Chapter 51

The so-called tycoons are nothing more than people who drive luxurious yachts, with the deck full of bikini-clad beauties, spraying champagne all over them, and then ah ah ha ha — how vulgar!

The tycoon in my heart should be like this: hugging a smooth-skinned, sexy, and fiery sweetheart, sitting on the smooth deck, fishing, barbecuing, drinking rum, enjoying the sea breeze, watching the stars, listening to the waves, and singing love songs! Discussing the future of love! Between the sea and the sky, it's our own world of art and culture!

— "Let's paddle our oars, the little boat pushes through the waves..." This is a pirate, no future.

— "Chasing the power of thunder and lightning... even the smallest sail can set sail!" This is courting death!

— "Seeing you in my dreams every night..." This is Titanic, the most fitting! Hahaha!

After last night's storm, the durability of this ship is already below 1000, with cracks and scars everywhere. It's really not far from the Titanic. Although storms can easily damage the ship, repairs can restore its durability. But the easy loss of maximum durability indicates that the ship is too old. The system is indeed not so generous.

Facing the topic of the future, Da Fei, hugging his sweetheart, sighed, "It's okay, this ship can still be used for some time. We'll earn a lot of money during this time, then buy a new big ship. At that time, we'll turn the new ship into a luxurious palace, install a dozen crossbow cannons, and turn the ship into a fortress. Then we can roam the new world, living the most blissful life as sea emperors."

Caterina sighed softly, "This ship is really a pity. Even though it hasn't been maintained for a long time, it's still the best-performing ship I've ever seen. In the kingdom's terms, it should be a special-purpose ship, which ordinary shipyards don't produce."

Da Fei was taken aback, "A special-purpose ship?"

Caterina nodded, "Yes, the wood used for this ship is very rare and unique. The size and shape of the ship are closely related to the quality of the wood. The wood of this ship is both strong and flexible. Only strength can support the massive hull under the force of waves and strong winds, and only flexibility can support such a long and streamlined high-speed hull. Now, with only two of us, we can't fully utilize its performance, and the ship is too old to fully utilize its performance. But once equipped with the best sailors, you can imagine how fast it was in its prime!"

So, there are so many details in shipbuilding in the game? Da Fei sighed, "After all, this ship once had a significant historical mission, so it must be much better than ordinary ships —" Then he became excited, "But it doesn't matter, we just need to work hard to earn money. As long as we have enough money, we can always find a way to get a new ship with the same performance."

Caterina smiled charmingly, "Although it's hard to get such wood, I believe the captain will find a way."

Da Fei, while caressing her smooth shoulder, chuckled, "Of course, nothing can stop me!"

Although he said that, Da Fei was inwardly frustrated. A hero's personality is also very important! The sweetheart is passionate and fiery, and you can easily talk her into wearing only her underwear and hug her, a blessing for players! But she is completely a gold-digger! I am a professional player, making money to buy gold, cars, and houses, not to buy such an impractical and unreliable special-purpose ship!

But, who am I? A master! A grandmaster! A god-level hero with dual specialties and dual professions! People follow me, even though I only have a broken ship and no money, because they see my future! Are there such good gold-diggers in real life? Conquering a gold-digger is the symbol of a successful man! If I can't do it in real life, I should at least do it in the game!

In short, the white tomorrow is calling me, and the beautiful angel is opening her arms to me!

Arms! Looking at the bosom in her bra, Da Fei was filled with regret! What is a bra? The divine domain in the game! No matter how thin, it's an unbreachable fortress!

A line of morning light reddened the sky, and a new day began. The fresh sea breeze gently blew the sails, and flocks of seagulls circled and chirped around the Flying Ship. The presence of seabirds indicated that land was near.

Caterina took out the navigation map, "Captain, we are near the coast of the Elven Kingdom of Faloran. The nearest major port is Erolin. After landing, the captain's first task is to go to the Alliance Maritime Chamber of Commerce to obtain a maritime trade license. Only with this license will the exchange do business with us. Initially, the trade license is only level 1, and the exchange will sell us a maximum of 5 units of low-grade goods per day. Only by doing more trade and building a good reputation can we upgrade the trade license to buy more and higher-grade goods. However, this won't fully utilize the transport capacity of our large ship. So, we should take on the chamber's transport missions. The more and farther the goods are transported, the more credit we earn, and the faster we can upgrade the trade license. Of course, such missions require a deposit equal to the value of the goods, so we need to find a way to earn the money for the deposit."

Da Fei laughed, "Sweetheart, I didn't expect you to know so much."

Caterina smiled, "As a pirate, you must understand the habits of merchants, inquire about the market prices of goods, and then ambush them at the places they are most likely to appear."

Da Fei laughed heartily, "Being a pirate is really a technical job!"

Actually, what Caterina said makes sense, but players have their own ways. The exchange limits players to one transaction per day, right? Then buy goods at a high price from other players.

A level 1 trade license player can only buy 10 units of goods per day, but my ship can carry 1000 units. I can just set up a stall at the entrance of the exchange and buy 100 players' purchase orders at a high price. How high? Just a little higher than their purchase price. During the beta test, many players were lazy to go out to sea and just stayed in the city to do this business.

In the game, trade is a very important selling point, as it relates to whether a lord can develop and grow. Therefore, the lord skill set includes "Accounting," "Bargaining," and so on.

— Accounting: Increases the monthly income of the territory by up to 3%, with each skill level increasing it by an additional 3%.

— Sub-skills include "Farm Development," "Mine Development," "Orchard Development," "Fishery Development," "Market Development," etc., which further increase the income and output of facilities.

— Bargaining: Negotiate prices, reducing the purchase price of goods by up to 5% and increasing the selling price by up to 5%. Each level increases the effect by 5%.

— Sub-skills include "Food Trade," "Textile Trade," "Hobby Item Trade," "Precious Metal Trade," "Luxury Item Trade," etc., which allow you to buy more of these items at a lower price from the exchange. The Master-level Bargaining skill has a god-like ability that made the business world tremble during the beta test: "Bribery"!

— Bribery: You can pay a sum of money to bribe the exchange clerk to sell you more goods than the limit.

The lord skill set also includes "Recruitment" to increase the production of troops, "City Construction" to increase the durability and construction speed of buildings, and so on. In short, the lord skill set is quite painful. After learning these skills, you won't have many skill points left for combat. Of course, as a lord, you play with a large army and secondary heroes, and personally engaging in combat is a lower-level approach. For Da Fei, the substantial profit brought by the ship's large cargo capacity makes any bargaining skill insignificant.

Now, Da Fei can see the land near the coast and the white sails on the distant sea. Those white sails are, of course, players running small ships for short-distance trade. Currently, players can only afford single-masted small ships that can carry a maximum of 10 units of goods and trade between two ports.

Sigh, I wonder what they think when they see my ship with a capacity of 1000 units? Land, I'm finally back! My maritime trade empire begins here! Hahaha!

At this moment, on the distant sea, a fleet of 20 small sailboats was sailing briskly. The approach of the Flying Ship, such a large ship, naturally caught their attention.

"Brother Cannon, look, look, that ship seems to be operated by a player!"

A dwarf player named Sky-Shaking Cannon immediately took out a telescope to check. He saw the words "Flying Ship (Da Fei)" in red letters on the top of the large ship!

Sky-Shaking Cannon was startled, "The notorious player Da Fei, wanted throughout the server!"

For a moment, the entire fleet of players was in an uproar. But they quickly regained their composure, "This Da Fei is alone! And he's a notorious red-named player. If we kill him, his equipment and ship license might drop!"

Sky-Shaking Cannon made a quick decision, "Contact the Blood Sea Studio immediately. Everyone record videos as evidence and get ready to attack!"

The players cheered in agreement!

(Seeking all kinds of votes)

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