A large island, not much smaller than Coral Island, floated alone upon the sea. There were none of the islands Liszt had hoped to find around it.
There were not even any scattered little islets, only some coral reefs at most.
Of course, Liszt was not disappointed by this island. For now, the exploration fleet had merely cruised the surrounding waters a few times and had not ventured farther out. There might be no islands within a hundred kilometers, but that did not mean there were none beyond a hundred kilometers.
This island had not yet been named.
He had considered naming it "Spark Island," signifying the first small spark in the founding of the Flame Kingdom. But then he thought that if there truly were no suitable archipelago nearby, would that little spark not become a joke? So he simply did not name it, referring to it directly as New Island.
With A Ke, he took the Flame to New Island and briefly surveyed the island and the surrounding waters before the two hurried back to Flame Territory.
New Island would remain where it was; the sprites, magic herbs, and Magic Beasts were not going anywhere.
There were many daily affairs in the territory, and for the time being, there was no spare time to spend on New Island. Especially with war drawing near, Liszt had much to prepare.
Once war began, the territory's trade would inevitably be affected.
And things like the serf trade after the war also had to be prepared now, lest they be caught unprepared when the time came.
Thus.
The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late March.
Grand Duke Sapphire had officially set the date for the naval war. On April 4th, the knight