Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 60 Tidestone

Shi Ming looked at the black crystal in front of him.

It is understated and low-key, without any trace of energy, like obsidian from a volcano.

Creative Mind!
To Shi Ming's surprise, it could actually be upgraded.

The information from the black crystal appeared before Shi Ming.

【Tidestone】

Level 1

[One-time use item. A unique crystal formed over ten years from a mixture of sea beast blood energy and sea crystal energy. When infused with awakening energy, it can reproduce the sea beast's signature skill, with power reaching 30% of the original skill. Upgrading increases the skill's strength.]

Upgrade Required: 100 grams of blood from the same type of sea monster.

Disposable items, huh?

Shi Ming stroked the sea beast skill stone, feeling the texture on its surface.

The powerful sea beast that died in this sea area was undoubtedly the A-level Mist Jellyfish from more than ten years ago. Back then, it and the Yellowstone battled and both perished, along with the two A-level Awakened on board.

In the ocean, where A-class sea monsters are tackling A-class awakened beings, they have an absolute advantage. It's not surprising that ships of Gold rank and below often suffer disastrous consequences when entangled with them.

But what would be its signature skill?

Summoning mist? Corruption? Or something else?
If you have any extras later, you can test them first.

Regardless, this is a good thing.

Shi Ming originally lacked offensive means.

His S-rank awakening granted him S-rank growth potential and two S-rank defensive skills, but he still has little time to develop. When encountering powerful sea monsters or some strange awakened beings, he may not always be able to gain the upper hand. He needs more methods to deal with his enemies.

He put away the sea beast skill stone, planning to hunt a few mist jellyfish to upgrade it when he had more opportunities to do so later.

"Very good. Report to me immediately if you come across any more such items."

"Yes, Captain."

Shi Ming, dressed in his nautical uniform, continued to stand guard at the bow of the ship, displaying an imposing presence that seemed to say, "One man can hold the pass against ten thousand jellyfish."

The Lost Sea was windless, damp, and cold.

The misty jellyfish clustered beneath the ship's hull, like stars surrounding the moon, creating a scene that, if one disregarded their inherent danger, was quite romantic.

Shi Ming did not actively hunt them for the time being; he was waiting for a large one, at least a D-grade.

The information he obtained today through his Eye of Intelligence is that D-grade mist jellyfish, when dehydrated and served cold, not only taste delicious, but also increases dizziness resistance, allowing one to remain calm and not get seasick even in a strong storm.

It's the nemesis of motion sickness.

Some people experience seasickness when playing 3D games, which is a symptom of motion sickness.

Shi Ming did not have this problem.

He just wanted to eat cold jellyfish salad.

Ah, this mist jellyfish is a treasure trove from head to toe.

……

74 degrees west longitude, 40 degrees north latitude.

After seven hours of full-speed sailing, the Demon Blade finally arrived at the rendezvous point agreed upon with the [Michael]. This place was once America's most prosperous port during the land era, but now it has also become a vast ocean, and it is difficult to see any trace of the past.

It is said that only the Statue of Liberty is fixed to an artificial floating island, becoming a spiritual symbol for lighthouse workers at sea, and is comparable to the "Sea Rising Cherry Blossoms" as one of the world's top ten wonders.

Another gold-class drifting ship, also named "Freedom," conquers the Atlantic Ocean.

But the goddess statue wasn't nearby, so the demon sword couldn't be seen either, and the Freedom was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, the wind is calm and the place is deserted.

The demon sword frowned.

They said we'd meet here, but there wasn't a single ship or sea creature in the surrounding waters. "Hmph."

"The Michael is nothing special; it can still be late even after accepting a commission, which shows how lax its discipline is!"

"If this happened in my underworld, I would definitely deal with it through military law."

Her time was very limited; gathering the materials was just the simplest part, and a lot of time would be needed for the subsequent search.

She didn't have time to waste waiting for people.

Yao Dao took out a communicator from his pocket, preparing to try to make contact based on prior communication.

Suddenly, a large number of bubbles rose from the seawater not far away, densely packed and growing larger and larger.

Immediately afterwards, a small drifting boat broke through the water!

It's a drifting boat that can dive!
Diving-capable drifting ships are extremely rare. After all, everyone knows that diving and drifting are two operations with vastly different levels of difficulty. To build a diving-capable drifting ship, in addition to the necessary conventional drifting ship construction materials, the other resources required are more than twenty times that of an ordinary drifting ship.

Therefore, there were very few plans for such ships during the Great Flood.

The air gap of the drifting ship slowly closed, and a blond young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight stood at the bow, smiling as he gazed at the cold, gleaming demon sword in the distance.

He was dressed in a formal suit rarely worn by sailors, but his white shirt was not tucked into his trousers, giving him a carefree and unrestrained look.

He waved and greeted them politely from afar.

When she raises her arms, you can even see the skin exposed on her waist.

Although there's no excess fat, there are no defined lines either; it's unremarkable and shows a lack of exercise.

"Hello, Miss Yaodao, my name is Edward, it's nice to meet you."

The demon sword snorted.

She had only ever seen this way of greeting in old novels.

Am I supposed to reply with "Nice to meet you, too"?

This Edward is the Awakener mentioned in the intelligence report, possessing the B-rank Awakening Skill "Navigator." Yao Dao's first impression of him was that he was of average appearance and frivolous manner. If he hadn't needed Edward to lead the way, Yao Dao wouldn't have even given him a second glance; he was nothing more than a deer whip.

Two drifting boats of similar size gradually approached each other.

"Miss Demon Blade, please board the ship."

Edward bowed slightly, just like a "gentleman" in the novel.

But Yaodao didn't like this way of bowing.

She preferred the gangsters' bowing etiquette.

She won't like any other behavior from someone who makes a bad first impression.

She leaped onto the drifting boat that could be used for diving.

The powerful backward force caused the entire ship to rock and sway.

The other crew member following behind her boarded the ship in the same manner, and took out an envelope containing information from his suitcase, handing it to the blond man, Edward.

"This is the specific information about the target. Explain your plan in detail." Yao Dao's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Edward seemed polite, but as a business partner, he didn't even invite her into the cabin to sit down.

Although she might not stay on this unfamiliar ship for long.

Edward produced a hat from somewhere, put it on his head, and covered his short, golden hair.

Our plan is simple—

"Drifting with the current on this boundless sea."

"The stars will guide us in the right direction."

(End of this chapter)