I'm not just human!

Having witnessed firsthand the power and wonder of the "pillars of thought storms" erupting from his eyes, Xia Fa was quite looking forward to it.

With his thoughts cleared and seeing that he had just finished exercising and had survived a crisis, Xia Fa felt relaxed.

But as soon as he relaxed, he immediately felt his body become weak and limp, as if he desperately needed a good night's sleep.

Since they were all on the Shark Princess's Shark Ship, the Crimson Agents didn't dare to infiltrate casually. Moreover, the Shark Princess seemed to be taking good care of him, so Xia Fa felt at ease and simply lay down on the bed.

Just before he fell asleep, he casually sprinkled a handful of iron powder, sealing off the space in the cabin once again.

This way you can sleep more soundly.

……

beep--

The whistle sounded, like the roar of a giant elephant, instantly piercing Xia Fa's eardrums.

Xia Fa suddenly woke up, flipped his hand over, took out his pocket watch, and immediately checked the time.

"It's already one minute past midnight?"

My head still hurts a little, but thankfully my fatigue has completely subsided. Xia Fa feels quite energetic and has plenty of stamina, after all, she slept for a few hours.

He stood up, pushed open the cabin door, and heard only the continued clamor and joyful shouts, toasts, laughter, and conversations above him.

"The banquet is still going on..."

Outside the cabin is a passageway, at the end of which is a small balcony.

Xia Fa followed the gaze and indeed saw a bright moon and few stars; the night was already deep.

Moreover, the Shark appears to have stopped sailing.

"Have we arrived at the Worm Islands?"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised and was just about to walk to the small balcony to see the scenery of the Worm Islands.

Just then, seemingly startled by the sound of him opening the door, the skinny, monkey-like pirate who had been busy pouring drinks for their table at the banquet came running out from another room.

He jogged up to Xia Fa, bowing and scraping with a smile, and said:

"Guest, Prince Justinian and His Excellency Avalon have already departed. They asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that we will meet at the whale watching event in the Worm Islands tomorrow. As for Captain Red Pufferfish, he is still sleeping."

Whale watching convention?

Xia Fa's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately perked up.

Just from the name, you can tell that this is definitely a grand event for selecting and dissecting traveling whales.

Perhaps, one might even spot a traveling whale caught from the Pale, suffocating sea!

He had to go. His dream was to personally extract a top-tier secret contract from the traveling whale that he could sign.

Furthermore, the whale watching festival will surely attract all sorts of people from the sea, and even people from the other twenty-one continents.

Firstly, he could inquire about the Mysterious Emperor and the Eternal Proof; secondly, he could also meet other young overlords.

Of course, the most important thing is choosing and dissecting the whales on the trip...it's so much fun!

Xia Fa still can't forget the amazement and envy of the people around him when he extracted the three-colored light from the traveling whale, and how he earned a full 600,000 gold pounds from it!

If we're talking about making money quickly, right now in this world, dissecting whales for a living is truly the fastest way to make money!

Of course, if you don't choose well, or if you're unlucky, your money can disappear quickly...

"Okay, I understand. I'll head back to the Red Porcupinefish now. Please let Captain Red Porcupinefish know when he wakes up."

Xia Fa smiled and spoke, then flicked his thumb, tossing a gold pound to the skinny pirate with a clink.

The pirate was clearly at the bottom of the pack among the many pirates on the Shark Gang, and he wasn't usually well-off. The moment he saw the gold pound, his eyes lit up, and he quickly caught it with both hands, a smile instantly spreading across his face.

"Okay! Okay! Don't worry, I will make sure to convey the message properly!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the small balcony and said with a smile:

"If a guest wants to leave the Shark, just stand there and channel supernatural power into the handrail."

Xia Fa nodded slightly:

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

The skinny pirate was very clever. Seeing this, he didn't bother Xia Fa with any more words, afraid that he would find it annoying. He immediately took his leave and ran to the other end of the passage, seemingly in a hurry.

"Could he have used that gold pound to gamble?"

Xia Fa chuckled and shook his head, not paying any more attention, and walked straight to the small balcony.

As soon as I stood still, a refreshing sea breeze blew over me, and my view suddenly opened up.

Standing on the small balcony of the Shark, which is 10,000 meters high, Xia Fa was immediately able to take in the stunning scenery of the Worm Islands.

The night was like a curtain, the full moon like a lamp, and countless stars dotted the sky.

Beneath the deep sky lie countless islands, which, winding and connected together, vaguely form the shape of a giant worm.

The largest island is even comparable in size to the entire city of Augustus, while the smallest island is at least the size of the city of Rum.

Through the darkness, Xia Fa gazed into the distance and could vaguely make out the lights shining from the buildings on the islands, as well as the figures of people moving about.

It was bustling and prosperous.

Outside the worm-like archipelago, countless boats of all sizes are moored, some with people fishing and casting nets.

The island is covered with coconut trees, and the beaches along its shore are golden. Waves occasionally crash onto the shore, creating a rumbling sound.

"It really is a great place, especially on the Baron Ocean..."

Xia Fa sighed inwardly, realizing that the prosperity of the Worm Islands was no less than that of the capital of the Augu Kingdom.

No wonder it was chosen by the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, one of the five pirate emperors, as his base.

Thinking of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, Xia Fa immediately decided to take advantage of the moment to visit his cousins ​​first, and then return to the Red Porcupine to see the Father of Ten Thousand Stars tomorrow.

In this way, he could stay on the "Starship" of the Father of All Stars, which would be much safer. He wouldn't have to worry about the Crimson Proxy using "Conditions of Eternity" to subtly influence him to encounter danger, or directly attack him.

Thinking this, Xia Fa was about to disembark when suddenly, a voice that was both strange and familiar rang out behind him.

"Cousin?"

Chapter 194 What?! My cousin is actually the father of all stars?! (Part 1)

That call of "cousin" was so steady, so powerful, and so affectionate.

Before Xia Fa could turn around, his thoughts were immediately drawn back to his childhood, and countless fragments of memories surfaced.

It was sunset, and my cousin Hercules was running through the wheat field with a colorful little windmill in his hand, while I and my younger cousin Locke chased after him, laughing and playing.

It was on the beach when Cousin Hercules suddenly leaped out of the water, holding a sea bream high in his hand. He and Cousin Locke shouted excitedly and quickly started a fire.

In the forest, Hercules' cousin drew his small wooden bow, shot an arrow that instantly pierced a wild rabbit, and then sold it at the market, using the silver coins to buy himself lollipops.

And another thing, when he accidentally broke his neighbor's window with a slingshot and was about to be punished by his parents, it was his cousin Hercules who stepped forward and took the blame for him.

When he was bullied by some thugs on Daniel Street, it was his cousin Hercules who stepped in and taught those thugs a lesson. He came back with a bruised and swollen face, grinning and saying, "Cousin, I've avenged you!"

So many wonderful childhood memories flooded back to her, and hearing her cousin Hercules's steady and powerful voice again after ten years brought tears to Xia Fa's eyes.

He turned around and, sure enough, saw a burly man whose face vaguely resembled that of his cousin Hercules when he was young.

The large man was wearing a linen shirt, his chest exposed, revealing a thick layer of black chest hair.

His beard was only a light layer, but it still covered the lower half of his face. Combined with his sharp eyebrows and dark, deep eyes, it made him look extremely masculine.

Dark, charcoal-black eyes were a hallmark of his mother's family lineage; not only did Xia Fa have them, but his cousin Hercules certainly did as well.

The only difference is that Shafana's pupils, as black as charcoal, are very bright, like charcoal about to burn, while her cousin Hercules's are very deep, like coal buried deep in the earth.

"cousin!"

Xia Fa shouted excitedly, and immediately felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.

It's a connection born from blood ties and the beautiful times spent together in childhood.

"Cousin!"

Cousin Hercules also shouted happily, his voice as powerful as a bronze bell, making the ebony passageway vibrate.

With an excited expression, he stepped forward and immediately wrapped his arms around Xia Fa's shoulders:

"Cousin Xiafa, it really is you! When I first heard that you had gone to sea, I thought there was a mistake. I didn't expect you to actually come to sea!"

Xia Fa smiled, revealing his teeth.

"Do you remember what Uncle Titchi said to us when he was drunk when we were kids?"

Hercules' cousin thought for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"You didn't really go to sea for this reason, did you? But Dad was right!"

Xia Fa laughed:

"Anyway, now that I've set sail, I don't regret it at all, and I find it particularly interesting."

At this moment, the scene from more than ten years ago, under the moonlight by the tavern, involuntarily surfaced in both of their minds.

It was a night with the sound of waves crashing in your ears and a refreshing sea breeze blowing. Uncle Titchi sat on a horizontal barrel of liquor, waved his hand, and said in a hearty voice, tinged with alcohol:

"Remember this: we men who live by the sea will one day have to go out to sea. The sea is a man's true paradise—hiccup~, hahahahahaha!"

At the time, neither young Shafa, nor his cousin Hercules who had grown into a young adult, nor his clueless little cousin Locke, quite understood the deeper meaning behind Uncle Titsch's words.

But today, as Xia Fa and her cousin Hercules met at sea, she truly felt the passage of time.

"Where's my cousin Locke? Oh, right, cousin, what are you doing on the Shark Gang?"

Xia Fa suddenly thought of his little cousin Locke, who always followed him around when they were kids. Locke wrote all the letters. He should still be here, right?

Cousin Hercules affectionately put his arm around Shafa's shoulder and said eagerly:

"He's waiting for us at the Mango Tavern in the Worm Islands. As for me, you know I'm an old friend of the Shark Princess, so it's perfectly normal for me to be invited to the Shark Pirates' monthly banquet."

Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully, and was about to ask something else when he heard his cousin Hercules burst into laughter:

"Perfect timing, let's head to the Mango Tavern."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Fa suddenly felt the ebony passageway and the doors on both sides of it ripple and sway, twisting and rotating, and a violent and powerful spatial force immediately spread out.