Chapter 960: Speedrun (2/2)

After that, he had also trained with the Seamstress daily, using Moving Water to the limit, getting accustomed to it. Even though breathing underwater while using it was harder than while using Underwater Breathing, as he continued to train, Krune's body began to adjust to it accordingly.

Over time, it gradually became more bearable for him. Then again, he couldn't remain underwater for too long and would have to resurface before his body turned numb from the lack of air. Moving Water wasn't able to provide enough air for his needs.

All it did was prolong the duration one could remain underwater. Krune and the Seamstress eventually timed how long they could last, making a note that they were able to remain underwater for around 10 minutes. The Seamstress could stay for a slightly longer duration than him because she was more attuned to the ability.

Krune was currently maintaining 10 Motor Fishes. Among them, four were for moving the boat. There were two Motor Fishes on each ocean, facing opposite directions. This gave the boat enough propulsion and stability in movement.

As for the remaining six, they were to be harvested for their ability. Upon thinking that he was already making two of them, Krune decided that he might as well make three of them and give the third one to the baby.

Krune wasn't sure how long he would be in the Sub-Realm and for how long he would have to live as a mortal. But if it took him a long time, he might as well nurture a strong future companion. Besides, the baby was blessed with two powerful abilities.

He wasn't sure what Ocean Affinity did. In any case, Krune didn't care. The baby had three slots to fill. Having Moving Water as one of them didn't hurt. In the future, if it looked like Ocean Affinity was able to mimic whatever Moving Water was capable of, they could simply replace it with another ability.

After all, it didn't hurt to have more. Thinking as such, he planned the third one. Maintaining three bone trees wasn't a hard process. With two of them, they managed to capture enough fish from the ocean.

Sometimes, they would even capture pretty huge fishes. As both of them had underwater mobility, they would just head into the water and sprint up the nets over the fish.

It was when he showed the Seamstress the rope bush did she almost lose her mind. When he asked her about the reason, she told him to think about her name. From the looks of it, she was an expert when it came to threads.

Unsurprisingly, the nets she created were incredible, allowing them to catch groups of fish like it was no big deal. As always, all the blood was given to the bone trees to develop and bear fruits. The fruits were the only source of nourishment to the Motor Fishes.

Over time, all ten of them began to grow in size, also gaining an upgrade in their movement speed. Unfortunately for Krune and the Seamstress, it seemed that the pirate group had veered farther away from them.

After all, the area was already looted dry by them. With that, they went to a different place to pillage more. But, Krune didn't give chase. Rather, he was pleased with the development. The Seamstress had already marked the pirate cove once with her passive ability, Bubble Touch.

So, no matter how far they went, she would always be able to track them. Without them being in the vicinity, Krune could safely proceed with the important part of his project. He could rest assured that no one would try to steal the fruits of their labor.

Moreover, through his Sonic Radar, he would know the moment anything approached close. It was also how he was able to track groups of fishes and veer the boat in that direction before he and the Seamstress jumped into the water to capture them all.

As the development of the Motor Fishes continued, three months passed in such a fashion. At this point, they needed to eat five fruits daily to sustain themselves. This was because all this time, Krune made them swim from morning to evening. In the evening, he even provided them with the fruits.

This caused their bodies to easily digest all the excess energy derived from the fruits. Moreover, they also began to grow as a result. Normally, when a Motor Fish swam all day, it would have to eat for at least a week or two before it could swim for another day nonstop.

After all, it needed the energy to move its body. And that was the energy stored in its muscles. So, that was why the bandit activity wasn't conducted daily but only at certain intervals.

As for Krune, he simply brute-forced his way through.