After failing the college entrance examination, I relied on fishing to reach the top of my life

After separated from Jenny on the main island of Okinawa, although it was already approaching dusk, Su Mo had no intention of resting here for a night and planned to leave for Kitadato Island overnight.

As a result, after asking around, I found out that because there is a very small permanent population, there is no airport built there, not even passenger ships.

Fortunately, there are fishing boats for rent at the port here, otherwise Su Mo would probably have to swim there by himself.

However, Old Man Liang only knew that the man-eating sea area was near Beidadong Island, but the specific location was not clear, so Su Mo decided to inquire about the surrounding area first.

On the Internet, he only found that Kitadaito Island is located in the sea about 300 kilometers east of Okinawa Island. It is a small island formed by an uplifted coral reef and is part of the Daito Islands in the easternmost part of Okinawa Prefecture. As of this year, there are only more than 500 permanent residents on the island, and the number is decreasing year by year.

As for more detailed clues, he couldn't find them at all.

He had no choice but to buy some food and necessary daily necessities at the port, and then hired a Chinese-speaking guide to see if he could get some useful information from the surrounding fishermen.

But unfortunately, after asking several fishermen one after another, he only learned some very simple information.

According to them, the sea area on Beidadong Island is very barren, and even the most common fish is rarely caught. And because there is a US military test firing range there, outsiders are not allowed to approach easily, so no fishermen will choose to go there. Fishing in the sea.

Just when Su Mo was about to give up and prepare to go overseas to search for that sea area, the guide said: "There is a crazy old man here. It is said that he turned out to be a sailor, but he encountered a shipwreck after going to sea. Although in the end He survived, but became disabled. He often said some crazy things, and others thought he was crazy. Do you want to give it a try?"

Although it sounded very unreliable, Su Mo would never let go of any useful clues, so he immediately asked the guide to take him there.

Soon, the two found the old man near a smelly garbage dump.

He was very thin and was half lying on the ground. His clothes were in tatters and exuded an unbearable odor. His hair was messy and gray, tangled together like a tangle, covering his old face.

The most important thing is that a pair of his calves have completely disappeared. Although the wounds have healed, it can be seen from the horrific scars on them that they must have been forcibly torn off by some kind of beast.

When he saw someone approaching, the old man's shriveled head moved slightly and he spoke slowly.

Su Mo didn't understand, so he looked at the guide.

The guide pointed to a broken bowl on the ground with some embarrassment and said, "You need to pay him to ask him questions, but I advise you not to pay him. Just give him a good beating."

"Can he hear the truth?"

Su Mo was speechless. He took out a 500 face value coin from his wallet and threw it into the broken bowl.

As soon as the old man heard the "ding" sound, he stretched out his hand and took the coin in his hand. The speed simply amazed Su Mo.

After confirming that the money in his hand was real money, the old man asked happily: "What do you want to know?"

"There is a very dangerous sea area outside Beidadong Island, did you know?"

"Beidadong Island." The old man was stunned, and then said with a hint of fear: "You are talking about the extremely evil sea!"

Su Mo was immediately overjoyed and quickly asked the guide to ask, "Can you tell me about the situation over there?"

The old man turned his head and used his hands like chicken claws to lift the white hair on his forehead, revealing the skull-like eye sockets below: "You want to go pearl hunting, right?"

"He really knows!"

Su Mo was very excited and immediately took out another 1000 banknote and handed it over: "Tell me the situation over there, and this money is yours."

"After all these years, you are still the first person willing to believe me."

The old man laughed miserably, then took the money and held it tightly in his hand: "The Evil Sea, where there are lightning and thunder all the year round, and there are constant wind and waves. Ships will lose their way once they enter, and there are also terrifying whirlpools on the sea. The fire from hell will even erupt from the bottom of the sea, burning everything around it to slag!"

Hearing the old man's words, the guide immediately laughed. He didn't believe these nonsense at all. It was just wind, waves and whirlpools. How could flames erupt from the water?

But Su Mo couldn't care less and asked him to translate immediately.

After listening, he immediately fell into silence. Although he didn't know what the flame was, he was now certain that the old man really knew that sea area, because what he said was almost exactly the same as what Old Man Liang described, and Liang had previously The old man said that ships that were shipwrecked there would eventually disappear completely. Could it be because they were burned by fire?

"Can you take me there?"

Su Mo took out another banknote of denomination and threw it into the bowl.

But unexpectedly, the old man did not take the money this time. Instead, he shook his head like a rattle: "If you don't go, you won't go. If you go, you won't be able to come back."

As he said that, he pointed to his legs and continued: "See, that's where my legs became like this."

Su Mo frowned. He didn't expect that this old man had actually been to the Sea of ​​Evil, but he couldn't force him to go again if he didn't want to, so he settled for the next best thing and said, "Then can you draw a picture for me?"

The old man glanced at Su Mo in surprise, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, but you have to pay more."

"I didn't expect Brother Jiaqian to be everywhere!"

Su Mo complained in his heart, and then kept taking out 1-yen bills one after another from his wallet. Anyway, these are just Japanese yen, and 500 yuan is only [-] yuan in China. As long as he can get the sea chart, this is not a big deal. It’s nothing.

The old man suddenly swallowed with gleaming eyes. If it weren't for his lack of legs, he might have pounced on him.

"Shhhhh!"

Su Mo took out twenty bills in a row, but had no intention of handing them over. He just looked at the other person and smiled without saying a word.

The old man couldn't hold it in any longer and immediately said, "Okay, bring me a pen and paper, and I'll draw for you!"

Su Mo nodded with great satisfaction and immediately asked the guide to buy pen and paper. The old man seemed to be very impressed by the Evil Sea, and it only took him less than 10 minutes to draw the chart.

After taking the chart and looking at it, Su Mo put it into his pocket, but did not give the money to the other party. Instead, he said, "Tell me what happened to you at that time."

Seeing the banknotes close at hand, the old man stopped hiding anything and immediately said: "Shark, big shark, there is a 20-meter-long big shark over there!"

A 20-meter-long shark?

Su Mo suddenly frowned and said in disbelief: "Is it a megalodon?"