Chapter 596: Dark Tree Ent Sapling (2/2)

Truen decided to turn in early. Bob said that he needed a stroll and promptly left. Pocky found it odd that Zero didn't question the boy where he was going for a stroll in such a dangerous place. Zero cheerfully told Bob to have fun as he did the dishes and roped Pocky to help with chores.

”Is undead wood the only material needed to build the legendary sinking ship?” he asked.

Pocky was amazed by the cleaning magic but snapped out of it to reply. ”No. We need a few other things, but the hardest to get would be a monster core strong enough to act as the ship's engine and some very strong silk to withstand the water pressure for the sails.”

Zero thought about it. They now had two out of three rare materials. There would be no stronger spider silk in this world if Night Terror Spider Queen Penelope could not weave it.

”How strong must the monster core be?” Zero asked. They were almost done with dishes.

Pocky thought about it. Compared to the dark tree ent, the monster's core for such a powerful ship had to be at least at a mythical grade monster's level. The only problem was that mythical grade monsters were difficult and almost impossible to find. They were almost extinct.

”Mythical grade?” Zero asked. If Pocky was talking about legendary grade monsters like Dragons, Zero would be troubled. Thankfully, mythical grade monsters were slightly easier to find. In fact, he wondered if he could use some of the things he already had.

”What do you think of this?” he asked and withdrew a red pearl from his inventory.

Pocky stared at it for a long time. The pearl was exceptional. It was better than a mythical grade core!

”It's better than I could imagine! What is it?”

Zero smirked. ”A secret for now. Does using a monster core for the ship's engine weaken its power?”

Pocky nodded. ”Yes. That's why only a strong monster core will work. The undead wood is power-hungry, after all. We're using the monster's core to trick it into movement.”

After hearing the shipwright's explanation, Zero quickly put the Red Phoenix's Pearl away. It would be better for him to find something else. He didn't know what kind of monster would be considered mythical grade, but that was a worry for the future.