They headed straight for the port. A gigantic cargo ship was docked there, and the personnel on board were all waiting.“This is the ship,” Devin announced. Adrian carried Gloria onboard without another word. Following his boarding, the ship captain immediately gave the order to set sail, and they slowly sailed toward the deeper part of the sea. The cargo ship sailed far. Adrian felt slightly relieved after boarding the ship. He carried Gloria into the ship’s mess. There were quite a number of people sitting inside. These people were mostly outlanders, but there were a few familiar faces too. A middle-aged man stood up, made his way to Adrian, and said, “Hi. My name is Casey Wolfman, and I’m a sailor of this ship. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”Casey looked extremely humble and had a sincere smile on his face. Adrian smiled back and said, “I’m Theo Xander, and this is my girlfriend Sia Thompson.”“I see. Where are you from, Theo? I’m from Yelloton. What brings you to Luposi

Adrian brought Gloria to the mess. They found dozens of crews and sailors sitting lounging around and having their dinner. The dinner was brought over from the ship’s galley, the spread consisting of a small variety of food but everyone enjoyed the meal nonetheless. “Ms. Sia, Mr. Theo, you’re here,” said Reuben hastily when he spotted them. He was sitting with his uncle.Casey paid more attention to them because they were all Navians. “Theo, treat this place as your home. Don’t be shy. We got meals for both of you. Come, eat.” He passed two packed food containers to them. Adrian accepted them and said to Casey, “Thank you very much.”“Don’t mention it. We’re all Navians, and we should take care of one another. Also, Sia is ill,” said Casey. Adrian smiled but did not comment further. He said to Gloria, “Let’s chow down!”Gloria tucked her hair behind her ears and sat next to Adrian to eat. She noticed that the crew members and sailors from different parts of the outlands were l

Reuben wiped his eyes. “While working on the ship with Uncle Casey, I’ve missed my mother terribly. But I thought about it and figured that my father would scold and beat her every day if she were still alive. It’s my fault for being so useless. If only I had been capable of leaving home with my mother then, maybe she wouldn’t have died.”Gloria was unsure how to respond to Reuben’s remark. Life was filled with discontentment and too many helpless situations. She stretched out her hand to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t blame yourself. Many your age still depend on their mothers while you're out here making a living on your own. You can go home and get yourself a wife when you have enough money. Your life will surely get better then.”Reuben chuckled. “You’re right. I’ll keep it up. But you have to stay strong too, Ms. Gloria. You will get better.”Gloria pumped her fist in the air. “We shall keep it up together. I’ll put all my efforts into holding on to life.”“Also, I can see th

Casey paid no attention to the Shanglanders. These people were indulgent and lazy workers. The rest of the crew had been fed up with them for a long time now.Casey, the captain, and the others began to think of ideas,Adrian asked, “Captain, does the ship have guns and binoculars?”The captain looked toward Adrian. “Do you have any good ideas, Mr. Theo?”Adrian said, “I’ll need a sniper rifle and a pair of binoculars. We may be able to resolve this crisis if you have those items on the ship.”Casey and the others exchanged glances upon hearing his words. “We have two guns on the ship, but not a sniper rifle, and we have binoculars. Moreover, it’s a pair of high-tech binoculars,” said Casey. The captain asked, “Mr. Theo, what if we have a sniper rifle? What are you planning to do?”Adrian asked, “Do you have one?”The captain nodded heavily. “Yes, there’s one in my room. I prepared it for self-protection while in Luposia, but I only have eight bullets.”“Eight is enough,” s

A gunshot rang out the moment the metal slab started falling. A bullet glistening with sparks hit the metal slab and blasted it outward. The metal slab then dropped into the sea. Everyone’s jaw dropped. The captain, Casey, Goch, and Sormus looked at Gloria incredulously. Reuben’s eyes widened in surprise. It was apparent that no one had expected Gloria to hit that rapidly dropping metal slab in just one shot. Her skills were that of a top-tier marksman!“Bullseye,” Gloria said as she put down the gun and smiled. However, her face glistened with sweat and she looked like she was about to collapse. Firing a sniper rifle required physical and mental effort, and complete physical and mental power was needed to shoot accurately. It was clearly exhausting for Gloria to perform such a feat in view of her current condition. Adrian hastily caught her and leaned her against his chest to rest. The captain said in astonishment, “Your marksmanship is extraordinary, Ms. Sia. This is how a t