Today, a sizable crowd had gathered in front of the dock where ships moored on Giant Tree Island.
Thousands of strong sailors and Warriors had been summoned.
After hearing the commotion, fishermen and Artisans from workshops of all sizes near the coast also emerged to watch what was happening on the shore.
Out at sea,
one Shell Insect after another broke through the waves and arrived at the dock.
Clearly, the Shell Insects had once again brought marvelous treasures from the ocean to trade with the people on the island.
To humans,
these ever-growing spring creatures created by the Rot Spirit Flower had now completely reached a status equal to that of human civilization.
After gaining their own ocean kingdom,
the Shell Insects no longer needed to depend on humans to survive as they once had, nor were they the mindless species they had once been.
They seemed to have learned something from the Sulfur Fire Spirits as well—trade.
The Sulfur Fire Spirits on Red Island asked humans for wooden barrels.
The Shell Insects and humans also traded the things they needed with one another.
Normally,
the Shell Insects would bring abundant hidden treasures from beneath the seabed and barter with the people.
At first, people had been utterly baffled by the few Shell Insects that lingered on the shore and refused to leave.
But after the Messenger of the Gods bestowed a divine oracle,
the King's messenger brought out several items that seemed equally precious in the eyes of the people.
Only then did those Shell Insects leave in satisfaction beneath the confused and bewildered gazes of the people.
Although people still did not understand why the Shell Insects needed those things,
as time passed,
the islanders gradually grew accustomed to it.
But this time, the number of Shell