Chapter 302: Departure from Yan Dalu (1/2)

The two months passed rapidly. Xue Wei got familiar with all the crew onboard the ship, and even the ambassador, Tang Tao, became a friend of his.

Everything was ready a few days in advance. The delegation from Yan Dalu that had been aboard the ship had returned home, and a new group of men had been found.

Ten citizens of Yan Dalu had been picked. Amongst these was one of Yuan Bailong's brothers, and he was chosen to be the leader of the Yan Dalu team.

This time, unlike any before, there was a third group of people joining the delegation between the two continents. This group consisted of Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Bai Tianyi, Lin Xiao, Luoluo and the King.

This third group was led by Xue Wei, but they were mainly there as guests aboard the ship.

Yuan Bailong's brother was named Yuan Qingshan, and he had been informed time and time again that he needed to be polite to all on board, while not losing face for the Yan Dalu continent.

Yuan Qingshan was aware of the difference Xue Wei's arrival had made in the continent, and that everyone was treating him as a deity, and thus he knew what was expected from him.

The experts from the Demon Phoenix Continent were also aware of Xue Wei's importance–even if they were not from the Yan Dalu continent, they came from somewhere where the Sovereign Beasts roamed unhindered, a place where they could decide anything they wanted.

So while the Yan Dalu delegation respected Xue Wei and his friends because of their performance and achievements, Tang Tao respected them because of Xue Wei's heritage and background.

As they boarded the ship, some of the crew members led them to the cabins that were prepared for them. Each cabin could house four people, but since Luoluo and the King were women, they were given a cabin for themselves while Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Bai Tianyi, and Lin Xiao had to share one.

The cabins were rather small and not so luxurious. Considering they had to be onboard the ship for a long time, one could have expected them to look much better, but Xue Wei did not complain, something that caused the crew who had led them there to breathe a sigh of relief.

Everything they needed was within their storage artifacts, and these storage artifacts either resembled necklaces, rings, pouches, or other items that one would carry with them wherever they moved.

They looked around in the cabin before they headed towards the deck of the ship again. The ship was a magnificently carved ship; there were many beautiful adornments on it, like merpeople carved into the woodwork, and other races.

On the figurehead was a massive Vermilion Bird carved out from wood, and it looked stunning in the setting sun.

All crew members, ambassadors and members of the delegation met on top of the deck, and while the experts from Yan Dalu were filled with the excitement of going to sea, the members of the crew and the ones from the Demon Phoenix Continent were all much more casual about it–they had already spent years onboard the ship, so all the novelty had long since been lost.

Xue Wei was calm and collected, but deep within his heart, he too felt expectation and excitement about leaving Yan Dalu.

Now he had experienced life in Chang'an where he was chased constantly, and he had tried the calm and peaceful life in Yan Dalu. But now, it was time to experience another kind of life.

From what he had understood, the Demon Phoenix Continent was not as calm and peaceful as Yan Dalu.

Xue Wei thrived in places that were not peaceful, his blood boiled when he fought, and he could still remember how he felt alive whenever he was in a battle.

The quiet life was good from time to time, but to truly progress, Xue Wei had to fight for every breakthrough he made.

Xue Wei had a plan. When they arrived at the Demon Phoenix Continent, he would leave the delegation for some time to gather information about the Thunder Flame Crown before heading to the Vermilion Bird Clan.

He had no doubt that the crown was with the Vermilion Birds, and it would not be easy to get ahold of it. Fortunately, they had abundant experience in fleeing for their lives, so there should be a good chance for them to survive the theft.

Xue Wei was thinking about the future, but he knew that before he could even get close to the Thunder Flame Crown, he had to get past the Sea of the Enchanted.

This trip was not going to be simple. He had heard many tales from Tang Tao about pirates, beasts, rare races, storms, and other disastrous things they had to overcome before they would safely arrive at the Demon Phoenix Continent.

Contrary to what Xue Wei had expected, the trip would not be made in one long line. Throughout the journey, they would dock at various islands that were too small to be considered continents.

Many such small islands existed along their route. Some of them were uninhabited, while others had small populations living on them.

Of these small populations, there were various races, and some were more evolved than others.

Xue Wei had not seen many races before. He had seen the common human and the different Primordial and Fierce beasts. Now he had encountered another Sovereign Beast, and he had seen the Yan Dalu's multiple-eyed citizens, but that was it.

Now he was excited about seeing the merpeople, meeting the demons, experiencing the difference between all the races. He had found a new interest in them after knowing that they too had descended from a union between humans and beasts–they were practically the same as him!