Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship-Chapter 121 - Plan to make money

The Nightmare Star broke through the Extreme Winter Sea.

Almost simultaneously, both Yang Yi and Suna received a system notification.

【You have left the Extreme Winter Sea.】

【As the first player to escape the Extreme Winter Sea, you have earned a special reward: +1 Ship Expansion Slot.】

【The Grand Ocean Map has been restored. The next sea region will only expand once all players have exited the Extreme Winter Sea, and the number of Tier 4 ships reaches 10,000.】

【Current number of Tier 4 ships: 5,372.】

"I'm the first..." Yang Yi was a little surprised.

With the white shard allowing him to ignore the white mist and sail at full speed, he had expected to be among the first batch of players to leave the Extreme Winter Sea.

But he hadn't expected... to be the first!

It seemed that Gale had encountered some trouble or slowed down in the white mist, allowing him to overtake it.

Yang Yi opened the ocean map, which finally displayed content, revealing the boundaries of various sea regions.

Behind him lay the Extreme Winter Sea, a vast white expanse with only its borders visible.

Ahead was an unknown area, hidden under the fog of war, requiring exploration to reveal.

Yang Yi scrolled to the edge of the map and saw the name of the next sea region.

"The Abundant Sea..." He frowned.

Unlike previous regions, the name didn't immediately suggest its characteristics.

And "Abundant"... didn't sound dangerous at all.

Yang Yi memorised the name before checking his resources.

Finances:

The cooking pots he had previously purchased had already been resold. Most were sold at their original price, with the last few bundled together for a slight loss of 500 Shell Coins.

Additionally, he had sold intelligence on the Ice Nest Cultists, the Ice Nest Elders, and the Crystal Giant to the major news agency. Unfortunately, there were no photos of the Ice Nest Elder, as it had been burned to the bone.

These transactions netted him a decent sum of Shell Coins.

However, a portion had been transferred to Suna when she needed money for temperature measurement devices — something Yang Yi had no objections to.

Basic Resources:

Food Supplies:

The journey through the Extreme Winter Sea had lasted far longer than Yang Yi had anticipated. If he hadn't stocked up on enough wood and food, it could've turned into a disaster.

Many unfortunate players were running low on supplies and scrambling to buy wood and food, causing prices to soar.

Even Pale Worm corpses were selling for high prices in the chat channels.

Wood, which initially cost 5 Shell Coins per unit, had skyrocketed to 30 per unit.

As for food, a single loaf of black bread was worth 80 Shell Coins — not taking advantage of this opportunity to make money would be a waste!

Just like how the first players to leave the Storm Sea capitalised on scarcity by selling food at exorbitant prices, Yang Yi intended to do the same with wood.

If he could find an island with abundant trees, the profits would be staggering!

Thus, he had already decided on his ship expansion — the Lookout Tower.

It was an Astrologer Ship expansion that could scan a 1,000-nautical-mile radius for islands, revealing their coordinates, once every three days.

It was essentially an upgraded version of the Astrologer Ship’s sea map ability, but it only displayed islands.

And once upgraded, its range would expand further!

Construction Requirements:

The cost was reasonable!

Without hesitation, Yang Yi initiated construction.

Soon, the Nightmare Star’s mast was fitted with a new lookout tower, a circular structure with a ladder leading up.

Standing on the deck, Yang Yi examined the new addition.

It looked... out of place. Its design was unusually delicate, and the railing was adorned with crystal spheres.

Yang Yi didn’t care. He had never been concerned with appearances. As long as it worked, that was enough!

Afterwards, he immediately upgraded the tower to Level 2, consuming:

The lookout tower expanded, growing noticeably larger. It featured numerous stone-carved handrails with intricate patterns, and the crystal spheres adorning it had also increased in size.

Its functionality had been significantly enhanced as well, with its scanning range extended to 1,500 nautical miles. Yang Yi checked the map again.

At that moment, since the Nightmare Star had just left the Extreme Winter Sea, using the scan would not be the best choice.

After all, with a 1,500-nautical-mile radius, a large portion of the scan would be wasted on the sea region behind him.

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It would be better to wait until the day after before activating it! With that decision made, Yang Yi headed to the bow deck and contacted Song Yingwen.

As the first player to leave the Extreme Winter Sea, he was naturally in a position to sell intelligence. And his information was... the exit coordinates of the Extreme Winter Sea!

It was just a string of numbers, but it was something every stranded player desperately needed! Having a clear destination was completely different from aimlessly drifting at sea. The latter could wear down even the strongest-willed players.

The moment Yang Yi sent the message, Song Yingwen replied immediately.

"You made it out of the Extreme Winter Sea?"

"Yes!"

Yang Yi attached a photo as proof — a seascape with a timestamp in the bottom right corner, showing it had been taken just moments before.

Since it was a photo captured by the system’s log, there was no way to fake it!

"You actually got out..."

Song Yingwen was both shocked and thrilled.

The voyage had been far too long.

Even he had started doubting himself, wondering if escape was possible, questioning whether this sea had an end at all.

But Yang Yi's coordinates reignited his determination.

"I can guarantee that after this week's magazine issue is published, every player will remember the name of the One-Eyed! You're about to be famous!" Song Yingwen said.

Yang Yi, however, was indifferent to that.

If he cared about fame, he would have revealed his identity long ago. The intelligence sale earned him a large sum of Shell Coins, pushing his balance up significantly. But it still wasn’t enough.

Because he planned to buy a full set of rare-grade armour, and Suna's bow also needed an upgrade to rare-grade.

Both would require a lot of money!

At dawn. Suna went to the deck, and the two sat in the courtyard area, enjoying a hot meal.

It was still a one-pot stew, but after several rounds of improvements, it tasted much better than before.

As expected, Yang Yi ended up handing over more Shell Coins to Suna. It was becoming harder and harder for him to refuse her requests, and her reasoning made it even more difficult to say no.

She wanted to build a large smelting furnace to process the Crystal Giant’s remains. Additionally, she needed molds to experiment with crafting weapons using Crystal Giant materials.

"But don’t get your hopes too high," she warned.

"This crystalline material has poor thermal stability, meaning it's not suitable for normal environments."

"As the temperature rises, its hardness will decrease."

"I have a way to improve its heat resistance, but the final product won’t be exceptional. At best, it'll be as strong as a lighter version of steel."

"How much lighter?" Yang Yi asked.

"Less than half the weight of steel, with similar hardness, but slightly lower toughness."

"That’s good enough!"

Yang Yi’s eyes lit up.

"Can you make greatswords?"

"Large melee weapons like that should have a market, as long as the strength requirement isn’t too high."

"But being lighter also means less impact force," Suna reminded him.

"Doesn’t matter. Just make them sharp, it’s not like I’m the one using them anyway."

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