Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 192 Selecting the Third Crew Member
The staff currently includes 40 captains and 60 workers.

These 40 captains seem to be related to the attack equipment on the vehicle.

The other 60 workers are the real logistics personnel.

Some of them are responsible for the planting area, while others are responsible for the smelting and kitchen areas.

However, these two crew members are not available yet, so some of the vehicle’s functions cannot be used.

Su Wang decided to first gather 40 senior ship engineers and then select 20 workers.

By the way, we also need to find a crew member who is suitable to take the potion.

Su Wang ordered the manager to go to the residential area.

Gather some young residents as families, a total of 20 people.

There are also 40 senior ship engineers who need to dissolve the souls of their warships, and these people will be arranged to go to the port to wait.

Su Wang specifically instructed the manager to inform him that these people needed to be stationed on his warship for a long time, so it was entirely voluntary.

While the manager was receiving orders and making arrangements, Su Wang first went to the grain area and took a portion of each crop seed.

The fish tanks only contained enough food for a few people to last for a long time.

As the number of residents increased at the dock, there was basically no storage of crops, and most of them were consumed on the same day.

The situation was not eased until some farmland was expanded behind the Level 4 wharf.

As the number of people in the vehicle increases, more food supplies are needed.

Afterwards, Su Wang went to the equipment manufacturing plant and built 30 cores of the giant mother-and-child cannons.

The vehicle currently has 40 attack facility slots, and the number of cannons that can be loaded is terrifying.

There is currently no condition to manufacture the extraordinary repulsion cannon, so we will first use 30 giant sub-cannons to ensure a certain level of combat power.

As for bombers, Su Wang has not yet tried to figure out how many he can load, but there will definitely be a significant increase in number.

Unfortunately, golden fish materials are also scarce, and after the upgrade of the Heartless was completed, the existing materials in stock were almost emptied.

We can only consider it after the caravan from Pisces Wharf delivers it.

After dealing with these, Su Wang began to think about the crew.

Prepare to find a crew member with cooking qualifications first.

With more people on board, we certainly can't just eat fish and fruits like before.

Although Mirei and Tia didn't complain much, the food was indeed a bit bad during the time they were traveling with me.

Since you have the opportunity to choose any crew member, put smelting aside for now and focus on improving your quality of life.

As for the selection of candidates, cooking skills are the first priority.

The way Cao Ge's crew member cooks food also requires practical operation.

The effect comes from the crew's talent, but the taste is determined by the crew's own skills.

Su Wang then came to the Horned Eel Family’s residence and went directly to find the family manager when Tia was away.

And this manager was Cindy, who had had conflicts with Tia.

It was Tia's decision to choose Cindy as the acting manager, and Su Wang did not interfere.

Meeting Cindy again,
Su Wang could clearly feel that Cindy was a little reserved and embarrassed.

Since Tia has forgiven his brother, he will not target him anymore.

Su Wang also directly stated his purpose and asked Cindy to bring the chef who was responsible for the daily meals of the family members.

When it comes to cooking skills, the chefs trained in the family must not be too bad.

And since he is a chef, he is not a member of the horned eel family, so there will be no duplication of blood.

Although Cindy was puzzled by this strange request, she still notified them as instructed.

After a while, the 14 people were brought into the reception room.

Su Wang took a quick look and saw that there were both men and women among them, with various special features.

The only thing that needs to be screened is whether any of them have cooking qualifications.

If not, you may have to look for it slowly among the large number of residents at the dock.

Su Wang opened his eyes to recognize talent and took another look around.

Among them, 3 have crew qualifications, and the remaining 11 are shown in gray as unqualified.

However, none of these three people have the qualifications to cook.

This made Su Wang feel a little embarrassed.

Do we really have to look for it among the residents?
Just at this moment, Tia pushed the door open and walked in.

He must have gotten familiar with the warship and came back to visit his family.

I just happened to know that Su Wang was here, so I rushed over.

Tia came into the reception room and first glanced at the people standing in a row in an orderly manner, and then turned her gaze to Su Wang.

Tia had some impression of these people. They seemed to be the chefs in the family.

I just don't know why the captain specifically summoned these chefs.

Tiyan immediately came to Su Wang and asked him the reason in a low voice.

Tia was also a little surprised when she learned that they were looking for crew members like her.

"Captain, are you looking for crew members? Then why did you find a bunch of chefs?"

Su Wang told Tia the reason.

I learned that they were looking for someone with certain cooking skills and special qualifications.

Tia gave a new suggestion.

In addition to these chefs, the family also has some servants who are specifically responsible for taking care of individual core members.

The cooking skills of these servants must be better than those of the chefs who are in charge of most of the family.

Just like herself, she also had a servant who had been in charge of her living and drinking since she was a child.

However, since she became a crew member, she rarely stayed with her family and lived on the ship.

When Su Wang learned about this situation, he thought about it.

Let Tia call her servant over to take a look.

As for the servants of other core members, forget it.

After all, taking away the servants of its core members feels like robbing people.

If the servant Tia had the opportunity, she happened to be familiar with Tia. Not long after, a slightly more mature maid was summoned to the reception room.

Judging from its strange features, it seems to have some kind of octopus bloodline.

Tia also asked in Su Wang's ear at this time.

"Her name is Menata. She's been my personal maid since I was 8 years old. What do you think, Captain?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wang opened his eyes to recognize talent again and took a quick look.

I didn't expect that he actually possessed the Black Iron level of cooking qualifications.

"She can, but has she started a family?"

Although the qualifications match, I still need to inquire about the family aspect.

If you already have a family or children, it will be difficult to become a crew member.

After all, as a crew member, you must accompany your partner every time you go to sea, unless the other person's significant other can also come on board.

Su Wang doesn't want to be the one who breaks up a family.

Tia's answer undoubtedly dispelled Su Wang's doubts.

"No, as my exclusive maid, Menata will serve me for life according to family rules and will not start a family."

Su Wang frowned slightly when he heard this.

As a modern person, I don't like this family rule very much.

Considering that this is another world, it is quite normal for such strange rules to be set within the family.

After thinking for a moment, Su Wang decided to meddle in other people's business and give a few words of advice.

"Just her."

"However, the rule that exclusive servants are not allowed to marry can be changed. It would be better to give them the right to choose freely."

Su Wang was just giving some advice, and Tia would most likely make the announcement according to his wishes.

However, whether these exclusive servants will get married depends on their own choice.

Then Su Wang asked Cindy to take the others out of the living room, leaving only himself, Tia and Menata.

After all the strangers had left, Su Wang waved his hand, signaling the maid to come closer.

Menata walked over very calmly.

Seeing that the person meeting her was the supreme ruler of this dock, Menata felt a little nervous.

Fortunately, after long-term training in the Horned Eel family, and with a familiar lady by his side, he was not so nervous as to lose his composure.

"Good afternoon, respected lord."

Menata first lifted the maid's skirt and saluted Su Wang, and then saluted Tia beside her.

"Good afternoon, Master."

Su Wang also responded politely.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Menata."

"I'm keeping you here because I want to ask for your opinion on something."

"This matter will be entirely up to your heart, there will be no coercion."

Menata was still a little uncomfortable hearing this.

As a family maid, although she is Miss Tia's exclusive maid, her status is slightly higher than that of ordinary servants.

But most of the time, we are the ones being ordered around.

Menata was a little surprised to see that the dock lord showed such an attitude of seeking opinions on an equal footing.

"Please go on..."

Su Wang didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"Ms. Menata, if I ask you to become a crew member on my warship and be responsible for cooking daily meals for me and two or three crew members, would you be willing?"

“There may be some restrictions on freedom, and there may be other aspects of the job.”

Menata heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

She was curious about why the noble lord suddenly needed to ask for the opinion of a maid like her.

It turned out that it was just a matter of serving the guests.

Isn't this what she does best as a maid?

For Menata, it didn't make much difference whether he worked as a servant in the Horned Eel family or on a warship.

"My Lord, Menata is willing to obey your wishes."

After hearing Menata's answer, Su Wang did not rush to take out the crew scroll, but continued to ask.

"Ms. Menata, do you still have parents to support?"

Menata shook her head upon hearing this.

"I have been taken in by my family since I was young, and I don't know where my parents are."

Tia on the side also spoke at this time.

"Captain, the family servants are all trained from a young age. Most of them are the children of captains who died in battle, and some are the children of the dock residents who are unable to raise them."

"Menata should be one of them."

Su Wang nodded upon hearing this.

As for her two crew members, Mirei's entire dock had been destroyed, so she was naturally alone and had no other burdens.

As a member of the family, Tia has a large family business and she doesn't need to worry about anything.

Since Menata has no other relatives now, there is no need to consider other aspects.

At this point, Su Wang took out the crew scroll and handed it to Menata.

"Take it, and you will become part of my crew, and no longer be a servant."

Menata didn't hesitate and reached out to pick up the scroll.

At the same time, a hint flashed in Su Wang's eyes.

[Target Menata is willing to become a member of the Dead Heart crew. Activate and sign the crew contract.]

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