Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 207 A New Beginning

That evening, a group of people started a snake feast at the hotel. They also caught a few blue-shelled giant crabs along the way, and cooked a big hot pot with other seafood.

The members of the Nationalist team were all smiles as they sat around a table laden with seafood dishes; such a feast was not something they could enjoy every day.

The banquet lasted for two hours. The heavy rain outside the hotel gradually subsided, and by midnight, the sky was clear and blue, with silver moonlight shining down on the earth.

In the morning, the scorching sun shone brightly, and the temperature rose rapidly. Combined with the moisture that had condensed overnight, the streets were like steam rooms.

"Let's go!" Ai Jiangtu saw that the weather had recovered and immediately gathered the team to head to the next stop. The group walked on the muddy road and headed to the port.

The danger level will rise rapidly in the following journey, since not every country or region has the ability to clear the monsters off its coastline.

Many sirens are amphibious monsters that usually gather along the coastline, and these types of monsters are often in large groups.

We left Manila aboard a small boat. The sea near the land was murky at the moment, but it became clear several kilometers away.

"Our next stop is Australia, but we need to discuss the route to Australia. Ai Jiangtu and I have studied it and found that there are roughly two routes we can take."

"One route goes through Singapore, crossing the sea between the islands. With the coastline as a reference, you won't get lost, and you can go directly to Australia."

"The other route is to go into the Indian Ocean, avoiding these densely packed islands. It's a bit longer, but it's safer."

"After all, this entire island region is teeming with demons and monsters, making it extremely dangerous. The Australian Magic Association, also known as the Altar of Saint Kai, has not conducted a large-scale cleanup of it." Nan Jue convened a small meeting to explain the travel plan in detail.

"Even if this kind of place is cleaned once, it will be covered again in no time. Unless we stay there for a long time, the Australian Magic Association will definitely not do such a thankless task," Zujiming said.

"Then let's just go around it, even if it's a bit further, it doesn't matter," Mu Tingying said, looking at the map.

"I think we can enter the Indian Ocean from this gap in the island, travel along the coastline for a while, enter the archipelago area, and head straight for Australia," Jiang Yu said, swiping his finger across the map.

"This position is good. It's not too far away, so the course won't deviate too much." Guan Yu nodded at Jiang Yu.

They also need to consider signal issues, as signal interruptions can occur at any time at sea, and everyone is a complete novice in terms of sailing experience.

The only way to navigate is by following the map and moving along the coastline, which can serve as a reference point. Otherwise, it's easy to get lost at sea, and in that case, you're basically doomed.

As long as you don't stray too far from the coastline, flying up into the sky can still serve as a reference point.

"I also agree with Jiang Yu's proposed route," Dongfang Lie said, adding that what bothered him most right now was fighting on the high seas.

"Alright, in that case, let's proceed along this route. I'll go talk to the crew." Zhao Manyan turned and headed towards the bridge, where he had recruited some old crew members through connections, who were there to pilot the ship for them.

After half a day at sea, everyone's faces tensed up as they experienced the danger Nan Jue had described. Seeing the island's edge teeming with giant blue-shelled crabs made them feel drenched in sweat.

Only by relying on Zhao Manyan's ability to fly and scout the sea area in advance did he dare to continue forward, and he would avoid such demon tribes whenever he encountered them.

Sailing along this serpentine route, by nightfall, they had only covered a small portion of the distance to the Singapore transit point and had no choice but to dock for rest. As for spending the night at sea, that would be tantamount to entrusting their lives to the sea monsters.

To ensure the safety of the ship, Ai Jiangtu invited Wang Teng, and the two of them carried the ship to a depression on the shore for storage, which was not in the safe zone.

After all, the barnacles, the parasites of the ocean, don't care if you're a ship or not; they'll stick to anything soaking in seawater first.

This thing is a ship destroyer. Over time, it can corrode ships, leaving them pitted and uneven. If there are enough of them, it can even sink ships to the bottom of the sea.

On a huge, exposed rock on the coastline, thirteen crooked tents were pitched, and night had fallen.

Wang Teng and Zhao Manyan stood guard outside the tent; they were the first two people responsible for guarding the area.

"I remember the last time I kept watch like this was at the north corner of Zhuoyuan. It was incredibly cold that night, and the wind was like razor blades."

Zhao Manyan felt a pang of nostalgia and thought of that brat Mo Fan again, wondering when that guy would come back.

"I don't feel anything~" Wang Teng chuckled.

"You were lying in the tent with Ding Yumin in your arms, of course you didn't feel anything," Zhao Manyan said irritably. This guy actually enslaved a Sand Tiger as a guard, really... enviable.

"Speaking of which, you're really generous, giving away the Star Sea Magic Artifact to Jiang Shaoxu?"

"What about you? You don't need it anymore?"

Zhao Manyan glanced at the tent where Jiang Shaoxu was and felt that Wang Teng's behavior was a bit silly. He never spent too much money to find women; a few million would be enough for him to live a carefree life countless times.

Starry Sea Magic Artifact? Let alone whether he even has one, he's barely even seen one. Among super-level mages, very few can possess such a treasure.

Wang Teng just smiled, then shook his head without saying anything. There was no need to explain. Did he mean to say that the Star Sea Demon Artifact was of little use to him anymore?

No one in their right mind would believe him!

There's no point in giving other reasons; they might even require further explanation.

Seeing that Wang Teng didn't intend to speak, he automatically shut his mouth and seriously patrolled the vicinity, doing his job of guarding the area.

It was 11 p.m. when Zhao Manyan got up and went to Ai Jiangtu's tent to wake him up. As the team leader, he had never backed down in the face of difficulties.

Wang Teng woke up Dongfang Lie, whose shift had come to an end. Dongfang Lie, still groggy, quickly climbed out of the tent.

After the handover was completed, Wang Teng returned to his tent. He didn't plan to sleep; his sleep schedule had long since become irregular since he became a demon.

Unfazed by sleepiness, he decided to continue building the Hall of Heroes, since magic was no longer a concern and sorcery was now automatic.

The Hall of Heroes is currently just an outer shell; the Throne of Heroes inside has not yet been built.

He planned to build 10,000 thrones for the first layer of Heroic Spirits, each a 10-meter square grid space, to store Heroic Spirits created by super-level fully-trained mages.

The second layer is different; each space is a 25-meter square grid, with a total of only 400 positions for storing forbidden magical spirits.

The interlayer space is naturally used to store substandard super-level summoning mages, since summoning magic is too useful to them.

Within each grid space, a throne needs to be built, and these seats will later be connected to a large array. This workload alone will keep him busy for a long time.

Time passed little by little, and soon the sky brightened.

Feeling the gentle warmth, everyone ended their rest, climbed out of the tents, and looked at the clear blue sky and the sea merging into one, feeling much more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)