Three more days passed.
During that time, Yang Yi figured out the old captain's traits-his fishing skills were terrible, far worse than Yang Yi's own, but he was extremely punctual.
This might have been an effect of becoming undead.
Every day, once he had fished for eight hours, he would put down his rod and devote himself to sailing the ship.
He would sail for a full sixteen hours before starting to fish again.
So, as long as they controlled his fishing schedule, they could have the old captain fish during the day and sail at night, avoiding the risks of nighttime fishing.
Moreover, the old captain did not need to take the helm to sail the ship, or even move.
He was like the ship's head, able to directly control and change the Nightmare Star's course to avoid overly dense clusters of meat lumps along the way.
Yang Yi supervised him several times and discovered that the old captain could steer around large Rotting Whales from ten nautical miles away, though how he did it was unknown.
He also would not change their destination, returning to the previous course after each detour.
He was practically the perfect helmsman, able to sail without sleep or rest!
All they had to do was let him fish for a while each day!
Yang Yi handed sailing duties over to the old captain. Only in urgent crises would he or Su Na take the helm instead.
The Nightmare Star continued onward, steering around Rotting Whales and encountering almost no danger.
Only once did Yang Yi discover a large Delicious Meat Lump, and it was an attaching type.
He steered the Nightmare Star closer, using the opportunity to test the combat strength of the vines and the Ancient Skeleton Arms.
They were roughly on