"Minister, only three of the merchant ships that were supposed to arrive today have arrived. We can't contact them via telegram either. Trade on the island has come to a complete halt as well. At this rate, Hope Island's economy will soon be in complete disarray."0

Leonardo, the Minister of Administration, frowned deeply upon hearing his secretary's report. Of course, he wasn't exactly thinking about Hope Island's economy. Instead, he was thinking about something bigger.0

"Hmm…" Leonardo stood up slowly and walked up to the window. Pushing it open, the distant coastline of Hope Island unfolded before his eyes. Leonardo looked up and saw that the pitch-black horizon had become a radiant white.0

It seemed that the ongoing crisis was going to affect not just the trade between islands but the entire Subterranean Sea as well.0

"Are we still unable to contact the other islands?" Leonardo asked,...0