Chapter 257: On the Star Ship, In the Arena
In the vast Star Sea world, if anything could be considered its symbol, it would probably be this Ink Sea Star Ship. No one knew how it came to be, nor did anyone remember who first discovered it. In any case, its existence became the ultimate pursuit of all people in the Star Sea world. Life on the star ship was safe and comfortable. The massive ship could accommodate several hundred thousand people, but its ten deck levels also divided all people into ten classes.
The closer Zhanyue got to this giant object, the more his scalp tingled. Even with the production capabilities of the Myriad Spirits Realm, building such a huge ship would be extremely difficult, let alone in the more backward Star Sea world. So Zhanyue naturally had two thoughts: First, the Star Sea world’s condition long ago was completely different from now, and this giant ship was built at that time. Second, this star ship was actually a product from another world, accidentally falling here.
In any case, Zhanyue didn’t think this giant ship was just for show. Perhaps it could move? A mobile city carrying hundreds of thousands of people was impressive just to think about. Zhanyue couldn’t help but have the idea of claiming it for himself. But, as he had guessed before, some things in the Heavenly Book world were real while others were fake. Zhanyue couldn’t judge the authenticity of this ship now, nor did he know what conditions were needed to claim it.
“Do you think we could take it away?” Zhanyue asked Baizhi in his internal space. “…You’re really daring. I’ve never thought about it that way. But perhaps it’s not impossible,” Baizhi replied. “The star ship has ten levels, each housing many people. The higher the level, the higher the status of its residents. To find the Ink Sea Lord, we probably need to reach the tenth level.”
“Indeed.” It wasn’t good to sneak in during the day, so Zhanyue quietly waited underwater for nightfall. After a long time, the sun illuminating this world finally set. The sea surface darkened, but it was then that the star ship truly revealed its beauty.
The star ship was brilliantly lit, with a giant star pillar like a lighthouse driving away the surrounding darkness. The star ship was also a city that never slept.
However, compared to daytime, there were fewer guards on the star ship at night. Zhanyue’s infiltration went smoothly, after all, the highest realm in this world was only at his level.
Although he didn’t understand this world’s language and writing, Baizhi inside him did. It was just a pity he couldn’t speak. The first level had the largest space and was where most people on the star ship lived, housing as many as 200,000 people. This was unimaginable for a ship. This level was mostly residential areas and shops, meeting the star ship’s most basic supply and living requirements. Zhanyue even saw fish ponds and farmlands here, and naturally, there were also brightly lit casinos and brothels. It was no different from cities in the outside world.
“The star ship is in the Ink Sea, so how do these supplies come in? It can’t be that the star ship is self-sufficient, right? Although there are fish ponds for raising fish and farmland for planting, it doesn’t seem like it can meet its own consumption,” Zhanyue wondered.