CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: LOST SEA FOG

On the vast deck, there were only Herag and Dino, the sound of the waves hitting the ship was rhythmic, and it was particularly sleep-inducing.

Herag sat cross-legged, focused on his meditation, not knowing how long had passed, when suddenly Shenlan alerted him that someone was approaching.

He opened his eyes and found Dino standing in front of him, looking at him.

Dino spoke: "Your spiritual power is very stable, and the quality of your magic power is good, which means you have been practicing the meditation method seriously."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Dino." Herag stood up and said.

Dino seemed to be quite interested today, and turned to lean on the ship’s railing, saying: "Your steadfast, step-by-step practice is the best approach, don’t rush for quick results. Look at Fegar, although his spiritual power is high, it’s extremely unstable, and the power gained through extreme means will one day backfire."

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Dino." Herag said humbly.

"Is your meditation method related to the stars?" Dino pointed to the sky.

"Yes."

Dino nodded: "I can tell, this kind of meditation method is usually not simple. Keep it up, young man!"

In the following days, Herag went to the deck to meditate, often asking Dino questions, all of which Dino answered generously.

It was only after getting acquainted with Dino that Herag learned that Dino had been on the sea for over eighty years.

The ship beneath his feet was already the sixth one, the previous five had all been destroyed due to various accidents.

Every time he went to the Kala Continent, he brought some wizard apprentices. Over the years, accidents frequently occurred, and several times the wizard apprentices on board were all wiped out, as the sea is full of unknowns, and no one knows when accidents will happen.

Half a month later, they were only a month’s journey from the Kala Continent.

Herag sat at the bow of the ship, feeling especially comfortable in the sea breeze.

"There’s a problem." Dino sniffed the sea breeze, frowning.

"What’s wrong?" Herag, seeing Dino’s serious expression, had a bad premonition in his heart.

The night sky, originally filled with stars, suddenly became shrouded in thick clouds, and not only that, but the ship was enveloped in a gray fog, with extremely low visibility.

"Stop the ship!" Dino ordered, and the ship slowly came to a halt.

By memory, Herag groped his way to the bow, seeing Dino standing at the bow, holding a compass-like device in his hand.

"Mr. Dino, what’s going on?"

Dino sighed: "We’ve run into the lost sea fog and don’t know when it will clear."

"Lost sea fog?"

Dino explained: "Lost sea fog is a rare phenomenon at sea, once a ship is shrouded by it, it loses direction. The space within the lost sea fog is chaotic, and if a ship sails recklessly, it could end up in unknown places, which can be extremely severe."

"What can be done?" Herag asked.

"Wait!" Dino said helplessly, "The lost sea fog will disperse automatically, but no one knows the time frame. Some lost sea fogs last for a few days, others can persist for decades..."

"Decades..." Herag understood the current predicament.

No ship can carry enough freshwater and food to sustain decades.

After the ship stopped, others in the cabin also noticed the anomaly, many of them rushed to the deck.

Dino briefly explained the current situation, making several wizard apprentices uneasy. On the contrary, the sailors seemed indifferent, in their eyes Dino was like a god, nothing could defeat him.

Three days passed, and the gray fog still hadn’t dissipated.

Dino didn’t act rashly and remained in an observational state.

Five days later, the gray fog still enveloped the sea.

The mood on the ship started to change, many people became restless.

In these two days, there had been more than one fight among the wizard apprentices, including one who was seriously injured by Fegar.

If Dino hadn’t intervened to suppress the crowd, the fight might have escalated further.

For safety reasons these days, Herag and Lillian stayed together to avoid being alone and encountering danger.

The gray fog not only blocked vision but also dulled people’s senses, even the operation of magic power became more obscure.

Herag and Lillian shared a room, which felt quite cramped, sleep was out of the question, and both replaced sleep with meditation.

Herag found that even in the gray fog, he could still perceive the stars above, and discern direction.

He told Dino about this, but Dino, for safety’s sake, decided to wait a bit longer.

Navigating in the gray fog was too dangerous, even knowing the direction was extremely risky.

In the fog, space was disjointed, east could become west in a second, waiting for the fog’s automatic dispersal was the best option.

Half a month later.

The atmosphere on the ship became extremely delicate, as prolonged fog smothering caused most people to become very suffocated, their emotions became increasingly irritable.

With no sign of the gray fog dispersing, Dino went up to the fourth level.

"Herag, come with me today, let’s try sailing. Staying longer here could be problematic." Dino’s face was solemn.

Herag nodded: "Alright, Lillian, you come with me."

He couldn’t leave Lillian alone on the fourth level, it was too dangerous. With the fog blocking, if danger occurred, it couldn’t be detected immediately.

Herag and Lillian maintained their state well during this period, they could at least talk and occasionally joke, making the days not so hard.

Others were all alone, every day cooped up in their rooms, surrounded by unknown gray fog, even wizard apprentices found it hard to bear the enormous psychological pressure.

Herag, Dino, and Lillian went to the captain’s cabin, Herag sensed afterward, pointing to the back indicating the northwest direction.

Dino nodded and started the ship, controlling the speed to be slow, to cope with any emergencies.

Herag focused entirely on sensing the four stars, constantly judging whether his direction was changing.

"The direction has changed, now the northwest is over there." Herag pointed to the left side.

Dino didn’t speak, his hands steering immediately adjusted the ship’s course.

The ship sailed in the gray fog for tens of hours, the surroundings suddenly brightened.

Herag opened his eyes and found they were now in normal sea territory.

He looked behind, and the area where the fog was had disappeared.

"Well done!" Dino patted Herag’s shoulder in praise.

Herag sat down on the ground, exhaling in relief.

In the fog, directions changed constantly, requiring him to maintain intense mental focus, and after coming out, he felt especially drained.

Immediately, Dino took out the map and compass-like positioning tool, and then said: "We’re back where we first encountered the lost sea fog, luckily we didn’t go to some strange place."