Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 57 Jinshan Shiming Black Society
Michael had his reasons for his confidence.

The same applies to Kingsoft.

His "Golden Tower" organization, in terms of intelligence capabilities, was certainly far inferior to those spy organizations in the land era. However, in the era of wandering, backed by a lighthouse, it engaged in the brokerage business of selling intelligence and platforms, and had few competitors in the endless ocean.

The businesses they can't handle, other organizations might not be able to handle either.

Even if someone could handle it, could your gang contact them? Could you afford to wait?

Control them thoroughly.

Moreover, they anticipated that the underworld wouldn't take on a losing proposition—to spend 150 Pure Crystals to search for an ordinary Silver-class drifting ship meant that this Silver-class ship was far from ordinary, and might even hold a great secret.

Of course, no matter how big the secret is, they only remain at the level of being interested.

As they stated, the reputation of an organization is worth far more than 150 Pure Crystals.

They wouldn't betray their partners.

Shi Ming watched the transaction quietly on the "Let There Be Light" channel, like an eye standing behind a curtain.

In the end, without a doubt, the gangsters compromised.

The agreement was as follows: the Black Society paid 150 Pure Crystals, Gold Mountain received a 20% commission, and the remainder would be delivered to Michael in installments. In return, Michael promised to dispatch a Class B Search Awakened to assist the Black Society in their search, ensuring they found the target within 15 days.

If he truly cannot find it, Michael will only return 150 Pure Crystals and cover the intermediary fee, nothing more.

As for triple compensation? Why would they do something that loses them money?

All three parties were satisfied with the outcome.

Kingsoft earned commissions, Michael was confident he wouldn't fail, and the Black Society gained powerful external support, making up for its lack of search capabilities and increasing its chances of recovering the Endless Sea Map to 9%.

Triple win!

Who lost out?

Shi Ming put away the communicator.

He definitely won't lose out.

After witnessing the entire transaction and conducting a routine inspection of the deck and the nearby sea, Shi Ming went to an open area on the ship to begin his day's training.

One's own strength is the greatest trump card.

Physical strength, attack power, and endurance can not only be improved by adding points, but also through daily training. This is especially beneficial for someone like Shi Ming, who has only been awakened for less than a month.

In the past few days, he has also confirmed measures for the promotion and awakening of crew members.

Once you accumulate 100 contribution points, you can exchange them for the complete cuttlefish carcass he harvested from the seabed, and bathe in its blood to complete your awakening.

Each sea beast can only add one point to Shi Ming's strength. These resources, which are useless to him, can improve the overall strength of the ship, which is also very helpful.

As for the bottle of deep-sea black shark blood he once obtained from Chunyi, he had already actively absorbed its power, which added 2 points to his stamina and endurance.

[Stamina: 58]

[Endurance: 62]

Their combat endurance has also increased!

The Silver Ship Dinglan is currently in an excellent location, with a high concentration of sea crystals and situated on the edge of the Lost Sea. Outside sea beasts dare not enter the territory of the Mist Jellyfish, and the Mist Jellyfish are unwilling to leave the core area with even higher energy.
This allowed them to rest and recuperate temporarily.

The daily production of high-grade aquamarine also reached the expected 37 pieces.

After using the 70 high-grade sea crystals he used today, he now has 271 left.

What's missing is simply the number of upgrades the Creative Brain can receive.

For Shi Ming, the daily upgrade attempts and intelligence attempts are the most crucial resources. There's no way to increase the 3+1 daily attempts, unlike things like sea crystals, which can be obtained through various means and with improved efficiency.

……

Black Society.

Itsukushima Rin stood straight at the office window, gazing at the sea not far away—the sunken Mount Fuji occasionally spewed bubbles and cherry blossom-colored mist onto the surface, creating a rather peculiar sight.

People called him "Hai Sheng Ying". Four or five meters behind him, the Great Wilderness stood there obediently, reporting to him on the progress of the cooperation with [Michael].

The huge office was empty except for the two of them; all the secretaries and clerks were forbidden from entering.

"General, the cooperation agreement has been reached. Should we immediately dispatch ships to the area designated by Michael to rendezvous with him?"

"Hurry up."

"Yes."

Itsukushima Rin turned her gaze away from the distant "Sea Rising Cherry" and looked towards the vast wilderness.

"The other high-ranking officers on the ship, including the adults, have all read the information about the strange object, but due to deliberate concealment, no one has yet been able to connect the No. 108 strange object with the nautical charts in the ship's warehouse."

"This means that you and I still have a chance to make a contribution."

"but,"

His voice gradually turned cold.

"The truth will eventually come out, and I can't keep it a secret for you for long. Once they find out, your only fate will be to atone with your death."

Itsukushima Rin's gaze was piercing.
The wilderness is as wild as a heart.

With this rare treasure ranked 108th, he could have risen to great heights, since the nautical chart was a trophy he had looted from a wild ship, and he deserved a large share of the credit. But because of that wretched nephew, he died without even understanding why, and before he died, he tricked him, leaving a precious treasure out in the wild.

Such great merit has turned into an unforgivable sin.

I hated it so much!

"General, rest assured, I will go there personally this time and will certainly not fail in my mission."

Itsukushima Rin glanced at him.

"You stay."

snort!
Want to run?

How could such an opportunity possibly exist?

This collaboration is practically a done deal, but what if we can't find the map of the endless sea, and you disappear without a trace? Who will take the blame for this enormous mess? Even if I have control of your Skynet chip and can execute you remotely, how can a dead person be expected to take the blame?

You better stay on the ship quietly!
"I've assigned Demon Blade to oversee the entire trip. You can stay on the ship and coordinate everything."

"With Lord Demon Blade taking action, there is naturally no chance of failure."

The wilderness felt a deep resentment, yet it couldn't refute him.

"Overall coordination" means making him fully responsible for this matter.

But how to coordinate things while on the ship?

When the treasure is recovered, the credit will naturally go to the Demon Blade—he was entrusted with a critical mission, turned the tide, and deserves first-class merit, becoming a hero of the Black Society.

If he can't get it back, the Demon Blade will at most be reprimanded and then disappear gracefully, perhaps even having done some hard work, but the Thunder Blade will be the one to take all the blame.

They look exactly like outsourced temporary workers or team interns.

No credit, just a mountain of blame.

But what can he do?

The only thing that reassured him was that all the expenses and costs of this collaboration with Michael were covered by Pure Crystals temporarily drawn from the military treasury by Itsukushima Rin, so he didn't have to pay for them. Of course, he didn't have that much in his entire fortune.

An A-level Awakened, plus Michael's external assistance and guarantee.

It's absolutely a sure thing.

At least this time, my life was saved.

Hopefully, things will come to a close then, and I can use my status as the original discoverer of the "Endless Sea Map" to gain some other small benefits.

Ah, contentment is happiness.

(End of this chapter)