Water shimmered, and the sky was a clear blue. The merciless sun baked the deck while fishing nets dangled at the edge of the boats, and seagulls emitted crisp cries.
At the docks in the eastern part of Dahe Island, the fishermen who had survived the calamity were fervently discussing the strange occurrences that had happened that morning. They were old, but not blind—as large an area as Weiyuan City rose from the ground, it could be seen even from the very edges of Purple Island. Besides, peculiar changes had affected everyone's bodies, which, though they had soon returned to normal, could not be explained away by some collective hallucination.
"It's the Giant Union that's turned the city into a spaceship!" said a middle-aged fisherman anxiously, "They're going to take all of Zero Island's money and flee Earth! Those changes are their bio-weapons!"
