The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Captain Wang led Li Kaixin and the others to the town's dock.

As soon as they approached, Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai were stunned by the sight before them.

Countless fishing boats crowded the shore, and fishermen on each boat were bending over and preparing their nets for the sea.

Captain Wang first led Li Kaixin and his group to a man in his fifties.

"Old Ma, I've brought you four more men." Captain Wang said with a smile, then turned to introduce them to Li Kaixin and the others:

"Kaixin, Zhiming, Xiaosong, this is Captain Ma who is leading the team on this sea voyage. Please get to know him."

Upon hearing the introduction, Li Kaixin and the other two immediately greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Captain Ma!"

"Young comrade, welcome, welcome!" Captain Ma said with a warm smile.

Then, Captain Ma's eyes caught sight of Master Chen beside him, and he immediately reached out his hand:

"Old Chen, I didn't expect you to show up this time! You didn't even move when I called you last time!"

"I was indeed busy last time and couldn't get away, but I came this time since I had some free time," Master Chen explained with a smile, reaching out to shake hands with Captain Ma.

Captain Wang chimed in at the opportune moment: "Old Ma, how much longer until we set sail? Should we go and call a few more?"

"That's enough people, that's enough!"

Captain Ma quickly waved his hand and continued, "We're about to set off. Let me make some arrangements for these three young comrades first."

As he spoke, he waved to a middle-aged man in the distance who was directing fishermen to move their fishing nets.

When Captain Ma called out to him, the man immediately put down what he was doing and jogged over.

"Captain Ma, you wanted to see me?"

"Xiao Liu, make arrangements for these young comrades." Captain Ma smiled and pointed to Li Kaixin and the other two.

Liu Zhi glanced at Li Kaixin and his group, and seeing that they were three sturdy men, a smile immediately spread across his face: "Alright, Captain Ma!"

After responding, he walked up to Li Kaixin and the other two and greeted them warmly.

After a brief introduction, Li Kaixin and his two companions learned that Liu Zhi was the captain of the team that had taken them out to sea.

Then, Liu Zhi led Li Kaixin and the other two toward a large ship not far away.

I just brought Li Kaixin and the other two onto this big ship.

Liu Zhi stopped and turned around, smiling, "You guys take a look around the boat first and get familiar with it. I still have some work to do."

"Okay, Uncle Liu, you go ahead with your work!" Li Kaixin replied with a smile.

Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai nodded in agreement.

After Liu Zhi disembarked, Li Kaixin and the other two turned around to look at the situation on the boat.

A number of people had already gathered on the ship, and Li Kaixin immediately recognized several familiar faces from the transport team, including Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang.

They also spotted Li Kaixin and his group, and quickly walked over.

"Kaixin, Zhiming, Song Hai! I didn't expect you guys to still make it this late!"

Wu Tian spoke in a loud voice, and then put his arms around Zhou Zhiming and Li Kaixin's shoulders.

Li Kaixin gently brushed away Wu Tian's hand that reached out to him and asked, "Xiao Tian, ​​what do you mean by that?"

"Hey! It was last night. I was sleeping soundly when I was woken up in the middle of the night by noises from your room. I thought something had happened and was about to get out of bed when my master stopped me, saying that you must have gone to the black market and that I should ignore it."

Wu Tian paused here, then said, "This morning, seeing that your dormitory doors were still closed, my master decided not to wake you up yet."

After hearing this, Li Kaixin and Song Hai both looked at Zhou Zhiming.

Zhou Zhiming felt a little embarrassed, but he knew in his heart that it was probably his shout last night that had woken Wu Tian up.

Wu Tian didn't seem to notice anything amiss and continued to ask curiously, "What good stuff did you guys buy yesterday? Tell me about it! My master is taking me there tonight, and I want to find out beforehand."

Zhou Zhiming was just wondering how to change the subject when Wu Tian asked, so he quickly chimed in, "There's a lot of good stuff there! Especially fish, it's practically dirt cheap!"

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at his master and Song Hai, and sure enough, their gazes shifted away. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing Zhou Zhiming's words, not only Wu Tian, ​​but also Qian Dazhuang standing next to him had his eyes light up.

Qian Dazhuang and Wu Tian share a room and will be going there tonight as well.

"By the way, do you guys know what kind of work we'll be doing on the ship today?" Li Kaixin suddenly asked from the side.

Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang both shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

"Dazhuang and I just took a walk around the boat. How about I show you around?" Wu Tian suggested.

Before Li Kaixin could answer, Zhou Zhiming blurted out, "Brother Wu, Brother Dazhuang, come on! Take me to see it quickly, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang smiled and nodded, without saying much, and turned to lead the way.

Li Kaixin and Song Hai exchanged a glance and followed.

In no time, Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang had shown the entire ship inside and out.

The ship's hull was mainly made of wood, and its power source was likely a steam engine. Compared to the steel ships of later generations, it was inferior in both safety and power.

Moreover, although there are many ships at the dock, there are not many ships as large as this one.

"How about it? How about it? This boat is big enough, isn't it?" Wu Tian turned his head and asked excitedly.

Zhou Zhiming nodded repeatedly: "Huge! Of course it's huge! This is the first time I've ever seen such a big ship, and there are even several beds inside!"

Song Hai echoed this sentiment.

Wu Tian was about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by a car horn.

Just then, Liu Zhi's voice came from the stern: "Comrades, we're setting sail now, everyone get ready!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhi walked over from the stern of the boat.

Everyone stopped talking and waited for Liu Zhi's instructions.

"Young comrades, is this your first time on a ship?" Liu Zhi asked with a smile.

Li Kaixin and the other four nodded in unison.

Seeing this, Liu Zhi kindly reminded them, "Then you'd better make the most of the next hour or two to get used to it, so that when you get to the netting area, you won't be unable to exert your strength."

"Uncle Liu, don't worry, I have plenty of strength!" Zhou Zhiming said as he bent his arm, showing off his not-so-strong biceps.

Liu Zhi was surprised by the kid's courage and couldn't help but laugh: "Good! If you can really hold on, I'll give you an extra pound or two of dried fish."

"Uncle Liu, it's a deal, so don't go back on your word!" Zhou Zhiming's eyes lit up as he quickly replied.

Li Kaixin, listening from the side, kept facepalming.

He understood, of course, that Liu Zhi was referring to seasickness, which most people experience the first time they board a ship.

Zhou Zhiming is making such a big promise now. If he gets dizzy and disoriented later, even if no one criticizes him, he will inevitably be ridiculed.

For now, Li Kaixin can only wish him well in her heart.

After Liu Zhi turned to get back to work, Li Kaixin patted Zhou Zhiming on the shoulder: "Zhiming, you're really awesome!"

"What's wrong, Master?" Zhou Zhiming asked, sensing something amiss in Li Kaixin's tone.

Li Kaixin gave him a meaningful look: "You'll understand when the time comes."

Just then, the ship's whistle sounded again.

The ships moored at the shore slowly turned around and headed out to sea.