“Boom~”
When the black hull stopped at the finish line, waves rippled continuously. The Demon Ship stood there like a frail monarch, overlooking every opponent and every spectator present.
……
“Splash~”
“Splash~”
The only sound on the scene was the sea slapping against the deck. There was not a single voice of discussion.
Everyone was completely stunned!
Just now… that madman-like sailing, not slowing down even a little the entire way, getting faster and faster through every curve! The black ship was like a fearless demon, cutting down every opponent one after another!
Terrifying!
This kind of sailing method, running the entire course without slowing down, was truly terrifying!
……
The other Ship Maidens in the race had all completely stopped, turning their bows one after another to look toward the Demon Ship at the finish line.
With first place already decided, the rest of the competition no longer mattered…
……
The scene remained silent for nearly five minutes before Yang Fan finally opened his mouth wide and slowly raised his hand.
“I… I announce! The winner of this Wild Ship Race… first place: Zheng Hao, Demon Ship!!! Zheng Hao, Demon Ship…”
……
His voice echoed across the sea, and only then did everyone snap back to their senses.
Immediately after, an explosive wave of noise erupted!
“Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! I’ve learned something new today! It’s my first time seeing someone pilot a ship like that!”
“Not slowing down the entire race, who the hell has ever seen that?!”
“Unbelievable… I always thought Young Master Zheng was just a useless rich kid. Turns out he’s been hiding his strength all along!”
“With Zheng Hao’s level, it’s a good thing he was using an E-grade Ship Maiden this time. If you gave him an S-grade Ship Maiden, wouldn’t he take off like a rocket?!”
……
The uproar continued wave after wave.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze was fixed on the Demon Ship.
This was the honor of first place!
“Ruyan… this… if we had known Zheng Hao was hiding all this…”
“You… you should have secured him earlier…”
“Look… look at things now?”
Lin Man glanced cautiously at Liu Ruyan. Liu Ruyan’s face was dark and gloomy, her fists clenched tightly with cracking sounds.
“So what if he has some skills?! That’s all it is! If you want me to admit I was wrong, he’d have to awaken an SS-grade Support Talent!!!”
With a cold expression, Liu Ruyan turned and walked away.
As for Zhou Hang, she didn’t even want to spare him another glance…
……
“Well, well~ Young Master Zheng… impressive! I never expected you to endure in silence for so many years…”
At the finish line, Yang Fan regained his composure and steered his Ship Maiden closer to Zheng Hao, hoping to exchange a few polite words and build a connection.
However, the Demon Ship kept rising and falling with the waves, yet no response came for a long time.
“Huh? Could it be… celebrating with the Ship Maiden inside the Captain’s Cabin?”
Looking toward the Demon Ship Captain’s Cabin, he found the idea quite normal. After all, celebrating after a race was nothing unusual.
Yang Fan could only stand by and wait helplessly.
Little did he know…
At this moment, inside the Demon Ship Captain’s Cabin.
Zheng Hao was staring blankly at Mo Yurou’s body.
Ever since she had just crossed the finish line first, the black gauze covering her body emitted a faint glow. The blush on her face looked as if it might burn through her skin. Her delicate brows relaxed, her eyes closed, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly, as if she were enjoying something…
The attribute panel of the Demon Ship was undergoing drastic changes!
[Demon Ship]
[Propeller Speed: 43]
[Turning Stability: 43]
[Sail Wind Storage: 43]
[Durability: 43]
[Anchor Stability: 43]
[Endurance: 43]
[Evaluation: D-grade Ship Maiden]
[Ability: ???]
“This… this is?”
Looking at the changes in the Demon Ship’s attributes, Zheng Hao’s face lit up with uncontrollable joy!
In this world, if a Ship Maiden wanted to change her initial attribute values, aside from modification and adding magic points, there was another method: continuous growth through races.
Through race experience, a Ship Maiden’s attributes could gradually improve.
Generally speaking, a Ship Maiden with good potential would gain around 0.5 to 1 point increase in various attributes after a race.
But the Demon Ship…
She… she had gained improvements in all attributes!
And not a small amount!
This single race had directly transformed the Demon Ship from E+ grade into a D-grade Ship Maiden!
As expected!
The Demon Ship truly lived up to being the Ship Maiden with the greatest potential in the original plotline!
“Mo Yurou… I will definitely contract you!”
“Mmm…”
A soft moan sounded as Mo Yurou slowly opened her eyes. Zheng Hao forced a smile, “So, Mo Yurou, did I disappoint you as your Navigator?”
“…You… Zheng Hao, you’ve never taken practical navigation classes… have you been secretly practicing at home all this time?”
With her attributes increasing, Mo Yurou’s figure had become even fuller, and her facial features more refined.
Beneath the black gauze, aside from the glowing instrument buttons, her skin gradually returned to a fair tone… the sweat seeping through it created a faint, unique fragrance…
“Uh… You could think of it that way… But… could you take your legs off my waist?”
Zheng Hao looked at her calmly. Mo Yurou’s pale face instantly flushed red, and her hot legs slowly loosened.
“You! You… The race is over… Why aren’t you going out yet?!”
The Captain’s Cabin door suddenly opened. Zheng Hao smiled and stopped teasing her. After stepping down from the floating control platform and reaching the doorway, he turned back and asked one more question.
“By the way… Do you really not want to try being my Ship Maiden?”
“I… I understand! I’ll think about it! Now go out first!”
“Alright! I’ll be waiting anytime~”
Zheng Hao winked at her and smiled slyly, “By the way… your… uh… your anchor button feels really nice!”
“You!!! Splash~”
Before she could finish speaking, the Captain’s Cabin door slammed shut again, and the entire Demon Ship trembled.
Zheng Hao simply smiled faintly.
……
“Hey~~”
“Young Master Zheng! Young Master Zheng! Finished already?”
At the ship’s side, Yang Fan leaned over, looking curiously. Zheng Hao rolled his eyes, “What nonsense are you talking about? After a race, the Navigator and Ship Maiden celebrating a bit together, what’s wrong with that?”
“Understandable! Understandable!”
“But I still need to give you your reward, right?”
“Here, take it!”
As he spoke, Yang Fan took out a bottle resembling a maintenance solution.
Inside the bottle, ten glowing points flickered.
“This is… magic points?”
Zheng Hao took the bottle and examined it curiously.
Magic points.
This was practically the hard currency of the entire Demon Sea Star. Its greatest function was increasing a Ship Maiden’s attributes. They were usually obtained through official competitions or by hunting sea beasts.
Generally, the larger the competition, the higher the reward of magic points.
It was said that the very first magic point in this world came from a race between a Ship Maiden and a Navigator against a sea beast. After losing, the sea beast voluntarily extracted magic points from its own body.
Navigators discovered that magic points could permanently increase a Ship Maiden’s attributes.
From then on, sea racing completely took off…
“If all these magic points are used to increase Mo Yurou’s speed… Her weakness would be greatly reduced… But without a contract, I can’t enter the Captain’s Cabin, and I can’t apply the magic points…”
“Forget it… I’ll wait…”
He put away the bottle and patted the side of the Demon Ship.
“Let’s go! Mo Yurou, let’s go collect something…”
“Tut tut tut~”
The hull vibrated, and the Demon Ship headed straight toward a C-grade Ship Maiden still lingering on the race course!
Zhou Hang was leaning over the side, looking as if he was about to jump into the sea!