Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 285 The Only Land in the Endless Ocean

When Rong Bing woke up, it was already past 11 a.m.

As an S-class Awakened, and also the captain of Kunwu and the leader of the Sword-wielding Squad, he has a single, fully equipped dormitory on the King-class drifting ship Dayu.
A rare holiday.

He washed up, put on his casual clothes, picked up the communicator placed on the bedside table, and turned it on, only to find there were no messages. Puzzled, he was about to send a message to Shi Ming when he felt the communicator vibrate.

It's almost midnight now.

Because the distance between Yu the Great and the Great Yun is not very far, the delay in information transmission is not significant.

"Shi Ming is really punctual!"

He casually tore open a packet of ordinary synthetic breakfast, didn't heat it up, and stuffed it directly into his mouth. With his right hand, he picked up the communicator and accurately opened the message.

Brother Rongbing, I have made all the arrangements.

[You can depart for Mount Everest in the next few days.]

Just as Old Zhou had predicted, he agreed.

Rong Bing swallowed his breakfast and typed a reply on his communicator: "Brother Shi Ming, you can go to the T03 area on the 11th floor of Dayu at 4 pm this afternoon. We will sign a formal entrustment document. I will also share the information about Mount Everest with you and Li Jiuyuan there without reservation."

The power of attorney serves only a "ceremonial" purpose on the endless ocean.

Don't use the suspect, but don't use it.

Not long after, he received another reply from Shi Ming.

【it is good. 】

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The deal for Moon Shadow has been agreed upon with Eliza.

The remaining balance and delivery of the drifting boat will be handled entirely by Shi Ming and Shi Dun. The crew of Dayun can now handle things independently, so he doesn't need to do everything himself and can simply enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Subordinates are people who are trained and used.

Because he had the A+ grade terminal of the Great Yu Treasure Vault as a symbol of his status, and Rong Bing had made all the arrangements in advance, he did not encounter too many obstacles along the way and arrived at the 11th floor T03 area. He also passed by the new seafarer training area on the 10th floor, where he was able to see the Great Yu training the new generation of forces - boys and girls aged 13-16 received rigorous training here to become the next relay runners.

Even in today's era, inheritance remains a crucial element.

"Shi Ming, over here!"

From afar, Shi Ming could hear the shouts of the soldiers.

Area T03 seemed to be the location of the archives. The three of them stepped into one of the cabins. In addition to the densely packed files, the first thing that caught their eye was a screen that was two meters high and three meters wide, which looked a lot like the "movie" in Shi Ming's previous life.

Unlike the television screen, its background color is light blue.

"Today's intelligence is a top-secret internal matter of the Great Yu Dynasty, and can only be obtained by those involved in this mission. Please keep it confidential."

After giving a few instructions, Rong Bing pressed a button in his hand.

wow~
A remarkably realistic ocean spread across the screen, with a majestic mountain standing tall amidst the waves. It reaches the sky and controls the sea, with more than half of it submerged in the water, yet still standing more than 3600 meters above the surface. Even the greatest disaster could not cause it to collapse.

The only "land" on the endless ocean!
Also known as the Pillars of the Sky! God's private reserve!
"Ahem, this is the structural diagram of Mount Everest. Currently, the Xirang Research Institute divides it into four regions."

As if explaining something on a sand table, Rong Bing meticulously recounted the intelligence authorized by his superiors to the two men.

Today, this mountain is divided into four regions based on sea level, the snow line, and the summit line:

Submarine layer;
Terrestrial layer;
The upper layer of the snow line;

The Peak Layer. The underwater and terrestrial layers, which comprise 80% of the mountain, have been explored countless times by the Breath of Earth and the Nine Cauldrons, and are not worth exploring with a team of three S-rank Awakened. Their target this time is the "Upper Snowline" and the "Peak Layer." Especially the Peak Layer, where the great stone tablet stands, is ravaged by secondary blade storms, making it difficult for ordinary Awakened to stay for long. To explore safely, one must have the right timing, location, and people. Now, all three are in place, making it the perfect time to explore.

"The Xirang Research Institute is located near the snow line."

The soldiers paused for a moment.

It seems that what follows is the key point.

"The Xirang Research Institute is only responsible to Jiuzhoutai and belongs to Dayu, but not to the King-level drifting ship. Many researchers in the institute have never left Mount Everest since the advent of the drifting era. They have lived in Xirang for the past thirty years and have never climbed Dayu."

???

Did they never board a ship during the era of wandering?
It belongs to Yu the Great, but not to the King-level drifting ship?

Shi Ming keenly grasped this information.

The implications are obvious: life on a drifting ship requires a chip, and this group of people are similarly outside the Skynet system. They are like the people on a wild boat, also without chips.

But people like Shi Ming, who have always lived on a drifting ship but do not have a chip, are the real anomalies.

Rong Bing continued to recount intelligence about their destination.

"Above the snow line, the environment begins to deteriorate, even more so than in the land era! Blizzards mixed with secondary blade storms are everywhere, and even A-level Awakeners find it difficult to withstand them with their bodies. When you reach the area where the large stone tablet is located, the storm is like a real blade, with exaggerated force, and even S-level Awakeners find it difficult to last long."

"Even when the storm is at its strongest, I can only last for thirty minutes at most."

"Don't underestimate these storms."

"In the beginning, in order to install the holographic projection equipment on the large stone monument, Xirang only operated during the intervals between storms, so it took two whole years to complete the project intermittently."

After Rong Bing explained the structure of the mountain, he pressed the button in his hand.

The screen moved to the next page.

"The environment is harsh, but it is a treasure."

"The only land in the endless ocean has given birth to many treasures and wonders, mostly of the [Life] and [Ice] attributes."

"for example,"

"This is the 102nd most wondrous item on the list of wonders of the endless ocean, with its snow-capped peaks and verdant greenery. It is rich in the power of ice and life. It can heal all external injuries, including severed limbs. As long as one can withstand the power of the extreme cold ice and snow, even a severed arm can grow back. Of course, the head cannot be healed."

“A few days ago, Lu Ping from the research institute swallowed the root of the sea cherry and survived by eating a branch and leaf of it.”

Snow-capped peaks shrouded in emerald green?

Shi Ming had seen other information about it. When he first arrived at the Twelve Stars, he found a travelogue in the trading market that seemed to contain relevant information.

The author of the travelogue is unknown, but she is suspected to be a female explorer dedicated to exploring the most dangerous places in the endless ocean. She has been to Mammoth Cave, the underwater pyramids, Mount Phuket, Challenger Deep, the Lungs of Earth, Mount Everest, and more, in search of unknown and powerful creatures.

The notes record that the explorer once encountered a secondary blade storm and found a vibrant green branch on a mountain ridge. Her companion took a bite and almost froze to death. Fortunately, she was rescued by the researchers of Xirang and recovered after three days and three nights.

That lush green vegetation is most likely "snow-capped peaks adorned with emerald green".

Frost, life...

It seems to be related to that Saint-level sea beast.

"Unlike other wonders, there is more than one snow-capped emerald tree."

"Where it grows, the power of ice and snow, and the power of life are abundant; if we compare the mountain peaks to a treasure trove,"

"Where snow-capped peaks and verdant green shoots grow, that is where the treasure trove leaks."

"This can be utilized during the exploration process."

(End of this chapter)