Upon hearing this, Chen Ping nodded and said, "Yes, they've all been pierced. They'll just go straight into the water, so we don't need them. Why are you asking?"

Gabriel didn't reply, but nodded knowingly, then ran to the cabinet, opened it, and put the snacks inside into her spatial artifacts one by one.

Finally, Gabriel, holding a bag of spicy snacks, stepped off the yacht and jumped onto the pirate ship.

Seeing this, Chen Ping was slightly surprised and reminded him, "You came all this way just to get snacks? Also, eating spicy food so early in the morning isn't good for your stomach."

Despite this, Chen Ping snatched the half-eaten spicy strip from Gabriel's mouth and tasted it himself. Gabriel rolled her eyes in exasperation, then pulled another spicy strip from the bag and chewed it with relish. This particular spicy strip was long and thin, and it was one of her favorite flavors.

After returning to the Li family's merchant ship, Gabriel led Chen Ping to a pavilion to rest. This was mainly so that she could quietly enjoy her snack time, as walking around would obviously not be conducive to her enjoying her food to the fullest.

Gabrielle was thoroughly enjoying her snacks, while Chen Ping was feeling a bit bored. He had originally wanted to try fishing to pass the time, but then realized he didn't have any bait, so he had to give up. With nothing else to do, Chen Ping started playfully snatching the snacks from Gabrielle's hands.

Just as Gabriel put the spicy strip into her mouth, Chen Ping quickly pulled it out and leisurely began to savor it, causing Gabriel to roll her eyes repeatedly.

Gabriel took out a new spicy snack, and while eating it, she scolded, "Can't you just take an unopened pack and eat it yourself? Why do you keep taking mine?"

Chen Ping snatched the half-eaten spicy strip from Gabriel's hand, took a bite, and slowly said, "Hey, you know, these kinds of snacks taste even better when you fight over them."

Gabriel was taken aback, blinked, and tentatively offered Chen Ping the spicy strip in her hand, indicating that he should take one too. Seeing this, Chen Ping casually picked one up and chewed it in big bites, eating half of it in an instant.

Seeing this, Gabriel smiled with satisfaction and took the opportunity to snatch back half a spicy strip from Chen Ping's hand to continue savoring it. To her surprise, she found that eating it while fighting over it did indeed have a unique flavor.

Inside the pavilion, the two laughed and joked, enjoying snacks together. This scene was witnessed by someone who felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the sight. Li Jiaxing clutched his chest, heartbroken, and decided to leave this place that had broken his heart. He would return to his room to lick his wounds alone and bid farewell to this relationship that had ended before it even began.

......

A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and we will reach our destination, Luo Island, in just half a day's journey.

That day, Chen Ping asked Gabriel out of curiosity, "Gabriel, have you ever challenged the God Tower?"

Gabriel: "The Tower of Gods? Of course I challenged it. I was after the rewards."

"Oh, really? Then tell me about the Tower of Gods. I'm quite curious." Chen Ping looked at Gabriel and smiled.

"Well," Gabriel thought for a moment, then said, "To be honest, I don't know much about the Tower of Gods. I went to challenge the Tower of Gods in a hurry, because time was tight. It seems like we were about to fight Hell at that time."

So when I went to challenge it, I didn't have time to learn about the Divine Tower; I just fought my way up. After I cleared the Divine Tower and got the reward, I never went back.

Chen Ping: "I see. So, how difficult was the Divine Tower when you challenged it? Was it tough?"

Gabriel: "Hmm, not that great. Even the strongest being on the 100th floor is only at the peak of God King. But the reward is still pretty good. It gave me a slight boost after I used it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping blinked. Something was wrong. Back in the Pantheon, although the divine projections in those towers were all God-Kings, Chen Ping had learned some information about the towers from them. For one thing, each floor of the tower offered a reward, but Gabriel said that the reward was only given after clearing the entire tower? So where did things go wrong?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ping asked Gabriel directly, "Well, Gabriel, how long has it been since you started challenging the Tower of Gods?"

"Hmm," Gabriel nodded, crossed her arms, and began to think.

Gabriel: "Hmm, it's been several thousand years since then, right? I remember the Divine Tower had only just appeared back then, and you had to pay an entrance fee to challenge it. I wonder if that's still the case now?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping nodded knowingly. "Yes, Gabriel's experience is of no use to the current Divine Tower, since the Divine Tower has been updated and replaced countless times."

Chen Ping stroked his chin, already having a plan in mind: once they arrived at Snail Island, he would quickly purchase a detailed sea chart and then challenge the nearest Divine Tower. Fortunately, Divine Towers were distributed throughout various sea areas, making it convenient for them to explore and challenge them.

More importantly, the results of the Tower of Gods challengers will be recorded and widely disseminated, so that Gabriel's former subordinates will naturally know that she is safe and sound.

The leaderboard of the Divine Tower has not seen any major changes for a long time. The most recent changes that have attracted attention are the slight changes in the lower-level leaderboards, with several challengers' rankings dropping and only one person's ranking rising.

The reason this incident caused such a stir in the core sea area was precisely because it occurred during a crucial period when the Pantheon was descending to a higher sea level, making people exceptionally sensitive to any anomalies. Unsurprisingly, it was later confirmed that these ranking changes were indeed closely related to the Pantheon.

Inside the Pantheon, the only thing connected to the Tower of Gods rankings is the mysterious Arena of the Gods. This means that the challengers whose rankings dropped were actually defeated by experts from higher-level sea areas, thus causing their rankings to decline in the Tower of Gods challenge.

This incident became a hot topic of discussion in the core sea area, and almost everyone knew about it. For those challengers whose rankings plummeted, it was undoubtedly an extremely embarrassing and shameful experience.

......

"Chen Ping? Chen Ping!" Gabriel gently waved her hand, calling to Chen Ping who was lost in thought.

Pulled back to reality from his reverie, Chen Ping's gaze fell upon Gabriel's small hand swaying in front of him. He decisively grasped her slender wrist, turned to look at her, and asked, "Hmm, what's wrong?"

Gabriel pointed ahead and replied with a smile, "Look, we've arrived at our destination—Snail Island."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping turned his head and saw a huge island appear before them. The islands in the core sea area were generally much larger than those in the advanced sea area.