Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 16 Gold-Class Drifting Ship
Cracking the code would take some time, so Shi Ming didn't sit idle. He familiarized himself with the powers and skills he had awakened at the edge of the beach.

The mimicry dust's effect had worn off, and every now and then a bloodthirsty moth would try to make Shi Ming its delicious lunch, but without exception, it died by Shi Ming's sword.

They had no idea that their entire nest had been wiped out by the man in front of them.

Shi Ming brandished his horizontal sword.

He found the cold weapon, a reward from the system, increasingly easy to use.

In his past life, he also greatly admired this type of horizontal sword, which originated from the Tang Dynasty, and had even practiced related sword techniques. Especially when slaying these flying bloodthirsty moths, he could cut them in two with a single stroke, which was both elegant and handsome, and the disgusting bodily fluids of those bloodthirsty moths would not remain on Shi Ming's sword.

[Beep~]

In fifteen minutes, the Gold-level Drifting Ship Key was used to crack the ship.

He will become the new owner of this drifting ship.

[Energy depleted...Energy replenishing...]

[Please enter captain's information. Scanning in progress. Confirming captain's information. Confirmed.]

A beam of light suddenly shot out from the long-dust-covered bow of the drifting ship, scanning Shi Ming's body information and recording his appearance, features, and some characteristics.

[The Skynet chip system is checking; the chip has already been implanted and does not need to be implanted again.]

Congratulations! You've become the owner of this drifting boat! Please give it a grand name!

Get up now. Get up later.

Without hesitation, Shi Ming clicked on "Start Later".

He's not very good at naming things, so he needs some time to think about it.

Then, he looked at the floating panel that rose from the wrecked canoe, especially the "Skynet chip" mentioned on it, and fell into deep thought.

This reminded him of something the captain had said.

"Even the owner of the drifting ship needs to have something called the Skynet chip implanted. And it seems that it is mandatory, with no room for exceptions."

"Is the purpose of this to control everyone?"

Shi Ming did not experience the early days of the wandering era, so he dared not make any hasty judgments.

Before he could even check the detailed data of the drifting ship and what made it a "gold-level drifting ship," the system notification appeared before his eyes again.

【drop. 】

Congratulations! You have successfully completed the beginner's quest to own your own drifting boat.

[Reward: New Player Guide Pack x1]

[You have completed all three beginner tasks. The system loading level has increased to 99%, and it will help the host break free from the Skynet chip's control over the mind.]

Deactivating the chip will not affect subsequent Skynet chip detection. Deactivate immediately?

Without hesitation, Shi Ming clicked "yes".

Suddenly, he felt a wave of dizziness.

Even with his awakened physique, he couldn't resist the intense dizziness, as if countless pieces of information were crashing around in his brain, causing Shi Ming severe discomfort in his head.

Fortunately, this feeling didn't last very long.

"call."

Shi Ming knelt on the beach, and almost vomited.

He wiped the liquid from the corner of his mouth and struggled to his feet.

He knew that at this moment, the "Skynet chip" implanted in his brain had been completely deactivated, and it would not affect the determination when he recognized the master of the drifting ship in the future.

He was completely free.

For him, there are two things rooted in his soul.

One is the mission, the other is freedom. Shi Ming stood up and put the canoe on the beach into his system warehouse.

The ten-cubic-meter system warehouse could easily accommodate this not-so-large canoe. After that, he disappeared off the coastline.

It's time to pay a visit to the captain.

……

On the western side of the island, atop a steep cliff, the captain's face was ashen as he looked at the six or seven members of the exploration team who had died in the attack by the Bloodthirsty Moths.

Among them were two of his most loyal and trusted subordinates! They were also dead!
Thirty minutes ago, they spent a lot of effort climbing up this steep rock face to find the so-called mother nest, only to find that the rock face was empty, without even a common insect, let alone a mother nest.

Just as he was about to question the scarred man about how he led the way, a swarm of bloodthirsty moths attacked from afar.

The stone wall was very conspicuous, yet completely empty, offering no place to hide.

They became the perfect targets for the bloodthirsty moths, just like the slaves who lit the bonfire last night.

This battle naturally resulted in heavy casualties.

With the power of his awakened skill, Divine Speed, the captain was able to kill the Bloodthirsty Moths without any problem. However, there were simply too many Bloodthirsty Moths, and their geographical location was also at a great disadvantage. Soon, six or seven members of the exploration team were hit by the Bloodthirsty Moths' suddenly extended mouthparts and died one after another.

Fortunately, with an Awakened One in charge, the group managed to defeat the swarm despite their difficulties.

The ground was littered with the corpses of bloodthirsty moths, as well as the bodies of the exploration team members.

The captain's face was extremely grim. This was the second major loss he had suffered in recent days, but it enraged him even more than the previous storm.

Storms are natural disasters, but this one was entirely man-made!
"Damn it! Look at your intelligence! Where is the Zerg hive?!"

"Didn't you say these insects only move at night and sleep during the day?!"

"F*** you!"

The captain lost all composure and slapped the scarred man who had provided the information hard across the face.

"Go and join my brothers."

He drew the gun from his waist.

"Captain...Captain, this information was all leaked to me by Shi Ming!"

"It was him, Captain! It was him! It was all his conspiracy!"

The scarred man clung tightly to the captain's leg and, in a desperate move, shouted Shi Ming's name.

Without the slightest hesitation, the captain pulled the trigger, and a gleaming bullet pierced straight through the scarred man's head.

"waste!"

He kicked the scarred man's corpse away, his gaze turning cold as he looked in the direction where the drifting boat was moored, and then gave the order.

"Return!"

"But Captain, we haven't found the insect hive yet..." the first mate said, leaning forward.

He was met with a slap delivered with "divine speed".

"asshole!"

"idiot!"

"Still thinking about the insect hive? There's no insect hive here! Don't you even need to use your pig brain? Where did all those insects come from? From the east! You idiot!"

"Return to the ship! Verify the authenticity of all intelligence!"

A cold glint flashed in the captain's eyes.

The information is so ridiculously false that the scarred man is unlikely to be that stupid; he's probably being used by someone.

If all of this was indeed a scheme orchestrated by Shi Ming, then...

He would poke twenty holes in Shi Ming's body, hang him by a rope while he's still alive, and throw him into the sea for a bloody human fishing session! Let the fish in the sea slowly gnaw away at his flesh and blood!
A slave dared to betray me! I'll show you what cruelty is!
(End of this chapter)