How to become a mermaid

Chapter 72
Just when Pochi and Ole left to search for the traces of Shaman Lear, the Moni was about to arrive at Apache Island.

Apache Island is a large island with an area of ​​about five to six hundred square kilometers, and nearly a million people live on it.

This island has been selected as a 20th-level small island by the [Island Judging Committee] for 9 consecutive years, which is completely different from the 18th-level Setra Island.

This [Island Judging Committee] is an organization in the Feidnan Continent, which specializes in evaluating the islands that humans have explored.

They will send people to conduct on-the-spot investigations, evaluate the area and population, the value of the island and its surrounding resources, and productivity, etc., classify each island and make a booklet for those fleets or merchants who run on the sea. It is a reference for those who go out to sea for adventure.

There is also Apache Island just a few nautical miles away from Apache Island. Its area is only about half of Apache Island and its population is smaller, but it is also a level 10 island.

Just when the speed of the ship slowed down, Shaman Lear knew that it was time for the ship to land.

He wanted to see what the island looked like, so he swam to the corridor window and looked out.

Then... he was shocked!
The shape of Apache Island is very regular, the overall shape is oval, and it looks like a huge eye when viewed from the sky.

In the center of the island is a large dock.

The shape of the dock looks a bit like the barnacles Shamanleir had seen before, filled with a piece of azure sea water in the middle, and it is not known whether it is connected to the bottom of the sea or the sea water was poured in specially.

Surrounded by a circle of stone-like things, there is no roof on it, and it is completely open-air.

If Apache Island is the eye, then this dock is like the pupil of the eye.

There are at least a dozen large ships moored in the dock, and they don't seem to be much smaller than the Moni.

The Moni was circling right above the dock at this time, as if looking for the timing and location to land.

Outside the dock is the living and living area of ​​the islanders.

Shamanleir felt that the island should be divided into classes, because he saw that there were three obvious circular roads on the island, forming a closed loop circle by circle, which clearly divided the living areas on the island.
The closer the houses are to the center of the island, the sparser they are built, and the more advanced they seem to be. The outer houses are simpler in shape and more densely built.

There should be a large processing factory outside the residential area. Shamanleir saw countless people coming and going among these buildings, and they were busy delivering goods like ants.

This cargo refers to sea rice.

This world also has things like rice and wheat, but sea rice is different from these land crops, it is grown in the sea!

In the outermost seawater of Apache Island, there is a large green plant like a small tree floating.

They are connected one by one, one after another, and every time they sway with the sea, they will set off a burst of green waves.

Except for the area close to the neighboring island of Apaki Island, almost all of these plants are planted within [-] to [-] nautical miles of the island.

If you look at it from the island, you can hardly see the edge at a glance, and the number is so large that it almost assimilates the surrounding sea water into the same green color as them.

Although sea rice is called "rice", it is completely different from rice on land.

The plant that produces seaweed is called [Seaweed Tree].

This is a kind of magical plant. Each of them grows extremely tall and strong, almost as thick as an adult's thigh, and can grow to tens of meters or even hundreds of meters in height, but most of them are underwater, exposed to The part above the water is only about five or six meters.

They have an extremely developed root system, which is deeply rooted in the seabed around Apache Island, stretching down tens of meters, and can grow vigorously even in seawater.

They have leaves, but only two large leaves at the very top that are so large that they can almost be used as a quilt cover.

Some [Hermi Trees] were pushed around by the waves, and the big leaves at the top floated on the water, just like small boats swinging lightly with the waves.

The stem of 【Hermi tree】is very resilient, it will be knocked down by the waves but will not break.

Every [-] to [-] centimeters, there will be a bulge about the size of a fist. It is green at first, and it will turn red when it matures and open by itself, revealing the white mass inside.

This lump of white mass is not the seed of [Hermi Tree], but a "flower".

These flowers will bloom in less than three to five days after they are exposed. If they come into contact with flowers on other plants, they can pollinate each other and gradually grow into seeds.

But people tend not to let this happen, because the seeds of the jellyfish tree are full of fiber and have little food value.

What they need is the flowers of the [Hyme tree], which are "Hyme", which is the main source of food for Apache Island and several nearby islands.

In the waters around Apache Island, there are thousands of workers working in the water at almost any time, with heads emerging from the water and diving in again from time to time.

Their job is to look for mature red bulges from the [Hermi tree], pick them off before they bloom, and use a knife to cut open the bulges and take out the dried shrimps inside.

Then these sea rice will be sent to the processing factory for processing, made into various products according to the demand, and then sold in bags.

The most common way is to grind it into dry powder, because the volume of sea rice powder will expand several times after absorbing water. The poor people on the islands near Apache Island basically rely on sea rice powder to soak in water for three meals a day, and occasionally add more. One or two small fish can also fill the stomach.

The nutritional value of sea rice is not too high, but its yield is greater than that of land plants, and it does not need to be sown every year. One plant can survive for at least 30 years.

There are basically no disadvantages except that it will not bloom at all in the first ten years, so it is being planted on many islands except Apache Island.

However, although [Hermi tree] can live in seawater, it has relatively high requirements for water quality and water temperature.

The [Hyme Tree] species on other islands are not as good as those in the waters of Apache Island, and the yield is not as high, so this place has become a well-known production area of ​​sea rice.

"Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng..." After Shaman Lear observed the situation around Apache Island, the Moni was about to land on the island.

After noticing the arrival of a ship, someone in the dock on the island was already busy, directing the landing of the Moni.

Because there is a place to grow sea rice, the island only has a small dock, which is only used by fishing boats and cargo ships on the island. Most of the large ships that come to visit fly directly to the dock.

What if you can't fly?Then don’t come to this place, because destroying the [Hermi Tree] will be hunted down by the island owner.

"Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng Teng..."

The Moni descended slowly and landed on the water surface in the dock. After sliding forward for a certain distance, it gradually slowed down, and finally came to a steady stop.

Apache Island, successfully arrived!
　According to my Baidu results, a city is about 1500 square kilometers, with a population ranging from one million to tens of millions. Apache Island is about half the size of a city, and the place is quite large.

　　
　
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