Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 110 Intelligence! The Golden Ship Gets Upgraded Again!
After seeing Wright and the others off, Shi Ming returned to his captain's cabin with a bag full of Pure Crystals.

What a great harvest!

No wonder everyone says hunters make money. Slaying an A-rank sea beast, just its carcass alone can fetch over 40 Pure Crystals—a truly high-profit margin. If they had its blood, wouldn't they become rich overnight?
However, this way of making money cannot be used frequently.

Shi Ming would not easily sell A-grade blood to others—in this era of wandering, one's own strength is the most important thing! Moreover, continuously selling such high-level sea beasts would inevitably make him a focus of attention for others.

Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

He was already exhausted from having a triad and a beacon of influence on him.

He put away the Pure Crystal and looked at the "Honeycomb" that Wright had given him. The symbolic meaning of this honeycomb was greater than its practical meaning. With it, he could hide the existence of the system warehouse and take things from it anytime, anywhere, pretending that he was taking them from the honeycomb, so that no one would suspect anything.

After taking care of everything, he touched the Yellowstone communicator hanging from his waist, which was tightly covered by his clothes.

While he was discussing business outside, he felt the communicator vibrating incessantly. Now that everything was arranged, he finally had time to check what was going on inside "Let There Be Light."

He turned on the communicator.

Several historical messages have been accumulated in the communicator.

[Divine Song: Sir, "Miss Yan" has successfully gained Light's trust through an introduction by a high-ranking member of the Twelve Stars and has joined the team as an A-rank Awakened. I wonder how the communication between Kingsoft and the Black Society is going?]

???

That's a huge amount of information!

Introduction from higher-ups? Gaining trust? Joining Wright's team?

Shi Ming only knew that Wright was teaming up to hunt a powerful A-level sea monster.

I just didn't expect the water here to be so deep?
What Shi Ming found even more perplexing was that the people at the Lighthouse had actually noticed Wright's A-level mission? And even sent the so-called "Miss Yan" to gain their trust and join the team?
Is this mission not simple? Is there something or a treasure that even the Lighthouse values?
"Miss Yan"?
This name sounds like a code name...

As an A-rank Awakened? This also means that Miss Yan is not an A-rank Awakened? S-rank?
Damn it, this lighthouse is a legacy of a great power, why does it do nothing but engage in these crooked and evil practices?

He continued looking at the remaining information.

[Jinshan: We have contacted Admiral Itsukushima Rin of the Black Society and revealed Wright's plan to hunt S-class sea monsters to him. Itsukushima Rin stated that he has dispatched A-class Awakened individuals to join the effort, and they should have already arrived in the Europa Sea area, but the specific progress is unknown.]

[Divine Comedy: That's good. The more chaotic the situation, the greater Miss Yan's chances of success.]

[Lighthouse: Miss Yan's strength goes without saying, but caution is paramount. Miss Yan is concealing our combat power. In this mission, she must be especially careful to hide her identity and avoid giving others cause for criticism in diplomatic situations, so as to prevent a deterioration in relations with the Twelve Stars. If necessary, we can use the power of the underworld to divert attention and cause trouble.]

[Divine Comedy: Yes.]

Indeed, Wright's goal wasn't just A-rank, or perhaps that A-rank sea monster was just a practice run.
The real target is an S-class sea monster!
With the help of the Endless Sea Map, Shi Ming only detected two S-class sea monsters in the Europa Sea. He wondered which sea monster Wright knew about.
That decaying whale in Greenland?
Or is it the deep-sea Titan located in the ruins of Mount Olympus?

And, have the yakuza gotten involved too?
Is it so exciting?
He recalled what Wright had told him earlier, "This temporary team not only includes a twelve-star powerhouse, but also a fighter from the Black Gold Kingdom and a greatswordsman from the Vortex Kingdom..."

It seems that this great swordsman from the Kingdom of Uzu was arranged by the Black Society.

Interesting, interesting.

He was even considering joining in.

But seriously, Wright, your secrecy plan was really terrible.

Are you aware that your mission has been infiltrated and turned into a battleground for other forces?
Or perhaps, this was your intended purpose all along?

Shi Ming will not concern himself with the intrigues and power struggles between these major forces for the time being.

Even if he wanted to intervene or offer advice out of consideration for Qiongjing's friendship, he might still end up making things worse—perhaps this was all Wright's plan, and that the power he could wield in the Twelve Stars was insufficient to kill an S-class sea beast, so he needed to rely on the power of other forces.

Sometimes, it's hard to say whether someone is being used or exploited.

As for who will be the winner?

Anyone could be a potential candidate.

Everyone felt they were the final hunter. Wright and his group still had a long way to go preparing on the twelve stars; the real show was yet to begin.

What he needs to do now is make money and improve his skills...

Especially making money.

He desperately needs 1000 Pure Crystals to upgrade and heal the still-forming "Formless Pure Ice." This thing is unusable right now; forcibly storing it in the system warehouse has made the warehouse extremely cold. Although it's been confirmed that it won't freeze the other items stored inside for the time being, it's definitely affecting its usability.

Ways to make money...

Selling A-grade sea beasts cannot be done a second time in a short period of time. It is already rare to find and hunt an A-grade sea beast in a short period of time. If it happens one after another, everyone will know that he has a big secret.

Grade B, however, can be sold every now and then.

However, even B-grade sea monsters don't fetch very high prices.

I wish there was a wealthy, wandering ship like the Sakura that was so blind to the world that it would rob me.

……

In his spare time, Shi Ming took stock of his recent achievements.

Before selling the A-grade sea beast, the Glacier Dragon, he also used the ship's equipment to drain all of its energy-depleted blood. This blood couldn't awaken anyone, but it was excellent material for the Brain of Creation to upgrade other items.

For example, upgrading the Yunhao (Great Cloud) aircraft.

"Sea crystals, that's enough. Iron ore, that's also available. And Grade A sea beast blood, that's also there..."

"Now, we can upgrade the Dayun again."

"In addition, there is the crystal extraction equipment on the ship, which was planned in advance and will be carried out step by step."

He went up to the deck.

With his gaze fixed on the ship's rudder, information gradually emerged.

[Gold-class drifting ship, number 23333]

【Level: 1】

[This is a miracle! After thirty years, another golden ship has been added to the world's collection! Its material is unimaginably tough, and it has gained new abilities! Invisibility! Furthermore, it has received tremendous improvements in many other aspects...]

Upgrade requires: 200 High-Grade Sea Crystals, 200 Iron Ore, and 2000 grams of Grade A Sea Beast Blood.

[Upgrade materials detected. Upgrade now?]

Yes!
There are enough materials.

Two promotions in a row!

Never before has there been such a rich battle!
[Gold-class drifting ship, number 23333]

【Level: 3】

A silver ship on the outside, a gold ship at its core! Perhaps this ship has perfected the art of feigning weakness to outwit its opponent!

The ship's newly added "stealth system" can now block the detection of more powerful creatures! The ship's firepower system—the close-in weapon system—has also received a significant upgrade! Even without an Awakened One present, it can blast an ordinary C-class sea monster to pieces with a single shot.

[New onboard equipment - food workshop!]

[Food Workshop: In the Food Workshop, simply enter the keywords of the food you want to eat, and it will do its best to prepare it for you!]

Upgrade requires: 500 High-Grade Sea Crystals, 500 Iron Ore, and 5000 grams of two different Grade A Sea Beast Blood.

……

(End of this chapter)