Chapter 37: Arriving at Yucha Island

Walking on the waves, no, more accurately, I'm low‑altitude flying just above the sea surface.

Once one steps into the Magnetic Field Rotation realm, flying is no longer difficult; it merely consumes the magnetic field power within the body. Only after reaching fifty hundred thousand horses of Magnetic Field Rotation and attaining the Anti‑Gravity Realm does flight require no power at all.

"Hmm?"

After half a day of high‑speed flight, Qimu Chao still hadn't seen any sign of the ship; could it have changed its course?

Or perhaps, because I used Magnetic Field Rotation to boost the ship's engine crew speed, it exceeded the planned itinerary?

If that's really the case…

It seems I've still underestimated the boost that Magnetic Field Rotation power gives to current technology.

Maybe I could……?

No, absolutely not!

At the very least, not now!

Accompanying the entry into the Magnetic Field Rotation realm, the enhancement of magnetic field power feels noticeably slower to Qimu Chao than during the Electric Current Propulsion period.

No mentors to teach, no suitable cultivation method, no corresponding opponents, no adapted magnetic field environment, and being too young and underdeveloped…

Everything is restricting his progress.

It took him a little over a year to go from Electric Current Propulsion to the Magnetic Field Rotation realm.

And from ten thousand horses of Magnetic Field Rotation to twenty thousand, or even higher, how much longer will it take him?

The rapid development phase of Magnetic Field Rotation begins after age twelve; in a suitable magnetic field environment, with instruction from a renowned master and an appropriate cultivation system, it takes only a few years to surge from one hundred thousand horses to six or seven hundred thousand horses, which is hardly difficult.

However, the current Qimu Chao has none of those, and the only thing he can rely on is himself.

Magnetic field power is Pandora's box; once opened, granting everyone in the world the possibility of obtaining magnetic field power, the world order would descend into chaos in less than a hundred years.

Moreover, magnetic field power can surge rapidly through extreme emotions, but those extreme emotions also make a person more extreme.

That is what they call a madman.

For a trivial matter, one could casually toy with the entire Earth, the Sun, even entire star systems and the universe!

Fortunately, Qimu Chao's magnetic field power stems from the magnetic field seed inside him; at age five, the seed awakened his Electric Current Propulsion power, and after that it seemed to vanish without any further change.

That is also a good thing; his magnetic field power awakened from the magnetic field seed, not from the universe's consciousness.

As long as one's own magnetic field power stays within a certain limit and does not trigger magnetic field changes in surrounding star domains, no other magnetic field strongmen will appear in this world—unless Qimu Chao bestows magnetic field power upon them.

He has people he cares about, and for them he will never allow magnetic field madmen beyond his control to disrupt the existing world order and persecute his loved ones.

That is his selfishness.

Accompanying this line of thought, ahead of Qimu Chao's perception a small island emerged, and the ship's trail was also spotted near the island.

If nothing goes wrong, that place is the destination of this journey: Yucha Island of the Tea Country.

On the ship, Shui Men, whose sensors were fully active, also detected Qimu Chao's trace, ran to the side of the deck, waved toward Qimu Chao and shouted, "Hey, A Chao, over here!"

Seeing Shui Men, Qimu Chao's face broke into a smile again.

When Qimu Chao leapt onto the ship, Shui Men chattered beside him, "Earlier I don't know what happened, the ship's sailing speed exceeded its limit; what should have taken another day's distance was covered in half a day. I was worried you wouldn't find a spot."

"Did you deal with those guys?"

"No, the coward ran off, but the ninja who used Ice Escape Ninja Art earlier, I still haven't found any trace of him."

Qimu Chao stroked his chin, "There should still be attacks on Yucha Island, right?"

While speaking, the ship had already docked, and the group passed through Yucha Island's port into the island interior.

Within Yucha Island lies a massive commercial metropolis, its commercial style completely different from Konoha Village's shopping street.

Shui Men has completed missions in many more countries than Qimu Chao, yet this is his first time here, and he is full of curiosity about the local customs.

Soon, the few of them arrived at the hotel the Caiqian Family had pre‑booked on the island and checked in.

"You've both had a hard journey."

Inside the huge suite, Caiqian Xingzi bowed to Qimu Chao and Shui Men standing before her.

"Not at all. Since we accepted the commission your father issued, this is simply our job."

Shui Men waved his hand, unlike Caiqian Fenglin; after these days of interaction he still feels quite fond of the young lady Caiqian Xingzi, and asked, "Do you have any further arrangements?"

"Though it may be a bit forward, to complete the mission smoothly we still need you to tell us the upcoming plans, after all it concerns your life as well."

Hearing Shui Men, Caiqian Xingzi felt a little surprised, "Eh? Didn't Lord Father mention it?"

"No, regarding why you came to this island, what you are to do here, my father's intentions were never mentioned."

Upon hearing Caiqian Xingzi, Shui Men furrowed his brows and then shook his head.

"I see. Actually it's not a big deal; I'll just buy a few things here, then attend the island's Festival, and after that we can set sail back."

Caiqian Xingzi didn't dwell on it much, her face showing a hint of shyness and nostalgia, "My mother was from Yucha Island; when I was young she told me about the island's ten‑year‑once Festival."

"I originally planned to come here this year with Mother to see the Festival, but Mother passed away from illness last year, so I'm the only one who came."

Shui Men chose to believe Caiqian Xingzi's words, yet he still couldn't figure out why the assailant who attempted the assassination targeted Caiqian Xingzi.

The girl doesn't seem to have anything special about her.

"Then, Miss Caiqian, do you know who sent the person trying to assassinate you on this trip?"

"It was probably sent by Uncle Yuan and his group, right?"

Upon hearing that question, the girl's expression darkened instantly: "Last year, some casinos in Tianhejing formed an alliance thanks to Uncle Yuan's efforts. My father wanted to join, but Uncle Yuan and his side always refused. They used to have a good relationship with my father and mother, but after Mother passed away, Uncle Yuan's relationship with my father grew increasingly strained."