Fang Ka just finished thinking when Xia Lin next to him asked, "Mentor Fang Ka, could those Gana on the island be...?"

Fang Ka gently nodded, "Teacher Kain didn't mention anything about this to me, but it's likely that they were captured there."

After answering, he immediately said to Noel, "Noel, there's no need to worry about those Gana for now. You should return to the Anshui Stone Island to the east."

Noel was slightly surprised upon hearing this, "Huh? Go back there?"

"Noel, listen to Mentor Fang Ka." Xia Lin promptly advised.

Noel, feeling a bit aggrieved, replied, "Alright, I'm going back now."

The Nightmare Beast didn't catch the attention of the Gana. Usually, many roam around the Chaotic Sea Domain, and if you pass through their territory by water, they will intercept you.

They'll then check which faction you belong to; if you're from a hostile faction, they'll kill and rob you directly. If not, they charge a passage fee.

As for those who travel by air, they ignore them completely if they spot them.

Of course, generally, those traveling to the Chaotic Sea Domain by sea take the routes of the Sea Elf and Merfolk territories. Only newcomers unfamiliar with the routes would take the Gana and Fishmen territories.

The reason is simple: the nature of the Gana doesn't need much explanation, and Fishmen only grow close to the Merfolk Race, showing indifference or even hostility to other races.

The temporary military alliance of Sea Elves, Merfolk, and Fishmen against the Gana relies on the Merfolk acting as peacemakers, otherwise it wouldn't hold.

The flying speed of the Nightmare Beast goes without saying, and it quickly returned to the Anshui Stone Island.

"Lord Fang Ka, I have arrived at the island. What do you need me to do next?"

After landing the Nightmare Beast on the island, Noel quickly inquired Fang Ka through Dark Speech.

To be honest, she wasn't very happy right now. She originally thought she could engage in a good fight after leaving the island, but nothing so far required her to fight.

Fang Ka spoke, "First, you all pilot the Nightmare Beast to fly close to this island. Check if there's anything unusual about this island, anything that stands out as incongruous with the surroundings."

Hearing Fang Ka's instructions, Noel didn't ask much and directly piloted the Nightmare Beast, starting to fly close to the island, observing the situation below with large eyes.

Fang Ka also kept observing through the Eye of Darkness.

After observing the entire island, no unusual places were found.

"Lord Fang Ka, everything seems quite normal. Didn't find anything peculiar. Any more instructions?" Noel paused the Nightmare Beast before calling out to Fang Ka through Dark Speech to ask more.

Fang Ka pondered briefly before continuing to instruct, "This was only the part above the sea. Now you all pilot the Nightmare Beast into the sea to explore around the island, checking if there's anything unusual on the seabed."

Hearing Fang Ka's instructions, Noel then controlled the Nightmare Beast to dive into the seawater.

After entering the sea, she started observing around the island.

"Wow? Is this island completely made of Anshui Stone? The bottom is also entirely Anshui Stone?"

As Noel observed, she commented, "No wonder there are no plants, it's all stone without a single bit of soil."

Listening to Noel, Fang Ka squinted his eyes a little, then suddenly said, "Noel, use your Battle Energy to drill into this island. I'll give you a small goal: from your current position, drill through to the other side of the island, how about it?"

Noel's eyes widened immediately, "Lord Fang Ka, are you joking? This island is even bigger than the one we're on. You're asking me to drill from the seabed over here to the other side?"

"Ten meals a day, I might barely consider it, but completing it in a certain time is uncertain, you know? After all, using up Battle Energy also takes time to recover."

Fang Ka chuckled in response, "All you think about is food, huh? I'm just joking with you, you don't really have to drill through. Just drill as hard as you can."

"When you return, I'll treat you to a big meal, so much that you can't eat anymore."

Noel's eyes lit up, and she was about to get started.

Fang Ka quickly intervened, "Let them go first, you'll be last."

"With the highest combat strength, you should stay last to observe any changes, it's safer."

Hearing Fang Ka's instructions, Noel nodded slightly, then told Tina behind her, "Lord Fang Ka's request is such, so Tina, you go first."

Tina didn't say much upon hearing this, just nodded lightly and immediately attached Battle Energy to her hands, starting to dig into the Anshui Stone before her.

Among them, only Noel had reached the level of a High Tier Knight. Middle Tier Knights like them hadn't undergone a qualitative change in Battle Energy, leaving them unable to use Battle Energy for ranged attacks.

Therefore, they appeared somewhat awkward.

Fang Ka watched as Tina dug barehanded into the stone, causing his lip to twitch slightly.

This reminded him of that block man digging diamonds with bare hands...

The style seemed to shift a bit, so he quickly dismissed the image from his mind.

He hadn't felt this way before interacting with these Merfolk Knights.

But seeing them now without suitable weapons when they act does evoke a little pity.

When they return, he should assign a task to Mr. Zhou to forge suitable weapons for these knights, which would enhance their effectiveness in future operations.

Of course, even though they're digging stones with bare hands, with the enhancement of Battle Energy, Tina still dug through stone very quickly.

In a short time, a hole dozens of meters deep was excavated.

She exited the hole, then turned her gaze to Noel, "I'll take a break to restore."

Evidently, digging stone at such high efficiency consumed quite a bit of her Battle Energy.

Noel nodded gently, then turned her gaze to Parod, "Parod, it's your turn next."

Hearing Noel's words, Parod nodded lightly, then immediately dove into the hole Tina dug, continuing to dig stones inside.

However, soon after, they heard his surprised voice coming from inside, and he quickly retreated from the hole.

Seeing Parod's surprised expression, Noel curiously asked, "Parod, what's going on? Any situation inside?"

Parod glanced at the hole, "Can't dig further inside, it's not Anshui Stone anymore."

"It's some sort of earthy-yellow substance, particularly tough, even using Battle Energy I couldn't cut through it."

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