Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 252 The Investment Philosophy of Yu the Great

Yu the Great, Jiuzhou Terrace.

Five high-ranking officials from the Dragon Kingdom sat together at one side of a square table, listening to Rong Bing's report.

"These additional requests are within expectations and can be agreed to."

"What do you think?"

Old Zhou gave the first instructions.

“Elder Zhou, this Sea Rising Cherry Root is a treasure listed on the list of rare items, and it is also related to the Great Black Dragon. Isn’t it a bit hasty to give it away like this? Why not exchange it for other resources or contribution points of equivalent value?”

Another senior official expressed his opinion.

"I don't think so."

"The Xirang branch has made preliminary research results on the roots and stems of Haisheng Cherry, and everyone has already read the report. Although Awakened Ones can comprehend the destructive power within by consuming it, the physical requirements are indeed too high. Even with Rong Bing and Li Jiuyuan's abilities, they cannot digest it."

"Since we are compatible with Shi Ming, we might as well go with the flow."

The third Grand Secretary's opinion was consistent with that of Elder Zhou.

"The Lighthouse now dominates the Fujin Mountain area. Given their style, they might cause some great trouble. Da Yu also needs to make his own investments and plan ahead. It's too difficult to cultivate a new seedling right now. Shi Ming's past battles have revealed his principles of conduct, which are worth Da Yu's investment."

Mr. Zhou said.

The art of investing is quite esoteric.

Sometimes, things happen unexpectedly and you can reap a hundredfold reward; other times, you invest in the wrong people and end up losing everything.

Only those with mature experience in governing the country and strategic planning can glimpse a trace of its profound mystery.

But the most crucial point, which Old Zhou didn't reveal, was that as the wielder and user of the "Destiny-Fixing Toad," he vaguely felt that the blurred, lost figure depicted by the toad bore a striking resemblance to Shi Ming. Even more coincidentally, the last time the Destiny-Fixing Toad was used was in the northeastern region of the Dragon Kingdom, and within its 3,000-nautical-mile coverage area, there were traces of activity from the drifting ship numbered 23333! This information was discovered by members infiltrated into the underworld!
The importance of information asymmetry is self-evident.

The endless ocean is currently enjoying its most prominent position.
Only Shi Ming!
"It's settled then, but it must be ensured that the Root of the Sea Rising Cherry Blossom is used by the person himself and must not fall into the hands of the Lighthouse."

Old Zhou gave the final instructions.

This means that the commission has been officially confirmed, and all rewards will be given after the commission is completed. Given the reputation of the King-class drifting ship Dayu, it is unlikely that they would break their promise.

"At present, payment is still too far away."

"This campaign against the Moonlight Beast will be the most important expedition for Kunwu in the last three years. If successful, it will not only add another S-level Awakener to the Great Yu, but also allow us to use the Purification Essence to cleanse the ink stains on the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, bringing this rare artifact to its peak. It's a four-pronged approach, so we must go all out."

"The soldiers will certainly do their utmost."

"Alright, go and prepare. The Moonlight Ripple Beast has the highest danger level, so you need to make backup plans. [Beidouxing] and Zhao Liluo will go on the expedition with you, but they will only provide support services and will not appear on the battlefield. All the conquests will still depend on yourselves."

"Yes."

The Rong soldiers withdrew from Jiuzhoutai.

The higher-ups moved on to the next topic.

……

……

...And atop Mount Pukyong, the majestic King-class drifting ship lighthouse has been moored for nearly 10 days.

When the cuckoo took over the nest, the surviving Emperor Renhuang was like a stray dog, wagging its tail and begging for mercy beside the lighthouse, which was laughable.

The salvage operation for the Admiral-class drifting ship, the Black Society, continues. When the ship was about to capsize and disaster was imminent, the Black Society's crew members prioritized survival. Even the most loyal samurai were unwilling to perish with the ship and ran faster than anyone else.

Therefore, there were no large-scale casualties.

However, half of the rich heritage of the Wo Kingdom and a large number of treasures that were left unattended and could not be evacuated in time were destroyed.

This also includes research intelligence and samples on the Great Black Dragon over the past 30 years—these studies were originally done by the Black Society, and the results were also backed up on the Emperor. Unfortunately, the backup on the Emperor was formatted by the infiltrators, Jiaming and Shen Tu Kou, while the Black Society's first-hand data was submerged in seawater for two days. By the time it was retrieved with the help of the lighthouse, it was beyond repair.

No matter how angry the lighthouse is, it can only start from scratch.

The damage to the Michael could only be endured silently, with the hope that one day the culprit would be found and he could take revenge a thousandfold.

[Lighthouse: Still no sign of the virus?]

Trinden asked in "Let There Be Light".

This "virus," possessing the 19th ranked skill, has been missing for 10 days. The Skynet system does not show that it is dead, which means it is still alive and well. The possibility of the virus defecting is extremely low. Its disappearance for 10 days must mean that it has encountered uncontrollable danger. Although traces of its battle were found inside the volcanic cavity of Mount Fuji, its body was not found.

In Trinden's view, it doesn't matter if the virus dies.

The crucial point is that it cannot be recycled.

The Infinite Mother is not a skill acquired through bathing in blood, but rather through infection with the Infinite Virus. As long as the Infinite Virus has not been inactivated, the next "virus" can be cultivated, which does not take too long.

But if they go missing, that would be a much bigger problem.

[Jinshan: Sir, Jinta has searched the endless ocean through various channels, but found no trace of the virus, nor any follow-up information on the mysterious awakened one who collided with the Black Society.]

[Lighthouse: Is there any recent news about the stone that struck the Pharaoh, also known as Stone Inscription?]

[Jinshan: Shi Ming has been awarded the Knight of Glory by the Twelve Stars for killing two S-class sea monsters in the Europa Sea, and is currently suspected to be in the Europa Sea. This matter has been made public. Both incidents involved collisions with a general-class drifting ship. However, analysis of the force and ship structure, and comparison of the severity of the two incidents, reveals significant differences, ruling out Shi Ming as the perpetrator.]

There are three main differences.

Firstly, the force of the impact on the Pharaoh was far less than the force of the impact on the Black Society, which was destructive and even had the power to ram the Michael again! Clearly, a powerful Awakened One had imbued the ship with their awakened power and used the ship as a weapon to achieve this.

Secondly, the two have no resemblance in appearance.

Third, the ship's structure is difficult to reconstruct, and the ship that collided with the Black Society was not Shi Ming's ship number 23333.

The people at the lighthouse also analyzed the shapes and exteriors of the two ships, and their conclusions were consistent.

No.

Fortunately, it was the Black Society that sank, so Trindon wouldn't be bothered by someone else's milk being spilled.

There are more important things at the moment.

"Expedite the production of the optimized Lava Shuttle Capsule, and within 10 days, enter the internal cavity of Mount Fujin to obtain tissue samples of the Great Black Dragon and hand them over to the Holy Temple Research Institute for research."

(End of this chapter)