manynovel Chapter 127 Searching for a New Continent
Chapter 127 Searching for a New Continent
Chapter 127 Searching for a New Continent
In the end, Sun Daqing gritted his teeth and finished the job.
Fortunately, Su Jin didn't make him drag it by force in the end, but only made him roll the steel log down like a rolling log, otherwise he would have been completely drained.
It's hard to imagine that on his first day with the fleet, he worked like a beast of burden for half a day before even boarding a ship.
However, he was happy to take on this job, since the captain was indeed provided with meals.
At this moment, he watched as the two steel and wood pillars on the deck disappeared without surprise, because Su Jin had already explained that this was a material submission.
He also has a system panel and knows about this function, but he just hasn't tried it himself.
He can't even get enough to eat, and he can't even protect his own safety, so how can he talk about upgrading the island?
"Captain, what are the upgrade requirements for our ship next? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Sun Daqing sat on the deck, grilling meat in the oven, asking questions as he ate.
His captain was very generous. He was hungry as soon as he boarded the ship, but Su Jin told him to go to the cabin and get the meat himself and roast it in the oven.
If that wasn't enough, they even caught a few stone slab fish for him on the spot and put them on the grill.
Compared to eating raw food, grilling is indeed less efficient, but it tastes better, after all, he is a human being, not a wild beast that eats raw meat and drinks blood.
With such a good captain, he immediately felt that he had made the right choice on this ship. He had originally thought he was going to be a black slave, but he hadn't expected to be treated so well.
He especially wanted to do something for Su Jin to make the fleet better; perhaps this is what is called a sense of belonging to a team.
Hearing his question, Lin Xuan also looked at Su Jin with a hint of curiosity. Only Su Jin knew about this, and he hadn't told them.
Su Jin didn't intend to hide it. He was very pleased to hear that Sun Daqing had volunteered to do the work.
"Actually, it's just that the materials have doubled: 320 units of wood, 80 units of flax, and 4 steel-wood tree trunks, which can be upgraded to a three-track sailboat."
Upon hearing about the enormous demand for materials, Lin Xuan couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement: "320 units of timber, that's more than all of the previous total, and flax too, we don't have any left on our ship."
Sun Daqing had no concept of these numbers because he spent most of his time buried in the ground and hadn't built his own island.
However, he still knew how much a unit was.
"320 units — uh, a tree should be about 10 units, so I need to cut down 32 trees?"
He paused, then chuckled and said, "That seems like a good idea too."
"Oh no!" Lin Xuan, as a senior, immediately explained to him, "This part of the wood is a minor issue. The main problem is that this part of the wood can be filled with steel and wood branches, or even steel and wood itself."
"If the entire ship were made of steel and wood, its defensive capabilities would be significantly enhanced."
She turned to look at Su Jin and said earnestly, "Brother Su, I think we should consider moving in this direction."
Su Jin sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness: "You're right, but we've only managed to gather two steel-wood trunks so far. According to you, we'll need to cut two or three times that number."
Listening to their conversation, Sun Daqing roughly understood what was going on.
As a nerdy guy, he didn't just play bishoujo games; he also played some strategy games.
This is essentially about striving for perfection. If you're not just chasing levels, refining your territory's upper limit is also a major goal.
Steel, wood, flax —
He had no clue about any of these things, since he only had these two steelwood trees on his island, and they had already been cut down.
Su Jin certainly didn't expect this little fat otaku to have any information; it was already a pleasant surprise that he could contribute two pieces of steel and wood.
He narrowed his eyes and made a surprising decision: "It's still early today, so we won't take the previous route back. I'll take a detour from the outside!"
"Go around in circles?" Lin Xuan frowned, looking nervously at Su Jin and asking, "Brother Su, how do you plan to go around? Do you want to fight sea monsters? That's too dangerous—"
Upon hearing the word "sirens," Sun Daqing felt a chill run down his spine. He was most afraid of these supernatural things, unless they were beautiful girls.
But in this terrifying world, these obviously can't be beautiful girls; they're probably Cthulhu mermaids with fish heads and human bodies.
He was about to chime in, but after glancing at the two people standing very close together, he silently shut his mouth.
Well, he'd better keep quiet. It's none of his business to interrupt the captain and the first mate's argument.
Looking at their slightly ambiguous relationship, one is open to all men, and the other is eager to pursue them. According to his keen observation—
It will happen sooner or later.
That's right, because that's how it is in the game.
Su Jin looked at the somewhat rebellious elementary school prodigy in front of him, but he wasn't angry. He simply explained, "I'm not stupid. I don't think I'm invincible. I didn't go to fight the sea monster as soon as I got cannons. I'm not going to go inward, but outward."
Lin Xuan immediately fell silent, simply looking at Su Jin, her meaning clear: she wanted him to explain.
Su Jin pointed at Sun Daqing without any hesitation: "I'm increasingly realizing the importance of crew members. We're still too slow in gathering resources."
He then pointed at Lin Xuan and said, "Like you, Xiao Xuan, don't you think it's a waste for a technically skilled person like you to be working here? If possible, you'd better stay in the lab."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan fell silent.
Indeed, her research progress has slowed down, mainly due to a lack of time and, of course, a lack of raw materials.
With logistical support, her research progress would be much smoother.
Sun Daqing didn't see any problem with it. He said weakly, "I think so too. Someone like me should be a manual laborer and should do some physical work. It's easier for me."
"It's such a waste to have tech geniuses doing manual labor."
A group should be structured so that everyone has their own role.
Lin Xuan raised her head and looked at Su Jin, saying, "Then I understand what Brother Su means. We are going to discover a new continent, discover the next archipelago, recruit members, and find new resource production areas."
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean." Su Jin nodded and said with great pride, "My fleet will become a small society. The more people we have, the stronger we will be, and the better we will be able to survive in this world."
"My ship will then become a sea fortress, indestructible, and no sea monsters will be able to come."
"But building the ark requires enormous resources, so I need people. Of course, I believe they will need me too; it's mutually beneficial."
Seeing that Lin Xuan no longer objected, Su Jin waved his hand and said, "Let's go. We'll circle around the island from the back and take the outer route back."
The sails were hoisted, but this time the ship left the archipelago area in a different direction.
The ship sailed on a vast ocean, in the deep sea, where the Traveler's Soul scroll was entirely dark blue.
Su Jin looked down at the nautical chart and casually adjusted the ship's direction.
As long as the ship is heading south, there's no problem; it will eventually make its way back.
They have been sailing for some time now and have reached an unknown sea area.
Since Lin Xuan had nothing else to do, she returned to the laboratory. Sun Daqing also went into the cabin instead of the deck, and, as Su Jin had instructed, carefully placed the iron ore they had obtained that day to prevent it from tilting and spilling out.
At this moment, Su Jin spotted a corner of land on the nautical chart. Just by looking at the outline of the island's edge, he knew that it was a very large island.
It's probably not as big as Skull Island in the movie.
Before he could even look up, a sudden change occurred: a large rock fell from the sky and crashed directly onto the stern deck of the sailboat.