第二十章:Hook(one) (第2/2页)
RomanmadeTriermorepowerfulinitsempireguardian,butTrierrefused.TheangrymankilledTrierandkilledothers.Thenhefoundhisboatandfoundhisboatalittlesmallforhisbody,sohethreatenedtobuildahugevesselforhimbytheseaside,andeventuallyhereturnedtohishometownintheship.Andthefarmerswhohadmasteredthetechnologyofshipbuildingconstantlybuiltboatsandeventuallyfledallthewaytothedepthsoftheunknownsea.Thepeasantswentinalldirections,andoneofthemcametotheNgauTauIsland,whereourprotagonistwaslocated.Thisisanislandthatlookslikeanoxhead.
Afterlearninghowtobuildaship,theherotookallhisfamilypropertyandranaway,leavingtheprotagonistinhisinfancyandhissickmotherinbed.Itwasnotlongbeforethemotheroftheprotagonistcametotheworld,andtheprotagonistintheinfancywasadoptedbythepeasantandbecamehisson.Manyyearslater,theprotagonistgrewupandwascuriousabouttheseaandtheworldoutsidethesea.Finally,hesatonhisownship,lefttheislandofoxheadformanyyears,andwentdeepintothesea.
Hereisabriefintroductiontoourprotagonist,namedCookHook,twentyyearsold,proficientinshipbuilding,fishing,makingtraps,somesimplefightingskills,andmakingsomesimplemedicaments.
Cooklosthiswayontheseaandeventuallylandedonanuninhabitedisland.Atthesametime,thedisputeoverthedawnwasover.AnempirenamedColincameintobeingundertheswordofColinJordan,andColinsentcountlessfleettospreadacrossallsides,tryingtofindhisescapedbrotherMeadeYordanonthesea.ButwhathemightnotexpectwasthatMeadJordancametotheseaforseconddays,andeventuallydiedontheship,andtheboatmenthrewhisbodyonanunmannedislandandleft.ThisledtoCook,whoreturnedfromfishingonthesea,lookingatthedeadbodyinaveryperplexedway.
“Wheredidthebodycomefrom?“
HefoundamapinMead,amapofthewholelandofthedawn,includingthegeographicalconditionsoftheoffshorearea.Thereareafewbooks,afewbooksonengineering.Whilesearchingforthedawnofthemainland,Cookreadthesebooks.ThetextofthedawningcontinentisquitedifferentfromthewordsofthetauruIsland,butthefatherofCookisoriginallyadawningcontinent,soCookcanunderstandthewordsofthedawncontinent.Inthisway,Cooklearnedengineeringandfoundthedawnofthemainland.
Cooklookedatthecityinfrontofhim,nearHaicheng,acitybuiltonthePearlIslandoftheTenglongRiverintoHaikou.Allkindsofpeopleinthecitycamefromalldirectionstofindthebountyhunterwhohadalreadydiedonthesea.Cookknewverywellthatthemanontheportraitwasdead,buthedidnotspeaktoanyoneaboutit.Onthecontrary,heplayedthebountyhunterinapretendingmanner,andwaspreparingtojoinabountyhunterteamnamedRobin.ItriSmith,thebossofRobin,isthedescendantofMelSmith,thelegendaryswordmaker.Thelegendaryswords,Mel,createdsevenswordsinhislife.Theywere“massacre“,“terminator“,“vow“,“decapitation“,“destroyer“,“death“and“Mel“.Finally,thetwohandedsword,namedafterhim,finallyreachedItri'shandandbecameherfamousweapon.
IfCookwantstojointheRobin,hewillacceptthetestfromtheRobin.