After going into the sea, I met the witch.

A few seconds later, he looked down at the raft beneath him, his expression complex.

The rippling seawater reflected a blurry, distorted image of a young man, whose features were barely discernible.

With light golden medium-length hair, distinct and deep facial features, and although he looked somewhat immature due to his young age, he was still very handsome.

His handsomeness belongs to a different category than his previous appearance.

One is the beauty of the East, the other the beauty of the West.

Only now, Leo, who was able to calm down, finally realized that he had transmigrated. He had gone from being a corporate slave who had graduated from a university in China several years ago to being in the body of a young man named "Ryan Rayland".

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【Small Canvas Raft】: 3.3 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, with a tailwind speed of 4 knots/hour and a headwind speed of 1 knot/hour.

Captain: Leo (Ryan Rayland)

Age: 18

[Bloodline]: Descendant of the Vikings (Your Viking bloodline grants you a stronger physique and naturally superior swimming skills than ordinary people.)

[Title]: Child of Blood (A person who is marked with the Blood Mark for violating the [Golden Rule] will attract the attention of the Royal Navy, but will also be more likely to gain favor with a certain group.)

[Talent Ability]: Otherworldly Soul (You have higher resistance to the mystical side, perhaps related to your "rich experiences" in another world.)

[Spirituality]: 0

[Path of Profession]: None

[Professional Skills]: None

[Learning Skills]: Storm Swordsmanship (Beginner), Navigation (Beginner), Curiosities (Beginner)

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This is a more detailed panel that appears after the [Nameless Ship Sculpture] has been "attached" to.

The descriptions of career paths, talents, and skills made Leo—no, to be precise, Ryan—realize that he might have entered a world full of fantasy.

Although he did not understand the specific meaning of these descriptions.

The [Learned Skills] displayed on the panel are skills that the original "Lyan Rayland" once possessed. Now, like scattered fragments of memory, they have merged into his consciousness and become his instincts.

It's a wonderful feeling.

Even though I had never been in contact with it before, I had an extremely familiar feeling, as if it were an extension of my own arm.

It's just that he doesn't have a longsword on hand right now, otherwise Ryan would definitely have given it a try.

While delighted, Ryan couldn't help but feel regretful—these memory fragments were too scattered, with nothing remaining except for his real name and three extremely vivid "abilities".

She had no memory whatsoever of her origins or why she ended up on the Blood Shark.

Looking at the endless sea, Ryan sighed, "This is truly a hellish start..."

Now that he had calmed down, he finally had the time to analyze what had happened to "Ryan Rayland".

For some reason, Ryan Rayland was captured by the pirates of the Blood Shark and threatened to kill a baron from the Augustan dynasty, the Violet family, in order to become a member of the Blood Shark.

During this process, "Lyan Rayland" died for some unknown reason, and Leo transmigrated at this time. He did not intend to fire the gun, but under the coercion of a strange spiritual force, he pulled the trigger of the flintlock pistol and killed the Baron, thus being "marked" by the [Golden Rule].

After all this was over, a sudden explosion reduced everything to ashes.

It's not hard to see that this was a meticulously planned scheme, the main purpose of which was most likely to eliminate the baron from the Violet family.

Ryan Rayland and all the pirates on the Blood Shark were innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

The Golden Rule, the bloody symbol... prevented the mastermind behind the Baron's assassination attempt from showing up in person, forcing him to resort to such "indirect" methods to achieve his goal.

Or perhaps, "Lian Rayland" is also a target that the mastermind wants to eliminate.

With too little known information, Ryan could not make accurate deductions, but what he had before him was enough to make him clearly aware of the perilous situation he was in.

If the mastermind knew that Ryan was still alive, how would he react? Without a doubt, he would never let Ryan, the only survivor, go.

The mastermind behind this "conspiracy" was able to detonate the Blood Shark silently and without any of the pirates noticing, and could use unknown spiritual power to force Ryan Rayland to pull the trigger. Without a doubt, the mastermind possesses power that Ryan cannot resist at his current level.

Fortunately, Ryan also has his own advantages.

That is, he is currently hiding in the shadows, and the mastermind behind the scenes may not know that he is still alive. Even if they do know, it would take time to find him on the boundless sea, even with extraordinary powers like "spirituality".

He must use this time to become stronger as quickly as possible!

After analyzing the threat posed by the mastermind, Ryan looked out at the sea.

Now, the most pressing problem facing him is not the threat from the mastermind behind the scenes, but how he will survive on this vast ocean without fresh water and food.

Ryan's gaze fell on the raft, and he looked melancholy.

The ship wreckage he grabbed was too small; even after being "attached" to by the [Nameless Ship Sculpture] and transformed into a vessel, it was only enough to form a small sailing raft.

We used this thing to cross the sea...

Fortunately, it was a sunny day and the waves were relatively calm; otherwise, a slightly larger wave could have caused the ship to be destroyed and everyone to perish.

"Hopefully we can get through today," Ryan sighed.

[Attachment] He can only change his carrier once a day. On the vast ocean, all he can see is seawater. In this situation, he has no choice but to hope that he will be lucky enough to encounter a deserted island or other ships before he can't hold on any longer.

With nothing else to do, Ryan turned his attention to the third function of the [Nameless Ship Carving] – [Travel].

Previously, this feature could only be viewed after using the "Attachment" function and having your own ship.

And now...

I glanced at the raft at my feet... Although it was simple and primitive, a raft could at least be considered a boat, right?

Ryan thought about it with some uncertainty.

Open the panel and focus your attention on [Travel]. This time, a brand new description appears.

【Travel lv.1】: Explore the spiritual sea, anchor your coordinates, and visit various scenic spots. This activity can only be done once per day.

Chapter 3 First Visit

"What does it mean?"

Looking at the description of [Travel] on the panel in front of him, Ryan paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up with interest.

The Sea of ​​Spirituality, coordinates and stuff... it sounds really exciting!

With the raft drifting with the wind and nothing else to do, Ryan decided to embark on a journey.

Filled with curiosity and anticipation, he lightly tapped the [Travel] option with his mind.

The next instant, Ryan's view of the world changed dramatically.

He first experienced a blackout, then felt his body begin to rise rapidly.

After an unknown amount of time, Ryan felt his rising body suddenly stop.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. The scene that came into view shocked him beyond words.

At this moment, he was in the vast and boundless starry sky, with a turbulent "ocean" composed of countless dazzling points of light beneath him.

—The Sea of ​​Spirituality.

Even though he had never seen it before, the name automatically came to Ryan's mind when he looked at it.

Its origin is unknown, its destination unknown, it is boundless and endless, and compared to it, individual creatures are even smaller than mayflies.

Ryan's body began to descend, and at the same time, gray light spots gathered in front of him, quickly coalescing into the shape of a "sailing raft" that landed on the spiritual sea, catching Ryan as he fell.

The tiny raft struggled to drift in the vast sea of ​​spirituality. Time seemed to lose its measure at this moment; it might be days, or it might be seconds. Ryan could not control the raft and could only watch helplessly as it crashed into a huge, bubble-shaped, luminous object.

Suddenly, everything became bright.

When his vision returned to normal, Ryan found himself on a huge island.

The grey raft lay aground on the beach, appearing in a semi-illusory state. To Ryan's astonishment, everything on the island was extraordinarily large.

That bluish-black thing in the distance, almost half a person tall, moving sideways, is it a crab?

Those towering coconut trees must be hundreds of meters tall! The coconuts on them are bigger than a person!

At this moment, Ryan felt as if he had come to the kingdom of giants.

"So, what should we do next?"

Ryan was deep in thought.

Suddenly, some information appeared in Ryan's mind, telling him some basic facts: what he came here was not his original body, but a projection of his consciousness. Although his body was exactly the same as his original body, it was essentially a clone created by the [Nameless Ship Sculpture] using a special method, or simply a "wandering clone".

If the travel clone dies here, the current "travel" will end immediately. The main body will only be mentally weakened, but will not be in any danger to its life. It can enter this place again the next day.

Yes, continue into this area.

The locations visited will not change until an anchor point is found.

As for what the so-called "anchor point" is, it might be some kind of treasure, or perhaps a powerful monster... there are too many possibilities, but whatever it is, it will exhibit a "specialness" that is different from other things.

As for the benefits of traveling, what are they?

First, the [Anchor Point] itself is an extremely refined spiritual object. Finding and absorbing it can restore or even upgrade the [Nameless Ship Carving]'s rank. Currently, the [Nameless Ship Carving] is in a "damaged state," with a repair rate of only a pitiful 1%.

Secondly, influenced by the "anchor point," things within a certain range around it will change, becoming certain extremely rare plants, animals, etc.

Finally, and most importantly, killing spiritual creatures in the traveled lands can increase the "level" of the traveled clone.

Yes, levels, a very gamified system.

The starting level of the wandering clone is level 0. After killing spiritual creatures, the level will increase and the strength will be enhanced.

If that's the case, it's not a big deal. The most important thing is that the level increase of the traveling clone will be reflected in the main body!

In other words, if the level of the wandering clone can be rapidly increased, the strength of the main body will also advance by leaps and bounds.

Thinking of this, Ryan's expression brightened.

This is the best news he has heard since he traveled through time.

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[Level]: 0

[Spiritual Value]: 0