Navigator: I have a double six-story house

Not long after the Sunshine left the port, the sea surface appeared as if it had been sliced ​​open by a sharp blade, revealing that familiar dividing line.

Behind me was the sun-drenched sea, and in front of me was the indigo ocean and the pitch-black night.

The Sunny plunged in without hesitation.

And so the sky changed.

The sun disappeared, and in its place appeared a huge full moon.

The cool moonlight poured down, illuminating the indigo sea.

This is Su Qing's exclusive flight route; there is no daytime, only the eternal night with the bright moon hanging high.

The only sunshine on this route is the Sunshine itself, cutting through the waves.

Su Qing stood on the deck, holding the invitation letter that she had gone through many twists and turns to obtain.

Under the moonlight, the surface of the envelope gleamed with a faint silver light.

Wang Yao stood to his left, and Selena stood to his right.

None of the three spoke.

Su Qing took a deep breath; he had waited far too long for this moment.

From the very first day of the Age of Exploration, every adventurous decision he made and every person he killed was for this day.

Bring your little sister onto the ship, and then survive.

"bring it on."

He tore open the envelope.

Flames rose from the torn seam of the envelope, their warm orange glow reflecting on his face.

Please enter the name of the person you are inviting.

Su Qing smiled.

This time, he didn't choose anyone else; the Sunny already had a good foundation.

"Suya".

Then......

The flames went out.

The envelope, torn in two, trembled twice, and in a faint light, it was pieced back together, lying perfectly intact in Su Qing's palm.

Invitation failed.

Su Qing was stunned. He had prepared for so long, but he didn't expect this answer.

"......fail?"

He looked down at the intact invitation and wondered if he had misread it.

Come again!

He tore open the envelope again, and the flames reignited.

"Suya".

Two seconds later, the system sent him another message he couldn't believe.

Invitation failed.

Su Qing's breathing became erratic.

the third time.

Tear it open, flames ignite, call out a name, it goes out, it's restored, it fails.

Su Qing's hands began to tremble.

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time...

Su Qing's heart began to race.

Su Qing, who had never believed in gods, prayed frantically to every god he knew.

But no god responded to him.

Every time, the result is the same: failure.

Su Qing's entire body began to tremble, and his brain was automatically racing.

Various possibilities were flashing through my mind.

Did something happen to Suya on Earth?

Has Suya already been drawn into the Age of Exploration by others?

Suya...

Are you still alive?

These possibilities all lean towards one possibility.

Suya is in trouble.

A muffled "bang" was heard.

Su Qing knelt on the deck, and Wang Yao was startled by the scene before him.

What did he see? The never-say-die Su was kneeling on the ground like a lump of mud.

Su Zai, who never gave up even when he was beaten on top of him in the orphanage, and who had faced life and death several times during the Age of Exploration, just lay there paralyzed.

Su Qing braced her hands on the deck, the light in her eyes fading.

"It was my fault......"

His voice was weak, and it was carried away by the sea breeze as soon as he spoke.

"I should have come earlier..."

"We should have gotten the invitation at all costs during the first Midway crossing..."

"If I had been one step earlier..."

He closed his eyes, his mind filled with his little sister's face.

That little girl with the ponytail, whom I raised from a young age, the little girl we depended on for survival.

He went to steal sweet potatoes, and she was behind Wang Feng. He was punished by Zhang's mother, and she was standing with her younger sister who was being punished.

"Something's happened to my little sister...something must have happened..."

Su Qing's voice trembled as she repeated the same sentence over and over.

Wang Yao squatted down and reached out to help him.

"Su-zai, get up first, you first..."

Wang Yaogang helped Su Qing up a little, but Su Qing slid down again.

Wang Yao's hand froze in mid-air. Seeing Su Zai's appearance, he felt as if something was blocking his chest, making it impossible for him to breathe.

Then he raised his palm.

"Snapped!"

A slap landed squarely on Su Qing's face.

Selena was startled by this sudden scene and instinctively covered her mouth with her hands.

Su Qing's head was turned to one side by the slap, and a five-finger mark quickly appeared on her cheek.

"Wake up, you fucking idiot!"

Wang Yao's voice was loud, booming through the darkness.

"Who are you?"

"You're Su Qing!"

"You're Suya's brother!"

"You are the captain of the Sunshine!"

He bent down, grabbed Su Qing by the collar without hesitation, and pulled him up from the ground.

"Does a failed invitation mean something's wrong?"

"What makes you draw that conclusion?!"

"Where did your most brilliant brain go?!"

Wang Yao's eyes were bloodshot, like those of a demon from hell, staring intently into Su Qing's eyes.

"She is Su Ya, the Su Ya you raised."

"You're not dead, so why would she?"

Su Qing was grabbed by the collar and shaken violently twice by Wang Yao before being put down.

Selena immediately stepped forward and gently placed her hand on Su Qing's back.

"Captain."

Her voice was soft, unlike Wang Yao's eagerness.

There are many reasons why an invitation might fail.

"The target is in a special state, the target declined the invitation... these are all possibilities."

She paused.

"Failure does not mean disaster."

Su Qing stood there, her left cheek burning with pain, but the light in her eyes returned.

That was a very good slap.

He closed his eyes, forcing himself to suppress his panic and analyze the situation using his most effective method: rationality.

Calm down... calm down!

He began to think, and images of growing up with Su Ya flashed through his mind.

The little sister who played chess with everyone at the orphanage, and who learned in just three days was able to beat everyone in the orphanage.

The little sister learned Morse code from the secondhand books that Zhang's mother collected, and in just one week, she was able to read and write Morse code without any prior knowledge.

The younger sister can easily make delicious meals just by watching her mother cook.

A girl like that would never get into trouble easily.

Su Qing suddenly opened her eyes.

"Wang Yao, move aside."

His voice finally returned to its usual calm.

Wang Yao took half a step back, making room for him.

Su Qing didn't explain. He picked up the envelope again and kept repeating the same actions.

This time, however, he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he stared intently at the envelope, as if trying to read some information.

This action lasted for at least half an hour.

Wang Yao couldn't bear to watch any longer and thought Su Qing had really gone mad.

"Su-zai..."

He was about to step forward to stop Su Qing from going crazy when Selena stopped him.

"Wait, senior."

When Selena said this, she didn't look at Wang Yao, but at Su Qing's repeated actions.

She noticed that the captain wasn't crazy.

He's calculating!

Selena's lips curled up; she understood, she understood what the captain was doing.

"As expected of the captain and his sister."

"You even thought of that!"