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On the deck of the Future, Bernadette and Sasrir had already departed. Leyton, no longer sleepy, simply leaned against the ship's rail, gazing at the distant sea, lost in brief contemplation.
Should I trick a few pirates into spreading my faith? No, forget it. A group of uncultured pirates aren't suitable for spreading the faith of knowledge.
Phew~ Leyton exhaled a long breath, his gaze directed towards the sea ahead and to his side.
The waves gently undulated, and silver-white flying fish occasionally leaped out of the water, soaring in mid-air.
These fish, capable of both 'flying' and swimming, are typically considered 'Lord of Storms' dependents by fishermen and Sailors. Even if caught, they are released back into the sea.
Hmm, I wonder how they taste… Leyton looked at the silver-white flying fish leaping out of the sea under the crimson moonlight, and this thought uncontrollably flashed through his mind.
Immediately, his eyes deepened, and a faint blue light emerged from them. As his right hand stretched forward, an invisible giant hand swiftly cut through the air, grabbing several silver fish that were 'flying' in the air.
Leyton retracted the invisible giant hand, and several silver-white flying fish fell onto the deck. They bounced around, trying to return to the sea.
One silver fish struggled and leaped into the air, then was slapped down by a small black paw.
"The dried fish made from these flying fish are so delicious! Can't let them run away, meow~"
Paz skillfully stunned the silver-white flying fish still struggling on the deck, then piled them together.
It licked its mouth, and excitedly said to Leyton:
"Quick, quick! There are many more in the sea! Let's catch all these dried fish. We'll split them fifty-fifty. Otherwise, when Nina and the others find out, they'll put these delicious dried fish back into the sea."
Leyton raised an eyebrow. This cat is really sensitive to dried fish. I just caught a few fish, and it ran over.
Then he chuckled and said:
"I caught all these fish. Why should we split them fifty-fifty?"
"And where did you pop out from? Were you hiding in the dark all morning?"
"No, meow~! You still haven't given me the dried fish you owe me! If it weren't for the fact that these delicious dried fish were caught by you, you wouldn't even be qualified to split them fifty-fifty with me, meow!"
Paz yelled with his head held high, his somewhat loose pirate tricorn hat falling off his head due to the exaggerated movement.
"My captain's hat~"
With a gasp, he fumbled to put his tricorn hat back on.
Leyton glanced at the Kuroneko, who was engrossed in role-playing, shook his head slightly, and turned back to the ship's rail. He then summoned the invisible giant hand again and scooped up several more silver-white flying fish.
Paz excitedly bounced around, stunning the struggling silver fish one by one.
"Remember to hide your dried fish well. If the Sailors on the ship see them, they might throw both you and the dried fish into the sea."
"Of course this meow knows. I'll hide them all in my secret base…"
Saying that, Paz darted forward, carrying a plump silver fish in his mouth.
You can have a secret base on the Future? Is it a cat bed prepared by Cattleya? Leyton glanced in the direction Paz disappeared, muttered a few words to himself, then no longer paid attention.
He picked up two larger fish from the ground, preparing to process them in Frank's laboratory. It had been a long time since he had eaten grilled fish, and he hoped Paz's taste wouldn't be too different from a human's.
In Frank's laboratory at the bottom of the ship's cabin.
"These fish are said to be dependents of the 'Lord of Storms'. Killing them at sea brings misfortune."
"But they are indeed very delicious, it's just that I always have to be sneaky about it."
Frank ate the freshly grilled fish voraciously, still muttering explanations.
Leyton nodded lightly. These fish were indeed delicious.
Quickly finishing a grilled fish, he walked to Frank's experimental bench, which had a pile of colorful, gorgeous mushrooms on it.
I can't believe I'd ever use the word 'gorgeous' to describe mushrooms. A faint purplish glow appeared in his eyes.
Under the gaze of the Eyes of Mystery Prying, the internal structure of these mushrooms, and some of their general effects, all became clear before him.
Staring at these mushrooms for a long while, he sighed almost imperceptibly:
"Frank, do your mushrooms need to be cultivated with local monsters? I can help you find some."
"Local monsters? Is there really a place like you described? A completely dark environment, full of mutated, terrifying monsters—a place like that, even if you called it an abyss, people would believe you."
"However, it would be best if I could get the corpses of those monsters. The mushrooms cultivated from them would be the most suitable."
When experiments were mentioned, Frank immediately became lively. He asked a question, then began to babble incessantly.
He casually threw the remaining fish bones into the pile of colorful mushrooms nearby. Those mushrooms, which had been quiet, instantly came alive.
Some began to rapidly inflate and wriggle their bodies, while others even split open, growing scarlet mouths and teeth.
The fish bones were quickly eaten clean by these living mushrooms, and they then split into some new mushrooms.
Leyton watched from the side, his eyebrows twitching. They were clearly small mushroom heads that could move, but they had stubbornly grown into zombies from Plants vs. Zombies!
He turned to look at Frank, who appeared unfazed, and asked with some curiosity:
"Why do you like to experiment with mushrooms so much? The advantage of fungi?"
Frank grinned and said:
"There's that reason, but more so because they are easy to cultivate and produce. After all, I'm drifting at sea, so I can't plant various plants or even raise some animals as freely as on land."
"They only need sufficient nutrients to multiply rapidly in a short time, easily satisfying the entire Future's food needs."
Leyton nodded expressionlessly, then moved on from the topic:
"If your experiment achieves some results, remember to write and inform me. I will come to get some finished products for testing."
"Write? Aren't you planning to stay on the Future?"
Frank asked with some surprise.
Leyton nodded slightly and said:
"I will leave tomorrow and head to the Raging Sea."
"When the Future goes to the Ruins of Gods deep in the Sonia Sea, I will return."
In the early morning, in the cabin of the Future.
Leyton leaned against the headboard, his eyes slightly closed, praying to the God of Knowledge:
"The power of knowledge, the power of reason, God of Knowledge Wisdom."
"I pray to You."
Soon, a scene of the sea appeared in his mind:
A huge sailing ship sailed quietly on the sea, reflecting a golden color under the morning sun.
Some fragmented golden light formed two lines of words in the air: White Whale Sea, Gargass Archipelago.
It seems Vice Admiral Iceberg has escaped Admiral of Blood, or is that scene from the Future and hasn't happened yet?
After a brief thought, he no longer concerned himself with this question.
He then got up from the head of the bed, called out to Crow Anu, and after it landed on his shoulder, he picked up the leather briefcase on the nearby table and went to bid farewell to Cattleya.
His main purpose in coming to the Future was to confirm Frank's experimental progress and to arrange a meeting place with Bernadette.
He bid farewell to Cattleya and asked her to inform him in advance if the Future was heading to the Ruins of Gods deep in the Sonia Sea later, as he intended to take a ship there.
Although Cattleya was a little puzzled, she still nodded in agreement.
After a slight bow, Leyton turned and stepped into the Spirit World. By traversing the Spirit World, he directly crossed the Loen Kingdom, all the way to the Raging Sea.
He then made several detours on various islands, finally arriving near the Gargass Archipelago in the White Whale Sea.
Relying on his divination ability for positioning, he successfully found the Golden Dream drifting at sea.
On the deck, Leyton's figure quickly outlined itself.
"Who are you?"
A man wearing a monocle, with short gray curly hair, and nearly 1.8 meters tall, called out. He stayed at a safe distance, his gaze warily fixed on Leyton.
"'Gourmet' Bru Walls, First Mate of the Golden Dream, bounty…"
Uh, the information from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom didn't mention the bounty. Although he's a pirate under our church's influence, this is too imprecise, isn't it?
Leyton recalled and stated the information about the man opposite him, pausing when mentioning the bounties from several official forces, and shaking his head helplessly.
"Bounty? My friend, this is the Golden Dream. Are you trying to be a bounty hunter here?"
A good-looking young man chuckled.
He approached from another direction, also stopping at a safe distance, and along with other crew members who appeared one after another, they subtly or overtly surrounded Leyton.
Leyton raised his eyebrows slightly. His gaze swept around, finally landing on the Third Mate of the Golden Dream.
His hair was golden, neatly parted to both sides, his eyes were a very light lake green, his nose bridge was high, and his lips were thin, perfectly fitting the image of a playboy.
"Flower Tie" Jodeson, a Prometheus of the Error pathway, Sequence 6.
Leyton met his gaze, then chuckled and said:
"Is your surname Jacob? Or Zoroast?"
Jodeson's expression changed, then returned to normal. His gaze remained on Leyton's right eye, as if trying to discern something.
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