Setting Out to Sea

After listening to their request, the staff led them to the shipyard's reception hall.

They were handed over to a well-dressed, refined-looking young man, and after the situation was explained to him, he returned.

"Hello everyone, my name is Weilesaike, you can just call me Saike. I'm in charge of the ship you're looking to rent, which can accommodate 10 Mecha."

"Besides the size of the boat, do you all have any other requirements?" Saike asked the group.

"If the size is sufficient, the cheaper the better! Also, none of us know how to drive a boat, so we need someone to take us to our destination," Lin Qimeng said.

Bargaining is practically in a woman's nature, no matter what kind of woman she is.

"The boat and price are easy to arrange, but hiring a driver might require you to first tell me your destination," Saike continued with a smile.

"Near 32°20′N, 64°45′W," Wang Qianduo reported the coordinates Old Huang had given him.

But to everyone's surprise, Saike's expression immediately changed after hearing Wang Qianduo's words.

"Sir, you're not joking, are you? That area is known as the Death Sea of Fairy Star! Not a single ship that goes there ever comes out alive! Nobody wants to go there!"

Saike's hands were trembling as he spoke, which showed how terrified he was of that place.

"Of course we're not joking. You don't need to know what we're going to do, just take us there!"

"If all else fails, you can send us to the nearby sea area; your people don't need to come in!" Lin Qimeng said, squinting her eyes. She sensed something was off about this person.

"Something's wrong with this person, his reaction is too extreme!" Lin Qimeng said in the Chat Channel.

"Learn!"

"Your company is not responsible for our lives; you just need to provide the boat and the pilot!" Wang Qianduo said after receiving Lin Qimeng's message.

He just had Zero check the other party, but they couldn't find any useful information.

"Alright! Since you're determined to go, I won't stop you."

"But you might need to pay extra, because it's not easy to find a driver to go there!" Seeing their insistence, Saike immediately calmed down and said.

Everyone: "..."

So you were so anxious because of the price increase! Damn!

There was nothing they could do; the other side had gone to such great lengths to put on this act, so Wang Qianduo and the others had no choice but to accept it.

They spent a total of 500 Gold Crystal to hire a boat and people; 450 Gold Crystal were for hiring people and 50 were for renting the boat.

Wang Qianduo and his group were looking for a ship that required summoning Mecha, a ship that had almost no cabins and only a single deck.

That's why, the people on this ship can't sit on it; only the Mecha can. The environment is too harsh.

However, such ships have two advantages. One is speed; Normal ships of this type are almost as fast as aircraft.

Another advantage is its low price. This thing costs more than five times less to manufacture than a similarly sized aircraft, and its energy consumption is even more significantly cheaper.

Even so, 50 gold is still a bit excessive.

Really!

When they arrived at the dock, they found that the boat that Saike had found for them was not only empty except for the deck, but also in a dilapidated state.

"... Don't let its dilapidated appearance fool you, this ship is incredibly fast!"

I have already told the driver the destination, and I guarantee he will get you there safely.

"And what more can you ask for than 50 gold?" Saike probably hadn't expected the ship to be in such a dilapidated state, and said somewhat weakly.

What could anyone say? They could only accept reality, summon their Mecha, board the ship, and prepare to set sail.

"Is everyone up yet?"

"Yes!"

Bass!

After confirming that everyone was on board, the boat captain started the engine.

The boat suddenly lurched forward, its speed almost leaving Old Wang was at the back, behind.

Old Wang and his group got a Perfect experience of what a launch start really means!

"Wow! So this is what the ship is like?"

"I heard it's fast, but I never heard it was this fast!"

"Did we not spend enough money?!"

Ah! Ah! Ah!

Old Wang and his group are in a slightly disheveled state now, well... maybe not just slightly.

To put it simply, after the ship started moving, Wang Qianduo and his group were all lying on the deck, unable to stand up at all.

Weilesaike at the port watched this scene with a cold smile, then took out a communication device and said something.

It seems Lin Qimeng was right; this person was indeed hiding something, and it wasn't as simple as just wanting a high price.

However, he was also a little puzzled; was this ship really that fast?

The group of people, including Wang Qianduo, who had originally wanted to enjoy the sea view, were now in no mood for it at all.

They haven't even stood up yet; what's the point of watching the whole thing while they're lying down?

But after 10 minutes, the boat suddenly slowed down, and everyone was able to stand up with difficulty.

"Ah, next time, no matter what, we must find a more expensive boat," Lin Qimeng said, standing up.

"That's right! That's right!" Yu Xiaoxin echoed.

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"What kind of tunnel are we in? Have we reached our destination?" Song in the Clouds.

"Probably not!" Wang Qianduo said, glancing at the nautical chart projected by Zero Projection.

Although this ship was truly a beast, it exceeded the speed of sound for those ten minutes.

This speed is terrifying even among top-tier ships, so renting it out for only 50 gold is really beneath it.

However, their target sea area is still quite a distance away from here; this is not where they are going.

"Then this..."

"You've all arrived. I'll wait for you here for two days. If you haven't returned from your adventure in two days, then I'm sorry!"

As everyone was talking, the boat captain's voice came through the loudspeaker, interrupting their conversation.

Wang Qianduo glanced at the cockpit with surprise, then silently walked towards it.

"Are you coming out on your own, or should I ask you to?" Wang Qianduo asked the driver.

"What... what do you mean? I'm telling you, don't do anything reckless! You're registered to sail on my ship, and if you mess around, the Alliance will put you on the wanted list!"

The driver's slightly trembling voice came through the radio, indicating that he wasn't a key figure.

"Heh! You do know about the Alliance. You tricked us into coming to a place hundreds of nautical miles from our destination. What are you planning to do?" Wang Qianduo said.

"Ah... Your Honor, I'm innocent! The destination the manager sent me was here! I'll project it for you if you don't believe me!"

The driver then turned on a nautical chart projection, and the destination marked by Saike was indeed here.

"Oh no, we've been tricked!"

No sooner had Wang Qianduo finished speaking than three Missile shot straight toward their ship from the distant sea.

Fortunately, Song in the Clouds reacted quickly, and a giant crossbow made of alloy material appeared out of thin air in his hand. The crossbow opened and three bolts appeared out of thin air.

Then, as he pulled the trigger, three crossbow bolts shot out, hitting the three Missile and successfully intercepting them.

The massive impact and waves from the Missile explosion on the sea surface caused Old Wang and his crew's dilapidated boat to rock violently.

After they finally calmed down, they discovered a warship fully loaded with weapons slowly approaching them on the distant sea.

The Missile just now were the work of this ship. With the help of his Fiery Golden Eyes, Wang Qianduo could barely make out the Black Shark Pirates insignia on the ship.

"It's the Black Shark Pirates! Those people at the shipyard are definitely up to something!" Wang Qianduo said to everyone.

"Looks like they came here to silence us!" Sword of Miracles remarked, looking at the Black Shark Pirates warship firing its full-powered cannons.

"Boss, stop lamenting, let's run!"

Song in the Clouds interrupted Sword of Miracles's lament, and then everyone took off together, abandoning the wrecked ship.

But the instant everyone took flight, a light blue Energy Shield rose from the wrecked ship, blocking and deflecting all of the Black Shark Pirates' attacks.

After a round of attacks from the Black Shark Pirates, the ship's shields were on the verge of collapse, but it had indeed survived.

This left Wang Qianduo and the others dumbfounded. Then they watched as the ship launched again and disappeared from their sight.

Helpless, the group could only fly towards the enemy's warship. They had underestimated it; they hadn't expected that dilapidated ship to have so many functions.

They learned their lesson and will never judge a book by its cover again.

Even a wrecked ship has three pounds of nails; in this era, no one should look down on anyone else.

And now that I think about it, how could such a fast ship be simple?

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