Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 82 The Forbidden Laboratory of the Lighthouse
Atlantis,

A gold-class drifting ship, [with cooking smoke].

This is a trading ship that drifts on the endless ocean, acquiring and selling special commodities, which is its primary means of acquiring wealth and profit.

The ship, though only seventy meters long, resembles a highly sophisticated instrument, perfectly embodying the industrial spirit of Germany, a mechanical powerhouse in the land-based era. Its emblem is a blooming cornflower, but sadly, many young people today don't recognize this plant.

This is a golden ship under the command of the king-class drifting ship [Twelve Stars].

Although 【Cooking Smoke】 belongs to 【Twelve Stars】, it is quite free and does not have to obey any organization or institution. It has only formed a loose alliance with other ships and provides each other with cost-effective assistance when necessary.

Within an alliance, intelligence and benefits can be shared, but of course, there are also sacrifices involved.

The name "Cooking Smoke" is well-known and resounding.

As long as there is profit, they don't care about the type of transaction or the person involved; they are even willing to entertain some bronze-level drifting ships.

It's currently a lull in business.

Captain Reinhardt was lounging in a hammock on the deck, having put down his book, Faust, and was focused on a bounty posted on his communicator.

Wow, that's quite a generous offer!

"2000 pure crystals! That's unbelievable."

"It also provides the shape, number, structure, layout, and even the fluctuation frequency."

"But I remember the lighthouse had a navigator, right? Someone who was best at this kind of mission? Dead?"

Reinhardt smiled and shook his head.

He's probably dead.

Moreover, is a Silver-class drifting ship really worth so many crystals?

As a businessman, he knew that the more expensive the fish, the bigger the storm.

Such exorbitantly priced "fish" must be caught in a whirlpool; merely getting close would be a disaster, and it's not something a golden ship like theirs can touch.

However, providing intelligence will earn you 200 Pure Crystals.

200 is not a small amount. He had a gold ship and had been sailing the ocean for many years. All the wealth he had earned was a mere hundred. Even so, it still surpassed the wealth of most gold ships!
The bounties offered by the general-class drifting ships were a deadly temptation for them.

Knowing the danger, yet unable to resist it.

"Looks like I need to keep an eye on the recent guests."

In terms of finding boats, he can't compare to the navigator, but he still has a significant advantage.

He accepted the bounty.

2000, I dare not even think about it, even if I got it, it would be a disaster.

But 200 is worth a shot.

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Shi Ming really wanted to report himself.

He even imagined several possibilities, including a plan to deliberately leak his whereabouts in order to scam the huge bounty.

However, none of these approaches are currently feasible.

"What a pity, what a pity. Oh well, Pure Crystal is too far away for me. Even if I obtained it, I wouldn't have anywhere to use it. Let them keep it for a while."

He knew that a bright, gleaming net was about to catch him.

It can be described as a tragedy caused by a map.

Although the drifting ship has risen to the gold level, its fluctuation frequency has changed, and its appearance has also undergone subtle changes, some people, faced with a high-priced reward, would rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free.

It's alright.

If you bump into him, you've truly struck it lucky.

As for which major period it is, can you guess?

The kind that can knock you flying.

Upgraded to the Gold-level Great Fortune, its speed increased by about 30%. It had already left the Lost Sea and was heading towards the next target designated by Shi Ming, which was also the location of another B-level sea beast obtained through the Endless Sea Map.

That's the nearest Class B sea monster target, which is about a six-hour flight away.

He needs to improve his skills as soon as possible.

The plan to hunt A-level sea monsters has been put on the agenda. But everything needs to be done step by step; let's focus on leveling up first!
As he was gazing into the future, one of the communicators on his seat rang again. It was Shi Ming's own communicator since he became captain.

"Oh? Nai Luye?"

This 45-year-old female captain who betrayed the underworld and joined Shi Ming's crew would actually take the initiative to contact me?

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The deepest level of the giant drifting ship lighthouse houses a secret research institute.

This is a forbidden place on the ship; no more than thirty people know of the existence of this secret research institute.

The air here is filled with the smell of medicine, and the shelves next to it are full of sturdy glass jars.

Chunks of meat from an unknown creature float in the jar.

Although they had been cut into pieces and soaked in an unknown liquid, their flesh and blood were still very vibrant—some were crackling with electricity, some emitted a strange blue light, and some had strange, restless parasites growing inside their internal organs.

But now, they are all specimens, piled up together, and have become the subject of scientists' research.

A researcher in isolation suit dissected a wriggling tentacle, drew a vial of red human blood from a petri dish, and injected it into the exposed flesh.

That still-wriggling piece of flesh was no ordinary thing; it was a low-level experimental subject cultivated from a small piece of a Saint-level remnant, but it only possessed some of the biological characteristics.

The researcher carefully observed the reaction of the flesh and blood, then frowned again.

"The blood of an A-level Awakened is rejected at the genetic level."

"We need the flesh and blood of S-class Awakened."

He whispered obsessively.

"The flesh and blood of S-class Awakened? Doctor, forget about it. Every S-class Awakened is a treasure of the Beacon. Research requires a lot of flesh and blood. It's impossible to use them for research, and it would also incur the wrath of the higher-ups. You'd better give up this idea."

"You think they're unwilling simply because you don't know enough about them."

This "doctor" picked up a section of fascia.

"To obtain the secrets of the Holy Temple-level sea monster, necessary sacrifices must be made, but the rewards are worthwhile. I will apply to my superiors."

"They will definitely agree."

The doctor added a sentence.

Bang!
The flesh and blood beneath his hands exploded into pieces.

The doctor brushed away the pieces of flesh and blood stuck to his hands, face, and equipment, as if brushing away insignificant dust.

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Ps:

Remarks on the launch.

(I've never actually written anything like this before, so I'm sorry to dedicate a separate chapter to it; I'll put it at the end.)

My editor informed me today that the book will be available tomorrow.

Time really flies. I remember when I released the book a little over a month ago, I made a blunder by posting it on the fantasy channel instead. I buried myself in writing over 30,000 words, but only got a handful of favorites, and the only one following it was myself.

He once had extreme self-doubt.

It wasn't until the editor came to ask me that I realized I had made a mistake.

Fortunately, things have turned around, and the number of readers following and adding to favorites has gradually increased. After four rounds of recommendations, from 100 favorites and 0 readers following, the number of favorites has now exceeded 10000, and it even reached the top 30 on the new book list. Although it can't compare to many top authors, it's still not bad.

The road is under our feet, but we still need to climb it.

I'd like to give a special thank you to my editor, Chenxiang. Anyone interested in writing a book can submit their work to her. Chenxiang is beautiful, kind, and incredibly patient. She proactively communicates with authors about every aspect of the book, making her a very responsible editor. She also chats and jokes around in the group chat, creating a cheerful atmosphere.

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In the very end,
I will try my best to update more chapters tomorrow, and I hope everyone can give me a first subscription. Thank you very much.

(End of this chapter)