Chapter 335. Daily Life
"Of course, you two are the closest people to me," Charles said as he wrapped his arm around Anna's slender waist.
"Then, why don't you just stay here and enjoy your time with us every day?" Anna leaned against Charles' chest and asked, "Is there any meaning in going out there and seeking your own death?"
A tinge of hesitation fleeted across Charles' face, but his face quickly grew determined as he replied, "There's no way I can enjoy every day in this damned place. I will never feel safe until we've gotten out of this place.
"Yes, we've got ourselves an island, but the risk of sinking is there, not to mention the Divinities in the deep sea. Have you already forgotten what happened on the Albion Isles? What exactly are we in their eyes?
"Can we really forget everything and enjoy here every day?"
Anna lay on her back and stared at the glowing rift above them.
"What if we move up there?" Anna asked as she lifted a finger to point at the rift. "That place is so high, so there's no way it'll sink."
Charles smiled bitterly and said, "Easier said than done. Otherwise, Dawn One wouldn't be so lonely up there."
The pair stared quietly at the glowing rift for quite a while. Eventually, Anna shattered the silence and asked, "Are you sure that the surface world is up there?"
"Every single clue I had obtained from the Foundation is pointing that we are underneath the Earth's crust, so the surface world is definitely above us," Charles said firmly. He sounded so firm that it seemed impossible to change his mind.
"Is that so? But how certain are you that the world up there is the world where you had come from?" Anna asked.
"I don't know, but..." Charles clenched his fists unknowingly as he muttered, "I still want to try to get back."
Anna turned and sat on top of Charles. She looked down at him with a solemn expression and said, "I think you should consider a different way to resolve this issue. For example, how about we become the rulers of the Subterranean Seascape?"
Swoosh!
Sparkle abruptly appeared on the bedside. Her green eyes were fixed on the couple for a few seconds before she vanished once more upon realizing that neither of them had called her.
Charles and Anna exchanged looks and smiled.
"That was so fast. Is she that fast while teleporting people?" Charles asked. Even a child could see that Sparkle's special ability was useful, not to mention Charles.
"She can only teleport monsters and inanimate objects. I once made her teleport a living human being, but the result... let's just say that it wasn't good," Anna replied.
"I see..." Charles muttered, slightly disappointed. If Sparkle were capable of teleporting living human beings, she would become extremely helpful to him on his voyages as well as on his visits to other islands.
"Does she have any other special abilities aside from teleportation and blink?" Charles asked.
"Yep. Our Sparkle is pretty strong. Ah, let me tell you something interesting. It seems like she doesn't need food for sustenance, whether it be humans or my milk."
"She's pretty strong? What does that mean? She seems to command a fearsome presence before sea creatures. If we use the power ranking system at sea, how strong is she?"
Sparkle seemed to have encountered virtually no issues while fighting the powerful Swann previously. Perhaps she was stronger than her father in pure strength.
Anna's expression changed, and she glared at Charles with a hint of hostility. "Why are you asking me that question? Are you going to use your own daughter as a weapon?"
"Of course not. I just want to have a better understanding of our daughter. Half of her genes come from me, so I'm sure I'll have a better understanding of myself once I've understood her power," Charles replied.
"I see..." Anna's expression softened. Charles' question seemed to be a sore spot with her. "Like I said, she's pretty strong, but I haven't really tested her true strength. I remember teasing her by snatching away her toy, but she easily snatched it back from me. I guess she's at least Level 9."
"Level 9? Sparkle is almost as strong as those Deep Dweller Elders?" Charles muttered in stupefaction. He truly didn't expect Sparkle to be so strong.
"It's just a random guess on my end, so I don't think it's that accurate. I'm sure you also know that the power ranking system in this seascape isn't the most well-defined concept, and Sparkle is just about six months old...
"In other words, she's bound to become way stronger than she is right now."