Fool's Wharf was a large dock.
Compared to the dock on Little Barren Island, it was at least four or five times larger.
Yet it looked orderly, so its usual management must have been quite strict.
"Every island in Phantom Sea exchanges supplies with the outside world here. This is the only dock that leads inland. But while our supplies can go inland, our people cannot set foot ashore." Liu Lan looked somewhat dejected as she spoke.
Yu Xiang added, "Several times, people from the islands of Phantom Sea tried to go ashore, but none succeeded. We even wanted to gather all our strength and take Fool's Wharf, but when we assembled a great many people and came here, something strange happened."
"Oh?" What Yu Xiang called strange was naturally no ordinary matter.
Before Yu Xiang could continue, Liu Lan spoke first. "When we gathered people from all the islands and came here, Fool's Wharf disappeared. All we could see was the endless sea. That disappearance lasted three months. Think about it—during those three months, all the fish caught on the islands rotted away, and the daily necessities everyone needed could not be exchanged for either. Many people began spreading rumors that our actions had offended the Sea King, and that he had smashed our rice bowl."
"What happened afterward?" I asked.
Liu Lan sighed. "Three months later, Fool's Wharf mysteriously reappeared, as though nothing had happened. It was still the same as before, everything continuing as it always had. After that, we gave up the idea of leading people in and forcibly storming Fool's Wharf. I started thinking that Fool's Wharf was fake too. At the very least, it was not truly fixed in that spot. It could be there, or elsewhere, or perhaps it did not exist at