Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 264 The Treasure Hunt in the Great Yu's Treasury

With his worldly eyes and infinite mind, he could unleash his full potential in a place like the Great Yu's Treasure Vault, as if he had arrived in a happy old home. No secret of any treasure could be hidden from him, and he would not miss any opportunity to find a bargain.

Before granting the treasure vault terminal, Yu the Great would conduct a rigorous five-dimensional evaluation.

Following the principle of personalized access, different permissions are set for the distributed treasure vault terminal devices, namely D, C, B, A, A+, S, and S+, a total of 7 permissions. The higher the permission, the more items can be purchased.

The highest-level item that can be redeemed with a D-level terminal is only B-level sea monster blood.

Once your permissions reach A+ or higher, you can personally go to the Great Yu Treasure Vault to select and exchange treasures offline. You only have one free chance to select treasures on the ship. If you want to select treasures on the ship a second time, you need to spend an additional 1000 contribution points to exchange for it.

Only a handful of people possess S+ level privileges.

It is said that they can use a small amount of contribution points to exchange for temporary access to certain public artifacts, as well as the opportunity to awaken an S-class sea beast! However, the latter is extremely rare, and the required contribution points are also astronomical. So far, there has been no news of any S-class awakener in Da Yu obtaining it through exchange.

Contribution points are limited and must be used effectively.

Without hesitation, Shi Ming applied for the opportunity to select treasures on the ship.

……

Early the next morning.

"Captain, the interior of the Moon Shadow has fully thawed."

"Captain, General Da Min from the drifting ship has requested to add Gunslinger as a friend on his communicator. Please approve?"

"captain,……"

Before Shi Ming could even give instructions on the next steps, he heard a beep, and the Dayu Treasure Vault terminal on his desk sent a message.

【drop. 】

[Dear A+ level user Shi Ming, your offline redemption qualification for the Dayu Treasure Vault has been approved. Please arrive at the Dayu Treasure Vault in area A-001, southwest corner of the 10th floor of the King-level Drifting Ship Dayu, at the appointed time to redeem your items. The offline redemption qualification will not be refunded if you fail to do so within the specified time.]

The application was approved in less than 12 hours.

"The moon's shadow will remain unchanged for now."

"Da Min's application can be approved. Report back to me afterward, based on the purpose of the application."

"I'll deal with other things when I get back."

Nothing is more important than choosing a treasure.

……

……

……

After several journeys, Shi Ming, led by the staff, arrived at the southwest corner of the 10th floor of the King-class drifting ship. A huge plaque stood at the entrance to one of the cabins, bearing several elegant characters written in the Chinese script:

【Abundant Natural Resources】

This is the treasure trove of Yu the Great!

A place that countless people dream of!

"Dear A+ level VIP, please insert your Vault terminal into the Vault interface and wait for confirmation."

Shi Ming took out his treasure vault terminal, which was about the size of a communicator, and inserted it under the treasure vault door as instructed by the staff. Then, a beam of light scanned him from head to toe, paused for about thirty seconds, and then the door, which was both technologically advanced and ancient, slowly opened under the plaque of "Treasures of the Land".

"Permissions have been confirmed."

Shi Ming stood at the door and curiously looked inside.

Empty.

"Ok?"

"Why is there nothing inside?"

Before me were nearly a hundred empty display cases or cubicles, with nothing inside, separated only by a thick protective shield, which was very tight.

"Dear A+ level VIP, the Dayu Treasure Vault will retrieve the redeemable treasures for you within 3 minutes according to your terminal permissions. Please step inside and wait a moment."

"alright."

He entered the treasure vault.

A moment later, amidst the faint sounds of gears and machinery turning inside, the 100 compartments within the treasure vault began to flip and surge from top to bottom and from left to right, filling with boxes of various sizes.

Inside the box are items that can be exchanged.

Dozens of boxes appeared before Shi Ming's eyes as if by magic.

The rows of trees are so numerous and close together that they are dazzling to the eye.

It gave him the feeling of visiting a museum in the old days.

With four layers of protection, Yu the Great was not worried about the treasures being stolen. No one dared to cause trouble on the King-class drifting ship, and their security measures were excellent. In addition, every item, down to a single sea crystal, had a strict record of its entry and exit. If any data was corrupted, the treasure vault would issue an alarm.

In the past thirty years, there has not been a single theft incident.

"Dear A+ level VIP, you will have 20 minutes to select and redeem items."

"For every minute the time limit is exceeded, 100 contribution points will be automatically deducted."

"Start the timer now." Time is money.

The treasure vault, once filled with items, was divided into four zones based on the contribution points required for exchange: a green zone for 1-300 contribution points, a blue zone for 300-1000 contribution points, a purple zone for 1000-3000 contribution points, and a gold zone for over 3000 contribution points. Having already reviewed the exchangeable items multiple times in the terminal, Shi Ming didn't waste time looking at the resources in the green and blue zones, such as energy stones, pure crystals, sea beast blood, and equipment.

He went directly to the purple area and activated the Infinite Brain.

After an initial investigation by the Infinite Brain, if anything remains unclear, then use the Eye of the Mortal World!
Today, he's here just to take advantage of the system!

His attention was focused on a cannon.

【North Wind-Jet JP-1107】

【Level: 7】

[Truth lies only within the range of artillery! A naval destroyer that perfectly preserves the cutting-edge combat power of the land era, with an attack range of 2000 nautical miles! Speed ​​exceeding Mach 20! Unpredictable flight trajectory; without effective interception, it can accurately hit a target 1000 nautical miles away within 5 minutes!]

[Upgrade Requirements: 200 Pure Crystals, 2000 ml Lightning Swordfish Blood]

This is a naval weapon with extremely high attack power. It requires 2000 contribution points to exchange for it. Only gold-class or higher drifting ships can withstand its powerful recoil.

Shi Ming looked on with envy.

But knowing his points were very limited, he had to use them wisely. This cannon wasn't enough to entice him.

He looked at the next item.

The Sword of Yue

【Level: 6】

[One of the eight legendary weapons forged by Ou Yezi, a master swordsmith sought by the King of Yue, using pure gold from Kunshan. Legend has it that pointing it at the sun would darken even the daytime. This sword, made of extraordinary materials, unleashed a unique power during a time of wandering.]

Upgrade Requirements: 100 Dome Crystals, 1 Kunshan Crimson Gold

The items in the purple area, if priced in Pure Crystals, would be worth approximately 1000 to 3000. Shi Ming doesn't need most of these items right now, but there are a few he really likes. For example, there's a tactical vest that can freely change its shape, has extremely high defensive capabilities, and is difficult to damage in battle. Its self-cleaning technology means that a single rinse with water is enough to completely remove stains and sea monster blood.

There's also a super-large honeycomb structure with an internal space of 50 square meters. While its storage convenience and security aren't as good as Shi Ming's portable warehouse, it's perfectly adequate for storing ordinary items.

He already had several targets in mind for the exchange.

After spending only five minutes in the purple zone, Shi Ming arrived at the real highlight, the gold zone. Every item here required over 5000 contribution points to exchange, comparable to half an S-class sea beast!
There were only three items in the golden area, which he had already checked through the terminal on the ship:
Half of the corpse of the S-class sea beast "Eighteen-Winged Teng Snake" (cannot be used for awakening due to lack of blood): 5000 contribution points.

Rare item "Golden Thread Jade Suit": 8000 contribution points.

One seed: 20000 contribution points.

These three items have no official description, but that doesn't affect Shi Ming at all.

……

His gaze swept over the only three items.

Ok?
He felt the power within his body begin to surge, especially the crimson markings on his right arm, which were faintly excited, just like when he first saw the blood of the Abyss Lord—impatient and eager…

Sanctuary level!
His eyes twitched.

The Infinite Brain gave no indication.

"Eyes of the Mortal World, gather intelligence!"

[Beep~ Beep~]

[Intelligence being compiled...]

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

Seeds of Life

The seed unearthed from the collapsed "pillar of heaven" is closely related to the Sanctuary-level power "Life," and it can allow the Arm of Power to evolve to its third stage.

……

Shi Ming was inwardly surprised, but outwardly remained calm.

On the endless ocean dwell seven sea beasts surpassing S-rank, known as Sanctuary-level beings. They reflect the origin, representing seven powers: Life, Death, Time and Space, Eternity, Destiny, Pollution, and Destruction. Besides the "Fallen Sanctuary" currently fusing within Shi Ming, he knows of three others:

004 "The Undying Evil Eye" represents eternity.

006 "Yuanzhu" represents pollution.

007's "Mahakala Dragon" represents destruction.

And this seed has a close relationship with 001 life?
Can it evolve its Arm of Power to the third stage?
Shi Ming's eyes flickered.

The Arm of Power is currently only in its first stage. To evolve to the second stage, it needs to absorb the power of the blood of a Sanctuary-level sea beast. Both the Arm of Power and the Eye of the Mortal Realm, the Brain of Creation, have another opportunity to evolve to the third stage.

The Eye of the Mortal World is a "Great Prophecy" that combines the power of the Three-Eyed Golden Crow.

This seed before us is the key to the evolution of the Arm of Power!

just,

He can't afford it!

(End of this chapter)