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  Lu Zhiyu was fascinated with the design of the space portal. To be exact, the transmission by the space portal was more similar to a kind of transmission at the information level.

  It was based on the ability of mythical creatures to transmit information regardless of space distance. The two gates realized the transmission across space through the transmission of information between mythical cells.

  The gate at one end scanned those to be transmitted with mind power, then stored their information in atomic form. The huge amount of information was then was transmitted to the other gate. When the other gate received the information, it assembled it and transformed the information into real things.

  Because each life had a unique awareness, they could be formed at the second gate based on the received data regarding their awareness, as well as their souls and body values. As such, every transmission through this space portal was a process of decomposition and composition.

  As an incredibly large amount of information and data was being transmitted and a huge amount of energy was required to open the dimensional void, each time one went through this space portal, it was a thrilling and dangerous journey!

  Lu Zhiyu tried many times before gradually perfecting the space portal. However, without the semi-perpetual bio-optic brain to open the dimensional channel, even the transmission of a molecule could consume a huge amount of energy.

  This meant that it was extremely unstable. Hence, at present, Lu Zhiyu could only make one time space portal.

  As for building a permanent space portal, that was very difficult. The most challenging thing was to open the dimensional channel, while keeping it stable at the same time.

  After the last space portal that had been running for nearly a month exploded in the floating city, Lu Zhiyu finally gave up making a permanent space portal, at least temporarily.

  Regardless, Maria’s World was currently committed first and foremost to ocean exploration. Since the end of the first war for maritime power, the Mermaid Kingdom had become dominant kingdom that ruled over the sea. Even the Kingdom of Rosa d’Oro, the Kingdom of Mara, and the Sean City State Alliance had to sign a covenant with the Mermaid Kingdom after their defeats.

  The Hailuga Kingdom, which occupied the Balaster Islands, grew over the decades and became a powerful maritime power by relying on the sea’s resources. The Hailuga Kingdom then developed the first marine warship that was powered by a propeller. It even built steel-made alchemy vessels, various artillery, and warships. With the coming era welcoming the booming industry of steel alchemy weapons, human beings were fighting to conquer the entire sea.

  At the same time, the oceans had gradually been divided into several major areas. This was was because the small islands and sea areas that were not valued by the kingdoms before had gradually been taken more seriously by them.

  Maritime force had also become an important facet of the nation’s strength. As such, trade and economic activities on the sea had strongly promoted the increasing pace of progress in all of the kingdoms.

  At this time, an adventurous fleet from the Hailuga Kingdom crossed the Stormy Sea and the Bazaar Sea, then headed for the distant western world. This fleet consisted mostly of ordinary ships, having only one special steel-made alchemy warship that was owned by the Hailuga Kingdom. On top of the warship, many of the latest alchemy cannons stood watch over the crew and passengers.

  At present, the Hailuga Kingdom was still unable to produce the alchemy warships in large quantities. This was because each warship needed at least one or more high-level alchemists to control it.

  The fleet left the Bazaar Sea and sailed west for nearly half a month. Along the way, it encountered a group of sea monsters and occasional attacks from the Children of the Sea.

  The group had come here after being ordered by the royal family of the Hailuga Kingdom to search for the traitor of the Mermaid Kingdom, the sahagin alchemist Bobby. It was said that Bobby knew some important information. The reason they had specifically come here is that some adventurers and pirates in this sea area had claimed that they had seen Bobby here before.

  “I heard that Bobby hides on an island nearby. Why can’t we find him?” Demone asked.

  As the captain of the alchemy warship Freak Wave, the level three alchemist Demone was an influential figure in the Kingdom of Hailuga. As such, he would never have come here if it hadn’t been for Bobby.

  But, as he had been wandering around for so long, without finding any clues as to where Bobby was hiding, he began to doubt whether he had received some false information.

  “Something’s just ahead!” A lean navy officer on the watchtower shouted.

  “Is it an island?” Demone asked.

  “Yes! Wait…… No, it’s not an island!” The officer on the watchtower had just answered, but he immediately overturned his answer and shouted in a voice that was filled with great excitement, “It’s the mainland! Captain, it is definitely not an island! We found a new continent!”


  The naval officer looked out into the distance. Through the fog, he saw the distant continent slowly emerging from the surface of the sea water. As the ship approached, the continent grew bigger and bigger.

  “We found the New World! God! This will become a legend that will forever be recorded in history! This is a new world that has never been discovered before!” one of the crew members exclaimed.

  At this point, the whole crew was getting excited. They rushed to the deck and looked into the distance. Everyone was flushed with excitement. They were even hugging each other and dancing together!

  They couldn’t wait to put the flag of the Kingdom of Hailuga on this new land. As the discoverers of the new world, they would become the heroes of the whole world.

  Then, they would have honor, money, and numerous beauties eyeing them! Demone was also very excited. Even if he was a level three alchemist, it would have been difficult for him to gain such a high reputation as the discoverer of a brand new world!

  As the ship approached the land, they heard a loud bang. Thereafter, the land land and the sea both rolled violently. Even the alchemy warship was tossed about violently, causing the people on the ship to lose their balances and fall on the deck.

  “What happened?” Demone asked.

  “Look over there! Fire…… A big fire!” The naval officer was clearly frightened.

  All of those onboard turned to the direction of the fire, where strong flames and black smoke was erupting from a chimney-like mountain pass, then rushing into the sky. They could also see lava flowing through the area. Even the mountain peak was burning!

  Demone immediately recognized it. “It’s just a volcanic eruption! Don’t make a fuss!”


  The volcanic eruption caused huge smoke and dust to burst out into the sky, and even a fire rain fell over the sky. Sparks flew in all directions, which tremendously shocked everyone. This immense display of the power of nature made them all afraid.

  At this time, Demone felt a sense of uneasiness.

  “Did you hear anything?” the mate next to him asked.

  Demone raised his head and replied, “No, but turn around…… Let’s get out of here!”


  As soon as Demone looked up, he saw several black shadows flying towards him from the volcano. Those shadows had huge wings, shining scales, and fiercely evil eyes.

  “Dragon! It’s a dragon……No……It’s a group of dragons! Let’s get out of here!”


  “How could there be so many?”


  “Did we discover the dragon’s nest?”


  Everyone felt a tremor as they began shouting all at once. For human beings, whenever dragons were mentioned in all of the stories and legends, they were mostly depicted as being evil and horrible monsters. At this moment, such monsters appeared in a large group and rushed right at them!

  “We can’t run away. They’ve caught up with us!” The officer felt hopeless.

  “Shoot the dragons!” Demone demanded.

  Several adult dragons and more than twenty young dragons surrounded them. When the dragons waved their wings, the sea under them was instantly frozen.

  Dozens of giant dragons spewed flames around the warship, while their claws tore the iron sheet of the warship, as if they were tearing a thin piece of paper. The warship’s golden cannons bombarded the dragons, but could only cause them minor injuries. In fact, except for Captain Demone’s ability to hurt these monsters, the others were simply like food on the table for the dragons!

  The alchemists used the ship as a fortress and attacked the dragons constantly, while trying to escape. But, as the whole sea was frozen by the dragons, they were completely trapped. In the end, all of them were burned in a sea of fire or eaten directly by the dragons.

  Alas, what was perceived as being an invincible naval fleet of the Kingdom of Hailuga was actually so fragile when facing such monsters. Perhaps if there had just been a single dragon, they might have had the chance to resist. But, as soon as a crowd of such monsters surrounded them, their sad fates were sealed.

  In year 1909 of the San Calendar, the volcanic dragon island was discovered for the first time by human beings. This marked the official year that the giant dragons first appeared in Maria’s World.