Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 136: Pushing the Limit, Breaking Off the Engagement (Subscription Request)
"You're getting off topic. Hasn't the director of our forest farm been decided yet? Can you ask your nephew for one?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking! When he comes to inspect our forest farm, I'll give it a try. If I become the farm manager, everyone will be able to do easier work in the future."

"Congratulations in advance then."

"Ahaha~"

When Lin Qianfan arrived at the forest farm for inspection, Lin Lifei really came up to him to try to establish connections and ask for the position of director of the forest farm.

Lin Qianfan can promote talented people regardless of their relationship, and give opportunities to anyone who is capable, but the actual situation needs to be discussed in detail, and it is impossible to appoint relatives without thinking.

Because Lin Qianfan is not only a manager of the secret realm, but also has the perspective of the owner of the Lin family, it is impossible for him to allow any chaos.

"I have to go back and think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, you can give me an answer anytime."

Lin Qianfan was not just making excuses, but really wanted to go back and ask Lin Qiansuo what crime he had committed to get him in jail.

You don’t know until you ask, and once you ask, you find out that he was imprisoned because of corruption.

This uncle from the next-door neighbor opened a shop in the market. He bought goods at a lower price under the name of the family, and then sold them at a higher price under the name of the family. He even evaded taxes in the process.

"Okay, you dare to ask for an official position with this kind of bastard?"

Lin Qianfan knew what Third Grandma's family had done from his father, so Lin Qianfan planned to directly reject the other party's request tomorrow.

It's not that you can't build relationships, but you have to have at least one useful thing, otherwise, is blood relationship the only thing that matters?

Just looking at blood ties is 100% unreliable! Something bad is bound to happen!
Returning to the small hut by the lake, Lin Qianfan took out some jade slips that he had specially exchanged from his family and began to comprehend.

Among them are the insights written down by the predecessors of the Lin family after they successfully established their foundations, especially the part about the golden spiritual root that Lin Qianfan needs to focus on;
It also includes a breakdown of the process from a first-level shipbuilder to a second-level shipbuilder. Lin Qianfan hopes to be promoted to a second-level shipbuilder as quickly as possible after successfully building his foundation, so that he can deeply participate in the construction of a second-level monster hunting ship.
The most important thing is that Lin Qianfan began to consider designing his own second-level monster hunting ship.

It might sound a bit exaggerated to say that a first-class shipbuilder designed a second-class monster-hunting ship, but Lin Qianfan had the background to do so, and he just wrote and drew on the jade slips, which was only an idea and he didn't actually do it.

"The second-tier warships of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty and the second-tier monster-hunting ships of the Storm Ocean have many similarities. Perhaps we can learn from some of their advantages and make up for their shortcomings."

Possessing the memory of a third-rank shipbuilder, Lin Qianfan has many shipbuilding cases in his mind, but the current reality is different, so he can only use part of them, and the quantity must be controlled, which can only be understood as current improvements rather than more advanced shipbuilding techniques.

"Change the weapon attack system? Optimize the detection and warning system? Strengthen the power endurance system? Integrate the puppet army formation system?"

Inspiration came to him, and Lin Qianfan wrote down the key points on a personal jade slip, intending to further discuss them when he possessed divine consciousness in the future.

"Great Sun Enters the Divine Realm!"

As usual, I practiced to strengthen my soul before going to bed.

Lin Qianfan's current spiritual state has even reached the forefront of the Qi Refining Realm. Currently, his progress is quite slow, and it often takes several days to increase even slightly. This is a sign that he is approaching the upper limit.

Only after successfully building the foundation and unlocking the upper limit can one continue to make rapid progress.

But Lin Qianfan still did not give up his spiritual practice.

The time spent and the pain endured every day have not been reduced at all. If you add a little more capital now, your spiritual consciousness will be stronger when you open up in the future, and the detection range will be wider.

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Guanlan Fairy City, Dong family.

"Then this matter is settled."

"Well, how should I explain what's going on with the Lin family..."

"We have to deal with this together."

"Should I go too?"

"You have to go too. It's a bit untenable for me to go alone."

"Okay then, let's go together another day."

The Dong family's eldest master agreed after a little consideration.

Although Guanlan Fairy City is the second largest force in the Western Regions, that is just an external appearance built up by the advantage in the number of Jindan cultivators. In fact, there are also many problems within it.

For example, the Qi family was originally the strongest, the Gongshu family was second, and the Dong family was last. The three parties were able to form a delicate three-way balance of power.

But during the Dragon Ball turmoil, the Gongshu family lost two Jindan fighters at once, and had already declined. In addition, Gongshu Chou and Gongshu Wu were already old, so the Gongshu family instantly fell to become the weakest of the three families.

The decline of the Gongshu clan was inevitable. The Dong clan's Grand Master, having leveraged the Dragon Emperor's legacy to achieve a breakthrough to the mid-stage Jindan realm, had failed again. However, the Qi clan had successfully capitalized on this opportunity, producing another mid-stage Jindan cultivator. The balance between the three factions had become exceedingly fragile. On paper, the Qi clan alone could contain the combined might of the two clans, and the combined might of the two clans was nowhere near as close as the existing family. Therefore, the fragile alliance within Guanlan Immortal City seemed to be facing a tremendous test.

In order to cope with the increasingly powerful Qi family, which has already shown some development trends similar to the Wu family of the Yunshang Alliance, the Gongshu family and the Dong family had to deepen their alliance.

Finally, after their discussion, they decided to form a marriage, using the quasi-golden elixir seeds of both parties to conduct an equal marriage.

That's right, the young Feng Linggen, who was born in a humble family, had no control over his own affairs, and was still ignorant, became the bargaining chip of the family and was married off to a female foundation-building cultivator from the Dong family on an equal footing.

But Feng Linggen herself was still engaged, so the two families had to jointly visit the Lin family to discuss the cancellation of the engagement.

Compared to the last time when the other party rode the White Crane Demon King and rushed into the core of the Yulong Islands in a show of force, this time he sent a visiting card first, stating that they would visit Yulong Fairy City together in three days to discuss the cancellation of the engagement with Lin Qianxue.

"What do you think?"

Lin Haichao asked while holding the other party's carefully decorated visiting card.

"You can order it if you want? You can cancel it if you want? The Gongshu family must pay the price for this."

Although the Lin family was not clear about the specific situation within Guanlan Immortal City, the Lin family's Golden Core knew that it was impossible for the opinions within Guanlan Immortal City to be completely unified on the matter of marriage with the Lin family.

The Gongshu family without a unified will is a paper tiger, but the Lin family is not afraid of paper tigers, especially now that the Lin family has been completely renewed after eliminating various internal ills, has great prospects for the future, and is not afraid to accept various challenges.

"Then let's see what they say."

Indeed, the Jindan forces should have the dignity of a Jindan force, but the other party did not leave any dignity for themselves last time.

If the Lin family was not able to handle it, if the Lin family was just a low-level Jindan force, could Lin Qianxue's fate still be controlled by herself?
Three days later,
The Lin family cleared the waterways in the northern part of the archipelago in advance and tidied up the already vibrant New Fish-Dragon Fairy City to show respect for the guests.

Toot~
The Immortal Toad, like a fat golden cicada, slowly entered the waterway and finally docked at the foot of the Yulong Immortal City. During this period, the two visiting Jindan monks did not release any Jindan pressure to interfere with the lower-level monks.

"Although this Yulong Fairy City is small, it is full of vitality and magnificent. It seems that the Lin family is indeed quite capable."

The Dong family's eldest master's golden elixir divine consciousness swept across the dock area, the area outside the city and the outer city area of the fairy city, and he became cautious.

It was his first time to visit Yulong Fairy City. Compared with the huge city like Guanlan Fairy City, Yulong Fairy City was indeed a small city, whether in terms of population, land area or level of spiritual objects. However, Yulong Fairy City, which had recently cleared up a lot of problems, was indeed impressive.

"Oh? I didn't notice this last time. It seems that although the Lin family is young, they are indeed worth learning in terms of governance."

The Lin family, which has only been passed down for two thousand years, is indeed very young, but the two of them got a glimpse of the whole picture and found that the Lin family has a very stable position here, and their attention to the Lin family unconsciously increased.

"Welcome to Yulong Fairy City, fellow Taoists! Please come in!"

The other party was a fourth-level Jindan and a third-level Jindan, both of whom were the heads of the same clan. Naturally, the Lin family would not put on airs, so Lin Haichao and Lin Rongrong received them together.

The eldest of the Dong family took the lead, while Gongshu Chou hesitated for a moment before following.

If it wasn't necessary, he really didn't want to enter the formation of Yulong Fairy City. Although he was not a third-level formation master, he could feel that the Lin family's city defense formation was not a cheap thing.

Xiancheng Living Room,
"...I'll be straight to the point. The main reason I'm here today is regarding our original engagement..."

After a brief greeting, the two sides began to get to the topic of today:
Gongshujia advocates breaking off the engagement!
The Dong family came to support him. The two families were united in their will on this matter! They hoped that the Lin family would give them some face!

The Lin family naturally doesn't want that!
It doesn't mean that Lin Qianxue and Feng Linggen must complete the engagement, but the Lin family must maintain its dignity. Nowadays, the Lin family is not a family that anyone can step on.

In particular, the news that the Carp Dragon Demon King had broken into the middle stage of the third level had spread in a small area. Although the Lin family, which had two people with the combat power of the middle stage of the third level, was not the top one, they also had the power to say no.

Contracts are something that have a certain score. Contracts between individuals often need to be strictly enforced and are extremely binding.

However, contracts between forces often need to rely on strong power to be implemented, otherwise they will be just a piece of waste paper.

Obviously, the Gongshu family does not have the ability to cancel the engagement at will, and must discuss a proper outcome with the Lin family, otherwise the Gongshu family's reputation will be ruined.

Reputation is part of soft power, and some people may not care about it.

But considering that Lin Haichao is younger than Gongshu Chou, it is not impossible for Lin Haichao to come to "Wenjian Guanlan City" after Gongshu Chou passes away.

Therefore, Gongshujia must handle this matter properly without leaving any subsequent consequences.

"I still ask Fellow Daoist Lin to show me a clear path. As long as it is something that I, Gongshujia, can do, I will do it without hesitation."

Gongshu Chou never dreamed that in just how long, the relationship between the two sides had already reversed drastically, and he even had to beg for help. It was really unpredictable.

"Lin Qianxue, as the person involved, was first forced into an engagement, and now she's being forced to break off the engagement. She must be devastated, and her Daoist heart may even be unstable. Therefore, we need the Gongshu family to provide a complete set of superior Jindan spiritual objects to resolve this matter. Otherwise, the continuation of our Lin family's inheritance will be in jeopardy."

(End of this chapter)