Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer-Chapter 689 - 312 Regional Map_3

They just needed to reach every island in the Land of Spirits and draw a detailed map. If the target wasn't on an island, it would be troublesome. They needed to draw detailed regional maps, which meant they had to have a broad, albeit rough, understanding of the entire Land of Spirits. Only then could the maps they drew be recognized and used.

Looking at the map in his hand, Alka suddenly thought of something and slapped his forehead. He looked up at Simon, who was tinkering with something.

"Simon," Alka asked, "in those exploration materials you found, did it say that the Land of Spirits already has the most detailed maps? That every area and island is confirmed, with no omissions?"

Hearing this, Simon put down the tool in his hand, lifted the goggles he wore over his glasses, turned his head, and nodded. "If I remember correctly, that's what it said."

Hearing this, Alka pondered for a while, then took the map and went to Chadite's side. "Chadite, can you create a separate map of just the Land of Spirits area? Enlarge it a bit, especially the islands." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Looking at the detailed drawings on the existing map, Chadite nodded and said, "No problem, I can definitely isolate it. But I have to say upfront, I didn't survey it myself. The resulting map might not perfectly match reality; it all depends on the accuracy of the original drawing."

Alka nodded. "No problem, you go ahead and draw. If it's truly useless, we'll measure it ourselves."

"Alright."

All for an orange-grade, Scepter-class Treasure. This amount of work was entirely worth it.

Chadite began to enlarge and redraw the map, referencing the existing one, while Alka waited nearby. It wasn't until the sky was veiled by the curtain of stars and night that Chadite handed her completed map to Alka.

She was much faster than usual; after all, simple tracing and enlarging posed no real difficulty. Alka blinked at the enlarged, detailed map in his hand and began to examine it closely.

Alka felt a slight tension as points of light began to appear on the map. The moment they started appearing, he finally sighed in relief. This means the map is usable, he thought.

Points of light began to appear all over the map, distributed everywhere. They weren't just on the islands; the swampy areas formed by interwoven vines also had a considerable number of light points. It was just that the islands had a higher concentration of them.

This continued until a dazzling orange pillar of light appeared. Just as Alka had feared in the worst-case scenario, this orange pillar of light indeed didn't appear on an island. Instead, it appeared in an area beyond the islands.

According to the annotations on this map, the largest island in the entire Land of Spirits was the one in the center, which was also the main gathering place. This orange pillar of light, however, was located very far from that central island. Compared to the boundary area where they were currently located, it was on the complete opposite side of this regional map. It was practically at the opposite end of this region from them, meaning it would take a significant amount of time to reach.

Alka looked at their current area on the map and the surrounding spread of blue and white light points. There were quite a few of them, and they were very close to their position. After some thought, Alka reached out and drew a circle on the map around their current location.

Having made his decision, he returned to rest.

「The next morning.」

As everyone gathered in the hall, quietly eating breakfast, Alka finally spoke. "Chadite, today some of us will explore this island and its surrounding areas. We should try to draw a detailed map."

Hearing this, Chadite nodded. It confirmed for the others that Alka seemed to have a specific goal in mind.

Alka continued, "The rest of you can stay here, or you can go out and gather some intelligence—the more, the better."

After breakfast, Alka, Chadite, Pororo, and Lucilia formed a group and began to casually stroll around the island.

"This must be their cultivation area, right?" Chadite remarked as they passed by a garden.

The flowers in this garden were huge, and within their pistils grew many white fruits. These white fruits were very familiar; they were what the group had been eating frequently during this period. They were called Flower Fruits—fruits that grew directly from flowers. Moreover, depending on the type of flower, the resulting fruits varied in both taste and nutritional value. There were even things called 'seasoning fruits.' It could almost be called an all-purpose culinary plant.

These plants were practically the main food source on the island, with fish being the other major source. However, according to Juanlu, these flowers that bore Flower Fruits could perhaps only thrive in this specific region. This was because these plants didn't seem natural at all; they appeared to be the result of artificial intervention or constructed by some unknown means.

It was likely a blessing bestowed by the Divine of this area, who was soon to revive, upon Her faithful people. After all, this single type of plant virtually replaced the need for most other crops. Furthermore, the flowers grew densely and luxuriantly, each capable of producing many fruits. Even after harvesting, the plant wouldn't wither but would continue to produce fruit.

This meant the island's residents were never severely short of food, especially with fish supplementing their diet. And indeed, they hadn't seen any buildings resembling a Church on the island. This was because the official power in the entire region *was* the Church—the religious authority of the so-called Flower Fairy.

There was also another significant factor to consider: this area was the burial place of a powerful Divine from tens of thousands of years ago. Given this, any peculiarities shouldn't be too surprising, they reasoned.