Chapter 121: Sail Away—This Time With a Sail

"Amazing! It's literally a work of art!"

Feng Xue held the smooth, sheep-fat-like five-colored jade in his hands, his expression one of awe.

After finalizing the cooperation agreement, Feng Xue stayed on the island for three more days, during which not only were his gear completely overhauled, but his clothing also changed from 21st-century tactical gear to fabric identical to that of pre-civilization researchers' uniforms.

Warm in winter, cool in summer, lightweight in texture, insulating and breathable, with physical properties rivaling spider silk, it even absorbs thermal radiation (including body heat and ambient temperature) to store electricity—just plug a wire from the cuff to charge it; but don't mistake it for a mere temperature-regulating power bank, because the true purpose of this current is to generate induced current upon impact, combining with its superior physical properties to stop metal projectiles, offering excellent defense against common kinetic weapons (Note ①).

Although it still falls far short of sci-fi clothing that can arbitrarily alter appearance from short-sleeve T-shirts to spacesuits, after acquiring three different outfits (including shoes) from the Weather Goddess, Feng Xue decided he could throw away all his spring and winter clothes, even replacing his arm guards and belt with the new material.

But if we're talking about sheer awe, the 3D-printed gems were truly the highlight—Feng Xue had originally intended to craft a set based on the five-colored gems described by Old Man Wang, but after Xiao Fengling brought him a sample set, he realized a problem—

Gems require extremely high cutting precision; the Weather Goddess wasn't incapable of cutting them, but cut gems posed serious practical issues.

For a bar-shaped Jade Seal, Feng Xue could embed multiple node latches inside his belt, adjusting the depth of pressure to vary the number of Qi nodes and thus precisely control the proportion of Qi drawn; but a teardrop-cut ruby? Designing a compatible system for it would be a nightmare, let alone five different gems, each with distinct cuts.

Still, since they were already made, Feng Xue kept them all—even as batteries or spellcasting materials, they were useful.

As for the five-colored jade, the Weather Goddess truly surprised Feng Xue: she could not only control trace element ratios to generate near-perfect coloration, but even use water veins and cloud-like inclusions to form patterns within the jade—unfortunately, her artistic skill was abysmal, and the resulting patterns looked even more artificial than Mo Ying's layers.

Feng Xue could only fill his pouch with the sheep-fat jade; as for the patterned pieces… he planned to wait until Mo Ying's drawing skills improved, or until he visited another world to commission a master to design the patterns, then return to the Weather Goddess for customization.

After the Weather Goddess's full overhaul, Feng Xue was now lightly equipped—he carried the smart wristwatch housing the Goddess's avatar and returned to the Silver Sail, where Blood Eye, ordered to "stand by," had been starving for three days.

"Send me all the charts, faction intel, and black market locations you have!" Feng Xue pulled out his upgraded smart device, shook it at the already listless Blood Eye; under the control of 【Ghost-Entranced】, Blood Eye showed no resentment, made no motion, yet Feng Xue's device immediately received a flood of data.

Feng Xue casually opened a few entries, glanced at them, then tossed a dried fish to Blood Eye, gesturing for him to take the helm; suddenly, Sara, back in her dog form, spoke up:

"You're still keeping him?"

"We're heading into lawless territory—doesn't it help to have a local guide? Besides, with him around, you can enter possession mode anytime. Everyone benefits, right?"

Although Feng Xue had no intention of letting Blood Eye permanently occupy the 【Ghost-Entranced】 lock slot, he didn't plan to kill the pirate before reaching the lawless zone.

Hearing this, Sara sighed in a distinctly human way:

"Survival protocols aren't as simple as you think. I can watch you knock out a host only because you posed no threat. Blood Eye is now under your control—in my judgment logic, you've become a threatening entity. That means I can no longer permit you to attack the host. Do you understand?"

"Understood. Then I'll kill him when danger arises—I still need his knowledge for now."

As they spoke, the silver sail unfurled again; Blood Eye, having devoured the entire dried fish, drank seawater and said to Feng Xue:

"Silver Sail system activated. Where to next?"

"Find a relatively safe black market and sell this ship!" Feng Xue said calmly. Blood Eye immediately turned the helm to adjust course, while Sara displayed a question-mark emoji:

"You're going to sell the ship? That sail is a relic of the pre-civilization era!"

"So what? I don't plan to become a pirate. There's no need to cling to a pre-civilization civilian vessel. Besides, do you have any money?"

At this question, Sara fell silent. Seeing her expression, Feng Xue shrugged:

"Exactly. I don't have any either. Sure, Blood Eye's worth something, but since you call this place lawless territory, there's probably no naval base here, right? Better to sell the ship for a good price, find a safe city, and wait twenty days until the protocol expires—you take your highway, I take my backroad."

As Feng Xue finished speaking, an exclamation mark suddenly appeared on Sara's projection, and even Feina, who had remained indifferent, showed a subtle change in expression.

After a brief silence, Sara suddenly said:

"You still plan to split up after the protocol ends?"

"Don't make it sound like a breakup. I was kidnapped by you!" Feng Xue rolled his eyes, but his gaze remained fixed on his own magical energy, occasionally glancing back at the island behind them—a beautiful girl worth millions in bounty, obviously a massive liability.

At that moment, Feng Xue suddenly understood why Sara had urged him to kill Blood Eye—Blood Eye could largely replace Sara's role as a guide.

As Sara opened her mouth, Feng Xue suddenly lifted his head; as the vessel crossed the invisible barrier, a smile appeared on his face—one that unsettled Sara—and he pressed the switch on his wristwatch.

"Hello everyone, I'm the AI voice assistant Xiao Fengling. Feel free to ask me anything, but I have little divine power and cannot provide combat support—don't count on me for that!"

Feng Xue watched the hologram emerge from the wristwatch, then suddenly pulled out a Jade Seal engraved with snowflake patterns. As his magical energy flowed, he addressed Xiao Fengling:

"Activate administrator permissions. Recognize me as master."

Xiao Fengling, though stiff, nodded in response:

"Permission recognized. Yes, Master. Xiao Fengling serves you…"

Before she could finish, the seal was pressed onto Xiao Fengling's forehead!

(End of Chapter)