Gelman and his group spent New Year's Eve of the new millennium aboard a research vessel floating at sea.
It was quite a novel experience.
Before this, only Morel had ever spent such a long time at sea.
Though the passengers aboard the ship came from all walks of life, that didn't stop everyone from celebrating a little. They grilled meat on deck, filling the air with its savory aroma.
The rumor of "the millennium apocalypse" was, of course, thoroughly debunked at that moment.
Still, if they had let the "God of Gu Yuan" succeed last year, it might well have brought about the end of human society in the future.
Gelman sat at the bow, eating skewers Shizuku handed him while silently using the "Hunter Badge · Teleport Lantern" to peer at the Teleport Lantern points he had once visited.
Of the eleven Special Lantern Teleportation Points, he had visited six: the Ancient Labyrinth, Ash White Desert, Treacherous Mountains, Rainforest Swamp, Coastal Fortress, and Deep Sea Gate.
There were also eleven ordinary Teleport Lantern points in total: Greed Island, Arid River Valley, Muddy Land, Spider Valley Bottom, Ancient Labyrinth, Ash White Desert, Rainforest Swamp, Treacherous Mountains, Transfer Base Island, Gate of Limit, and Dragon Volcano.
Naturally, his first concern was Greed Island and the Coastal Fortress. However, he could only move his viewpoint within a radius of one hundred meters, so he couldn't see many people or things.
Still, he could at least confirm one thing: Greed Island and the Coastal Fortress were maintaining a degree of order. Neither had fallen into the Great Chaos that had previously engulfed BW1.
Only then did he use the viewpoints from the other Teleport Lanterns to check on the "calamities."
The Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle, Disease Spreader, Tongue of Theft, Rift of Joy,