Zhou Zhong sighed, having narrowly made it into the transfer station in third place...

Then, the Mirage, the Royal Power, the Seaweed, the Weather Forecast, and the Collapse began to arrive at the transfer stations, and a bunch of ship repairmen rushed out of each station to quickly recharge the ships' hulls...

......

[Shanhai College - On-site viewing of the competition].

"Holy crap! Zheng Hao actually overtook them in the end?!"

"Bullfrog! Who says boating skills are useless? Isn't this ultimately a contest of boating skills?!"

"So what if they're powerful families? Even powerful families have to bow down to genius technology!"

"Zheng Hao! [Shan Hai Yu] YYDS!"

"......"

The students watching the competition were very excited, their faces flushed as they stared at the live stream.

"Holy crap..."

"It still comes down to seamanship..."

"Master Zheng, your son's last few moves in combining ship-building techniques were absolutely brilliant!"

Yang Kuo watched the "Devil" cross the finish line and couldn't help but cheer.

Zheng Yunlong frowned slightly: "That doesn't seem like... Xiao Hao's doing..."

"ah?!"

"If it wasn't Zheng Hao's doing? Then whose was it?"

"Well... I can't really say. I can only tell that the final [ship skill] maneuver was fluid, but it's different from the confidence Xiao Hao exuded... This maneuver felt more like an indomitable spirit..."

"No way?"

"You can even see that?!"

Yang Kuo was dumbfounded.

What is he saying? I can't understand a word of it.

Is this a roundtable discussion?

"Shattered Star mentioned to me before... a talent that can forcibly draw away the consciousness of a navigator, but... back then, Shattered Star's navigator... I remember it was..."

Shan Hai's gaze flickered, and Cui Mingyuan smiled, "Let's not talk about this... that child, there's still no news about him..."

"and..."

"If I remember correctly... back then, even after losing the [Navigator], didn't [Shattered Star] still win the game on its own?"

"The scene now..."

"The [Demon Ship] and the [Shattered Star], they really are similar..."

"yes..."

"However, the difference is that this time, the [Devil's Ship] has a genius by its side..."

"......"

The two spoke with the air of seasoned veterans, their gazes fixed on the screen, yet seemingly looking into a distant past... as if they were witnessing that match from years ago, witnessing the [Shattered Star]...

......

Don Quijote Coconut Milk Shop.

"We won!"

"oh--"

"The young master has won!"

The group of [Fire Cloud Ship Girls] all stood up from their seats, cheering like little fangirls.

Hehe~

"Brother Lao, did you see that? I told you, didn't I? Our idol won!"

"Now that we've compared them, who's in better shape?"

Ruth proudly raised her chin, while Shanlan's face flushed red: "The operation of the [Navigator] is not about whether it's reliable or not. It's simply about whether it's good or not, and whether we win or not!"

"He made a comeback in the end; he's really amazing!"

"But this is just the beginning!"

"You're really something! He'll be number one from now on!"

Shan Lan tried to defend herself by making a strong statement.

"Ta-da!"

Unexpectedly, footsteps sounded behind them, and Yunman and Don Quixote also came over.

"Number one..."

"Then...it'll probably get even harder..."

Yun Man's expression was solemn, showing none of the joy Zheng Hao felt at winning first place.

She watched [Thundercloud]'s match last year, and next... barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be [Weather Forecast]'s home game.

"Zheng Hao truly deserves to be called a genius..."

"I never expected that final wave of combined [ship skills]..."

"However... the [cloud zone] is going to be tricky..."

"I disagree with your opinion. I now believe that the Gemini Pluto is about to unleash its power!"

Don Quixote also looked worried, which puzzled Rose: "What's going on with you guys? Aren't you supporting your idol?!"

"Little Ruth..."

"You haven't watched the [Thundercloud] match, so you don't know the secrets of the Cloud Zone. You'll find out soon enough!"

"The [Cloud Zone] requires both luck and skill..."

"How so?"

"You'll see when you see... I'm more curious... what method will Zheng Hao use to defeat his opponent here..."

Inside the shop filled with cheers for "Fire Cloud Boat Girl," four pairs of eyes, each with a different expression, were fixed on the screen. The gloomy, misty sea on the screen slowly transformed into a hazy, white cloud...

......

"Can this really give him a chance to win?"

"This kid..."

"Alright! Quinn family, prepare to apply the insulating layer!"

"Ready! Activate the upper hull system!"

"yes!"

Inside the Quinn family's transit station, Lampel quickly composed himself. With a wave of his hand, a dozen shipwrights swiftly covered the Magnet, which was stuck in midfield, with a transparent film.

Don't underestimate this thin film.

It is the most important lightning protection equipment in the [Thundercloud] competition area.

Without it, both the ship girl and the navigator could be killed instantly by a lightning strike!

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

"......"

As the membrane was attached, the central area of ​​the transfer station rapidly rose to the surface, the top compartment of the motorboat opened, and the Magnet was lifted and sent out of the transfer station!

"Puff puff puff—"

at the same time.

The first ship to enter the cloud zone, the [Demon], slowly docked at a corner of the cloud. As soon as the ship approached the [Quinn Family Transfer Station], Zheng Hao and his group rushed out and climbed the transfer station's cloud ladder.

"Yu Rou!"

"You can rest for a while and just wait here!!!"

After Zheng Hao gave a shout, the [Magnet] immediately fell down through the overhead device.

"Boom!"

Ripples of clouds and mist.

As the captain's cabin door of the [Magnet] opened, the group rushed in. A moment later, the ship started moving, and the [Magnet], in first place...entered the [Thundercloud Racecourse, Second Zone]!