Clean the Toilets!

Eternal Space provided Hawkins with many conveniences. For example, with technological products, he did not need to spend time climbing the tech tree in the real world. He could directly manufacture highly precise components in Eternal Space and assemble whatever he wanted from them.

But Eternal Space had its drawbacks as well.

For instance, if Ai Miye planted fruit in Eternal Space and relied on its food to sustain herself, then the moment she left Eternal Space, she would suddenly die because the matter within Eternal Space could not be brought into reality.

A large portion of the atoms in her body might even have been replaced by atoms from Eternal Space. Once she came out, more than half her body could collapse because of it.

To avoid such a situation, Hawkins had prepared more than a dozen solutions.

The first was to completely transfer an island from the Seven Seas into Eternal Space, with all food produced by that island from then on.

The second was to make use of the contract's abilities to develop a Curse Power Bank, with the ultimate goal of making Curse Power one of Eternal Space's commonly used currencies.

The third was to insure everyone leaving Eternal Space. If their bodies contained too many atoms from Eternal Space, they would be forbidden from leaving.

The remaining measures were more or less the same. Their ultimate purpose was still to let Eternal Space form a perfect cycle.

To achieve that goal, Hawkins still had much to do.

Half an hour later, all the supplies aboard the Black Knife had been transferred into Eternal Space. Only then did Hawkins bring Mark and the others inside.

After entering Eternal Space, Mark's mouth never closed. Arthur and the other children, after their initial surprise, accepted it rather quickly instead.

It was worth mentioning that Arthur's injuries had mostly healed under Hawkins's treatment. A few more days of rest, and he would make a full recovery.

Hawkins gathered everyone inside the house. Once they had all taken their seats, he smiled and said, "If there's anything you want to ask, now's the time."

"Captain, was he really someone you revived?" Mark looked at Asmodeus and asked in disbelief.

In fact, ever since entering Eternal Space, he had remained in a state of shock. The ability was simply too outrageous.

Creating a world, reviving the dead, and even communicating across space—any one of those, if revealed, would be enough to make countless people's jaws drop.

Mark had even vaguely guessed Eternal Space's ultimate ability: immortality!

Hawkins looked at Mark and smiled. "If you don't mind dying once, I can let you experience resurrection for yourself."

"I'd better not." Mark smiled awkwardly and hurriedly refused.

"Yes. He is my combatant. Of course I'll revive him," Hawkins nodded.

Arthur hurriedly asked, "Captain, what about Tom and Jason?"

"Don't worry, I remember them all. For now, everyone go sign the contract and join the Chat Group. I'll upload some materials, and you should all study them carefully," Hawkins said with a nod.

He then had Asmodeus take Mark and the others to sign the contracts, while he opened the Chat Group and began writing the announcement board.

It was a feature he had decided to add on a whim, so he needed to write the program and load it in.

Ten minutes later, he thought of several more functions and continued writing. But the more he wrote, the less satisfied he became. In the end, he simply created a Forum, then even set up a Bullet-Comment Video Site.

He made the first post on the Forum, then edited Asmodeus's experiences in the Dream Realm into a video and uploaded it to the video site.

In truth, these features were not very entertaining in the short term. They could only serve as supplements for exchanging information. Only when Eternal Space had enough people would they gradually become more entertainment-oriented.

[I Love My Family Group]

Mark: Uh, hello, everyone. I'm combatant Mark.

Arthur: Hello, everyone. I'm apprentice sailor Arthur.

Jennie: Hello, everyone. I'm Jennie.

After everyone had introduced themselves, they quickly began chatting, finding this new method of communication extremely interesting.

Jennie: I don't know. Qiao Si is a combatant, so what am I?

Ai Miye: A freeloader!

Mark: Actually, Jennie is still quite useful. She can gather intelligence while dreaming, so she can barely count as an intelligence officer.

Jennie: I'm not a freeloader! Mark is right. I'm an intelligence officer. I can provide intelligence.

Arthur: Sister Jennie, does being an intelligence officer mean you know everything?

Jennie: Yes, yes. As long as I want to know, there's nothing in the Seven Seas that I don't know.

Arthur: Really?

Jennie: Mm-hm, really!

Arthur: Then do you know who my father and mother are?

Jennie: I have to wait until I dream to find that out. Besides, sometimes I can control my dreams, and sometimes I can't. So if you want to know who your parents are, Arthur, you might have to wait for a while.

Arthur: I still have to wait? Didn't you say you could know anything you wanted to know?

Jennie felt a little embarrassed. Her ability was not actually that powerful—she had exaggerated just now.

At that moment, Hawkins typed: Alright, let me arrange things now. Mark, for the next while, you'll mainly be responsible for sailor training. Get Arthur and the others qualified as sailors as soon as possible. I'll post the training methods on the Forum.

Mark: Understood, Captain.

They had come to House Town because Jennie had provided intelligence saying that Jabus was there, but they had ended up coming up empty-handed.

Jennie: Understood, Captain. I'll work hard.

Hawkins: Next, we'll continue sailing toward Little Will Island. However, we'll head to the Black Market along the way. If we get accurate information on Jabus, we may change course. If anyone has any other questions, ask them now.

Jennie: Captain, then when will you revive Qiao Si and the others?

Hawkins: Tonight.

After reviving Asmodeus countless times, he had done a certain amount of research into Curse Power recovery.

Curse Power recovered more slowly during the day than at night. At night, its recovery speed was roughly 1.5 times that of daytime. So he planned to perform the revivals at night. Besides, he still had other matters to deal with shortly, which would require quite a bit of Curse Power.

Mark: Captain, can I take Arthur and the others out to sea? Inside Eternal Space, I mean.

Hawkins: You can. If you need extreme weather, just tell me. In Eternal Space, whether it's the weather or the temperature, I have the final say over all of it.

Mark: Understood. If there's a need, I'll tell you, Captain.

Hawkins: Any other questions?

This time, no one raised another question. Hawkins closed the Chat Group, then shut his eyes and began writing the Curse Power Bank's program.

The Curse Power Bank's main function was actually to store his Curse Power.

The Curse Power in his body was extremely vast. If he did not use it, it would not decrease, but it would not bring him any benefit either.

Hawkins could deposit the Curse Power in his body into the bank and withdraw it whenever he needed it.

Originally, he only had 330,000 Curse Power. But with a Curse Power Bank, if he deposited 330,000 Curse Power every day and kept it up, then withdrew it when needed, it would be equivalent to possessing inexhaustible Curse Power.

And Curse Power was not something only he could use. Everyone who signed the contract could draw upon it. However, others would need to exchange points to use that Curse Power.

If the number of Curse Casters who joined increased in the future, he would open deposit and withdrawal functions, allowing all Curse Casters to participate. Only then would the Curse Power Bank count as a real bank. For now, it could barely be called a piggy bank.

While he considered how to write the contract, Mark had already taken Arthur and the others out to sea.

Eternal Space was a copy of the Seven Seas, so naturally the Black Knife existed there as well. They set off aboard the Black Knife, though everyone kept glancing at the Chat Group from time to time.

[I Love My Family Group]

Ai Miye: The tasks in the task list are all so perverted. They're either cleaning toilets or killing people.

Mark: What tasks?

Ai Miye: Open the task page. There are lots of tasks inside. As long as you complete them, you can earn exchange points, which can be traded for lots of good things.

Mark: Really? Let me take a look.

He searched carefully and soon found the task page. He looked over the tasks first, and they really were just as Ai Miye had said—especially perverted.

The toilet-cleaning task in particular had already been accepted by two people, yet it seemed like it could still be accepted.

Naturally, he had no interest in a task like cleaning toilets. But when he saw the task for killing pirates, he did not dare accept it either. He felt it might be a trap. After all, Hawkins himself was a pirate!

After confirming that there were no suitable tasks for the moment, he opened the exchange page.

At a glance, there were indeed quite a few things that interested him.

Electricity-Generating Cells: Can be installed beneath the ribs and generate a 1,200-volt current. 10,000 exchange points.

Internal Circulation Organ: Forms an internal circulation within the body, allowing survival without breathing. 10,000 exchange points.

Gender Modification: If you are dissatisfied with your gender, you can change it. 10,000 exchange points.

After reading through the items available for exchange, Mark could not help swallowing.

There were too many good things here. Electricity-Generating Cells, High-Temperature Cells, Magnetic Storm Cells, Internal Circulation Organ... he wanted them all.

But when he thought of how Hawkins could provide all these things, he felt even more that Hawkins's depths were unfathomable. Filled with curiosity, he opened the weapon exchange page.

The cold weapons were alright—at least he could understand them. Many swords and blades looked so cool that he desperately wanted one for his collection.

But he could not understand the firearms on the other side. There were also bows, crossbows, and other strange weapons. He had no idea how to use any of them.

Fortunately, these weapons came with instructional videos. After watching them, he began drooling again.

He wanted them all. What should he do?

Mark closed the exchange page and silently opened the task page. Looking at the toilet-cleaning task, he hesitated for a moment before tremblingly choosing to accept it.