The Transaction Again

Upon returning to the ship, the fish and shellfish they had caught earlier had rotted, rendering them inedible.Lucas Hall only kept one pufferfish with a cyst and threw everything else back into the sea.His food reserves were now limited to one black bread, three eyeball fruits, and thirty-eight vitality coconuts.As for fresh water, he still had one liter.Lucas ate three eyeball fruits and grabbed a vitality coconut, preparing to mix up a bottle of Vitality Coconut Juice to restore his energy.

[Player Seraphina requests to board the ship.]Lucas accepted the request without hesitation.She boarded from the stern and quickly made her way to the cabin of the Nightmare.At that moment, Lucas was busy mixing up the Vitality Coconut Juice."Do you know how to make potions?" Seraphina asked in surprise."Yeah, I got a recipe on the island. You can mix salt and vitality coconuts to make Vitality Coconut Juice.""Want to try some?"

Lucas handed the freshly made coconut juice to Seraphina.She had saved his life, so giving her something was no big deal.Seraphina took it, examined it curiously for a while, but didn't drink it. Instead, she put it into her bag."I won't take anything from your ship."Lucas suggested, taking a sip of the freshly mixed Vitality Coconut Juice.Seraphina didn't mind.After all, the Astrology ship was almost out of supplies—barely scraping by.

"How about we team up again?" Lucas suggested.There was a huge storm at sea, and teaming up would give them a much better chance.Plus, the Astrology ship could provide the navigation charts, so they wouldn't get lost in the storm."Alright!" Seraphina agreed, since that was exactly why she had come.Lucas stepped out of the cabin. The outside world was dark, with the sky covered in ominous clouds.The fierce wind howled, mixed with seawater, making the ship sway violently.He wasn't planning to leave just yet because there was an urgent matter to address.He had been poisoned by a sea snake and needed antidotes. His log's status panel now displayed "poisoned," and the sea snake's info confirmed its venomous nature.Lucas walked over to the monster gacha machine and tossed in the blood and meat of two sea sirens along with the sea snake skin.[Name: Large Sea Snake][Description: A cunning giant sea serpent, bigger than an average python, enjoys torturing its prey. It can be put into the monster gacha machine for a mild poison.]

"Are you sure you don't want to turn that sea siren body into a gacha prize?"Lucas suddenly turned to Seraphina.After all, she still had another sea siren corpse in her bag!"No thanks!" Seraphina shook her head vigorously.In her eyes, the body had great value—far beyond what the gacha could offer!By studying the sea siren's physiology, she could gain the knowledge she sought!And knowledge was far more precious than any item.

Lucas shrugged, not pressing her further. He turned back to the gacha machine, twisted the knob, and the sound of the capsules clashing filled the air.Soon, three capsules were spat out.Seraphina stood behind Lucas, watching him and taking notes in a small notebook:"Lucas Hall lives on a ghost ship, his mental state is questionable!His gacha machine is a terrifying octopus head, but Lucas seems to really like it..."Lucas, unaware, picked up the glowing capsules.The first item was a can with a mermaid illustration.[Name: Siren's Voice][Type: Consumable][Quality: Good][Description: Contains a special gas. When opened and inhaled, it emits a sharp shriek that paralyzes nearby creatures temporarily, lowering their sanity.Inhaling it will cause a 20-point loss in sanity.You have gained the Siren's Voice, but clearly, you can't sing...]

The second item was a blue crystal pendant.[Name: Siren's Tear][Type: Relic][Quality: Good][Description: Wearing it reduces sanity by 2, grants immunity to charm effects, and if you hear the Siren's Song, it turns into an ear-piercing wail. Occasionally causes hallucinations, like a siren singing in your ear, lowering sanity.You can only hear me sing, you're mine!]

The third item was a short sword.[Name: Sea Snake's Fang][Type: Treasure][Quality: Good][Description: A short sword made from the teeth of a large sea snake. It has a mild paralysis effect and can deal minor damage to otherworldly creatures.]

Lucas had some good luck, getting two pieces of equipment from the gacha, one of which was a weapon—just what he needed to supplement his low damage output when his flintlock was on cooldown.As for the other two items...Lucas thought for a moment, planning to sell or trade them.The Siren's Tear was a great anti-siren weapon, but since Lucas was in a frenzied state, he already had immunity to charm effects, so it wasn't very useful.As for charm effects, players with high mental attributes adapted quickly.The first time charm was used, Lucas lost 10 sanity, but after that, it only dropped by 5.Next time he encountered it, he probably wouldn't lose more than 5 points, so it wouldn't be very effective.The Siren's Voice was actually a decent item.However, Lucas was currently focused on healing his injuries and couldn't afford to hold onto it.

He quickly sent a private message to Captain Zhou Dai of the Radiance Goddess.Lucas: "I need two bottles of holy water, do you have any?"It seemed like she was busy, and a few minutes later, a reply came back.Zhou Dai: "Short story: I'm currently occupied with sailing and don't have time to make holy water. My stock is limited!"Lucas understood.In other words, she had it, but at a high price.Lucas had enough to offer in return, so he replied."One bottle of Vitality Coconut Juice, Siren's Tear, and Siren's Voice—trade all that for two bottles of holy water."This time, Zhou Dai replied faster."You're a male player? You killed a siren?" She was incredulous.After all, many male players had already fallen to the siren's hands."At this price, I'll give you three bottles of holy water. We can cooperate again in the future!"The trade was quickly completed.Lucas threw the items into the gacha machine, and a moment later, three bottles of holy water were in his hands.He immediately drank one and handed another to Seraphina."You were right, the sea snake is poisonous. Just in case, you should drink one too, it'll cure the poison and heal your wounds."Seraphina took the holy water but didn't drink it right away. She curiously examined the bottle before putting it into her bag..."I told you to drink it, not stash it away!" Lucas interrupted her. "If you're not going to drink it, then give it back!"He couldn't help but feel suspicious about Seraphina.She was collecting the Vitality Coconut Juice, the holy water, and the siren bodies—why did she keep stashing everything into her bag?Seraphina hesitated for a moment but then saw that Lucas was serious. She finally relented and opened the bottle, drinking it down."You can't just hold it in your mouth!"Lucas noticed her cheeks puffed up as she wasn't swallowing it.Seraphina frowned, clearly annoyed, but eventually, under Lucas's pressure, she swallowed it."Open your mouth and let me see!""Ah."Seraphina obediently opened her mouth, and it seemed she really had drunk it.Lucas nodded.Seraphina had some wounds herself, so drinking the holy water would help her heal faster.But privately, Seraphina took out her notebook and started writing: Lucas is very fierce and likes to force others!"What are you writing?" Lucas walked over and asked."Nothing!"Seraphina quickly hid the notebook.Lucas saw this and didn't press her any further—after all, it was her personal matter.

"Have you checked the chat channel and announcements?"Lucas analyzed the current situation and asked Seraphina about the Astrology ship's info.Her ship was still level one, slower than the Nightmare by 10 knots.The two of them discussed that they could use grappling hooks to tie the two ships together.This way, neither ship would lag behind and get left behind."Before we leave, can you help me with one more thing?" Lucas looked at the coconut trees, their crowns just above the water, the coconuts almost floating on the surface."Let's go around the island and grab as many coconuts as we can. Just one loop, no stopping