Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 88: The Brain of Creation Activated! A Bargain Hunt at the Trading Market!
Shi Ming put away the Ocean Hunter terminal.

This was not the place for research; he planned to return to the ship for a closer look.

There is still plenty of time ahead.

What he needs to do is "consume".

With the "brain of creation" as a cheat, he can clearly judge the use of those upgradable items. With this method, whether it is finding a bargain or evaluating the value or potential of a product, it is like having a bug!

Opportunities are hard to come by, so we must not let them slip by.

……

The most prosperous foreign trade company among the twelve stars is called the "Maritime Expo".

Although it's called an expo, it's actually an open-air shopping mall. Rows of exotic materials from the ocean are displayed in transparent exhibition stands for sale, with clearly marked prices and no deception.

Shi Ming, carrying several Dome Crystals and dozens of high-grade Sea Crystals, went inside.

The place is indeed rich in goods, including many items unique to the European Seas, such as...
Eyeball specimen of a Class C marine mammal

Minerals from the deep sea
A seashell ten times harder than a diamond.

Light-colored amber whose purpose cannot be determined...

The dazzling array of items is dizzying.

There are also enthusiastic sales assistants.

"Sir, this item was retrieved from the deep sea by one of our twelve powerful awakened beings. It is a pearl from a B-grade sea beast called the Mummy White Clam... It is said that consuming the powder ground from it can prolong life."

"It can also improve stamina there!"

"Only three Dome Crystals are needed."

The sales assistant patiently and persuasively guided them.

Shi Ming ignored it.

endurance?

You should know that for the average person, 10 points is already their limit for endurance. My endurance is already a whopping 72 points, so I don't need any of these things!
Leave it for those who need it!

"And this item? Sir, you'll surely be very interested. It's a captain's Skynet terminal upgrade device. With it, you can increase the maximum number of people your Skynet terminal can hold, expanding it by 10—adding more crew to your drifting ship."

Shi Ming was not interested in this item either.

The Skynet terminal that Chunyi left him had a maximum capacity of 100 users.
But now he has fewer than thirty crew members on his ship, and they are all veteran members.

Moreover, Shi Ming always adhered to the principle of "better to have none than to have bad ones" when it came to crew members.

Not just anyone can accept the Da Yun Hao (大运号)!
Seeing that Shi Ming showed little interest, the sales assistant gave up and turned to another potential customer.

Shi Ming slowly wandered among the items, occasionally using the abilities of his Creative Brain to assess their value.

……

[The tattered notebook]

【Level: 1】

[A notebook, lost in the ocean by an unknown person, is made of a special material that has remained undamaged despite being submerged for many years. Unfortunately, the writing on it has been completely eroded and is illegible.]

Upgrade Requirements: 3 Sea Crystals, 1 Wood, 1 Squid Ink Sac

Shi Ming became somewhat interested.

The material of this notebook is very similar to the notebook he found in the canoe.

The notebook from the Dragon Kingdom's Xirang Research Institute was of great help to him back then, and could this notebook, made of similar material, also record some ancient secrets?

Although the writing is now completely eroded, perhaps the writing in the notes will be restored after the material is upgraded?

Otherwise, why would they use "cuttlefish ink sacs" as a material?

buy!
It's not expensive at all, only requires 3 high-grade sea crystals!

Clearly, the staff at the Twelve Stars organization felt it wasn't of much value.

The prices of all goods here are determined by the staff of the Twelve Stars. If a product doesn't sell for a long time, the price will be reduced. However, bargaining is not allowed during regular sales, and there is no room for discounts. Shi Ming paid three high-grade sea crystals for this notebook.

There's also a complimentary shopping bag, a disposable bag made of seaweed that's inexpensive to produce.

Seeing that Shi Ming had made a purchase, the staff member came over again.

Shi Ming ignored him and continued looking at the various items.

"Most of the special products from the ocean cannot be upgraded, so the Brain of Creation cannot identify any results. On the contrary, 80% of the remnants of civilization and human creations can be upgraded."

"However, many of these things are of no use to me."

For example, Shi Ming now has a more advanced version of the small-scale energy extraction equipment.

All sorts of cold weapons are no match for the King Slayer currently hidden in the system space.

There are also some very expensive shipboard devices and machines, costing tens of dome crystals each, which are not really worth buying.

"Hey, what is this?"

Shi Ming looked at an object that resembled a face.

"Sir, this is a research product from the lighthouse, a mask made from the skin of the Hundred-Faced Sea Lizard. When applied to the face, it can temporarily change one's facial appearance, but it is a disposable item and can only last for 20 minutes."

The staff explained patiently.

His attitude was very good because he had inadvertently glimpsed the crystal in Shi Ming's pocket when Shi Ming was paying.

"Can it only be used once? And only for twenty minutes? It's pretty useless."

See if there's room for improvement?

The mind of creation swept over.

【The Mask of the Hundred-Faced Sea Lizard】

【Level: 2】

[A mask made from the skin of the Hundred-Faced Sea Lizard offers excellent camouflage, capable of fooling most detection devices, making it an essential tool for concealing one's identity!]

Upgrade Requirements: 50g of lizard blood, 50g of C-grade or higher sea monster flesh.

Perhaps, an upgrade could improve its existing shortcomings?
buy!
Shopping is always a pleasant experience.

After wandering around for a long time, Shi Ming spent another 300 high-grade sea crystals to buy three "SkyNet Smart Chips". These chips are the core of many devices, and the uniform retail price is 100 high-grade sea crystals each. There is no way to find a bargain.

An unofficial history: "The Legend of Olympus: Zeus and the Love and Hate of Twenty-Three Goddesses".

He was very interested in the deep-sea titans of the Olympian ruins, and perhaps he could find inspiration and clues from the mythology.

At the same time, he spent a precious crystal to purchase a small condiment production device.

People work hard at sea simply for a better life.

This condiment production equipment can currently only produce four types of condiments: "refined salt," "chili," "MSG," and "mustard." However, Shi Ming believes that as the Creative Brain improves, its business scope will expand.

I just hope that Lao Yang can further improve his cooking skills.

……

When leaving the Twelve Stars, Shi Ming passed through the embassy area.

Some relatively powerful forces have convenient communication points on King-class drifting ships.

He saw a plaque hanging in a corner of the area that read "The Sun's Return Place in the Kingdom of Wo".

Below the plaque is a sixteen-character haiku written by Emperor Niohuru.
The general meaning is "Though separated by thousands of miles, we share the same clouds and rain, and gaze upon the bright moon rising over the blue sea, though we are from two different hometowns."

It reads strangely.

Shi Ming tasted it and smiled.

Isn't this just like the poem, "Mountains and rivers are connected by the same clouds and rain, and the bright moon has never been in two separate places"?

Even a single line of poetry can be plagiarized?

(End of this chapter)