Chapter 342: Xu Jiang's fleet
As a skill test of [Shimmer], Xu Jiang strengthened his lower body for the first time.
There is no doubt that this enhancement has been very successful, and it is the best among men in terms of size, strength, and durability of combat.
That's right, this part is his right leg. After all, his son, after devouring the Desolate Dragon Wing, gained the skill of [Instant Kick].
This skill requires a lot of physical strength, and even the burden on the body is very large. Strengthen weapons with [Thousand Machine Changes] and strengthen the flesh with [Shimmer], and there will be many more changes in actual combat in the future.
Of course, the most important point is that with the skill of [Shimmer], he seems to be able to move unimpeded in the Wen Long Sea.
"Wen Longhai, in a sense, is indeed the origin of [Madness], and it is reasonable that the flower umbrella can control Wenlong Port."
"As for the fact that the Desolate Dragon Wing was sealed, the flower umbrella must have known about it, but it has not been able to save it so far."
"On the contrary, it is deliberate, arranging for Miss Spider to tempt everyone to explore, wanting to find a way to break through the black storm."
"Thinking along this line of thought, it should be that Yanshi is in the same bloodline and does not want to be an enemy of the Divine Lantern Clan."
"It seems that the Faceless Beings are not of the same mind, and the [Mechanical Tree of Truth] has a good chance to get it." After a bit of analysis, Xu Jiang felt full of confidence and resigned directly to Pace.
Pace originally wanted to keep it, because he heard Xu Jiang say that he intended to be responsible for the commercial and trade cooperation between the two civilizations, which meant more vacations!
It is best to take advantage of this opportunity to hand over the work with Xu Jiang, and you can retire at home with peace of mind in the future.
It's a pity that Xu Jiang doesn't have much time now, and at present, he is still mainly dealing with the faceless crowd. What's more, Captain Beard is still waiting for his news, and his reading has been delayed for a few days, and it is estimated that those people are already in a hurry.
With the friendship of the Magic Lantern Star, Xu Jiang can now use impulses at will. I returned the way I came, and came to the cave at the bottom of the crack, and looked at the ground, there were a few more corpses, and there should be a lot of money-hungry guys who came down to die.
Xu Jiang opened his wings and flew back to the top of the cave. A few days have passed, and there are still many people around, who seem to be hesitating to jump.
Seeing Xu Jiang coming up, he hurriedly came over and asked, "Mr. Xu, you finally came up, how is the situation below?" Is there a treasure? ”
"Treasure? The monster saw a lot, and the people who went down before were all dead. Whoever is tired of living can also go down and try it. "Xu Jiang is also telling the truth, even if there is no Desolate Dragon Wing, the Divine Lantern Clan has to protect the wormhole, and the rune protection below is impossible to revoke.
The passage of non-Divine Lamp Clan is almost a dead end. Xu Jiangren did his best to show them a few photos, the environment of the black hole, the pathfinders who fell to pieces, if he didn't give up, then Xu Jiangke didn't care.
Back on board, the bearded captain had been waiting for a long time.
"Xu Jiang, you're finally back, what's going on?" The beard asked people to prepare blankets and spirits, but unfortunately Xu Jiang refused.
"It's not so good down there, but it's worse for the Facelings. Overall, they lost a lot this time. ”… Xu Jiang did not reveal the information of the Divine Lantern Clan, but he also made a rough mention of the Faceless Ones.
The flower umbrella led them to explore the way, I am afraid that they wanted to send them to death, trying to use blood to break the protection of the runes.
It's a pity that now even the Wild Dragon Wing has been eaten by his son, and this victory is more strategic than killing the Faceless Executive.
Hearing Xu Jiang's description, although he couldn't be on the battlefield, Captain Beard still laughed excitedly.
It has been the wish of several generations of Wenlonggang to completely free Wenlonggang from the persecution of the faceless people, and now it is a great joy that the enemy's conspiracy has been thwarted.
Captain Bearded ordered the crew to pull out the sheep they had raised and slaughter them to celebrate.
Xu Jiang hurriedly raised his hand to stop: "There's no need to celebrate, I have more important things to do now." I just wanted to ask you, are you interested in having a big fight with me? ”
"Go big!" Captain Beard had excitement in his eyes. He is already very old, and the only use is to drive a boat with experience, can he really do a big job?
"Of course, you and your crew are an important force in the fight against the Facelings."
"If one day, the Facelings are completely defeated by us, then there must be the names of each of you in the credit book!" Once, Xu Jiang hated the pie-style declarations of capitalists.
But now, Xu Jiang has also become a capitalist. The continuous encouragement made the captain and his crew cheer excitedly!
No one chose to retreat, they raised their fists and roared, 'Down with the Facelesss, everyone willing to be a hero against evil.'
Rewarded? Those things are not needed, they can generate electricity for love! Even many people are willing to use their own private money to finance this campaign and buy logistics materials for ships.
Of course, Xu Jiang still has a conscience, he will not accept this money, and he will pay it on time. After all, once the war is won, Wenlonggang will definitely reshuffle the cards, and the benefits that Xu Jiang can get are absolutely terrifying, and there is no need to worry about this small profit.
"Alright, let's get informed, we're ready to go back." There are still many people on the island, Xu Jiang informed, if you don't want to leave, you can jump the crack by yourself.
As for the return route, there is no need to worry about it. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Captain Beard could feel that the storm against the ship was very mild.
Overhead, covered with thunderclouds, it was as if a skylight had been opened, and there was a faint light, shrouded in the hull of the ship, all the way unimpeded.
Perhaps, this has something to do with Xu Jiang? Of course, Xu Jiang is now working hard to develop the magic of [Shimmer].
This skill is simply a god, attached to his eyes, Xu Jiang can see every vein of the storm.
With a wave of his hand, he can use the power of heaven and earth to push away the surrounding storm. His current combat power should be equivalent to the divine old man who was plotted by him at the beginning.
It is also a half-step ascending god, which can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, but the energy consumption is also very large, and there is no way to operate for a long time.
Perhaps, the next advancement of the mecha is when he completes the qualitative change. …… In Wenlong Port, Hua Umbrella sat at the desk, looking at the report in his hand with some frowns.
… It's not because there's trouble, it's that everything is going too well, and it's a little unreal.
Especially the old woman who is cunning Xu Jiang, he must know that he is in Wenlong Port, but he just ignores it?
It seems that he is preoccupied with making money, and all his preparations have become useless.
"Wu Hao, what about that? Any strange moves? ”
"No, Wu Hao took over the work of the [Lunar Eclipse Festival], and he is buying meat very peacefully, but the purchase price is slightly more expensive than the market."
"Humph! It seems that he has given up on himself, and wants to finally give some benefits to the people of Wenlong Port. What about Zhu Zhi? No news yet? ”
"Not yet, the area is covered by storms and communication is blocked." Hua Umbrella nodded, but he didn't take it to heart, after all, he had already arranged a way back for Zhu Zhi and them.
The map that broke through the Black Storm was the one he had finally exchanged from the [Yanshi]. Even if the ship's exploration fails and is sunk, Zhu Zhi and the others can rely on the residual power of the map to escape back.
Of course, if someone as cunning as Xu Jiang appeared on that ship, it would be a different matter.
With Xu Jiang's combat strength, I'm afraid that none of his subordinates will want to live.
"But I think it's impossible, as a mechanic of Xu Jiang, if you want to come to Wenlong Port, you should also drive a fighter."
"He wouldn't just find a few ships and go straight to sea?" ……
"Don't say it, I just want to hire your ship to go to sea." In a hidden port, Xu Jiang sat in a tavern, looking at the shipowners in front of him through the dim oil lamp.
The port of Wenlong Port is definitely not going back, but fortunately, in this coastal city, there are many small ports, generally speaking, they are places to accept black ships.
Let Captain Beard find a good way, and by the way, contact some trustworthy ship owners, Xu Jiang is ready to make some big deals.
In the tavern, a group of rude men gathered around them, smoking their inferior tobacco, and the smoke was filled.
glanced at Xu Jiang cautiously, and then asked the opinions of the others in a low voice. A captain who looked a little sloppy tried to pour a sip of spirits, coughed several times before asking loudly: "This gentleman, you just said that you will give us two plans, either buy a boat or cooperate, really?" ”
"Three to be exact, you can also turn around and leave, I won't force you." Xu Jiang sat on a chair, and behind him stood a female secretary, who did look like a boss.
Next, he was going to act secretly, and he didn't even identify himself, but just let Captain Beard act as an intermediary to assist him in forming a fleet, and there was no need to force these ships to work.
Of course, there is no need for Xu Jiang to be forced now, because in the eyes of these people, there are only two cooperation plans to think about.
After all, Xu Jiang gave too much! The first plan, accepting Xu Jiang's employment, does not need to fight, only needs to be responsible for transporting goods, and the employment price is thirty percent higher than the usual commission.
… The second option, 50% higher than the market price, directly buy out the ship, the crew who do not want to leave can be retained, and the salary is 3% higher than before.
Xu Jiang's two plans, placed in the current chaotic Wenlong Port, can be described as philanthropists. Many people want to sell their boats, go to other cities, and do some small business to retire in peace, it is better than staying in this sea beast-riddled Wenlong Harbor and being oppressed by the faceless people.
Of course, people with a long-term vision now value Xu Jiang's first plan more.
"Sir, are you sure that the hired transport job doesn't require us to fight?"
"Of course, if you really run into trouble, you can just throw away the goods and escape, and I will bear all the losses." Xu Jiang leaned back in his chair confidently.
This self-confidence has made many people's hearts move. There is no need to fight, what does that mean? This means that once they accept the employment, the route will be quite safe, they will be able to avoid the maintenance costs of weapons and equipment, and even be able to unload the batteries and pull more cargo.
The remuneration for this employment is not as simple as thirty percent, this person wants to build his own fleet? Where did the faith come from to make the sea beasts shy away?
"Anyway, I'm sure I'm in favor of Mr." Uncle Beard, as a solid supporter, took a sip of the liquor in his hand and said in an urn voice: "Sign the contract, I choose to work for you." Xu Jiang nodded with a smile, and Linlin, the little secretary behind him, hurriedly handed over the contract to everyone.
The little secretary has a doppelganger technique, so he doesn't have to worry about death, so he quietly came to support him, and these contract procedures are the most convenient to hand over to Linlin.
"But what can you do with these dozen big ships?" Linlin tilted her head, looking confused.
Ship trading, in fact, is very complicated. After all, this is Wenlonghai, there are countless sea monsters outside, and the stability of the hull, the draft depth, the steering speed, the weight of the artillery fire, etc., a lot of data must be balanced.
But when he arrived at Xu Jiang, he directly asked the bearded captain to help him check the gates. Only pursuing speed and cargo quantity, all artillery fire is modified and unloaded, this fleet can really go to sea?
"Don't worry, my little brother recently recognized a godfather, and in the future, there will be a sea monster in the sea." …… Wenlong Port, business has been unusually good in the past two days.
From an outsider's point of view, Wu Hao has recently discovered that whether it is seafood, fish, or poultry and animal meat, he has bought it at a high price to prepare for the [Lunar Eclipse Festival].
In this regard, the flower umbrella did not embarrass him. It only costs a few dollars to buy meat, and the wealth brought by the poisonous rats can easily smooth out these vacancies.
What's more, now that Wenlonggang has suffered repeated setbacks, the official purchase price is higher, and it can also appease the people at the bottom.
But he didn't know that Xu Jiang had already set his sights on him, and even played a game of darkness, giving up the challenge to the dominance of Wenlong Harbor and targeting meat.
Xu Jiang changed his dress, quietly sneaked back to Wenlong Port, and met with Wu Hao privately under the pretext of trading meat.
"It's not bad, after taking a back seat, there are fewer people even watching you." Xu Jiang sat in his office, looking at the deserted current situation around him, and felt comfortable.
… On the contrary, Wu Hao had a headache, he didn't know Xu Jiang's plan, and he didn't even know that poisonous rats were also internal responses.
Looking at the work at hand, he asked helplessly: "Xu Jiang, you asked me to be in charge of the [Lunar Eclipse Sacrifice], which is indeed temporarily out of danger. What to do with the flower umbrella? What to do with Wenlong Port? He once suspected that Xu Jiang asked him to take a back seat because he wanted to arrange reinforcements, disguise himself into the city, and wait for an opportunity to move.
Wu Hao has plans to risk death to respond. But so many days have passed, and Xu Jiang has not moved at all.
"Flower umbrellas are not easy to deal with, you just sold yourself, how many people can you accept to come in?" Xu Jiang took out a pack of cigarettes from his arms and handed one to Wu Hao.
Wu Hao took the cigarette and sighed. Indeed, Hua Umbrella's control over Wenlong Port has become stronger and stronger recently, and it is indeed too difficult to let a large army blend in.
"Ahem, ahem!" Wu Hao coughed angrily, no, it should be a cough choking on this cigarette, look at the grass smoke, and look at Xu Jiang, this one is outside, also smoking this inferior cigarette?
"This was given by a bearded captain, looking for you to try the taste." Xu Jiang shrugged, convinced that this cigarette was not easy to smoke, so he still took out the [Six Divine Smoke] and refreshed himself.
"As for the plan, I already have the deployment, but I need your cooperation with me."
"What do you want me to do?" Wu Hao has no choice at all, and now he can only listen to Xu Jiang. Xu Jiang picked up the stall on the table: "These are the lists of [Lunar Eclipse Sacrifice], are they all the sea beasts love to eat?" ”
"Almost, seventy percent has been prepared." Wu Hao nodded and replied. These are basically meat, and they are still quite easy to collect, and when it comes to the [Lunar Eclipse Festival], throwing them into the sea can minimize the desire to attack the mad sea beasts.
"But this time you don't need it, you have to find a way to disguise it, and then take all the meat with me."
"What! Do you want a sacrifice for the Lunar Eclipse Sacrifice? Wu Hao stood up excitedly. With Xu Jiang's identity, he definitely can't look down on the value of these meats, and he is not worried that Xu Jiang is greedy for these materials in the name of righteousness.
But these are all sacrifices of the [Lunar Eclipse Sacrifice]! It's all handed over to Xu Jiang, what should I do if the sea beast attacks the city?
"Don't worry, those sea beasts are now fighting in the deep sea. Now, I'm going to give a big gift. ”