First trade

His first time killing someone had left Yang Yi with no psychological burden.

Perhaps his high Spirit and tolerance were responsible.

He changed into the pirate outfit and headed into the Pirate's cabin.

[These clothes felt chilly. Your Sanity decreased by 5.]

As for the debuff that continuously drained Sanity, Yang Yi's high Spirit meant he could simply ignore it.

Yang Yi entered the cabin and immediately obtained the ship's information.

It was a special ship.

[Pirate, level 1, durability 1,000/1,000, capacity 800 units, speed 45 knots]

[Ship skills:

Extra grappling hooks: This ship has two grappling hooks on each side, which can grab objects as well as other ships.

Pirate Assault: Increases sailing speed by 25% for 15 minutes.]

[Description: The skull flag is this ship's soul. Strive to become the Pirate King!]

Taking the opportunity, Yang Yi tried switching ships, but after searching through the log for ages, he found no such function.

It seemed switching ships was impossible.

Besides, Yang Yi had no intention of switching.

Although this ship was good, with four more grappling hooks than an ordinary ship, which would greatly improve resource collection efficiency if used skillfully.

But that could not compare to the Nightmare.

Nightmares that predicted the future were far rarer than grappling hooks!

Yang Yi searched every room in the cabin and unexpectedly discovered a woman's corpse.

She was completely naked and had probably suffered considerable abuse before her death. One plump thigh was missing, and clear strangulation marks circled her neck.

The blood was fresh too, so she had probably died not long ago.

That meant Yang Yi was probably the second victim.

The first... was already dead!

[You were considering where that thigh had gone. Your Sanity decreased by 2.]

Yang Yi frowned.

The ship owner's Sanity might have been even lower than Yang Yi had expected. His mental state was worrying!

He began inspecting the supplies he had found.

They included two hard, dry loaves of black bread, enough to provide two days' worth of calories, fresh water ×5 L, wood ×125, and cloth ×98.

[System notification:]

[You have successfully occupied an unclaimed ship, the Pirate. You may dismantle the ship, and the basic supplies inside will be transferred to your cabin.]

[Before dismantling, please ensure your ship has sufficient capacity. Otherwise, excess supplies may damage the hull.]

[Dismantling this ship will yield wood ×100, cloth ×50, and one Pirate Ship Blueprint. Only dismantling special ships yields their corresponding blueprints.]

[Each ship can only be modified once using a blueprint. Please choose carefully!]

(This notification only appears the first time you dismantle a special ship.)

No wonder this ship had so much wood. Its previous owner had probably dismantled an ordinary ship.

He checked the Nightmare. Its capacity was small, only 400 units.

Capacity: 25/400

Wood ×14, cloth ×10, fresh water ×1 L (amounts below 1 L are counted as 1 L)

Only supplies took up ship capacity. Other things, such as equipment and weapons, could be placed wherever he wanted, even left on deck.

As for whether having too many things would overload the ship.

He would have to test that later to find out.

Yang Yi did a quick calculation.

After dismantling this ship, his ship would have just enough room for all the supplies, and those supplies would be enough to upgrade it to level 2. He had really struck gold.

He searched again and, after confirming there was nothing else of value, returned to the Nightmare with a dozen or so additional crude arrows in hand.

Then Yang Yi used the log to confirm dismantling the Pirate.

The ship immediately broke apart before his eyes, turning into scattered fragments that surged into the Nightmare's cabin all at once.

He now had enough resources to upgrade his ship to level 2.

But before that, he had something more urgent to do-buy medical supplies through the trading system to save his life.

If upgrading the ship left him without enough resources to trade for medicine, he would be finished.

Yang Yi had been keeping a close eye on his condition.

His Health had only dropped by 1 point, declining very slowly, and his wound was not bleeding at all. The corpse poison was probably responsible.

Instead, his Sanity kept falling and was already below 80.

This was not caused by the pirate outfit. The corpse poison was probably eroding his Sanity.

Yang Yi immediately opened the chat channel to browse and search.

"First Aid Bandages for sale, 10 conch coins each. Only five left!"

[Name: First Aid Bandage]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Common]

[Description: A clean bandage that effectively stops bleeding and prevents wound infections.]

"Rum, also good for disinfecting. 30 conch coins a bottle. Only one bottle left!"

"Balloons for sale. If you know, you know..."

Yang Yi skimmed quickly.

Trading had only just opened, and everyone had limited conch coins. There were no standard prices either, so everyone was quoting prices based on gut feeling.

Many people were bartering. Some even refused conch coins, feeling that this was safer.

Few people were selling resources. For now, wood and cloth served as hard currency in trades and were more popular than conch coins.

"Salt for sale! 100 conch coins a packet!"

[Name: Holy Salt]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Fine]

[Description: Removes minor curses and wards off evil when scattered. Of course, you can also eat it.]

This won't work either...

He kept scrolling up and finally found his target, with a quality of Excellent.

"Limited quantities of Holy Water available long-term. Message me if interested."

[Name: Holy Water]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Description: Blessed water. Can be taken internally, applied externally, or used as a throwing item. When facing Otherworldly Demons, you can never have too much Holy Water!

Can cure various poisons and curses, accelerate wound healing, and slightly restore Energy.]

This is it!

Yang Yi checked what bargaining chips he had available.

They included the Drowned One’s Grudge, the pirate longbow, the rusted flintlock, the bloodstained pirate outfit, the barnacle-covered fishing rod, the Pirate Ship Blueprint, various resources, and 500 conch coins.

If possible, he wanted to keep the weapons, pirate outfit, fishing rod, and enough resources to upgrade his ship to level 2.

He could trade the Pirate Ship Blueprint, but it was certainly very valuable and unsuitable to sell now.

After a little thought, Yang Yi sent the seller a private message. (Before adding each other as friends, everyone was anonymous by default. Players could choose to display their real names or ship names.)

Yang Yi: "What's your price?"

Several minutes passed before the other party replied. It seemed quite a few people were contacting her.

Anonymous: "I need large quantities of cloth, as well as lifesaving items, equipment, fresh water, and food. Any of those will do."

Yang Yi frowned.

Having to make the offer himself actually put him at a disadvantage.

Too low, and he would be seen as a troublemaker.

Too high, and he would take a major loss.

But Yang Yi's life hung by a thread, and he had no patience for haggling. He immediately offered the highest price he could accept. If it worked, he would trade at once; if not, he would move on to someone else.

So he sent a private message: "The Drowned One’s Grudge. Check its stats yourself. It's a Fine-quality lifesaving item.

Plus 400 conch coins, 30 wood, 58 cloth, one loaf of black bread, and 4 L of fresh water."

He attached the Drowned One’s Grudge’s stats afterward.

After sending it, he continued browsing other items without waiting for a reply.

But this time, the reply came quickly, in just over ten seconds.

"Your offer is much more sincere than everyone else's!"

At the same time, a friend request arrived.

[Zhou Dai, captain of the Radiant Goddess Ship, has requested to add you as a friend.]

Yang Yi promptly accepted, and several messages followed.

"Compared to you, everyone else is just here to cause trouble!

I have four bottles of Holy Water, but judging by your situation, you're probably badly injured. One bottle might not be enough.

So I'll give you two this time. Consider it a welcome gift!

My name's Zhou Dai. My ship can produce Holy Water, so we can work together long-term. Hehe!

May the Radiant Goddess bless you!"

Even when the trade request arrived, Yang Yi still found it somewhat unbelievable.

It had gone a little too smoothly.

It seemed she also really needed a lifesaving item like the Drowned One’s Grudge.

And she was quite kind, at least judging by this trade.

"The Radiant Goddess Ship... It seems players' ships have some connection to their personalities."

Elsewhere, aboard the Radiant Goddess Ship.

It was a pure-white, three-masted sailing ship built from sturdy white oak, looking utterly sacred.

Its captain, Zhou Dai, was blonde and blue-eyed, tall and voluptuous, but had delicate Asian features. She was probably of mixed heritage.

She was inside the ship's special structure, called the prayer room, which contained a statue of the Radiant Goddess.

The ship was currently only level 1. The prayer room could produce Holy Water, but its output was very low.

And Zhou Dai had another major problem-undead from the sea kept visiting the Radiant Goddess Ship, especially at night!

So every night, she could only hide in the prayer room...

A lifesaving item like the Drowned One’s Grudge was exactly what she wanted.

As long as she had a way to stay alive, she would have enough time to hide in the prayer room...