Fast Travel: I Don't Want to Save the World

Chapter 184 The Era of Great Navigation (23)
Rhodes sorted out the dozen or so ships they had seen today, and asked a few people for their opinions, but Ye Qing and the others didn't understand, and only Juan could answer him.

Rhodes asked: "What do you think of the third ship?"

"The third ship? That will cost a lot of gold coins!"

"Juan, we don't lack gold coins." Rhodes took off the cloth bag that he had carried all day, and put the bag heavily on the table.

Juan went over to take a look, took a gold coin, put it in his mouth, bit it, and said with a smile: "I think the fifth ship I saw this afternoon is good."

"Which one is better than the third one?"

"The hull structures of the two ships are similar, but the prices are too different. We don't need the best one, because I can make it better. However, I need ten days."

"Great! Juan, I will hand over the gold coins to you, and I will give you full power over the ship!"

Juan put back a gold coin in his hand and licked his lips: "So many gold coins...give them to me? Rhodes, do you trust me?"

"You are my companion!"

Rhode's words made Juan super moved, and he was going to Merlin Bay immediately, and he promised to transform the most suitable ship for them to travel.

Rhodes finally put down a big stone in his heart.

Ye Qing was worried. She was not worried about Juan's character, but she was worried that he would be robbed as soon as he left the tavern with so many gold coins.

Before Juan left, Ye Qing pushed Hu Yingfeng over: "I'm afraid you won't be able to do it alone. Let him help you."

Since Rongsheng was very interested in shipbuilding, Shiyin also took him to Meilin Bay.

Rhodes and Ye Qing were left. They returned to the main city the next day and went to West Market.

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The so-called, buying equipment in the east and selecting crews in the west, the west market is like a comprehensive talent market.

But the West Market is not like a modern job recruitment market. Each recruiter has a booth, waiting for job seekers to submit their resumes. Wendy's West Market was originally the Wishing Fountain Plaza. At first, crew members waiting for employers at Wendy's sat here. In order to bask in the sun, all such crew members later waited for their employers in the square, and captains looking for crew members also came directly to the square. The square was so crowded that there were crew members in the streets and alleys around the square.

They sit on the side of the road like street vendors, waiting for employers or buyers to come to their door, but what they rent or sell is not a commodity, but themselves.

"Let's go find the gunner first."

Rhodes led Ye Qingqing into a dark narrow alley, and then went up the alley to the rooftop of a small building. He said that the gunner's eyesight was very important. They would train their eyesight in the two extremes of darkness and light to prepare themselves. The gunners who go to sea usually stay on the roof.

After going up to the rooftop, Ye Qing discovered that this "Pasoner Market Zone" is composed of the rooftops of four buildings, which is not inferior to the wishing pool square she saw in front of her.

Because of the rampant pirates recently, the gunner's net worth has risen accordingly.

Rhodes has already explained to Ye Qing the importance of gunners. It is best not to encounter pirates. If you encounter pirates and your ship is not equipped with artillery and a commanding gunner, the end will be absolutely terrible.

There was a person like an "intermediary" on the roof. When that person saw Rhodes and the two of them, he asked enthusiastically, "Captain, what kind of gunner do you want to find?"

"Billy has been to the Thousand Islands Continent twice, and he can give you the most complete advice. His judgment on artillery projection is very good."

"That's Haier. He's often around Stewart Island. He can enter and leave Rose Bay with his eyes closed. He even caught monsters on Cannibal Island!"

Rhodes didn't speak, his eyes swept over the faces of the gunners on the roof one by one, while Ye Qing looked at the man on the far side.

"Ma'am, you have a good eye. That's Bayer. He helped the employer's ship defeat pirates twice. The 54th Pirates know it. Bayer was able to avoid the bombardment of the 54th Pirates' gunners and the siege of five ships. Bye Bayer and his employer cooperated tacitly, and instead killed two ships! Bayer's base price is the highest among all gunners, and of course, he also has requirements for his employer."

Rhodes didn't continue listening, he took Ye Qing out of the rooftop.

"no suitable ones?"

"It's too exaggerated! Who can enter and exit Rose Bay with eyes closed? Who can kill the two ships of the 54th Pirate Regiment? If he can kill the ship of the 54th Pirate Regiment, he will definitely not be here now."

"What do you mean?"

"That Bayer, he and his employer must have fed the sharks."

Out of the alley, the two walked towards the square: "Let's go, go to the square to see our crew."

Their search for gunners has not been smooth, and the ship's problem has been temporarily resolved. Rhodes took the time to find the crew. The requirements for the crew are not high, and they quickly found two suitable teams.

The crew is not assembled one by one, but has its own team, each team has a captain, and the captain is responsible for contacting the captain to get the opportunity to sail.

After the captain pays the money, the crew will board the ship together. The number of people in the team may be small or large, and the experience and ability of each team are focused on, depending on the destination of the captain's trip.

Rhodes told Ye Qing that small boats generally carry less than 10 people, and medium-sized commercial ships generally have between 30-50 people, while Juan's transformed ship should best control the number of people within 35 people. Rhode's idea is With around 20 people, the place they are going to find is the Lost City. If there are too many people, it will become an unstable factor.

"The sea is too big. No one has ever found the Lost City. We have been wandering on the sea. There are various unknown factors and we may encounter ferocious pirates. Once is fine, but if it happens twice or three times, the crew members will be very worried. It’s easy to feel uneasy.”

"We need sailors with a firm mind. They are old and experienced, but they are not easy to follow orders, and their physical fitness is not as good as that of young people. Young people are mentally unstable and may betray us."

Ye Qing said: "We need young adults who have gone to sea a few times?"

"Yes! Excluding the few of us, the number of crew members should be less than 10. The captains of these two teams are relatively reliable, and their experience and abilities match. What do you think?"

"Yes." Ye Qing had no objection, according to Shi Zhenxiang's spoiler, they just follow Rhode's boat.

So, Rhodes first interviewed a captain, and everything was agreed upon. However, when the captain heard that they were going to find the Lost City, he directly refused Rhodes' employment.

"The Lost City will pass through Poison Swamp and Ghostland. We have never been there, and we don't want to take risks. Sorry, it's too dangerous."

Rhodes and Ye Qing had no choice but to find another captain, he was not worried about the difficulties on the way to find the lost city: "We have reached the Poison Swamp, we have seen the danger there once, but we are still willing to follow you to go again, Who wouldn't want to find the lost city?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Rhodes thought about it instead, and he told the captain that he would give him the final answer tomorrow.

"Do they have a problem?"

"Let's see again." Rhodes did not explain.

When the two walked back to the square again, someone stopped them.

"Hello guys, can I recommend my fleet?"

(End of this chapter)