Night.
Inside the Sea of the Void Moon.
After entering, Kroya took on merfolk form as usual, though he had less room to swim than before.
Only a small area around the tree remained lit now. Everywhere else was covered in deep darkness.
Red light illuminated the little patch of sea.
The new sea was not as beautiful as it had been under the moonlight and sea mist, but it felt more real-the old sea had been far too dreamlike to seem as though it truly existed.
By comparison, Kroya found this environment more pleasing to the eye.
Perhaps it was because his own power illuminated this place. Staying here left him feeling thoroughly refreshed in both body and mind.
"Come on."
He swished his tail as he swam through the water, using his contracts to summon all the magical beasts and letting them romp freely in the sea.
Then he explained his plans and ideas to the Sea Spirit Dolphins.
He had intended to ask whether it would be difficult and whether they needed his personal assistance, but the Sea Spirit Dolphins answered without hesitation, "It won't be difficult, Master."
The slightly larger male Sea Spirit Dolphin added, "We know where to find the Rosy Ribbonfish you mentioned. There are whole shoals of them."
He manipulated the seawater with magic to demonstrate. The splashing water resembled ribbonfish scattering in all directions-if his demonstration was accurate, those were certainly sizable shoals.
"All right, I'll leave it to you."
"Catch as many as you can. I'll buy more of your kind and set up an underwater fish farm."
Hearing Kroya say that he would buy more of their kind, the two Sea Spirit Dolphins immediately perked up. Very, very few Sea Spirit Dolphins remained in the wild.
At least, despite patrolling