Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 16 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

[Deathheart Mainsail: No flag pattern set]

Su Wang suddenly understood. He only needed to imagine a pattern in his mind and choose it as the flag pattern.

Then this pattern will appear on the mainsail, and there is only one chance to set it.

It is equivalent to a second identity display for the vehicle in addition to the ship name.

After a brief thought,
Su Wang closed his eyes and began to imagine the pattern.

The next second, a pattern of a pitch-black sickle piercing a bright red heart appeared on the mainsail.

Below the pattern are several mysterious characters, which mean "Death Heart".

When he opened his eyes again, Su Wang saw his masterpiece.

"That's all, it barely fits the name of the ship, the Heart of Death."

The black sickle represents death, the bright red heart represents life, and death pierces through life.

Since the vehicle has this additional function, Su Wang speculated that it might have its purpose.

That's why we specially came up with a pattern to serve as a flag.

After setting the flag pattern, Su Wang continued to check other changes in the vehicle.

My own wooden house... no, it's the steel house that is no longer located in the middle area of ​​the hull, but is biased towards the bow.

The mainsail mast is just behind my house.

As for the deck area behind the mast, there are several smaller houses.

It seemed as if it was waiting for him to go and check it out.

Driven by curiosity, Su Wang was the first to come to the nearest hut.

When he reached out and touched the outer wall of the house, a message suddenly appeared in his sight.

[Crew Lounge No. 1.]

Status: Unsigned crew, idle.

...

"Crew lounge? Does that mean we can still recruit crew members?"

Su Wang felt a little surprised.

I pushed open the door and looked inside, and found only a small wooden bed and a small square table.

There was a scroll on the table, and nothing else.

When he saw the scroll, Su Wang's eyes twitched slightly.

This scroll is very similar to the material that made him a fisherman.

He hurried into the house, and when he picked up the scroll on the table, the prompt message appeared again.

Crew Contract Order No. 1

Function: Can be used to sign a contract with a willing creature, making it a crew member of the vehicle and enjoying Room No. 1.

Tip: Fishermen need to find crew members by themselves. Some creatures with specific qualifications have extraordinary talents and will become indispensable helpers for fishermen.

...

[The fisherman contacts the crew contract order and gains the ability to recognize talent.]

Eye of Recognition: Use it to consume 10 points of endurance. After opening, you will continue to gain the Eye of Recognition status.
When you witness a creature, you can obtain brief information about its qualifications and can remove the Eye of Recognition status on your own.

...

Su Wang silently put the scroll in his hand into the fish hold, his eyes changing constantly.

"It seems that contact with native creatures is inevitable..."

Judging from the content of the crew contract, this is the prop used to contract native creatures.

The word "voluntary" is also included in the conditions, which shows that the native creatures of this world should also have a certain degree of intelligence.

After all, creatures without intelligence or with low intelligence would not understand the meaning of the word voluntary.

Su Wang then left the room and continued to check the rest of the small houses on the deck.

I found that in addition to Crew Lounge No. 1, there are also Crew Lounge No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4.

After putting away the contract order placed in the room,

Su Wang walked towards the last building on the deck near the stern.
A smaller house, only the size of a telephone booth.

【Cabin Entrance】

Function: Leading to the bottom cabin space.

...

"And the bottom cabin?"

In order to find out what changes have taken place in the third-level vehicles, Su Wang naturally would not miss this location.

He immediately opened the door.

What catches your eye is a spiral staircase heading downward.

After walking down the stairs slowly, the scene in front of me suddenly became clear.

The hall is rectangular, about 30 meters long and 15 meters wide.

There is a long oval table in the center of the hall.

There is a huge counter against the wall on the left side of the round table for displaying various items.

On the right side there are four wooden doors, which seem to lead to different rooms.

Su Wang walked down the stairs to the table.
When looking at the counter on the left, its function information appears in sight.

【Pick-up counter】

Function: Connecting to the fisherman's fish hold, it is convenient for crew members to take out stored items. The display of items on the counter requires the fisherman's authorization.

...

Then,

He looked at several rooms on the other side, where the room information was marked with mysterious words on the doorplates.

[Kitchen: Crew member - None at this time.]

Introduction: Can process and cook all kinds of ingredients, and the crew's qualifications will enhance the effect and taste of the food.

[Smelting Room: Crew Member - None at this time.]

Introduction: Assist fishermen in smelting materials. High-qualified crew members have a chance to produce additional harvests.

[Combat Command Room: Crew Members - None at this time.]

Introduction: Assist the fisherman in controlling vehicles in combat. Currently, only fish soul creatures can be controlled, and the vehicle facilities are not complete.

[Maintenance Room: Crew Members - None at this time.]

Introduction: Repair damage to vehicles and vehicle facilities. Crew members with specific qualifications will receive additional effects.

...

Su Wang was also stunned by the information in front of him.

Compared with the second-level vehicles, the changes in the third-level vehicles are indeed huge.

Not to mention other things, just like this smelting room and maintenance room.

One can smelt materials for extra gains, and one can even repair vehicles.

Right now, the vehicle's durability value is not full.
Su Wang came to the maintenance room and tried to push the door open. Although there were no crew members, he still had the "captain". Could he take over temporarily?

The appearance of a prompt message ruthlessly dispelled Su Wang's thoughts.

[The fisherman does not have the skills to be a repairman and cannot enter the repair room.]

"what?"

Surprised, Su Wang tried to push open the doors of several other rooms.

All the hints I got were that I didn’t have certain talents.

Su Wang was shocked.

He was very envious of the effects these rooms would bring.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use any of them, so he had to wait to find the right crew members.

"It seems that finding excellent crew members is imperative."

If there is no particular value in recruiting crew members, he doesn't need to be anxious.

But since recruiting crew members can bring various additional benefits,
Finding the right crew early on will bring immeasurable long-term value.

It’s a pity that now we can only watch but not use it.

Su Wang could only reluctantly leave the cabin and return to the deck.

...

As soon as he returned to the deck, Su Wang noticed something different.

The originally bright sky dimmed a lot.

Looking up at the sky, the scorching light source was no longer visible.

Instead, the sky above was covered with thick clouds, which were dark in color.

The sea breeze blowing on my face also became much stronger.

"Is it going to rain?" Su Wang frowned slightly.

Now we are on the boundless sea.

If it rains lightly,

If it is a rainstorm, it is very likely to cause drastic changes in the surrounding environment.

Just as Su Wang was thinking this, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his cheek.

When I reached out to touch it, a drop of water remained on my fingertips.

“It’s really raining.”

As he spoke, the cool feeling on his cheek gradually increased.

The clouds above were growing darker.

Seeing this, Su Wang hurried to his residence.

Although his body seemed to have changed due to becoming a fisherman.

But he didn't dare to gamble whether his current body would get sick.

If you get sick after being caught in the rain, it will be very serious if there is no medical treatment or medicine.

Just returned to the room,

Through the window in the room, Su Wang could see that waves were already forming on the sea in front of the vehicle.

The hull also began to sway slightly.

Only a few minutes passed,
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the previously calm sea suddenly became turbulent.

Fortunately, Su Wang’s vehicle has been upgraded to level three, with a huge hull and a deck nearly 8 meters above the water.

Avoid the danger of waves crashing onto the deck.

“I wonder if other fishermen have also encountered this rainstorm.”

Su Wang, who stayed in the room, couldn't help but think of the current situation of other fishermen.

At the same time, I plan to take a look at the information in the exchange area.

If this rainstorm swept away all the fishermen, it meant that it was very likely to be a rainstorm that covered the entire blue world.

But if there are fishermen who do not encounter heavy rain, it means that only part of the sea area is covered.

It is even possible that only my area was hit by heavy rain.

Su Wang planned to use this rainstorm to get a rough idea of ​​the distribution of other fishermen.

When I opened the communication area, a large amount of information suddenly emerged.

"Damn! Why is it raining so hard all of a sudden? A huge wave just now almost washed me into the water."

"Upstairs, you don't have a second-level vehicle yet, right? Doesn't a second-level vehicle have a small room to hide in?"

"I was a bit lazy yesterday and didn't catch much fish during the day, but I was almost ready to catch some today.

Now I am lying on the raft and I dare not stand up, what should I do? "

"Then you're out of luck. I think the rain is going to get heavier. Don't let the waves wash you away."

"What are you talking about? Why don't I see any rain here?"

"Yeah, where's the rain? The sun is so hot here that I don't even want to go out."

...

Su Wang checked and found that only a very small number of fishermen were affected by the heavy rain.

Most fishermen are still in a clear sky.

"It looks like this rainstorm only covers a part of the area. It seems that a small number of fishermen are not too far away from where I am."

Based on the information exchanged by the fishermen, Su Wang speculated.

At this time, a fisherman's information caught his attention.

"Haha! The rainstorm is coming at a good time!
If you have the conditions, go fishing now. There are many black iron-level fish, and you may even catch some rare and special fish! "

"What? Special rare fish? You're not trying to trick me into going out in the rain, are you?"

"Tsk, your kindness is taken for granted. Believe it or not, it's up to you."

...

Like other fishermen, Su Wang was also attracted by the words "special and rare fish".

"Many Black Iron-grade fish...special and rare fish..."

Judging from its information content,

The other party was also in the rainstorm, and this information seemed to be closely related to the rainstorm.

Through the window of the room, you can see that the rain outside is already pouring down.

The strong winds and huge waves caused by the heavy rain made the ship shake constantly.

Su Wang was a little confused for a moment and couldn't tell whether what the fisherman said was true or false.

It is indeed not a wise move to go fishing in such heavy rain.

But there is also a saying that the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

Maybe this is true?

...

(End of this chapter)