Navigator: I Have a Legendary Exploration Log

Knock knock knock—

Chalice personally dragged the tray and knocked on the door of the cabin where the two distinguished guests were staying.

The door opened.

The person who opened the door was Luca.

Buck, who should have been serving him, was calmly flipping through a thick book. Only when he heard Cheryl knocking did he slowly take off his monocle and gently wipe it.

"Ah... Captain Cherry is here..."

Buck didn't get up, but simply gave Cherries a gentle smile.

"Please forgive us for not showing ourselves earlier..."

Buck stared into Chalice's calm eyes and explained softly, "Although I suspect there might be some trouble outside, Captain, you said our duty is to stay in the cabin and not cause any trouble, so..."

"You did the right thing."

Chalice handed the heavy tray to Luca and walked into the cabin with an expression that revealed neither joy nor anger.

"I'm glad you two are guests who can understand human speech. If everyone were like you, I wouldn't have to rack my brains so much when dealing with people."

"Oh...it's my pleasure."

Buck closed his book and smiled. "So, Mr. Cherries, is there something you'd like to say to us since you've come to deliver the food in person?"

"right."

Chai Litan readily admitted, "But please don't be nervous, it's just a simple chat."

"If you find it difficult to answer, please don't be embarrassed. Just reject my curiosity directly; after all, it's just curiosity."

"Are you curious...?"

Buck countered sharply, "You're curious where the Corleone family got their Gourmet Sequence potion recipe from?"

Chalice did not hide anything.

"That's right."

"I think I can answer your question. Anyway, the Gourmet Sequence is just a bargaining chip for the Corleone family, not a deadly secret."

Buck muttered, "But you've become an Extraordinary at such a young age, and a Gourmet of the Desire Path, frankly, that might not be a good thing for you..."

"What do you mean?"

Chalice frowned and asked, "The Desire Path belongs to Chaos, not the Forbidden Path. Does the Gourmet have some hidden danger?"

"Don't get excited, young man."

Buck waved his hand, "It's not as serious as you think."

"By taking on this business, you've become a friend of the Corleone family. And we're never stingy with our help to our friends."

"Besides, since we both belong to the path of desire, we naturally have a good impression of you, which is why we want to continue our cooperation with you."

"You...you people? You are the pathways of desire?"

Chalice asked in surprise, "The Corleone family is actually a family of extraordinary individuals?"

"certainly!"

Buck's face showed genuine pride.

"No ordinary family could have monopolized such a large industry and survived for so many generations. The history of the Corleone family on Maro Island is even longer than that of the Navigators' Association."

"Young man, I guarantee that you will thank yourself in the future. Forging a good relationship with the Corleone family is something many people dream of."

"Then I'd be honored..."

Chalice was not intimidated by Buck's boasting.

He was still concerned about the very question that had been posed at the beginning.

"Um... Senior Buck..."

Chalice switched titles with remarkable ease.

Although he never sensed any spiritual fluctuations within Buck and Luca, this did not rule out the possibility that they were extraordinary beings.

Because those of higher rank are able to perfectly conceal their spirituality.

Buck, who looks like a withered old man, might just unleash his spiritual power and kill me, a mere first-tier cultivator.

It was only after Chalice became an extraordinary being that he understood a certain truth.

The gap between extraordinary individuals is often greater than the gap between an extraordinary individual and an ordinary person!

Chalice asked a question he had carefully considered.

"What harm does the gourmet food hierarchy, or rather, the path of desire, actually pose to me?"

"Not just for you, but for everyone."

Buck said slowly, "Human beings have only three basic desires: the desire for food, the desire for sex, and the desire for sleep. These are the three cornerstones of the desire pathway."

"But...we become stronger as a result, but we also bear an increasing risk of getting out of control."

"Why have the three paths of the Order become the mainstream for Extraordinary Beings? Why are the Church, the Kingdom, and the Order more prominent?"

He asked himself and answered: "Because compared to the chaotic path of doing whatever one pleases, the orderly path has many clear and intuitive constraints, so there are more extraordinary people who survive in the orderly path than in the chaotic path."

"Chaos does indeed represent freedom, and in some ways, an extraordinary ability to be more unrestrained. But without boundaries, there is a lack of self-control, and one never knows when they might slip to the edge of the abyss..."

Buck looked at Chalice and sighed, "You're a captain, you should understand this."

"Exploration ships... they're very free, aren't they? Although the income can be many times higher, and the opportunities are far beyond what ordinary people have. But what about the average lifespan of an exploration ship captain? No more than three years..."

"Three years?"

Chalice smiled silently. "Don't laugh at me, but my real wish is to become an exploration captain. All these years I've worked so hard on ships to earn money, precisely for this goal."

"You? The exploration captain?"

Buck's eyes widened for once. "Sigh... young man! Don't just look at the praise people give to the exploration captain. It's actually a disguised form of flattery to kill!"

"I experienced the golden age of the Age of Exploration. Back then, whether they were extraordinary or ordinary, they would frantically gather a group of people and dare to set sail. But what about now?"

"The Sea of ​​Ghosts remains the same Sea of ​​Ghosts, the mist still shrouds the horizon, and more and more ships are sinking... but fewer and fewer islands are appearing... The bodies of those captains, once hailed as the Golden Generation, have sunk to who knows where on the seabed..."

"Take my advice! Young man, the best choice is to stay at the first level of extraordinary. You will have power that surpasses that of ordinary people, but you will not be involved in too many risks."

"You're still a captain... If you continue to advance your rank, you might find yourself unable to stop experiencing the terror of the Path of Sequence even if you want to stop at a certain stage..."

Upon hearing this...

Chalice did not refute.

He knew that Buck's heartfelt words were not false.

The Age of Exploration did indeed have a golden age.

Back then, the exploration captains were driven by the ambition to dispel the fog of mystery, explore the treacherous seas, and reclaim their territories for humanity.

Countless renowned and great captains emerged.

Countless legendary tales of battling the waves have been passed down to this day.

But even today, humans remain trapped on islands, and their pitiful places to settle are becoming increasingly scarce.

Every so often, news would come from the surrounding area that an island had gone missing.

The great achievements of the Age of Exploration are indeed real, and the golden generation of captains have indeed left a significant mark on human history.

But... the tide of history has not been changed.

The current state of humanity is the best proof of this.

"I'm different from them."

After a long silence, Chalice raised his head and said, "I want to become an exploration captain, simply because I want to go home, just because I want to go home!"

"I would rather drift at sea and not live for more than three years than die with regrets on an island."

Even if it's a road without guidance and likely without end, you'll still keep going?

Buck emphasized, "From the Corleone family's perspective, a powerful captain would obviously bring greater benefits to both sides."

"But as an extraordinary being who also follows the path of desire, let me consider you your senior. I'll remind you one last time: if you keep going, there's no turning back."

There's no going back...

Chalice exhaled decisively and smiled calmly, "Then I won't look back!"