"Captain, the Giant Pit Fortress and Ancha Island have been fully deployed. As long as the Pope dares to rush over, our fully armed navy can definitely stop him."
James handed the plans of various defense lines in his hand to Charles, who took them and looked at them carefully.
"I know that because of the power of technology, the overall technological level of Hope Island is rapidly improving, but don't be too complacent. They can't keep the Pope."
"What I'm afraid of now is not his appearance, but his not showing up. The power of the entire earth and sea is gathered together, and he can't create a big wave by himself. But if he keeps hiding, it will take me a lot of time."
Charles returned the paper in his hand to James. "Margaret is in charge of Ancha Island now. You can just talk to her about these things in the future. I have something important to do."
James seemed very surprised, "Besides this matter, do you have anything else to do?"
"Some household matters."
Charles stood up and waved to Shanshan who was waiting for him outside the window.
Shanshan was right, she was growing up really fast and had become a big girl in no time. She should take advantage of this rare opportunity to make it up to him.
When he saw Charles coming out, he greeted him with a twinkling smile, "Dad!"
"How is it? How is your mood today, Mom?" Charles asked her.
"It's still the same. Don't worry. Just wait a few more days and it will be fine! She can't be hard-hearted to you. Don't think about her. I'll take you to a good place!" She smiled brightly and pulled Charles' elbow and dragged him out.
The surrounding environment changed rapidly again, and this time Charles had gotten used to it. When the surroundings settled down again, Charles found himself in a familiar room.
That was his bedroom on the surface before, and it had everything a teenager's bedroom had.
A single bed, the books on the table next to it, and even the anime posters on the wall were all restored one by one. There were some places that he himself could not even remember clearly, but they were perfectly replicated here.
"How about it, Dad? Do you like this gift?" Shanshan asked with a smile.
Charles' hand slowly touched the various objects and finally came to the window. Looking through the window, there was a gray sky outside.
Looking down from the window, he found that there was only one intact building here, and the rest of the place was large areas of ruins. However, the overall arched ground made him feel a little familiar.
"here it is"
"The crown of the world, this is the crown of the world! I rebuilt it!" Shanshan said with pride.
Charles looked at the world outside the window, his eyes filled with shock. Didn't the World Crown collapse?! Just imagine how heavy the Mushroom Mountain, which could support a small town, must be. His daughter could actually repair it! How powerful is she!
"Why, you don't like this gift?" Shanshan's mouth drooped slightly, revealing a pitiful expression.
"No," Charles shook his head, "You don't need to give me a gift. It's me who has not fulfilled my responsibilities as a father. I should be the one to make you happy."
Shanshan smiled and sat on the table, shaking her pair of white bare feet. "I'm very happy that you accepted my gift! Mom said you like this place, so I tried to restore it."
Charles reached out and pulled Shanshan off the table. "Thank you. I like your gift very much. However, we should go back now. This is not our home. What do you want to do now? I am willing to accompany you."
Shanshan frowned and thought about it, then suddenly his eyes lit up, "Right! I want to introduce you to my friend. She has been curious about what you look like!"
After saying this, Shanshan quickly took his arm, and the surrounding environment changed rapidly again with afterimages.
When everything around him became quiet again, Charles saw from the sunlight in the distance that she had brought him to the Island of Hope.
This seems to be a residential area, with white houses neatly arranged side by side.
Shanshan pulled Charles to sit on a bench nearby, "She's still in school, let's wait a while."
Charles nodded first, then looked at the deserted surroundings and said: "There are really few people."
"Of course, they are either going to class or school. And mom deliberately extended the time, just in case they get together and do something."
"When I was up there, I received information that your mother was doing a great job down there and was managing things in perfect order."
"Of course! Who is she? She is Anna. Dad, let me tell you, to manage these people, Mom didn't use her brainwashing ability at all~! How about it, isn't it amazing?"
"Great, great." Charles knew that Anna could definitely do it. After all, during the three years when he went crazy, she had been the governor of the world's crown for three years.
The mother and daughter chatted while waiting. As they chatted, Charles thought of the Crown of the World that was repaired by his daughter. He was really curious about how strong his daughter was.
As for his family, he also had to test them and asked directly.
“How strong is he? I don’t know, but compared to the previous Pope, I think I’m not inferior.” Shanshan’s tone was full of confidence.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Charles was still shocked. His daughter's strength was as strong as the Pope, which was almost the ceiling of Earthsea.
"I think as I grow, I can continue to get stronger. I'm not sure how strong I will eventually be."
Continue to grow stronger? Somehow, Charles thought of the various gods he had seen. "Will Shanshan eventually become a god?"
He didn't know why, but when he thought of this, he felt uneasy. Nothing good ever happened when he was associated with gods.
But Charles thought again and felt that it was unlikely. This special power of Shanshan came from himself. The strongest of Dick's chosen ones was only that strong. Shanshan's bloodline was divided in half, so it was impossible for her to surpass her previous self.
"Shanshan, don't blow your own trumpet. No matter how powerful you are now, you still don't dare to go to the surface." Charles said with a hint of sarcasm.
Hearing this, Shining sat up straight and quickly retorted, "This is different! The feeling of fear above the surface cannot be easily solved by strength alone! And I'm not the only one who is afraid! Look, all the gods of the earth and sea are hiding!!"
(End of this chapter)