The sky remains bright.

The eternal sun hangs on the horizon, never moving, yet its light manages to illuminate the entire Endless Sea from every angle.

Floating white clouds bring the only liveliness to the lifeless sky.

The magic power in the surrounding sea gathers in a whirlpool pattern on a ship.

It's like a vortex of magic power, flirting with the ocean.

This ship is the Sound of Dawn, sailing on the Endless Sea, with the vortex-like magic as the focal point centered on the lookout room aboard.

Alka sits cross-legged in the center of the lookout room, with the Magic Gathering Stone suspended above his head.

Surrounding the Gathering Stone are three differently colored Magic Stones.

They are using their abilities to alter the purity of the magic power, dispersing some chaotic magic power around. This allows the magic power to become purer, pouring into Alka's surroundings.

Pure magic power, specifically adapted to Alka, can be easily absorbed into his body.

The additional crystal stones are recently manufactured components of the Gathering Stone.

They count as their experiments to improve the efficiency of the Gathering Stone. Additionally, it's a more detailed understanding of the Gathering Stone's structure.

After all, they dare not directly dismantle or alter the main body of the Gathering Stone.

They can only understand it more through this gradual, cyclical approach. Fortunately, in Vastwa city-state, there are research materials on Magic Stones and even more detailed research expansion.

However, this research almost breaks off from the Gathering Stones, turning to study more how to make magic power easier to absorb and store.

At this moment, beneath the Gathering Stone, Alka is absorbing magic power, engaged in daily meditation.

If anyone else were to see it, the speed at which Alka and others absorb during meditation—absorbing such pure magic power suited to oneself—it's unknown how envious they would become.

Such pure magic power naturally also accelerates Alka's power enhancement and reduces the chance of fatigue.

For stars, it means extended meditation time.

Natural magic power is mixed, in the Endless Sea or this fragmented world, magic power is the foundation of this world.

It's the basis of this world's existence, naturally, everything is within this magic power.

And everyone, due to different constitutions and even due to different treasures controlled postnatally, the nature of their magic power changes, so meditation efficiency differs.

The exhaustion from daily meditation is not only due to the pressure generated by magic power entering the body but also the fatigue caused by the body expelling impurities through meditation.

At this moment, Alka's face is covered in sweat, indicating he has been meditating for a while.

More and more magic power gathers, such a high quantity of magic power seems uncharacteristic of a normal level for someone at this stage.

Suddenly, the rotation of massive magic power breaks off, and the whole process of magic absorption stops.

This doesn't seem like a normal meditation process.

Alka breathed out a sigh and opened his eyes.

"56 now... The efficiency should be quite fast already."

What Alka is actually undergoing is a small stage breakthrough, which is increasing a spiral.

He now has 56 spirals, within his body, 27 spirals form a set combination has already formed two.

Besides these two combined spiral sets, only two slender spirals of the third set can be seen close together.

But when this third set reaches 27 spirals as well, Alka will officially enter the Perfect Stage, breaking through to the Fifth Stage.

Standing up, he shut off the Gathering Stone. Alka gently waved his hand, and the sweat on his body instantly vanished.

Counting the distance carefully, it seems more than a year has passed since the breakthrough to the Fourth Stage.

It's been nearly three months since they exacted revenge and left Blue Cross Island.

According to the sensitivity of Ulu Liwus, they may still not be halfway through their journey.

It is estimated it might take 8 months to reach the place she mentioned.

Unexpectedly, it's actually that far.

Thinking this, Alka looked through the glass toward the endless sea.

An empty expanse on the vast sea.

A knock came from the back of the lookout room, and Pororo walked in.

He's here to take over.

Alka nodded, chatted briefly and directly jumped down.

Looking at the empty deck, it felt like something was missing, he remembered it seemed like a Giant Dragon was absent.

Note that Ulu Liwus' body, when resting on the deck, indeed occupied quite a large area.

Since Alka took hold of the Heart of Vastwa, Ulu Liwus spent much time playing inside it.

Except the low concentration of magic power inside makes her feel uncomfortable, the rest is very good.

She can endlessly soar inside, stretch her body; primarily, the world inside is entirely made of earth.

Perhaps originally as a remnant race from the Era of the Gods, her bloodline yearns for a world of earth. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Even though this world is pitifully small.

Suddenly Alka saw Simon coming out from the ship cabin.

"Rare to see you outside," Alka said to Simon with a smile.

Vastwa's extensive research had kept Simon mostly absent from the deck for months. He was immersed inside, researching various things.

Occasionally even swapping his shifts with others, stacking his shift schedule.