Setting Out to Sea

After Zhao Manyan's casual conversation, the female secretary led the thirteen of them towards the rooftop where her boss was located.

After learning the details, Lin Junxian stared sharply at the group of seemingly young mages. "I hope you won't waste my time. The creature roaming the sea off Fei Niao City is a Demon Race. There were some signs of this seven or eight years ago, and in recent years their numbers have started to increase dramatically. The city has sent some hunters to exterminate them, but the results have been minimal!"

In Lin Junxian's view, this group of people was more like a team of college students going out for training. Some students from magic high schools were very strong, but in fact they were not as strong as the hunters from the Hunter Association, mainly because they had serious problems with experience and knowledge.

Defeating Demon Beast relies on brains, experience, and real combat, not on those flashy mage-level badges!

Lin Junxian was from a prominent family. Although he knew nothing about magic, he understood that being a mage did not mean he could exterminate demons. Moreover, it was a Demon Race. Without a mage legion, venturing in rashly could result in total annihilation!

"You don't need to worry about these things. Since we dared to take on this job, we are naturally confident. You don't need to question us so much now. Just give us all the information you have about the Sea Monster, help us prepare some necessary things, and then sit here in this elegant office with your female secretary and wait for our news," Jiang Shaoxu said with exceptional confidence.

"Fine, your requests are no requests to me at all, but I must first tell you what you're going to do. This isn't something I asked you to do. If your parents, the school, or the powerful figures behind them want to pursue something, then please don't point fingers at me. This investment has failed, but I still want my reputation," Lin Junxian said.

Seeing that they wouldn't listen to his advice, Lin Junxian naturally saw no need to waste any more words.

But there are some things he still needs to discuss in advance.

After giving them a heads-up, he arranged for them to stay at a hotel in the building and instructed someone to prepare some essential items for their demon-slaying mission.

When hunting demons, the most important thing is medicine; you need to bring a dozen or twenty kinds of antidotes alone...

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nan Jue also tricked the other party, getting a lot of potions, and of course, no one said anything. After all, the journey to Little Japan was still quite a long way off.

It's true that there's a sea area outside Fei Niao City, but that sea area also has many uninhabited islands.

Previously, these islands were considered ecological islands and were included in the Safe Zone, catering to tourists who liked pristine environments. However, after frequent incidents in recent years, no one has developed them anymore, and they have all become abandoned wastelands. The Safe Zone's warning line has even been extended to the coastline, turning those scattered wastelands into Demon and Monster Land.

The shrinking of the Safe Zone perimeter naturally caused immense hardship for boats and fishermen along the coast. It also disrupted transportation in the city, making it impossible for anyone to do business there. Even if a ship managed to transport goods, it would simply disappear without a trace, and all that money would be wasted at sea.

In recent years, most of the major investors in Fei Niao City have left, and only large conglomerates like the Lin family are still struggling to keep the city afloat, forcibly using money to maintain the appearance of a thriving business. In reality, no one is willing to buy those ocean-view properties, luxury buildings, or the most prestigious buildings!

The city is in a slump, and even the mayor is having a headache.

After learning about this, Tang Miao observed the terrain and decided to acquire the area.

In other words, he currently doesn't have any funds on hand; otherwise, he would have been prepared to pay out of his own pocket! After all, this place might be troublesome for others, but it's not dangerous for Tang Miao.

If we give the Dark Serpent to this area and find a few more Totem Beast, this place will become the safest place in the country.

You could easily build your own family here in the future!

However, all of this depends on money...

On the slightly murky sea, a white ship slowly sailed away, gradually moving away from the designated Safe Zone.

The sea and the inland are quite different. Inland Safe Zone can at least be set up with sentry posts, relay stations, and fortresses to block important locations and prevent Demon Beast from having the opportunity to infiltrate. In the ocean, the so-called Safe Zone zones are just a few sea towers with a few Military Mage watching over them, which do not constitute a real defense line.

Fortunately, Sea Monster are not particularly frequent along the coast, and most coastal cities and counties can ensure their safety with only a small number of troops.

Fei Niao City is an exception; sea Sea Monster have been frequently appearing in this area.

"During their last demon-slaying expedition, they reached this Rock Island. While resting there at night, they were ambushed by Sea Monster and suffered heavy losses," Ai Jiangtu said, pointing to an island on the map.

"So that means that's where the Sea Monster most often appear. Speaking of which, what kind of Sea Monster are they? If they're Azure Scale Sea Demon, then we should head back. If these things have a clan, we're doomed," Jiang Yu said.

Jiang Yu was a fair-skinned young man with glasses, who looked like he knew everything. Moreover, he was the team's typical encyclopedia of Demon Beast.

Of course, to put it bluntly, he was just a tool.

"It's crimson, it can't be the Azure Scale Sea Demon," Nan Jue said.

"Speaking of which, I'm not very good at naval combat. If we get dragged into the sea, wouldn't we non- Water Element mages be doomed?" Jiang Yu said seriously.

For non- Water Element and Ice Element mages, fighting in water is practically a death sentence...

Tang Miao didn't speak; after all, he didn't need to show off. Besides, battles weren't just about Ice Element.

Seeing that no one spoke, Mu Ningxue glanced at Tang Miao and realized that he wasn't participating in the discussion at all. She then understood that Tang Miao was giving her a chance.

This was clearly not the time for sentimentality; she genuinely needed the opportunity to become a formal member of the National Government team. She then said, "If needed, I can freeze an entire sea area."

Upon hearing Mu Ningxue speak, the others all looked over.

In truth, everyone present was aware of Mu Ningxue's strength. The reason she became a subsidized worker wasn't due to her own fault, but rather because of her unfortunate uncle. Otherwise, how could she have fallen to such a state?

Guan Yu flattered, "Ning Xue, it's so great to have you here. Now we don't have to worry about our naval forces being insufficient."