"My fault. I was making the Ship Model and never paid attention to what was happening outside. This ship might have been sailing on autopilot for hours, or even half a day, with no one at the helm.
That's probably why we got hit by floating debris, too."
Yang Yi sent Su Na a private message as he surveyed the sea.
By now, debris wasn't just floating on the sea; it was in the air too. Some had been swept straight off the water and never had a chance to fall back down.
Yang Yi even spotted a Long-Legged Sardine swept into the sky through Three Eyes. He had no idea where it had come from.
He immediately notified Xiaoji and Cui Xiya, asking them to come out and help too. Repairing the modules wasn't the only thing that needed doing; there was plenty of other work. This was the downside of staying inside all the time. Comfortable as it was, they could remain oblivious inside even while a deluge raged outside.
"Why didn't the Old Captain say anything? He could've at least given us some warning!"
Cui Xiya appeared piloting the Great Blasphemer. Whether she was being silly or had learned to lighten the mood through snark was unclear, but it worked quite well. Everyone felt considerably less pressure.
Yang Yi quickly assigned the tasks.
First came steering.
The wheel was damaged and difficult to repair, and any framework assembled would soon be "sucked away." So Yang Yi resorted to a crude solution: he took out the Broken Iron Greatsword and drove it a third of the way into the deck to provide support for rebuilding the wheel.
Large numbers of Iron Skeletons were emerging from the deck, pressing forward one after another. Many had their arms or legs