The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Doni rushed to the location where the Yukikaze was docked almost at daybreak.

He both hoped that yesterday's experience was a dream and feared that the Yukikaze would have already departed by the time he arrived.

But when he arrived at the Yukikaze, the sight before him stunned him—a beautiful woman, as if she had stepped out of a painting, was kneeling on the Yukikaze, wiping something.

Donnie rubbed his eyes, thinking he was still half asleep.

"Um... excuse me, this ship has an owner." He mustered his courage and spoke.

"I know," Rikka replied calmly, then threw the blood-stained rag in her hand into the sea.

The striking red color spread rapidly in the seawater.

"This is!"

Doni then noticed the blood and shattered weapons around him, and his expression changed drastically.

“Some people tried to burn the ship last night, and I taught them a lesson.”

It didn't take Rikka long to deal with them, but the cleanup afterwards kept her busy for quite a while.

It sniffed and recognized the familiar scent on Donnie, then sat down with its knees drawn up to its chest.

Donnie opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Rikka was even less likely to speak; she turned her head away, looking at the rising sun in the distance.

"Um, my name is Donnie, and I'm the owner of this ship. May I ask who you are?" Donnie asked, mustering his courage.

God knows how many things he was thinking in that instant.

Donny even remembered his grandfather telling him that the Yukikaze was a ship with a soul.

Could this person before me be the "ship spirit" of the Yukikaze?

Rikka did not answer, seemingly uninterested in the question.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps came.

Noticing that it was Weina and the others who had arrived, Rikka immediately got up and ran over to greet them.

"Last night, six petty thieves tried to burn the ship, but I dealt with them all," Liu Hua reported briefly after standing still.

"well done."

Risty noticed the scattered broken weapons and faint traces of blood around her. Instead of blaming Rikka for being too rough, she reached out and patted its head to encourage it.

Viner's special coating not only provides corrosion protection but also has a certain degree of fire resistance.

Ordinary flames were not enough to ignite the Yukikaze.

But if those thieves forcibly tow the boat away, that's a different story.

That's why Rikka was placed on the ship as insurance.

"I'll need your help again later," Viner said.

"Mmm." Rikka nodded obediently, a satisfied expression appearing on her face.

The puppet never tires; being needed is the happiest thing for it.

“Mr. Venere, Miss Lisette.”

Doni was only a step behind Rikka. After greeting the others in turn, he looked at Rikka and asked, "And who is this?"

"Its name is Rikka, a magical puppet made by Risti. It will also serve as a crew member and sailor on the Yukikaze," Vena explained simply.

"A puppet?" Donnie stared at Rikka in disbelief.

If Donnie hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that such a lifelike puppet existed.

"Yes, if you plan to come with us, you should adapt as soon as possible. This is nothing to be surprised about."

Wiener seemed to have anticipated Doni's reaction.

“It’s not too late for you to regret it now,” Jessica reminded her. “The Knights of St. Freya have already arrived in Port Parebia, so there’s no need for you to take the risk with us. As for your father, we’ll keep an eye on things for you.”

Samif arrived in Parebia last night, bringing important news to Vina and the others.

The destruction of Ronag Town was most likely orchestrated by a demon.

“Thank you all for your kindness, but since I have agreed to be your guide, I will certainly fulfill my duties as a guide,” Donnie said firmly.

Although his voice was not loud, it conveyed an undeniable determination.

When Donny first met Vina and his group in the tavern, he had a vague feeling that these people were no ordinary people.

After spending these past few days together, this premonition has become increasingly clear.

This voyage is probably the only opportunity he will ever have to explore the Kuroshio Strait in depth.

“Not bad eye,” Vena said, extending her hand to Doni. “Welcome aboard this pirate ship.”

“The Yukikaze is not a pirate ship!” Doni retorted, but did not refuse Vina’s hand. “It will surely protect everyone and bring them back safely.”

After completing the final checks, the group boarded the Yukikaze one by one.

Rikka was the last to board the ship. She stood on the shore and steadily sent the Yukikaze into the sea, then jumped onto the ship herself.

With a stretch of its arms, the Micro Knife Hairpin instantly generated two extra arms for it.

The oars, which were originally designed for three people to operate, were easily controlled by one person, and the Yukikaze quickly sailed away from the dock under this powerful thrust.

"Hey, what kind of ship is that?!"

The speed of the Yukikaze immediately attracted the attention of the crowd on the dock.

With many ships anchored in the harbor to avoid the storm, the Yukikaze stood out conspicuously as it sailed against the current.

"It looks like that brat Donnie," someone exclaimed in surprise, recognizing Donnie standing at the bow. "Where did he get such a nice boat?"

“It’s the Yukikaze.” An older sailor squinted, a nostalgic look in his eyes.

“They’re definitely heading to the Kuroshio Strait.” His voice was tinged with certainty.

"Oh, so it's the Yukikaze, no wonder... Wait, the Yukikaze!!!"

The other sailor suddenly realized what was happening, and his expression changed drastically.

"Quickly notify the ships still out at sea to return to port immediately."

"Reason? Isn't the Yukikaze leaving port enough? Let them come back if they don't want to die!"

The reappearance of the Yukikaze plunged the entire dock into chaos.

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"So fast..."

Donnie gazed at the sea rushing past, his voice filled with undisguised amazement.

If he had previously harbored some dissatisfaction with Wiener's radical reforms, that thought had now vanished without a trace.

He gently stroked the improved hull; the alloy shell, anti-corrosion coating, and magic pattern enhancement gave the Yukikaze an unprecedented vitality.

"Isn't that an insult to your Yukikaze?" Vina teased.

Donnie shook his head and took a deep breath: "I'm more confident now."

"Next, all you need to do is—get out of the way!"

Doni suddenly pointed ahead and shouted a warning. A huge tentacle of a monster suddenly emerged from beneath the sea, bringing with it a chilling, fishy wind, and seemed very interested in the small boat they were on.

However, the Yukikaze showed no sign of slowing down or turning.

Just as the monster's tentacles were about to strike, Vena calmly drew a giant katana about nine feet long and placed it heavily on the deck.

The terrifying pressure released by the Heaven and Earth Unparalleled Blade instantly swept across the surroundings.

The once menacing tentacles of the monster suddenly froze, and as if struck by lightning, they quickly retreated back into the sea.

The water churned violently, and a huge black shadow could be vaguely seen fleeing in panic, having lost all courage to even approach.

"This, this, this..."

Donnie's mouth gaped open, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes.

"Didn't I tell you? This is nothing to be surprised about."

Viner patted Doni on the shoulder.

Chapter 532 Lord of the Raging Waves

A very strange scene appeared on the sea.

The "Lord of the Raging Waves," once hailed as the overlord of the near seas, is now fleeing in disarray, as if something behind it terrifies it.

The ship chasing it was the Yukikaze, carrying Vina and the others.

No matter how it waved its tentacles and stirred up waves, the Yukikaze seemed to move forward unhindered.

"This direction should be right, right?" Jessica stood at the bow of the ship, her gaze fixed on the direction in which the giant octopus had fled.

“Uh… um,” Donnie quickly checked the location, “If we sail for another forty nautical miles in this direction, we will be out of the near-shore area.”

The term "nearshore" refers to the area within fifty nautical miles of the coastline of the port of Parebia.

This area is considered one of the safest sea areas; unless you're extremely unlucky, you won't encounter any life-threatening danger.

The most dangerous being they encountered was this sixth-tier octopus monster, "Lord of the Raging Waves".

Although it is a sixth-tier magical beast, it can capsize human ships at will by virtue of its enormous size and infinitely regenerating tentacles.

Once it falls into the water, even a seventh-tier emblem envoy would find it difficult to gain favor with it.

But when it collided with the Yukikaze carrying Vina and the others, it was the unlucky one.

The overwhelming pressure of the ancient ferocious beast released by the Heavenly Unparalleled Blade left it with no courage to fight back, and it could only desperately flee.

"Then let it take us for a while."

Wiener nodded to Rikka, who immediately activated a hidden mechanism.

With a "whoosh," a harpoon was launched from the front of the Yukikaze.

Jessica snapped her fingers, and a circular portal appeared in front of the harpoon's flight path, its exit facing the soft head of the Lord of the Raging Tides.

With the beast's regenerative abilities, the wounds from the arrows healed in the blink of an eye, but the barbs on the harpoon were firmly locked inside its body, and it could not get rid of them no matter how much it struggled.

Although the injuries would heal, the pain still caused the Lord of Raging Waves to instinctively swing its tentacles and smash them towards the Snowwind.

The overwhelming black shadow made Donny instinctively close his eyes, and the image of the Yukikaze being smashed to pieces flashed through his mind.

However, the anticipated collision did not occur.

With a crisp "clang," the incredibly resilient tentacles were chopped into countless pieces by Felix as easily as chopping vegetables.

"Crash!"

The severed tentacles fell like raindrops, knocking Donnie down and forcing him to cover his head and run away.

What Felix said next made him feel like he was going to faint.

"Vina, lunch is taken care of today!"

"I hope you don't eat so much seafood that you throw up."

Vena shielded Lisette and hid her in the cabin, looking at the deck full of fresh octopus slices, and shook her head helplessly.

This attack completely shattered the octopus monster's fighting spirit, making it realize that the aura emanating from the Snowwind was not just a facade, so it obediently pulled the ship forward.

"This is the Lord of the Raging Waves..."

Doni stared blankly at the giant octopus monster that was pulling the Yukikaze ship.

He knew that Viner and his group were not simple people, but he did not expect them to be so exaggerated.

Even the strongest pirate crew in the port couldn't possibly gather so many skilled fighters.

You tell him, "This is the young lady going on a trip?"

“They’ll behave themselves a bit once we get out of the water,” Lisette reassured them.

"You wouldn't happen to be royalty from some country, would you?" Doni asked tremulously, his voice tinged with a hint of awe.