Mind Fruit Breakthrough

Uncle Witt looked at Luo Han, his tone somewhat helpless.

"Luo Han! Can you see Ring Tree Island behind us?"

Luo Han turned around. After a long while, he spotted a tiny black dot amid the mirror-like blue sea!

"You've noticed it too. This is already our limit. If we go any farther, we might not be able to find our way back."

Seeing Luo Han fall silent, Uncle Witt felt terrible as well.

But there was no helping it. This was the limit.

If he and Luo Han got separated, the people on Ring Tree Island would be left with even less hope.

"But... there really might... No! There must be an island there, Uncle Witt!" Luo Han's eyes shone as he looked at Uncle Witt, filled with hope.

Uncle Witt sighed. Why wouldn't he want to go take a look himself? But they truly could not go any farther. Once you left an island without a Log Pose, it would be difficult to find your way back.

"Luo Han! Never mind whether those clouds stay in one place. Even if they do—

"Say we get there and find an island. How would we get back to Ring Tree Island? You know the situation now. If we go any farther, we won't be able to tell where Ring Tree Island is.

"If we get lost then, wouldn't Grandma Mo be heartbroken? Think it through! Don't act on impulse!"

Uh! Luo Han opened his mouth wide, unable to speak. It felt as though a stone were lodged in his heart.

After a while, Luo Han pulled himself together.

That's right! I can't get lost. I can't just leave Grandma Mo behind! Luo Han thought.

"Wait! Uncle Witt, didn't you go out to sea back then and return to Ring Tree Island afterward?

"I remember you saying that you knew Ring Tree Island's location."

Luo Han suddenly recalled what Uncle Witt had told him a few years ago when he had shared the story of Luo Han's parents.

The three of them had ultimately headed straight for Ring Tree Island. They had only been swept directly onto the island after running into the World Government's interception and a storm.

"Uh, Luo Han! Actually, we only roughly guessed where the storm that separated the three of us had occurred.

"Before that, we were really just wandering around randomly. Ha! Ha!

"And Ring Tree Island has no magnetism, so there's no Eternal Pose either."

Uncle Witt looked upward, speaking awkwardly with a sheepish smile.

Luo Han stared at Uncle Witt speechlessly! So back then, he had claimed they were deliberately wandering around just to make the three of them sound wiser.

Fine! His last hope was gone too!

Looking out over the endless sea, Luo Han suddenly felt relieved instead.

Thinking of his previous life, perhaps ordinary people in the World of Pirates would consider Earth's modern society safe and peaceful.

There were no pirates or nobles inflicting harm and oppression!

Yet compared to facing the realities of his previous life—money and illness—

Luo Han would rather face the cruelty of the World of Pirates now.

Heh. Luo Han curled his lips in faint self-mockery! At some point, he had already let go of his previous life and fully integrated into this world.

He had even begun thinking about saving the world!

I, Luo Han, have always been nothing more than an ordinary person, whether in my previous life or this one!

The crisis facing Ring Tree Island isn't something I can solve. But at least I can save some people, can't I?

Having worked through it, Luo Han seemed to have let go of his obsession!

"Let's go back, get our bearings again, and search for unfamiliar islands in another direction, Uncle Witt!" Luo Han said calmly.

Seeing Luo Han's calm face, Uncle Witt was worried, but it was not a good time to say anything. He did not feel any better himself.

"Then we'll go back, locate Ring Tree Island again, and continue searching."

Afterward, the two flew back to a place closer to Ring Tree Island before changing directions and setting off again.

The search continued for an entire day!

That night, the four people who returned to Green Cliff were somewhat silent, a heavy atmosphere hanging over them.

"You didn't find anything either, Kate?" Uncle Witt broke the silence and looked at Uncle Kate.

Uncle Kate shook his head, his expression helpless!

Cole watched the atmosphere but said nothing!

"I'm heading back first, Uncle Witt. We'll continue searching tomorrow." With that, Luo Han flew home alone.

"Then I'm going home too, Dad!" Seeing Luo Han leave, Cole wanted to go home as well. He probably wanted to eat meat.

"Mm! Go on home!" Uncle Witt replied.

"Witt! What's wrong with Luo Han? He seemed strange when I saw him just now! His face was completely calm, as if he didn't care about anything.

"Yesterday, he was clearly so anxious and worried!"

Uncle Kate looked at Luo Han's departing figure and spoke.

Uncle Witt sighed. "Today's search left him hopeless, and he broke down. By the time we came back, he was like this.

"Maybe everyone placing their hopes on him had put him under a lot of pressure. Now that he can't see any hope himself, perhaps he's given up!"

"Forget about Luo Han. Aren't the two of us the same? We just don't show it on our faces anymore.

"Sometimes, not showing it is true despair!"

Uncle Kate stared out at the sea and spoke desolately!

"Let's go back too. We'll continue tomorrow. Until the very last moment, don't give up so easily!" Uncle Witt stood and headed into the island.

"Wait for me, Witt!" Uncle Kate also got up and followed behind Uncle Witt.

Day after day of searching still brought no news of any islands.

Meanwhile, more and more Super Giant Sea Kings appeared. Five had now been confirmed, each over ten thousand meters long.

Panic began spreading across the island! Everyone knew only some people could be taken away, and everyone understood what would happen to those left behind.

The first few days were manageable! Everyone still held onto a sliver of hope.

But after ten days had passed, no one could hold themselves together anymore. Every morning, they began gathering outside Luo Han's home, all hoping he would take their loved ones with him.

Facing those anxious expressions, all desperate for their families, Luo Han could only say calmly, "I will. I'll do my best to take everyone away."

Then, while everyone breathed a sigh of relief, he flew out to search for islands around Ring Tree Island again! Even places he had already visited, Luo Han searched once more.

It was as though only by continuing to search could he calm himself down!

Time passed bit by bit. There were now roughly three days left before the Scale Fruit ripened.

No one knew exactly when the Scale Fruit would ripen. It might even ripen tomorrow.

That night! After quietly finishing dinner with Grandma Mo, Luo Han returned to his room and lay on his bed, thinking.

We'll leave Ring Tree Island at noon tomorrow! I'm suddenly a little reluctant to go. I hope the Divine Tree can survive this time too!

At that thought, Luo Han's eyes darkened again!

Tomorrow, I'll use every bit of strength I have. I'll take however many people I can. Let Uncle Witt and the others make this kind of choice. I'll just follow their arrangements.

I should keep training! If I can become a little stronger, I can take a few more people.

After eating the Rainbow Light Fish, Luo Han lay on the bed once again, using his Divine Sense to sense the strengthening of his body.

At the same time, his Divine Sense spread outward, enveloping all of Ring Tree Island!

Instead, everyone had calmed down now. Perhaps they had accepted their fate! Families sat together and talked.

The same was true at Uncle Witt's home. Cole rested his head on Aunt Lillian's lap, enjoying his mother's gentle caresses!

Like a lazy cat!

Uncle Witt sat across from Aunt Lillian and watched without saying anything!

Elsewhere, Uncle Kate sat with Brother Rhine's family! Smiles filled their faces as they chatted.

Every so often, laughter rang out across the quiet Ring Tree Island!

This was the brilliance of humanity, wasn't it? Hearing everyone's laughter, Luo Han finally let go of his obsession completely.

Sigh! Yesterday, I read a book about writing techniques. After reading it, I couldn't bring myself to write anymore. Terrifying!