"I know about this," Lan Linger said with a smile. "It's because the continents and seabed rock strata around the Red Sea are generally rich in a special mineral—a kind of extended iron ore. This mineral possesses certain dye-like properties and exists in massive quantities, practically permeating the entire rock and mineral layers of the Red Sea. Legend has it that during the Primordial Era, the Red Sea served as an ocean dedicated to heavy industry. Back then, mountain-sized mechanical excavators mined the seabed and mountain ranges, funneling the ore into city-sized furnaces to refine various minerals, which were then used to build even more of these miraculous machines to mine further deposits... By the way, did you know? The Red Sea is also the second deepest among the Seven Seas. Its ocean depth is far greater than that of the Blue Sea, supposedly as a result of those miraculous machines digging out the ore veins."
Everyone listened with rapt attention. Aside from Yun Qingqing, whose origins were unknown, the rest of them had never stepped foot outside the Blue Sea in their entire lives. Although their goal in joining Ryodan was to travel the Seven Seas, leaving the Blue Sea behind made this first ocean a source of immense anticipation for all of them. Yun Qingqing seemed equally expectant; by her own account, this was also the first ocean she had ever visited. Hearing this only reinforced their suspicions that she might hail from parts unknown.
After passing the rive…
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