"Board? Where's the ship?"
Prandong spread his hands.
"Can't we rent speedboats from the Empire?" Butt said.
"Please, renting costs magic crystals." Prandong shook his head and said, "We're taking part in this defense of the Coral Islands. Are we supposed to dump all the magic-crystal rewards we earn into it, just to gamble on some invisible profit?"
"Exactly, Captain Butt. The risk and reward don't match. Chase the Sea Race into the ocean? Once they dive to the seabed, there's nothing we can do."
"Then aren't you just selling out Boss Steel Heart?" Butt said angrily. "He just saved us!"
"Steel Heart has his own calculations. While we're fighting our hearts out in the Coral Islands, he went straight to the naga nest to scoop up benefits."
Prandong shrugged and said, "Since he's scooping up benefits, he has to bear the risks."
At that moment, Leien patted Butt on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "There's no point talking to these people. They're dying for something to happen to Steel Heart."
Leien, Liya, and Salacia's three-person squad had initially been matched to the Barbarian Race's territory. It was only after the Tidal Sea Cliff was destroyed and the Main Quest entered its second stage that they had the chance to hurry over and cling to Steel Heart's thigh.
When they heard that Butt had followed Steel Heart and completed a chain Side Quest, netting several hundred points per person on average, Leien and the others were so envious and jealous they could only hate that they had been matched to the wrong region. Gaia Will had wronged them!
Now, of course Leien's squad was going to stick with Steel Heart and use the score-conversion advantage of squad mode to slowly close the gap.
"Hmph. Mere brats aren't