Chapter 467 Kick the Pirate into the Sea
"Since I let you aboard, it means I saved your lives. You and your brothers must help me build a large ship—no, a fleet capable of long-distance voyages..."
People had already climbed up. Lin Luoxi stood looking down at Wu Kui and the others, who had just escaped death and were now lying exhausted on the deck.
"Why should I help you?" Wu Kui, who had already climbed onto the boat, suddenly felt safe and regained his previous toughness.
"Hmph!" Lin Luoxi didn't say much. She kicked Wu Kui's brothers into the sea one by one. In the end, she even kicked Wu Kui into the sea.
The movement was incredibly smooth, as if he were kicking a ball, not a person.
"Splash, splash..." The sound of a heavy object hitting the water could be heard again.
"Wife, well done." Lin Xie Hanchuan, who was on the pirate ship, was originally worried that Lin Luoxi would suffer a loss, but when he saw Lin Luoxi's actions, he couldn't help but praise her.
"You..." Wu Kui, who had been kicked down, was still in a daze. He hadn't expected this woman to kick him like that. He had just popped his head out and was about to curse Lin Luoxi.
"The man-eating shark is back. Think carefully about whether you agree or not."
Lin Luoxi, who was on the deck, saw the shark turn back and looked at Wu Kui with great pleasure.
These sharks are a godsend; as long as the sharks are around, she's not afraid that Wu Kui and the others won't agree.
"Big brother, you should say yes! If this keeps up, we'll all lose our lives!" The pirate henchmen, who had been kicked off again, saw the sharks turning back and wished they could agree on behalf of their boss.
Unfortunately, they didn't know how to build a ship, so they could only beg their elder brother to agree quickly.
In the vast sea of people, even if they don't board the ship, there's nowhere around for them to go. Are they really going to die in the belly of a shark?
"Okay, I agree!" When they were still ten meters away from the shark, and the henchmen thought they were going to die inside the shark's belly, Wu Kui finally relented and agreed.
"Quick, get on the ship..." Seeing that Wu Kui had agreed, the pirate henchmen swam quickly to the side of the ship and climbed onto it as fast as they could in their lives.
"Oh my god, I'm exhausted." The aftereffects of surviving such an ordeal were that they were completely powerless and limp on the bed, like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.
After letting Wu Kui and his men rest, Lin Luoxi began to negotiate terms with Wu Kui.
As long as Wu Kui can build a ship that can withstand wind and waves and is durable enough for long voyages, she is willing to pay him wages, provide food and lodging, and cover the cost of materials.
"Big brother, such good terms, you should agree quickly!" Deng Qi, the underling sitting next to Wu Kui, was very tempted. Such good terms were much better than risking their lives to rob at sea.
Why become a pirate? It's because you never know where your next meal will come from.
Only those who are dirt poor would think of becoming pirates. If they could make money, who would want to take that risk?
"Thump!" Wu Kui originally wanted to pretend and get Lin Luoxi to give him more discounts, but his little brother was so anxious that he was so angry that he directly hit Deng Qi on the forehead.
“You’re not the only one who can build ships. I’ve already made such a big concession. If you’re not willing, I’ll just send you to the authorities.”
Seeing that Wu Kui was putting on airs again, Lin Luoxi immediately blocked his escape route.
He's such a grown man, yet he's not as perceptive as his underlings. He's really wasted his life.
"Okay, I agree." Wu Kui was clear-headed about whether it was more worthwhile to hand over the government or to make money.
Since Wu Kui had already agreed, Lin Ruoxi didn't plan to return to Quanzhou so quickly. Instead, she had the boat dock at a small fishing village pier.
According to Wu Kui, Fucheng is a famous shipbuilding city with high-quality shipbuilding materials and many shipbuilding experts in the city. Lin Luoxi plans to take Wu Kui there with Xie Hanchuan.
Just as Wu Kui said, Fucheng is indeed a shipbuilding city. The streets are filled with all kinds of ships, but none of them are the large ocean-going vessels that Lin Luoxi wants.
After asking around in Fucheng for a long time, none of the merchants in Fucheng had ever seen the kind of large ship that Lin Luoxi had described.
At first, I thought Lin Luoxi was referring to the large boats that noble young men used for boating on lakes.
In the end, Lin Luoxi had no choice but to give up. She drew a picture based on the ships she had seen in modern times and asked Wu Kui to take her to find materials.
Wu Kui followed Lin Luoxi and her husband for a walk, and he also felt that Lin Luoxi's ideas were wildly imaginative, and he began to feel a little irritated.
But when he saw the draft paper that Lin Luoxi had drawn, his eyes widened in amazement as he looked at the ship that Lin Luoxi had drawn on the paper.
"Boss, what you saw on this ship, I've never seen before."
If he could really build a ship that big, his life would have been worthwhile.
"I saw it in a Western travelogue. It's on the other side of the sea. This ship can carry tens of thousands of people and can sail from our Chiyan to Western countries..." Lin Luoxi lied through her teeth.
"Really, that's amazing!" Wu Kui, whose attention was drawn to the ship on the manuscript, completely failed to notice the flaw in Lin Luoxi's words and kept praising the ship.
"If you can build it, I'll take you on a trip to the West."
"If you reform and work loyally for me, I will not only pay you wages, but you will also be the one to operate the ships you build."
"At that time, I will also assemble a team for a long voyage, and you will lead the team..."
Seeing Wu Kui's obsession with ships, Lin Luoxi used these tempting offers to lure him.
Xie Hanchuan, who was standing to the side, felt that Lin Luoxi's grand promises looked familiar.
After thinking for a long time, I remembered that Xiao Jingchen always liked to make empty promises whenever he wanted Lin Luoxi to do something.
It's unclear whether Xiao Jingchen was infected by his wife or whether his wife taught him how to be a master.
"Really?" Upon hearing the tempting conditions Lin Luoxi mentioned, Wu Kui immediately shifted his attention from the ship to Lin Luoxi.
"Do I look like I'm lying? Of course, all of this is contingent on you being able to build this kind of ship to withstand storms and sail far out to sea..."
Seeing that Wu Kui was interested, Lin Luoxi immediately used reverse psychology.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely figure it out." Wu Kui was easily swayed by this and patted his chest to assure him.
Now that we have the blueprints, all we need are the materials. Once the materials arrive, we can start construction immediately.
"Okay, let's go buy the materials now..." In order to make the ship more durable, Lin Luoxi spared no expense and bought only the best materials.
She believed that her current efforts were only temporary, and that once the ships were built, she would definitely be able to earn back several times over.
Lin Luoxi and her husband, along with Wu Kui, made a big fuss about buying shipbuilding materials in Fucheng, which caught the attention of a girl named Zhao Qing.
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