Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 198 The Troubles of Being Famous

Shi Ming also wanted to finalize the cooperation as soon as possible.

Because he didn't know how strong the Twilight Whale's perception of the Formless Pure Ice was, or how far away it was.

Did the Universiade get marked during our last short encounter?
If pure ice is stored away in a cold environment, is it possible to find it by its scent?

When he was upgrading to the Formless Pure Ice, the sea beast began to hunt him down from a great distance, even crossing the Tropic of Cancer from Greenland. Its powerful perseverance proved that it was determined to achieve its goal. Now that Shi Ming has returned to Europe, he really doesn't want to open his eyes one day and find a giant whale delivered to his door without any warning.

Time bomb!

This time, he plans to take the initiative after making thorough preparations.

Learn effective hunting methods for whales as early as possible!

They went to their door!

"Give me the communicator, I'll talk to the captain of the Salmon Dream."

"Yes, Captain."

Humans in an era of wandering clearly lacked negotiation experience.

It is far inferior to the stone inscriptions that came from the land era.

The subsequent communication was handled personally by Shi Ming. Within a few hours, after confirming the preliminary cooperation terms remotely in a few words, Shi Ming also gained a general understanding of the overall strength of their whaling ship from Captain Chris of the Salmon Dream, and obtained some intelligence information about the other party.

According to the description, the Salmon's Dream currently has two A-level Awakened and three B-level Awakened.

The overall strength revealed by the other party is completely unreliable.

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

Although both belong to the Twelve Star Alliance, Salmon's Dream is quite independent, developing in the northern part of Europe. It has always relied on whaling to obtain wealth, and its contribution points within the alliance are terribly low, making it unable to obtain sufficient support from the Twelve Star Alliance for free. This time, it was lucky enough to discover the coordinates of an A-level sea monster, which Chris is currently unable to handle with his strength.

However, he lacked the wealth to hire other A-level Awakened individuals, so he could only use the method of "deferred payment" to offer spoils that might or might not exist in the future as payment.

In other people's eyes, this is "getting something for nothing".

Hunting Class A sea monsters is extremely risky.

Not only is it easy to gain nothing, but there is also a possibility of failure.

Wanting people to go on an adventure without an advance payment? Chris can't guarantee his reputation like Wright, and "Salmon's Dream" isn't "Fontainebleau" either; their appeal is pathetic.

So far, Shi Ming is the first and only one to have contacted them proactively.

That was truly the only outside help they could find.

The agreement made via communicator is not binding; a real collaboration can only be finalized after the two meet in person. What worries Shi Ming is that Salmon's Dream is currently located near Norwegian Island, 170 nautical miles from the Twelve Stars.

It is also very close to the location of the Twilight Whale, only about 400 nautical miles away.

This distance is very subtle.

"Be vigilant, and there shouldn't be any problems."

"The bottom line is always found through testing."

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There was a little incident along the way.

The Dayun cruise ship passed Poland at a normal speed, once again gazing at the twelve stars across the sky. A blurry, enormous shadow, like a mirage, hung low over the horizon, gradually solidifying at the horizon's edge, like an impregnable ocean fortress.

This was the first King-class drifting ship that Shi Ming had ever encountered.

He didn't stop.

He now belongs to a moving treasure trove.

He will not enter any of the King-class drifting ships until he finds an effective camouflage method.

"Hmm?" The moment he saw it, Shi Ming's Eye of the Mortal Realm appeared again to remind him.

[The majestic ship, a pillar of a drifting era, also holds many secrets.]

In the research lab at the very top of this ship lies a stone tablet retrieved from the deep sea. The Twelve Stars call it the "Eternal Tablet." Indeed, it is another piece of the Divine Revelation Tablet! It not only represents the glory of the Twelve Stars but is also the subject of study for scientists and researchers, who, like Xi Rang, are deciphering the meaning of the inscriptions on it! This is extremely difficult! Even with thirty years of experience, Xi Rang needed over twenty days to barely decipher a single character! It required the most powerful computer ever built by Yu the Great!

This stone tablet will also contain information that is very important to you.

Using force to attack it is the stupidest thing to do.

This ship's strength far exceeds your imagination! Its kingly characteristic, "Reign Supreme," is incredibly powerful. Any adrift ship of general rank or below is like scrap metal before "Reign Supreme"! Any sea beast below A-rank will only be able to unleash 10% of its power when facing "Reign Supreme"!

Your two Admiral-class drifting ships are not immune to the King trait.

Perhaps you could try other methods, a roundabout way to achieve your goal?

Shi Ming blinked, and the words "Eye of the Mortal World" disappeared, as if they had never appeared at all.

Divine Revelation Stele.

Shi Ming had placed one in his system space, which was the [Divine Revelation Stone Tablet 3].

His "Divine Revelation Stele, Part Three" only has a little over a thousand characters, making it a small stele. The large stele atop Mount Everest, however, contains a full thirty-three thousand characters, far exceeding the information contained in his. The one the Twelve Stars are secretly researching should be about the same size as his.

No matter how confident Shi Ming is, he would not make an enemy of a King-class drifting ship.

This is very important information, and I can only share it when I have the opportunity.

Keeping the appointment is the most important thing right now.

Those who are destined to meet will meet again.

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Since entering the northern part of Europe, Shi Ming has been checking the Endless Sea map every now and then to monitor the location of the Twilight Whale. However, he has not brought the Formless Pure Ice over once, so the position of the black dot has not changed significantly.

Once past the twelve stars, we'll be close to the agreed-upon location.

The temperature has become a bit cool.

It has a certain desolate feeling unique to Scandinavia.

Along with the sunset over the sea, a large ship flying a flag with a salmon pattern emerged from the horizon at sunset.

The setting sun is like blood.

The bleached flags on the whaling ship were stained with blood, and the mottled hull exuded a sharp, battle-hardened feel. The vast deck was piled high with whale carcasses, all of them, without exception, the remains of whales and other marine mammals.

In the land-based era, humans relied on whaling to obtain food.

The Wandering Era relied on past experience to hunt giant whales and sea monsters, obtaining their blood and earning the capital to establish themselves in the world.

From afar, Chris waved his right hand, using the Norwegian wave to greet the guest who had come from afar.

As the two ships drew nearer, the moment he saw Shi Ming, his thick eyebrows and large eyes revealed a look of shock, and he glanced around at the hull of the Dayun.

He then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"The hero who rammed the Pharaoh! Brother Shi Ming!"

"Looks like we're in luck. With Brother Shi Ming here, who dares to go head-to-head with a general-class drifting ship, that beast will surely be slaughtered in the ocean!"

Welcome to Salmon's Dream!

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This is the trouble of being famous.

Shi Ming had put on some facial disguise before setting off, but it was obviously ineffective.

He felt it necessary to find the special product known as "Tears of the Earthsea" in the Europa Sea so that he could change his appearance appropriately for the next mission.

(End of this chapter)