Grand Voyage: I Start My Journey With A Ghost Ship!

Yang Yi watched the world chat channel for a while, and no dangerous situations appeared. Except for some reckless fools who had run into icebergs but hadn't sunk, and were in the middle of emergency repairs. But whether any players had run into a Pale Worm disguised as an iceberg and been dragged into the sea, it was impossible to know. Because the Pale Worm's actions were very swift; they might have been pulled under before they even had time to leave a final message…
His private messages flashed. Suna was telling him to come to the lab right away.
Yang Yi immediately got up, confirmed that the [Twilight Veil] was in its open state, and then headed for the ship's hold. After entering the hold, he closed and locked the door behind him and went down the stairs.
There was actually white fog in the hold too; after all, it was connected to the outside, with windows and cannon ports. But the fog was relatively thin, as the space was only so large, and it wasn't difficult to see.
Inside were a large number of wooden barrels, filled with the oil extracted from the Pale Worm's body, about 1100 liters in total, filling several dozen barrels. The wood for the barrels alone had cost several hundred units, causing his stock of wood to drop to just over 2400. But it wasn't a waste, because the wooden barrels could also be burned, and each one had a "No Fire" symbol drawn on it.
Yang Yi walked into the witch's lab; there was no white fog inside.
"Look at this!"
Suna was holding a jar of white fog. Because it was just one jar, the color was very faint.
Then she heated it over a flame, and the white fog quickly disappeared, becoming clear and transparent.
"The fog disappears when heated. What's so strange about that?" Yang Yi asked.
"Look again!"
Suna moved the jar containing the white fog away. In no more than ten seconds, the white fog reappeared, exactly as it had been before!
"Now do you still think this is just fog?" Suna asked.
Yang Yi was silent. It seemed this fog was anything but ordinary!
Tests showed that this fog would disappear when heated, but as soon as it cooled, it would quickly reappear. It was nothing like fog in the normal sense, but more like a special gas that would change color with temperature.
"I've tested it, but it's hard to describe what this gas is. It's definitely not water vapor, nor does it seem to be solid dust."
Yang Yi took the glass jar, switched to his third eye, and felt that there was only air inside…
But as soon as he switched back to his naked eye, he saw the fog again.
"Your mutated left eye can't see this fog.
So I think… this fog may not exist at all, or rather, it can't affect you.

This fog might come from a super large-scale spell, and your left eye can be immune to this kind of magic.
That explanation makes a lot of sense," Suna explained her point of view, and then raised further concerns.
"This fog should be non-toxic. Inhaling it won't cause discomfort, nor will it affect the human body, at least not in the short term. But once a long time passes, the situation will change. If a person is shrouded in thick fog for a long time, they can't help but wonder what's inside, gradually becoming nervous, fearful, starting to become suspicious, and even developing delusions. They might even…"
Suna didn't continue, but Yang Yi already understood.
If it continued like this, it {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} could lead to a drop in Sanity, madness, until one mutated into a monster, especially for solo players.
"We have a lot of Pale Worm oil. How about we try to make the fire bigger? We could disperse this white fog and make sailing safer," Suna suggested.
This was a reasonable opinion.
But Yang Yi still had his reservations.
He didn't know how long this Extreme Winter Sea was, or if he would encounter other dangers. It was best not to consume resources too quickly.
Secondly…
He was worried that the bright firelight might attract some anomalous creatures.
"I'll try it first."
Yang Yi replied, turning to leave the lab.
But just before he left, Suna called out to him again.
"How was the effect of that sleeping potion from before?" she asked.
Yang Yi stopped in his tracks, hesitated for two seconds, and then replied: "The taste… wasn't bad!"
"The raw material needed for its production is holy water. One bottle of holy water can probably make two bottles of sleeping potion. If you get me some holy water, I can make it for you," Suna continued.
"Fine. Let's wait until we're out of this sea area."
………………..
Yang Yi left the hold and returned to the Nyxstar's deck.
The white fog was still there, but he wasn't in a hurry to set sail. Instead, he brought out the [Pale Worm Fishing Rod].
Because he hadn't fished yet today! He planned to fish while thinking about what to do next. It was daytime now, so there was no risk of night fishing.
He cast his line, throwing the tiny, pale worm bait into the sea, and waited quietly.
In no more than twenty minutes, there was a reaction at the other end of the line.
Yang Yi pulled hard and found that it was a treasure chest—a [Bronze Resource Chest].
Inside were Wood x100, Cloth x100, and Crystal x20. Not bad.
It seemed the first cast of the day wasn't necessarily a Long-legged Sardine!
That was good!
After reeling in his line, he went to the bow and looked out at the sea. Without using his third eye, and only with the illumination from the campfire, the visibility was about 25 meters. If he extinguished the campfire, the visibility would drop to only four or five meters. So the fire was a must, and in such cold weather, without a fire, he probably couldn't endure it.
Yang Yi brought some stones and built two new campfires on the bow, placing them all there. Now with the Pale Worm oil, it would help with lighting the fire, maintaining the burn, and reducing wood consumption.
He lit all three campfires, and a large area of white fog disappeared, bringing the visible distance to 50 meters. If he used two campfires, the visible distance was 40 meters.
Relying on the illumination of two campfires, he sailed the Nyxstar for a while.
With the Nyxstar's performance, at this visibility, he could maintain a speed of 15 knots. Even if he spotted an iceberg, he would have time to avoid it or turn sideways to fire his cannons. If he used only one campfire, the safe sailing speed would only be about 10 knots.
He tried adding more campfires and found that the improvement was very limited. Unless he built several large bonfires, or set the entire ship on fire, the increase in visibility was not significant.
He thought for a while and finally decided to proceed with the illumination of two campfires at a speed of 15 knots, non-stop for 24 hours. This way, the wood consumption would not be large. Including the oil, the daily consumption would be about 30 units of wood, which included the hearth and the two campfires. 2500 units of wood could support sailing for over two months, and he could still reserve some wood for emergencies, for repairing the ship.
As for food, Yang Yi checked and found it could probably last for two months as well. If he ran low on food later, he could also choose not to drink the [Appetizer Potion], and then he could last for a very long time!
He sent the sailing plan he had set to Suna to ask for her opinion. But the reply he received was only a single, short word—"Fine."
So the plan was carried out smoothly, and Yang Yi steered the Nyxstar slowly forward.
At the same time, he was also closely monitoring the world chat channel, feeling that the situation was getting more and more tense.
After experiencing the initial chaos, the players gradually calmed down and discovered the properties of the fog.
"Fire! Flames can disperse this fog!"
"The visibility is still too low, I don't dare to sail fast!"
"Does anyone remember the coordinates of the black fog? Tell me, so I have a better idea!"
"As long as we increase the size of the fire, the visibility will improve!"
"Buying wood, high price!"
"Full speed ahead, the fog doesn't scare me! This is where courage is tested, charge!"
"………"