第二十章:Hook(One) (第2/2页)
LohmannaskedTriertomakehisImperialGuardianbodyevenstronger,butTrierrefused.TheangryLomankilledTrierandalsokilledothers.ThenLohmanfoundhisownboat,butfoundhisshipwasabitsmallforhisbody,andhethreatenedsomeoftheseasidefarmerstocreateahugeshipforhim.Finallyhetooktheshipandreturnedtohimself.Hometown.Thepeasantswhomasteredtheshipbuildingtechnologycontinuedtobuildshipsandeventuallyfledfromthewar-torncontinenttothedepthsoftheunknownsea.ThepeasantswentinalldirectionsandoneofthemcametoNgauTauIslandwhereourmaincharacterislocated.Thisisanislandthatlookslikeabull'shead.
Afterlearningtobuildaboat,theprotagonist,theoldman,ranoffwithallhisfamilyandlefttheprotagonistinthemiddleofhislifeandhismotherwhowaslyinginbed.Theprotagonist'smotherdidnottakemuchtimetogetridofherhand,andtheprotagonistinYuzhongwasadoptedbythepeasantandbecamehisson.Countlessyearslater,theprotagonistgrewupandwasfullofcuriosityabouttheseaandtheworldbeyondthesea.Finally,hetookashiphehadmadeandleftNgauTauIsland,wherehelivedformanyyears,headingtowardsthedepthsofthesea.
Hereisabriefintroductiontoourprotagonist.HeiscalledCookHook.Heis20yearsoldthisyearandisproficientinshipbuilding,fishing,makingtraps,somesimplefightingtechniques,andmakingsomesimplemedicine.
Cooklosthiswaytotheseaandeventuallylandedonanuninhabitedisland.Atthesametime,thedisputesoftheTwilightContinentwereover.AnempirenamedKlinwasbornundertheswordofKlinnJordan.Klingsentnumerousfleetstospreadinalldirectionsandtriedtofindhimontheseatoescape.Theelderbrother,MeadJordan.ButhemaynothaveimaginedthatMeadJordanhadcaughtthecoldontheseconddayoftheseaandeventuallydiedonboard.Theboatmenthrewhisbodyonanuninhabitedislandandthenleft.ThiscausedCook,whoreturnedfromfishingatsea,tolookatthedeadbodyinaveryconfusedway:
“Wheredoesthisbodycomefrom?“
HefoundamaponMead,amapoftheentiretwilightcontinent,includingthegeographicalsituationoftheoffshorearea.Therearealsoseveralbooksandseveralbooksonengineering.WhilesearchingfortheTwilightmainland,Cookreadthesebooks.ThewordsontheTwilightmainlandarequitedifferentfromthoseonNgauTauIsland.However,Cook'srighteousfatherwasoriginallyamainlanderontheTwilight,soCookcanreadthewordsontheTwilightmainland.Inthisway,CooklearnedengineeringandfoundtheTwilightContinent.
Cooklookedatthecityinfrontofthecity,nearthesea,acityonthePearlIsland,anislandbuiltonthemouthoftheDragonRiver.Therearevariouspeoplelivinginthecity.Theyarecomingfromalldirectionstofindthebountyhunterwhohasalreadydiedinthesea.Cookisveryclearthattheportraitisdead,buthedidnotsayanythingwiththisperson.Onthecontrary,hefilledthisbountywithabountyhunterandwasreadytojoinateamofbountyhunterscalled“Robins.“Therobin'sbossisknownasEthanSmith,thedescendantoflegendaryswordsmithMelSmith.LegendaryswordsmanMelDorncreatedatotalofsevenswords:“Slaughter,““Terminator,““Vow,““Dagger,““Destroyer,““Death,“and“Mel.“Thelastofhistwo-handedswords,namedafterhim,wasfinallypassedtoItelierandbecameherfamousweapon.
IfCookwantstojointherobin,hewillacceptthetestfromtherobin.