Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 144 Shark
On Earth, the entire distance of the Ten Thousand Mountains from south to north is not even as far as the distance from the capital to Jinan. The high-speed rail would take less than two hours!
In the game, the elite team from Longshan Sheyi flew for several days in their self-developed "flying boat," suffering more than half of their personnel losses, before finally traversing the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It's worth mentioning that one player in this elite team is exceptionally talented, having learned to fly a flying boat! He's reportedly the first player on the entire server to do so!
Of course, the flying boats developed by Longshan Group were much simpler in design and style than those sold by Guangcheng Sect. Leaving aside the appearance, they lacked essential features like protective arrays and training rooms—just a bare little boat. If they encountered any danger in the wild, they probably wouldn't last a single round! Fortunately, the players were lucky and didn't encounter any demons or monsters with excessively high cultivation levels, which allowed them to successfully traverse the Hundred Thousand Mountains and land at Longshan Port.

Because it was a new city, and a new map discovered by players, even though everyone knew there was nothing there yet, many players lined up to wait for the teleportation array, which even temporarily spurred new "commercial activities"—

"1 spirit stone per trip! Delivery included! Experienced players will lead the team! Join me if you're interested!"

"I'll pay 1 spirit stone too! Plus the return ticket! Book now!"

"You're all so greedy! I'm cheap! I only need one tael of silver!"

"You're not innocent either! I...I...I: I offer the lowest price in the entire server! 500 coins!"

"I'll go even lower! 200 coins! Round trip included!"

"No more internal competition!"

"You're the ones overcharging! Who's pocketing the money?!"

……

The two of them waited in line while engrossed in watching the witty banter on the world channel.

By the time Shen Yun and Bai Chenxue teleported over, the once barren Longshan Port was already bustling with activity.

The players were working on the quest with great enthusiasm, some chopping down trees, others digging foundations. It seemed they were all addicted to this kind of work!

Shen Yun and Bai Chenxue came not mainly for Longshan Port, but to stroll along the beach and inquire about the Quanxian Clan. So they found a less crowded spot and headed towards the beach.

As the monk at the night market in Chang'an said, most of the people in Quanxian lived alone, or in groups of three or five, scattered across the sea.

The Quanxian tribe is a well-known "nomadic people" of the sea. They rarely settle in one place, which means that ordinary people often encounter Quanxian people by chance on the beach. This is the origin of the legend of the "mermaids".

Therefore, while the probability of encountering the Quanxian tribe on the coast is extremely low, it is not impossible.

By this time, the fiery clouds had faded, the sky was gradually darkening, and the dark clouds over the sea pressed low, making the waves seem grayish-black.

The ferocious waves roared in from the horizon, crashing onto the beach. In a deep silence, they slowly receded, revealing a pile of strangely shaped rocks.

Looking out from the receding tide, there is an endless sea.

Looking further into the distance, one can see flashes of various colors of lightning, which are traces of various tribulation clouds and heavenly lightning strikes.

This is also why cultivators are so afraid of the ocean—the deep sea, far from the land, is always filled with all kinds of tribulation clouds and heavenly lightning, as if there are countless terrifying beings in the sea.

Putting aside the various dangers that might be encountered, even just traversing these tribulation clouds and heavenly lightning, one would not dare to be careless without a cultivation level of at least Nascent Soul.

"My hometown also has a sea, but it doesn't look this scary! The sea in 'Ten Continents' is so breathtakingly designed!"

Bai Chenxue gazed at the lightning and thunder in the distance and sighed.

Shen Yun nodded and said, "It's truly breathtaking! My hometown isn't by the sea, but it is by a river. I've heard that the famous Qiantang River tidal bore is also very impressive, but people always miss the sights up close. I've never seen the Qiantang River tidal bore before!" Bai Chenxue asked in surprise, "Oh? You're in Hangzhou?"

"Yes!"

Bai Chenxue said happily, "That's not far! I'm in W City! Are you coming to our meeting during the National Day holiday?"

Although Shen Yun had heard from relatives and friends that Bai Chenxue was also going, he still pretended not to know and asked, "Are you going?"

"Of course I went! This is a rare opportunity to meet in person! And it's not far away!"

"If you're going, then I'll go too!"

"Okay, okay! Let's grab a meal then! Hehe!"

The two chatted and laughed as they approached the sea.

Bai Chenxue caught a glimpse of a small crab darting into a crevice in the rocks and suddenly became interested, saying, "Since we've come all this way, why don't we try beachcombing in the game? I just bought ten bamboo baskets yesterday! We can take them to the barbecue restaurant later to have them cooked!"

Shen Yun readily agreed: "Great idea! But I've never been to the beach before, so I don't have much experience."

"Sure thing! Come with me, and I guarantee you'll make a fortune!"

Bai Chenxue patted her chest and took on the responsibility, pulling out several bamboo baskets from her backpack to distribute to Shen Yun. Then, she took the lead and walked towards the rocky beach where the sea had just washed over it.

Logically speaking, beachcombing requires calculating the tides and can only yield results during specific time periods.

But this coastline is completely untouched virgin land. Almost every time you lift up a rock, you can see several crabs, the largest of which is as big as a bowl!
However, whether it was crabs or various shellfish, because it was too dark and they were all burrowing in the mud and sand, Shen Yun was like a blind man. He could only watch helplessly as Bai Chenxue quickly and accurately picked up all kinds of harvests and threw them into the bamboo basket, while he could only repeatedly utter sounds of disbelief.

"How come I can't tell this is a crab?!"

"My God! How did you know there were seashells underneath?!"

"Huh!? Isn't this a rock!? How come it's a seashell!?"

Such unsophisticated comments kept coming, giving Bai Chenxue a great sense of satisfaction.

She proudly raised her chin and said, "My grandma's family used to run aquaculture! When I was little, I lived at my grandma's house, and every few days I would go beachcombing with my cousins! It was so much fun!"

"But you know what, I actually fantasized about meeting some kind of mermaid on the beach back then!"
"Hehe! Thinking about it now, it's still quite funny! Back then, I loved to imagine all sorts of mermaids sitting on rocks, and I would specifically look for pretty rocks! Like that one, which was flat and smooth, perfect for a mermaid to sit on!"

At this point, Bai Chenxue pointed to a reef in the distance and paused, "Huh? Wait a minute? Am I hallucinating? Why does it look like there's really a mermaid on that reef?"

"Hmm...that might not be a hallucination,"

Shen Yun, who hadn't said much until now, swallowed hard and said, "That mermaid... no, I mean merman, I saw it too..."

"what!?"

(End of this chapter)