Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 67 Remains of a Saint-Level Sea Beast?
Timid sea creatures tend to survive longer.

After stealing the bait, the Class C mist jellyfish disappeared into the sea at top speed. In a distant glimpse, it saw Shi Ming standing at the bow of the ship. Having developed a part of intelligence, it felt an inexplicable pressure and hid in the deep sea from then on, never to come out again.

For a period of time afterward, even the common jellyfish that used to harass drifting ships became scarce.

But the fog on the sea surface lingered for a long time.

Shi Ming was very disappointed.

"Speaking of which, you're a C-class sea monster too, what a coward!"

"Even if you leave behind a piece of your limb before you leave, that would be fine!"

Shi Ming could only wait for an opportunity to use the diving function of the Golden Drift Ship to dive into the ocean and hunt down this C-level sea monster.

Moreover, he did indeed intend to explore the Yellowstone again.
The ship's reserves were running low, such as iron ore.

But the time to revisit the Yellowstone is not now.

Count the time,

Nearly three days have passed since the Black Society and Michael reached a cooperation agreement.
Based on the distance between Fujinsan and Shi Ming's locations, and considering the time it would take to reunite with Michael's navigator, the enemy could come knocking at any time in the coming days, appearing nearby.

The navigator relies on the frequency fluctuations of the silver ship for positioning, so even if he keeps changing positions after leaving this place, it will be of no use.

It would be better to stay in this energy-dense sea area, where the fog provides cover, and in the event of a battle, we would have the advantage of playing on our home turf.

When he reduced his travels and avoided leaving alone, the silver ship was attacked and taken over by the Black Society.

This was his most important vessel, its strategic significance even surpassing that of the golden canoe.

……

As evening fell, the Silver Ship returned to its usual waters to rest and recuperate, as if it were finishing get off work, to prevent the crew from inhaling too much fog and falling asleep.

Another fruitful day.
He gave his last chance to upgrade the Brain of Creation to the ship's sea-patrolling radar.

【Maritime Patrol Radar】

【Level: 3】

[Advanced radar capable of detecting biological traces within a one-nautical-mile radius! However, it's important not to rely on it excessively! When facing fast sea monsters or advanced drifting vessels, a one-nautical-mile distance can be covered in an instant, leaving you potentially no time to prepare.]

[Upgrade Required: SkyNet Smart Chip x1, High-Grade Ocean Crystal x10]

upgrade!

The SkyNet Smart Chip is a unique type of chip, not the kind implanted in the human body. It's more like a general-purpose processor core. Shi Ming found five of them on the Yellowstone, so there are sufficient reserves.
Upgrading the sea patrol radar doesn't require too many high-grade sea crystals, so it won't interfere with his plan to accumulate 1000 high-grade sea crystals to upgrade the admiral-class drifting ship.

On the contrary, it will provide the crew with a safer working environment, so that they do not have to rely on Shi Ming for everything.

Within a few seconds, the maritime patrol radar went from the initial level 3 to level 4.

【Maritime Patrol Radar】

【Level: 4】

Always worried about being ambushed? No problem! It can help you detect biological activity within a three-nautical-mile radius and up to 300 meters underwater, and assess the threat level of the corresponding creatures based on the frequency of these activity, helping you to better kill enemies or escape.

[Upgrade Required: SkyNet Smart Chip x1, High-Grade Ocean Crystal x20]

The detection range has been extended from 1 nautical mile to 3 nautical miles.

A 3-nautical-mile defense distance is enough to do a lot of things.

After upgrading the sea patrol radar, Shi Ming's silver ship has truly become a hexagonal silver ship that integrates defense, attack, and detection.

In terms of defense, a level 5 silver ship can easily withstand the corrosion of a D-class jellyfish, and it can easily withstand some common cannonball attacks.

In terms of attack, the ship was equipped with close-in weapon systems and submachine guns.
If all else fails, Shi Ming can transform into a human weapon and deliver a fatal blow to the invading sea monsters.

In terms of detection, the level 4 maritime radar has a detection range of 3 nautical miles, which is enough time for them to deal with a crisis. Moreover, as the next day approaches, Shi Ming can give it another upgrade opportunity.

As long as we don't encounter a powerful enemy, we can protect ourselves without any problems.

……

With today's arrangements settled, he returned to the captain's cabin and, as usual, retrieved the various documents he had obtained from the Yellowstone's captain's safe and began reading. Now, [Michael] was also involved in his assassination attempt, making him an enemy as well.

He would not hesitate to act against the enemy.

There will inevitably be some clashes in the future.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. The Yellowstone's data includes descriptions of the combat capabilities of other lighthouse forces' drifting ships. Although the data is from more than a decade ago, it still has some reference value.

“Looking at these documents, Michael was already a top-tier admiral-class drifting ship more than a decade ago, second only to the Lighthouse in status.”

"The captain of the Yellowstone and Captain Michael are very close friends!"

"The two often contact each other privately, as evidenced by the numerous communication records they keep."

Shi Ming flipped through the files and records.

Each of the lighthouse's ships has a one-to-one contact method with the others.

However, this method of communication is extremely slow, similar to that of the Black Society. It takes at least 30 minutes for one-way information to be transmitted, and the farther the distance, the slower the transmission. It cannot achieve the pseudo-real-time communication technology of "Let there be light".

Don't underestimate the difference between 5 minutes and 30 minutes.

The pseudo-real-time communication technology of "Let There Be Light" was no longer replicable in the era of drifting ships, and became an efficient means for the Lighthouse to coordinate its three Admiral-class and eight Gold-class drifting ships.

This efficient coordination method is of great strategic significance in many scenarios!

However, now that Shi Ming has managed to sneak in undetected, the Chief Executive of the Lighthouse would probably have a very unpleasant expression if he found out.

Of course, Shi Ming couldn't let them know.

He didn't want to lose this hidden channel.

He will only remain an observer, lurking in the shadows as always.
Just like this communication terminal continues to sleep silently on the seabed.

……

As luck would have it, the communicator rang again.

It was sent from the lighthouse.

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[Lighthouse: Top Secret File SDH-003 has been declassified. All captains must take note!]

[Furthermore, Michael and Gold Mountain, regarding the Black Society's mission requests, must be completed or terminated within two days. Navigator Edward must be dispatched back to the Lighthouse as quickly as possible!]

All marine mammal researchers of Class A or higher from any of the drifting ships must return to the lighthouse within 5 days, under the strict escort of their respective ships.

……

What followed was a file of more than 300 words.

The once top-secret files have now been made public by the Lighthouse for some reason.

[Research Report on the Mysterious Creature Remains Discovered in the Feudal Deep]

[Target Level: S+]

[Weight of remains: 18 grams]

【…】

[...The energy contained within this remains is extremely strong, possibly evidence of the existence of the legendary "Sanctuary-level Sea Beast." Currently, there is no research data on "Sanctuary-level Sea Beasts" in the field of sea beast research, therefore, the research on this remains may be groundbreaking.]

【…】

[The plan is to convene senior marine mammal researchers at the Lighthouse headquarters for joint analysis and assessment.]

Shi Ming blinked.

Shedding skin is the skin that has been shed during metabolism. 18 grams, is this just a little bit of skin that was rubbed off?

The lighthouse has discovered the skin of what appears to be a Sanctuary-level sea monster and is now summoning all A-level researchers back to headquarters for joint research.
(End of this chapter)