Chapter 428 - 426: A Great Island Master Giveaway?
Chapter 428: Chapter 426: A Great Island Master Giveaway?
[Global Announcement: Congratulations to the Veridian player Kyle Lewis for being the fourth person to become a Sea Island Master. Reward: Personal reputation +1000, free attribute points +2, Veridian reputation +1000.] x3
[Global Announcement: Congratulations to Solon player Helen on becoming the fifth... Freyan player Leonard, the sixth... Kenrovian player Ike, the seventh... to own an island. Reward...] x3
Every global announcement was like a grand fireworks display, and now four shows had gone off at once, almost blinding her.
Faye Yardley called Kyle Lewis right away. He answered quickly, but he looked completely drained, as if he could keel over at any moment.
"Kyle, what happened to you? Are you at the guild headquarters now?"
"Miss Yardley, I... I’m all right. I’m at the guild headquarters." Kyle Lewis chugged several potions one after another. Color returned to his face, and he seemed more energetic. "Thank you for your concern, Miss Yardley. I was bored earlier, so I was tidying up my things and found a Token. I didn’t even get a clear look at what kind it was before my hand touched it and it activated, teleporting me away. And well... you saw what happened. I now own an island with a land area of 380 square kilometers."
"That’s incredible. The important thing is that you’re all right. Now that you’re an Island Master, are you still a guild member?"
Kyle Lewis nodded vigorously. "Of course. I’m pathetic right now; I bet any random kid out there could beat me to a pulp. I still want the guild’s protection. I was even thinking about transferring the island to our leader."
Faye Yardley shook her head. "Since you’re a guild member, just stay at the headquarters and focus on getting stronger. That’s all you need to do. Don’t even mention transferring it; it’s not something you can just hand over. As for how to develop your island, you can discuss that with your guild. After all, you’re still under their protection."
"Right. I was just about to talk to our leader and the others."
"All right, then. Everyone gets their own lucky breaks. The important thing is that you’re safe. I’m hanging up now, bye."
Faye Yardley didn’t ask how he had become an Island Master. His method was surely different from her own.
After all, sending her brother and the others to fight for island ownership was a completely different approach.
So, there were many ways to acquire an island.
It was a reason to be happy when someone else—especially an acquaintance—had such good fortune.
Logan Langdon, however, was not happy. He never expected that brat, Kyle Lewis—Leah Chandler’s son—to become an Island Master just like him.
What made him even more furious was that Kyle Lewis should have joined his guild. If he had, the island would have been as good as his.
And yet, that brat had still rejected his invitation, even knowing his mother had pledged allegiance to him.
’Still, with his mother in my hands, there should be a good chance of making him transfer the island to me.’
However, he couldn’t get through to Kyle Lewis’s line and had no idea where the boy was.
After Faye Yardley finished dinner, she saw Kyle Lewis recruiting island residents on the national channel.
The requirements were similar to her own public recruitment drive; applicants had to answer a few questions, and only those who met the conditions would receive an island entry confirmation.
However, no one else could contact Kyle Lewis; it seemed his external communications had been disabled.
Faye Yardley asked her brother about it, and he explained that Kyle Lewis had asked the system to block incoming communications himself to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Speaking of which, she sent another batch of basic supplies to her brother—or more accurately, to support the development of Kyle Lewis’s island.
So, she simply gave them a city blueprint. It would require far more resources, but it wasn’t an impossible task if they solicited some from outsiders and pooled their own personal reserves.
As for Faye Yardley’s own island, she never wanted that many people, so she had no plans to build a large city.
Still, she kept a copy of the blueprint for herself.
Whether she would ever use it was one thing; whether she had it to begin with was another.
She could choose not to use it, but she couldn’t afford not to have it.
Meow~
Blackwood returned, full of energy. As it leaped onto the mantelpiece, its plump belly and glossy coat were on full display.
"Well, well. Someone’s been eating well outside."
Meow~
Watching Blackwood’s lazy and contented posture, Faye Yardley knew the cat had eaten its fill.
Lucy White and Cole Kensington returned as well, only Lucy had cuts all over her face, hands, and thighs. The moment she was back, she started clamoring for Willow to bandage her up.
She spotted a watermelon and lunged for it.
Willow shot her a dark look. "Go take a shower, and then I’ll treat your wounds. Don’t you dare get the carpet and sofa dirty."
Faye Yardley just watched Lucy White and smiled without saying a word.
Scratches like these were trivial to Lucy, so Faye naturally didn’t feel the need to worry about her.
Cole Kensington took six Soul Crystals from his Storage Ring and handed them to Faye Yardley. "Faye, Bella ate two. After she ate them, her wounds started healing much faster."
"Really? That’s great. Aren’t you keeping any for yourselves?"
"You need them more," Cole Kensington explained. "These Soul Crystals can help stabilize the foundation of someone whose power has increased too quickly."
Faye Yardley was surprised. "Oh, so strengthening one’s soul and Divine Sense has that effect too. Thanks for telling me."
"You don’t have to be so formal with us. We should tell you what we know anyway, so you don’t miss out on something good."
Faye Yardley was now seeing the Sea Survival System in a new light.
It seemed to push people to advance rapidly, yet it would also provide items to help stabilize their growing power from time to time.
One step after another, all with a distinct rhythm.
Everything was interlinked, and those who kept up were growing at an incredible rate.
Aquaria had been captured and turned into one of Nightfall Citadel’s themed amusement parks. In a way, the humans from Aquaria had all been saved by the Sea Survival System.
Seeing Faye Yardley lost in thought, Cole Kensington and Lucy White went their separate ways to wash up and tend to their wounds, leaving her undisturbed.
’Maybe I should visit Nightfall Citadel again.’
Once the thought appeared in Faye Yardley’s mind, she found it hard to suppress.
’Is Nightfall Citadel considered an island?’
’Could I use the Purple Island Order’s destination to get there?’
Her gaze fell on the Soul Crystals on the coffee table, pulling her back from her thoughts. ’I can’t go now. Since these are so useful, I should hunt for more first.’
The area outside the raft was more dangerous at night than during the day, but Faye Yardley figured that meant there would be more of those spectral creatures as well.
Faye Yardley shared the information she got from Cole Kensington with all her other friends, except for Logan Langdon.
She asked her brother how long the effect of the vine leaves—the ones that let him see soul bodies—lasted, offering to provide more if he needed them.
She also asked if he was able to kill them, pointing out that there was no benefit in just injuring and repelling the creatures.
Back on his raft, Ethan Yardley read his sister’s message and couldn’t help but give a wry smile. He immediately replied: One leaf lasts for three hours, and it’s a perfect match with the Master’s Soul Destruction Talismans. Don’t worry about me. My Cultivation Technique is a natural counter to them. [Gift]