Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 86 The King-class Drifting Ship "Twelve Stars" (Fourth update, please subscribe)
Grade C blood, worth 100 high-grade sea crystals.
Grade B, valued at 1000 high-grade sea crystals, now worth ten times that amount.

Grade A, its value increases more than a thousandfold!
The price of sea beast blood rises exponentially with the increase in level, thus further highlighting the scarcity and value of advanced awakened individuals.

This is why an A-level Awakened can build their own maritime force.

Because he has the ability to hunt B-class sea monsters.

Follow him, and you'll get to eat meat.

……

Shi Ming was taken aback by the hooded woman's reaction.

Is he really a big spender?
It seems I asked for too little.

In the market, many things have a suggested retail price of 100 yuan, but the selling price may be more than 100 yuan. Just like some trendy toys in my previous life, the cost was only a few dozen yuan, but they could be sold for hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan.

Moreover, it also changes due to supply and demand.

A bottle of water in the desert can sell for a hundred times its original price.

If you sell it to someone surnamed Ma, you can get an even higher price...

But since Shi Ming had already agreed to a "fixed price," he had no intention of breaking the contract.

Moreover, this woman appears to be a member of an affiliated force of the "Twelve Stars." Trading with her might allow me to make contact with the Twelve Stars sooner and obtain what I want—such as the current exact coordinates of the Twelve Stars.

"I only have this one, there are no others. I'm not a [Hunter], where would I get so much B-grade sea beast blood?"

He deliberately brought up the hunter to set the stage for the next topic.

"So, can we make a trade?"

"Of course, anytime."

Upon hearing this, the hooded woman returned to the cabin and retrieved a box.

The box was opened, revealing twenty Dome Crystals.

She seemed very confident in herself. She simply placed the Dome Crystal, which ordinary Silver Ships couldn't even produce, right in front of Shi Ming, without any fear that Shi Ming would snatch it away.

very strange,
Everyone Shi Ming met was very confident.

“The blood of a Class B sea beast needs to be verified. Once it passes my verification, we’ll exchange money for the goods,” the hooded woman said.

"Sure. But aren't you going to ask what kind of sea monster's blood this is?"

Shi Ming was a little curious.

Many people buy blood in order to awaken their own consciousness.

But this woman doesn't seem to be one.

"It doesn't matter what kind of blood it is; it's just part of the medicine."

Fine.

You're the buyer, so you get to decide.

This unexpected transaction was simpler than Shi Ming had imagined, and there were no unexpected twists or turns. It seemed that both of them had lawful good personalities, or perhaps they didn't care about such a small amount of supplies.

If every transaction were like this, Shi Ming believed that the endless ocean would be filled with love.

When Shi Ming handed over the blood of the "Eight-Armed Hunter," he saw that the woman's outstretched hand was covered with brown hair.

He suppressed his doubts and showed no outward reaction, naturally completing the transaction.

The woman seemed very happy.

Finally, Shi Ming casually asked, "Do you know how to become a [Hunter]? The kind who can post and accept bounties?"

"Sailing 210 nautical miles at 198 degrees, the King-class drifting ship Twelve Stars is right there. The Ocean Hunter Association is on the seventeenth floor. You can register successfully by spending 10 high-grade sea crystals and get a terminal device with a three-hour delay. Of course, you also need to be an Awakened being of Rank B or above."

"You can kill B-level sea beasts, so you naturally meet these conditions."

She said nothing more and jumped back from the makeshift trading boat to her own drifting vessel.

The drifting boat starts automatically without any manual operation.

Then, the woman and the drifting boat, like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser, gradually disappeared from sight, just as they had come.

"Tsk, tsk."

"It's not easy!"

Shi Ming exclaimed in amazement. "One person piloting a drifting boat, one person hunting B-level sea monsters."

"Could it be that I really have a constitution that absorbs strength? Every awakened person I randomly encounter is an A-level?"

"Since when have A-level Awakened individuals become as common as cabbages growing on the roadside?"

He shook his head, and carrying the crystal that had been inspected and found to be without any problems, returned to the cabin.

"Sailing 210 nautical miles at 198 degrees, heading towards the Twelve Stars."

"Yes, Captain."

……

Aside from a few special areas, such as Turtle Island and the Lost Sea, the scenery is remarkably similar everywhere on the endless ocean.

Waves, ocean, all the same.

As humanity sails amidst pure blue, it increasingly feels its own insignificance, and over time, this can give rise to a sense of despair. Even the most powerful S-class Awakened cannot dispel this feeling of "loneliness."

Temperature is probably the biggest difference that can be directly felt.

At this point, the latitude of the Grand Canal is quite far north, and the sea breeze can be felt to bring a slight chill.

But for Shi Ming, this slight coolness only brought a difference in physical sensation, and even had a refreshing effect.

After two hours of smooth sailing, he noticed that the number of drifting boats seemed to have increased.

The feeling of loneliness is slowly fading away.

In the past, he might not encounter another ship even after sailing at sea for a whole day, but now, in just one hour, he saw four or five different drifting ships, one of which looked exactly like his.

"It seems there are also prime locations on the ocean."

The area where the King-class drifting ship is located is the golden zone.

It is like an oasis in a vast desert.

This is one of the few areas where humans hold an absolute advantage. Powerful sea creatures dare not approach within a hundred nautical miles of it.

Looks like we're almost there...

Shi Mingzhan stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the distant sea.

Finally, the boundless blue faded away.

A huge, blurry shadow hung low on the horizon like a mirage, then gradually solidified.

Even though he had expected it, when he actually saw it, Shi Ming was still amazed by the incredible craftsmanship of mankind in the early days of the drifting era, when they were determined to make a do-or-die effort.

This is more than just a miracle.

It was too big, even beyond Shi Ming's understanding of what a "ship" was.

It stands majestically like a mountain, its steel-cast body resembling an endless medieval castle built on a mountaintop, with layers of deck structures stacked upwards to form a dazzling three-dimensional structure.

Like a mythical ark, it possesses unshakeable majesty, cleaving through the raging waves of the setting sun and forging an indestructible sea fortress.

A flag with twelve stars arranged in a circle flies high at the very top.

It's like the olive wreath worn on the head of the Olympian gods.

The moment Shi Ming saw it, he understood.

Totem, lighthouse, spark, order, memory, hope, homecoming...

Utopia, the ideal land...

These abstract nouns were truly brought to life at this moment.

Humanity has never lost its home; every tiny, solitary boat and wandering voyage can find a temporary refuge here.

This is the King-class drifting ship.

One of only seven King-class drifting ships in the world.

The number 004 is the [Twelve Stars].

Civilization will never be forgotten.

　Chapter 4 arrived yesterday~~~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)