Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 138 "It's just a little hardship...that's all."

Shi Ming stood on the smoke-filled hull, idly pondering, waiting for this "echo".

"Speaking of which, will the magnetic field formed by this Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body really unleash ten thousand bolts of lightning into the Thunder Prison?"

"If there's one more step, or one less step, wouldn't it be less rigorous?"

Fifty minutes passed quickly. The Smoke Ship was completely flooded with seawater, and the entire ship was floating on the sea, teetering on the brink of collapse. This golden ship, which had amassed wealth by trading underground intelligence over the past thirty years, was about to reach its end.

The lightning runes on Shi Ming's body gradually dissipated, the great lightning in his pupils began to fade, and his cool silver hairstyle, which had stood up, turned black again.

The echo of the myriad tribulations of lightning has arrived.

The response this time was—

Lightning body forging!

During the duration of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Prison, any remaining lightning that wasn't completely unleashed will strike Shi Ming within 10 minutes. Each strike allows him to undergo lightning tempering, subtly increasing his physical strength; these small gains accumulate to a great extent.

10000 lightning strikes, calculated by frequency, would average 1666 strikes every 10 minutes.

Shi Ming's eye twitched slightly.

Even if the lightning frequency is higher during the berserk period, it is conservatively estimated that there are still 1000 lightning bolts that have not struck. Now you are telling me that all 1000 lightning bolts will strike you.

Fortunately, the Myriad Calamities Thunder Body provides a certain period of lightning resistance, and Shi Ming's own defense is also quite good.

But even so...

It was also a difficult challenge.

"Fine!"

He stood at the bow of the ship, like the brave petrel in Gorky's writing.

"Let the thunderstorms come even more fiercely!"

Click!

At this stage, lightning could no longer provide the stimulant boost. With a loud bang, it exploded on his body, making every hair on his body stand up. His hair, which had returned to normal, stood up again, carrying faint arcs of electricity.

Like a resolute young man punished by the Thunder King.

"It's just...a little hardship...that's all..."

Before he could recover from the previous bolt of lightning, the next one struck.

click!
Click! Click!
Click!Click!Click!
The lightning stopped striking other areas. Standing at the bow of the Chuiyan ship, Shi Ming was like a lightning rod standing in the storm, fighting against the ferocious lightning bolts all by himself.

The magnificent lightning forged his body, causing wounds that healed quickly, but it made him wince in pain.

"Damn it! Next time! I don't want to draw...this skill again!"

Shi Ming's lips curled into a sneer as he spoke fiercely.

Ten minutes can be very short.
Ten minutes has never felt so long.

More than a thousand unfinished bolts of lightning arrived as promised. Only then did Shi Ming realize that the description of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body skill was very precise. If it said there were ten thousand bolts, then there were exactly ten thousand bolts, not one more and not one less.

Call ~
He lay on the flooded deck, panting heavily. The Smoke Ship had been wrecked beyond recognition, and there was no trace of the grandeur of the Golden Ship left. What was once a majestic and solemn drifting ship now looked like the skeleton of a model airplane that had been ruined by a naughty child.

The electric snakes on his skin and body slowly dissipated, gradually disappearing into nothingness.

"1027 questions!"

"A total of 1027 questions!"

"God knows how I got through those 10 minutes!"

He gritted his teeth, slowly got up, and looked inward.

Being struck by lightning has a certain probability of granting you bonus points... That's the price of power. No, it's a gift.

"Increased by 6 points of defense, 7 points of stamina, and 4 points of physical strength."

"Thankfully, it wasn't all for nothing."

"Titan Descent may seem powerful and buggy, but it actually perfectly embodies the principle of balance and achieves a rigorous closed loop. Whether it's the Temple of Time or the Eye of the Sky, there is a distorted balance in the first 50 minutes and the last 10 minutes, and it seems to bring positive benefits."

"In comparison, the Xuanwu Shield and the Death Situation are much simpler and more direct."

"When I have time, I need to figure out all the abilities and effects of the 12 skills and make good use of them."

"It's time to go back."

After taking out a good set of clothes from the system's inventory and changing into them, he brought up the Sun-Shooting Ship.

The Great Transport is currently three nautical miles away, guarding the unmanned Thunder God. Because Thunder Prison attacks indiscriminately, they did not follow. Moreover, according to Shi Dun and the others' report on the communicator, they found two large boxes of dazzling brilliant crystals on the Thunder God, totaling approximately 1000 pieces...

The crystals were placed in Thor's open warehouse, unguarded, as if their original owner was extremely confident that they would not be lost.

Shi Ming could tell from the description that

Pure crystal.

This should be the second payment prepared by the Golden Pagoda, expected to be delivered to Reinhardt's bounty after the recovery is completed.

Now, the crystal for upgrading "Unformed Phaseless Pure Ice" has a solution.

The Sun-Shooting Spacecraft set sail at high speed.

Smoke from the cooking fires, like the Yellowstone, slowly fell behind him, disappearing into the deep sea like the Yellowstone.

Eliza's "Must-Eat List in the European Seas" from the Ganges River has lost another male member.

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A typical cruise ship of the Twelve Stars was patrolling the sea aimlessly.

"Captain, radar detected a severe thunderstorm in area 127, along with a signal resembling a beacon tower. Should we proceed to investigate?"

Beacon towers were originally an ancient way of transmitting messages in the Dragon Kingdom.

In the early days of the drifting era, people discovered that it was extremely efficient at transmitting messages, easily helping different drifting ships to support each other and overcome difficulties in the absence of radio and satellite messages. As a result, various organizations adopted it, and it became a kind of conventional way of seeking help. In particular, the King-class drifting ships, which shouldered their own important responsibilities, had their staff systematically trained in these messages.

However, as times have changed, fewer and fewer people dare to light beacon towers on the high seas.

Because that would easily attract unscrupulous raiders.

Offering help in times of need? 0 people are willing.

Taking advantage of the chaos! Enjoying it.

"Ignore it. It's probably just some unlucky drifting boat that got struck by lightning and caught fire. It's not really calling for help. We're so busy with our work, we don't have time to worry about other drifting boats. Just get back to port as soon as possible and complete the shift handover."

joke.

The patrol officers work twelve-hour shifts.

He's almost off work!

Moreover, he had something extremely important to do tonight. Two days ago, he had arranged to meet Captain Reinhardt of the Smoke Ship at the Little Cow Tavern to enjoy the taste of witch cosplay together. Reinhardt was a celebrity; how could he possibly stand him up?!
The witch at that little cow tavern was handpicked by the playboy Reinhardt!
Moreover, he doesn't have to spend any money! All he needs to do is exchange a little bit of insignificant internal organization information!
Hey.

　There will be a third chapter later, an extra chapter for 100 monthly votes.

　　I originally planned to title this chapter "Beacon Fires and Cooking Smoke," borrowing the name of a certain game and using it as a pun. But then I thought the Gu Teacher reference would be more interesting.
　　
　
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