"Come with me. I'll take you on a trip. I was originally planning to take Xiaoyu on a trip in the next few days as one of the guides. However... it might take a while, as I'm only responsible for the North Sea. To reach the South Sea, we need to get permission from the chief of the Central Sea tribe. Chief Bai and I don't get along, so it might take a little longer. Hmm... tomorrow, Little Weber, wait at noon on the coast at the entrance to the South Sea. We should be there by then."
"Wait, I may need to interrupt. I want to confirm the time. Is it really noon tomorrow? Not noon the day after tomorrow?" Bill frowned and calculated the journey time. He was very sure that even if he went to the airport right now and caught the fastest flight, he would not arrive before noon tomorrow.
This is the normal route when the sea route is unobstructed. After all, the coastline of the South China Sea is not far from the city, and taking a boat is the fastest way. However, from the content of the previous call, we can know that the South China Sea is now almost completely frozen, the shipping routes are disrupted, and the sea routes are probably unable to operate normally, so it is even more impossible to arrive before noon.
"Yes, since we are going through the sea, it won't take long."
As he said that, Justin sipped the red wine in his hand and walked into the bathroom first. Seeing this action, Will and the other two couldn't help but frown and subconsciously looked at Yu Yu. Yu Yu scratched his head and gave a simple explanation.
"I also experienced it a while ago. It's a sea route, which is why I was able to get here so quickly from China. Uh, how should I put it specifically? It functions similarly to a teleportation array, but it must be within Justin's domain. In other words, as long as you have visited the landmark, you can reach any place in the Northern Domain instantly."
Yu Yu's explanation was a bit abstract, but after Will and the other two had a real experience of the sea route, they completely understood what was going on. Bill, in particular, had a more inquisitive look in his eyes, and he couldn't help but marvel at it. Will, on the other hand, had a different idea. Justin seemed to have noticed Will's thoughts before him, and he spoke slowly:
"I know what you're thinking, Will. The sea route does bring huge benefits to you merchants, but it's not open to the outside world and is only for sea dwellers. What we're doing is abiding by the natural rules of this world. There are some things that people on land shouldn't know too much about. Just like me, if I want to make money on land, I still have to abide by your land rules."
"Thanks for the tip." Will wasn't the least bit flustered when Justin exposed his little trick. Instead, he looked at Justin thoughtfully. "I'm actually quite curious. I want to know why you, as the leader of the North Sea, need to survive in the human world. And according to Bill's data analysis, your purpose is very clear: it's not for fame, but simply for money."
"The reason is simple. My goal is the same as yours. I'm just short of money. As long as our sea people have contact with the human world, we will need money. For example, even if I were the shipping tycoon of the North Sea, I would still need to pay customs duties when my ship docks and arrives at customs. It has always been this way."
In other words, as long as the sea creatures come into contact with humans, transactions will occur, and money becomes an indispensable thing.
This is why Justin came ashore from the North Sea to the mainland to make money, and what he meant was that the sea people had been doing this for a long time.
However, it was obvious that now was not the time to discuss in detail. This time, the sea route did not lead to the seashore where Yu Yu often trained his abilities, but to an isolated island surrounded by the sea in the middle of the ocean.
"This is Mermaid Island. Occasionally, our people like to go up to the island at night to enjoy the night view. However, several centuries ago, our people were discovered by a passing ship, and after that, they got into a lot of trouble. Since then, we rarely come up here anymore."
"This version...why does it sound so much like the mermaid legend from my childhood fairy tales?"
Joel couldn't help but mutter under his breath, but at that moment, an unfamiliar voice interrupted him. "Unfortunately, this isn't a fairy tale, nor a legend. We are the mermaids. Justin is our tribe leader and the ruler of the North Sea. Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Billy, the tribe leader's right-hand man."
At some point, a gentle and capable-looking male sea creature appeared beside him and bowed to Justin and Yu Yu. Although Billy's eyes were shining with admiration when he faced Yu Yu and he wanted to say something, he was suppressed by Justin's aura next to him and reluctantly shifted his attention away.
"Chief, the sea passage ark is ready, and the guards are on board. We are ready to depart at any time. Since we need to negotiate with Chief Bai, do you need me to prepare an additional team of guards?"
"No, we are just borrowing the passage from the Central Sea this time. We must avoid any conflict."
Justin said this, and Billy nodded to show that he understood. He turned around and screamed towards the sea, making a high-pitched sound that was difficult for humans to produce. The next moment, the sea level suddenly split into two, and a large ship in ancient European style from several centuries ago floated up from the sea.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, this scene would have been as shocking as a world-class blockbuster.
However, this was not a special effect from a movie, but something that really happened before his eyes. It was indeed a large ship, but... Yu Yu was a little curious about:
"Why does this ship look so much like a pirate ship, Justin? Do you sea people prefer this style?"
"……no."
"Um?"
"This is indeed a pirate ship. It was seized from pirates by the previous clan leaders."
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"Well, in that case, why not get a more modern ship? An island ship would be a bit too conspicuous."
Feeling that he had touched upon something that shouldn't be touched upon, Yu Yu quickly waved his hands, trying to change the subject. However, the next second, the sea creatures, led by Justin, fell even more silent. After a while, Justin slowly said:
"Because I'm poor... I have no money... Replacing a ship isn't cheap at all. Besides, in this day and age, I can't just rob a ship like my predecessors did..."
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If it's allowed, you really plan to rob it?!
Yu Yu and the others were silent for a moment, and suddenly realized why Justin, the chief of the sea tribe, had to come to the mainland to sell his body. The sea tribe was extremely poor.
It is said that Justin is the richest among the five sea tribe chiefs. It is conceivable how poor the sea tribe is.
"However, no matter what kind of ship it is, it will not affect our itinerary."
Justin said this after everyone was on board, and as soon as he finished speaking, the mermaid standing in the captain's position shouted, "Sink, sail."
Wait, this sounds a little wrong. Normally, shouldn’t the slogan be “Set sail and set sail”?
As it turned out, Yu Yu was not hallucinating, but the slogans were really different, and the reason was not anything else, but simply because the way the ship was moving was different. Its route was not on the water surface, but underwater. It was a large ship sailing underwater.
At the moment the entire ship sank into the sea, the ship actually created an isolated space by itself and erected an invisible defensive barrier to isolate the sea water from the outside. Within this barrier, there was enough oxygen to support their breathing.
"Since we're sailing through the sea, we don't have to worry about being discovered by passersby, and we'll be moving very quickly. Okay, let's have a quick meal. It'll probably take about an hour or two from here to the border of the Central Sea."
Justin's words were indeed not false. The speed of the ship was unusually fast, and the situation in the sea outside the ship was completely invisible. The simple meal was served quickly, and the food ingredients were of course also from the sea.
Because the sea people are not good at cooking, the taste of the food was only average, and no one minded it much. But as they ate, the three Will brothers discovered that something seemed to be wrong.
The entire ship, or to be more precise, the sea creatures, seemed to be circling around Yu Yu, each of them working hard in secret.
Of course they know that their sister is cute, but what is going on now? Are they blind? They are so blatantly trying to please their sister!
And the more he looked, the more something seemed wrong. It didn't seem like a simple act of hard work, but rather a different kind of fanaticism for the fish in his eyes. It wasn't just the kind of fanaticism that came with seeing an idol, but rather the kind of fanaticism that came with seeing their god of war, their hero, or even their king.
"Justin, I think it's time you explained to us what exactly is going on. What did you mean when you told our dad that the Weber family is more or less related to the sea people? Also, is Yu Yu different from this?"
Will, who finally realized the seriousness of the situation, couldn't help but frown. His aura suddenly suppressed, causing the air pressure on the scene to drop by more than one or two points. It also forced the sea creatures to become alert and stare at Will's direction, as if they would counterattack directly if Will made the slightest movement.
In response, Justin still seemed very calm, as if he could not feel the aura emitted by Will, nor could he see the threat in Will's eyes.
After a while, he slowly spoke, "Just like the history of your continent, you have a king who rules, and so do we, the Sea Clan. We also have a king who rules our Sea Clan, and this has lasted for a very long time. And we, the chiefs of the Sea Clan, are the most loyal followers of our king, and this has continued until now."
"However, there's a difference. After our king ruled us for a long time, he stopped ruling us. He left, left our sea people, and left this ocean. He disappeared, and we couldn't find our king. Until... one day, hundreds of years later, a young man came to the beach, full of enthusiasm for our ocean. He expressed his desire to stand out from many outstanding competitors and gain the qualifications to become the ruler of this ocean..."
But in fact, the boy was not qualified at all. He had no royal title, no great wealth, let alone power. All he had was his innate divine power and an immense passion for the sea.
But because of this young man, they knew where their king had gone. He had left the sea, landed on the coast, and continued his descendants on the coast.
And that young man was the descendant of their king. They felt the breath of their bloodline in him, although it was very faint, but they could feel it.
"That was the first time our sea people appeared before you humans. As the shipping kings of the five seas, we demonstrated our control over this ocean. We were qualified to decide who would manage the sea on land. Then... our ancestors unanimously chose the young man with some of our king's blood to become the sea manager. That was the first Weber."
Because the sea people are only willing to accept those with the blood of their king as the sea managers, starting from the first Weber, the sea managers have been passed down from Weber's descendants, and each generation chooses the successor with the strongest blood of their king.
But even so, Aquaman's bloodline was diluted little by little. By Will's generation, this bloodline had become so weak that it could not be detected unless you looked carefully. Only the most superficial characteristics were retained, such as great strength, special skin characteristics, etc.
That's why Justin said that the Weber family has some relationship with their sea people.
"Actually, according to the timeline, the next Weber should have been chosen long ago. Little Weber, your father, was also designated as the next successor when he was eight years old. However, the current generation has yet to choose the next Weber. The reason for this is that you all refuse to take over this position. Am I correct?"
Indeed, when the three brothers were between eight and ten years old, old Weber had asked them whether they wanted to inherit the family business. However, at that time, because their parents were divorced, the three brothers became extremely rebellious. They could not understand why the annoying old Weber insisted on sticking to this family business that did not make much money and was so time-consuming and laborious. When they came of age, they left.
No, or rather, until now, the three brothers still did not quite understand old Weber's insistence, even though Justin explained to them the reason for the birth of the Weber family.
"What about Xiaoyu? She is also a child of the Weber family."
"Xiaoyu is an accident. From the moment you were born, we knew which of you had more of our king's bloodline. It was you, Will. You have the most obvious aura, while Xiaoyu is the complete opposite. According to the feedback from the sea scouts, Xiaoyu should have almost no Sea King bloodline. If it weren't for her obvious display of strength, we would have even thought that Xiaoyu didn't have any Sea King bloodline at all, until..."
Until suddenly, Yu Yu's body showed strange signs, and the power of the Sea King's bloodline broke out completely, uncontrollably. It was confirmed that Yu Yu absolutely had the qualifications to be the Sea King without almost any certification.
"...and depending on each Sea King's adaptability to the ocean, they will possess different sea creature characteristics. The characteristics currently developed by the small fish are soft scales and small fins."
When Justin said this, Will and the others almost instantly stared at Yu Yu, staring at him nervously, trying to figure out where those strange scales or something came from. They stared at him until Yu Yu's scalp went numb.
Just as Will and the others were about to ask something, the ship suddenly stopped. A member of the Sea Tribe who was scouting the bow of the ship came over with an unpleasant look on his face. "Chief, we just arrived at the border of the Central Sea Region. We haven't even said hello to Chief Bai yet, and we've already been stopped by the Central Sea Region border guards. They won't listen to any explanation..."
Before he could finish his words, the ship suddenly shook violently again, as if it was hit by something huge and heavy.
When he looked up suddenly, he saw that above the invisible defense barrier of the pirate ship, there were dozens of large sharks with a body length of at least four meters, surrounding their ship. The reason why their ship was shaking just now was because the tail of one of the large sharks swept across the ship.
A bad premonition came to Joel's mind, and he couldn't keep his composure any longer. He suddenly jumped up, "Hey, Justin, don't tell me that those border guards in the middle sea area are... these huge groups of sharks?!"
"Yes, that's right. Chief Bai, the ruler of the Central Sea, was originally a great white shark nearly ten meters long. They are collectively known as the Giant Shark Clan. Their relationship with the Mermaid Clan isn't very good. No, or rather, it's very bad."
Justin said this, looking up at the sharks. He didn't know what he saw, but suddenly he took a step forward and said, "Captain Whale Shark, how are you? I don't remember the Ocean Agreement saying that border guards have the right to directly prevent a tribe leader from visiting before a report is returned."
"Indeed not, Mermaid Chief, but there is a prohibition in the Ocean Agreement that border guards have the right to prohibit people on land from entering the sea territory!"
As a strong voice was heard, the sharks gradually dispersed to the side, revealing a whale shark with a length of more than ten meters behind it. After a while, the whale shark turned into an unusually tall man with the mark of a shark fin between his forearms and back.
"I'm sorry to block your way, Mermaid Chief, but I won't let humans into the Central Sea."
"You're still as rigid as ever, Captain Whale Shark, always blocking my way. I want to know if the big wound behind your dorsal fin has fully healed. Of course, I'd rather use gentler methods now. For example, can your guards withstand the high-frequency ultrasound waves of my escort team? I remember that the giant shark clan is the best at this, aren't you right, Captain Whale Shark?"
Suddenly, the whale shark captain's expression changed a little. Looking at Justin, he had an urge to kill him directly, but the deep wound on his dorsal fin made him feel a dull pain.
He couldn't beat Justin. The wound on his dorsal fin was caused when Justin had just become the agent of Sea King. Now, no one knew how many years had passed. Justin's strength was no longer what it used to be. If he couldn't beat Justin back then, how could he beat Justin now?
But Captain Whale Shark still had no intention of giving in, and seemed determined to stop the pirate ship. Just as a tragedy was about to happen, another voice came from the depths of the sea, "Whale Shark, let Justin and the others come over. It's been a long time since I last saw my 'old friend'. It's a rare opportunity for an 'old friend' to visit, how can I turn him away?"
"It's truly my honor that Chief Bai actually did me the honor of meeting you."
"Tsk, Justin, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not doing you a favor. I smelled it from afar. If I'm not mistaken, you seem to have brought some very interesting little guys with you."
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