Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 242 Narrow-minded
Erf and his black-robed followers hurried into a large mansion.

Since the response time left was only half an hour,

When Erf said goodbye to Su Wang, he had already sent a notice to the other deacons on duty at the dock.

When we entered the hall of the mansion, several people were already waiting there.

"Erf, what on earth is it that requires us all to be gathered here?"

"Aren't you going to meet the envoy from the capital? Are you summoning us because of the envoy's business?"

Seeing Erf's appearance, the hall suddenly rang with the chatter of several deacons.

Time was running out, so Erf didn't explain too much and just told them why he had called them together for a discussion.

"It's because of that messenger."

"He asked for 3 billion fish coins, as well as all the purification source crystals and high-quality source water reserves at the dock."

After Erf's words were heard in the hall,
The other deacons in red-edged and white-robed robes, just like Erf's reaction before, immediately thought they had misheard.

"What?! 3 billion fish coins?"

"He's crazy! Even if he's an envoy from the royal capital, he can't ask for so many resources at once!"

"Impossible, why would we even need to be called here to discuss this?"

From the reactions of the deacons, Erf also knew the results of the discussion.

After all, if he had not met this "envoy from the royal capital", he would probably have rejected it immediately.

Erf suggested in a final attempt.

"I originally thought so, but the messenger said that it was an order from His Majesty the Pisces King that we could pick up the necessary supplies at any Merchant Alliance dock."

"If what this messenger said is true, wouldn't our refusal to grant it be tantamount to violating the will of His Majesty the Pisces King?"

Sure enough, after the name of the Pisces King was mentioned, the deacons who were originally filled with righteous indignation began to calm down.

What Erf said was not without reason, and a deacon immediately made a suggestion.

"So what should we do? Should we give it to him as this messenger requested?"

"But if we give it to him, our dock will have no chance of meeting the capital's submission target for this quarter."

Another oldest deacon spoke at this time.

"If you can't make up your mind, report it. Since the messenger has the first request from His Majesty the Pisces King, we can contact him and confirm that he is innocent."

The elderly deacon's proposal immediately gained the agreement of the other deacons.

"That's right, let's ask the higher-ups."

"If it's true, even if it's in compliance with His Majesty's order, there's a reason why we can't meet the quarterly targets at the docks."

"Yes! Yes! Maybe because of this incident, we will be exempted from the quota of supplies for this quarter."

When the question of who would report it came up, all the deacons turned their attention to Erf.

The messenger was received by Erf, so it would be most appropriate to let him go and contact the higher-ups.

With unanimous recommendation, Erf had no choice but to take on the task.

After finding the ultra-long-distance sound transmission shell and dialing the sound transmission bead in the royal capital, the call was quickly connected.

"Commercial Alliance Pier No. 78?"

"What's the matter that needs to be reported when using emergency voice transmission?"

Erf quickly replied.

"Reporting to the Guild Master, an envoy holding a Pisces ship license arrived today and demanded a large amount of resources."

"Because the amount of resources affects our terminal's quarterly targets, I came here specifically to confirm with you whether they will be allocated."

On the other side of the sound transmission shell, the person called the president was the president of the Pisces Business Alliance in the royal capital.

He was also the royal official who received Su Wang last.

When he heard the report about a messenger holding a "Pixes Ship Certificate", he immediately recalled the one he had sent out yesterday.

But then I thought about how that person had just taken away a huge amount of resources from the royal capital yesterday, and it was impossible for him to ask for resources again after just one day.

He asked immediately.

"Which messenger is this? If the resources he asks for aren't too high, give it to him. I'll arrange for your Pier 78 to reduce its quota by 20% this quarter."

There is more than one person holding a "Pixes Boat License", and the lords of some important docks also hold Pisces Boat Licenses.

Therefore, the president thought that it was a lord who came to ask for resources and did not take it seriously.

However, at this moment, Erf's answer came.

"President, a lord named 'Su Wang' is demanding resources totaling 3 billion fish coins, as well as all purified source crystals and high-quality source water."

When the Chamber of Commerce president heard the name Su Wang, he was stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted.

Isn’t this the name of the person I was just thinking of?

When the president of the Chamber of Commerce heard the amount of resources the other party requested, he was shocked.

Another 3 billion fish coins, and valuable source crystals and source water?
Although it is not a serious blow to the royal capital, the time interval between the two requests for resources is too short, isn't it?
If this saint came here every day, no matter how wealthy and powerful the royal capital was, it would not be able to satisfy such a huge appetite.

Thinking of the Pisces King's attitude towards this "saint", the president of the Chamber of Commerce said in a deep voice.

"Wait a moment, I'll go report to His Majesty the Pisces King."

...

Following the reception from the Pisces King,

The president of the Chamber of Commerce quickly reported to the Pisces King that Su Wang had gone to Chamber of Commerce Pier No. 78 to request a large amount of resources.

The Pisces King on the throne had a slightly gloomy expression on his face.

"What a huge appetite! He's already demanded huge amounts of supplies twice in just one day. Does he really think that my Pisces City is his warehouse?!"

The Pisces King was a little angry at first, but then he fell into deep thought for a moment.

It was not until the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was standing below and whose back was already soaked with cold sweat, that he finally heard the order of the Pisces King.

"Give it to him, but convey a request to this 'Saint' for me."

"Since this 'Saint' requested resources to combat pollution, the resources should be taken in an effective manner."

"For every 1 billion fish coins of resources taken from my Pisces country,
It will take one month... no, half a month to recapture a polluted dock and return it to our Pisces Nation."

"If he can meet the requirements, he can extract the resources at will.
If you fail to complete the requirements within the time limit after receiving resources each time, you will not be able to withdraw more resources.

"I will send someone to take over the recaptured dock when the time is right."

Every time the word "saint" was mentioned, the Pisces King's tone would become heavier, and there was obvious dissatisfaction in his words.

When the decree was announced, the Pisces King waved his hand to signal the president of the Chamber of Commerce to leave.

The Chamber of Commerce president, who had already been panting uncomfortably under the king's wrath, quickly took his leave.

After leaving the palace, he immediately returned to his residence and conveyed the Pisces King's order to the No. 78 Trade Alliance Pier.

Afterwards, he contacted each business alliance terminal one by one to announce the matter about "Saint Su Wang".

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At the port of No. 78 Shangmeng Wharf,

Su Wang opened his eyes with a little impatience.

The previously given 30-minute response time limit has now been doubled, and an hour has already passed.

At this moment, the figure of Erf, who had been away for a long time, finally appeared in sight.

Su Wang spoke only when Erf came quickly to him.

"Mr. Erf, you've kept me waiting for a long time."

"Can you give me a satisfactory answer now?"

Erf pretended to wipe the sweat off his head and explained hurriedly.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Saint."

"The amount of supplies you requested was simply too much, and we needed time to discuss it, so we wasted quite a bit of time."

At this moment, Su Wang's face showed a hint of amusement.

Saint?
I haven't introduced my identity as a saint to him.

The sudden change of address made Su Wang vaguely aware of something.

And Erf's subsequent performance confirmed his guess.

"Sir Saint, we have already started preparing the resources you requested. It will take some time to prepare them. Please wait for a moment."

Erf first gave his answer to the request for resources, but then looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Su Wang said with a clear mind.

"Mr. Erf, we are quite acquainted. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Erf hurried down the slope.

"Well...we've reported your request for resources to our superiors, and they've asked us to make a request of you on behalf of His Majesty the Pisces King."

Su Wang's expression became even more amused when he heard this, and he asked in a calm tone.

"Oh? What's the request?"

Erf said with a bit of embarrassment.

"The amount of resources our Pisces Merchant Alliance accumulates each month is limited, and we still need to support the development of other docks."

"Therefore, Saint, if you request such a huge amount of resources every time, it will affect the support share of other docks."

"Of course, the saints cannot afford to delay in purifying the polluted things.

Therefore, Your Majesty, the King of Pisces, has thought of a reason for you to silence the other dock lords' discontent."

Elf then informed the Pisces King of his request.
The words are more euphemistic, but the meaning is exactly the same.

After listening to it, Su Wang suddenly found it funny.

Although Erf's words were very tactful, Su Wang still heard the dissatisfaction from the Pisces King.

It's just hundreds of billions of resources and it's already like this.

It seems that he overestimated the Pisces King's potential.

As for the request made by the Pisces King, Su Wang sneered in his heart.

1 billion fish coins in exchange for a clean dock?
An ordinary dock might not be worth 1 billion fish coins.

But at the dock after self-purification, all the people at the dock are blood-purified.

The value of this cannot be equaled by 1 billion fish coins.

Moreover, the war losses, source water, faith fuel and other expenses required to purify a polluted dock are not small amounts.

In fact, the area of ​​polluted sea is so vast, and the number of polluted docks is difficult to estimate.

It is not certain that Su Wang will be able to allocate so many people to manage the place after purification.

If Pisces King had a better attitude,
If Su Wang showed an inclusive attitude from the beginning, he might hand over the dock that he was unable to manage to the Pisces King.

It’s a pity that Su Wang has now felt the narrow-mindedness of the Pisces King.

Once the pollution problem is solved, there will definitely be no room for fishermen.

Su Wang immediately made up his mind.

At present, we can rely on the resources of King Pisces to stabilize the situation, but improving our own resource productivity must be put on the agenda immediately.

The problem of fish coins can be solved by purifying and recovering polluted sea areas, but the purification of source crystals and source water also requires increasing production to achieve self-sufficiency.

But this is something I'll consider after I get back.

Su Wang immediately said to Erf.

"I can agree to the conditions, but it has to start from next time." If calculated based on the first time, he now owes King Pisces nearly 10 docks.

Su Wang doesn't want to be the scapegoat.

After this great incident, I will no longer ask the Pisces King for resources.

As for the resources that the Pisces King promised to aid the other fishermen, they were definitely not as much as Su Wang consumed himself.

Su Wang decided to use 10 docks, or 1 trillion fish coins, as compensation for the aid from the Pisces King.

Beyond this limit, the fishermen will be separated from the assistance of the Pisces King.

I sought the help of the Pisces King for the fishermen.

This is to allow fishermen to save development time, and also for the overall purpose of purifying pollution.

But this does not mean that fishermen will become blood-sucking leeches parasitic on the Pisces King.

After exceeding 10 dock shares, Su Wang will end his cooperation with the Pisces King.

At that time, if there are fishermen who feel that they cannot bear to give up the rewards they have worked so hard for, it is up to them to decide whether to join the Pisces King.

However, Su Wang believed that based on the current attitude of the Pisces King, it might be okay to join the Pisces King in the short term, but the final outcome was uncertain.

...

After hearing Su Wang's request, Erf naturally had no right to agree to it.

However, thinking that the above meaning was to start the calculation from this time, he immediately complained.

"Sir Saint, please don't embarrass me."

Su Wang compromised because he still had some friendship with Erf and the resources had not been obtained yet.

"Then let's start from this point on. The requirement is that we can't make another request for supplies until we've repaid the dock, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Erf nodded repeatedly.

"We conducted a statistics according to your request this time."

"3 billion fish coins, 3.5 purification source crystals, and 30 liters of high-quality purified source water. That's equivalent to 1 billion fish coins. You can take it away after you swear an oath to the world."

Su Wang curled the corners of his mouth when he heard this.

And made it an integer for him.

It just so happens that four docks need to be repaid to the Pisces King, and a world oath is also required.

Fortunately, I was able to obtain so many source crystals and source water, which is enough for me to consume for a certain period of time.

Su Wang didn't say much, just agreed and swore an oath to the world.

Although the relationship with King Pisces is very delicate, it is true that so much material support has been provided.

Su Wang is not an ungrateful person, so there is no harm in repaying the four docks to the Pisces King.

But it is up to him to decide when to repay.

Therefore, in his oath, Su Wang did not mention the time of returning the ship to the dock, but only stated it as "the appropriate time".

When Erf saw Su Wang agreed and actually swore the oath, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

...

A few hours later, the Heart of Death shuttle disappeared over the No. 78 Trade Alliance Pier.

When it reappeared, it was already above the port of Green Knife Pier.

The resources have been brought back successfully, but this may also be the last time Su Wang asks the Pisces King for resources.

When it comes to swearing an oath to the world, Su Wang cannot break his oath.

After taking the oath, Su Wang received a special task.

【World Oath】

Mission content: Clean up 15 polluted docks within 4 days, time limit 1/15 day.

Mission reward: None.

Failure penalty: return 4 billion Blue Fish Coins, deducted by yourself.

...

The task information is very simple, and there is no task reward.

Instead, there are mission penalties.
This also made Su Wang feel that swearing an oath to the world is not something that can be done casually.

Even though he now has the status of a saint, he has helped the world take root in the polluted sea areas.

Fortunately, when he swore the oath, Su Wang did not mention the time when the pier would be returned to the rule of the Pisces King.

Therefore, the mission did not involve the need to return the docks, but only required the decontamination of four polluted docks within 15 days.

This is consistent with Su Wang's subsequent plan. It is a task that can be completed along the way, so it is not a problem.

After arriving at the Green Knife Wharf, Su Wang immediately arranged for the fleet to expand the air and sea fleet, increasing the number of warships to 618.

Then he called Ji Boda and Di Anxuan.

The requirement is to divide the existing surface fleet into two parts.

Part of it is used to garrison and resist the incoming polluter fleet.

The other part formed a marching force to find the nearest polluted dock and launch an attack.

Due to the pollution riots caused by the saury dock,

Almost all the polluted docks discovered by Starlink have sent a large number of polluter fleets to attack the Green Knife Dock.

This is also the right time to clean up the polluted docks.

Moreover, the task required to clean up four polluted docks within 15 days, which was not a sufficient time limit.

Before purifying the polluted dock, we must first deal with the polluter fleet surrounding the polluted dock.

It would be even better if we could force the Polluted Pier to retreat into the same state as the Green Knifefish Pier did before, devouring the monster ship.

These polluting ports, which have already sent out a large fleet of polluters, can reduce some trouble by going there now to deal with the problem.

As the order was given, the fleet began to mobilize immediately.

The fleet that Su Wang brought with him was arranged to garrison the Green Knife Wharf.

The reinforcement fleet composed of alliance fishermen was included in the expeditionary force.

Su Wang tacitly agreed to this plan.

There are certainly benefits to cleaning up the polluter fleet.

However, for Su Wang at the moment, it is nothing. On the contrary, it brings many benefits to these alliance fishermen.

After all, the mission rewards from killing polluters alone are the main way to increase the number of ships at the dock.

However, Su Wang is on the path of redemption. Killing the polluter only gives him ordinary mission rewards and cannot increase his progress on the path of redemption.

On the other hand, during the few days they were stationed at the Green Knife Wharf, these alliance fishermen had reaped the benefits.

The number of polluters killed per capita in the fleet is not low, and the captain potions obtained by receiving the killing rewards are quite a lot.

Once they return to their respective ports, the number of fleets will surge.

As for assisting in the attack on the polluter's dock, Su Wang should count the contributions of these fishermen after he purifies the dock.

By then, maybe we can complete alliance tasks in batches, which is killing two birds with one stone.

This was also something he was happy to see.

...

While the fleet set sail for the nearest polluted dock, Su Wang was not idle either.

More than half of the pollution sources discovered last time have not been resolved. Now that the fish coins have been replenished, we have to continue cleaning them up.

What’s different from the last time is that this time the number of air and sea warships led by Su Wang has nearly tripled.

When the coordinated fire was launched for the first time, the explosive lethality changed dramatically!
43360 electromagnetic repulsion cannons will create an even larger black hole.

A pollution source has an endurance of about 20 billion, and it is instantly destroyed by just one round of salvos.

The cleaning of the revived body by the folding mirror matrix eliminates the possibility of regeneration of the pollution source body.

In less than a day, all detectable sources of pollution were eliminated.

In terms of marine relics, another 393 pieces were obtained.

This is also due to the discovery of eight new pollution sources.

The number of discovered pollution sources continues to increase, indicating that it is impossible to completely eliminate the threat of pollution sources.

Unless Su Wang can lead the fleet to counterattack the deeply polluted sea areas now, all visible sources of pollution will be eliminated.

However, without Starlink coverage, it is difficult to search for the source of pollution.

Second, there are not enough fish coins to support the combat losses of the air and naval fleets, at least not in the short term.

All Su Wang can do is to increase his own combat power as much as possible and regularly eliminate the pollution sources that can be found.

...

After the pollution source was cleared, Su Wang immediately built air and sea battleships again and continued to increase the number of fleets.

The air and sea fleet, which originally had only 15 ships, rapidly expanded to 1011 ships in just one week.

Even Su Wang was amazed at the speed of expansion.

The 3-strong brigade, which was originally expected to take a long time to form, may not take too long.

Two days later, news came that the expedition fleet had arrived near the target polluted dock.

Su Wang, through the exploration of Starlink's individual perspective, cooperated with the expedition fleet to carry out a harassing attack on the polluted dock.

The polluter fleet stationed outside the polluted dock was successfully divided and attracted, and was eliminated in batches.

When the number of polluter fleets falls below 1, they can no longer be drawn away from the vicinity of the polluted docks.

Su Wang immediately used Starlink to launch a main attack on the polluted dock, trying to force the polluted dock into that special defensive state.

However, I don't know why,
Su Wang launched several attacks, even causing severe damage to the pollution dock, but he did not see the pollution dock swallowing the monster ship.

This made Su Wang guess.

Could it be caused by the situation at the Green Knife Pier?

Maybe the Green Knife Wharf swallowed a large number of strange ships, but they were all cleansed away.

Therefore, the remaining polluting terminals gave up this "self-amputation" state.

If it is true as Su Wang guessed, it means that there may be a possibility of mutual connection between all the polluted docks.

Unable to force the polluted dock to swallow the strange ship, Su Wang could only issue a clearing order to the fleet.

When the number of strange ships had been reduced to less than a thousand, Su Wang piloted the Wang Xin and appeared above the polluted dock to build the folding mirror matrix.

The abundant reserves of source crystals and source water made the construction of the folding mirror matrix extremely smooth, and there was no need to worry about insufficient faith fuel.

With the activation of the folding mirror matrix, the same situation as at the Green Knife Wharf occurred.

With the blessing of the fuel of faith, the black clouds were finally melted and penetrated by the purifying light.

The pollution riot reminder appeared again, but Su Wang completely ignored it.

There's already been a riot at the Green Knife Pier, so what's the harm in another one?

Even the strange flesh and blood that polluted the dock were purified one by one by the folding mirror matrix, revealing their original appearance.

When the remaining strange ships discovered the purified dock, they immediately gave up attacking the incoming fleet and turned to attack the purified dock.

But with the Wangxin present, they naturally wouldn't be given any chance.

Just one round of artillery fire sent the last remaining soldiers to the bottom of the sea.

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(End of this chapter)