Time always seemed to flow especially slowly upon the vast blue sea.
The upgraded metal ship steadily cut through the ripples, sailing for days through calm seas.
Everyone did the same things during the day. After enough repetition, it inevitably grew monotonous.
Afternoon sunlight fell gently across the deck, while the cool sea breeze swept away the heat over the water.
Gen leaned against the railing, propping his cheek on one hand as he gazed out at the endless ocean and sighed in boredom.
"I'm so bored. It's the same every day. Nothing but the sea and the wind, with nothing new happening."
Li Xiang sat in a deck chair nearby and wholeheartedly agreed.
"Yeah... It's so boring."
"I really want to play on my phone."
Chrome suddenly had an idea.
He turned toward her, his face full of confusion. "A phone? What's a phone?"
Li Xiang patiently explained it to the curious Chrome.
"A phone is a wonderful little thing. It's what we needed most back in our time."
Ten thousand words of fond fantasies about phones omitted...
The more Chrome listened, the brighter his eyes grew.
Unable to contain his longing, Chrome turned and dashed off to find Senku.
"Senku, Senku! I want a phone!!"
Senku was in the cabin, leaning back as he sorted through navigation data. At Chrome's words, he casually picked at his ear.
"With our current level of industry, there's a ten-billion-percent chance we can't make electronics that far ahead of our time."
That promptly snuffed out Chrome's dream.
"Wait until later. Once we've fully restored civilization and revived all of humanity, we can think about things for entertainment."
A phone... isn't just for entertainment...
At this stage, everyone's goals were developing heavy industry, growing corn, mass-producing Revival Fluid, and investigating the truth behind