Chapter 449 - 439: Sailing Carnival 41

Moira Lynch watched through her binoculars for a while longer before she finally couldn’t stand it anymore. The Krakens were getting more and more outrageous. If she kept watching, she was afraid she’d get a sty.

Suddenly, an idea seemed to strike her. She slapped her forehead. ’How could I have forgotten about that?’

’It’s just for observation. I don’t have to do it myself.’

With that thought, several Golden Celestial Eyes materialized around her.

With these Golden Celestial Eyes, she could completely free up her hands.

Besides, the Golden Celestial Eyes were small and agile, allowing them to get much closer. Since they were composed entirely of spiritual power, she didn’t have to worry about them getting damaged.

Moira then delegated the task to Snowy.

"Patience, you’ll be in charge of supervising."

She used to delegate these kinds of tasks to Patience.

While Patience, being an Intelligent Brain, could also link with her spiritually, the connection was nowhere near as strong as the one she had with Snowy.

Furthermore, if she really managed to break through to the fourth level, the data indicated that Snowy’s form would change, granting it actual combat capabilities.

In other words, once she broke through to the fourth level, she could summon Snowy to fight alongside her.

Under Snowy’s control, the Golden Celestial Eyes flew off, and Moira returned to the ship.

The freighter had now left the turbulent waters, and its journey grew smooth once more.

At this rate, they would reach their destination by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

A month-long journey cut down to just two days. The speed was simply jaw-dropping.

When Moira returned, she found the players on deck with tools in hand, hammering and banging away.

The recent turbulence had caused considerable damage to the deck, and they were in the process of repairing it.

Moira observed them. There were several fewer people than when she had left, including a few of the original crew. They must have been swept away by the waves.

She calmly averted her gaze and landed on the deck. The White Wings at her back dissolved into countless feathers that scattered in the wind.

Upon seeing this, looks of envy inevitably filled everyone’s eyes.

Ignoring their stares, Moira found a tool and joined in on the work of repairing the deck.

Moira was multitasking, repairing a damaged section of the deck while keeping an eye on Snowy’s progress, when she suddenly heard Black Wolf’s somewhat lazy voice.

"Hey, that thing you brought in before, can I eat it?"

Moira was taken aback for a moment by Black Wolf’s question before realizing what it meant. It must be asking about the false bottom of the ship.

"That’s edible? Isn’t it made of metal?"

The day she’d stored it in her space, Moira had examined it closely. It was hard as a rock and made a clanging sound when struck—clearly metal.

"Metal? I dunno, but that stuff smells amazing. I wanna eat it."

Black Wolf conveyed its craving to Moira.

In truth, it had wanted a taste for a long time. Holding back until now had been the absolute limit of its patience.

"Well..."

Moira was about to agree—she had always been generous with her own—but she caught herself before the words came out.

’After all, I don’t even know what this stuff is. What if it’s poisonous?’

’I’d better ask Patience first.’

"Patience, are the results from your scan of that metal plate ready yet?"

The results are in. This is a piece of Jin Qiao Stone with a purity of nearly one hundred percent. It is an exceptionally rare metal that typically only appears in trace amounts within other ores, and at extremely low purity.

A piece of Jin Qiao Stone this large, and with such high purity... it can only be described as priceless. Master, we’re rich!

Perhaps from spending so much time with Moira, Patience had inevitably grown greedy as well.

If it had a physical body, it would probably be drooling right now.

However, Master, Patience advises against selling it. In fact, the fewer people who know about this, the better.

"Why?" Moira asked, puzzled.

Because a piece of Jin Qiao Stone this large and this pure is unprecedented. Based on my analysis, the only entity in the entire Federation with the capability to produce it is the Royal Court.

They possess the most advanced technology for refining Jin Qiao Stone. As it stands, all trade of Jin Qiao Stone within the Federation must pass through their hands.

A piece of Jin Qiao Stone this large is undoubtedly connected to the Royal Court in some way.

And even if it weren’t connected to them, for Jin Qiao Stone of such high purity to appear on the market would absolutely attract the Royal Court’s attention.

Given your current level of strength, Master, Patience recommends you avoid any conflict with the Royal Court.

"Okay, I get it," Moira agreed with surprising ease. "Right now, all I want to know is, can you eat Jin Qiao Stone?"

Yes, it’s edible. Jin Qiao Stone is one of the few ores that can be considered food, much like Gold. However, it’s not recommended for those with weak digestive systems, and overconsumption is ill-advised.

One of its uses is for polishing teeth, making them cleaner and whiter.

Additionally, Jin Qiao Stone contains a mineral that promotes more perfect bone development and sleeker fur.

Moira wasn’t concerned with either of these effects. After all, she had Medicines for those specific purposes; there was no need for her to be chewing on rocks.

’Aside from proving I have a great set of teeth, it’s useless to me.’

After getting this answer, Moira said to Black Wolf, "Go on and eat it."

The moment she spoke, Black Wolf wasted no time, streaking toward the Jin Qiao Stone like a bolt of black lightning.

The clanging and banging on the deck continued until evening, by which time everyone had finally finished the repairs.

Later, Moira brought the prepared dinner to the bridge.

Since taking control of the bridge, Shane Rhodes and the others had hardly left the room, except to eat and sleep.

Their expressions were serious as they worked, occasionally asking the two assistants questions.

The ship’s piloting systems were extremely complex, and with their limited time, it was unlikely they could master them completely. So, they each focused on learning one part, planning to teach the others what they’d learned after they returned.

Hugh Finch had asked Moira before if she could pilot a ship, to which she’d answered no.

If she could, she wouldn’t have just knocked out the captain and his two assistants.

No, that wasn’t quite right.

If she could pilot the ship, she would have "sent away" the captain, their accomplice, at the same time as the two wanted criminals.

Seeing how focused they were, Moira set down their dinner and left. ’They’ll eat when they’re hungry,’ she figured.

What’s that? You ask why she isn’t learning, too? Naturally, it’s because Moira has far too many other things to worry about.

Besides, she was also just lazy and had no interest in something like piloting a ship.