Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship

Chapter 57 - A sudden realization

Yang Yi fired a dozen more shots, devastating a large part of the coast.

Then he finally spotted something strange: a long-legged sardine.

When it had just left the cannon’s barrel, it might still have been alive, but after smashing into the reef, it was now impossible to pry it out.

The shot didn’t do much damage, yet it made one feel insulted, leaving Yang Yi speechless.

“What the heck is this good for!? Trying to make the enemy die of laughter?”

Of course, it was probably due to Yang Yi’s poor fortune.

If it were someone lucky, what came hurling out of the cannon might have been a two-headed devil shark, a creature several levels more destructive — scarier.

“But why isn’t Suna reacting at all?”

Yang Yi suddenly noticed something was wrong.

The noise made after he upgraded the ship was very loud, but Suna didn’t even pop her head out to take a look.

His heart tightened, and he checked on Suna’s condition, only to find her sanity was down to 49.

Yang Yi immediately entered the witch’s laboratory.

At that moment, Suna had just finished dissecting the queen spider’s head, her cheeks flushed from excitement.

On the table were two glass jars, each containing a brain, one large and one small. The larger brain was incomplete; however, both looked distinctly human.

Seeing Yang Yi, Suna eagerly said, “You’re finally here! I was just about to call you!”

Yang Yi frowned, watching Suna in her maddened state.

“I have made a groundbreaking discovery, akin to finding a whole new continent!” Suna spoke quickly, sharing her astonishing findings with Yang Yi.

“I found a completely new, controllable, selective evolution form in the spider queen!

It’s different from the slow genetic mutations that accumulate over time!

These spiders can consciously modify their bodies, almost as if they were editing their own lives!”

She continued, “I’d call this evolutionary model Evolution 2.0...”

Yang Yi held up his hand, cutting off her monologue, and asked about the final outcome.

“Suna, what exactly do you want to do?”

“Yang Yi! Do you want to evolve?” Suna pulled out a syringe. “This is brain marrow extract I obtained from the spider queen. With further purification, it should work on humans!”

“Inject this into the spine, and we could attach extra limbs, just like spiders! Any limb would do. We would be achieving life evolution step by step!”

Yang Yi suddenly thought of the Mother of Ten-Limbed Spiders.

Although his memory was hazy, he vaguely remembered her having six legs, four arms, and a massive spider body covered with various limbs.

She might have evolved to her peak that way, becoming an awe-inspiring entity, perhaps even a god.

**?Recalling the image of a divine entity, your sanity drops by 30.?**

Yang Yi’s eyes grew cold as he sternly warned, “Suna, stop your insane thoughts. Don’t pursue this path any further!”

“Why?” Suna looked puzzled. “If you don’t want to evolve, I can try it myself!”

“Don’t you dare!” Yang Yi’s voice thundered like a bell, startling Suna, who shrank back.

“If you dare attach any weird things to yourself, I promise I’ll tear each one of them off you, one by one!” Yang Yi’s gaze was resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

A few seconds later.

Suna pouted and replied, “Why so fierce?”

However, after Yang Yi’s scolding, Suna seemed to abandon her plan to evolve and, right in front of him, destroyed the unfinished mysterious potion.

It took Yang Yi by surprise.

He checked her sanity value and found it had risen to 51, which pulled her out of her madness.

“So, scolding actually works?”[^1]

Yang Yi was astonished, but he kept his expression neutral and asked, “Have you completed the restorative potion?”

“I’m getting close. I only need a few more days!”

“Alright. It’s late; go rest!”

Suna nodded and left the lab, finally noticing that the Nightmare Star had been completely revamped.

“Levelled up to tier three?”

“Exactly.”

Suna began inspecting the ship’s interface, adapting to its new upgrades.

Night fell.

The Nightmare Star, previously bathed by a pitch black curtain, finally had some lighting.

However…

Clusters of ghastly green ghost lights appeared across the ship’s deck.

They would only emerge at night, drifting back and forth on the deck.

They were harmless to people and animals, devoid of warmth, and even touchable, like clusters of special gas.

Their sole purpose seemed to be illuminating the Nightmare Star, while adding a sinister, ghostly aura to it.

Yang Yi took control of the ship, testing the enhanced acceleration performance of the Nightmare Star.

The top speed only increased by 5 knots, but the acceleration was significantly quicker. The powerful thrust was enough to make an unprepared person lose their balance.

He hadn’t sailed far before a disturbance arose behind him.

Another earthquake — it was strong enough to churn the seawater, with the whole event lasting over ten seconds.

Yang Yi looked back, switching to his left eye.

After the tremor subsided, he noticed that the island’s area had shrunk by several hundred square metres.

“This is…”

Back when Yang Yi destroyed the statue, the island had experienced an earthquake.

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At the time, Yang Yi didn’t pay much attention, as he was blind.

By seeing it from a distance, he noticed the island seemed to be sinking.

He had a feeling the earthquakes would become more frequent, and eventually, the island would submerge.[^2]

But it didn’t really matter, as he wouldn’t stay there long anyway.

Once he gathered the corpses and some supplies, he would leave.

You couldn't forget, the black mist was restless…

When in a suitable spot, Yang Yi dropped anchor, stabilising the ship.

Then he returned to the captain’s cabin.

It had undergone some changes: a red velvet carpet, although old, now covered the floor, providing a comfortable surface.

There was also a new light source in the room — a skull with a ghastly green flame inside. It would glow when opened and go dark when closed.

Although the brightness was low, it was better than nothing.

He lay down on the bed and noticed that it had become softer.

The upgrade was definitely worth it!

He began checking the chat logs, noticing that more players were selling hitting stones, causing prices to keep dropping.

The Maritime Daily had also published the latest weekly report.

Yang Yi spent 100 Shell Coins to buy a copy and sold some information on the silk spiders. However, he didn’t disclose any details on the Gluttonous Guest or the Spider Queen.

They were critical pieces of intelligence related to advanced knowledge, and honestly, the Maritime Daily’s fees for information...were a bit low!

Soon enough, Yang Yi received a deposit of 400 Shell Coins, enough to cover the cost of the newspaper and even earn him 300 coins.

He skimmed through the paper; there wasn’t much of interest in the trading section. But it did seem that the *Beginners' Guide to Corpse-Eating* had been sold. Good luck to whoever bought it!

The *Sea Chronicle* recorded a few events Yang Yi had missed.

A few days before, someone on the chat channel sold a gun for an astronomical 120,000 Shell Coins.

**[Name: **White Rose**]**

**[Type: **Treasure**]**

**[Quality: **Rare]

[**Description**: A finely crafted, white-gilded revolver capable of firing silver bullets. It causes minor damage to demons and can suppress regeneration. It can harm intangible entities, like ghosts. Ammo capacity: 5. Automatic reloading takes 3 minutes.]

“Rich folks…” Yang Yi muttered.

He certainly couldn’t afford such a fortune.

At the same time, he was also curious as to why the seller was letting go of the gun.

If it were up to Yang Yi, he’d never sell it — unless he had spares!

What this news indicated was that guns were becoming more common, so he’d have to stay cautious. He couldn’t normally dodge bullets, but with the help of his third eye, he might stand a chance…

Meanwhile, the *Sea Chronicle* also revealed the coordinates of a new island.

The volcanic island was home to a unique creature called the lava slug, capable of crawling through magma.

While they didn’t attack humans, their secretions were scorching hot and fatal upon contact — a highly dangerous species.

They weren’t very intelligent creatures, however, and players quickly figured out how to kill them.

They only needed to cool them down with large amounts of seawater.

Once cooled, the slugs would die, turning into hardened stones.

Their corpses could be used in vending machines, with a high chance of yielding a hitting stone.

“That explains why more players are suddenly selling hitting stones!”

Yang Yi checked the sea map and found that this island was quite far, to the left and rear, requiring seven or eight days of sailing.

By the time he arrived, the black mist would likely have swallowed the island.

So, he abandoned the idea of joining the excitement; if necessary, he could simply buy a hitting stone.

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Notes

[^1]:

Parents, take notes! - Simply

[^2]:

Basically a Water 7 in the making - Simply

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