Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

After the call ended,
Su Wang immediately began to consider how he would use the Sacred Scale.

The complete version of the Seven-Colored Ascension Monument can be directly exchanged for 99 monuments. The missing King Scales in the white Ascension Monument will also be completed, making a total of 100 sets.

Currently, there are only about 900 fishermen within the alliance.

It's not like I can't afford to exchange for over 900 seats directly.

However, since it is intended as a reward to incentivize development, its incentive effect is greatly diminished if it applies to everyone.

Next, take 10 of each color's King Scales to synthesize the Fish Pearl that summons the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish.

100 sets of exceptional fishing tackle accessories, and 5 million sets each of silver, gold, and exceptional-grade fish materials.

After exchanging them, I used up just over 9 million Holy Scales, leaving 6 million Holy Scales unused.

Knowing that he could enter the secret realm at any time to exchange for the items, Su Wang was not in a hurry to use up all the Sacred Scales at once.

"A seven-colored sacred fish is truly a lucky fish!"

Su Wang couldn't help but marvel at the benefits brought by the Sacred Fish Feast.

With these sacred scales, there's basically no need to capture various fish kings; you can simply exchange them for whatever you want.

After exiting the Seven-Colored Secret Realm, Su Wang immediately traveled back to Fool's Wharf, preparing to make use of the gains he had made.

After arriving at the pier,
Su Wang first sought out Cao Ge and informed him of his plan to train him to become a sub-saint of the harpoon master profession.

As soon as he said this, Cao Ge stared in astonishment at his chubby face.

"I...I can become the...second Quasi-Saint?"

Old Cao seemed unable to believe what he was hearing, and stammered as he asked to confirm.

Seeing his reaction, Su Wang immediately teased him.

"What? Don't want to?"

"Then I'll have to choose someone else."

Cao Ge finally snapped out of his shock and hurriedly said...

"If you're willing, then choose me, Lao Cao!"

Su Wang stopped teasing him and took out several items.

This includes 4 marine relics, 4 extraordinary fishing gear accessories, and an extraordinary vehicle historical imprint, a reward for advancing to the sub-saint level.

Cao Ge had been a Gold-level Fisherman for a long time, but he lacked the marine relics needed to upgrade to a Super Fisherman, which is why he had not been able to advance.

This operation to pollute the sea yielded a large number of marine relics, and Su Wang is now able to provide these relics to his subordinates.

After tossing these things into Cao Ge's hands, Su Wang immediately asked.

"Shouldn't you have prepared the rest yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ge naturally understood that he was referring to the remaining resources needed for the upgrade, and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes! Boss! No... Godfather!"

Upon hearing Cao Ge's change of address, Su Wang was left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

"No, I don't have such a wicked son as you."

Cao Ge chuckled sheepishly, but when he saw the extraordinary vehicle historical imprint in his hand, he suddenly thought of something and spoke up.

"Boss, did you also use this thing to upgrade your Heart of the Dead?"

Su Wang nodded upon hearing this.

"That's right, the Heart of Death is a warship design I created myself using a custom scroll, so what?"

In that vast historical universe, there exists a wide variety of extraordinary vehicle designs, enough to choose from.

It wouldn't matter if Cao Ge chose the same air-sea battleship option as the Wangxin.

However, after hearing the answer, Cao Ge looked thoughtful for a moment before suddenly speaking.

"Boss, I also want to create a warship design."

Upon hearing this, Su Wang asked with great interest.

"Tell me what you think."

Since he had decided to cultivate Cao Ge into a sub-sage, Su Wang was prepared to support him wholeheartedly, and he also had the confidence to do so.

Since Cao Ge has his own ideas, Su Wang doesn't mind listening to them and offering suggestions.

Cao Ge's eyes hardened as he answered.

"I want to create a fortress-like warship!"

Cao Ge first stated his main idea, and then described in detail what he was thinking.

It turns out that he wanted to build an extremely large warship, which was more like a sea fortress than a warship.

In Cao Ge's vision, the warships should ideally be as large as a small dock.

After listening to Cao Ge's idea, Su Wang did not speak immediately, but instead showed a thoughtful look in his eyes.

A sea fortress?

Even when the Heart of the Dead reached the extraordinary level, it was only a few hundred meters long, which is incomparable to the docks that are often thousands of meters long.

Cao Ge, however, wanted to create a giant warship as big as a dock.

Su Wang was also unable to confirm whether it was feasible.

When Su Wang asked Cao Ge why he wanted to create such a solution, his answer made Su Wang's eyes light up.

"Boss, your air and sea warships are already the overlords of the air, so I, Lao Cao, must also become the overlord of the sea."

"Besides, the air and sea warships have already formed a fleet, so adding one more of me, Lao Cao, won't make much difference. It's better to focus on developing defensive fortresses."

"At that time, you, Boss, will be the strongest sword, and I, Old Cao, will be the strongest shield. With sword and shield combined, we will be invincible!"

Hearing Cao Ge say that, Su Wang also felt that there was some truth to it.

They immediately prepared to give it a try.

Su Wang asked Cao Ge to wait a moment, then returned to the Lost Heart and re-entered the Seven-Colored Secret Realm, exchanging for a transcendent-level custom permanent scroll.

He then led Cao Ge to the warship manufacturing plant.

He handed the extraordinary custom permanent scroll to Cao Ge and explained how to use it.

Then they asked Cao Ge to try it out and see if the plan was feasible to manufacture.

However, less than 10 seconds later, Cao Ge opened his eyes and shook his head.

"The proposed solution is too complex and cannot be supported by a single custom map."

Upon hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed across Su Wang's eyes. He then took out more than a dozen custom scrolls from the fish hold and handed them over.

"try again."

Cao Ge took the scroll and closed his eyes again.

This time, a full five minutes passed, and Cao Ge still didn't open his eyes.

A look of joy immediately appeared in Su Wang's eyes.

"has hope!"

The fact that the eyes were not open indicates that the drafting process had already begun, rather than the initial idea being rejected.

Su Wang waited quietly, wanting to see what kind of warship plan Cao Ge would come up with.

And this wait lasted for nearly an hour.
Even Su Wang was quite surprised.

Just then, Cao Ge finally opened his eyes, and the smile that he couldn't help but reveal on his lips further confirmed the outcome.

Suddenly, the dozen or so scrolls in Cao Ge's hand transformed into a stream of light and merged into one, finally revealing a golden scroll.

Cao Ge excitedly handed the scroll in his hand to Su Wangdao.

"Boss! I did it!"

Su Wang took the scroll and was immediately surprised when he saw the information on it.

[Permanent Scroll of Quasi-Saint Level: Sea Overlord.]

Function: Can produce super-standard warships of the Quasi-Saint class, with no upper limit on hull size. Core expansion requires the fusion of 1 dock.

The vessel's size can be continuously increased, and it has a massive amount of equipment, but its mobility is extremely slow.

Crafting materials: wood, steel, 3000 billion Azure Fish Coins, 100 million Superb Grade 4 Fish Materials, 100 Ocean Relics.

...

The consumption of manufacturing materials is outrageous, and even the expansion of the core requires the integration of the dock.

However, the specific attributes of the warship will only be known after a manufacturing station is built.

This time, Su Wang doesn't plan to use the scroll at Fool's Wharf.

After all, the formation of the air and sea fleet made Su Wang realize the special benefits of having prototype ships at the dock.

The prototype ship's owner has already been designated as Cao Ge, so this scroll will naturally be used in his favor.

Since the map information indicates that core expansion requires the integration of the dock, Cao Ge's vehicles may also need to meet this requirement.

After thinking it over, Su Wang suddenly had an idea.

On the edge of the polluted sea area, in order to leave behind a convenient retreat route.

Su Wang had already occupied a new dock and upgraded it to level 5.

However, the dock was completely empty at the moment, with hardly any basic buildings constructed.

Now, there are already three cleaned-up docks inside the polluted sea area, so the docks left as a fallback route are no longer of much use.

Su Wang decided to use this dock as an experimental target and make Cao Ge the subordinate lord of this dock.

After having an idea, Su Wangxuan immediately told Cao Ge about it.

Upon hearing that Su Wang was willing to provide a level 5 empty dock,

Cao Ge was immediately filled with gratitude and wanted to give him a big hug, repeatedly calling out "Godfather, you are so righteous!"

...

Cao Ge's vehicle also has a quantum turbine device.

Therefore, after Su Wang returned to the Wangxin, he immediately called him to tunnel together to the blank Level 5 dock.

This pier is located on the edge of polluted waters, where strange fish swarms attack at any time.

Therefore, Su Wang also kept over 2 warships and 400 extraordinary fish souls as guards. They captured a considerable number of strange fish every day.

Upon arriving at the dock, Su Wang immediately instructed Cao Ge to undergo a superhuman advancement.

The promotion process lasted for about half an hour, and even after Cao Ge reappeared on the deck of the Qin Shi Huang, there was no change in the ship's hull.

This made Su Wang wonder if he had failed to advance.
However, judging from the joyful expression on Cao Ge's face, it seems that this is not the case.

Only after inquiring did we learn that Cao Ge had indeed found the path to advancement as the "Sea Overlord" in that vast sea of ​​history.

He has indeed been promoted, or rather, partially promoted.

Just as Su Wang had guessed,
As Cao Ge chooses the [Sea Overlord] as the advanced vehicle for the super-class upgrade, the vehicle also needs to be integrated with the dock to be upgraded to the super-class.

Upon learning of the situation, Su Wang immediately transferred the lordship of the level 5 blank dock to Cao Ge.

Although this would remove Cao Ge from the ownership of Fool's Wharf, for Cao Ge's better development, it is sufficient to find a new governor for Fool's Wharf.

After transferring the dock, Cao Ge owned his own dock, which immediately met the requirements for vehicle upgrade.

Su Wang also handed him the scroll of "Sea Overlord" and asked him to use it at the dock first.

Su Wang was quite interested in the vehicles that could be integrated with the dock, and wanted to know what kind of changes would occur in the end.

Before long, Cao Ge had prepared everything, and Su Wang also withdrew his extraordinary fish soul and drove the fleet away from the dock.

Cao Ge was standing in the middle of the dock, while the Qin Shi Huang ship was docked in the dockyard.

The next second, the massive dock began to shake violently as if an earthquake had struck.

From his aerial position, Su Wangneng could see that the entire dock was shrinking!

It's not expanding, it's shrinking!

Meanwhile, steel plates began to spread and extend from the edge of the dock.

This change lasted for nearly an hour before finally ending.

What appeared in Su Wang's eyes was a colossal, circular object situated on the sea.

It has a diameter of over 5 kilometers and rises to a height of 2 kilometers above the sea!

It resembles a sleeping behemoth curled up and lurking on the surface of the sea.

"Good heavens, Old Cao has really created a maritime overlord." Su Wang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

As soon as the vehicle's advanced evolution was completed, Su Wang received a call request from Cao Ge.

After the call connected, Cao Ge's slightly smug voice came through.

"Boss, how does it look? Does it look handsome from the outside?"

Su Wang pouted.

"It's alright. It looks round, which is perfect for the Heart of the Dead to be a target."

"How about I fire a shot to celebrate the birth of your maritime overlord? And test its defensive capabilities while I'm at it."

Cao Ge realized he had been too cocky and quickly restrained himself.

"Hehe... No way, I'm just chubby, I can't take your shot, boss."

Before Su Wang could even ask, Cao Ge naturally shared the information about the Qin Shi Huang ship.

[Fisherman Cao Ge shares vehicle information with you.]

[Soul Vehicle: Qin Shi Huang]

Vehicle category: Extraordinary-class Sea Overlord Warship.

Vehicle attributes:
Speed: 5+10+10 knots.

Strength——600+100 points.

Endurance——200+100 points.

Vehicle durability: 500/500.

Extraordinary Features: Unlimited Expansion – Sustainably consumes resources to increase hull size, increases maximum durability as size increases, and reduces speed by 90%.

For every kilometer increase in the diameter of the shipboard equipment slots, 500 slots are added, and the maximum number of Fish Souls that can be assembled increases by 100.

It also functions as a dock, allowing ships to berth. Currently, the number of docks that can berth is 0/1500.

...

Upon seeing the information about the Qin Shi Huang ship, Su Wang couldn't help but be amazed by its power.

The advantage of air-sea warships lies in their ability to fly and conduct high-altitude strikes, while also possessing high maneuverability.

This naval hegemon warship is consistent with Cao Ge's envisioned fortress.

While losing mobility, it gains extremely strong defense and durability.

With unlimited expansion of equipment slots, the potential is indeed quite significant.

Although it is slow and large in size,
When facing an attack, it shares the same drawback as the dock: it can only stay in place and take the hits, with no way to dodge.

However, the dominant warships at sea have an advantage that docks do not have: they can attack autonomously.

Unlike docks, which can only rely on fish spirits and fleets for defense.

Su Wang could imagine that if equipped with a thousand or even several thousand extraordinary cannons, it would be comparable to the massive firepower of a fleet.

However, according to Cao Ge's retelling,
To increase the diameter of the Qin Shihuang ship by another kilometer, it would require an investment of 1000 billion yuan in three resources and tens of millions of extraordinary fish materials.

Furthermore, the current title of Qin Shihuang is quite apt, just as Cao Ge jokingly described it as "bloated and bloated."

There are plenty of equipment slots, but no equipment is available.

Both increasing the size and adding equipment involve enormous resource expenditures, making them veritable money-devouring beasts.

Even with Su Wang's current resource reserves, it would take a huge financial investment to bring the Qin Shi Huang ship to its peak.

If it were dozens of pieces of equipment, Su Wang would be happy to provide them; it wouldn't cost too many resources.

It's definitely not enough to feed the current Qin Shi Huang ship.

Next, Su Wang asked about the requirements for upgrading to a Quasi-Saint level vehicle.

This time it wasn't much different from the Deathheart; it still only required meeting 5 extraordinary devices.

Su Wang had already handed it over to Cao Ge in advance.

Although the title of Qin Shihuang was "bloated," it did not prevent it from being promoted again.

Su Wang immediately told Cao Ge not to hesitate and to continue upgrading.

This upgrade took less than 10 minutes, and the Qin Shihuang ship's appearance did not change again.

Su Wang knew from the burning sensation emanating from the scales on the back of his hand that Cao Ge had successfully advanced to the level of a sub-saint fisherman.

When the Fisherman's Scroll was summoned, it was exactly as expected.

Qin Shi Huang, known as Captain Cao Ge, ascended to the position of Saint among the three major professions of the Fish Gunner, forever remembered in history.

The saint has arrived, and the fishermen are blessed. We hereby reward you with 1 million blue fish coins and 1 random extraordinary fish soul - not claimed yet.

The harpooner class fisherman receives a divine blessing and an additional reward of 1 Extraordinary Vehicle Historical Imprint—not yet claimed.

...

The announcement was almost identical to the one given when the Heart of the Dead was promoted, except that the protagonist and the fisherman's professions had changed.

Thus, the harpooner class fishermen also received the blessing of a saint.

Before Cao Ge appeared, Su Wang immediately opened the chat area to check the fishermen's reactions.

As expected, the appearance of the second saint caused a great sensation among the fishermen.

Mingjing: "Holy crap! That shameless Qin Shi Huang actually advanced to the Saint realm?"

Dragon Slayer: "Damn it! There's no hope anymore, how did he beat us to it!"

Squirrel: "I've done the math, and it must be Boss Su who gave him special treatment. I saw him walk out of Boss Su's room last night."

"I'm so envious. If God Su would help me become a saint, I'd be happy to go to his room every night."

Unlike Su Wang, who only occasionally pops up in the chat area,
Cao Ge, whose pseudonym is Qin Shihuang, is a long-time active user in the discussion forum, and many fishermen know him.

When Cao Ge was promoted to Saint, the first thing many fishermen thought of was Su Wang.

No one believed that Cao Ge had advanced to the Saint realm through his own efforts.

Seeing this, Su Wang was both amused and exasperated.

What made him even more dumbfounded was...
After Cao Ge advanced to the Saint realm, he didn't immediately check on his own changes, but instead came to the chat area to show off.

A ship's name with a seven-colored halo appeared in the chat area.

Qin Shi Huang: "Ahem! Mingjing, I didn't mind you calling me shameless before, but remember to address me respectfully as Sage Qin from now on!"

Qin Shi Huang said: "And you, Squirrel, the boss and I are like father and son. I will have to take care of him from now on."

Qin Shi Huang famously said, "Without my adoptive father, I, Cao Cao, would not be where I am today."

However, I still need a foster mother. I'll screen potential candidates on behalf of my father. The interview fee is 99,800 Fish Coins. Contact me if you're sincere.

At first, Su Wang just watched the show quietly.
But when Cao Ge started talking about interviewing his stepmother, his lips twitched.

He quickly initiated a call request to Cao Ge.

Once the call connected, Su Wang said "fiercely".

"You've gotten too cocky after becoming a Saint? I think you're just asking for trouble!"

"Looks like we still have to fire a shot to test whether your naval hegemon is tough enough."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ge hurriedly begged for mercy.

"I'm just saying this because I saw someone slandering your innocence, boss. Besides, I'm just a saint in name only; my vehicle doesn't even have any combat capability."

"I'm not trying to use your influence, boss, to earn some fish coins to fund my vehicle development."

Su Wang knew that Cao Ge was just shameless by nature and was only joking.

However, the improvement of the Sea Overlord is indeed a problem.

However, this problem may have been troublesome in the past, but it is not difficult to solve now.

Su Wang then pointed out a clear path to Cao Ge.

…(End of this chapter)