Ocean Master

[You have activated skill: Sound Control.]

[You have created a sound construct: Sound Barrier.]

After listening to Elder Dangle's lecture over a month ago, Sebastian's insight into the origin laws of sound increased by a lot without him realizing it at first.

Compared to before when he just became a sound domain shark, his understanding and instincts were now more finetuned towards the sound domain.

And after such a long time of making use of his sound control skill, his proficiency with the skill also increased.

Of all the skills that he currently had in his repertoire; Sebastian was positive that his sound control skill was the one who was now closest to the initial stage in terms of origin law comprehension.

His origin law comprehension of the water transmutation unique skill was also increasing rapidly, but the increase with this skill was faster.

Now, he could practically create any basic magic construct with his sound control skill that was related to the sound domain.

Like now, the sound barrier magic construct that he just created was to isolate himself from every outside disturbance. 

With it, except a sound domain expert like Elder Dangle personally intervened, no one else in this shark clan could make a sound that would penetrate the barrier that he created.

He created this barrier so that he could concentrate and plan.

He already got most of the significant information that he needed about the system clue that he got, now all he had to do was to plan on how to engage.

After he created the sound barrier, he let his body and mind relax for a few seconds to a minute before his brain started drafting a plan.

About 20 minutes later, his foggy eyes regained focus.

[You have activated skill: Triple Reverse Swim.]

Without hesitation, he activated this skill as he propelled his enormous body out of the corner of the main staying chamber that he huddled at before.

He turned and swam straight in the direction of the throne chamber.

…

A few minutes later, Sebastian was hovering before Old Mak's enormous throne with Queen Heareth and the 3 Elders also gracing the gathering with their esteemed presence.

"So, have you perfected your plan?"

"Yes, clan head".

"Tell me".

Sebastian was the one who was in charge of this mission and the plan. 

In this situation, he was like a bounty hunter who received a clue on a criminal but called other friendly bounty hunters to assist. Of course, he was the one who was making the plan and would also call the shots.

Sebastian simulated taking a deep breath in his mind before he spoke, his shark face already turned serious long ago to match the current atmosphere.

"After thinking hard, I succeeded in drafting a plan with 3 main stages".

"The first stage of my plan is the preparation stage which I further subdivided into the personal preparation, clan preparation, allies' preparation, scouting preparation, retreat preparations, and contingency plans".

"The personal preparation is about myself, I won't elaborate on that".

"The clan preparation is about the clan. You already agreed that the whole clan would be participating in this, and of course, we need to prepare".

"I already have a sound recording of my detailed plan for the clan preparation. Of course, you guys can optimize this part of the plan if you perceive that anything here is inadequate or incorrect".

"The allies' preparation plan is as it is. Yes, I decided that we need an ally after I discovered the location of our target, and I already have a perfect candidate in mind".

"The Lizard Lord?" Old Mak asked.

"Yes". Sebastian grinned.

"I already dealt with the Lizard Lord before which makes things easier, and I know the way that he thinks, I believe that he and his clan can be the best ally that we could ever wish for".

"Of course, I also already confirmed that allying with them would not infringe on the benefits of the clan. The inheritance of a Sea King is enough for both our clans and dozens more to eat and become bloated".

"The scouting preparation is self-explanatory. This entails us first probing the seamount to see its current state, which would help a lot in us contacting our candidate ally and in all the future changes in our plans".

"The retreat preparation is a preparation for the worst-case scenario. I don't want to die, neither do any of you want to see the extinction of this clan". 

"I believe that this alone is enough to show the importance of this step in my main plan, it is indispensable and must be addressed".

"The contingency plans are just a shenanigan of mine that I find hard to ignore, it simply means me drafting more plans on top of my already drafted plans to account for any change in the situation".

"The second stage of my plan is the insertion stage or its better referred to as the engagement stage".

"I created this stage of my plan from my understanding of Atlantians after staying over one month with them in captivity".

"Atlantis is an overbearing race, and for something as significant as this, I am sure that they would do it in an overbearing manner".

"The crux of this stage of my plan is active engagement, in other words, staying smart and acting before they do. I want us to always remain a step ahead of them, this is the only way to guarantee success".

"The third stage of my plan is action. This stage of my plan is open to suggestions and modifications since it is the most pivotal part of the plan".

"That is the most accurate summary for my plan".

After Sebastian finished speaking, silence reigned in the throne chamber for a few seconds before Old Mak spoke again. "Good! I will look into your sound constructs and give my opinions at a later time".

"Thank you, clan head".

The main purpose of this gathering was to hear Sebastian's plan, now that he already presented it to them, the gathering was officially over but Sebastian didn't turn to leave immediately.

He waited quietly, and Old Mak indeed spoke.

"I heard you now have over 10,000 shark points".

"Yes, clan head".

"Good, I'll be organizing a lecture 2 days from now. My evolution consultation price is 4000 Shark points, while my consultation price on origin laws is 2000 Shark points".

"I also want to inform you that your authority within the clan increased".

"Congratulations! You passed the loyalty and courage test that is placed on every new shark after evaluation. Now, you have the authority to visit the junkyard and the armory".

"Thank you, clan head".

Sebastian was ecstatic! After suddenly getting so many shark points, he had long been thinking of where to spend them on, he never knew that his luck would shine at this moment to receive such a surprise.

After expressing his gratitude, he immediately revealed his intention to visit the clan's armory. After he was permitted by the clan head, he bid farewell and left the throne chamber.

The 5 sharks watched him silently as he left.

"He's a promising but dangerous young lad". Elder Marble mumbled as he used his electroreceptors to focus on his clan head.. "I can almost see the young you overlapping in him".