Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 152 An unexpected gain
Faced with Lord Ed's surprise, Su Wang still gave the same explanation.

"This is a unique ability of my family's shipmaster. It allows me to connect with the dock's storage space and retrieve items at any time."

"If Lord Ed is interested in this giant cannon core,
Rather than transporting large quantities of supplies, it would be better to use these resources to purchase the core, which would surely greatly reduce the pressure of transporting them."

When Ed heard that there was such a convenient ability, he looked at Su Wang with even more admiration.

If Huoxia Wharf also has this capability, it can greatly save manpower in moving wharf materials.

With a sigh in his heart, Ed took two steps forward and took the core of the giant cannon from Su Wang's hand.

He wanted to see what kind of equipment it was that could attract a lord to come personally to recommend and sell it, and he seemed to be certain that it would be sold.

However, after getting the things in his hands and checking the information through the ability of the Dock Lord, Ed's face was obviously moved.

"Bronze-level special ship-mounted cannon, double shot..."

Although the basic damage increase of this cannon to the shells is not as good as that of the conventional gold-level ship-borne cannon.

But Ed saw it at a glance.

The killing power of this bronze submachine gun is no less than that of a conventional silver-grade cannon.

Even with the feature of multiple shooting, the actual effect in naval battles is even stronger!

"Lord Su Wang, it is indeed a good cannon. Is this the kind of cannon you want to trade with me?"

Su Wang nodded immediately after hearing this.

"That's right. If Lord Ed needs anything, we can trade now."

Ed responded after a few seconds of silence.

"The trade is possible, but if the price requires silver-grade or higher fish, I've already moved a lot of them."

Su Wang suddenly chuckled.

"Lord Ed, don't worry. This cannon of mine doesn't require silver fish materials to pay for. Only bronze fish materials are needed."

"Each cannon costs 2 each of the three basic materials, 2 each of bronze fish skin and scales, and 1 each of fish tendons and glue."

Ed was surprised when he heard the price.

This is a ship equipment with special capabilities, and its lethality is much better than that of conventional silver cannons.

When Ed heard that Su Wang did not need silver fish materials, but only the lower-level bronze fish materials, he was even more excited.

"If you only need the bronze fish material, I can certainly buy this giant cannon!"

"I wonder how many gates Lord Su Wang can sell at once?"

Su Wang chuckled and asked back.

"That depends on how many cannons Lord Ed is willing to buy at this price."

The Huoxia Wharf is now preparing to relocate, and it seems difficult to save it.

Therefore, Su Wang planned to sell as much as he could this time.

It just so happened that the Fire Shrimp Wharf was relatively close to the Fool's Wharf and was still within the range of the Sound Transmission Shell.

If Lord Ed wants more, Su Wang can first take out the 3800 doors he already has in exchange for resources.

Then he asked Tia to call the family members who stayed at the dock, and to manufacture a giant cannon on site and store it in the dock warehouse.

Su Wang can also withdraw it immediately and conduct a second transaction.

When Ed heard this, he couldn't help but ponder it for a while.

He then gave a number.

"6 gates!"

"I don't have a lot of bronze fish materials accumulated, so I can only provide 6 gates of resources in the short term."

Su Wang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard it.

It turned out that the dock was going to be moved. Judging from Lord Ed's intention, he was probably going to use all his accumulated bronze fish materials to buy a giant cannon.

"Sure! 6 gates is 6 gates!"

"Lord Ed, if it is convenient for you, please take me to your dock warehouse to trade now."

"As long as your dock can provide the necessary supplies, these 6 cannons will be delivered within today!"

After hearing this, Ed did not hesitate and immediately made an invitation gesture.

All the way to the core area of ​​Huoxia Wharf, Su Wang clearly saw that the originally prosperous Huoxia Wharf had become much more deserted.

Most of the shops on the street have closed their doors.

Some of the residents who stayed behind also had worried expressions on their faces.

Seeing this situation, Su Wang also asked Lord Ed beside him curiously.

"Lord Ed, is the new dock you're relocating to large enough to accommodate all the original residents of Fire Prawn Wharf?"

Ed's face darkened slightly when he heard the question.

"Lord Su Wang is joking.

My Fire Shrimp Wharf has been around for quite some time, so it's definitely not as large as the new wharf."

“After discovering the pollution at Baiya Wharf, I started preparing for the relocation.
Unfortunately, time is limited and the newly built dock is only level 3 in scale.
Some of the residents of Huoxia Wharf are temporarily being accommodated by the new wharf, while others have been entrusted to several other wharves with which they have good relationships.

"However, the number of vessels available is limited, and for some, we can only wait and see if there is a port willing to take them."

Speaking of which,
Ed's mind turned, and he remembered the last time Lord Su Wang wanted to take over the population.

But then I think about the other party's intention to fight to the death with the polluter, and the future is undoubtedly uncertain.

Ed didn't know whether he should entrust the residents he couldn't take away to the person in front of him.

However, considering that most ports have the problem of overpopulation, these residents who have nowhere to go may not be able to be relocated in the short term.

Ed planned to bring it up, and if the other party needed it, perhaps he could find a place for these residents to go.

"Lord Su Wang, do you have room on your dock to accommodate some residents?"

"There are still some residents here who cannot be relocated and can only be dismissed."

"If Lord Su Wang's dock still has spare capacity, why not accept some of it?" Hearing this, Su Wang was suddenly shocked.

Is there such a good thing?
Although Fool's Wharf is on the right track, it has taken on the form that a wharf should have.

But the population is really small, only tens of thousands.

Compared to the normal number of residents in a local port of 50,000 to 60,000, it is still a bit too small.

These residents need to ensure the internal operation of the dock, and some of them have to be baptized as shipmasters, which is undoubtedly a bit short of manpower.

Su Wang also responded immediately.

"While Fool's Wharf is still developing, it naturally needs residents. If Lord Eddard needs it, I'm willing to share the burden."

"I wonder how many of Lord Ed's residents have nowhere to go?"

When Ed heard that Su Wang was willing to accept the residents, he felt a little relieved.

Although this place may not be very safe, it is better than being unacceptable and sinking to the bottom of the sea along with the original pier.

"Lord Su Wang, there are currently more than 6 people who have no dock to accept them. If your dock is willing to accept them, you can send a fleet to pick them up."

"I have limited manpower and I simply don't have the spare energy to help transport these residents."

Su Wang pondered for a moment after hearing this.
There are currently more than 4 transport ships at Fool's Wharf, each capable of carrying 200 residents, which is more than enough to accommodate the extra residents mentioned by Ed at one time.

"Yes, I will arrange for a fleet to come and pick up the cargo as soon as I return. It will arrive within two days. Lord Ed will then be able to summon the residents."

Lord Ed readily agreed upon hearing this.

"Of course. I hope Lord Su Wang will treat these residents well."

"If we really can't resist the polluters, we hope Lord Su Wang can evacuate and give up as soon as possible to prevent these residents from becoming part of the polluters."

Su Wang heard this,

He understood that Lord Ed was resisting the polluters at Fool's Wharf and felt no hope of winning.

However, he didn't say much, just nodded and said he would consider how to deal with it.

After arriving at the Fire Shrimp Wharf Warehouse,

Lord Ed gathered some people and started moving supplies out.

Su Wang was also accepting them one by one.

Every time enough money was raised to purchase supplies for a thousand cannons, a thousand cannon cores would be delivered to Lord Ed.

At the same time, a call was also sent to Tia on the Death Heart, asking her to contact the remaining members at the dock to manufacture the core of the giant cannon.

By the time the next inventory of one thousand cannon resources was completed, another 2 cannon cores had been newly stored in the fish hold.

In this way, Su Wang doesn't have to return to the dock, and 6 cannons can be delivered on the spot.

Because there were so many supplies, the whole process took more than 5 hours.

When all 6 cannon cores were delivered, the inventory of cannon cores in Su Wangyu's cabin increased to 9800.

The number is only a shortfall from the current total demand of 13560 doors.

Next, there is the Golden Crocodile Wharf that we haven’t visited yet, and there is also a trading fleet that has not arrived at the Yanzhang Wharf.

And the materials for 1 cannons gathered by the fishermen.

It seems that there is no need to worry about the lack of cannons for the time being.

However, I think that the number of fleets will continue to increase in the future.

Su Wang decided to get as many as he could to ensure that new warships could be put into battle immediately after they were added.

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Sailed goodbye to the Fire Shrimp Wharf,
Su Wang’s next step was to rush towards the Golden Crocodile Wharf.

During the voyage, Su Wang couldn't help but think of the problem of resident relocation that Lord Ed had just faced.

There are more than one Wharf close to the polluted White Shark Wharf.

According to the regional layout map of the terminal alliance, there are two other terminals in the other two directions that are relatively close.

It’s just that it’s not on the same side as Fool’s Wharf, and the distance is a bit far.

If these docks are also relocated, they may also face the problem of excessive migration of residents.

Su Wang clicked on the Dock Alliance bounty mission and looked through it.

After searching, there were actually more than twenty residents who accepted the task.

Some of them seem not to exist in this water area, and appear to be thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away.

Several missions are only about a thousand nautical miles away, probably near the docks around the sea area where Fool's Dock is located.

"It seems the problem of polluters is not limited to these waters; other sea areas are also facing attacks."

"These tasks should have been issued by the nearby docks. They're all preparing to move."

Seeing this situation, Su Wang couldn't help but think about it.

Perhaps a few small fleets could be dispatched to pick up some residents.

If the port wants to expand further, the population must keep up.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity to increase the population.

Although the polluters also need manpower to deal with it,
But Su Wang still decided to allocate two hundred warships to form a transport team to pick up the residents dismissed from the docks.

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