Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 202: The prototype of a large-scale monster hunting group, the Golden Core Gathering
I don't know whether the New Business Alliance is reluctant to invest money, or whether it really can't come up with enough capital.

The New Business Alliance adopted a selection method similar to that of the Outer Sea Demon Court. They used the large number of low-level independent cultivators from the Yunchang Secret Island as "human tides" to fight against the beast tide.

Anyway, the seven major families are all outsiders, and the locals don’t have much respect for them, nor do they have much love for the locals.

Cloudy Lake, Cloudy Fairy City,
Compared with the dilapidated and decayed places along the way, this place is "extraordinarily prosperous". Words like "huge crowds" and "flowing people" are not enough to describe its prosperity. It can only be described as "people trampling on each other".

Lin Qianfan swept his mind across the entire dock area, and found that the security conditions were extremely poor, and the control of the city by the Immortal City was extremely poor. This was a world of difference from the orderly situation when he first came here.

There is not even a hint that this is a great immortal city jointly controlled by the three Jindan forces. Instead, it looks more like a bustling city controlled by gangs.

"There's a difference only when there's a comparison. Compared to Yunyan Fairy City in the hands of the Yunshang Alliance, it's far worse. It seems that the Yunshang Alliance's ability to manage this giant island and make the locals feel proud of it is truly remarkable!"

"Of course! The difference in difficulty between managing a small territory and managing a large territory is enormous. It's not something that can be simply replicated and amplified tenfold. The difficulty increases exponentially. As for the current Yunyan Xiancheng, human factors also play a large role."

Toot~
"We've reached the shore. Please be careful what you say and do!"

The ship never runs empty, it unloads cargo as soon as it docks. All the cargoes are in-demand commodities that are abundant in the Yulong Islands but in short supply here, and the ship earns a little toll.

After the fleet and the fairy city completed the mission docking, they set off directly without staying for too long. Although the Yunyan Fairy City is larger than the expanded Yulong Fairy City, there is not much worth seeing.

"I didn't expect they were willing to spend money. These rewards are not cheap!"

During the docking, not only did they obtain information about the various monster tribes identified by the New Merchant Alliance, but also the specific bounty details. After the fleet eliminated these prey, they could also collect a good bounty.

"It's not possible without investing money. The low-level cultivators from Yunshang Secret Island are still leaving. If it weren't for the traffic control, a large number of them would have left. But relying on violence to keep them here won't last long. We can only find a way to improve the environment and make people stay willingly."

"If the beast tide doesn't stop, I'm afraid it will be just a drop in the bucket. I don't know when it will stop."

"It's been five years, so it should be almost over! According to historical records, it only lasted a few years in the past."

"It's hard to say. This millennium wave is more intense than before. It might last for more than ten years!"

"Even if a demon beast is fertile, it still needs a growth cycle, right? In fact, the growth cycle of most demon beasts is even longer than that of human cultivators. Where do all these desperate creatures come from?"

"The Storm Ocean is vast, and the Thousand Stars Western Region is just an insignificant corner of it. The spiritual energy and disasters did not descend evenly all at once, but rather rotated continuously. Naturally, there would be a constant stream of demonic beasts affected by the disasters and joining the beast tide. We can even not rule out factors from outside the Storm Ocean."

"Beyond the Ocean of Storms? What's that place?"

"I don't know. Without the strength of the Golden Core Stage or even the Nascent Soul Stage, you can't even understand how big the Storm Ocean is, so how can you imagine the world outside the Storm Ocean?"

The fleet sailed eastward out of Yunshang River,
Then, they began to clear out the second-level monster tribes within a hundred miles offshore in the direction of the sundial.

The monster intelligence provided by Yunyan Fairy City was ascertained and collected by them. It is not completely accurate and is only provided for reference. Each monster hunting ship has its own action record. They will also recognize the bounty for prey that exceeds the information of the Fairy City but meets the relevant conditions.

"Divide into three action teams, with the Hunter, Sea Hunter, and Windrider as captains, each leading three ships. Advance simultaneously. Call for reinforcements promptly, and don't be too reckless!"

"Yes!"

The area one hundred miles offshore is too wide. The large fleet together cannot plow such a large area, so it can only be divided into three teams to advance simultaneously. It is much easier for one team to be responsible for thirty miles, and they can support each other even if they encounter a powerful enemy.

Toot~
The Wind Rider took three small boats and took the innermost ring. The innermost ring had the shortest distance, and because of the influence of human resistance on land, the possibility of encountering a group of second-level monsters was also smaller.

In fact, with Lin Qianfan's current strength, he can take on greater responsibilities, but he would not deliberately jump out to prove that he can fight above his level. Everyone is just taking care of this golden elixir seed out of kindness.

"Ding~ Target spotted, a solitary, early-stage, second-stage Leopard Tooth Sea Beast..."

The detection arrays of the monster-hunting ships in the Ichthyosaur Islands are now using the one bought from the Thousand Star City. The four ships are plowing forward in parallel at a detection radius, and they soon found the first hunting target.

"Gather at the location of the River Flow and hunt down the Leopard Fang Sea Beast!"

Without any delay, the four boats followed Lin Qianfan's command and completed the assembly as soon as possible.

The range of the monster hunting ship's detection array far exceeds the range of the monster's spiritual detection. The monster hunting ship gains absolute initiative. In addition, by outnumbering and launching sneak attacks, it is easy to hunt a second-stage early monster.

"Return to the designated positions of each ship and continue advancing!"

The three teams advanced together, and when one of them was moving particularly fast, they would take the initiative to stop and wait to avoid being separated from the fleet.

When someone encounters trouble that is difficult to deal with, they can directly call for support to ensure that when facing each target, the fleet always maintains the advantage of being more numerous than the enemy and always bullies the weak.

"These spirit veins are still here. Even after we wipe them out, there will still be groups of demon beasts following the spirit veins and migrating here next year. The new business alliance will have to spend money again next year. This is like cutting meat with a blunt knife!"

"If you hesitate when you should, you will suffer the consequences! If you had destroyed these spirit veins right away, wouldn't it have been much better to cultivate new ones on the original site after the beast tide was over? You would have spent all the money and suffered all the punishment!"

"That's easy to say, but can't anyone at the New Business Alliance think about these issues? There are seven different voices within a system, seven different approaches to a single issue, and no one is willing to submit to the other. It's not that easy."

When there were two equally powerful voices within the Lin family, they had to split up the family to alleviate the conflict. But here, there are seven voices, which is unimaginable.

Yunshang Secret Island is very big.

The ocean circle surrounding Yunshang Secret Island is even larger.
Although the fleet's propulsion efficiency was good and the coordination was good, Yunyan Xiancheng did not consider equipping the fleet with docking fresh-harvesting ships or dedicated transport ships. Moreover, the fleet could not separate some monster-hunting ships to run cargo, thus infinitely increasing its own risks.

Therefore, the fleet needs to go back to Yunyan Fairy City together from time to time to deliver the goods. The funny thing is that the price given by Yunyan Fairy City is very low, at least significantly lower than the price of fresh goods in Yulong Islands.
You have to know that second-level monsters are not cabbages on the roadside. The price of second-level materials is much more stable than that of first-level materials. This is determined by their scarcity, storability and purchasing power. Even if all second- and third-level forces are constantly hunting, the current purchase price is still about 70% of the average price over the years.
And Yunyan Xiancheng actually wants to make another profit from this in order to reduce expenses. Of course, it is not ruled out that this is the intention of the elder in charge of foundation building himself, rather than the intention of the Jindan forces behind him.

But as long as Jiu Ye did not give any orders, the Yanglongwan fleet was surprisingly quiet. Even if they were unhappy, they did not argue with them. They just lowered the price. Anyway, the overall harvest was still good.

After leaving Yunyan Fairy City, the starling complained:

"They are bullying us! They are missing a full 20%, two..."

"Myna! Relax! You can bully me if you want. We are on their territory. We should tuck our tails between our legs when it's time to do so. We just need to do our job well."

"Huh? What do you mean? Do you want to do it beautifully?"

"There's no point in getting into trouble over a few petty gains. We're not Jindan cultivators, so we can't communicate with their Jindan. The worst that can happen is we won't come next year."

"Wouldn't that be a loss?"

"It's a good deal! Whatever he takes in now, he'll have to pay back double, or even tenfold, next year!"

The current market situation is not dominated by Party A, but completely dominated by Party B!
During the beast tide, many Jindan forces could not even maintain their own territories, and their overall potential continued to decline. Yunshang Secret Island was not an exception, and many forces faced similar situations.

Anyone who can spare some time to earn money now should be considered the boss. If you don’t serve the boss well, he will never come next year.

At least as far as Lin Qianfan knows, in the surrounding waters, only the monster-hunting fleet of the Yulong Islands can handle this task and do it well. By then, it will not be the Lin family who will come here on their own initiative.

Anyone with a boat going somewhere where they can’t get meat?
After listening to Lin Qianfan's analysis, Myna was no longer angry. Even though the price of fresh fish was reduced by 20%, but with the bounty, he still earned more than just hunting monsters, so it was not a wasted trip.

The other party must have calculated the same thing, thinking that the Lin family fleet's monster hunting in Yunshang Secret Island would bring more benefits than hunting monsters in the Dark Sea.
In addition, he had the home advantage in negotiations, which made him feel fearless. However, he did not know that by doing so, he was destroying the credibility of the New Business Alliance, which had not been successfully established.

Trip after trip,
Except for the necessary rest periods, the fleet worked under extreme intensity. Although it was a bit tiring, the benefits were high and it was also very challenging.

Tempering is not suffering,

Mortals are like wood, which will rot if subjected to too much suffering, but cultivators are like jade, which will become more lustrous and stylish with more polishing. The old boatmen who used to follow the Third Master have already taken back their initial high income and become the most stylish group of people in the Qi Refining Realm of the Lin family.

The new shipbuilders all changed their ordinary fate because of the Wind Rider.
Money brings social status! Money brings family status! A wealthy wife is a virtuous wife! A wealthy son is a filial son!
Especially those cousins who came from the same lineage as Lin Qianfan, some of the older ones had unhappy lives in the past. They could not understand what they learned in the clan school, and they were still dull after entering the work. They were just more stable and comfortable than casual cultivators. In essence, they were still high-level casual cultivators.

But after getting on the boat, they learned a lot. Not only did their personal abilities improve, but the old boatmen also taught them life wisdom such as how to behave in society, treat others, and understand people's hearts. With these things, everyone's life gradually became smoother.

Because of these reasons, the families of these cousins often visited Lin Qianfan's home, giving Lin's father and mother enough positive emotions, allowing them to live a fulfilling and satisfying life even without Lin Qianfan's company, and also making the connection between the entire lineage closer.

As for why I said "all", no crew member has died on the Wind Rider since its maiden voyage. Although there were a few accidental injuries during the period, they all received timely treatment from Lin Qianfan/Yinlin and improved or recovered, and are still on the ship today.

So even though Lin Qianfan never gets angry with his subordinates and doesn't use various punishments to demonstrate his authority, he still has extremely high prestige, and his words are enforced.

As for Lin Qianfan's personal cultivation during the operation of the Wind Rider, Lin Qianfan carried a Pure Lotus Cushion with him, so he could practice quietly even in a place with poor spiritual energy and noisy environment. When Lin Qianfan was practicing, Yin Lin took over the role of captain.
In fact, most of the work on the monster hunting ship is done by the boatmen. Only when they work together to encircle and suppress the second-level monsters does the captain need to concentrate on operating the second-level weapons to ensure the hit.
One and a half months later,

With the mutual cooperation and concerted efforts of all ships in the fleet, the mission was finally completed with zero casualties. The profits were distributed among the ships according to their output, and everyone made a lot of money.

The five ships in Yanglong Bay relied on the collective effect of the other seven ships to complete the task efficiently. The other seven ships relied on the identity of the Lin family fleet to reduce taxes and risks, and earned huge value in one go.

Just when the Lin family fleet completed its last mission and received the last bounty, the foundation-building elder who was in charge of this matter at the New Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to invite the Lin family fleet to continue to help next year.

After all, the people we had looked for in previous years couldn't do it so cleanly and efficiently. In the past, some even couldn't finish the job until the winter snow season came. Unlike the Lin family team, they not only did a great job, but also finished it ahead of schedule.

"Oh? This is the fifth year. Did the monster hunting teams that took on the missions for the previous four years not renew their contracts because they didn't perform well?"

This was the first time the Lin family fleet had come to take on this mission. If the bounty hadn't been increasing year by year, and if they hadn't sent a separate invitation to the Lin family, believing they attached great importance to it, they wouldn't have necessarily come.
The Lin family now has many hunting grounds to choose from, and no one will stop them even if they have never been to a place before. This is the benefit of becoming stronger as a whole, and the scope of influence has become larger.

"this…"

The man was stunned and didn't know how to answer. It seemed that no matter how he answered, it would be wrong.

"Weren't you all smiling and happy just now? Why did you suddenly change your expressions?"

City of a Thousand Stars, Upper Town,

In the Wangtian Pavilion, which was restructured from the former Yunshang League, today gathered representatives of Jindan cultivators from some Jindan forces in the four regions of the Inner Sea, as well as some front-line Jindan cultivators who were given a bye. The purpose of inviting these people was to hold a gathering among Jindan cultivators in Wangtian Pavilion to promote communication and exchanges among everyone.

Wangtian Pavilion is certainly not a charity. They need to charge a commission of 150% of each transaction, and they are the main sellers and buyers of this exchange meeting.

When many parties have spoken, the atmosphere is heated and the time is ripe,

Lin Haichao revealed his identity and fourth-level Jindan cultivation and stated his four targets, which were:

Genuine Golden Elixir (not limited to any recipe)

A fully functional Tier 3 ship (of any type)

Water and Blood dual-attribute third-level demon pill (Blood Shark can be purchased at a higher price)

Spiritual items that improve the quality of Dan (price can be increased if the effect is stable)
(End of this chapter)