We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

The quality of the wood and sail is quite good.

The shipwrights are also very motivated and have no choice in skills.

But as a price, Xia En spent 40 gold dragon coins in such a short time.

Part of it is the money for materials, and part of it is the deposit for the shipwrights.

This speed of spending money made even Xia En feel a twinge of pain.

But considering that it was to strengthen Xiao Hei, he felt that the money was well spent!

at this time.

The Black Swan has sailed into a dock in Silver Moon Bay.

The shipwrights and their apprentices were ready to start work.

[Master, what are you doing? 】

In his mind, Xiao Hei's timid question came.

Different from the last small-scale renovation, this time Xia En was going to replace the deck and hull with new ones. If it weren't for the fact that the keel couldn't be disassembled, he would have even wanted to replace the keel.

For Xiao Hei, it is equivalent to exposing the body inside and outside to a group of strangers, and then renovating it carefully, which will naturally cause uneasiness.

Xia En touched the deck and comforted softly: "This is the only way to make you stronger."

"It might hurt a little, just bear with it."

"But it doesn't matter, I will be by your side."

【Become stronger! Xiao Hei wants to become stronger! 】

[Xiao Hei is going to become the master’s helper! 】

For the Black Swan, Shane is the one who truly awakens it and gives it a soul.

It is also the first and closest person it perceives when its consciousness sprouts, and it naturally has the admiration of a baby for its parents.

And in the process of diving again and again, this bond and connection became closer and closer.

At this time, it was of course willing to endure the pain in the process of becoming stronger for Xia En.

"What a blackie!"

Xia En felt relieved and apologetic at the same time.

What's gratifying is that Xiao Hei has come to his senses, but what's apologetic is that the strengthening he wants to do doesn't stop there.

Shane turned his attention to the panel.

[Solid wooden keel (normal) (+)]

To be honest, by this time, Xia En was a little hesitant.

From a performance point of view, the enhanced components are obviously better than those before enhancement.

But the painting style of the components seems to be inevitably developing in a weird and scary direction.

Is this also a way of exchanging appearance for strength?

But then he thought about it, no matter what the Black Swan looked like to outsiders, to him, this ship was the best!

Thinking of this, Xia En no longer hesitated and instilled [Crystal of Filth] into the keel of the ship.

"Eye of the Secret Sea, add it to me!"

["Filth Crystal"-50! 】

[Estimated strengthening time: 7 days! 】

The keel is the most important frame of the ship's hull. It plays the role of supporting the entire ship. Naturally, it requires much more [Filth Crystals] than artillery.

With the injection of [Filth Crystal], the hull suddenly shook slightly.

It seemed that some strange patterns were looming on the keel, and a shallow, breathing-like rhythm began to emit.

However, Xiao Hei's reaction was different from what Xia En expected.

[Master, what is this? 】

[The ice is so cold that it penetrates deep into the body, so comfortable...]

[It smells like the owner inside! 】

【More...More...】

Shane: "???"

This...isn't this right?

He originally thought Xiao Hei would be uncomfortable or repulsed by [Filth Crystal], but why did he enjoy it instead?

Xia En thought of a possibility. The essence of [Filth Crystal] is actually [Secret Sea Crystal].

The reason why it cannot be absorbed directly may be because the "filth" in it will pollute his soul.

But when it acts on the hull, it cleverly avoids this problem.

As a result, Xia En couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Xiao Hei has no objection...

Intensify!

【Storm Ray Sail (+)】

[Crystal of filth -10! 】

[Estimated strengthening time: 2 days! 】

Since there were still important components such as the hull, artillery and steam turbines that needed to be strengthened later, Shane reserved about half of the [Filthy Crystals].

He originally wanted to put the strengthening sail into the [Ring of Apocalypse], but he sensed a strong repulsive force.

I think it's because the sail is being "activated" and is recognized as a living creature by the space ring.

Xia En had no choice but to put it in a cabin and prepare to take it out for assembly after the strengthening was completed.

Walking to the deck and looking at the busy shipwrights on both sides of the ship, Xia En thought to himself.

"According to the old master, this renovation will take at least eight or nine days."

"If we rush the work, we should be able to catch up with the [Blood Moon Night] half a month later."

Normally, it is possible for such a large project to take a month or two.

But who gave Xia En the ability to make money?

Spending some money to improve efficiency and save time is undoubtedly a good deal.

"Steam turbines and artillery must also find buyers as soon as possible, otherwise it will be embarrassing if they miss [Blood Moon Night] because the strengthening time is too long."

"We also need to collect intelligence and recruit crew members..."

These things sound troublesome, but in fact they are not easy at all.

Especially recruiting crew members.

If you want to recruit ordinary sailors, as long as you have money, you can naturally recruit a lot of them.

But that kind of crew is of no use on the Black Swan. They are not even needed to sail the ship. They are just rice worms wasting food.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Xia En went to Silver Moon Island's "talent market" - the tavern and took a walk.

The result is really hard to describe.

As the [Blood Moon Night] is approaching, the taverns on Silver Moon Island are a mixed bag.

There are countless bastard sailors, as well as a few secret travelers with real abilities.

Of course, Xia En doesn't like the former.

But when he comes into contact with the latter...

They all had a good conversation at first, but once the situation of the Black Swan was introduced, most of these secret travelers showed a lack of interest and quickly ended the conversation.

In fact, it is not difficult for Xia En to understand this.

Although the Black Swan has gained a certain reputation for destroying pirate ships such as the Black Mountain and the Angry Shark.

But among the many ships that visited Silver Moon Island, his reputation was still not outstanding, and there was a big gap between him and the real heroes and strongmen.

The secret travelers were arrogant and naturally looked down upon this small boat.

It's like going on a blind date.

It's not enough that you like the other person, you also have to see if the other person likes you.

To put it bluntly, the regional reputation is not enough!

If the Black Swan becomes so famous, there will be a group of mystics who come to worship it without Xia En's greetings.

There was only one tauren ship doctor, and both parties felt quite satisfied after the negotiation.

But before he left the tavern, a group of guards from the island rushed over and shouted to him.

"Your matter has been revealed, come with us!"

Afterwards, Xia En found out from others that the ship's doctor had climbed into the bed of the wife of a big shot on the island and was trying to escape on someone else's boat!

Co-author, you are really a tauren!

Xia En looked at the back of the ship's doctor being taken away, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that we still have to ask Ganis to help find a few candidates."

This is the disadvantage of living in an unfamiliar place.

Without connections and channels, it would take a lot of energy and time just to identify whether others are reliable or not.

By this time, Xia En missed the owner of the Fenglang Tavern, Bi Si.

laugh--

At this moment, there was a sound of steam gushing from the door of the tavern.

The figure walking outside the door quickly attracted the attention of everyone present.