After the overnight exhilaration of the rolling snowball, Chun fell asleep as soon as he relaxed.

Until he was awakened again by Aileen: "We've reached the meteorite crater."

Chun abruptly opened his eyes and saw a small island with volcanic smoke billowing from it.

The Siren said, "I'll fly in first for a look."

Aileen also said, "The diary mentioned that the Pirate King eliminated some entrenched Sea Monsters here, thereby obtaining a Divine Stone Ore..."

Chun is extremely sensitive to volcanoes, as they are channels connecting the underground to the surface. The second layer of Hell can be reached directly to the seventh layer through a volcano. The Sea of Creation is on the fourth layer, so whether ascending to the surface through a volcano or descending to the seventh, both are possible.

The next moment, the Siren urged on the guild channel, "It's a crater, with a lake inside, there's tidal space displacement! The tide is rising soon, the fleet must charge into the lake with the tide..."

Are there tides here?

Sure enough, as night fell, the surrounding waves began to engulf the volcanic island, creating just the right opening for a ship to pass through!

The fleet and Old Turtle swiftly passed through the gap, reaching the lake in the crater, which looked like a crescent moon in the sea.

The Siren took out the Heart of the Ocean again and cast a spell, turning the volcanic lake into a massive spinning vortex under the tide and magic's compulsion! The fleet stopped temporarily at the vortex's center.

This scene was just like when the Siren traversed the Underground Dark Sea before!

Aziza was amazed, "My Explorer detected spatial fluctuations!"

The Siren laughed, "Chairman, I have good news. We can get out! The bad news is, I don't know where we'll end up. Are you ready?"

Ultimately, we bet right fifty percent of the time!

"Ready!"

The gemstone in the Siren's hand glowed brightly, the surrounding scenery blurred, and Chun appeared again in a sea densely packed with nebulas, like the Milky Way. Again, the Underground Dark Sea!

But the way forward was uncertain, with no reference points to guide them on where to go.

Suddenly, Chun noticed a cluster of bright light in the distant nebula, unusually dense compared to the normal background.

Chun was filled with hope, "Could it be the lights of Plague Island at night?"

The Siren was noncommittal, "Let's go check it out then."

Having a target is better than none at all, head towards the brightest light.

Although he hadn't slept enough, Chun was now wide awake with tension and anticipation, watching the target draw closer.

Nearer, ever nearer, he could see the outline of the light cluster clearly!

The Siren laughed heartily, "What a coincidence!"

It really was Plague Island! But the scenery was upside down, just like seeing the sixth layer from the seventh layer of Hell.

Chun was incredulous, "This is too convenient and smooth, isn't it?"

The Siren laughed, "Since it's all from meteor impacts, the distorted spaces spread like a web around, forming the Underground Dark Sea. It's normal for the 'webs' of two meteorites to intersect and connect..."

But things going too smoothly made Chun uneasy, "You mean, I also paved the way between Plague Island and the Sea of Creation, allowing Sea Monsters from the Sea of Creation to swarm over?"

The Siren chuckled, "Who knows? If you're thinking that far, why not establish a base at the former volcanic ring to block monsters from entering?"

Chun was truly vexed, "That's really far-sighted..."

The Siren said, "There are obvious spatial disturbances ahead, seems like this is where the two 'webs' intersect. Passing through this intersection will take us back."

Old Turtle said, "I'll handle this passage this time."

That's fine, Chun was curious about Old Turtle's capabilities too.

But Chun still asked, "If an ordinary person can't sense the spatial disturbance ahead and keeps sailing, what will happen?"

The Siren said, "They'll unknowingly change direction."

Aziza also said, "The Devil's Sea is similar, ships in that area will become lost. If they forcibly correct their original course, they'll rush into a larger space crack, causing the ship to be torn apart."

Chun was shocked, "You mean, for ordinary people, the Devil's Sea isn't that dangerous?"

Aziza said, "Yes, ordinary people are directly deflected by the outer spatial disturbance. The real danger is for those who are only partially aware."

So that's how it is!

Meanwhile, Old Turtle took position on the sea's surface ahead, extending his head underwater for a deep breath, before a rumbling sound emanated from within!

Chun was stunned, was this going to be a jet turtle breaking through the void?

But in the next moment, the breath was gently released from behind, slowly and continuously.

Huh?

Soon, a whirlpool formed around Old Turtle. Old Turtle kept inhaling and exhaling, causing the whirlpool to grow larger!

This whirlpool was clearly a spatial disturbance!

But Chun was a bit confused, expecting Old Turtle to either shatter the void with jets or break space with a grand spell, yet it was this, this...

The Siren instead praised, "As expected from a giant Sea Race, just using bodily compression to twist space! The advantage is minimal space damage, even complete restoration, so ordinary Sea Monsters won't easily stray in."

Chun didn't quite understand, "What compression inside?"

The Siren said, "For example, if a tablecloth is spread on a dining table, and you lift and twist it from the center with your finger, the whole tablecloth tightens and twists..."

Chun's general understanding was, "So its belly is like a spatial compressor twisting the 'tablecloth', driving the surrounding space to twist..."

As they spoke, the edges of the whirlpool began to blur, and Old Turtle shouted, "You can go in now!"

"Then let's go in!"

The ship entered the whirlpool, the surrounding scenery twirling upwards continuously, until a splash of light filled their view, and with a whoosh the ship emerged on the water's surface!

——System prompt: You have entered Plague Island waters!

Back again! And this location is exactly the Sea Abyss!

At this moment, Chun was filled with unutterable emotions, thinking it was just a short sailing to practice master-level Navigation, but it turned out to be three days!

——Guild channel [Guardian God Nancy]: "Welcome back, City Lord!"

Nan is waiting for me too!

——Guild channel [Chairman Chun]: "Nancy, you've worked hard these days!"

——Guild channel [Guardian God Nancy]: "Under Mr. Smith's guidance, my forging has reached master level!"

Holy Shit!

——Guild channel [Guardian God Siren]: Nancy, we've gathered a bounty of treasures on this journey!

Suddenly, Chun remembered one thing, once the two ships docked and unloaded their goods, there would inevitably be a tip of increased guild assets under evaluation, and Fafnir, as a director behind the scenes, would surely find out.

This is the Pirate King's Divine Stone Mine, rare Sea Race shells, is it good for her to know?

Of course, it's not about doubting her character, but as Aileen had mentioned before, her social circle is complex, and she is a cultural ambassador who studied in the Golden Empire. Things are even more complicated! Too complex, maybe she can't handle it and might even get hurt?

Chun's mind raced, suddenly having a bold idea: don't dock the ship, just throw the Mineral Crystals and shells directly onto the underwater sandy beach near the shore! That way, it shouldn't trigger the guild's notifications, right?

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