Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer

Here you have all the essential tools for both Artifact Forgers and Engravers, and the space is extremely spacious.

The central area is similar to the cannon deck on the first level, with a cylindrical room in the middle, surrounded by an outer ring. The empty rooms around serve as storage.

The lowest hold is entirely submerged under the water.

Aside from special rooms at the bow and stern, the middle leaves a huge passageway; this is where the Swallow is kept, with plenty of space left on the sides.

There's a ramp leading upwards here, connecting all the way to the front of the second cannon deck, and here there's also an opening to the outside.

This is between the library and Pororo's room, allowing the Swallow to be driven out quickly and reach the water's surface.

The space between this area and Julia's room is used as the cargo hold.

Since there aren't many people on board, and even later, Alka doesn't plan to recruit many more.

He wants to follow a route of elite crew rather than numbers.

So naturally, the ship doesn't need too many supplies—just enough will do.

Not to mention, there's a huge freezing chamber behind the kitchen, and if that's filled with food, it'll last them a very long time.

So, for such a large ship, the storage areas actually seem pretty small.

Most of the space goes to functional rooms and areas reserved for comfort.

The most solid place in the whole ship is at the very center between the first and second cannon deck.

This area connects top to bottom, forming a cylindrical column; in fact, this cylindrical section runs all the way from the open deck down to the bottom of the second cannon deck.

The entire cylindrical area can detach in case of danger.

The inner and outer sides are engraved with dense Protective Spells, and the outer part of the cylinder on both levels is concealed by rooms.

This is where the ship's core sits, which was forged from the statue of the former ship's stern.

As long as the ship is fully awakened as a Ghost Ship, even if it's destroyed, as long as the core remains, it can be rebuilt.

And using the core, a regular ship can quickly be transformed into a Ghost Ship full of auxiliary spells.

This was what Hibroke told Alka, just as he brought him here.

In addition to the core, there's a lot of surrounding space, which serves as the Treasure Vault for storing loot.

If a dire emergency happens, everyone can gather here and detach this whole area from the ship for escape.

This is also Alka and their last stop on the ship tour.

The ship's core before them is a giant violin-like object, an artwork as if gold and crystal fused together.

It resonates with the nearby Spells, constantly emitting a faint glow.

"Nice core, isn't it? She chose this appearance for herself." Hibroke looked at the core and smiled.

This was his handiwork, and it was the part of the whole ship that took him the most effort.

"So, are you satisfied with the whole ship?"

After touring the ship, everyone nodded at Hibroke's words.

"Extremely satisfied. Truly worthy of being the Church's shipyard, and a masterwork!" Alka couldn't help but sigh from the side.

How could he not be satisfied? This ship had completely exceeded his expectations.

Hibroke nodded with a smile: "Glad to hear it. Also, while the ship comes with the most basic weapons, it doesn't come with ammunition; you'll have to stock up yourselves.

The ship still requires some awakening before she can truly become a Ghost Ship—right now, she can't submerge yet."

Alka nodded upon hearing Hibroke's reminders.

This ship does have the capability for submergence, but it can't dive on its own yet; only when Alka fully awakens the vessel as a Ghost Ship can that function be activated.

The group returned to the deck, and Alka handed the money pouch in his hands to Hibroke.

Hibroke nodded, not bothering to count the Golden Sails inside.

"Alright, then that completes the handover. The transaction is done."

Alka thought for a moment and said, "We'd like to sell our previous ship."

"The one outside?"

He'd noticed the ship Alka and the group arrived in when he came out earlier.

Alka nodded: "Yes, that one."

"No problem, I'll get someone to appraise it."

Then Hibroke stood on deck, patted the enormous main mast, and looked at Alka and the others: "Okay, time to name the new ship. She's getting impatient."

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances.

"What should we name her?" Alka looked around, seeking suggestions.

"Man-eating Shark!" Pororo immediately blurted out his idea.

But seeing everyone's sideways glances, Pororo shrugged—clearly, that suggestion wasn't going to work.

Even the ship itself let out a disgruntled noise, indicating her displeasure with that name.

"Song of the Ocean?" Julia thought for a bit and suggested a name.

The ship had no reaction.

"Ocean Elf?"

"How about Deep Sea Song? Sounds pretty good."

All sorts of names were tossed out. On the whole, they sounded decent, but none were quite right.

"Let's call her the Dawn Sound, what do you think? I feel like it fits." Alka finally said after much thought.

Dawn symbolizes a new beginning, which perfectly matches the ship's current state.

And music is the essence of her whole former life.

Just then, a burst of cheerful music resounded.

Hearing it, Alka broke into a smile.

"Seems my suggestion's the most popular! Alright, it's settled then—the ship will be called the Dawn Sound."

Since the ship herself agreed with the name, the others could do nothing but nod as well.

Hibroke looked at everyone and confirmed again: "Are you sure? No changing? Sound of Dawn?"

Alka nodded: "That's right."

"Alright, since you're all decided, let me perform the final step for this ship."