A complete sea route was not simply a matter of sailing along a straight line.
First, the safety of the route was paramount.
Even areas outside the Storm Sea were not entirely safe. Hidden reefs, areas where sea monsters appeared, and areas with abnormal weather could not be included in the course.
Then there was something even more important: supply stations!
A ship had a limited carrying capacity.
Aside from the necessary crew, seagoing ships crossing between the New World and the Old World generally had to carry large quantities of cargo.
Under those circumstances, supplies were limited.
That made supply islands crucial along a sea route.
Generally speaking, there needed to be a supply island every one to two weeks of sailing!
The New Sea Route Annie was pioneering had to take all these things into account.
That made the process extremely complicated.
Even without anyone interfering, the advancement ritual had a considerable chance of failure.
After all, a High-Tier Classholder's definition of danger was very different from that of an ordinary merchant ship!
The slightest oversight could cause the advancement ritual to be deemed a failure!
Fortunately, Annie had already made countless calculations over the preceding years!
Other [Travelers] did not have conditions as favorable as Annie's. Most importantly, the interior of the Storm Sea, the most critical location, held no mysteries for her.
With Atlantis closed off from the outside world, other powers could not possibly know the distribution of islands within the Atlantis Empire!
With such an enormous advantage, if Annie still failed to advance, it would mean she was nothing special after all!
Dunn might give Annie a slot for Enfeoffment, but that would be all. Annie would no longer qualify to stand beside him in the future.
After all, once Annie failed, the competitors