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

Chapter 207: The fourth level of the Golden Core, crushing the Snow Crab King

"Brother Qianfan, you misunderstood. This is the Lin family's territory, so naturally everyone in the Lin family can come here!
I was just thinking of sparring with Brother Qianfan. We are both at the third level of foundation building, and they are no match for me. Now, in the entire Yulong Islands, only Brother Qianfan is worthy of my attention."

"That's not necessary. I'm the captain of a monster-hunting ship. I lead an army as a whole. I don't like single combat. If we have to fight, it's with my Windrider. Are you confident of victory?"

"You...are cheating!"

The desire to win that Lin Qianfan had in his teenage years had long been hidden. It wasn't that it was gone, but that it had become more advanced. Without the matching benefits, Lin Qianfan would not be able to take action in front of others.

Pointless fights should be stopped in due time. As for family prestige, producing a top-grade golden elixir is more direct than any other prestige.

Lin Qianxue was in some ways the same type of person as Lin Qianfan. It was impossible for her to respond to any random challenge. Naturally, she reacted immediately. Although she was a little angry, she continued to ask curiously:

"How can I get you to accept my challenge? The Xiancheng Shipyard is already building a new large-scale monster-hunting ship. Would you dare to fight me when the time comes?"

When Lin Qianxue was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, she couldn't beat Lin Qianfan. By the time she had gained confidence, Lin Qianfan had already established his foundation. After establishing his foundation, she had always wanted to make up for it, but either the two sides had different cultivation levels or were both very busy.

Now their cultivation levels are the same, she is even about to reach the fourth level of foundation building and is finally not busy anymore, but Lin Qianfan is not in the mood for war anymore.

"You can't afford the price I want!"

"Oh? What's the price? Tell me about it."

As a descendant of a Jindan cultivator, she has a noble status even without mentioning her ice spirit roots. What is there that she cannot afford?
"Ahaha~ Forget it. I have a map of the mineral deposits in the outer ring of the archipelago that Yinlin and I just discovered. Please verify it as soon as possible and pay me the reward."

Lin Qianxue was the one who led the mining order. This step just fit in with Lin Qianfan's plan, making all actions rational.

"So many? It seems you have learned the art of geomancy quite well."

Lin Qianxue no longer worried about her personal combat effectiveness. Cultivation is a long-distance race, and temporary gains and losses are not very important. However, the mineral distribution map submitted by Lin Qianfan is quite valuable. She only knew that Lin Qianfan was a shipbuilder, but she didn't expect that he was also a good geomancer.

"It's barely okay. My abilities complement those of Yinlin, so I'm kind of benefiting from it."

Just when Lin Qianfan summoned all the monster-hunting ships of the Lin family and its affiliated forces in the name of Yulong Fairy City, Lin Rongrong had secretly arrived at the deep sea area that Lin Qianfan mentioned.

Humans are good at learning and summarizing. Almost every Jindan cultivator knows some advanced breath-concealing techniques. Lin Rongrong quickly found out the strength of this group of passing crab monsters.

"Rare! Truly rare! It's already incredible that a group of deep-sea snow crab monsters can produce a third-rank monster king, but this group actually has three monster kings. It seems we really need to wait for the ancestor to return before we can act."

The Lin family has developed very smoothly in recent years, and has been continuously strengthened from the bottom up. Lin Rongrong has had to worry less, and her cultivation has naturally been much smoother. In addition, the breakthrough pill that Lin Haichao exchanged from the Zilong Pavilion that year has recently allowed him to break into the middle stage of the Golden Core.

This news is a secret hidden by the Lin family and will not be made public. Only a few people with keen observation skills can guess it.

If this group of snow crab monsters does not have a third-level monster king, they can be directly caught in large quantities. Both the spirit crabs and the monster crabs are delicious and nutritious, which are of great benefit to Qi-refining monks. They can be sold at a high price.
If there was only one early stage demon king in the crab group, she could take it down directly. After all, this place is near the Ichthyosaur Islands and it is not easy to be exposed. But now there are three demon kings, so she cannot alert them.

Didn't wait long.
Just as winter officially arrived, heavy snow covered the ocean and the snowy scenery stretched for thousands of miles, Lin Haichao secretly returned to the Lin family.

The intensity of the battle in the Shuiyunjian secret realm this time was medium, but at least thirty or forty people will never get out. In the coming period, there will be some adjustments and turmoil in the four regions of the sea.

When he was about to find Lin Rongrong to discuss how to safely exchange this third-level longevity fruit for the third-level frigate, Lin Rongrong instead found him first to discuss hunting the Snow Crab Demon King.

"Oh? Three early-stage third-order snow crab demon kings? Can this kind of demon beast bloodline develop into such a large tribe?"

"I find it strange too. A tribe like this would normally only produce one King Crab, unless they find some opportunity that causes them to break with convention. But now that we're in a period of rapid change, it's not surprising to encounter any strange things."

"That's right. Let's have Lilong do another secret investigation. If there are no other problems, we can just wipe them out!"

There are few demon kings in the inner sea, and even fewer such soft persimmons. The Lin family now has three mid-level third-order demons, so they can eat this piece of fat meat with the lowest risk. Naturally, they cannot let them get away easily.

Half an hour later,
After receiving accurate information from the Carp Dragon Demon King, Lin Haichao and Lin Rongrong set out secretly, while Lin Dayan, the Lin family's fake dan and all the foundation-building cultivators were on high alert to guard their headquarters. The third-level defense formations of the Fish Dragon Fairy City and Yanglong Bay were directly opened to ensure defense.

The gap between demon kings is much greater than the gap between Jindan cultivators. The paths taken by Jindan cultivators are similar, their core attributes are relatively balanced, and the gap is limited.

But the demon race is different. There are huge differences between demon beasts of different races. Even among the third-level demon kings, there are still a large number of those who are not good at one subject. When they encounter human golden elixirs who crush them in all aspects, it is difficult for them to turn defeat into victory, and it is even difficult to escape.

Gu~~~
The Carp Dragon Demon King openly approached the crab demon group with a fierce momentum. The other demon kings immediately became unable to sit still. They sneaked in all the way, and never thought that they would encounter such a powerful enemy when they were about to reach their destination.

Soon, three huge, armored crab kings of the early third stage hidden in the crab swarm were on high alert, trying to force the Carp Dragon King away with their numbers.

After repeatedly confirming that they were the only three of them, Lin Rongrong and Lin Haichao, who had been following them secretly, took action together.

Without any surprise, the three mid-stage Jindan monsters hunted the three early-stage third-level monsters and directly formed a crushing advantage, successfully taking them down. They even took away several late-stage second-level crabs from the snow ellipse crab monster group.

"They must have taken a long way and sneaked in. Judging from the direction they're heading, they're trying to escape the cold winter in the dark ocean trench."

"The north is getting colder year by year. Only the deep sea can maintain the temperature and ensure the normal survival and development of the crab population. It's a pity that we happened to encounter it. We also need to develop."

"Don't say that. We only acted at the right time. Even if they succeeded in reaching the Dark Ocean Trench, they were just there to serve food. It's probably bustling in there right now, and they're having a feast." "That's right. A third-stage early stage demon king like this simply can't hold its own there. Even more of them won't help."

Because the Black Flood Dragon King was killed in the dark sea trench, many dragon monster kings and even wild dragon kings came to the beast tide in recent years to seek the opportunities left by the Black Flood Dragon King.

The Black Dragon King was the most powerful Dragon King in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. Even if they could find a tiny opportunity, it would be of great benefit. However, the opportunities that could be easily found had already been plundered by the locals, and the remaining opportunities that might exist were not something they could find, so they were doomed to be disappointed.
But opportunities can also be plundered from other beings. Being a dragon-type demon king, it is possible to strengthen oneself through fighting and devouring. Therefore, there has been a lot of commotion down there in the past few years, with movement from time to time.
The Ichthyosaur Islands are not far from the Dark Ocean Trench, which is why the Lin family has been on high alert all year round, fearing that some mentally abnormal demon king will come to the Ichthyosaur Islands to cause trouble.
However, the situation is not bad. This situation has not occurred yet. However, I heard that there were some attacks outside Guanlan Xiancheng. In particular, the third-level fresh-collecting ship of Guanlan Xiancheng was too strong and was attacked. As a result, they dare not load too much cargo now.
Half an hour later, at the foot of Yulongxian City,
"Let's all go!"

Dozens of monster-hunting ships gathered in the Yulong Islands received the Golden Elixir Decree and immediately set off towards the target sea area to catch crabs.

The group of giant snow crab monsters that lost the protection of the third-level monster king was like a moving cake. Dozens of monster-hunting ships rushed into the hunting ground at full power and began to chase and intercept them.

"Get down the crab pot!"

Each boat was filled with dozens of special cages used to catch shrimps and crabs on the seabed. Most of them were made in recent days specifically for this group of snow crabs. The cages were filled with monster flesh marinated with special monster-luring incense. The goal was very clear.

Ordinary spirit crabs and first-level demon crabs don't have much intelligence. As long as the cage is thrown down, as long as they have the desire to eat, they will be attracted in and caught.

Of course, there are some second-level crab monsters in the crab group. They know how to command the crab group to evade, but the foundation-building monks on the monster-hunting ship will encircle and suppress them in a targeted manner. As long as the second-level crab monsters are dealt with one by one, this group of giant snow ellipse crab monsters can be completely eaten.

"Detected cages A13, A14, and A15 are empty. Suspected to be nearby. Requesting to enter the water!"

"Alright! Go into the water and kill them together! Everyone, stay safe!"

The dozens of monster-hunting ships in the large fleet were divided into several small fleets and dispatched in different directions, working together. Each crab cage was both a fishing tool and a bait hook for catching the second-level crab monster.

Only the second-level crab monsters who can truly overcome their group instincts, completely abandon these low-level crab monsters, and know how to evacuate secretly can escape. The monster hunting ship does not have to go deep into the water to hunt down every second-level crab monster, but it is enough to accurately hunt down most of them.
"Get out of the cage!"

Boom boom boom boom~

The engine rolled, the chains rolled up, and the crab cages were pulled up one by one. They were basically filled with crab monsters of all sizes. These were the only crab monsters on the seabed in this area. Other species had either hidden themselves or had been scared away by them.

"Wow, what a great harvest! I thought the profits would be significantly reduced this autumn, but I didn't expect it to be fully recovered this time!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Keep going! First come, first served!"

Catching crabs is much more efficient than hunting other monsters. You just need to keep putting out baited cages and then pull them up at time intervals. Only the beast tide can compare with it.
Although the prices of low-level monsters have generally depreciated due to oversupply, this does not apply to all species. On the contrary, due to the general increase in everyone's income, the prices of a small number of prey with special effects have risen instead of fallen.

For example, the price of the Blue Flag Sea Spearhead, which can improve cultivation without side effects, has already doubled. On the one hand, the beast tide has caused their supply to drop sharply, and on the other hand, the better the economic conditions, the more valuable this special item will be.

Snow crabs are also a species with a relatively small supply. They are a high-end delicacy that can only be found on the tables of wealthy people. They usually live in groups, and you can't catch any without encountering a crab school. They usually hide in deep sea areas, and they are rarely seen in beast tides.
Therefore, the current market price is high, even if the spirit crabs are not cheap, the profit from this snow crab hunting is foreseeable.
Toot~
"The transport ship is here, hurry up and take over! Don't waste time!"

This time the hunting location is very close to the Ichthyosaur Islands, and it is a race against time. The longer it takes, the faster the crabs will disperse. Therefore, all the second-level spirit ships in the islands have been dispatched to help transport the goods, so that they can also get a small share of the profits and make money together.

"Damn, I'm so jealous! It's a shame our boat doesn't have the tools for this, otherwise we could make a killing."

"Yes, the demon-hunting ships in the archipelago have been making a killing over the years. Even the new demon-hunting ships installed in recent years should have earned back their investment. I heard that the Yue family has already changed the age of majority for their members from fifteen to seventeen, which shows how profitable these demon-hunting ships are."

"Seventeen? The Yue family raised the age by two years at once? It seems their financial situation is indeed very good."

"Brother, how about we order a monster-hunting ship? We still have enough manpower to run it anyway! I heard that the Xiancheng Shipyard has shortened its delivery cycle to six months. If we order a ship now, it should be able to catch the small monster tide during next year's storm season. According to the current market conditions, we can probably earn back our investment in as little as two years."

"Isn't this... operating a demon-hunting ship too risky? This is seriously inconsistent with the development goals of our family for hundreds of years..."

"Brother, times have changed!

Our ancestral precepts should also be updated as the Lin family develops. If we just blindly follow our ancestors' teachings, we will miss opportunities for development again and again!
Do you see how the other families following the Lin family are doing? They're building foundations like they're free, and the gap between us is widening.

Where did they get the money? It's all the bonuses from following the policies!"

"Brother, what you said makes sense!

But what if the wave ends soon? I heard that the Millennium Wave usually only lasts three to eight years. Now five years have passed. If the wave ends like this, how many years will it take to recoup the cost of the monster hunting ship? The risks are not negligible!
I also heard that ordering a small new-style monster-hunting ship now costs over 100,000 yuan. The price is at an all-time high. I can save this money and buy several foundation-building pills in the future!"

"Brother, your ideas are too outdated!

How does our size compare to the Lin family? Aren't they also changing, adjusting, innovating, and taking risks?
Money left at home won't make a living. If you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to buy a monster hunting ship. I suspect that after the wave ends, the monster hunting industry will be regulated. It will be difficult to enter the market then!"

"If we completely drain the family's liquidity and affect the family's future inheritance, we will all be guilty! So, let's have a collective vote later and see everyone's opinions!"

"Let's vote. I believe most people agree with me! In the tide of the times, choice is far more important than hard work. Taking the right step will yield far greater rewards than a family's entire life working hard for a hundred years!"

As shiploads of snow ellipse crabs were pulled into Xiancheng and Yanglong Bay, the corresponding industrial chain was immediately activated. The snow ellipse crabs were broken down clearly and sent to different industries according to demand and specific circumstances.

(End of this chapter)