First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

"The drawing is really good; it's very close to reality."

In the command room of the Leviathan, Atto exclaimed in admiration at a map on the wall.

In this era without artificial satellites, maps had to be measured on foot, so it was truly not easy to reach this level of mapping.

“So this is what the other continents look like… Mr. Atto, have you seen a map that perfectly matches reality?” Sarah realized the problem.

“Ahem,” Ato realized he had gone a bit overboard, “I once flew up to the sky and stood shoulder to shoulder with the sun. Because I was high up, I could see everything…”

“Oh…” Sarah seemed to understand, but not quite. She knew very little about other parts of Runeterra, having spent almost all her time in Bilgewater.

If Aatrox could still make expressions, he would be feeling very strange right now.

Is it strange that this little thing knows all the historical secrets and understands the distribution of the mainland?

"As for where the 'Leviathan' will dock, I recommend this area. In fact, it's the only option."

Sarah looked in the direction Atto was pointing, somewhat puzzled: "Is there anything special about this place?"

Ator refers to Shurima, a continent located west of the Bilgewater Islands and covered by yellow sand.

Its specific location is in the northeastern corner of the continent, one of the few oases on the Shurima continent, not far from the western part of Bilgewater.

Atto explained, “Look at the countries around us. Both Ionia and Freljord have a problem: they are almost completely isolated from the world, and their technology remains at a primitive level.”

"At most, you can get some food by going to these two places—of course, the Freljordians will not give you any food."

"Without refueling, the Leviathan will simply drift aimlessly on the open sea,"

"Noxus doesn't need to explain too much. This warship was stolen by Gangplank from the Noxians. If it's recognized while docked in a Noxian port, it will be troublesome."

"The northeastern region of the Shurima continent has not been ruled by any established nation for over a thousand years, with only a few scattered settlements. Noxus has no jurisdiction over this area."

"Moreover, this place maintains trade activities with the three relatively developed areas of Piltover, Zaun, and Noxus, making it easy to find fuel. If you're lucky, you might even find a hidden port."

Even Sarah, who knew nothing about geography, followed Atto on the map and realized that this was the best solution at present. Maintaining the Leviathan was indeed a very troublesome task.

“What if, I mean what if,” Sarah was still somewhat worried, “we arrive in this area and find we can’t find fuel, or they refuse to provide it? Both ships are almost out of fuel from Freljord to here.”

“If it really comes to that… you’ll face two choices.” Atto looked into Sarah’s eyes.

"First, abandon ship now, give up the 'Leviathan', and continue to use the 'Siren' as your only active vessel."

"What about the second one?" Sarah pursed her lips. Having finally gained the power to contend with Planck, she was unwilling to give up easily.

"Second, find an open location in the Watchers' Sea where the Leviathan can anchor, and the Sirens can regularly return to Bilgewater to transport fuel for the Leviathan."

"But this method is not only easy to expose, but also poses unknown dangers in the middle of the ocean."

“The second option is at least better than abandoning ship…” Sarah said thoughtfully.

"Then why not head directly west here? Piltover, the paradise of pirates' dreams in Piltover, no pirate is unaware of its name."

“That’s why I said the northeastern region of Shurima is the only option,” Ator said seriously.

"No matter what, don't sail the warships to Piltover. Their relationship with Noxus is closer than you think, and there may even be Noxian people in the upper echelons."

"The Leviathan has a distinctly Noxian design, which anyone familiar with the subject can tell at a glance. Going to Piltover is too risky."

“…I understand.” Sarah breathed a sigh of relief.

The Leviathan is truly a hot potato. It is outnumbered and outgunned. Without Ator, even if it were captured, it would be useless.

"How are your crew members doing with their studies?" Atto asked casually.

He knew that First Mate Raven and Chief Engineer Sanchez were learning to operate the Leviathan, and that they had been stuck in the same spot for three days, including the day they were intercepted.

Other ships passing by kept their distance, no one wanted to provoke a large, imposing warship.

"There's been so much going on these past few days," Sarah said, patting her forehead.

"I haven't asked about it since I brought Andrew there. I'll go check on the progress right away. I'm so sorry that my actions delayed the trip..."

“Life at sea isn’t so bad,” Atto waved his hand.

After Sarah left, only Ator and Aatrox remained in the captain's cabin.

Atto casually found a seat and sighed, "When will we be able to find another opponent like Hecarim? There are plenty of ordinary people, but they lack experience!"

Aatrox pondered for a moment: "It's not that easy. Of all the centaurs I've encountered in the past thousand years, their strength is second only to those angel sisters."

"But I don't understand why he retreated in advance when he clearly still had the strength to fight again. In the end, he only exchanged a few moves with you, it was like a brief encounter."

“Who knows,” Ator shrugged. “Maybe there’s a will in the Shadow Isles calling him back?”

"No, there's one more person, that mage named Ryze. Even without the World Rune, I believe his strength is already above that of the Angel Sisters."

"Oh? You think so highly of him? I thought there was no one in the world you could take seriously," Atto teased.

“Fight him, little thing.” Aatrox was serious, not joking.

"Pfft!" Ato had just picked up the water glass on the table and taken a sip when he said, "Go and take down Ryze? Me?"

“Powerful opponents are hard to find. Since they are right in front of us, why bother looking for them?”

“There needs to be a reason to fight him,” Atto said, wiping his mouth and cleaning up the water stains that had splashed onto Sarah’s table.

"Imagine yourself, collecting runes along the way, eating hot pot and singing songs, and suddenly you get slashed down by a giant sword, wouldn't you be angry?"

“The reason is to digest the experience,” Aatrox said, growing increasingly agitated—a normal reaction when a strong person encounters another strong person.

"I'm very curious about the upper limit of his strength!"

"Come on," Atto began to pour cold water on the idea, "You couldn't even beat the Angel Sisters, and they ruined your body. You want to see the full extent of Ryze's power?"

Aatrox wisely kept quiet.