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

Chapter 37: Hunting Birds and Beasts, Lamenting in the Trench

"Continue cruising and look for the next target!"

The dark sea is rich in resources. As long as you keep swimming around the edge of the ocean trench, you will always encounter various suitable prey.

"Ding Ding Ding~~~"

"We've discovered an island ahead. Judging from its size, it must have a lot of birds and animals living there. Should we go hunting there?"

"Get closer and observe more."

Apart from sirens and amphibians, the most common monsters in the sea are birds and beasts in the sky. Other first-level monsters basically do not have the ability to fly, so their habitat choices are limited.

But birds and beasts are different. First-level birds and beasts have extremely strong mobility, can migrate at will, and their range of activity exceeds ten thousand miles.

The abundance of prey in the Dark Sea during spring naturally attracts a vast number of birds and beasts, which come to prey. Compared to the ubiquitous Sirens, birds and beasts are relatively rare, making them more valuable gifts, and hunting them is part of the Sea Hunter's vocation.

"No trace of a second-level monster has been detected. Come closer!"

Master Jiu and Master Ba are both cultivators in the early stage of foundation building. Although they are traveling on two different boats, they are not willing to provoke other second-level monsters. After all, it is impossible for them to encounter soft persimmons every time.

What if you provoke a powerful and difficult second-level monster? Even if you manage to escape, you will waste a lot of hunting time and opportunities.

"The bird-luring incense is in place, and the entire ship is ready for hunting!"

The simplest way to hunt birds and beasts is to release attractants on the deck, which can be changed into "bird" incense, to lure some low-intelligence birds and beasts to fall into the trap, and the boatmen only need to sit back and wait.

"Just hide in the cabin and watch the battle. Don't come out!"

Lin Qianfan warned Lin Qianshan, who was only in the early stage of Qi Refining, to prevent the weak Lin Qianshan from being taken away by birds and beasts.

"Open the formation!"

As the defensive formation of the demon-hunting ship opened, the scent of the bird-luring incense spread out, and some low-intelligence birds and beasts on the island rushed towards the two ships frantically and quickly, forming strong winds and waves.

"sail!"

The demon-hunting ship did not dare to dock too close to the island, so as not to cause a chain reaction and be targeted. It was necessary to keep a proper distance so that the enemies it was about to face were always within its capable range.

huh~
咻咻咻～
The boatmen who were in the middle and late stages of Qi training each held a first-level monster-hunting crossbow and fired continuously at the group of monsters flying towards the monster-hunting ship.

The crossbow of this demon-hunting crossbow is driven by spirit stones and does not require the boatmen to consume extra spiritual or physical energy, so it can be activated continuously and fire continuously at the birds and beasts that keep gathering.

A flock of birds looked around, blocking the clouds to avoid the sun!
"Gulu~"

This scene was too stimulating for the newcomer Lin Qianshan. It was much more intuitive than the previous sea fork monster. Every bird and beast shot down was not something he could deal with independently, but their lives were worthless in front of the mass-produced monster-hunting crossbows.

“Life is so fragile!”

Lin Qianshan, who was originally a bit introverted and even had low self-esteem, unknowingly strengthened his resolve to become a Taoist. For the first time, his desire to become stronger had the most direct and concrete form.

If viewed from a distance, it looked like two flocks of crows storms sweeping and swallowing up two poor passing boats.

But when you look closer, you can see that these are two meat-mincing battlefields.

As time went by, more and more injured birds and beasts/corpses accumulated on the deck, and some of the spoils even began to pile up and fall into the sea. Only then did the formation of the monster hunting ship close.

"Each team should hurry up and clean the deck. We can still get another wave before dark."

The formation was closed, and the birds and beasts could no longer sense the scent of the bird-luring incense, so they naturally lost interest in the big cover and scattered.

"Follow me, there must be some injured birds and beasts that still have fighting capacity." Normally, clearing the deck should be left to the weakest group of people, but the apprentices at the third level of Qi Refining are too weak. Even seriously injured and dying birds and beasts could be killed with one blow.

"The first principle of collecting spoils is to finish off the enemy. Regardless of whether the target is dead or alive, you must first chop off their head. This applies to both monsters and humans. Otherwise, the consequences will be endless."

The old boatmen led the newcomers to work quickly and taught them the skills through hands-on practice. The experience that would take a long time for a casual cultivator to figure out was taught free of charge in the family system.

puff~

Lin Qianfan first cut off the head of a large bird with a wingspan of more than ten feet, and then began to clean its feathers neatly.

"The most valuable part of most birds and beasts is their feathers. They can be made into various cloths and robes. They are very warm in winter and only require a little spiritual energy to activate them to keep you warm all day long. They are one of the most in-demand resources in the Storm Ocean."

"Steel feathers like the ones on the wings' tips can be used to make hidden weapons and tools, but this demon beast's rank isn't high enough, and the steel feathers aren't hard enough. They can only be made into handicraft ornaments and are worthless."

"This pair of claws and beaks are good materials for refining weapons. With a little refining, they can be used as everyday knives in thousands of households."

Lin Qianfan's proficiency in dismantling his prey was no different from that of other veteran boatmen. In the end, he collected the good meat and threw the remaining limbs into the sea. The inconspicuous black finches under the boat celebrated silently.

puff~

"Come on, try this!"

Lin Qianfan only needs to demonstrate it once; this simple manual labor does not need to be taught repeatedly.

After three quarters of an hour, the deck had been cleared, and all the useful things were put into storage bags, while the useless things returned to the sea and became nutrients for the sea.

"Open the formation, and do it again!"

Although the method is old-fashioned, it is effective against low-intelligence first-level monsters.

Although these bold and low-intelligence birds and animals are easily lured and killed, it is precisely because of their boldness and low intelligence that they can seize many fleeting opportunities; there is nothing wrong with being timid and cautious birds and animals, but they are also likely to lose many opportunities for growth.

At night, everything is silent.

The two boats completed a day's hunting and quietly docked in a sheltered place on a remote island.

Monster hunting ships usually do not work at night.

On the one hand, it is because human senses are not sharp enough at night, and on the other hand, it is because predators at night are more powerful, and it is more likely to encounter enemies that the demon hunting ship cannot handle.

Some of the boatmen on night watch remained alert and observed the formation and the sea surface at all times, while others needed to have a good rest, and only a very small number of people seized the time to practice various abilities.

For example, Lin Qianfan usually practices the Great Sun Visualization Method before going to bed at night. He will not fall asleep until his mental energy is exhausted to the point of approaching the dangerous threshold, and then he will temper his spirit through rapid natural recovery.

There are all kinds of uncertainties at sea. Unless necessary, you cannot make your condition too bad. Therefore, Lin Qianfan always leaves room for maneuver when practicing, and has to stop when approaching the danger level.

Ang Ang~

An unknown long howl came from a very far distance. Apart from the Ninth Master and the Eighth Master, the only person who knew the identity of its owner was Lin Qianfan.

"I never thought there really was a dragon beneath this dark sea trench, Sack. This place is right in the heart of the western region of the Thousand Star Sea. Why hasn't anyone come to destroy it?"

Lin Qianfan died at the hands of a fourth-level demon dragon in his previous life, so he is naturally sensitive to the movements of the dragon lineage.

"Something's wrong. This sound...why does it feel like a lonely wail?"

(End of this chapter)