"Are we really crossing the Calm Belt like this? Is that safe?"
On the way to East Blue, Tesoro experienced yet another thrill in life. He had never expected Piltover's ships to choose to sail straight through the Calm Belt.
"Don't worry. This is new technology. Our ships are specially made and can safely pass through the Calm Belt."
On deck, Bear sat atop a wooden barrel, flipping through the Bible in his hands.
Seastone ship technology allowed vessels to safely cross the Calm Belt. Seastone, which contained the energy of the sea, could make Sea Kings mistake a ship for part of the ocean.
However, that chance was not absolute.
If an ordinary ship had a 0.1% chance of safely passing through the Calm Belt, then a Seastone ship had a 0.1% chance of being discovered.
The odds of danger were low, but to be safe, if they had the means, the most reliable option was to assign someone strong enough to guard the ship.
Bear was one such example. Things had been progressing a little too quickly with Ginny. Even though Bear had begun to face those feelings, he still could not keep up with Ginny's pace.
When he had proposed, Ginny had already skipped over quite a few steps. Although Bear had prepared himself to face Ginny, he had not yet prepared himself to face the next generation.
If he did not take a few more field assignments, he would truly have to prepare to become a father. That was one of the reasons Bear was heading to East Blue.
"I see."
Given East Blue's current state, aside from Garp, who occasionally returned home for vacation, and certain reclusive old monsters, no one could pose a threat to Bear. He could run rampant through East Blue on