Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 284 The Deal with the Shiva

It's approaching midnight.

【drop】

A message came from the channel "Let there be light".

Aside from occasional emergencies, the Lighthouse holds a council meeting every week. 【Let There Be Light】possesses the only "instant communication technology" on the endless ocean, allowing the Lighthouse to monitor the movements of its eleven important drifting ships at all times, providing timely guidance, direction, and support. This makes the eleven ships its flexible arms and eyes, enabling it to handle many matters more efficiently.

The duration of recent parliamentary sessions has been significantly reduced.

There isn't much to report.

This is because the Lighthouse left its original location in the Columbia Sea and temporarily transferred control of its headquarters to the Divine Comedy. To prevent potential enemies from taking advantage of the situation, the other Gold-class drifting ships also suspended most of their operations and reduced their activity, remaining stationed in the old waters of America.

There was no way around it; we'd made too many enemies.

They lost three more S-class Awakened in a short period of time.

The combat strength gap is too large, so we must keep a low profile for the time being.

Shi Ming read the reports on the channel.

[Divine Comedy: Sir, the Snow Country leader, Catherine, has been properly settled. We have promised to provide her with the necessary assistance, and the Avengers' Agreement has been signed on the Floating Island of the Statue of Liberty. However, Catherine has heard that her Moon Shadow is being sold in the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons, and she hopes that the Lighthouse can step in and buy it.]

[Lighthouse: Foolish!]

[Lighthouse: Her failure stemmed from her shortsightedness. What use is a general-class drifting ship that has lost its fundamental nature, even if purchased for thousands of pure crystals? The Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons is the territory of Yu the Great. To transport goods, a general-class drifting ship must go there personally. At this stage, it is not advisable to have any dealings with Yu the Great.]

[Lighthouse: Based on the principle of appeasing allies, a verbal promise was made to her of a brand-new Admiral-class drifting ship, but again, this was not a free gift.]

[Divine Comedy: Yes.]

After the meeting ended, Trindon rubbed his burning temples.

Whether in terms of influence or reserve combat power, the Beacon is currently at its lowest point in thirty years, but that doesn't matter. The Sanctuary Research Institute has already made initial progress in its research on the "Great Black Dragon" and the "Undying Evil Eye".

The doctor fused the cells of the Great Black Dragon and the Immortal Eye together, and through the magical artifact "Scales of Justice," he balanced them and obtained a fused power.

If the experiment is successful, they can make a rudimentary use of this fusion to fill the gap in high-end combat capabilities.

This is just the beginning.

As he delves deeper, he has reason to believe that the nine-headed dragon's abilities will ultimately belong to the awakened ones of the Lighthouse.

In time, the vision of making the lighthouse great again will be realized.

……

Shi Ming also put away the Huangshi communicator and began to make plans.

"The Shadow of the Moon... The Avengers Protocol, interesting."

He doesn't care about the Avengers Agreement.

Just a clown.

"Speaking of the Shadow of the Moon, there are three potential buyers recently: Luzon from the Philippines, Damin from next door, and Shiva. The prices offered are not as high as expected, but we should still sell it as soon as possible. This general-class drifting ship is currently just an empty frame. I still need someone to look after it. It is a complete liability. Selling it will make it shine again."

For a veteran admiral like Shiva, they have ways to make the most of its capabilities.

As for the Great Black Dragon that the Lighthouse is currently secretly plotting...

Shi Ming also has plans.

The roots of the Sea Rising Cherry have been almost completely consumed by Shi Ming. The remaining few roots have been reduced to being used for making tea. The nine-headed dragon pattern on his chest and abdomen has been fully formed and faded, disappearing into his body. The resonance with the power of the source of destruction has been fully formed, and 500 points of stamina and endurance are within reach.

It can be said that the physical conditions for gaining skills by bathing in dragon blood are already met. Everything is ready except for the final push.

Now, Yu the Great's request is the last gust of east wind!
With this favorable wind, the Arm of Power can be upgraded to level three. By then, the Fallen Sanctuary will surely have been fully fused. Although it is only at the initial Sanctuary level, relying on the Arm of Power and the Cocoon that has fused with the Infinite Mother, Shi Ming is confident that even if the Lighthouse interferes as an enemy, he can forcibly kill the Great Black Dragon and seize the Nine-Headed Sanctuary!

The Great Black Dragon, which he had been planning for a long time, would surely belong to him.

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early morning.

The sun has not yet risen.

A golden-class drifting ship, having traveled a long way, appeared on the horizon; it was the Ganges, here to negotiate a deal with Shi Ming. Since Shi Ming and the Ganges were already acquainted, Shiva had authorized the Ganges to handle the entire transaction.

They knew very well that the success rate of the deal would be greatly increased by their familiar connections.

Shi Ming looked at Singh and Eliza from afar and waved to them.

This is a major client.

As a general-class drifting ship, the wreckage of the Moon Shadow is worth between 3000 and 6000 Pure Crystals. Such a large-scale transaction is extremely rare on the endless ocean, and every one of them would make it into the newspapers.

Eliza and Shi Ming looked at each other, their eyes shifting slightly.

She sighed deeply.

When they first met in Europa, Shi Ming was still near the Twelve Stars, selling a B-grade sea beast. At that time, she only glanced at him and felt that this young man was no ordinary person. However, due to the rush, she didn't have time to further cultivate a relationship, and instead relied solely on her "artistic talent" to fabricate a place on the "Must-Eat List of the Europa Seas." In less than a hundred words, she had the noblewomen and young women of Europa filled with wild fantasies, their faces flushed.

The second encounter was on the Ganges River, where they were trapped in the Yellow Sands. Once again, thanks to Shi Ming, they successfully escaped disaster. Captain Singh also escaped death and avoided the fate of becoming a nobody.

Now, on their third meeting, he has completely eradicated the hidden organization Snow Country's headquarters, "Shadow of the Moon"!
What an extraordinary person!
She regretted it more and more, wondering why she hadn't seized the opportunity when they were still strangers.
What a pity, what a pity!

In a short while, the Ganges River arrived at the trading sea area and made contact with the Great Transport. The Moon's Shadow, which was much larger than the two ships, remained behind them. The daily fee for the Stable Waves was as much as 3 Dome Crystals.

"Brother Shi Ming, we meet again."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two began negotiations.

Shi Ming's target price for the Moon's Shadow was over 4000 Pure Crystals, but Shiva's offer was only 3200 Pure Crystals. Their reasoning was sound: the ship had lost its navigation core, and to bring it back, they would need to have a large-scale drifting ship tow it away, which would require a significant amount of extra effort and resources.

Moreover, buying it might lead to retaliation from the Snow Country.

After some haggling, the final price was 3800 Pure Crystals.

After signing the agreement, Shi Ming accepted the deposit.

"Miss Eliza, I hope the Shadow of the Moon can shine brightly in your hands."

"This is its inevitable mission."

Eliza brushed a stray strand of hair aside.

By completing this transaction, she will also gain access to the core of Shiva. As far as she knows, there is an unused nautical crystal on Shiva, which is suspected to be of the general class. After the Great Whirlpool appeared thirty years ago, their shipbuilding industry was damaged, which prevented the second general-class drifting ship of the Mauryan Kingdom from being built in time.

Now, there is finally an opportunity.

From now on, this shadow of the moon will have a new name: Great Brahma.

(End of this chapter)