Chapter 552: The Glowing Sea Monster

The troubles and worries of Red Crab Isle did not affect Liszt, who was out at sea searching for Dodo Isle.

After carefully organizing four spatial gems and stocking up on all survival supplies—ranging from large items like magic beasts, milk, potions, and weapons to small items like brewed tea—he inspected Black Horse Isle, Flower Town, and the surrounding sea areas. He also held two meetings to arrange tasks for the development of his territory.

Once everything was ready, he informed Acheronides, mounted Rainbow Whale Rosi, and set off to search the northern seas.

To the north and west of the Jade Sea lies the Devil Sea, where legends say devils roam, and even dragonriders cannot cross. The Sapphire Duchy has been established in this archipelago for 153 years, but apart from opening the Jade Sea route, almost no one has ventured towards the Devil Sea.

Thus, Coral Isle and Hot Spring Isle are essentially the northernmost points of human exploration.

Dodo Isle is the kind of island that, even if known, would not inspire much interest, so no nautical charts would point to it.

Acheronides could only rely on her knowledge of navigation and her natural affinity for the sea to guide Liszt in exploring the vast ocean.

After traveling 800 kilometers (about 500 miles), including delays for meals and rest, they arrived at the designated area in about twelve hours.

"Brother, according to the map we drew earlier, we need to start here and continue searching this sea area."

"I noticed something earlier."

"What problem?"

Liszt said, "This sea area is quite deep. Generally, islands form either on the continental shelf, from volcanic eruptions, or from the accumulation of coral reefs." The islands of the Sapphire Duchy are mostly continental shelf islands.

On Earth, islands like those of the Sapphire Duchy could be considered continents, especially Blue Dragon Isle, which is almost the size of Australia, and Iron Hoof Isle, which is about half the size of Australia.

The waters of the Jade Sea are shallow, averaging only a few hundred meters in depth, with no areas exceeding a thousand meters. A few hundred kilometers west of Coral Isle, the waters begin to have depths exceeding 1,500 meters. Liszt thought that Coral Isle and Black Horse Isle might already be at the edge of the continental shelf.

A bit further out, it would be the continental slope.

The continental slope tilts downward, leading directly to the ocean floor, the true underwater world.

Of course, Liszt is not a geographer or oceanographer, and his understanding of the continental shelf and slope is superficial. He also cannot personally explore the deep waters, as he can only dive a few hundred meters, and even Acheronides can only dive to 1,500 meters.

1,500 meters is not enough to reach the true ocean floor.

Essentially, the Jade Sea is a continental shelf sea, while the Devil Sea is the true deep sea, home to unknown creatures.

A jumble of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he continued, "Dodo Isle should be a typical volcanic island. To find it, we can look at the underwater terrain... A volcano erupting from the seabed would form a gentle slope. Finding this terrain would lead us to Dodo Isle!"

As he spoke, he took out thick paper, ink, and a quill, and drew a schematic on Rosi's back.

After carefully examining it, Acheronides easily understood what Liszt meant: "Yes, brother, Acheronides understands. Acheronides will carefully search the seabed, and brother can wait on the surface." Liszt cannot dive to the seabed, so Acheronides is the main searcher.

However, even with a method, finding Dodo Isle did not become easy.

Although Acheronides dived to a depth of over 800 meters, she could not determine the underwater terrain, which rose and fell unevenly.

"Take your time, I'm prepared to spend a week in this sea area," Liszt, lying on a sampan, comforted the anxious Acheronides.

The sampan was naturally stored in the gem space.

As long as his mana could envelop the sampan, it could be stored in the gem space. He is not a fish and cannot sleep in the sea, so he must bring a boat to sleep on. With the Wind Calming Pearl and Water Calming Pearl, the waves of the sea cannot affect him.

Acheronides' large shell floated beside the sampan, and she looked enviously at Rosi swimming in the distance: "If only Acheronides could sleep like Rosi."

Rose is a dolphin. When she sleeps, she keeps one eye open and the other closed, while her body continues to swim. This is because her left and right brains take turns sleeping, ensuring she never drowns while sleeping.

"I don't envy Rose. When you sleep, you should sleep soundly and think of nothing. That's the best way to enjoy it," Liszt said, looking up at the stars in the sky. He casually asked, "Acheronides, do you know what the stars in the sky are?"

"Stars?" Acheronides shook her head. "I don't know. Are they glowing stones?"

"Each star is like a sun."

"A sun?"

"Yes, most of the glowing stars are similar to our sun, which are stars. Only a few are probably planets orbiting the sun. The world we live in is a planet... Of course, this is just my guess," Liszt didn't dare to be absolute.

He couldn't guarantee that this world is truly a planetary world. What if the sky is round and the earth is flat?

What if a giant sea turtle is carrying the whole world?

Of course, this didn't stop him from showing off his basic Earthly astronomical knowledge to the young mermaid. Especially the Big Bang theory, which left the small mermaid in awe. But after the initial shock, she seemed deep in thought, less engaged in the conversation.

Seeing this, Liszt lost interest in boasting about his half-true, half-fake understanding of the Big Bang theory.

He just muttered to himself, "Acheronides seems to have gained new insights into her magic practice from hearing about the Big Bang theory?"

"If that's the case, her talent is truly extraordinary!"

Thinking this, he quietly settled down to enjoy the stars alone. In the brilliant night sky, a bright Milky Way hung in the sky, though he wasn't sure if it was the Milky Way galaxy or some other galaxy.

His thoughts drifted, his mind wandering away.

At that moment.

A loud splash from a huge wave in the distance snapped him back to reality. He suddenly turned his head to look into the distance. The night was too dark to see clearly, but it seemed like some large fish was stirring up trouble far away. The sound was so loud that it had to be a very big fish.

He immediately activated his Magic Eye to check if it was a sea monster.

The next moment.

In his vision appeared a dazzling blue-white light, a massive whale composed of magic power, its magic aura far denser than any magical beast or sea monster he had ever seen.

It was rolling on the sea surface, leisurely slapping the water, swimming towards his direction.

He suddenly stood up, goosebumps all over his body: "Such dense magic power... Could it be a high-level sea monster?"