"Hey, the special recruitment function is enabled, and the range is being set..." The system quickly opened the list that was shown to Kang Lin before. In addition to the original 97 people, there were dozens of other candidates. However, recruitment These people not only need resources, but also the merit points that Kang Lin has worked so hard to earn.
"Recruit three gunners, three musketeers, three gang sailors, a lookout, two pilots, and a helmsman..." Since the system had just loaded the silver in the four wooden boxes in the cabin, Converted into system silver, Kang Lin, who made a small fortune as a result, was not afraid of the expensive recruitment, and recruited thirteen new subordinates with different duties in one go.
"Hey, recruiting these thirteen people costs 680 units of silver and 235 units of grain (Kanglin turns on the exchange system and purchases 145 units of grain from the system at the price of 145 taels of silver). The merit value is 100 points. Do you want to continue recruiting?" System continued.
"Of course, continue recruiting!" Kang Lin couldn't wait to see these powerful special recruits right away, so how could he say not to continue recruiting.
"Hey, 100 merit points will be deducted for repairing the bird ship, 30 merit points will be deducted for strengthening the sailors, and the second special recruitment will be established, 680 units of silver will be deducted, 235 units of food will be deducted, and 100 merit points will be deducted..." As the system finished speaking, A small or faint blue light continued to appear on the three-dimensional image of the virtual blue planet in front of Kang Linzi, and then behind the soil slope more than a hundred meters away from the beach, a large mist began to form!
"System, please redeem thirteen sets of black mandarin duck battle coats, thirteen wild goose feather knives, thirteen matchlock guns, thirteen crossbows, three clairvoyances, and 100 units of refined heihuoyao..." Kang Lin saw a shadowy figure appearing in the mist. The figure immediately asked the system to redeem weapons and clothes, and set the location of these supplies at the feet of the new subordinates who were about to come out.
"Hey, a total of 700 units of silver will be deducted from the war jacket, Yan Fei Dao, matchlock gun, crossbow, and clairvoyance. Heihuoyao will deduct 50 units of silver. Player, do you want to confirm the exchange?" The system asked again tirelessly.
"Sure!" He was joking. Kang Lin had just obtained nearly 2,500 units of silver and was worried about having nowhere to spend it. If he hadn't been unable to exchange for artillery for the time being, he would have immediately exchanged a few for fun.
It should be noted that this silver has to be spent before it is truly yours!
"The deduction is successful. There are 1032.5 units of silver, 100 units of wood, and 5 units of grain left in the player's account. (The pirate bird ship and Qiaosi bird ship captured by Kang Lin have a total of 20 units of grain, so after deducting the recruitment requirements, 34 units are left. Food)...Does the player have any other needs?"
"Well, let's spend another 50 merit points in exchange for a random recruitment..." Kang Lin thought about it and found that he still had a few people under his command, and the merit points required for the third special recruitment were not at all what he was now. All we have is to settle for the next best thing and choose random recruitment that requires less merit points.
(Note: The third special recruitment is different from the first time, which does not require merit points, and the second time, which only requires 100 points of merit points. The merit points required are the sum of the merit points required to recruit each character, so only Kang Lin, who has 140 merit points, can’t afford it!)
"By the way, give me the clothes and daggers of random people, and exchange them for 15 spears..."
"Hey, the second random recruitment begins!"
Hearing the electronic sound of the system, the man immediately rushed out of the cabin, took the clairvoyance in Yang Qi's hand, and looked at the fog that suddenly appeared behind the slope.
"Master, Captain Lin came here just now and said he had something important to report, but I reported outside the cabin several times but didn't see you responding, so I boldly asked Captain Lin to come back later..." Taking advantage of the fact that the boss finally left the captain's room, Yang Qi, who was standing by, hurried forward and whispered to him about Lin Wu's previous request for a meeting.
"Xiao Wu, what do you want from me?" Kang Lin could clearly see the people coming out of the fog through the clairvoyance in his hand, so even his voice began to tremble in ecstasy,
"Yes, the boss."
"Okay, Lao Qi, go and call Captain Lin."
"Yes, the boss."
"Uncle Liu, how are you feeling now?" Just as Yang Qi got off the boat to inform Lin Wu, in order to test the strengthening effect, Kang Lin pressed his waist knife with one hand and asked Liu Laoliu, who was commanding his men to inspect the bird ship.
"It's never been better! Thank you, Master!" Of course Liu Laoliu knew what Kang Lin was asking. After all, he was over fifty years old and had been hanging out at sea all year round. His body's various functions were not as good as those of young people. But at this moment, he seemed to be rejuvenated, and his strength had also grown slightly. Thinking about it with his buttocks, he knew that Kang Lin had done something wrong, and he couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude to Kang Lin.
"Well, it's okay. It would be best if Uncle Six could become stronger. It wouldn't be in vain for me to spend merit points to strengthen you... By the way, there will be dozens of new companions arriving from the slope side in a moment. We need you to make some arrangements here..." Kang Lin looked at Liu Laoliu's seemingly more vigorous skills, and began to wonder when he would have to find a chance to let the system strengthen his body, so as to save himself a little fierceness. I am sweating profusely and out of breath when I exercise, and I look like a fat duck whose neck is being pinched!
"Master!" Lin Wu quickly followed Yang Qi onto the boat. When he saw Kang Lin holding a clairvoyant eye and looking into the distance, he bowed to Kang Lin and then reported the latest situation in the shortest words.
"The boss, the group named Qiao is very unstable right now. They have been clamoring to board the ship immediately, and, and..."
"And what?" Kang Lin saw that Lin Wu, who was originally as smart as a monkey, was now hesitant in speaking. He expected that Qiao Si and his group must have made some unreasonable demands, so his fat face that was originally smiling suddenly turned cold. down.
"Master, they want us to return all the property and raw silk seized on the ship to them..." Lin Wu saw Kang Lin's face turn from white to red, knowing that this guy was really angry, so he immediately reasoned He stopped talking.
"What a courageous dog. Do they think I really don't dare to kill people?" Kang Lin took out the Yanling knife from his waist and chopped it hard on the wooden fence in front of him, and said to Lin Wu through gritted teeth.
"Let's get on the boat..." The springboard of the bird boat was already crowded with people, and more people were noisily squeezing up. This made the peasants and soldiers guarding the bird boat feel dizzy without receiving orders. Rudou, they had no time to stop them, they were just squeezed and bumped onto the ship by Qiao Si's men!
"Musketeers, prepare!" As the low command sounded, four or five fully armed guard arquebusiers rushed up to Conlin's right hand. They all held out their chests and belly, with fierce looks on their faces. With the help of his companions, he also lit the match rope, and as soon as his leader gave the order, he immediately opened fire to suppress Qiao Si's group who broke into the boat without permission. And their boss, after seeing them ready, didn't let them wait long. With a wave of his sword, he gave the order to fire at the right time.
"Fire!" The musketeers pulled the triggers, and the match rope wrapped around the dragon's head suddenly fell down, instantly igniting the heihuoyao. Then, amid the deafening explosions and large expanses of white smoke, they scrambled to get on board the boat. Three or four of his men immediately fell in response! Just kidding, the distance between the two sides was only more than ten meters. Even with their eyes closed, the musketeers could hit the enemies crowded on the deck of the bird ship, not to mention that their eyes were still full at the moment. Open!
"Kang, you..." Qiao Si really miscalculated this time. He originally thought that he could bargain with Kang Lin because he was familiar with the waterways, but unexpectedly, the head of Kang Da didn't want to take advantage of him at all. Facing the swarming sailors, the victors decisively gave the order to shoot.
"What are you talking about? Joe, I tell you, although I promise to return the ship to you, that is only if you are obedient; and if you try to negotiate with me over the ship as you are doing now, you are asking for death! "As if in response to Kang Lin's words, Lin Wu, Gu Wen, and Liu Laoliu led a dozen men with swords and crossbows to surround Qiao Si's people.
"Kang, you are only about twenty people. Without our help, you cannot take away the two bird boats. Therefore, it is better for us to sit down and talk calmly..." Qiao Si did not give up yet. Trying to use words to persuade the head of Kangda to change his mind and make a decision that is beneficial to him.
"Who said I don't have enough sailors? We can still do it without you. Look over there. Aren't the people coming over there all my sailors?" Qiao Si followed Kang Lin's fingers and discovered in horror, At some point, a large group of enemy sailors carrying matchlocks and powder barrels appeared on the beach not far away!
Note 1: Soldier Commander, Kang Lin’s temporary official position for the team, can supervise ten people under his command.
Note 2: Regarding the price of exchanging weapons, clothes, and jackets, I believe everyone will have questions after seeing this. What kind of matchlock gun requires 20 taels of silver a piece, what kind of mandarin duck war coat requires 5 taels of silver a piece, and what kind of Yanling sword does it cost? 5 taels of silver a hand, which is too expensive, but considering that the protagonist purchased it directly from another world through the empire system, and needs to pay a lot of space transportation fees, this price is not very expensive. Moreover, the weapons made by the system are durable, and the clothes and jackets are beautiful and elegant, far surpassing those made locally. Of course, in the later stage, when the protagonist goes on a rampage, he has to buy from other worlds without restrictions. He will build a blacksmith shop, a tailor shop, and armor making. Shops and weapon workshops are used to produce these to reduce their own economic pressure.
(Finally, who would dare to use the 2 taels of silver-per-gun gun made by the Ministry of Industry and the Weapons Bureau of the Ming Dynasty? Aren't they afraid that they will be blown up before the battle begins?)
