Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship-Chapter 198 - The Rain Stopped

“Chunks of meat are floating up from the seabed, sticking to my ship!”

“I’ve got them here too. It’s the middle of the night, I can’t see a thing.”

“Sprinkle some salt, it’ll drive them away!”

“My suggestion is we stop the ship. These chunks are obviously after the delicacies falling from the sky. They won’t attack us on their own. If we wait until daylight to sail again, it’ll be much safer.”

“What is that... a mountain??”

(Attached image: a steep mountain peak rising from the depths of the sea. But since it’s nighttime, only its shadowy outline is visible. Its massive size looms with an overwhelming sense of pressure) 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

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The chunks of flesh buried deep underwater by the earlier tsunami began surfacing one by one, catching many players off guard.

Mainly because of the “Food Rain”, everyone’s ships were in complete chaos except for one, the Gale. It raced across the ocean at incredible speed.

Not long before, the Gale had been upgraded to level 4, boosting its speed even further, and it had gained a powerful new skill, the Wind Barrier.

As long as the Gale picked up speed, a sturdy wall of air formed around its surface, shielding the ship and keeping obstacles away.

The Food Rain thus posed no threat to it, as everything was blocked by the barrier.

Ordinary flesh chunks, even mid-sized ones, couldn’t harm the ship. After all, they couldn’t stick to air; they were blown aside by the currents...

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On the other side.

“As expected. Let them eat some of the delicacies first, then eat them. Not only does the flavor improve, but the growth of experience increases as well. Most importantly, this way we avoid the risk of becoming infected by the Desire for Food.”

Weissmann, wearing a golden mask, was savouring carefully prepared dish at his table.

His ship was equipped with both a kitchen and a restaurant, capable of cooking meals with special buff effects.

With that, and the methods taught in The Beginner’s Manual of the Flesh-Eaters, his physical attributes had finally broken past 10, stepping into the extraordinary realm.

“Captain, massive chunks of flesh have appeared at sea...”

The fair-skinned, golden-haired, blue-eyed vice-captain, Veil, walked in to report.

But before she could finish, Weissmann interrupted.

“Don’t skimp on sea salt. Keep moving forward. Also, assume another identity... announce that we can cure the Desire for Food, for a fee. Don’t charge too high, just enough for a deposit, to lure players over. As for the warehouse... it’s time to stock up on fresh goods.”

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Meanwhile, the New World Fleet suffered enormous losses.

Though its numbers were large, the tsunami had scattered them. Only about a thousand members had regrouped.

More than 20% of their members had perished in the sea.

Many of their ships hadn’t been upgraded in time, still level 3, or even lower. Especially those early recruits of the New World Fleet.

Since their ships had been linked together like buildings, they’d lost the opportunity to upgrade.

Suddenly, they were forced to distribute supplies, upgrade every ship, and hand out salted food. But setting aside whether there were enough resources, the time simply wasn’t there.

So many were forced to cram together on a single ship for refuge. Salt supplies ran short, cabins were in chaos, and if a ship took damage... it meant countless deaths.

This 20% combat loss was already the result of Shen Guanquan exhausting all his efforts!

On top of that, factoring in members who decided to leave the group after this incident, and those who got into trouble after the tsunami, it was already remarkable that the New World Fleet still had 2,000 people left!

But there was one thing that gave Shen Guanquan a real headache: the rampaging Farmer.

A private message flashed from Shen Guanquan’s trusted aide, Zhao.

"Captain, I’ve already scouted it… no survivors."

"Alright, understood. Come back safely. There are already floating chunks of flesh in the sea."

"I know. I’ve installed a searchlight at the bow; it won’t be dangerous."

Shen Guanquan ended the communication, his face dark with gloom.

Since the tsunami, he had barely rested, using command and coordination to save those… who could still be saved.

After several days, even his hair had turned significantly white.

“Not even setting it on fire works…”

Shen Guanquan stared at a photo.

It showed a stream of water shooting up toward the sky, taken by the support unit of the previous team.

Their mission had been to burn the Farmer, but they failed. The Farmer was not destroyed and still couldn’t be rebuilt, leaving its captain, Geng Qiugan, staring in disbelief.

Even the support unit that left the photo had vanished.

Zhao had searched around but only found empty ships, filled with gourmet food that could be captured and dismantled…

“Is there something in the sky…”

The photo didn’t capture it clearly, but something had obviously lifted the sea into the sky.

“Either I kill Geng Qiugan, then the Farmer can be captured and dismantled for its blueprints… But without Geng Qiugan, how would I locate a ship that can move on its own?”

Shen Guanquan pondered his strategy.

Not far away, Geng Qiugan remained completely unaware.

His ship had come alive, developed self-awareness, and left the captain behind…

Three hours passed, and dawn broke.

The Bountiful Sea greeted the sunrise, darkness chased away by warm sunlight.

The Nightmare Star sailed across the milky-coloured sea, carefully avoiding floating chunks of flesh.

The gourmet rain had stopped an hour ago.

Thanks to this, all the grotesque creatures from the seabed had surfaced.

Yang Yi used his sea charts and the Greedy Eye telescope to avoid several massive, shocking mountain-like formations.

These were actually rotwhales, but because of their enormous size, they looked like islands from afar, in all shapes and grotesque forms.

The player community had also become aware of the rotwhales, using telescopes to chart a safe path, so they wouldn’t sail straight into one and get swallowed before even reacting.

At times like this, a high-quality telescope was essential, and the market demand for them had surged.

Fortunately, rotwhales seemed territorial and didn’t cluster together to block paths.

More annoying were the floating chunks of flesh that occasionally harassed ships; they could only be driven off with sea salt.

Yang Yi kept a close eye on the chat channels, especially players’ photos of rotwhales, hoping to find a miniature one to kill and, in the process, upgrade the Nightmare Star to level four.

But so far, there was no luck.

Just as Yang Yi was about to ask in the name of One-Eye, he received a private message from Shen Guanquan.

“One-Eye, I heard you’re looking for a moving forest?”

Yang Yi was surprised; he hadn’t expected Shen Guanquan to contact him now.

Still, he replied promptly, taking the chance to gather intelligence.

“Sort of. I’m looking for a smaller rotwhale.”

“That’s perfect! I’ll be honest, that forest is actually the rampaging Farmer. It’s navigating on its own, and… it’s also a rotwhale, your target.”

“The Farmer?”

“Yes! The crops on the Farmer have gone wild. I want you to destroy it. I can give you coordinates and all the support I can offer. The reward is…”

Shen Guanquan sent him his reward: it was a top-quality mid-level Abyss Soul Stone, capable of upgrading relics to perfection.

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