Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 796: Everyone's Wish

Chapter 796: Everyone's Wish

Feeling her father's hand on her head, Sparkle said blandly, "Dad, I went to the bottom of the sea yesterday."

Charles was silent, but Sparkle could hear her father's breathing quicken slightly.

"Since 005 said that the world where you once lived is down below, I got curious and went down to take a look. I was thinking that perhaps I could just teleport you there, but I dared not go too deep in the end.

"Fhtagn's aura ended up standing in my way, just like how 002's aura in the Core had stopped me from exploring any further up above. The deeper I went down, the more panic-stricken I became."

Charles gulped and said, "Don't go down to the surface world by yourself. The journey there is extremely dangerous, and you might end up dying. After all, there has to be a reason why the deep sea gods of the Subterranean Sea had yet to go there."

"I know, I know," Sparkle said with furrowed brows. "I just wanted to help you."

"Thank you, but remember to tell me before you do anything next time," Charles said.

Sparkle raised her right hand and knocked her father's hand off her head. "I'm not a child anymore."

"How are you not a child anymore? You just turned four this year," Charles said, patting Sparkle's head again.

Sparkle pouted, but she didn't retort at all. Moments later, two tentacles stretched out from behind Sparkle, dragging two sofas from afar to behind the two of them.

"Let's sit down and watch them," Sparkle said.

With that, the two sat on the sofa, quietly observing the joys and sorrows of the tiny people within the tank.

***

"Captain? You called me to ask about what I would wish for if I could make a wish? I'm not afraid of you getting angry at me. My wish is to eliminate Hope Island's last remaining threat, Anna," James sporting a beer belly said to Charles.

In contrast to James' solemn expression, Charles seemed leisurely as he raised the raw oyster in his hand and drizzled lemon juice on it. Charles then sipped on the oyster, and a flavor explosion pervaded his mouth immediately afterward.

While chewing on the oyster, Charles shook the empty shell in his hand at James, telling him to sit down and eat together with him.

"Thank you, but I'm not hungry," James replied.

The smile tugging at Charles' lips faded away slowly.

Soon, lunch was over, and James had to go back to work. James had contributed greatly to Hope Island's rapid development, and he had no time to rest to handle the influx of incidents throughout the lively and bustling Hope Island.

James walked up to the car and turned around to stare at Charles standing on the steps just right in front of a restaurant. "Captain, I can see that there's something on your mind, but no matter what you do, don't forget that I'm still here as your chief engineer!

"I will always be here to support you!"

Charles stood quietly and watched as James' car disappeared into the distance. When the car could no longer be seen, Charles finally walked down the bustling street.

He sought the other crew members and asked them about what they would wish for if they could make a wish. They all had their own unique, and even bizarre wishes, but the majority of them weren't that difficult to fulfill.

Walking out of Linda's residence, Charles saw a limping figure wearing a black dress in the distance.

"Grace?"

The silhouette quivered slightly and turned around slowly in response to Charles' words. He was correct; the limping figure in a black dress was Grace.

There was a stack of books in her arms, and her hair was deliberately let down to cover half of her face that resembled shattered glass.

"Captain," the young woman said, bowing slightly to Charles in a somewhat hesitant manner.

"What have you been doing on Hope Island these days?" Charles asked.

"I am now working for Lady Anna... just like I told you..."

"Have you gotten used to life on Hope Island yet?"

"Mmhm, my life here is so much better than my life in my mentor's tower. I have a lot of money to spend, too. "I actually bought the entire library, so these books are all mine now," Grace replied. Her signature radiant smile—which had vanished since she suffered her injuries—had reappeared.

Rather than radiant, however, her smile appeared quite hideous due to her bizarre face injury. In addition, Grace seemed to have deliberately worn a maxi dress for fear of scaring other people with the bizarre fissures all over her figure.

"You deserve this, so let me ask you a question—if you could make one wish come true, what would you wish for?" Charles asked.