After a round of hard work, Li Yuan had used up almost all the materials he had salvaged.
However, after some modifications, Li Yuan's current transformation was also quite large.
In the middle of the ship, a long mast was erected, and the sail on it had been rolled up. The bow and stern of the ship were wrapped in a metal shell. The ram was extended, and many parts of the ship were reinforced with metal.
And the equipment that finally arrived could not be seen! At the bottom of Li Yuan's boat, there were already six steel forks!
When he checked the ship's information, the system actually added the harpoon to the weapon system.
After adding the harpoon, the weapon system was reorganized and became more obvious.
Wooden Spikes at the Bow, Attack Power (10), Number (1)
Metal Ram, Attack Power (45), Number (1)
Harpoon, Attack (6), Number (6)
Metal Strengthened Hulls, Defense (18)
If Li Yuan remembered correctly, the attack power of the ram had increased by 15! Its name had also changed from "Iron" to "Metal". The defense of the ship's reinforcement increased from 10 to 18!
In addition, the six harpoons added another 36 attack points to Li Yuan.
Now, Li Yuan's weapon system's total combat power had broken through 100 and reached 109!
"Damn, damn, damn! 109 combat power! I'm stronger than you now!" Li Yuan was extremely excited. He had been playing dirty for so long, and he was no longer a loser with zero combat power!
Although Li Yuan's weapon was still very simple, he already had the ability to defend and counterattack at the bottom of the sea at close range, close combat, and long-range attacks!
Ah Shan also said happily," This is great. We're no longer afraid of someone playing tricks under the boat!”
Rui nodded." Captain, your arrangement is brilliant. It's much better than those three useless cannons!”
"Hahahaha, the title of the strongest captain is not undeserved!”Li Yuan was also in a good mood.
He was already satisfied with his current level.
No, he had been strengthened, but it was going to be winter soon. The situation that the crew had reported to him last time had not been resolved.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan finally calmed down. He had to prepare some necessary living supplies.
"Right, Avril, how many pearls do we have now? Let's see what living supplies you need.”
Avril didn't even think about it and said," Captain, we have 348 pearls now.”
According to Li Yuan's understanding, he needed 1000 wood, 300 kilograms of iron, and 120 kilograms of textile fiber to evolve to the next level.
Wood cost 10 units per pearl, iron cost 1 kilogram per pearl, and textile fiber was even more expensive. The scarcity of land made it very difficult to grow cotton and linen. Coupled with the huge demand, its price even exceeded iron, reaching 3 pearls per kilogram.
Even Zhou Biao, who was used to bullying others, only had a Khufu boat. It was not equipped with sails, so it was probably stuck on the sail.
These materials would cost a total of 760 pearls.
Li Yuan thought for a moment. If he exchanged all the materials and pearls he had for pearls, it should be enough for him to evolve. Moreover, he would still have some copper and iron left.
However, if he went bankrupt and changed to another ship, he might not have enough materials to equip it with enough weapon systems, let alone strengthen the larger hull. The defense of the new ship would definitely be greatly reduced, and the overall combat strength might not be as good as the current ship.
After a few battles, Li Yuan realized that upgrading the ship's level was not enough to survive in this world. He had to improve his combat strength at the same time, recruit powerful crew members, and make himself strong enough to ensure his survival!
"En, there isn't much difference anyway, so we don't have to rush to change boats.”Li Yuan said," Let's just earn money slowly.”
A Rui frowned and said," Captain, in the past, the trading volume of the major trading markets would severely shrink in winter, especially in the first half of the year. The staff of the trading market would go home for a vacation if they had the conditions. During this period of time, transportation might not make much money.”
Avril thought for a moment and suddenly thought of something." Oh right, Ali, is there a New Year's Fishing Competition in Morgan Market?”
Ah Min immediately said excitedly," Yes, yes. This is the most exciting competition.”
Ah Shan was also excited." The ships from Morgan, Sicily, and Bakar will all participate. This year... oh, it should be held at Sicily. I remember that at least a hundred ships participated last year. Even the navy's small boats participated.”
"They will definitely participate. After all, the Red Striped Cucumber Fish is so expensive. Catching one is one pearl. They want to try their luck.”
"However, catching Red-striped Cucumber Fish is also quite difficult. They are too fast. If a boat can catch 10 of them, it will be very happy. They are all old fishermen."
"They don't care. The Red-striped Cucumber Fish only appears once a year anyway. They can catch as many as they can. Moreover, the top three would be rewarded with pearls. The first place would be rewarded with 50 pearls!”
The three women chatted fervently, and Li Yuan and Ah Rui felt like they had been abandoned.
But it didn't matter. Through their conversation, Li Yuan had a general understanding of this fishing competition.
"Hey, hey, hey, you three, stop for a moment!”Li Yuan interrupted the three women." What Red Striped Cucumber Fish? One pearl for every fish caught? How can fish be so valuable?"
Most of the fish were very cheap. Rui and the others had been fishing for a long time, but they had not accumulated many pearls.
Rui said," Captain, the Red Striped Cucumber Fish is different. It's the most expensive fish because it's…" Rui glanced at the three women, who were all smiling foolishly. Rui also smiled and continued," Because the Red Striped Cucumber Fish has the effect of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, the price is very high. In the Human-level Sea Area, a 30-pound Red Striped Cucumber Fish can buy three pearls.”
"However, the Red-striped Cucumber Fish will only float up to 50 meters in the shallow sea on the last day of the year. At other times, unless there is a ship capable of working in the deep sea, there is no chance of catching it.”
"After all, we haven't reached the Human Sea Area yet. Someone has come here to buy a large number of Red-striped Cucumber Fish in the name of a fishing competition.”
"At this time, the size of the red striped cucumbers is not bad. As long as we catch one, we can exchange it for a white pearl. In addition, the first place in the competition would receive 50 pearls, the second place would receive 20 pearls, and the third place would receive 10 pearls.”
Li Yuan said unhappily," They earn twice as much as they want. Profiteers."”
" You can't say that. The red-striped cucumbers are the most valuable when they're alive. Many of them will die during long-distance transportation. They also need to pay for it. Besides, the purchasing price here is lower than that in the Human-level Sea Area. Overall, this price is very fair.”
Li Yuan said thoughtfully," En, since you said that it's fair, then it should be fair. Unfortunately, we're not professional fishing boats. Even if we go, we'll still be fighting…"
Before he could say the word "soy sauce", Li Yuan suddenly froze!
"Who says I'm not a professional fishing boat?!”
Could the six harpoons he had just equipped be fake?!
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