Navigator: I have a double six-story house

The calm sea reflected the image of the wooden boat.

This was a rare moment of peace and tranquility on the seas during the Age of Exploration.

The wooden boat may seem to move slowly, but thanks to the miller's windmill, it is actually faster than a normal starting wooden boat.

Su Qing and Wang Yao lay on the deck, their clothes under their heads, enjoying the last moments of peace.

This was a rare moment of relaxation for them.

The route from the starting island to Midway was an extremely rare and safe waterway during the Age of Exploration.

There were no pirates, and you wouldn't encounter other captains' ships.

It can be considered the last act of kindness that this cruel world has given to humanity.

Su Qing closed her eyes, quietly enjoying the sunshine.

Wang Yao, who had been sunbathing for half a day, suddenly turned over, propped his elbows on the deck, and lifted his chin.

"Su Zai".

"Um?"

"I have to thank you."

Su Qing turned her head and glanced at him.

Wang Yao looked at him with deep affection, and that posture added to the scene.

Despite being bathed in sunlight, Su Qing felt a chill run down her spine.

"roll!"

"Spit it out if you have something to say, don't make this ridiculous fuss."

"Cough cough..."

Wang Yao seemed to realize that his actions just now were somewhat ambiguous.

He sat up straight, his strange expression disappearing, and his face became serious.

"I am truly grateful to you, after all, I came in as a crew member."

Su Qing nodded; he knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have invited Wang Yao with an invitation letter.

During the Age of Exploration, not everyone could become a captain; most people entered the profession as crew members.

The captain's starting point is the starting island, while the crew's starting point is Midway Island.

Do you know what kind of treatment the crew members received at Midway?

Wang Yao gazed at the distant sea horizon, his tone casual.

"I was teleported directly to Midway Island with only two loaves of bread on me."

"I learned about this at school."

Wang Yao sighed.

"Sigh, you still don't understand."

"I never went to school, but I did learn about this kind of information."

"But there's one thing that you can't completely say about something than what you've experienced firsthand."

His gaze was deep, and his pupils seemed to reflect the scenes he had witnessed at Midway.

"Crew members like us who lack talent can only do odd jobs for the natives of Midway in exchange for food upgrades."

"After a long day of hard work, all you can earn is a few loaves of bread."

"The experience points given by bread are so few, it's pitifully small."

He extended his little finger and pinched the tip of his fingertip.

"With that little experience, it would take a month or two of hard labor to level up to level two."

Su Qing didn't respond, but listened quietly.

"Su-zai, what kind of crew member do you think is most sought after?"

"He's talented."

Congratulations, you got it right.

Wang Yao clapped his hands, giving Su Qing a round of applause, leaving Su Qing speechless.

"It's not a question of whether talented crew members will be selected by the captain; it's that they choose the captain."

"Those without talent can only wait, hoping to reach a higher level and be lucky enough to be selected."

"When I first arrived at Midway, I heard that there was a guy who waited for six months and still hadn't gotten a ship..."

The moment those two words, "half a year," reached Su Qing's ears, he understood just how painful that must have been.

What did six months mean during the Age of Exploration?

This means that other captains and crew members have completed countless dungeons, accumulated a lot of resources, and may even have already formed a fleet.

And you're still stuck on Midway Island doing manual labor.

"Thanks to your invitation, I haven't had to suffer for even a day."

Wang Yao lay back down on the deck, staring at the azure sky, his tone relaxed.

"What's more, you get top-tier equipment and a huge piece of roasted meat as soon as you log in, and you're instantly leveled up to level four."

"I dare say, many captains are not as high-ranking as I am now."

Su Qing had a smile on her face.

"You're happy about me giving you gear and then taking you through hellish difficulty dungeons?"

"Besides, with your abilities, even without my invitation, you would definitely be able to board the ship in no time."

"Oh?" Wang Yao chuckled. "What did I just hear? Su Zai actually praised me?"

"It's just stating the facts; it's not a compliment."

Su Qing knew that although Wang Yao seemed carefree, he had earned a lot of money after she left to help Zhang Mama support the orphanage.

Wang Yao smiled and shook his head, not continuing on that topic, and instead asked another question.

"When you get to Midway, what kind of crew do you plan to recruit?"

Su Qing pondered for a moment but did not give an answer immediately.

Wang Yao pressed further, "Have you thought about asking someone in the institute?"

Su Qing had indeed considered it, after all, they had grown up together and knew each other very well.

As far as he knew, besides him and Wang Yao, there were five other people in the orphanage who entered the Age of Exploration.

But he shook his head. "We don't have an invitation yet, and we're not sure if they're even at Midway Island, where we're going."

There was more than one Midway Island during the Age of Exploration.

If you ask the system how many Midway Islands there are, there will only be one answer.

Uncountable.

In the vast ocean, with thousands upon thousands of Midway Islands, the chances of them bumping into the exact Midway they were heading to were extremely low.

"If I'm lucky enough to run into them, they'll definitely recruit me."

Su Qing sat up and looked toward the bow of the ship.

"If we can't meet, I only have one request."

"What are your requirements?"

"You're incredibly brave, you're fearless!"

Wang Yao was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

"Other captains would laugh at you if they knew."

"Others look at talent and level, but here we look at courage."

Su Qing shrugged, indicating that she didn't care.

"Talent can also be acquired through items."

"Levels can be achieved by simply accumulating resources."

His tone was calm, yet it revealed a sharp and confident edge.

"We've just left the starting island, and the things we have aren't things that ordinary captains can get."

"And our goal is to clear the Hell difficulty on every island."

"We don't lack resources; what we lack are people willing to follow us into hell!"

Wang Yao nodded, a surge of pride rising within him.

That's right, they're a team aiming to clear the Hell difficulty dungeon.

But suddenly he remembered the bowl of meat soup from the last instance.

This... isn't it a kind of hell?

"Anyway, you're the captain, you make the decision."

"I'll leave the brain-taxing stuff to you. I'll just follow the captain's orders."

Just as Su Qing was about to say something more, Yu Guangzhong's endless seascape suddenly changed.

At the horizon, an island slowly rises from the horizon.

As the wooden boat moved forward, the island's appearance gradually became clearer.

The coastline was densely packed with wooden boats exactly like Su Qing's.

On the shore are harbor buildings, with shadowy figures in the sunlight, and people coming and going in the distance.

Midway Island was far more bustling and complex than Su Qing had imagined.

Wang Yao whistled, wondering if he would be the only crew member to set foot on Midway for the first time.

Su Qing stood up, walked to the ship's wheel, and didn't say a word.

"Prepare to dock."