Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 12: Hunting Fire Iguanas, Teamwork
"That's about right. It's basically like bending down to pick up money, but not everyone is qualified to pick up this money."

To navigate such a remote sea area, one must have a second-level spirit ship, must know the precise route, and must have the strength to expel other competitors. Counting these three prerequisites, in the entire surrounding sea area, only the two Lin families in the Yulong Islands have this ability.

The two Lin families have many monster-hunting ships, but the overall strength of each ship varies greatly. Everyone has their own routes, and there are almost no weak ships like the Sea Hunter that need to pick up clam shells.

Therefore, the Sea Hunter has no competitors. The Sea Hunter only needs to fish moderately and not overfish.

Soon the two brothers had collected half of the storage bag's worth of goods.

"Almost done. We still need to leave room for the rest of the harvest. Let's go back."

"Well, if we clean it up like this, it will take a year for the clams to recover to their current state. Next year will be just in time, and there won't be any powerful clam monsters appearing."

This coral reef is suitable for the survival of clams. As long as the Lin family does not commit extinction and does not encounter irresistible external forces, this resource point can be harvested once a year. Its priority is much higher than that of the Wild Spirit Fruit Island, and it is one of the must-visit places every year.

Back on the boat, Jiu Ye only took away the high-value, small-sized spirit beads and demon beads, and did not ask everyone to collect the clam meat. Although this thing had some value, it was directly used as a welfare for the boatmen.

"The harvests of other voyages in a year are subject to a lot of uncertainty, but the first voyage and the last voyage of the year are different, as they are relatively certain."

"Going out to sea is a great hunting event and a good omen!"

"A bountiful harvest at sea represents stability and abundance. It's not just a bountiful harvest for the monster-hunting ship, it's a bountiful harvest for everyone, so extra benefits will be distributed to everyone."

Things that Jiu Ye despises are valuable to Qi-refining cultivators. Whether they are used for their own family or exchanged for money, they are real extra gains. Being a sailor at sea is a very dangerous job, so naturally there are additional benefits.

The Sea Hunter dragged its net in the southeast direction, harvesting resources and slowly heading towards the target archipelago.

On this day, Lin Qianfan, who felt particularly refreshed after taking the Spirit Gathering Pill, walked out of the cabin to observe the sea environment.

"It's so cold. Calculating the time, today should be the official start of winter."

"Ding Ding Ding~~~"

The flute array suddenly sounded.

"Attention all boat crews, we're almost at the Fire Iguana Islands!"

The purpose of the monster hunting ship slowly rocking all the way is to control it to arrive at the destination just when the temperature drops sharply and winter officially arrives, so that the condition of our side is at its best, while the condition of the target monster falls to its worst.

It was early morning and the Sea Hunter quietly sailed into the target sea area.

The Fire Iguana Islands are located on the outskirts of a volcanic belt. The temperature here is slightly higher than the surrounding sea area, but it is still very cold. The monks must release spiritual power to keep warm after leaving the hull.

The second-level Flame Wave Fire Iguanas in this archipelago basically live on a large island with an active volcano in the center of the archipelago. The more powerful the Flame Wave Fire Iguanas, the closer their nests are to the crater. Their cultivation is related to the violent fire aura in the volcano.

Other weak fire iguanas do not have this treatment.

"Our target is these small and medium-sized islands on the outskirts of the archipelago, far away from the volcano. There are no Flame Wave Fire Iguanas here, and the number of first-level Fire Iguana monsters is not too large. The risk is always controllable."

The Sea Hunter approached a small outer island silently.

"Qianfan Qianbao, you two follow me."

Hunting the fire iguana monster is completely different from collecting monster clams before. This time it requires a serious battle, so a temporary team is needed. Generally, the strong and the weak are paired to take care of each other and try to avoid casualties.

"okay!"

Except for Master Jiu and a few clansmen who needed to control the formation of the monster hunting ship in case of emergency and had to stay on the ship at all times, the other thirty people got off the ship together.

"I will take the main attack, Qianbao will assist me, and Qianfan, you will be responsible for guarding the surroundings and quickly collecting the spoils." Lin Qianbao is the name of the starling. The starling only has the strength of the initial seventh level of Qi Refining. Compared with Uncle Gui who has been in the eighth level of Qi Refining for many years, he is indeed a lot worse.

"Okay!" x2
The thirty people who got off the boat quickly divided into more than a dozen teams of two or three people. Everyone kept a certain distance from their respective hunting targets, but they also tacitly agreed not to separate too far so that they could support their tribesmen at all times.

Soon, Lin Qianfan and the other two found the first suitable lizard demon's nest, a half-standing nest of molten earth.

"This lair doesn't look too big or too small. It should be a mid-stage first-order fire iguana demon."

The experienced Uncle Gui directly attacked the lizard monster's nest, destroyed it, woke up the target lizard monster that was in a semi-hibernation state, and completely exposed its body.

"Take action!"

The moment the lizard monster was exposed, the starling's spear shining with fire had already stabbed down, directly killing the first-stage mid-stage lizard monster whose body was a little stiff and whose reaction was a little clumsy!

At the same time as the starling drew out his spear, Lin Qianfan had already approached and chopped off the head of the lizard monster that had lost its demonic power, ensuring that it was completely dead, and then quickly put the monster body into the storage bag. The three of them cooperated very well, and the whole process took only a moment.

Now is not the time to dismantle the prey. Let's fill the three people's empty storage bags first.

"continue!"

The Lin family deliberately chose such a cold day to hunt monsters, and they wanted this effect. The other party basically did not resist, and they efficiently pulled the net and harvested them all the way!
"Be careful! This is a late-stage first-order lizard demon."

The first-stage lizard monsters are small in size and low in value. They do not resist at all after hibernation. The Lin family has no interest in them, so they basically let them go and keep their offspring.

Everyone’s main goal is still the mid-to-late stage of the first stage.

Among them, the mid-stage first-order lizard monsters will put up a weak resistance, but with the tacit cooperation of the team members, they will not be able to cause any waves. The late-stage first-order fire iguana monsters are completely different.

They are larger in size, stronger in strength, more resistant to cold weather, and have tougher scales for defense, so every team needs to treat them with caution.

"Thousand Leopards, you will destroy the nest, and I will deliver the killing blow!"

Destroying a nest consumes more spiritual power than a fatal blow, so Lin Ligui took the initiative to take on the former.

But when encountering a stronger opponent, the skills and accuracy required for a fatal blow are higher. Uncle Gui is worried about the young Qianbao, so in order to avoid accidents, the two temporarily swapped their output positions.

"okay!"

Lin Qianbao cast a spell briefly and released an explosion spell that directly blew up the lizard monster's nest, revealing a first-stage late-stage lizard monster inside.

"Hi~"

A fire iguana, more than ten feet long, hissed and rushed towards the crowd.

"Spirit Vine Technique: Six-sided Strangulation!"

The six black vines that had been lying in ambush immediately wrapped around the limbs, neck, and tail of the lizard monster the moment it stepped out of its nest. Then, huge forces were triggered in six directions at the same time, strangling the poorly-conditioned and defenseless first-stage late-stage fire iguana monster!

"Great!"

You should know that a first-stage late-stage lizard demon is already a very dangerous demon beast. Their size is often much larger than that of humans, and they have higher defense, greater strength, and stronger blood. However, Uncle Gui strangled it directly without destroying its outer scales.

"Nothing but familiarity!"

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