In the evening, Aiven and Milan arranged to dine at the most luxurious Liz Cambridge Hotel in Gabred. Besides the beautiful environment and high class, the red wine baked snails here were also renowned.

In the grand hall dominated by a golden-red tone, the number of guests was not large, but there wasn't an empty table. The hotel clearly considered the need for privacy during dining, humanely reserving enough space for each table.

Amidst the melodious piano music, two young men dressed in casual attire sat facing each other on either side of an exquisite walnut dining table.

"Aiven, did you go to say goodbye to Colonel Gel?" Avoiding having the server disturb them, Milan personally poured Aiven a glass of dessert wine.

"Yes, Uncle Gel has already departed." Aiven raised his glass and took a small sip.

"You've just become a captain, and Colonel Gel has had quite a turn of fortune! After spending four years in the Third Fleet, also serving four years as a captain of a Level 5 Battleship, he can now return to the First Fleet to command a Level 3 Battleship. Such luck, tsk tsk..."

Aiven also knew this was purely a matter of chance.

Ever since the day he accidentally saw the "Heimer Remon" bounty notice at the academy and gathered information from multiple sources, Aiven knew why Uncle Gel was "assigned" to the Third Fleet to lead a Level 5 Battleship.

The "Heimer Remon" was precisely the other Extraordinary Knight the officers of the "Silver Wings" spoke of in hushed tones.

After all, as the backbone at sea, a Level 3 Battleship could not possibly have only Gel as the Official Knight. The First Mate Perry and the Boatswain Chris, both at best Late-Stage Apprentices, couldn't support the ship's extraordinary combat power.

Former Navy Major Officer Heimer, a genius from a commoner background, was just an insane genius!

After joining the military and contacting the Extraordinary Path, he quickly rose to become an Official Knight, joining the promising sequence of battleships.

However, his ambition was not merely limited to this; he wasn't content with the slow growth along the Knight's path. For greater power and wealth, after risking a series of "perilous" moves as offerings, he successfully defected to the Black Sea Pirate King "Octopus Ghost" Hawkins.

The Navy suffered significant losses because of this.

And this guy, once transformed from an elite navy officer to a notorious pirate, went on to commit multiple bloody crimes. According to intelligence, it's believed he obtained a secret extraordinary path from "Octopus Ghost" Hawkins, solely known to Pirate Kings.

As for what specific path it was, since they've never caught his trail, it's still unknown.

When a key officer defected, it caused significant losses to the Navy while directly becoming a pirate officer under the Pirate King.

This "scandal" explained why, although Gel was a Peak Knight, he served long-term aboard a Level 5 Warship. After all, the Kingdom's Extraordinary Knights weren't abundant enough to squander.

As for this time being lucky to be "reinstated," it was another aftermath of the "Evil God's Descent" incident.

In that final great battle, even peak-level Official Knights or the immensely powerful battleships nearly turned into toys made of mud, destroying a Level 3 and two Level 4 Battleships, as well as the crew aboard, nearly no one survived.

With the urgent need for reinforcement, the First Fleet could no longer care about Gel's "disgraced status," quickly reemploying him. Besides, during his four years in Gabred, Gel had made notable achievements, even saving the life of the Vice Admiral from "White Shark Sku."

Thus, Gel's merits and demerits were offset, and he returned to the ranks of battleship captains, back to that... starting point from four years ago.

Speaking of which, Gary, for the sake of his boss, also gave up an opportunity to join the battleship officer ranks. Once there's a chance, he should make it up to him.

"By the way, Milan, there's one more thing I need your help with." After finishing the meal and enjoying a delicate dessert, Aiven voiced a long-held request.

"Why be so formal with me? Just say it." Milan wiped his mouth with a napkin, satisfied with today's chef's skills.

"I want you to help divine my sister's whereabouts again. You've advanced to a 'Prophet' now, you shouldn't fail again, right?" Having had Milan divine once before, Aiven was more straightforward this time.

"No problem! Let me prepare first, and I'll divine tonight to show you my capability!" Milan agreed very readily.

The last divination regarding this was before Aiven departed for "New Inn Port." Due to the suppression by the extraordinary status, besides confirming the target was alive, nothing else was divined, a regret Milan wanted to remedy.

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At midnight, as the moon was high in the sky, spiritual powers were most active between heaven and earth.

In Milan's manor, they cooperated to prepare a special divination ceremony—the "Moonlight Spirit."

Aiven skillfully set up the "Barrier Wall" and "Spiritual Barrier," creating the most stable and safe environment for Milan's divination. Aiven's casting ability had skyrocketed after completing the basic mystical knowledge, his range and intensity level increased significantly.

Although they were using divination art to capture information with the help of the Spirit Realm's power, neither wore crystal accessories or items to enhance spirituality as usual. Using the "Crystal Ball Divination Skill," items of the same material would interfere with the crystal ball's precision.

Finally, after cleaning their bodies, each of them hung a white wood talisman, and with a few drops of essential oils into the candles, the divination ceremony officially began.

A layer of wool carpet covered the ground, and they sat cross-legged on either side of a small table. An oak base held a smooth, transparent crystal ball on the small table, clearly of high purity.

With some experience, Aiven focused on the crystal ball, recalling bits and pieces of his time with his sister Anita. He was so focused that blue and white spiritual radiance flickered in his eyes.

Thanks to the natural resonance of their shared blood, the crystal ball served as a medium to connect with his sister, somewhere far away.

Of course, all this had to be under the guidance of Milan, an Official Wizard Level "Prophet," to succeed. Otherwise, no matter how much Aiven stared at the crystal ball, he wouldn't achieve anything.

Gradually, silver mist appeared in the crystal ball, followed by rapidly changing abstract silhouettes and scenery flashing by. Since Aiven didn't possess the ability of a Divination Master, even seeing them, he couldn't decipher anything from the chaotic information.

"Got it!" With Milan's low shout.

Suddenly, Aiven's spirit jolted, his vision soared, seeing higher and farther than even through the Sea Birds!

"Whoosh!"

It felt like entering a high-speed tunnel made of stars, with Aiven's consciousness led by Milan racing through it. Every spatial sense of scale ceased to exist, mountains, seas, heavens, and earth... the vastness seemed just within reach.

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The tunnel navigation didn't last long; soon, they reached its end, arriving in a different world.

In reality, it wasn't that their physical forms moved; only through this connection, enhanced by Milan, could their vision and spirit be projected, able to see but not clearly due to the distortion.

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The traversing through the tunnel didn't last, and soon their perspective rapidly ascended, their awareness soaring under Milan's guidance through the tunnel. In only a moment, Aiven knew: this place... is Shipwreck Bay in the Misty Sea of the New Continent?!"

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