The male supporting character was actually myself.

That could mean traveling back many years, since given our current environment, they haven't yet created a virtual game that could fool us all.

Amy picked up the epic-grade salvage hook and smiled gently, "Don't worry about it too much."

Seeing the captain again is the most important thing!

"I'm about to start salvaging supplies. Hopefully, we can bring some good luck and accumulate more wealth for the Captain."

"Okay, I'll help!" Mandy jumped out of the water, bracing herself against the platform with one hand. Looking at the supplies that were gradually drifting towards them, she couldn't help but laugh, "Life here is really simple!"

“Simple?” Nightshade’s authoritative voice came through. She crossed her arms, kicked the deck with her feet, and said coldly, “Mandy, you always only look at the surface.”

The real problem is now.

Although we were summoned to Captain's side, we are all restricted by the world's will here, and we can't even summon your supply ship.

The vast ocean is fraught with danger, and battle may be needed at any moment!

But we only have this small yacht, and we don't even have the most basic weapons.

The most important thing is to quickly find a way to build a warship for the captain, but you think it's easy to rely on salvaging so few resources every day?

Mandy stuck out her tongue. "So what do you suggest we do?"

“I’m thinking, even if we can’t summon our own warships, we are warships ourselves! Could we try to merge ourselves with the yacht? Even if it only adds a little functionality, it would be better than doing nothing.”

Amy was stunned when she heard her say that. "Hey, isn't this idea too bold? We are warships ourselves. Apart from merging with our sisters, we've never tried fusing with other ships before. Is it even possible?"

“We have to try to know if it will work.” Ye Misha’s expression was solemn and resolute. “Although the captain only briefly mentioned his experience, Jiang Yuan, who swallowed his ship…”

The bastard who tried to kill the captain must not be forgiven!

After we've salvaged the supplies, while the captain and the others are still resting, Mandy, you stay and watch the yacht; Amy, help me try out the ship fusion!

Mandy's eyes lit up. "If we succeed, Night Misa, will you be able to equip the yacht with weapons?"

I might be able to equip the yacht with some supplies!

Let's finish the salvage quickly and try it out. The thought that there are almost no supplies on the ship makes me sad."

The sleepy little white kitten rolled over and curled up into a ball to sleep again. "As expected... with the ship girl by my side, I don't have to worry about anything. Finally, I can get a good night's sleep, meow~"

Half asleep, Jiang Chen felt as if someone was watching him. He suddenly sat up, startling Amy beside him. "Hey, Captain, did you have a nightmare?"

Holding him close, Xueye rubbed her eyes. "What's wrong? Amy, do you want to rest? I'll get up and cover your shift."

"Captain, please sleep a little longer." Christine didn't move, but her snow-white arms reached out from under the blanket to hug his waist.

Jiang Chen rubbed his face before realizing that he wasn't dreaming; he really did have a ship girl!

"Amy, haven't you been resting at all?" He got out of bed and dressed as he instructed, "I'll go get you something to eat. After you eat, you can get some sleep."

She smiled gently and waved her hand, saying, "We're not tired, Captain, come and see the cockpit!"

Mandy bounced and pushed him forward from behind.

With an air of queenly authority, Ye Misha transformed an ordinary chair into a throne, crossing her arms and raising her chin, "Captain, I need to know what Jiang Yuan, who stole your ship, looks like."

Chapter 18 Ship Girls Converted into Yachts

"Jiang Yuan? What do you want to do..." Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chen was stunned by what he saw.

The yacht's cockpit is still the same, but the instrument panel has been completely changed.

"Captain, look, this is the positioning system and weapon system fused by Night Misa. Unfortunately, the energy is limited, so the weapon system can only be equipped with very low-level guns and cannons, and the range and effect are very average."

Mandy has integrated a very small portion of the supplies, currently only ammunition and medicine;

All I could do was slightly expand the space on the yacht;

The remaining sisters haven't merged yet. Let's see if they can arm our ships when they wake up.

Night Misa needs Jiang Yuan's photo; she can find him directly in the location system to avenge the captain's ship capture and the resulting deaths!

As expected, your own ship girls are the best!

Jiang Chen opened the raft survival system, retrieved the image of Jiang Yuan, who was ranked second in the global leaderboard, and uploaded it to the location system.

They quickly saw each other's location on the screen, which wasn't too far from the yacht!

"I'll go wake them up. We'll hurry up and merge them so we can go settle accounts with that bastard." The impatient Night Misa couldn't sit still for even a moment.

Jiang Yuan, who had just finished salvaging the supplies and was beaming with joy at his great harvest, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

This feels terrible.

The intense sense of crisis, like being targeted by a sniper on the battlefield, made him somewhat uneasy.

Jiang Yuan stood up and looked warily at the horizon. There seemed to be a ship where the sea met the sky!

He hurriedly placed the rare crossbow bolts he had obtained from the chest beside him, and then began to add attributes to the yacht with the upgrade hammer.

The prize I received for checking in today is so useful—an enhanced camouflage coating.

By attaching it to an existing hull, the entire yacht can blend very closely with its surroundings.

Unless you have radar that can accurately scan your location, or superhuman eyesight that allows you to detect anomalies through meticulous observation.

Otherwise, they won't be able to find you until you drive your yacht next to the other survivors' boats!

This disguise not only significantly increases the safety level but also greatly assists in their plundering plans.

Those who are mocking themselves in the chat channels, ha, pray you don't run into each other on the sea.

Otherwise, they will all become my possessions!

And Jiang Chen, hurry up and develop. The more you accumulate, the easier it will be for me to take over your ship again in the future!

"Finally finished." Thinking of the wonderful thing, Jiang Yuan was full of energy and quickly painted the entire yacht with a layer of camouflage.

Yesterday afternoon, several barrels of gasoline were salvaged, giving the yacht enough power. He then steered it toward the ship in sight.

"Oh no, Master! The script has suddenly updated on its own!" A panicked little white cat darted in from the deck, jumped onto his shoulder, and cried out, "I don't know what happened, come take a look!"

Automatic updates?

Jiang Chen frowned slightly as he walked into the bedroom and took out the script, which had the words "Updating" flashing continuously.

"Could it be because the host summoned the ship girls, and the ship girls modified your ship, that caused the update?" the little white cat guessed.

He shook his head and denied it, saying, "It shouldn't be like that, after all, the ship girl was summoned last night."

The yacht had been modified an hour earlier.

The script has only been updated now, so the changes shouldn't be due to these conditions.

Could it be that the protagonist has received some kind of help again?

"No way?" The little white cat froze in shock. "Isn't it enough that the sun revolves around him? He needs other help too? Luckily I'm smart, otherwise my host would be all alone and have no help right now."

By modifying their ships, the ship girls can at least somewhat bridge the gap between themselves and the main characters.

When the topic of ship girls came up, Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Xiao Bai, tell me the truth, what's so special about that little goldfish?"

The little ball of fluff looked left and right, its face showing a hesitant expression.

After hesitating for a moment, it lowered its voice and said mysteriously, "I can sense the aura of the main system inside."

The 'will of God' that the mermaid spoke of should be the world's will in this mission world, and I suspect it might be related to...

The little white cat pointed upwards with its paw as it spoke.

Jiang Chen immediately understood its meaning.

Does the main system control the world's will in the mission world?

That's interesting!

"Let's change the subject, Host," the little white cat said guiltily. "I'm afraid my account will be banned!"

"Nightmare's positioning system has locked onto Jiang Yuan's location. If we rush there now, what will happen if they use force to kill the protagonist?"

The little white cat clapped its paws and said happily, "As long as it's not authorized by the host, it's fine."

But if they ask you to give the order, that won't work.

The modified yachts of the ship girls look no different from before, but Edith added a protective shield; Christine added a detector, which solved Jiang Chen's problem of not being able to find the blueprints for the metal detector from the source.

Fei and Xueye each added a nautical chart and anti-radar monitoring equipment, but their capabilities were too limited. The nautical chart progress was very slow and it took a long time to display the surrounding sea area completely.

"Captain, I suddenly feel so useless." Fei frowned, her pretty face looking listless. "I can't even help improve the yacht's capabilities."

Jiang Chen patted her shoulder and comforted her, saying, "I'm already very satisfied that you were able to travel through time to be with me."

The yacht can be upgraded gradually; we're not in a hurry now.

You used to always protect me, now it's my turn to protect you. Let me handle anything that comes up in danger!

"Captain, signs of life detected to the right front. Should we change course?" Mandy, who was on duty to man the yacht, reported: "According to the scan, it should be a person!"

He walked up to the dashboard and glanced at it; Jiang Yuan was still some distance away from him.

The constantly flashing light was to the right front, not too far away.

"Let's go take a look," Jiang Chen speculated. "They are very likely victims of Jiang Yuan's looting of their ships."

After the yacht turned around and sailed against the current for more than ten minutes, it finally saw the figure of a person floating on the sea.

With the professional control of the ship girls, the yacht was obedient, flexible, and compliant, and the platform came to a steady stop next to the person who had fallen into the water.

"It's a girl!" Ye Misha stepped forward, grabbed her, and dragged her up.

The short-haired girl, her hair soaking wet, had her eyes closed and her face pale, with a crossbow bolt stuck in her right chest.

"Oh my god, I'll go get the first aid kit!" Mandy rushed upstairs and brought down the first aid kit that had been brought in from the supplies. Amy had already dried her body and wrapped her in a blanket to keep her body warm.

After the ship girls gave the girl some basic first aid, they placed her in a makeshift bedroom in the ship's cabin.

After rescuing the people, Mandy, who was piloting the yacht, discovered that Jiang Yuan, whose location was originally set, was now outside the existing sea area on the map!

"That's really strange, how did he do that?"

The ship girls surrounded the positioning system, discussing among themselves as they watched Jiang Yuan grow ever more distant and impossible to catch up with.

The little white cat's mind was blank, and its eyes were filled with black circles. "I can't take it anymore, host! My brain has crashed. I really can't figure out how the protagonist did it. Can he teleport with a ship?"

"It must have been an unexpected incident during the script update." Jiang Chen couldn't figure it out either, and could only wait for the unconscious girl to wake up, hoping to get some clues from her.