Chapter 24 The First Tiny House Boat (4K)
Chen Qi followed his memory and walked through the muddy gravel road to his house in Maruo Town.
Of course, structurally speaking, it is not so much a house as it is a large, broken wooden barrel, the kind that was opened by a storm.
A crunch!
Chen Qi pushed open the wooden door roughly with his hands.
There was nothing in the room except a wooden bed, an oil lamp that ran out of oil, a copy of "Guide to Strange Diseases of the World", and a few clothes.
"The conditions are a bit poor, but at least there is a bed."
Chen Qi comforted himself and took off his clothes, exposing his back.
The pattern on his back looked like dark blue tentacles, and the tentacle patterns gathered together to form a terrifying ghost back.
This ghost can't be looked at by ordinary people!
In this world, there is no care for patients, especially this kind of strange disease. If it is exposed, it will only arouse fear in others.
All in all, no normal person would like this back...
Wait, the cultists who believe in the deep sea should also like this back. This kind of existence that can be parasitized by sea beasts without dying is the perfect sacrifice to realize their desires.
Hmm... There are also heavy flavors like Little Crow.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi picked up the dusty clothes on the ground, patted them, put them on, and found some tattered clothes to use as a quilt.
He is now in the pioneering stage of the game and can only make do.
As the effect of the yellow needle ended, he could already feel obvious muscle soreness.
There is a feeling of exhaustion in the body.
"sleep!"
Chen Qi fell down and went to sleep.
A crunch!
The heavy blow from his fall directly caused the dying bed to collapse.
The quality of this bed was beyond his expectation.
Chen Qi felt the cold feeling on his back and slowly closed his eyes.
When I make my first money in the crack, I will have to buy a bed that I can use...
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At night, the storm washed the island town again.
When I woke up in the morning, I heard the abuse from the fisherman's wife next door. She no longer wanted to stay in this shitty place. She was even planning to sell her house and move to a big city.
The fisherman predicted that there have been more and more storms recently and the town of Maro has become less and less suitable for living. It is a good time to sell the house.
"This is the time to enter..."
The Age of Discovery is about to begin, and Marlow Town would be a pretty good starting point.
Chen Qi was thinking as he came to the herbal shop in Maruo Town.
He exchanged the painkillers in his backpack for some money.
Black Whale Group's painkillers are rare and powerful painkillers on the market, with special medicinal ingredients added.
A jar of painkillers cost a thousand shellfish.
In Maro Town, an ordinary fisherman's monthly income is 4,000 shellfish.
One thousand shellfish coins are enough to ensure his food and clothing for the past few days.
But for those who embark on the path to transcendence, this little money cannot even stir up a splash.
Chen Qi held the crumpled coins and walked straight towards the dock.
Just like the earth, everything in this world requires money.
And he now has a very troublesome point, that is, he lacks ships.
The small boat brought from the Black Whale Group was already dilapidated under the baptism of the storm.
After all, it was just an emergency lifeboat.
If you take other people's boats, you will waste a lot of time.
He had to get a new boat, and the best option was to rent a boat, which was undoubtedly a big expense.
I hope there is a nice boat in Marlow Town.
There were many people on the dock, including fishermen, fishmongers, boat repairmen, and the mayor of Maro.
Suddenly, he heard people sighing.
"The weather is completely unpredictable. How can we go out to sea?"
"The weather doesn't matter, I heard that someone saw the Saw Shark of the Black Whale Pirates offshore. How can they go out to sea?"
"Pirates? The beasts of the deep are the most terrifying. I heard that a large fishing boat saw an offshore overlord in the offshore!
Fortunately, the offshore overlord had no appetite, otherwise the ten or so people on the fishing boat would have died. ”
"Offshore Overlord? I heard that someone saw a witch and an indescribable monster on the Golden Flower and Bird Kingdom's ship."
"..."
Chen Qi's ears perked up, they had quite a lot of information.
Offshore Overlord, Black Whale Group, Witch...
The first two are information he knows.
And the witch...
The Witch is an important character in the main storyline of the Witch Sea, and is also an extremely mysterious existence. According to the speculation of some players, at this time, the Flower Witch should have just arrived in the Witch Sea, and the Blade Witch was also born.
But the current time point is the early stage of the game, and no one will care about the witch at all.
With his current strength, getting involved in related matters would be to die.
Unconsciously, he had arrived at the place where the boat was parked.
Chen Qi raised his head, the sea breeze under the sun was always so comfortable.
The storm last night caused many accidents at sea, and everyone was not in a good mood.
But despite this, in order to make a living, you still have to fish when you need to, and you still have to live when you need to live.
Many people are preparing to go to sea.
Chen Qi scanned the ships in front of him.
The top priority is to find a suitable ship to go to the rift.
"A heavy and heavy ship won't work. This ship is already broken. This ship looks expensive..."
Chen Qi muttered in his heart.
"etc!"
At this moment, a small steel travel boat attracted his attention.
It is a steel-powered ship, not big, consisting of a houseboat and a hull.
Smooth curves, hard hull made of steel——
Chen Qi walked towards the ship with interest.
Next to the boat, there is a sign with the word "boat for sale" clearly written on it.
Not only that, it also writes about some of the advantages of the boat.
It was transformed from an abandoned ship. The transformation has only one direction, and that is speed!
It is also equipped with a power engine from the crack, so under normal circumstances, it can sail at twice the speed of an ordinary cargo ship.
It also has an overclocking feature that can instantly increase speeds by more than three times.
It’s a must-have for boat racing and robbery!
Chen Qi felt a little moved.
Friends who often kill people should know that it is easy to leave the body behind.
But it's different in the sea. Just shout "Praise to the sea god" and then throw the body into the sea and that's it.
Therefore, above the Witch Sea, the crime rate can be said to be extremely high.
The big stage at sea, come if you are sick.
When the two ships approached, it was common for both sides to look at each other and start fighting directly.
Even officials doing official things often happen.
He is not afraid of sea beasts, but he will inevitably encounter friction between people.
But as a poor and helpless newbie at sea, in order to avoid being involved in these cruel disputes, in order to be able to do things more efficiently.
He desperately needed a clipper boat.
Chen Qi looked around excitedly and estimated that the value of the ship should be about one hundred thousand shellfish.
Small, fast enough, except for being a little old, it looked like the boat of his dreams.
The only shortcoming is that the ship is not his.
Sitting by the pier is an old man who is the owner of this ship:
The Garbage Man Old Bailey.
A wifeless, very unruly old salvage man who likes to pick up trash at sea and assemble it into all kinds of weird things.
When he was out at sea, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a black boat with lights on, and a skeleton with tentacles on it.
Because of that voyage, he was directly frightened.
Coupled with his old age, he no longer goes to sea and is preparing to move to Moonstone City, so he has been looking for a buyer for the boat.
Coupled with yesterday's storm, his idea of selling the boat became even stronger. No one is willing to go to sea anymore. If it doesn’t sell it, I’m afraid it won’t be sold!
However, because the warranty fee for the boat is very expensive, I have never found a suitable seller.
He was sitting on the dock, blowing the lonely sea breeze alone.
Chen Qi walked over, knelt down and said: "Old Bailey, rent a boat for one day, two hundred, how about it?"
"two hundred!"
Old Bailey, who had had no income for a long time, flashed his eyes and immediately raised his bald head to look at Chen Qi.
Isn't this a young man suffering from leviathan disease? Why are you back?
His attitude changed instantly and he said angrily:
“No! This boat is my partner, my beloved wife. Will you rent your partner to someone else for a day?”
"..."
Chen Qi raised his head and was choked by the other party's words.
Do the people in the Witch Sea talk like this...
This way of rebuffing was too strong. Unless he was a pervert, it would be difficult to retaliate.
The Old Bailey went on to say:
"Young man, don't think too hard, keep the money for yourself and buy something delicious."
"ah?"
Chen Qi was stunned and thought for a while.
On the sea, there is a custom of sea burial. The deceased is placed on a small boat, covered with flowers, and then sent to the sea, so that he can receive the blessing of the sea goddess after death.
The other party thinks that I am using his boat to commit suicide?
There was no other way, Chen Qi could only say calmly:
"Four hundred."
"Four hundred!"
Just double it! ? Old Bailey swallowed a sip of water, and the other party gave him quite a lot.
But he hesitated for a while and said:
"no."
Even if the other party doesn't take his own boat to die, it is absolutely not okay to hand the boat over to a destitute young man.
If something happens by then, I'm afraid no one will be able to find him.
Is it useful to increase the price... Chen Qi frowned.
I have to admit that with his impoverished start, it was indeed difficult for the other party to rent a boat to him.
At this time, a strong voice came, and it was the man with the highest status in Maruo Town, the mayor of Maruo Town.
“Old Bailey, rent it to him, he is already a spiritual awakener and it’s time to use money.
Moreover, his talent is quite good. In the future, he may be able to buy your junk ship with unknown origins. "
The pot-bellied Mayor Marlow squatted on the pier, looked at the sea in the distance, and smoked a cigarette.
He had to admit that judging from the attitude of professional tutor An, Chen Qi was much more talented than his useless son.
If Maruo Town could have one more extraordinary person with some strength, it would be a good thing even if it was revealed.
His children might also have a companion.
Maybe the officials of Bei Kingdom will also give him more resources in Maro Town. Of course, this is a typical fantasy time.
Unless a third-level extraordinary person appears, the officials of Bei Kingdom will not give him the resources of Xiaopo Town.
"Affordable? Spiritual awakening?"
Old Bailey touched his head and looked at Chen Qi's shabby clothes suspiciously.
Let's buy some clothes first... Old Bailey complained in his heart.
But after all, Mayor Maro is the person with the highest official position here, and he still owes the other party a large amount of money.
He has no right to refuse!
Old Bailey turned his head and smiled at Chen Qi: "Shh, can you still get four hundred?"
"Let me think about it..."
Chen Qi had already jumped to the ship, opened the cover on the deck, and looked at the power engine inside the ship.
The power engine is the key to a ship.
On the dusty power engine casing, one could vaguely see a steaming iron hand holding a steel hammer tightly.
This is……
"Pattern of the Hand of Steam!"
Chen Qi was surprised.
Hand of Steam, this is the icon of a very famous heavy industry company in the Kingdom of Shell.
This is a company that makes extensive use of dangerous creations from the Rift.
Because it can produce powerful large-scale mechanical armors, it is a company that many master players who want to drive mechas will contact.
However, the customers it serves are mainly large companies and government officials, rather than civilians.
In this remote countryside, there is almost no visibility.
In this world, brand is very important. If it is a modified product of this brand, the price may be over 300,000 yuan.
If the power core inside is not damaged, it will sell for at least half a million, or even one million...
Military products, this way of modifying goods is too wild...
Chen Qi stood up and looked at the Old Bailey on the dock.
Old Bailey suddenly showed a proud smile and smiled:
"How about it, I modified this with the garbage I picked up.
This modified ship is okay. Although it's a bit messy, it's definitely worth the money. "
Do you think Steamhand's products are garbage?
If the ship could be repaired, he could use it for a long time.
And just based on the pattern of the ‘Hand of Steam’, you can make a profit if you buy it!
Chen Qi swallowed a sip of water and asked:
“How much does this boat cost?”
Old Bailey looked at Chen Qi and said with a smile:
"The installment is 40,000 per month in April, and the full payment is 130,000."
Because the storms have been getting bigger and bigger recently, and many people don’t like remodeled goods, the price given by Old Bailey is not high.
Installment?
Chen Qi didn't expect that he could actually hear this word from this trash guy.
The other party is quite business minded.
Old Bailey smiled triumphantly, this installment was a skill he learned from a black businessman.
He didn't think Chen Qi could repay the loan on time. As long as he couldn't pay back the loan within one month, he would have reason to take the boat back.
By then the ship will be there and the money will be made.
Of course, I am afraid that the other party will die.
After all, the sea has not been peaceful recently, and his ship may be fed to the sharks together with the other party.
The next second, Chen Qi said without hesitation:
"I bought this boat and I will give you a deposit of 400 in advance!"
Chen Qi gave the other party two 200-face-value banknotes, and then threw his backpack onto the boat.
He walked straight to the cabin and pressed the button to launch the ship.
Deposit? Old Bailey was stunned for a moment, but before he could speak, the steamer rumbled.
The propeller blades cut through the water, causing ripples.
Chen Qi held the rudder and set sail towards the sea.
Extraordinary rank is very important, and he has no free time to chat with the Old Bailey now.
Full speed ahead!
Looking at Chen Qi walking away, Old Bailey glanced at Mayor Maro and said with resentment:
“Mayor Maro, can this guy really buy my boat?
Even if he sells his body to the generous aunt in the Black Whale Group, and is very forbearing, he still can't make 130,000 a week!
This is only possible if he goes to the cracks to make money. "
Cracks can kill people or make them rich overnight.
Remove the cracks…
Go crack!
Old Bailey thought and suddenly started sweating:
"Mayor Maro, if he dies on the way to the crack, then my ship will be gone as well. Those are all the modified ships I worked so hard to build."
"No, it won't be a crack. He is not the kind of irrational person, and there is no way he would go to a crack alone. What is the difference between this and dying.
Even if you look at him like this, he is probably already attracted by Instructor An.
Now, he is just completing Teacher An's mission.
If he can complete enough tasks, he can get a rare apprentice career card that cannot be bought. "
Mayor Maro blew out a long smoke ring and looked at the boat disappearing on the horizon.
"Probably not..."
(End of chapter)