「One day later.」
The headlines on the front pages of every major maritime newspaper and intelligence vessel were surprisingly uniform:
Ferocious Dragon of the Sea of Soaring Dragons! Humanoid Beast Slays at Least 3 S-Rank Sea Beasts! A maritime trade fair will be held in two days, aiming to share resources and steadily advance the field of sea beast research.
Unprecedented!!! The Da Yu Trade Fair's Grand Finale Treasure! Suspected 100-gram Remains of the Holy Hall-level Sea Beast, the "Abyss Lord"!
King-level Wandering Ship [Fire Seed] Declares They Are Determined to Acquire the Abyss Lord's Remains!
Exclusive Interview with a Lighthouse Holy Hall Research Institute Researcher: "A Sensationalist Hack! Remains of the Abyss Lord? Impossible! Absolutely Impossible!"
Shi Ming sat in the captain's quarters of the Da Yu, looking over the digital editions of the various newspapers his crew had compiled.
