Chapter 369 - 375: Launching Shipping Operations
When Sharu arrived.
The three Pioneers had already been killed.
The human race didn’t suffer a single casualty, which greatly shocked this Fishman.
Although it was known that the Descenders had great potential, this growth rate was astonishing. He had fought against Hang Yu before, and back then, Hang Yu was just a weakling who relied on Hang Xiaobai to hold the fort; otherwise, he would have been easily defeated. But now... his strength was no less than Sharu’s level before crossing over!
Xu Tianhua walked up to Hang Yu: "This is what’s nice about the real world. Equipment cannot integrate with the body and form a unity with Spiritual Particles. After killing the target, you can strip off everything. Look at our harvest of over a dozen pieces of Equipment this time."
The three Pioneers had already been stripped bare.
Liang Dong and his sister came over holding a pile of Equipment.
Liang Qiu said: "These are all good things, all of Green Quality, and several are level 11 or 12 Bright Green Equipment!"
Hang Yu glanced over.
There wasn’t a single piece of Blue Equipment.
He couldn’t help but shake his head and say: "There are advantages and disadvantages. It’s nice that equipment can be stripped off, but there’s no way to expose their Storage Spaces nor the Skills that haven’t formed a legacy. You should know that these guys all have Third Tier Skills, and this Basha even has two Fourth Tier Skills, what a pity!"
It’s highly likely for Skills above the Third Tier not forming a legacy to be exposed.
If Basha had been killed in the Spirit Realm.
You’d at least get a Fourth Tier Skill, right?
Hang Yu’s gaze swept over Liang Dong and his sister and said: "You guys helped a lot, pick something from in there as my personal thanks to you."
"Really?"
"That’s great!"
All four Spirit Realm Military Intelligence Bureau agents were overjoyed.
A piece of level 10 Green Equipment might not mean much to Hang Yu.
But to others, it’s something precious. Even those in Celestial Net at the squad leader level have at most only two or three pieces of Green Equipment.
Hang Yu handed the other ten or so pieces of Green Equipment to Su Yunbing.
Though there were no Blue items, the quality of this Equipment wasn’t bad.
Boss Hang didn’t need them, but his subordinates had a high demand; at worst, each piece could be exchanged for a few hundred Green Crystals.
Su Yunbing walked up to Sharu, "Your trouble has been resolved, now take us to see the fruits of this harvest!"
Sharu immediately said: "Please follow me."
The Cloud Water Town Base had already taken over Basha’s remnants.
The Production Soldiers had increased by over a thousand, and Combat Soldiers by over five hundred.
This was just the beginning; many of Basha’s remnants and other defeated Pioneer remnants were still in the wild. If they seized this opportunity and digested it quickly, the total scale of Cloud Water Town could rapidly exceed six thousand, becoming a large Pioneer base.
The benefits are obvious.
As the Fishman Base grows larger.
Sharu’s weight among Pioneers increases.
Once it becomes the largest and most powerful Fishman force, most of the support and resources transmitted by the Storm Tribe through spatial rifts will be received by Sharu. Thus, the strong will become stronger, and by boosting Sharu’s strength, he will become the Pioneer leader.
Eventually.
The Storm Tribe paid a hefty price.
Not only would their goals not be achieved, but it would instead nourish Jiang City, elevating Hang Yu and his group. When they realize something is wrong, it might be too late, as the die will have been cast.
Sharu’s gains weren’t just small soldiers.
The material harvest this time was also very pleasing.
Celestial Net captured over eighty thousand batches of material from Basha’s old nest.
According to the agreement, after breaking the Pioneer forces based on Sharu’s information, half of it would be sent to the Fishman Production Base. These resources will boost the Fishman Base’s rapid growth, also facilitating the swift production and development of Cyan Dragon and Azure Dragon, which is certainly a great thing for Hang Yu.
"We also successfully acquired Basha’s sea ships."
"A total of fifteen ships, please have a look."
Sharu took the group to the riverbank, and through the mist, they could clearly distinguish several massive, ancient-looking, and somehow oddly shaped large sailing ships appearing on the river.
Each ship can carry about a thousand people!
Each ship can be equipped with magic-guiding weapons and arrays.
These are the Storm Tribe’s transport ships used in the Spirit Realm ocean.
They are much more than just transportation tools; they’re the Sea Race’s mobile fortresses. With current human techniques, there’s absolutely no way to build something like this, and as ships capable of sailing in the Spirit Realm ocean, sailing them on inland water bodies of this world is a breeze.
Su Yunbing said: "We already had two ships before, and now with the fifteen newly seized ones, we have a total of seventeen ships, which already forms quite a robust transportation force."
"Could these ships be leased to the Jiang City government?" Xu Tianhua’s eyes brightened: "The Jiang City government is vexed by the population that hasn’t yet relocated to Jiang City. Currently, both land and air routes are too dangerous. Your ships can sail on water, dive underwater, and have many safety features, making them ideal for transporting civilians."
Hang Yu nodded and said: "Don’t worry, Cloud Water Town doesn’t currently need so many ships, so leasing some to the government is no problem at all, which also maximizes resource utilization."
With these ships.
Transportation becomes much more reassuring.
In the future, perhaps with water routes, most southern cities can be connected.
In this era of isolation and self-governance, trade is absolutely lucrative. For instance, Cold Iron is very cheap in Jiang City, but extremely expensive in Hong City and the Jiujiang area. Conversely, Mithril is costly in the former but abundant in the latter.
Hang Yu could load a ship with tens of thousands of Cold Iron pieces and send it to Hong City, Jiujiang, and other places.
Upon return, he could load it with tens of thousands of Mithril pieces for Jiang City.
This back-and-forth trade is certainly a lucrative deal.
Previously, due to fewer ships and manpower, it couldn’t be done.
Now that Sharu’s territory is rapidly expanding, the number of ships on hand will increase as well. In the future, as long as the water routes are securely controlled, there will be a huge market for both intercity trade and repurposing for passenger transport services.
After resolving the issues at Cloud Water Town.
Hang Yu returned to the Cyan Dragon Community.
To prepare for Spirit Realm expansion.
He’s caught some rumors, that Black Sand Town, Stone Furnace Town, and Iron Mountain Town should be attacking in these days. Although with Deserted Valley Town’s current strength, they don’t fear their attacks, Hang Yu’s plan isn’t merely defense; he intends to seize the opportunity to take down these three towns in one fell swoop and expand humanity’s influence in the Spirit Realm.
By doing so.
The Great Lord Kaliemlo of Sand Spring City will surely feel it.
The real threat lies in the showdown with Sand Spring City. Can four small territories withstand the pressure from Sand Spring City? If they’re just four small territories, they’d absolutely be crushed without a doubt.
But Hang Yu is confident in putting up a fight.
After all, his foundation isn’t just a few territories in the Spirit Realm.
Humanity possesses the real world as a rear base, an advantage no Spirit Realm species can possibly have.
The key to victory.
Is not a contest of forces in the Spirit Realm.
It’s the collective energy of the human race.
It’s in the utilization of real-world resources!
