In the depths of the ocean, there is an archipelago, and there is a ...... Anything we wanted to find in the ocean could be asked of him, and although we didn't know what the requirements were, we set sail anyway.

Our fleet is full of ships of all kinds, from all fields, and the most prominent members of the Chamber of Commerce in any field we can think of, or in commerce, carrying their own strengths and abundant supplies, and we are going to find the archipelago in the farther seas where the Astral Spirits have never traveled...... The archipelagos only exist in the record. Whether we can find it, whether we will find it, is not clear.

Before leaving, we were told by an elderly person that they would be heading to ......, hoping that they would be okay and that we would be able to return safely. For a gem merchant, this trip is of great significance to the Chamber of Commerce. The routes in the Lannichei Sea are all blocked in ice, and if we succeed this time, we may be able to reopen the routes there, and the sapphires will return to a stable source. The elders need a lot of sapphires, and hopefully we can still help them.

Thinking about how many demons suddenly appeared in the Star Spirit World in just a few decades...... If this is the new era that our ancestors were looking for, then we are destined to be pioneers, and may we live up to the legacy of our ancestors. I also hope that my children can live in a safe generation. An era of affluence.

But now, the difficulties we are experiencing are none other than ...... It's how to get there, and the captain of the fleet is discussing issues with the scholars who accompany him these days, and it sounds like it's about the whirlpool at sea...... Is it that we are going to cross such a dangerous sea? Luckily, our boat is very strong, and I think we should be able to get through there.

What did we encounter? I'm going to have to keep it on the record, even if it's to use up my most precious green treasure, and we've come across legendary creatures! The kind of giant whale in the depths of Lennikai! Oh, my God! You know, it also communicates with us. There are legendary creatures that can communicate with the Star Spirits, and they only exist in the story! I've recorded it, and I can use this thing as an heirloom! God knows if I'll ever see Lanikei's whales again in my life, my grandfather said that there was an old client who had sold all his possessions and was always looking for these whales near Lannikaie, and he had been looking for them all his life, but he had never seen them once.

The whale left, and the captain of the fleet gathered us together and told us something. A few...... Eh~ Some things that I have never seen in so many years of my life, if they say that it is a teleportation array, I can still think about the one in the royal capital now. But something he said, what darkness and what a sacred tree...... I've never seen it before...... What is that? It is said in the records that most of the ancestors worshipped the sacred tree, which has been recognized by many scholars, but about those expounded in the "New Era", some people feel that they are not so reliable, although my grandfather believed in those things very much, but he has not even seen the star spirit magician, and he even kicked people out of the house last time...... Anyway, I can't believe that those things really exist, maybe...... Are they just ruins or natural phenomena?

How long have we been sailing in the oceans? A year? For nearly two years, we were only docked on a few desert islands, and the rest of the time, we were on ships. But luckily we still have the soil with us. But in the midst of this long journey, my child was born! He was healthy, very lively, he caught gems when he saw them, and he must have been a good gem merchant in the future. But...... I don't want him to stay in the sea all the time when he grows up! We need to go to land...... If we sail back, it will be quick, but we have to find the archipelago...... Where will it be? All around is endless, all blue, all sea. Fortunately, there are many people in our fleet...... Well, I'm going to win back that gambler's money today, or I'll triple the inlays on their clothes when I go back! No! Five times over!

The sea doesn't look normal...... I can't tell what's going on...... I seem to have seen something on the surface of the sea, it was gloomy and uncomfortable, and the child was sick, and his head was very hot, so maybe it would be a good idea to get some fruit.

The plants are withering! This couldn't be worse news! And we don't know why, but why have those plants been growing so well, but they've gone bad in the last few days? And my favorite bonsai, oh my god, it used to be so tenacious, but now it's also a coconut yellow! Some people say that because the soil is too old, we should find the land now!

Where are we? The captain said that its pointer was out of order, and that he had no way to make out the direction now! But fortunately, he said that he was able to discern the course from the currents, and said that it was not far from land, but in doing so, could he really reach land? This is already our last orange...... It looks like it's going to rain.

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The note stopped here, "Looks like they've had a storm after this." Hierro flipped through the pages behind the book and dropped the little notebook on the table. Looks like they should all have been killed. ”

"Could it be that the ghosts that appear here are the souls of those star spirits who are haunting them?" Will sat in a small chair with Pease in his arms and listened carefully. "What do you think, Boreth?"

"There must be something strange about this." Without hesitation, Boreth replied, "But I don't think it's the soul of the star...... In other words, without the power of the sacred tree, there should be no way for the star soul to form what you call a 'haunting ghost'"

"Have you ever noticed what this man said at the end of his writing...... In their fleet, long before the storm came, they should have sensed that something was not quite right. Boreth flipped open the journal on the table and flipped the last page with his hands, "They may have been in the thick of what happened to them before the storm...... Their ship could not have been swallowed up by a torrential rain after being able to sail in the sea for so long...... And you don't remember. ”

"What?" Weir asked curiously.

"Elder Fishman said that the ship was burning and sinking in the storm." Ver thought about it carefully, and it was indeed so, "And, if you look at what is written in the notes, there must be a lot of them. …… But don't you feel something strange about the wreckage we see outside, including the place where we are? ”

Will shook his head.

At this time, Hierro, who was beside him, suddenly said, "There are too few ships outside, and there are no signs of burning...... Is that so? ”

"Uh-huh! Right! Yeah! "I also wiped the ship's logo, and when I wiped it down, it didn't look like it had been burned." ”

Weel's brow furrowed, and he thought back to the ships outside, except for the old driftwood scattered on the water, and the whole ship was only the old wooden boat that rattled and made a small noise, and even if it could be seen to be a half or a little remnant of the ship's structure, a mast could be counted as a separate ship.

There are only three wrecks outside, and they have to include where they are.

In other words, the ships that sank here, counting all the broken driftwood, are counted as one, and there are only five ships in total. It's too rare for what is described in the diary.

"But...... Could it be that these ships were lost in a storm and that these are the only ships that have been swept up here? But as the idea progressed, Wille felt that it was more plausible. And the place we came from has so many rocks and reefs, twists and turns, and so much fog around us, who can be sure that there is no place like this anywhere else? ”

"But fortunately, we have a very important piece of news." Captain Hiero said, "We may be able to find a nautical chart of the town of the Star Spirit on the voyage of this fleet in that pilot ship. ”

The three of them nodded at the same time.