Book 13: Chapter 48
I thought there would be a miracle. Isn’t there always that final day, that final moment where the main protagonist proves his victory when everybody is in despair? You know, where the epic music is played and the main protagonist has a flame in his eyes? Isn’t there also the plot where the main female protagonist is the only person who understands him, and they fall deeply in love at first sight? That only happens in movies, though. I transmigrated, but I still hadn’t seen such a scene out of a fiction story.
Three days had gone by. The ocean was still peaceful as though the wyrm had disappeared, yet as though it never existed. There wasn’t a single wave. It was so peaceful that it was suspicious.
We couldn’t continue waiting any longer, Ying and Xia understood that. We had to leave after the third day. They could return to the island later if they wanted, but I had to leave no matter what. I knew what Mom was thinking. She agreed to their request, but the reality was that you needed time and money to travel from the North to the island; there was no way Ying and Xia could earn enough, even in an entire lifetime, to return to the island. Therefore, it was impossible for them to return once they left. I didn’t want to tell them, because I was still slightly worried and scared.
Nier’s words stuck with me; it was similar to choking on a fish bone. I had to protect my family and wanted to go home to see my girls. I wanted to be by Ling Yue’s side to witness my child’s birth. It was good news the wyrm didn’t show itself the last three days, for the reason that we could peacefully return home and I wouldn’t feel as though I missed anything.
It wasn’t bad to have a peaceful trip home. I promised Nier I wouldn’t let them meet with danger, so I wouldn’t pursue hot-headed emotions in the future. The main reason I protected Ying and Xia, was because I saw my former self in Ying. I determinedly protected Ying, rescued Xia in the middle of the night and even planned to go and challenge the wyrm, because I had lingering feelings for my former self, but also felt a tinge of reluctance. In the end, my perspective changed; there was nothing bad about a peaceful trip.
Though I couldn’t achieve my previous goal, Nier and Lucia had some fun on the island. They couldn’t swim, since they didn’t have their swimwear. We strolled along the sandy shore and went exploring in the forest. It wasn’t as leisurely as what we originally planned; nevertheless, I guess we did get to have some fun on a small island. Sadly, I didn’t find what I was after.
Wasn’t I supposed to come across some secluded reverend or some ancient artefact on a desolate island that would allow me to reach the pinnacle of life? Why didn’t I find it? I didn’t even see a second village, let alone a cheat weapon. I couldn’t believe there were only so many people on a small island.
Besides more trees than I could count, there was virtually nothing in the forest. The forest spread across the entire island. However, according to what Lucia said, the forests were very barren. There was nothing useful. There wasn’t much that could be used. The trees were also useless. The forest was the most ordinary type of forest. It might be useful for making paper in the future, but that was the future.
The villagers didn’t have any maps of the ocean, either. I intended to form a navy that could travel long distances to carefully explore the island. It might become a place where my navy would be able to replenish supplies and whatnot. Then, I needed to find a good place to construct my overseas villa. Then, I’d take my family to visit the island annually for a vacation in summer. I think there was a decent idea. Although the island didn’t have nice scenery nor was it comfortable, it had the potential to become a nice place. If I wanted to do that, though, I needed to locate the wyrm and slay it.