Chapter 116: Blue Island?!

"It's not as good as you think; this is because it's the first trade, so the merfolk arrived quickly!"

"They just said that from now on, they will trade roughly once every half month to a month, because they also need to hunt in other sea areas."

"Half a month to a month? That's a pity!" Knight Mi Gen and the others' excitement immediately waned.

"Now you're complaining? Such a trade is no different from finding free money, and besides, we have only just begun!"

Gervas smiled.

His subordinates were more anxious than he was.

And in the short term, the volume of trade with the merfolk race might indeed not be large.

But as time passed, Gervas was certain the trade volume would absolutely increase.

Either the Buwa tribe would grow stronger, annex other tribes, and then be able to catch more sea fish and sea clams.

Or news of trading beer with us humans would spread to other tribes, attracting their greed, and then they would join the trade with us.

As for which one it would be, we would only know when the time came.

The only thing that would not change was that the expansion of trade was inevitable.

Because this is human nature... no, it is beast nature after all...

With the catch in hand, the next step was to convert it into cash.

Regarding this point, Gervas had already thought it through.

Especially since he discovered a natural ice cave this morning, which directly paved the way for his seafood venture.

First, keep a small portion of the easy-to-raise sea clams, giant lobsters, shells, and sea fish in temporary pens by the seaside.

And for those hard to keep alive, preserve them directly with ice blocks and store them in the cellar.

Then, send people first to the surrounding noble territories to find customers.

These minor nobles certainly haven't tasted seafood before; a batch could definitely be sold.

In addition, people would need to be sent with the seafood to Iron Wolf City.

Although the distance is a bit far, it is truly very necessary.

Because Iron Wolf City is the only city within two hundred li of Fangyuan with a population exceeding one hundred thousand, housing countless nobles and border merchants.

Therefore, it will become the most stable sales channel for sea fish in the future.

The minor noble lords on the border are too scattered, making sales quite troublesome.

If the sales situation in Iron Wolf City could be opened up, it would save a great deal of manpower and resources.

Having made his decision, Gervas immediately handed the matter of the sea fish to Thomas.

He would arrange for personnel to set up dragnet pens in the reef area by the seaside to temporarily keep the seafood.

In a little while, Old John would also bring ice blocks over to take back and freeze some of the sea fish that were difficult to keep alive.

"Let's set off!"

After settling the matter of the seafood, Gervas led his subordinates to board the ship.

This time, the guard team boarding the ship reached one hundred men.

In addition, eleven Magic Swift Eagles were following in the sky.

And with the soldiers nearly at full capacity, plus the aerial squadron, it was naturally prepared for the pirates!

However, the pirate attack would occur in the evening; for now, Gervas still needed to head to Huoshandao first.

Upon arriving at Huoshandao and waiting until the elemental tide ended, Gervas took some guards and knights aboard the Storm.

"Old Jack, head east!!"

That hundred-meter-long sea beast mentioned by the system, Gervas decided to retrieve first.

Otherwise, if dragged out too long, who knew if it would be eaten by other sea beasts or sea demons.

"Yes, my lord, heading due east, setting sail!"

The sea sails unfurled, and the Storm sped straight toward the deeper ocean.

After more than twenty minutes, reefs of various sizes, some bright and some dark, began to appear around them, signaling that the destination had been reached.

Ordering Old Jack to navigate carefully around the reef area, not long after, a shout came from the lookout on the mast.

"My lord, an island has been spotted to the northeast; it is a blue island!"

"A blue island? You damn fool, are you sure, Buwa? We have seen white islands, but a blue island? Does this world even have seabirds that shit blue droppings?" Knight Mi Gen and the others immediately exploded.

Because they simply could not imagine what kind of island could be blue.

And whether this world had seabirds that shit blue droppings, Buwa did not know.

But he was certain that what he saw was truly a blue island. "Knight Mi Gen, it really is a blue island, but that island should be very, very small! It is only slightly larger than the reefs."

"My lord, does a blue island really exist in the world?" Now, Knight Mi Gen and the others were somewhat surprised and doubtful.

Gervas smiled. "Whether it exists or not, we will know once we get close. Old Jack, head northeast!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The Storm immediately continued sailing toward the northeast.

About seven or eight minutes later, a small blue island indeed appeared in their field of vision.

"Heavens, there really is a blue island; what on earth is going on?"

"Yes, could there really be seabirds that shit blue droppings? Also, that island is really, really small!"

Upon seeing the small blue island on the sea surface with their own eyes, Knight Mi Gen and the others could not help but exclaim.

The sea ship continued moving, and the island ahead drew closer.

At this moment, because the reefs blocked the way, the Storm changed its direction slightly.

The next moment, the other side of the "island" also came into view.

And after changing perspective, Mi Gen and the others on the ship, who had just been excitedly speculating about what treasures lay on the island, were stunned.

They turned pale with fear, sweat pouring down.

"Sea… sea beast! Oh my god, my lord, that's not an island—it's a sea beast! Look at its eyes, and its fangs!!"

"Damn it, Old Jack, stop the ship! That's a sea beast! For heaven's sake, don't get any closer! A sea beast the size of an island could swallow us whole!"

Instantly, screams erupted across the ship; many soldiers and knightly attendants were so terrified their legs went weak.

"Don't panic! That sea beast is already dead!"

Finally, Gervas spoke.

"D…dead?"

Hearing Gervas's words, the people on the ship finally fell silent.

Mi Gen and the others rubbed their eyes, studying the sea beast closely—and only then did they realize it lay perfectly still on the water's surface, its body covered in countless wounds.

"Oh my god, that scared the life out of me—thank goodness it's dead! But this sea beast is enormous—surely over a hundred meters long?"

"Yeah, it's as big as four or five of those whales we encountered before—what was it called?"

"Sperm whale, my lord said one could feed an entire small town for half a month!"

"That's right—the sperm whale! If one sperm whale can feed a town for half a month, how long could this sea beast feed us?"

Gervas didn't know exactly how long it could feed them, but as the Stormrider drew within twenty meters of the sea beast, the sheer pressure from the colossal creature became overwhelming.

Five rafts were lowered; Gervas and the group of knights and soldiers moved closer to the sea beast.

Such a colossal beast could only be dragged back to the Stormrider's shores!

"My lord, look at those claw marks—what kind of giant beast could inflict such damage?"

Now that they were within arm's reach, the details of the giant beast became even clearer.

Especially the terrifying claw marks—each gouge was over two meters deep, taller than a standing man.

It was easy to imagine that only another, even more terrifying colossal sea beast could have caused such wounds.