Suo Lun had never heard of any Sea Witch.
But at Pirate Harbour, this name seemed known to all, familiar to all, and even drove people to utter madness.
Of course, in truth, no one had actually seen the Sea Witch. They had only heard this name from Rock Pirates or Rock Women.
In the mouths of Rock Pirates and Rock Women, she was absolutely the most beautiful woman in this world.
Many people even felt that she was fundamentally born of the Sea God himself. One could see this from that alone.
In the evening, Suo Lun found the finest inn on the island to drink and lodge.
Originally, this place ought to have been even more decadent than the southern border cities. Yet apart from serving maids, not a single prostitute was to be seen.
It was as if all men had become Liu Xiahui.
Every corner of the inn was filled with men, and every man’s mouth spoke of the same topic.
That was the Rock Women who would come ashore tomorrow.
Even men in their fifties and sixties longed to win a Rock Woman’s favour.
Of course, everyone was also discussing the Sea Witch, princess of Rock Island, yet not a single person spoke of winning her favour, or sharing a bed with her.
Because among Rock Pirates and Rock Women, this woman had been spoken of as something almost divine, making them fundamentally dare not harbour any such expectations.
The favour of an ordinary Rock Woman was already one in a hundred. Let alone the Rock Princess Sea Witch.
Moreover, in legend, the Sea Witch possessed the most soul-stealing gaze in the world. A single glance from her would scatter one’s soul to the winds, perhaps never to be recovered.
So towards this woman, all men felt admiration and reverence, not daring to truly have any designs.
On the ship to Pirate Harbour, Suo Lun had told those men that he had not come for the Rock Women. This was true.
He had come for the Pirate Auction.
There were many pirates in this world, and Rock Pirates were the kings of pirates.
These pirates had robbed countless treasures, some utterly priceless. So they would hold auctions, going to the highest bidder.
Over time, even if the human kingdom had some rare stolen goods they could not dispose of, they would come to the Pirate Grand Auction to sell them.
Here, even the dirtiest stolen goods could be laundered clean.
Because one could completely claim that this treasure had been robbed by pirates, and one had merely bought it from the pirates.
Of course, Suo Lun was not here to buy anything, but to sell.
He carried an entire chest of mirrors. He had no doubt that his mirrors would fetch astronomical prices.
Because compared to crystal mirrors and bronze mirrors, glass mirrors were completely revolutionary. Such clear, bright mirrors would absolutely astonish the world.
At that time, Suo Lun hoped to use these mirrors as a brick to knock open the door to Rock Island!
Because Rock Women were also the group most obsessed with beauty in this world. They absolutely could not resist the temptation of these magic mirrors.
And this Pirate Auction was to take place the day after tomorrow.
The Rock Women would come ashore tomorrow.
So, although the Pirate Auction was held once a month, and the Rock Women came ashore once every half month, at this moment, all topics in the inn were completely drowned out by the Rock Women coming ashore.
Everyone raised their cups, their eyes bright, anticipating tomorrow’s arrival.
Moreover, the gazes all men directed at Suo Lun seemed filled with hostility. Because, who made him the most handsome man present?
Due to the atmosphere, all men at Pirate Harbour were anticipating the Rock Women coming ashore tomorrow, and Suo Lun could not help but feel anticipation as well.
This was like modern Earth, where some Chinese clearly did not celebrate Christmas, yet infected by the atmosphere, they would go to a Western restaurant for a meal and have a Christmas.
After drinking two cups of wine, Suo Lun returned to his room to sleep. Amidst the sound of waves, he fell into peaceful slumber.
With his current mental cultivation, he could sense an enemy approaching within a hundred metres. Moreover, he could be certain that to this day, not a single person knew he was Suo Lun.
…
The next day at dawn, Suo Lun awoke.
Pushing open the window, he was immediately frightened by the scene outside.
The roads of Pirate Harbour were absolutely packed with people, as if everyone had poured out. Everyone was gazing towards the eastern sea, waiting for the Rock Women’s ships to arrive.
The scene before his eyes could truly be called a magnificent spectacle.
Suo Lun was on the second floor, and could not help but look out through the window.
At this moment, there were no ships visible on the distant sea surface, let alone any Rock Women’s ship.
Countless men on the harbour waited with infinite expectation and restlessness for the appearance of the Rock ships.
Legend had it that the ships the Rock Women travelled on were large, brilliantly colourful, and very easy to recognise.
After waiting a full quarter of an hour, the legendary Rock Women’s ship had still not arrived, and Suo Lun could not help but return to lie down.
A full hour later, suddenly a huge cheer rang out from outside.
“They’re here, they’re here…”
Then, Suo Lun almost felt that all of Pirate Harbour was trembling, countless people cheering and leaping, jumping in place.
He came to the window again to look at the sea surface.
Immediately, Suo Lun was greatly startled.
Because the ship on the sea surface was far too eye-catching, incomparably magnificent, like an elven vessel from a film.
Moreover, this ship was enormous, enormous!
At this moment it was still far away, at least over ten thousand metres, yet already it looked large.
The thing Pirate Harbour had most of was ships. Some merchant vessels were also quite large, with several hundred people.
But the ships on the sea surface compared to this magnificent great ship were like small sampans.
As time passed, this magnificent great ship drew closer and closer.
Suo Lun saw the flag on this great ship. Upon it was painted a mermaid, yet with a skull for a head.
“Sea Witch, Sea Witch!”
Could this be the symbol of the Sea Witch?
Immediately, countless excited voices of men came from below.
Moreover, from far away, many salt clansmen directly knelt on the ground, worshipping desperately.
Suo Lun wondered inwardly, who was this Sea Witch? In the hearts of the salt clansmen, she seemed to have the flavour of a spokesperson for the Sea God.
Finally, this magnificent great ship entered Pirate Harbour.
But…
At this moment, the docks of Pirate Harbour had been completely cleared to allow this magnificent great ship to moor.
Suo Lun finally saw its size clearly. By his estimate, this great ship’s displacement should exceed three to four thousand tons.
If this great ship were converted into a warship, its power could be imagined. The giant crossbows it fired could be as dense as a rainstorm.
Moreover, even if it simply sailed directly over, it would be enough to crush enemy vessels.
After this magnificent great ship stopped, two people spread a carpet upon the deck.
Then, one fiery woman after another, like models from later Earth’s runways, walked barefoot along the carpet onto the deck.
Immediately, all of Pirate Harbour completely and utterly boiled over.
These were the legendary Rock Women?
Suo Lun could not help but widen his eyes. Indeed, they were filled with infinite allure.
Although these women’s skin tone was somewhat dark, it was the most alluring wheat complexion of modern Earth.
Moreover, perhaps due to rich genetic diversity, almost all of these women were mixed-race.
Almost every woman’s features were very deep and defined, especially their eyes, bold yet innocent, seductive yet fiery, truly enough to drive men mad.
Moreover, almost every Rock Woman was different. Some were slender, some voluptuous, some bewitching, some pure.
But almost every Rock Woman was fit and fiery. Looking at the curves of their figures, one could sense astonishing resilience.
In pure looks, every Rock Woman who appeared was one in a hundred, one in a thousand.
And in figure, very, very few women of the human kingdom could reach this level.
One Rock Woman after another emerged from the cabin, then stood neatly upon the bow deck.
A full twenty-eight Rock Women!
Twenty-nine fiery, alluring mixed-race beauties, and all of them virgins.
No wonder men of the entire human kingdom would go mad for them. It turned out these Rock Women were indeed incomparably fiery and beautiful, and this special charm was something women of the human kingdom could hardly match.
When everyone thought the appearance of the Rock Women had ended.
Suddenly, one more walked out.
Then, the entire harbour fell silent.
Because the girl who walked out had a face of exquisite perfection to the extreme, especially her two large, watery eyes, like gems, seeming to speak with every blink.
She appeared very young, perhaps only sixteen or seventeen years old.
But her figure was already very maturely developed, her curves absolutely the most devilish among all the Rock Women.
Especially that tiny waist, truly like a small snake. And although she was the youngest, she was also the tallest.
Especially her skin, the colour of beeswax, delicate as satin, emitting a captivating lustre.
Moreover, she seemed to be smiling at every moment. Even when not smiling, her eyes were curved.
Even amid a crowd of beautiful beauties, she stood out like a crane among chickens, a true peerless beauty.
Even in pure looks, she surpassed Tu Ling Duo, the campus beauty of the royal academy. Her figure far surpassed Tu Ling Duo’s, even rivalling Gui Qin Shao’s, and she was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Suo Lun looked at this girl and immediately felt it somewhat inconceivable, even feeling it a waste of heavenly gifts.
A peerless beauty of this level would be enough to become a princess in the human kingdom.
And indeed, she stood in the very centre of all the Rock Women.
After all the Rock Women had arrived, an older woman stepped forward and spoke, “This time, the Rock Women will not come ashore.”
The moment these words were spoken, all of Pirate Harbour erupted completely.
They had travelled thousands of li, even tens of thousands of li, precisely to wait for the Rock Women to come ashore and copulate. Yet now the Rock Women would not come ashore.
Then, this older woman said, “However, our ship is large enough. We welcome young men from the human kingdom to board our ship, and spend incomparably wonderful seven days and seven nights with our girls.”
The moment these words were spoken, the entire harbour nearly went mad.
All men instinctively surged forward, attempting to board this great ship.
The older Rock Woman said, “Of course, the young men of the human kingdom before us are truly far too many. We shall select the strongest, the most handsome, the most powerful, the wisest.”
Immediately, countless men on the harbour raised their hands, indicating that they were the strongest and most handsome.
The older Rock Woman said, “Next, we shall lower twenty-nine gangways. Each Rock Woman will guard one gangway. Any young man may pass across the gangway. If favoured by our Rock Woman, she will allow you aboard. Each Rock Woman will allow at most ten young men from the human kingdom aboard, then from these ten select one person to become her husband for the next seven days.”
The moment these words were spoken, countless men went completely mad, absolutely eager to try.
Hearing these rules, Suo Lun immediately found them very interesting.
This felt like the talent shows of later Earth.
Twenty-nine Rock Women, selecting two hundred and ninety men from several thousand. This elimination rate was already ninety-five percent.
However, this was merely the preliminary round.
Only one in twenty would pass the preliminary round.
The several thousand young men present were already the elite of the human kingdom. One in twenty was the elite among elites.
Yet after passing the preliminary round, only one in ten would smile to the end, becoming the object of a Rock Woman’s seed-seeking, becoming her husband for the coming days.
Although this scene appeared utterly absurd, what Suo Lun saw was the genetic composition of a powerful race.
Even King Ji Bian and Count Suo Long had come to participate in this sea of selections. One could see how excellent the genes of the children these Rock Women bore after pregnancy must be.
Truly only the most outstanding young talents, selected from ten thousand, could become the object of a Rock Woman’s seed-seeking.
However, King Ji Bian had said that he had countless women outside, yet never left his seed. He possessed a special method that made it impossible for the woman to conceive, and Gao Yu was constantly by his side.
As a result, later he was framed by Gui Xing Fu and lost the ability to reproduce. So he probably rather regretted his actions at the time. Otherwise, he would not have had only Ji Yan as a child.
Although they would have been illegitimate children, that was still better than none.
…
Next, Suo Lun saw an incomparably massive scene of selection.
From this magnificent great ship, twenty-nine gangways were lowered. Each Rock Woman was responsible for guarding one gangway.
Then, several thousand young talents from the human kingdom formed long queues, passing across these twenty-nine gangways, to be selected by the twenty-nine Rock Women.
Countless men gazed up at the Rock Women on the high ship deck with eyes filled with infinite longing and adoration, longing to win these beauties’ favour.
But very strangely, when all men passed by the central peerless beauty, the central Rock Woman, they first cast an incomparably admiring glance, then instinctively lowered their heads, even bending at the waist.
Although this peerless beauty’s eyes were curved, as if constantly filled with smiles.
Yet her exquisite, perfect face, glowing with a golden lustre, instinctively made men feel somewhat unworthy.
Several thousand men walked round and round, to be selected by the twenty-nine Rock Women.
Gradually, the fortunate ones appeared one after another.
With the Rock Women’s nod of approval, one young talent after another from the human kingdom boarded this magnificent great ship, passing the preliminary round. These men, each more handsome than the last, each stronger than the last, each more powerful in martial arts than the last.
Then, they received gazes of incomparable envy and jealousy.
A full three hours later.
The preliminary round had completely ended.
Twenty-eight Rock Women had each selected ten candidates, then they retracted their gangways.
However, that peerless beauty, the central Rock Woman, remained completely empty. Among several thousand young talents, she had not selected a single one.
Suo Lun let out a long breath of relief. This sixteen or seventeen year old beauty was truly like a princess. He truly did not wish for her to allow any man to become her intimate guest.
Moreover, there were many outstanding men on Rock Island. She could completely select the most outstanding man to marry.
For such a girl to be cheapened by romantic hunters from the human kingdom would truly be a waste of heavenly gifts.
However, at this moment, this peerless beauty’s large, watery, gem-like beautiful eyes suddenly turned towards the window where Suo Lun was.
Her eyes truly seemed able to speak, truly like gems set within her face.
When these eyes turned towards you, anyone would feel a surge of tender affection, filled with intense protective desire.
Moreover, this exquisite little face seemed to be smiling at every moment, truly making one feel very warm at heart.
Immediately after, this peerless beauty Rock Woman’s jade finger pointed towards Suo Lun, then beckoned!