Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 674 - 582: New Topics and Return

The clear seawater has excellent transparency.

Under the bright sunlight, one can clearly see that there is an independent deep blue pool below the sea, with a distinct boundary from regular seawater — the salt layer.

Numerous halophile bacteria, which thrive in high salinity, form the foundation of the food chain here, around which countless mollusks and fish, from low to high, create a magical ecosystem near this salt pool.

Together, they support the apex predators lurking nearby.

However, today’s hunt has already ended, and the remaining marine creatures temporarily escaped. A slender, giant black shadow carrying a seagrass-woven fish basket on its body connected with the boy waiting in the mid-water area and slowly surfaced.

This was a giant fish over thirty meters in length, smooth and scaleless, with seven gill slits on each side of its body.

Its large mouth was tube-shaped, lacking upper and lower jaws, and inside was a bloody passageway composed of circular sharp teeth. Any prey unfortunate enough to be bitten by this mouth would undoubtedly be reduced to bone and meat pulp.

An undoubtedly ferocious predator, and a wild small species belonging to the family of Sea Monsters, a "Seven-gilled Eel"!

Bang——

White surf exploded.

The mixed-race boy, Kvarina Bach, with a green conch shell tied around his neck, burst out of the water riding on the thirty-meter-long "Seven-gilled Eel."

Seemingly unaffected by the cold wind still hovering below freezing, he checked the day’s haul in the fish basket and shouted excitedly:

"Hahaha, Pok, today we are in such luck, we actually caught two large cod over a meter long, do you want grilled cod today?"

But the small species "Seven-gilled Eel" beneath him did not respond as usual.

Instead, it suddenly lifted its upper body out of the water, opened its terrifying toothy mouth toward the shore and made a hissing noise that sounded like it was frightened.

At the same time, a circle of clear water suddenly rose, forming a high-speed spinning water ring around them.

"What’s wrong, Pok?"

The boy, nearly falling off the fish’s back, hurriedly tried to calm the usually docile Sea Monster while looking towards the shore.

He saw a group of five people standing in front of his wooden cabin, as if they had been waiting for him.

The boy, who had never seen anyone other than his parents, immediately drew a well-crafted Extraordinary dagger from his waist, appearing like a beast whose territory had been invaded upon seeing these people.

Then he heard a particularly tall young man among them speak in the language his father called Atlantian: "Hello, child! Would you like to leave the island and see the world outside?"

Aiven had made an agreement with the now-departed Jelos that the orphan left by some adventurer stranded on the desert island would be taken over by him, regardless of whether the child had the "Golden Compass" in hand.

The Jelos couple, perpetually adrift at sea, were hardly capable of taking care of such a "frail" burden. In fact, on the entire "Theseus," Jelos and Stephanie were the only two humans, along with the First Mate, King Kong Parrot.

All other crew members, including rowers, were actually Regenerated Puppets created using his unique school witchcraft by Jelos, offering a cost-efficiency far superior to human sailors.

While waiting for the boy to come ashore, Aiven’s massive spiritual power had long since detected a portion of Atlantian books inside the cabin.

Moreover, not far from the wooden cabin, a man and a woman lay buried together, with particularly old, unhealed injuries remaining on the man’s bones. They were evidently the boy’s parents, and the man appeared to be an Atlantean.

Nevertheless, the nearest Koyak settlement was nearly a hundred kilometers away.

Possibly due to having little to no contact with outsiders, this boy, who had been living alone unknown for how long, was obviously very wary of strangers.

"Strangers, leave here!"

Hiss——

The unwilling intent was expressed very clearly, and he was opposed to communication. Had it not been for the intense apprehension transmitted to him by the "Seven-gilled Eel," this mixed-race boy might have launched an attack immediately.

Aiven, looking deeply at him, was not angered:

"Then... I will come to look for you again in some time."

Enrolling a student naturally requires mutual willingness; one cannot forcibly take him away. Since a boy who has always lived on an isolated island does not yet realize the benefits of power, it would be best to postpone the matter for now until another time.

Frequently visiting with cakes, candies, spices, clothing... Aiven was sure he couldn’t resist his sugar-coated bullets for long and would sooner or later fall into his fold.

The Mind Network had already extended to this location, monitoring at any time, ensuring that the cooked duck wouldn’t fly away.

Furthermore, the "Adventurer’s Blood" already beginning to stir within this boy would urge him to leave this "comforting" place soon. At that time, it would naturally become a seller’s market, as he was not really some philanthropic old man.

Aiven turned around and snapped his fingers.

Snap——

A Black Cavity appeared before the group, although it was too far to directly reach the Georgia Territory from here, they needed to traverse through a Shadow Realm crack.

After taking a few breaks, they should be able to cross half the New Continent and reach the territory by late afternoon. Considering the physique of Leon and the others, this speed was already fast.

As for the abilities of the Cosmic Dragon, though more convenient, its controllability, energy consumption, proficiency, etc. were not as good as the Shadow Dragon.

Since he had only started loading the plugin a day ago and had only test-run a few magic-like techniques, Aiven didn’t dare to carry so many people for long-distance Space Jump.

However.

Until they walked into the Black Cavity, Jacob kept looking back.

But he wasn’t looking at the already decided junior brother, instead at the fearsome looking "Seven-gilled Eel," since opportunities to encounter a Sea Monster up close were rare for ordinary people and Low-tier Extraordinaries.

"Jacob, what are you looking at? Keep up!"

Leon softly reminded him.

"Teacher, this Sea Monster’s body is a jawless fish, and the ’round mouth’ feature is rare in the ocean, found only in some very ancient species.

I once saw the fossils of ancient armored fish near the Six Great Lakes, which might have been a seabed during ancient times, and the mouth features of both are very similar."

Jacob hurriedly caught up with the group, eagerly sharing his findings.

Jacob, who awakened the Talent Magic: Recognition while still an apprentice, possessed exceptionally keen insight, which was the basis for his early aspiration to become a natural scientist.

While others had little reaction, Aiven’s eyes lit up slightly, turning to his new entry student:

"Oh? Jacob, are you very interested in this field? Then I’ll assign you a task.

Would you be willing to carry out this project?"

Rather than just wanting to be a naturalist, Jacob had already heard from his teacher about the significance of the Oldest School’s Life Tree School.

Not even mentioning those ancient legends, it couldn’t be denied that even those Wild Mages specializing in Magic Potions could not ignore it.

Without hesitation, Jacob agreed:

"Yes, teacher, I will do my utmost to complete this task!"

Calling someone ’teacher’ came naturally for Jacob, and he didn’t feel uneasy about it, as students and teachers did not have a personal dependency in this world, and one could have many teachers throughout their life.

The Mind Network had already extended here, monitoring continuously to ensure that the already captured duck wouldn’t fly away.

Even more so, as the ’Adventurer’s Blood’, which had already started to stir within the boy, would urge him to leave this ’comfortable’ place as soon as possible, and by then it would naturally become a seller’s market as well, since he was not some worthless hanger-on.

Jacob quickly caught up, keeping his gaze on the water while the Thoughts Network had already detected a part of the Atlantian books inside the young boy’s house.

There was also a burial site not far from the wooden house, housing the remains of a man and a woman, with particularly old, unhealed injuries apparent on the male skeleton. They were evidently the boy’s parents, indicating that the man was likely an Atlantean.

Considering the physique of Leon’s three companions, this speed was incredibly fast.

As for the abilities of the Cosmic Dragon, they were undoubtedly more convenient, but in controllability, energy consumption, proficiency, and other aspects, it was not as good as the Shadow Dragon.

He’s only loaded this plugin for about a day and has only run a few simple tests, so carrying so many people for long-distance Space Jump is not advisable.

Swoosh——

The projection disappeared, and the group had vanished.