?Chapter 754: Chapter 682 Xiao Ji Chapter 754: Chapter 682 Xiao Ji With the storm behind them, the sunlight started to sprinkle ahead, and cheerful expressions appeared on the faces of those aboard the yacht named ‘Explorer.’


    “Finally, the skies have cleared.”


    “It wasn’t easy...”


    “Jack really is our lucky star.”


    Big Bear praised again, her eyes twinkling with little stars.


    “Honestly, even though I have the navigation module, I was really afraid we’d end up in a maritime disaster...”


    Thomas looked visibly relieved.


    Because he had the navigation module, his proficiency in piloting was very high, allowing him to steer the boat smoothly with the waves, but enduring such a long storm at sea was unbearable.


    It felt like the ship was going to fall apart.


    “If we really had a maritime disaster, that would have been troublesome...”


    Ye Rong patted her chest and sighed.


    Although she possessed the strength of a Senior Partner, strong enough to be recognized and addressed as ‘My Lord’ whether within her family or among the Pioneers,


    she too would be in considerable danger if she fell overboard during a storm on the boundless sea.


    Facing the force of nature, human strength seemed so trivial.


    ...


    “We can raise the sails now.


    According to the star chart, we are roughly at this position, not far from the Cockroach People’s world.


    But the bad news is, we’re running low on fuel...”


    Thomas looked up at the starry sky, even though it was still dusk and The Sun had not completely set behind the sea.


    But his celestial navigation device had completed a rough positioning.


    In his hands, he held a rudimentary map of the nearby worlds.


    Though the map was crudely drawn and only approximate, it was the result of two years of Pioneer contributions, filled in little by little by powerful individuals with flying abilities or by those using long-distance aircraft to survey.


    Perhaps many islands were not marked on the sea, but the coastlines of some continents were relatively clear.


    In the Abyss, while broad-location couldn’t be determined, the ‘starry sky’ of smaller World Fragments was still interconnected.


    However, using celestial navigation came with the side effect of increasing pollution.


    The best option was to have mechanically enhanced Pioneers perform the readings and rapidly compare them in the database.


    In the team, Thomas, an Intermediate Partner who wasn’t primarily focused on combat, played a considerably important role.


    “With the sails, if we don’t encounter another storm, it should be enough.


    But the return journey still poses some problems...”


    However, just then, the ship’s radio broadcast received a distress signal, apparently having just moved into the signal’s range after exiting a storm.


    ‘Crackle ~ Crackle ~, this is “Argo.” We’ve encountered a maritime disaster and need supporta?€|’


    The ship was equipped with a multi-channel radio receiver, and at this moment Thomas, the group’s technician, was checking which channel it was.


    “The language is the widely understood ‘English’ of the World Fragment, and the channel is VHF16.


    It should be a native vessel’s.”


    “But we can’t rule out it being a trap set by some Pirates or a ruse by other Pioneers.”


    Ye Feng’s role seemed to be to remind them of all possibilities.


    “Yes, but it could also be genuine.


    They’ve been repeating this message; it’s already a recording now, no telling how long it’s been transmitting.


    “I sent a message back but got no response.


    I don’t know how they are, but judging by the number, it should be a large cruise ship.


    What does everyone think?”


    Though Thomas’s role was primarily supportive, his input was crucial, but ultimately, it still had to be left to the three Senior Partners to make the final decision.


    “If it’s a large cruise ship, then it should also have quite an excess of fuel, right?” Ye Rong asked somewhat uncertainly.


    “That’s natural, we can bring containers to fill up our ship.”


    “But in the Abyss, it’s always best to be cautious.


    Jack, what do you think?”


    Ye Feng then turned to look at Tao Yu again.


    Tao Yu closed his eyes and did a brief Divination.


    Moderate luck~


    Not bada?€|


    “I think we can take a look.


    Our team is strong now.


    We can approach cautiously and use drones for reconnaissance, which should prevent a lot of trouble.”


    “I also think we can.”


    Ye Rong quite approved of Tao Yu’s approach.


    The Abyss indeed required caution, but their luxurious team shouldn’t be overly timid if they wanted to succeed in the trade.


    There’s no such thing as absolute safety anywhere.


    One must worry about a Meteorite falling even while at homea?€|