We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 65 Silver Moon Island!
The Black Swan, Captain's cabin.

Xia En let out a long breath, and her mood gradually calmed down.

"That feeling just now, could it be the legendary 'mushrooms first, then little people'?"

He muttered a curse under his breath, then turned to look at the spoils of war in front of him.

The Egg of the Ancient Dragon

[Type: Materials/Crew]

[Quality: Epic]

[Description: A dragon egg that should have hatched hundreds of years ago has already developed a faint intelligence within it.]

[Edible, can be used to brew potions, and can also be used as a crew member bond.]

According to legend, ancient dragons were the first life forms created by the gods.

They were created to be too powerful, even angering the gods, and thus, through generations of reproduction, they grew weaker.

Existing dragons and ancient dragons are practically two different species.

[If you are a dragon, that's fine too.]

Purple Epic!

Xia En's eyes shone with pride; it was worth enduring the immense mental strain to rescue the dragon egg.

but……

"Can it also be used as a crew member binding?"

Xia En was starting to lose her composure.

It's just an egg!
The methods used to extract surplus value are even more capitalist than those of capitalists themselves.

But upon closer reflection, this ancient dragon egg might be older than Shaen, so it doesn't really count as exploiting child labor.

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Xia En gently patted the eggshell.

"Hello? Are you there?"

"..."

The ancient dragon egg remained silent.

Xia En remembered that it was its call that had attracted him in the [Ember Sanctuary].

Is he silent now because he's fallen asleep, or simply because he doesn't want to talk to him?

Xia En wasn't in a hurry. There was still a long way to go, so he could just wait it out.

I grabbed a blanket and laid it under the dragon egg, making it a little nest for it.

With Shane's control over the Black Swan, he wasn't afraid of it doing anything underhanded.

Then, Shane walked out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Looking at the sun shining on the sea, his thoughts seemed to rise and fall with the waves.

The amount of information gathered from this underwater voyage was considerable.

The Proof of the Lord of Cinder... The Ember Treasure... The Coral Primarch... The technological sophistication displayed by the Sanctuary... The researchers who may have escaped from it...

The scattered clues, when pieced together, subtly revealed a hidden corner of this world to Xia En.

But the true truth is still shrouded in endless mystery.

However, Shane had a very relaxed attitude.

His primary goal remains to improve his strength; without strength, everything else is just empty talk.

The secrets of this world can wait until we become stronger.

"It's time to head to Silvermoon Island!"

Xia En made up her mind.

If the [Ember Treasure] were a dungeon where one could quickly improve their strength, he might choose to stay here for a few more days.

However, judging from the situation observed during this exploration, this place is clearly not a suitable location for submersible navigation.

It's not that the "Ember Treasure" is undeserving of its name.

In fact, any of those ancient biological seeds and data could cause a huge stir in the Federation's academic circles if taken out, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were priceless.

On the one hand, Xia En has no channels to sell his products; if he entrusts them to ordinary businessmen, they might not be able to realize their true value.

On the other hand, the existence of Category A riots has turned the shelter into an extremely dangerous and perilous place.

Going to explore now would be a certain death sentence.

Moreover, you can't farm ship soul experience!
It would be a wiser choice to explore it later.

With that thought in mind, Xia En no longer hesitated, walked to the helm, and infused his will into the body of the Black Swan.

"Let's go! Destination: Silvermoon Island!"

……

...a few days later.

noon.

Near a large, crescent-shaped island.

Under the bright sunshine, numerous ships of all sizes are orderly entering the port.

With the Blood Moon approaching, the number of boats here is much higher than usual, and there are even queues to dock at the shore.

This is the bay of Silvermoon Island.

This island is named for its unique shape.

The entire inner ring of the "crescent" actually has ports where ships can dock.

However, the treatment enjoyed by different ships naturally differed.

The ships of Silvermoon Island's governor, "Viper" Quinn, rightfully occupied the most central area, with dedicated security personnel patrolling and inspecting them.

Secondly, there are the ships of the Apocalypse Merchant Guild and the Federal government; their status is second only to the Governor.

Then, the locations of various scattered ships and pirate ships are marked.

—That's right, pirates can also land on Silvermoon Island!

It may sound like it's against federal law, but in the Seven Seas Federation, it's actually a normal phenomenon.

Speaking of this, we must mention the "autonomy" of each island.

Simply put, each island governed by a governor is an independent small country, with its own laws, taxes, and education. Governors of different islands cannot enforce the law across islands.

To draw an analogy, this is the relationship between the federal government of country M and its states.

For example, on Silvermoon Island, pirates can be temporarily exempted from the Federation's wanted list as long as they do not provoke or start a fight.

Of course, once they leave Silvermoon Island's territorial waters, Silvermoon Island has no right to interfere with the Federation's crackdown on pirates.

Otherwise, they would be considered public enemies of the Federation.

at this time.

A two-masted sailing ship with a black swan engraved on its prow slowly sailed into the harbor.

As soon as it entered the harbor, people on the shore waved and gave directions.

They overtook several similarly sized salvage vessels that were originally queuing up.

Such special treatment naturally made these captains somewhat unhappy.

Someone asked irritably, "What's the story behind that ship? Why is it ahead of us in line?"

"Is that the Black Swan?"

"I remember the captain was supposed to be a middle-aged man, how come he's been replaced by an unreliable young man?"

The old captain of the Black Swan had also sailed the route to Silvermoon Island, so he left some impression on people.

At this moment, a captain with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face laughed.

"Hehe, you guys are really out of the loop."

"Old Mike, spit it out! What news have you heard this time?"

"Hey, don't underestimate my intelligence network!"

Old Mike said confidently, "The new captain of the Black Swan is no ordinary man. He has wiped out three pirate ships in just one month."

"The Blood Wolf, the Furious Shark, even the Black Mountain fell to him!"

"Hiss... [Black Mountain]?"

Upon hearing this name, the captains, who had previously expressed some opinions, instantly fell silent.

Pirate ships of this caliber are simply not something they can mess with, let alone the Black Swan, which even destroyed the Black Mountain.

……

……

on the deck.

Mysterious magical fluctuations spread through the air.

next moment.

A thin layer of ice crystals spread out underfoot, sparkling and translucent in the sunlight, appearing quite beautiful.

Master, it's cold...

Xiao Hei's voice sounded somewhat aggrieved.

Xia En's lips twitched, and he said to the white-haired, red-eyed girl next to him, "Joey, stop playing around, it's time to get ashore."

Joey quickly put away his staff, his face slightly flushed, and nodded, "Yes, Captain!"

(End of this chapter)