The 310th day after leaving the Orange Islands. Cloudy.
Clouds drifted lazily across the sky, and the chill of early morning had yet to fade. Today was the official start of the Elite Four Tournament.
Officially, that was. In truth, notice had already been sent out yesterday, requiring all participants to arrive at Citrus Island last night and quietly await the organizers' further arrangements.
Last night, while Yu Hai and Dunmei's family were resting at the hotel, the competition notice arrived without warning. It clearly stated that they had to reach the sea one hundred kilometers west of Citrus Island by eight o'clock that morning at the latest.
Thus, the moment dawn began to break, while the ink-black night still shrouded the land, their group hurriedly set out. If they waited until daylight, they might not make it in time.
Only four people boarded the ship this time. Yu Hai, as a contestant, naturally had to go. The butler would pilot the ship, while Dunmei's Father and Grandpa Dunmei came along as well.
Dunmei and her younger brother, along with Dunmei's Mother, were not among those boarding. It was not that they did not want to bring them along, but the rules for this competition were extremely strict. They were not even qualified to watch.
As the ship slowly sailed onward and finally reached the open sea a hundred li to the west, the sight before them left everyone astonished. A glacier stretching for dozens of kilometers lay ahead, gleaming with a cold, harsh light beneath the weak morning rays.
The ice formations across the glacier came in countless shapes. Some pierced the clouds like sharp swords, while others resembled enormous beasts lying prone. Their surfaces were smooth as mirrors, reflecting a faint glimmer.
No one knew who had expended