Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 76 The Silver Ship Advances!
Upgrading an entire drifting ship consumed countless amounts of mental energy. Shi Ming was a little tired, but he still forced himself to stay alert and check on the changes to the drifting ship.

A golden-level "Great Fortune"!
Reborn!

The first change to the drifting ship was that the material of the hull became several times stronger, and even faintly shimmered with a kind of radiance. Shi Ming used the King-Slaying Blade to test the edge of the hull and found that the King-Slaying Blade, without the infusion of awakened power, could no longer leave a mark on the hull.

He used a little force to leave a shallow mark on the boat, and that mark miraculously disappeared on its own after a short while.

It appears to be similar to shape-memory metals, capable of self-repair.

Shi Ming was confident that he could cut a Silver-class ship in two with a single blow, just like he did with the Water Arrow. But once it reached the Gold-class, even with ten times the strength of the Arm of Power, Shi Ming was not confident that he could destroy it—they were not even in the same league, and the sturdiness had made a qualitative leap.

Not only was the quality of the ship's hull improved, but Shi Ming also discovered that the ship's equipment had been upgraded as well.

This includes food manufacturing equipment, energy manufacturing equipment, close-in weapon systems, maritime patrol radar, pharmaceutical production equipment, sleep pods, navigation systems... All equipment that relies on this ship has been forcibly upgraded to a higher level, regardless of whether they were previously upgraded to the highest level.

For example, food production equipment now offers three new types of food.

Vegetable sandwiches, chicken burgers, canned oranges in syrup.

Shi Ming was always amazed by the transformation technology of the drifting ship. It could turn sea fish into such food when stuffed into it.

Take canned fruit in syrup, for example. It looks like an orange, tastes like an orange, and its nutritional components are almost identical to those of an orange.

So, is it actually an orange?
The third major change is that the forward curve of the hull has become particularly sharp and hard, so that when two ships meet, the impact force is more than five times that of before.

For example, if they were to encounter the Sakura again, the impact from that initial encounter alone would be enough to cause the entire Sakura to disintegrate and completely collapse.

This has truly become a great opportunity for water sports.

The final change is the addition of a "stealth system".

This isn't true invisibility, but rather it isolates the ship from the presence of any biological aura, deceiving some mindless sea creatures and radars that rely on biological detection, thus avoiding some attacks. It can be useful in special situations, increasing safety during navigation.

Of course, if Shi Ming wants to "fish", he can simply turn off the system.

Shi Ming roughly understood the changes after the drifting ship's upgrade and nodded secretly.

not bad.

The Tier 1 Gold Drifter still has a lot of room for growth. Although it can't compare to the Yellowstone, which is known as the "strongest gold drifter," or the Tier 5 Canoe Sun Shooter, it has undergone a complete transformation and a significant improvement.

Overcome with drowsiness and lacking the energy to upgrade other items, Shi Ming went into the captain's cabin, washed up, and then opened the sleep pod to replenish his depleted mental energy.

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Black Society.

Itsukushima Rin staggered to the desk, and Haruko, seeing this, quickly came to support him.

"What did you say? The demon sword died for its country? Say it again?"

He still couldn't believe it!
An A-rank Awakened of the Empire, who was only carrying out a very simple retrieval mission, and even had the assistance of [Michael], how could he... how could he have died for his country?
Not long ago, she even sent herself a message saying that she had found her target.

how come!
How can it be!

"General, Lady Demon Blade's Skynet chip terminal stopped responding at 6 PM, which means she sacrificed herself before noon." Haruko reported everything to him, supporting Itsukushima Rin.

Itsukushima Rin's mind was a complete mess.

Haruko wouldn't tell me something of this magnitude without confirming it.

If it could reach me, it must have undergone rigorous verification!

This was a big problem. He paused for a few seconds, then looked up and immediately issued three orders.

"Quickly! Take control of the Great Wilderness! Immediately! Strictly prohibit anyone from contacting him."

"At the same time, keep the news of the Demon Blade's death a secret!"

"Contact the Golden Pagoda Organization!"

Even when faced with a devastating blow like a meteorite falling from the sky, a seasoned ginger can quickly make the most advantageous decision based on the current situation.

First, since this matter originated in the wilderness, he is naturally the person primarily responsible.

Secondly, few people know that Yao Dao is secretly carrying out a mission, and since Yao Dao's Skynet terminal is under his name, no one will know unless he reveals it. We should block the news first and then make a long-term plan.

Finally, as for Jinta, they took the money and handled things so poorly; they deserve an explanation! Perhaps it was their dereliction of duty and negligence that caused the underworld to lose an excellent awakened individual!
"Can you find the last coordinates of the Demon Blade?"

Itsukushima Rin asked.

If we can find the coordinates, then there's still a chance.

But if even someone like Yaodao suffered a crushing defeat, does he really have a chance?

Haruko shook her head.

"Lord Demon Blade did not report this detail, and in the Endless Ocean, real-time coordinate transmission technology is still a difficult point. Only the Lighthouse can barely do it."

What Haruko didn't know was that the lighthouse's real-time coordinates were actually achieved using the "Let There Be Light" 5-minute information delay technology, and also relied on manual transmission.

Without satellites and base stations, and with the entire Old World submerged, achieving real-time communication and positioning was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Most communicators have a minimum latency of one hour.

"Give me the communicator, I need to contact Jinta immediately!"

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The majestic Jinshan, a drifting ship, sails in the Atlantic Ocean.

During the Great Flood, ports that restricted ship length disappeared, and there was no need to consider emergency evacuation and shallow water effects. In addition, drifting ships were originally facilities for refuge, and breakthroughs in materials science led to the emergence of several super-giant ships, of which the Jinshan was one.

This is a radiant, admiral-class drifting ship, three kilometers long, belonging to the category of super-large giant ships.

But it's not the biggest.

Robert, the captain of the "Golden Mountain" and also the number two figure in the "Golden Tower" organization, was also suffering from a splitting headache.

He had just learned that Edward, the navigator whom the lighthouse had repeatedly urged to return to, had died during the mission.

For anyone else, death is just death; losses during a mission are inevitable.

He wouldn't care too much even if it was an A-level Awakened.

But this Edward is someone the top leader specifically requested by name!
Unlimited potential!

They bear the responsibility of "making the lighthouse great again"!

Did such a person die during a mission connected to the Golden Pagoda?
"What the f***ing!"

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P.S.: This is the third update for today.

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