Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 307 What is "King-level"?
Shi Ming strolled through the new Grand Canal, immersing himself in the differences between this King-class drifting ship and the General-class.

The difference between heaven and earth.

Although its length of 800 meters is not as large as the massive, tens-of-kilometers-long Yu the Great's, it does not mean it is inferior.

It can only be said that the purposes were different.

Other King-class drifting ships bear more responsibility for survival and protection, so they must be as large as possible! But Shi Ming's ship perfectly proves that concentration is the essence.

The three characteristics of the king are enough to explain everything.

Under the moonlight, the ship's hull flowed with a depth as deep as the starry sky and night sky, as if it could devour attacks and light! Like the "North Wind-Jian JP-1107" that Shi Ming bought from Dayu before, if it were to hit the hull of the current Shengwang ship, it would not only have no offensive effect, but the energy would also be converted and absorbed into its own power!

Horror!
No wonder it is said that any King-class drifting ship is humanity's ultimate base and last harbor.

Now, its prow is not just sharp, but more like a king's weapon of judgment, soaring upwards with an almost triumphant arc, as if it can directly cut through this endless ocean!

The core areas are the "control panel" and the "captain's cabin".

Their defensive structures are all perfectly built. Without authorization, even if several S-class Awakened attacked together, they would not be able to penetrate them and gain any advantage. Even A-Jian's mental power could not penetrate them. What's more, Shi Ming could completely connect to Da Yun's control system through his mental power. Without any additional complicated procedures, he only needed to move his mind, and this King-class drifting ship could follow his instructions to attack, defend, or sail.

Complete control!
Combined with Shi Ming's mental strength, this ship is his right-hand man, which he can use with ease!

The captain's cabin, on the other hand, is several levels above the rest.

What was once a "one-bedroom apartment" has been transformed into a "sea villa." The entire captain's cabin can be divided into three floors: a living area, a rest area, and an office area. All the necessary facilities are provided, and overhead is a huge domed light screen that can even project the starry sky or moonlight outside in real time, allowing passengers to see extremely realistic views.

Meanwhile, in a corner of the captain's cabin, there is an entrance to a unique space, which is a peculiar space measuring 100 meters in length, width, and height, making it an even more secluded private base.

Captain's Space!

Shi Ming stepped inside.

With a size of 1000000 cubic meters, it can be fully customized to the extent possible by consuming energy stones. Whether you want to build a paradise, a weapons factory, or even a sea monster breeding farm, it can all be fulfilled.

With a thought, Shi Ming consumed a large amount of crystals and decomposed a large amount of seawater and fish. Through deconstruction and recombination, a permafrost region rich in vitality was generated in this space.

It imitates the permafrost environment on Mount Everest.

He transplanted the saplings of the Jianmu tree here.

The warehouse has limited capacity, so the Jianmu sapling is stagnant inside. The unique space, which is 100 meters long, wide, and high, is not particularly large, but it is enough for the Jianmu sapling to grow healthily for now. It is believed that it is unlikely to grow from a height of less than one meter to a towering tree of 100 meters in a short period of time.

The "Round Moon Pearl" obtained from the Scorpion King's Pyramid was also hung up.

The dim light shone on the young Jianmu seedlings.

The Moon Pearl has been purified and now possesses the magical power to "stimulate growth." Under its radiant light, all things thrive. This means that plant growth rates are multiplied by 10, and animal reproductive motivation is multiplied by 3. While the effect might be slightly less pronounced on such magical trees, it is still ultimately useful.

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It was just past midnight.

Fujingshan Sea Area.

The S-class Awakener "Abyss" piloted a swift ship traveling at breakneck speed back to the Fujin Mountain sea area from the Sea of ​​Dragons.

According to the original plan, he and "Doctor" would meet at a certain sea area after 10 p.m., and through the combination of "Flesh and Blood Magic" and "Abyss of Devouring", they would attack the drifting ship "Crazy Corn" from their mortal enemy "Katyusha" and seize a piece of Saint-level flesh and blood.

And then shift the blame to other forces.

As a result, the doctor unexpectedly stood him up, and he still couldn't be contacted after nearly two hours.

【Crazy Corn】was no pushover either. Opportunities are fleeting, and having missed the best time to attack, he could only watch alone as the golden drifting ship sailed across the Dragon Sea, heading north and disappearing into the horizon.

The acquisition was rejected, and the attack failed.

The trip yielded nothing. I certainly can't take the blame for this.

That damn doctor!

Failing at the crucial moment?!

Soon, he met Trinden at the Twin White Towers, the administrative center of the lighthouse.

As Trinden listened to "The Abyss's" report, his brow furrowed slightly. He sensed something was amiss. He felt that breaking a promise was not the Doctor's style. The Doctor had always been very concerned about the flesh and blood of the Sanctuary-level sea beasts, even going so far as to put aside experiments at such a critical moment and personally take action.

How could they suddenly disappear without a trace, wasting such an opportunity?

Did he make an even more unexpected discovery?

The Doctor does not have a "Let There Be Light" terminal, so Terlinden will have to wait if she wants to contact him.

Fortunately, he found out from the lighthouse's system that the Lagrange was applying to return to port.

"The doctor will be back soon,"

"You will get a reasonable explanation."

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Lagrange returned to the calming field that the lighthouse had established in the waters off Mount Fuji.

The pilot knocked on the door of the experimental cabin, reminding the brilliant scientist that they had arrived at their destination.

"PhD?"

I called out three times, but there was no response.

The cabin was empty.

The driver didn't seem to care much.

He vaguely knew that the doctor had another secret mission on this trip, and that he might have already slipped away from Lagrange without anyone noticing. This was quite normal; important figures wouldn't report their actions to cogs like them.

After the helmsman stabilized the ship and completed the handover upon arrival in port, the ship was ready to be handed over.

Everything is perfectly normal.

Ten minutes later, Abyss, realizing that things might be going wrong, obtained Lagrange's emergency clearance and entered the experimental chamber, only to find it empty.

The air was filled with a lingering sense of "fear".

On the floor, there was a gold pen with sweat stains that had fallen to the ground.

On the experimental table, there was a half-written hypothesis of "three-way fusion of flesh and blood".

Even more surprisingly, all the experimental equipment and recorders in the cabin were damaged.

The pilots and their crew were completely unaware of this! Of course, this cannot be blamed on them; these low-level staff could not possibly have monitoring access to the ship's laboratory! Their only duty was to operate the ship.

The SkyNet chip and terminal did not report any deaths.

But the person simply disappeared.

how to explain?

Initially, the "virus" disappeared during the massive tsunami, and the Skynet terminal showed no response. According to Lighthouse's analysis, the "virus" most likely suffered a backlash from the Infinite Virus, losing its humanity and rationality, thus remaining alive but out of contact. All that's needed is to retrieve it, process it harmlessly, extract the Infinite Virus, and cultivate the next infected individual.

But the doctor's disappearance also makes the previous inference seem unreasonable.

The next one to go missing,

Who could it be?
The abyss evokes a sense of desolation, like the sorrow of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.

(End of this chapter)