The young man in the photo was his older brother.
His older brother, Shangwu, had died on the Endless Ocean while searching for the powerful sea beast known as the Black Tortoise.
This Master from the Xirang Research Institute was named Chongwen. True to their names, the two brothers had chosen different paths at a crossroads in life. More than twenty years ago, Shangwu left Dragon Country alone, piloting the Gold-class drifter ship, number 360. He was never heard from again. At first, Chongwen clung to a sliver of hope, but the death notification from the Celestial Net Chip Terminal was a splash of cold water to the face.
[Chip Deactivated.]
[Feedback: Deceased.]
In those days, humanity was still far too weak to contend with the beasts of the sea.
Death was an unavoidable Destiny for many pioneers, the somber backdrop of the era.
So many years had passed in the blink of an eye.
