"It's not like abandoning it, oh, don't say it like that, I'll still find someone who needs a ship and cares for it, and sell it cheaply." Luna, hearing this, was first slightly stunned, then quickly and urgently explained.
She wasn't someone who would abandon something in the end; she would still give this ship a good home.
But suddenly, Luna realized something was wrong and immediately asked again.
"System, what does that mean?" But in reality, Luna had already guessed the answer, yet she just couldn't believe it.
The soul extraction lamp was related to the ship spirit, and it suddenly connected to the pirate ship they were standing on.
Then there was only one possibility, but Luna just couldn't believe it!
The pirate ship they were standing on, since the System had already provided them with the soul extraction lamp, proved that a ship spirit had also been born on their ship.
This made Luna truly unable to believe it, after all, they had never treated this ship as a true companion, truly only as a tool, and they didn't even really care for the ship, so how did it come to this? The System told her that her ship had already given birth to a ship spirit.
"host, why don't you think about what you've truly done? From Syrup Village until now, through countless battles big and small, this ship has not been damaged at all. In this regard, you are even stronger than the Straw Hat Pirates; when they fought, they even accidentally damaged the going merry."
"Also, you had the robots clean almost 24 hours a day without interruption, both inside and outside the ship, and even the bottom of the ship, keeping it spotless, without any dust or strange odors. In this regard, you are also stronger than the Straw Hat Pirate Crew, and this greatly accelerated the speed and quality of the ship spirit's birth."
"Finally, after Deya arrived, she fulfilled her duty as a Shipwright, constantly repairing and mending, keeping the entire ship in a brand new state, unlike the Straw Hat Pirates who didn't have a Shipwright before and only patched big holes when repairing the going merry."
"Although you haven't treated this ship as a true companion, the effort you've put in far exceeds what is called care, and it has also allowed this ship to give birth to a ship spirit. However, your sailing time is still a bit too short compared to the Straw Hat Pirates, so the ship spirit currently being born is still in its embryonic form and does not yet possess its own wisdom, thinking ability, emotions, and so on."
The System, possessing its own emotions, took a deep breath and then immediately began to explain. Luna understood after listening; so that's how it was.
She hadn't even noticed that her care and protection for this ship were actually quite substantial.
At the same time, she understood, so she quickly asked again in her mind.
"You provided me with this thing, hoping that I could extract the ship spirit, which hasn't fully formed yet, and then have it reside in a new ship."
"Yes."
"I understand, and thank you for giving me such an opportunity."
"As a System that provides thoughtful service, this is what I should do."
After completing this final exchange, Luna and the System's internal dialogue ended, and they returned to reality.
Their pirate ship had already docked at a port in Water Seven.
The sails were lowered and the anchor dropped, but The Girls didn't disembark, because they all knew they were about to go fight a slaughter.
They were about to set off again, and it wouldn't be too late to return to this beautiful water city and have a good time after finishing this battle.
But Sana, standing by, was extremely nervous and serious, and the Bei Group was a little too, as they would be going down with Sana later.
If Sana was the test, then they were about to undertake their first mission.
"Sana, your test to become a full-fledged member of our Pink Hat Pirates main force has two parts. First, you need to investigate who the CP9 members are that have been lurking in Water Seven for many years. You don't need to worry about safety; they already succeeded and left yesterday. In other words, they have been exposed, but Water Seven is in chaos right now, so it's still a bit difficult."
"Second, you need to procure all the materials on this list. This is Water Seven, the world's largest shipyard, so it won't be difficult to acquire all the materials on it. The Bei Group will assist you throughout. This is your assessment, understood?"
Luna looked at Sana and the other girls in front of her, displaying the serious expression a Captain should have, but a smile still lingered on her lips, which was also a form of encouragement.
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