The first ordeal on this escape journey resulted in the loss of nearly 3,000 people on board in just a few days. Of the remaining 6,000 or so people, only 176 were born with superpowers, while the rest remained ordinary people.

This is only assuming that the crew members generally have high physical fitness, resulting in an evolution rate of approximately 1.76%.

Compared to the countries on the mainland, this rate of evolution is a hundred times higher.

From the moment this incident ended, Jiang Shu would take notice of everything, big or small, that happened on the ship.

That day, the chef specifically came to ask Jiang Shuyin, "Can we still eat seafood in the future?"

Jiang Shuyin countered, "A slow-acting poison might not kill you the first time, but do you think it might kill you if you take too much?"

The cook immediately understood, but then became worried: "But there are thousands of mouths to feed on the ship, and our food is only enough for three days. Even if we eat on an empty stomach, it will only last for seven days. We may not even be able to reach the supply station in those seven days."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Shuyin suddenly asked, "Are there any awakened wood-type or water-type ability users on this ship?"

The chef was puzzled: "I don't know, I can ask Risen and the others for you."

Jiang Shuyin: "Then why don't you go ask? Wood-type abilities can accelerate plant growth, and with the help of water-type abilities, we can obtain food in a short time. Surely we can find some seeds on this ship?"

The chef, as if struck by a sudden enlightenment, clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, yes, that's another way!" He hurriedly ran out, and after about two or three seconds, the sound of footsteps approached again. He turned back, took off his hat, and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your generosity and wisdom."

Jiang Shuyin waved her hand: It's nothing.

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The chef went to inquire and learned that six people on the ship had awakened wood-type abilities and four people had awakened water-type abilities. He felt relieved and relayed the news to Lisen.

Therefore, the three leaders selected an ordinary person with an agricultural science doctorate and a person with superpowers to form a planting team.

The corn, potatoes, and other seeds in the granary that can be used as seeds are all entrusted to them for cultivation.

The doctor had Huili retrieve fertile soil from the seabed. After a series of treatments, they began planting. Each potato had several buds and was cut into pieces for planting. As for corn, there were countless seeds.

When he first started using his wood-based superpower, things weren't going smoothly. Sometimes the corn would grow taller than a person and still be growing. The agricultural scientist quickly stopped him, saying, "If it's just growing taller but not bearing fruit, you should harvest it. Otherwise, it's a waste of your superpower. There are still a few plots of land waiting for you to use your abilities."

The wood-type ability user was completely bewildered from beginning to end, but fortunately, he had a strong learning ability and had mastered the trick after stimulating the growth of more than a dozen trees. In comparison, the water-type ability user was much easier to manage. The professor said, "Plot 3 can be watered now."

The water-based superpower simply "whoosh"ed and wet the ground.

Faced with a food crisis affecting thousands of people on board, the planting team approached the task with the attitude of scientific research, and the results were very encouraging.

In less than a day, everyone felt the joy of a bountiful harvest, which brought wrinkles to the chef's smooth, round face.

That morning, the chef brought out a corn cob and an egg with a smile and personally delivered them to Jiang Shuyin: "Try the corn we grew ourselves."

Jiang Shuyin chuckled, took a bite, and gave him a thumbs up.

The chef arrogantly raised his head to accept her praise, then immediately lowered his stance and asked, "A balanced diet is very important. Do you have any way to obtain edible meat?"

Jiang Shuyin pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "The meat in my hometown is all artificially raised, from chicks to adults. The animals don't mutate much yet. The initial investment is large, so the price has remained high. No one has been able to solve this problem yet."

Is there anything wrong with being a vegetarian long-term? Monks and nuns have lived like this for decades, and she's just enduring it for one month.

Leeson, a businessman, keenly sensed this was an excellent business opportunity. He tapped his knuckles lightly on the armrest as he habitually drafted a business plan in his mind.

The chef said with some regret, "Then I can only find some crops with high protein content for them to cultivate. It's such a luxury that we can't eat fish while sailing at sea."

Just as one wave subsides, another rises.

At lunchtime, a radar alarm sounded in the cockpit. Everyone else went to the canteen for lunch, while Huili was on duty.

He quickly brought up the detection interface, glanced at it, and hurriedly contacted the three leaders and Jiang Shuyin.

The five met at the door, and seeing Hyeri's serious expression, all three knew that something was amiss.

Huili bluntly stated the radar detection results: "The radar shows that there is an unusually active giant on the seabed approaching us at a speed of 345 km/h. Because it is very fast and its direction is flexible and changeable, we have no way to send out detectors to capture images."

Given its speed and size, if it collides with us, the ship would most likely capsize due to the side impact, and a head-on collision would likely result in water taking on the hull. Time is of the essence; does anyone have any ideas?

Jiang Shu narrowed her eyes slightly and used her spiritual power to investigate.

Huili, Duou, Lisen, and Fushit were talking, but their attention was all on Jiang Shuyin. The world they lived in was no longer the same as before, and they still needed her help to come up with a solution.

Jiang Shu drew them out of their reverie, and they patiently stayed with her.

However, even after she fully unleashed her mental energy, she still couldn't find the giant object Captain Huili had mentioned.

Jiang Shuyin: System, help me investigate the giant's movement trajectory.

[Detector deployed, searching...]

[Search successful. Target: Giant shark, mutated species, aggressive, high danger level. Not originally from this area. Its movements are unpredictable. It is currently attacking the ship.]

Jiang Shuyin: Which has a higher win rate, avoiding or attacking?

[The success rate of avoiding attacks is 13.797%, while the success rate of attacking them is 22.866%.]

“Attack, there’s no way to dodge.” Jiang Shuyin suddenly said, snapping back to reality.

Du Ou frowned: "How confident are you?"

Jiang Shuyin: "Twenty percent, the mutated giant shark is coming for us."

Hyeri lowered her gaze, looked at the shoe's surface, and took a deep breath: "Fight! I've even piloted a warship before. Tell me how to coordinate, and I'm confident I can raise the score from 20% to 30%."

Thirty percent, Du Ou's brows furrowed even more.

Even if there's a 50% chance, there's still a 50% chance of dying. As people get older, they become more afraid of death. He still has so much inheritance that hasn't been divided. Will it all end up as someone else's spoils?

Fushit appeared calm, firstly because he possessed supernatural abilities, and secondly... he glanced at Jiang Shuyin.

Fushit saw no panic in her, but rather a composure born of experience. How could a young girl have endured so much hardship?

not simple.

Having made up his mind, Fushit slowly leaned back, a charming smile playing on his lips.

Of the five, he was the most composed.