Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 143 "Nobody knows fishing better than me!"

A drifting boat with a distinctly Arabic style, two crew members wearing headscarves whispering to each other at the railing.

"Hassan, do you think the fake island that His Highness conjured with his awakened skill can really fool other drifting ships?"

"of course can."

The crew member named Hassan lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice.

"This is an extremely rare A-level skill! It's completely different from those D-level and C-level skills. Look at it, the lifelike land, and that creature we've never seen before called a camel, it's incredibly realistic! No drifting ship can resist its allure, and once they're greedy enough to fall for it, we can launch a full-scale attack, destroy their drifting ships, and take the crystals inside. We'll have big shots from the West buy them at high prices."

He glanced around and continued,

"And, just between you and me, our prince is a master fisherman."

"Oh?"

The new crew member tilted his ear, looking eager to hear more.

"He found a tattered map in an ancient Egyptian book, slightly modified it, and disguised it as a 'treasure map of the Tudor pyramids'! He drew many copies, aged them, and circulated them piece by piece on merchant ships. Guess what? That fake treasure map was a trap! Hahahaha! All those ships that coveted the treasure fell into the prince's death trap."

“The prince now goes to that sea area every six months, and each time he can find the wreckage of a drifting ship and reap its legacy.”

"The crystals stripped from the ship were all sold at high prices, and we also got the remaining supplies from the ship."

The other crew member's eyes lit up as he listened to Hassan's boasting.

"Great!"

"Of course! We get to eat meat too, following the prince! Of the 21 princes of the former king, only our prince inherited a golden floating ship and spread its fame throughout the Yellow Sands! Over the past ten years, he has amassed countless treasures, and our 'Son of the Sun' is almost overflowing!"

"Perhaps our prince will one day enter the black gold trade and become a big shot in Africa!"

"Hey, look over there..."

“A ship really has come.”

……

The Dayun continues its voyage.

Shi Ming gazed at the distant island, its details becoming clearer and clearer, and the smile on his lips grew increasingly irrepressible.

"How could there be mules in the desert?"

"This mirage, or rather this illusion, doesn't look very realistic!"

"Furthermore, after more than thirty years, is this animal still capable of sexual reproduction?"

It's clearly a trap.

If a sea creature uses a skill, it's more likely to be driven by its instincts and wouldn't make the mistake of conjuring a mule or horse in the desert.

Only a few awakened individuals born in an era of wandering would confuse unfamiliar information recorded in books and make such a common-sense mistake. Perhaps they think camels and mules look very similar and are both creatures that transport goods?

"Bare bait? Fishing?"

"No one knows fishing better than me."

Shi Ming smiled.

Islands are hard currency at sea.

It holds great appeal for all captains of drifting boats.

Every captain knows that the new island is of immense value. If the purpose of using an awakened skill to conjure an island the size of a continent is not fishing, then what else could it be? Moreover, the ability to conjure a mirage of such scale must not be an ordinary D or C-level skill; it must be at least a B-level or even A-level awakener.

This is a seasoned angler.

"Slow down and show the speed of the Silver Ship. You guys who look strong, go to the cabin and don't show yourselves. Don't scare away my prey."

As the saying goes, if you stand by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
I've hit the jackpot today!

Let me teach you a lesson.

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In the distant Atlantic Ocean.

A day later, news of Thor's crash finally reached the Beacon.

Originally, when Captain Robert of Jinshan discovered the deaths of three Awakened Ones in the Skynet chip terminal, he broke out in a cold sweat, but with his years of experience as an intelligence chief, he immediately came up with a solution: to suppress the matter.

Although A-level Awakeners hold a high position, the autonomy of a general-class ship is still very high. With his power, he can still suppress the deaths of three A-level Awakeners.

1500 pure crystals can still be obtained through various means.

After the storm has passed, they'll find some other reason to make the three of them die a glorious death, and that'll be the end of it.

The dead are glorified, he is absolved of responsibility, perfect, as if nothing ever happened.

Moreover, Reinhardt, the other protagonist in the accident, also died, leaving no way to corroborate the incident.

Who would have thought that the deceased Reinhardt actually had a backup plan before his death, transmitting the scene of Shi Ming fighting against three Awakened Ones while wearing a mask to his contact on the Twelve Stars, and making it public after his death. This was originally a way out he had left for himself, just as he told Shi Ming, "As long as I die, this news will spread throughout the endless ocean."

Of course, he posed little threat to Shi Ming, because he wore a mask, and even Wright, who had known him for a long time, wouldn't recognize him. Furthermore, the Dayun, from its appearance, was a very common drifting ship; any specific differences or details could be easily altered later.

Robert was the only one who got into trouble.

The fact that the accident was made public directly caused Robert's pressure plan to fail.

Three A-level Awakened individuals failed to kill their target and were killed instead. They failed to secure the bounty and instead lost the 1500 Pure Crystals bounty.

What a ridiculous joke this is!

The lighthouse commander was naturally furious. And the thought of his recent string of misfortunes only fueled his rage—

Just when the navigator of the Michael was about to be used,

The navigator is dead;
Miss Yan from the Divine Melody went to steal an S-rank skill.
Miss Yan is also dead;

Kingsoft's A-level Awakened Ones retrieved the Silver Ship.

Three A-level Awakened individuals also died;

The series of defeats caused him to unleash his pent-up anger, which he then fully expressed in "Let There Be Light".

Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!

"Work with the Twelve Stars to have the best investigative and decryption experts carefully study the information released after the sinking of the Smoke, and go to the Olympus Ruins and the sea area where the Smoke crashed to patrol the seabed and examine the remains of ships and organisms, leaving no stone unturned!"

"Until the two murderers who killed Miss Yan and Edward are found, all three captains of the drifting ship will be demoted to acting captains."

If the issue is not resolved within the specified timeframe, it will be handled in accordance with aviation regulations.

In the oppressive atmosphere, this high and mighty figure turned off his communicator.

Damn it!

Although he was under a lot of pressure, he also knew that these two murderers were probably not simple people.

Someone capable of killing Miss Yan and stealing the Deep Sea Titan's abilities is probably already a Double S-level Awakener.

Someone who can turn the tables on Edward's naked eye and then kill three well-coordinated A-level Awakened individuals is most likely an S-level Awakened individual.

Why are they all S-class enemies?

Are S-class Awakened Ones on the endless ocean now as common as cabbages?

He just wanted some peace and quiet, but his secretary knocked on his office door again.

"Sir, the doctor requests a meeting."

"???"

He said that the stones and crystals of navigation were not enough.

(End of this chapter)