Ye Chuqi thought about the ore vein she hadn't had time to take and the Phoenix whose condition she knew nothing about. Oh well. She would let those go for now.
And so, over the next four years, a great deal seemed to happen, yet it also seemed as though nothing had happened at all.
Ye Qinglan returned to the Beast Abyss Frontline, while Red Beard visited the Misty Sea every year to see how things were going. The Thirteen Misty Islands had made it clear that they would gradually shift their influence onto the continents, establishing a presence on both Raila Continent and Kabu Continent.
Their efforts had produced considerable results over those four years. No one knew what was happening on Kabu Continent; with the Beast Abyss and the Misty Abyss between them, it was difficult for Raila Continent to learn much about it. But now that people from Kabu Continent had been spotted on Raila Continent, the people here could no longer afford to let down their guard. Maintaining good relations with the Thirteen Misty Islands was important too, since the Barton Empire surely had a way to travel to and from Kabu Continent.
Four years was neither a long time nor a short one.
This time, Red Beard had another important task: whatever it took, he had to bring back Ye Chuqi, who had grown so fond of the Barton Empire that she seemed reluctant to leave. Her twentieth birthday was coming soon, and it was a day she absolutely could not miss.
Her twentieth birthday would also mark the most important Coming-of-Age Ceremony of Ye Chuqi's life. The Ye Family had spent years preparing for it, and now that the day was nearly here, Ye Chuqi herself certainly could not miss it.
As it happened,