Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 8 Value Replacement

I watched as the topic in the communication area once again focused on me.

Su Wang was speechless.

I just wanted to quietly earn some fish coins, how did it cause a sensation again?

Only the skyrocketing stock of fish coins can comfort my frightened heart.

3700 portions of sandfin fish fillets might seem too much for Su Wang.

When it is dispersed among an unknown number of fishermen, it seems insufficient.

Not to mention that many fishermen have more than one fish coin on hand.

The 3700 pieces of sandfin fillets were put on sale for just two or three minutes before the stock was sold out at an astonishing speed.

Instead, the number of fish coins in Su Wang's hand increased by 925.

Together with the original 91 pieces in stock, the number of fish coins has exceeded four digits.

Looking at the many messages in the exchange area hoping that he would continue to sell fish,

Su Wang did not explain in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The more than 200 pieces of sandfin fish meat that I kept had to be used by myself and definitely could not be sold.

I can only close the communication area to avoid seeing it and feeling uneasy.

Wait for the commotion to subside on its own over time.

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"With so many fish coins, I can smelt some materials."

Su Wang got up from the wooden bed and walked to the operating table.

The sandfin fish school not only brought a large amount of fish meat to itself.

There are also a lot of fish materials, but they are all ordinary grade.

Upgrading the underwater gear requires black iron-grade materials, and the progress is too slow if you just fish on your own.

It is better to consume fish coins in exchange for faster progress.

My current progress should be ahead of most fishermen, but now is definitely not the time to slack off.

"This world is not that simple. We must strengthen ourselves as soon as possible."

Take a look at the current material inventory.

After upgrading the vehicle,
Currently there are 35 pieces of wood, 75 pieces of steel plates, 2100 pieces of ordinary fish scales, 1290 pieces of ordinary fish skin, 285 pieces of ordinary fish glue, and 245 pieces of ordinary fish tendons.

I don’t know if it’s because the sandfin fish is too small, but the decomposed materials are not fixed.

This results in different quantities of various materials.

If all these materials were smelted into black iron grade, it wouldn't be a lot.

It is far from meeting the upgrade requirements of the next level of vehicles.

"It seems that the main way to obtain black iron materials is to start from black iron-level fish. Smelting materials can only serve as a means of supplementing materials." Su Wang pondered.

After a rough calculation, the fish coins on hand are enough to smelt and synthesize most of these materials.

Su Wang no longer hesitated and started smelting immediately.

After all the operations, 310 fish coins were consumed.

Except for some ordinary fish scales that could not be smelted due to lack of steel plates, all other ordinary fish materials were smelted into black iron grade.

In terms of fish skin, fish glue and fish tendons, nearly half of the material requirements for the next level of vehicles are met.

Only wood and fish-scale steel are still lacking.

I still have plenty of fish coins on hand, and there are also many fish scales left for synthesizing fish scale steel.

After thinking about it,
Su Wang opened the trading area again to see if he could use fish coins to exchange for some materials.

First, enter the search term for timber in the search column of the trading area.

The next second, a small number of scattered items for sale appeared on the scroll.

The price also ranges from 1 fish coin/1 wood to 2 fish coins/1 wood.

The most expensive one even sells for 5 fish coins/1 wood.

"It's really shady." Su Wang curled his lips and secretly complained about the most shady product information he sold.

They turned their attention to the trading items of 1 fish coin/1 piece of wood and chose to buy them all.

I still have some fish coins left, but I can't afford to spend them recklessly.

1 fish coin/1 piece of wood is still within Su Wang's psychological tolerance range. If it is higher, he will feel it is not worth it.

There wasn't much information about the timber products for sale, and after a thorough search, I only managed to buy 25 units of timber.

It is far from enough to reach the 1000 units required to upgrade the vehicle.

The remaining ones are too expensive to sell, so I have to find another way.

Then we searched for steel plate materials.

Unlike wood, this time the scroll displayed a wide variety of information.

[Steel Plate*5]: Price: 1 Fish Coin 1 unit.

[Steel Plate*6]: Price: 1 Fish Coin 2 unit.

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After checking, I found that the cheapest steel plate was even sold for 1 fish coin and 3 units.

“Is there such a big difference between steel plates and wood?”

Su Wang was confused at first, but then he figured out the reason.

I need steel plates because they are needed to upgrade the third-level vehicle.

At present, most fishermen are probably still at the stage of upgrading their secondary vehicles.

This has led to a shortage of wood and a lack of demand for steel plates.

These fishermen who sell steel plates must want to exchange them for fish coins to exchange for things they need more at the moment.

Su Wang sensitively sensed that there was benefit to be gained from this.

If I upgrade to a level 2 vehicle, I will lack steel plates, and so will other fishermen.

Now that I have the information gap of being the first to upgrade to a level 2 vehicle, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it.

Perhaps some fishermen who can see deeper are also aware of this, but they do not have the advantages that I have.

That's the fish coin!
The large amount of fish coins earned from selling fish gave him the capital to exploit this information gap.

"store!"

Su Wang made up his mind and decided to take a gamble.

Starting from the cheapest 1 fish coin/3 units of steel plate, Su Wang gradually swept up the steel plate products for sale.

As long as the price of the sale information is lower than 1 fish coin/1 unit of steel plate, I will choose to buy it.

Since steel plates are in a state of no demand, there are countless listings for sale.

The fish coins in Su Wang's hand disappeared as fast as flowing water. In a short while, only 231 coins were left.

Vehicles and smelting materials still require fish coins, so Su Wang had no choice but to stop.

"Great! No wonder so many girls like shopping. This feeling of shopping is really good."

In an instant, only 681 of the 231 fish coins in his hand were left, but in exchange he got a full 1050 units of steel plates.

By the time most fishermen reached the second-level vehicle stage, these steel plates became as scarce as wood.

At that time, even if I sell it at the price of 1 fish coin/1 unit of steel plate, I can still make more than double the profit.

The worst case scenario is that the fish coins of other fishermen are scarce, resulting in insufficient purchasing power.

But by then the value of steel plates will definitely increase,

Moreover, Su Wang believes that steel plates are one of the basic materials, and subsequent vehicle upgrades should also be inseparable from the demand for steel plates.

If you buy steel plates now when their value is the lowest, you will make a lot of money even if you use them yourself.

I don’t have many fish coins left, and I’ve already got what I wanted to buy.

Su Wang immediately closed the trading area.

The remaining ordinary fish scales are also smelted into fish scale steel.

The remaining 231 fish coins were reduced to only 96 in a blink of an eye.

After going around in circles, the fish coins in my hand returned to the same level as before.

"They say wealth can't last for more than three generations, but it can't even last an hour with me." Su Wang joked to himself.

Fortunately, not only did we get a lot of black iron-grade fish materials, but we also had a large number of steel plates waiting to appreciate in value.

The consumption of fish coins is worth it.

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Almost everything that needed to be dealt with has been dealt with.

Su Wang immediately found another prop in the fish hold.

【Dock pointer (one-time)】

Function: Indicates the direction of the nearest dock to the vehicle on the nautical chart. The effect disappears after the vehicle docks at the dock and disappears after the prop is used.

Warning: The indicated dock is uncertain, please be cautious when docking.

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“Uncertainty…”

Su Wang kept pondering the content of the item information.

“Is this a metaphor for the dangers that may exist at certain docks?”

Combined with the speculation he had previously drawn from the information provided by the strange fisherman, Su Wang felt even more uneasy.

The scroll initially suggested that finding the dock was the first priority.

This shows that finding a dock is very important.

My vehicle has reached level two, plus I have fish treasures and fish souls.

Among all the fishermen, Su Wang believed that he should be one of the best developed ones.

We also have certain capabilities to deal with some crises.

"The initial message in the scroll also mentioned that when night falls, the vehicle will be corroded."

"This indicates that things might change at night, so finding the dock as soon as possible might be the best approach."

We don’t know how far the nearest pier is at the moment, so the best thing to do is to set off as soon as possible.

Su Wang immediately used this disposable prop.

The next second, the [Sea Chart] column on the scroll flickered slightly.

As Su Wang clicked on the sea chart, different changes had already occurred on the chart.

An arrow appeared next to the icon representing the vehicle.

The arrow points to the southwest on the chart.

"Is this telling me the nearest dock is to the southwest?"

Since he had already made plans to find the dock, Su Wang no longer hesitated.

Immediately set the route according to the direction indicated by the arrow.

The moment the course was set, Su Wang felt the hull shaking.

And you can clearly feel that the vehicle is moving.

Su Wang walked out of the wooden house and went onto the deck to check.

It was discovered that the black-scaled snapper people who were originally swimming around the vehicle had returned to the hatch on their own.

The vehicle, which had been stationary, was also moving towards the southwest at a constant speed.

"I don't know how far the nearest pier is. I hope we don't run into any trouble along the way."

Looking at the vehicle that had already set sail, Su Wang said to himself nervously.

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The vehicle was in navigation mode, and Su Wang, who had nothing to do, did not intend to sit idle.

He summoned the fishing gear and prepared to go fishing.

Since the bait will move with the vehicle after falling into the water, it may not be able to attract fish effectively.

This results in a high probability of not catching any fish.

To be idle is to be idle,

Su Wang did this to pass the time so that he would not develop mental problems due to doing nothing for a long time.

"If you happen to catch a fish underwater, you can make some money."

The idea is good, but unfortunately reality will not go according to Su Wang's idea.

The vehicle had been driving for about two or three hours, and there was no indication of a fish being caught.

Fortunately, the scorching sun above our heads has gradually dimmed, and the sea breeze has become a little cooler.

"It's getting dark, I wonder if something strange will happen."

The process of darkness in this world is different from what Su Wang knows.

The light source in the sky that looked like the sun was gradually dimming.

Su Wang looked up and no longer felt the burning sensation that had initially prevented him from opening his eyes.

The outline of the light source also becomes clearly visible.

It looks like two fish connected head to tail and hugging each other.

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(End of this chapter)