Gift of Ships
Vast Sea City, Inner City, Quan Family.
"You're back so quickly, what happened?"
Quan Yue asked in confusion.
Su Ling'er told Quan Yue everything that had just happened.
After listening, Quan Yue fell into deep thought.
"Things have taken an unexpected turn. What should we do next?" Su Ling'er asked.
Quan Yue sighed softly, "I thought it was an internal struggle, but I didn't expect that there would be external forces involved. Ling Er, can you give me more details about that stranger?"
Su Ling'er replied, "What is certain is that the other party is Five-Ring Soul King, Sea Soul Master uses Water Attribute Soul Power, and possesses a special skill that can change the scenery and isolate the outside from the inside."
By the way, Su Li also called him Lord Xu, so his surname must be Xu.
That hidden Spirit Master, although his Soul Skill were quite unique, was weaker than expected.
After thinking for a moment, Quan Yue replied, "Right now, we don't have enough information. Let's wait and see. The Shipyard will definitely help us gather intelligence first."
One week later.
Quan Yue also sent people to investigate the outside world, but the attack on Director Sun did not cause much of a stir.
It seems to have been deliberately suppressed.
However, Quan Yue was not in a hurry and did not conduct an in-depth investigation.
Because he knew it wouldn't be long before he found out what was going on.
Sure enough, a week later, Sun Miao brought Jiang Jun to them.
Inside the study.
"Many thanks to Lord Quan and Lady Su for saving my life. I have come here today to express my gratitude."
Sun Miao, an elderly man in his eighties, bowed solemnly to Quan Yue to express his gratitude.
Quan Yue quickly helped Sun Miao up and said gently, "It was just a small favor. Besides, we actually had our own selfish reasons for helping you."
Seeing that Quan Yue was being honest with him, Sun Miao's wariness immediately subsided.
After the three of them took their seats, Sun Miao went straight to the point. "I brought some gifts with me today, and I hope Lord Quan will accept them."
Quan Yue didn't want to accept it, but seeing Sun Miao's serious expression, he didn't refuse and readily accepted it.
"As the saying goes, one should not refuse a gift from an elder. So I, Quan, will accept it."
Accepting this gift was, in effect, a way of saying that the debt of gratitude for saving his life had been repaid, but Quan Yue didn't care.
Sun Miao took out a slightly thick stack of papers from his pocket and placed them in front of Quan Yue.
Quan Yue picked it up out of curiosity and looked at the words on it, but after reading just the first one, Quan Yue couldn't hide his excitement and stood up.
"This, this," Quan Yue hurriedly flipped through the papers at the back, saying incredulously, "This is too valuable, we can't accept it all."
Quan Yue hurriedly pushed the papers in his hand to Sun Miao.
But Sun Miao pushed the gift back to Quan Yue, saying firmly, "Compared to the life-saving grace, this small gift is nothing to mention."
"But these are contracts for dozens of ships, with a total value of hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coin. We are unworthy of them, truly unworthy."
Quan Yue never expected Sun Miao to be so generous, not even batting an eye, directly giving them dozens of ships.
Sun Miao said magnanimously, "I've spent my whole life building ships, and I have some savings. I can still afford to build a mere thirty ships."
Moreover, this is from my personal collection, and it's a gift to the Quan Family in my own name. It has nothing to do with the Shipyard, so Lord Quan can accept it without worry.
What does thirty ocean-going ships mean?
A small seagoing vessel can carry about thirty or forty people.
Thirty ships can carry more than a thousand people.
Moreover, Quan Yue had just reviewed the data and found that small seagoing vessels accounted for about half of the total, while the remaining half consisted of one large seagoing vessel and the rest medium-sized seagoing vessels.
Medium-sized ocean-going vessels have become the mainstay of navigation, capable of carrying nearly a hundred people and traversing the ocean to reach deep-sea areas.
However, the value of many medium and small ocean-going vessels is not as great as that of a single large ocean-going vessel.
A large ocean-going ship capable of carrying a thousand people is already a true behemoth. If the Quan Family wanted to build it themselves, the research alone would take several years, and with the actual shipbuilding, it would be impossible to build it in less than a decade.
However, Sun Miao has now actually provided them with a set of seagoing vessels. As long as the personnel are in place, they can directly set up a fleet.
Sun Miao's magnanimity directly made up for the Quan Family's early predicament of lacking boats.
Faced with such a huge temptation, it took Quan Yue a few seconds to break free.
"Our Quan Family is new to this place and we really need these ships, so we would be very honored to accept them."
After this incident, the atmosphere between Quan Yue and Sun Miao eased.
Sun Miao continued, "Besides the sea vessel, there is actually another matter I would like to discuss with Lord Quan."
Quan Yue replied, "Is it about Su Li and that unidentified Sea Soul Master?"
Sun Miao shook his head and said, "We can put this matter aside for now. What I want to talk about is Jiang Jun."
"Jiang Jun!" Quan Yue looked at Jiang Jun with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Jun smiled and nodded at Quan Yue, then picked up where Sun Miao left off and continued, "I once made a vow to Lord Quan. Today, I am here to fulfill that vow."
If Master Quan still desires to build Shipyard, I am willing to join the Quan Family and serve as the director of the Quan Family Shipyard.
Surprises kept coming.
The addition of the shipbuilder surprised Quan Yue than if the ship had been given to him directly.
With shipbuilders, they finally possessed true independent research and development capabilities.
Shipbuilding technology is the foundation upon which the Quan Family has established itself in Vast Sea City.
Quan Yue hesitated for a moment, then asked Sun Miao, "Does Director Sun really not care about handing over his beloved apprentice to us? Won't this affect Vast Sea Shipyard?"
Sun Miao smiled and said, "I have already stepped down from the position of factory director. What happens after that is no longer my concern."
"What!"
Quan Yue was greatly surprised and said, "Judging from your condition, it won't be long before you recover to your original state."
"After your recovery, with your cultivation level, you could lead for at least another ten years. Why did you suddenly resign?"
Sun Miao said with a slightly melancholy expression, "It's not because of my health. It's just that I've been so busy with work these past few years that I've neglected many things. Besides, after decades of being busy, it's time to rest."
After experiencing Su Li's betrayal, Sun Miao underwent a significant transformation.
Therefore, he directly handed over the factory manager position to another apprentice.
As the saying goes, "When you have nothing to do, you feel at ease." After resigning from his post, Sun Miao focused his attention on more things he hadn't noticed before.
"Although Jiang Jun is young, he has mastered my skills and will definitely not disappoint you."
Jiang Jun also looked at Quan Yue with hopeful eyes.
Seeing this, Quan Yue was overjoyed. He stood up, extended his hand to Jiang Jun, and said, "On behalf of the Quan Family, I welcome Grandmaster Jiang to join us."