The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1064: Coralhaven Territory

Despite the fortunate situation, Vaan still couldn’t stop thinking about the server crash.

If the reason was due to the information extracted from his blood, then how much data was needed to crash the server?

Were the fragmented memories of his past lives also included in his blood’s information?

Although Vaan didn’t believe it was possible, he also believed only that level of information could overload the server and crash it.

[Name: Vaan Raphna]

[Bone Age: 21 Gaian Years]

[Cultivation Level: First-grade Divine Warrior]

[Status: Elite Disciple]

[Balance: 100,000 credits]

As the fish-woman clerk used the available information to set up Vaan’s identification card, Deacon Quintus recalled Vaan’s wish.

"Ah, please modify Sir Vaan’s status to First-grade Junior Disciple and give him the correlating credits. Sir Vaan wishes to start from the bottom without any special privileges," Deacon Quintus requested.

"Eh? Is that true, Sir Vaan?" The fish-woman clerk looked at Vaan with surprise. After receiving his nod of confirmation, she uttered, "U-Understood."

[Name: Vaan]

[Bone Age: 21 Gaian Years]

[Cultivation Level: First-grade Divine Warrior]

[Status: First-grade Junior Disciple]

[Balance: 100 credits]

[Faction: Sea God Proteus Faction]

After the fish-woman clerk revised information on her interactive crystal screen, an identification card was soon printed from the towering crystal pillar.

"Please keep this on you at all times and never lose it, Sir Vaan. This is your ID card. It is proof of your status and also acts as both your wallet and access card to various facilities in the Outer Palace. There is a hefty penalty for its replacement if you lose it," the fish-woman clerk informed as she handed over the semi-transparent blue crystal card and a rulebook to Vaan.

After accepting his ID card and rulebook, Vaan studied them curiously.

The semi-transparent blue crystal ID card was rectangular shaped and fitted in the palm of his hand. It possessed a slim, hollow space within it, half filled with clear seawater and mixed with his extracted blood.

At the same time, it also sparkled with soft starlight.

Although the ID card’s glass-like appearance looked fragile, its structural integrity was much stronger than that of ordinary rank eight materials.

In other words, it would take at least a middle-stage Divine King to damage or destroy it.

"The ID cards of Outer Palace disciples are generally made from the shed scales of a Divine King-level Azure Dragon. As such, it’s quite valuable in and of itself. Insurgents, bandits, and pirates tend to rob them when disciples head out for missions. Please keep that in mind, Sir Vaan," Deacon Quintus warned. 𝘙αŊốʙЁʂ

"Thank you for your advice, Deacon Quintus," Vaan acknowledged before asking, "Where are we heading now?"

"I will guide you to the Blueriver Star Realm under the Proteus Faction to arrange your dwelling. From there, my responsibilities to you will conclude, Sir Vaan. Everything you need to do and be familiar with can be found in the rulebook you received," Deacon Quintus stated.

"I understand," Vaan acknowledged.

Shortly after, Vaan followed Deacon Quintus and left the jade city. They reunited with the two followers before entering a huge express current several dozen times larger than every other underwater current.

At the same time, thousands of different fish-men were also traveling through it to reach their respective destinations.

As the scenery rapidly changed during their high-speed travel, Vaan discovered the huge underwater current occasionally branching out into multiple smaller currents.

Fish-men would swim through these smaller currents and disappear into water rifts at the end of them.

There were also signs displaying general information about where the small underwater currents were leading and how far it took to reach the next ones.

Vaan realized he was using a type of highway with many exit points.

He was awed by the fact that each smaller water current I spotted would lead to a different sea realm. Such vast and distant stars were all connected by a single main underwater current.

[Blueriver Star Realm - 780 klicks]

Vaan briefly saw the sign before anticipating the right branching underwater current they would take without Deacon Quintus’s heads up.

Within moments, they reached the water rift and passed through it.

Due to Vaan’s limited knowledge, he still knew little about the water rifts that connected all the seas under the heavens.

However, he had seen many variations of the water rifts on his way to the Blueriver Star Realm. Some appeared in cracks on the seabed, some could only be found at the bottom of abysses, and some could also be seen in the open.

Regardless of the locations, Vaan had only seen the water rifts appear in three particular forms: whirlpool, inverted whirlpool, and spherical formations.

If Vaan had to venture a guess, he believed the shape of a water rift was determined by the difference in water levels between the two seas.

For example, a whirlpool-form water rift implied a sea realm with lower water levels on the other side. As such, seawater is poured into it through the whirlpool-form water rift.

Of course, Vaan didn’t have much confidence in this initial theory.

After all, a contradiction existed.

The [Gate] Vaan used to arrive at the Myriad Sea God Palace from the Sea God Temple was undoubtedly a whirlpool-form water rift. However, the Myriad Sea God Palace was incomparably vast compared to the limited sea realm within the Sea God Temple.

Perhaps unnatural water rifts created by Sea Gods contained different laws compared to natural existing ones.

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Blueriver Star Realm

After passing through the whirlpool-form water rift, Vaan found himself in a water world full of vast seamounts and colorful corals, which earned its name—Coralhaven Territory.

Only ordinary marine life could be found in this water world among the fish-men disciples under the Proteus Faction. There didn’t seem to be any untamed and powerful sea monsters roaming about, only schools of fish.

It was a peaceful world absent of dangers for the most part.

Most likely, the only real threat was the potential hostility of other fish-men disciples.

Although the sea world was still filled with clear seawater and a radiant sky of infinite starlight, the clear seawater possessed more density than the previous location.

As such, schools of fish were able to swim freely in this sea region despite being mere livestock for the fish-men populace living here. In particular, jellyfish species seemed quite prominent in the sea region.

Vaan wasn’t sure if jellyfish were also a delicacy for the fish-men disciples.

Deacon Quintus led Vaan to a monument-looking crystal pillar situated in an open, flat area on the seafloor, unobstructed by the surrounding seamounts and overgrown corals.

"Coralhaven Territory is a residential zone for Outer Palace disciples in our Proteus Faction, and this, here, is an interactive terminal for booking a cultivation chamber, Sir Vaan," Deacon Quintus explained.

"It’s pretty straightforward to use. Please give it a try, Sir Vaan."

Although Deacon Quintus called the monument-looking crystal pillar an interactive terminal, Vaan didn’t see any interactive features on it. Only an empty ID card socket could be found on its crystal surface.

The moment Vaan inserted his ID card into the empty socket, the crystal pillar immediately came to life as it powered up.

Information and buttons were quickly displayed in front of him.

[Welcome to Coralhaven Territory, Junior Disciple Vaan]

[Would you like to book a cultivation chamber?]

After Vaan selected yes, a random cultivation chamber was automatically selected and displayed in detail, revealing its interior and exterior appearance and a list of its utilities and benefits.

From what Vaan could see, the cultivation chamber was a spacious cave within a seamount featuring a one-bedroom house and a large training space.

[Would you like to reserve this cultivation chamber?]

Vaan didn’t see an issue with the cultivation chamber, so he immediately confirmed the selection.

[Thank you for using Coralhaven services. As a new disciple of the Outer Palace, you have been given a one-time grant of 100 Gaian Years for the reserved cultivation chamber, free of charge.]

[Additional time can be purchased at any time during your stay through the interactive terminal inside your cultivation chamber.]

[Price: 1 credit/10 Gaian Years]

Given Vaan had received 100 credits, he could choose to extend his stay by up to 1000 Gaian Years.

However, his credit was obviously an important currency that could be used for many things. It would be foolish to spend it all on accommodation.

Nevertheless, after Vaan finalized his selection, the monument-looking crystal pillar ejected the ID card back into his hand.

In the next instant, the crystal pillar emitted a clear sound pulse, causing the nearby crowd of jellyfish to move and form a long blue-glowing line that led Vaan to his chosen cultivation chamber.

[Please follow the glowing jellyfish marker to reach your destination.]

"Well then. This is where we shall part, Sir Vaan. I pray that you will achieve stellar success during your time here in the Outer Palace," Deacon Quintus stated, bidding his leave.

"Thank you for everything, Deacon Quintus."

"It was my honor, Sir Vaan."

Shortly after Deacon Quintus took his leave, Vaan immediately noticed the atmosphere changing. The vibe did not seem right as he attracted the attention of the fish-men disciples socializing nearby.

None of them chose to approach him with friendly gestures. Instead, they snuck secret glances and whispered to each other.

Vaan also noticed some fear, apprehension, and hesitation in some of their eyes.

’It seems my Myriad Sea God Palace life will not be a smooth one...’ Vaan mused with a smile.

Initially, he thought his connection to the Myriad Sea God Palace would allow the world to shield him from his heavenly tribulation and bless him with great luck.

However, that may not be the case.

Vaan could already sense the trouble brewing due to his presence.