The annual Hunter Test was coming, and candidates from all over the world swarmed in.
Maffando Port was one of the boarding points. As early as mid-December, many candidates arrived in Maffando ahead of time, so the hotel was always full.
Law and Sambica came early. Because the hotel was full, the two of them could only find a guesthouse to rent. They were lucky enough to find one with limited resources.
The owner of the guesthouse was an old lady who made a living by weaving nets. Maybe she saw that Law and Sambica were young, so she easily accepted the two of them and did not charge too much.
Maffando was a famous "sea fishing" place. Except for a port that could only allow two ships to enter, the rest of the coastal areas were full of reefs, making it difficult for ships to cross and unable to dock.
There were few suitable places to build ports on the coast, so Maffando had always had only one port. Generally speaking, it severely limited the development of fishing, but Maffando's fishing industry was very large.
Spicy City had a good geographical location, but it did not rely on the sea. Maffando's geographical location was poor, but it was famous for its marine products. This was because Maffando had a skill called "Boat Race".
Near the shore, there were many scattered reefs, which were the main culprit that prevented ships from reaching the shore. However, the defense of these reefs was not impenetrable. There were countless routes for ships to pass through because there were many gaps between the reefs.
The skill of drifting was to ride a small boat and drift through the turbulent reef waters with undercurrents. It was a skill that local fishermen could generally master.
The focus of this skill was on the familiarity and mastery of the undercurrent. It was necessary to be able to adjust the route in time to find the right route among the many reefs.
When Law saw the boat for the first time, he was attracted on the spot. Before boarding the boat, he left Sambika, borrowed a boat from a local fisherman, and plunged in.
The local fishermen were surprised that foreign travelers also wanted to try the boat race, so they were very enthusiastic and simply lent Law a boat.
After all, foreign travelers preferred to catch "drifting shells" in the reef area compared to boat racing, so there were not many outsiders interested in boat racing.
Law thought that boat racing was the same as drifting, but after trying it himself, he found that the two could not be confused. Compared with boat racing, drifting was simply too easy.
He had been defeated time and time again, capsizing countless times in the reef area, which had become a vivid scenery.
It didn't take long for the local fishermen to become familiar with him because of his valiant battle record, and they slowly became familiar with each other.
After that, under the enthusiastic guidance of the fishermen, he gradually learned the technique. During this period, he managed to succeed a few times, but he didn't always fall so miserably.
Compared to the unique scenery of Law Road, the scenery of hundreds of people standing on the reef with long poles and nets was the norm in the Maffando reef area.
The undercurrent in the reef area was very strange and had no specific pattern. It flowed from the outer sea through the reef area to the shore and then back out again when it was still a distance away from the shore.
Therefore, the boats of the fishermen of Mafando would always be anchored near the entrance of the reef area.
The unique undercurrent brought a unique marine product to the reef area, namely drifting shells. The outsiders standing on the reef were all aiming for the drifting shells. To be precise, they were aiming for the pearls in the drifting shells.
The basin-sized drifting shells drifted all their lives, hence the name.
They would be sent to the reef area of Mafando by the current, and then sent out again. During this process, the fishermen would stand on the reef and intercept the drifting shells with nets.
However, it was not easy to catch drifting shells. If one was not careful, they might not be able to defeat the power of the undercurrent, and then be directly taken into the water. At that time, it would be miserable.
Law had Qi to protect his body, so hitting the reef was not a problem at all. If ordinary people fell in, even if they did not drown, they might be hit by the reef. It was worth mentioning that the material of the boat used by Mafando seemed to be very special and very strong.
Therefore, if you want to catch drifting shells, not only must you be fast, but you must also be strong enough.
Although the value of drifting shells was not low, the local fishermen would not go to the reef area to catch them.
The people on the reef were basically outsiders, and they all came for the value of drifting shells.
Among the hundreds of people, there was a fat man about thirteen or fourteen years old who had a strong sense of presence because there were twenty or thirty drifting shells piled at his feet.
The people around him cast envious gazes at this guy, and some people had no intention of catching drifting shells at all. They had been paying attention to this fat man.
Basically, they could see this fat man catching a lot of drifting shells every time. No matter where he went, the result was the same.
Mastering this technology could be said to not have to worry about food and drink for a lifetime.
The value of an adult drifting shellfish was between 50,000 ringlets and 30,000 ringlets. It was mainly priced according to its appearance. The reason why it had such a high value was not because the shellfish meat was delicious, but because of the trading method derived from drifting shellfish — shellfish gambling.
Drifting shells were rich in colorful pearls. There would be at least one pearl in each drifting shell, and people who bought drifting shells were participating in shell-gambling.
So far, there had been someone who had opened eleven top-grade rare pearls, and that person had become a multi-millionaire in an instant.
Even if there were only two or three pearls, or even one pearl, as long as the color of the pearl was rare, just one pearl was worth tens of millions.
Like this little fatty who caught drifting shells, it was not a problem for him to earn millions every day.
The people around him were very envious of the little fatty, and at the same time, they were very unwilling.
Because the little fatty didn't catch drifting shells for pearls and money, but to eat drifting shells.
On this day, after several overturns, Law stopped and prepared to go back to the shore to rest.
When the little fatty saw that Law was about to go ashore, his eyes lit up. He picked up dozens of drifting shells with a net, stepped on many reefs and ran to the beach, and followed Law.
The people on the reef saw that the little fatty went to Law with a bunch of drifting shells and showed jealous eyes, but this time it was directed at Law.
They all knew that the little fatty caught drifting shells to eat shell meat. They didn't know why, but every time he would give drifting shells to Law, and the pearls inside were basically given to Law. It seemed that in his eyes, shell meat was much more valuable than pearls.
"Law, I'll have to trouble you again today." The little fatty showed a simple and honest smile.
Law squinted at the little fatty and said helplessly, "Bohala, do you have to catch so many shells every day? Can't you buy a lot with pearls? "
The little fatty called Bohala said seriously, "It's not the same."
"What's different?" Law said as he walked.
"What you catch yourself is more delicious than what you buy." Bohala smiled.
Law rolled his eyes and said, "Is the shell-meat you cut yourself more delicious?"
"No, no, only the shell-meat you cut is the most delicious!" Bohala lifted his net and said in a very serious tone.
Law showed a painful expression and sighed, "Don't you get tired of eating this all day?"
"Not tired!"
Bohala replied without hesitation.
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