Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 22 Captain, you are our god!

Shi Ming was stunned.

Perhaps it was because he touched on a key word, some of the original owner's memories flooded into his mind like a spring.

He vaguely recalled that the original owner was indeed a crew member of a "wild ship," struggling to survive on the vast ocean with his companions during the apocalypse.

A "wild boat" is a vessel that is not registered and is not among the 100001 drifting boats.

Unlike drifting boats, these unmanned boats lack proper survival equipment. All their necessities, such as food and fresh water, had to be caught and distilled by the crew themselves, making life quite difficult. However, they were still boats, and compared to the corpses that sank to the bottom of the sea, they were lucky enough.

What's more, these people possess the most precious thing: freedom.

Although the daily food catch was meager, it was barely enough. The crew divided it equally, and life was a mix of hardship and joy. They also found a secluded island as a secret base, planting some unusual seeds on the island, hoping to one day harvest them and end their days of drifting with the current...

Things gradually improved until one day at sea, they encountered this reckless, drifting ship.

Unsurprisingly, everyone on the ark became slaves, all supplies became spoils of war, and the freedom that was once within reach became an unattainable dream.

Slaves are expendable; some were sold, others died. Soon, only the original owner remained on the deserted ship. In the recent storm, the original owner had also perished from hunger. Shi Ming was reborn into this body, and the power in his right arm transformed it, resetting his frail state…

Shi Ming sighed.

I've avenged you all.

As a modern man, carrying out his employer's orders was his norm, but his values, ingrained from childhood, made him abhor all forms of oppression. It was precisely for this reason that, after becoming captain of this ship, he abolished slavery on the adrift vessel and replaced it with a system of distribution according to work…

This goes against the law of the jungle in the post-apocalyptic world and makes some of the older crew members dissatisfied, but it doesn't matter, Shi Ming is by no means a social Darwinist.

Humans evolved from monkeys to become the masters of the earth not through the law of the jungle, but through concerted efforts.

……

"captain?"

The warehouse clerk's voice snapped Shi Ming out of his reverie. He looked at the chip in front of him, reached out and took it out of the box.

What happened to the other items on that adrift boat?

"Oh... they're scattered in different areas of the warehouse. Captain, if you need them, I'll sort them out later."

"it is good."

The warehouse clerk scratched his head.

Ugh, another dirty and tiring job.

"Alright, go do your other things." Shi Ming carefully examined the chip in front of him. "I need to study this thing in peace and quiet."

"Alright, Captain, feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything," the warehouse keeper replied cheerfully, disappearing down the stairs in the blink of an eye.

After a busy day, he finally had time to slack off.

Shi Ming touched the chip, feeling its texture, hoping to recall some memories about it, but unfortunately, he had no recollection whatsoever. This body had been transformed by the blood markings on his right arm, becoming more and more like the original Shi Ming, even his appearance had become that of his past life.

Fortunately, the people on this ship had not paid attention to what the lowly slaves looked like before.

Even if they did, they would believe that the previous slavery was a disguise, that the identity was a disguise, and that the appearance was naturally a disguise as well.

"Fine, let's give it a try and see if it works." Upgrading this so-called D3 level standard food production line requires a total of 100 sea crystals, 30 iron ore, and one Skynet Smart Chip.

Shi Ming moved the iron ore and sea crystal to the front of the machine, then placed the chip on it, focusing his attention on the production line and activating his creative brain.

【drop. 】

[All materials for upgrading the D3 level standard food production line blueprint have been detected. Upgrade now?]

It works!
Yes!
Shi Ming clicked "Yes" without hesitation!
The Creator Brain can be upgraded 3 times a day. He used the first two upgrades on his sailor suit for experimental purposes. This is the last one for today.

Let's see if we can surprise ourselves with an upgrade!
【Upgrading...】

Upgrading the standard food production line takes far longer than upgrading the nautical suit, but time is the last thing Shi Ming has. He waited patiently, and after about three minutes and twenty seconds, the upgrade was finally completed.

Upgrade complete.

[D3 Level Standard Food Production Line Pro]

【Level: 2】

[The food production line, having undergone creative evolution, has added a variety of food recipes. Using the energy of sea crystals, it can deconstruct ingredients and recreate standard rations. Currently, it can produce steamed buns, biscuits, canned beef, canned luncheon meat, pineapple pizza, and braised beef noodles. The manufactured food is rich in nutrients, providing the various nutrients the human body needs daily.]

Upgrade requires: 300 Sea Crystals, 100 Iron Ore, and 1 Skynet Smart Chip.

Good guy!
As expected, they've added new recipes! Three of them!
Luncheon meat is also a familiar companion to Shi Ming. Pineapple pizza... well, the Italians will be unhappy. As for braised beef noodles, as a carb addict, Shi Ming is very satisfied.

He immediately ordered a bowl.

The familiar recipe, the familiar taste, the only pity was that there was no beef in the braised beef noodles, so Shi Ming opened another can of beef. There was quite a lot of beef in it. Although the raw material of this thing is sea fish, if something looks like beef, smells like beef, and tastes like beef, then it is beef.

Needless to say.

After having a quick late-night snack, Shi Ming informed the warehouse manager and the logistics staff responsible for maintaining the machines that the food production line had been upgraded.

They will be needed to perform the subsequent maintenance.

"My God! This is simply a miracle! Captain, did you do this repair? It's hard to believe that you can handle such advanced technology with just one hand!"

"Captain, you are our god!"

The two crew members each picked up a bowl of beef noodles and began to flatter him with tears in their eyes.

On a drifting ship, food for all crew members is not free; they must purchase it with seafaring currency.

The most basic steamed bun cost one nautical coin, three biscuits, and ten canned beef.

An ordinary crew member can earn around 300 coins a month by selling their labor, which is enough to cover their daily needs.

As the captain, Shi Ming needs to set a price for the new food.

"These new foods are rare, but there's no need to price them too high. So, let's set the luncheon meat at 5 nautical coins, the pineapple pizza at 5 nautical coins, and the beef noodles at 8 nautical coins. The ship is in dire need of rebuilding, and we need to boost the crew's morale."

"Yes, Captain."

The logistics staff member, his mouth full of instant noodles, mumbled a reply, but it was extremely loud.

(End of this chapter)