Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 87 "Twelve Stars" 10-Hour Trial Card

Only the outer areas of the twelve stars are open to the public and can be visited.

This open area has been divided into sections of different sizes. Some sections have become offices for various organizations and general-class drifting ships, some have been rented to different "organizations," and some have served as "shops" selling strange items from the ocean.

The "Ocean Hunter Organization" that Shi Ming was looking for was an organization jointly run by seven King-class drifting ships, with a contact point on each of the King-class drifting ships.

"Please register if you are a visitor."

Code name: Stone.

"Skynet chip verification passed."

"Those without permanent residency status who enter the outer area will be charged 10 high-grade sea crystals upon first entry, with a 10-hour time limit. Those who do not leave within 10 hours and do not renew their fees will be charged a 50% late fee. If the late fee reaches a certain limit, it will be forcibly collected, and the individual will be added to the Twelve Stars visitor blacklist."

"..."

Uh……

Shi Ming was stunned.

You want money back?

That's understandable.
The King-class drifting ships have limited space, making every inch precious. After thirty years of development, they have evolved from "refuges" into "one of the largest civilization strongholds." They possess the most advanced living and production resources available, easily satisfying Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

If people can freely come and go and linger, the system will soon become overwhelmed.

On the endless ocean, if an ordinary person or an awakened being is seriously injured, such as losing a leg, they will likely die if not treated promptly.

However, here, the medical technology of the old era has been perfectly inherited, and as long as you have money, even awakened individuals can have severed limbs reattached.

Therefore, apart from the extremely rare indigenous people and the new generation of "Celestial Dragons" who were born into good families, all other outsiders need to pay a certain fee to enter.

It is said that on the black market,
A resident's household registration on a King-class drifting ship can be sold for several hundred Pure Crystals.

This is a price that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

I can't afford to stay there permanently.
But a few hours of trial access is still acceptable.

The cost of one high-grade sea crystal per hour is actually more of a humanitarian discount. Bronze or silver-class drifting ships can scrape together enough to afford it. After drifting at sea for a long time, they can come here to handle material consignment or entrustment business, and it can be done in an hour.

No independent boats, even those without any power, can travel freely here as long as they pay a fee.

Shi Ming took out 10 high-grade sea crystals.

The staff of the Twelve Stars gave him an item that looked like a wristwatch.

There is a countdown on it.

10 hours.

The staff also thoughtfully reminded him: "Please apply for the driftboat stabilization service at point 122. First-time users can enjoy a 9% discount. The stabilization fee is also one premium sea crystal per hour..."

"There's a parking fee too? Fine!"

It feels like a mountain dweller coming to the city.

Do we have to pay to use the restroom?
He shook his head, paid the corresponding fees as instructed, and after anchoring the drifting boat in the designated sea area, he gave a few words of advice to Shidun and Lin Hai, and then boarded the Twelve Stars public boat alone to go to the boarding ferry.

It is very safe for the Dayun to stay here. After paying the fees, the twelve stars will also be responsible for the safety of the ship.

Therefore, he has nothing to worry about.

……

All armed conflict is prohibited within the twelve stars; any such conflict will be subject to mandatory control measures.

It was Shi Ming's first time boarding another drifting ship, especially a King-class drifting ship, and he was quite excited.

This king-class drifting ship is extremely large; it would be more accurate to call it a city floating on the sea. Even so, its interior layout is still very compact, with all the space being utilized to the maximum extent.

Narrow corridors, various contact points, embassies, organizations, repair shops, service points...

The passageway was also covered with cameras.

This is the official "shop" run by the Twelve Stars, where you can buy common materials. "D-grade sea beast blood, 20 high-grade sea crystals per piece."

"Rare material [Black Coral], 10 high-grade sea crystals per gram."

"Real-time language translator, 100 sea crystals per unit."

"Triangular starfish, 100 sea crystals."

There are also "banks" where you can exchange different energy stones. For example, one Dome Crystal can be exchanged for 100 High-Grade Sea Crystals, but an additional 5% service fee is required.

It also serves as a "contact point" for various drifting ships.

"Residential communities" provide housing services, and "hospitals" provide medical services.

The "household registration office" is where household registration is handled.

When passing by the household registration office, Shi Ming went up to take a look out of interest.

The electronic screens were filled with all sorts of information.

[Room 1221 in Zone D222, 3 square meters, fully furnished, only 300 Pure Crystals required, giving you a home on the Twelve Stars!]

[Villa No. 122 in Area A12, a high-end residence, 30 square meters, enjoying exclusive 5A-level living resources, inheritable for future generations, close to medical research institutes and awakened individual training institutions, only 1800 Pure Crystals!]

Gee tut.

1800 Pure Crystal?

Is this something he should be able to see?
Even though the native inhabitants of the twelve stars enjoy special treatment, Shi Ming doesn't think that a 30-square-meter room can be sold for 1800 Pure Crystals.

That's equivalent to his bounty!

Only by selling him can I afford to buy it!

After learning a lot, he didn't linger and headed to the Ocean Hunter Association on the seventeenth floor, which the hooded woman had mentioned.

The important thing is to take care of the business first.

After paying 20 high-grade sea crystals, Shi Ming registered a brand new identity as a sea hunter, using the code name "Stone".

During the demonstration of his abilities, Shi Ming showcased the physical qualities and strength of an A-level Awakened.

He currently has excellent control over his own power.

The staff members became respectful and, after completing a series of tests, took out a palm-sized "A-grade Hunter Terminal" from the counter.

The Hunter Association's bounties and quests will be continuously updated on the terminal.

However, the association only provides a platform and is not responsible for other matters.

The specific execution and handover of the reward money in the later stages need to be resolved by both parties themselves.

A-level terminals are relatively more advanced, with a unique status and a golden nameplate that makes them stand out in the list. They can also receive higher-paying missions.

Shi Ming picked up the terminal and glanced at it briefly.

[Rank A Mission: Hunt the sea monster "Candlelight Shell," reward: 5 Dome Crystals.]

[Rank B Mission: Search for the whereabouts of the drifting ship number 33281. Reward: 30 High-Grade Sea Crystals.]

[For Sale: Class D Sea Beast Carcass. Price Negotiable. Location to be negotiated.]

……

The rows of tasks and information were dazzling.

After glancing at it twice, Shi Ming suddenly noticed a piece of information that was worth noting.

[Bounty: Dragonfish Golden Scale, 30 Dome Crystals]

The screen was in color and included images and photos. The bounty included a photo of a scale that looked familiar to Shi Ming. Then, upon reflection, he realized it was the same golden scale found in a safe on the Yellowstone.
He never knew what the purpose of that scale was.
How could they actually sell 30 Dome Crystals?
　There will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)