Chapter 1816 - A Mentally Ill Person and His Wild Train of Thoughts (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Dawn Island was around fifty kilometers away from Wanggui Town. The town was a few dozen kilometers away from the sea, and the island was a distance away from the shore, too.

Dawn Island was a part of Wanggui Town, but was quite distant from it. Therefore, it was no different from a desolate island, since no one was looking after it.

After leaving the teahouse, Mo Fan, Lingling, Zhao Manyan, and Jiang Shaoxu headed to the coast. Wanggui Town did not have a port, it only had a river flowing out of the town to the sea. They followed the river to the sea and noticed there was no shoreline, but a tall cliff instead.

The cliff served as a natural dam blocking the seawater. As a result, Wanggui Town was not greatly affected by the rise of sea level compared to other places. The sea monsters did not bother invading the town, since the seawater could not reach it.

“There’s a tower over there!” Lingling pointed at the cliff.

“Let’s take a look.”

The foursome went to the tower and stumbled into two members of the Enforcement Union patrolling the area. They were smoking while carrying out their duty. They seemed rather relaxed. They asked the group a few questions before heading in the opposite direction. Mo Fan also heard them cursing someone at the tower under their breath.

They went inside the tower, assuming it was abandoned. However, they were surprised to see how clean the place was at the entrance.

The tower was built with stone. The colors of the wall on the outside had already faded away from prolonged exposure to sunlight. The contrast was obvious even at night. The tower had obviously been around for some time.

“Someone seems to live here. There are clothes being dried over there,” Zhao Manyan pointed at two sticks nearby.

“There definitely is,” Mo Fan agreed.

A tall figure slowly came out of the shadows inside the tower.

Their face slowly became visible. It was a face worn down by the vicissitudes of life. Dark freckles scattered along the man’s slightly tanned skin. His eyes inspected the group of uninvited guests. The alert in his eyes indicated that he was not just a normal guardian.

The man was slightly hunched over, yet he was still more than half a head taller than Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan. It clearly showed how huge the watcher was when he was younger!

“Kids shouldn’t be playing around here. Demon creatures might kidnap you and slice your belly open if you wander around late at night!” the watcher spoke up when he realized the visitors were a few young adults.

“Are you the watcher here?” Mo Fan asked.

“Why do you even ask? Go back to town, the sea has been a little rough lately,” the watcher answered gruffly.

The watcher was likely an old soldier. He was still wearing an old military uniform.

“We just want to ask you about Dawn Island. You must have been here for many years. Do you know roughly how many Featherless Birds are there on Dawn Island?” Mo Fan asked.

“Just leave, it’s no place for busybodies like you,” the watcher said impatiently.