Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 104 Ghost Ship

The rune stone floated quietly in the depression in the center of the mountaintop. No one knew what Majik was planning to do, as he hadn't put the rune stone away even after staying in the mountains for so long.

Jiang Ran put the talisman into her spatial storage and was about to leave when, unexpectedly, the pirates, who were barely able to walk two steps, gave up on fighting the unkillable corpses and instead surrounded Jiang Ran.

Let them surround us, Jiang Ran wasn't too bothered. The pirates, whose corpses hadn't turned red even after she'd been hacking at them for ages, were beyond her ability to fight back. She felt like a gust of wind could blow them away.

She pulled out the dagger she had obtained earlier. The poison on it was of unknown composition, but the liquid extracted from the islander she had previously stabbed was extremely potent, and the dagger's dark blue color had not faded at all.

Jiang Ran planned to conduct an experiment on these pirates—if it really worked as she thought, then with this dagger, any weapon she made in the future would likely be able to have a layer of deadly poison added to it.

Unfortunately, the dagger never got a chance to shine.

As she pulled out her dagger, the whistle the islanders had given her inexplicably came out with her as well, and it even floated right in front of Jiang Ran's face, almost shoving into her mouth.

Jiang Ran blinked, feeling that this was hinting at something, so she readily accepted the whistle and blew it.

As the whistle sounded, the entire island began to stir. The same giant man as before slowly emerged from the ground and, without Jiang Ran even needing to speak, directly slashed at the pirates.

With this shift in power, the pirates were wiped out almost without any chance of resistance.

As the pirates disappeared, the players, who were as tenacious as earthworms, seemed to lose all support in an instant, collapsing to the ground like mud.

Just as Jiang Ran was about to carefully examine whether this batch of islanders looked the same as the islanders on the previous island, a huge system notification appeared on everyone's game panel.

[Congratulations to player "Miss" for successfully helping the islanders repel the pirates and maintain peace on the island! Islander Reputation +50, Reward: Pirate Ghost Ship *1, Pirate Treasure *1!]

At this point, most people are either just starting out on the island and are still scheming against other players over rune stones, or they have successfully landed on the island but have encountered resistance from islanders and pirates.

Seeing such a generous reward suddenly made everyone a little overwhelmed.

Aunt Tentacles: "It's the young lady again? Why does this person's ID seem to appear all the time? Is it just my imagination?"

Youtiao is air tempura: "No, isn't this guy supposed to be at the very bottom of the rankings? Why does he always get all the good things? There must be something fishy going on!"

"It's a little-known fact: There are only 1000 spots on the Heavenly Ranking. Even if you're at the bottom of the list, you're still at the bottom of a bunch of big shots. Where do you rank on the Heavenly Ranking?"

Baobaobao: "If it's the young lady, then it's perfectly normal. She used to spam our channel all the time."

"I'm not waiting for loading: If I were his boss, I'd definitely be annoyed. Why is all the limelight being given to his underlings?"

Muscular Boss: "So you can't be his boss? What if this is what his boss ordered?"

Oh right, right: "Doesn't anyone care about what the reward is? Forget everything else, I really want this ghost ship!! @Miss. Are you releasing a ghost ship? If not, take a picture so we can all see it!"

……

Jiang Ran temporarily disregarded the chaotic news, because she was suddenly pleasantly surprised to discover that these islanders were probably not the same group after all.

As the system indicated the "islanders' reputation points," the islanders appeared even more devout than before.

They cheered with their arms raised high, but this time they knelt on one knee before Jiang Ran, calling out her name three times before melting back into the earth. The moment they disappeared, Jiang Ran gained another 64 faith points.

If Jiang Ran didn't know that these islanders probably wouldn't show up if she whistled again, she would have loved to whistle ten times in five minutes to boost her stats!
Originally, she wanted to conquer the islands purely to accumulate more rankings, but now she is full of fighting spirit and can't wait to bring all the islands along the way under her control!
Although the system said there was a reward treasure, Jiang Ran checked her surroundings and backpack but didn't see any similar rewards. She guessed they should be in the pirate ship, so she took Xiaobai and headed towards the coastline at the foot of the mountain.

Although Majik was completely sealed inside Jiang Ran's space, Jiang Ran was not entirely at ease.

On her way down the mountain, she also asked the magical girl to help her find a prop that could fix her in a fixed state, preferably turning Majik into a giant ice sculpture.

Upon reaching the beach, a huge, semi-transparent ship comes into view, flying a menacing pirate flag.

Strangely, such a large ship, so close to the shore, did not run aground.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the ship had no waterline at all; the entire hull appeared to be floating on the surface of the sea, which further reinforced its ghostly nature.

Jiang Ran tried grabbing the rope ladder that was lowered down from the ship's side. It felt solid to the touch, so she climbed up without worry.

The deck was wide, and the cabin below was several times larger than Jiang Ran's previous small boat. The huge sails were temporarily furled, but it was not hard to imagine the ship sailing through the waves.

Although the ship is semi-transparent, you can still see the "rust" splattered on the deck that can't be washed off.

The moment Jiang Ran touched the ship's rudder, a prompt appeared on Jiang Ran's game panel.

[Player has a Tier 4 ship detected. Merge with the Ghost Ship? Yes/No. (Friendly reminder: The Ghost Ship can disappear or reappear at the captain's will. It gains a 50% speed boost when sailing in fog and will never get lost.)]

Jiang Ran's eyes lit up, and she immediately chose to merge.

However, to the naked eye, the ship does not appear to have changed much.

Jiang Ran opened the cabin entrance, and sure enough, the cabin below was no longer the huge, gloomy, and simple space it had been before. Instead, it was divided into several areas in a proper proportion, just like the previous cabin.

Jiang Ran was very satisfied.

After the ships merged, she also clearly sensed the location of the treasure, which was in the original captain's cabin.

Upon opening the door, one sees a box that looks like it has just been pulled from the deep sea, covered with seaweed and shellfish, and even the box itself is decaying due to the seawater.

Jiang Ran used her toes to lift the box.

[Obtained 1 Rusty Key.]

The key is made of bronze and has a very old-fashioned design, but it is about the size of a palm and looks like the key to a large door.

Jiang Ran bent down to pick up the key, and a notification popped up next to it.

It's like being able to open some mysterious door.

Thank you so much, Mi Xinlan, for the red sleeve ticket! (`) Sending love!
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Because of recent changes in my work, my update schedule may not be as regular as before, but I will still try my best to post two chapters a day.