Bai Zhu stood at the edge of the split port.
The massive fissure he had carved beneath his feet was still shedding scraps of iron.
Black water bubbled and surged upward, like it had just been boiled.
Milluki hugged the recorder, still stuck on the previous piece of information.
"First Queen's maritime transport conglomerate..."
He lowered his head to look at the nameplate, then looked at the recorder again.
"Royal Blood Recovery Plan..."
Milluki's fingers hovered over the screen for a long time before he finally squeezed out a sentence.
"Have Kakin's royal family soaked their brains in formaldehyde?"
Bai Zhu rubbed his brow.
"Don't insult formaldehyde. At least it preserves things."
Hisoka leaned against a distant container, spinning cards between his fingers. For once, he did not randomly interrupt.
The commotion caused by that slash had been too great. His gaze at Bai Zhu was no less restrained than usual, and he had no interest in rating him anymore. This was not a toy he could handle.
Bai Zhu could not be bothered with him.
He glanced at the system panel.
[Hidden Clue: Kakin Sacrificial Fleet · Royal Blood Recovery Plan]
There was no considerate notification like "Congratulations, host, for triggering a chain quest," and no reward either.
Bai Zhu stared at it for two seconds, growing more annoyed the longer he looked.
"Riddle-speakers don't drop coins, and they love digging pits. So rude."
Milluki looked up.
"Who are you cursing?"
"A rude customer service agent."
"Don't you have a little too much customer service around you?"
"Maybe I look like a complaint portal."
Milluki was not in the mood to banter with him and continued studying the information they had just obtained.
The screen of the device in his hands flickered a few times.
The image