Kapitel 497: "I just took three steps back, and I didn't lose!"

Day 19 adrift at sea.

The ship swayed under the force of the ocean's currents. Inside the observation room of the bridge, Ming watched the massive waves with a touch of excitement. For the first time, he realized how insignificant humans were in the vastness of nature.

Three hours later, the sea calmed, and the dawn light once more bathed the deck. Ming patted the heads of his frogs, fed them fish, kissed them, and gave them playful spanks, urging them to venture around. There was little to do every day, and this routine had become the most meaningful.

Lorelei took it upon herself to handle all the cooking. She spent most of her day in the kitchen, finding solace and pleasure there.

[Your frogs energetically flooded the deck, hopping around the ship in a route they were all too familiar with. Da Vinci wondered how his little butterfly was doing. Had it emerged from its cocoon by now, missing him perhaps?]