Lin Yu had never expected that his main objective in coming to the Pure Ruins would be completed so easily.
The process had gone beyond merely smoothly. It could even be called... effortless.
Even though Lin Yu had anticipated that, with Hannah around, no matter how troublesome things became, they would not be too troublesome—after all, Hannah had said that [Whale's Tear] was nothing particularly precious in the Middle Sea.
Still, no matter how he looked at it, Lin Yu could never have imagined that Ka would give him an entire jar right after they first met.
Regardless of how much [Whale's Tear] he needed to create his [Exclusive item], this huge jar would definitely be enough.
After putting away the entire jar of [Whale's Tear], Lin Yu once again expressed his solemn thanks to Ka.
"Thank you so much, Chef Ka."
Although his gratitude was genuine, receiving [Whale's Tear] so early also left Lin Yu with a problem.
That was...
The "excuse" he had prepared for moving through the Pure Ruins and the Middle Sea with "Fishing Man"...
Was temporarily gone.
He no longer even had an excuse to continue toward the Middle Sea.
After all, on the surface, he had come to collect [Whale's Tear].
And now that he had obtained the [Whale's Tear]...
"You've already obtained the material you wanted. What are you planning to do now?"
Ka looked at Lin Yu and asked.
Hearing Ka bring up the matter first, Lin Yu had no second explanation prepared and could only improvise.
"I don't know."
Lin Yu gave an excellent answer, displaying just the right amount of confusion and contemplation. "To be honest, now that I have the thing I came for, it seems I could leave."
"But... it's rare for me to come here, and I