The vast sea stretched beneath a clear blue sky.
The impact of the Tanjung Sepat Incident had not subsided with its conclusion. Instead, it continued to spread.
The merchant ships were gone.
Residents of coastal cities had also begun moving inland.
The sight of sea and sky overturning and tsunamis surging a few days earlier had terrified them. At least along the stretch from the South Seas to the North Sea, most people in coastal cities were trying to move away.
But unlike ordinary residents and unaffiliated special ability users,
the major supernatural organizations had not retreated.
They had begun sending ships out on their own initiative, tentatively venturing into the waters where Tanjung Sepat had once stood to investigate.
They had reportedly made considerable discoveries.
They had found many astonishing traces.
All of this
was news Jiang Qiao had received from Wang Peng, something to pass the time.
Wang Peng had also tried probing indirectly.
He wanted Jiang Qiao's take on the Tanjung Sepat Incident. Although he had no idea Jiang Qiao had been its central figure, he knew Jiang Qiao had been in Tanjung Sepat beforehand.
After all, the Heaven-Bearing Society had bought his passage, and his stay at the Nanyang Grand Hotel had been charged to their card.
However,
Jiang Qiao had merely replied blandly.
He had noticed something was off in Tanjung Sepat
and left early.
He had no interest in explaining things to anyone.
Wang Peng had the sense to back off. Seeing that Jiang Qiao clearly did not want to discuss the subject, he stopped pressing.
And so,
three warships and a cruise ship
carried Jiang Qiao toward "Immortal Island."
If all went well,
they would arrive around noon the day after tomorrow.
The sea was fairly calm, but the fleet's crew remained on