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Chapter 237 Advanced Building: Ghost Shipyard (4k)

"Guild Master, why don't we just send the harpy eagle out and open a node over there?"

"Let's observe first." Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes, not yet knowing whether the mission on the other side's second map was similar to their neighborhood.

If so, the opponent who can complete ten tasks on the leaderboard is definitely not a pushover.

After all, the fact that they were able to successfully hunt two level-two hunting targets suggests that they may also possess highly lethal attack methods.

"They're looking this way. Harpy Eagle, don't reveal yourselves yet. We can't let them know we've mastered manned flight capabilities." Qin Ziwen said, then looked at Zou Jianghe beside him, "President Zou, what do you think?"

Zou Jianghe was surprised, not expecting Qin Ziwen to ask for his opinion.

He was surprisingly flattered.

But upon noticing this hint of emotion, Zou Jianghe quickly and angrily extinguished it.

After a moment's thought, he said, "President Qin, I think we can try to make contact with them and see what they mean. If they want fair competition, then we can hunt freely. If they don't want fair competition, then we should have a real fight."

Qin Ziwen neither confirmed nor denied it, but still offered a friendly reminder, "I just checked, and it seems the other side might not be so friendly."

"Thanks for the reminder. How about I go and make contact with them first?" Zou Jianghe asked casually.

Qin Ziwen nodded, "Then be careful."

After Qin Ziwen left, a hint of excitement flashed in Zou Jianghe's eyes.

Turning back to Huang Tao, Zou Jianghe recounted his conversation with Qin Ziwen.

Huang Tao was surprised, "President, you want to go and discuss fair competition with the other side!?"

He looked at Zou Jianghe like he was an alien. Old Zou, stop making me laugh. We're all so familiar with each other.

"How could that be?" Zou Jianghe smiled faintly.

Huang Tao breathed a slight sigh of relief, but doubts followed. If that wasn't what he thought, then what was Zou Jianghe planning?

“If I don’t say it this way, how can I get the priority to communicate with the other side first from Qin Ziwen?” Zou Jianghe said meaningfully. “Do you think there’s any possibility of reconciliation between our two sides in this mission?”

Huang Tao pondered, "I don't know. The hint from the home base is that the winners can continue to the next map, while the losers are stuck in this map. The distinction between winners and losers is very vague."

I just don't know if the other party can avoid this punishment if they join our community.

If an ordinary person from the other side uses cards in an empty house on our side, could they become the owner of our community?

Zou Jianghe said, "I haven't tried that, but one person cannot activate two homes at the same time."

Huang Tao nodded, "So, in essence, it is the people on both sides who have revitalized their homes that have irreconcilable conflicts."

“That’s right.” Zou Jianghe nodded. “Ordinary people who haven’t activated their homes still have a glimmer of hope, but those who have already activated their homes and are bound to the community have no way out, so the higher-ups will never negotiate.”

Huang Tao agreed, saying that those who can revitalize their communities are generally well-off groups or high-level leaders.

As a group with vested interests, coupled with irreconcilable contradictions, it's unimaginable what kind of conflict might occur.

Therefore, he was even more puzzled. If that was the case, what was Zou Jianghe up to?

It can't be like the Spring and Autumn Period, where both sides exchanged declarations of war before going to war, and then arranged to fight at fixed times and places, only to go home and sleep when they got tired.

That's absurd.

Zou Jianghe asked to himself, "Are you willing to stay here forever?"

Huang Tao glanced at the vast sea around him and silently shook his head.

If one day in the future he gets tired of traveling, perhaps he will try to settle down in a place with spring flowers blooming, a place suitable for living and settling down.

But it definitely won't be this vast ocean in front of us.

Just by looking at the monsters on the island hunting leaderboard, you can tell that this sea is not suitable for habitation.

Moreover, the surrounding islands are all too small. Although the vast ocean looks refreshing, he felt that the Gobi Desert was rugged and bold when he first crossed over to it on the previous map.

But now, looking back, all he remembers about the Gobi Desert is its desolation and scorching heat.

Although this island is not as hot as the Gobi Desert, the temperature is still quite high and the ultraviolet radiation is very strong.

"President, just tell us what you want us to do."

Zou Jianghe leaned closer and whispered, "Find an opportunity to ambush the people on the other side, kidnap a few of them, and find out what's going on in the other side of the neighborhood."

Huang Tao agrees with this point: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Intelligence is very important.

"President, but we're separated from the residential area across the street by an island. How can we launch a surprise attack?"

Zou Jianghe glanced at him and said matter-of-factly, "Isn't there a boat? We can't do it during the day, it'll be too obvious. We'll wait until night, find an opportunity to row over and make our move."

Huang Tao hesitated, "But the ship can't carry too many people, and it would be quite troublesome to bring them back. It would be dangerous if the people who were tied up struggled on the ship."

“Who said we were going to bring him back? Once we get information from the interrogation, we can just deal with him directly.” Zou Jianghe patted Huang Tao on the shoulder. “At this point, we shouldn’t be soft-hearted.”

Because they were separated by the sea, even though both sides had noticed each other.

However, they were unable to contact each other for the time being, and after observing each other for a while, they went about their own business.

Qin Ziwen walked around the surrounding area and finally confirmed one fact.

That could be because there are too few animals on the island, or it could be because the island is too small.

The area with the richest resources is still underwater.

"President!"

Soaked to the bone, Cao Biansheng climbed onto the beach, wiped his face, and removed the seawater.

"Holy crap, that scared me to death! I had just jumped into the water when I saw a saltwater crocodile swimming by. Luckily, I was close to the shore."

"You're really brave," Qin Ziwen said speechlessly. "Knowing there's danger in this sea, you still dared to go in recklessly."

"I checked before I went into the water. The seawater here is very clear, and I only went in when I saw that there was nothing around." Cao Biansheng chuckled. Behind him, Qin Ziwu tiptoed out of the sea and onto the beach.

Confident in their skills and daring, and with the clear water near the shallows so deep that they could see right to the bottom, the two couldn't wait to jump into the water when they spotted a large lobster in a crevice between the rocks.

As soon as they went down, they discovered a saltwater crocodile, about seven or eight meters long, passing by just a few dozen meters away underwater.

Noticing their movement in the water, the saltwater crocodile made a sharp 90-degree turn and swam towards them, startling the two men so much that they quickly went ashore.

"Hey!? This beast actually dared to come ashore."

Qin Ziwu took a few steps and heard the sound of water flowing behind him.

They saw the crocodile emerge from the seawater and waddle towards them.

“Let’s go, lead it back,” Qin Ziwen said.

The saltwater crocodiles living in this area have probably never suffered a loss on land. After coming ashore, they saw the people fleeing and, without thinking twice, immediately chased after them.

The saltwater crocodiles were lured into the woods in the center of the island, where the growing trees caused them considerable trouble.

It slowed down more and more, and seemed unwilling to chase anymore.

"This crocodile is huge, probably about the same size as the alpha male crocodile we killed in the forest before," Qin Ziwu said.

“They’re still different. The crocodile in the forest has a bigger head, while this saltwater crocodile’s head is smaller.” Seeing the saltwater crocodile stop, Qin Ziwen picked up a pebble and threw it at the crocodile’s head.

"Crack~"

A fist-sized rock landed precisely on the saltwater crocodile's head.

The saltwater crocodile suddenly raised its head, its vertical pupils glaring angrily at the two-legged monkey in front of it.

It wasn't even planning to chase after them, but these two-legged monkeys dared to continue provoking it.

The saltwater crocodile quickened its pace, and suddenly it went dark overhead.

The harpy eagle, which had been crouching on the treetop behind them, suddenly swooped down.

The claws dug into the back of the saltwater crocodile's spine.

The powerful force slammed the saltwater crocodile's head into the sand pit.

The saltwater crocodile frantically pawed at the sand with its limbs, its tail wagging incessantly.

But no matter how much it struggled, its head and spine were firmly pressed to the ground.

Finally, its strength waned.

It's getting lighter and lighter.

Until it stopped struggling. "Amazing, harpy eagle!" Qin Ziwu exclaimed.

Besides his elder brother, he was the second person to recognize the harpy eagle.

It can be said that I have witnessed the growth of the harpy eagle step by step.

At the very beginning, it could only provide assistance, acting as a third eye.

Later, it gradually became the main force, and then it lured and killed a duckbill dinosaur by the lake to break through to the extraordinary level.

Saltwater crocodiles can now be easily killed.

"Aww~" The harpy eagle stepped on the saltwater crocodile under its feet, raising its neck high.

Hunting saltwater crocodiles (1/5)

"The tide is coming in!" someone shouted from the mudflats.

Qin Ziwen and the others looked in that direction and saw that the sea was slowly rising.

Many people carrying buckets were hurrying back.

"Let's go back first."

Looking in that direction, large numbers of people were beginning to evacuate on the land over there.

"Brother, shouldn't we leave a node here?"

"No need, it's too conspicuous," Qin Ziwen said.

The node's outline is extremely conspicuous, especially at night. It is easily spotted.

Not long after he returned to his residence, Jia Liangcai arrived.

"Sir, all the cards that were rented out have been collected."

"So fast." Qin Ziwen was somewhat surprised.

Jia Liangcai smiled and said, "No one is in arrears, and the card collection went very smoothly. This is the will of the people and the general trend. Congratulations, my lord."

Based on his previous experience collecting rent and taxes in Dayong, inconsistencies in tax revenue were common.

But here, there was almost no resistance.

He intended to make an example of someone to set an example and establish rules, but he ended up not knowing where to begin, leaving him deeply frustrated.

"That's good. Did you get the cards I requested?"

"This time there are 4 residential building cards, 5 dockyard cards, and 1 ordinary building copy card." Jia Liangcai realized which card his lord was most looking forward to.

"Five docks, it seems there's still a map drop rate." Qin Ziwen was quite satisfied.

He estimated that, including his existing cards, he could directly upgrade the shipyard to level 5, and then use the upgrade card to obtain a level 4 advanced building related to shipbuilding.

Qin Ziwen put away the cards and took them to the dock.

The keel boat is largely complete, but further waterproofing and seepage prevention treatments are still needed.

The keel boat, which is more than seven meters long, is exquisitely crafted and looks extremely fine.

"Sir, the ship should be able to set sail in about a day."

Qin Ziwen walked to the side of the boat and gently stroked it. Although the boat was large, it was still a bit of a stretch in this vast ocean. Even the saltwater crocodile he killed today was no less long than the boat.

"Nice ship. Come out first, I'll upgrade the dock."

Qin Ziwen took out a regular building copy card.

Copy the dock card, then combine them and use them.

The brilliance of the dock upgrade has never stopped.

Beams of light enveloped the dock, which continuously improved, eventually reaching level 5.

Qin Ziwen took out the upgrade card and used it on the dock.

[After the upgrade, the building's footprint will change from 20*60 to 50*100. Please confirm that the footprint meets the requirements.]

"upgrade."

The next second, light enveloped the entire dock.

The light then spread outwards.

It covers a large area.

When the light completely faded, a massive wooden frame structure covering 5,000 square meters was revealed.

The entire structure is made of wet wood with mortise and tenon joints, and strands of dried seaweed hang from the cracks in the beams and columns.

A rusty flagpole stood beside the wooden house, with a gray flag bearing a skull and crossbones.

In the center of the dock, on a deep, dark pool, sits a keel boat made of pottery cauldrons, with transparent blue figures standing beside it.

But in the blink of an eye, these figures vanished without a trace, as if what they had just seen was merely an illusion.

Qin Ziwen offered his insight.

[Level 4 Ghost Shipyard: Level 5 Shipbuilding Efficiency Boost, Level 5 Ship Enhancement, Level 5 Ghost Shipwright] (Special effect: Damaged or rotten ships, when towed to the Ghost Shipyard, will be repaired by the Ghost Shipwrights as long as the corresponding shipbuilding materials are provided. There is a low probability of awakening the ghosts on board, who will become special crew members.)

"This is."

Qin Ziwen's expression hardened.

He never expected that the shipyard would change so much.

What I just saw wasn't an illusion, right? Those transparent blue figures were the real ghost shipwrights.

And what's with the low probability of waking up the ghosts on the ship and turning them into special crew members?

Qin Ziwen thought of something.

Those are the ghost shipwrights. Since they are all ghosts, do they not need to rest?

Ships can be built 24 hours a day.

They were originally worried about not having enough people to build ships, but now that they have these ghost shipwrights, it has relieved a lot of pressure.

"My lord, this..." Tao Fu was stunned when he saw the dilapidated shipyard.

Although the dock has become larger, it seems to have become more dilapidated.

It's like a shipyard that has been abandoned for who knows how many years.

Can this kind of dock be used to build ships?

"Follow me." Qin Ziwen walked forward.

Tao Fu followed behind him.

The two arrived at the central area of ​​the dock and looked down at the pitch-black pool below.

The pottery cauldron had never seen water of this color before, so he peered into it.

The next second his face turned pale, and he quickly pulled his head back.

"My lord, underwater! Underwater!"

"Don't be afraid, this is a new building, it's called Ghost Dock."

"Ghost?" Tao Fu had never heard this word before, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a ghost, that was good. "My lord, what is a ghost?"

"It's a ghost."

Tao Fu's face turned deathly pale instantly.

He quickly bowed, clasped his hands together, and offered prayers in all directions, saying, "Please forgive my impropriety, please forgive my impropriety."

Qin Ziwen never expected that this old man, who looked to be in his forties or fifties, would have this side to him. "Are you afraid of ghosts?"

Tao Fu froze, then said in a low voice, "My lord, this is to show respect to the deceased."

"Alright, you can show respect to them later when you have time. From now on, you are the owner of this ghost shipyard, and these ghosts are your employees from today onwards."

Earthenware pot: ? ? ?
　My good friend is getting married, so I'm going to his hometown for the wedding. I'll resume updating tomorrow when I get home!

　　
　
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