I have been in the illusion for nearly two months.

During this period, Ao Jian never left the island. It wasn't that he didn't want to go out, but that he couldn't get out at all.

He could only work in the dark mines day after day.

This kind of life makes Ao Jian feel very irritable, but his desire for "Law Sword Intention" makes him not want to give up.

During these two months, Aojian also tried to think about the reason for the existence of this illusion.

At this time, he had many speculations in his mind.

The most likely guess for Ao Jian is that what he is experiencing now is the path that Huangquan Sword Master once walked.

He still clearly remembered that when he was in the desert, the old man pointed to the distance with trembling fingers and shouted:

"Hai...Amu...Hai..."

Ao Jian's analysis is that the old man originally wanted to take him to find the sea.

But in the end, the old man's physical strength was exhausted and he could no longer hold on. Although the longing for the sea remained in his eyes, he was still buried in the yellow sand.

When I think of myself as 13 or 14 years old now, I have obviously grown up compared to before.

Does that mean that after the old man died, the young man set out again alone, relying on his strong will and extremely adaptable body to finally reach the seaside.

Later, for unknown reasons, he was captured on this island and became a hard laborer...

There is no way of knowing whether the sword is so proud, but if the guess is correct, then this journey to the fantasy world will definitely not be ordinary.

With such a mood, Ao Jian was looking forward to it, guessing and deliberating while working every day.

During his time here, Ao Jian also discovered a very strange thing, that is, he had forgotten any method of practicing sword intent.

He originally wanted to rely on the swordsmanship knowledge in his mind and the rich spiritual energy around him to practice again so that he could protect himself.

However, all the swordsmanship knowledge disappeared from his mind, as if this memory had been deliberately blocked.

All of this left Aojian confused, and he could only wait for what might happen next.

While waiting, another month has passed.

The days of mining are undoubtedly boring. Although they have no worries about eating and drinking every day, and in order to ensure their efficiency, a large amount of food is delivered every day, but living in such an environment for a long time has a huge impact on the spirit.

The hard laborers around him all had dull eyes, as if they had given up resistance long ago and had completely become tool men.

And Aojian was able to hold on because he had expectations in his heart and knew that all of this was false.

On this day, the sun rises.

Ao Jian and the hard laborers were driven into the mine as usual and continued to work below.

Halfway through the work, before it was time to eat, the ground suddenly shook and gravel fell down in the mine.

The sudden change shocked Ao Jian, and the supervisor patrolling not far away also looked shocked. Then he cursed and shouted to Ao Jian and others, "Keep working, don't be lazy," and walked out of the mine.

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Ao Jian was doubtful about this, but followed him out to have a look without hesitation.

After all, this place is heavily guarded and surrounded by the boundless sea. If you only rely on your own strength, which has not even reached the realm of ghost soldiers, escaping will be a dead end.

Soon there were shouts and explosions outside, as if a fierce battle was going on.

Hearing these voices, Ao Jian tried to communicate with the slave laborers around him, but when faced with Ao Jian's words, the slave laborers looked numb and ignored him at all.

While waiting, the sounds of fighting outside gradually calmed down, and a figure walked into the mine.

This person was not the supervisor that Aojian was familiar with, but a very tall man wearing green armor.

"From today on, you are my slaves on Iron Snake Island, do you understand?"

Hearing these words, Ao Jian's face showed surprise.

Competition for resources?

He also has a partial understanding of the history of this world on the forum, and knows that mutual plunder and competition for resources are endless, and this is even the main theme of this world.

Fights that break out over resources are indeed normal.

Facing the man's questions, Ao Jian and the slave laborers did not answer, but looked at the man quietly, their faces filled with numbness.

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After being taken over by "Iron Snake Island", although Ao Jian was still working hard, things changed in the days that followed.

The daily workload has tripled, and sleep and rest time have been compressed three times.

This is completely an act of squeezing the vitality of hard labor. There is no consideration of the harvest of resources from a long-term perspective. It is all about shortening the time as much as possible and quickly plundering and harvesting a batch of spiritual mineral resources.

In this regard, the proud swordsmen and the hard laborers were unable to resist at all and could only continue to work according to the regulations.

Every day there are hard laborers around us who fall down from the heavy workload.

The forces on Iron Snake Island were naturally aware of this scene, but they didn't care at all, and instead increased their workload again.

Such behavior made Ao Jian feel physically and mentally exhausted, but the strong vitality in his body kept him going.

In less than a month, most of the hard laborers in the mine died, and the few remaining people completely lost the ability to continue working.

Among them, Aojian is an exception.

Although he also felt extremely tired, he still managed to hold on.

It was a wonderful feeling. He clearly felt that he was about to die, but his body always responded with a strong desire to survive, allowing him to survive.

This power can even affect Ao Jian's decision.

Regarding this power, Ao Jian can only use three words to describe "survive".

Just like in the desert before, that strong desire for survival made him subconsciously make a decision to survive.

After most of the slave laborers died, Iron Snake Island did not bring in new slave laborers. Instead, it summoned the remaining slave laborers together one day, and the man in green armor appeared in front of them again.

At this time, there were less than ten people left in the labor force.

Nine of them have been overwhelmed by the heavy work and have completely lost consciousness. Only Aojian is still conscious.

In fact, Aojian also wanted to pretend to be the same as these nine people, and didn't want to appear too different.

But he couldn't pretend at all, and after being tested for a while, he still showed his flaws.

What surprised Ao Jian was that what greeted him was not a severe punishment, but a question from the man in green armor:

"Boy, you are very good, do you want to come with me?" As he said this, the man reached out and rubbed Ao Jian's head, with a smile on his face.

Aojian: "..."

Ao Jian was speechless at this. He wanted to refuse, but what came out of his mouth were timid words:

"I want to... live, I want to see the sea!"

"Hahaha, then come with me!"

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Just like that, Aojian followed the man and left the island where he had lived for several months.

As for this resource island, the man obviously had no intention of occupying it for a long time, but decisively abandoned it.

And those hard laborers who lost their abilities were also abandoned on the island.

During the next month of getting along with him, Aojian learned that this man's name was "Iron Snake" and that he had formed a maritime plundering force of his own. They roamed the nearby seas, plundered resources for development, and even occupied a resource island, which he

Renamed "Iron Snake Island".

Things changed in the days that followed.

Aojian no longer has to work day after day in the dark mines, but lives on Iron Snake Island. He is even called the third son by Iron Snake, and his salary has been greatly improved.

Occasionally, he would follow the Iron Snake out to sea, wandering and plundering in the sea area.

Every time they return from plunder, there will be a carnival on Iron Snake Island, where people eat meat and drink alcohol, and the smell of fireworks is strong.

However, Ao Jian's favorite thing is to sit on the beach when resting, looking towards the sea, admiring the sunrise and sunset, and quietly watching the sea and sky scenery.

At this time, the old man's hoarse voice and the longing for the sea that appeared in his eyes before his death would appear in his mind unconsciously.

In fact, Ao Jian felt that although he sympathized with the old man, he would not miss him.

But this thought came to him spontaneously, and he couldn't restrain it at all.

And Aojian's feeling towards the sea is as if he has inherited the old man's obsession and is full of yearning.

Days like this lasted for a while, and Tie Snake suddenly found Ao Jian one day and told him that strength was fundamental to survive in this world and that it was time for him to grow up.

In this regard, Iron Snake gave him a choice.

Let him find several vice-captains on the island, choose one as his master, and start practicing.

Ao Jian did as he was told.

There are three vice-captains in total on the island, one is good at controlling the power of elements, one relies on the strong body that comes with his race and is good at close combat, and the other is withdrawn, but he is good with a sword!

With such a choice, Ao Jian naturally planned to choose the sword wielder without hesitation.
To be continued...