"Oh~ Your Majesty, the Respected King of Dreams, please bestow your grace upon your noble subject!"
Jason knelt on one knee, his face solemn, even clad in an exceptionally fine suit of heavy armor.
He had the air of a knighthood.
"Knight Jason's character is questionable. I suggest, Your Majesty, expel him from the knighthood, demote him to a commoner, and exile him to an outlying island."
Simon, standing nearby, wearing a pair of glasses and clutching a heavy book, offered this advice.
Alka, wearing the Dream Crown, nodded and said, "Lord Simon, you have a point. Someone, suppress Jason."
"At least give me the contract before you suppress him," Jason said, looking up.
"That's right," Alka said, tapping the contract on Simon's arm.
This would allow them to store their dream bubbles in Alka's palace while they slept.
A peaceful, sweet dream, undisturbed.
As for the previous exchange, it was merely a baffling rendition of a scene.
"How could they be so childish?" Julia, standing on the poop, watched Alka and the others' performance and couldn't help but grumble.
Her face was filled with incomprehension.
Don't these people have any sense of shame?
Nearby, Matresha covered her mouth and smiled, "They're so funny."
"Isn't that what men are like? It would be strange if they didn't go crazy," Sofia said with a smile.
The contract had just been placed on them.
After the others below had their fill of fun, Simon moved his hands, and the construct armor on Jason's body automatically peeled off, disintegrating into pieces that slipped into Simon's pocket ring.
Simon observed the magical fluctuations emanating from Jason: "Are you going to advance?"
Jason's magical fluctuations were truly conspicuous.
Hearing Simon's words, Jason nodded.
"Almost there, just this last little bit. I should be able to advance when it's my turn to stand guard."
"Speaking of which, where's Urulius? Why haven't I seen her since I woke up?" Alka asked curiously.
Since waking up last night, he hadn't seen the Crystal Dragon all day.
Shouldn't the Crystal Dragon have been sticking with Jason the entire time? It was truly bizarre that he hadn't seen her all day.
"She's reached a bottleneck, but she can break through simply by sleeping, which will also lead to significant growth. That's why she's sleeping in her room now."
Hearing Jason's answer, Alka nodded in understanding.
"Speaking of which, your magic power was also unusual yesterday. Did you break through again?" Simon turned to Alka and asked.
He had wanted to ask yesterday, but he was distracted by Alka's other words and forgot about it.
Now that he thinks about it, having become a divine bloodline and possessing certain privileges in the dream world, it would be strange if his strength hadn't increased.
Alka nodded: "My current strength is 14 spirals, and I've increased it by 4 spirals for no apparent reason."
A fragment of the god, combined with the Dream Kingship and some energy blessing,
Alka jumped 5 spirals, instantly gaining a foothold in the third stage.
However, it was still only an average third stage.
After all, to reach perfection in the third stage, one must have 27 spirals.
Alka had only just reached the halfway mark.
Since Jason was about to break through tonight,
Then, let's do the math.
By then, there would only be two people on board whose strength remained at the second stage.
One was Matresa, who hadn't broken through to the third stage due to a lack of a treasure. Without a treasure, she might need another 30 days and nights to reach the final step.
Then there was Juanlu. He hadn't even reached the ninth spiral yet. Without the treasure's blessing, his progress was much slower than everyone else's.
The rest of the group had reached the third stage in the past few days, especially Julia, who had quickly broken through to the final step after obtaining the treasure.
Assuming each person possessed at least one treasure,
They were still two treasures short on board.
"Two more," Alka couldn't help but say, pondering.
Where can we quickly obtain these two treasures?
This matter has become a priority.
Otherwise, the gap in power will only widen, which is not good.
"So, are we just going to sail aimlessly on the sea?" Jason asked, gazing at the endless expanse of water.
Hearing this, Alka, who was lost in thought, snapped back to his senses.
He nodded.
"Isn't it fun to just drift aimlessly? There's nowhere you absolutely have to go in the Vast Ocean anyway."
The boat drifted aimlessly, and so did countless strange islands.
Following fate's lead, reaching the island you were destined for.
At least that's how the locals of the Vast Ocean see it.
They call this a destiny voyage.
Of course, one doesn't necessarily have to sail aimlessly and randomly. If one has a destination, one must head towards it.
Destination...
Arka seemed to have a thought and began to carefully review the information in his mind.
After all, these weren't his own memories. When he obtained the divine fragments and the kingship, he also obtained many fragments of Mirmi's memories.
As a king of the dream world, he was a powerful being who had reached the sixth or seventh stage of strength in reality.
And he possessed an infinite lifespan.
The exaggerated memories, even just a few fragments, were enough to make Arka's brain swell and ache.
So at the time, Arka didn't think about carefully taking in all of these memories. Instead, he simply reviewed them and stored them, ready to call upon them when needed.
This simple review allowed him to retain a certain memory fragment.
As a dream creature who had lived for thousands of years, he had naturally visited reality many times and knew many areas of the dream world. The dream world and the real world also have certain correspondences.
‐‐ Especially, unusual areas can affect the other side.
‐‐For example, if a wonderland exists in the dream world, the corresponding location in reality will also have unique conditions.
‐‐Or perhaps it could be another environment.
‐‐Furthermore, Mirmi, in order to gain power and privileges within the dream world, constantly searches for fragments of gods.
‐‐As a result, he constantly explores places where gods have fallen or where the aura of gods has decayed.
‐‐This has led him to discover many unusual areas.
‐‐Because he was later influenced by Kylian, the seeds of his misfortune were laid.
‐‐Even within his fragmentary memories, Alka has found many interesting places.
‐‐However, from these fragmented memories, it can be seen that most of these places are not accessible to them right now.
‐‐But there are always some that are safe.
‐‐Yesterday, when receiving this information, he briefly reviewed it and remembered that such areas exist.
"…Found it."
An island Mirmi had visited before and was familiar with.
Trial Island.
Perhaps a place where some ancient power selected warriors, with remnants of the gods' divine power.
A very unique island.
So it left a rather interesting impression in his mind.
It wasn't very far.
A conservative estimate was 30 to 60 days and nights.
Acceptable.
Based on the directions in his dream, Alka began to carefully adjust the angle and range.
According to his memory, this island was somewhat similar to a landmark island, but without an island chain.
Before Mirmi was controlled, he had visited that island, and it was still unoccupied.
And it wasn't dangerous.
A good destination.
The main problem was that Mirmi had detected many residual auras there.
The lingering aura of the gods meant that the island held more than one treasure.
For Mirmi, it might be an interesting and safe island, but for Alka and the others, it was still somewhat dangerous.
But it was acceptable.
After a simple adjustment of the bearing, Alka took the compass he had purchased on the island and began to steer the ship himself.
"Do you have a target?"
Looking at Alka at the helm, Shadaiti asked from a nearby seat.
Alka nodded and said, "A place where I might be able to obtain two treasures directly, give it directly to Juan Luma Teresa."
After determining the direction,
then let the Voice of Dawn sail automatically.
...
Is sailing on the Infinite Ocean boring?
Alka asked Jason.
Jason was the one who dreaded such a boring voyage.
So what did Jason say?
"I... cough, cough, cough, vomit!"
Before he could even begin to speak, he coughed violently, vomiting a large stream of seawater.
At this moment, the Dawn's Voice was sailing in an unknown sea.
It was night.
The radiance of the shining stars in the sky made the night seem less dark.
Under the starlight,
The surrounding sea was also restless.
Spikes of water shot continuously into the air.
These jets ranged in size.
Some were as small as a thumb, while others were large enough to flip the Dawn's Voice over.
These jets randomly emerged from the water's surface and shot towards the sea.
And the Dawn's Voice, sailing over this sea, was inevitably affected.
Jason had just spit out a large mouthful of seawater, and before he could recover, he was struck by a jet of water as thick as a human head.
The jet of water was incredibly fast.
It struck Jason's back in an instant.
Jason had barely managed to block the jet from the side, paying no attention to his back.
The jet of water struck him, sending him flying.
He was caught in mid-air by a cable and tied up.
"Are you bored yet, Jason?"
"Ahem, ahem, if you still have any conscience, think of something to do instead of just making sarcastic remarks."
Jason, tied up in the air, coughed furiously.
Although his strength had reached the third stage, the Crystal Dragon seemed to be in a critical period of advancement.
This made him feel weak and sickly.
This also slowed his reaction time considerably, causing him to be constantly hit by the sudden jets of water.
The others on the boat were able to dodge them with ease.
Even if they were hit, they weren't as distraught as Jason.
After dodging a jet of water with a roll, Alka smiled at Jason.
Then, with a simple wave of his hand, a pink mist dissipated. This was actually Alka's magic.
Mirrors appeared one after another at the edge of the Dawn Sound, enveloping the entire ship.
The mirrors glowed a faint pink.
All the jets of water, after striking one mirror, were reflected directly from the other.
In an instant, all the jets of water that had struck the ship vanished.
These jets of water weren't energy attacks, but simply condensed seawater.
Jason was also lowered from the cable. "Damn it! Why didn't you use this move earlier?" Jason said, gasping and coughing as he lay on the deck.
"It's a very mana-intensive move, and it's so troublesome to use. And I thought everyone else could dodge it, but who knew you'd keep getting hit," Alka shrugged helplessly.
After that, he looked at Jason and asked, "So, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your body? Aren't you at Stage 3 anymore?"
Over ten days and nights had passed since Alka determined their target and began sailing.
Jason had already advanced to Stage 3 and stabilized there.
Logically, he shouldn't have been hit by the water jets like he just now.
Although these water jets were extremely fast, that was all. They weren't particularly aggressive. They were more impactful, and considering their strength, they weren't impossible to dodge.
It just required a bit more concentration.
Who could have known Jason would perform so poorly, as if he'd been significantly weakened?
Hearing Alka's words, Jason waved his hand helplessly.
"Urulius and I have a Link Contract, which means some of our situations may be shared."
"She's probably in a critical period of growth right now, so it's inevitable that she's drawing some magic and stamina from me. There's nothing I can do about it."
After saying that, Jason sat up and couldn't help but complain, "Now that I think about it, I'd rather continue on with a boring voyage. I don't want to be like this lately, and certainly not like I imagined it would be like this lately."
I won't say much more today. We've inexplicably entered a strange sea area.
The sea constantly blasted out jets of water of varying sizes, each fast and powerful enough.
Compared to today, other times weren't much better.
Ever since they left the Broken Island Chain and began their aimless voyage, all sorts of bizarre and harsh weather conditions have been bearing down on them.
It was unclear whether this was normal in the vast ocean, or if they were simply unlucky.
There was no chance to verify it.
At first, it was simply a sudden increase in sunlight intensity and heat.
Then they encountered the sea, boiling like boiling water.
Then, some sea beasts, observing the ship's movement, rose up, ready to attack them.
In such an environment, the waterspouts they'd only heard of in books were completely unheard of.
Natural disasters that normally occur on the sea, such as storm vortexes, were rarely seen.
There were only strange and bizarre dangers.
The chaotic sea was far worse than the spatial fluctuations they'd encountered when they first arrived around the Broken Island Chain.
Most of these spatial fluctuations were merely visual changes; they didn't pose any significant danger in reality.
However, these seas caused them considerable trouble, making their voyage less tedious.
Obviously, this lack of boredom wasn't a good thing.
"So how exactly are these strange water columns formed?" Jason asked, looking fiercely at the water jets flying everywhere.
He'd been badly beaten today.
His body was absolutely covered in bruises.
"It doesn't seem like a change caused by environmental issues," Julia said uncertainly.
After all, the entire Infinite Ocean is so chaotic that you can't find a single area without any chaos or loopholes.
So naturally, it's hard to imagine
It's completely certain whether it's caused by environmental issues.
At this moment, Pororo, who had just dived into the water, leaped out and landed on the deck.
He was clutching a completely unfamiliar fish.
It looked rather strange.
As for why it was strange, it was because the fish was elongated, and its most striking feature was its mouth.
The round, pointed mouth resembled a small trumpet.
As soon as it was brought aboard, it began rapidly spraying jets of water around it.
They were forced to block it, rather than dodge, to avoid damage to the boat's cabin.
But the girl, the Voice of Dawn, would become less beautiful if she kept getting hurt.
Seeing this, Pororo immediately covered the mouth of the strange trumpetfish with his own hand.
Lucelia watched the fish, a notepad floating nearby, rapidly recording.
A new species I've never seen before.
And there seemed to be quite a few of them. The entire sea area must be filled with these powerful and impactful jets of water, emanating from their bellows.
Another strange species unique to the Silverless Sea.
"So this fish is responsible for the situation out there?" Jason asked nearby.
Pororo nodded; he knew more about underwater life.
"This spraying method is similar to courtship. Whoever sprays higher, harder, and faster naturally has a greater chance of reproducing."
After listening to Pororo's explanation, everyone nodded.
This sounded quite interesting.
With Alka's protective mirror, they could observe the surrounding sea conditions more closely.
Alka spoke directly, "Then speed up and leave this sea area quickly. Maintaining so many mirrors around here is also consuming a lot of magic power."
"I must eat this fish today, and I want to eat its head," Jason said viciously from the side.