Chapter 331 - Higan Left
Chapter 331: Higan Left
In the evening at the port of Darkness Port, a black yacht covered with mysterious silver linings was docked. It resembled a yacht from the old civilization but seemed a lot more high-tech.
As a matter of fact, sailing in the Purple Moon era was not a leisurely and relaxing activity.
Aside from the plethora of aquatic creatures, some of which were considered as sea monster threats, the different types of mysterious phenomenon at sea that were constantly changing was already a huge deterrent factor for humans to sail.
Some scientists once said that other than the current super-advanced technological products, all the technological products of the old civilization, including aircraft carriers, could no longer voyage around the Earth. As for submarines that once dove in the sea, they were as good as legends.
The black yacht was called Meteor. It might resemble a yacht but was actually a battleship. Even with the council’s resources and influence, they only had around 10 of these. Only with the Meteor could they assure a safe trip for Higan to return to Starstay City in the shortest time possible.
“Higan, contact me the moment you get back. I won’t be so worried then.” Tang Long stood by the shore, the wind tousling his long hair. Under the glorious sunset, his eyes shifted with unease. Even though he tried his best to control it, he still felt nervous.
Higan did not say anything. She looked at him quietly before she faintly smiled. “I’ll be going then.”
What else could he say? Tang Long nodded and saw Higan enter the black battleship.
He stood at the hatch, and when the warrior who was in charge of escorting Higan back tried to close the hatch, she suddenly turned around and gazed deeply at Tang Long.
At that very moment, the anxiety within Tang Long rumbled like the fiercest storm, enveloping him whole. He really wanted to step up and grab Higan, telling her not to leave and stay by his side in Darkness Port.
His sanity trumped his impulse. Other than reminiscing the days when Higan had been by his side and the accumulated happiness he felt from her, he did nothing. He was not a person who would follow his impulse and feelings without reason.
For five seconds, she gazed at him before she said softly, “Take care.” After that, she walked into the cabin.
Strangely, when he heard the two words, his heart felt like it was about to shatter. Unconsciously, he took a step forward and yelled, “Higan!”
However, she had already stepped into the cabin and did not turn around even before the hatch closed.
Whenever you met certain people, you would want to be in their embrace even if you had to transform your life into a comet. It might shine only for a moment and shatter when it landed, but you would never be separated.
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December 1st.
Like the previous years, Medley Sea Day had a lively and merry atmosphere.
The entire commercial district was decorated colorfully with all kinds of lanterns hung across the streets. The lanterns were modeled after aquatic creatures. Some were made to appear cute and some maintained their original looks, which tended to scare people.
Countless products swarmed towards the market specially opened for Medley Sea Day. All the products were precious harvests from different ship captains. Rare items were considered common here.
For instance, tri-colored corals were found here as everyone loved their luminous colors.
However, in the Purple Moon era, cold weapons had made a comeback and were basically the mainstream weapon of choice. If the coral was just about looks, it would not have ended up in this special market.
As a matter of fact, the tri-colored coral was a very rare refinery material. Adding a certain amount of the coral to grade A alloy or above would grant the non-elemental alloy an ice element. While it might not be as powerful as superalloy which had its own element attributes, it was still considered something unique.
Even the precious tri-colored coral was not considered the most valuable treasure in the Medley Sea Market. There were also Ocean Gold, the horn of a Level 6 vicious beast called the Sabre Whale, the skin and teeth of the Level 7 vicious beast known as the Typhoon Shark, and clams that had seven or more Five Element Pearls in it. Rare treasures were everywhere!
Walking in the market was like walking in a treasure vault. As long as one was rich enough, everything in the market could be bought. If not, one could simply enjoy the food and beverage in the eating area.
The food in the eating area was free for all for seven continuous days, and there were even mutated beast level dishes in the list of free dishes.
However, people would usually keep their hands away from the high-level free food because they were only prepared for kids below 15 years old. After all, children were the hope of the future.
In Darkness Port where the powerful lived a wanton life, the poor relied on small fishing boats to fish in neritic areas, risking their lives for some less valuable aquatic products. It was so dangerous that they might even lose their fishing boat on a trip.
Thankfully, Darkness Port was prosperous enough, so there were still a lot of job opportunities in the city.
“But no matter how harsh life is or how dangerous it might be, the children cannot be neglected. The old civilization might be gone, but the teachings have been left behind,” said Han Xing with a mouth filled with food, munching as he explained to Ro Xin in high spirits. He tried his best to make himself appear as a cultured person, someone with good behavior and was well-mannered.
Ro Xin’s eyes were gleaming as she was very excited while walking between Ro Xin and Han Xing. No matter how the era changed, girls would never escape the temptation of shopping. Therefore, she did not even listen to what Han Xing said because she was captivated by all the things around her.
On the contrary, Ro Li was impressed by Han Xing’s cultured and all-knowing side. He enjoyed the stories and even seized a chance to ask, “Since there are so many excellent things here, what happens if they don’t sell them all?”
“Don’t be daft. No stall owner would want to sell their goods now. The price they get might not be good. It’s more like a display of goods in the first six days. The stall owners are actually waiting for the auction on the last day.” Han Xing lost interest in Ro Li’s question. Who would want to talk so much to a giant loli?
“Where’s Tang Ling?” Ro Xin asked.
As a matter of fact, after they came into the market, Tang Ling split up with the three of them and left together with Monty. For some unknown reason, Monty seemed to like Tang Ling a lot. Eight days ago, when it met Tang Ling for the first time, it seemed to have fallen in love with him.
On normal days, Monty barely came out of its pool paradise once in two months, yet it happily ditched its turtle and toad friends to stick to Tang Ling. Even during mealtimes, it thought of eating with Tang Ling at the table, but Boss Huang smacked its head and sent it back to the pool. He insisted that Monty must be fed by Han Xing.
Of course, Monty was displeased with Boss Huang’s arrangement, and when Lord Monty was not happy, Little Han would suffer. The difficulty in feeding Monty the past few days skyrocketed to the point that Han Xing wanted to strangle Tang Ling whenever he saw him.
You bastard, you can seduce everything else in the world, yet you seduce a damned octopus?!
Tang Ling expressed that he was innocent and had nothing to do with Monty. However, of course, Boss Huang knew why Monty loved Tang Ling so much, but he was too sleazy to reveal the answer—it was because of Tang Ling’s Perfect Genetic Chain.
If Tang Ling wanted to know, he would have to spend at least 10 Black Sea coins to buy the answer. Otherwise, he would never learn about it for the rest of his life.
Boss Huang actually bet on it, but Tang Ling did not seem interested in knowing why.
Because he was in a jovial mood that day, Boss Huang gave everyone a day off. The young ones, including Monty, were all out for the day.
He originally thought that since everyone was out, he could also go out and flirt with some beautiful ladies, but Ding Ling and Ding Dong insisted on following him. The two of them occupied both sides of his shoulders, making him less comfortable and shackling down his freedom.
However, it did not stop Boss Huang from looking around with a flirtatious gaze. He would flash his unique charming smile when he saw someone that matched his taste. He believed that his killer move could seduce a lot of amorous ladies, and when the two little balls got bored, he would simply run back to the ladies who responded to his smile.
Were the two of them so fond of Boss Huang, hence they followed him everywhere he went? No! They insisted on following the boss because he had money! If they saw anything they liked or anything they wanted to eat, the boss would be there to pay!
As for Tang Ling and Han Xing, the latter was poorer than the former. The two sisters sure were smart and meticulous in calculation!
Regardless, Medley Sea Day brought joy to everybody. Starting from the first day, all enmities, right and wrong, and even work, would be put aside temporarily and everyone would enjoy the embrace of the sea joyfully.
However, the joyful atmosphere had nothing to do with Tang LIng.
He was sitting on the underwater mountain that was built as an attraction in the Medley Sea Market, watching the huge crowd come and go quietly. On his shoulder was an octopus with a tie, looking all-powerful and proud.
No one thought it was strange though. In fact, there were many people who adopted all kinds of aquatic creatures as pets in Darkness Port. Tang Ling even saw someone riding a large iron-skinned lobster.
Gi goo, gi goo.
Monty glared at a girl who stared at Tang Ling. It mercilessly spat a mouthful of ink at her, causing her to weep loudly before it turned back to Tang Ling as if nothing had happened.
It made the same noise again, seeming to be asking why Tang Ling did not walk around the market. Why was he unhappy?
Tang Ling stroked Monty’s soft and round head, looking at its somewhat funny octopus face. Suddenly, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Will Higan like Monty when she meets it?
It had been two days since Tang Ling heard any news about Higan because the young boys no longer talked about the rooftop goddess.
What happened to her? Doesn’t she want to watch the sunset on the roof anymore? Is she sick? Or…did Tang Long ask her to stop sitting on the roof?
Tang Ling got a little agitated when he thought about that, so he pinched Monty which shot him a grumpy glare, but it could not find the heart to spray ink at Tang Ling. He loved to tease Monty whenever he got bored. He liked to pinch it, but Monty did not spray him or fight back because it liked being with Tang Ling.
He lit a cigarette and gazed at the sea further away. The island area in the middle of the sea was extremely eye-catching. Were they also celebrating Medley Sea Day? He would never get an answer to the question if he did not visit the island.
It was then that Tang Long appeared.
It was the day when he and Tang Ling would start the Life Or Death Ring by announcing the rules.
Tang Ling was actually waiting for Tang Long and Higan at the same time.