Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 59 The Consequences of Being Caught Taking Photos
Su Ming had a sudden flash of inspiration: the one that died and became an undead must be the Chestnut Owl! This same part was also transformed into a bone fortress 27 years ago!

He added "[Chestnut Owl Undead (Sealed)]" to the second line, changed the parentheses in the third line to "(Activity-Death-Transformation into Undead)," and then drew a line connecting the Chestnut Owl Scholar, the Chestnut Owl Undead, and the Bone Fortress.

That makes sense!

The next question is, why did the original single line become a double line?
After the scholar form of the Chestnut Owl died, Violet gained both a necromantic form and a living form. Only one form can be active at a time, and the two are sealed away alternately.

Su Ming continued to look through the documents. He noticed that in the later stages of the academy, the little saintess's attendance rate dropped rapidly, and her notes contained more and more records about medical treatment and medicine. Her inability to accept the shortcomings of light-based healing techniques was becoming increasingly apparent.

Her health was deteriorating, which was probably the reason why Elisa was forced to leave the academy and revert to her undead form.

****
On the morning of the third day, the Zhiyuan left the waters where the sea monster was said to be.

With over a hundred kilometers to go before reaching the agreed meeting point, the wind shifted south to crosswinds. Su Ming converted the wing sail into a regular sail, reducing the speed to 17 knots.

Soon, a large dot and a small dot appeared on the radar.

"Do you have a call sign?" Su Ming asked Zi Jin, and received an affirmative answer from the latter. "Shall we try to contact them?" he suggested.

Violet nodded, manipulated the communication tower, and quickly established contact with the merchant ship Ale from the Dwarf Continent.

“That small dot is the Ale,” she told Su Ming. “The big one is the warship, the Double-Headed Axe.”

"Let the Beer go forward, or the Double-Headed Axe retreat," Su Ming said.

Su Ming searched through the documents he had obtained from Charles and found an introduction to the Double-Headed Axe in one of them. It had a displacement of 1000 tons and was a dwarven warship.

The Double-Headed Axe lacked a square mast and instead used a rigid sail with a central keel. This allowed it to receive more wind in both crosswinds and headwinds than other types of ships, resulting in better maneuverability. The disadvantages were its small sail area, reduced wind draft, and lower load-bearing capacity.

"Judging from the data, the Double-Headed Axe is much easier to deal with than the Star Rain," Su Ming analyzed.

“There’s no comparison. One is a merchant escort ship, and the other is the navy’s top main force,” Violet said. “We have no information about the dwarven navy’s main force.”

Therefore, the difference between these two ships cannot represent the comparison of naval strength between the Western Continent and the Dwarf Continent.

The opposing team simultaneously chose to send the Beer ship forward and the Double-Headed Axe ship backward. In the crosswind, both ships reached a speed of 8 knots, which was quite impressive!
For safety reasons, Su Ming and Zi Jin released a weather balloon and conducted a 200-kilometer radar scan, but found no problems.

When he could see them, he took out his binoculars to observe them.

"Not bad, the effect is much better than the products in this world, very clear." The scholar tried it and liked it very much. "If the cost is low, we can get some to sell for money."

Are we that short of money?

“We’ll be in dire need of dimensional teleportation arrays,” Zi Jin replied. “I’ve made too many enemies here, so I’d better run away sooner or later, or I’ll die a violent death.”

"I thought you didn't know what was going on."

The Ale was just an ordinary merchant ship with a few ordinary muzzle-loading cannons at the bow and stern, the kind that could be propelled by wheels. Its shotgun shells could reach 300 meters, and its spherical shells could reach 3 kilometers.

The Double-Headed Axe also came into view. It was equipped with better guns, even having two breech-loading guns at the bow and stern. However, overall, the number of guns was not large. The bow was fitted with an iron plow, and the mast had many features designed to facilitate boarding maneuvers, suggesting it was a ship geared towards close combat.

It's always wise to be cautious. Su Ming set up a sand table, marked the firing range, and considered what the situation would be like once a battle broke out.

Zijin hooked the hooded cloak draped over the back of the chair with her finger. "I'll go take a look." "Don't bring back some captain again," Su Ming said.

The scholar rode her broomstick straight towards the other party, and the radar also showed merchant ships taking off, indicating that the people who were there to greet them had come out.

"Hey, she looks like a beauty," Violet observed through her binoculars. "Do you like short-haired girls?"

"I like it. Does it have a memory effect?" Su Ming asked.

"what is that?"

"Never mind if you don't have it. I should have let you bring my phone so you could take a picture."

"If you have something this good, teach me how to use it when you get back," Zi Jin said. Suddenly, she stopped abruptly in mid-air. "Su Ming, last time I was seriously ill and bedridden, what did you do when you held your phone up in front of me?"

"...I'm using it to keep a log, recording the medication I administer to you," Su Ming replied calmly, his heartbeat steady.

"Why do you keep waving your phone in front of me?"

"Check the Earth's time to decide when to link up with the little troublemaker."

"hehe!"

Violet made a sharp 180-degree turn. Su Ming sealed off the cockpit with his bone shield, grabbed his phone, and fled into the depths of the ship's cabin.

****
Three minutes later, Su Ming's hand was grabbed by the girl, his elbow was pressed down, and he was forced to the ground.

Su Mingyi had long ago bound the damage transfer to the zombies. The zombies on the ship were all high-quality, and there weren't many to begin with, so Zijin couldn't bear to lose them.

The scholar simply abandoned the attack and switched to grappling.

Su Ming grasped this point and almost managed to counterattack, but ultimately he was unfortunately defeated.

"Gently, gently! Your hand will break!" Su Ming shouted, slapping the deck.

This was the first time Su Ming had noticed how thin and frail Zi Jin really was; her light weight put her at a significant disadvantage in physical combat. However, her advantage lay in her mastery of all types of magic, allowing for endless variations in her attacks.

The girl released her grip, dispelling her brute force. Her body went limp, and she knelt directly on Su Ming's back, pressing him back down as soon as he tried to get up.

"Ouch, my back! I've already given up..." Su Ming noticed something was wrong with Zi Jin halfway through her sentence, "What's wrong with you?"

"The brute force spell lasted a bit too long, and I couldn't take it a little longer," Zi Jin replied after a pause. "But it's much better now. I never dared to use spells like this that would put a strain on my body before."

Su Ming had noticed this as well, because the scholar had been eating a lot lately, even more than him. Her once thin chin had started to fill out, and her complexion had become much rosier.

For example, he now physically measures her weight to be at least 46 kilograms.

"The medicine you brought is very effective. It cured my asthma and gastritis, which had been bothering me for a long time, as well as many other problems," said Zijin. "However, how did it feel to fight me in close combat?"

“You do have weaknesses in close combat.” Su Ming now has a better understanding of tactics. “The most obvious one is that you’re using your force field incorrectly, so you can’t suppress me.”

(End of this chapter)