Chapter 1244 - 611: Unexpected Situation and Optimistic Plan_3

And you should know, this is in the scenario where the time spent repairing the ship on the island wasn’t considered.

If you really follow this plan of action, it might be too late to reach Salt Rock Port at the agreed time.

In summary, the situation is actually very straightforward now.

For Xia Nan, there are only two options.

The first, continue sailing at the risk of shipwreck, and spend a week reaching Salt Rock Port.

The worst-case scenario is that everyone onboard is forced to start a survival phase at sea midway.

The second, go to Wildflower Island for ship repairs, with a total time expenditure possibly exceeding ten days.

The worst-case scenario is completely missing the meeting with Frogon, and by the time they reach Salt Rock Port, the other party has already left.

Which should be chosen?

Xia Nan thought carefully and finally came up with a relatively compromise solution.

The "Wave Chasing Sea Teeth" and its crew, for safety’s sake, should first head to Wildflower Island for repairs.

Once the ship is repaired to the extent it can sail steadily without sinking, they’ll return to their journey.

And he himself, at a present position three days sail from Salt Rock Port, would disembark solo.

With a compass and some survival supplies, he’d go alone to Salt Rock Port on a lifeboat from the ship.

He thought he was simply a genius!

By doing so, he could ensure the safety of the "Wave Chasing Sea Teeth" and the many sailors onboard, preventing the ship from sinking midway.

And he could also make it to Suo Yu Bay by the agreed time.

Even if any accidents happened along the way, with his Professional Level physical condition, he could handle it.

Time was tight, so he acted immediately!

After carefully discussing the feasibility of the plan with the crew.

Xia Nan quickly organized the supplies he might need in the coming days, and before the moon rose to the zenith, he left the Wave Chasing Sea Teeth that was floating on the sea, alone in a small wooden boat.

He wasn’t worried that these sailors would take the chance of his absence to seize the ship for themselves.

After all, in the original plan, these crew members would take him to Salt Rock Port, then sail back to Suo Yu Bay and return the ship to the shipyard.

When recruiting hands, with the help of the Sword of Vengeance crew, he had thoroughly investigated the sailors’ backgrounds, and each one had already settled down, with families in Suo Yu Bay.

Although the Wave Chasing Sea Teeth was indeed worth some money, and there were some spoils onboard including Demon Shell Fragments that could be sold for a good amount of gold coins.

But if evenly divided among the sailors, each person’s share... wasn’t actually much.

And most importantly, if any of these sailors ever wished to operate in Suo Yu Bay or the Southern Islands again, angering such a powerful professional for not even enough gold coins to retire would mean living the rest of their lives in fear, unable to continue their most skilled sailor work due to possible exposure of identity, which was truly unwise.

All the crew Xia Nan recruited were experienced sailors with years of seafaring under their belts.

They might be foolish in some aspects, but when it came to their own interests, from a financial perspective, they were all shrewd.

At this moment, it’s estimated that the boatswain onboard has already gathered the crew to explain the pros and cons to prevent anyone from doing anything foolish.

Xia Nan’s plan was actually quite good.

Taking into account the conduct of the crew, his prediction regarding the possibility of their betrayal was indeed accurate.

It is foreseeable that, temporarily led by a few veteran crew members, after half a month’s time, the temporarily repaired Wave Chasing Sea Teeth will dock steadily at the pier of Salt Rock Port.

Then after resupplying and a thorough inspection from top to bottom, they will return to Suo Yu Bay.

On the other hand, regarding his own navigational skills and estimation of marine weather conditions.

He was somewhat overly optimistic.