The sun is slanting in the west, and the spring sun is shining on a port in Shanghai.

Mountains of containers are neatly lined up on the docks, reflecting the brilliance of the debut.

Giant ships of 10,000 tons, or even hundreds of thousands of tons, are crowded in the port, waiting to sail.

Wang Luo is a crew member, a former crew member, who has been unemployed for two years and now makes a living by delivering food.

However, he still longs for the sea, although the life of the crew is actually very boring, and he cannot access the Internet as he wants, only when he is in port or when the satellite signal is good.

But he still loves the job, and he enjoys climbing up step by step, from the third officer to the second officer, and then to the first officer.

He hopes to one day become a captain and finally have a ship of his own, and take his brothers to swim in the sea, just like in the Age of Discovery, this is the romance of men.

And he was already very close to this day, he had enough qualifications, he was taking the captain's certificate, and he had already passed the exam, but no shipowner would invite him to board.

Today, he rode an electric donkey to the port dock, looking at the mountains of goods and crowded ships, with a look of hope in his eyes.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a weathered face, walked up to him and asked, "Young man, do you want to get on the boat?" ”

"Of course I think so, I've been a crew member for more than 7 years, and I think I'm going to have enough qualifications as a captain, but it's a pity

The era of vitality has begun, the krakens have grown, chaos is everywhere, shipping is declining, and there are too few opportunities. Wang Luo shook his head and sighed, pointing to the rows of giant wheels in the distance.

"Yes, these great ships would rather huddle in the harbor and get moldy than take a single step out into the sea. In the past, humans saw the sea as a place to conquer, but now it is a daunting path. The middle-aged man sighed.

"No way, no wonder they, you know, even a powerful warship is helpless in the face of the strange and unpredictable Kraken." Wang Luo looked very understanding, it seems that although he has left his navigation post, he is still very concerned about the shipping situation.

"Helpless? It doesn't seem like it's all, right? The middle-aged man seemed to be defending the above.

"This is a bit of a casual thing I said, that's right, the various naval powers have changed the configuration of warships early, and in addition to conventional weapons, it has become a rule for cultivators to board ships. It's just that how high is the labor cost of cultivators? Wang Luo continued to sigh and said, "When someone goes on a mission, it costs 300,000 US dollars for two or three days, how can ordinary merchant ships afford it?" Transporting goods for as little as ten days or as long as one month is not enough to pay off the cultivators' salaries...... It's better to be a cultivator, a crew member like us doesn't have much salary, and a captain of a big ship can only earn 30,000 or 50,000 yuan a month. ”

"Hehe, you have to know how difficult it is for cultivators to cultivate, to have qualifications, resources, and cultivation, it is much longer than the cultivation cycle of a captain." The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "However, there has been a kind of "Nine Turns Golden Pill Formula" circulating on the Internet recently, which does not require qualifications, but only requires hard work, have you ever cultivated?" ”

Wang Luo was about to answer when he heard this, but he suddenly hesitated, he shook his head and said, "Oh, that kind of big road goods on the Internet shouldn't have cultivation value, right?" I didn't waste my time and just look at the progress of others. ”

The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and didn't ask anything.

Wang Luo was a little weak-hearted, and used the words to cover himself up at the moment: "Now there is a naval escort, but the cost of the navy dispatch is higher, and it can only escort a large number of sea ships, transport urgently needed materials, and strategic materials." The current maritime trade model is to assemble a large number of sea ships at one time, and then concentrate on escorting transactions, which can barely maintain the appearance of trade. ”

"Hehe, it seems that you also understand very well. That's right, in the past, one or two ships or even a dozen ships sailed for trade, but the mode of sailing and trading could not be maintained for a long time, and when they entered the sea, they were sheep in the mouth of tigers, and meat buns beat dogs. The middle-aged man nodded.

"Isn't it? I remember that in World War II, when Germany's maritime wolf pack tactics were raging, the Allied maritime military transportation adopted centralized batches, centralized escorts, and reduced the number of transportation to reduce the probability of encountering wolves. It's just that in this way, the efficiency is too low, and many commodities are seasonal, which is not suitable for private shipping. As a seafarer who aspires to be a captain, Wang Luo is obviously familiar with the history of maritime transportation.

"Yes, the lad saw it accurately. What do you think of the fact that instead of these warships, you will be escorted by something else? The middle-aged man said.

"Something else? You mean, that hero flying around in the sky? It's hard for him to take care of things at sea, I've seen many reports of Kraken chaos, often in an instant, a huge ship is pulled to the bottom of the sea by them, even if the hero comes in a hurry, he can only look at the ocean and sigh. Wang Luo sighed.

"Hehe, it won't be in the future, we have enough early warning mechanism, at least we can delay those chaotic krakens for more than 10 minutes, and this time is enough for the hero to rush to subdue these demons." The middle-aged man unconsciously revealed his mouth.

Wang Luo didn't notice the change in the other party's tone, and suddenly said in surprise: "In this way, wouldn't it be possible to greatly reduce the security cost?" Can many shipowners afford it? Can I get on the boat again? ”

"Hehe, young man, if this thing is to be successful, we need everyone to work together. Xie Dong, head of the Outreach Team of the Contemptible Truth Office, I see that you are full of heaven and have clear bones, and this important task of maintaining the peace of the ocean will fall on you......"

"Uh, uncle, you seem to be familiar with what you say." Wang Luo couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.

Xie Dong coughed, took out his certificate, showed it to him, and said, "Classmate Wang Luo, according to Order No. 35 of the Shenzhou Truth Office, any citizen of Shenzhou has the obligation to respond to the call. Now, I have formally enlisted you into the Maritime Security Force. ”

Wang Luo's expression was upright at the moment, he stood upright, and said loudly: "Obey the order." ”

"Yes, come with me." Xie Dong nodded and walked in front with his hands behind his back.

Wang Luo followed closely, and the electric donkey was not needed.

Xie Dong was very satisfied, before looking for the Twelve Claws, he was recruiting people, and there was only one condition, that is, to have real feelings for the sea, and to have a real yearning for the sea, rather than treating it as a cornucopia, a ladder to the sky.

This is an era of vitality, and the importance of the mind is unbelievably strong.

He believed that sooner or later the sea would give birth to spirituality, and whoever really got close to it would be greatly rewarded.

Therefore, he did not cast a net from the truth office, but recruited people from the society.

And this Wang Luo, with his ability to recognize people, coupled with the conversation just now, already knows that the other party is a hardcore marine faction, and he has a special affection for the sea, and he doesn't just regard the crew as a job.

At this time, the setting sun shone on the two of them, pulling out long shadows.

Xie Dong turned his head to look at the west, with a smile on his face, the sun was setting in the west and rising in the east, and the new day would be better.