Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 174 "The Princess of Wo Kingdom Falls in Love with Me, the Wanderer"

In the Yinping Sea, having left the "Black Society" located at Fujiong Mountain, they sailed across the ocean.

Hey!
With his golden hair, spirited demeanor, and handsome appearance, Tatasta stood with his back to the sea, sheathing his sword. The space behind him cracked rapidly like a layer of solidified ice, and an A-level sea beast imprisoned within it was torn into pieces, with a large amount of blood gushing out.

"Task,"

“Perfectly done!”

Tatasta pointed his right hand to the ground and his left hand to the sky, striking a cool pose!

Despite being over fifty years old, the well-maintained "princess" Mikako applauded for her little puppy warrior.

Itsukushima Rin, who was watching from the sidelines, waved her hand.

His crew immediately dropped a blood collection net to gather the remains and blood of the Class A sea monster.

"S-rank Awakened beings are indeed powerful!"

"Such immense power, Mr. Tatasta's abilities are truly awe-inspiring! Even the demon sword that once died in the line of duty and was renowned for its offensive power cannot compare to its sharpness!"

Itsukushima Rin said some flattering words,

Then the subject changed,
"Princess, His Majesty the Emperor must miss you terribly, why not..."

Mika's face turned cold.

"Itsukushima, have you forgotten our promise?!"

The two sides had made an agreement: Princess Mika promised that Tatasta would help the Black Society add two more A-rank Awakened individuals to make up for their lack of combat power. However, A-rank sea beasts are very hard to find, and now that this dead sea beast has abundant blood, it is more than enough to supply the two of them for their advancement, so the princess can be considered to have fulfilled their agreement.

On the other hand, the triad needs to keep her return a secret, provide her with a false identity, and seek her opinion on some important decisions.

That's it.

In fact, nothing needs to be paid for.

Itsukushima Rin is a very loyal soldier, but his loyalty is directed towards the ship's first governor and Emperor Jin, not the princess.

If Mika makes a request that goes against his beliefs, he will refuse it.

But for now, it's a good thing to cooperate, so he doesn't mind. He has no right to interfere in the family affairs of Emperor Renzong and the princess.

"Of course I remember. The underworld follows the agreement."

"That's best."

Tatasta helped Mika into their VIP room at the Black Society.

Naruno followed closely behind and drew the curtains.

They have confirmed that the luxurious room is safe, without any eavesdropping or surveillance devices, and that they would not dare to do so to monitor the princess.

The puppy leaned down and kissed the back of Mika's hand.

"Honey,"

"Is there anything else your knight can do for you?"

This is a story about a young "knight" falling in love with a domineering old lady.
If it were a light novel, it would be "The Domineering Old Lady Falls in Love with Me Drifting at Sea" or "The Forbidden Love Between a Genius Boy and the Princess of the Whirlpool Kingdom".

Tatasta is a very goal-oriented young man.

Mika is very charming.

Most importantly, the Great Black Dragon is also quite alluring.

He came for love, and also for that sacred-level sea monster.

This is not a conflict.

However, they all knew that Emperor Ren and the Black Society would never hand over the sacred sea beast "Great Black Dragon" to an awakened person who was not of the Woguo bloodline. They needed to cultivate a loyal warrior of their own country, not a young boy of unknown origin.

Therefore, Mika and Tatasta's goals are surprisingly aligned.

Mika waved her folding fan, her fingers rubbing against Tatasta's slightly golden chin.

"Your next task is to travel to Africa and meet the Awakened Ones from the Lighthouse on the Pharaoh."

"Oh? Darling, do you need me to kill that Shi Ming and reclaim the Endless Sea Map for you?"

Tatasta seemed very reluctant to travel far away, to leave her beloved. "No."

"You must understand, he is not our enemy."

"Find an opportunity to muddy the waters and make things more interesting."

"But don't give others a handle to use against you."

Tatasta secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Understood, my princess."

As Tatasta whispered softly, Naruno pulled up the moonlight veil trimmed with white cherry blossoms.

Sunlight refracted in, transforming into the most romantic moonlight of the night. Waves of pleasant sounds emanated from the cabin, slowly pushing the salty atmosphere of the sea from its trough to its peak.

The seawater pounded against the Black Society in layers, both gentle and fierce.

……

……

……

The communication device with light has been restored.

Shi Ming opened the app and looked at the information he had missed in the past few days.

The first big news is that the golden drifting ship "Old Days" under the command of the Lighthouse was looted, and all the valuables on board were taken. The culprit was Prince Art from the "Great Chiefdom", who carried a magical oil lamp and instantly emptied the Old Days.

Having suffered huge losses, they sought help within the group and prepared to contact the [Great Chief] to turn the tide.

Trindon's advice was not to resolve the matter through official channels.

That oil lamp was clearly more valuable than all the drifting ships of the entire Great Chiefdom combined.

"The lamp of wishes?"

Shi Ming thought to himself.

"Could it be a double-cross? Did they try to rob Prince Art back then, only to be robbed in return by the prince using the Wishing Lamp? That lamp is truly outrageous; not only could it save the prince and his ship from my blade, but it also caused the lighthouse a great loss."

Then came the crowdfunding phase three days prior.

Shi Ming saw that the Lighthouse was preparing to purchase their latest research results from Dayu. These results were the result of the Xirang Research Institute using the most powerful computer and experts in the field, which was deciphered 572 days later. It was said to be the 60th to 99th entries in "A List of Wonders of the Endless Ocean".

The price is 800 Pure Crystals.

The Lighthouse can certainly afford all the Pure Crystals, but because the information will be shared with all members of the Lighthouse, each member will need to pay a corresponding price.

A General-class drifting ship costs 200 Dome Crystals, while a Gold-class drifting ship costs 300 Points.

No one objected to this.

Understanding the items on that list will ensure you don't miss out on treasures when you encounter them, and will also give you strategies to deal with them.

Just like the lamp that looted the Old Days, it was clearly a rare item on the list. If the captain of the Old Days had recognized it, he might have had a way to deal with it and wouldn't have suffered a huge loss in silence.

Finally, there was the accountability that came the day before.

The lighthouse commander expressed great disappointment with the captains of the Michael, Divine Comedy, and Gold Mountain, but fortunately the results of the three incidents were related. The murderer who killed Edward, Miss Yan, and Thor, three A-level Awakened, has been identified and a complete report and relevant evidence have been submitted. The three captains barely escaped death.

As for the follow-up arrangements, Trindon said he would handle it.

The three captains expressed their sincere gratitude.

Terlinden certainly wouldn't share the details of the plan in the group, but Shi Ming could easily guess it: it was simply a matter of using Pharaoh and the Black Society to charge ahead while Lighthouse did the final harvest from behind.

This has always been their custom.
They treat their allies as pawns while reaping the greatest rewards for themselves.

Miss Yan messed up that time, so isn't she afraid of repeating the same mistake this time?
You should take your time to plan.

If you're so capable, come with me to the Boiling Sea!
Shi Ming put away the communicator.

　The third update will be quite late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)