"Is this... bone ash?"
"You have a keen eye, my lord. This is a special bone ash made by mixing human bones with Sea Beast bones, fish bones, and lime. Once applied to a ship, it can prevent Abominations from infiltrating it.
Look, my lord. When you step on it, footprints appear, but the moment you leave, they vanish.
When an Abomination sneaks aboard, black footprints will appear in the bone ash. That is the trait of this ash."
"I saw some ships that were white, some red, and some black before. What is the difference?"
As Captain Klaw boarded, the ship began moving on its own.
Captain Klaw remained by Gu Xi's side and explained.
"Oh, black ships are a tradition from the Nether Sea. Back then, there was no suitable bone ash. After a ship was repaired, it would be coated with algae mud from the Nether Sea, which made it black. They are usually used to travel around the Nether Sea.
Blood-red ships are the newest kind. Their wood is harvested from the Blood Sea Triangle Area.
The wood there naturally carries blood. It needs no additional treatment for the hull to turn blood-red, and it can withstand most Abomination attacks. They are the first choice for ocean-going vessels."
Gu Xi understood immediately. Black ships traveled through the Nether Sea, white ships operated around the Dead Sea and could sometimes reach the North Sea, while blood ships crossed entire oceans.
Their destination this time could be reached in seven days, so there was no need for an ocean-going vessel.
Still, once the ship had put out to sea, Gu Xi asked a question.
"Is the ship always this slow?"
Captain Klaw hurriedly replied, "This is only the beginning. It will pick up speed later.
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