Lin Yuan thought it over, decided there was nothing wrong with his idea, and asked Zhang Da outright:
"If you don't want to attach yourselves to another Ship Crew, I have an idea. Would you like to hear it?"
"Lord Zero? What do you have in mind?"
Zhang Da and the others immediately gathered around.
Although they had spoken of attaching themselves to another Ship Crew earlier, that was undoubtedly a last resort.
If there was any other option, they naturally did not want to go to another Ship Crew and become its lowest-ranking members.
Lin Yuan did not keep them in suspense. He told everyone his plan directly.
After he finished, Zhang Da and the others exchanged looks, saying nothing for a long while.
"What? You think this won't work?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.
Only then did Zhang Da snap out of it and hurriedly say:
"Of course not! If it's really as you say, this would be a road straight to the heavens!"
"Leaving aside those Magical Items you said could be sold on East Pole Island, the demand for planks and parts alone is enormous!"
"Which of the ships on Shattered Island doesn't need repair materials?"
"But the merchant fleets charge so much for materials that many people have no choice but to hold out until their ships are falling apart before scraping together enough to buy some materials for repairs."
"To tell you the truth, if my ship hadn't gone so many years without proper maintenance, it might not have fallen apart back there..."
At this point, Zhang Da's eyes reddened.
"If only you'd come sooner..."
"Never mind, let's not talk about that." Zhang Da wiped his eyes. "Whatever else happens, if you can make those lathes, every one of us would be willing to