Blessings of Two Wives

A water bird landed on the mast and preened its feathers.

The trade map had been drawn by the Sea Market Master with his own tentacles. It was thirty feet long and wide, a full hundred square feet—nothing short of a giant curtain.

Liang Qu had never seen such a large map.

It was like catching an enormous rolled-up parchment carpet. He gave it a hard shake to drain off the water, then used its water-repellent properties to lay it flat upon the river surface and spread it evenly.

The Sea Market Master extended a tentacle.

Understanding at once, Liang Qu stood upon it and rose higher for a better look.

The entire map was dominated by the Azure Water Body that filled his vision. At its center were written: "March, September, organize and stock goods." This had to be the main base of the Octopus King and the ocean Merfolk.

The Demon Kings of the two races jointly oversaw trade, branches growing from the same qi.

Thus, aside from the octopus race, ocean Merfolk made up the largest portion of the merchant caravans.

The other continents were scattered around the edges. More than a third of the western section was pale yellow, while the winding curve outlined by one gold and two silver lines at the center was especially eye-catching.

There was no need to ask.

The Huai River, Yellow Sands, and the E River—three great rivers that stretched from east to west.

The Huai River was the largest, so it had been marked with the most distinctive gold line. The entire Jiang Huai Great Marsh along with it gleamed in brilliant gold. Judging by the scale, it could entirely be regarded as a regional Golden Sea.

"No wonder the Demon Kings of the sea came here."

Liang Qu