Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 146 The Hope of Advancing to the "King Ship"!

The Dayun started up again, and Shi Ming returned to the captain's cabin to study the treasure map he had purchased from the Twelve Stars.

This picture is indeed a trap; it's seven parts true and three parts false.

But it doesn’t matter!
His creative mind can turn the fake into the real!

[Scorpion King III Pyramid Treasure Map]

【Level: 1】

The tomb of Scorpion King III lay buried in the desert for millennia, its secrets only revealed when the seas ravaged it. A copy of the internal structure of the Scorpion King III pyramid contains numerous errors in detail, and due to the erosion of time and seawater, the writing on the map is incomplete, rendering it unusable as a reference.

Upgrade Requirements: 1 squid ink sac, 1 sea fish skin.

On the high seas, cuttlefish ink sacs and sea fish skin are common materials; you can get a lot of them without having to search for them.

Now that we've come to Egypt, the ancient land of the pharaohs, we must see the sunken pyramids! The treasures buried within should one day see the light of day again.

upgrade!

As if by miracle, the ink sac of the cuttlefish and the skin of the sea fish turned into a powdery gaseous state. They were then used to patch up the treasure map on the dried fish skin. In just a few blinks of an eye, a complete fish skin treasure map appeared before Shi Ming's eyes.

The treasure's coordinates and routes are all included, and even the routes within the tomb and the location of the treasure are clearly marked!
It's like blueprints for building a mausoleum!
[The Scorpion King III Pyramid Treasure Map - True]

【Level: 2】

This is a perfect treasure map! With the help of a mysterious power, its errors have been corrected and the route completed! Perhaps its value even surpasses the original!

The tomb of Scorpion King III lay buried in the vast desert for millennia, its secrets only revealed when the seas raged. Exploring this sunken tomb, you can find the legendary burial object of the Scorpion King: an ancient meteorite. This meteorite can replace the "Star of Navigation" as the energy core of a General-class drifting ship, and can also serve as a primary material for upgrading a General-class drifting ship to a King-class drifting ship.

Unable to upgrade again.

The moment Shi Ming saw the message, he grasped the key words!

One of the main materials for upgrading to the King-class ship?

Shi Ming had long suspected that the Brain of Creation could turn the rotten into the miraculous. With just the materials of a Golden Ship, it could be upgraded to a General-level Drifting Ship. Did this also mean that, by consuming the materials of a General-level Drifting Ship, a [General Ship] could be upgraded to a [King Ship]?
Now, this speculation has been confirmed!
Although it is said to be "one of the materials", what does a King-class drifting ship mean?
There are only 7 ships in the entire endless ocean!
Apart from the elusive 001, the other six are all core human bases, floating cities on the ocean! They are the very foundation of humanity! High-rise buildings standing at the pinnacle of civilization and the last remaining fruits of our labor.

Adding another King-class ship is a pipe dream for a major power like the Lighthouse!

The General-class ship truly has the potential to advance to the King-class! Within that tomb lies a meteorite that could replace the Star of Navigation!

very good!very good!

The nautical series of crystals, derived from meteorites, are non-renewable resources and serve as the energy core of the drifting ship.
Shi Ming knew of four categories, each corresponding to a different type of drifting boat:

Bronze Tier: Navigation Stone
Silver Grade: Nautical Crystal
Gold Class: Heart of the Sea
Admiral-level: Navigator

As for the energy core of the King-class drifting ship and whether it belongs to the "Voyage X" series, it is a closely guarded secret. No relevant information has been revealed, and Shi Ming currently does not know either.

Shi Ming felt the burning gaze in his eyes.

Although the materials needed to upgrade to a King-class ship are definitely more than just one Navigation Star.

Based on previous experience, we may also need high-end items such as the blood of powerful sea monsters and pure crystals, but having a goal provides motivation!
Like many characters in martial arts novels, they aspire to become unparalleled heroes but have no clue how. Once they acquire the secret manual, they have a direction to strive for and know which direction to work towards.

Next target! The Scorpion King's Pyramid!

Before that, he planned to upgrade the Dayun ship to the general level!

Now Shi Ming's two drifting boats

【Dayun Ship, Gold Level 4】 The materials required for the upgrade are: 800 high-grade sea crystals, 600 iron ore, and 10 liters of each of two different A-grade sea beast blood.

[Sun-Shooting Ship, General Level 1]

The materials required for the upgrade are: 100 Celestial Crystals, 100 grams of any S-rank sea beast blood, and 1 Heart of the Sea.

Shi Ming now possesses all the materials needed to upgrade the Sunshot ship from level one to level two.
Unfortunately, there is only one Heart of Navigation at present, which was taken from the smoke of the Golden Ship.

Shi Ming planned to use it on the advancement of the Great Fortune Ship. Therefore, the upgrade of the Sun Shooting Ship could only be postponed. Even if the Sun Shooting Ship was upgraded to level 2, it might not bring about earth-shattering changes. However, if the Great Fortune Ship was promoted to the rank of General, it would have a brand new [General Trait], which would be of greater help to Shi Ming.

The only problem is that we're currently lacking A-grade sea beast blood. Theoretically, we could use S-grade sea beast blood instead, but that would be a waste, as we'll need S-grade sea beast blood for many more occasions in the future. This rare resource must be used wisely.

Fine, let's go hunt down another A-level sea monster.

For him, this won't take too long.

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Atlantis Sea, a lighthouse.

"Sir, our research has reached a critical stage and requires a large amount of navigation stones. These meteorites, which have no other use than serving as energy cores for drifting ships, why can't we provide enough of them?"

"Doctor, there is really a lot of room for improvement in your humanity."

The lighthouse commander, Terlinden, was having a real headache.

The ruler of the wandering era did not need to spend energy managing a country, but only managing these few ships, but sometimes he still felt overwhelmed.

He not only needs to manage incompetent subordinates,

We also need to deal with these foolish academics!

"Doctor, the drifting ships are fortresses of survival, beacons of civilization. Even if there are many bronze ships, the malicious hunting and destruction of them puts us on the opposite side of humanity, which no power will allow. We can only secretly purchase them from other powers, but that will take time. I can only promise you 30."

The doctor opened his mouth,

"inflammation……"

Trinden stopped immediately.

He knew the doctor wanted to say something more.

"Miss Yan's remains are missing. Only some incomplete remains were found during the search. They have been taken home by her family as a memento and cannot be provided to you. However, some unidentifiable remains of sea creatures were found at the scene. Perhaps you can find something of value among them."

"Also, you need to hurry up with the research on the remains of the Holy Temple."

Trindon's gaze had become much deeper.

"If you can achieve results in your research, I can withstand the pressure and apply for some special resources for you."

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