Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 43: Attempts after Nightfall
Su Wang thought for a while and decided to choose the strengthening of branch two.

Although Branch 1 can solve the problem that fishing gear cannot face multiple targets attacking at the same time,

But the vehicle has now been upgraded to level 4, and it should be possible to equip it with ship-borne cannons.

With the ship's cannon and no need to worry about the absence of friendly units around, the Heart of Destruction already has a certain group attack capability.

Choose to further increase the single-target lethality, so that you can deal with target fish with powerful attributes more calmly.

After the mind makes a choice,
Su Wang checked the fisherman's information and found a branch strengthening path below the professional skills.

The equipment upgrade has been completed now, and Su Wang also needs to familiarize himself with the changes on the Wangxin again.

Just the room we are in now is more than twice as big as before.

When Su Wang walked out of the room, he saw Mi Lei had also come to the deck.

At this moment, she raised her little head and kept looking around at everything on the Wangxin, as if she was curious about how a ship could suddenly become bigger.

Su Wang was also quite satisfied with the changes to the Wangxin.

Judging from the width of the deck and the distance from bow to stern alone, the Heart of Destruction has at least doubled in size.

The hull length is nearly 60 meters, and the deck width is about 30 meters.
The outer hull of the entire ship is also made of light blue steel with faint fish scale patterns on it.

"That way we can pile more fish on the lower deck."

Seeing the changes in the Wangxin, Su Wang couldn't help but think.

When he turned his head, he saw that Mirei seemed very surprised, and when she looked at him, she seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Su Wang thought about it and explained to him.

"Mirei, don't be too surprised. My ship is different from other ships. It's a ship that can grow."

"I will continue to grow in the future, so just live on the boat without worry."

After hearing this "outrageous" explanation, Mirei nodded, not quite understanding.

"Okay, Captain."

Su Wang also knew that this "explanation" was very weak, but he had no way to explain the reason at the moment.

Fortunately, Mirei was very sensible and did not ask any further questions.

Su Wang told Mi Lei to look around the boat more and get familiar with the new environment.

He took out four [ship-borne cannons] that had previously been unable to be assembled from the fish hold and placed them on the deck for use.

The next second, four model-like cannons melted and seeped under the deck.

Two hints also appeared in Su Wang's eyes.

[The Heart of Death has been equipped with 4 universal ship-mounted cannons (Black Iron Grade), and currently has 4 vacant cannon slots.]

【Universal Ship-Mounted Cannon】

Level: Black Iron.

Fish bomb power bonus: basic 50+50+20 power points.

Rate of fire: 10 seconds/round.

鱼弹储备：0/20，10蔚蓝鱼币/每枚，射程3至500米。

Muzzle load limit: 100 rounds per hour,
It can withstand 100 artillery shells per hour, and when the limit is reached, it needs to stop for 30 minutes to recover.

Overloading the gun beyond the upper limit will most likely cause muzzle damage.

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“There are launch limits per hour…”

Su Wang estimated,

Even with the huge cannons firing continuously, each cannon can only maintain uninterrupted bombardment for about 17 minutes, followed by a 30-minute window period.

According to the information, the gun can continue to fire even if the rate exceeds 100 rounds per hour, but there is a possibility of damage to the muzzle.

Seeing Mirei looking around like a curious baby,

Su Wang thought that since the giant cannon was a vehicle facility, Mirei's ability as a repairman should be able to play a role.

He immediately called Mi Lei and planned to go to the maintenance room in the cabin to take a look.

When the two of them came to the maintenance room,
Su Wang noticed at a glance that there were four floating models of ship-mounted cannons on a workbench in the room.

"Milei, go up and try to see which abilities you can trigger."

Under Su Wang's guidance, Milei obediently came to the workbench where the giant cannon model was floating.

When her little hand touched the giant cannon model, two pieces of information appeared in Su Wang's sight.

[The ship's cannon is undergoing maintenance. The muzzle's recovery time has been reduced by 12 minutes. The muzzle is in good condition and does not require recovery.]

[The ship's cannon facilities are under repair. The cannon is in good condition and does not require repair.]

...

"Okay, Mirei is ready."

After a simple test, Su Wang understood what impact Mirei could have on the giant cannon facility.

Apart from not knowing what would happen if the cannon was damaged, Mirei was now able to shorten the time it took for the muzzle to rest and repair.

Currently, the time that can be shortened is not much, only 12 minutes.

Su Wang guessed that this was related to Milei's current endurance limit.

However, the effect it can play is already considerable.

After understanding the help that the repairman can provide to the cannon,
Su Wang took Mi Lei back to the deck and let her move around on her own.

He spent 800 fish coins to replenish the fish bullet stocks of the four ship-mounted cannons, and prepared to familiarize himself with how to operate the cannons.

As Su Wang's thoughts moved, two gun barrels appeared on both sides of the Wangxin's hull. Two circular aiming points similar to crosshairs also appeared in his sight.
Su Wang felt that it seemed to only require thought to drive it.

The two huge cannons extending from the hull on the side where you are standing will launch an attack.

The target of the artillery shell is the area where the aiming point is locked in one's sight.

The next second, Su Wang immediately spent 20 "huge sums" to launch a cannon shot.

Boom boom~
In an instant, two roars were heard.

In less than two seconds, the two shells hit the sea surface that Su Wang was aiming at.

The water column splashed by the explosion was clearly visible.

But Su Wang was not very satisfied with this, because firing the cannon required concentration and aiming.

If the monster fish is besieging the Heart of Death,

He may not be able to concentrate on operating the fishing gear while also operating the cannon to shoot accurately.

"It seems we really need to find a crew member to help operate the cannon."

As the vehicle levels and facilities gradually increased, Su Wang felt more and more the importance of crew members.

Mirei alone brought him considerable help and surprises, and now the ship's cannon also needed a crew member to assist in operating it.

In addition, the number of fish souls that can be installed on vehicles is already quite large.

If someone could coordinate and arrange a large number of murloc guards, it would definitely be better than letting them act in a scattered group based on instinct.

Unfortunately, a crew member with good qualifications is hard to come by, and Su Wang can only hope to have the luck to meet one in the future.

Speaking of fish soul,
Su Wang also remembered that there were 17 fish souls of varying ranks in the fish hold that had not been assembled.

It just so happens that the number of fish souls that can be installed on a level 4 vehicle has reached 20, and all 17 fish souls can be installed.

After a while, the Wangxin was equipped with 2 ordinary-level, 4 black iron-level, 11 bronze-level and 2 silver-level fish souls.

Among them, the number and consumption of Murloc Guards that can be hatched by ordinary and black iron-level fish souls are the same as the two existing types of Murloc Guards.

For bronze-level fish souls, the upper limit of each type of murloc guards that can be hatched is 50, and each hatching requires 50 fish coins.

Su Wang was more concerned about the two silver-level fish souls.
The upper limit of hatching murloc guards from each fish soul is 100, and the fish coin consumption reaches 100 fish coins per fish. It takes 1 fish coins just to hatch to the full limit.

Su Wang looked at the current number of fish coins and realized that it was impossible to hatch all the fish souls.

You can only select two types of silver-level murloc guards and hatch 50 of each, and also select one type of bronze-level fish soul and hatch 50 of each.

Together with the original 30 ordinary and Dark Iron Murloc Guards, the 180-member Murloc Guard team was complete.

After all these operations, there were only 1484 fish coins left in my hand.

Thinking that the giant cannon still needed to consume fish coins to replenish ammunition, Su Wang decided to keep these fish coins as a backup.

Although the huge consumption of fish coins made Su Wang feel a little distressed, the effect was still good.

At present, the strength of the Wangxin has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it has enough confidence to explore the hidden dock.

...

After the Wangxin was upgraded to level 4, its speed also increased to 15 knots.

After sailing for less than an hour,
Su Wang received a message about the change of sea area information, indicating that he had entered a slightly polluted sea area.

This also means that the Wangxin has sailed out of the Golden Crocodile Wharf's sea cleaning capabilities, and there is a chance that strange fish will attack the ship.

Su Wang summoned several silver-level murloc guards, who climbed onto the hull to provide escort. At the same time, he took out the black iron hidden dock pointer to check it out.

"548 nautical miles apart..."

According to the current progress, it will take 36 hours of continuous sailing to reach the target location.

Su Wang thought that he still had to strive for the daily fishing task ranking in the evening, and the time to reach the destination would need to be further extended.
After all, the gear needs to be stopped at night to catch strange fish, and the only time to travel is during the day when the strange fish are not active.

Thinking about staying up late at night,
Su Wang didn’t get enough rest last night, so he decided to go back to his room to catch up on some sleep and take action again at night.

...

After a few hours, the sky gradually darkened and nightfall was not far away.

Su Wang also stretched himself and walked out of the room.

Although I didn’t have a very deep sleep, it was enough to ensure I had plenty of energy at night.

Take out two fruits from the fish tank to relieve the thirst after waking up.

Looking around, Su Wang looked at the railing on one side of the deck.

Mirei had climbed onto the railing of the boat without her knowing. She seemed to be admiring the sea scenery in the twilight, and seemed to be recalling something.

When the dusk light is about to fade away,
Su Wang then walked over and told her to go to the maintenance room and be ready to repair the vehicle at any time.

Although the Heart of Death might not be threatened by the presence of a large number of murloc guards, preparations still need to be made.

The twilight phase in this world is very short, and soon it becomes dark.

Su Wang understood that the Red Night was coming.

Immediately stop the Heart of Death and summon 30 silver-level murloc guards to be ready.

This night,
He decided to try using the bait at night and see what would happen.

Since the bait can attract normal fish, will it also be effective on strange fish?
There are plenty of fishman guards now, as well as Mirei's vehicle repair capabilities.

Su Wang was ready to give it a bold try.

After more than ten minutes, darkness fell, followed by red night, and the active period of strange fish arrived.

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