Ocean Lords: Start Harvesting Double from Dice Rolls-Chapter 519 - 274: Guide Qi Dongdong, Second Soul Transformation of the Sea Ship (2)
"However... it might require a fee..."
Qi Dongdong’s voice noticeably lowered on the last sentence, and he looked at Fang Yu with some uncertainty.
"How much per day?"
Fang Yu looked at Qi Dongdong with interest.
"Uh..." Qi Dongdong hesitated for a while, then tentatively asked, "20 Copper Coins per day?"
"20 Copper Coins?" Fang Yu was stunned.
"Is it too much? No problem, we can negotiate. How about... 10 Copper Coins a day? Or even 5 Copper Coins is fine!"
Seeing the astonishment on Fang Yu’s face, Qi Dongdong quickly spoke up.
"Oh, it’s not that it’s too much. Alright, 20 Copper Coins a day, you come with me, I’ll hire you as a guide."
Fang Yu was both amused and helpless. It wasn’t that Fang Yu thought it was too much; it was mainly because she hadn’t heard the unit of Copper Coins in a long time.
1,000 Copper Coins equals 1 Silver Coin, and at Fang Yu’s current level, just killing a small creature could earn her dozens of Silver Coins. Suddenly switching from Silver Coins to Copper Coins had left Fang Yu a bit stunned.
So... cheap!
Fang Yu thought to herself, but she also felt the hardships of the low-level sailors.
"Let’s go!"
With this thought, Fang Yu beckoned to Qi Dongdong.
"Alright!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Qi Dongdong cheerfully climbed onto Fang Yu’s ship.
"Mr. Yu, are you not worried that the Zhang Clan will come looking for trouble? I heard the Zhang Clan was furious when they found out you killed Zhang Wangyue. His father is the founder of the Zhang Clan, incredibly powerful and even above the Extraordinary Ship level."
"If he hears you’re in Lanyun Sea Country, he’ll surely send Extraordinary Ships to try to kill you."
Qi Dongdong spoke to Fang Yu with a worried look.
But Fang Yu shook her head and casually said, "Extraordinary Ships? It’s alright, killing me won’t be that easy."
Not that easy to kill you?
Upon hearing this, Qi Dongdong outwardly said nothing, but inwardly was skeptical.
Fang Yu’s reputation was indeed grand.
But Qi Dongdong glanced at the list, and Fang Yu’s ship was still ranked on the Warship Level leaderboard.
Although it had entered the top ten, even reaching the sixth place, it was just shy of entering the top five.
But Warship Level is just Warship Level, and there’s a gap of two major levels to reach Extraordinary Ships.
Saying Fang Yu could rival Warship Level, or even Lord-level warships, Qi Dongdong believed.
But Extraordinary Ships?
This was both a Ship and Captain evolution, its power much stronger, with a gap of two major realms—how could Fang Yu possibly match it?
Qi Dongdong sighed inwardly, worried for Fang Yu, knowing the Zhang Clan’s Extraordinary Ships could make Fang Yu fall in battle as soon as they arrived.
He didn’t want Fang Yu dead, but as a hired hand, he didn’t have much standing to persuade her.
"Genius Captains are like this, always thinking they’re the most fortunate, the strongest, but there are always people beyond people, mountains beyond mountains. That the Zhang Clan’s Patriarch, being so enraged, still only sends Extraordinary Ships to kill you, suggests that in their mind, an Extraordinary Ship is enough to effortlessly shatter a Warship Level vessel. Fang Yu’s truly too... sigh..."
Qi Dongdong thought inwardly, but given the situation, he could only change the subject: "Mr. Yu, is there a reason you came to Lanyun Sea Country this time? Let me see if I can help."
"There is!"
Fang Yu recovered, energized, and smiled at Qi Dongdong:
"This time, I came to Lanyun Sea Country to find an officer named Changli. Do you know where he is?"
"Changli?"
Qi Dongdong’s face showed a strange expression as he quickly replied, "Of course I know. Colonel Changli is very famous among the Blue Star Captains in Lanyun Sea Country, but finding him... might not be easy."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Fang Yu was puzzled and asked.
"Colonel Changli is known as the main storyline task trigger. A few Blue Star Captains have triggered main storyline tasks at his place, receiving generous rewards."
"And even if you don’t trigger the main storyline tasks, the tasks from Colonel Changli are incredibly lucrative quality tasks."
"Now, all the Blue Star Captains in Lanyun Sea Country are waiting outside Colonel Changli’s residence, hoping to get his tasks. To see him... the queue might take a week."
Qi Dongdong said with a bitter face.
"A week?"
Fang Yu was stunned, then shook her head, "No, a week is too long. I don’t have that much time to wait. Is there a faster way to meet Colonel Changli?"
After hearing Fang Yu’s words, Qi Dongdong slightly gritted his teeth and said, "Like this, Mr. Yu, I’ll ask my group of mischievous friends..."
He scratched his head, "Well... just the idle crew, banding together to help each other out. They might not be very effective, but they’re the most informed about street news."
"Maybe my old buddies can unearth quite a bit of info!"
Saying this, Qi Dongdong was about to leap off Fang Yu’s ship.
"Dongdong, wait!"
At this moment, Fang Yu grabbed Qi Dongdong’s arm, and took out two Silver Coins, saying to Qi Dongdong, "You need to give benefits when seeking help from people. I don’t have much time, so let’s just spend money to build rapport."
Seeing the two Silver Coins in Fang Yu’s hand, Qi Dongdong’s eyes widened, having lived in this world for so long, a low-level crew member could only live on 5 Copper Coins a day, and these 2 Silver Coins could support him for a year!
Qi Dongdong swallowed, but quickly overcame his greed, took the Silver Coins from Fang Yu, and nodded, "Rest assured, Mr. Yu, I’ll definitely get this done for you!"
After saying that, Qi Dongdong turned and jumped off the ship, disappearing into the crowd in a few steps.
After Qi Dongdong left, Fang Yu glanced at Luo Kuan and Ma, nodding slightly to them.
The two understood and silently leapt off the ship as well, disappearing into the crowd at the place where Qi Dongdong vanished.
It wasn’t that Fang Yu was stingy with the two Silver Coins; to her, the two Silver Coins were not enough to prompt his own seasoned crew to act.
What Fang Yu truly cared about was time.
If Qi Dongdong truly pocketed the two Silver Coins, the loss wasn’t much, but the wasted time was something Fang Yu couldn’t accept.
Kong Huaao was now missing, and only the senior officers in Lanyun Sea Country knew what happened.
Every day wasted meant increased danger for Kong Huaao, so Fang Yu needed to race against time to find him.
...
But rushing was of no use.
The two crew members were already silently following behind Qi Dongdong, watching his every move and reporting back to Fang Yu.
These two experienced crew members not only had power levels stronger than Qi Dongdong, but were stronger than most captains in the port, and had excellent reconnaissance skills.
Luo Kuan’s Alchemy Eye had evolved to the point of a 360-degree view without blind spots, and it even had X-ray and body temperature tracking abilities, so there was no worry about losing Qi Dongdong.
Ma had a strong brain domain power and had the ability of mind control and mental locking. With Luo Kuan, even if Qi Dongdong were ten times stronger, he couldn’t escape their watch.
Since the two crew members had been dispatched to carry out tasks, Fang Yu calmed herself and tried to restrain her anxious feelings.
She stayed on the ship, slightly closing her eyes, sensing the special aura emanating from the ship, feeling intrigued within.
Ever since defeating Zhang Wangyue’s ship, the Salted Fish had absorbed the soul infusion power from Zhang Wangyue’s ship and directly fell into slumber.
Unlike the first evolution, the Salted Fish had been asleep for a day and a half this time.
However...
As the aura of the ship’s soul infusion kept changing, Fang Yu felt that her ship was not far from awakening and successfully evolving a second time.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, a sound from deep within her soul resonated in Fang Yu’s mind, making her suddenly open her eyes with a flash of joy in her gaze.
The ship... successfully evolved a second time!
