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

Chapter 142: Full House, Wind Rider (Happy Chinese New Year!)

After building the foundation, there is no need to immediately start new work. The family will give everyone a unified holiday to allow the new foundation-building monks to spend this most vulnerable period in the family harbor.

Lin Qianfan’s home, Xiaoqing is building his foundation.

Lin Qianfan's foundation-building celebration was much more lively than his second uncle Lin Limao's.

All the members of the same tribe who could come came, and even those who had something to do took time off to come.

Compared to the silent Lin Limao, Lin Qianfan has long said that he wants to be the captain of a monster hunting ship. For the lower-class tribesmen who have no talent or ability, if they can board Lin Qianfan's monster hunting ship, then they still have some hope in this life.

"I didn't expect you to catch up so quickly."

My second uncle made a special trip back from Fengling Market to celebrate.

There was a twenty-year age difference between the two men, but Lin Qianfan had only established his foundation two or three years later than him. What was even more terrifying was that Lin Qianfan's aura was calm and steady, without any signs of having just established his foundation.

"Uncle, you have to keep working hard. Judging from the current development trend of our family, building the foundation is not the end."

"Well, I won't slack off."

Apart from the basic annual salary of the foundation-building elder, the additional benefits of managing the market town are actually not that high, but my second uncle has enough free time every day, and has begun to learn the art of talisman making in his spare time.

With the far-sighted perspective and cheating-like advantage of his spiritual thoughts as a foundation-building cultivator, it is not difficult for him to learn the hundred arts of first-level cultivation. The only thing he needs to do is to overcome the hurdle of advancing from the first level to the second level.

As long as Second Uncle can overcome this hurdle in the future, making talismans can supplement his practice to a certain extent.

Apart from these close relatives of the same bloodline, almost all the old crew members of the Sea Hunter came. They were all people who witnessed how Lin Qianfan transformed step by step from an ignorant new ship worker into a foundation-building seed. Some of them even experienced life and death with Lin Qianfan.

This feeling of serving together is precious. Even if Lin Qianfan is rich now, they can still get along well. After all, he is used to seeing foundation-building cultivators on the monster-hunting ship, and Lin Qianfan does not put on airs towards them.

"Brother Qianfan!"

"Not bad, I've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. I still need to keep working hard!"

"Hehe~ I'm trying to reach the late stage of Qi Refining before I'm thirty-forty-five."

From the moment he boarded the monster-hunting ship, Lin Qianshan's fate had been changed. He might have stayed at the third level of Qi Refining for the rest of his life, but now he has begun to enter the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Once he crosses the hurdle of the seventh level of Qi Refining in the future, he will be able to become a core member of the Lin family, and the first generation of five spiritual roots who came from a mortal will have completed a gorgeous transformation.

"Hey, isn't this my Fourteenth Master? Why don't you call me brother when you see me?"

"Starling!"

"Hehe~ As long as I, your brother, am still alive, you will always be my younger brother."

"Don't worry, I have a chance of achieving my Golden Elixir! Your words... are very uncertain!"

"Fuck, can you even speak? Why should I be in suspense?"

Originally, the myna was ten years older than Lin Qianfan, but now he has only established his foundation one year earlier than Lin Qianfan. Judging from the huge amount of spiritual energy storm that Lin Qianfan absorbed, he is now even ahead of the myna.

"How's the Heng'an's renovation going?"

"It's OK. I expect to be able to participate in ocean hunting in the spring."

"That's not what I asked."

"Are you talking about the renovation status? It's at 70% new, a super hybrid of more than ten ships, guaranteed not to fall apart."

"... "

The Heng'an is the new monster-hunting ship targeted by Myna, and it is the last second-level pirate ship snatched from the pirates.

The original pirate ship was in good condition, but it was inevitable to dismantle and borrow its parts when transforming other ships.

It was borrowed but never returned, and even the merchant ships that followed had to constantly replace some of its parts, eventually assembling it into a garbage ship.

Mynah Brother was also born as a demon hunter. Although he can now choose to continue to deepen his path as a weapon refiner, Mynah Brother understands that his comprehension is ultimately inferior to that of others, and his weapon refinement realm will always be lower than his Qi refinement realm, so he still plans to be a demon hunter.

The family originally did not need so many monster-hunting ships, but it has been twenty years since the separation, and the new generation of monks should be pouring into the market one after another. There may even be a small explosion of adult monks in the next few years, so a few more monster-hunting ships will be fine.

Captains, especially new captains, need the support of their families, otherwise they won’t be able to afford high-end items like monster hunting ships.

Since the family's support is needed, one can only obey the family's arrangements. Myna does not have the appearance of a golden elixir seed, so he can only accept that garbage ship.

It might be okay for the garbage ship to do other things, but if it really wants to go out to hunt monsters, or even fight against second-level monsters, it is obviously nonsense. A ship full of people can't joke about their lives.

Therefore, it must be renovated to ensure safety and durability. Now the renovation is nearing completion under the leadership of the Ten Elders.

"70% new is pretty good, barely enough to be my boat. You need to work harder and try to upgrade to a medium-sized boat like the Sea Hunter as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be qualified to be my boat in the future."

"You really deserve a beating, kid."

"It's a pity you can't beat him now."

"It's best to hit your brother early. The ancients were right!"

Lin Qianfan's new ship is still in the design and discussion stage. Even if Lin Qianfan, the ten elders, and the second-level shipbuilders of the Lin family in Xiancheng work together, it will not be built until next year. Therefore, Lin Qianfan plans to go out to sea with Myna in the spring.

This will not only improve the safety of the Heng'an, but also provide more training for the crew.

Lin Qianbao naturally agreed. Even if a group of veteran sailors could be borrowed from the Hunter, it would not change the fact that it was a new ship and a new captain, so he had to be extremely cautious.

Once out to sea, even in safe and familiar areas, there are still many unknown possibilities. If you can go with Lin Qianfan, the safety level will be greatly improved, and even the monster hunting benefits will be greatly increased. After all, Lin Qianfan has a second-level partner. "You are very good. I am proud of you."

Jiu Ye also rests in winter. When he has nothing to do, it is extremely quiet and lively. Jiu Ye also comes.

"It's all thanks to Master Jiu's cultivation. Without Master Jiu's cultivation, even if I could build my foundation, I would have to wait a few more years."

Lin Qianfan's words were not just polite talk. During the few years he spent on Sea Hunter, he was indeed well taken care of by Jiu Ye and received a lot of benefits.

"You guys are the ones who have done the best for yourself. You don't have to flatter me."

Although Jiu Ye refused to admit it, he was proud in his heart. Now the family was saying that the Sea Hunter was the cradle of foundation-building monks. How could he not feel happy?
Want to build a foundation?

Let’s go to the Sea Hunter and calm down first!
Otherwise, why are the eleventh, twelfth, and fourteenth elders who have recently established their foundations all former crew members of the Sea Hunters?

Although this is just a rumor, the principle behind it is not wrong. Only by truly enduring hardships, fighting for one's life, and witnessing separation of life and death can one truly and effectively increase the probability of building a foundation.

In addition to the three foundation-building elders mentioned above, most of the other elders who had some interactions with Lin Qianfan were also present.

The fourth elder in charge of general affairs, the fifth elder in charge of laws and criminal law, the tenth elder in charge of managing the shipyard and teaching younger talents, and even several elders from the Lin family in Xiancheng asked others to send gifts, which was considered enough face.

If you don’t count, you won’t know that Lin Qianfan seems to have already stepped into the circle of foundation-building cultivators without realizing it.

As usual, Lin Qianfan, as the host of this place, explained to others the whole process of his foundation building.

Since they were all from the same clan, Lin Qianfan did not lie and talked about a lot of useful stuff, especially some techniques he used to increase the success rate.

After Xiaoqing, Lin Qianfan's foundation-building process was copied into a jade slip and placed at the forefront of the family's golden spiritual root foundation-building cases. In the future, any descendants with golden spiritual roots who want to build a foundation will look at this one first.

Compared to those who succeeded in building a foundation by chance, real cases like Lin Qianfan who was completely confident in completing it step by step are very precious.

This is the family's heritage and heritage!
There will always be predecessors lighting the way for those who come after us! Until those who come after us are guided step by step to become the foremost ones, and continue to hold the lights for those who come after us!

Three days later, Yanglongwan Shipyard Area.

"Did you really manage to negotiate this?"

"That is, don't you see who I am."

"You wag your tail again? Believe it or not..."

Dangdang~

"Let's get down to business, both of you. I heard that Elder Qianfan seems to have his own design ideas. Would you mind sharing them?"

The shipbuilder invited from Xiancheng knew Lin Qianfan. He still remembered that when he first met Lin Qianfan, he felt that he had some talent and was worth cultivating, but unfortunately he was not a member of the Lin family in Xiancheng. What he didn't expect was that less than ten years had passed and Lin Qianfan had already established his foundation.

But when Lin Qianfan said that he already had a complete design and some novel ideas for the second-order monster-hunting ship he was going to customize and build, he felt a little disgusted. Young people are impetuous and they are so arrogant not long after building their foundation.

"This is my design draft, please review it, Elders."

Lin Qianfan took out two pieces of design drafts that he had conceived of the general framework at the Qi Refining stage, and then continued to improve them after building the foundation.

Due to the time constraints, there are definitely some imperfections, but overall there are no major problems. Especially with the divine consciousness, it is easier to receive and understand the memory of the foundation-building period.

"I want to see... Is this... is this really your design?"

As a senior second-level shipbuilder, Elder Tian personally presided over the construction of more than twenty second-level spirit ships. Although there were not many monster-hunting ships among them, there were quite a few second-level monster-hunting ships that were modified by him.

So while he was shocked by Lin Qianfan's design manuscript, he was also very skeptical.

"Hiss~ You're such a genius! I'm not even as good as you!"

The Tenth Elder had only been a second-level shipbuilder for a few years. He had overseen the construction of a merchant ship and a passenger ship, and had modified more than a dozen second-level spirit ships, including several monster-hunting ships. His skills were obviously lower.

But he still knew Lin Qianfan better. He was clear about Lin Qianfan's growth path as a shipbuilder. He only needed to work part-time as a shipbuilder in some of his spare time to make progress in the three aspects of weapons, talismans and formations, and maximize his learning ability and talent. There was no need to lie.

"Two elders, this is truly my own design. I know there are still some imperfections, but this is a monster-hunting ship tailor-made for me. It just needs to suit me."

The design draft by Lin Qianfan did not show a small monster-hunting ship, but a medium-sized monster-hunting ship, a monster-hunting ship that was more expensive, more functional, and more like a warship than the Sea Hunter.

"If this was truly your design, then you're definitely a true genius as a shipbuilder. Although your draft has some minor issues, they're all minor details. The general principles should be sound and highly feasible. If it works well, the Lin family's future monster-hunting ships can also be designed in this way."

Elder Tian did not dare to underestimate anyone. Although he did not have much personal relationship with Lin Qianfan, Elder Tao had advised him to control his temper and cooperate well before he came, as this person had unlimited potential in the future.

After he arrived, the Fourth Elder personally received and instructed him, and treated him humbly. Coupled with the Tenth Elder's on-the-spot performance, he chose to believe that Lin Qianfan was indeed a capable person, and not just talkative.

"Thank you for Elder Tian's approval. Let's discuss the specific issues and finalize the design as soon as possible."

"Well, our family doesn't make many medium-sized monster-hunting ships, and this one has some design innovations that need to be treated with caution. Something worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones can't be sloppy in the slightest."

Logically speaking, Lin Qianfan, who is in the early stage of foundation building, can be equipped with a small monster-hunting ship. To customize the small monster-hunting ship, the family only needs to take a symbolic 1.5% of the profit. After deducting the cost, the rest is Lin Qianfan's, which can be regarded as a kind of support from the family.

But given Lin Qianfan's growth progress and the family's current overall policy, it was impossible for Lin Qianfan to wait too long in the initial stage of foundation building, so Lin Qianfan suggested that they go all at once and directly board the medium-sized ship.

The construction cost of medium-sized ships has increased significantly, and the ten elders who could have taken the lead are obviously unable to take on this responsibility. Yanglong Bay can only spend money to hire people from Xiancheng.

So the two sides argued and finally Lin Qianfan got a 50% share of the new ship, Wind Rider.

Get a 50% share of a medium-sized monster-hunting ship at almost no cost!
The family's support for Lin Qianfan, the newly promoted Golden Core Seed, is enormous. You know, it took Jiu Ye decades to get to this point, and Jiu Ye even owed the family some money when he just got the New Sea Hunter.

Speaking of the treatment of Golden Core Seeds, Lin Qianfan's status as a Golden Core Seed has been confirmed. It turns out that only the Third Master in Yanglong Bay is a Golden Core Seed, and no one else is.

(End of this chapter)