This chapter is a bonus update for "Bug's Childhood" and their ten-thousand reward.
Gathering the experimental equipment would take some time. A Ke did not conduct any theoretical research; she mainly focused on preparing these experimental materials.
All told, preparations were expected to take a week.
During that time, A Ke visited the Great Whirlpool three times and helped explore the surrounding archipelagos. In the end, she discovered seven large islands within a week—taking Black Horse Island as the standard.
However, the largest was still the one they had discovered earlier, about the size of Coral Island.
There were also many scattered small islands and coral reefs.
This archipelago clearly could not support the founding of a nation. Liszt named it the Second Archipelago. It could only serve as a supply stopover, which disappointed him greatly. Still, the discovery of an ancient legendary teleportation magic array made it immensely important, so the Second Archipelago remained highly valuable.
Spreading out the nautical chart, Liszt once again studied this map personally drawn by A Ke.
Eight hundred kilometers south of Black Horse Island lay three islands—Island One, Island Two, and Island Three—all smaller than Black Horse Island.
Twelve hundred kilometers southeast of the three islands was Dragon Turtle Island.
Two thousand five hundred kilometers slightly east of due south from the three islands lay the First Archipelago, where every island was smaller than Black Horse Island.
Four hundred kilometers south of the First Archipelago was the island inhabited by the Light Green Gem Dragon. It had been newly named Midway Island and was roughly the size of Coral Island.
Five hundred kilometers farther south from Midway Island was the Second Archipelago. Seven of its islands were larger than Black Horse Island, and the largest approached Coral Island in size. It had