Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 268: Making empty promises to Ah Jian!
Shi Ming left a few crew members in the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons to handle the aftermath of the [Shadow of the Moon].

The navigation core of the Moon Shadow has been removed, and all high-value items, including wealth, cannons, ship's artwork and other collections, have been transferred. What remains are some sellable equipment that has not yet been dismantled, as well as the hull floating at sea, waiting to be traded with a suitable owner.

If the Empress could sense the coordinates of her own ship, she might be very puzzled:

"How did my ship end up scattered across the endless ocean?"

Its location is at the Dinglan Field of the King-class drifting ship, Da Yu, so it is not afraid of anyone's interference or retaliation. If any remnants of the Snow Kingdom come to cause trouble, it can only be said that they are giving Da Yu's awakened ones contribution points.

"set off!"

"Head to the Sea of ​​Ashes."

The Grand Canal swept across the sea in a snow-white arc.

Using another Heart of Navigation found in the Shadow of the Moon, and the blood of five S-class sea beasts, Shi Ming upgraded it by one level. Currently, this seemingly ordinary drifting ship has been promoted to a fourth-level general, and its sailing speed is comparable to the sword-wielding ship [Kunwu]!

[General-class drifting ship - Da Yun, No. 23333]

【Level: 4】

The young king has taken another step forward! Its medals are piling up! It has successfully advanced to the rank of Fourth-Level General!

The "crown prince" characteristic is beginning to emerge.

[Now, it is not only immune to all special abilities, but also has increased saving throws against the "King Ability" of King-class drifting ships. When a ship is suppressed by the King Ability, it will gain a 50% saving throw. In addition, the power of "Breakthrough" will be even more fierce and swift! The vision of creating an unstoppable force will no longer be a dream! Besides some numerical upgrades that will take up a lot of space, it also brings some brand-new but very useful equipment and functions.]

[New Device: Ghost Key]

[After pressing the Ghost Key, the Great Cloud will conceal all its presence and enter Ghost mode. It cannot be selected, marked, or detected by radar (including King-class drifting ships).]

[New Equipment: Naval Photon Cannon]

Do you like the "North Wind-Jian JP-1107" from the Great Yu Treasure Trove? Its newly added weapon, the Sea Destroyer Photon Cannon, is comparable. Compared to missile-launched artillery, the photon cannon, after charging, fires a blazing beam of light. Depending on the charging time, its maximum destructive power is comparable to the full-force attack of the S-class sea monster "Crimson Bone Dragon." Its only drawback is its range of only 10 nautical miles! However, its speed far surpasses that of the missile-launched artillery!

【…】

[Upgrade Requirements: 3000 Pure Crystals, 3000g of any seven types of S-rank sea beast blood, 1 Heart of the Sea (or Energy Meteorite)]

very good!

In addition to its ability to launch flying enemies, the Great Cannon now has another primary offensive weapon: a laser cannon. Although its range is only 10 nautical miles, its firing speed is the speed of light! Imagine firing a laser cannon at a target 10 nautical miles away; the speed of light will reach the target in the blink of an eye.

The enemy didn't even have a chance to defend themselves!
This makes up for Shi Ming's lack of long-range attack capabilities!

Shi Ming already has a complete plan for the subsequent upgrade of the Grand Canal. Upgrading from a Level 4 General to a Level 5 General requires the blood of 7 S-class sea beasts and a Heart of Navigation. This is not too difficult. Shi Ming happens to have one Heart of Navigation, which he obtained by gradually synthesizing it from a low-level Navigation Stone obtained from Prince Art. As for the blood of the 7 S-class sea beasts, Shi Ming has already stockpiled 5 of them, which means he has completed 80% of the progress!

The difficult part is becoming a king!
If things go as expected, the ascension to kingship will inevitably require the blood of a holy-level sea beast. The quantity and type required are unknown, and it's likely that we'll need to fleece the Abyss Lord and the Great Black Dragon.

Speaking of the Lord of the Abyss...

We're almost in its territory again.

Ever since they formed a grudge, Shi Ming had to be careful of its sneak attacks every time he returned to the Sea of ​​Ashes. After all, the Abyss Lord was a living Saint-level sea beast, so it was always better to be cautious. Although he had the Eye of the Mortal World as an alarm, its effectiveness was only occasional, and he couldn't rely on it for everything and let his guard down.

……

In September, the temperature in the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons is relatively cool, but in September, the temperature in the Sea of ​​Silent Ashes is always high.

The air at sea gradually became hot and dry.

Since Shi Ming returned from the Boiling Sea two years ago, the Awakened Ones and the drifting ships of Africa have been very surprised to find that there seem to be far fewer sea beasts in this area, and their aggressive desires are not as strong as before. It is more as if they have entered a state of hibernation and rarely come out.

In fact, thanks to the wrath of the Abyss Lord, all the sea beasts in the center of the Boiling Sea were reduced to dust.

As a result, the surrounding sea creatures also became much more subdued.

The so-called "Golden Sun" was never seen again, and the ensuing chain reaction was that the demand for "Sea Beast Hearts" and the price of bounty points both skyrocketed, increasing by 1.5 times. This spurred a chain of activities in the nearby seas, with awakened individuals and adventurers hunting sea beasts. But that was the end of it.

Yesterday, Black Gold received the "Purification Essence" from Yu the Great, a gift from afar. The mother body of the "Sealed Prison," a wondrous artifact that had been operating without interruption for thirty years, was finally nourished. Its wear and tear was repaired, and its efficacy was restored to its peak. It no longer needed the Heart of the Sea Beast to maintain its full power of suppression, and it even had the spare power to influence the third-ranked sea beast, which was still in a cocoon state, through its offspring wrapped around the Nameless Cocoon!
Therefore, the conscious, nameless cocoon was very anxious.

If this continues, its newly formed consciousness will fall back into slumber, turning into a stubborn "cocoon of immortality." While this will not endanger its life, the hope of escape will be far off. Moreover, even if it awakens again, it is uncertain whether the new consciousness it generates will be dominated by it.
It found itself isolated and helpless.

Over the years, the only being who resonated with its spiritual energy and could communicate with it was Shi Ming.

Perhaps this human could help it?
The nameless cocoon thought to itself.

In its anxious wait, it struggled against the suppression of the sealed prison.

"strangeness."

Why can't we contact the Nameless Cocoon?

Shi Ming had already entered Black Gold's territory. When he was 50 nautical miles away from Black Gold, he tried to use his mental power to communicate with the suppressed Nameless Cocoon, but found that he did not receive any response. So he slowly approached until he was only 20 nautical miles away from Black Gold before he was able to barely connect to the Nameless Cocoon's channel.

This time, the Nameless Cocoon did not pull its spiritual power into the deep sea; it merely communicated with it remotely.

You're back.

The voice of the Nameless Cocoon sounded somewhat anxious. In its prime, it was fearless of the sealed prison, but now it was still an unborn insect, immortal yet consuming a great deal of energy.

"Yes, A-Jian, I'm back."

"I also brought you a gift, I hope you will like it."

Shi Ming smiled simply, like a guest who had come from afar to visit relatives and friends and brought a generous gift. He took out a corpse from the warehouse, which was the long-lost S-class awakened person "Virus".

"This is the 19th ranked Infinite Virus."

"Ah Jian, your previous intelligence and help have benefited me greatly. As a partner and friend, this is something I specially prepared for you. I will give it to you as a celebration when you successfully escape from the seal."

The pie-in-the-sky promise is over.

He put the virus away again.

The nameless cocoon in the Great Rift Valley detected the existence of the Infinite Virus and felt an endless desire deep within its heart. Its intuition told it that as long as it could swallow this corpse and digest the Infinite Virus, it would gain the ability to "split." At that time, it would be both 1 and 10,000, and it would complete the leap of life and become a true King Worm.

want to eat!

This human is quite good at repaying kindness!

He's a really nice person.

Indeed, there are good people and bad people among humanity. My previous views were too racist and too narrow-minded.

Once I'm free, I'll spare his life for now and make him my glorious subordinate.

Thank you, my friend.

However, in my current state, I am unable to absorb the endless viruses; all I need is your help.

"friend."

"Helping you is helping myself. I've said it before, you and I are destined to be in the same boat and will face the same enemy."

How can I help you?

Shi Ming was like a sincere child, his eyes pure and earnest, only wanting to help insects for pleasure.

(End of this chapter)