Perspective: Fir - Location: Daikofu Island

The aftermath of the battle almost made me feel like an overnight rich tycoon. The dragon turtle that died three times and the time mage that died twice boosted my level straight to 134, a massive leap in quality that left me reeling, considering my level practically doubled in an instant.

And that's not even the most amazing part. After that Aussie guy died, his ring and gear became my spoils of war, which, of course, only I could use, since Aliyah and Oyado don't use magic.

Godspeak Cape

Increases chanting speed by 10%, reduces cooldown time by 10%.

World Clock (Staff)

Increases the power of time magic by 30%, speeds up magical effects by 20%, and agility by 50%.

Not to mention what's inside the ring, just these two pieces of equipment are already extremely powerful. Combined with the effect of this cape on my previous level gains, I now feel like I should be moving at the speed of a thief around level 100.

Moreover, the ring is filled with countless books and notes on time magic, more important than anything else.

As I sailed the ice ship towards the Lost Continent, I quickly skimmed through all the magical books, gaining an understanding of how time magic operates, even though I couldn't learn them directly.

In essence, all magic other than elemental magic is referred to as rule magic, including time magic, spatial magic, and some magic that defies explanation.

For example, there's material transformation magic that changes ice from ice magic into earth, or area magic that stops others from flying.

All in all, it's bizarre and his notes didn't say much about it. But concerning time magic, there was quite a bit.

Time magic, while appearing very special, actually demands a very high price too.

For instance, that time mage didn't hesitate to mold his magic by seizing the time of the entire island for his own use.

According to what was written in the notes, taking time from ordinary objects would hasten their deaths, and the time energy gained from them is approximately one-fifth of what is needed to restore the same object.

With humans, the time energy gained is even purer, requiring twice the energy to restore the same person.

This ratio is acceptable, but it sounds pretty dreadful. To use powerful time magic, you'd have to kill quite a few people unless taking their time is enough...

No, maybe not kill, just seize their time.

But doing so is more cruel than killing, as aging is even more terrifying than death.

I can't shake the feeling that time magic, like dark magic and necromancy, is a type of magic that should be prohibited, although I'm a little curious about spatial magic.

"Hey, driving like this, are you sure it's okay?"

I didn't realize when Aliyah approached from behind.

"It's fine, this is on the sea, you know?" I chuckled.

"No matter what, would we bump into someone on the sea?"

"Who knows, maybe we'll bump into fish."

"Well, that's good, we can add them to dinner at night."

I chuckled.

"How are things downstairs? Although I've used ice to keep the ship warm and try to avoid it being too cold inside, I still don't know the specifics. Is everything okay down there?"

"Don't worry, you're steering the ship, so the sailors are quite free. They're tidying up the things in the cabin. Food is not an issue either; they've placed it in the middle of the ship, so no need to worry."

"Is that so..."

"Of course, handling food is crucial, especially at sea. So don't worry."

At that moment, Uncle Mont walked up, smiling.

"Moreover, with your speed, I feel our journey time is going to be significantly reduced. but I don't know how much exactly, as we'll need to rely on star positioning at night."

"I see..." I smiled.

"Well, speeding up is always a good thing. By the way, what are we having for dinner tonight? If there's no meat, should we catch some fish?"

"Catch fish... hahaha, with your sailing speed, whether fishing or casting nets won't work, right? How can you catch fish?"

"Like this." I snapped my fingers, and an ice trident emerged at high speed from beside me, piercing into the water.

After a moment, the trident emerged from the sea with a fish impaled on it, hanging on the mast.

"Just like this, catching fish is that simple."

"What? Are you telling me your magic control has become even more precise and speedy?" Aliyah asked, hands on her hips.

"I'm strong too!"

"I know you've always been strong."

I nodded.

"But your strength is more suited to destruction rather than details, so don't worry about it."

"Is that so... well."

Aliyah shrugged and then headed towards the cabin.

I turned to Uncle Mont.

"By the way, this seems quite different from your usual sailing trips, right? Now we just need to sail in the right direction by looking at the compass."

"Well, not entirely. After all, we only know the direction. If we get deviated by ocean currents in the middle, we'll have to correct the course tonight."

"True, but at this speed, by the time we correct it, we'll probably have strayed far off."

"Right." Uncle Mont nodded.

"But for now, we don't have a precise way to determine our position, as our usual sailing trips are quite lengthy. We adjust the course every day... but it's tough in this situation... Let's talk more after you rest. Your speed is making the wind exceptionally cold."

After that, Uncle Mont also headed to the cabin.

I looked at the deserted deck and chuckled.

"Driving fast isn't all that great..."

Perspective: Bai Yueguang - Location: Tianfeng Port

This is frustrating. I must find a way to learn how to fly, or else one day I'll simply exhaust myself by falling from such heights into the sea and swimming back to shore is unimaginable.

Yes, I fell from the sky into the sea that day, thankfully my defense is somewhat high, so I didn't directly plummet to my death or anything.

But swimming back to the shore is quite a hassle, and cold.

Originally, the departure was urgent, now it's even more so. After all, who knows when the Aquatic Tribe might strike again, and though we wiped out one wave, who knows when the next will come.

So, we're all on the ship now, ready to set sail at any moment.

However, Cheng Lao has already informed the capital; after all, he and the others have a better standing to explain the situation. Moreover, if the Aquatic Tribe directly launches a large-scale attack, it's not a simple matter. It's a threat to the country, a time that invokes the operation of the country's machinery, not when we are too preoccupied.

And we, well, we are setting sail directly, the target, of course, being the Lost Continent.

"Sail away!" Cui Shao is already there, starting to command, it looks like we'll be setting sail soon.

"Hey, finally going back, aren't you excited?" Hei Luoli asked beside me.

"Excited, I am... probably." I chuckled. "I bet things are not over yet."