The spider stared blankly in the direction Duke left, its sixteen compound eyes wide open, seemingly unsure of how it was discovered.
Duke chose a relatively safer route and smoothly returned to Academy Island.
In fact, the sea around Academy Island does not have any overly powerful deep sea magical beasts, so being cautious should avoid major issues.
Upon returning, Duke immediately began to deal with the three Shadow Squids.
When he took the Shadow Squids out of the Space Ring, he found that the one that had knocked itself out was still alive and even planning an escape.
Duke swiftly ended its suffering with a single sword strike.
He carefully dissected the belly of the Shadow Squid to extract the ink within.
Altogether, the three Shadow Squids provided Duke with 220 grams of ink, which he stored in two small bottles.
Duke planned to sell 20 grams of ink in exchange for some lesser magic stones for daily needs.
