Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

They continued their investigation for most of the day.

All that was discovered during the search and investigation were one contaminated aggregate after another.

The area of ​​deeply polluted sea is extremely vast, possibly much larger than that of normal sea areas.

Su Wang estimated that there must be some special things in this deeply polluted sea area that he had never seen before.

It is absolutely impossible that there are only polluting aggregates and polluting sources.

It's a pity that such a vast area...

Even if the monster fish that the Heart of the Dead mimics swims extremely fast, it is impossible for it to search too many places in a short period of time.

Su Wang decided to turn back, since the discovery of the contaminant polymer was important enough.

If even more terrifying things are discovered, it would not be a good thing.

The little confidence that has just been built up will likely be destroyed again.

At this point, Su Wang drove the strange fish that the Death Heart had transformed into to quickly exit its mimicry state and revert to its Death Heart form.

The purpose was to take this opportunity to understand the impact of deeply polluted waters on the ship's hull one last time, and also to restore its original operational capabilities.

With the perfect mimicry effect removed, the Heart of the Dead reverts to its true appearance.

The scorching flames burst forth in this dark land.

The surface of a massive warship is ablaze with raging white flames, a protective barrier formed by the burning fuel of faith.

As the perfect mimicry was dispelled, the connection to the corrupted will was immediately and completely driven away by the power brought about by the burning of faith fuel.

The next second, the dark sea erupted in chaos.

[Warning: A large number of pollutants have approached. Continued presence will pose unpredictable threats. Fishermen are advised to leave the polluted area immediately.]

"Sure enough."

Su Wang felt reassured and was not surprised by the warning message.

Fortunately, there were no polluting aggregates near the waters he chose to stay in, and therefore no sources of pollution were nearby.

The threat in the warning message did not materialize immediately, giving Su Wang ample time to react.

Su Wang immediately stopped burning the faith fuel and tested the impact of a normal warship in this sea area.

The white flames died down, darkness returned, and the notification message appeared as expected.

The vehicle is corroded, losing 1000 durability points per second. The corrosion rate doubles while the vehicle is in motion.

Su Wang maneuvered the Death Heart to leave the water and fly into the air.

However, the message changed again, decreasing from 1000 points of ship durability reduction per second to only 100 points.

Only one-tenth of the amount when in contact with seawater.

"Even in the air, pollution and erosion cannot be avoided..."

The erosive effects of the deeply polluted sea area truly surprised Su Wang.

The erosion effect in moderately polluted sea areas is calculated per minute, while in deeply polluted sea areas it is calculated per second.

In such a situation, most surface warships wouldn't last even half a minute before being completely corroded by the pollution.

Su Wang's expression was somewhat solemn.
This means that methods implemented in moderately polluted waters will not work in deeply polluted waters.

No surface warship can operate in deeply polluted waters.

The only vehicles that can move are those of fishermen who possess the treasures of the clean sea.

After ascertaining the situation,
Su Wang dared not linger, lest something unexpected happen, and immediately activated the Death Heart, shuttling back to the Fire Spirit Fish Wharf.

As the water gate disappeared, the once turbulent Dark Sea returned to silence.

The nearly one thousand pollutants that had been swimming in from a distance seemed to have lost their target and changed course, heading towards the moderately polluted sea area.

Several polluting aggregates have recently appeared in that area of ​​water.

After the Heart of the Dead disappeared, it suddenly calmed down and returned to its original state of occasionally producing a few pollutants.

...

Returning to the pure, sunlit sea, Su Wang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

Spending long periods of time in that dark environment can create a significant sense of oppression and psychological stress.

And the first thing upon returning

Su Wang then gathered 300 air and sea warships, preparing to take them back to Fool's Wharf for further arrangements.

The appalling state of the heavily polluted sea area left Su with no interest in reasoning with the local docks.

Now he will only give the local ports one option: to submit.

The only difference is,
First, they voluntarily submit, offering resources for use on the front lines.

The second option is to resist, which is then forcibly corrected into "voluntary" submission, resulting in the surrender of resources.

With the Heart of the Dead and 300 air and sea warships, it would be enough to destroy the resistance of most docks.

The first place that needs stabilization is the local docks near Fool's Wharf.

Initiating the conquest will inevitably alert the Pisces King, and the other party cannot remain silent.

Su Wang's first priority was to stabilize the area around Fool's Wharf, his base, to avoid any future troubles.

After all, the vast majority of the port's combat fleet has been taken to the front lines.

He didn't want to lead his fleet to the front lines himself, or have enemy fleets raid his home base while he was conquering other local ports.

Upon returning to Fool's Wharf,
Su Wang first closed his eyes tightly, calling out a name in his heart.

"Fish, can you hear me?"

"If you heard me, give me a response; I need to speak with you."

Fool's Wharf is currently part of the Pisces Alliance, which is automatically joined by every local wharf that develops to level 3.

The Pisces Alliance is now under the rule of the Pisces King.

Su Wang's next move would undoubtedly deviate from the Pisces Alliance, so he naturally did not want to continue to bring Fool's Wharf under the Pisces Alliance's control.

The initial calls from the heart went unanswered.

However, Su Wang believed that given his current actions and his status as a saint, it was impossible for Yu not to have paid attention to him.

At first, I called out to them more than a dozen times, but there was no response.

Su Wangdu even doubted whether he had misunderstood.

But then a notification appeared, which made Su Wang breathe a sigh of relief.

[Angler Su Wang, please state your demands.]

Seeing this clearly abnormal message,

Undoubtedly, the fish has already expressed its will, but it is conveying it through the fisherman's information prompts.

Su Wang silently recited in his heart.

"I need my own dock to break away from the Pisces Alliance and be able to establish my own dock alliance channels."

"It is a dock alliance that can take over the indigenous people's docks, apart from the fishermen's alliance."

Currently, Su Wang only has a dock alliance among fishermen, but there is no management channel for local docks.

The small alliance that developed at Bingluo Wharf was only a verbal alliance and lacked formal recognition.

Not long after Su Wang silently recited his request, two notification messages appeared before his eyes.

[The demands have been met; Fool's Wharf has left the Pisces Alliance.]

[Fool's Wharf has been granted the right to establish a wharf alliance. Please name the alliance.]

A flash of joy appeared in Su Wang's eyes.

"The Cleansing Alliance".

The Cleansing Alliance has been established, ruling the Fool's Wharf. Currently, the alliance has 1 wharf. The alliance code has not yet been drafted; should the Pisces Code be postponed?

After thinking for two seconds, Su Wang silently selected the "yes" option.

The Pisces Code still plays a significant role in stabilizing the relationships between local ports.

Su Wang didn't have time to figure out a new set of rules, so he might as well just use the Pisces Code.

With this choice made, the Pure World Alliance, independent of the Pisces Alliance, was successfully born at this moment.

...

At the same moment,

Inside the capital of Pisces, the Pisces King was resting in his palace.

However, at that moment, the fish mark on the back of his hand appeared unusual. Out of curiosity, the Pisces King summoned the dock scroll to investigate.

When he saw a message suddenly appear in the alliance management, his face immediately turned gloomy.

"Fool's Wharf withdraws from the alliance?"

"Okay... finally they've shown their true colors."

From the very beginning of the Pisces Alliance,
There have only been regular new Tier 3 docks joining the alliance, and there has never been a prompt to leave the alliance.

The docks that join have no right to choose to withdraw.

Only Pisces Wharf, as the ruling power of the Dominion Alliance, can expel the wharf and force it out of the Alliance.

However, today, the first dock to voluntarily withdraw from the alliance has emerged.

If it were just an ordinary dock, that would be one thing, but even Pisces King himself couldn't remember which docks existed within the alliance.

But he remembered "Fool's Wharf" very clearly; it was the wharf of the saint Su Wang.

However, before Pisces King could react, another 50 docks withdrew from the alliance.

Each of these was a fisherman's wharf that was initially submitted for assistance.

"Good! Very good! Are you planning a rebellion?!"

Pisces King's face was terribly gloomy, and he uttered these words through clenched teeth.

Joining the Pisces Alliance means accepting the rule of Pisces Pier.

This is why, despite Pisces King's great fear of the "fishermen" group, he did not take action.

However, the docks currently known to have been built by "fishermen"

The fact that they all withdrew from the Pisces Alliance at the same time suggests that they are no longer willing to accept the rule of Pisces Wharf.

This made the Pisces King feel that his royal authority had been disrespected.

"How dare you!"

"Just based on a so-called saint?"

Enraged, the Pisces King sternly summoned his attendants outside his bedchamber and issued several orders.

...

Su Wang's side,

Upon the successful establishment of the Clean World Alliance, a collective call was sent to the 50 fishermen within the Fishermen's Alliance.

We informed them about the establishment of the local alliance and sent them an invitation to join.

Su Wang had already reported these 50 docks to Pisces King, which revealed the identities of the fishermen.

As for the other docks built by fishermen, since they have not yet been reported, Pisces King was unable to confirm their identities immediately.

To guard against the Pisces King's counterattack, Su Wang chose to prioritize protecting these 50 fishermen and let them leave the Pisces Alliance first.

As for the other fishermen's wharves
Su Wang decided to wait until the Clean World Alliance stabilized before gradually having them withdraw from the Pisces Alliance and join the Clean World Alliance.

Su Wang had also considered whether to carry out a decapitation operation, secretly going to kill the Pisces King.

But then I thought about how the death of the Pisces King might cause chaos among the local docks.

With the threat of pollution looming, it would be inconvenient for Su Wang to conquer the local ports if they remained in disarray.

At the same time, internal strife could also lead to the dumping of resources at various ports for the consumption of civil war.

This contradicts Su Wang's original intention to conquer the local docks.

Furthermore, since Pisces King has not yet truly launched a counterattack, taking the initiative would not be in line with the noble cause of fighting against pollution.

After thinking about it,

Su Wang decided to spare the Pisces King's life for now, allowing him to maintain stability among the local docks, and then deal with him after gradually consuming most of the local docks.

The initial steps of the plan have been completed, and Su Wang has no time to waste.

They immediately prepared to conquer the nearest docks.

...

In fact, we've had dealings with several nearby docks.

Not long ago, a merchant fleet from the Hongzhe Wharf even came to buy goods.

This was also the first target Su Wang had chosen.

Su Wang still hoped to peacefully conquer these docks with which he had previously made contact.

Having left the Pisces Alliance, Su Wang naturally lost the ability to view the coordinates of nearby docks through the alliance.

Fortunately, the ship's certificate included the coordinates of the Red Jellyfish Wharf, so we weren't completely lost.

With a dock marked with coordinates, a lot of time can be saved.

Su Wang, aboard the Wangxin, issued the tunneling order to the 300 air and sea warships.

In the blink of an eye, 301 giant warships traversed hundreds of nautical miles and arrived above a port.

The sudden appearance of more than 3 huge warships above the port, suspended high in the air, undoubtedly caused chaos at the Red Jellyfish Wharf.

Many residents and patrolling guards stared at the huge warship that had suddenly appeared overhead, their faces showing fear, confusion, and panic.

"What...what is this?"

Why have so many warships suddenly appeared in the sky?

"Quickly! Go and inform the lord!"

...

The remaining warships near the port also began to move, surrounding the more than 3 airships that had appeared.

However, since the target was in the sky and close to the dock, the fleet commander was unsure whether to issue an attack order.

Fortunately, the suddenly appearing air fleet did not show any hostile intent, leading to a stalemate for a time.

Meanwhile, Su Wang, inside the Death Heart, took out a communication shell.

It contains the communication bead of Lord Karame of Red Jellyfish Wharf.

Not long after the sound transmission bead was activated, Karame's slightly hoarse voice rang out from inside the sound transmission bead.

"Lord Su?"

"Is there something urgent that you need to contact me at this time?"
I'm facing a small problem. If it's not urgent, I'll contact you later.

Karame's voice was somewhat hurried, as if she was trying to hide her inner panic.

Su Wang knew why Lord Karame reacted this way, and he also knew what she wanted to deal with.

"Lord Karame, there is no need to be alarmed. It would be very impolite of you to be visited so suddenly without prior notice.

When these words reached Karame's ears, a moment of silence ensued.

After a moment of silence came a question of disbelief.

"You...you mean the 301 warships that suddenly appeared on my dock were brought by you?"

Karame's tone was filled with surprise, but also with a hint of relief.

Su Wang replied upon hearing this.

"You mean 301 warships hovering in the sky? Then that should be correct."

Having received a definite answer, Karame immediately replied quickly.

"Lord Su Wang, you really startled me. I never expected you to..."

At this point, Kalam seemed unsure how to express himself.

After all, these are warships that fly in the sky.
This was the first time she had ever heard of such a warship. If her subordinates hadn't so confidently reported that it was indeed flying in the sky, she wouldn't have believed that such a warship existed.

She had already witnessed the mystery surrounding Lord Su Wang.

We haven't seen each other since we last parted ways.

During this time, she personally led a caravan to Fool's Wharf to trade once, just to see this lord of unknown potential again.

Unfortunately, Lord Su Wang seemed to be too busy to meet with him.

But when they met again after several months, Lord Su Wang had changed to the point that he was a complete stranger to her.

After thinking it over and over, Karamaz finally managed to utter a sentence.

"I'll go to the port right now."

He then disconnected from the communication device.

…(End of this chapter)