Sword of Dawnbreaker

Listening to Victoria’s calm tone, Byron gave the Ice Duchess a deep look, and then happily laughed:

”If it’s truly as you say, then I’m not worried anymore.”

With those words, he withdrew his gaze and again looked towards the distant sea.

Under the clear sky, the ocean illuminated by the bright sunlight gently undulated. At this position, the unpredictable storms and mysterious magic tides were still far from the world of humans, yet a jetty had already extended from the shore. That jetty, fixed upon magical ice, seemed like a Knight’s lance, directing humanity’s determination and courage towards the sea.

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A bright arc of lightning descended from the sky, sweeping across the tumultuous waves on the sea surface. The end of the arc bore terrifying, tree-like branches amid thunderous roar, as the massive waves were vaporized by chaotic turbulence, filling the space between heaven and sea with a pungent scent.

A ship, wholly covered in Magi-metal and shimmering with countless magical symbols, equipped with abundant magical devices, sailed amidst the terrifying waves. The surrounding seawater, as if possessed of its own will, rolled towards it layer upon layer, along with the lightning arcs from the sky, continuously assaulting the ship that appeared on the verge of collapse, but was continuously repelled by the numerous magic circles and layered barriers appearing on the vessel’s surface.

The entire ship seemed protected by over a dozen magical fortresses. Within that powerful energy field, the ship continued to sail against the waves.

Typhon Empire No. 1 Ocean Exploration Ship—Courage.

Inside this advanced vessel, protected by layers of magical power, Owen Dyson Earl stood solemnly in the command room. The illusion spell maintained by the Mage was projecting a clear image of the exterior scene in front of the Earl.

”So this is the ’Chaotic Turbulence’ in the ocean...” Owen Dyson Earl murmured to himself, ”It’s truly eye-opening...”

Then he straightened his expression and looked at the control Mage beside him: ”How is the condition of the ship?”

The high-ranking Mage responsible for monitoring the entire vessel was surrounded by layers of magic symbols, floating above the magic circle in the center of the cabin. He opened his eyes, filled with calm, nearly mechanical reflection of arcane magic: ”Shields from level one to three have been penetrated, the shield controller temporarily lost spellcasting ability, the amplification array needs at least six hours of repair, the remaining shields are intact; the outermost anti-magic shell has ruptured, signs of elemental corrosion appeared at the ship’s bottom, it has been urgently patched with mithril—inner anti-magic shell is still intact, no immediate issues anticipated.

”All sails are retracted and have shielded against external winds, prototype Magic-Powered Engine has completely halted—severe mechanical malfunction, unable to start. Currently, vessel propulsion is maintained by the second crew tier’s spellcasting.”

Owen Dyson Earl furrowed his brow: ”How much longer until we can break free from these waves?”

”We have sensed the boundary of the unstable energy field—fifteen minutes to reach it. The ship can hold until then.”

Owen Dyson Earl nodded and solemnly said: ”Let’s hope we don’t encounter ’Chaotic Turbulence’ again on our return...”

”Earl, you shouldn’t personally undertake this voyage,” the deputy captain standing beside Owen Dyson couldn’t help but lightly criticize, ”You are the ruler of Mobius Port, even responsible for the entire ocean exploration plan...”

”Call me Captain here—I believe my talent in navigating at least qualifies me for this position,” Owen Dyson interrupted the deputy captain, ”This is merely an exploration of Tasos Island, the closest colony to the continent during the seafaring era—if even such a close voyage requires me to hide in a safe port, the Empire’s ocean exploration plan may never get on track.”