Whale Island was an island some distance away from the mainland. It got its name from the fact that the island resembled a whale.
The island's terrain was complicated, and there were all kinds of rare birds and beasts. There was a dense rainforest and many bottomless lakes.
There were very few native residents here. There was only one village on the entire island.
Although there were very few permanent residents on the island, there were a lot of people coming and going every day.
Fishermen who went out to sea from the mainland used Whale Island as a temporary resting place. They would often stay on Whale Island for a few days before returning to the port.
Whale Island's residents were mostly fishermen, with a small number of farmers. There was only one tavern in the village.
Most of the men at sea loved wine. After coming to Whale Island, they would go to the only tavern on the island for a few drinks.
On the 16th of September, one day after You Kexin's auction ended, a small wooden boat without sails followed the current and approached the port. It attracted the attention of many fishermen at the port.
Around it, six large fishing boats were docked at the port, forming a strong contrast with the wooden boat that was the size of a lifeboat.
"A lone boat?"
Some of the fishermen guessed.
A lone boat was also an unmanned boat. In the eyes of fishermen at sea, it usually represented a drifting boat that no one was on.
Most of the fishermen had seen a lone boat before. There was either no one on the boat, or there was a corpse that had been pecked clean by seabirds.
Those who were closer to the small wooden boat approached it. When they got closer, they saw a person lying in the boat with an old-fashioned straw hat covering his face.
This person's chest didn't rise and fall, as if he wasn't breathing.
One of the men said, "The boat can't cross over. This person might be dead."
"Then we have to move the corpse ashore and bury it," another man said.
"Let's do it."
They didn't say the word 'death' to the corpse that died on the boat. If they saw it, they had to bury it. These were the customs that fishermen had to abide by.
Every fishing boat that went out to sea brought a few buckets of soil with them to deal with the corpse on the lone boat.
These men prepared to move the corpse out of the wooden boat. The surrounding fishermen also came over to watch.
At this moment, the corpse that they were certain of suddenly straightened its upper body, and the straw hat fell off.
The men who were close to the corpse were so frightened by this that they took a few steps back.
"Excuse me, is this Whale Island?"
The man on the boat picked up the straw hat and put it on his head first. Then, he picked up a fishing rod and stood up.
The black-haired young man in a straw hat was Law.
The men stared at Law in front of them and nodded subconsciously.
Seeing this, Law thought he had arrived at his destination.
The man who had previously concluded that Law was dead returned to his senses and said: "I thought you were dead."
"Uncle, is it really okay to curse people like this?"
Luo raised his eyebrows and jumped out of the boat onto the shore.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The man was honest and knew that his words had offended her, so he apologized on the spot.
Law didn't care. He stroked his stomach and asked, "Is there a restaurant here?"
Hearing Law's question, the men looked at each other, including the men who gathered around. They all understood that Law was probably a stranger who knew nothing about Whale Island.
"No, but there is a tavern in the village. If you want to eat, you can go there," someone replied.
"Thanks."
Law thanked him and went to the village.
The people on the port watched Law leave, the insignificant episode was over, and everything returned to its original state.
Whale Island's harbor was very big, but the village wasn't. There weren't many buildings that could be seen, and the spacing between them was also rather loose.
Luo walked into the village and could smell a wisp of wine without looking for it.
Following the smell, he quickly found the tavern. He pushed the door and entered. It was noisy.
The tavern was almost full of people, presumably the fishermen who came down from the six large fishing boats in the harbor.
"Welcome."
A pleasant female voice could be heard.
Law looked up and his eyes lit up slightly.
The owner of the voice was a young woman with short orange hair and bangs combed back, revealing a smooth forehead. Her facial features were beautiful, and her eyes were quite vivid, somewhat similar to Jin's.
She was Jin's cousin.
In the original work, Mitte didn't appear many times and didn't appear for long, but she left a deep impression on Law. She was a female character he liked.
This time, he came to Whale Island to see the Swamp King, and also to see Mitte with his own eyes.
"The seats are almost full. If you don't mind, please squeeze in." Mitte noticed the young man's eyes and pointed to the crowded seats inside quietly.
Her tavern had received many guests, and after a long time, she had come into contact with all kinds of men. Most men looked at her with almost the same eyes.
The kind of eyes that lit up when looking at women, to put it bluntly, were the eyes of a pervert.
However, it was the first time Mitte had seen a young man like Law.
Law didn't know that in Mitte's eyes, he had become the same as the group of bosses inside. He nodded to Mitte and walked in.
The seats were very tight. Law managed to find a table that was still quite spacious and put his fishing rod on it.
He wasn't wearing a human skin mask now. His delicate face was very conspicuous in a group of men who had been ravaged by the sun and sea breeze.
The fishermen at the same table looked at Law a few more times. They felt that he was unfamiliar and didn't look like a colleague.
"What do you want?"
At this time, Mitte, who had finished her work, came over to take Law's order.
In terms of reception, Mitte hadn't used honorifics from the beginning until now. Presumably, this tavern didn't sell service.
"What's there to eat?" Law asked.
"Seafood staples, rice, fried noodles, rice noodles …" Mitte reported several staples in one breath. Seafood was the main dish, but there were also mountain flavors.
The population of Whale Island was small, but the materials were quite rich. Enough mountain treasures could be found in the dense forest.
"Give me a seafood fried rice and a glass of fruit wine." Law didn't think for too long and ordered.
"Understood."
Mitte wrote down the dishes, smiled at Luo Weiwei, and then walked to the back kitchen passage next to the bar.
Before the dishes were served, Law glanced around the tavern.
Some of the fishermen were playing cards, and most of them were drinking, so they started talking.
Law didn't listen specifically, and the topics of the group of fishermen were automatically sent to his ears.
The voices were too noisy, but Law still heard topics such as the once-in-a-decade tide, escaping a disaster, and picking up a ship of precious fish species.
"Big brother, are you good at fishing?"
Among the noisy many voices, a young child's voice attracted Law's attention.
Looking at the voice, it was a six or seven year old child wearing a green short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with a black hedgehog head and a pair of eyes the same color as Mitte's pupils.
At this time, the child was blinking his big eyes, staring at Law's fishing rod on the edge of the table.
Law looked at the child in front of him and grinned.
Jin's son, Jie …
"Of course."
Law blinked at Jie and said seriously: "I can catch any fish without using bait."
"Really?!"
Jie heard this and showed a look of admiration.
Several fishermen at the table looked at Law speechlessly. They didn't know what Law's fishing method was. In fact, he didn't use bait. If he really wanted to calculate, the Black Cat could get rid of the position of the hook and become the bait.
"Of course, do you want to learn?"
Law reached out and rubbed Jie's head, wondering if he should take a photo for Jin. On second thought, he didn't think it was necessary. He thought that Jin would secretly observe Jie's growth in some way.
"Yes!" Jie nodded vigorously.
"I'll teach you after I finish eating." Law laughed.
At this time, someone pulled the excited Jie behind him. It was Mitte who brought seafood fried rice and fruit wine.
She put the tray on the table with a little force and looked at Law with a hint of hostility in her eyes.
"Uh …"
Law was speechless for a while, he didn't understand where Mitte's hostility came from.
Could it be that sentence, you can catch fish without bait? But what he said was true. If he hung the black cat on the hook, he would be able to catch whatever fish he wanted without using any bait.
"Your seafood fried rice and fruit wine."
Mitte unloaded the tray on the table, then pulled Jie away without saying a word.
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