Eternal Night

Chapter 712 Long Live Free Trade!

"...So, what kind of trade should we pursue?"

Wu Pifu and Amadea seemed to have a sense of confusion about who they were, where they were, and what they were supposed to do.

One of them is an ultra-pure personality that has been iterated countless times and has experienced the tragic death of his partner and the process of hacking and slashing with his accessory. The other has been fighting or on his way to fight since childhood. He was born in three wars, grew up in three wars, and entered the hibernation pod in three wars in one go. For him, guns, ammunition and dead people are basically as familiar as eating, sleeping and fighting monsters.

So asking them to think about running a trading business is really putting them in a difficult position.

Xu Shilan was naturally aware of this situation, so she showed no impatience whatsoever. Leading the two along the bustling harbor, she looked around and said, "First of all, this world is very important and special, right?"

Wu Pifu and Amadei naturally nodded, as this was a fact they had analyzed and discussed before.

Whether it's as one of the lower realms of the five transcendent worlds of the Mountain and Sea Realm, or the resources of this world itself, the superposition of multiple extraordinary paths, or the superposition of extraordinary ships as an external addition, all of these are extremely important facts about this world.

Xu Shilan said to Amadei, "You and I both need to improve our strength quickly. At most, within the time interval of two dream worlds, we need to reach a level where we can survive the aftermath of the battle with Wu Pifu. So we must cultivate this dream world deeply, right?"

Before Amadeus could speak, Xu Shilan said to Wu Pifu, "And you, you need points, lots of points, so if you haven't accumulated enough points in ten months at most, you'll have to go to the lower-level dream world to fight for your life, right?"

Wu Pifu and Amadei both nodded, and Xu Shilan continued, "Therefore, we must cultivate this world deeply, which can be divided into several key points. The first is to obtain enough resources in this world, including territory, human resources, wealth resources, military resources, etc. On the one hand, we need to further explore the intelligence of this world, and on the other hand, we need to integrate the extraordinary resources of this world. To be honest, in addition to event-type shelters, I plan to establish building-type, or even territory-type shelters."

Wu Pifu and Amadeus both had a sense of awe and wonder, and their expressions involuntarily revealed this thought.

Xu Shilan sighed and said, "Fine, just listen to my command. Anyway, the situation is so good now. I'm confident that as long as things develop smoothly, after this Dream World, the two of us will be able to keep up with Wu Pifu's pace. As for you, Wu Pifu, I can guarantee you at least 100 million points within ten months!"

Wu Pifu trusted Xu Shilan, but he still asked with some doubt, "Although I definitely believe you, what kind of mission in this dream world can give me so many points? It doesn't seem like it."

The points are related to the difficulty of the tasks; the higher the difficulty, the higher the points. But this world is just a 0.7 Dream World. Even if it's the lower realm of the Great World of Mountains and Seas, how difficult can it be?
Xu Shilan sighed again, "I knew it, you don't care about human development at all... Let me ask you, do you know how other Night Watch teams usually earn points?"

"Uh, leveling up by fighting monsters and running dungeons? Doing quests? What else?" Wu Pifu asked, bewildered.

Xu Shilan was too lazy to even sigh: "Enter the dream world, collect information about it, and after returning to the Land of Redemption, gain points from the mainframe by exchanging information. There are also building-type and territory-type shelters. Once they develop well and become a top territory, top security building, or top power in a dream world, they can guarantee the safety of humans entering Gaia. You can then transfer the shelter to the mainframe. Although you still need to enter and oversee it yourself, you can receive a percentage of the points from the mainframe every so often. Do you have any ideas?"

Wu Pifu's expression turned somber: "Peace Hotel..."

Indeed, according to Xu Shilan, the Peace Hotel, their initial shelter, had a similar plan. At that time, the Land of Redemption had not yet been established, and they even had trouble getting food. Their initial idea was simply to build a shelter that could guarantee their safety...

Xu Shilan paused for a moment and continued, "Besides these, there are also rare minerals, rare plants, and rare animals brought back from the Dream World. If the main brain determines that they are valuable, it will also reward points. Or there is the technology from the Dream World. If this technology can be applied to the Absolute Reality Layer world, it will also reward points. In short, almost all the Night Watch teams do not earn points by accepting missions to kill so-and-so. I guess you are the only one in the entire human civilization who does it this way!"

Wu Pifu remained silent, even though he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all. Wasn't leveling up by fighting monsters the fastest way?
"Now we are a team, and we may add more members in the future. We can take on monster-killing missions, but they must be based on necessity. In the long run, our team needs a stable source of income from points, as well as a stable training mechanism and training base. So this dream world is really great. The Zero Point Seven Dream World has several extraordinary paths and a unique geographical location. These are all its advantages."

Xu Shilan stopped in front of a shipyard with Wu Pifu and Yamada. She turned to the two of them and said, "So, from now on, you'll do whatever I say, okay?"

Amadeus spoke first: "Of course, but we can't abandon the Dog Egg!"

Wu Pifu nodded and said, "No problem, but you can't change the name of Gou Dan's account!"

Xu Shilan was on the verge of tears, so she simply ignored the two of them and turned to walk into the shipyard.

As the three entered the shipyard, hundreds of hurried pedestrians or passersby on the street behind them immediately contacted their respective organizations, forces, and governments through various devices in this world.

"Shipyard?"

"That's normal. We've searched the surrounding waters and haven't found any legendary ships, not even sub-legendary ships. The Dog Egg... is probably a legendary ship that has already been dismantled and absorbed."

"But isn't that just a legend? Man and ship becoming one, there's never been a single case of that." "That's just what you think hasn't been discovered... Continue monitoring, confirm what kind of ship they're building, what name they've given it, and find a way to have our personnel infiltrate the shipwrights."

"...Should we sabotage it secretly? Like causing cracks in the dragon bones or something?"

"Are you looking for death? This kind of being wouldn't be trapped in one place even without a ship. No matter who's behind it, he might take his anger out on everyone!"

"Uh, that's true, then let's continue monitoring."

Similar conversations took place in several organizations, and then, a moment later, the shipyard owner followed Wu Pifu and his two companions to the harbor with obsequious humility, only to stare in disbelief at a third-class single-masted wooden sailing ship in the harbor.

"Dog, dog, Dog Egg!?"

Xu Shilan lowered her head in shame. Although she couldn't see her feet, she still spoke with her head down: "Yes, the Dog Egg. We want you and your team to give it a major overhaul. The goal is a large or super-large transport ship, preferably at level five. Price is not an issue. If there are any needs or problems, we can also..."

"Please let me participate in this great project!!"

The factory manager knelt down before Xu Shilan and the other two, his face full of piety. He said, "This is the great Gou Dan! Its reputation has already spread throughout the seas! As long as there are enough rare materials, it can reach level six without any problems. After that, as long as there is enough experience and materials, it can be continuously expanded and modified. Level seven, level eight, and even level nine will all be a natural progression for the three of you! Let me become one of the builders of a legendary ship!"

Wu Pifu and his two companions looked at each other, completely surprised that the shipyard director would behave this way.
Their initial guess was that they might be met with various excuses, or that they would not put in the effort, or that they would cause trouble. But to their surprise, they were extremely eager to participate in the work.
Seeing this, Xu Shilan couldn't help but turn to Wu Pifu and Amadei and say, "Why not just build a super-large transport ship? Do we really have to use this Dog Egg as a base for modification?"

"Don't abandon Dog Egg!"

"You can't change your name!"

"...It has to be the Dog Egg!"

Wu Pifu, Amadei, and the factory director all shouted loudly.

Xu Shilan was on the verge of tears, covering her face, unsure of what expression to make.

Meanwhile, that very evening, as the factory manager led the carpenters and shipwrights in the shipyard to begin the modification work, almost all the major and minor factions in this world also learned that there really was a ship called the Dog Egg, and it was even a third-class ship!?

"...Impossible! Does he not even have a legendary ship? How could he surpass the Celestial Phenomenon class solely through his own strength?!"

"...Impossible! Why wasn't he affected by the curse of dismantling the legendary ship?"

"Hahaha, it really is the Dog Egg? And a Tier 3 ship at that? I really want to see the expressions on the faces of those bastards from the Order faction right now, hahaha..."

Leaving aside the bizarre reactions of various forces and countries around the world, that very evening, Xu Shilan pulled Wu Pifu and Amadei aside to explain her grand plan for making money and establishing alliances.

"The first thing must be money!"

Xu Shilan spread out the nautical chart and said, "Having islands alone is useless. Although with Wu Pifu's strength you can easily find uninhabited islands, a deserted island without even a port doesn't count as territory. So we need money. With money, we can hire a large number of people and gather a lot of intelligence. Only then can we establish our power. All other actions must be based on making money first... making money! Don't clench your fists! That's called robbery, not making money!!"

Wu Pifu and Amadei simultaneously lowered their fists, both looking at Xu Shilan with puzzled expressions.

Xu Shilan immediately waved her hand and said, "Don't speak! I don't want to hear your sophistry! Listen to me now! With sufficient military strength, robbery is really too slow. Making money is much faster than robbery, and the fastest way to make money, in this situation where various port city-states are mutually isolated, the three great empires are mutually hostile, and the two camps are fighting to the death, we have a unique advantage, which is..."

Long live free trade!

(End of this chapter)