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

Chapter 146 Recruiting and building, the new fleet goes to sea

Lin Qianfan's home,

A lot of people gathered here again today, but they were not here to have a party, but to participate in the selection of Wind Rider boatmen.

The Windrider plans to recruit fifty crew members, of which twenty-five will be occupied by veteran crew members from the Hunter, and the rest will have to be newly recruited.

There are only a dozen or so families in the branch that Lin Qianfan belongs to.

Of course, not every family has someone who wants to be a boatman. After all, going to sea is risky and deaths are not uncommon. Some people already have suitable jobs and will not change them. It is not necessarily for this purpose that they make friends with Lin Qianfan's family.

In addition, there are some people whose age is not suitable. It is too late to start learning from the beginning if they are too old, and they need to wait a few years if they are too young. Lin Qianfan verbally agreed that they can come in after they reach adulthood.

Previously, the Heng'an came here and called away several people who were close to the Myna family, so now there are only eight people who really meet the requirements.

Some of them have only recently thought it through, while others have been waiting for news from Lin Qianfan.

"Although being a boatman brings enviable income, it's also very hard and tiring. Sometimes you don't get enough rest for ten days or even half a month. I won't show favoritism just because you're my relatives. You should be mentally prepared!"

"The sea is merciless. There are risks involved wherever you go! Even I can't guarantee that I can bring you back safely. I can't even guarantee that you'll come back alive every time, so you should be mentally prepared for this!"

"Although you are all my cousins, the other boatmen are also my uncles. So when we're out there, I'm fair and square. Don't expect me to take care of you. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Lin Qianfan emphasized this clearly in front of their families so that they wouldn't think they were here to enjoy themselves.

On the contrary, the demon-hunting ship is not a place of enjoyment, but a place of suffering. It is the hardest, most tiring and has the highest casualties among all the work of the Lin family.

However, as those with the fourth or fifth spiritual roots at the bottom level, they can only be tempered through greater hardships, otherwise they will never be able to make a breakthrough.

"At the beginning of the spring, you will follow me to the Heng'an. You will first gain experience a year aboard the Heng'an. During this year, you will work as an apprentice. Although your income will not be very high, you will get the basics before others. After a year, you will be able to receive the salary of a regular ship worker, and you will have more opportunities to move into management positions in the future."

Eight people have been recruited here, and another seventeen need to be recruited through the family. Even if the Heng'an is squeezed in, it will not be able to accommodate the last seventeen, so they have one year's learning advantage over others.

Even with a one-year first-mover advantage, if this still cannot help you stand out in future competition, then there is nothing you can do. After all, not everyone can climb up the rope.

A few days later,
Heng'an was completed and launched.

"Congratulations! Congratulations to Big Myna for obtaining the treasure ship!"

"I think you're happier than me?"

"Do I have such bad emotional management? Did you find out?"

As the Heng'an left the main dock, the original crew immediately began to prepare to build the Wind Rider.

"Wow! Just looking at the blueprints makes me feel so impressive!"

"This is the first time our shipyard has built such a large ship, right? It's quite challenging!"

"This blueprint is so complicated! It's dizzying to look at."

"Um... Let me be clear first, I'm not questioning this, but is our Tenth Elder capable?"

"Don't worry! I heard that the chief engineer from Immortal City is leading and overseeing this matter. Our Tenth and Fourteenth Elders are just assistants. Immortal City will even send people to support us. After all, this is the first time to build such a large ship from scratch, so there can't be any carelessness."

"That's good, that's good, as long as it's not led by the Ten Elders..."

"Everything you say will become..."

Building a new ship from scratch and renovating the existing one are two completely different things. Realizing that this is both a challenge and an opportunity, the first-class shipwrights and ordinary workers are fully prepared.

"Come, let's divide up our responsibilities."

There is actually not much that Lin Qianfan can do. All the first-level parts of the ship have been handed over to his subordinates. Lin Qianfan only needs to check the quality and does not need to do it himself.

The second-level part was basically divided between Elder Tian and Elder Ten according to the difficulty level. Lin Qianfan mainly observed and learned, and had very few opportunities to get started, otherwise the cost would be impossible to control.

But watching is also useful! Much more than others imagine!

Ever since Lin Qianfan possessed divine consciousness, the foundation-building part of his memories from his previous life was integrated very quickly and efficiently.

The memories that originally seemed cold and pale gradually became colorful after the immersive experience, and even felt like yesterday.

"Tenth Elder, this looks quite simple. How about letting me try?"

"Huh? What are you talking about? Don't underestimate this small thing, it's worth hundreds of spirit stones. Get out of here."

"No problem, I'll compensate you if it breaks!"

Lin Qianfan grabbed a small but indeed second-order component rough piece and started working on it in front of the ten elders.

"It's great!"

"Hehe~ It seems my talent has been further stimulated."

Lin Qianfan was a little awkward at first, but the feeling of enlightenment came quickly, as if he had done it many times before, and he became more and more familiar with it.

"Here, look at it. Is it acceptable?" "I'm impressed! It took me years to cover the distance you've covered in just a month or two."

"Don't lose heart! You still have the advantage in runes and formations. It may take me several more months to catch up."

"I'm going to give you this talent!"

After a few days, the initial work of building the Wind Rider had been carried out in an orderly manner, and it was also time to set off early for this year's ocean hunting.

"I have to go out to sea with the ship. The rest of the work will be left to the two elders!"

As elders, Lin Qianfan was also a golden elixir seed, but Lin Qianfan still saluted the two of them respectfully. After all, this boat was his, and he really needed more people to pay attention to it.

"Well, don't worry, we'll take care of everything."

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Thank you!"

Lin Qianfan doesn't plan to stay in the shipbuilding business forever. Compared to a second-level shipbuilder who specializes in shipbuilding, Lin Qianfan's main job should be on the sea.

Toot~
The destination of the ocean hunting trip is still the northern ice field north of Yundu Island. Nowadays, the profits taken by the Zhang family from the Lin family's monster hunting ship are much less, so this trip is very important in the year.

Jiu Ye was leading the way in the sea-blue painted Sea Hunter, followed closely by Ba Ye in the light white painted Dolphin, Shangqiu (formerly Sea Hunter) driven by the head of the Tang family of Shangqiu Island was in third place, and Heng'an, jointly commanded by Lin Qianfan and Lin Qianbao, followed at the end.

As for Yinlin, he lay obediently at the bottom of the Heng'an ship.

"It's so scary!"

The Third Master is in seclusion, but his Blood-Splitting Shark does not need to be in seclusion.

You can't see it on ordinary days, but this time it is needed to escort the fleet for ocean hunting. After all, it is the real strongest combat force.

The first time Yin Lin saw the late second stage Blood Hunter, he was really scared. It was not just the suppression of his realm, but the thick bloody murderous aura lingering around the Blood Hunter was even more captivating.

There are four ships in Yanglong Bay, each equipped with eight foundation-building combat forces as standard.

The eighth one is the old foundation-building master of the Yue family on Crescent Moon Island. He was originally the deputy captain hired by the Hunter. Now that the Hunter has stopped operating, he has free time, so Shangqiu paid for him to temporarily help on board.

Toot~
The fleet gathered at the foot of the fairy city, and there were ten ships on this side.

The configuration of Xiancheng at that time was four plus two. The Lin family of Xiancheng operated four ships themselves, and the affiliated families jointly operated two ships.

Later, the fleet seized eight ships from the pirates, and the two worst ones were distributed to the affiliated families. So now the affiliated families have four ships instead of two, but they are not capable of building two foundations.

Later, at the auction held after the Black Flood Dragon Emperor's death, the Immortal City sold a monster-hunting ship, so the number of monster-hunting ships of the affiliated families increased from four to five, and the five foundation-building families each controlled five ships.

After the Lin family split up, not only Yanglong Bay was getting better, but the Xiancheng Lin family was also seeking changes. At least most people still had good ideas, so the Xiancheng Lin family has also grown and developed over the years. The Xiancheng Lin family also added a new boat, bringing the total number of families from four to five.

"Everyone is here, let's go!"

Lin Dayan, who had been promoted to the seventh level of foundation building, naturally became the leader of this large fleet. The Wind Chaser was leading the way under the guidance of Baiyu, a crow with bright feathers.

Toot~
Compared with the eight ships back then, the fleet now has a total of fourteen ships, which is more than half the size. Judging from this, the Lin family has made significant progress in the past 10 to 20 years.

Gaga~

"Looks like we need to get another flying monster."

Looking at the white feather flying in the sky, Lin Qianfan seemed to be thinking about something.

Both the spiritual consciousness of the foundation-building cultivators and the reconnaissance formation of the demon-hunting ship have their own shortcomings. Even the reconnaissance formation upgraded by Lin Qianfan is still bulky.

They are inferior to the second-level birds and beasts that can fly high in the sky and even leave the fleet to conduct off-course reconnaissance. They are the real eyes of the monster hunting ship.

"You're so greedy, how about you give Yinlin to me?"

"Ask it if it agrees?"

The Heng'an, which was going out to sea for the first time, was strong and robust, and looked very lively because of the eight new crew members.

Most of the veteran sailors had seen this kind of scene, but the newcomers who were participating in the ocean hunting for the first time were all amazed. It was the first time for them to see so many second-level spirit ships and second-level beings.

"You two will follow me from now on. Watch and learn more."

Lin Qianshan and Lin Qianli, who were originally on the Sea Hunter, were asked to leave by Lin Qianfan and Lin Qianbao, and are now on the Heng'an to train new people.

As an apprentice brought up by Lin Qianfan, Lin Qianshan is now entrusted with an important task by Lin Qianfan and has been assigned two new apprentices separately.

The two newlyweds are the eldest son of my uncle and the youngest son of Uncle Asheng.

My eldest cousin is nearly forty years old. He has tried to learn several skills but failed to master them. He originally wanted to open a shop with me, but his father noticed something wrong with it and stopped him from doing so.

The little cousin just came of age this year. He is the only child of Uncle Asheng who has spiritual roots, but he seems to have inherited his father's dullness. He can't say a word for a long time. He needs a reliable leader, otherwise it will be difficult for him to make a name for himself.

These two are more special than the other six, so they can become apprentices of Lin Qianshan. As for their future development, it depends on their fate. After all, Lin Qianfan has more things to consider.

(End of this chapter)