"The ship is here, guys! Move!" Simbady shouted with arms raised.
"Oh oh oh!" The members of the fishbone clan rushed to the pier, busy with their work, some were responsible for fixing the cables, some were responsible for setting up the springboards, although it looked like a mess, but there was no delay, as long as they didn't board the boat If so, his posture is not much worse than that of an old sailor. It's hard to imagine that a year and a half ago, these people hadn't even seen the sea a few times, let alone doing such a thing.
Soon, the supplies on the ship were carried out.
"Simbady, they said it's ready to ship!"
"Red goods or black goods, how many barrels are in each, have you asked clearly?"
"Don't worry, I have it on the back of my hand!"
"Okay, let's get started!"
"Goods" is a commonly used abbreviation. The entire Endless Cape produces only one kind of goods, and that is the black water of the Styx. However, as the mining area expanded, the sand people discovered that it was not just one color. In the other two underground river valleys, there are dark red and dark green Styx waters, which can also burn, but their properties and smells are quite different. Therefore, for convenience, everyone began to use "goods" to replace black water, and this name soon spread among northerners.
It is the fourth time for Sinbad to work in Daqing Port.
He remembered that when he first set foot on this barren sand, his first thought was that if he could survive, he must stay as far away from this place as possible after three months. But beyond his imagination, a city has really taken root at the southernmost end of the desert. If the oasis is restored to a miracle, then Daqing Port can be described as a miracle.
The Endless Cape became a land of exile precisely because it had nothing but danger, and even the most seasoned hunter could not survive alone. And if you want to build a town with hundreds or even thousands of people living here, only the three gods can do it for the sand people.
He thought that the Great Chief, who had underestimated the power of the desert, would completely dispel this ridiculous idea after his failed attempt, but he did not expect that the one who knew nothing about the desert was the sand people who had lived here for hundreds of years.
Endless Cape isn't nothing.
It's just that they never realized it.
The first problem to be overcome is the water source.
The Northland official named Concrete led them to build a cistern that could not be seen to an end. It was a low shed covered with black film. At first, there was nothing strange about it, but when the evil After the end of the month, the sand people found that the sun can really separate the salt of the white flowers from the sea water. The water vapor forms dewdrops on the film, and then flows into the pipe groove along the inclined surface, and finally merges into the storage tank. The more intense the sun, the faster the water storage speed. Although a pond produces not much fresh water, the amount of water in hundreds of ponds can be quite impressive.
Today, such cisterns are still expanding. They can not only meet the needs of the sand people, but also provide supplies for the ships of Neverwinter City. It is a subversion of the inherent concept that Mo Jin people have formed over the past century.
Next is the housing issue.
The tent alone cannot withstand the direct rays of the noon sun. The closer it gets to summer, the more so. If there is no reliable place to escape the heat, it will not last long with water.
According to legend, the stone materials of the iron sand city come from before the desertification of the extreme south, which is also the reason why there are many oases in Yinchuan, but only one city.
However, the practice of the Northerners is still based on local materials.
They built furnaces and kilns, using black water as fuel, filled with silt fished out from the seabed, mixed with finely sifted yellow sand, and fired them into bricks. Due to the inexhaustible supply of raw materials, Daqing Port soon had a number of brick bungalows, and the outer walls and ceilings were built with double-layer masonry. Even if it is not as stable as the oasis under the shade of trees Shelter.
Lastly is the food.
The elder Thuram of the Aosha clan instructed everyone to pull up dozens of fishing nets by the beach. When the tide is high, the sea will engulf all these nets. "There will be a lot of strange prey, such as sea crabs, sea snakes, sea urchins and so on. At first, Sinbad didn't dare to eat these deformed foods, but under the threat of Thuram's whip, he could only choose to obey.
The result was unexpectedly found that the taste of these things is not bad.
Although the staple food still had to be delivered from Neverwinter, their food was much richer than it was a year and a half ago.
After the board and lodging were resolved, Sinbad's mentality gradually changed. After the three-month dispatch period ended, he chose a step that surprised him to continue to work in Daqing Port.
After all, the remuneration here is much richer than that of the Clear Water Port.
Of course, he has another reason.
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After filling up the last ship, today's busy day will come to an end.
"Sinbad, you've worked hard for you today."
"Big brother, see you tomorrow morning!"
"I want to go to the market later, do you want to come with me?"
Due to his many dispatches, Sinbad became the nominal head of the Fishbone Clan. Whenever there was any task, Thuram was the first to look for him. In the face of such changes, he was really flattered. When he was still in Yinchuan Oasis, he was an unremarkable member of the clan, not to mention being in charge of any affairs, and not many people were even willing to talk to him. But now, not only the younger generation regards him as the leader of the team, but even some girls extend an invitation to him. This made him a little more proud of himself while being grateful to the Great Chief.
But Sinbad did not accept those invitations.
Because he already had a figure in his heart.
"Hey, wait for me, Sinbad!"
Just as he was about to leave the pier to find Mu Li, a familiar voice entered his ears.
Sinbad couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, he turned his head with a smile, but his expression suddenly froze on his face.
The person who came was indeed Mu Li, the only girl in the clan who always had a big black braid and didn't show any disgust towards him.
After Calorne, the proud son of the sky, left the dispatching team, Mu Li did not choose to quit, which was one of the reasons why he persisted. Sinbad thought he might have a chance, but now he saw that the other party took a man's hand and ran towards him.
And that man is not Mo Jinmin!
"Mu Li, you... and him..." Sinbad stammered.
"Ah!" Only then did Mu Li notice that the two of them were holding each other's hands, and quickly released them, smiling embarrassedly, "I was in a hurry to bring him to see you, so I grabbed him all the way here. ."
"Yes... is that so?"
"Huh, this young lady's stamina is really good," the man took two breaths. "I can't stop even if I want to, it's like being pulled by a bull... Mo Jinmin really deserves his reputation." He looked at Simba Di glanced, "Let me introduce myself first... My name is Rex, and I come from the fjord on the other side of the sea."
"You can tell you are from the fjords at a glance," Simbady kept Mu Li behind him vigilantly, "I don't have any relics that can be recovered, so let's go!"
If it is said that Daqing Port has always been developing steadily, with a little bit of expansion of the site and population, then the past three months can be said to have completely broken the peace. The Endless Cape seems to have become a popular route overnight, with a flood of fjord ships in the nascent harbour city and a host of troubles.
These islanders who claim to be explorers are either digging holes or buying various strange things from the dispatching team, causing chaos in Daqing Port for a while. That's right, their swarming here has indeed made it very lively, and the market that has gradually formed is also very popular with Mojin people, so that everyone can use their salary to buy some things they like, instead of having to wait until they return to Clear Water Harbor to spend. go out. But even more impressive is the series of negative news.
For example, an explorer wanted to go deep into the underground Styx to find out what happened, but he fell into the valley and his life and death were unknown. In the end, it was the sand people who dispatched a team to clean up the mess and rescue people.
Another example is that some explorers bought suspicious stones and metal utensils from the sand people, but they used counterfeit coins, so that there was almost a violent conflict between the two sides.
To top it off, they even reached out to the source of life in Daqing Port. Due to the strange membrane used in the coveted reservoirs, the roofs of several ponds were missing. This incident finally alarmed the First Army. After catching the prisoners, they were directly escorted to Neverwinter City. I heard that they would be waiting for them for a lifetime of labor in the mines.
It is these endless troubles that make Simbady wary of the Fjords.
"I don't plan to recycle anything, because I prefer to rely on my own ability to get it instead of taking chances and getting something for nothing." Rex rubbed his hands together and said, "This is also the best opportunity to justify the name of the Strange Item Society."