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Agalito looked over the confiscated sea chart. A red line marked a safe route, and numerous notes filled its corners, such as "steer clear of any islands you see," "go to sleep immediately after dark," and "stay awake at all times"... It was a very comprehensive chart, just the thing to resolve his pressing difficulties.
He turned to another sheet, a treasure map. The paper was extremely old and looked ready to split at any moment. The route markers pointed southeast, and a dotted line enclosed a small area labeled "treasure" in Ancient Jotun. It appeared to lie along his own route.
The captured adventurers had already surrendered everything. Surrounded by the blades of the devil sailors, they watched the distant King of Immortality nervously. If he remained unsatisfied, the next things they would have to offer would be their lives and souls.
After considering it for a while, the King of Immortality made his decision.
He would take these Beyonders along. The Death Announcer needed building materials and guinea pigs.
"You ran into treasure hunters at sea? Mm-hmm, got it, got it. Take them for building materials or guinea pigs, either is fine. They have a safe route and know quite a few ways to avoid danger? Good. You find the treasure map interesting and want to have a look? That's fine too... All right, all right, I know, I know. I'll send you your location later. I gave you high-level access, so do whatever you want. I'm busy. All right, all right, hanging up."
Edward hurriedly finished the internal call, then turned to Mirella with an impeccable smile.
"What did you come to ask about?"
Mirella dared not voice his anger. He lowered his head again and said respectfully, "Her Majesty the Empress wishes to know