Chapter 422 - 219: The Rising of the Secret Sea (Part 2)
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Lu Cang fell silent after hearing Iz’s explanation.
’What kind of places are these?’
’I remember reading the geography primers in the White Tower, and they never said anything about places like this, did they?’
They only said the Muddy Sea was chaotic, described its various islands and the characteristics of some nations, and mentioned the Sea Demons that were widespread there.
’They never mentioned how dangerous it was.’
’The Original White Land... I saw brief mentions of it, but they only said it was a continent of pure white...’
’Nowhere did it say it was a land of Death and Destruction.’
’Boundaryless Mountain, Divine Descent?’
’Damn...’
’Why is this world so full of dangerous places?’
’It feels like nowhere is safe.’
’No, on second thought, the Secret Sea seems to be a death trap too. Who would have thought that the perfectly fine Secret Sea would suddenly be on the verge of Destruction?’
’If I hadn’t foreseen the coming Destruction...’
’...would I have survived?’
"Besides, if you want to avoid the Moon Sea..."
Iz frowned slightly as he carefully examined the twenty-five thousand blueprints.
"It seems... a little difficult."
"It’s less about eliminating randomness and more that the more you eliminate randomness, the more it points toward the Moon Sea."
"Instead of randomly ending up at the Moon Sea, it’s more like the randomness emanates *from* the Moon Sea, allowing one to reach regions outside of it."
"So if we eliminate the randomness..." Iz shrugged and spread his hands.
Lu Cang looked up at the sky and sighed heavily in his heart.
’This is so annoying. I don’t want to change maps.’
’Can’t I just stay in Kernoya forever?’
"Alright, I’ll think of another way," Lu Cang said.
In any case, the first priority was to not run headlong into Aertemi’s line of fire.
"Iz, I’m feeling a little tired..."
"I’m going to head back and rest for a bit."
Iz replied, "Haha, go on. If I had a burst of inspiration like you just did, I’d certainly be exhausted too."
Lu Cang’s figure vanished.
But the moment Iz turned his head, he enthusiastically resumed studying the surrounding blueprints.
"Inspiration, huh? Interesting!"
"It seems I still have room for improvement! I should try to think faster... to more actively stimulate my own inspiration!"
It had been a long time since he’d met an opponent who could challenge him on an intellectual level.
He never expected to find that feeling with Lu Cang.
How truly delightful!
He had originally thought this Doomsday would be a helpless, tragic affair, but this feeling now... it was actually a bit addicting.
Lu Cang appeared on an empty street.
His Perception reached back toward the research lab.
’Iz, you’re not competing with me at all. You’re competing with yourself.’
’Seeing Iz’s unabated enthusiasm, I can’t help but find it a little terrifying.’
’That unwavering conviction is on a completely different level from that guy Xu Zhou, who just wallows in self-pity after one beating.’
’Xu Zhou, you should really learn from Iz’s mentality.’
’How can you call yourself a Root Mage when you get discouraged so easily?’
...
Lu Cang found a shop and had a late-night snack.
As long as it wasn’t one of the months of Death, Kernoya didn’t have a curfew.
The shops were all open at night.
’Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I went to see Yuna...’
’After getting back yesterday, I went straight to Kumironi, then helped Iz perfect his Magic, and right after that went to learn new Root Magic.’
’After all that running around...’
’I’ve been gone from Kernoya for nine days now, and I haven’t gone to see Yuna even once.’
’But it’s already late at night.’
’It wouldn’t be right to disturb a little girl’s sleep. I’ll go tomorrow.’
’As for tonight...’
SWISH—
In a flicker of movement, Lu Cang appeared on Lu Luwei’s windowsill.
"Ah—!"
Lu Luwei had just finished her bath and pushed the door open, only to see a little boy standing on the windowsill directly opposite her.
...
A beam of light shot out!
But in an instant, it was deflected up into the sky!
BOOM!
The beam of light exploded in the sky, creating a thick, spherical cloud!
Lu Cang tilted his head. "Lu Luwei, it’s not a good idea to fire an Arrow of Annihilation inside the city. You might hurt civilians."
Lu Luwei’s face flushed red, her Longbow clutched in her hand. "Little Lu Cang, why don’t you try and guess why I fired an Arrow of Annihilation?"
"I don’t really get it, Big Sis Lu Luwei."
"But... shouldn’t you put some clothes on first?"
Lu Luwei tsks. "Tch. You’ve already seen everything, so I might as well let you get an eyeful."
Lu Cang stared intently at Lu Luwei without blinking and replied earnestly, "Big Sis Lu Luwei, I’m not that kind of person."
Lu Luwei snorted coldly. In the end, a faint light flashed around her body, and she was clothed in her usual combat attire.
"Out with it. You’re only here because you’re in some kind of trouble again, aren’t you?"
Lu Cang said, "Big Sis Lu Luwei, didn’t you just offer to let me get an eyeful?"
Lu Luwei’s fists tightened. "Who was it just now who said he wasn’t that kind of person? No, I’m telling Kumironi..."
"I can’t believe you’ve gone bad so quickly."
Lu Cang: "Ahem. Actually... Big Sis Lu Luwei, I really do have something important to discuss with you."
’Although the little guy downstairs is still just a little guy—an eight-year-old is in no position to be getting worked up, after all...’
’...some magnificent sights still make you want to take a few more glances, regardless of your current body.’
’It has nothing to do with the little guy. It’s purely an appreciation for art.’
’Still, it would be troublesome if she misunderstood.’
SWISH—
With a flick of his wrist, Lu Cang manifested a Light Bow and a Dark Bow in front of Lu Luwei.
In addition, there were also numerous Light and Dark Element Bow Skills.
And the methods for creating Light Arrows and Dark Arrows, complemented by some Observer Skills.
"Observation Skill: Eyes Like Torches," "Perception Skill: Invasive Perception," "Perception Skill: Illuminating Sensation," "Perception Enhancement Technique: Bright Vision"...