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Chapter Thirty: Waves
On the western side of the island, there was a village, and in one corner of the village stood a house.
The walls of the house were white, with yellow double wooden doors. Under the eaves, there was a table surrounded by several chairs.
Behind the house was a spacious Orange Grove, where orange trees were adorned with white blossoms, looking exceptionally beautiful against the backdrop of slender green leaves.
The room facing the Orange Grove had its window open. Behind the window was a writing desk, on which lay thick books. The spines of these books bore titles such as: "Ocean Encyclopedia," "Ocean Waves and Currents," "Marine Life Encyclopedia," "East Sea Tropical Cyclone Atlas," "Illustration," and "Meteorological Observation."
These books covered topics related to the ocean, biology, currents, climate, illustrations, and meteorology, including both popular science and specialized texts.
Most of the books were somewhat old.
The owner of these books was merely an eight or nine-year-old girl.
At that moment, she sat at her desk, drawing something on a large sheet of paper with a pen and ruler.
"I’m done."
The girl set her pen aside and looked at the nautical chart she had drawn. It depicted two islands and vast stretches of ocean. In addition to marked longitudes and latitudes, there were contour lines on the islands, depth lines in the ocean areas, as well as shipping routes and seabed markings. The depths of the ports around the islands were all included.
"Nami, are you drawing another nautical chart?"
Behind Nami stood a girl with blue hair, her eyes fixed on the chart on the desk.
"Nokigao?"
The sudden voice startled Nami. She turned to look at her companion and smiled. "Yes, I just finished drawing a nautical chart."
"That's amazing."
Nokigao gazed at the chart. "I can't even understand nautical charts; let alone draw one."
"It's just a copy based on the map in the illustration."
Nami looked at the nautical chart and smiled, "After all, creating a navigation chart for an area requires a lot of data. Besides direction and coordinates, there are also changes in ocean currents and tides that are used to plot routes and anchorages. The depth of the ocean, identifying the seabed terrain, and marking seabed sediments are also necessary. Additionally, we need to consider the nature of the coast, the depth of the port, and its features, as well as navigational markers, like what distinguishes an island. All of this requires field measurements. So I’ve only grasped the basic elements of chart-making."
"That's quite a trouble," Nokigao said, rubbing his head as he looked at Nami. "Field measurements? So that means you need to go out to sea?"
Nami nodded and smiled, "Exactly. Creating a new nautical chart requires field measurements; otherwise, the errors and deviations from reality would be too great. For example, in the sea around our island, there are significant inaccuracies in the charts—I've already noticed three."
"Really?"
Nokigao propped his chin on his hand and asked Nami, "So do you plan to leave Cocoa West Village in the future?"
"My dream is to travel around the world and create maps of everything," Nami said earnestly.
"Travel around the world?" Nokigao's eyes widened. "Does that mean you'll go to very dangerous places?"
"Of course."
Nami nodded firmly and added, "But my knowledge isn't enough yet. Next, I plan to learn about water level observation and navigation techniques. Once I learn about water level observation, I can start creating charts for the waters around our island."
"Oh."
Nokigao didn't seem very interested upon hearing this and then asked, "Nami, do you want to go out and play?"
"No, I still have to study."
Nami picked up a book and opened it in front of her, reading intently.
"This is so boring," Nokigao yawned and climbed onto the nearby bed.
In the bay of South Island, Xiaqiu was searching for prey in the sea.
Having arrived in this area nearly two and a half months ago, it was now May.
Over the course of more than two months, Xiaqiu had grown from eighteen meters to twenty-two meters, with a weight approaching seventy tons.
In this time, it had gained four meters in length and twenty tons in weight, a significant slowdown compared to its previous growth rate.
This deceleration led Xiaqiu to make two guesses.
The first guess was that it had entered the next stage of growth, resulting in a slower growth rate.
For instance, a Blue Whale grows from seven meters at birth to fifteen meters in just eight months, but it takes two years to reach over twenty meters, typically by the age of two and a half to three years.
To reach adulthood at over twenty-five meters in length usually takes around eight to ten years.
Xiaqiu might have passed through the juvenile phase and entered the sub-adult phase, which could explain the slowed growth.
However, its growth was not necessarily bound by the same limitations as creatures in the One Piece world.
The second guess concerned changes in its own strength.
Since leaving Narl Village, Xiaqiu had consumed a Naval Colonel and fourteen pirates, both in number and strength far exceeding its previous encounters.
The extent of this enhancement was substantial.
Before leaving Narl Village, even without having fully digested Colonel Lido, Xiaqiu could withstand the force of a thirty-meter giant sea creature with its eighteen-meter body.
Now, after consuming Colonel Lido and the pirates, its body had grown stronger once again, far surpassing other fish of similar size.
The stronger one's body becomes, the more energy it consumes.
For instance, one pound of muscle burns six calories at rest, while fat only burns two calories.
Once one becomes stronger, they are constantly expending a significant amount of energy.
Initially, the energy intake far exceeded personal consumption. After compensating for the energy used, there was still a substantial amount left to fuel growth and evolution.
However, now the energy expenditure has increased dramatically, causing the Evolutionary Energy obtained from the Fish Body to be primarily directed towards consumption.
The remaining Evolutionary Energy has significantly slowed down personal growth.
Of the two hypotheses, Xiaqiu leans towards the second one.
This is more beneficial for oneself.
What Xiaqiu desires is not merely to grow larger; that would only make them a target.
Even the Island Eater, capable of devouring islands, was defeated by Dongli and Brogy with their Overlord technique.
Meanwhile, the massive Sea Kings of the Doldrums were merely appetizers for Vice Admirals.
What Xiaqiu seeks is powerful strength.
As Xiaqiu pondered this, they swam away into the distance while releasing sound waves, utilizing echolocation to locate other marine creatures.
The sonar system.
After consuming a dolphin, Xiaqiu successfully evolved a sonar system that included a Sonar System, Receiver, and Analyzer.
However, at that time, they were relatively weak; the range and sensitivity of their sonar were inferior to their own perception.
Afterward, Xiaqiu encountered two groups of dolphins. After consuming them, the sonar system was now operational.
Within three hundred meters, Xiaqiu could distinguish the distance, size, and shape of fish.
At the same time, Xiaqiu could actively receive high-frequency waves to detect different organisms in the water.
Although it was still not as capable as dolphins, it was already a very valuable ability.
Over there.
In the northwest direction, about two hundred to two hundred thirty meters away, with a body length of approximately seven meters.
Xiaqiu captured a signal and swiftly swam toward the distance.
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