A Ke returned to Black Horse Island with news of her discovery of the massive archipelago.
Liszt was thrilled for an entire day. An island several times larger than Iron Hoof Island, even vastly larger than Blue Dragon Island, could fully bear the weight of founding a nation.
Combined with the large islands around it, it was practically an address chosen specifically for the Flame Kingdom.
And according to A Ke, the distances between the islands were very short. That would greatly reduce sailing time between them, making the archipelago even more suitable for habitation and development.
Its only flaw was that the archipelago lay too far from the Sapphire Grand Duchy. According to A Ke's newly measured precise distance, it was a full seven thousand kilometers away. Even if the Great Whirlpool magic teleportation array were developed in the future and made navigable for ships, it would only shorten the distance by a little over three thousand kilometers.
Besides, the Great Whirlpool magic teleportation array appeared to be a one-way teleportation array. One could go, but not return.
A single trade run between the two nations would cover at least eleven thousand kilometers round trip. At the current court fast sailing ships' speed of ten knots, it would take more than fifty days of sailing. With ordinary sailing ships traveling at three knots, it would take at least half a year. Moving the territory's industries over would truly be a troublesome affair.
Liszt himself did not need to worry. He and A Ke could ride the Flame across the sea whenever they wished. At five hundred kilometers per hour, ten thousand kilometers took no more than twenty hours.
Including rest time, making a round trip in two days would be effortless.
But he could not possibly use the Flame