Ghost Ship

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ghost Ship (幽灵号)
Alias(es)	Ghost Pirate Ship; Ghost Pirate Galleon
Type	Neutral Character (AI)
Affiliation	Ghost Ship Fleet
Occupation/Role	Ling Chu's flagship, mobile base, and combat vessel
Status	Active; received supplies and rescued captives following the Nautilus's defeat 677 769 829 830
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 2 — Small Ghost Pirate Sailboat	8	Began as a five-meter sailboat with a sunken cabin, pirate-skull sail, 15 km/h maximum speed, and 50 warehouse slots.
Level 3 — Ghost Pirate Galleon	33	Upgraded using the Tier 2 Volcano Island Core; gained a Lookout Tower, Ghost Lantern Figurehead, and Marauder's Map. Its panel recorded 35 Durability Value, five player crew slots, 150 warehouse slots, and speeds of 20 km/h under maximum wind or 35 km/h with a Steam Engine.
Level 4 — Ghost Pirate Steamship	84	Became a charcoal-powered steamship with a base speed of 45 km/h, 65 km/h maximum speed, 300 warehouse slots, and a new basement level housing the storage room, Steam Engine, and Mist Generator.
Level 5 — Ghost Pirate Ship	172, 173	First player ship upgrade to Level 5. The hull expanded substantially, gained a basement, and was rebuilt with Ghost Wood and Siren's Mourning Pearls; it could sail at full speed without fuel and mutate onboard Magic Plants. Its panel recorded 106 Durability Value, 85 km/h speed, 600 warehouse slots, and fifty player crew slots.
Level 6 — Ghost Pirate Ship	322	Gained Wind Speed and Wind Shield traits; maximum speed reached 100 km/h before Wind Speed enhancement, warehouse capacity reached 1,000 slots, and maximum crew capacity reached 2,000.
Level 7 — Ghost Pirate Ship	627, 629	Reached 120 km/h, 2,000 warehouse slots, and 4,000-person maximum capacity; its interior was reinforced with steel and Whale's Fury was listed among its ship traits. Whale's Fury manifests a Rift Whale phantom and increases ramming damage by 30%. Its recorded Durability Value remained 197 because the two Hydraulic Howitzers' combined penalty canceled the upgrade's 100-point increase.

Background

The Ghost Ship began as Ling Chu's Level 2 Small Ghost Pirate Sailboat. Its original black sail bore a skull whose eye sockets burned with green ghost fire, immediately marking it as a pirate vessel to other players. 8 15

After Ling Chu obtained the Volcano Island Core, the ship was upgraded into a Level 3 Ghost Pirate Galleon. The upgrade gave its undead crew a proper vessel, including a lookout post and a ghost-fire lantern at the bow. 33

Ling Chu later formed the Ghost Ship Fleet, initially registering herself as its sole member. 67 As the ship accumulated undead crew and resources from Undead Island, its available space became increasingly important; Ling Chu estimated that its pre-Level 5 deck could hold roughly three hundred skeletons before becoming crowded. 165

The Level 5 upgrade transformed the vessel into a true undead-powered pirate ship. Its Ghost Wood hull could move without fuel, while the ship's undead power mutated the Ghost Thorn, Swallowing Pitcher Plant, and Spore Mother Brain cultivated aboard it. 172 173

The Level 6 upgrade enlarged the lower hull and added another basement level while granting the vessel its Wind Speed and Wind Shield traits. 322 323 Its subsequent Level 7 upgrade replaced much of its cabin interior with steel, widened its corridors, and increased its capacity to four thousand people. 627 629

The Marauder's Map remains one of the ship's most important strategic systems. After seizing Auston's nautical chart, Ling Chu learned that charts copied from an unowned ship's Captain's Cabin can be merged with the map to reveal historical routes, hidden islands, and destinations such as Black Reef Island. 756

The search for Lucas culminated in a coordinated attack on the Nautilus. While Ling Chu's party infiltrated and sabotaged the enemy vessel, Titch followed it aboard the disguised Ghost Ship and subsequently commanded the bombardment and boarding assault. The victory brought Lucas's former victims face to face with him and supplied the Ghost Ship with the Nautilus's extensive cargo and weapon stores. 800 815 816 817 826 829

Following the plunder, Ling Chu's wealth points rose nearly tenfold. Public Channel discussions described the Ghost Ship as “rich as a nation,” connecting its growing reputation with the enormous fortune taken from the Nautilus. 829

Appearance

The Ghost Ship's appearance changes with upgrades, but its defining imagery is its black hull, skull sail, and ghost fire, originally described as green and later depicted as blue during the Nautilus assault. 8 815

• Its original Level 2 form was a small sailboat with a black skull-emblazoned sail and flickering green flames in the skull's eyes. 8
• The Ghost Skull Sail inflicts +1 Fear Value on players who see it. 15
• Its Level 3 form was a three-masted galleon with bone-legged furnishings and a curved glass wall overlooking the deck from the control room. 33
• At Level 4, the hull was covered in thick iron plating, and its above-deck cabin expanded to three stories. 84
• At Level 5, its hull and deck expanded to nearly twice their former width and length; Ghost Wood gave the ship an ink-black surface that absorbed surrounding light. 172
• During the Black Spade Ship battle, it appeared almost twice the size of its opponent, with a tall, dark, unusually sturdy hull. 201
• For entry into Bright City, its hull was painted brownish-yellow and its skull sails were replaced with wine-barrel sails, disguising it as an old merchant ship. 394
• The Level 7 upgrade replaced the cabin's former wooden walls and furnishings with heavy steel plates, broader corridors, and brighter interior lighting. 627
• Its black Ghost Skull Sail was again visible during the destruction of the Qiangzi Pirate Crew's ship. 632
• When entering Black Reef Island Freeport, the crew again removed the Ghost Skull Sail and raised a wine-barrel sail to pass as wine merchants. 768 769
• The skeleton sailors reinforced the Freeport disguise with loose linen clothing, hats or hoods over their skulls, and gloves concealing their hand bones. 768
• During the Nautilus assault, the wine-barrel disguise was torn away to reveal black sails bearing a white skull with blue Ghost Fire in its eye sockets. Wine barrels on the deck were pushed aside to expose concealed ballistae and cannons, while armed skeletons emerged from the cabins and hiding places. 815

Abilities & Systems

Undead-Powered Hull

The hull's Ghost Wood and Siren's Mourning Pearl construction gives the ship autonomous movement and unusual resistance to environmental hazards.

• Sails at full speed without consuming fuel. 173
• Can float and move through its own undead power. 173 322
• Was unaffected by the powerful suction and corrosive seawater of the Strange Sea. 302
• Withstood crossbow volleys that could only scratch its Level 5 hull. 203
• Suffered scorched plating but no leaks after a Holy Army energy-cannon strike. 284
• Its reinforced bow can be used as a devastating ram; it split a Level 5 Qiangzi Pirate Crew vessel in two from bow to stern. 632
• Before its Level 7 upgrade, its Durability Value already rivaled an ordinary Level 7 ship. A Rift Whale's collision reduced its Durability by only 7%, leaving minor cracks rather than serious hull damage. 621
• Its durability is not absolute: an earlier encounter with enormous sea monsters left it at 24 Endurance, requiring a Ship Repair Kit to restore its fractured hull and tilted mast. 119

Mist Generator

A ship facility that electrolyzes seawater into dense mist around the vessel.

• Produces vision-blocking fog that interferes with conventional detection and reduces long-range attack accuracy. 49
• Can cover an area roughly 500 meters around the ship. 56
• Leaves the ship's ghost-fire sail pattern and Ghost Lantern as ominous lights within the fog. 56
• Illusion Projection creates blurry decoy Ghost Ships; Invincible and Handsome's cannonballs passed harmlessly through these projections. 49 129 130
• The facility is Unique-quality, connects to the hull through special pipes, and reduces the ship's detectability to marine creatures and hostile players within its mist. Illusion Projection consumes low-grade Mana Stones. 49

Wind Speed and Wind Shield

Level 6 ship traits controlled through a crystal knob on the helm.

• Wind Speed increases speed by 20% at the cost of Mana Stones, raising the ship's recorded speed from 100 km/h to 120 km/h. 322 323 460
• Wind Shield creates a 360-degree barrier against projectiles, cannonballs, and low-level elemental attacks. 322 323
• The shield has 500 durability, but was rapidly shattered when attacked by the giant hand emerging from the Yin Yang Sea Trench. 322 335
• Wind Shield activation consumes one Primary Mana Stone. Once its durability reaches zero, it cannot be used again for two hours. 322 629
• Ling Chu spent ten Primary Mana Stones to maintain Wind Speed through an entire night while sailing toward the island indicated by Salos. 461
• During the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant battle, the ship's protective shield was completely shattered and one of its cannons was destroyed. 676

Whale's Fury

A ramming trait gained with the Level 7 upgrade.

• Manifests the phantom image of a Rift Whale as the ship accelerates into an enemy. 629
• Increases ramming damage by 30%. 629
• Ling Chu connected the new trait with the Tier 7 monster skull required for the ship upgrade. 629

Ghost Lantern Figurehead

A bow-mounted lantern that burns with green ghost fire.

• Installed alongside the Lookout Tower during the Level 3 upgrade. 33
• Improves visibility during the Eerie Fog disaster to approximately 100 meters. 557 558
• Keeps a small illuminated area around the ship visible on the Marauder's Map when the wider map is obscured by fog. 558

Marauder's Map

A large map in the Captain's Cabin that tracks the ship's movement and known islands.

• Displays the Ghost Ship's position and continuously updating coordinates. 33
• Marks previously traveled routes and owned islands. 558
• Can be disrupted by unusual regions, including the Strange Sea and the Eerie Fog disaster. 302 558
• Can merge with nautical charts acquired from other ships, revealing their recorded routes and previously hidden islands. 756
• Nautical charts can be copied from the historical routes stored in an unowned ship's Captain's Cabin, though a captain may also expose their own routes by copying them for trade. 756
• Auston's chart revealed previously unexplored northern routes and islands, including Black Reef Island, enabling Ling Chu to plan an interception of Lucas's fleet. 756
• After the Nautilus's defeat, Ling Chu copied its sailing chart before leaving, hoping its years of recorded voyages would reveal useful islands. 829

Crew Integration and Coordination

The Ghost Ship combines system-recognized player crew with Ling Chu's undead servants.

• Crew Recruitment Cards provide joining players with a personal onboard warehouse, dismantle their former ships, and merge their special profession facilities into the captain's vessel. The captain also receives a small share of crew members' Justice Points and Sin Value gains. 66
• At Level 3, the system's crew limit counted players rather than Skeleton Henchmen, allowing the undead complement to exceed the displayed player capacity. 33
• Titch's months of training produced disciplined skeleton gunners capable of coordinating ballista volleys and cannon fire against an enemy's steering gear and masts. 816
• During the Nautilus boarding action, skeletons crossed on ropes and planks or jumped directly onto the enemy deck. Some reassembled their scattered bones after landing and resumed fighting. 816
• Space Spores allow Ling Chu to return to the Ghost Ship without a range limit. This enabled the crew to consider leaving her Public Challenge exit area to raid the Circus's island rather than remaining nearby. 173 703

Facilities & Armament

• Lookout Tower — Reconnaissance post operated by skeleton lookouts using the Monocular Telescope. 33 39
• Ballistae — Operated by skeleton crews against sea monsters and hostile ships. 116 Later used in coordinated volleys to disable the Nautilus's navigation and support boarding. 815 816
• Whale Harpoon Guns — Two harpoon launchers used to hook fleeing ships and enable skeleton boarding actions. 214
• Hydraulic Howitzers — Heavy artillery used to breach the Whispering Tower roof and later listed as affecting the ship's durability value. 585 629 Ling Chu obtained two through trade with the Mechanical Fortress Ship, initially installed one at the bow, and deferred the second installation until Level 7. Together, the installed weapons imposed a 100-point Durability Value penalty. 556 629
• Mana-stone cannon power device — Installed in the lower hold; roughly one Primary Mana Stone is consumed per five cannon shots. 557
• Magician's Versatile Salute Cannon — Replaced the Waterlogged Cannon, which Ling Chu sold after it became redundant and remained prone to misfiring. 221
• Skeleton Rest Stop — Basement facility containing one hundred Ghost Wood coffins for Skeleton Henchmen. 173
• Spore Mother Brain — Its mycelia cover the ship, allowing Ling Chu to monitor onboard activity and control its Magic Plants after establishing ownership with blood. 173
• Ghost Thorn — A mutated Magic Plant used in deck defenses; its vines and spikes help repel boarding Drowned. 173 560 564
• Swallowing Pitcher Plant — Produces Space Spores that can teleport the nearest living creature to the plant's stomach without range limitation. 173
• Underwater cabin and ecological pod — A lower-deck transparent cabin and ecosystem space discovered after later upgrades. 628
• Summoning Altar — Installed on the stern deck for summoning Netherworld creatures. 628
• Two dinghies — Added after the Level 6 upgrade for temporary transport and repairs away from the main hull. 593
• Steel-reinforced interior — The Level 7 upgrade replaced wooden cabin walls and furniture with steel structures, expanding the interior corridors and common spaces. 627
• Alchemy Room — Unlocked when Lingering Wind and Fading Moon joined the crew; Ling Chu paid 2,000 Sea Shells to construct it. It later served as the alchemist's principal workspace during voyages. 89 538 765
• Divination Room and Observatory — Facilities used by Squid Ball. After the Nautilus's capture, she selected a deep-sea ironwood bookshelf for her Divination Room. 138 765 827
• Training Room — Used by Ling Chu and her companions to exercise and train during the journey toward Black Reef Island. Skeletons also practiced swordsmanship while Raphael taught magic. 765
• Deck garden — Cultivated crops and unknown seeds under the Skeleton Henchmen's care. The hull's undead power mutated Magic Plants but did not alter ordinary crops. 89 173
• Dining hall — A communal gathering space served by the skeleton crew. It hosted more than two hundred visitors from the Qingshan Ship before the final Whispering Tower challenge. 660
• Wailing Horn — Used to signal combat and alert the ship when hostile bone hands boarded during the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant battle. 132 665

Relationships

• Ling Chu — Owner and captain; directs upgrades, combat tactics, ship defenses, and the undead crew. 33 129 322
• Huang Xiaowen — Vice Captain appointed by Ling Chu; supports command decisions, naval combat, and crew operations. 204 322 739 Her appointment is system-recognized and intended to provide succession and inheritance arrangements, distinct from Titch's operational first-mate position. 739
• Titch — First Mate and former Barrel Pirate Crew captain; commands the ship in Ling Chu's absence and led its artillery response against the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant. 33 665 He followed the Nautilus in disguise, commanded the attack on its navigation systems, led the revenge-driven boarding action, and secured its surrender. 800 815 816 817 826
• Skeleton Henchmen — Main crew, serving as lookouts, helmsmen, gunners, guards, repair workers, and boarding forces. 39 116 284 Many of the skeletons who attacked the Nautilus were former Wine Barrel crewmen or villagers from Undead Island who had suffered because of Lucas. 817
• Hemlock — Ghost crewmate whose Intimidation and Ghost Flame make him a major defensive threat during boarding actions. 207 He participated in the confrontation with Lucas, and the crew subsequently recovered his missing skull from the Nautilus's Captain's Cabin, where Lucas had used it as a candle lamp. 817 827
• Lingering Wind and Fading Moon, You Jiali, and Squid Ball — Core living crewmates who support naval combat, alchemy, reconnaissance, divination, and ship operations. 204 322 585
• Clumsy Bear — Living crewmate involved in defense, training, and supplies handling. After the Nautilus's defeat, he and You Jiali guarded prisoners and recorded cargo while the skeletons transferred supplies. 322 559 742 827
• Raphael and Emily — Raphael trains skeletons in ice magic aboard the ship; Emily displayed exceptional aptitude by casting Frost Arrow after three days of instruction. The training later produced a Skeleton Mage. 554 742
• Xiao Pai — Bald Parrot allowed to remain aboard after Ling Chu named it; it occupies a bird's nest and greets the captain on her return. 73 84 173
• Bright City refugees — The ship later transports refugees after Seashell City sinks. 451
• Salos — Powerful recurring guest and Sea God connected to the Sea Lantern Festival; Ling Chu maintains relations with him to safeguard Hope Island. 448 451 742
• Holy Army — Major hostile force; repeatedly pursued, attacked, and placed bounties on Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship. 284 304 309
• Mechanical Fortress Ship and Circus Ship — Rival top-ranked fleets that entered a three-way standoff with the Ghost Ship near Wild Duck Island. 657 The Mechanical Fortress Ship also traded sulfur and Hydraulic Howitzers to Ling Chu and organized resistance to the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant while her party challenged the tower. 556 664
• Miracle Ship, Beethoven Ship, and Firewood, Rice, Oil and Salt Ship — Reinforcements that joined the battle against the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant, supporting the Ghost Ship and helping delay the monster. 665 666
• Lucas and the Nautilus — Targets of the crew's pursuit and revenge. The Ghost Ship disabled and boarded the Nautilus while Ling Chu's infiltrators sabotaged it from within; Lucas was captured and the surviving pirates surrendered. 756 800 815 816 817 826
• Tide Hunters — A bounty-posting organization identified after the Nautilus's defeat. Ling Chu planned to deliver the captured pirates to its Gray Bay Island outpost after learning that living prisoners generally earned higher rewards. 826 827
• Ivy and other Nautilus captives — Rescued survivors whom the skeleton crew escorted aboard the Ghost Ship once the battle was over. 830
• A Silly Bird — Journalist and livestreamer who has repeatedly documented the Ghost Ship's actions and later arranged to interview its crew. 282 768

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Formation and early upgrades — Developed from a small pirate sailboat into a Level 3 Ghost Pirate Galleon, becoming the home of Ling Chu's revived Skeleton Henchmen and Ghost Servants. 8 28 33
• Crew recruitment and communal life — Integrated living recruits with its undead sailors, adding profession facilities and cultivated food supplies. A welcome party for Lingering Wind and Fading Moon featured music, wine, and Titch and Hemlock's dancing, establishing the ship as a communal home rather than merely an eerie vessel. 89 94 95
• Fish Tide and giant sea-monster encounter — Faced predatory sharks and much larger sea creatures. After being dropped more than ten meters onto the sea, the damaged vessel was restored with a Ship Repair Kit, and all fourteen skeletons were accounted for. 116 118 119
• Invincible Ship Fleet battle — Used the Mist Generator and Illusion Projection to confuse a 23-ship fleet, expose its cannon limitations, and seize the initiative. 129 130 The engagement escalated into ballista attacks and boarding combat before Ling Chu dismantled the defeated fleet's twenty-two Level 3 ships and Level 4 flagship. 131 132 138
• Black Spade, Dream, and Doll Ship conflict — Served as the central battlefield for a multi-fleet boarding battle, where Skeleton Henchmen and ghost defenses repelled attackers. 201 204 207
• Holy Army pursuit — Endured cannon fire, boarding assaults, damage, and a high-risk teleportation-vortex escape while facing the Holy Army. 284 296 304
• Yin Yang Sea Trench escape — Encountered a colossal undead head and hand that shattered its Wind Shield. Babu Youyou pulled the ship across the trench into normal waters, beyond the creatures' reach, before the Forbidden Sea entrance resealed. 335
• Bright City operation — Entered Bright City disguised as a wine merchant ship, then later sailed to support Ling Chu's party during the conflict on the island. 394 433
• Refugee transport and New Island settlement — Transported survivors from the fallen Seashell City, supported their treatment and relocation, and helped establish a new settlement. 451 461
• Mechanical Fortress trade and artillery expansion — Initially halted outside another fleet's defended island, then obtained sulfur and two Hydraulic Howitzers through trade. Ling Chu tested the first bow-mounted weapon with ten rounds and reserved the second for the Level 7 upgrade. 554 556
• Eerie Fog disaster — Functioned as a fortified refuge against Drowned and Executioners, relying on the Ghost Lantern, deck defenses, Magic Plants, and undead crew. 557 564 565
• Whispering Lighthouse campaign — Reached the final lighthouse ahead of rivals, entered the Ten-Thousand-Bone Tower challenge, and fought the Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant alongside arriving allied ships. 657 664 665 666 677
• Qiangzi Pirate Crew intervention — Rescued Runny Egg by ramming and splitting a Level 5 pirate ship in a single attack. 632 634
• Circus island retaliation — While Ling Chu was occupied with the Public Challenge, the crew identified raiding the Circus's island as a way to assist her. Space Spores removed the need to keep the Ghost Ship at her expected return location. 703
• Succession preparations — Ling Chu appointed Huang Xiaowen as the system-recognized Vice Captain and discussed raising a white flag if she died, prioritizing the crew's survival and future. 739
• Divine Office Quest — Investigated a drifting Level 4 ship carrying thirty-six illegally restrained souls, beginning a Divine Office Quest concerning abnormal death and Netherworld Rules. 745 747
• Lucas pursuit and Black Reef Freeport infiltration — Used Auston's nautical chart to locate Black Reef Island, then entered its Freeport under a wine-merchant disguise while preparing to ambush Lucas's fleet. 756 765 768 769 Ling Chu paid 1,200 Sea Shells for twelve days of berth while expecting the Nautilus's arrival. 769
• Nautilus pursuit and coordinated ambush — Titch followed the Nautilus at a distance after it left Black Reef Island. When the attack began, the Ghost Ship discarded its merchant disguise and bombarded the steering gear, helm tower, and masts rather than sinking the valuable vessel with Ling Chu's party still aboard. Internal sabotage had already deprived the Nautilus of ammunition and damaged its concealed cannons. 800 815
• Nautilus boarding and revenge battle — Destroyed the steering mechanism and mainmast, secured the ships together, and sent skeletons across by ropes, planks, and direct jumps. Ling Chu's arrow barrage and the infiltrators' sleeping potion weakened the defenders, while Titch and the undead victims confronted Lucas over his betrayals. Grande and the senior pirates briefly strengthened the resistance before the crew was defeated. 816 817 819 826
• Nautilus surrender and bounty plans — With Lucas captured and Grande immobilized, Harvey raised a white flag. Titch ordered the pirates to disarm and crouch while skeletons confiscated their weapons. The victory livestream strengthened the Ghost Ship's public reputation and earned Ling Chu 980 faith points, converted into 9.8 Divine Power; she then planned to exchange the prisoners for Tide Hunter bounties. 826 827
• Nautilus salvage and rescue — Received food, water, cloth, rope, everyday supplies, and thousands of weapons from the defeated ship. Ling Chu authorized stripping its Captain's Cabin, recovered Hemlock's skull, copied the sailing chart, and retained thirty-three exquisite-quality weapons. The wealth surge prompted the “rich as a nation” description, while rescued captives including Ivy were escorted aboard the Ghost Ship. 827 829 830

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