Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 23 Arrival at the Pier
"Pure Sea..."

Su Wang remembered that the previous nautical chart information seemed to show a slightly polluted sea area.

"Is it because we're approaching the dock?"

After the Wangxin continued sailing for nearly an hour, Su Wang suddenly discovered something while observing the surrounding sea conditions.

At the edge of the sea directly in front of you, there is a faint row of black shadows.

It's just that the rain interfered with the view and it wasn't very clear.

"It looks like we're not far away. The Golden Crocodile Pier should be right ahead."

Only then did Su Wang put on his trousers, which were not yet completely dry and had only the water wrung out of them.

Although it may feel a bit uncomfortable to wear because it's wet, you might encounter a lot of native creatures when you arrive at the dock.

There is always a sense of inexplicable abnormality when only relying on a fish cape to cover the bare thighs.

As the Heart of Death gradually sailed towards the row of black shadows, the area of ​​vision occupied by the black shadows became larger and larger.

The veil of rain covering the pier was also gradually lifted.

At this time, Su Wang could vaguely see the outline of the front of the dock.

It would be better to call it an island rather than a pier.

According to a rough estimate, the width of the dock that can be seen is at least about 20 kilometers.

If the invisible sides are also of this width, then this pier is not small.

And as the distance gets closer,

Su Wang discovered that the area where the dock met the sea was filled with a large number of ships of various sizes.

Or because of heavy rain,
As a result, these ships did not choose to set sail and were all crowded at the docks and ports.

"Finally, there's a place to restore the vehicle's durability. Maybe I can even contract a suitable crew member."

Su Wang looked at the increasingly approaching pier, feeling uneasy and nervous.

When we drove near the dock, the scene of the dock was already clearly visible.

Teams of murlocs wearing strange leather armor patrolled one side of the dock.

If Su Wang hadn't seen many human-like figures on the dock,
I couldn't help but wonder if my previous judgment was wrong.

Soon, when the Wangxin was within a hundred meters of the dock, a prompt flashed before its eyes.

[The vehicle has arrived at a dock. Do you want to dock? The dock pointer effect disappears after docking.]

"Yes."

Su Wang made a choice with his mind.

The durability of the current equipment has been greatly reduced, and there is too much uncertainty in finding a new dock.

After making the choice, the Heart of Death started to move on its own.

However, this time the direction of travel was slightly adjusted, as if it was being guided to a specific location at the dock.

The native creatures and murloc guards wandering around the dock didn't seem surprised by the appearance of the Heart of Death.

Even if there were creatures that saw the Heart of Destruction, they were just minding their own business as usual.

After driving for about 20 minutes and making a small circle around the edge of the pier.

Su Wang saw a large dock port appearing in front of him, with a lighthouse-like building built on the port.

You can vaguely see a few mysterious words marked on the lighthouse building - [Port Registration Point]

"It should be right here!"

Su Wang just had this idea,

The Heart of Destruction then slightly adjusted its direction and headed straight for the large port where the lighthouse was located.

Fortunately, there were no ships in the port, and the Wangxin docked smoothly at the side of the port without waiting.

Prompt messages appeared one after another in Su Wang's eyes.

[The vehicle has temporarily docked at the dock registration point. There is no dock registration record and it cannot connect to the dock.]

Just when he was wondering what to do next,
A figure wearing a fish cape walked towards the Heart of Destruction accompanied by a small team of fish-men guards.

When they got closer to the Wangxin, a rough voice was heard.

"Stop dilly-dallying! Everyone on the boat, hurry down and register!"

"If you don't come down now, you will be expelled as an illegal vessel!"

When Su Wang, who was in the room, heard this, he hurriedly put on his fishing coat and walked onto the deck.

At this time, the Wangxin had extended a staircase to the side of the port.

Su Wang cautiously walked down the stairs to the port.

Although it was only a day and a half later, when I stepped on the flat ground.

Su Wang couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia for meeting someone after a long separation.

But this feeling was soon broken by a rude voice.

"What are you still wasting time on? Go to the lighthouse over there and register."

Su Wang quickly looked at the originator of the voice.

Under the fish cape is the face of a middle-aged man in his 30s.
There are a lot of fish scales on its face, and even its mouth is somewhat similar to a fish's mouth.

If it weren't for the skin color and other facial features being the same as humans, he would have thought this was also a murloc guard.

Seeing that the fish-mouthed uncle had an impatient look on his face,
Su Wang didn't have time to think too much. He lowered his head slightly and walked towards the lighthouse silently.

It seems that it was due to the heavy rain.

The entrance of the lighthouse seemed empty, with only two teams of merman guards stationed outside.

Su Wang was not stopped when he entered the lighthouse.

The interior space of the lighthouse is quite large, about 100 square meters.

A counter with the words "Boat Registration Point" printed on it was located farthest from the door.

There was a female figure sitting behind the counter, who seemed to be the staff member in charge of registration.

Su Wang didn't hesitate and walked straight to the counter.

It seemed that the heavy rain had caused few people to check in, and the receptionist behind the counter was slacking off with his eyes half closed. It was not until Su Wang walked up to the counter and gently knocked on the counter in front of the barrier that the receptionist was awakened from his laziness.

"Ah! Sorry... Excuse me, are you here to register your boat?"

The person in charge of reception was a girl who looked to be around twenty years old.

There was nothing unusual about his face.
It's a pity that the pair of fin-shaped ears and the fish scales covering the exposed arms indicate that the girl's bloodline is not very pure.

at this time,

Her face was clearly filled with panic as if she had been caught slacking off, and even her speech became a little incoherent.

In response to the girl's question, Su Wang nodded slightly.

"Yes, I need to register the boat."

After a few seconds of buffering, the receptionist came back to her senses from her panic and quickly got into the state.

"Please show me your boat ID so I can help you register for docking."

The receptionist lowered her head to check the available ship spaces at the pier on an unfolded scroll, waiting for a response.

But after a while, he didn't hear any sound, so he looked up at the young man outside the counter in confusion.

When Su Wang saw the puzzled look on the girl's face, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

Ship certificate?

What is that?
At this time, Su Wang was already considering whether to take out the sound transmission shell that Nuowan left him.

Since the Horned Eel Family can be called a family, it must have a certain authority in the Golden Crocodile Wharf.

If this sound-transmitting shell is used, will the Horned Eel Family notice it?

Because of the concealment of the matter of the two-horned thunder eel, Su Wang did not really want to have anything to do with the horned eel family anymore.

At this time, the fin-eared girl in charge of reception repeated with a hint of doubt.

"Please show me your ship ID. Without it, I cannot give you registration information."

Su Wang finally decided not to take out the sound transmission shell and answered with gritted teeth.

"Sorry, I accidentally lost my ship's license."

A look of sudden realization appeared on the face of the fin-eared girl.

Maybe it was because she had just been caught slacking off, or maybe it was because of the handsome appearance of the young man in front of her.

The fin-eared girl didn't ask any more questions, but patiently handed over a smaller scroll.

"Fill in your boat information and I'll reissue your boat license. You'll need to pay an additional 100 Azure Fish Coins."

Taking the scroll handed over by the girl, Su Wang felt relieved but also a little distressed.

It is really expensive to exchange 100 fish coins for a boat license. I guess there are not many fishermen who have 100 fish coins at this stage.

Su Wang then looked at the scroll in his hand. The material was very similar to the mysterious scroll.

The instructions for using the scroll also appear directly in my mind, and I only need to fill it out with my mind.

The disadvantage is that the scroll can only be filled with real information, and false information cannot be filled on the scroll.

There are five items to fill in on the scroll: [Captain's Name], [Ship Number], [Captain's Occupation], [Number of Crew], and [Port of Origin].

It seems that the ship certificate is a must, and Su Wang can only fill it out truthfully.

Please fill in the captain’s name and ship number truthfully.

When it is your turn to play as the Captain, two options are given on the reels.

One is not a shipmaster, and the other is a shipmaster.

Su Wang found that he could only choose to be a captain.

"Shipmaster? When I met the young lady from the Horned Eel family earlier, she seemed to have mentioned, 'So you're a shipmaster?'"

Due to insufficient information, Su Wang didn't know the difference between a ship master and a non-ship master.

For now, I can only fill it out truthfully.

The remaining crew numbers and belonging docks are zero and none respectively.

After filling it out, Su Wang nervously handed the scroll back to the fin-eared girl, and handed it over together with 100 fish coins he took out from the fish tank.

The fin-eared girl took the scroll and looked at it.
When he saw the column for captain's profession, his almond-shaped eyes suddenly lit up.

She raised her head quietly and glanced at Su Wang's handsome face secretly.

The number of crew members was glanced at.

Only when he saw the dock did he look up and smile warmly.

"Mr. Su Wang, would you consider becoming the ship of Golden Crocodile Wharf?"

Without waiting for Su Wang to answer, the girl added.

"Becoming a dock-owned vessel will not only be exempt from all vessel license renewal fees, but also exempt from docking fees when docking at the Golden Crocodile Wharf."

Su Wang only thought about it for two seconds before responding.

"Sorry, I won't consider this aspect for now."

Becoming a belonging ship sounds like a kind of binding nature, but Su Wang has no intention of tying himself to this dock.

He still has a broken golden dock pointer in his hand waiting to be explored.

Waiving 100 Azure Fish Coins sounds okay, but if you agree to it blindly without knowing anything, it might just be the price of selling yourself.

After being rejected, the fin-eared girl looked obviously disappointed.

It is difficult to win over those captains who are assigned to docks, but this time it is rare to come across a free captain who has no affiliation.

Successfully winning over a captain could bring her a considerable commission income.

Seeing that the girl was about to say something, Su Wang quickly interrupted her.

"Help me get the boat license quickly."

Seeing this, the fin-eared receptionist could only swallow what she was about to say.

She picked up the filled-in scroll and operated on another large scroll for a while, and the filled-in scroll magically turned into a card-shaped object.

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(End of this chapter)