novelraw Chapter 335 - 341: Fishman Production Base
Chapter 335 - 341: Fishman Production Base
Hang Yu boarded the ship for inspection, noticing that the deck had four layers: the lowest was the warehouse deck, the second was the production deck, the third was the living deck, and the top was the open-air deck.
Su Yunbing introduced the situation here:
"There are a total of 532 low-level Fishmen, all of them from the Storm Tribe, completely subdued by Sharu."
"There are only a little over two hundred Fishman Combat Soldiers, with the rest being roughly three hundred Fishman Production Soldiers, primarily focused on collection, followed by artifact refining and medicine refining. These are very cheap labor for us."
Hang Yu asked Sharu, "How is your Storm Tribe developing in the Human Realm?"
Sharu replied, "The Storm Tribe is still continuously investing in pioneering the Otherworld, having already established a considerable presence upstream of the Yangtze River. Besides contact with Jiang City and other riverine human cities, we have set up numerous outposts in areas beyond the influence of human forces."
High-level intelligent species all have strong learning abilities.
Even Sharu knows about the Yangtze River and that his city is Jiang City.
This indicates significant progress compared to before, no longer fumbling blindly without understanding anything.
Indeed.
Information about the human world.
It’s all revealed to Sharu by Hang Yu.
This way, Sharu can avoid stepping on landmines and getting wiped out accidentally.
From the intelligence disclosed by Sharu, Hang Yu could easily ascertain a situation:
The Spirit Realm’s Storm Tribe invasion of the current world has not decreased under the suppression of Jiang City’s Celestial Net; instead, it is escalating.
They are now not only invading the vicinity of Jiang City.
Many other riverside cities are also under threat from the Sea Race.
The Storm Tribe is a large multi-tribal conglomerate, not solely composed of Fishmen, but also includes Sea Elephant People, Sea Sirens, Sea Elves, among others. However, Fishmen are more numerous and were the first to be sent to scout, so they were the first to be discovered by humans.
Similarly.
The pioneers of the Storm Tribe.
There are now as many as twenty pioneers.
They have established forces along the Yangtze River and its tributaries, each having set up outposts, and some even planning to build towns, with a few already of considerable scale.
Among the pioneers, Sharu’s performance is quite poor.
On one hand, he picked a poor territory, causing his newly established village to be wiped out promptly.
On the other hand, his luck wasn’t great, as he got captured by Hang Yu and sealed for a period, delaying his progress.
Apart from this, Sharu is not a high-ranking figure within the Storm Tribe, and he’s not highly regarded, making his growth lag significantly behind the other pioneers.
Especially a couple of Sea Sirens and Sea Elf pioneers.
Their territories have already become quite expansive.
The Storm Tribe clearly allocates more resources to well-performing pioneers, while those like Sharu receive limited resources as expected.
Hang Yu comforted, "Sharu, don’t worry, you now have advantages other pioneers do not possess. With our help, before long, you will become the leader among the pioneers."
What’s Sharu’s advantage?
Of course, it’s his role as an inside man!
Every pioneer in the Storm Tribe is carefully selected, both in character and loyalty, ensuring they can withstand scrutiny, never expecting a hidden traitor among them.
Sharu is influenced by Su Yunbing’s Innate Charm.
He’s mentally branded from the depths, almost unable to break free.
From now on, his primary allegiance is to Su Yunbing, with the Storm Tribe being secondary.
When there’s a conflict between the two loyalties,
Sharu will undoubtedly side with humanity.
The human forces led by Hang Yu will secretly support and assist him. The Storm Tribe won’t realize Sharu’s change in a short time; how can the other pioneers even compete with him under these circumstances?
No matter how strong their business capabilities are,
if stabbed in the back, they’ll still fall!
Su Yunbing laid out a map.
She began detailing according to the map.
"This is the latest intelligence I’ve had Sharu organize!"
"The territories, numbers, and activity scopes of other Fishman pioneers are all marked."
"Besides these Fishman force distributions, there are also currently explored hunting grounds and resource fields."
"Some hunting areas can yield very good monsters, allowing the collection of precious materials. In terms of resources, we’ve found places with very rich reserves of mithril ore and refined gold ore."
"These materials and resources are not in high production in Jiang City, making them quite expensive. Utilizing the Fishman force for collection will surely yield considerable profits."
"..."
The main purpose of cultivating the Fishman force for Hang Yu is here.
The world is vast.
Human activity areas are too small.
At this stage, there are too many precious resources beyond reach.
What humans can’t collect can be developed through forces like the Fishmen.
These treasure troves of mountains are enough to earn someone a fortune!
Take, for example, mithril and refined gold ores.
Though they have certain reserves in Jiang City and the Underground Labyrinth, their quantities are not abundant, much less than common materials like Cold Iron or Fire Copper, making them scarce and driving up their prices.
Mithril and refined gold are not only commonly used in artifact refining and alchemy.
They are also common materials for spirit realm territory army building.
Mage Soldiers need mithril!
Healing Soldiers need refined gold!
These materials have significant market space!
Because the era of all being lords and all having armies is approaching!
Setting up more production channels now not only benefits your territory’s development but also secures a great fortune, perfectly achieving both ends!
"The massive yet inexpensive production labor of Fishmen, these are also valuable resources we must not waste." Hang Yu glanced at the map and then said to Su Yunbing, "This ship is ultimately too small; we should build a Fishman factory."
Su Yunbing nodded and said, "Yes, I already have a preliminary plan regarding Fishman productivity. I plan to set up a large Fishman factory near Cloud Water Town."
Hang Yu found this Cloud Water Town on the map.
Su Yunbing explained:
"Cloud Water Town is a small riverine town about twenty to thirty miles from Jiang City. It’s not only built along the river, but it’s also an industrial town. Currently, there are many vacant factory buildings ready for use."
"Apart from these conveniences, the most important factor is its proximity to several major resource-producing areas, offering abundant mithril, refined gold, purple gold, cold iron, fire copper, black iron wood, and other resources. Additionally, a large area of high-grade Spirit Land has been discovered there, making it an ideal environment."
Hang Yu said, "This position is indeed good, but this is a small town. Wouldn’t transporting a whole ship of Fishmen there cause problems?"
Su Yunbing chuckled, "Don’t worry, during the last monster siege, most rural towns near Jiang City were evacuated long ago. Cloud Water Town is an empty town, with no one left."
Good!
Very good!
Hang Yu nodded with satisfaction. "As expected of Teacher Su, everything that should be thought of and considered is already arranged, whereas I worried too much. In that case, let’s build our Fishman production base centered around this Cloud Water Town!"
This matter was formally decided.
Unlike the production base of Cyan Dragon Community.
The production in Cyan Dragon Community focuses on finished products like potions and equipment.
The production base in Cloud Water Town is a materials distribution center, primarily utilizing geographical advantages and the cheap labor from a large number of Fishman Production Soldiers for large-scale resource and ore collection and processing, mainly producing semi-finished products.
It’s mainly responsible for providing construction and army-building materials for the Spirit Realm territory while also supplying the Cyan Dragon Community’s production needs, with any surplus being directly sold for profit.
At least, for the materials needed by junior soldier types,
this place has it all!
Controlling the raw material acquisition, the finished product manufacturing, and the sales platform maximizes independence, avoiding future constraints by others.
After another look at the map provided by Sharu.
What about the other Storm Tribe pioneers who are thriving and growing?
Hang Yu felt they should find an opportunity to cooperate with the Celestial Net for a thorough cleanup, benefiting the people, the nation, and himself. Such tasks are what he enjoys most.