The New Sea Wolf

"Nie Yun, can you have a little ambition? Even if you just put that ten million in the bank to earn interest, you could afford beef noodles every single day!" Chu Xiaoxiao was clearly infuriated by Nie Yun.

"Alright, then I'll put it in the bank!" Nie Yun immediately agreed to this investment plan.

"Beep, beep!" The sound of the call being disconnected came from the other end.

Ten minutes later...

"Ahem, Xiaoxiao, don't be angry, I was just joking earlier." Nie Yun laughed with a hint of flattery. He had no choice; the money wasn't in his hands yet. If she got angry and sent him millions of servings of beef noodles, who would he cry to?

"Hmph!" The person on the other end was clearly still fuming.

"By the way, Xiaoxiao, if I wanted to use that money to buy a large fishing boat..."

"Beep, beep!"

Nie Yun stared at the phone that had been hung up on him again, black lines appearing on his forehead. What was wrong with buying a fishing boat? It wasn't like he was trying to buy a pirate ship!

But since the money was in her hands, he had to endure it!

Nie Yun had considered that although he had found a large ship, if he were to modify the Sea Wolf based on that ship's design, he would likely be wanted by the entire world the next day for arms smuggling!

Furthermore, once built, it wouldn't have a ship registration, making it effectively an illegal vessel. That wouldn't work either!

A ship registration was just like a car's registration. If you didn't have one, getting caught wouldn't just be a simple fine; having the ship impounded would be the least of his worries.

Could he really say, "Oh, officer, I'm so sorry, I was in a rush today and forgot my ship registration!"

In short, without a registration, you couldn't even dock at a pier!

After thinking it over, the most convenient option was to buy a large ship that could withstand inspection!

Ten minutes later...

"Um, Xiaoxiao, I was wondering, if I wanted to buy a ship, do you have any suggestions?" Nie Yun said cautiously, feeling slightly relieved that she hadn't hung up again.

"Hmm! What kind of ship are you planning to buy?" Chu Xiaoxiao suppressed her laughter, intentionally using an angry tone.

"I'll listen to you. Whatever you say to buy, that's what we'll buy!" Nie Yun was very cooperative this time.

"Hmm! Tell me your specific requirements!" Chu Xiaoxiao finally let him off the hook.

"Well, it would be best if it's a second-hand all-steel ship of over a thousand tons. I know a friend—oh right, the one who builds aircraft carriers—he can help me refurbish and modify it at a very low cost.

Also, it should be relatively advanced, with complete electronic equipment. Global positioning, sonar radar, seawater purification—don't be shy, install it all. I don't have any other requirements."

Nie Yun ultimately decided to keep pace with the times and take a giant leap toward electrification!

"Alright, I've noted that down. I'll ask around for you. However, operating a large ship requires recruiting quite a few crew members. Our group knows many headhunting firms; do you need me to help you find some sailors?"

"Ahem, that won't be necessary. I know plenty of sailors, so no need to trouble yourself," Nie Yun said quickly. Just kidding—the Sea Wolf had so many secrets, how could he let others on board?

"Alright then. But since I've helped you so much, how are you going to... thank me?" Chu Xiaoxiao said with a hint of shyness.

"After selling that silver coin, all the money left over from buying the ship is yours!" Nie Yun waved his hand generously.

"Beep, beep!"

Nie Yun: "..."

What did I say wrong this time?

Mechanical Insect: "..." (Stupid master!)

On the second night after Nie Yun decided to buy the ship, at midnight, in the South Nanhai Nanao Sea Area.

"Glug, glug!" Large patches of bubbles rose on the calm sea surface. A shadow beneath the water grew larger and larger, as if a deep-sea beast were about to break through the waves!

Not far away, on the bare-looking Sea Wolf, Nie Yun held his fishing rod with both hands as the line retracted rapidly on its own.

"Come out! New Sea Wolf!" Nie Yun pulled the rod hard and roared.

"Boom!" A bow covered in seaweed pierced the surface, and a massive object, bearing the marks of centuries, reappeared in the world!

"Boom!" The bow slammed heavily into the sea, kicking up waves several meters high and creating a wide-reaching surge that caused the Sea Wolf beneath Nie Yun's feet to sway violently.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! Roar!" Nie Yun gripped the bow tightly, soaked to the bone, yet he laughed and roared wildly amidst the wind and waves.

He loved this feeling!

The sea gradually calmed down, and Nie Yun steered the Sea Wolf alongside the New Sea Wolf, which was still draining water.

This dilapidated warship, which he had named the New Sea Wolf, was about a hundred meters long, over twenty meters high, and more than ten meters wide. The Sea Wolf looked like an infant in front of a giant.

At this moment, the large holes in the ship had already been patched by the Mechanical Insect, the silver-white patches looking quite conspicuous!

There were twenty-five gun ports on each side, divided into two levels. They were all sealed by the Mechanical Insect, and in some places, small amounts of seawater were still being continuously expelled.

Naturally, this warship wasn't something Nie Yun had fished up. The method was actually quite simple: use the Mechanical Insect to dig away the silt, then create countless small balloons to expel the seawater from the cabins, allowing the hull to float up naturally.

Before that, however, the Mechanical Insect had reinforced the hull; otherwise, the rotten wood would never have withstood such buoyancy and would have snapped directly. Fortunately, there were plenty of shipwrecks on the seabed, so there was no shortage of raw materials.

Following the rope ladder set up by the Mechanical Insect, Nie Yun boarded the ancient warship.

Various tools formed by the Mechanical Insect were still tirelessly cleaning the hull or repairing and reinforcing damaged areas. After consuming over fifty cannons, the number of Mechanical Insects had increased significantly. They could now fill the Sea Wolf, but distributed here on the New Sea Wolf, it still looked somewhat empty.

"There aren't enough people, and the power isn't great enough!" Nie Yun looked at the Mechanical Insects working their hearts out, revealing the face of a capitalist.

Following this, the Sea Wolf was directly dismantled by the Mechanical Insects, then added to the army repairing the new Sea Wolf.

Watching the Sea Wolf completely vanish from the surface of the sea, Nie Yun made a clumsy sign of the cross over his chest.

"Brother, from this day forward, the children are with you! The Sea Wolf and the new Sea Wolf have become one, inseparable; I bestow upon you the name—Sea Wolf!"

Mechanical Insects: "..." (What's the difference?!)

The Mechanical Insects, working in a feverish frenzy, seemed to freeze for a moment as if they had crashed, before resuming their work.

From now on, whenever Nie Yun needed it, the Mechanical Insects could quickly reassemble into a complete Sea Wolf; in a sense, the fully alloyed fishing boat Sea Wolf had indeed been realized! Of course, that was assuming it didn't sink...

But then again, men! They really do prefer larger sizes!

Nie Yun went off to inspect his new ride with great satisfaction, while the Mechanical Insects, working without complaint, manned the sails and steered toward the deeper, distant seas...