You said that the next morning, Lu Yuan immediately led his fleet away from here.

Last night, the person who was arrested came to the manager's office with a gloomy expression and recounted his kidnapping, embellishing the story.

Upon hearing this, the manager's face immediately showed a hint of anger. He stood up, stepped forward, and slapped Du Fu'ang across the face.

"Are you out of your mind? Why are you only telling me about what happened last night this morning?"

The person in charge had a look of helplessness and grievance on his face.

"No, didn't you say last night that you brought a few girls back? I was just worried that it would ruin your good time. Besides, even if I told you about it, there's nothing we can do about it."

"You have no idea how advanced those warships are! We're unarmed and unequipped, how are we supposed to fight them? Even if we did, one cannon shot from them would probably turn our place into a pile of charred remains!"

After hearing this, the manager sighed deeply, sat down in his chair, and looked regretful.

He then pondered for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up as he thought of a question.

He quickly grabbed the collar of the person in charge.

"By the way, do their warships have any markings?"

The person in charge scratched his forehead, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Yes, their warships seem to have a tiger's head emblem printed on them!"

"Could you draw it?"

"Okay, I'll give it a try!"

Then, he took the paper and pen and began to scribble on the paper little by little.

After several revisions, the rough outline was finally drawn.

The person in charge, with an excited expression, handed the logo, which was already about 70% complete, to the other party.

"This is the insignia on their warships, it's this thing!"

The manager took the blueprints, glanced at them, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

He then waved to indicate that the other party could leave, picked up a video phone on the table, dialed a familiar number, and the call was quickly connected, with a young man appearing on the other end.

"What's wrong now? What happened?"

The manager had a fawning smile on his face.

"Young Master, I've come to tell you some good news!"

After hearing this, the young man looked surprised and glanced at the other person with some uncertainty.

"What good news could possibly come from your mouth? Is it for real?"

"It's absolutely true, no exaggeration whatsoever. Last night we encountered a passing fleet. The fleet wasn't very large, only five warships, but they were extremely advanced. It seems they came from somewhere else!"

"Oh? Why are other warships docked on our island? Didn't they receive any notification?"

"I don't know about that. They probably didn't receive it. The frequency of their use is different. By the way, do you think we should intercept those warships?"

The young man frowned slightly.

Which direction did they go?

"Those who went to Hope Continent should have first reached the southernmost Guardian Island!"

"The southernmost guard post? We have our own people there. Okay, I understand. You've done a good job this time, I'll talk to the higher-ups!"

After hearing this, the manager's face showed a hint of joy.

"Thank you, thank you, young master. By the way, it might not be good if we take direct action. One of my men died yesterday at their hands."

"We'll transport his body there and hand it over to the guards; that will be irrefutable evidence!"

The young man was very satisfied.

"Alright, you did a very good job this time. Now, store the body properly for me. I'll send a warship over immediately to finish it off. Are you sure they took the South Lake route?"

"It's absolutely true. From what I gleaned from their conversation, they are indeed heading to Nanhu Weidao (a restaurant chain), and they claim to be people without any official status. They'll probably need to be tricked into going there to process the island entry agreement and obtain their status!"

"That makes things easier. Since they're strangers, wouldn't it be like we're letting this fat sheep go if we just detained their warship?"

Although the young man was only in his early twenties, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

After pondering for a moment, he hung up the call.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan and his companions, continuing their journey in the ocean, were unaware that a fast passage had been built in this narrow sea area.

This passageway employs a highly advanced acceleration effect, allowing warships to travel at extremely high speeds.

Of course, this feature can only be activated for groups that possess identity functions and privileges within the Hope Continent.

Because they continued to travel slowly, after another day, they finally found another uninhabited island. This island was indeed uninhabited. Lu Yuan had people search it, but they found no trace of human habitation. Only then could they rest assured and have a good rest.

And so, after traveling at a stop-and-go pace, Lu Yuan and his group were finally more than 20,000 kilometers away from the Hope Continent.

Such a long distance would only take them about a day to reach.

Having already spent a long time on the vast ocean, everyone now longed to stand on an island and rest properly. Seeing their tired yet expectant faces, Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly.

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