"......"

The setting sun cast its light on Zheng Hao's face. Zhou Yuanshan looked at him and nodded with a smile.

"Alright!"

"I hope you can maintain this spirit and make it all the way there!"

"Once you get there, you will naturally see... the story of the Three Kings..."

"Remember this: help me thoroughly crush [Poseidon]! That spineless coward..."

Patting Zheng Hao on the shoulder, Zhou Yuanshan looked at the [Shipping Alliance] personnel behind him. The other person nodded, opened the box in his hand, and handed a vial of jet-black, petroleum-like medicine to Zheng Hao.

"Champion, this is the bonus prize for first place!"

"Alpha Endurance Potion!"

"After the ship girl uses this potion, her [Endurance] will immediately increase by 1, and after each subsequent race, the [Endurance] will consistently increase by 1!"

"Please take this!"

The staff member from [Shipping Union] respectfully handed the medicine to Zheng Hao.

Holding the "Alpha Endurance Potion," Zheng Hao inexplicably felt a gaze fixed on him.

He stood on the awards podium, gazing into the distance.

Suddenly, he noticed the [Smoke Ship] slowly sailing away from the competition area in the distance, with Jiang Yao standing on the ship's railing. A pair of meaningful eyes were fixed on him, as if he were pondering something.

"oh?"

"She wants this thing..."

As he caressed the medicine, Zheng Hao's mind raced.

If we use this to fish for Jiang Yao, won't it completely shatter the master-disciple relationship between Jiang Yao and Zhou Hang?

Will the last six strands of [Heavenly Mandate and Fortune] also arrive in time?

"Tsk..."

"Forget it, I'll keep this thing and use it to exchange for components of the [Shattered Star]..."

With his arms around the two little boat girls, Zheng Hao looked at the awards stage next to him.

On the slightly lower-ranked runner-up podium, Yang Fan proudly raised his chin. The [Flame Chaser] and [Icestorm] swaggered around, waving and striking poses at the surrounding cameras.

"Second place! Runner-up Yang Fan, here are your 30 Magic Points, [Magic Point Shot]."

Zhou Yuanshan took out a Magic Dot Ball the size of a wrist ball from his pocket, patted Yang Fan on the shoulder, and looked pleased.

"child..."

"You have a lot of potential too!"

"hey-hey..."

"That's why I say you're the 'King of the Far Mountains'! Your vision is truly far-sighted! Don't worry, I'll be appearing in the 'World Championship' someday too!"

"Yeah?"

"Then I'll look forward to it..."

Looking at the [Ship Alliance personnel] in the runner-up position, the other party immediately opened the briefcase, inside which was a scroll [component] covered with blue electric spots.

"【Grade A Component】Arc Motion Pattern!"

"This component can only be used once per charge during the match! When it collides with an opponent's ship girl, it can release a certain amount of current, disrupting the opponent's ship girl's various stats!"

"【Grade A Component - Arc Motion Pattern】: Propeller speed +10, mast wind capacity +15, range -10!"

"Runner-up, this is your bonus prize for this competition!"

He respectfully handed the [component] to Yang Fan.

Upon hearing this attribute, not only Yang Fan, but even Zheng Hao was stunned!

"This is good stuff!"

"This thing is practically like giving the ship girl an extra offensive [skill]! And the stats are pretty good too!"

Zheng Hao patted Yang Fan on the shoulder with envy, and Yang Fan gave a bitter smile.

I don't know if it's good or not...

"Anyway, at least they don't have to fight over the [Turbo] anymore..."

Silently putting away the [component], Yang Fan looked at [Chasing Flame] and [Ice Mist].

"Hmph~"

"hehe..."

The two boat women exchanged a glance, both haughtily curling their lips, and said nothing more.

It's obvious.

Prior to this, they must have had a dispute over the ownership of the "A-grade component" [turbo].

"No wonder..."

"I was saying, I didn't see you using any accessories in this competition..."

"So you were afraid of not being fair to everyone, so you didn't give them anything at all?"

Zheng Hao seemed to be deep in thought, and unconsciously looked at Mo Yurou and Bai Huanhuan.

They are all my own "ship girls," and it wouldn't be right to distribute things unfairly.

"Tsk..."

"A harem is wonderful, but things must not fall into chaos..."

"This time, the allocation of [Magic Points] needs to be balanced..."

While secretly sighing.

"Tap tap tap~"

Zhou Yuanshan had already reached the third-place award stage. He looked directly at Zhou Zhong, who kept his head down and remained silent. [Dark Night] and [Magnetic Snow] also kept their heads down, like children who had done something wrong.

The father and son stared at each other silently for a long time before Zhou Yuanshan patted a small bottle at Zhou Zhong.

"Here's your Magic Point!"

"The Zhou family has already received your bonus!"

"It's okay to lose. Consider it a good opportunity to toughen you up mentally, so you won't be discouraged by setbacks in the World Championship later!"

That's a statement...

It's unclear whether this was meant for Zhou Zhong or for Zhou Yuanshan himself.

After giving Zhou Zhong a deep look, Zhou Yuanshan quickly left the scene.

"Click~"

"Click~"

After another round of photos and interviews in front of the awards podium, the crowd slowly began to evacuate...

......

Yang Fan didn't rush to leave, but looked at Zheng Hao and asked, "Zheng Hao, what are you planning to do next?"

"Well..."

"Shouldn't I first take the [Two-Star Navigator] certificate exam..."

"And you?"

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