After storing the mermaid back into the crystal necklace and gathering all the loot on the deck, the black-robed man retrieved a dark yellow crystal ball.0

As an expert in alchemy, he had crafted this crystal ball himself. It included special features beyond the standard functions.0

The crystal ball emitted a faint, eerie glow and displayed a semi-transparent magic map. At the center of this map was the black-robed man’s current location.0

Two points of light were visible nearby. However, he disregarded the numerous distant lights, as they lay deep within the territories of the major divine towers and orders of the knights on the southern...0