Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 244 Hunting time!

"Oh, it's just a small boat. We can return it next time."

"The Wang Ship will be distributing subsidies tomorrow, so how about we go to the hot pot restaurant in Zone F of the 7th floor of Dayu tonight? It's on me! All the dishes are non-synthetic and non-pre-made. I've been craving this ever since I came back from the Kunwu. The meals we eat every day while on missions are not something an ordinary person can endure!"

With the first task completed and the second one starting to take shape, Rongbing was in a good mood.

He then invited Li Jiuyuan, Shen Tu Kou, and Dr. Chongwen to have a big meal.

Chongwen politely declined the captain's offer. His mind was currently focused on his students and the few pieces of dried-out Hai Sheng Cherry roots. He wanted to seize the golden window of opportunity to study the Hai Sheng Cherry roots and had no intention of wasting time and energy on food.

No matter how tempted Li Jiuyuan was, he had no choice but to give up if the teacher didn't go.

Shen Tu Kou, on the other hand, took leave while on duty and was required to return to his post.

"Fine, I'll go eat by myself."

"Remember this meal; you can treat me again next time."

"Next time? Heh."

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Shi Ming stayed alone in the captain's cabin, looking at the nine layers of markings on his body.

This was his main takeaway from his trip to Yu the Great.

They were given the "vaccine" from the Great Black Dragon.

The nine-layered pattern begins at the navel and extends upwards into the muscle grooves, gradually branching into nine head-shaped patterns that spread across the entire upper chest. Each pattern ends with a comma-like shape, resembling the outline of the head of the Great Black Dragon, arrogant and domineering, and unusually scarlet.

The central branch connects directly to the original neck pattern. Compared to the flamboyant malice emanating from the unconscious researcher Lu Ping, Shi Ming's nine layers of patterns completely concealed their destructive power, obediently compliant like a soldier queuing up to be recruited.

According to the information from the Eye of the Mortal World, the depth of the patterns on the skin after consuming the Root of the Sea Rising Cherry indicates the progress of digestion.

When the lines disappear, it means digestion is complete.

Although he didn't directly consume the Sea Rising Cherry Blossom roots, he actively absorbed all the power from those roots due to his similarity to the Great Black Dragon. Now, he only needs to wait for the patterns to completely fade to confirm whether he has developed true antibodies, thus fulfilling condition two!

Condition one, too, needs to be done simultaneously.

Stamina + Endurance > 500!

His current stamina is 185 and his endurance is 167, totaling 352. He is still 148 points short!
Shi Ming already had a plan for how to make up for the 148-point gap. Now that he had come to a brand new sea area, he naturally wanted to bring surprises to the sea beasts in this area. This would not only allow him to do a good deed every day, but also improve his own strength. Why not?

His main target is the A-level sea monsters of the Tenglong Sea.

Taking the A-rank sea beast White Dragon Whale as an example, if no skills are used and the skills generated during awakening are allowed to be shared and absorbed by the right arm crimson stripe and other S-rank skills, the expected value generated would be approximately 50 points.
Class B sea monsters are around 8-20 points.

Class C sea monster, 4-8 points.

D-level sea monster, 2-4 points.

However, different sea monsters have different stat priorities; some are more defensive, while others are more physical. If you allocate points precisely to physical strength and endurance, you'll only have about a two-fifth chance of success.

But it's already quite good.

A-rank sea monsters are both a disaster and an opportunity. For most adrift ships, encountering one would be annihilation. For S-rank Awakened who can kill A-rank sea monsters, they are extremely rare and hard to come by. On the hunter's terminal, the coordinates of an A-rank sea monster can be sold for around 200 Pure Crystals, making it still a seller's market.

For Shi Ming, Class A sea monsters are a gift from the ocean.

With the map of the endless sea, he could accurately pinpoint the latitude and longitude coordinates of any sea creature. Although coordinates are a broad concept, with good fishing skills, he could attract those sea creatures to show themselves.

With perseverance, becoming a sword master at Shili Slope is not a problem.

From the map of the endless sea, he derived the coordinates of the Class A and Class B sea monsters in the nearby sea area, which numbered only about seventeen or eighteen.

Then the information was transmitted to the AI ​​system that was shooting down the sun. With proper use of tools, its hunting efficiency could be greatly improved.

"Moss, these are the coordinates of the sea monsters near the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons. Assuming the weight of Class A coordinates is 50 and the weight of Class B coordinates is 15, please help me plan the most efficient route, requiring the acquisition of the most weight points in the shortest distance."

Okay, planning is underway for you. The plan has been completed according to your requirements. Here are three routes… taking into account both efficiency and weighting, among which…

Shi Ming glanced at the flight path planned by the artificial intelligence.

Teacher Moss is really useful.

"Huang Pao, this is the route plan for the next phase of the Grand Canal, marking each hunting point. When you reach a red point, notify me; when you reach a yellow point, notify Lin Hai and the others. Also, find buyers for sea monster carcasses on the hunter terminal, preferably those who can pick them up quickly. You can offer a discount if necessary."

"Ok."

Huang Pao understood that his captain was about to activate the hunting mode again.

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Killing too many sea beasts can easily generate a bloody aura. Sea beasts are very sensitive to this aura, which is why when Shi Ming returned from the Boiling Sea, even though he found the coordinates of the sea beasts, they avoided him and he gained nothing for several days.

Therefore, in this campaign in the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons, sea monsters of rank B and below will be killed by the crew.

The crew members received contribution points, Shi Ming received blood and stat points, and the sea monster's corpse would become bait for the next mission and materials needed by the buyers, making perfect use of everything.

Only for A-level sea monsters will Shi Ming personally take action.

The first stop was naturally the location of an A-level sea monster.

This location is at the site of the former Kukunor Lake in China. As the largest inland saltwater lake on the plateau, it is mysterious and beautiful, and is known as the purest eye on Earth.

The detection range of the sea patrol radar is limited. Some of the corpses of the A-level sea beasts stored on the Grand Canal were pulled into the seawater by iron chains. The flesh and blood of sea beasts of the same level have a fatal attraction to A-level sea beasts, thus serving as the best bait.

The water was calm and still.

Hunting in the Sea of ​​Dragons requires exceptional patience.

The Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons is called the "Sea of ​​Peace" because of the deep connection and perfect cooperation between Yu the Great and the three general-class ships. In particular, the extremely fast Kunwu, with its sword-wielding captain Rong Bing, uses the skill "Royal Power and Hegemony" and the 26th ranked artifact "Kunwu Opens the Heavens". Whenever they receive information about the appearance of an A-level sea beast, they will arrive as quickly as possible to eliminate the threat.

For a time, the sea monsters on the Tenglong Sea were in a state of panic and quiet for a while.

But the beastly nature is hard to suppress, and it will always show its true colors eventually.

Especially when they feel there is no danger.

"Captain, a powerful life form has been detected approaching 13 nautical miles ahead at a depth of 3451 meters."

"Maintain the original course. When the sea monsters approach, feign a retreat and maintain the speed of a normal silver ship."

"Yes!"

Wow~
An exaggeratedly large wave rose up. It was a crustacean, only six or seven meters long, covered with a thick, uneven, spiky shell. It swallowed the flesh and blood of the A-level sea beast used as bait in one gulp, and then charged up, trying to capsize the ship. However, it found that it could not be shaken, so it had to change its strategy and pounce on Shi Ming on the deck.

It has two large claws, and looks very plump.

Standing on the deck, Shi Ming watched the predator charge with tremendous force. He slashed his right hand across his left arm and drew an extremely cold blade.

The Third Law! The Great Cold!
Wow!
The bone-chilling cold seemed to freeze time. This weak human, less than two meters tall, instilled a terrifying fear in the giant beast. It tried to retreat, but found its mind had already stopped, and its head and body had been separated.

One strike! Decapitation!
The timing was perfect!

The hard carapace shattered, revealing fine, tender white flesh covered in ice crystals, so fresh it was mouthwatering. The beast's body was frozen in mid-air, while its head fell and rolled onto the deck, its tentacles still wriggling.

Blue blood gushed from the thickest tube, pouring its cold liquid onto Shi Ming's body.

Class A sea monsters are so vulnerable in the face of the Third Law.

(End of this chapter)