Weister looked around and realized that the men around here were mere sailors and kitchen helpers.0

"I see. No wonder I felt like there were two factions on the ship."0

"Yep, they're not the same as us. Those who were on the voyage that had discovered Hope Island are no longer mere sailors; they've become big shots of Hope Island, central islanders, to be exact.0

"If Audric weren't a vampire, he would have quit sailing and stayed on the island," said the kitchen helper next to Weister.0

Weister's face suffused with excitement as he said, "If I had known that it was so easy to become a member of an exploration vessel, I would have joined earlier. I remember there was an Explorers Association on the Isle of Whereto where I once lived."0

"It's not that easy. We just got lucky for this voyage because we only had to stay on the ship. Our previous voyages were each more dangerous...0