Navigator: I have a double six-story house

[Reward 1: 100 Silver Coins]

[Reward 2: 50 units of timber]

[Reward 3: Architectural blueprints x1]

The first two rewards are just average; silver coins and materials are both hard currency.

The key point is the third reward: architectural blueprints.

The architectural drawings appeared in Su Qing's hands, a roll of parchment, but it was different from the previous parchment.

This parchment, entirely black, was emitting a faint black aura; it didn't look like a proper building at all.

[Special Structure: Bone-Eating Cave]

[Effect: Throwing the remains of slain enemy units into the Bone-Eater's Lair can convert them into "Hungry Minions"]

[Hungry Servant: Subject to the captain's absolute control, its attributes are linked to the raw strength of the wreckage thrown into it.]

Building materials: 50 units of timber, 20 units of iron ingots, and 100 units of bone.

After reading the introduction, Su Qing's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.

No wonder this thing keeps emitting black smoke.

To be able to kill the enemy and then turn them into your slaves... that feeling...

It feels so good!

Moreover, the biggest weakness of the Sunny right now is its lack of manpower; it only has three people at most.

If we can mass-produce servants, even if they aren't strong enough in combat, they can at least help with farming.

For Su Qing, who possesses a talent for gluttony, the value of this thing is self-evident.

The only problem is the building materials.

The timber is sufficient for the ship, and as for iron ingots, the next stop is Midway Island, where they can be purchased.

But can this bone material be bought directly at Midway Island?

Su Qing had never heard of this building material at school and was planning to ask Selena, a local, about it.

Suddenly, he felt his feet sink into the ground.

He subconsciously looked down and saw the wooden planks beneath his feet instantly turn into golden specks of light and disappear.

Then, Su Qing plunged straight into the indigo sea.

Seawater rushed into my ears, and for a moment the world went silent.

Caught off guard, the salty seawater rushed into her mouth and nose, and Su Qing quickly held her breath and swam upwards.

He broke the surface of the water, wiped the seawater off his face, and shook his hair.

As soon as my vision returned, I saw Wang Yao two meters away.

Wang Yaozheng, looking completely bewildered, held up his shield and floated on the sea.

Seeing that Wang Yao was alright, Su Qing began searching for Selena, but couldn't find her anywhere after scanning the surroundings.

He suddenly seemed to realize something and looked up.

Selena sat on the flying carpet, hovering above their heads.

She sat cross-legged on the flying carpet, the sea breeze ruffling her hair, her expression subtle.

It was a smile tinged with a hint of guilt.

"that......"

Selena cleared her throat.

"I forgot to mention, the pirate ship will disappear immediately after the system determines that the pirates have been defeated."

The entire indigo sea was quiet.

Su Qing didn't speak, but simply walked on the water, watching the young lady on the flying carpet.

Selena's smile became even more guilty.

"They really forgot. After all, it's not exactly important information. I thought the captain knew..."

Wang Yao dog-paddled toward the Sunshine while looking up.

"Junior."

"For things like this... remember to tell me in advance next time."

Selena nodded with a serious expression.

"I'll definitely do it next time!"

"You said the same thing last time."

When was the last time?

"I don't remember, but I have a feeling you definitely said it."

Su Qing, too lazy to listen to their bickering, turned and swam towards the Sunshine.

He climbed up the rope ladder that Selena had thrown down and saw the large hole on the starboard side.

After climbing onto the boat, seawater trickled down my trouser legs.

Wang Yao then climbed up as well, and immediately lay down heavily on the deck, panting, since he was still wearing a full set of plate armor.

"Next time you fight pirates... remember to run back to your own ship beforehand."

Selena stood to the side, her hands behind her back, not daring to look at the two of them, whistling as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with her.

Su Qing took off her shirt, wrung out some water, draped it over her shoulder, and opened the system panel.

The hole blasted out by the shell on the starboard side is still there, with seawater flowing in and out of the breach, and the broken edges of the wooden planks are jagged.

Repairing damage on the starboard side: 30 units of timber

Su Qing clicked "confirm".

Golden light spread from the edge of the breach, and the shattered planks regenerated and pieced back together in the light. In less than ten seconds, the starboard side was restored to its original state.

After finishing with the ship's hull, Su Qing glanced at the state of the plantation.

There are still more than seven hours until the first batch of food is ready, and we can't eat anything yet.

He didn't linger on the deck; he planned to go to the shooting practice room.

However, he gave Selena orders before that.

"Miss Selena, could you please mop up the deck?"

Selena paused for a moment, then lowered her head and took out a mop from her small handbag, intending to mop up the water stains on the deck.

Su Qing then added a sentence.

"Right, the entire deck."

"Huh?" Selena looked at Su Qing in disbelief.

Su Qing said with a serious expression, "The captain's order."

Selena lowered her head, thinking to herself, "How could the captain do this to a girl like this?"

Su Qing walked towards the cabin, while Selena secretly gave Wang Yao, who had taken off his plate armor, a pitiful look.

Those eyes seemed to be saying, "Please help me, senior."

She didn't say it directly, for fear that the captain would hear.

Just then, Su Qing's voice came from inside the cabin.

"Wang Yao, you're not allowed to help her."

Wang Yao shrugged, indicating that he couldn't help.

Su Qing entered the shooting training room and began practicing her skills by drawing her bow and nocking an arrow.

After an unknown amount of time, a system notification popped up.

[Shooting Mastery: Lv.1→Lv.2]

[Shooting Mastery Lv.2 (12/800)]

Su Qing put down the longbow and stretched his right shoulder.

The muscles from my collarbone to my shoulder blades are sore; this is the price of maintaining a shooting posture for a long time.

He looked at the number 800.

The amount of experience required to go from Lv.2 to Lv.3 is twice that of the previous level.

At the current training rate, it will take at least several days, so there's no rush.

He thought of something else: his shooting proficiency was level two, but his melee proficiency was not yet level one.

Although musketeers are ranged classes, they will inevitably encounter close-quarters combat sooner or later.

In the battle on the pirate ship just now, if Wang Yao hadn't been at the forefront, he would have had to devote at least half of his energy to dealing with the undead pirates who were close at hand.

I need to improve my melee proficiency, but my shoulder is already ruined today, so I'll talk about it tomorrow.

Su Qing walked out of the training room, crossed the corridor, and went up to the deck.

The sky remained unchanged; the enormous moon still hung overhead.

On dedicated routes, there seems to be no normal day-night cycle.

He looked up at the crow's nest at the top of the mast.

Wang Yao squatted on it, shading his eyes with his hand, and looked into the distance.

"Come up and change your turn," Su Qing called out.

Wang Yao paused in his movements.

"Su-zai!" His voice came from the top of the mast, brimming with barely suppressed excitement. "Don't rush up yet, look ahead!"

Su Qing turned around and looked toward the bow of the ship.

A clear dividing line appeared on the sea in front of us.

On one side, the sea is indigo blue, and on the other side, it's light blue.

On one side is the night sky with the moon hanging in the sky, and on the other side is the bright sunshine of the day.

On the other side of the dividing line, a small island can be vaguely seen.

It looks like it's about to leave its exclusive route and head towards the new Midway Island.

Su Qing leaned against the ship's railing, her gaze sweeping over the island that was gradually growing larger, and a list had already been made in her mind.

Bones, cannons, ingredients, and one more thing, more important than all of the above: the invitation.

Midway Island drew ever closer, and the lighthouse's beam trailed a long, golden path across the sea.

Su Qing withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Selena, who should have been cleaning the deck.

Selena was flipping through some booklet when she felt Su Qing's gaze and looked up.

"That island over there," Su Qing asked, "does your Wind Breath Merchant Guild have a presence there?"

Selena tilted her head, her gaze shifting back and forth between Midway Island and the booklet in her hand.

She closed the booklet, stood up, and a slow smile curved her lips.

"Captain, we're in luck."

"Ahead lies one of the Midway Islands controlled by the Windbreak Merchant Guild."

Su Qing noticed those two words.

Take control.