Captain Lu Jinjue agreed to Yu Xiaogang's commission without hesitation, and then began inspecting the condition of the ship with his teammates.
During this time, out of curiosity, Yu Xiaogang also boarded the ship to take a look at the place where he would be living for the upcoming lengthy period.
After looking around, Yu Xiaogang was personally very satisfied.
Clearly, Yu Qinglv had not been perfunctory; he had truly and earnestly gotten this ship for Yu Xiaogang.
"However, is this ship purely driven by wind power?"
Yu Xiaogang strolled around the ship, pondering whether he should add a little power-generating device to it.
Depending purely on wind power to sail on the sea was still too overconfident. Coincidentally, among the spirit tool structures he had previously researched, there was one that could convert Soul Power into kinetic energy.
As long as that thing was installed on the ship, the sailing speed would undoubtedly increase drastically.
So, after strolling around the ship twice more and finding a few areas that needed extra improvement, Yu Xiaogang left the place.
Watching Yu Xiaogang leave, Liang Chen and Zhu Weiwei, two members of the Wangyang Team, finally cast their gazes toward Captain Lu Jinjue.
"Old Lu, why did you agree to this mission so easily?"
"Yeah, staying at sea for several months? I've never heard of such an outrageous sea mission. Do you really think the sea is as peaceful as the land?"
Liang Chen and Zhu Weiwei successively expressed their disapproval of this mission.
Innumerable Sea Soul Beasts lived in the ocean, which meant that the sea could completely be analogized to a Soul Beast Forest.
Staying at sea for several months was just like staying in a Soul Beast Forest for several months. Which normal person would do such a thing?
Captain Lu Jinjue, who had long anticipated his teammates' disapproval, smiled.
"Do you guys think I'm an idiot? Of course I know there's danger, but as the saying goes, crisis also coexists with Opportunity, and this mission is the Opportunity bestowed upon us by the heavens!"
Captain Lu Jinjue clenched his fists. As someone born to commoner parents, who rose up in the Spirit Master academy with a bit of talent, and led his team to the arena of the Spirit Master Competition as a captain—
It could be said that Captain Lu Jinjue's life was practically legendary within a radius of ten miles and eight villages of his birthplace, as well as the surrounding small towns.
It was foreseeable that in the future, Captain Lu Jinjue would most likely become a Spirit Emperor, and there was a very slim chance he could become a Spirit Saint.
And once he became a Spirit Saint, Captain Lu Jinjue's great name would spread far and wide. Even his birthplace village might change its name, adding elements belonging to him into it.
Yet during the Spirit Master Competition, Captain Lu Jinjue witnessed just how vast the real Douluo Continent was.
Tang Hao, who had become a Spirit Emperor at around the same age as him, had already shocked the world, but what was even more unexpected was that such a Tang Hao had actually been defeated by Yu Xiaogang, who was only at the Spirit Ancestor level back then.
Goodness knows how shattered Captain Lu Jinjue's worldview had been after running to Spirit City to watch the finals and witnessing Yu Xiaogang's various methods.
After all, he was someone who had personally fought Yu Xiaogang. He had never imagined that the person who had once exchanged blows with him would possess such formidable power.
Recalling that battle between himself and Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang hadn't used any overly out-of-spec power at all, purely defeating him by relying on his own techniques.
Through the battle between Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, Captain Lu Jinjue realized what a true Genius was.
And through his own battle with Yu Xiaogang, Captain Lu Jinjue realized the importance of one's background and foundation.
Talent was something given at birth, and very few people could change that.
Meanwhile, the foundation of a major faction ensured that when a Spirit Master lacked outstanding talent, they could rely on other things to raise their lower limit.
Just like Yu Xiaogang who had fought him back then; he hadn't used any out-of-spec power, only employing some techniques, and with just those alone, he was able to easily defeat him.
If it were himself, had he mastered those techniques, he could also easily defeat his past self who hadn't mastered them.
This was the ability to safeguard one's lower limit.
Having figured this out, Captain Lu Jinjue understood those people who wanted to join major factions.
He also understood the earnest exhortations of his academy teachers when they set off to participate in the Spirit Master Competition, telling them to showcase everything they had no matter what—even if they couldn't beat their opponents, playing out a wonderful battle would do.
Only in this way might they be scouted by others.
It was a pity that he had figured it out a bit too late. The competition had already ended, and no one from their team had received recruitment from any faction.
Therefore, afterwards, Captain Lu Jinjue could only work hard by himself.
By earning money through work, and then using that money to buy knowledge publicly sold by those major factions in order to improve himself.
Captain Lu Jinjue had originally thought that many years of his future life would be spent like this.
But just today, he encountered Yu Xiaogang once again, and the other party was even the person employing their team.
And from the other party's words, it wasn't hard to deduce that the other party had companions, and strong ones at that.
At this moment, Captain Lu Jinjue suddenly felt very fortunate—fortunate that he hadn't gone out to sea recently because he was practicing a technique.
Otherwise, if the person employing Yu Xiaogang had been someone else, wouldn't he have missed this Opportunity?
Looking at Liang Chen and Zhu Weiwei, who wore expressions of worry and resistance, Captain Lu Jinjue just smiled and asked:
"You guys should know that I participated in the Spirit Master Competition back then, right?"
"Bringing up your ancient history again? Isn't it just exchanging blows with that number one Genius of the continent? When all is said and done, you were just one of the people he casually defeated. He probably doesn't even remember you, right?"
Liang Chen curled his lips. Ever since he got to know Captain Lu Jinjue, reminiscing about the past meant he frequently brought up the time he had crossed paths and fought with that Yu Xiaogang.
After finishing the mention, he would even joke:
"If the other party becomes a Titled Douluo in the future, wouldn't I also be able to say in the future that I once exchanged blows with a Titled Douluo?"
Hearing Liang Chen's words, Captain Lu Jinjue wasn't annoyed.
"Then do you know what the employer for this mission of ours is called?"
Captain Lu Jinjue asked, looking at his two teammates.
"... It seems the employer really hasn't introduced himself, so you know him?"
Zhu Weiwei thought for a moment, confirming she hadn't heard the employer's name along the way.
"Hehe, let me give you a hint: his surname is Yu."
Captain Lu Jinjue said with a smile.
"Yu? Blue Lightning... No wait, Yu Xiaogang!!"
Hearing the surname "Yu", the first thing that came to Zhu Weiwei's mind was someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but very quickly, she reacted.
Their captain had mentioned the Spirit Master Competition and reminded them that the employer's surname was "Yu."
Combining these two facts, who the other party was had practically been explicitly stated.
"What? That number one Genius of the Douluo Continent nowadays?!"
Hearing Zhu Weiwei's words, Liang Chen also widened his eyes.
That legendary figure was actually the employer for their mission this time?
Captain Lu Jinjue was very satisfied with his two teammates' reactions, so he nodded.
"That's right, our employer is none other than Yu Xiaogang, who defeated me back at the Spirit Master Competition."
"I will never forget what he looks like!"
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