“Oh my god, President—ahhh, President! “

Li Aimin, who had just dropped an axe in the morning light, hugged Yang Zicang tightly. “Why, why is it that as soon as you show up, you find treasures we’ve never even heard of? What were you doing before? Were you a sniffer dog? “

Yang Zicang, who had inwardly nodded along for the first two sentences, pushed him away. “Calm down. “

He glanced at Ruan Wenxiong, who was just as excited, then at Kim Tae-cheol, whose expression was unreadable, and finally at Karl, who looked both awkward and anguished.

“Listen up, everyone. This Holy Sword, though found on this ship, is something only I can use for now. ” Yang Zicang was mostly addressing Karl.

Everyone looked at him in shock, momentary bursts of emotion flickering across their faces.

Yang Zicang held out the sword. “Give it a try. Karl, you go first. “

The sight startled the others nearby, including Karl, who had been squatting on the ground. He stood up in surprise. “You… you want me to take it? Oh, I… I’ll try. “

As he handed over the sword, Yang Zicang said, “There are two other treasures in that place. Aside from one that’s clearly a cloth pouch for business cards, I can’t tell what the other one is for. My current status doesn’t grant me permission to use them yet. But I believe that in the future, we’ll all be able to utilize these treasures. “

His words stirred everyone’s hearts with excitement.

“There are other treasures? “

“No permission yet? “

“Karl, what do you think? ” Kim Tae-cheol asked, turning to look at the perplexed Karl.

Karl swung it a couple of times, then shook his head and handed it to Ruan Wenxiong, whose eyes had been fixed on the sword without moving an inch. “I really can’t use it. “

The others each took a turn swinging it. When it came to Li Aimin, he grabbed it eagerly and chopped with it like he was wielding an axe.

{Can it also cut iron chains? }

The axe seemed to say, somewhat jealously.

“Ah, don’t worry. This thing can’t even Amplified Chrono, so it’s definitely not as good as you. ” Li Aimin said enviously as he returned the sword to Yang Zicang.

“Then, President, how are you able to use it? “

“Because I’m a member of the Drifting Leaf Pavilion—specifically, an ‘entry-level disciple.’ “

“Entry-level disciple? What, are you saying you have a martial arts sect? “

Their hearts raced. “Where do we join this sect? If we go now, will we make it in time? “

“This sect… ” Yang Zicang pinched the name card, now covered in faded characters. “It took me in as a disciple at the very end. As far as I know, only I am left of the Drifting Leaf Pavilion. “

“……“

The group looked at each other in silence. Ruan Wenxiong opened his mouth several times.

“Just say what you want to say. I think President Buchen… doesn’t seem so bad. ” Li Aimin shook his head.

Ruan Wenxiong suddenly knelt on one knee and, like a knight, punched his fist against his chest. He said:

“Let us join the Drifting Leaf Pavilion, O Name Card Hero! “

A dead silence fell over both the name card and the scene.

“It’s already dead. ” Yang Zicang silently tucked the name card back into his pocket.

The words struck them like a bolt from the blue.

“However, ” Yang Zicang said, staring at them seriously, “this actually concerns another important matter. So no one can rest just yet. There’s something we need to confirm before we seal the statue. “

-｛Distributor Loki Tata Mingqi remarks, “Lying down and watching. “｝

“What is it? ” Kim Tae-cheol and the others perked up again.

-｛Distributor May Valkyrie, drawing from her vast experience, declares that I am gestating a brand new prelude to splendor.｝

-｛Distributor Valkyrie wants to reserve the prelude to splendor I am gestating.｝

“It’s about the making of the ‘Ether Name Card.’ “

This had occurred to Yang Zicang when he touched the name card—especially after seeing that specially designed “name card pocket ” intended for inserting the card.

-｛Distributor Loki Tata Mingqi expresses being “shocked. “｝

The group puzzled over his words. “A name card… what’s it for? “

-｛Distributor Loki Tata Mingqi wants to reserve the prelude to splendor I am gestating.｝

“Hmm? ” Yang Zicang listened to the string of voices ringing in his mind.

-｛Distributor February. Di’an wants to reserve the prelude to splendor I am gestating.｝

The commotion from the distributors was unusually dense and lively.

Every time—whenever treasure appeared, all the distributors’ interest swelled in unison, didn’t it?

Yang Zicang’s heart began to tighten. So, the act of crafting an Ether Name Card was an “experience ” worthy of purchase by all distributors? Moreover, they were all pre-ordering uniformly—could this move actually have a chance of success?

-｛Distributor Loki·Tata Mingqi expresses: “Pack the luggage. “｝

……

The fog around the boat grew thicker during the day, and Ruan Wenxiong was left behind to continue guarding the cabin.

Li Aimin was merely a helper who had brought people along, and two of his companions had died. Even though they were just acquaintances made at the lighthouse, it wouldn’t be right to have him guard the small boat. Next was Karl, who, as the nominal captain, absolutely had to come along.

And then there was Kim Tae-cheol.

Kim Tae-cheol convinced Ruan Wenxiong, who was eager to go, by saying, “Wenxiong, think about it—back at the Travelers’ Guild, wasn’t this how we divided the work? For protection, we rely on a strong man like you; as for the meticulous, brain-draining tasks, better let a weakling like me handle them. “

“But, Manager… “

“Don’t brush this task off as easy. I know you want to take on some dangers too, but the importance of this small boat to the president is self-evident, isn’t it? “

Ruan Wenxiong shrugged. “Get the hell out of here, will you? “

Kim Tae-cheol smirked and followed the other three, along with an axe, back down into the cabin. This time, they descended via the ladder fragment of an Ether Force Field.

“What do we do? ” Karl asked the president who always seemed to resolve crises.

Kim Tae-cheol chimed in as well, “I’ve heard the intentions of a few distributors to acquire them; this name card must serve a significant purpose. “

“You all are so impressive. I only have one distributor. “

Li Aimin looked enviously at the few members of this mysterious association beside him. His mind had already tagged these people with labels like “mysterious, ” “peculiar, ” and “often encountering treasures. “

“So, President, where are we going to make the name cards? “

“Well, before we make them… ” Yang Zicang stared at the young man’s eager, hopeful eyes and said, “We need to find the crafting method first. “

Li Aimin stumbled and grabbed the stair rail for support.

“Don’t tell me you don’t even know what the name card does. You were all mysterious and evasive earlier! “

“Of course not. I think I’ve had a name card before. “

“Huh? You had one? ” Li Aimin and the others both looked at the chairman of unknown origin.

Yang Zicang recalled the identity cards from the “Lost Illusion Company, ” especially the black gold cards issued by the First Action Department, which could be incorporated into models.

“I think there should be materials here on crafting Ether Name Cards. If we can find this data, crafting the Ether Name Cards will be a huge help to us. “

“You’re only starting to look now? I thought you already had your own high-end name card from the very start…“

Kim Tae-cheol said sternly to Li Aimin, “Don’t think ‘Ether’ is some common thing, friend. If it weren’t for the president, you might never have even heard the strange name ‘Ether Name Card’, let alone know they exist. Speaking of which, this is definitely something that will give birth to radiance, even brilliance, right? “

He turned to look at Yang Zicang, “Right, President? “

“I’m not sure about brilliance, but I’ve already given birth to one radiance. Perhaps you have too. Why don’t you check? “

The group, having just escaped the dreamscape less than half an hour ago, immediately looked down at their necklaces, bracelets, and rings respectively.

Li Aimin impatiently invested ten years of his lifespan into his bracelet.

｛The Fog Ocean Almond Leather Bracelet begins cataloging my life experiences.｝

Two small specks of light appeared within the mung-bean-sized gemstone on Li Aimin’s bracelet.

“Good heavens, I have two radiances already without even realizing it! “

Karl raised his head, saw that Kim Tae-cheol remained unmoved, and silently kept his mouth shut as well.

Yang Zicang pointed ahead and said, “It looks like there’s a bookshelf in that room over there. Let’s go check it out. “

……

Ahead was a room resembling a small meeting room, inside which flickered the shadows of a desk and bookshelf that had once existed.

The group entered and swept their gaze around. Two semi-transparent books, with a texture similar to “Carry-on Leveling Contract, ” lay fallen on the floor. The handwriting on them was crooked and rather hard to decipher.

“This says… ‘Year 652… July 3… Cloudy?’ “

“We’re tight on time. We can look at the irrelevant stuff later, slowly. “

Li Aimin immediately dropped the book in his hand.

“It’s all just magazines and novels. “

Yang Zicang also closed the book in his hands, hisMusing Nightscanning the surroundings roughly. There was no hidden information. Something this precious shouldn’t be kept in a small meeting room with a beer barrel, either. He looked toward the fragments scattered around.

-｛Loki. Tata Mingqi says, “Fishing. “｝

Yang Zicang’s eyes snapped wide open as he looked toward a large chamber.

“Let’s go over there. “

The others flipping through the books looked up.