Before the spiders could get closer, Yang Yi had already rushed to the bow of the ship, preparing to control the Nightmare Star and make a quick escape.


    If all the spiders jumped onto the ship, the consequences would be unimaginable!


    Fortunately, they were afraid of water and stopped at the shoreline, making no further movements.


    What was even more astonishing was that the spiders could talk!


    Spider A: "It smells so good!"


    Spider B (special entity): "There''s something delicious here!"


    Spider C: "It smells amazing!"


    Yang Yi froze for a few seconds, hardly able to believe his ears.


    "Am I going crazy? Am I hearing things?"


    He immediately notified Suna.


    "Suna,e to the deck quickly. These spiders seem to be able to talk!"


    Receiving the private message, Suna rushed out in an instant.


    Her eyes were quickly drawn to the special entity with part of a human body on its head.


    "Did you hear that? These spiders are speaking humannguage, and it''s in perfect Mandarin!" Yang Yi asked Suna.


    Suna frowned, looked at Yang Yi strangely, and said she didn''t hear anything.


    Yang Yi was startled and quickly realised the problem was with him. His sanity level was still over 80, which meant he wasn''t going insane.


    That could only mean the "Spider’s Kiss” must have a hidden effect, allowing the yer to understand the spiders'' speech, and possibly…evenmunicate with them!


    Yang Yi immediately tried, putting on a warm, friendly smile, and called out to the spiders.


    "Come! Come! I have plenty of food here! When you eat, don''t forget to take some back to share with everyone!"


    As he spoke, he tossed thest bit of spoilt food to the spiders.


    Spider A: "Great!"


    Spider B: "I''ll bring some back for Mom to try!"


    Spider C: "Thank you!"


    Yang Yi grinned and tossed several more packs of "delicacies" to Spider B.


    Even though he couldmunicate with the spiders, he didn’t sympathise with them. After all, they were monsters who killed without blinking, especially the one with part of a human body attached to it.


    Before Yang Yi arrived, they had already killed several yers.


    He threw all the remaining "delicacies" to the spiders, receiving many words of gratitude in return.


    Waving kindly, he watched the giant spider with a human body part on its head leave. As it departed, its tail dragged arge bundle of food wrapped in spider silk.


    "Eat as much as you like; I''ll be back tomorrow!" Yang Yi shouted, not caring if the spiders understood him.


    After tossing this batch of rotten food, Yang Yi sailed the Nightmare Star away from the ind.


    With some time to spare, he caught three coral cage fish and asked Suna to make over 60 bottles of Spiderbane Potion.


    One dose of poison wouldn''t be enough to kill all the spiders.


    Yang Yi nned to poison them a few more times before returning to the ind, ensuring it would be much safer.


    For the next three days, Yang Yi repeated his actions.


    Due to hisrge purchases of spoilt food, he earned the nickname "Garbage Collector" in the chat channels.


    Fortunately, Yang Yi preferred to do business anonymously, and only a few friends knew his real identity.


    "What exactly are you doing?" The captain of the Radiant Goddess, Zhou Dai, sent him a private message.


    Since they were old friends, Yang Yi had no intention of hiding anything.


    "I''m trying to poison the monsters and see if I can kill them with it," Yang Yi replied.


    "So, you''re pretty good at dealing with monsters?"


    On the fourth day, Yang Yi continued with his n, and no more spiders came asking for food.


    What it meant was most of the spiders on the ind were likely dead, and he could go ashore the day after.


    That evening, Yang Yi was in the cabin packing his gear to make sure he had everything he needed in his stomach pouch.


    Suna went over too.


    "What? You want toe as well?" Yang Yi frowned, looking at Suna.


    "Yes, I want to go too!"


    "But if youe, there''ll be no one left to guard the Nightmare Star! What if we run into other yers?" Yang Yi was reluctant to bring Suna along.


    "Just take the crystal ball with you! The ind is only so big, it won''t be out of range!" Suna replied.


    Yang Yi thought it over and eventually agreed.


    Even if he refused, knowing Suna, she would probably follow secretly anyway.


    It was better to let here along.


    The two of them made all the preparations, including weapons, potions, rations, and freshwater.


    Yang Yi''s weapons included a flintlock pistol, a spoilt sea serpent''s fang, a spare chef''s knife, one bottle of red unknown potion, two bottles of regeneration potion, two bottles of coconut juice refreshment, and two bottles of Spiderbane Potion. (Yang Yi had also asked Suna to make a few more regeneration potions.)


    Suna''s weapons were a pirate longbow, over forty poison-coated iron arrows, two bottles of regeneration potion, two bottles of coconut juice refreshment, two bottles of Spiderbane Potion, a witch''s dagger, and a treasure bag containing two loaves of ck bread and some sausages.


    As for water, they each carried 2 litres.


    Once everything was ready, they returned to their rooms to rest and recover their energy, ensuring they would be in good condition.


    Yang Yi was a light sleeper, troubled by nightmares, so he relied on coconut juice refreshment to restore his energy.


    However, he had only just fallen asleep when he was awakened by a sudden vibration and sat up.


    The crystal ball by the bed was shaking violently, indicating that a yer had appeared nearby!


    Alert, Yang Yi immediately checked the sea chart.


    The name of the ship was also disyed on the sea chart: "Good Fortune."


    He quickly searched for the name and activated the "Scrying" skill.


    <span data-sentryponent="defaultRenderMark" data-sentry-source-file="index.tsx">[Searching... Good Fortune...]


    There were more than a dozen results.


    The Good Fortune was an ordinary ship, and the name had been chosen by the yer. (Ordinary ships can be renamed once, as long as they don''t share the same name as a special ship.)


    Yang Yi randomly picked one, but it turned out to be the wrong target.


    He had no choice but to close the image and check the sea chart, specting on the purpose of the Good Fortune.


    "Speed: about 40 knots, though it might not be at full speed...


    This route...looks like they''re heading straight for the ind!"


    The Good Fortune was 100 nautical miles from the ind, but its course was dead on, heading directly toward the ind.


    It was likely no coincidence. The yer probably had the coordinates of the ind!


    After some thought, Yang Yi decided to follow and observe.


    He had prepared extensively for this ind, and with the "Spider’s Kiss" status to deal with, he couldn''t let someone beat him to it!


    "Five hours until dawn. I doubt they''d darend on the ind at night."


    Yang Yi controlled the Nightmare Star, approaching the Good Fortune from the side, keeping a safe distance.


    He decided to wait until dawn to assess the situation before taking further action.


    If the ship had cannons, Yang Yi could find a ce to sneak ashore and have a little "conversation" with the yer onnd.


    If it didn''t have cannons, it would be easy — he''d just charge in.


    And don''t forget, Yang Yi’s ship had a catapult!


    Plus, the Nightmare Star had a rare ship attachment: the head of a giant bobbit worm! It could tear a huge hole in their ship with one bite!


    "Other yers?"


    Suna had woken up, noticing Yang Yi at the helm, his eyes fixed on the crystal ball.


    "Yes, we''ll follow them at dawn. I doubt they''d darend on the ind at night, so no rush!"


    A few hourster, the sky quickly brightened.


    Yang Yi leaned against the ship''s wheel, keeping an eye on the crystal ball all night.


    As the Good Fortune approached the ind, it stopped moving, leaving Yang Yi waiting for nothing.


    He woke Suna, telling her to take the helm and move closer to the Good Fortune.


    Meanwhile, he pulled out his telescope and climbed up the mast.


    [<span data-sentryponent="defaultRenderMark" data-sentry-source-file="index.tsx">Name: Ordinary Telescope]


    [<span data-sentryponent="defaultRenderMark" data-sentry-source-file="index.tsx">Type: Treasure]


    [<span data-sentryponent="defaultRenderMark" data-sentry-source-file="index.tsx">Quality: Common]


    [<span data-sentryponent="defaultRenderMark" data-sentry-source-file="index.tsx">Description: A simple, ordinary telescope. In good lighting conditions, it can clearly see ships up to 10 nautical miles away.]


    As the distance closed, Yang Yi finally got a good look at the other ship.


    "They don''t even have cannons?"


    "And it''s just a second-level ordinary ship?"


    Yang Yi was stunned, realising he had been overly cautious.


    The ship was simr to Hu Wei''srge sailboat design but slightly smaller, clearly only a second-level ship.


    He told Suna to go full speed ahead as they approached, preparing to see who was on board.


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