Blood Nemesis-Chapter 122: Map

God!

Oliver doesn’t believe in god. If there were one thing he would trust the least, it was god.

The boundless rage from his past life for all the suffering he endured was still fresh inside him. Albeit buried in the depths of his heart, hidden from the world, he would never forget it.

For a person like that, the existence of gods would mean he had some more things he could direct his rage to. So, if there really existed a god or gods, they were just names that he would add to his list of nemeses.

The same was true for Root of the past. Hence, Root praying to god felt a little funny to him.

Certainly, he had no reason to thank god. In fact, it would have been more apt if he had thanked himself. Technically, his action changed the flow of both of their lives.

At the end of the day, no god saved them. It was they who worked hard to save themselves.

"Of course, I would like to thank you too, Oliver." Root quickly corrected.

Oliver smiled, satisfied.

"It’s good if you know it."

While they talked, the boat moved through the twisted roads to a human city nearby. Large skyscrapers with blocky designs that lacked the grace and charm of the ancient temple began to pop up everywhere around them.

It was an eyesore.

Oliver avoided that and directly led the boat to the nearest port.

The ancient temple, the city, and the permanent gate were all situated on a large island in the center of an immeasurably large lake.

The name of the lake was Lake Infinity, signifying the impossibly large size of it.

Once they left the human road, Oliver slowly activated the anti-gravity thrusters and flew up. Then he accelerated towards the port.

*Bmm...*

The boat cruised through the air to the position of the nearest port. In a minute, they reached their destination and landed on the fresh lake water.

The greenish blue water parted away as the giant body of the boat gently fell into it. The ripple it created traveled through the water, into the lake, adding to its gentle waves.

People who were nearby looked at the boat with curiosity, but not with awe. This was not the first time they had seen a flying boat. They had no reason to be surprised.

The flying boat landed near the port and anchored itself near shore. Soon after, the top hatch popped open, revealing the image of two young men crawling out.

The first one to leave the boat was Oliver. He calmly walked out, looked around, and even waved at random people nearby. Although he was ignored, his enthusiasm didn’t diminish.

The second one to leave the boat was Root. The moment he lifted his head to breathe the fresh air of Second Earth with great expectation, he scrunched his nose and frowned.

He looked around to identify the source of the foul smell.

Around them were hundreds of large boats, larger than Oliver’s, docked on the port. And on them were people carrying large fish of all kinds and shapes, transporting them out to some kind of auction site nearby.

"It is a crowded fish market," Root said.

Oliver heard this and explained, "Yeah, it is. Lake Infinity is the mother of all lakes. It is the largest known body of freshwater in the world. The main type of mana beasts that are caught here are fish."

"Why did we stop here? I thought you wanted me to train on an isolated island. We could have gone directly to the training location."

The Hero Academy test was held on isolated islands on Second Earth. Oliver had talked to him about emulating similar conditions, and that was why they came here—the only place in the world with almost an unlimited number of islands.

"Not yet, we have to buy a physical map and some supplies," Oliver replied and walked forward.

Taking a deep breath, he leaped towards the wharf below and continued.

Root followed him in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Oliver continued to speak, "We don’t know the ends of the lake. Titanfall was the last S rank permanent gate to be formed, so the exploration is a little slow here. There is no real way to navigate the confusing waters, except by using the latest map that the fishermen and hunters sell. And having a physical copy was paramount for survival. You would never know when a mana wave would wipe out the electronic devices with you."

As Oliver explained, a clearer picture formed in Root’s mind. He nodded understandingly and followed him.

They reached a small shop on the other side of the dock, avoiding the busily moving people.

Oliver stepped forward and asked the shopkeeper who was sitting in the chair, swatting flies and mosquitoes alike.

"Sir, can I get a map?"

The shop was catered to providing fishing tools for the fishermen in the region, for both superhuman hunters and normal people. Oliver could see the high-tensile fishing lines curled up onto rolls, lining the back wall of the shop.

The shopkeeper was an old man. When Oliver asked for the map, he turned to look at him and nodded, then waited.

Oliver understood what he was waiting for and specified the map size and scale.

The size of the map was the physical size of the paper or similar material that would be used to print it out, and the scale was the maximum distances that would be marked on it.

Oliver wanted something that they both could carry around in their backpack after folding a few times. So, he decided to buy a meter in length and breadth.

The scale of the map he selected was two kilometres for each centimeter. At this scale, the relative position of the island can be seen without much effort. Although it was a little low on the details, it was good enough for their use.

Once Oliver clearly said the size and scale, the shopkeeper went into the room behind the shop and printed out the map on a white polyethylene sheet.