NABC Chapter 131 The more crew members, the greater the pressure.
Chapter 131 The more crew members, the greater the pressure.
Chapter 131 The more crew members, the greater the pressure.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and everyone's attention was focused on the middle-aged man who hadn't spoken.
According to stereotypes, women can be seen as victims in a bandit's den, but it is unreasonable for men, especially men with a certain physique, to be victims.
Faced with Su Jin's questioning, the middle-aged man raised his head, his face looking extremely haggard, and he did resemble a victim.
He opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but his voice was a little hoarse, and he couldn't say anything for a moment, instead coughing repeatedly.
"Dad! Slow down!"
The woman in her twenties next to him hurriedly patted the middle-aged man on the back, her eyes red-rimmed, and shouted to Su Jin, "Big brother, my name is Zhou Xiaoxi, this is my dad Zhou Ping. Those beasts wouldn't let people drink water, and they forced him to work day and night—he really isn't a bad person!"
Upon hearing this, Su Jin's face showed a look of realization, and he nodded secretly.
That makes sense.
It's no wonder that this person didn't join in the wrongdoing, but was instead seen as a victim; they must have been desperate during that time.
They couldn't win a fight, and their daughter was being held hostage; there was nothing they could do.
"Alright, I got it." Su Jin raised an eyebrow and gestured for Lin Xuan to hand him a bottle of water.
Lin Xuan took out a small glass bottle filled with fresh water and tossed it to Sun Daqing, asking the chubby boy to pass it on.
When Zhou Ping took the glass bottle of fresh water, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He clearly found it hard to believe that glass products still existed in this post-apocalyptic world.
His hands were shaking so badly that he didn't even have the strength to hold the bottle of water. Zhou Xiaoxi had to hold the water to his lips for him to drink from.
He even choked because he drank too fast, causing tears to stream down his face, and then he coughed repeatedly.
"He's alive—he's alive—"
He gasped for breath, looked up, and saw that the high-ranking captain was holding a piece of smoked jerky.
For a moment, the longing in his eyes was impossible to hide, but for the safety of his daughter and himself, he suppressed it.
Moreover, Su Jin was two or three meters away from him, so even if he wanted to, he couldn't get it.
He took a deep breath and said cautiously, "Boss, as my daughter and Zhu Lihong said, we are innocent. We did nothing wrong and were not involved in the attack on your fleet."
He glanced at Su Jin's damaged deck and probably already knew what had just happened.
Mo Yuan and his gang were arrogant and domineering, but they finally met their match and were wiped out.
He was actually quite happy about this, but he couldn't be happy for a moment because he was worried that Su Jin would be the next Mo Yuan.
The older woman called Zhu Lihong nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Young man, we're really not bad people, you have to believe us!"
As the woman was talking, she was eager to stand up, but when she saw the iron axe in Sun Daqing's hand, she obediently squatted down again.
Judging from her reaction, it couldn't be fake. Lin Xuan frowned and leaned closer to whisper, "I think what these three people said is true. For the sake of the future, I think these three workers can be recruited into the fleet."
She didn't say that entirely out of a saintly heart; she had genuinely considered it.
This father and daughter, along with a middle-aged woman, didn't have much fighting ability and seemed easy to obey; they were indeed a high-quality crew.
If it were three shifty-looking men, or if one of the women were saying something unpleasant or engaging in moral blackmail, she wouldn't have said that.
Su Jin nodded slightly. He thought so too. He hadn't spoken earlier because he was conducting a risk assessment.
This is the first time we've recruited three people at once, so it's not a decision that can be made so easily.
With the rules governing the territory in place, he wasn't worried about any rebellious crew members; he could simply deal with them.
However, the more crew members there are, the more resources he needs to store.
When the cold wave arrives, almost all the crew members have to live on the ship.
There will be a demand for food, fresh water, living space, and heating.
Forget about living space; when we upgrade to Tier 6 or even Tier 7 ships, and then adopt a dormitory system, it can accommodate many people.
The three people are not the problem at all; the important thing is the reserves of food, fresh water, and coal.
They currently possess abundant resources: mushrooms, wild vegetables, mutton, dairy products, marine mammal meat, fish, flax, coal, wood, stone, and iron.
Each normal person needs 0.2 units of water and 0.3 units of coal per day as a basic supply to ensure normal survival.
As for food distribution, each person will have three meals a day, with a bowl of mushroom and wild vegetable soup at each meal, and a little more fish and meat at noon.
Of course, this is the basic configuration for economy class. If you go up to the middle class, or even for people like Su Jin, the configuration will definitely not be the same.
Roughly speaking, they need to prepare at least a month's worth of reserves, and each person needs to consume at least 6 units of fresh water and 10 units of coal per month.
15 units each of mushrooms and wild vegetables, 5 units of fish, and a certain amount of meat and dairy products.
It's not a lot, but if you look at the numbers, it's not a small number either.
Then there are warm clothes to change into, at least 3 sets per person for rotation. Calculate the needs, and you'll need 3 units of linen plus the three people who are about to board the ship.
When the cold wave arrives, his ship may carry up to ten people, which will put a lot of pressure on his supplies reserves.
However, the number of crew members must be increased, as there is a serious labor shortage.
We can only take it one step at a time.
Su Jin stroked his chin and said calmly, "I believe you. I think you are quite sincere, but in the end, you will still not escape death."
"Huh?" Zhou Ping's face showed shock. He subconsciously shielded his daughter with his body while looking warily at Sun Daqing beside him.
Zhou Xiaoxi's eyes were full of confusion. Why did the captain trust them, but still want to kill them?
Zhu Lihong was slowly backing away, seemingly already thinking of escaping, but the next second she saw Sun Daqing standing behind her with an iron axe, which almost scared her to death.
At this moment, Sun Daqing looked tense and raised his head to ask Su Jin, "Captain, should I get rid of them all?"
Although he had never killed anyone before, he would still be ruthless if ordered by Su Jin.
Lin Xuan was equally puzzled, but she didn't feel pity for the three. Although she felt a little sympathy for these three strangers whose origins were currently somewhat unknown, it wasn't much.
What she cared more about was why Su Jin would give up three excellent workers.
However, if it were Su Jin's decision, she wouldn't say anything; the captain must have taken it into consideration.
Seeing the three people below terrified, Su Jin simply said calmly, "I didn't say I was going to kill anyone, but—if I let you go, do you really think you can survive the cold wave more than twenty days from now?"