Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Feeling the tightening around his waist, Su Wang raised his hand and placed it on the head of the person in his arms, gently stroking it.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Mirei."

Three minutes ago,

Not only did the entire ship, the Heart of Death, disappear in the flames, but Su Wang, who was inside the ship, also vanished with it.

Furthermore, since Su Wang had not given any prior notice, the unusual situation resulting from the transformation really frightened the crew members.

Seeing Su Wang burned to ashes along with the Heart of Death, Mi Lei was completely unresponsive, as if she had lost her soul.

It wasn't until a few seconds ago, when Su Wang's figure reappeared at the spot where the Heart of the Dead had vanished, that Mi Lei's pupils regained their color.

The moment Su Wang arrived in front of him, he pounced on him.

Seeing that the person in his arms showed no sign of letting go, Su Wang could only smile wryly and explain to the other crew members while maintaining this posture.

After all, apart from Mireille, the other crew members reacted pretty well.

Tia, her eyes brimming with tears, revealed a fierce expression, her face clearly conveying "I'm angry."

Menata's eyes held an undisguised joy, yet also a hint of helplessness.

Ipak was slightly better, showing a very relieved and comforted expression.

Tia was the first to raise questions.

"Su Wang, I think you should give a proper explanation!"

Su Wang smiled wryly upon hearing this.

"It's my fault, I didn't give them any advance notice."

"However, I didn't know that this transformation would result in this kind of change, but there probably won't be a next time."

Upon hearing this, Tia's eyes became even more "fierce".

"Next time? If there's a next time, I... I won't be your crew member!"

Su Wang knew that these were just angry words she said because she was worried about him.

Since it was indeed his own oversight, he naturally didn't take it seriously and could only make repeated promises.

"I promise it won't happen again!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hands that were tightly wrapped around her waist finally loosened, and a small face with tears streaming down her pink cheeks lifted up from her arms.

"Really...really?"

"Will Brother Su Wang really not disappear again?"

Su Wang raised his sleeve and wiped away Mi Lei's tears while comforting her.

"Don't worry, I won't disappear again."

With this promise, Mi Lei finally released her arms and stepped out of Su Wang's embrace.

At this point, Menata stepped forward and asked.

"Master, what just happened? Where is your ship?"

Su Wang smiled when he heard that.

"The ship is fine, but something unusual has happened."

After saying that, Su Wang had a thought.

The next second, a huge phantom appeared overhead and quickly solidified into reality.

What appeared was the Heart of Death, which had been burned away by the seven-colored flames, but its size was more than three times larger than before it disappeared.

With the re-summoning of the Heart of the Dead
The rest of the people at the port then returned to normal.

Su Wang then instructed Menata and the others to rearrange the workers' boarding process.

He used this time to sort out the changes in himself.

Having gone through this transformation, I have become completely one with the Heart of the Dead.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the "Death Heart" is Su Wang, and Su Wang is also the "Death Heart".

The original fisherman's mark has also disappeared.

However, as Su Wang's thoughts arose, an illusory panel appeared in his sight.

[Supreme Saint: Su Wang]

Holy Soul: Sky and Sea Holy Ship.

Speed: 1 knot to unlimited.

Strength—5000 points.

Stamina—5000 points.

Holy Body: The Supreme Body.

Power: 10 points.

Endurance value: Varies depending on Faith Fuel.

Saint Georg: The Saint of Fishing.

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The information on the panel has changed dramatically compared to before.

The information about the fisherman and the soul vehicle is no longer displayed separately, but has been merged into one, and even the ship's durability has been eliminated.

The reason is that the Heartless Ship is already closely related to Su Wang.

As long as Su Wang remains, the name of Wang Xin will naturally never perish.

When the Heart of the Dead is destroyed, he will perish as well.

However, Su Wang himself has already undergone a change in status, and it can even be said that he has transcended the human realm.

The endurance rating tells the whole story.

From now on, his and the Heart of the Dead's stamina will be closely related to the amount of Faith Fuel they have.

As long as people continue to provide the fuel of faith every day, he cannot perish.

If, for any special reason, the fuel of faith is exhausted, Su Wang will disappear from this world along with the Heart of Death.

But once the believers of the fishing saint contribute new fuel of faith tomorrow, Su Wang will be re-coalesced within this world.

It can almost be said that it has reached a state of immortality.
Unless there is no one left in the world who believes in the fishing saint, and there is no source of fuel for faith, Su Wang may never completely perish.

However, his promotion to the highest level was not announced to all fishermen as it had been when he was promoted to the second-highest level.

If you want to, you can absolutely achieve it.

If Su Wang wanted to, every fisherman would now receive special notifications, and even the rewards could be arbitrarily set, all paid for by the world.

However, Su Wang did not intend to publicize this matter.

Ultimately, only three saints are needed to completely eradicate pollution; there's no need for all fishermen to know too much.

Regarding resources, Su Wang also had no intention of changing the distribution conditions.

All rewards paid to fishermen are derived from the origin of the world.

The "fish" could have lasted much longer, but the appearance of the fishermen and the provision of large rewards reduced its lifespan considerably.

Therefore, Su Wangcai rescinded his idea of ​​using supreme authority to distribute resources without restriction.

While this could allow all fishermen to make a fortune, it also introduces more variables.

Maintaining the status quo and developing steadily is the best option. There are still two of the three supreme beings who have not yet appeared, and we need to reserve some time for their cultivation.

Having learned more from the fish, the subsequent plans will need to be slightly adjusted.

The plans for the remediation of polluted sea areas and the integration of local ports remain unchanged.
What needs to be changed is the premature cultivation of the third saint.

After becoming a near-saint, one must complete two tasks: accumulating faith fuel and following the path of a saint.

With his help, Lao Cao has already made steady progress on both tasks.

The last fisherman saint has yet to be chosen.

Given the time constraints, Su Wang decided to step in and facilitate the appearance of this last saint.

He could have chosen someone from among those he knew to mentor.

However, this is too unfair to the large number of fishermen.

Cao Cao's ascension to the throne was driven by personal motives, and the third sage is no different, which is not good for the other fishermen.

Therefore, Su Wang decided to adopt a competition system for the final selection of the saint.

The pool of eligible participants is limited to all fishermen, with one winner selected from each of the three professional fishermen categories.

Anglers and spearmen can receive the champion reward of a seven-colored monument plus a monument.

The winner of the Fisherman's Profession will receive the ultimate reward of being a Saint Candidate.

With this in mind, Su Wang immediately used his Supreme Authority to draft an event announcement.

Before long, the fish scales on the backs of all the fishermen's hands showed a reaction.

After investigating the cause, they discovered a special mission message: 【The Holy Crown Competition】

Task details: The task will begin in 24 hours. You can choose whether or not to participate.

The competition is divided into three categories, with one arena for each type of fisherman.

The first place winner in the fishing competition will receive the following rewards: 1 Seven-Colored Ascension Monument, 1 Holy Monument, 100 billion Azure Fish Coins, and 1 set of Extraordinary Upgrade Resources.

Second place in the fishing competition: 1 Seven-Colored Ascension Monument, 50 billion Azure Fish Coins, and 1 set of Extraordinary Upgrade Resources.

The 3rd and 4th place finishers in the fishing competition will receive the following rewards: 1 billion Azure Fish Coins and 10 set of Extraordinary Upgrade Resources.

Top 16 Anglers Rewards: 1 billion Azure Fish Coins, 10 set of Extraordinary Upgrade Resources.

Top 32 anglers: 5 million Azure Fish Coins.

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Harpooner... (same as above).

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The first place fisherman's reward: 1 Seven-Colored Ascension Monument, 1 Holy Monument, 100 billion Azure Fish Coins, and 1 set of resources for the advancement to the rank of Quasi-Saint.

(The following is the same as above)
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The release of the mission information immediately caused a sensation among the fishermen.

The fishermen were particularly shocked when they saw the rewards for the fisherman profession.

The discussion area instantly became bustling with activity.

Angel: "Have you all received the mission information? The rewards for this event are amazing!"

"Received. Forget about the champion rewards for angler and harpooner."
How come the Fisherman's Professional Champion gets a direct promotion to the Sub-Saint level?

Winning this championship directly secures the final title of Professional Saint.

Aoshihao: "It's a pity I'm not a fisherman, but the rewards for the fishing competition are pretty good too, like being instantly promoted to the Extraordinary level!"

Aoshihao: "This event should be conducted separately for each profession. I don't know what Su Shen just did, but my strength attribute just increased by 1 points not long ago. It's so awesome."

Shell: "Huh? Why didn't the number of harpooners increase? Sage Qin is still not as powerful as God Su."

"I wonder if Su Shen and Qin Shengzhe will participate in this competition. If they do, then the chance of winning first place is completely gone."

Angel: "Hehe, I'm a fisherman, so I might not run into the two masters, but I still have a chance to win the Saint's resource reward."

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After posting the event tasks, Su Wang opened the chat area to check the fishermen's reactions.

The main purpose of this event is to select the strongest fisherman, but to ensure fairness, tasks for the other two professions have also been issued.

In addition to selecting candidates for Fisherman Saint, it can also select the best among the fishermen, providing them with resources to advance to the extraordinary level and increasing the number of strong fishermen.

However, at that moment, Lao Cao's call request came through.

After Su Wang answered the call, he heard Lao Cao's excited voice.

"Boss, should we go to this event? It's time for my Sea Overlord to show its face."

Upon hearing this, Su Wang's face darkened, and he was speechless.

"Do you really lack these resources? You've already become a saint, why are you still going to compete with them?"

Old Cao chuckled.

"Anyway, it's a reward from the mission, so why not take it? If I don't need it, I can save it for people in the alliance."

"The main problem is that those people keep saying that I, this saint, am unreliable. I have to show them what I'm capable of."

Su Wang was both amused and exasperated, and stopped him.

"You don't need to participate; I've already posted this task."

Cao Ge was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

"Huh? Boss, you posted this?"

After thinking for a moment, Su Wang decided to take this opportunity to tell him about communicating with the "fish" and the duties of a saint.

Cao Ge is already one of the three great saints, and he cannot escape his final duty. It doesn't matter whether he finds out sooner or later.

Knowing sooner will put some pressure on him, preventing him from being too leisurely every day.

This will also allow him to prepare mentally.

Immediately, Su Wang told Cao Ge about his ascension to the highest level and his communication with the fish without reservation.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ge remained silent for a long time.

When the voice came again, the tone no longer had the playful and smiling quality it had just displayed.

"Boss, I didn't know you were carrying such a heavy burden all by yourself."

"Why didn't you tell me about this sooner? I could have tried my best to help you share the burden."

Su Wang smiled with relief.

"I only found out about it recently, shortly after I became a saint."

"Now you should understand why I held this competition."
You should hurry up; we don't have much time left.

Cao Ge replied calmly upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll finish those two tasks soon."

"When it comes to dealing with that pollution, with our two ships combined, there shouldn't be any problem."

Su Wang continued to laugh.

"Alright, you know how serious this is. Don't get involved in this mission. Give the other fishermen a chance."

After saying that, Su Wang ended the call with Cao Ge and posted several messages in the Fishermen's Exchange Area.

The Heart of Death: "Neither Qin Shengzhe nor I will participate in this event mission. Everyone, please do your best!"

The Heartless: "If you make it into the top 64, you will be granted the privilege of joining the Fool's Alliance."

As soon as Su Wang's message was released, the fishermen reacted immediately.

Shell: "Even if Su Shen and Qin Shengzhe don't participate, we still have a chance to take first place!"

Aoshihao: "Originally, I was just thinking of aiming for second place, but now I have to work harder and see if I have a chance to take first place."

"I think there's a high probability that the top 32 are all in Su Shen's alliance. By following Su Shen, they'll become stronger much faster than us."

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After leaving the chat area, Su Wang then chose to contact Di Anxuan.

Di Anxuan's profession happened to be a fisherman, and he was one of the first fishermen he came into contact with.

In fact, Su Wang originally had Di Anxuan as his first choice to cultivate as the Fisherman Saint.

Not only are their strengths among the best in the League of Fishermen,

Importantly, Di Anxuan is calm and independent, and her competence is evident when she leads and coordinates expedition fleets.

However, in order to prevent the other fishermen from feeling that they had monopolized the three saintly professions, they did not directly offer Di Anxuan the opportunity to be promoted to saint.

To avoid causing resentment among some fishermen and the loss of their long-accumulated prestige and reputation.

And this competition event,
Su Wang hoped that Di Anxuan could rely on her own strength to seize the top position in the fisherman profession and naturally become the Fisherman Saint.

As the call connected, Di Anxuan's gentle voice rang out.

"Alliance Leader Su, is there something you need?"

Su Wang replied upon hearing this.

"You received the mission/event notification just now, right? Any thoughts?"

Di Anxuan answered immediately.

"Win first place."

Su Wang nodded secretly upon hearing this.

"Let me tell you, becoming a saint requires undertaking an inescapable and arduous task."

"The difficulty of this task may far exceed your imagination and will bring immense pressure. Do you still want to win first place?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the call before a response came again.

"think."

The brief but firm answer made Su Wang even more certain that his previous choice was correct.

"Alright, I await your good news. Once you win first place, I will reveal the truth of this world to you."

After hanging up the call, Su Wang did not give Di Anxuan any special training or pave the way for her to reach the top.

Su Wang believed that from the arrival of the fishermen to the establishment of the second dock,
They can all reach the level of those who are only slightly slower than him on their own, without needing him to provide any extra convenience.

The real convenience he needs to provide will be given after Di Anxuan becomes a saint.

…(End of this chapter)