Heroes' Prison

Chapter 412 - 402 Hero Guild Goes Public

With that, Plank had become a member of the Hero Guild, responsible for the safety of the Dragon Fang Battleship. Compared to guardians like the Sand King in other sub-territories, Plank’s range of movement was very limited, confined only to the ship. But he also had an advantage, he could sail the ship around the world, something the Sand King and his ilk could never do.

Huang Yi opened Plank’s cell door, set him free, and they left Hero’s Prison together.

At this moment, several people on the deck of the Dragon Fang Battleship were staring intently at the entrance of Hero’s Prison, silently waiting.

Just then, before everyone’s eyes, the figure of Huang Yi appeared, along with a middle-aged man.

"Damn it, I’m finally free!" As soon as Plank stepped out, he bellowed loudly. His voice spread out and echoed throughout the entire harbor, and the huge sound waves instantly killed several seagulls flying overhead, their bodies falling straight down.

Plank grabbed the dead seagulls and tossed them into his mouth, chewing vigorously. Facing the ocean, he spread his arms wide, striking a flight pose as if embracing the sea he hadn’t seen in a long time.

"Big Brother, this, is this the Guardian you found?" Incompetent Madman stared, slightly taken aback.

Before Huang Yi could speak, Plank had already turned around, gun pressed to the top of Incompetent Madman’s head, barking, "What, you think I’m too rough? Believe it or not, I’ll blow your brains out with one shot!"

"We’re on the same side, you can’t kill me," said Incompetent Madman, who, as a criminal from Rose Prison, had far superior mental fortitude than ordinary people and was not easily scared, casually smiling to dissolve the awkward moment.

"Alright, Plank, from now on, it’s up to you to protect this ship. If it gets destroyed, you go down with it, so please protect it with due diligence," Huang Yi told Plank.

"Leave it to me, and try to bring along a beauty to keep me company," Plank stated brazenly, slapping his chest.

"There you go, there’s a beauty right there!" At that moment, Little Riddler, the Logistics Department head, pointed towards the seaside of the harbor city.

Plank turned his head to look, and instantly saw a mermaid on the shore, her shoulders bare and her lower half a colorful tail. She seemed to have just taken a bath in the ocean and was now lying on the beach sunbathing.

She was none other than the Sub-territory Guardian—Tidal-Caller Nami.

In a flash, Plank’s eyes were glued.

"Alright, let’s start the launch! It’s time to get the Dragon Fang Battleship moving!" Huang Yi said to Incompetent Madman.

"Okay!" Incompetent Madman nodded and sent a signal to the pilot who had long been waiting in the cockpit.

Seconds later.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a thunderous roar resounded across the land and sea, startling everyone at Hero Harbor.

That was the Magic Drive Furnace of the Dragon Fang Battleship kicking into action, immediately harnessing a tremendous force of magic to propel the Dragon Fang Battleship forward!

Then, everyone at Hero Harbor watched from afar, as the ship that had been stationary for so long began to move slowly, like an ancient beast awakening. It glided smoothly from the shipyard’s water pool towards the deep-water harbor outside.

Instantly, everyone was stunned, their eyes fixed on the massive ship. Quick-reacting players immediately started filming, capturing the moment on video.

"Ha ha! Our Guild has succeeded! We beat the other guilds to it and constructed the second type of battleship capable of transoceanic travel!" An ordinary player from the Hero Guild screamed in excitement.

The Hall of Famous Generals, the Xuanyuan Clan, Dongying, Heaven, and other top guilds around the world, were all vying for the second position, but none expected the Hero Guild to come from behind and snatch it!

This was destined to be another forum-shaking news.

At this moment, Huang Yi and a group of high-level members stood on the deck, their spirits high as they gazed out at the distant ocean.

"Big brother, this Dragon Fang Battleship, is considered the second-largest ship known in the whole world at present," said a shipbuilder, Qian Fengye, transferred over from the Sun Guild, his tone tinged with a touch of emotion.

"Oh? Isn’t it bigger than the Deep Sea Battleship? How come it’s second? What’s the first?" Huang Yi was slightly startled before asking with curiosity.

"The largest ship, in fact, is in Brother Lei’s hands," the third shipbuilder from the Sun Guild, Shuang Er, took over the conversation with a smile, "Dao Feng’s signature treasure is a broken knife handle, the Pope’s is a half staff, and not many people know about Brother Lei’s signature treasure. It’s actually a damaged Ancient Godship, which is one of the ultimate battleships belonging to the category of Divine Ships. It’s not completely repaired yet, but once it is, it could compare to a Divine Artifact. That Ancient Godship was built by the eighth God Sealer, the Sea God, modeled after the God of Life’s Noah’s Divine Ark. It was used to transport islands, and could even carry smaller continents."

"That’s something the Dragon Fang Battleship can’t compare to, and no matter how advanced future ships might be, none will outclass Brother Lei’s Ancient Godship. It’s simply not on the same level, but we don’t know how to repair that Divine Ship. It’s far beyond our capabilities," by the end, Shuang Er shook his head ruefully. Both Red Spider Lily and Qian Fengye, the shipbuilders, also wore helpless expressions, clearly at a loss.

Upon hearing this news, Huang Yi was briefly taken aback. He had heard the Thunder God speak of the Ancient Godship before, but he hadn’t asked for details. He hadn’t expected that the Ancient Godship had such significant origins, being a relic of the Sea God.

"What?" Just then, Plank, who had been admiring the Tidal-Caller Shark Princess on the shore, suddenly exclaimed!

He turned around, drifting over to Shuang Er like a gust of sea breeze, and grasped his shoulders tightly, staring at him with shock as he trembled, "Say that again, the Sea God’s ship has appeared in this world?"

"Yes! It’s in the hands of my big brother," Shuang Er nodded, "But it’s damaged now, retaining only some basic functions."

"Damn, that’s the very ship I’ve been dreaming of, and it falls into the hands of you weak people!" Plank cursed in agony, as if his life’s dream had suddenly crumbled before him.

Plank’s face darkened for a moment as he seemed to accept the fact. He turned to stare at Shuang Er and said, "It doesn’t matter if it’s broken. Others might not be able to repair the ship, but I can. It’s the ship I’ve always dreamed of. I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen the ship’s specifications, the principles of each component, even the design blueprints, and have committed them all firmly to memory. As long as you can find the repair materials, I can help you fix that Ancient Godship, restore its Divine Light, and have it reign proudly on the seas of this world once again!"

"What? You really can repair it?" The three top-level shipbuilders, Shuang Er, Qian Fengye, and Red Spider Lily, exclaimed in unison, staring at Plank in shock.

"Nonsense!" Plank replied with a self-assured smile, "I used to be the scourge of the seas, and ship repair is a basic skill for me. The only fear is that you won’t be able to find the materials to fix it. A Divine Ship is comparable to a Divine Artifact; such repair materials won’t be easy to find."

"This kind of thing, even if it bankrupts us, we must fix it!" murmured Little Riddler, the logistics department manager. Anyone who had an Ancient Godship would make such a choice.

Huang Yi also hoped that the Thunder God’s Ancient Godship could be repaired. It shouldn’t be too difficult; the Sun Guild was powerful and had substantial capital to seek out those repair materials.

The world situation was becoming more complicated, and it was very likely that a nation war would break out or an invasion by The Seven Archdemons was brewing. Possessing such a Divine Ship would greatly increase the chances of survival.

Gradually, the Dragon Fang Battleship, passing through the shipyard lock, sailed into the deep waters of Hero Harbor where it stood silently, ready to set sail as a colossal vessel at any moment.

"Alright, the martial competition is coming up. Let’s work hard! I’m off to level grind and try to secure a good rank!" Huang Yi turned to the others and spoke, then left.

At present, he was at level 95, just 5 levels shy of the Holy Domain. But his leveling up had slowed down significantly, as there were increasingly fewer monsters suitable for his level grinding. He was now farming on the 95th floor, where the monsters were between levels 95 to 105. The strength of the ones above level 100 sharply spiked, and they were beyond his ability to defeat. He could only choose monsters between levels 95 and 99, which was like wasting half of the available resources. Even if he used up all his daily Tower of Pantheons entries, it wouldn’t yield many kills. He needed to go to wilderness areas to find monsters, which made leveling up very slow.

This situation would only get worse. The higher the level he achieved, the fewer monsters there would be for level grinding. Only once he broke through to level 100, the Holy Domain, and became capable of killing the over-level-100 monsters in the Tower of Pantheons would his leveling speed pick up again.

Now was the darkest time before the dawn, but once he got through this phase, a beautiful tomorrow awaited.

...

In the following days, Huang Yi immersed himself in intensive level grinding, while the Hero Guild was bustling, preparing to go public. Qin Shiyu and the organization were working tirelessly to bring the Hero Guild under the name of a shell company to go public.

The news of the Hero Guild building the Dragon Fang Battleship had shocked the world, and the valuation of the Hero Guild soared immensely, showing great potential. Afterwards, the Hero Guild embarked on its first long-distance ocean voyage, becoming the second Guild after the Sun Guild to have the capacity for Transoceanic Trade.

However, on the second day after the creation of the Dragon Fang Battleship, Miyamoto Musashi, a top-level player from Japan, and his Martial Arts Guild, also succeeded in building a Deep Sea Battleship, joining in on the lucrative blue ocean of Transoceanic Trade. (To be continued. If you like this novel, you’re welcome to vote with your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets on Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)