Grand Voyage : Surviving on a Ghost Ship

The following day, just as dawn broke, Yang Yi set off for the island, driving the Nightmare Star.

The scheduled tasks were heavy — not only did he have to cut down trees, but he also needed to rush to finish making the sweater, which would be quite energy-draining.

He glanced at his energy level and saw it was only at 92.

“Should I ask Suna to come help with the logging?”

As he thought this, he caught sight of the island ahead and dismissed the idea.

It was now barely over 200 square metres, and it looked like several large earthquakes had struck it yet again.

There were only about 70 trees left on the island for easy gathering, and many were half-submerged in the sea, showing just the upper parts of their trunks.

Yang Yi observed this and felt it was a good thing.

It meant that the grappling hook could easily latch onto these trees, making resource collection extremely convenient.

All he needed to do was shoot to break the trunks, then pull the logs onto the ship, where they’d be automatically converted into lumber, sparing him the trouble of manual collection.

Yang Yi checked the weather forecast.

The wind today was only at level 1, and the sea was calm, so he didn’t have to worry about driftwood floating too far away.

He put on his sharkskin swimsuit, prepared a bite to eat, and warmed up before starting work.

Meanwhile, Suna had just woken up, finding herself slumped over her desk.

She hadn't slept well, having been studying the drawings Yang Yi had left behind.

She had tried to replicate them several times, but none felt quite right — something always seemed missing.

So, she decided to change things, adding some of her own unique interpretations. As she kept drawing, she lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she noticed a special drawing on the desk, surrounded by discarded sketches all over the desk and floor — a huge waste.

Luckily, her room had no shortage of paper. As long as she was willing to pay, she could access an endless supply from the shelves and drawers in her room.

She looked at her drawing, and then glanced at her sanity level, noticing it was only at 51.

It suggested she’d entered a state of madness, probably because she had drawn a particular piece.

The drawing was composed of nine lines, converging in the centre, twisting around one another into a complex spiral pattern that made her dizzy if she stared too long.

Suna gazed at the drawing for several seconds, then watched as it curled up right before her eyes, transforming into a tightly compacted paper ball.

【You have created a spell, unlocking the path to Transcendence — Truth】

(Truth: By attempting to understand and master the true nature of this world, you can create unique spells that don’t consume sanity.)

【You have learned Curling Touch】

(Curling Touch: Curl an object within your field of vision. Power is based on your mental strength and requires 7 mana essence.)

After casting the spell, Suna felt an intense headache, so severe that she could do nothing else and collapsed directly to the floor...

"Suna, how much longer until the energy-restoring potion is ready?"

Yang Yi sent her a message.

Several minutes later, he received a reply.

“I’ve got an idea; I can get you a sample tonight!”

"OK!"

Yang Yi didn’t mind; her replies were always slow unless some peculiar artifact happened to catch her attention.

After sending the message, he dove into the sea and began his logging operation for the day.

The Nightmare Star was actually quite close to the island, with the risk of its hull touching the seabed trees.

But Yang Yi didn’t mind; as long as the ship didn’t get stranded, it was fine — its durability would automatically recover anyway.

The arm-bone armor covering the hull was no joke; even if the trees were sharpened to a point and used for ramming, it was unlikely to damage the Nightmare Star.

About three hours later, Suna finally recovered from her headache, with her mana essence restored by 1 point.

With her current mental attributes, she wasn’t yet able to sustain the spell; any use would render her incapable of action.

Fortunately, once the mana essence recovered, her body returned to normal.

She walked out of her room and hurried towards the witch's laboratory, eager to finish the new energy-restoring potion, since only the dilution step remained.

Another hour passed, and Yang Yi had cut down all the trees on the island.

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He swam back to the ship and found his energy was at 52.

It seemed like he wouldn’t be able to finish making all the sweaters in time.

But it didn’t matter — he’d collect the logs first.

He piloted the Nightmare Star and started using the grappling hook to collect the logs.

A total of 73 logs were retrieved, though some might have drifted away.

He managed to get 635 units of wood, which was far more efficient than fishing for floating debris at sea (except for the ultimate fishing expert, of course).

After finishing, he went back to his room to rest his eyes for a while. When he woke up, his energy had recovered to 82.

It was evening, and Suna had left him a message asking him to come to the laboratory.

If all went well, the energy-restoring potion was ready!

Yang Yi quickly headed to the witch's laboratory and was handed two bottles of yellow potion by Suna.

One was light yellow, the other more orangey.

“Why are there two bottles…?” Yang Yi was confused.

“This potion is made from the stomach acid of a Gluttonous Guest,” Suna explained. “The darker one is more concentrated, the lighter one is less so. But both will restore energy.”

“Stomach acid…?”

“Exactly! After drinking it, you might feel like eating, so it’s best to have plenty of food ready,” Suna added.

Yang Yi was speechless. He hadn’t expected Suna to actually use stomach acid to make the potion, and now his face showed a bit of hesitation.

Would this burn through his esophagus…?

Seeing his troubled expression, Suna thought he was worried about the yield and explained again.

“Don’t worry! The stomach acid can be mass-produced. Just put food into the stomach, and it’ll keep producing stomach acid!” She pointed to a glass jar on the shelf.

Yang Yi looked over.

The jar was about four centimeters in diametre and contained a light yellow solution. It had half a stomach submerged in it, likely cut from a Gluttonous Guest.

It still had some vitality, twitching occasionally.

【You see the strange stomach and your sanity decreases by 3.】

“This…” Yang Yi looked away, not wanting to keep looking at it.

Suna, however, was staring at him intently, as if saying, "Go on, drink it. Why aren’t you drinking it?"

With a determined heart, Yang Yi thought, "Well, there’s more potion, it won’t kill me from corrosion!"

He went to the cabin, glanced at the black bread on the table, and then downed the potion.

It felt like drinking sulfuric acid — burning hot.

【You drank the Energy Potion.】

【You feel hungry, your stomach growls, sanity -10.】

Yang Yi’s eyes widened as he felt an intense hunger, his stomach growling nonstop.

He felt like he could eat a whole cow, if one were to appear.

After eating a few dried fish, three pieces of black bread, and a sausage, the hunger subsided.

Normally, this amount of food could last a person three days (the black bread was quite long).

【You are full, gaining the 'Full and Satisfied' state. Energy recovery speed +100%, sanity recovery speed +25%, health recovery speed +25%.】

Seeing the system message, Yang Yi was overjoyed!

It was exactly the state he wanted!

“Suna, you’re a genius!”

Yang Yi couldn’t help but praise her, giving her a thumbs up.

【Name: Appetiser Potion】

【Type: Consumable/Potion/Unique】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Description: A potion created by the witch Suna, made from the stomach acid of a Gluttonous Guest, diluted and processed through a special technique. After consumption, it greatly increases appetite and digestive absorption. Once enough food is eaten, the 'Full and Satisfied' state will be activated, lasting for 8 hours, accelerating recovery. If sufficient food isn’t consumed within a short time, it will cause massive stomach and digestive tract bleeding. Effect lasts for 24 hours and only works once. Drinking more than once will lead to stomach bleeding.】

Suna, receiving her first compliment, was also very excited.

Normally, Yang Yi would only complain about the side effects, but this time he didn’t.

After all, the side effects seemed manageable as long as enough food was prepared.

But what wasn’t noticed was…Yang Yi discreetly hid the other bottle of yellow potion and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

The light yellow version already made him ravenous — if he drank the orange one, the ship might end up being eaten too!

The yellow potion could be extremely dangerous.

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