In Haiji Island today, young people basically don’t stay here.

Except for some girls who can be selected as shrine maidens, and some strong men who can be selected into the army, there is no room for the rest of the people to take up positions.

Unless they want to be trapped on an island for the rest of their lives and enter the retirement life of old age early, they can live by eating some aquatic products every day, but they have basically lost their vision for the future.

A large number of young people will go overseas to find a way out, and most of their ideal partners are Liyue across the sea, where trade is developed and the customs and habits are similar.

There are also some people who will choose to develop in Qinglai Island, which is also within the territory of Inazuma. Although the prospects may not be that great, it is still good.

"We want to see the coral pearls on Haiji Island. If possible, we would also like to buy some to take back as souvenirs."

During the conversation, Bai Qiyun revealed his identity as a Liyue person, which made the old man's attitude become a little more friendly.

Liyue people have a very good reputation on Haiji Island. It can be said that among all non-locals, Liyue people have the highest reputation here, followed by people from Qinglai Island.

After all, when Inazuma's domestic shipping routes were blocked, Liyue supported many sea islands through overseas trade.

It can be said that without the support of Liyue Port, at least 20% of the population of Haiji Island would have starved to death at that time. Everyone in Haiji Island still remembers this favor.

"Coral pearls, I don't know much about that."

Although the old man wanted to help, he couldn't help it. He had been away from front-line production for some years and had no idea where the current pearl production base was.

Suddenly, a voice broke in, interrupting their chat.

"Coral pearls? Are you interested in that, sir?"

Bai Qiyun looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a young man wearing a straw hat standing at the end of the chain bridge. He was holding a basket of fish in his hand, like a fisherman who had just returned from the sea.

"Qian Fu... you came back just in time. This gentleman from Liyue wants to see the specialties of our Haiji Island. Can you see if there is any way?"

The old man seemed to know the person coming, so he pulled him over and asked him enthusiastically.

"Yes, of course there is. That thing is sold for takeout when adults, how could you not know about it?"

The man named Qianfu comforted the old man, helped him back to the house, and then turned around and left.

"Sir, just call me Qian Fu."

The smile on his face was very bright, just like those simple fisherman men.

"I'm Bai Qiyun, from Liyue."

"It turns out to be Mr. Bai."

Bai Qiyun did not introduce Kuki-nin. After all, this girl's name was pure Inazuma style. Once introduced, it would be easy for people to recognize her as someone from the shogunate, which would easily make the atmosphere awkward.

Fortunately, Kuki Shinobu didn't care. He just stood aside and fished, playing with his hair to pass the time, and fully understood the true meaning of earning a salary.

"Mr. Qianfu is familiar with the old man just now?"

"You said Abo, he is an acquaintance."

We are from the same village, and when we see each other without looking up, as long as we don't get into a quarrel, everyone can say a few words.

This is the characteristic of rural life, which is difficult for Bai Qiyun who grew up in a big city to understand.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bai Qiyun brought the topic onto the right track.

"Mr. Qianfu knows the location of the Coral Pearl?"

"I know the direction roughly, but Mr. Bai, you came here from Liyue, you don't just want to buy some specialties and go back."

Hearing this, Bai Qiyun's eyes moved slightly, but he still said calmly.

"I'm just passing by Kaiji Island. I went to the shogunate to do some important things before, so now I can only count myself as a drop-in."

"Oh, the shogunate..."

When it comes to the shogunate, the atmosphere between the two gradually cools down.

Fortunately, Qianfu knew that the conflict between the shogunate and Haiji Island had nothing to do with Liyue, so he could not express his anger, so he readjusted his mood.

But if he knew Bai Qiyun's identity, his attitude might not be what he is now.

"Mr. Bai, if you want to go, just come with me. Anyway, I have nothing to do in the morning."

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Qianfu."

"Hey, I'm just a fisherman who doesn't have a husband."

After chatting for a while, Bai Qiyun led Jiuqi Ren and followed Qianfu towards the place he mentioned.

"Mr. Bai is an outsider and may not know this. This coral pearl requires a special water source to grow, so it has been controlled by Master Coral Palace in the cave."

Qian Fu crossed the iron cable bridge under his feet, stepping on the wooden boards on the bridge to make a creaking sound, but his body was extremely balanced, as if he was a veteran.

But Bai Qiyun, who was following him, was more familiar with the road. He moved his feet, but his body was not slanted, and he passed the cable bridge directly without any instability.

Coincidentally, Jiuqi Ren's skills were also quite impressive. Although he was not as relaxed and freehand as Bai Qiyun, he still passed three or four cable bridges in a row smoothly.

There wasn't much noise coming from behind, but Qian Fu was a little curious.

He looked back and saw two ghost-like figures moving back and forth on the chain bridge, and he couldn't help but sweatdropped.

"What's the matter, Mr. Qianfu?"

"No, it's nothing."

Qianfu has never joined the resistance army and has basically never met any outsiders, let alone such a skilled young man.

Upon seeing this, he quickly led the way and took the two of them to a cave in a cliff.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Bai Qiyun could feel the rich power of water element and the dank environment.

"This is where coral pearls are cultured."

Looking along Qianfu's direction, what caught Bai Qiyun's eyes were pieces of super-large scallops piled on the stone steps and soaked in the pool.

Each scallop opens its mouth wide, exposing the pearls and shellfish inside, as if it is sucking the water from underneath.

There were seven or eight people walking around the cave, as if checking the growth of coral, pearls and oysters.

"This is really... spectacular."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Bai Qiyun sighed sincerely.

This was the first time he had seen such a large-scale production of a certain regional specialty.

"In addition to those pearls, the produced shellfish meat is actually a treasure, but it cannot be sold overseas because of the difficulty of preservation."

"I see, that's really a pity."

I can't even imagine how delicious the scallops grown in such a high concentration of water elemental power would be.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Just when Bai Qiyun was still thinking about the smell of shellfish in his mouth, there was a sudden commotion in the cave.

The staff responsible for guarding the coral and pearl oysters gathered together and muttered with ugly faces.

"wrong..."

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Bai Qiyun covered the entire cave with his field of perception. A strong water elemental force surged rapidly from the ground toward the top of the cave like a fountain.

Like an earthquake, water surged out violently.

"Run!"
Chapter completed!