Lord of the Mysteries: Master of Time
Chapter 91

The Beluga Whale Sea

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The Redfire Fleet slowly sailed past the sea area they had just bombed; no one was interested in what had happened to their targets.

The entire transport ship was completely shattered into pieces and was adrift at sea; the people on board were mostly corpses.

Kronos wore Azure Brooch, which allowed him to breathe normally in the sea, so he drifted away with the currents.

Although the Executives Loen Military had predicted the movements of the Republic of Intis's navy, they were still furious when they were actually attacked.

They were all seasoned veterans from the battlefield, so they immediately saw through the Intis Navy's objective.

However, this time they were destined not to be able to gain a foothold in this Harbor, because Kronos's Message caused the Sonia Fleet to set off almost two days earlier, which meant that the Redfire Fleet would definitely not be able to wait for the Army's support.

Moreover, Amyrius was furious after receiving the Message. It was his decision to send the Sonia Fleet to support West Balam, and now that he had been tricked, how could he possibly remain calm?

He immediately decided to send the remaining Bayam fleet to reinforce the Sonia Fleet. After they joined forces, they split into two groups: one group would conceal their movements and pursue the Redfire Fleet, while the other group, led by him personally, would directly attack Berens Harbor.

This would effectively cut off the Redfire Fleet's retreat, and then they would have to find a way to strangle the fleet at sea.

Loen's army and Intis's army are still engaged in a tug-of-war in the Paz Valley. Fortunately, the first batch of supplies had already been transported to the front line before the Redfire Fleet arrived, otherwise the losses would have been much greater.

Backlund, Argel Manor

News of the war that broke out on the Southern Continent had naturally reached the ears of Marquis Argel long ago, but he chose to keep it a secret from his wife and daughter.

The Loen Kingdom has been at a disadvantage in this war, so this Message will not be made public for the time being. The Marquise and Little Annie don't have much of a social life, so they won't know about this anytime soon.

If they were to find out that their son and brother were currently in the Paz Valley of the Southern Continent, where a war was taking place, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Kronos had Messenger communicated with his family several times after the outbreak of war, which eased the anxiety of Marquis Argel.

However, in the past few days, the Marquis Argel has also changed his previous low-key approach, participating in various Banquet and gatherings on several occasions, and contacting the Duke Negan, the Earl Levett, and the Earl Hall multiple times, all in order to obtain more Message about the war.

Among the nobles, only they knew about Kronos's trip to the Southern Continent, so they understood Marquis Argel's situation and were all doing their best to gather Message.

However, Kronos's presence in this war was so minimal that it was difficult to obtain any concrete Message.

After being knocked unconscious by the shelling, Kronos was no longer able to write home to let his family know he was safe. With each passing day, the Marquis Argel grew more irritable, and the Marquise almost discovered the truth.

On the fifth day after the attack, Marquis Argel finally couldn't hold back any longer and wrote a letter, then summoned Kronos's Messenger.

Kronos's two Scroll skills lasted for less than thirty minutes, but the shockwave from the Cannonball caused Kronos to fall into a prolonged coma.

Perhaps because his nerves had been on edge for too long, Kronos remained unconscious, drifting on the sea.

I don't know whether to call him lucky or unlucky.

You could say he was lucky to have encountered such a thing, and he just drifted around in a coma.

But if you say he was unlucky, it's because such a large piece of meat drifting on the sea didn't attract a single carnivorous sea monster.

Until a hand reached out from the Spirit World and grabbed Kronos.

At this moment, the Messenger Lady appeared beside Kronos with a letter from the Marquis Argel.

She picked up Kronos and flew toward the nearest island.

It has to be said that this big shot is ruthless. The Messenger Lady didn't even try to wake Kronos, but simply threw him onto the land and then tossed the Marquis Argel's letter aside.

After completing her mission, the Messenger Lady turned around and returned to the Spirit World.

Although it didn't wake Kronos, the action did help him regain his senses.

While Kronos was floating on the sea, breathing was not a problem, and floating in the sea was extremely comfortable. Now, lying on the rocks, after only a few hours, Kronos began to feel uncomfortable.

Then, with a cry of surprise, Kronos awoke.

The first thing Kronos did upon waking was to put his hand on his lower back. He had never slept on a flat bed before, and now, lying on this huge rock, his back felt like it was going to break.

Having just regained consciousness, Kronos was completely bewildered, having no idea how he had ended up on this deserted island.

After carefully sorting out his thoughts, Kronos finally remembered that he had fallen into the water after taking the brunt of the Cannonball.

His first reaction was to check if he was injured anywhere, thankfully there was no such injury.

When Kronos found the letter beside him, he realized that the Messenger Lady had probably pulled him out of the water.

Upon opening Marquis Argel's letter, Kronos finally understood how long he had been unconscious. The letter was written on the fifth day of his coma, meaning it had been at least five or six days.

At this moment, Kronos wasn't in a hurry for anything else, but he needed to send a letter to let them know he was safe, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep it from Marquis Argel.

Because of the shelling, all of Kronos's belongings were lost. Fortunately, the Mystic Pouch at his waist was still there, but it contained no paper money.

Finally, Kronos had no choice but to burn a piece of wood to make a charred stick, and then write his message of reassurance on the back of the letter.

After the Spirit Harmonica was played, the Messenger Lady did not appear; instead, a hand reached out from the Spirit World and took the letter.

Having successfully reported his safety, Kronos finally had time to properly assess his current location.

The Map was lost along with my luggage, but the island still has one very prominent feature: the Whaling House, which is indeed an iconic building.

In the Sonia Sea, whales have very fixed ranges; otherwise, there wouldn't be a specific geographical area called the Beluga Whale Sea.

Therefore, Whaling House are not found everywhere; apart from the Gargas Islands of the Feysac Empire, they can only be found on the Deserted Island islands of the Beluga Whale Sea.

The Gargas Islands are located near the Beluga Whale Sea and rely on whaling for their livelihood. Other whaling ships, on the other hand, would simply find a Deserted Island to process their prey and then tow it back to their own countries.

Therefore, Kronos is currently located either on the Beluga Whale Sea or on the Gargas Islands of the Feysac Empire.

The specific method for determining this is simple: explore the island and see if anyone lives there.

If it's Deserted Island, then it's most likely on the Beluga Whale Sea.

There are also Deserted Island in the Gargas Islands, but whaling is legal in Caracas, so there is no need to deal with them on the Deserted Island.

If there were people on this island, it would be easy for Kronos to leave. But if it's Deserted Island, it would be much more troublesome, since he doesn't know how to build ships.

Exploring an unknown island is not so simple. The easiest way is to walk around the island. If there are people on the island, there will always be some traces left on the shore.

Kronos acted immediately and began walking along the Coastline.

Fortunately, it wasn't a large island, otherwise just walking around the Coastline would have exhausted him.

After walking for more than three hours, Kronos returned to his starting point.

There's no need to say anything more; no one could possibly live here. Otherwise, on such a small Small Island, the people inside would have starved to death long ago.

Based on this, it can be inferred that Kronos is currently located in the Beluga Whale Sea, on an unnamed Deserted Island.

This is troublesome. Although there are whaling facilities on the island, who knows how often those whaling ships come? This Deserted Island is very small, so the chances of having any living creatures are low, and the chances of having fresh water are equally low.

Kronos has no supplies at all right now. He was unconscious for five or six days. If he can hold on for another week, it will only be because of his Beyonder physique.

Perhaps in a few more days I'll start to feel physically exhausted.

Actually, the food problem is relatively easy to solve. Even if there are no living creatures in the mountains, there are still fish in the sea. Besides, going hungry for a few days is not a big deal.

But now the biggest problem is fresh water. He hasn't had any water for five or six days. If it were an ordinary person, it would probably be cold by now. Thinking of this, Kronos could only drag his tired body to search the island.

If there really is no fresh water on the island, then Kronos will have no choice but to try his limited and unreliable wilderness survival knowledge.

Unfortunately, his limited wilderness survival knowledge consisted entirely of fragmented information, much like the kind he gleaned from browsing his phone back in the day.

Kronos had absolutely no confidence in this knowledge.

Therefore, it would be best to find a freshwater source.

On this Small Island, there is a small mountain that is not very high, and the mountain is covered with dense Jungle.

Kronos was exhausted, but he had no choice but to pick up the Walking Stick from the Mystic Pouch and disappear into the Jungle.

Kronos's knowledge of the wild was indeed incomplete, but his assessment of the island was largely correct.

On such a small Deserted Island, there are only two possibilities: either life forms will proliferate and devour all the plants, or there will be almost no life forms at all.

Kronos walked through the forest for a long time, but he didn't see a single medium or large animal, not even a rabbit Rat.

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