Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 232 The Lighthouse, Yu the Great, and the Twelve Stars

While doing good deeds every day, Shi Ming naturally wouldn't do good deeds anonymously.

Confucius criticized Zigong for redeeming people.

How could I not leave my name after doing such a great deed?
At Shen Tu Kou's sincere request, he took the opportunity to exchange communicator contact information with him under the identity of "Ming Long". He planned to go to Dayu in a while and perhaps he could avoid some detours by going through this A-level awakened person.

It's a win-win thing.

There is no mutual exploitation involved.

But for now, it is necessary to temporarily cease hostilities and wait for the storm to pass before returning to the Twelve Stars to deliver the commission.

He wasn't too concerned about his status as an Honor Knight, but it was precisely because of this status that he had the opportunity to access the mysterious stone tablet among the twelve stars, which might contain some important intelligence. Moreover, with such a serious incident occurring in the Fujin Mountain sea area, the Lighthouse would inevitably launch its expedition ahead of schedule, and the blockade would arrive sooner rather than later.

Staying away from the eye of the storm is the wise choice.

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More than a day has passed since the "gang overthrow incident" that shocked all parties.

Because Shi Ming disguised his appearance and altered the ship's structure, and didn't actually do much in the process, various factions had their own speculations, but none could be certain.

Some speculate that the Black Society committed numerous atrocities in the Yinping Sea and received hidden revenge from Yu the Great, as evidenced by the corpses of the Dragon Kingdom Awakened who infiltrated the Renhuang.

Yu the Great declined to comment.

Some speculate that the mysterious drifting ship's collision with the Black Society is very similar to the incident in the Yellow Sand Sea where a young man named Shi Ming collided with the Pharaoh. Jia Fang on the Pharaoh had used despicable means to kill awakened individuals, angering Shi Ming and thus incurring retaliation. Shi Ming also had a grudge against the Black Society, so perhaps this was Shi Ming's act of retaliation against the Black Society.

Those with influence held opposing views.

Their argument is very simple.

Changing appearances is easy, but altering the fundamental structure of a drifting ship is utterly impossible with construction technology regressed by thirty years. The force with which this drifting ship rammed into the Black Society far exceeded the force with which it rammed into the Pharaoh. Perhaps this wasn't the ship's inherent power, but rather a powerful, unknown awakened skill.

Some speculate that the ship capable of easily capsizing a vessel of the Black Society's caliber must be the legendary King-class ship, number 001.

There are different opinions.

There is still no conclusion amidst the speculation.

Apart from Emperor Jin, no one speaks up for the Black Society.

The lighthouse embarked on another early expedition, leaving the Columbia Sea and arriving at the waters off Mount Fujin after a day's journey. The moment this domineering, massive maritime city, stretching for tens of kilometers, sat atop Mount Fujin like a dark cloud obscuring the sun, all the other forces that had been plotting against the root of the Sea Rising Cherry Blossom completely abandoned any hope of success.

Little did they know, this treasure had already fallen into the hands of others, leaving not even a trace behind.

The virus remains out of contact.

The SkyNet chip did not indicate its death.

Researchers found signs of intense fighting, as well as remains and fragments of the Infinite Mother's offspring, in the partially collapsed Mount Fujin. Other than that, no other discoveries were made.

The Great Black Dragon remained asleep as always, showing no signs of awakening.

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The seas of Europe.

Abraham received another message from Stonemark.

The weight on his heart finally lifted.

“Mr. Abraham, I have completed your commission. Before the lighthouse arrived, I obtained a portion of the flesh and blood of the sleeping dragon deep in the Fujin Mountains. I will return to the Europa Sea within a day. I hope that our handover of the commission will proceed as smoothly as ever.”

"—Shi Ming"

"Haha, Brother Shi! I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

Abraham smiled and proudly typed a message into the communicator: "This is truly good news. When you return, Brother Shi Ming will become the thirteenth honorary knight of the Twelve Stars, gaining the most sincere friendship of the Twelve Stars."

There's no need to beat around the bush when chatting with smart people.

Some things can be dealt with directly, without needing to be said.

Outsiders may not know the details and make wild guesses.

But Abraham knew very well.

The Tears of the Earth Sea were personally retrieved from the twelfth star's treasury and secretly delivered to Shi Ming. The mission to Mount Fujin was also personally entrusted to Shi Ming by him, and he even contributed to the planning and intelligence. Apart from a completely trustworthy personal bodyguard, no one else knew about it.

There's no such thing as a coincidence.

The "culprit" who overturned the gang's ship was most likely this young brother Shi Ming. As for how an ordinary drifting ship could overturn a general-class ship? Perhaps the key isn't the drifting ship itself, but rather the person's ability? Young brother Shi Ming was able to fight Quilt to this extent and kill that Twilight Whale; wouldn't overturning a general-class drifting ship be a piece of cake for him?

He felt he had found the key to the matter.

But how could this secret be shared with anyone else?

A free and powerful S-class Awakened is an invaluable asset! Thanks to his insightful vision, this will be a unique external aid and resource for the Twelve Stars, a trump card that can be utilized, enabling mutually beneficial cooperation in many important and hidden places.

Abraham was delighted.

After ending the covert communication with Shi Ming, the assistant compiled a new intelligence summary, knocked on the door, entered, and handed it to Abraham for review.
This woman in her forties was also quite curious about the accident that happened thousands of miles away.

"Secretary-General, this drifting ship was able to easily break through the blockade of three general-class drifting ships and directly rammed and capsized the 600-meter-long Black Society ship. Could it really be the mysterious King-class drifting ship No. 001?"

"001? Perhaps!"

Abraham did not discuss this topic much.

001?

How can it be!

If 001 were to take action, that criminal organization would be utterly destroyed, leaving not even a trace. It's likely that not a single one of its crew members would survive.

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Shen Tu Kou returned to [Yu the Great].

After handing over the valuable intelligence obtained at the cost of his comrade's sacrifice, and after paying tribute to the fallen Jiaming with his comrades, he received a visit invitation from the deputy director of the Dayu branch of the Xirang Research Institute.

Dr. Chongwen

Responsible for research in the areas of mysterious ancient scripts and unusual artifacts.

What business could such an important person have with me?
After accepting Chongwen's invitation and exchanging pleasantries for a while, Chongwen took out a photograph.

The image was rather blurry, a frame taken from the information about the Black Society's capsized ship, but if you zoom in, you can vaguely see Shi Ming standing at the bow of the ship, with the nine-layered pattern on the side of his neck.

Scientists are quite perceptive about these details.

These nine layers of patterns are the reason why Chongwen is searching for Shen Tu Kou!

“Dr. Chongwen, the Awakened One who saved me is named Minglong. He does indeed seem to have faint nine-layered lines on his neck.”

"Is that so?"

Chongwen then took out another photo.

Shen Tu Kou took the photo and glanced at it.

The photo shows a young researcher lying in a monitoring room, his body covered with raised lines, looking like a piece of "lightning-struck wood" after being electrocuted. Those lines are exactly the same as those on the neck of "Minglong".

The only difference is the depth.

(End of this chapter)