Chapter 19

Yeyuan looked at the various items in the mall. When he saw the robot, he had a bold idea.

Don't I just lack manpower? Can I let the robot be a crew member? This way, it would be highly confidential and absolutely loyal to me.

To see if it's feasible, he just needed to try another one. He spent 5000 points and chose to exchange.

A robot with a full metal shell appeared before his eyes. After seeing this robot, Yeyuan felt a chill in his heart.

Didn't they say it has extremely high realism? Whose realism is this?

At this moment, the robot's characteristic mechanical voice sounded, "Robot initialization, please name me, owner."

Yeyuan casually said, "Dingyi."

"Initialization complete, network detected, connect to the network?"

"Connect."

"Connection successful, loading planetary data... Load successful..."

"Please choose Dingyi's simulation form: human, animal, bird, other."

"Human."

As the questions continued, a man in his thirties with a muscular build finally appeared before Yeyuan.

"What can you do, Dingyi?"

"As long as the owner instructs, I can learn everything that can be learned online."

"Good, don't call me owner, call me boss," Yeyuan instructed Dingyi.

"Okay."

"You don't have an ID card, that's a problem, isn't it?"

Yeyuan suddenly remembered a very serious issue.

"The boss can exchange for an identity in the system using points. The identity exchanged in the system is real," Dingyi answered humanely.

"There's such a function?"

Yeyuan clicked on the mall and found a "identity exchange" button behind the robot. The points required were unknown, and the points needed for exchange varied according to different technological civilizations.

This was the system's explanation.

He directly clicked "exchange."

An ID card appeared in Yeyuan's hand, and it cost 500 points to exchange for this ID card.

The name on the ID card was Dingyi. (Don't ask how the system did it, it's just that magical.)

He handed the ID card to Dingyi, checked his points, and originally wanted to exchange for another robot, but found that his points were not enough. At this time, the yacht was already far from the shore, and Yeyuan was preparing to dive to get some points.

At this moment, Dingyi walked over, "Boss, I need to connect to the network for an hour to deeply learn about this world."

"Okay, you can connect to my phone's network. I'll go into the sea to check things out, and you stay on the boat to learn."

"Okay, boss."

Dingyi took Yeyuan's phone and went into the rest cabin to study.

Yeyuan came to the seabed, where the depth had already reached 200 meters. The seabed was rich with various fish. After more than an hour of catching, he got 1000 points. Back on the boat, he exchanged for another robot and named it Dingyi's brother, Ding'er.

The appearance was slightly changed but still very similar to Dingyi, which was intentional. Yeyuan claimed they were brothers.

He explained the relationship to both of them. Dingyi would drive the boat, and Ding'er would cook. Yeyuan went directly to the deck to practice the "Water Control Technique." Yeyuan had a feeling that his "Water Control Technique" was about to break through.

As the sky gradually darkened, they arrived at Fish Bay Island. Yeyuan asked Dingyi to dock the boat at the pier.

Many villagers saw the luxurious yacht that Yeyuan had brought back and came to watch. A few curious people even wandered around the boat. Yeyuan saw Ye Zhuang among them and suddenly had an idea.

Ye Zhuang was honest and grateful, had no relatives, and few friends, making him suitable to work on the boat.

A typical luxury yacht had over ten staff members, but Yeyuan didn't need that many. With Dingyi, Ding'er, and himself, it was still a bit short. In the short term, Yeyuan wouldn't exchange for a large number of robots and could only find some trustworthy people nearby to work on the boat.

Yeyuan had a simple talk with Ye Zhuang on the boat and offered him a monthly salary of 8000 yuan, with additional subsidies for long-distance voyages and bonuses based on performance.

Ye Zhuang was very happy. After all, he currently earned about 4000 yuan a month from fishing, and he was always worried about not catching enough fish. Now, he had a steady income.

Yeyuan's parents also came to the pier. Some villagers had gone to the Ye family to tell his father that his son had brought back a luxury yacht, so his parents hurried over.

Yeyuan gave some instructions to Dingyi and Ding'er, and they would stay on the boat at night. Ye Zhuang also needed to go home to get his luggage.

Yeyuan quickly stopped him, telling him he could stay at home and be notified when they needed to go out to sea. Ye Zhuang agreed, as the land was more comfortable than the boat.

He took his parents to tour the yacht and told them about the trip to Shangjing for gambling on stones. Initially, his parents didn't believe him, so Yeyuan had no choice but to call the leader, who explained to his parents, making them believe.

Leader Zhao Chuan had spent a summer at Yeyuan's house. Yeyuan's parents knew that Zhao Chuan's family in Shangjing did big business, and his monthly living expenses were tens of thousands of yuan, which was enough for a family to live for a year in this small fishing village. Therefore, Zhao Chuan's words were more credible than Yeyuan's.

Back home, his father was still muttering, "Goodness, what kind of stone sold for 20 million? You're really something, selling it so expensive to your brother, isn't that taking advantage of him?"

Yeyuan laughed at his father, "Don't you believe me? I sold it to him at that price, and he still thanked me. If you don't believe me, call him and ask."

His father glared at Yeyuan and then said, "What are your plans for the future? Even if you're a fisherman, you can't be at sea 365 days a year, right? You need a home on land. Now that you can earn money, your mother and I are relieved. But have you thought about where to buy a house?"

Yeyuan had already had a plan in his mind. Before, it was because he didn't have the funds, but now that he had the funds, he could start his actions.

He first asked his father many questions about Fish Bay Island. Some his father knew, and some he didn't. His father directly called the village chief to his house and had his mother prepare a few dishes. They ate and chatted.

Yeyuan wanted to lease Fish Bay Island, which he had already planned when he returned.

The village chief was very happy to hear Yeyuan's idea. Everyone had lived on this island for generations, and although they were about to relocate, it still felt uncomfortable to hand the island over to outsiders.

Having such a capable young man from their village lease the island made the chief very happy, and he immediately agreed to help Yeyuan contact the county to check the details.

Several island villages in Pinghai County were directly managed by the county, and the village chief could directly communicate with the county chief. The chief didn't care what time it was and directly called the deputy county chief in charge of investment promotion.

He briefly asked about the situation. The call was on speaker, and Yeyuan also raised some questions. Through the simple communication, Yeyuan was more confident about leasing Fish Bay Island.

Fish Bay Island was the farthest from the mainland among the relocated villages. The island's area was not large, and developing tourism was not practical. The county had not received any bids from companies.

Yeyuan's purpose in leasing Fish Bay Island was to develop aquaculture. He wanted to lease Fish Bay Island and the surrounding sea to establish his own marine farm.

The deputy county chief immediately agreed and offered to help Yeyuan apply for subsidies from the city.

In recent years, nearshore fisheries had declined, and many coastal cities faced many issues. Lantao City had been advocating marine aquaculture for several years and had a well-established subsidy program.

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