With Shuri safely home, Martin could finally turn his attention back to his own academy. The Forest Hidden Monster Hunter Academy's development quest was still counting down, and Night Espresso had to push its exploration of the Level 60 Hidden Dungeon from ten percent to one hundred before the fourteen-day limit expired.
Martin looked back at Plume. "How much of the academy's waters have you cleared so far?"
For the first time since the battle ended, some of the captain's cheer faded.
"The seas are damn vast, bro! We ain't even cleared forty percent yet!"
Martin stared out across the seemingly endless stretch of dark water. The Storm Guild had ships, scouts, experienced high-level players, and far more knowledge of this environment than Night Espresso. They were organized enough to establish hunting routes and regularly farm monsters as powerful as the Sea Dragon, yet they had explored less than forty percent of their academy's waters.
