"And the danger level of this expedition is still within what I can handle."
Perhaps worried that Old Explorer Baige Sen would be concerned, Claire thought for a moment and added another sentence.
Although she called Baige Sen uncle, they were not actually related by blood.
The Girl's connection to the old explorer stemmed entirely from that ancient Stone Tablet and her dream of becoming an explorer.
The Stone Tablet's former owner had been Baige Sen's father, the exceptionally gifted Seventh Rank explorer from two hundred years ago, Baige Sen Luo Hancock.
Yes, he shared the same name as his son.
Back then, after Old Baige Sen deciphered the ancient writing on the Stone Tablet, he used the same script to carve his own name and the objective of his next expedition into the blank space at its bottom.
Afterward, he donated the Stone Tablet to Pamir Academy's Mystery Great Library. Using a blank fragment of the tablet as guidance, he ventured alone into the depths of the Mist Sea in search of the Unnamed Giant Island recorded upon it.
That journey had lasted several centuries.
When Claire deciphered the tablet's writing and learned of the island's existence, she also saw Old Baige Sen's brief message.
Unlike Old Baige Sen—who had still been far from the point in time recorded on the Stone Tablet and could only find his own way there—
Claire could take the Black Ship from the island and board the Giant Island by ordinary means.
Yes, most of the "books" in the Mystery Great Library could be borrowed. With Magic in existence, the academy was not worried that anyone would borrow something and fail to return it.
After disguising herself and landing on the island, Claire had first brought the Stone Tablet with her to search