Such a gathering all together was probably the first time.
Each person had intersected with his life and could no longer be erased, like words carved into a book.
Speaking of books, it reminded him of God Hand.
That book recorded many bizarre and strange things and was also important material for writing adventure memoirs.
Unfortunately, the phone preserving many photos was destroyed by an [Electricity-Devouring Calamity] in an ancient ruin, leaving only a few photos.
Otherwise, those photos could serve as illustrations for the adventure memoirs.
Law suddenly thought of this, slightly lowering his head, looking at his missing left arm, involuntarily falling into contemplation.
The familiar voices in his ears gradually softened, eventually disappearing.
As thoughts surged, those scenes from the Dark Continent vividly reappeared.
Initially, a few people set out on an ocean liner. Since it was 'stowaway', they had to avoid the V5's surveillance perimeter at sea boundaries.
After weeks of sailing, they left the sea boundaries marked on the world map, officially entering the Dark Waters.
There, they encountered insect ships carrying 'mermaids'. Destroying them yielded [Life Crystals]. Later, they encountered terrifying Sky-Reaching Tidal Waves.
If not for using [Divine Script] to amplify Aura, forcibly applying Shu to the entire ship to enhance hull hardness, they might have been torn apart.
Riding the Sky-Reaching Tidal Waves to the sky, they discovered the sky territory was even more terrifying than the sea. Countless colossal creatures drifted in the sky, and their ocean liner wasn't even as big as a giant bird's eye.
It was truly a critical moment. Afterward, they fell into the sea, entering the Island Crab's body.
It could be said, if not for the Island Crab, without a magical beast clan 'guide', it would be very difficult to cross the Dark Waters and reach the Dark Continent.
If humans want to go to the Dark Continent, then the Dark Waters is the first dangerous barrier. But the danger levels on the Dark Continent are higher, almost limitless.
There are land-based insect swarms numbering in the tens of thousands, like tides, and also insect swarms darkening the sky from above.
Under the land, there are various forms of Bone Clans accompanied by darkness, various creatures living in underground lava seas, and ancient humans evolving in another direction.
But whether on land or underground, there are far too many unexplored places.
Enormous sinkholes… countless gems and stone spirits.
Vast lands with no horizon in sight… hair giants larger than high mountains.
Black giant palms like the Buddha's hand… the World Tree that might pierce the atmosphere.
Giant aerial creatures circling endlessly… unknown magical beasts emitting lightning, carrying a giant mountain.
Forests where mist never dissipates, dream-inducing, sleepless Mirage Ticks, robust and fierce magical beast clans, Nen Beast crows bringing misfortune.
Ancient plant weapon guardian boundary creatures, tentacled sea anemone trees… copper mechanical organisms guarding ruins, sensitive to electricity… unknown pathogens that turn creatures into plants… shadows seemingly capable of devouring everything.
Within that decaying, pitch-black land, could life remain?
How to break through the magnetic barrier of those suspended, inverted mountain ranges?
In that mirror-world's great lake, countless replicas seemed to swim freely.
Too many places couldn't be reached, but many precious photos were taken then.
Unfortunately, no 'ifs'. Most of those photos are gone.
Even without photos, these experiences could still be compiled into words, written into a travelogue.
During this period, he could spare time to write it, then publish it.
Likely, books with such content, even labeled as personal travelogues, would be regarded as fantasy literature.
But it doesn't matter… this is just the first volume. When the second volume is published, it will be about the second journey to the Dark Continent.
Two volumes to form a book, then conclusion.
That would be the stopping point.
"Law?"
In the freely diverging space of thought, it was like a TV playing various bizarre scenes.
However, the gradually returning familiar voices in his ears instantly cut off this TV's power.
Law snapped out of his contemplation. The sight before him was the strange expressions of his friends around. He smiled apologetically, "Thought of some things, got immersed without realizing."
"A woman?" Uvogin instinctively asked.
The next second, Uvogin's calf received a kick from Machi.
"Probably thinking of something delicious!" Buhara's head was full of food.
Law slightly shook his head. "I want to publish a book."
"Ah?"
Everyone looked at Law with strange eyes.
They had been chatting noisily, then Law suddenly fell into contemplation, unresponsive to calls. Turns out he was thinking about publishing a book.
"Is it strange?" Law asked indifferently with a light laugh.
"Quite strange," Sabro stroked his chin, looking very serious.
Then, he received a palm strike on the back of his head from Salin.
Salin looked at Law, revealing a pleasant smile. "Writing a book is good. What genre?"
She was a pure book enthusiast, so she's very interested in the book Law wanted to write.
Moreover, she was proficient in various languages and might even help translate Law's book into different versions.
Law replied, "Biography."
"Hmm? Similar to books like 'D. Hunter'?"
Salin read many and diverse books, immediately naming a book for comparison.
D. Hunter was a book where the protagonist was a Hunter, an adventure-type personal biography, also the book Sheila always carried.
Called a biography, actually much content in the book was fabricated, not real experiences.
What Law wanted to write, though called a biography, was actually a travelogue. The main content was recording his travels in the Dark Continent as text, the same type as Don Freecss's travelogue.
Initially wanting to refute Salin's comparison, but thinking of the title for his travelogue, Law slightly nodded, smiling. "Roughly."
He wanted to name his travelogue: L. Hunter.
Before the second journey to the Dark Continent, he would publish this book.
The content might touch sensitive nerves of the V5's International Permit Agencies, causing the book to be banned, but Law wasn't worried at all.
Information transmission worldwide wasn't controlled by the V5. If physically published books were banned, then have Ickshonpe help upload the book online.
Regarding Law's book, everyone was quite curious.
Nobunaga asked somewhat expectantly, "Will I be written into the book?"
This question made the room's voices pause.
Law looked at Nobunaga, falling into a mysterious silence.
Nobunaga felt somewhat awkward. "What? Did I say something strange?"
"Yes."
Law reached out, gently patting Nobunaga's chest.
"Actually, I'm not expecting it at all," Nobunaga said seriously.
Everyone surrounded Law, throwing out questions about the book.
Law responded one by one, his gaze occasionally passing through the crowd, landing on Menchi and Kurapika on the sofa.
He was thinking about how to get Menchi to become Linne's disciple and also thinking about Kurapika's stance.
Even though Machi and the other two left before the Troupe's destruction and didn't participate in the genocide incident, Kurapika might still find it hard to erase the final barrier.