Chapter 588: Shape of the Earth (1/2)

The farewell party ended days ago, but Zero still wasn't entirely ready to leave Half Moon Village. He lingered for a little longer and called Bob out to go for long rides spanning over a few days. Truen didn't question what Zero was up to this time. He had a feeling he knew what the doctor was doing.

On the second week after the farewell party, Zero told Truen that he was ready to depart.

”Shall we go find Fae King Vivian to ask him for help? Shipwright Pocky lives close to Mystic Meadows, so the fairies should be able to find him quickly if we have some help.”

Truen shook his head. ”No need for that. Cleo already found the estimated location that he lives in. Once we head over to the spot, I would be able to locate his exact location in less than half a day with the area tracking arrows.”

Right, Zero almost forgot about Truen's convenient abilities. He should have thought about it before he spent the last two weeks running all over the planet just to try to map the entire thing out and join the map. Still, Zero couldn't say he was dissatisfied with the results he received. With the lab rats' help, Zero managed to create the first tool to prove that the world was indeed round and not flat. He hoped to convince shipwright Pocky about this finding and persuade him to tell him more about the ship that sinks.

”In that case, I should prepare to leave soon,” Zero sighed. He was slightly reluctant to leave, but it was inevitable. He still didn't know if he should return to Half Moon Village one last time after gathering all the keys to activate the portal to Whiskeria, but Zero had a feeling he wouldn't do so. Parting was harder when he saw the people he had to leave. Zero hated goodbyes.

Truen agreed. In fact, the wood elf was all packed and ready to leave at any moment's notice. Bob no longer hung out with Kerberos as much. He was often found babysitting Seff in the village and playing with the kids in his human form as if waiting to leave at the drop of a hat.

After much contemplation, Zero decided to leave silently like how he left in the last few days. He decided to leave a message with a few people to let them know he was leaving for the last leg of his adventure on Earth. Shipwright Pocky wasn't living too far from where they were. If Bob flew leisurely, they would take only about a day to reach the location Cleo provided.

”We leave after lunch,” Zero told Truen, who nodded. Mii took care of relaying the message to Bob, who was still outside hunting with Crudgel. At the same time, Zoe started preparing some snacks for them to take along on their travel.

Lunch was a quiet affair, and Zero thanked the hunters for the huge game they caught. There wasn't much to do or say. Zero found himself leaving the village with only a small number of villagers bidding him goodbye compared to the farewell party. He realised that he preferred a smaller goodbye party to a grand one. It felt more casual and less permanent.

”I'll be back!” he waved as Bob took to the air. The lab members shouted something, but Zero was already too high up in the air to hear it by then. Yet, the doctor had a feeling they were telling him to take all the time he needed.

Bob took to the skies above the clouds, and Zero shifted his mind to work. This was the last key they needed. It shouldn't be too difficult to find the shipwright who could build a ship that travelled to Indra Seagloo.

”Do you think it would be possible for us to stumble upon Indra Seagloo even if we do not know their location?” Zero asked Truen. He had a plan to live on a ship for the rest of their journey once they had the ship they needed.