Summer sunlight pierced the pure sea, reaching the nearshore seabed dozens of meters below. The red coral off the coast of California stretched and twisted everywhere like a magnificent little forest, showing a vivid yet deep dark red. Thousands upon thousands of nearshore fish followed the same direction as the fleet, darting swiftly north.
"Hmm? Strange..."
The Scholar Miki stood beside the moving Longship, gazing at the mysterious coral garden in the depths of the sea, his eyes filled with the curiosity of exploration.
"Main God... why have so many fish gathered together, all swimming north at the same time? Why is their speed almost exactly the same, even keeping the same spacing?... Could it be that the sea current pushing the fleet also exists deep beneath the surface, like an ever-advancing, invisible divine snake? Does it possess a special Divine Force that can stick all the schools of fish together and carry them all north?..."
The Scholar Miki pondered, imagining the unknown world beneath the water. He thought about the formation of ocean currents, the nutrients carried up by those currents, and their effect on fish schools. Though he did not know that this was the ocean current of the natural world, not some seabed spirit's Divine Force...
"Faster! Row faster!"
Exploration captain Zuwaro did not have so many thoughts. He only stood impatiently at the bow, gazing toward the distant coast. After everyone received news of Golden Bay, they had stopped in the Kono Tribe for only two days, not even coaxing the Sea Dog Chief into changing his faith. The entire fleet merely exchanged "gems" for some food, replenished the fresh water on the boats, and once again sped north.
With the help of the Alaska Warm Current, in just over two days, the whole fleet had