Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 37 Jingjia Zhendian
The water of the Hunhe River calmed down here, and a barrier lake was formed in the underground cave.

A huge port terminal was built next to the lake for ships to dock.

Jing Qian looked around and saw at least five hundred ships of various sizes docked in the lake.

The small boat under my feet is just the most inconspicuous one among them.

He steered the boat forward, parked it at an idle dock, and walked onto the shore.

Feeling the solid ground beneath his feet, he was a little dazed for a moment!
The days of drifting on the sea were novel and exciting, which made him quite fit in.

But this feeling of being down to earth is something that cannot be rejected no matter what!
On the dock, there are many porters serving the ships coming and going.

Jing Qian casually called someone over and said:
"Go to Xu's shipyard and ask someone to take the boat away. Tell them clearly that the cost of repairs will be paid from my deposit."

After saying that, he casually threw out a red copper knife coin and gave it to the porter.

The other party took it with profuse thanks and trotted off in the other direction of the dock.

In this world, the human labor of mortals is worthless. This knife coin is equivalent to his income for half a year.

After Jing Qian arranged the broken boat, he walked towards the depths of the dock without looking back.

The Jing family is a distinguished family [Dragon Elephant], and the descendant of the captain of the Maritime Department's warship is actually doing so poorly!

It was beyond Jingqian's expectation that he had to rent a boat for the trip out to sea.

He walked leisurely, looking around as he went.

Although it was his first time to visit Hunzhou Island, he pretended to be a local.

He confirmed the environment of the dock and the route in detail with Abao no less than ten times.

At this moment, the description in his memory gradually corresponded to the actual situation, helping him to find his destination smoothly.

At the exit of the dock, there was a black stone barrier, separating the dock from the outside world.

There are four pavilions in the checkpoint to handle customs clearance matters for entering and leaving [Hunzhou Island].

Jing Qian randomly found a pavilion, walked up to it, took out a bronze plate engraved with the word "well", glanced at the person sitting in the pavilion, then walked straight through the pavilion and out of the cave pier.

The bronze medal in my hand was obtained from Jing Ran’s storage hairpin!
No matter how poor the Jing family is, they are still descendants of the navy and the direct relatives of the former battleship captain.

For these mortals serving at the dock, he is a big shot that cannot be offended!

Therefore, no one stepped forward to stop Jing Qian.

However, after Jing Qian left, the man in the pavilion called a porter over and said:
"Quickly inform the Qian family that the masked boy from the Jing family has returned to the island!"

The porter nodded and left.

Jing Qian continued to move forward, and just as A Bao said, there was only an underground tunnel connecting the pier to the ground.

Everyone who comes to [Hunzhou Island] must pass through this thirty-mile tunnel before they can see the light of day again.

For Jing Qian, he was also extremely shocked when he first saw this tunnel!
Abao didn't explain it clearly, just said it was a tunnel.

But what was presented to Jing Qian was beyond description.
This is clearly an extremely huge sinkhole!

I saw a huge tunnel with a diameter of five miles, drilling diagonally upwards.

Because it is so wide, even if it is thirty miles away, the sunlight can pass through this tunnel and shine into the underground cave.

Jing Qian walked slowly along this huge tunnel. The inner wall of the tunnel was made of hard black stone, but it was polished very smooth and appeared extremely solid. Occasionally, a few faint fluorescent lights flashed on the wall.

He was walking on a neatly carved black stone staircase, surrounded by people who looked hurried.

Jing Qian joined the crowd and climbed out of the tiankeng. Thirty miles of tunnel was not very long in this world where everyone cultivated their essence.

All kinds of pedestrians walking on the stairs are walking very fast, taking five steps at a time.

Jing Qian controlled his speed and followed the flow of people. It only took him half an hour to climb out of the tunnel.

And what appeared before its eyes was another amazing sight!
This underground passage actually penetrated the ten-thousand-meter-high mountain that Jing Qian saw when he arrived on the island.

After walking out of the passage, he appeared on the back of the mountain.

In front of him, there was a dry river channel as wide as the underground passage, extending into the main island of Hunzhou Island, and the end of the river was out of sight.

Jing Qian looked along the river and saw the endless Hunzhou Plain and lush rainforest vegetation above the island.

And at the junction of the tunnel and the river, there is a small village.

This small village is the first stop for everyone arriving at [Hunzhou Island] and is also Jingqian’s primary destination on this trip!

According to Abao's introduction, the land of [Hunzhou] is dotted with islands, but there are only fifteen islands where humans live that have lit their [Life Stove].

Each [Life Island] is far apart from each other, independent of each other, and not subordinate to each other.

There is poor communication between islands, and the exchange of materials and personnel is completely dependent on this small village in front of us.

In Jing Qian's understanding, the Black Stone Checkpoint just now belongs to the customs of [Hunzhou Island].

The village in front of us is the bonded area or duty-free shop of [Hunzhou Island].

Isolated from the government office of Hunzhou, this small village exists independently from the main island of Hunzhou.

Ordinary people on the island cannot live in the village without permission.

For other people from [Ming Island], after arriving at [Hunzhou Island], most of their activities will be restricted to the small village in front of them.

This small village, known as the [Hunzhou Sea City], monopolizes all trade exchanges between the fifteen [Life Islands] and is famous among the entire [Hunzhou] islands.

There are tens of millions of human beings living on the fifteen [Life Islands].

It only takes a simple calculation to know how much wealth is hidden in the [Hunzhou Sea Market], which covers the trading needs of tens of millions of people.

And all of this is designed by humans.

In this [Hunzhou Island], only the top 24 families are qualified to participate in the wealth distribution process in [Hunzhou Sea City].

This is reflected in the fact that there are only twenty-four isolated buildings in the entire sea city.

Each building is a store with a single and fixed business scope, each monopolizing a specific industry, and they are collectively known as the "Twenty-Four Main Stores".

These official stores cover 24 industries including people's livelihood, industry, spiritual practice, and commercial services.

Every official store is a large shop that carries a huge amount of trade needs, and behind it stands at least a dragon elephant or above.

Moreover, this great repairman is most likely a big shot among the three offices and two prisons of the Hunzhou government office!
A strong foundation, profound heritage and accumulated wealth are the image that every official store presents to the outside world.

Among them, only one Jing's store is facing the most difficulties in operation.

It's not just because the family behind the Jing's store has been completely corrupted.

It is also because it monopolizes the high-risk, high-return sub-industry of "ocean shipping", but cannot even produce a single ship!
Therefore, in this Hunzhou Sea Market, the other twenty-three main stores are all brightly lit and crowded with tourists.

Only the main store of the Jing family looks dilapidated.

Jing Qian walked through the sea market and came to the door of Jing's main store. He looked up at the faded plaque, sneered, and walked in.

(End of this chapter)