Chapter 102
Merlin climbed atop the boulder that Heavenly Flower had pointed to. Using his robe for cover, Merlin accessed his inventory, pulled out a bundle of grass that was nearly the size of his own body, and placed it on the ground. The grass didn’t present much of an aura to Merlin, but the surrounding foxes gasped after seeing the heap of grass.
“Oh, great. My insides almost reached their limit trying to contain the One-Horned Fire Snake’s poison.”
“Did that human really travel all the way to Creation Island? Even in a straight line, the island is over 400 li away, no?”
“Much further than 400 li. It isn’t possible to go in a straight line, you would have to go around Red Dinosaur Island. Considering that, I’m sure the distance is closer to 700 li in total. He can’t even fly, but somehow he was able to cover such a long distance… there are so many monsters in the sea, too…”
The island where Merlin had obtained the grass was in the chain of islands spread into the formation of a clock face, at the 12 o’clock position. Though there weren’t any monsters or spiritual beings on the island, there were still many fierce animals with considerable combat power. The Life Grass grew abundantly on Creation Island, but it did not grow anywhere else. The Blue Forest Island, another one of the Phantom Monster Magic Islands, lied directly opposite from Creation Island, at the 6 o’clock position. Hence, the Life Grass was hard to come by for those on the Blue Forest Island. Though there weren’t many monsters in the water, anyone traversing the water would inevitably run into at least a few. It was difficult to move between the islands unless one had the capabilities to defeat or escape from sea monsters, as Merlin did.
“Ah, Heavenly Flower. I’ve finished all the runes.”
“Already? You must have had your hands full running around, but you had time to finish the runes?”
“Coming up with the idea is the hard part. Once I understand what needs to be done, it’s usually fairly straightforward from there.”
Merlin took out a glass cup. It was thicker than a normal cup, but it did not refract much light and could be seen through clearly. At first glance, it appeared to be a normal glass cup, but tilting it revealed several Korean words written all over the cup’s surface.