Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 24 Triad
On the endless ocean, in a region whose latitude and longitude are unknown.

A magnificent and imposing giant ship drifted aimlessly on the ocean, emitting a series of roars. It exuded an extremely dangerous aura. Any ordinary fish, shrimp, or sea creature that approached would be pulverized by its high-speed rotating turbines. Wherever it went, the seawater turned a faint blood red.

Its hull is painted with a huge "black sun" emblem, which belongs to the infamous Japanese power, the Black Society.

In the early stages of the Japanese Age of Wandering, two major powers emerged, each controlling a general-class wandering ship.

One of them is the "Renhuang" clan, whose emblem is a rising red sun.

The second is the [Black Society], whose emblem is a black sun about to sink.

Although the two major powers share the same origins and have countless connections, they are enemies to outsiders.

Emperor Nioh leans towards neutrality, representing the official power of the country he once ruled, while the Black Society is more like a shadow under the sun, unscrupulous and unscrupulous in acquiring resources, calling on its drifting ships to plunder everywhere, and has an extremely bad reputation.

At this moment, in an office inside the gang.

"What did you say? You can't get in touch with Chunyi?"

"Baka! How dare he! He borrowed a C-grade treasure from me last month and hasn't returned it yet. How dare he just disappear and not reply to any messages?"

Even the mustache in the desolate wilderness was twitching with anger.

As a Level 3 Governor on this "General-class Drifting Ship," Da Huangye has power and influence, but he also has superiors and is subject to checks and balances from all sides. He cannot do whatever he wants. Lending a C-grade treasure to his nephew without authorization is a serious dereliction of duty. He does not want to bear the consequences if he cannot return the item in time!
"Governor of the Great Wilderness, perhaps Lord Junichi is currently undergoing a new awakening and indeed has no time to reply to you!"

"Awaken! Bah!" Da Huanghuang angrily threw his pipe to the ground!

"Is a second awakening that simple?! This piece of trash hasn't had a second awakening in over a decade, how could he possibly do it now! Go, immediately send him my red alert, make sure he contacts me at all costs the moment he sees it!"

"Any delays will result in the removal from the family genealogy!"

"Yes!"

……

early morning.

Shi Ming opened his eyes.

It was still early, but the rising sun was already shining obliquely through the thin curtains of the windows into the captain's cabin, and the golden seawater rippled outside the window, a breathtaking sight.

Shi Ming got up and folded the quilt.

He stretched his body, took a hot shower in the captain's cabin to revitalize his cells, dried himself off with a blanket, put on his sailor's uniform, and left the captain's cabin.

It was a little after six in the morning, and many crew members had already begun to rotate shifts.

Yellow Gun and Yellow Cannon were already standing outside the captain's cabin door, waiting for the captain's instructions.

Good morning, Captain.

Good morning, Captain.

After nodding slightly in response, Shi Ming went to the dining room.

The official mealtime is from 7 to 8 pm, and it wasn't mealtime yet, but the captain, being the rule-maker, wasn't bound by any of those rules. He was already slightly hungry, so he picked up a bowl of beef noodles and started eating while silently activating his "intelligence eye."

"Intelligence Eye, gather today's intelligence!"

No one but himself can perceive the Eye of Intelligence and the information it displays.

【drop. 】

[Intelligence being compiled...]

[Searching. Host's detailed coordinates confirmed... Search successful, intelligence summary in progress... Intelligence generated. A school of blue trout is located 150 nautical miles to the east and south. Its flesh is delicious, high in fat, and rich in various trace elements essential for the human body! Most importantly, continuous consumption can enhance the body's ability to resist ultraviolet rays and improve the eyes' night vision!]

Hmm, another good piece of intelligence.

Blue trout, huh? Looks like a new species from the New World. Shi Ming had only ever heard of rainbow trout before.

Taste and nutrition were secondary; Shi Ming was interested in its additional benefits. Continuous consumption could enhance the body's ability to resist ultraviolet rays and improve night vision, which would be very useful at sea.

Sun protection at sea is a technical skill, especially since the captain often needs to go up to the deck to inspect the sun.

Shi Ming didn't want to get so tanned he looked like an African after just ten days or half a month at sea.

Night vision is also a valuable capability; sometimes, the human eye is far more useful than the detection equipment on a ship.

"Tell the helmsman to change the course of the drifting boat to 30 degrees east to south, stop when it has traveled about 150 nautical miles, and notify me immediately."

"Yes, Captain."

Shi Ming didn't say much, and Huang Pao didn't ask any questions either. The helmsman, who was in charge of directional control, simply relayed the captain's instructions.

Not long after, Shi Ming felt the ship turn around.

After finishing the last bite of noodles in his bowl, Shi Ming stood up.

"You don't need to follow me for now. Be on standby at any time."

"Yes, Captain."

Shi Ming walked out of the dining room alone.

The Huang brothers sat down at the dining table.

"Master, give us a bowl of this noodle, this noodle too!" Huang Pao, seeing that he had nothing to do for the moment, couldn't wait to call out to the head chef who was busy in the kitchen.

"8 sailing coins!"

"what?"

Both Huang Qiang and Huang Pao were newly promoted from slaves to full crew members on their first day, and they didn't even have a single nautical coin in their pockets...

They weren't captains, so they didn't get free food.

"It's alright! This time, I, Old Yang, will treat you all!" Chef Old Yang took out sixteen nautical coins from his pocket and paid for the meal.

He knew very well that these two were the captain's current close associates, and maintaining good relations with them would be entirely beneficial.

What a great opportunity to build a relationship!

"Thanks."

Not long after, Old Yang brought out two bowls of noodles.

Slurp, slurp!
good to eat!

The two of them drooled as they ate the noodles in their bowls.

These noodles are chewy and flavorful; they've never eaten anything like this before.

"Chef Yang, your cooking skills are amazing!"

"Hey, what cooking skills! This is the captain's new invention! I, Old Yang, just brought it out to serve you! I dare not take credit for it..."

"The captain can do this? That's amazing!"

"Yes, that's right, I, Old Yang, truly admire the captain. At such a young age, he's already a powerful Awakened One, and he's incredibly skilled at the machinery on the drifting ship. After just one night of research, that food production line, which hasn't changed in over a decade, is now able to produce several more kinds of delicious food! We've been eating those unpalatable steamed buns, biscuits, and beef for years, we're sick of it!"

"Great, now we have new food to try."

The two brothers looked at each other.

How could you possibly vomit after eating such delicious foods as beef and biscuits?
It’s simply unbelievable!
Is this old man trying to curry favor with the captain in front of them?
(End of this chapter)