When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 24: Auctioning the Pirate Ship

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Auctioning the Pirate Ship

Zhao Fuli was not weak, and although it was unknown how strong the survivor named Shu Yin was, even if it were just Zhao Fuli alone, she could easily take on three opponents.

The pirates on that pirate ship were very weak; only the Captain and his two daughters seemed a bit more capable.

The pirates left behind on the Deserted Island were likely also very weak.

However, Chen Qing still asked Shu Yin to scout out the number and strength of those pirates while ensuring her own safety.

Chen Qing had no plans to rescue the children herself, as the reality of the situation didn’t permit it.

Her ship still had Daliya, a bomb that could explode at any time, but Chen Qing provided some remote support.

Such as weapons, food, and a map.

Thanks to Chen Qing’s map and assistance, many survivors on the channel were able to figure out their rough location.

Not only that, but Chen Qing also told them about the reef island; if anyone was willing to go to the reef island, they could wait for her on the Deserted Island, and she would take them there together.

After discussion, the survivors in Chen Qing’s channel, as well as Zhao Fuli and others from nearby channels, decided to gather on the Deserted Island to discuss their next move together.

With so many people together, even if there were dozens of pirates, their side would still outnumber the pirates by a lot!

"We have hundreds, even thousands of people here, we’re not afraid of any pirate eggs!"

"Let’s all go together!"

"Right! If we meet any other kids or elders on the way, let’s bring them along too."

The chat channel was filled with fervor, the survivors’ blood boiling with excitement, as they finally got the chance to play the heroines.

But seeing such a scene, Chen Qing didn’t feel happy; instead, she felt a sense of unease.

There were too many people.

With so many people, problems were likely to arise.

The situation in this world was chaotic, with almost no order to speak of.

But all Chen Qing could do was to remind them.

As for whether they would listen, Chen Qing couldn’t guarantee.

After dealing with the affairs on the channel, daybreak had begun to show.

After a night of chaos, Chen Qing also felt a bit tired, and lazily yawned as she prepared to return to her room to rest.

The survivors and members of the merchant team on the ship were restricted to staying on the deck and in a few designated rooms, not allowed to roam freely.

Daliya, who had also been busy with Chen Qing all night, was sent back to her room by Chen Qing to catch up on sleep.

After all, they would be landing on Sapphire Island tonight, and Daliya needed to be fully rested.

As for the survivors and merchant team members, the Superpower Vines were keeping an eye on them.

If there was any movement, they would be thrown directly into the sea by the Superpower Vines.

The well-fed survivors were all behaving, since Chen Qing’s strength was clear for all to see, and the merchant team members were quite sensible too.

With nothing else to do, a group of people started fishing with the rods on the ship, and the time slowly passed by.

Having food to eat, a place to sleep, and no dangers to their lives, times like these were truly blissful.

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After returning to her room, Chen Qing woke up just four hours later; she didn’t head to the deck, but went back to the workshop instead.

The Superpower Vine was repaired, and there were still three more Mechanical Creations waiting for her to fix.

One Superpower Vine provided Chen Qing with 500,000 occupational experience, instantly shooting her Apprentice Mechanic level up to level 9.

She was only 76,000 experience away from breaking through the rank of Apprentice Mechanic.

Just for an Apprentice Mechanic alone, nearly 600,000 experience was required, making one wonder how much more vast the experience needed would be for the next phase of a Mechanic.

Chen Qing experimented a bit, finding that an E-level Automatic Fishing Net Machine could provide her with 100 Experience.

The Sea Water Purifier gave even less Experience, less than 80, and as she became more proficient, the Experience granted decreased.

It seemed the system’s determination of occupational Experience was based on difficulty.

She would be better off attempting to repair or create some new machinery with a higher degree of difficulty.

Once she disembarked on Sapphire Island, Chen Qing planned to gather materials and set up a mechanical assembly line factory on the ship to mass-produce three E-level blueprints.

This was not impossible to achieve.

To buy things on the island, you definitely needed to use the currency of this world.

For this reason, Chen Qing directly auctioned off the pirate ship, with a starting bid set at 2 goldfish.

The value of that pirate ship was about between 5 and 20 goldfish.

The conversion rate between copper coins, Silver Shell, and goldfish, the three types of currency, was in increments of a thousand.

However, considering that survivors might not have that much money on hand, Chen Qing didn’t set the price too high.

As for the idea of taking the pirate ship to Sapphire Island to sell, Chen Qing hadn’t even considered it.

The situation on Sapphire Island was unclear, and Chen Qing didn’t want to draw too much attention. Moreover, being a newcomer, she was prone to being tricked; it was better to sell to the survivors.

There were many nuances in the pricing of buying and selling ships.

However, Chen Qing still underestimated the strength, or rather the financial resources and cohesion of the survivors.

After spending 100 Silver Shells to activate the auction function on the system and listing the pirate ship, there were no bids in the first hour.

But after an hour, the price of the pirate ship began to soar at an alarming rate.

It shot up from an initial 2 goldfish to 27 goldfish and 254 Silver Crabs.

The price had already exceeded the pirate ship’s own value.

The survivors’ demand for ships far exceeded Chen Qing’s expectations; upgrading from a raft step by step would take who knows how much time and material.

Although it didn’t cost money, it was slow!

By the time they upgraded to a ship, who knew how far behind they would be left by others.

No one saw that it was only the fifth day of the game, and some people already had more than one ship.

While Chen Qing was studying how to repair the Underwater Explorer, the constant ding-dong sounds by her ear didn’t affect her at all; she was as steady as an old dog.

Because Chen Qing had set a time limit for the auction, the closer it got to the countdown end, the faster the price flew!

Most of the survivors’ currency began to converge into the hands of a group of people. The survivors on board Chen Qing’s ship watched the price with trepidation, while their respect for Chen Qing grew.

Big shots deserved to be big shots!

The psychological warfare was on point.

No one believed that Chen Qing had originally not intended to be so ruthless; she had thought that selling for about 7 or 8 goldfish would be reasonable.

Who would have known that the final price would be so outrageous: 51 goldfish, 111 Silver Crabs, and 752 copper coins!

This was an overcharge of more than double!

With what Chen Qing collected from the pirates as well, she had as many as 52 goldfish in hand, which would buy quite a bit on Sapphire Island.

You have to know that the total value of the goods carried by the Jiawei Merchant Team was less than 30 goldfish.

Once Chen Qing sold the miscellaneous items on the ship, she could gather about 100 goldfish in total.

As the auction of the pirate ship came to an end, Sapphire Island gradually came into view of everyone on the ship.

The most direct feeling was the sudden appearance of many pirate ships and merchant vessels on the sea!

The fierce and vicious pirates shouted and threatened the survivors on the ship, scaring them to the point of trembling!