"To be honest, I don't really want to recall that memory now."
The Ancestor, who had mustered a bit of spirit moments ago, now stared blankly again. Her gaze slightly lifted, as if she were looking at the ceiling or gazing into some higher, unreachable place.
"From the outcome, most of our crew died, and when we returned to the sea, the ship was almost half-destroyed. We had to sink it on the spot, relying only on small boats to return to land. As for the treasures collected aboard, naturally less than one-tenth remained.
And I, personally, due to excessive battles and serious injuries, got eroded by Moon Power, losing things that cannot be lost, making lifelong aspirations towards the Palace hopeless."
In the mirror, a petite girl curled up in the chair, let out a long, long sigh.
"Before going to the moon, I was the promising star for tomorrow, the kingdom's top navigator, a pioneer in renewing humankind's footprints, a potential adventurer of Gem Rank...
