Gelman didn't answer Dong right away. Instead, he used Mental Communication to speak with Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku beside him.
They quickly reached an agreement, and Gelman continued speaking with Dong.
"We all want answers to some questions from each other. In that case, why don't we exchange information?"
The black-robed figure in the shadows fell silent again, but soon answered, "All right. Let's do that."
"Answer my first question first: 'How did you manage to do it?'"
"Actually, it was a gradual process," Gelman said. "We first went to the Ancient Labyrinth, the Ash White Desert, and the Treacherous Mountains."
"We dealt with the Plant Weapon, the Undead Disease, and the Man-Raising Beast, and obtained the All-Curing Herb, the Alchemy Plant, and the Manless Stone."
"After defeating those 'calamities' and obtaining those 'hopes,' we came here to challenge the Rainforest Swamp, where the Twin-Tailed Snakes and the Longevity Food are found."
As he listened, Dong felt a little surprised.
He had recorded all these "hopes and calamities" in New World Journey: East Shore Arc.
He had traveled the entire coastal route countless times over the past three hundred years. He knew it better than anyone.
But that didn't mean the journey was easy.
In fact, when he had first explored the area, he had escaped death countless times. It wasn't until one day, when he had a sudden breakthrough and his strength increased, that things became relatively easy.
Over the past three hundred years, he had also seen the remains of many humans who had come from the Six Continents to explore the Dark Continent. Every one of them had died a gruesome death.
Some had been reduced to nothing but bones, while others had suffered worse than death.
Dong often granted the latter a merciful end.
Gradually, he