Zongwu: Madam, please respect yourself.

“Two years ago, an unknown desert island appeared in the South China Sea.

It appeared out of nowhere, without any warning!

Not only that, it's not on the map.

Even sailors who have been traveling on the sea all year round have never seen such an island.

It appeared out of thin air above the sea.

It didn't attract any attention at first.

Because there are so many floating islands on the sea, new islands can be discovered every month, thus opening up a new sea supply point.

Or the corresponding port. The middle-aged man sat on a chair and talked eloquently: "Since Wu Guogong cleared away the pirates in the South China Sea, the maritime business environment has been completely cleared up." However, powerful pirates have become regular armies, and there is a vacuum in the power of maritime pirates, which has led to many small pirates springing up like mushrooms after a rain. But they were no match for Wu Guogong, so they were often wiped out not long after they appeared.

Very few survive and develop.

Among them, there is such a group of pirates, called the White Pirates!

They specialized in robbing passing ships on trade routes.

Fifteen merchant ships were robbed in one year.

More than 70,000 taels of silver and goods worth 300,000 taels of silver were obtained.

The strength expanded rapidly.

Although the eighteen major pirates in the South China Sea have surrendered to Wu Guogong.

But its strength, especially its strength at sea, has not diminished at all.

Its control over the South China Sea is still very strong.

Therefore, the newly emerged pirate force, pursued and intercepted by the eighteen pirates in the South China Sea, soon even captured its base.

There were heavy casualties, and every pirate sailor and ship was wiped out.

Forced to flee towards the depths of the South China Sea.

And arrived near the island that suddenly appeared in the South China Sea.

Originally, because this newly emerged island was close to the trade route, many fishermen had already moved there and were preparing to transform it into a port.

This group of pirates is also preparing to plunder there and obtain sufficient supplies to head towards the outer sea.

When they arrived on the island, they found that there was no one on the island.

The entire island was deserted, like a dead island.

But there are chopped wood and excavated stones on the island, as well as a large amount of food supplies.

It's not like an island without people.

The pirates searched around the island and found many traces of human life.

But I couldn't find anyone.

In desperation, I could only take the food supplies and prepare to leave.

But the next morning, the soldiers of the Eighteen Thieves found themselves near the island.

Only the pirates' empty ships were found.

All the pirates on the ship disappeared.

At first, they all thought they had escaped to the island.

But after searching the entire island, there was still no trace.

Fortunately, although they could not be found, the boats on the shore were full of silver and goods.

It’s not like there’s nothing to gain.

However, before retreating, the soldiers of the Eighteenth Thieves held a grand banquet on the island.

Except for the soldiers who were on board to guard the ship.

Everyone went ashore.

But when the next morning, everyone who spent the night on the island disappeared.

But those who stayed on duty on the ship were all safe and sound. "

"Where does the theory of strange powers and chaos of gods come from?" Huang Rong sneered: "Are you telling a story?"

Everyone also thought it was a bit funny.

What kind of reliable information did they think this guy would give in exchange for their own lives?

Unexpectedly, he actually told such a mysterious story.

The middle-aged man did not show any angry expression because of being interrupted.

He shook his head slowly, his face full of seriousness: "This incident immediately caused panic in the coastal area, and Wu Guogong also learned about it.

He sent a large number of troops to the island to survey, including some famous martial arts masters.

For example, Nanhai Woodcutter and Silver Spear Yi Ling. These are well-known masters in the coastal areas of Fujian.

I believe everyone here has heard of it. "

Li Qingluo raised her eyebrows. She had been in the coastal areas of Fujian for the longest time.

He is the most familiar with this place and has naturally heard the names of these two people.

One of the two men is a good hand with a gun, and the other is a good hand with an axe.

Especially the woodcutter from the South China Sea. I heard that he could break the mast of a large ship with one axe.

At the same time, the water can be dredged, and the bottom of the boat can be cut through with an ax underwater.

Both of these people have also been guests at Mantuo Villa.

This time, she also sent out invitations, but there were only a few people who didn't come.

Now that I hear these two people being mentioned, could it be that something unexpected happened to them?

Sure enough, just when Li Qingluo thought of this, the middle-aged man continued: "In order to find those missing soldiers, they were stationed on the island.

Moreover, signals will be sent to the ship every quarter of an hour to ensure safety.

Because there will be fog at night on the sea, and when the fog is thick, this will be very bad.

Therefore, the way to signal is to set off a firework every quarter of an hour.

The flames soared into the sky and could be clearly seen dozens of nautical miles away, so there was no need to wave the flag.

In the beginning, everything works fine.

Every quarter of an hour, there will be fireworks shooting into the sky on time. However, after midnight, there was no movement on the island. The people on the ship immediately panicked and sent people to look for them, but some of them disappeared, and some disappeared.

There were no more fireworks in the sky.

There was a bold and careful general who drove a big ship closer to the island little by little, but when they were almost close to the shore, they discovered that the island had disappeared out of thin air. What was left in place was a huge whirlpool that was constantly spiraling toward the depths of the sea.

Although this vortex is large, it has no suction.

The boat can park quietly next to the whirlpool, and looking down, you can see countless golden squares.

Each one is the size of a door panel and looks like it is made of gold, like scales, and with all its strength, it is difficult to see its appearance.

It's very similar to the legendary dragon vein. "

"Dragon Vein?" Li Qingluo suddenly interrupted the middle-aged man. She looked around at everyone: "A year ago, a man came to Mantuo Villa and asked for something, which was a book called The Encyclopedia of the South China Sea Islands. Books.

It records all the islands in the entire South China Sea, as well as records of ocean currents and reef locations near the islands.

After reading it, he was very excited and asked to buy the book.

And he is willing to spend 20,000 taels to buy this book.

However, that book was old and had moths in many places, so I kept a backup copy in advance.

Afterwards, I flipped through the pages that particularly interested him.