CHAPTER 108: CHAPTER 108: PEACEKEEPING COUNCIL

Fang Yu and the crew anchored their ship next to the military factory island and then fell asleep on the ship.

Of course, during this period, Fang Yu still arranged for several crew members to take turns keeping watch, ensuring the safety of the surroundings.

As for exploring the military factory, Fang Yu didn’t even think about it.

In this place, every move was being monitored, and any action would be detected by the vice president’s faction.

Fang Yu just needed to honestly carry out this mission, as there was no need to venture into the military factory. It wasn’t part of the mission and there was no need to court trouble.

...

A quiet night passed. The night wasn’t completely silent, with occasional clanging sounds coming from afar and various sounds of heavy hammers falling. However, the Salted Fish didn’t encounter any issues.

Early the next morning, the man from yesterday transported a batch of goods over and then said to Fang Yu, "Brother, you can call the crew down to load the cargo. These things are quite heavy. Your sea ship should be able to handle it, right?"

"No problem. My ship can carry over 6000 tons, so these are nothing."

Fang Yu responded casually.

After upgrading to a medium cargo ship, along with hold modifications and passive assistance from the crew, the current load capacity of the Salted Fish had reached over 6000 tons.

Fang Yu glanced at the goods below and then arranged for Du Ran and others to go down and transport the cargo.

The effective range of the ship’s disguise is within 2000 meters of the cargo ship.

As long as Du Ran and others didn’t exceed this distance, there shouldn’t be any issues.

As everyone loaded the cargo, the man chatted idly with Fang Yu.

Fang Yu remained calm and replied casually, demonstrating his familiarity with the Ji Clan Trading Association.

Upon hearing Fang Yu mention some details about the Ji Clan Trading Association casually, the man nodded slightly, having no doubts left, confirming that Fang Yu was indeed working with the Ji Clan Trading Association and not a person inserted by someone else.

At this moment, a whistle sound from afar suddenly attracted the attention of both the man and Fang Yu.

They looked over and quickly saw a fleet of cargo ships, about twelve or thirteen in total, sailing towards them.

"The fleet has arrived."

The man chuckled and said to Fang Yu: "Once they load the cargo, just follow the lead vessel and you’ll be fine, got it?"

Fang Yu looked over, astonished inside.

Among these ships, there was actually a warship present.

Level 10 for a medium cargo ship, level 20 for a large cargo ship.

Only at level 30 does a cargo ship upgrade to a warship.

Although indigenous ships don’t necessarily follow the Outer Realm Captain’s upgrade path, the combat power of a warship is invariably worthy of its class.

Typically, only a level 30 captain can challenge a warship.

What’s happening with the Ji Clan Trading Association?

In this small rookie village like Qiyun Port, it normally wouldn’t be possible to have something as advanced as a warship. The appearance of large cargo ships or small combat ships is already the top limit.

The appearance of a warship...

This is evidently something not reported to the local authorities, considered an illegal "private army."

Once discovered, it would be immediately investigated.

This warship must be the core vessel meant to guard and guide the cargo ships safely.

Fang Yu glanced at the warship and then shifted his gaze to the few ships behind it.

He sighed slightly.

As expected...

Among this fleet, aside from the indigenous ships, there were also several Blue Star Captain’s ships.

There were medium cargo ships and large cargo ships, many Blue Star Captains entered this world with a rather blurred sense of alliances and would go wherever benefits were offered.

Not caring whether the faction offering benefits was engaging in illegal activities.

Fang Yu had actually discussed this matter with Cheng Peng.

The two of them eventually agreed...

That these captains having no concept of allegiance and only a sense of profit had veered off the right path.

They were too fixated on immediate benefits, unwilling to cultivate a network on a particular line.

Building a connection line and faction level have a certain relationship, but they also differ.

Take Fang Yu for instance, although he had a great relationship with Lu Kun, his level in the Ji Clan Trading Association was only D-level.

And Wang Xiaohu, while Fang Yu and some Blue Star Captains who had returned to Qiyun Port were in the F-level reserve, the Ocean Court Office at Qiyun Port’s friendliness towards Fang Yu was significantly higher than that towards other captains.

Faction level is one aspect.

But establishing connections and bonds with a faction is an invisible asset that can provide long-term benefits for a captain.

Imagine if someday Fang Yu started cooperating with the vice president’s side, even though it wouldn’t affect his faction level in the Ji Clan Trading Association, it would make Lu Kun feel uneasy, thus slowly weakening their relationship.

Captains from Blue Star who disrespect the indigenous people and treat them as NPCs are destined to have increasing difficulties.

On the contrary, captains who integrate into this world will find their path increasingly smooth.

At this moment, the man seemed to think Fang Yu was staring at those Outer Realm Captain’s ships, and he chuckled, casually chatting with Fang Yu:

"Brother, are you looking at those Outer Realm Captain’s ships?"

Fang Yu was taken aback, snapped out of it, and shook his head: "Nothing much."

"Come on... Brother, I know what you’re thinking, we’re on the same page."

Then, the man chuckled lowly and, lowering his voice, said: "Once these Outer Realm Captains landed in our world, they made it chaotic and got it all messed up."

"Some people think that these captains arriving is beneficial to this world, wanting deeper cooperation with them."

"But from our perspective, these guys wander around causing endless trouble, and if they’re obedient, fine, but if they’re not, it’s a headache."

Evidently, the man mistook Fang Yu as an indigenous captain, casually complaining about the Outer Realm Captains to Fang Yu.

Fang Yu glanced at the man and smiled without comment.

"Hey buddy, let me tell you something secretly."

At this point, the man lowered his voice as if filled with some anticipation, and whispered:

"Many advanced Transcendents already find the arrival of Outer Realm Captains a headache, so now... within the upper echelons of major powers, there’s a significant portion that believes regulations should be drafted for these Outer Realm Captains."

"In the future, disobedient ones will get a slave mark and have their ship taken away."

"The obedient ones will also be marked, entered into a sequence, becoming low-cost workers for us, the original masters of this Ocean World."

"We can’t let these Outer Realm Captains hold power, otherwise it would be uncontrollable, and powers cannot open faction levels to these captains."

"Some upper echelons have already formed a Peacekeeping Council, inviting other upper echelons who are against Outer Realm Captains to join."

"The vice president has already joined the Peacekeeping Council and plans to collaborate with other members to propose handling regulations for Outer Realm Captains."

"Looking forward to the day the new regulations are implemented."

This person shook his head and frivolously whispered to Fang Yu.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yu was stunned.

What’s going on?

A group of high-ranking people in this world is targeting Outer Realm Captains?

If such regulations do get implemented, it seems that many Blue Star Captains would be left with little rights?

Fang Yu was about to ask more questions.

At this moment, the sound of a whistle gradually approached, and several Blue Star Captains standing on a ship cheerfully called out to the man: "Rong, we’re here!"

This "Rong" who had just been complaining about Outer Realm Captains immediately stopped, then put on a very enthusiastic and warm expression, and loudly said to the group of Blue Star Captains:

"Good brothers, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Here, the goods are all prepared for you, we will heavily rely on you for this trip."

Hearing "Rong’s" words, the Blue Star Captains immediately smiled.

See... who says illegal dealings can’t cultivate a network?

The Rong in front of us, isn’t he treating us as good buddies?