Chapter 249
After Qiao Sheng and his team joined the search for the pirate island, the speed of the cleanup was much faster. After all, the others just floated over.
They drove all the way with two propulsion equipment fully turned on. When they got to the place, they did not use any roundabout tactics. They used artillery and crossbow carts to attack without regard for losses. As a result, all the time was wasted on looting supplies.
The benefits were also obvious. If the pirate island was not big, they would clean one in the morning and one in the afternoon. If it was a large pirate island, they would clean one a day.
At night, they would stay on the shore of the cleaned pirate island to rest. Finally, the four people's work and rest routines were all back to normal.
The days of four people working in pairs are gone. The area around the pirate island is too safe, especially since Li Mu has deciphered the enemy's secret message.
It's like a fish in water. After solving an island, he will look for the other party's radio box. If he can't find it, don't panic. According to their recent summary, these pirates' support is not that fast. By the time these pirates arrive in their boats, Qiao Sheng and his men have already set sail to find the next pirate island.
Since he was able to obtain the coordinates of the pirate island, Li Mu began to provide the coordinates to other large fleets. The advantage is that when you use canned food to exchange for the flag of the pirate base, you can get a discount, as low as 50%.
Judging from the number, it seemed that other fleets suffered losses, so several captains who could get the flags rejected him. Only Pei Hong and Shen Li agreed.
It was good that other fleets did not sign a cooperation intention with them. After all, both parties were unfamiliar with each other. Li Mu not only had to provide coordinates, but also told the fleet how to open the map and coordinate display. This was originally where they were ahead of other players. The fewer people knew, the better.
Pei Hong had already been taught, and he only needed to provide a nearest coordinate when he asked. Shen Li first taught him how to open the map before telling him the coordinates of the pirate island.
According to Qiao Sheng and the others, the day of returning home was on the agenda. After all, the three fleets were clearing the pirate island with full firepower, and there was no reason why they could not capture the remaining 400 islands.
There is still a big difference between imagination and reality. According to their current speed, they can find one or two pirate islands a day. For Pei Hong and Shen Li, the fastest is one island every two days, and the slowest is one every three or four days.
For Pei Hong, the difference is not big. They also encounter one every two or three days. However, Li Mu gave them the coordinates and they sailed over. It did take a little less time. Especially when Li Mu told him to rest on the shore of the pirate island at night, he didn't need a large number of team members to guard the night, so most people could have a good rest. He felt that the 50% discount on canned food was still worth it.
Shen Li has tasted the benefits of the coordinates and even wants to reduce the number of canned food. After all, according to their previous luck, they could only encounter an island every few days. Now it's once every two days. It's really too happy.
Li Muming was suppressing their income, but in fact, he was giving them physical goods. After all, the last time they pirated the island, they got not only canned food rewards, but also other supplies that were already on the pirate island.
Especially after entering winter, the island's warehouses have more abundant supplies. Although the radishes, cabbages, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are not as good as the canned food produced by Qiao Sheng, for them who are still recruiting members at this stage, it is good to fill their stomachs. It's okay, and they will talk about it after they get out of the game and return to their homes in reality.
Unlike the hard work of their two fleets, Qiao Sheng and his four people did not have to row a boat, which was a physical job, so they were much more relaxed.
Recently, Xia Beibei's task is still to record the pirates' secret messages. Li Mu is busy deciphering them and fishing. Qiao Sheng is responsible for coordinating all the food and making canned food as rewards for other players.
Lin Haiyang's main job is cooking. Not only does he have to cook for the four of them, but he also has to cook for the cassock cubs whose appetites are increasing. In the past, two layers of steamed shark meat buns were enough for them to eat for one or two meals, but now they are not full for one meal.
When he has enough time, Lin Haiyang will make some other food for the cassock cubs as a snack. When he is busy, he will bake some sweet potatoes for them to eat together. Fortunately, these cubs are not picky about the variety of food as long as it tastes good. In addition to their large appetites, they are relatively easy to keep.
The more islands they visit, the more difficult they will encounter. However, Qiao Sheng and his crew are strong enough to overcome any difficulties and live their lives in an orderly manner.
Until Li Mu deciphered from the secret message that the pirates found out that someone was cleaning them out and were about to start a fierce resistance.
Although he immediately went to the world channel to inform all players, the pirates' resistance was also based on large-scale weapons, and soon some players' fleets suffered.
Xia Beibei went to the world channel several times when he was bored, and he saw players complaining. Most of them were about fleets being broken up, and some players who had finally escaped wanted to find a new fleet.
"Too bad, I have seen six or seven fleets that were broken up today. Have the pirates become so strong? We were on top yesterday, how come the situation has changed? How long will it take for the nearest island to reach us? Should we be more careful?" Xia Beibei was still recording the message with a charcoal pencil in one hand and holding her chin with the other hand.
"Li Mu just said that it will take about an hour. Today is indeed a bit strange. We have been driving for more than two hours. Have the boilers of the driving equipment been refueled? We haven't reached the pirate island yet. When we get to the vicinity of the pirate island, let Ah Dai take his eagle brother to the island to spread the knockout drug. This is safer." Qiao Sheng took the materials given by Li Mu and was busy making machetes to exchange with other players.
They were busy with their own things, and soon they arrived at the pirate island. When they were still some distance away, they could see the pirates coming out one after another and being alert, and they also rolled out various long-range weapons. From the outline, they could see that there were crossbow carts, and the rest were too far away to see clearly.
When they got closer, they could finally see that it was an improved crossbow cart, which was not only much smaller than the original one, but also had a longer range and greater attack power. The most important thing was that it could fire continuously! At least five arrows could be fired at a time.
With this power, if Qiao Sheng and his ship were not all reinforced, they might really be injured.
Because the attack power of the improved crossbow cart was too strong, the four decided to attack the pirates operating the crossbow cart first. Li Mu's bow and arrows were accurate and had an explosive effect. Not only did he deal with the operators in the shortest time, but he also caused damage to the improved JJZL crossbow cart to varying degrees.
At this time, they didn't care about preserving the crossbow cart and learning how to improve it. Everyone was thinking about how to solve the pirates' firepower output and try to reduce the attack on their own ships.
Although they solved these long-range weapons on the shore as quickly as possible, the pirate island was obviously ready to fight to the death. Five pirate ships drove out from the back of the island, ready to surround Qiao Sheng and his ship.
In order to prevent the pirates from getting on board, Li Mu immediately turned on the drive equipment and started the ship, determined not to let his ship be surrounded by pirate ships. It
was impossible for them to give up the half-conquered Pirate Island, so if other players passed by at this time, they would find how funny the area around the island was.
A player's ship, with the pirate ship, circled around the pirate island, and the player's ship would occasionally attack the island backwards or forwards.
Facts have proved that human progress requires tools. The primitive way of rowing by manpower will eventually be eliminated. Li Mu even only opened one drive device. If he wanted, he could circle the pirate island for three days, but their pirate ship was not able to do so. After high-intensity exercise, the pirates who rowed the ship gradually lost strength and could not catch up with the invaders.
In the eyes of the indigenous pirates, Qiao Sheng and other players were a group of invaders who robbed and killed without blinking an eye. They rose up in resistance because they found that more than half of their companions were dead or injured. If they did not take measures, their homes would not be protected.
So when the pirates on the pirate ship behind them shouted that they must defeat the invaders and not be slaughtered at will, the four of them were also stunned for a moment, not realizing that they were being talked about.
"Although this description is quite appropriate, it always feels unpleasant. It turns out that we are so bad in the eyes of pirates." Xia Beibei sucked his back teeth, not wanting to admit that there was anything wrong with what he did.
Qiao Sheng came back to his senses and said that he could say whatever he wanted. After all, it was just a game, and NPCs were just some data. Those who could be called pirates had more or less been involved in human lives. Don't be swayed by the double-standard behavior of these NPCs. For those normal NPCs, they are called eliminating harm for the people.
It must be said that it took them some time to deal with the pirates who had risen up in rebellion. In the past, they could clear two pirate islands of this size in one day. Today, they were busy on this island for most of the day.
Now they didn't have to go to other nearby islands. They had to rest here and repair their own ships. The improved crossbow cart was indeed quite powerful. The hull on the side facing the island had varying degrees of damage. They took the supplies and repaired it for a while before they restored the ship.
This wave of operations consumed a lot of wood, iron products and rare metals. The supplies looted from this small pirate island were not enough to cover their repair losses, so all in all, they were still in a state of loss.
"Let's find another pirate island tomorrow and see if the income from supplies can balance the damage caused by repairs. If the imbalance continues, Pei Hong and Shen Li may have problems soon." Li Mu frowned and wrote and drew on the wooden board.