Though rumors can't be stopped, it doesn't mean Chun really dares to not care.

So after eating and drinking enough, Chun decides to continue slacking off by going to a proper foot massage parlor, getting a foot massage while taking a nap. Although slacking off at this time probably won't fool anyone, it's at least some psychological relief and relaxation.

At 9 PM, he was finally refreshed enough to return to the internet cafe.

A gaming veteran greeted him: "Brother Chun, Baka succeeded, the Northern Fishing Port Village has been taken over by Baka's Shangri-La Commerce Association! It means Baka has regained control of the village."

Chun was dumbfounded!

Shangri-La? Fat Peng's doing? That's a subordinate branch I can't control, so is it something I did in the end or not?

Chun feigned surprise, "Didn't they say the village was taken by Curry? Is Baka going to fight Curry?"

The veteran explained, "It's different, it's an NPC commerce association moving in, which doesn't affect the players. It's as if Curry now has another village chief over him."

"They say it's an NPC commerce association, but it's run by Baka players. To put it bluntly, Curry is just being Baka's lackey."

Chun was shocked: "Is Curry okay with that?"

The veterans laughed and said, "Whether he's okay or not doesn't matter, they'll just end up annoying each other..."

Even so, the one truly bothered was Chun. It's clearly my subordinate branch of Shangri-La, but I can't control it at all. If I could have some leverage over Fatty, then this Northern Fishing Port Village would be essentially mine too, wouldn't it?

Alright, with my current relationship with Fafnir and the spices in hand, I still have some confidence.

Then they chatted about other things, confirming that no players had seen a dragon sighting, which was good.

Of course, the dragon had been spotted at the Western Fortress, but that's Baka's territory, and they kept the secret well, not bad. If Baka is keeping secrets, then it's certainly a precursor to a big surprise, worth looking forward to...

Then Chun went back to the private room on the second floor to log in.

——System Notification: Dear player, welcome to the Golden Continent, the current time is 9:18 AM in Golden Continent time...

——System Warning: Warning! You have discovered the floating Algae Sea, proceed with caution.

Holy shit! Ahead of the sea surface there was actually a vast black and green expanse like a prairie?

Aileen said, "Here we go, trouble is here, we've encountered the Algae Sea, and this wasn't mentioned in the Pirate King's diary."

Chun knew the story of the Algae Sea, a massive amount of seaweed entangled and floating on the sea, drifting with the waves. The dense seaweed blocks out sunlight and absorbs oxygen from below, causing any fish that enters to die, and the stench of dead fish attracts more predators, leading to their deaths, the carcasses wrapped in seaweed continue to drift.

During the Age of Discovery, sailors encountered such a stinking, prairie-like, endless Algae Sea. Usually, they drift in equatorial regions with no wind or ocean currents, not moving for months. If a ship got stuck, it's almost certainly doomed. In modern times, with increased ocean pollution with organic matter, the algae along with the litter and dead fish far exceed what it used to be...

Chun asked in shock, "What do we do then?"

Aileen sighed helplessly, "Wait for the goddess to come back and ask her?"

Only then did Chun realize the Siren was no longer at the ship's bow.

So he asked Aziza, "Miss Aziza?"

Aziza sighed, "I don't know how big this Algae Sea is, all I can do now is keep a safe distance and not get stuck. Luckily, we saw it during the daytime; if we had accidentally stumbled into it last night, we would be in trouble."

Chun truly felt a lingering fear!

Aziza added, "However, if we were to force our way through the Algae Sea, we'd probably need a Divine-level Sailing Technique."

Unless we had a hovercraft! Thinking of that thrust we used to kill the Realm Sea God, this ship did lift its bow and fly, but it can't sustain it, right?

Chun suddenly thought of the worst-case scenario, which is the system won't let players find the treasure easily, it will surely give us a hurdle. Either we wait for players to create airships or submarines? If that's really the case...

Chun wanted to make one last effort: "Aileen, continue flipping through the diary. If the Pirate King didn't encounter this a hundred years ago, it suggests it may have grown over the past century due to some cause, like killing some mighty Sea Monster along the way, and its flesh and blood created this vast area."

"Alright, I'll check – basically, every page mentions killing Sea Monsters, and quite a few of them!"

Chun was astonished, "How many of them?"

"Well, it was the era of great exploration after all, Sea Monsters were everywhere, not to mention here..."

"Then look for the strongest one he killed nearby."

Amidst the anxiety, the Siren finally flew back, "It's not looking good, it's endless..."

Aziza became anxious, "We can't even sail around it?"

The Siren sighed, "I don't know..."

Holy shit, the system is indeed blocking me!

The Siren sighed, "So City Lord, what do you suggest?"

I only want to be carried, why do I have to make the ultimate decision? Should we retreat and wait for airships? Perhaps by then, the sky will also be filled with thunderstorms making it unfavorable.

Chun wanted to confirm, "Goddess, do you think flying above the sea is feasible?"

The Siren was taken aback, "You've asked the right question, it's not feasible, it feels like the air above the Algae Sea is very light, and flying is tiresome! So I dare not venture deeper, just scouting around the periphery."

I get it! It's the methane gas expelled, meaning it's oxygen-deficient below the water, and similarly, it's oxygen-deficient above, unable to float, and maybe airships might even catch fire and explode? Counting on airships is not feasible!

Submarines probably won't work either, submarines fear varying seawater density causing "undersea cliffs," if they sink, it's over. God knows how polluted the water is under this Algae Sea, and it's not flowing.

So is there a possibility that the so-called Devil's Sea refers to this Algae Sea?

Chun could only ask, "Goddess, is there any underground dark sea passageway to bypass this?"

The Siren laughed, "I wish too, but haven't found any!"

Finally, Aileen made a discovery while flipping through the diary, "About a hundred nautical miles ahead, the Pirate King once discovered an island, prepared to dock and repair the ship, but found the island to be an old giant turtle, seeing its suffering he ended its life out of great compassion, obtained treasures, and left satisfied..."

Holy shit!

As big as an island, and old, it's apparent it's like an Old Whale turning divine! The divine flesh nourishing a prairie makes logical sense, right?

Chun spread out the sea chart, well, without a sea chart, all hand-drawn, pointed to a spot a hundred miles ahead, "Just now I flipped through the Pirate King's diary in the Contract Space... I think the giant turtle's flesh is the reason for the Algae Sea."

The Siren exclaimed, "In this situation, the ship can't possibly charge a hundred nautical miles to reach there, right?"

Is there no solution then?

Facing an unsolvable predicament...

Perhaps there's only one last option, patience!

Chun thought for a moment, "I think everyone is tired, why not rest and check again tonight? At least find out if the odd noise from last night will reappear, it's not a complete loss, right?"

The Siren chuckled, "Being a god, of course, patience is abundant."

Aziza agreed, "Alright, I'll rest a bit too, I'll steer the ship further away for now."

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