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

Chapter 159: New Ecological Balance, Red Demon Shark

Blazing Island Pier.

This is a temporary dock that is still under construction but has been forced into use.

"Welcome fellow Daoist Lin to Blazing Immortal City. I am Qiao Mufeng from the Blazing Qiao family."

As soon as Lin Qianfan got off the boat, a foundation-building cultivator who recognized the Lin family's logo came up to greet him with a friendly and enthusiastic attitude.

As for the Chiyan Qiao family, they are the Jindan force that obtained the Chiyan Immortal City through exchange this time, which can be regarded as a small step forward.

"Where is Blazing Immortal City? Why can't I see it?"

At first glance, the surroundings are bare, with only this newly built pier, and no trace of the fairy city.

"The fairy city is naturally on the island, this is just a temporary stop..."

The original Chiyan Immortal City was an immortal city in the sea, and spirit ships could dock directly under the city. But now it has become an inland city, and ships cannot enter it for the time being.

"Why not build a canal? It's too inconvenient now."

"Of course, my ancestor has been a little busy lately. When he has time, he will open a canal from the dock directly to Blazing Immortal City."

Jindan monks already have the initial ability to move mountains and fill the sea. It is not too difficult to open a rough canal with Jindan monks as the labor force. It only needs several foundation-building monks to carry out various functional modifications to the rough canal, and the canal can be completed and opened to navigation soon.

As for the so-called being too busy, Lin Qianfan guessed that it might be because he had been injured before and it was not convenient for him to show up in public now.

"What kind of cargo is on Brother Lin's ship? We at Blazing Flame Immortal City will definitely give you a good price!"

The reason why Qiao Mufeng was so enthusiastic, apart from his recent increase in power, was that he was expecting Lin Qianfan to bring good news.

"This is the list of goods I brought. You only have one chance to make an offer. If it's not suitable, I'll take it directly to the Blazing Mine and sell it. I see they've started building a dock there."

"Hey, fellow Daoist, don't worry. Since you've come all this way, I will definitely give you a good price."

After looking through the list, they found that these goods were relatively scarce at the moment. In addition, the Lin family was still stronger than their Qiao family, so the price offered by Qiao Mufeng was still good, and they could make a lot of profit.

"Does Fellow Daoist Lin have any further plans? Blazing Immortal City is in urgent need of a large amount of supplies. If we have time, we can make a few more trips. We can handle any extra supplies."

"Is it still the same price as today?"

“Follow the market!”

"That's it."

Not much time has passed since the incident, and Lin Qianfan was one of the first cargo ships to arrive here.

The prices are high due to the current shortage of materials, but if Lin Qianfan goes back to purchase them again now, there will be a significant gap between the purchase cost and the final selling price, and the profit will inevitably drop significantly.

So Lin Qianfan shook his head and refused:
"That's not my intention! I want to see if Blazing Immortal City has released any missions suitable for our ship."

"Yes! Here is a real-time task list. You can accept it without having to go to Blazing Immortal City in person. Please take a look!"

There is a large jade wall at the core of the dock, on which are displayed various real-time tasks issued by the fairy city/individuals, involving all aspects of the reconstruction of the Chiyan Fairy City and the development of the Chirong Island.

"Haha~ I got it! I got the Immortal City organization. Fellow Daoists, I, Yan Laoqi, will go first!"

"Congratulations! Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Yan!"

"What a lucky guy!"

"The Immortal City is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt. It's normal that there are few formation masters and they are well paid. I'll wait a little longer and there will be a chance."

There were quite a few people guarding the jade wall. They were all monks who lived not far from here and rushed here as soon as possible after the disaster.

Some people take on missions here to make money, while others intend to join the official organization of the Immortal City and get rid of their status as casual cultivators. This is very difficult on ordinary days, and there are opportunities only in special times.

"There are quite a lot of missions. Are there any suitable for Wind Riders?"

Lin Qianfan connected his spiritual thoughts to the jade wall and flipped through various tasks, looking for the target task that was most suitable for the Wind Rider.

"Yes! That's quite a lot!"

Before the collapse of the Blazing Molten Cave, this place had a complete ecosystem, with many monsters and monks living around the Blazing Molten Cave in the sea and sky.

But as the cave collapsed, the original ecosystem also completely collapsed. Although some of the previous sea and sky monsters died, some escaped in advance and survived. Now there are even some that have recently migrated nearby.

Therefore, now is a critical period for the formation of a new ecosystem in the surrounding waters. Humans are competing with various monsters and beasts around them for living space in order to seek a new ecological balance point.

[Location: Xingyue Reef,

One of the navigation nodes near Blazing Island,

Hidden underwater, the reef has recently been taken over by a mysterious, early-stage, second-tier Red Demon Shark. As a result, numerous first- and second-tier cargo ships that originally needed to pass through this area have been forced to take longer routes, lest they be subjected to indiscriminate attacks...

The second-stage early stage Red Demon Shark recently made a record of...

Detailed record of the attack on the second-tier freighter Spirit Bee...

Eyewitnesses of the Lingfeng describe what they saw and heard...

Introduction to the species of Red Demon Shark..., the above information is survey information and is for reference only.

Clearing the second-level Red Demon Shark bounty: 100 medium-grade spirit stones.

In addition to providing a kill record, you also need to hand in the token: Shark Ling, otherwise you will only get half of the bounty.

Although the information provided by the Immortal City is not completely authentic, it is still quite detailed, at least countless times better than the monster hunting ship encountering the target in the wild by itself. Although there are not many second-level tasks, it is possible to find ones suitable for the Wind Rider.

"An early-stage second-stage target is a suitable one. Judging from its attack record, it's not very powerful. It can't even sink a small cargo ship. It's worth a try."

"However, why is there a red demon shark here? Isn't it a species from the outer sea?"

The Wind Rider has not hunted any second-level prey since its maiden voyage. Although there are many second-level Flame Wave Fire Iguanas in the Fire Iguana Islands, they basically live in the center of the islands and it is not easy to encounter them alone in the periphery.

This red ghost shark is obviously not a social monster, but a solitary monster. Even if we can't catch it, it won't be a big problem.

"received!"

After Lin Qianfan accepted the mission, the mission about the Red Demon Shark on the jade wall disappeared, but the warning about the second-level danger of the Star-Moon Reef remained.

The Windrider currently has many options, not just for hunting monsters, but also for other missions. However, after careful consideration, hunting Tier 2 monsters is still the most cost-effective. After all, not all Tier 2 spirit ships can hunt Tier 2 monsters. Tier 2 cargo ships and passenger ships aren't as well-equipped as monster hunting ships, and their captains aren't very skilled. If they encounter a Tier 2 monster, they'll likely be unable to defeat each other and each will go their separate ways.

Therefore, the bounties for these targets are quite good, far exceeding Lin Qianfan's hunting in other sea areas. Although this order requires handing over part of the spoils, it is still very cost-effective.

Moreover, taking on quests here will provide you with additional investigation information and extra bounties provided by the Blazing Immortal City, compared to daily hunting.

It is much more efficient than going out by yourself, hunting first-level targets while waiting for second-level early targets by chance.

"Let's go! Target: Star-Moon Reef!"

Lin Qianfan did not plan to enter the Blazing Immortal City or the Fiery Mine to see the specific situation. It was not a big deal. Instead, he wanted to do more work while the bounties for these tasks were still high.

After other monster-hunting ships arrive one after another, the bounties for these missions will definitely drop significantly. By then, there will be too many people and too few troops, and they will all be tough nuts to crack. It will be time to retreat.

Toot~
The boatmen who learned in advance that the target was a second-level monster had different reactions.

The old boatmen had followed the Third Master in hunting many second-level monsters. As long as they stayed on the monster-hunting boat, they did not have much fear of the second-level monsters. Now they had entered the various ship-borne weapon systems in an orderly manner and were on standby.

The new boatmen were extremely excited. They had barely seen a few second-level monsters, let alone personally participating in hunting second-level monsters. After all, those monsters were comparable to those of the foundation-building elders.

As the Windrider gradually approached the Star-Moon Reef, the ship's camouflage array was activated, concealing its weapon systems and disguising itself as a passing cargo ship.

The detection array operates at high power, attempting to lock onto the opponent's exact position and trajectory in advance;

The defensive formation is passively activated to prevent sudden attacks;
"Ding~ We've found a suspected target activity area! However, the target is a bit special and we can't accurately lock onto it..."

The red demon shark is a very rare species. Everyone has only seen a brief introduction to it in the inheritance jade slips, and has no real experience of fighting it.

The opponent was just a large and very blurry second-level shadow above the detection formation, and it was impossible to lock onto his specific shape. This was due to both the limited ability of the detection formation and the opponent's ability to hide.

"Let me do it!"

Lin Qianfan's spiritual thoughts actively connected to the detection formation, and with the help of the formation, he projected his spiritual thoughts to a range far beyond the limit in order to observe it.

"I found you! You really have some skills!"

When Lin Qianfan's spiritual sense saw the red ghost shark clearly, the other party also discovered something unusual. Although it had not yet discovered the demon hunting ship that was far away, it sensed that it was being spied on.

Chi~
Sensing that it was being spied on, the Red Demon Shark used the special sound waves emitted by its innate magic to detect the approaching ship, locked the position of the monster-hunting ship, and then immediately attacked in the direction of the monster-hunting ship.

Chi~
A shrill cry of a creature that only Lin Qianfan and Yin Lin could hear came indiscriminately.
Although most of its power was blocked by the formation, some sailors on the ship still felt their blood boiling, tinnitus and palpitations.

"What a keen sense! Keep going!"

Lin Qianfan used the detection formation to confirm that the opponent was indeed only at the early second stage of strength and was not afraid. It was only because its body was wrapped in a ball of special spiritual water that it could not be locked by the detection formation.

"Ding~ The target is approaching at a rapid speed!"

"The target is extremely hostile!"

"The target has entered the attack range of the psychic cannon! Requesting attack!"

"attack!"

Originally, it was necessary to disguise and wait for the other party to show up, but now there is no need to do that, because the other party's attack intention is too obvious and they just rush over directly.

bang~
Under the operation of the veteran gunner, the bow psychic cannon hit the sea water near the target, causing huge waves.

"continue!"

It is indeed difficult to hit a target that is swimming fast in the sea, but the violent shock can still further anger the opponent.

Chi~
Another special roar, this time it was a special sonic attack aimed at the demon-hunting ship.

However, this time they were well prepared, and the soundproof formation blocked most of the sound waves. Only the boatmen in the early stage of Qi training felt very uncomfortable and had difficulty cheering up. Everyone else could still accept it, especially the old boatmen with high stress resistance, who acted as if they didn't hear anything.

bang ~ bang ~ bang ~
Although the psychic cannon is fired with psychic energy, its power is limited, so its actual energy consumption is also limited. You don't have to be too careful when using it. You can achieve your goal by splashing water on the target while angering it and making it despise you.

The red demon shark in the sea was very flexible. It moved by controlling the water, dodged the bombardment, and moved with ease, gradually approaching the monster hunting ship.

After discovering that the sonic attack that was always effective against first-level spirit ships could not interfere with the attack of this ship, it decisively gave up this trick.

Instead, after approaching the monster hunting ship, it controlled the special spiritual water around it to stimulate infinite mist to wrap the entire monster hunting ship and its surrounding environment, interfering with all the detection capabilities of the monster hunting ship.

"Ding~ Abnormal spiritual energy is evenly distributed all around, and the target has been lost!"

The rising mist covered the sky and enveloped the demon-hunting ship, as if it was pulled into a morning mist illusion, where the sun could not be seen in the sky, and the mermaids in the water could not be trapped.

"Why is the bounty so high? If a normal monster-hunting ship came here, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do anything to you."

Lin Qianfan sat firmly at the center, neither anxious nor hurried. The defensive capabilities of a medium-sized ship far exceeded those of a small ship. It was difficult to break through the opponent's attack level, and it allowed it to make more moves.

"Keep bombarding! Bombard at will!"

"Yes!"

Without a target, the psychic cannon's bombardment is blind, and the gunner relies entirely on his feelings. This is just to give the opponent the illusion of being incompetent and furious, with the purpose of forcing the opponent to continue to attack and reveal flaws.

In the mist created by the special spiritual water, a handsome man who was several times larger than a human emerged from the water, revealing half of his upper body. He was the target of the demon-hunting ship: the red demon shark.

Although it looks like a human, if you look closely at its appearance, the ears, eyes, eyebrows, hair and even skin of the Red Demon Shark are different from those of humans. It is only at first glance that they look somewhat similar.

Looking at the demon-hunting ship that was wandering aimlessly and actually spinning in place, and was bombarded by the psychic cannon but actually missed a single shot, Chigui Jiao sneered.

"Die! Poor human!"

The red demon shark dived into the seabed, tightly grasping a sea stone halberd that emitted a cold glow, and stabbed it from the bottom of the sea towards the bottom of the monster hunting ship.

This specially made sea stone halberd has the ability to break formations and spells, and has a restraining effect on the protective formations that humans rely heavily on.

However, when it was close to the bottom of the ship and was about to penetrate, a pair of big eyes like copper bells stared at it firmly. It was the silver scales that were coiled on the bottom of the ship to defend this side.

Ang~
The prey came to the door, and Yinlin, who was waiting for the opportunity, used all his strength to unleash his most powerful spell, the waterspout, and took the initiative to leave the formation at the bottom of the ship and press forward.

The violent water whirlpools were disorderly and chaotic, making them difficult for such a small and agile opponent to escape from.

(End of this chapter)