader octopuses were conversing, an octopus demon suddenly made a ruckus.
"The king is here, the king is here."
A majestic octopus was walking on the waves from the sea. It had twelve powerful tentacles, one of which was wrapped around a dark black bag.
In front of it and behind it, there were twelve octopuses guarding it. It was very ostentatious.
"Sigh, I didn't expect that after conquering so many Octopus Tribes and becoming the king, the Twelve Arms brothers would immediately start paying attention to ostentatious behavior. I'm afraid it's another Li Zicheng among the octopuses …" The seven-limbed octopus shook its head and sighed.
"That's right. As elders, it doesn't even listen to us. What a worrying future." The one-eyed octopus sighed.
"Fortunately, it hasn't wantonly taken in a harem, so it's not hopeless. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance. Humans are always so philosophical." The seven-limbed octopus was obviously well-versed in human culture. It had mastered the essence of human culture.
Twelve Arms swam quickly towards the island.
In front of it, there were twelve octopus guards, each of them strong and sturdy. They opened up a path in front of it and pushed the surrounding octopuses to the side, leaving a path for it.
The twelve octopus guards at the back were observing the surroundings to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
"The king is so awe-inspiring … If the husband is like this, what more can a woman ask for?" The eyes of a group of female octopuses lit up.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be interested in us." Very quickly, they became discouraged because Twelve Arms did not even look at them.
He just went straight to the island and looked at the fish ponds. When he saw the fish ponds covered with fishing nets, he nodded repeatedly.
"Leader Seven Arms, Leader One-Eye, you've done well. During my surprise inspection this time, you didn't rest at the bottom of the sea to avoid the wind and waves, but took good care of these fish ponds. You're all very honest, I'm very satisfied. "Twelve Arms said seriously.
"Thank you for your praise, King …" The two leader octopuses said with slight excitement. Although it was ostentatious, it seemed that the other party was still as diligent as ever.
"Uh, continue to work hard and strive to make us octopuses self-sufficient as soon as possible. There's a wise man among the humans who said that only by raising our own fish will we have an endless supply of fish. "Twelve Arms encouraged them.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two leaders nodded repeatedly.
The octopus tribe began to raise their own fish. This was a sign that they were going to change from a nomadic people on the sea to an agricultural people.
This was the true origin of civilization. According to the history of human development, this would bring about a great division of labor in society.
A portion of the labor force would be dedicated to solving the food problem. As long as there was enough surplus labor, the other portion could be dedicated to military and cultural industries.
The octopuses began to raise fish. Compared to the early days when humans raised fish, they had a unique advantage.
This advantage was very big, and that was that they were born to go into the water …
When humans raised fish, in order to observe the growth of the fish, they had to use various instruments, and they had to check for water quality problems and nutrition problems through various indicators …
For the octopuses, these were all things that could be seen at a glance, because they could live together with the fish.
Compared to farmers who tended to their crops, they were one level more advanced. They could observe 360 degrees, 24/7, without any blind spots.
Humans had hands, but they only had ten fingers. They also had eight limbs, which were also very flexible. When two or three limbs worked together, they were even more flexible than human fingers. Moreover, their range was longer, and their strength was greater.
They could also use various tools flexibly.
Especially since humans did not launch any embargoes against them, they could easily buy all kinds of special tools from humans. The main thing was that they were resistant to seawater corrosion and had enough hardness.
As for where the initial capital came from?
After all, there were countless shipwrecks under the sea, and octopuses were basically everywhere. Who asked them to be born with a natural love of drilling holes? For countless years, their own kind had long occupied these shipwrecks.
Every sunken ship was a treasure trove.
And these treasures were quietly flowing into someone's pocket.
This person still did not know that his butler had already reported it, but he had always been too lazy to look at it.
That's right, baby Heavenly Book, who had always been loyal to its master, urged Twelve Arms to become king and order the octopuses to explore the shipwrecks, excavate the treasures, and then sell them to Zheng Dao at a low price …
All these things were done without Fang Ning's knowledge. It could be seen that baby Heavenly Book was also in the midst of evolution. Its experience was gradually enriched, and it knew what its master was currently lacking.
Of course, there was also a hereditary factor. After all, it was personally created by a certain fellow.
"Your Majesty, I think that instead of raising fish ourselves, it's better to spend money to buy from humans. They're good at raising fish and fishing, and we don't lack money. We can casually fish out a few pieces of trash, and we can sell them for a lot of money …" A green octopus demon bravely suggested.
"Uh, what's your name?" Twelve Arms asked curiously.
"Ah, my name is Zhang San." The green octopus demon said excitedly.
"You have to know one thing, when it comes to food, we can't be controlled by others. We must be self-sufficient. Humans are born liars, and there are very few honest people. Agreements made are meant to be torn up by them. It's too risky to buy fish from them. You ordinary octopuses don't know this, but we've actually bought fish for a period of time before, but humans often don't abide by the contract. They cheat us of our money, but don't send us fish, or just send us some dead fish and rotten prawns, or use shoddy goods to fool us. "Twelve Arms lectured.
From what he said, he already had the mentality of a qualified king, and was no longer the simple and honest octopus from before.
The two octopus leaders nodded repeatedly. This Twelve Arms had improved very quickly, and he was very clear about this matter. It seemed that he was more than qualified to be a king, at least for a long time.
After all, the octopus community was still in the primitive tribal stage.
"King, you're right. I remember once we bought a hundred thousand tons of fish, but they mixed it with sixty thousand tons of shells. Do they really think that we don't know the amount? How infuriating, it's better to raise them ourselves. "The Seven Arms leader said indignantly.
"Yes, what the Seven Arms Octopus said is a history of blood and tears. Fortunately, the Venerable Dragon God made the decision at that time, and the money was returned to us. Otherwise, we'd have suffered a great loss. Sigh, there can't be more trust between humans and fishes. If everyone spoke honestly, it would save us a lot of trouble. "Twelve Arms sighed.
After sighing for a while, Twelve Arms wandered around the island, braving the wind and waves to finish his inspection, and only left after boosting the morale.
Not long after Twelve Arms left, the bag it carried suddenly vibrated.
A thick book glittering with golden light floated out and said something to it before flying northwest.
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