The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

When Liszt had arranged his plans to build a town and the Mage Tower, and when the magicians like Ach had almost prepared all the necessary materials for the experiment,

in the laboratory, the twins Lucy and Rose operating the Magic Platform, received a signal from the "Discovery" through their Magic Platform.

Initially, the signal from the Magic Platform was chaotic and indecipherable, revealing no clear message, but after half an hour, the signal became clear.

The first message received was sent in the name of Captain Ganeel Treebark Roundshield.

"Report your Highness, the 'Discovery' has crashed, fifty-six perished, sixteen missing, twenty-eight survived... We fell into the Great Whirlpool and were ejected from a cave in a mountain waterfall, surrounded by a primeval forest with Magical Beast activity, unable to venture out, we can only hold our position at the camp... urgently hoping for rescue."

"There are still people alive on the 'Discovery'!"

Liszt received this message, hardly believing his ears. The seemingly terrifying abyss of the Great Whirlpool was actually a safe passage through a magical array.

The only issue was that one end of the Magic Array was a bit thrilling, being located inside a waterfall cave on a mountain peak, causing the 'Discovery' to fall from the sky, and a majority of the crew perished.

"Lucy, reply to Ganeel, reassure him that they should wait safely, I am cracking the Great Whirlpool passage and will come to rescue them at any moment."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Lucy quickly pressed the keys on the compass of the Magic Platform, sending the message.

Ach reminded from the side, "Brother, we should immediately determine the coordinates of the 'Discovery'."

Liszt nodded, "Yes, Lucy, ask Ganeel for their position." Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Moments later, the Magic Platform received a response: "Your Highness will not abandon us, Knight's glory shines upon us! The sextant is broken, we cannot determine the exact position, but according to the calculations of two esteemed magicians, we should be at…" A string of nautical coordinates came through.

It was a rough position.

Ach merely glanced at the data and had calculated, "Brother, if the coordinates of the 'Discovery' are accurate, their location is about seven to eight thousand kilometers south of Black Horse Island. Using the Great Whirlpool as a reference, it is about ten degrees south by west, nearly four thousand kilometers in straight line distance."

A Teleportation Magic Array had directly transported the 'Discovery' four thousand kilometers away.

Jay Chou and Fei Yuching would have to sing four songs of "Far Away" to cover such a distance, and if one "kilometer" equals two "li," they would need to sing eight songs!

"Lucy, ask them if anyone is experiencing any adverse health effects."

Moments later, the Magic Platform responded: "No adverse health reactions, some of the injured are yet to recover fully, but the Knights' Dou Qi is functioning well, Magicians can freely cast Magic, sleep normal, spirit normal, consciousness normal."

"Ask them if they saw the rocks, trees, and Magical Beasts we threw into the Great Whirlpool during the previous magic experiments."

"They found them, but these items fell far from their location, and their path is blocked by Magical Beasts, making exploration impossible."

"Have them describe in detail the process of passing through the Great Whirlpool and describe the specifics of the mountain waterfall."

"…"

After more than an hour of detailed questioning, Liszt and Ach had clarified the situation with the Great Whirlpool's Teleportation Magic Array, which indeed was a safe transport channel.

The only two dangers lay in, first, the whirlpool flowed extremely fast, which risked the ship falling apart; second, the instant they burst out of the waterfall's cave, they would be thrown high into the air and then plummet.

As long as these two dangers were avoided, the Great Whirlpool essentially served as a safe and efficient Teleportation Magic Array.

"Brother, we should send a batch of supplies and experimental materials to the survivors of the Discovery, including a sextant and other equipment, and then have them collaborate with us on the research."

"That's for sure!" Liszt nodded, "But, Ach, you might need to personally make a trip to the waters seven or eight thousand kilometers away to see if there's an island or perhaps a corner of a continent."

"Mm."

...

Establishing unexpected contact with the Discovery had revitalized the research on the Great Whirlpool.

Though the experimental research still needed to be followed up on, it was no longer urgent, especially since Liszt's focus was now completely on the other end of the Great Whirlpool.

According to Ganeel's description, it was a massive, expansive primeval forest, indicating his location was either on a large island or at a continent's corner. With the Teleportation Magic Array of the Great Whirlpool negating thousands of kilometers, the developmental value was substantially high.

Communications continued, and Ganeel reported on their situation every hour.

Ach had already rapidly started on his journey to the unknown waters, while Liszt began organizing supplies, ready to dispatch them to the Discovery through the Great Whirlpool.

"All supplies must be wrapped with fan-rubber leaves, padded with cotton hemp inside, and finally bound tightly with ropes woven from hemp rope vine!"

When instructing Administrative Officer Isaiah from Giant Algae City to gather supplies, Liszt took extra care in his instructions: "Also, continuously reinforce the ships. Do not fear wasting materials; it's best to apply several more layers of rubber solution to ensure the ships can withstand great impact forces, even from high falls."

Now a Baron, Isaiah grew increasingly steady and capable: "Your Highness, please rest assured, Isaiah will strictly package the supplies and reinforce the ships, ensuring every step minimizes the possibility of damage."

Having arranged the tasks,

the night had already fallen. Liszt stood on the balcony, gazing at the star-filled sky, inwardly hoping Ach would bring good news—he wasn't worried about Ach's safety. Ach had become an Archmage, mastering Water Magic and proficient in Ice System Magic, powerful enough to dominate the seas.

Moreover, Ach's swimming speed in the sea could approach the speed of sound, that is, well over twelve hundred kilometers per hour.

No creature in the sea could catch up to Ach, not even a Water Dragon—in fact, whether Water Dragons lived in the ocean remained a speculation. Recorded Water Dragons had been found in a great marsh on the continent, far from any ocean.

From Black Horse Island to the Discovery's position, covering seven or eight thousand kilometers, Ach's full-speed swimming round trip took less than half a day.

However, Ach took along a Magic Platform,

and before dawn the next day, Rose, working the night shift, led by a servant, knocked on Liszt's bedroom door: "Your Highness, Acherloides Teacher has sent a message. She has reached the coordinates of the Discovery and found several huge islands, the biggest of which is several times larger than Iron Hoof Island!"

"Several times bigger than Iron Hoof Island?"

Liszt immediately got out of bed and, still in his pajamas, went to the Magic Laboratory to communicate with Ach via the Magic Platform.

Ach described her discoveries. Since she couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the Discovery, she intentionally toured the nearby waters and had identified over ten islands. The largest was several times the size of Iron Hoof Island and even bigger than Blue Dragon Island; additionally, there were several other large islands nearly as big as Iron Hoof Island.

"It's settled!"

Hearing the narration, Liszt immediately declared, "My Founding Archipelago is settled!"