This pirate only wants to farm.

Lynch's expression gradually turned serious, as he realized that he indeed had far too few people on his ship who could be commanded.

Wangcai's skills are all on the Underworld Ship. Expecting Wangcai to fight on other ships is less practical than letting him stay on the ship and cheer on the enemy.

While Elizabeth and the second mate, Skull, can solve most of the current problems, who can guarantee that they won't encounter even more powerful mutated monsters?

It's important to know that the corrupted and mutated monsters become increasingly terrifying over time, which is why the large islands of the Windless Sea have become a dead end for humanity.

Lin Qi sighed, "It seems we really do have to pick a crew member from among those skeletons."

Despite how efficient the second skeleton was, he was the only one Lin Qi found among that pile of skeletons who was willing to cooperate.

The other skeletons were either causing trouble or disobeying orders. If Lin Qi didn't have the ability to suppress the souls of undead creatures, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to put those skeletons in prison.

Thinking about this, Lin Qi muttered to himself, "Why can't I use this talent on other creatures?"

"These skeletons are all incredibly rebellious; they're not as easy to manage as Elizabeth."

After saying that, he glanced at Elizabeth, who was wiping the cannons beside him.

Elizabeth heard the captain calling her quietly and jerked her head up: "Captain, what do you want?"

Lin Qi waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's just that I was praising your intelligence."

Elizabeth subtly pursed her lips. Even if she was a little slow, she knew that the captain wouldn't praise her for being smart; he definitely hadn't said anything nice.

Seeing Elizabeth's state, Lynch thought for a moment and decided to wait until night to go to the cabin and talk to the skeletons to see if any of them were willing to work properly on the ship.

If all else fails, then we'll have to leave it at that for now and see if we can manage to bring those furry little guys onto the ship later.

Although the fur tribe doesn't have much fighting ability, at least they are smart and can help me with my problems.

And those little guys are quite cute, aren't they?

Once they devour those empty ships on the windless sea, the planting area can probably be expanded even further, and feeding those little guys shouldn't be a problem.

I just don't know if they'll be used to the food on the ship.

Eating breadfruit and small bread every day would probably get boring.

Having made his decision, Lynch stopped thinking about it and left the gun emplacement with Elizabeth, who had already cleaned the cannon.

After leaving the artillery depot, Lin Qi turned and went to the warehouse below, thinking that since he was already there, he should check on his own granary.

Only the granary could give Lin Qi a sense of security, preventing him from thinking about the potential dangers of the future.

However, when Lin Qi opened the warehouse door, he was stunned.

"Uh, why are there so many skull coconuts?"

Lynch displayed seven or eight wooden buckets filled with breadfruit, small bread, and citrus fruits, along with several smaller buckets containing different spices.

But compared to these foods, the most outrageous thing has to be the skull coconuts that take up a lot of space next to it. Once these things are piled up like a mountain, the impact is no joke.

In terms of sheer terror, the current Hades is nothing compared to these coconuts.

Elizabeth, standing beside Lynch with her hands on her hips, reported, "Captain, there are now more than 30 coconuts. We expect the size of this place to double tomorrow."

Lin Qi's lips twitched slightly after hearing this. Doubled?

This is just one day and more than 30 coconuts have been stored. If this is accumulated for half a year, wouldn't the entire cabin be filled with these skull coconuts?

It's worth noting that a single coconut is about the size of a human head, and a coconut tree can produce 8 to 10 coconuts a day.

Lin Qi planted four coconut trees at once. The crew on his ship might not even be able to consume the yield of one coconut tree in a day. It was no joke that they would stockpile enough to fill the entire warehouse in half a year.

I feel like I was a bit too greedy. I should have known better than to plant so many coconut trees.

At the time, all I was thinking about was having enough water, and I completely forgot about this.

The problem is no longer a lack of water; rather, an excess of water has become a burden.

"It feels like a waste to plant so many. I should have set aside a planting area."

But at that moment, Elizabeth said from the side, "Captain, are you worried about the storage of these coconuts?"

Lin Qi nodded, somewhat helplessly: "Yes, these coconuts are clean water sources after all. If they spoil because they've been stored for too long, it would be a huge waste."

But Elizabeth blinked: "I don't think we need to worry about that. If nothing unexpected happens, these skull coconuts should last a long time."

Lin Qi was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Elizabeth walked over, picked up a skull-shaped coconut, and weighed it in her hand: "Captain, don't forget that the coconut you grew is filled with magical elements. As long as the magical elements inside don't dissipate, you don't have to worry about the water source spoiling."

"Furthermore, I don't know if you've noticed, but coconut shells are actually quite good at blocking elements, so I think you don't need to worry about storing them at all."

Only after hearing Elizabeth say this did Lin Qi realize what was going on.

Yes, the Skull Coconut has transformed water elements to produce so much coconut water, so there's absolutely no need to worry about storage.

In this world, magical elements are essentially like stabilizers and preservatives.

Lynch glanced at Elizabeth with some surprise, then smiled and said, "Not bad, looks like I wasn't wrong to praise you for being smart earlier."

A smug look flashed across Elizabeth's face: "Captain, no matter what, I am the daughter of the naval governor and a noblewoman. At least I have some knowledge."

Don't tell me, really don't tell me.

In terms of knowledge about the world, Lynch really can't compare to this silly girl.

Lin Qi chuckled and shook his head: "Alright, alright, you're the best."

Elizabeth's eyes darted around, then she gave a somewhat goofy smile: "Captain, I also brought over a bathtub. Would you like to take a bath? I can boil the water for you, how about that?"

If any other girl had said that, Lin Qi might have misinterpreted it, but if Elizabeth had said it, he immediately understood the silly girl's intentions.

"Do you want to take a shower?"

Elizabeth scratched her head sheepishly: "Yes, a little. I didn't have much of a chance before, but now that I have these coconuts, I think I can splurge a little."

Drinking water on the ocean is a luxury, let alone taking a bath.

No one uses seawater to bathe; the only time to bathe is during a heavy rainstorm.

Lynch reached out to tap Elizabeth on the head. She'd only had a few good days, and she was already thinking about indulging in luxuries?

However, upon further reflection, he realized that he seemed to have fallen into a cognitive trap.

Right, would anyone complain about having too much water?

Each day, 40 skull coconuts are produced. Each coconut contains at most two liters of water, so 40 coconuts together only produce 800 liters of water.

If this were in my previous life, it would just be a slightly higher daily water consumption for a family of three.

If you calculate it that way, the yield of these four skull coconut trees is actually just so-so.

Lin Qi immediately withdrew his hand and patted his forehead.

What a spineless person.

Could it be that they've gotten used to living in poverty?

It's just 800 liters of water, yet I feel it's a luxury to use it myself?

Thinking of this, Lin Qi suddenly felt a surge of pride.

He waved his hand dismissively: "Then let's wash!"

"Not only can you wash now, but you can wash every day from now on."

"Elizabeth has a task for you: go and knock down coconuts and release water. We're all pirates now, there's no need to force ourselves to suffer."

"But remember to leave me both the coconut shell and the coconut meat."

Coconut meat can be used to make coconut flakes and desserts, and it can also be used to render coconut oil.

Coconut shells can be used as fuel, and can even be made into coconut shell charcoal. Even wood ash can be sprinkled into farmland as fertilizer.

Just a second ago, Lin Qi was thinking about how to take a luxurious bath, but now he was already planning how to squeeze every last bit of resources out of the skull coconut.

P.S.: I forgot to set the timer, and only then did I realize I hadn't posted it.