Julio slowly rose from the white jade recliner, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked toward the distant glass window. The young man hurried to follow.
Walking along the nearly one-hundred-meter-wide white jade balcony, Julio continued, "What do you think our chances of success are?"
"Without sufficient reference points, it's impossible to make an easy judgment. The only thing we can do is give it our all." The young man did not offer a rash conclusion.
Seeing that Julio said nothing more, the young man felt a sliver of secret joy. He had answered correctly.
Reaching the very edge of the balcony, Julio looked down upon his territory. This was his kingdom, and he was the King here.
The wind tossed Julio's white hair, but there was no salty scent of the sea—a stark contrast to other islands. This was Cat Island, the largest island in the entire Abyss-Sea, bar none.
