Chapter 199 Jinjiang Exclusive
"Is this the sea?"
“So big!”
"If only we could come to the seaside during droughts."
"Are you stupid? You can't drink sea water. It's said it can even kill people. Even if you come here, it's useless."
"If I can't drink it, at least I can cool down."
The Huo family's personal soldiers looked at the endless sea in front of them, marveling and discussing excitedly.
Not far away, Huo Tiankuo, who was standing with Lu Xuan, was also admiring him.
"I never thought that after all these years, I'd be able to visit the coastal areas. The sea is truly vaster than rivers and lakes. Standing here and gazing out at it, I feel my own existence seems so insignificant."
Lu Xuan said calmly: "Being small will not prevent us from striving for survival."
Huo Tiankuo was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Indeed."
Lu Xuan said, "We are ready to return to the village. General, you and your guards can stay and collect more seafood. Various conch shells and sea fish are delicious."
Huo Tiankuo already knew that they had been fishing at the seaside for the past seven days and had made a good catch.
We were able to catch so many fish in the winter fishing on the ice lake before, and the number of fish in the sea will only be greater, and there is no need to worry about overfishing.
Huo Tiankuo was naturally moved, but...
"Boat……"
Lu Xuan said: "I can provide the general with a suitable fishing boat."
Next, Lu Xuan told Huo Tiankuo the characteristics and prices of several different types of ships.
It can only carry a small kayak of three to five people. It is too small to go to the open sea, but it is very convenient for activities in nearby waters. It only costs five hundred to one thousand kilograms of supplies, and the mutant food can be worth twice that.
A larger fishing boat is sturdier than a kayak, can sail farther, and can accommodate five to ten people. If there is a space ring and there is no need to store a large amount of fish, it is basically enough for fishing in shallow waters. It costs 1,500-3,000 kilograms of supplies. Similarly, mutant food is worth double that.
Larger yachts are faster, stronger, and have more functions. They can carry 100 to thousands of people. There are rooms for people to live in, as well as restaurants, warehouses, etc. The price is 50,000 to 250,000 kilograms of supplies, and mutant supplies are worth double that.
Above that there are large cruise ship-level ships, which Lu Xuan has not unlocked yet, so naturally he cannot sell them to Huo Tiankuo, otherwise he could make a fortune.
The verbal explanation was not convincing enough, so Lu Xuan took out the boats of corresponding sizes on his body and took Huo Tiankuo on a tour.
During the process, many of the other guards who were still looking at the sea also gathered around.
The Lu family's own ship No. 1 was more beautiful in appearance and luxurious in interior, which made Huo Tiankuo and his personal soldiers look at it with envy.
If you ask whether they want it or not, the answer is of course yes. Who doesn’t want good things?
But in terms of practicality, Boat No. 1 is obviously unsatisfactory. It is obvious that it is for the rich and powerful to play and enjoy, and is not suitable for them.
Ship No. 2 is different. It can accommodate more people and has many small rooms, so more people can live on the ship, and the cost-effectiveness is obviously higher.
Although it was far from enough for the Huo family army to only accommodate one or two hundred people, the entire ship was made of materials that were even better than hundred-refined steel. For this reason alone, the price Lu Xuan quoted was so cheap that Huo Tiankuo could not refuse it at all.
Lu Xuan also called Zhang Chengming and others and asked them to take their personal soldiers to ride in manual and engine kayaks of different sizes and circle around the area twice.
He took Huo Tiankuo to drive a small fishing boat first, and then drove the second boat for a circle. On the way, he explained how to use the radar detector, including finding large schools of fish, identifying the seabed terrain, searching for other ships or creatures nearby, etc.
Huo Tiankuo became more excited after hearing this and couldn't help but say, "If the navy had such a convenient ship, our dynasty would no longer be afraid of facing a naval battle."
Lu Xuan remained silent.
The Star Alliance ships are definitely more versatile than ancient wooden ships. If pushed to the limit, a direct collision between two ships can break the wooden ships apart.
But these fishing boats or yachts are just civilian ships after all. They are not equipped with any long-range weapons. They are still a bit lacking in quality to be used as naval ships.
It’s not that the Star Alliance doesn’t have ships with guns, it’s just that they haven’t been unlocked in the mall yet.
Lu Xuan had discovered long ago that the more lethal a weapon is, the harder it is to unlock. By far the most powerful weapon is the bomb, and the others are individual weapons or hypnotic bombs that cannot kill people.
None of the energy cannons and particle cannons from the interstellar era have been unlocked.
Although the audience did not mention this aspect, Lu Xuan could roughly guess that the Star Alliance was probably worried that some confused anchors would use the live broadcast system to wreak havoc in this plane with weapons of mass destruction, thus destroying the peace of the original civilization.
Back on shore, Lu Xuan asked Huo Tiankuo, "General, have you decided what specifications and how many ships you want to buy?"
Huo Tiankuo, who had already made a plan while following Lu Xuan, nodded and said, "I've thought it through."
After the last grain harvest, he used part of the public supplies to buy a lot of weapons and supplies, and finally left 200,000 kilograms of grain as a reserve, which was just enough to be used in buying a ship this time.
The 200,000 kilograms certainly cannot be used up entirely. There are still about ten days before the next harvest. In order to prevent other places from needing supplies during this period, half of it should be reserved first.
Huo Tiankuo said: "Your No. 2 ship is of similar specifications. I want two."
"In addition, we need several small fishing boats of different sizes, for a total of ten; fifty small manual kayaks, twenty-five medium-sized motor kayaks, and twenty-five large motor kayaks, for a total of one hundred."
Large ships and small fishing boats can be used by the personal soldiers to go out to sea to fish, with engine kayaks following by the side. The more there are, the more groups they can split up to search for fish and maximize their benefits.
If the sea is too rough and the kayak capsizes, you can get on the fishing boat in time.
As for the small manual boats, the victims can use them nearby, such as traveling back and forth between the rocky beaches mentioned by Lu Xuan.
When there is no high tide, the reef beach is still some distance away from the beach where they are, and it is not very convenient to walk there, so taking a kayak is just right.
Following Huo Tiankuo's count, Lu Xuan counted the amount accumulated from the blind box raffle, the number of kayaks purchased with daily discounts, and a small fishing boat that was just the right size. Then he opened the mall and bought the missing parts at the original price.
All the boats and kayaks reported by Huo Tiankuo required a total of 95,000 kilograms of mutant grain.
He saved 5,000 kilograms more than he had budgeted.
Huo Tiankuo originally thought that he could just save the money, but unexpectedly, Lu Xuan took out a few sets of diving equipment and asked several young men in the village to put them on and go into the sea to demonstrate.
Huo Tiankuo and Deputy General Liu couldn't help but see their eyes light up.
Lu Xuan asked knowingly: "Do you want it?"
Huo Tiankuo first asked about the specific price. After learning that a full set of equipment, including the oxygen tank, was only the same price as an upgraded biological suit, he immediately said firmly: "Of course! I want a hundred sets!"
Just enough to use up the 5,000 kilograms of mutated grain.
Lu Xuan nodded and bought a hundred sets of diving equipment in the mall.
The passenger boat was too large to fit in the space, so Lu Xuan took the boat out and put it on the sea. The rest of the boats and diving equipment were stacked in an empty space ring and handed to Huo Tiankuo. He could return the ring after emptying it.
Huo Tiankuo also carried public supplies with him, so he could settle the bill on the spot.
As soon as he got the food, Lu Xuan didn't keep it at all and recycled it directly.
After deducting the points I just spent on buying supplies, there was still nearly 20 million more in the account.
Seeing that the Huo family army had provided him with many benefits, Lu Xuan thought for a moment and reminded the other party, "In addition to going out to sea to fish, the general might also leave some of the disaster victims or personal soldiers to dry salt on the beach. The sea water is endless, and the salt produced by drying is naturally inexhaustible."
Huo Tiankuo was shocked and opened his mouth in astonishment, "You know how to make salt?"
Lieutenant General Liu and several of his personal soldiers were also shocked. They opened their mouths wide and were speechless for a long time.
Lu Xuan nodded, and without waiting for Huo Tiankuo to ask, he briefly explained the salt field salt drying method that did not require too many complicated processes, especially the key coarse salt filtering method.
Lieutenant General Liu and his men subconsciously memorized the steps.
Huo Tiankuo had a complicated expression on his face. "You're telling me this secret method? I might not be able to afford the reward."
Lu Xuan said, "No reward is needed. The method of making salt is not something that ordinary people can touch. Since it is not convenient for us to use it, it is okay to give it to the general."
After all, he couldn't make much profit from salt, and the villagers had already stockpiled enough of it. There was no need to go through the trouble of drying the salt, which might even get him into trouble in the future. It would be better to just give it away as a favor.
Huo Tiankuo might not be able to guess Lu Xuan's thoughts, but this still did not affect his inner gratitude.
Most of the salt in this dynasty is obtained from salt wells and mineral salt. There is also sea salt, but as far as Huo Tiankuo knows, sea salt tastes bitter and is only eaten by poor people in coastal cities. Eating too much may cause physical discomfort.
Although Huo Tiankuo had not personally tried the coarse salt filtering method that Lu Xuan mentioned, he intuitively felt that it could solve the problems with existing sea salt.
As Lu Xuan said, the sea water is endless. If the taste of sea salt improves, it will not have any adverse effects on the body, and the benefits to the country can be said to be immeasurable.
Huo Tiankuo said solemnly: "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely ask for credit for Brother Lu."
Lu Xuan nodded, "Then I would like to thank you, General."
After Lu Xuan finished his business, it was almost time for him to go back with the villagers.
Before leaving, Lu Xuan remembered something he had forgotten and asked Huo Tiankuo, "Speaking of which, the evolutionary fluid that General Huo brought back should have been used up, right? How is the awakening going?"
The audience in the live broadcast room pricked up their ears instantly.
"I exchanged thirty bottles of evolution fluid in one go. That should be enough to awaken ten to fifteen people, right?"
[Ah, every time I look at the streamer's awakening probability and see that the Star Alliance hasn't increased by 10% yet, I feel so depressed.]
The Star Alliance has recently acquired a significant amount of mutant fruit, and many official and private research institutes are conducting research. Rumors have spread that the probability of awakening has increased, but this has not been publicly announced due to insufficient data.
"Anyway, I've already used it. Whether the probability increases or not is of no use to me. I just want to know if anyone in the Huo family army has awakened a special element."
[This is probably what the host wants to know. ]
Huo Tiankuo smiled slightly, "Not bad. A total of fourteen people have obtained immortal arts, two of which are wood-related, three are water-related, two are fire-related, and the remaining six are body-enhancing, strength, speed, and hearing-related."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "That sounds good."
Although it does not have strong attack power like wind, thunder and ice, the water system provides water sources, the wood system promotes the growth of plants, and the fire system's attack power is also not bad.
The hearing enhancement of the reinforcement system is also very useful. Currently, there is only one Ye Jing who has awakened in the entire Yunlu Village. It is rarer than the strength and speed enhancements. It should be just right for the Huo family army to be a scout.
But... Lu Xuan counted with his fingers, "Did I miss one person?"
Huo Tiankuo said: "There is another one that is a bit special. It should be the special system you mentioned?"
Lu Xuan and the audience in the live broadcast room became excited at the same time.
There really is another special system?
[Host, please ask what this special system is! ]
[Ah! The anchor is getting another superpower! I'm really tired of saying "envy."]
Lu Xuan asked: "What ability is it?"
Huo Tiankuo said: "Beast transformation."
Lu Xuan: “?”
Lu Xuan paused. Beastialization? Does it mean that humans can transform into wild beasts?
He had never encountered this kind of supernatural power in the apocalypse.
However, some viewers in the barrage had already started to tell him about the beast-like mutants of the Star Alliance.
The so-called beast transformation does not mean that one completely transforms into a beast, but that one can possess some of the characteristics and abilities of a specific animal by taking the blood of that animal.
For example, by taking wolf blood, the five senses will become more acute, speed and endurance will be improved, and you will also have sharp wolf claws, etc.
There are also powerful animals such as tigers, bears, and lions, as well as bats, chameleons, lizards, spiders, octopuses, snails, etc. that have special abilities and can also have unexpected effects.
[The number of abilities that can be possessed by different levels of psychics is also limited. Level one can only possess one beast ability, level two can possess two, and so on.]
[In the history of Star Alliance superpowers, there was a fifth-level superpower user who gained the abilities of five powerful mutant beasts, and his combat power was even stronger than that of a sixth-level attack-type.]
[By the way, aside from claws, the most obvious features of furry animals are ears and tails. They may or may not have a tail, but they definitely have ears!]
[Wolf ears, tiger ears, etc., don’t be too cool! ]
The Star Alliance now has a famous beast-transformer, but he's a celebrity, going for the cute route. With a level four power, he can transform into a cat, rabbit, fox, and deer—each one adorable! He has 2 billion followers on the Star Alliance.
[The host definitely won't go for the cutesy route. He should be like that person in the history of superpowers, using the blood of ferocious beasts to increase his combat power.]
[I imagined the host growing cat ears and fox ears, which is actually pretty good. I kind of want to see it. Slurp jpg.]
[I have a question. If the anchor consumes snake blood, will there be an extra JJ on his body?]
【???】
Lu Xuan: “……?”
Huo Tiankuo said, "My subordinate didn't quite understand how to use this beast transformation ability. At first, he thought it hadn't awakened yet. But two days ago, he happened to eat a meal of steamed wild boar blood, and then... pig ears suddenly grew on his head."
As he spoke, Huo Tiankuo's expression became subtle.
Lieutenant General Liu and several other personal soldiers recalled the appearance of their companions with pig ears and pursed their lips slightly.
Lu Xuan: “…”
[Pfft, pig ears? I didn't expect that.]
[Although wild boars have a strong charging ability, pig ears... sorry, I really can't help but laugh.]
[It's so rare to obtain such a rare ability, but you only used pig blood. What a waste!]
[Steamed pig blood again! Beast transformation requires fresh, vibrant blood to maximize its effectiveness! Unless this person works hard to reach level two and obtain the blood of a powerful beast, he's half-wasted.]
Lu Xuan relayed to Huo Tiankuo all the information the audience had given about the beast-like mutants, and the latter felt a little sorry for his subordinates after hearing it.
But on second thought, having the ability is better than not awakening at all.
Although pig ears are not very beautiful, they can be folded away.
The opponent's strength has become much stronger in the past two days, even stronger than the strength enhancement system, which is already very good.
As for whether it could be upgraded to level two... Huo Tiankuo thought about the catastrophe that would continue for many years.
There may be another beast attack next winter, and maybe we can give it a try then.
Lu Xuan asked, "Did this beast-transformed mutant come with the general?"
Huo Tiankuo nodded and called a personal soldier to come over.
Lu Xuan and the audience in the live broadcast room saw that the personal soldier who came had a handsome face and an upright posture, and their inner sympathy became more and more obvious.
However, Lu Xuan did not show it on the surface, he just touched the other person's shoulder with his hand.
Zhou Qing, the personal soldier, paused, thinking Lu Xuan was trying to comfort him like the other brothers. He was about to say that he didn't mind possessing the wild boar's abilities when Lu Xuan said, "I can copy other people's abilities and use them for my own benefit. You have quite a bit of ability. In exchange, I can provide you with supplies worth the same as a bottle of Evolution Fluid. What do you want?"
Zhou Qing: “!”
Huo Tiankuo: “!”
Deputy General Liu and his men: "!"
Huo Tiankuo had vaguely heard that Lu Xuan had this ability before, but because it sounded too exaggerated, he didn't quite believe it.
I didn't expect it to be true.
After the initial shock, Zhou Qing realized the meaning of Lu Xuan's words. His eyes lit up and he subconsciously looked at their general.
Huo Tiankuo nodded and said, "Since Brother Lu is willing to give it to you, just ask for whatever you want. The ability is yours, and you don't need to hand in the materials you obtain. You can keep them for yourself."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lieutenant General Liu and several other personal soldiers showed envious expressions.
Zhou Qing couldn't help but grin.
He didn't hesitate for too long and quickly reported what he wanted.
A 100 cubic space, a hoverboard, nutrients, salt, sugar, biological clothing, medicines and other important supplies, as well as beef and mutton, a small amount of mutant fruits, etc., adding up to exactly 10,000 kilograms of supplies.
Lu Xuan put all the supplies into a space of corresponding size and handed it to Zhou Qing on the spot. The latter put the ring on his index finger immediately and kept touching it lovingly.
Huo Tiankuo waved at him and said, "Okay, go back."
When Zhou Qing returned to the other brothers, they noticed the space ring on his hand and asked him what happened.
After learning the reason, others were extremely envious.
The personal soldiers who had not yet had their turn were still regretting their bad luck, but now they suddenly did not feel any regrets at all. They only hoped that they could not only awaken smoothly in the future, but also awaken a special system.
There are ten thousand kilograms worth of supplies. Even if the space ring takes up a small half of it, the rest will be enough to last for a long time.
·
Yunlu Village.
Lu Qing lay comfortably on the sofa and sighed, "Finally, I'm home."
Lei Yan and Lu Chen also looked relaxed.
The beach is fun, but home is where they relax the most.
Lu Xuan is not so free anymore.
I haven't supplied the orchard with wood-related abilities for seven days, which has slowed down its growth. I need to replenish them as soon as possible.
When he came back from the orchard, it was already dinner time.
In the past few days, every meal was seafood. It was delicious, but it was inevitable that you would get a little sick of it if you ate too much. So the first meal after returning home was stir-fried seasonal vegetables, cold wild vegetables, stir-fried potato shreds, pickled pepper bamboo shoots, stir-fried lamb with green onions, yam and pork rib soup, etc. The taste was relatively refreshing.
After eating and drinking, the few people who were tired after a few days went back to their rooms early to rest.
However, Lu Xuan did not rush to end the live broadcast after returning, but first gave the audience a wave of seafood.
There were oysters that the audience wanted, as well as various sea fish that were caught later, totaling 20,000 kilograms.
Just like before, those who got the prize were elated, while those who didn’t were crawling in the dark.
However, as someone brought up the beast-transformation ability again, the audience immediately put the lottery results aside.
【Speaking of this, I am not sleepy anymore! 】
[Host, tell me, what kind of animal blood are you planning to collect?]
[Jackals, tigers, leopards, snakes, insects, rats, ants, strong or cute, any ideas? ]
[I don't think there's any need to pursue powerful ones. After all, the ancient plane only has primitive species. No matter how powerful they are, they're just so-so. It's better to choose something a little more unique.]
[That's right. For example, chameleons and octopuses have mimicry abilities. If the host can collect blood and consume it to gain this ability, wouldn't that be equivalent to gaining another special ability in a sense?]
[More than just one! The host is a level seven psychic, able to contract seven different kinds of animals. Just imagining it makes my scalp tingle.]
So what exactly is the host planning?
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Plan? I don't have any plans."
Since everyone knew that the original species was of average strength, how could he waste his abilities like Zhou Qing did?
In particular, a fan who usually only showed up at critical moments said, "There's really no rush. There will be more suitable opportunities in the future."
Lu Xuan curled the corners of his lips, becoming more certain of the guess that had long existed in his mind.
Lu Xuan said: "My current abilities are sufficient for use here, so I can put my beast transformation abilities aside for now."
But there was one thing he was sure of, that was he would never use snake blood.
The audience was quite sorry about this, and many people could be seen protesting on the barrage.
Lu Xuan skipped everything and opened the mall to buy today's share of evolution liquid first.
Just as my finger touched the Evolution Liquid option and before I could press it, a temporary pop-up page that had never appeared before suddenly popped up in front of me.
【Festival Limited Time Flash Sale】
Lu Xuan's eyes subconsciously swept over the several products listed on the flash sale page. His expression paused slightly, and his body, which was originally sitting relaxed on the edge of the bed, couldn't help but sit up slightly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
