Ocean Lords: Start Harvesting Double from Dice Rolls-Chapter 482 - 260: Return to Qiyun Port, Reunion with Wang Xiaohu (Part 2)
"I understand, I’ll carry it out right away!"
"Wait a minute!"
Fang Yu grabbed Ma, pulled him over, and said, "Here’s the plan, go to the job market and recruit some crew members around levels 38-40. Our ship currently has over two hundred people, let’s increase it to 350!"
Boosting it to 350 would strengthen it by about a third, enhancing the combined skill of the ship with the Profound Light Sword and Shield, increasing its power by another third.
The reason Fang Yu could be so extravagant this time was primarily because, within the Treasure Tomb, he had defeated many troops of the Lanyun Sea Country. Each ship brought in hundreds or even thousands of silver coins for Fang Yu, significantly bulking up his wallet.
Glancing at the dashboard, his current savings had reached a grand total of 170,000 silver coins.
Incentive bonus, 50,000; recruitment, 80,000.
Ahem...
Fang Yu reluctantly handed over 130,000 to Ma and sighed slightly.
Dang it, back to square one in a single night, looking at his wallet now, only 40,000 left.
Fang Yu shook his head, sending Ma off to recruit people, while he headed to the Theological Modification Shop.
As he walked along, his gaze swept over the streets around him, and his heart stirred slightly.
At this moment in Qiyun Port, there were scattered crew members everywhere.
Whether it was the incident of two thousand ships going missing or the war, resulting in numerous captains perishing in the Divine Hall battles.
Some ship crews died, while a few lucky ones survived, barely making it back to the Safe Sea Region using lifeboats.
This resulted in Qiyun Port being filled with crew members from the Blue Star without contracts or ships, with many high-level crew among them.
Fang Yu glanced at the job market.
Currently, there were more people than ships, with numerous crew members voluntarily lowering their worth, willing to join a ship for only two-thirds of their previous salary.
This was... in some sense, advantageous for Fang Yu.
"Hey? Mr. Hu!"
At that moment, Fang Yu’s eyes lit up as he saw that the Ocean Court Office’s store was open.
A familiar figure was bustling about in the office.
"Fang Yu, my dear!"
The person was none other than Fang Yu’s old acquaintance, Wang Xiaohu.
Seeing Fang Yu, Wang Xiaohu was delighted and immediately approached him, "Long time no see. I’ve been off on assignments lately and didn’t get a chance to contact you. I heard you played quite a role in the recent Divine Hall battles?"
"Alright, I guess..."
Fang Yu spoke while subconsciously glancing at the rolling screen in the office, checking for any recent good tasks.
But after a while, the large screen was still blank, with no tasks listed.
"Don’t bother looking, there’s nothing available at the moment. We’ve been overwhelmed with matters from other sea regions, so we haven’t been releasing any tasks lately."
"Matters from other sea regions? What kind of matters?"
Fang Yu asked curiously.
"Nothing much."
Wang Xiaohu cleared his throat and changed the topic, "By the way, I heard you have an insider who earned some merit and wants to get Sin Domain amnesty, right?"
Tackling this topic caught Fang Yu’s attention, after all, it was a promise he made to Hua Yu.
He couldn’t help but nod, "How’s that going, is it difficult?"
"Hmm... theoretically, if there’s documentation from the Duorong military and a record of this achievement, it shouldn’t be a big problem. I’ll help you work it out. How about you bring that insider over the day after tomorrow, and I’ll apply for them?"
Wang Xiaohu replied nonchalantly, waving his hand to Fang Yu.
"Alright, Mr. Hu!"
Fang Yu laughed.
For some reason, seeing Wang Xiaohu made Fang Yu feel a slight sense of relief.
In the Age of Navigation, the Ocean Court symbolized supreme order.
As long as the Ocean Court was present, no matter how turbulent the surrounding seas became, they wouldn’t be able to cause much turmoil.
Seeing Wang Xiaohu, Fang Yu felt a sense of anticipation for Qiyun Port to return to its original order, bringing a touch of calmness to his heart.
Of course... at this moment, for Fang Yu, there were two more important things: one was to improve his strength, and the other was naturally to find Zhang Wangyue and settle accounts once his strength was up.
With that in mind, Fang Yu stepped forward and soon arrived at the Theological Modification Shop.
"Yun Tong, is the store manager here this time?"
As soon as he entered the store, Fang Yu saw the monkey puppet Yun Tong bustling around, attracting business.
For some reason, seeing these living puppets reminded Fang Yu of someone.
Qian Luan.
The life created by Hua Yu’s special secret technique, once helped Fang Yu escape from the encirclement of the Divine Hall Alliance Army.
Later, Hua Yu had tried to hunt down Qian Luan, but it seemed to have been unsuccessful.
The reason being that everything both of them practiced was exactly the same. Although Qian Luan only had 80% of Hua Yu’s strength, Hua Yu couldn’t really do much against Qian Luan.
To avoid exposure, Hua Yu had to abandon the hunt and return to the Divine Hall.
And seeing Yun Tong now, it seemed like Yun Tong’s form of life might share a similar origin with Qian Luan, both born through a certain Seal Pattern secret technique.
But looking at Yun Tong, carefree and happy every day, the safety of the secret technique provided by the Theological Research Institute seemed far superior.
"Ah! Fang Yu, you’re here!"
Seeing Fang Yu, Yun Tong was delighted and immediately dashed into the back door of the shop. A moment later, a figure emerged, accompanied by Yun Tong.
Dressed in snow-white clothes, it was Yun Qiqian.
Upon seeing Fang Yu, Yun Qiqian couldn’t help but smile, "You’re here? Let’s go!"
"Alright!"
Fang Yu nodded.
Fang Yu had previously promised Yun Qiqian to introduce business pathways for the Theological Modification Shop, and Yun Qiqian wanted Fang Yu to teach him the art of commerce.
This theology prodigy, who’d spent a lifetime studying theological knowledge, had recognized the decline of the Theological Research Institute, developing a desire to expand and revitalizing it.
For the simple-minded Yun Qiqian, the first step was naturally to grow commercially.
With money, the Theological Research Institute would have funds to rent better facilities for research...
Although Fang Yu was bewildered by Yun Qiqian’s mindset, he had agreed to introduce business routes for Yun Qiqian.
And the business routes introduced by Fang Yu came from two sources.
Ji Clan Trading Association and Black Snake Gang. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Oh, the Black Snake Gang currently had acquired legitimate trade rights and even became a downstream distributor of the Ji Clan Trading Association, so now the leader of the Black Snake Gang renamed their association as: Viper Commerce Association.
This name almost left Fang Yu puzzled. If it were on the Blue Star, they’d probably be sued by a certain eSports brand.
But in the Ocean World, there weren’t any commerce associations with similar names, so the Black Snake Gang officially transformed into the Viper Commerce Association.
"Mr. Zhong!!"
Upon entering the Viper Commerce Association, Fang Yu immediately felt himself being watched with wary eyes by some armed guards.
Once recognized as Fang Yu, these guards, originally part of the Black Snake Gang, quietly withdrew their gazes.
"Oh hey? Fang Yu, my dear, come on in, have a seat!"
The leader of the Black Snake Gang, named Zhong Hua.
At this moment, Zhong Hua was wearing beach shorts with a big gold chain around his neck, his teeth pitch-black, and when he smiled, there were gaps everywhere, as unattractive as it gets.
The old men bird-watching in the park were even more pleasing to the eye than him.
But Fang Yu knew this guy was definitely a tough character, able to lead the Black Snake Gang to first take over the Lighthouse Association, then quickly turn legit through the war.
A person like this is definitely not simple.
But the good news was he was one of Fang Yu’s allies, and the more complicated the ally, the more satisfied Fang Yu was.
"Mr. Zhong, I’ll get straight to the point."
"I’m here for two reasons. One is to discuss some business matters with my friend here, and the other is..."
"I need your help to track someone!"
Fang Yu’s eyes narrowed as he spoke in a low voice.
"Track someone? Our Black Snake... I mean, Viper Commerce Association doesn’t really have any intel system left, you might be disappointed, buddy."
Zhong Hua blinked, speaking innocently.
"Nonsense, that intel system’s value might even be higher than your current arms business. Only a fool would discard it. Mr. Zhong, this isn’t the way to speak with a partner."
Fang Yu glared as he spoke.
"Ahem, well, it’s a habit, don’t mind it, buddy."
"Who do you want to track?"
"The location of an outer realm captain, this person is named..."
"Zhang Wangyue!"
