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

Chapter 171 Recruitment, Second-Class Shipwright
On weekdays, everyone is a neighbor and there is not much difference between them. However, in wartime, they are in completely different conscription sequences, and the differences are huge.

The first summon sequence is the twenty-seven fourth-level node immortal cities protected by the northwest and northeast defense lines.
When war comes, they need to provide the main force for the bloody front line, and they need to send out the foundation building, golden elixir, and Nascent Soul.

They are protected and enjoy a peaceful and harmonious life on weekdays, and have never even witnessed the true cruelty of racial wars and demon races. In wartime, they need to charge into the front lines and shed their blood.

The priority of conscription for this kind of racial war is very high. As long as you are in the Storm Ocean, you must come when you are called. No force or individual can resist or refuse, otherwise they will be destroyed!

The second conscription sequence is for the Jindan forces and their subordinate foundation-building forces in the four regions of the Thousand Star City Inner Sea that did not exchange for territory through the highest priority method of military merit.

The most typical example is the Jindan forces that have risen from the foundation-building forces in the Western Regions in recent years. Their territories are all taken from others, rather than earned through their own military exploits.

Normally, you are allowed to occupy this fertile and safe land, and no one will pick on you, but when a war breaks out, you have to go to the second line to provide support, even if you only occupy it for one day, you have to go!
So it is not all right if you just seize the opportunity to upgrade. The real skill is to keep it and pass it on for a long time.

The third tier of conscription is the Inner Sea Jindan forces like the Lin family of the Yulong Islands, whose ancestors exchanged their territory for military merit, as well as the second and third tier forces rooted in the Thousand Star City.
The reason for recruiting them was the four words "We have the responsibility to defend our territory!"

Because once the Thousand Star City is broken, large areas of human territory will be exposed to the demon clan. None of the nearby vested interests in the Thousand Star City and the four inner sea areas will be able to escape, so they have to go up and help at the critical moment!

However, this situation is rare and has not been encountered in the past few thousand years. After all, the demons are also living beings. They are not simply seeking death, they also have their own interests.

Generally speaking, families with longer histories are basically in the third sequence, and those that have only emerged in the past two thousand years are probably in the second sequence. After all, a force that can survive multiple waves should have accumulated enough merits.

The fourth conscription sequence is the most dangerous full/universal conscription. Even those pure independent cultivators who are marginalized and have no fixed place to stay have to be pulled to the front line to participate in the war.
In this case, it is not ruled out that the entire human race may be completely driven out of the Storm Ocean. At that time, everyone will be responsible, regardless of whether you feel wronged or not.

Because even those who are cultivating their foundation/golden elixir stage independently have objectively benefited from the dividends of human civilization, without exception.

The wave is a self-correction of the Ocean of Storms,
Instead of a complete racial subversion, only the first and second sequences were recruited this time, among which the first sequence is the absolute main force on the front line, and the second sequence is only there to play auxiliary.

Nearly half of the local Jindan forces in the Western Regions are in the second conscription sequence. Now they are actively raising various resources to prepare for war in an attempt to survive the impact of this wave.

The Thousand Star City is not unkind. When recruiting, they keep one out of every three Jindan cultivators and draw one out of every two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In other words, if there is only one or two Jindan cultivators in a Jindan force, all of them must go. If there are three, one can be kept, and so on, there is no upper limit. As for which one to keep, it is up to you to decide, and the ones who stay will enter the third conscription sequence.

War brings chaos, and chaos is the ladder to success!
In the short term, enlisting to fight is a test of life and death. If you are not careful, you will fall from status and even your inheritance will be cut off. However, in the long run, it is the best opportunity to solve the territory problem once and for all!
There aren't many opportunities to gain military merits on weekdays. It's difficult for an individual to be awarded military merits by hunting monsters in the open sea.

But in wartime, military merits are everywhere. After you have made enough merits, you can completely privatize your existing territory. Then you don't need to be recruited first in the next Millennium Wave. That's what makes it stable.
The benefits will be felt in the present and for future generations!
Talking about exchanging territories is still a conservative expectation. Every thousand-year wave will have people rising against the trend, including ordinary people who can achieve Golden Elixir from Foundation Establishment, and even ordinary Golden Elixir people who can achieve Nascent Soul.

open sea,

As the evacuation order was issued from the City of Thousand Stars, the third-order forces in the outer sea began to organize the first and second-order forces to evacuate first in an orderly manner.

Some forces have even taken root here for hundreds of years, but they will definitely not be able to resist when the fourth-level beast tide arrives, so they must retreat within the defense line and give up their current territory.

But the good news is that the forces that were originally independent of the outer sea are not within the scope of this recruitment. They can all be classified as independent cultivators, even if they are clearly family or sect forces.

They can freely choose to live in the Thousand Star City, or enter the four regions of the Inner Sea to temporarily avoid the war, or even take the initiative to join the Thousand Star City Garrison to fight for the future on the front line.

"Grandpa, why are we moving? Where are we moving to?"

A child with a baby voice asked the old man in sackcloth who also looked a little confused. They had just given up a lot of things and followed the crowd onto the boat to gather at a larger place.

"It's not safe here anymore, we have to go somewhere safe!"

The lower-level mortals and Qi-refining monks have poor mobility. Fortunately, this large-scale evacuation will not leave them behind. Their forces will be taken with them when they evacuate, and the proportion of mortals in the outer sea is not large.

But given their short lives and shallow knowledge, this sudden escape across the ocean with their families means leaving their homeland forever, and they may never have the chance to return until they die.

Zhang Family of Yundu Island,
At the Yundu Shipyard, all the shipyards in the dock were bustling with activity. There were all kinds of second-level spirit ships in various stages of construction. Since there were not enough second-level shipbuilders, they directly asked the weapon refiners, talisman makers, and formation masters to help. It was obvious that they had received a large number of orders recently.

A few years ago, due to Zhang Chaoyang's change in governance strategy, he reduced the number of Zhang family monster hunters and focused on monster hunting ship-related industries. As a result, the Zhang family's shipyard became larger, the number of employees increased, the raw material supply chain became more complete, and it had stronger construction capabilities.

Now that a large-scale evacuation has begun in the outer sea, a huge number of various second-level spirit ships are needed. Passenger ships, merchant ships, cargo ships, these cheap and affordable second-level spirit ships are being snatched up like crazy, and they are sold immediately as soon as they come into sight. The prices remain high. The Zhang family, which is in urgent need of development, naturally wants to seize the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Fortunately, the Zhang family was not included in the conscription sequence. Although the Zhang family is now in a poor state with only one weak Jindan cultivator, their ancestors were once wealthy. Although Yundu Island is small, it is privately owned by the Zhang family, so they can be fearless.

Even the sudden opening of the Millennium Wave gave the Zhang family a sigh of relief. Several forces that were originally squeezing them were now in the conscription sequence, and the diplomatic relations between the two sides were reversed at two levels. The other party only hoped that the Zhang family would not make trouble behind the scenes at that time.

All I can say is that fortune changes, and this year it's the Zhang family's turn.

"It's these high-priced orders that are settled immediately that really drive us to work. I'm sure we'll get a lot of bonuses this month. Hehe~ I just don't know how long this prosperity will last."

"Don't be too happy! Prices have also gone up. Yesterday after work, I went to the dock to buy some spirit fish for the winter, and I found that the price had gone up by about 15%. This is different from previous years."

"Isn't it autumn now? With so many monster-hunting ships on the sea, shouldn't fish prices be falling? Why are they rising?" "Because a lot of money has poured into the market, everyone has money in their pockets, so naturally, prices have risen accordingly."

"Where does so much money come from? Isn't our family in dire straits? Our salaries have been declining again and again, and we're only slightly better off than independent cultivators."

"These aren't from the family. These high-priced spirit ships are just one aspect of the supply. A large number of other supplies are also being shipped to Thousand Star City. The selling price is much higher than usual. Cash payment!"

"Then we need to store more supplies, not just for the winter, but even for a few years, just in case!"

"That's exactly the point! Let's go together after work, but don't make this public. Buying in small amounts, multiple times, and continuously won't cause market panic. Otherwise, you and I will be in big trouble."

"I understand, I understand! Prioritize the purchase of scarce survival supplies!"

Ichthyosaur Islands,

Compared to Yundu Island, where basic necessities prices are rising uncontrollably, the Yulong Islands have much better control in this regard.

The Yulong Islands have a larger land area and a more comprehensive range of industries. The foundation-building families below also have their own various outputs, so the gap they need to purchase from the market is not large.

Even though some individuals have started stockpiling supplies recently, basic supplies are still abundant on the market and have not increased in price.

The Lin family has the entire Fengling Secret Realm's supplies to supplement their bottom line, so people's living prices are very stable. Even merchants who try to hoard goods at high prices will be warned or punished, and are not allowed to disrupt the market.

During this period, some people also tried to secretly smuggle various materials out. After all, the Thousand Star City is becoming more and more lively, like a huge whirlpool that can swallow up all resources. All materials are overpriced.

However, these smuggled materials were intercepted through multiple screenings and all were severely punished. The Lin family needed to macro-control the material situation of the entire Yulong Islands. Only those categories that were indeed overflowing would be exchanged by the government with other forces for materials, rather than being exchanged for spirit stones.

The harmony and stability of the Ichthyosaur Islands have also been noticed by others, and recently many strangers have arrived to serve as outposts.

Yanglongwan Dock Area,

After completing his daily training, Lin Qianfan would come here to lead the task of repairing and transforming the spirit ship to help the Ninth Elder relieve stress.

The Lin family's shipbuilding industry is divided into two parts: Xiancheng and Yanglongwan. When separated, neither of them is as large as the Zhang family's shipyard, and when combined, it is actually still not as large as the Zhang family's shipyard.

Because the main function of the Lin family's second-level shipbuilders is not to build and sell ships to make money, but to maintain the dozens of second-level spirit ships and the White Whale in the country. Building new ships is just a side income.

But the situation is different now. The current situation is that forces that have the ability to make money from war need to make every effort to do so in order to strengthen themselves and reduce the risk of disasters.

Since the Lin family was not in the conscription sequence, they naturally received many shipbuilding orders, but the Lin family chose to equip themselves with the newly built ships first and sell the old ships that were eliminated first.

These old ships that have been eliminated are also good ships that are well maintained and used normally on a daily basis, and can also be sold at a good price.

"The renovation and upgrade of Dock No. 5 continues yesterday's work. Dock No. 6 will begin preparations for laying the keel of a new ship today. Here are the breakdown drawings. Please take a look."

"Master Thirteen, are we going to build ships independently too?"

"Yes! Let's start independent shipbuilding from this merchant ship!"

After Lin Qianfan established his foundation, he should have been able to advance to the second-level shipbuilder soon, but in reality, he was busy all the time and had no time.
The original plan was to go to sea for two seasons and rest for two seasons, but in reality, we went to sea for three seasons and rested for one season.
The only rest period, the storm season, was mainly used to strengthen his weaknesses in various aspects, leaving him with very little time to truly calm down and ponder his shipbuilding skills, and he kept lingering in front of the door.

Now he can finally put down the monster-hunting ship. After independently presiding over the transformation of several small merchant ships, Lin Qianfan's skills have made a leap forward. He has successively advanced to the second level in the areas of weapon refining, runes, and formations.

Now Lin Qianfan only needs to independently build a second-level merchant ship to complete the final running-in, and he can be promoted to the ranks of second-level shipbuilders in one fell swoop and become independent.

The so-called merchant ship is a multi-purpose vessel between a passenger ship and a cargo ship. Compared with a monster hunting ship, it is easier to build because its main purpose is to "pull" rather than "fight".

"Uncle Gui, you will be in charge of this part of the formation..."

"Uncle Wu, you will be in charge of this part of the runes..."

"Qianhe, you will be in charge of this part of the refining..."

"Guarantee to complete the task!" x3
Building a second-level spirit ship does not require a second-level shipbuilder to personally make every small part by hand. Most of the first-level work can be distributed to experienced first-level shipbuilders with excellent skills, who will then disassemble and distribute it to the small teams below to complete it together.

The second-level shipbuilder only needs to complete the most important second-level part, and use his spiritual power to complete the details and quality control.

The production capacity of the Yanglongwan Shipyard Area was not fully utilized in the past. Now that it has suddenly been stretched to the limit, there are naturally not so many first-level shipbuilders to be employed. However, skilled first-level weapon refiners, talisman makers, and formation masters can be seconded to do the corresponding work part-time.

Although they had never participated in shipbuilding before, the underlying knowledge content and skills were common, and they learned quickly. It is even possible that some of them could use this opportunity to become formal shipbuilders and improve their income and status.

(End of this chapter)