The First Transaction

Lucas Hall didn't feel any psychological burden after his first kill.

Perhaps it was due to his high mental endurance that allowed him to cope.

He donned his pirate outfit and headed toward the ship's cabin.

[This outfit is chilling, your reasoning decreases by 5.]

As for the continuous debuff affecting his reasoning, Lucas had high mental endurance and could easily ignore it.

Entering the cabin, he immediately received the ship's information.

This was a special ship.

[Pirate Ship, Level 1, Durability 1000/1000, Capacity 800 Units, Speed 45 Knots]

[Ship Abilities:

Additional Hooks: The ship has two hooks on each side, which can grab objects or other ships.

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

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

Seizing the opportunity, Lucas tried to change ships, but after searching the log for a while, he couldn't find any related options.

It seemed he couldn't switch ships.

Not that he intended to.

While this ship was decent, with 4 extra hooks, if used skillfully, it could greatly improve resource acquisition efficiency.

However, it couldn't compare to the Nightmare Ship.

A ship that had premonition effects was far rarer than hooks!

Lucas searched the cabin thoroughly and was shocked to find a female corpse.

She was completely naked, clearly tortured before death. One of her legs was missing, and her neck had clear strangulation marks.

The blood was still fresh, meaning her death occurred very recently.

So, Lucas must have been the second victim.

The first one… had already died!

[You are contemplating the whereabouts of the missing leg, your reasoning decreases by 2.]

Lucas frowned.

It seemed the ship's previous owner had an even worse mental state than he expected!

He began inspecting the supplies he found.

There were two hard black loaves of bread, enough for two days' worth of calories, 5L of fresh water, 125 wood, and 98 cloth.

[System Notification:]

[You have successfully occupied the abandoned Pirate Ship "Island Ship." You can choose to dismantle the ship, and the basic resources will be transferred to your cabin.]

[Before dismantling, please ensure that your ship's capacity is sufficient, as excess resources may damage the ship.]

[Dismantling will yield 100 wood, 50 cloth, and the "Pirate Ship Blueprint." Only dismantling special ships will yield blueprints.]

[Each ship can only be upgraded once using a blueprint, so please make a careful decision!]

(Only appears when dismantling a special ship for the first time.)

No wonder this ship had so many resources; the previous owner must have dismantled a regular ship.

Lucas checked his Nightmare Ship's stats. It had a small capacity of only 400 units, with:

Capacity: 25/400

Wood: 14, Cloth: 10, Fresh Water: 1L (less than 1L, counted as 1L).

Only resources counted toward the ship's capacity. Other items, like weapons or equipment, could be placed anywhere on the deck.

As for whether a ship would become overloaded, Lucas would have to test that later.

He did the math.

If he dismantled this ship, his own ship would be able to carry all the resources and even upgrade to level 2, a massive windfall.

He searched the ship again, making sure nothing valuable was missed, before returning to the Nightmare Ship, with several simple arrows in hand.

He opened the log and selected to dismantle the Pirate Ship.

In an instant, the ship was dismantled right before his eyes, turning into scattered debris, which poured into the Nightmare Ship's cabin.

Now, Lucas had enough resources to upgrade his ship to level 2.

But before doing that, there was a more pressing matter—he needed to buy medical supplies to save his life.

If he spent too much on upgrading the ship and couldn't afford the necessary medicine, he'd be doomed.

Lucas kept a close eye on his health.

His health had only dropped by 1 point, and the decline was very slow. His wound was no longer bleeding, likely due to the corpse's poison.

Instead, his reasoning was steadily decreasing and had now fallen below 80.

This wasn't due to the pirate outfit but likely the poison from the corpse.

Lucas immediately opened the chat to browse the transactions.

"Selling emergency bandages, 10 sea shells each, 5 left!"

[Name: Emergency Bandage]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Normal]

[Description: Clean bandages that are good for stopping bleeding and preventing infection.]

"Rum, can also be used for disinfection, 30 sea shells a bottle, only 1 bottle left!"

"Selling balloons, you know what I mean..."

Lucas quickly scrolled through the listings.

Since the trading system had just opened, the prices were based on instinct rather than a fixed rate.

Many people were exchanging goods directly, and some didn't even accept sea shells, thinking it was safer that way.

Only a few were selling resources, and currently, wood and cloth were considered hard currency, more desirable than sea shells.

"Selling salt, 100 sea shells per bag!"

[Name: Holy Salt]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Good]

[Description: Can remove mild curses, and can also be used for exorcism. Of course, you can also eat it.]

That wouldn't do...

He kept scrolling, finally finding what he needed, with a "premium" quality tag.

"Limited supply of holy water, DM if interested."

[Name: Holy Water]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Premium]

[Description: Blessed water, can be consumed or used externally. It can also be thrown as a projectile. Holy water is always effective against evil spirits! It cures a variety of toxins, curses, accelerates wound healing, and slightly restores energy.]

This was it!

Lucas checked his available trade options.

Including the Wail of the Drowned, Pirate Longbow, Rusted Flintlock, Bloodstained Pirate Outfit, Barnacle-Covered Fishing Rod, Pirate Ship Blueprint, various resources, and 500 sea shells.

He wanted to keep his weapons, the pirate outfit, the fishing rod, and enough resources to upgrade his ship.

The Pirate Ship Blueprint could be traded, but its value was probably very high, so he wasn't going to sell it now.

After some thought, Lucas sent a private message to the seller.

(Friends must be added before you can communicate, and until then, everyone is anonymous.)

Lucas: "How much for it?"

Several minutes passed before the seller responded, suggesting there were a lot of people contacting them.

Anonymous: "I need a lot of cloth, along with survival items, equipment, fresh water, and food. All of these will work."

Lucas frowned.

In this case, the power of negotiation was in the seller's hands.

If he offered too low, it would look like a joke.

If too high, he'd lose big.

But Lucas was on the brink of death and didn't have the time or energy to bargain. He immediately offered his best price, willing to trade anything to make the deal happen.

So he sent a private message:

"Wail of the Drowned, it's a quality survival item.

Plus 400 sea shells, 30 wood, 58 cloth, a loaf of black bread, and 4L of fresh water."

He also included the details of the Wail of the Drowned.

After sending, Lucas didn't wait for a reply, continuing to browse other items.

But this time, the reply came quickly, just seconds later.

"Your offer is much more sincere than others!"

At the same time, a friend request popped up.

[Captain of the Radiant Goddess, Amanda Grace wants to add you as a friend.]

Lucas accepted without hesitation, and a few messages followed.

"You're a much more serious buyer than the others!

I have four bottles of holy water, but considering your injuries, one bottle might not be enough.

So, I'll give you two bottles as a gift to kick off our first transaction!

I'm Amanda Grace, my ship can produce holy water, and we can have long-term cooperation, hehe!

May the Radiant Goddess bless you!"

Lucas couldn't believe how smoothly the transaction went.

It seemed that the other party needed the Wail of the Drowned desperately.

And she seemed quite kind, at least from this exchange.

"The Radiant Goddess... Looks like a player's ship and personality are linked."

On the other side, the Radiant Goddess.

It was a pristine white three-mast ship made of sturdy white oak, looking incredibly holy.

Captain Amanda Grace, with golden hair and blue eyes, had a tall and voluptuous figure, yet her face bore the delicate features of someone of mixed Asian descent.

Her ship had a special room known as the "Prayer Chamber," inside which was an idol of the Radiant Goddess.

Currently, the ship is only level one, and the Prayer Chamber can produce holy water, but the output rate is very low.

However, there is a major concern for Amanda Grace—she is constantly visited by sea spirits, especially during the night!

So every night, she can only hide in the Prayer Chamber...

A life-saving item like the Wail of the Drowned is exactly what she needs.

As long as she has a means of survival, she can buy enough time to hide in the Prayer Chamber...