Chapter 1230 - 605: A Small Gift (2)

Captain Lorin of the Vengeance Blade, with a cigarette sending up wisps of white smoke in her hand, reminisced.

"If you really want to go, just follow the coast, you don’t even need to prepare too many supplies, there are many towns along the way."

To Xia Nan’s surprise, when he honestly revealed to everyone that he had temporarily changed his destination and intended to meet an Extraordinary Level adventurer,

whether it was Hera or the people in the Vengeance Blade Fleet, though initially slightly surprised, quickly seemed to accept it as a matter of course.

Hmm... come to think of it, it is indeed so.

Considering Xia Nan, who should still be an apprentice sailor on the ship and not even twenty years old, showed a performance far surpassing ordinary adventurers during the battle.

If he really had no connections, it would be even more surprising.

He wasn’t afraid to face "Algae Scale" Dodd in the promotion ceremony, and now saying he wants to meet an Extraordinary Level being is completely reasonable.

Because of the unspoken rules within the adventurer industry, even those who were on good terms with Xia Nan tacitly avoided delving into the details of his personal privacy, even Akken, who visibly showed curiosity when he heard the other party was also a barbarian, didn’t probe further.

Instead, he and everyone helped Xia Nan study the feasibility of the travel plan.

"So according to the message in the letter, you now have thirty-five days left to make the trip?"

Facing Akken’s inquiry, Xia Nan shook his head.

"Actually, it’s even less."

After all, Barbarian Fugang wouldn’t know that he had already traveled from River Valley Town to Suo Yu Bay in the Southern Islands.

This letter was originally forwarded by the River Valley Town adventurer association upon receiving it.

Not to mention the change in physical distance between River Valley Town and Suo Yu Bay after he transferred from River Valley Town.

Just the process of the River Valley Town adventurer association receiving the letter, confirming Xia Nan’s absence locally, knowing through official channels that he was adventuring in the south, and then sending the letter to the Suo Yu Bay branch already consumed a significant amount of time.

Fortunately, upon Xia Nan’s return, he specifically asked Miss Mar, the receptionist, about the situation.

He learned that the letters between adventurer associations have a special way of transit different from usual.

Even with the most ordinary type, there are specially trained birds similar to carrier pigeons that fly back and forth.

And Fugang’s letter, because of his own status as an Extraordinary Level adventurer and his cooperative relationship with the association, was particularly expedited using a special undisclosed delivery channel.

From River Valley Town to Suo Yu Bay, it took at most three days.

Adding the association staff’s efficiency, different from the Governor Mansion, even accounting for time spent confirming Xia Nan’s location and other minor consumption, it took at most five days, no more.

This made Xia Nan breathe a sigh of relief.

If it really was like the time he came, where just the one-way trip from River Valley Town took nearly fifty days.

By the time he received the letter, Fugang might have already left Salt Rock Port for almost half a month.

"So, only thirty days remain until your appointment with that person?"

Druid Hai Yin, calculating in his mind the time Xia Nan could use for the journey, added thoughtfully.

"Thirty days? That might be a bit rushed."

Though she hadn’t left Suo Yu Bay for many years, thanks to the special nature of the Three-legged Sea Dog Tavern’s gathering of adventurers, Hera often got in touch with adventurers from various places arriving at the Southern Islands, allowing for a relatively accurate estimate of the specific journey.

"Land travel is definitely out of the question, don’t even consider it."

"By boat, it might be tight, but barely... should be okay?"

From Suo Yu Bay to Salt Rock Port, the land route required crossing numerous provinces, with many hassles along the way, possibly delayed by various situations encountered en route, making a month absolutely insufficient.

However, if the entire journey was by boat, the situation would be vastly different.

After all, it’s a port city, so just follow the coastline without worrying about getting lost. Supplies are convenient, with nothing but the empty sea all around, aside from occasionally encountered storms or pirates, other issues are hard to come by.

"If all goes smoothly, it would take about twenty days at least, so it’s perfectly doable!"

"But if you also encounter storms or any other troubles affecting the voyage, it could get a bit tight."

From Suo Yu Bay to Salt Rock Port, the thirty-day time constraint, twenty-day journey, and ten-day margin for error.

It actually seems... doable!

Xia Nan’s eyes lit up, his mind already made up.

For this precious opportunity to break through the bottleneck, even in the worst-case scenario, he would only waste a month’s time, which he could accept!

Time being pressing, Xia Nan hurried to action as soon as the itinerary was confirmed without wasting a second.

No worries about ships, as the "Flying Fish Oil Barrel" captained from pirates had already been refurbished and could depart at any time.

And the prow statue of [Chasing Waves Sea Teeth] gifted by Lorin and her team was ready to be put to use, directly effective when mounted on the bow.

The only thing needing a bit of time was recruiting crew, finding experienced sailors and a navigator.

Fortunately, Suo Yu Bay, as an adventure gathering port city, had ample personnel and complete facilities.