Although the noodle shop boat left by Boss Cha is very dilapidated, the tonnage is actually not small, and it is larger than Wang Shou's ghost ship. Therefore, when it comes to repairing a ship, the amount of work is no less than that of rebuilding a new ship, and the amount of wood required is also very large.

Half of the wood comes from common trees, which can be cut down in the dense forest on the way to the Ghost Eater. This kind of relatively simple task was quickly completed by Wang Shou and the sarcastic ghost with dozens of villagers. The other half needs a special soul wood, and it must be cut down in the ghost forest, and then transported out by manpower and animal power.

Since the villagers in the fishing village, including the village chief Wang Shou, are all ghost cultivators, it is inconvenient to enter the ghost eating forest, so I can only go out in person, first go to Hekou Town to recruit more than a dozen temporary lumberjacks, and then lead a team into the ghost eating forest with Liu Han to cut wood. After two months, I finally managed to gather enough soul trees.

Since it is to be converted into a cargo ship, all the facilities on the noodle restaurant ship have basically been completely changed. The cabins, galleys, tables and chairs on the deck were all removed, and only the rudder, mast, winch, and rigging were retained, and even the captain's cabin was moved to the first cabin below deck.

The second deck has also been removed from the watertight compartment that used to be very useful, and the floor of the ship has been completely replaced with soul-perching wood. In this way, my ship has also become half a "ghost ship", the upper part basically maintains the traditional cargo ship structure and materials, and the lower part uses Wang Shou's own ghost ship structure.

The advantage of separating the upper and lower parts in this way is that the top can be loaded with more cargo, the bottom can prevent water thieves from scuttling the ship, and it can also attack from underwater.

Wang Shou installed four goggles and eight spear gun launchers on the front and back of my boat, and the ghost sailor could directly control them after possessing them. And this speargun is different from the harpoon of the ghost ship, there are no barbs and ropes, it is thinner and sharper. Once the pirates are found diving close underwater, these spearguns on the bottom of the boat will directly beckon them, which can be called a big underwater killer!

In addition, several giant crossbows were added to the deck to enhance combat capabilities on the water. Due to the lack of use in the underworld** and the absence of weapons such as guns, these giant crossbows became a regular heavy weapon in water warfare. Maybe it won't take advantage of the iron-hulled warships of the Great Yin City, but it is more than enough to deal with the water thieves.

After half a year of complete refurbishment, my noodle boat was finally renovated and successfully transformed into an armed cargo ship capable of transporting goods and, if necessary, fighting pirates. This also allowed me to start implementing my long-awaited business plan. To commemorate this "historic moment", I decided to give my new ship a resounding name: "Victory"!

My real name is Zhai Zisheng, and in order to avoid being pursued by the underworld, I have been using the pseudonym "Feng Sheng" on the way to escape. It's not a good time to change the name back in a high-profile way, but it's okay to name a ship after the word "win" in your name, right? "Victory" is also quite in line with the temperament of this armed cargo ship, well, that's what it is called!

However, although the ship was repaired, I had to face another problem: the lack of enough sailors to operate the new ship. According to Wang Shou's design, at least twelve ghost sailors are needed at the bottom of the ship when the ship is full, and at least eighteen are needed on the deck, a total of thirty, too few to exert the full power of this ship. If you add the sailors on rotation, it can accommodate up to fifty people.

But at present, I only have four assistants, the Rolling Ghost, the Mocking Ghost, the Scissor Ghost, and the Bookworm Ghost, plus Liu Han and myself, and the six crew members can only barely get the ship moving, not to mention moving, transporting and fighting.

"There's no better way, I'll have to go to Mighty Waterfall City first." The mocker reluctantly suggested, "There are enough idle sailors to hire, and there are more experienced sailors." ”

I also nodded in agreement, "Well, anyway, it is estimated that the goods will be purchased in the future, and it is indispensable to go to the Giant Waterfall City to ship, and it is good to explore the market first!" ”

With the plan settled, the New Victory embarked on its maiden voyage, heading first to Bayou and then leaving the Styx and entering the river for Falls.

Within a hundred miles of Hekou Town, there are only three large Yin Cities that can be connected by waterways, and the Giant Waterfall City is the largest of them all, and it is also the most commercially developed one. When we fled from the eighteenth cave, our first destination was the Giant Waterfall City, but we didn't want to make a detour to the small fishing village on the edge of the Ghost Eating Forest, and we stayed for more than a year, so we finally had the opportunity to see the prosperity of the Giant Waterfall City.

The Victory is much faster than the original noodle boat, and it only takes twenty days to travel from the fishing village to the Mighty Falls. This is still in the case of a lack of manpower, and if it is full, it is estimated that the speed can be improved a lot.

The city is built on the upper reaches of an underground river, and there is a very famous landscape nearby, which is a giant waterfall. This waterfall not only has a large drop, but also an exaggerated width, exceeding a kilometer, hence the name of the waterfall city.

The amount of water under the waterfall is huge, resulting in a natural underground lake, and Waterfall City is located on the shore of the lake. This deep lake has also become a good harbor, which can dock many large ships, making the shipping industry and commerce of the Great Waterfall City very prosperous.

The gates of Waterfall are a water gate, built at the entrance to a narrow waterway in the port area. As soon as the Victory docked, several guards and officials came on board to inspect it.

I used a road guide issued by Hekou Town to enter the city this time. It turned out that the eighteen-hole one could not be used for a long time, because in addition to the place of departure, destination, and reason for travel, the number of people and ghosts accompanying the book were also registered. Since most of the Yin cities in the vicinity are near the water, those who have boats also need to write down the style, characteristics and purpose of the boat on the paperwork.

The Victory has been completely refurbished, and it is far from the original noodle boat and far from what is written on paper. So, I had to go back to the officials in the town of Hekou and open a new paperwork. Fortunately, the investigation over there is not very strict, and you can open it with money.

I was only going to recruit troops this time, so there was no cargo on board the Victory other than normal supplies. The officials hurried around the boat and then left disappointed, without any oil or water. However, in view of the fact that I will often go to Giant Waterfall City to do business in the future, and it is indispensable to deal with these officials who are responsible for collecting taxes, I still sent a meeting gift very "interestingly", which should leave a good impression.

After entering the city and docking at the port, I discussed the next arrangements with Liu Han.

I was still very cautious, and said to Liu Han: "We are all fresh faces when we first come here, and I don't know if there are people from the underworld in this giant waterfall city." I think it's better for us not to get together in groups, so as not to attract the attention of some people with ulterior motives. ”

Liu Han also agreed: "Then we will go separately, I will go shopping, explore the market, and you are responsible for recruiting sailors." ”

I smiled and said, "I have no objection to you going shopping, but if you understand the market, you should bring the bookworm ghost!" ”

"Hmph, are you still afraid that I will spend money indiscriminately? And send a nerd to follow me! Liu Han pretended to be annoyed.

"Don't dare, it's rare to come to a big city from the countryside, you can buy and buy as much as you want, and I will reimburse you!" The bookworm ghost will be your attendant, responsible for carrying the bag! I laughed. Liu Han is naturally not the kind of little girl who likes to spend money indiscriminately, but occasionally women still need to be coaxed.

As a result, the division of labor plan was so happily decided: Liu Han took the bookworm ghost to the major trading houses to learn about the purchase price of various goods; I took the sarcasm and went around the bars of the harbor to see if I could recruit some idle sailors; The Dough Roller and the Scissor Ghost stayed behind to guard the ship.

There are several bars in the port area, usually with a large wine barrel outside the door, and a wine banner hung up, and there is not even a sign. There is always a lingering smell of alcohol in front of this kind of bar, and non-drinkers will frown and pinch their noses when they pass by. But drunkards can be found as far away as cats smell fishy.

Sailors who run ships stay on board for many years, and there is no fun to be had. Once the ship is docked, they always like to sit in the bar, have a few drinks, tease the barmaid who sells alcohol, or play cards or gamble for money. Therefore, the bars in the port area are the sailors' business, and it should not be wrong to go there to recruit crews.

I went straight to the first pub nearest to us, and there were indeed a number of sailor-like figures gathered together to drink and amuse, and the smell of alcohol and smoke was very strong, and the sound was very noisy. But I took a cursory look, but I didn't see any ghost cultivators inside. The sarcasm saw that this was not right, and did not dare to move, so he sat down honestly at the bar and let me look around for myself.

Since the Victory has been modified according to the style of Wang Shou's ghost ship, I plan to use half of the man and half of the ghost this time, using a living sailor on the deck and a ghost sailor below the cabin, which can complement each other to the greatest extent. But since there are no ghost cultivators in this bar, let's recruit people first.

I've never done this before, and I don't know where to start. Did you just stand on the bar and shout: "Hey! Does anyone want to get on my boat? The ship is new, the work is less, and the treatment is good! ”

No, that would be too noticeable. I decided to keep a low profile and talk to a few sailors who seemed to be more sober.

There happened to be a table of drinkers sitting by the window chatting, neither playing cards nor looking for a bar girl to accompany the wine, and it is estimated that they have just started drinking. I went to the bar and bought a bottle of wine, held it in my hand, walked over to them and said, "Guys, it's too boring to drink alone, how about I add it too?" ”

The people looked up at me, then at the uncorked wine bottle in my hand, and they all smiled, and said, "If you have wine, you are a friend, sit down!" ”

Naturally, I pulled a chair and sat down, then opened the cap and poured myself a glass and then everyone else's glasses.

"When you meet for the first time, do it first!" I raised my glass.

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Five or six people at a table were all happy to pick up their glasses and drink them all. When the first glass of wine falls in the stomach, the subsequent case box is easy to open.