The Consequences of Getting Caught Taking Photos
An idea struck Su Ming. The one who had died and become undead must have been the Bay Owl! This was also the part that had been transformed into the White Bone Fortress 27 years ago!
He added [Undead Bay Owl (sealed)] to the second line and changed the text in parentheses on the third line to (active - dead - transformed into undead). Then he drew lines connecting Scholar Bay Owl, Undead Bay Owl, and the White Bone Fortress.
Now it made sense!
The next question was, why had the original single line split into two?
After Scholar Bay Owl's form died, Zijin had gained an undead form and a living form. Only one form could be active at a time, and the two took turns being sealed.
Su Ming continued looking through the materials. He noticed that in the later part of her time at the academy, the little saintess's attendance had dropped rapidly, and her notes contained more and more records about medical treatment and medicine. The drawback of her inability to receive light-based healing had become unmistakable.
Her health had gone from bad to worse. That was probably why Ailisha had been forced to leave the academy and use her undead form again.
On the morning of the third day, the Zhiyuan left the waters frequented by sea monsters.
They were still over a hundred kilometers from the agreed meeting place when the wind shifted south and became a crosswind. Su Ming replaced the wing sails with ordinary square sails, and their speed dropped to 17 knots.
Before long, a large dot and a small dot appeared on the radar.
"Do they have a call sign?" Su Ming asked Zijin. When she answered yes, he suggested, "Shall we contact them?"
Zijin nodded and operated the