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

Chapter 149: Mutated Plant Monster, Resolving the Crisis

Before leaving, Zhang Chaoyang took with him all the useful magic weapons passed down from generation to generation in the Zhang family.

And they are all prepared to self-destruct at any time. If he encounters an ambush, he will blow all these things up.

Although the damage of a self-destructing magic weapon is far less powerful than that of a self-destructing golden elixir, magic weapons prepared in advance are easier to detonate and difficult to be stopped. They are faster and more direct in damage than conventional moves.

This is certainly not to die together with the enemy, but to teach the enemy a profound lesson by depleting the Zhang family's resources, so as to hurt and scare him.

Hit a punch, lest a hundred punches come!

As long as Zhang Chaoyang can successfully resolve this crisis once, no matter what means he uses, he will not be so easily targeted by others in the future.

Zhang Chaoyang needs a battle to make a name for himself! Even if the victory isn't so glorious, he needs to let people know that he's not someone to be trifled with, and that the Zhang family of Yundu Island is determined to fight to the bitter end!
The Jindan cultivator moved quietly and stealthily, going straight into the depths of the ice field. Ordinary low-level cultivators naturally could not discover his whereabouts.

Unnamed island.

"Huh? This aura... is it a plant demon? A sunflower demon? A mutant spirit? The corpse-scented sunflower?"

Zhang Chaoyang's knowledge far exceeded that of the Lin family's foundation building. He saw through the other party's identity and origin before he even entered.

"A false alarm!"

"It turns out that I was scaring myself!"

"It seems like I've been too nervous lately! Sigh~"

Under the influence of the Golden Core Divine Mind, he could see clearly the situation deep in the island. There was no ambush or third-order demon king here. It was just a very special local demon beast.

It turns out that there is a mutated flower demon under the island, and it has reached the peak of the second level. It seems that it is not far from the tribulation. It should be preparing for the tribulation. These birds and beasts controlled by it should be the food it prepares for itself.

In fact, it is much more difficult for a monster to pass the tribulation than for an ordinary monster species. There is no decent third-level spiritual vein to assist here, so it is almost impossible for it to pass the tribulation successfully.

But it cannot move easily, and it will be more vulnerable if it leaves its home ground, so it can only constantly control the not-so-strong birds and beasts passing by as reserve supplies.

These birds and beasts are basically below the middle stage of the second stage, and there are no late stage of the second stage. Due to their unskilled control methods and the large number of them, these birds and beasts behave stupidly.

"Maybe this is a good thing."

Zhang Chaoyang acted decisively to completely resolve the problem, then secretly searched the ice field again to eliminate potential crises, and then appeared openly at the place where the Shield Mountain ship was docked.

"I am Zhang Chaoyang!"

"Previously, a peak-level being from the depths of the icefield attempted to secretly transcend the tribulation. After reporting it, I have already executed him. Everything is safe on the icefield! The hunt continues!"

He then specifically praised the Lin family for discovering and reporting the incident in time, thus preventing a major crisis from happening, and then walked away in front of the crowd.

"Level 2 peak? Tribulation? What kind of monster is this?"

"I don't know! But he must be a powerful guy, otherwise he wouldn't have scared away more than a dozen ships in the Lin family fleet."

"The Lin family again? Are they so perceptive?"

"Maybe it's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

"It's good that you're alright, let's continue the hunt!"

"Fortunately, it didn't take too long, otherwise I would have lost a lot of spiritual stones and how would I repay the loan next year?"

"Yes, this Master Zhang is truly reliable. He came in person to eliminate the danger so quickly, and he's not arrogant at all."

"I used to hear people say that the Zhang family is reliable, but I was skeptical. Now that I've seen it, I can see it's really true. We'll come back next year."

Following Zhang Chaoyang's testimony, the monster-hunting ships that had been hiding in the outer areas of the ice field during this period also returned to their respective hunting areas.

The outer area was originally where small foundation-building forces operated with a single ship or temporarily worked together with two ships.

Now that they have been swept through by this group of powerful bandits, there are fewer prey, which makes them want to cry but have no tears. The pressure of repaying the loan this year is particularly great.

The Zhang family is very easy to talk to when they lend you money, so you'd better pay it back on time and in full. Otherwise, the Zhang family will not be soft-hearted and will directly take it back and re-auction it. No mercy!
"It was a false alarm! The hunt continues!"

The Ichthyosaur Islands fleet came out first, but was the last to go in, ensuring its safety.

"What did the Zhang family say just now?"

"He said this year's commission will be fully refunded to us after the hunt is over."

"Ah? Are these the only rewards Jindan Zhenren mentioned?"

"that's it!"

"Oh my god, the Zhang family is so petty! We gave them such important information. If they really get robbed, all these ships will be gone."

"Be content."

The Jindan forces appear to be doing well on the surface, but not every family is having an easy time. Saving all commissions this year at one time is equivalent to the Shield Mountain ship working for the Yulong Islands fleet for free.

Although the commission rate is not high, it is all pure profit after saving, which is still quite attractive. The fleet returned to the previous hunting area.
Lin Dalei sent people to explore the island again, wanting to see what the other side was like.

"Oh, there's actually a harvest."

Apparently, when Zhang Chaoyang left, he only took away the second-level prey. He abandoned all the first-level birds and beasts whose brains had been forcibly controlled by the mutant flower demon, and they were now frozen to death.

"Clean up quickly!"

"There's actually such a large underground space underneath. It's a pity that the original opportunity was taken away by Master Zhang."

"Can you tell what it is?"

"Based on the traces, it should be a plant demon."

"Plant monster? We're at a huge loss! If we had known earlier, we should have attacked on our own. A peak-level second-level plant monster wouldn't be able to withstand the siege of so many people."

"Everyone knows how to make a prediction after the fact. Why didn't you investigate the situation yourself beforehand? It's better to be cautious than to rely on luck on the sea."

"If it's a plant monster, then that makes sense. The reward amount they gave is correct."

The northern ice field is fertile in winter. Even though the number of monster-hunting ships is greater than before, monsters from other places will still migrate here in the second year, so the overall profit of the fleet is still good, and there are few casualties.

After a few days,

All the icebergs have melted, the ice field has completely disappeared, and this place has completely returned to its ocean state. The surviving monster groups have basically evacuated. It is not known whether they will come back next year, but next year there will definitely be other new monster groups that are unaware of the truth and will migrate in.

"Return to the Ichthyosaur Islands!"

After delivering prey to the Shield Mountain Ship several times, the fleet, which had a good overall profit, returned without stopping with the last boatload of prey, because everyone had to rush back to participate in the spring hunting in the Dark Sea.

"How much did you make?"

"After deducting all costs, we can still get some mid-grade spirit stones."

The Heng'an performed well, but there were too many people sharing the profits, and the captain and crew were a little overworked, but the overall coordination was very good.

During this period, Lin Qianfan, Lin Qianbao and Yin Lin had many experiences of fighting against the enemy alone with all their strength. They also practiced cooperation many times and they all had the standard combat effectiveness of the initial stage of foundation building. Even if they acted alone, they would not be easily killed by others.

The new crew members on the ship have also been tempered and grown. When the work intensity is high, they cannot sleep for dozens of hours. Currently, only a very few people cannot withstand this intensity. After docking, they will be eliminated. There is no way to survive the fittest.

Ichthyosaur Islands,

Silver Scale returned to the Lilong Fishery with a great harvest. This time, it not only gained experience but also received a large amount of second-level blood food.

For monsters that follow the path of Qi and blood, quickly improving their Qi and blood through food supplements is a shortcut to cultivation.

In fact, it is not easy for a second-level monster in the wild to successfully hunt other second-level monsters.

Because monsters also have territory, if you want to hunt you need to leave your familiar territory and go to other monster territories.

Not to mention the home-field advantage, if you can't beat them, don't you just run away? Where does your overwhelming advantage come from?
When the power gap between the two sides is not big enough, and the opponent is unwilling to fight you to the death and chooses to escape for his life, it is really difficult to kill him.

After all, defeating and killing are two different concepts.

It takes a long process to go from entering the second level to becoming a second level strongman, and it is inevitable to suffer in this process.

But the spiritual beasts raised by humans are different. Even when they first enter the second level, they have a stable training ground. When they are not working, they still have stable resources to feed them. Their biggest task every day is to practice.

Therefore, the growth cycle of domesticated spirit beasts is much shorter than that of wild monster beasts.

There are indeed large tribes among monsters, and large tribes must have internal training mechanisms. They must also know how to train talented descendants in the tribe.

But the internal relationships among the monster tribes are more primitive after all!
The superiors basically have the instinct to suppress the challengers of the lower level. For example, a pack of highly social demon wolves will give birth, feed and cultivate well, but if the wolf king and queen have not reached the stage of retirement, they certainly do not want any members who can challenge them.

This situation is much less common among humans, especially in the family system. The more outstanding the younger generation is, the more pleased the elders are. This is also true for spiritual beasts that they can absolutely control.

The lifespan of mountain guardian beasts is much longer than that of humans. As long as stable control can be ensured, it is acceptable for one beast to pass on its power for several generations, and both parties are happy with it. This is why some beasts are willing to be contracted. They also know that they should develop in places with better conditions.

"This vacation lasts three days. You should adjust your condition and leave on time in three days. The ship waits for no one!"

The boatmen were not given many spirit stones. Most of them were directly exchanged for medium-grade spirit stones on Yundu Island as power reserves for the Heng'an. The boatmen were basically given prey directly.

They can take these preys home to supplement their family income, or they can choose to sell them.

Directly subsidizing household expenses is the most cost-effective way to deal with them, because these things themselves also need daily consumption; selling them is not cost-effective, because things with high production are relatively less valuable.

"Father!"

“It’s darker, but also stronger.”

"I'm on a boat..."

(End of this chapter)