Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 236 Eyes That See Evil
After ceremonially circling the Eternal Stele and confirming that there were no other inscriptions on it, Shi Ming picked up the engraving knife and carved two characters in a flowing, elegant style on the basalt at the base.

Stone.

Abraham was not at all surprised by the false name inscribed on the stone.

Regardless of what name is engraved on the stone, he has the final right of interpretation:

"Brother Stone eliminated two S-class sea monsters in the Europa Sea, making a great contribution to the safety of the Endless Ocean. He deserves to be an honorary knight of the Twelve Stars. His name should be permanently engraved on the King-class drifting ship along with the Eternal Stone Tablet."

Shi Ming put down his carving knife.

It was indeed very ceremonial.

Who wouldn't like this feeling?
After the engraving ceremony concluded, the protective base of the Eternal Stone rose again, and Stone Inscription and the Secretary General left the highest level of the Twelve Stars. Abraham would then return to the Secretariat to handle government affairs, and his guards would take his place to guide Stone Inscription to collect the "property" on the Twelve Stars.

Originally, Shi Ming didn't care whether he wanted those properties or not.

But Abraham reminded him that the property was worth 1500 Pure Crystals.

In the twelve planets where every inch of land is precious, this is not an exaggeration at all.

Shi Ming had no reason to refuse.

Shi Ming had no interest in rights such as the oversight power of the House of Representatives. He was completely indifferent to the management of the Twelve Stars. Moreover, the honorary position of Honorary Knight only had the right to supervise, but not the right to participate in the decision-making of major matters.

As for sharing research findings.

The blood of the Great Black Dragon will be analyzed by the most scientifically capable research institute on the Twelve Stars. These results will be provided to Shi Ming simultaneously. He is not worried that the Twelve Stars will keep their research results secret. Firstly, researching the flesh and blood of the Holy Temple is not an easy task. It is quite normal to not have any results for a year or two. Even if they do have results, they may not have as much information as the Nameless Cocoon and the Eye of the Mortal World. Secondly, Abraham is a smart man. He believes they can tell the difference between eating a full meal every day and eating only one meal a day.

Shi Ming followed the wooden figure, the one who stood beside Abraham on the ship, dumbfounded, to his property on the Twelve Stars.

That room, located on the twenty-third floor of this floating city, was in the seaside area. The room was about thirty-two square meters and had complete infrastructure, including food preparation equipment, drinking water purification equipment, emergency communication equipment, and general entertainment equipment.

It looks exactly like the ordinary apartment that Shi Ming lived in in his previous life, where the monthly rent was 2000 yuan.

These devices were originally paid equipment, but they are completely free for Honor Knights.

Although it's not bad, how can living here be more comfortable than living in your own captain's cabin on the Grand Canal?

"Can we sell this? Or can we exchange it for Pure Crystal?"

The wooden figure's lips twitched, but it still answered:
"No."

"You can always rent it out, right?"

"..."

It can't be rented out either.

Speaking of which, we still don't know what the S-rank skill of this secretary-general's personal guard is. This is the second day since arriving in the Europa Sea. The number of uses of the Eye of the Mortal World has been replenished. Shi Ming looked at the guard in front of him and activated the ability of the Eye of the Mortal World.

Any S-rank skill's ability is extremely valuable information, so using your attempts on it is generally worthwhile.

"The Eyes of the Mortal World, to Gather Intelligence."

[Beep beep] [Information being processed...]

[Searching. Confirming detailed coordinates... Search successful, intelligence summary in progress... Intelligence generated:]

[S-Rank Skill: Eyes That See Evil]

[Ranked 95th.]

[Passive Skill. Possesses keen perception of surrounding malice and can pinpoint its specific source; can foresee impending dangers, including natural disasters and man-made calamities; can predict enemy attacks during combat and take effective countermeasures, with accuracy ranging from a minimum of 70% to a maximum of 99% depending on the strength difference between the two sides, and a maximum coverage range of 3000 meters.]

It's a combination of malicious perception and predictive attack!

No wonder the Secretary-General chose you as his bodyguard; these skills are definitely made for a bodyguard!

By the way, I didn't show any malice during the negotiations, did I?
Probably not. Seeking personal gain isn't malicious; it's just human nature.

……

The Twelve Stars is a super-large floating ship with a three-dimensional structure. If you want to visit it carefully, you would need to spend a long time to really explore each floor. Shi Ming did not waste time on it. After completing the matters related to the Honor Knight, he went directly to its internal trading market, replenished some commonly used supplies on the ship, and then returned to Dayun.

Upon arriving in his territory, he finally had time to re-digest and summarize the messages on the divine revelation stele.

He had already memorized the meditation method for enhancing mental strength recorded on the stone tablet, and could try meditating on it in his spare time. Although his mental strength was already so high that its specific value could not be detected, who would refuse to make their mental strength even stronger?
And the five magical trees,
The Immortal Fusang Tree has been destroyed by the Abyss Lord, and the three remaining fruits are in Shi Ming's hands.

The purifying essence of the Bodhi tree is something Shi Ming desperately desires to obtain.

As for the other trees… Jianmu and Dachun are both giant trees existing in the mythology of the Dragon Kingdom. Now that the Endless Ocean is a vast expanse of water, I haven't heard of any tall trees growing there. Even if there were, such treasures would probably be guarded by powerful sea beasts like the Three-Eyed Golden Crow, making them inaccessible to ordinary people. As for the World Tree, Shi Ming, I've only seen a phantom of it in the battlefield of Ragnarok, a towering tree that couldn't possibly exist in the Endless Ocean.

Shi Ming also learned that each of the seven Saint-level sea beasts corresponded to a different source of power.

I don't even know what the keyword for the skill "Fallen Sanctuary" that I will acquire in the future will be. Currently, its fusion level has reached 34%.

It can't be something like moral decay, can it?
What Lucifer?
Neither Ragnarok nor the Third Law of Phantasms carries any connotation of depravity, nor does it represent decay, shadow, or the "disorder" or "ultimate state" in thermodynamics.
Although "corruption" doesn't sound like a positive term, when describing skills, it's just a neutral term, like "destruction," "eternity," and "corruption." It's neither good nor bad; it's simply a definition of power.

Therefore, it is difficult to deduce the specific form of expression based on the name.

Just like the Abyss Lord's "Hall of Extreme Evil," who would have thought that its manifestation would be hundreds of thick, evil tentacles rising from beneath the water's surface, piercing the enemy and bringing terrible pollution? The Hall of Eternity, who would have thought that it would emanate countless decomposing rays from the Evil Eye, breaking down the enemy into its most essential matter and merging it into eternity?
These powers are all very tempting.

……

drop.

Shi Ming's communicator beeped.

He now has several communicators, each representing a different identity, such as: Huangshi, Shitou, Shiming, Minglong...

The one that rings belongs to "Minglong".

News from Shen Tu Kou.

(End of this chapter)