Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Future Plans
After leaving the office, Fang Yu met with Lu Kun at the tavern. After talking in detail with Lu Kun about the sea mine, he sat in the tavern with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Lu Kun had already left, and Fang Yu ordered another drink. He didn’t hurry to leave but contemplated while sipping his cocktail.
To be honest, after Fang Yu killed the Hunter, in a sense, he had already completed the first objective of the novice village.
Survive, have a certain ability to protect oneself, and establish a foothold in Qiyun Port.
Previously, when Fang Yu was desperately doing delivery work, he wanted to have a defensive Extraordinary Ability to ensure that if he encountered a Hunter, he wouldn’t be instantly killed.
Now that he already has a defensive Extraordinary Ability and can kill low-level Hunters, he has barely achieved the ability to protect himself in the novice village, without worrying about suddenly dying.
So, he needed to start thinking about the next stage’s objective.
As captains descended from Blue Star, many initially chose to lay low on land and live honestly, like on Blue Star.
But soon, as crises involving Hunters, extraordinary creatures, and even extreme weather kept erupting, the captains gradually realized that living only on land seemed conservative but was actually dangerous.
There were some crazy Hunters who, once they leveled up, would casually kill low-level ordinary captains. Survival depended entirely on luck.
Moreover, once an extraordinary creature disaster broke out, even the Safe Sea Region might not be safe. At that time, those without abilities would rely entirely on luck to survive.
Both Fang Yu and other captains knew this clearly.
Becoming stronger and strong enough to survive any extreme situation is the truly safe and stable course of action.
Therefore, Fang Yu would never be satisfied with just being able to "lay low" in the novice village.
He wanted to become truly strong.
Strong enough that even in the Extreme Sea Region, facing oceanic spirits, extraordinary disasters, or Hunter wars, he could stand tall, and no one could handle him.
So, the initial "lay low" objective had been roughly completed, and Fang Yu was prepared to start planning his next goals.
For a captain looking to become stronger, there are only two paths.
1. Exploration, finding fortuitous chances in unknown domains, exploring areas not yet reached by humans, and discovering undeveloped resources.
2. Development and integration.
Commercial development can bring experience and money, and integrating into an organization provides more opportunities for tasks, which can also accelerate a captain’s growth.
For Fang Yu, the first path was evidently not something he could consider at this stage, as he hadn’t even left the novice village yet, so how could he dare venture into unknown areas?
As for the second path.
Currently, there are two directions for Fang Yu’s development.
The first is the Ocean Court, but Wang Xiaohu has only just recorded the reserve quota, and it hasn’t even been reported yet. The reserve force is an unseen matter, let alone formally joining.
So for now, Fang Yu plans to shelve this and let Wang Xiaohu proceed with the progress. If there is new progress, he will follow up. If not, he will seek other developments first.
As for the second path.
It’s naturally along the side of Ji Clan Trading Association.
Ji Clan Trading Association is deeply rooted and is one of the top trading associations in Qiyun City.
Not only is it the overlord in Qiyun City, but it has also expanded its business outside of Qiyun City.
Currently, he had merely connected with Lu Kun and obtained a seemingly insignificant sea mine project from the numerous projects of Ji Clan Trading Association.
And Lu Kun is just a mid-level merchant within Ji Clan Trading Association; the real boss is the president of Ji Clan Trading Association.
Hmm...
Fang Yu felt that he actually had a good chance of connecting with the president, considering he had saved the lady’s life.
However, the levels between them were vastly different, and if he truly wanted to be valued by the president, he needed to develop step by step.
Climbing up slowly within the Ji Clan Trading Association and gradually holding some weight and having a say.
The experiences over this period taught Fang Yu that the more his abilities were needed, the richer the tasks he could acquire, creating a positive cycle.
This sea mine trip marked the beginning of the second phase’s objective, following the completion of the first target.
Therefore, he must successfully complete this sea mine expedition!
To make Lu Kun realize that he is not just a "familiar face" or "an insider" but a very effective collaborator.
It’s time to do some real work, making it such that Lu Kun cannot do without him.
Tasks come to his mind first!
Fang Yu stood up, having made up his mind, and then walked back to his own sea vessel.
...
Returning to the sea vessel, Fang Yu first took out the Dice and doubled the points.
Doubled it, 28 points.
Not bad...
Currently, he couldn’t use this, and simply doubling it didn’t affect him much; it was just a way to accumulate luck for future rolls.
Then, Fang Yu called the crew over and shared his plan with them.
The crew patiently listened to Fang Yu’s words and then gasped in shock.
"The island of the sea mine is in a non-Safe Sea Region?"
Ma shivered and spoke in a low voice.
"Yes, so we need to prepare in advance!"
Fang Yu replied.
This time, the route exceeded the Safe Sea Region, making encounters with extraordinary creatures, pirates, and extreme weather possible.
So preparations for the voyage were necessary.
The crew exchanged looks, feeling a bit fearful.
Goodness... the captain is really daring!
Usually, a Blue Star Captain would only think of leaving the Safe Sea Region once they reached level 10.
Only after reaching level 10 does a sea vessel barely have self-protection capabilities, while the current crew’s levels... although they had surged to levels 4 and 5, were still a bit distant from level 10.
Of course...
The few glanced left and right and suddenly felt... their own sea vessel felt like it wasn’t worse off than a level 10 captain’s ship...
Except the crew might be a bit mediocre...
Wait, maybe the crew isn’t mediocre!
The few were suddenly taken aback, looking at each other.
Indeed, not mediocre!
The crew was suddenly startled.
Currently, on Fang Yu’s sea vessel, there are two extraordinary seamen.
Du Ran with Titan Bloodline, and Ma with brain domain ability activated by implanted chips.
And there are three elite seamen!
Ma, Du Ran, and Luo Kuan.
With this configuration, apart from the levels, it’s not worse than... perhaps even better than the configuration of a level 10 sea vessel.
Plus, there’s the anomaly of Captain Fang Yu, who also possesses extraordinary abilities.
So, when calculating it this way...
It seems they can indeed leave the Safe Sea Region and explore the outside.
And leaving doesn’t mean not coming back, just transporting goods, from Qiyun Port to Sea Ore Island, where two-thirds of the route is still within the Safe Sea Region, with only the last part being a non-Safe Sea Region.
This endeavor... indeed has potential!
The crew exchanged knowing glances, with their confidence soaring, and began whispering, discussing the sailing plan.