The worse the living conditions, the better the life

"So I really was once the lord of Farshore Island?"

Beneath the sea, Ian awakened from the vision and murmured inwardly.

This vision had not lasted long and contained only a few fragments. He quickly broke free from it.

But even those few fragments had greatly surprised Ian... Though perhaps not. After all, Ian had already guessed this possibility.

Azure Star had called him Chehalorvo, which proved that version of "Ian" had not obtained Silverpeak Domain, nor had he even acquired Harrison Port.

That was rather interesting. Ian carefully recalled what he had sensed, then understood why.

It turned out that this Ian came from a timeline where he had failed to defeat the Brood in the South Sea Grand Labyrinth, yet had not chosen to become the Brood's master either.

He was probably himself from the period when he was still searching for a way to conquer the Brood.

Harrison Port had ultimately been destroyed by the spreading Brood. Archbishop Heavenly Fire of Light's Embrace had intervened, turning the entire area around Harrison Port, Great Redwood Forest included, into a sea of flames, while the Empire had dispatched three legions to purge the South Sea.

With only himself left, Ian and survivors such as Azure Tide had arrived at Whale Song Cliff. After drifting from place to place and weathering countless hardships, they had finally been hired by Farshore Island, which was desperately short of manpower. Following many adventures and battles, he had caught Azure Star's eye and become the disciple of Gride, Farshore Island's Fifth Energy Level powerhouse of that generation.

Farshore Island's Fifth Energy Level was rather unusual. It imposed no restrictions on inheritance—bloodline or true form, either was acceptable. The sole requirement was a powerful psychic talent. Then one had to inherit the "Crown of the