Sea Monster Spotted!

Zijin did not respond, but Su Ming suddenly thought of something. [Do you mean what happened that day when you were drunk and I cut off your magic power?]

That was the first time Su Ming had exercised his authority over the White Bone Mark, and also the only time.

[No, that wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have been drinking.]

Zijin seemed to care a great deal about it. Su Ming thought for a moment. [I'm sorry about that. I couldn't think of any other way to handle it at the time. But-] He paused to think. [I'll solve this problem in about two months, three at the latest.]

[Solve it?]

[Guess how.]

Xiwo had discovered something and called to Zijin from a distance. He was indeed skilled at sound-based techniques; his Wind Message Spell easily traveled several kilometers across the sea.

The girl flew over.

"There are fragments of a sea monster's tentacle on this wreckage." Xiwo pointed to a piece of hull floating in the sea. A sharp piece of iron jutted from it, with a bit of white flesh caught in a crevice.

"Should I take it out?"

"No, take the whole piece back, hull and all."

"Okay," Zijin replied, then sent Su Ming a message. [Su Ming, bring the ship closer.]

[Wait a moment. I'll turn around.]

After they hauled the wreckage onto the deck, Zijin and Xiwo focused on studying it. Su Ming brought out the microscope he had taken from the hospital for testing last time and taught them how to use it.

"This lens is really clear, and the magnification is high too," Xiwo praised it as he moved the slide holding the sample. "Strange, they really are giant octopus cells." He could not make sense of what he had found. "Why would