Chapter Summaries

The extreme heat disaster ended as the two extra suns vanished, and Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship crew celebrated their return to normal conditions. Squid Ball’s tarot reading predicted that the next disaster would be eerie fog that distorted perception and affected marine creatures.

• The system announced that the extreme heat disaster had ended, and the two extra suns disappeared from the sky.
• Ling Chu noticed the longer gap between disasters and the delayed shop sale, then asked Squid Ball to divine what came next.
• Squid Ball drew three reversed or upright tarot cards and interpreted them as signs of hidden decay, darkness, and unreliable guidance.
• Squid Ball predicted that the next disaster would be eerie fog that confused direction, time, and reality and made marine creatures abnormal.
• Huang Xiaowen worried about how to defend against the bizarre fog, and Squid Ball joked that garlic might keep their head chef away.

Ling Chu prepared Hope Island for the next disaster by ordering a coastal wall, weapons, traps, and armor, while keeping the threat secret from the public. The chapter ended with Chen Piaopiao demanding a refund for the Shark Silk she had bought from Ling Chu.

• Ling Chu considered how the fog and mutated sea creatures might threaten her ship and decided to strengthen its defenses before the next disaster.
• Ling Chu told Little Luban, Mickey Meow Witch, and Give You a Dalieba to build a sturdy coastal wall, install Ballistas and traps, and prepare the island’s citizens to fight.
• Ling Chu ordered Mickey Meow Witch to use shells, hides, and Iron Ore to make armor, and told A Silly Bird to livestream the preparations without showing defensive details.
• Ling Chu read public chat, where players debated the disasters and whether Squid Ball should reveal warnings.
• Chen Piaopiao repeatedly tagged Ling Chu in public chat, asking to return fifty pieces of Shark Silk for a refund.

Chen Piaopiao failed to get a refund for the Shark Silk and was punished by Smiley, who then approached Ling Chu about her disaster-predicting crew member and proposed an alliance. After Ling Chu rejected the Circus as an ally, Smiley tried to locate her using a legendary fire basin, but Salos ignored the offering and withheld her coordinates.

• Chen Piaopiao asked Ling Chu for a refund on fifty pieces of Shark Silk, but Ling Chu refused, and Smiley deducted the cost from Chen Piaopiao's wages for three years.
• Chen Piaopiao tried to turn public chat against Ling Chu, but other buyers defended their purchases and said they did not want refunds.
• Smiley asked Ling Chu to transfer her disaster-predicting crew member and sell disaster information, but Ling Chu refused and said the Circus did not qualify as an ally.
• Smiley laughed at Ling Chu's arrogance, then ordered Juliet to use the Sea God's Sacrificial Fire Basin to find her coordinates.
• Salos sensed the basin's offering and the request for Ling Chu's coordinates, but chose not to answer and closed his eyes.

Smiley discovered that the Fire Basin could not locate anyone from the Ghost Ship and ordered Juliet to have Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows bind him to Ling Chu with Fate Threads. Meanwhile, Ling Chu’s crew trained on deck as they prepared for the next natural disaster, and Ling Chu faced a hundred Skeleton Henchmen.

• Smiley tested the Fire Basin on several IDs and found that it worked on outsiders but failed on Ghost Ship crew members.
• Smiley told Juliet to ask Plucking Flowers and Seeking Willows to use Fate Threads to bind him to Ling Chu for a Public Challenge dungeon.
• Squid Ball practiced Star Drawing Technique against Huang Xiaowen, who dodged her beams and explained how to improve her aim.
• You Jiali and Clumsy Bear sparred on deck while Lingering Wind and Fading Moon watched.
• Ling Chu trained against one hundred Skeleton Henchmen.

Ling Chu received the Tide Sword Manual from Star River Enters Dream and entrusted it to Peter to teach the Skeletons swordsmanship. She welcomed Star River Enters Dream into Hope Island’s Ally Channel, leaving the island better prepared for future danger.

• Ling Chu sparred with the Skeletons and realized their combat skills needed improvement.
• Ling Chu asked Star River Enters Dream for sword-training notes, and he traded her the Tide Sword Manual he had earned from a Public Challenge.
• Ling Chu used the Eyepatch to find Peter, a Skeleton with swordsmanship experience, and ordered it to learn the manual and teach the others.
• Ling Chu invited Star River Enters Dream to Hope Island’s Ally Channel, where the other players welcomed him.

Ling Chu’s island continued to thrive as players built the city wall and skeletons practiced swordsmanship, while the sea recovered from the extreme heat disaster. When Ghost Ship found a school of Glass squid and Crystal Sweet Shrimp, Ling Chu began fishing and Clumsy Bear eagerly ate a freshly caught squid raw.

• Ling Chu sold three hundred teleportation tickets each day, drawing players to Hope Island to work on the city wall for meals.
• Peter quickly learned the sword manual’s basic moves, and skeletons practiced swordsmanship day and night aboard Ghost Ship.
• Ling Chu spotted simultaneous catches in the fishing platforms and net, which were full of Glass squid and Crystal Sweet Shrimp.
• Ling Chu stopped the ship and cast a line with the Lucky Frozen Octopus Fishing Rod as Squid Ball and Clumsy Bear came to watch.
• Clumsy Bear bit into a freshly caught Glass squid and discovered that its sweet, springy flesh tasted delicious.

Ling Chu and her crew caught a huge haul of glass squid and crystal sweet shrimp while Xiao Pai tried unsuccessfully to impress a beautiful bird. After the bird vanished, Ling Chu ordered the Ghost Ship to sail at full speed toward its waypoint, while the bird landed on an arm far away.

• Squid Ball dipped live glass squid and crystal sweet shrimp in You Jiali’s hot-and-sour sauce and ate them eagerly as Ling Chu continued fishing.
• A colorful bird landed on the mast, and Xiao Pai offered it a peanut and its treasured bottle cap, but the bird showed no interest.
• Ling Chu noticed the bird, but it flew away before she could use Eyepatch; Xiao Pai returned to her shoulder, and she took the bottle cap.
• Ling Chu’s catches dwindled, so she reeled in her line after the nets and platforms had gathered over three hundred catties of squid and shrimp.
• Ling Chu ordered Clumsy Bear and the Skeleton Henchmen to bring the catch to the head chef, then told the helmsman to activate Wind Speed and sail at full speed.
• Two thousand kilometers away, the beautiful bird landed on a plump, fair arm on an island filled with birdsong and flowers.

Babu Jiujiu prepared to skin the humans arriving near her, while Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship crew prepared Hope Island for the next disaster. Lingering Wind and Fading Moon tested You Jiali’s lightning-blessed sleeve blade on a Storm Jellyfish and discovered it appeared to be pregnant.

• Babu Jiujiu heard that humans were coming, put on a human-skin coat, and prepared to accept them as new prey.
• Squid Ball told Ling Chu that players in the public chat had begun guessing why Hope Island was building walls.
• Ling Chu told Lingering Wind and Fading Moon to brew more Intermediate Life Potions for later sale.
• Lingering Wind and Fading Moon asked You Jiali to use his lightning-blessed sleeve blade to stimulate the Storm Jellyfish’s growth.
• Lingering Wind and Fading Moon spotted raised granules beneath the jellyfish’s bell and exclaimed that it looked pregnant, leaving You Jiali stunned.

Ling Chu and her crew landed on Babu Jiujiu’s island to explore and seek a good relationship with the Baboo Family. In the island’s dead forest, Ling Chu found a large number of human skeletons and used Bone Revival on one of them.

• Lingering Wind and Fading Moon explained that You Jiali’s lightning-imbued sleeve spikes could stimulate Storm Jellyfish reproduction, and You Jiali reluctantly agreed to stab the jellyfish every other day.
• After a day and night of travel, Ling Chu’s Ghost Ship reached the island; she landed with her crew and sent four teams of Skeleton Henchmen to search.
• Ling Chu and her companions explored the island, avoiding its wildlife and plants because they did not want to offend Babu Jiujiu.
• A Skeleton Henchman team reported a discovery, leading Ling Chu’s group to a dead forest filled with human skeletons hanging from the trees.
• Ling Chu saw the skeletons as potential new Skeleton Henchmen and activated Bone Revival on one of them.

Ling Chu revived a skeleton named Rodney, who confessed that he and his crew had come to poach Pearlglow Sparrows before the island’s owner skinned them alive. A vast flock of crows then attacked, and Ling Chu’s companions fought to defend the group as Rodney panicked that the island’s demon was coming.

• Huang Xiaowen cut the vines holding a skeleton, and Ling Chu revived it and named it Rodney.
• Rodney warned Ling Chu that the island’s owner had skinned his crew alive, then admitted they had come to poach Pearlglow Sparrows.
• Rodney’s class and skills revealed that he had lied about being a sea merchant, and he confessed that the crew had come to sell the birds’ valuable tail feathers.
• A violent gust and piercing cry swept from the forest as Rodney recognized the wind that had preceded the island owner’s attacks.
• Tens of thousands of crows poured from the forest, and the Skeleton Henchmen, Huang Xiaowen, Clumsy Bear, and You Jiali fought them off.

Ling Chu and her crew escaped Babu Jiujiu’s crow attack by pretending to be unconscious, but they were carried to a cabin where Babu Jiujiu prepared to torture Ling Chu. Ling Chu woke and identified Babu Jiujiu as a Price Merchant, leaving her at the mercy of the woman’s knife while You Jiali waited outside as a bat.

• Ling Chu ordered her crew to play dead to evade Babu Jiujiu’s crows, and You Jiali transformed into a bat and hid.
• Babu Jiujiu emerged from the forest and had her large birds carry Ling Chu and the others deeper into the woods.
• Ling Chu regained consciousness during the journey and confirmed through the Crew Channel that Squid Ball and Huang Xiaowen were awake, while Clumsy Bear remained asleep.
• The birds carried the crew into a wooden cabin, where Babu Jiujiu sharpened a curved blade as You Jiali watched from outside the window.
• Ling Chu used Eyepatch to identify Babu Jiujiu and learn about her Funeral Crow Tide skill.
• Babu Jiujiu noticed Ling Chu was awake, raised her chin with the blade, and prepared to flay her skin.

Ling Chu negotiated with Babu Jiuju, who demanded three impossible things before she would agree to do business. Ling Chu produced a Shark Silk dress and a Siren’s Song, satisfying the first requirement and leaving Babu Jiuju to reckon with the second.

• Babu Jiuju threatened to kill Ling Chu and the others and make clothes from their skin, but agreed to hear their business proposal if they met her requirements.
• Babu Jiuju demanded the most beautiful dress, the most beautiful song, and the prettiest feather in the world.
• Ling Chu claimed she had all three, and Babu Jiuju cut the rope binding her so she could retrieve them.
• Ling Chu presented a Shark Silk Long Dress, and Babu Jiuju accepted it as the first item.
• Ling Chu played a recorded Siren’s Song, and Babu Jiuju recognized that the island’s kingfishers could not match it.

Ling Chu fulfilled Babu Jiujiu’s final demand by presenting the feather from Babu Jiujiu’s own hairpin, but Babu Jiujiu still threatened to kill her. Xiao Pai defended Ling Chu, and Ling Chu showed Babu Jiujiu evidence of her dealings with Babu Jiujiu’s brothers, leaving her surprised and reconsidering the humans.

• Ling Chu used Huang Xiaowen’s Telekinetic Grab to take Babu Jiujiu’s hairpin and presented its feather as the most beautiful in the world.
• Babu Jiujiu took back her hairpin but warned Ling Chu that agreeing to do business did not mean she would spare her life.
• Xiao Pai flew in and defended Ling Chu, convincing Babu Jiujiu that Ling Chu had saved him rather than harmed him.
• Babu Jiujiu recalled that Ling Chu’s group had left the Round-Beaked Long-Plumed Chicken unharmed despite using it as bait to test them.
• Ling Chu showed Babu Jiujiu a note from Baboo Zhizhi and a precious whistle from Babu Youyou, surprising Babu Jiujiu.

Ling Chu earned Babu Jiujiu's trust and was allowed to inspect her goods, where she bought an old ice magic book and her companions found a unique pendulum. The group continued searching through the cabin's dusty collection.

• Ling Chu explained how she had cared for Xiao Pai, prompting Babu Jiujiu to recall her cruel treatment by a mage and Babu Youyou's abuse by its former owner.
• Babu Jiujiu agreed to show Ling Chu her goods after Ling Chu asked her to release her companions.
• Ling Chu untied Squid Ball, Huang Xiaowen, and Clumsy Bear, then led them into a dusty room filled with items.
• Ling Chu summoned You Jiali from outside and found an old ice magic book that taught three beginner spells.
• Babu Jiujiu sold the book to Ling Chu for three hundred Sea Shells.
• Squid Ball found a unique Daily Question Pendulum beneath a pile of clutter.

Ling Chu and the crew bought useful items from Babu Jiujiu, then found a Glimmering Feather needed to upgrade their ship to level seven. Babu Jiujiu demanded one hundred thousand Sea Shells for it, so Ling Chu tried to bargain by offering to have her crew clear bones from the island.

• Squid Ball, You Jiali, Clumsy Bear, Huang Xiaowen, and Ling Chu found useful goods among Babu Jiujiu's wares.
• Ling Chu bought Medical Surgical Gloves for Lingering Wind and Fading Moon, while the crew purchased the other items at Babu Jiujiu's low prices.
• Ling Chu spotted a Legendary Glimmering Feather and recognized it as a required material for upgrading the ship to level seven.
• Babu Jiujiu demanded one hundred thousand Sea Shells for the feather and refused to bargain.
• Ling Chu offered to have her subordinates clear the bones from the island in exchange for a lower price.

Ling Chu struck a deal with Babu Jiujiu to clear the Withered Tree Forest in exchange for the Glimmering Feather, then used her skeleton crew to make rapid progress. Babu Jiujiu grew to admire Ling Chu, and the chapter ended with Ling Chu resting while Huang Xiaowen offered her a cigar.

• Ling Chu agreed to clear the Withered Tree Forest within three days in exchange for buying Babu Jiujiu's Glimmering Feather for ten thousand Sea Shells.
• Ling Chu returned to the forest and ordered her Skeleton Henchmen to bring shovels, then convinced Babu Jiujiu that the revived skeletons were dead poachers she was forcing to work.
• Ling Chu directed the skeletons to dig up the bones while Huang Xiaowen cut down hanging skeletons and Ling Chu revived them to join the labor.
• Babu Jiujiu praised Ling Chu and asked her to work especially hard any skeleton found wearing chains on its hands and feet.
• Ling Chu rested at sunset, and Huang Xiaowen smoked a regenerating cigar before offering her a puff.

Ling Chu unearthed and revived Raphael, a chained skeleton mage whose past cruelty toward Babu Jiujiu explained her hatred of humans. After two days of clearing the Withered Tree Forest, Ling Chu traded ten thousand Sea Shells for the Glimmering Feather, and Babu Jiujiu warned her about Price Merchants.

• Ling Chu revived the chained skeleton Raphael and learned that he had plucked a Pearlglow Sparrow’s feathers repeatedly before discovering it was Babu Jiujiu in human form.
• Raphael recognized Ling Chu’s ice magic book as his own, and Ling Chu assigned him to dig and planned for him to teach Emily ice magic.
• Ling Chu and the Skeleton Henchmen cleared all the bones from the Withered Tree Forest, uncovering 532 skeletons over two days.
• Babu Jiujiu gave Ling Chu the Glimmering Feather in exchange for ten thousand Sea Shells and considered whether she could trade with more humans.
• Ling Chu warned Babu Jiujiu not to trust humans blindly, and Babu Jiujiu advised Ling Chu to make fewer deals with Price Merchants before asking why they were called that.

Ling Chu learned more about the Baboo Family and chose to keep Xiao Pai with her before continuing toward Lucas’s coordinates. After reviving hundreds of skeletons, she reached Tier 5 as a Ghost Pirate and gained two new abilities.

• Babu Jiujiu explained the Baboo Family’s Price Merchant business and gave Ling Chu the coordinates of Babu Guanguan’s island, where honey could secure a trade.
• Ling Chu offered Xiao Pai the choice to stay on Babu Jiujiu’s bird-filled island, but Xiao Pai returned to her shoulder and declared it would follow Captain for peanut cans.
• Ling Chu and her group returned to the Ghost Ship and resumed their journey toward Lucas’s coordinates.
• After reviving over two hundred skeletons, Ling Chu advanced her Ghost Pirate class to Tier 5 and upgraded Ghostly Steps to allow four consecutive uses.
• Ling Chu gained Undead Empathy, which let her communicate with and direct her skeletons without distance or Mana Value limits.

Ling Chu tested Undead Empathy by making Big Gold Tooth embarrass himself, then realized the skill could help her monitor Hope Island from afar. She recruited three skeletons to study magic under Raphael, moving closer to the tier-six requirement of ten skeleton mages, while Titch formed a skeleton archer squad.

• Ling Chu used Undead Empathy to make Big Gold Tooth form a heart for Saka, provoking an argument before she released her control.
• Ling Chu considered how she could use the skill to monitor Hope Island and checked the tier-six requirement of ten skeleton mages.
• Ling Chu summoned Emily and two other eligible skeletons, gave them an ice magic book, and assigned Raphael to teach them.
• Ling Chu handed out staves and directed Raphael to lead the skeletons in magic practice on the deck.
• Titch assigned the new skeletons to posts and organized the bow-skilled former poachers into a skeleton archer squad.
• The skeleton archers practiced shooting at deck dummies, and three days passed.

Raphael trained the skeletons in magic while Ling Chu’s Ghost Ship encountered the Mechanical Fortress Ship near a small island. The two ships faced off after the Mechanical Fortress crew warned Ling Chu to stay away, and Huang Xiaowen suggested robbing them.

• Raphael trained the three skeletons for three days, and Emily successfully cast Frost Arrow before being assigned to learn Ring of Frost.
• Ling Chu ate crab roe noodles and considered the heavenly spirit bone she needed to upgrade the Ghost Ship to level seven.
• A skeleton lookout reported an island ahead, where Ling Chu spotted a fortified-looking iron-gray ship flying a mechanical gears flag.
• The Mechanical Fortress Ship warned the Ghost Ship to remain more than five hundred meters away, while its crew prepared its hidden weapons.
• Huang Xiaowen identified the Mechanical Fortress Ship and asked Ling Chu whether they should rob it.