After days of feverish work, the shipbuilding project finally came to an end thanks to everyone working around the clock.
On the broad waters outside Ishigami Village, an enormous sailing ship lay quietly at anchor.
Its wooden hull was sturdy and substantial, its keel straight and solid, and its layers of planking fitted seamlessly together.
The enormous sails were neatly furled on either side of the masts, their lines clean and smooth.
Starting from nothing, a group of ordinary people had used their hands, ingenuity, and perseverance to recreate an oceangoing vessel in this primitive Stone Age!
The entire village gathered of their own accord along the shore, gazing quietly at the colossal vessel towering over the water, their hearts filled with indescribable emotion.
From a blank sheet of drafting paper to ship plans that had been refined and revised again and again.
Day after day, everyone's sweat and effort had gone into the ship before them.
Senku stood at the front, his gaze steady as he looked at the ship he and the others had built together. After some thought, he settled on a name for the mighty vessel.
"From now on, she'll be called the Perseus."
Named after a hero!
Once the name was announced, everyone fell silent for a moment before cries of approval rang out.
The Perseus was a fitting name, worthy of the great oceangoing vessel built through the efforts of the entire village.
Joy and cheers filled the shore, but after that brief excitement, a very practical problem emerged.
The ship was built, the crew was ready, and their course and destination had long since been decided. The only thing they lacked was fuel for the voyage.
Without fuel, even the finest ship was nothing more than a floating ornament. They couldn't begin their