Seven days later.
Aboard the Oath of Vengeance Blades, in a simply furnished single cabin.
[Emberfall] and [Green Pine] rested crossed against the wall.
The Plate Chain Composite Armor purchased earlier in Barracuda Bay had first taken a heavy blow from a Shark Beast, then been washed over by Emberfire. It was completely ruined beyond any possibility of recycling, and now lay quietly on the seabed near distant Twin Canyon.
Wearing a thin, dark shirt, Xia Nan sat alone at the small wooden table in his cabin. Before him was a large plate piled high with food: cured meat, Flatbread, Cheese, and more.
His right hand lay flat on the table as if having his blood pressure checked, palm up, holding an exquisite Platinum Pocket Watch with a warm luster.
Meanwhile, his left hand slowly reached forward, pinching a small slice of cured meat from the plate between his thumb and forefinger.
With a thought, he lightly pressed an inconspicuous protruding button on the side of the watch with his right thumb.
Click.
The hands of the Platinum Pocket Watch in his palm seemed to have been stimulated, spinning at an abnormally rapid speed.
After roughly the span of a breath, the thicker hand swiftly completed one full revolution.
Bzz—
Space twisted in an instant.
The slice of cured meat that Xia Nan had been holding between his left thumb and forefinger abruptly vanished, leaving only grease on his fingertips.
Meanwhile, beneath the "1:00/13:00" marking on the watch's flawless white dial, a tiny new image appeared.
The image was as black as the marking itself, standing out sharply against the pristine white dial. Its outline was clear, and it vaguely resembled a small upright slice of cured meat.
Having clearly repeated this many times before, Xia Nan's movements were exceptionally