Looking at the deserted streets outside the window of the market building, Yang Tianyi suddenly felt a little emotional.
After he handed over all the work of the Wanjie Market to Edward, the other party's ability did not disappoint him. Even though the group's products are not strictly necessary for most time travellers, the balance of available points in his pocket is still rising.
It can be said that without Edward's serious management, he might not have been able to afford the system points used to fuse the divine entity more than two months ago.
Without systematic protection, Yang Tianyi could not guarantee that he could survive the extremely violent fusion process alive, and it was even more impossible to talk about the spiritual artifact Dimension Cube he obtained later.
But with the continuous expansion and development of the Hughes Empire, Edward, who had limited energy, gradually became unable to do anything. He often had to travel between the Ten Thousand Realms Market and the Imperial Palace. He had long proposed to Yang Tianyi to find a new team member to take over as the market administrator. However, because there was no suitable candidate, the matter had to be put on hold.
Looking back at the black-haired young man in front of him who was wearing a gray-blue uniform and dressed like a captain in the Age of Discovery, Yang Tianyi shook his head in his heart, not seeing anything special about this "captain" at all.
But the fact is that the captain who calls himself "Lucky Hoover" not only brought urgently important information to the group, he is also a genuine fourth-level traveler with the same status as Yang Tianyi in the Wanjie Market. power.
As the only fourth-level traverser in a market division, Captain Hoover rarely appeared inside the market because he rarely appeared inside the market, so this was the first time for the two to meet.
Although he did not think that the other party had the strength to be on an equal footing with the group, out of basic respect, Yang Tianyi shook hands with Hoover and said: "Nice to meet you, Captain Hoover. Edward told me the general situation Yes, but before discussing specific response plans, I would like to know whether Hoover is your first or last name, and where your title of Captain comes from."
While speaking, Yang Tianyi glanced at Captain Hoover's black hair and eyes, which were similar to his own, and guessed what kind of answer the other party would give.
"Your Majesty Edward is right, you are indeed a very curious person."
The captain smiled and explained: "As the son of the late captain, I grew up on the ship. The crew raised me together and elected me to be their new captain. And Hoover is not a single surname or given name. , because my father is Chinese, so I am called Hu Fu, Hu is the surname and the name is Buddha."
"I see."
Yang Tian nodded in understanding, and then asked: "The data shows that 99% of the world you are in is covered by the ocean. I am very curious about how you were promoted to the fourth level of time travel in this environment. of."
Hoover, who was obviously not answering this question for the first time, smiled slightly and said that when Edward heard the answer, he was silent for more than ten minutes before he regained his composure. He was curious how long it would take Yang Tianyi.
Shortly after he came of age and received his own captain system, Hoover's world was also invaded by the Abyss Empire. When he first received the world defense mission, he was actually prepared to die generously.
After all, he only had an ocean-going fishing boat inherited from his father at that time, and the opponent was an abyss demon with unknown strength.
Unexpectedly, in the next few days, he found that the balance of points in his account suddenly and inexplicably soared until it soared to more than one million and then gradually stopped. The system then prompted him that the world mission had been completed and the Abyss' attack was successfully repelled.
In the next few days and nights, while Hoover was consuming excess points in the market, he secretly thought that there might be a system failure. It wasn't until one day when the crew of the fishing boat found him in horror and showed him the demon corpse in the fishing net that was crushed into meat patties by the pressure of the deep sea water that Hoover understood where the invading demon army had gone.
Since then, he not only renamed his fishing boat the "Lucky", but he himself often said the phrase "I'm so lucky", and over time he got the nickname "Lucky Hoover".
"It's really, really speechless..."
As Captain Hoover's vivid narration came to an end, Yang Tianyi, who considered himself well-informed, couldn't help but open his eyes wide, his shocked eyes revealing deep disbelief.
At first, he was curious about what kind of person would give him the name "lucky", but now he has no doubts.
After the two became familiar with each other's identities, their conversation began to get down to business.
The Ten Thousand Realms Market is an organic whole composed of countless market divisions. No one can tell how many parallel worlds and independent worlds are wandering in it.
As the largest unit below the whole, market divisions are like bubbles floating around aimlessly. Although if there is enough space, the bubbles generally will not collide with each other.
But as Yang Tianyi learned about the market rules after becoming a fourth-level traveler, mid-to-high-level travellers can spend huge amounts of points to forcibly control the movement trajectory of the partition, so that the partition they are in overlaps with other partitions to achieve cross-market invasion. and annexation purposes.
Since there are often hundreds of worlds in a zone, at the very beginning of the invasion, the market management of the invaded party may not be aware that their zone is being attacked, and can only detect some clues through the words of other travelers. .
Fortunately, Captain Hoover discovered the clues earlier than anyone else, and he was self-aware enough to find the prosperous group in the market and ask for support.
But Hoover didn't understand even that world that was being invaded. Therefore, he and the group knew nothing about the invading party at this time.
When Yang Tianyi was thinking about whether to send a reconnaissance team to the battlefield world immediately, the hospitable captain put on his leather tricorn hat and invited: "Would you like to come to my world first? Maybe we can discuss the next step while fishing in the sea." plan of."
Yang Tianyi, who knew that war should not be rushed, nodded and followed Hoover into the other party's world, an earth in a parallel universe where the melting of glaciers caused the ocean to almost submerge all the land.
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Standing in a small boat lowered from an ocean-going fishing vessel, Hoover held a fishing rod in his hand. After raising his hand to judge the current wind, he sat down and began to tell the guests from afar what his world was like.
Due to the increasingly severe greenhouse effect, the polar glaciers have melted away hundreds of years ago. As the land that they once relied on became a vast ocean, the surviving humans who were unwilling to give up their personal and racial survival tenaciously and stubbornly built simple artificial islands in the sea, eager to return to life on land one day.
But time is ruthless. From the initial hope to despair, and then to numbness, the survivors who have been drifting on the sea and struggling to survive since the glacier melted hundreds of years ago have only spent a few decades to complete this period. A journey full of blood and tears.
After realizing that the sea water will never recede, the government that has lost its support base can no longer maintain its authority, and human society that has lost its technology has also degenerated overnight into the Stone Age where people drank hair and blood and bartered.
The only good thing is that people today can also use simple diving devices made of wooden boards and iron sheets, such as the diving bell, a product of the 16th century, to sneak into the cities of once humans and discover the wealth of their ancestors in curiosity and awe.
As for Hoover's fleet of more than ten ships, except for an extremely old small ocean-going fishing boat that was inherited from his father, all the other ships were second-hand ones he bought in the Wanjie market after he became rich overnight. goods.
Relying on the magical ship-changing behavior and the guns and ammunition purchased on the market, Hoover completely consolidated his leadership position and firmly ruled this fleet consisting of more than ten large and small fishing boats and thousands of sailors.
In this era when social order has disappeared, the artificial islands in the surrounding waters are all subject to the powerful force of the Hoover Fleet. In addition to regularly paying tribute to the fleet the "treasures" they unearthed in the ruins of the old era, they benefit from Hoover's excellent planning ability and clear division of labor on these artificial islands.
Hoover made plans on which islands would be responsible for raising meat-producing animals and which islands would be responsible for using limited land to grow crops.
As the protectors of these artificial islands, while collecting tributes and supplies, the fleet often gave the island residents some industrial products that would not affect their dominance, such as modern clothes, shoes, plastic tools, etc., under Hoover's instructions. .
Relying on the combination of kindness and power, the fleet's dominance in the surrounding waters is unbreakable. Even if pirates and fleets from other sea areas occasionally pass by here and attempt to plunder with the crude weapons in their hands, they will soon be driven away by the well-equipped guards on the artificial island.
So much so that Hoover, the leader of the fleet, has become a god-like man in the hearts of the islanders. Both men, women and children have high hopes for him, believing that only Hoover can lead everyone to survive safely in this chaotic era.
However, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Hoover himself knows that this is only superficial prosperity, because the fuel, weapons and medicines required by the fleet cannot be self-sufficient and can only be imported at high prices through the Wanjie Market. Under the premise of only going out but not entering, the limited points in the system account will be used up sooner or later.
In order to prevent the island alliance he had worked so hard to form from falling apart overnight, Hoover raised his level as a time traveler to the highest level he could reach. He used the authority of an intermediate time traveler to forcefully communicate with travelers from other worlds, and took the trouble to communicate with him. They promote large quantities of fresh sea fish caught by the fleet.
To Hoover's dismay, the vast majority of the world in his market segment was functioning normally and had no need for his fish.
As the saying goes, there is no way out, but there is always a bright future. Hoover, who originally planned to reduce the size of his fleet for long-term development, finally found a high-quality customer he dreamed of recently, a customer who, like him, comes from a chaotic world.
After many seafood transactions, Hoover established a deep friendship with the female client who called herself "Vouille General Nora."
And through the exchanges during the chat, he discovered that the world Nora lived in was worse than his own situation. Not only did a global nuclear war of unprecedented scale break out, but like the water world, two hundred years have passed since the nuclear war broke out in the other side's world. Moreover, the wasteland is filled with dangerous mutant creatures caused by radiation and various brutal predator gangs.
In contrast, at least there were no decent threats in his world other than pirates.
And this time, Captain Hoover used his lucky attributes as always - the enemy from another market segment invaded Nora's world first!
Based on the increasing number of seafood orders and increasingly frequent order reminders from the other party, he guessed that Nora's situation at this time should be quite critical.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, in order to save the lives of old customers and old friends, and to safeguard the interests of his own market division, Hoover did not hesitate to find His Majesty the Emperor, whom he had once promoted seafood, hoping to get support from him.
After hearing the cause and effect, Yang Tianyi suddenly realized, and immediately labeled the two worlds in his heart, namely Hoover's "water world" and Nora's "radiation world".
Although the value of these two worlds to the group is limited and the population is extremely sparse, he adheres to the mentality that no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still flesh, and he will never allow anyone or force to interfere with him and bring them under the "protection" of the group.
"Oh! I'm hooked!" At this moment, Hoover, who is proficient in sea fishing, said in surprise: "How lucky! It's quite strong, it's a big fish!"
After one operation, a black snapper that was completely black and nearly forty centimeters long was picked up in his hand and displayed to Yang Tianyi like a show off.
Another two hours passed, and as Hoover's fishing box became more and more full, Yang Tianyi's face became darker and darker.
Being fair, he didn't want to use his psychic powers to cheat, but the float remained motionless no matter what. Seeing that it was getting late, in order not to return empty-handed, he said with some difficulty: "How much does that black sea bream cost? I'll buy it back and braise it..."
"Hey, we are from the same market, why are you so polite? Here, I give you this fish, just treat it as a meeting gift!"
Yang Tianyi insisted on transferring 500 system points to Hoover as a return gift, and Yang Tianyi's expression improved slightly after taking the black snapper.
"Don't tell Edward about this."
"Don't worry, I'm a very strict person."
"..."
