What are smuggling ships in Sea of Conquest?

Map-based merchant targets that pay gold and crafting ingredients, and which tie into Legends of Conquest Thursday gold collection.

Is farming merchant ships worth it?

Yes for gold and ingredients, provided you manage Infamy. It is also the main source of looted crafting ingredients.

Keep a personal ceiling around 500. At 1,000 you join the Wanted List; at 2,800 you lose the ability to loot at all.

During Legends of Conquest, where the Thursday gold collection scores the same activity twice.

Crafting and selling in the Mess Hall, and trade routes with auto trade configured.

Yes. Separating fleets so gathering, trading and farming run simultaneously is the biggest mid-game efficiency gain.

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