Behind Carl stretched the boundless sea. The sun hung in the sky, and the weather was fine today, without a cloud in sight.
"Where is this? Never mind, I'll take a look first."
Carl did not want to head for any predetermined island. He only wanted to experience the feeling of adventure, so he had flown aimlessly through the air all night.
He spotted an island in the distance and hurriedly descended toward it.
Carl landed in an uninhabited spot by the shore.
"White Tiger, I'll have to trouble you to stay here for a while."
"Of course, if your bone-shrinking technique can make you even smaller, you can come in with me."
Upon hearing that, White Tiger took two steps back with a look of utter resistance and shook his head fiercely. He had no desire to experience that full-body discomfort again.
With his tongue hanging out and his face full of dejection, he regretted coming along in the first place.
"Hahaha!"
"Then I'll have to leave you here."
"I'm off."
During his time at sea, Carl had gradually rediscovered a childlike nature within himself.
This leisurely, carefree time was something he had never experienced before.
He did not need to worry about going to work or doing his job. He had no troubles. He could do whatever he wanted and refuse whatever he did not want to do. He could not have been happier.
Moreover, Titan's talent had not merely strengthened his physique; it had also increased his lifespan to three hundred years.
That meant he would have even more time to spend in leisure in the future. Every time he thought of it, a wave of contentment filled his heart.
At the harbor, a burly sailor was hard at work moving cargo.
"Sea fish, fifteen Beli a