"Are you talking about the [Ancient Scroll] that records all the secrets of the ocean? Is there really such a powerful Ocean Treasure?"
"Of course it’s real. It’s said that the [Ocean Treasure: Ancient Scroll] itself is an unknown-to-origin magical nautical chart that has been handed down for a very long ti. It depicts ocean currents, wind directions, geography, flora, fauna, minerals, resources, and unique natural disasters of both known and unknown sea regions.
And upon becoming an Ocean Treasure, it can even display real-ti changes on the sea, shoreline, islands, reefs, water depths, and habitats of dangerous marine creatures, making it truly a divine artifact for adventurers.
If we want to explore the ’Endless Ocean’ Phorcys, this Secret Treasure will undoubtedly help us avoid most of the dangers along the way."
After receiving Jelos’ ssage, Aiven and Angie left the Spirit Realm and imdiately jumped to the island where Fifth Disciple Valina Bach had lived since childhood.
At this ti, a group of old acquaintances, Aiven, Angie, Jelos, Eldest Princess Stephanie, and Parrot First Mate Lam, were sitting around on the island’s beach, listening to Jelos speak eloquently.
Moreover, this Grand Wizard, who has lived for almost two hundred years, not only knows the power of this Secret Treasure but also understands the difficulty in obtaining it. Although possessing two Tier 3 Extraordinaries, he and his wife are at odds in trying to snatch food from a pack of wolves, so the possibility is not really high.
Naturally, they thought of Aiven, who also possesses the "Adventurer’s Blood," as a teammate. Having a powerful Tier 3 "Dragon Descendant" as an assistant will greatly increase the success rate.
"And every sailor knows that the further west you go from the Black Sea, the worse the sea conditions beco. After entering the core area of the "Broken Star Sea," it’s no longer just a matter of extre weather at sea. Even the geomagnetic fields, celestial phenona, ocean currents, and wind directions are completely chaotic.
Fanny and I currently live there, but we only know that on the outskirts of that dangerous sea region alone, there are at least twenty thousand islands of varying sizes, and countless more are hidden deep in the sea, collectively known as "Broken Star Islands."
In the past, we managed to travel to the ’Golden Kingdom,’ thanks to the guidance of the ’Golden Compass’ and bypassing a big circle from the south, never actually entering the heartland of the ’Broken Star Sea.’
Following this trend, one can imagine just how treacherous the sea conditions in the ’Endless Ocean’ Phorcys are.
Even if we don’t explore the Endless Ocean behind the Door in the short term, as long as we can use the [Ancient Scroll] to explore a large area of the Broken Star Sea, incorporating it into the map of the known world, it will definitely be a big profit!"
Hearing Jelos share this intel, Aiven nodded slightly to show approval.
Since experiencing the benefits of the "World’s Favor," Aiven’s entire family has beco unprecedentedly eager to explore unknown worlds.
Even though Olivia and Anita’s progress rate hasn’t hit a bottleneck like Aiven’s, those who have grown accustod to riding express trains find it difficult to tolerate traveling on green trains again.
Originally, Aiven’s goal was set at the Southern Polar Region, but because of the Ancient Land Turtle (it’s said White Land is actually the burial ground of the Ancient Land Turtle species), who knows if it counts as an unknown region. Nowadays, being able to embark on exploration with a roadmap and step-by-step planning is nothing less than delightful.
At the very least, clearing the War Fog will allow us to control the adventure process to the greatest extent possible.
"So, Mr. Jelos, where is this treasure you’re talking about? And what do we need to do?"
Sitting next to Aiven, Angie felt a spark in her heart as she recognized the familiar na ntioned by Jelos and couldn’t help but blurt out:
"The [Ancient Scroll] you’re talking about, isn’t it also hidden in the [Clock Tower]?"
Just as Jelos was about to unravel the mystery for Aiven, he was slightly stunned upon hearing this:
"Eh? You guys are also aware that the Great Treasury [Clock Tower] is about to appear in this era?"
With only Aiven looking puzzled, Angie explained the content she read in [Wandering Mysterious Source: Clock Tower].
Along the way, she also linked the unusual actions of the Holy Knights of the "Iron Wall Knight" and "Silver Knight" churches to the [Clock Tower].
They must also be preparing to find sothing in the [Clock Tower]!
"This explanation makes it simple. Once inside the [Clock Tower], the Extraordinary Gathering Effect reaches its peak. The longer one stays there, the greater the chance of encountering a treasure that matches their own attributes.
Although the [Ancient Scroll] news is sothing I read in an old Witchcraft Notes, a casual note likely from an Ancient Wizard who explored the [Clock Tower]. But the era is too far gone; I can’t find more evidence to prove it’s indeed inside the [Clock Tower].
But I believe just the ssage itself is worth us taking the risk! What do you think?"
Considering the intel from both sides, since the news isn’t really a secret to major forces with so background. The [Clock Tower] has appeared in the Material World three tis, and its portents are bound to be detected by organizations with a long heritage.
Finally, Jelos suggests calling in friends to strengthen their forces and bringing along all comrades with "Adventurer’s Blood" to maximize the Extraordinary Gathering Effect.
After a bit of thought, Aiven nodded firmly:
"Let’s do it!"
....
In the sumr of the Sea Origin Calendar year 188, ti unwittingly arrived.
An oppressive atmosphere akin to the calm before a storm enveloped every high-tier Transcendent in the New Continent, a feeling imperceptible to mortals or ordinary Extraordinaries.
As ti went on, even though many’s channels of information and foundations were far from strong as the Church’s, the news about the quickly spread, drawing more Extraordinaries to the New Continent from all around the world.
Most of them headed straight to the West Coast, for it was rumored to be the most likely place where the might reveal itself.
At this mont.
Aiven had already confird the mbers of his adventure team, and for safety’s sake, the first rule was a battle strength and survival ability of at least Tier 3 Grand Knight Level (including Senior Official Wizards equipped with powerful Witchcraft Tools).
The mbers included: himself, his sister Anita, Olivia, Angie, and... the self-recomnded Prophet Milan. Actually, this was the core lineup for Aiven’s future Ocean explorations in his mind.
Since the exploration timing was uncertain, and the New Continent was not entirely peaceful, his mother-in-law was responsible for guarding the ho front as a stabilizing force.
Throughout this interim period, the focus was none other than the preparation work before the adventure.
Aiven devoted all his efforts to a major equipnt upgrade for the main mbers of the adventure team.
Together with Nymph, he co-created a powerful Magic Book for Olivia, . With two Tier 3 Grand Wizards, one as a mother and the other as a fiancé, crafting this Magic Book spared no expense.
Not only did it use copious amounts of dragon skin and pure gold, but it also gathered over 230 known high-quality gemstones, including Gem Stars, from the civilized world. In the Extraordinary Spiritual Light akin to the splendor of the sun, every detail of the Magic Book illustrated one word: lavish! Lavish beyond compare!
After deciding her future research direction, , Angie finally completed her exclusive Magic Book filled with sacred aura, , with teacher Aiven’s help.
Aiven also integrated the and three hundred toy soldiers into the modified before handing it over to Angie, boosting her combat power and environntal adaptability.
Now, the "Gem Shell" had already been separately transferred into Aiven and Nymph’s , and having expanded the breeding scale several tis over, they no longer needed to rely on the relatively confined .
Furthermore.
Having traveled far and wide with Aiven through many significant events, Milan had long since been promoted to Senior Official Wizard, surpassing Olivia herself in Wizard Level after her early breakthrough, though in terms of combat power... words fail.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
"Hahaha, if you had such a good thing, why didn’t you bring it out earlier? If Apsuya saw my glorious form now, she’d be thrilled to scream."
With two black revolvers in hand, Milan fired continuously, laughing as he riddled the thick steel forty ters away with holes. The powerful recoil was effortlessly absorbed by the Knight Level arms.
Aiven: Hmm... Are you sure that beast-eared maiden’s scream is for you, and not these two massive guns?
Given Milan’s combat prowess was a weak point, Aiven simply gave him the previously crafted large-caliber revolver, .
This handcrafted large-caliber revolver by Aiven asured 457mm in total length, had a barrel length of 266mm, a whole height of 165mm, and weighed in empty at 2.32 kilograms, not much lighter than a rifle, with a cherry wood grip.
Moreover, the barrel was equipped with a blade, allowing it to be used not only as a ranged weapon but also for close quarters cutting.
It was indeed, in every sense, a cannon among handguns, effectively nicknad "hand cannon."
The bullet weight was 22 grams, with an initial speed reaching 602 ters per second, thus its initial energy even reached nearly 4000 joules, allowing a round to penetrate approximately 3 centiters of steel within a hundred paces.
Such horrifying power ant that even if Combat Qi was fully unleashed, purportedly capable of crushing sharp edges and steel, a Great Knight might not withstand a direct hit, perhaps only a Peak Grand Knight could manage a try.
This was thanks to Delis who had arrived at the New Continent, reminding Aiven of the stabilizer concept from their collaborative crafting of the —"nitrocellulose," commonly known as smokeless gunpowder.
Its explosion speed and energy significantly surpassed black gunpowder, and after burning left no residue, preventing visual interference even in continuous firing.
While the idea existed, capability was lacking before, but after advancing to Grand Wizard, it sufficed to illuminate a new tech tree.
Not only Milan wielded the revolver ; everyone—his sister, Olivia, Angie—had one; leveraging fingers trumps chanting and sword swinging anyhow.
Yet the revolver and "smokeless gunpowder" were strictly limited to small team use, with no plans for wider distribution.
The team’s intensive adventure preparation extended to the sumr of July.
A Sea Hunter who had just returned from the fringes of the "Broken Star Sea" brought back seemingly insignificant news that suddenly disrupted the months-long tranquility in the New Continent!
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