Survival at Sea: Recruit Top-Tier Mature and Beautiful Schoolgirls at the Start

Chapter 43 Successful Rescue

"Alright, let's go open the treasure chest."

Ye Hang didn't intend to keep fooling around with Chu Mengli in this kind of place.

Even if we're going to fool around, it should be when we're lying in bed together at night.

There were plenty of opportunities to shine back then.

As before, the task of opening the treasure chest was assigned to Chu Mengli.

Chu Mengli happily approached the treasure chest and began the prayer ritual before opening it.

Ye Hang shook his head slightly and chuckled to himself.

He didn't want to say much about this; he just wanted Chu Mengli to be happy.

An orange light flashed, and the result appeared.

[Ship Defense Module Blueprint LV2: Use this blueprint to upgrade your ship's defense module to level 2, gaining stronger defense.]

Ye Hang nodded slightly.

I'm fairly satisfied with the result.

If he's right, once the defense module is upgraded to level 2, the protective shield surrounding the ship will become even stronger.

Other attacks might not be able to break through the defense at all.

That's good.

But some of them are not very useful.

Ye Hang felt that with his current strength, he was the one who attacked others, and no one else had the right to attack him.

Therefore, this upgraded defense module may just be for show and may not actually be of any use.

In comparison, the power module is more practical.

"Look, where's the key?"

After opening the treasure chest, Ye Hang directed the two women to search for the mission items.

At first, he thought the treasure chest contained the key, but it turned out not to be.

As a result, not long after he finished speaking...

Nangong Shuhuan walked up with the "key" in her hand. "Captain, I think I've found it."

Ye Hang glanced at the black stone in Nangong Shuhuan's hand, paused slightly, but didn't ask any questions before taking it.

[Shadow Tree Spirit Crystal Stone]

There's nothing special about it; it just looks like an ordinary stone.

However, it cannot be described as ordinary.

After all, it's an item recognized by the system.

Like stones on the ground, they don't show anything when you hold them in your hand.

This stone, which bears a name, is naturally unique.

"Where did you find it?" Ye Hang asked.

Nangong Shuhuan pointed behind her, to the spot where the Shadow Tree Demon had died, but now there was nothing there anymore.

"I saw this fall when the Shadow Treant died."

Ye Hang thought for a moment, "Let's search for another hour. If we don't find anything, we'll go back."

However, in Ye Hang's heart, he had already decided that this stone was the "key".

But just in case, let's look again.

As he expected, he found nothing.

"Forget it, let's stop looking and go back."

The three returned the way they came.

It is now the third night.

Ye Hang glanced at the regional chat room.

[Chat room number 548789234: 11 out of 1000]

"Huh, someone actually survived. That's quite surprising."

"We have five people here, and six people over there, which means they are likely two teams of three. If that's the case, it's not hard to understand."

Ye Hang looked at the chat interface below.

It's still stuck two hours ago.

All I heard were complaints.

Then, the chat stopped abruptly, just as the night was about to end.

It seems they ultimately chose to give it their all, as the chances of winning were greater during the day than at night.

Unfortunately, they failed to achieve victory and all died.

"As expected."

Ye Hang closed the chat room and looked ahead.

There, lights are flashing.

"We've arrived. The latest chapter is full of exciting plot twists! Come to Cola Novels!" Ye Hang's eyes lit up. The underground river passage was very dark, and they had to feel their way along the stone walls.

Although there was no real danger, it was still a bit unsettling. Now, I can finally be free.

They approached Naina and exchanged words.

The result was the same as Ye Hang had guessed.

That Shadow Tree Demon Crystal really is a key.

When he placed the Shadow Tree Spirit Crystal on the chain, the chain lit up with intricate patterns.

Then, all four chains broke apart.

Naina regained her freedom.

Instantly, her aura surged, making Ye Hang feel uneasy.

It seems that Naina has been freed from her shackles and her physique has recovered to over 40.0.

Suddenly, a dazzling light shone from Naina's body, and her tail disappeared, transforming her into human form.

The next moment, a blue princess dress was put on her, showing her elegance and nobility, yet also youthful and lively. It looked bulky, but it could still outline the wearer's good figure, and it looked very beautiful.

After doing all this, she slowly concealed her aura and gently floated down in front of Ye Hang.

Clutching the hem of her skirt, she gave a perfect princess bow, saying, "Thank you, brave warrior, you saved me."

Ye Hang shook his head slightly, "No need to be so polite, it's nothing, just the reward you mentioned before, you see."

Naina blushed slightly and did not reply immediately.

After calming herself down a bit, she slowly spoke, "I'm sorry, I lied to you. Actually, the blessings I gave you before were the reward I mentioned. Now, I have nothing left to give you."

Before Ye Hang could reply, Naina quickly said, "However, if you can take me back to the kingdom, I will open the kingdom's treasury for you and let you choose any item from it."

Ye Hang's eyes lit up slightly. "What's in the kingdom's treasury?"

"I don't know either, but when I was little, my mother told me that there was a dark golden ancient magic staff inside, with the words 'Dinghai' engraved on it."

"Okay, I agree." Ye Hang readily agreed.

Isn't this the magic staff that stabilizes the sea? It's the exclusive weapon of the Monkey King.

Although he didn't know if the Monkey King existed in this world, he estimated that the weapon was most likely a legendary dark gold item, or even a mythical red item.

If we get our hands on this, our combat power will definitely skyrocket.

Even if we don't get our hands on it, there should be similar weapons in the vault, so it's not a loss.

Moreover, having such a beautiful princess as a companion is a good choice.

"Thank you," Naina said sincerely.

"Ding, special reminder: Naina Landis has become your temporary crew member."

"The attributes of temporary crew members cannot be transferred to the captain."

"Temporary crew members, like regular crew members, must obey the captain's orders and are not allowed to cause any harm to the captain."

Ye Hang opened the crew list.

[Temporary Crew Member: Naina Landis]

[Physical Fitness: 42]

[Intuition: 40]

[Talent: Third Princess of the Kingdom of Atlantis (Special)]

[Effect 1: Certain NPC characters may trigger specific story events]

[Effect 2: Can use various water-based skills]

[Effect 3: The ability is sealed and can be unsealed under certain conditions]

"Such high physical fitness and intuition, this is too exaggerated."

"From now on, we won't need to lift a finger in battle; she can easily handle it all by herself."

"And this is with his abilities sealed. If he were at his peak, how strong would his physique be?"

"No wonder he only sees an extra 10 points of blessing as a small help."

"But then again, this world is really dangerous. I can't be too reckless with my 20-something physique."

After rescuing Naina, it was midnight, and dawn would break in three hours.

Ye Hang and the two women had been up all night and were too tired to do anything else, so they went straight to sleep.

Naina didn't sleep; she sat outside the tent keeping watch for them.