Thegateoftheirongridstronglyresiststheinvasionofforeigncountries.Thecitypheasantsaretall,firmandsteep,withdeeptrenchesunderneath.Thebrookaroundthecastlewasbubbling,andtheguard'sTowerappearedinmidair.
Asmostpeoplehavesaid,thedawningempireisdying.Thisoncehugeempireisnowlikeanoldmanwhohasfallenintothegraveandisabouttoenterthegrave.Butevenso,thedawningempireisstillthemasterofthislandonthebrightside,andeveryonemustobeythelawsoftheEmpire.ItwasinthissituationthatasemielfnamedNavierkilledJackTroy,thecityownerofBuyicity.Jack'sson,littleJack,vowedtoavengehisfather.Hefoundthefamousswordsmaster,MelSmith,tobuildhimselfagreatswordnamed“vow“,andhewastousethebigswordtocutdownhisenemy'shead.Thenhesetouttofindthehalfelfwhokilledhisfather.
JackandNavierfinallymetintheEmeraldCityofthedawnEmpire,andthebattleoftwopeopledestroyedhalfoftheEmeraldCity.Notlongafter,countlessrebelsenteredtheruinedEmeraldCity,andthedawnEmpirewenttothecountry.Theserebelshavecarveduptheentireempire'sterritoryintheEmeraldCity,andeachofthemiskingofindependence.Countlesslargeandsmallcountrieswereestablished,andsoonafterthat,amarathonwarlastedformorethan300yearsbetweenthesecountries.Finally,amannamedNealendedthewarandbuiltanempirecalledthecrescentmoononthelandthatbelongedtothedawningempire.ThecrescentEmpireattachedgreatimportancetoalchemyandengineering,andinvestedalotofmanpowerandmaterialresourcesinthisarea.Eventually,alchemistsandengineersbuiltahugewarmachinenamed“guardianoftheEmpire“.Soonafterthat,theimperialguardslostcontrolanddestroyedtheentireempire.Thecrescentempirewasdestroyed.Andtheimperialdefenderswerecompletelydestroyed.
Afewyearslater,amancalledSaman,withhisownlittlebrothers,overthrewtheownerofthecityofnorthernborder,andthenwentsouth,andfinallyestablishedhisownempire,theSamanempire.Samanwasnotcontenttoinherittheterritoryofhispredecessors,andconstantlydispatchedtroopsacrossthedeadmountainstofindnewland,whilevigorouslydevelopingtheshipbuildingindustry.Theboatmenbuiltanironvesselthatcouldsailonthesea.SamanIVnameditthe“neversinking“.ThesonofSamanthaIV,thefutureofSamanthaV,openedtheshipandenteredthevastsea,anddisappearedforeverinthedeepsea.
ShortlyafterthedestructionofthesaamanEmpire,morethanadozenlargeshipsdroveoutofthesea,themenfromanothercontinent,whoseleaderwasthesonofsaamanIV,thesonofsaamanIV,whoseoriginalnamewasLowmanSaman.Romanwasborntodestroytheimperialguardians.Whenhelearnedoftheexistenceoftheguardianoftheempirefromhisfather'smouth,hewishedtoseeit.Now,hebroughthiscaravantothemainlandwherehisancestorsoncelived.Atthistime,themainlandisstillfullofdisputes,andpeoplearestilllivingindeepwater.
RomansawthedamagedEmpireguardiansplacedinthedarkvalley,andamonghim,amancalledTriercalledhimselftorepairtheimperialguardians,andRomanagreedtohisrequesttorepairtheimperialdefenders.Trierdidit,andherestoredtheguardianoftheEmpire.Whenheenteredtheoperatingroomoftheimperialguardians,hebecameawareoftheimperialguardians,andhissoulleftthebodywiththeimperialguardsandbecameawhole.
RomanmadeTriermorepowerfulinitsempireguardian,butTrierrefused.TheangrymankilledTrierandkilledothers.Thenhefoundhisboatandfoundhisboatalittlesmallforhisbody,sohethreatenedtobuildahugevesselforhimbytheseaside,andeventuallyhereturnedtohishometownintheship.Andthefarmerswhohadmasteredthetechnologyofshipbuildingconstantlybuiltboatsandeventuallyfledallthewaytothedepthsoftheunknownsea.Thepeasantswentinalldirections,andoneofthemcametotheNgauTauIsland,whereourprotagonistwaslocated.Thisisanislandthatlookslikeanoxhead.
Afterlearninghowtobuildaship,theherotookallhisfamilypropertyandranaway,leavingtheprotagonistinhisinfancyandhissickmotherinbed.Itwasnotlongbeforethemotheroftheprotagonistcametotheworld,andtheprotagonistintheinfancywasadoptedbythepeasantandbecamehisson.Manyyearslater,theprotagonistgrewupandwascuriousabouttheseaandtheworldoutsidethesea.Finally,hesatonhisownship,lefttheislandofoxheadformanyyears,andwentdeepintothesea.
Hereisabriefintroductiontoourprotagonist,namedCookHook,twentyyearsold,proficientinshipbuilding,fishing,makingtraps,somesimplefightingskills,andmakingsomesimplemedicaments.
Cooklosthiswayontheseaandeventuallylandedonanuninhabitedisland.Atthesametime,thedisputeoverthedawnwasover.AnempirenamedColincameintobeingundertheswordofColinJordan,andColinsentcountlessfleettospreadacrossallsides,tryingtofindhisescapedbrotherMeadeYordanonthesea.ButwhathemightnotexpectwasthatMeadJordancametotheseaforseconddays,andeventuallydiedontheship,andtheboatmenthrewhisbodyonanunmannedislandandleft.ThisledtoCook,whoreturnedfromfishingonthesea,lookingatthedeadbodyinaveryperplexedway.
“Wheredidthebodycomefrom?“
HefoundamapinMead,amapofthewholelandofthedawn,includingthegeographicalconditionsoftheoffshorearea.Thereareafewbooks,afewbooksonengineering.Whilesearchingforthedawnofthemainland,Cookreadthesebooks.ThetextofthedawningcontinentisquitedifferentfromthewordsofthetauruIsland,butthefatherofCookisoriginallyadawningcontinent,soCookcanunderstandthewordsofthedawncontinent.Inthisway,Cooklearnedengineeringandfoundthedawnofthemainland.
Cooklookedatthecityinfrontofhim,nearHaicheng,acitybuiltonthePearlIslandoftheTenglongRiverintoHaikou.Allkindsofpeopleinthecitycamefromalldirectionstofindthebountyhunterwhohadalreadydiedonthesea.Cookknewverywellthatthemanontheportraitwasdead,buthedidnotspeaktoanyoneaboutit.Onthecontrary,heplayedthebountyhunterinapretendingmanner,andwaspreparingtojoinabountyhunterteamnamedRobin.ItriSmith,thebossofRobin,isthedescendantofMelSmith,thelegendaryswordmaker.Thelegendaryswords,Mel,createdsevenswordsinhislife.Theywere“massacre“,“terminator“,“vow“,“decapitation“,“destroyer“,“death“and“Mel“.Finally,thetwohandedsword,namedafterhim,finallyreachedItri'shandandbecameherfamousweapon.
IfCookwantstojointheRobin,hewillacceptthetestfromtheRobin.