After putting away the samples he had collected, Aiven looked around and discovered that the remaining ones were all the same; the biodiversity of the Shadow Realm was evidently far less rich than that of the Material World.
"Let's go, we'll continue deeper."
With the prior reconnaissance by the sea birds, having the intelligence advantage, the three of them walked through without encountering any surprises.
In fact, this seemingly sizable ring-shaped coral reef itself contained no surprises, and it could even be said to be unrealistically calm!
It took about an hour, and with the stamina of three Extraordinary Knights, they had traversed most areas of the island.
Strangely enough, though they collected many plants with strong Shadow Realm traits, they didn't see a single animal.
