The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 233 Reaching Antarctica

Although they plan to participate in the Ice Spirit Festival, the festival is actually still in the preparation stage and there is still some time before it officially begins.

Upon learning that Kahn and Azura were preparing to go to Antarctica, Kora was also tempted. Although she had always wanted to escape Antarctica, she now felt homesick after gaining her freedom.

However, she is currently unable to leave and will have to wait until the Art of Combat Tournament is over before she can return.

The same applies to Tenzing. Although his mother, Katara, had invited his family back to Antarctica for the holidays, they were too busy to go back early.

Therefore, for this Antarctic trip, only Kahn and Azura are on board for the time being.

"Antarctica, huh? I remember the last time we went to Antarctica was to advance reconstruction efforts, wasn't it?"

On the ship bound for Antarctica, Kahn smiled at Azura:

"When we went there, Antarctica was in a state of complete reconstruction, with nothing there. Even after the reconstruction was completed, we never went back, and we don't know what Antarctica is like now."

Hearing Kahn's remark, Azura couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and snort:

"You have the nerve to say that? It's clearly a poor, backwater place with no entertainment whatsoever. It's so boring, yet you still dragged your feet for two or three days before reluctantly going back."

"It must have been too much of a burden for you to be prime minister."

Kahn scratched his head and smiled, without saying a word.

Being prime minister was indeed quite a difficult task for him.

Rather than returning to the palace to deal with those terribly troublesome matters, he preferred to stay in the remote countryside and leisurely fish.

The journey to Antarctica by ship takes a considerable amount of time, but fortunately there are plenty of entertainment facilities on board, and with Azura by my side, it's not too boring.

In addition, although he was no longer in Republic City, his teaching of spirit manipulation to Ginola and Cora continued, only now it had moved from the real world to the realm of gods, with Ginola taking Cora to the realm of gods to attend classes.

The only pity is that he is not Azura, so Cora is unwilling to discuss relationship issues with him, and he has no way of knowing how Cora's love quadrangle is progressing.

He could only watch helplessly as a huge melon was right there, but he couldn't eat it, which was very frustrating.

After a period of peace and leisure, the ship finally entered the Antarctic waters, where the temperature dropped sharply, and the crew members changed into thicker clothes.

Kahn and Azura were dressed in their usual casual clothes, looking out of place among the others.

Because of the existence of fire control techniques, fire masters are not afraid of the cold, although extremely cold environments weaken the effects of fire control techniques.

After sailing for some time, the captain found Kahn and pointed out a location to him:

"Your Highness Kahn, that area is where the ships were attacked by the gods. Can you see anything there?"

"There?"

Kahn closed his eyes to feel it carefully, but after a while, he opened them again and said:

"There is indeed a trace of divine presence, but it is now extremely faint, and nothing can be seen."

"Is it really the work of gods?"

The captain was somewhat frightened. As someone who dealt with the ocean year-round, what he feared most was this kind of unpredictable and uncontrollable disaster.

Compared to powerful yet ethereal and mysterious beings like gods, he preferred to face the storm head-on, at least his experience could still be useful and he could still fight back.

Despite his fear, the captain did not doubt Kahn's intentions.

During the voyage, Kahn and Azura would occasionally ride the Four Directions for a spin around the area, so everyone on the ship knew that Kahn had a divine mount.

Are the gods doing evil?

Kahn neither confirmed nor denied the captain's statement, saying:

"In any case, let's wait until we reach Antarctica to talk about it."

The voyage proceeded without incident, and the ship arrived at the Antarctic Waterfowl port on schedule. Kahn and Azura disembarked and saw three people standing at the port: a middle-aged couple and an old woman.

"Chief Donak, the escort mission has been successfully completed. Please provide further instructions."

"Thank you for your hard work."

The captain approached the burly man to report on his work.

After nodding in affirmation, the middle-aged man, who was also the chief of the Antarctic Waterfowl, Donak, approached Kahn and Azura with a smile and welcomed them:

"Your Highness Kahn, Your Highness Azura, welcome to Antarctica. We also thank Your Highness Kahn for extending a helping hand to the Antarctic Waterfolk."

Kahn responded with a smile:

"It is the responsibility of a Spirit Master to handle the issues between gods and humans, so please don't stand on ceremony."

The middle-aged woman next to Donald is his wife; her purpose in coming this time is not only to accompany her husband in greeting guests.

She glanced behind Kahn and Azura, but there was nothing behind them. Hesitantly, she asked:

"Excuse me, hasn't Cora returned?"

It turns out that Donak is not only the chief of the Antarctic Waterfowl, but he and his wife are also Kora's parents.

"Cora is currently in Republic City on business, but she said she would be back before the Ice Festival at the latest."

"I see."

Hearing Kahn's answer, Cora's mother was somewhat disappointed, but she quickly composed herself and quietly stayed by her husband's side without saying anything more.

As for the other old woman, although Donak hadn't introduced her yet, Kahn and Azura already guessed who she was from the distinctive symmetrical braids on her forehead.

"Katara?"

"it's me."

Old Katara smiled and nodded, saying:

"Zuko has already told me about your situation. Although I had some doubts at first, I believe it now."

She looked at Azura, whose face was exactly the same as the one she remembered. For a moment, she thought she had returned to those unforgettable years.

However, although they are said to be indistinguishable, they are different upon closer inspection.

Aside from their nearly identical appearances, the Azura standing before her now was a completely different person from the Azura she remembered.

Seeing that the elderly Katara was staring at her, Azura raised an eyebrow and said:

"What are you looking at? I'm still so young, and you're already old and unrecognizable?"

It doesn't seem that completely different.

The elderly Katara quietly updated her assessment of Azura.

"Anyway, let's go back inside first and talk about it then."

Donald invited them to his home, and along the way, Kahn and Azura took in the sights of the city.

It must be said that seventy years is enough time for a city to undergo tremendous changes.

Compared to the impoverished and desolate land they remembered, the Antarctic Waterfowl's settlement has now become a bustling city, with all sorts of unique buildings made of ice that are a refreshing sight.

Although the streets are not as bustling and prosperous as those of the Republic City, they far surpass those so-called prosperous cities of seventy years ago, and by today's standards they are quite impressive.

Although Donak was the patriarch, his house was not luxurious. Back inside, Cora's mother busied herself preparing to entertain them, while Donak and Kahn discussed serious matters.

"A while ago, I suddenly received news that a civilian ship had been attacked."

(End of this chapter)