Chapter 251 Sold Out

"Sister 께, if you want to buy a frigate, our discount promotion is exactly the price of one thousand gold coins."

The owner of the shipyard looked at this Geological Society scholar with his long hair tied up and wearing a blue-purple burqa indifferently. The tip of the pen tapped his own ledger and flipped through it twice.

"You place the order and pay now, and you can pick up the ship from our port immediately."

"One thousand gold coins?!"

Aina was a little surprised. The price far exceeded her psychological expectations.

"The tavern owner over there told me that a frigate-class ship costs 600..."

"That's an ordinary price. Now is the migration season for islands and animals. All chambers of commerce, transport ships, and escort ships have been seriously damaged."

The shipyard owner shook his head and looked helpless when the other party regarded him as a profiteer. However, he had no intention of harming Aina.

"The ships are being repaired for them, so naturally there is no one to build new ships. All the old ships that were originally built have been bought by others, and the only ones left are these high-priced ships."

Having said this, the shipyard boss couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Obviously he has already reserved enough boats for the migration season, but the number of people buying boats this season has doubled compared to previous years. In addition to some that cannot be sold to the outside world, large customized cargo ships are provided to various chambers of commerce, and main warships are built for the governor.

The hundreds of medium-sized ships originally reserved were almost sold out.

It would be great if we could have this sales volume every quarter.

The remaining ships are only a few hundred percent more expensive than ordinary frigate-class ships.

"Then, a lower level airship..."

She thought about her wallet, moaned sadly, and lowered her tail.

The aerostat does not have any private space. They have to squeeze into a small space like a can to survive a long flight time - usually days to weeks, until they find an air island that they can land on. They couldn't take a shower or change clothes, and more than a dozen people were confined in one space.

There is no extra space on the aerostat to hold fresh water for their bathing, and the water condensation spells of the casters are only enough for them to obtain the fresh water they need from the thin water vapor clouds in the clouds.

Praise that this is a magical world. At least they don't have to get stinky on the airship, but some necessary torture cannot be avoided...

This is how adventurers like Hackett get through it.

Only when you land can you disembark and take a good rest. If there is fresh water on the island when you land, you can also take a comfortable cold bath.

"Already sold out."

The shipyard boss quickly replied to her. A group of hooded men with pointed ears purchased a large number of aerostats from him. The first thing they took away was a large barrel-like aerostat.

"Sister 께, it's really not the right time for you to come here. One thousand gold coins is already the best price for you in the name of the Geological Society. I really can't lower it anymore... But this model of aerospace ship has two built-in doors. The arcane light flow generator can fly faster than a conventional frigate, so you should consider it if you are traveling alone."

She came here at the wrong time. Not only did she catch up with the spring migration season, but she also encountered other lords who did not have the ability to build their own ships and came here to make large purchases.

As for what the shipyard boss said about letting her drive by herself... As a geologist, even if she has not experienced it personally, she knows very well that it is difficult to sail long distances on an empty island without a dedicated driver or navigator. A fatal thing.

What she wants to go to is not another empty island dozens of kilometers away, but the island No. 놅꺘 hundreds of kilometers away. The relative distance between the various islands varies depending on the season, but only the relative orientation does not change much.

So she needs a navigator and a captain.

Otherwise, she should go back to the bar and see if there are any other adventurer groups willing to take her with her.

Sister 께, a scholar from the Geological Society, walked out of the shipyard gate with her ears drooped.

"Everything here is so expensive..."

Aina was lying on the seat at the bar of the tavern, and saw that the bar was not deserted after dark, but the bar was even more lively. After returning, adventurers always like to squander their money to relieve themselves from the pressure of survival, a glass of wine, and a pleasant night.

For example, gray or even black industries exist and thrive in some cities.

"So, you come here to drink?"

Drink 놅 or the lowest alcohol content 놅 beer.

The tavern owner sighed and poured her a glass of water. In the sky island world, due to the shortage of food crops, alcohol is not enough to supply daily meals. The brewing industry has no way to develop at all. Alcohol completely relies on the transportation of materials from the other end of the portal.

So much so that even the most ordinary low-quality beer costs one-tenth of a gold coin. In other camp towns with only a few thousand people, the timely delivery of alcoholic beverages and fruits can be exchanged for quite abundant products.

"It's not that there is no team. There is a team returning from Sky Island No. 3 today. Maybe you can try your luck with them."

"Hey, boss, did you say before that the team that went to Sky Island No. 꺘 never came back?"

Aina listened to the bard with pointed ears playing and singing in the tavern. The singing was melodious and the adventurers around her would sometimes cheer and throw coins. I feel that if these pointed ears are not deceiving people, but honestly use their artistic talents...

Pretty good.

At least she was more popular with the adventurers who were drinking and chatting than when she came in the afternoon. They were not stingy in rewarding the pointy-eared man on the stage.

Of course, there was also the possibility that the male pointy-eared man was replaced by the female pointy-eared woman in the morning.

"It was the team that went to the Sky Island that didn't come back, not that no one from the islands in the airspace near the Sky Island came back."

The tavern owner corrected her statement.

He had some doubts that the team actually found a safer route to the airspace of the Sky Island, but he was just a tavern owner, and some doubts were just doubts. The reason he could stay in this mixed place for a long time was to keep his mouth shut and not talk nonsense.

The sky island is in a higher airspace, and the airflow environment here is not very stable. A sudden gust of wind can completely interrupt the ship's originally stable route, causing it to deviate several kilometers or even tens of kilometers without knowing it.

Ascending, you need to face a more unstable natural environment. There are even thunderstorms, and stronger storms will sweep them away for a hundred kilometers.

Descending, you will encounter cloud-dwelling creatures that hunt in the clouds. There are also predators that hide their bodies in the clouds... They are too big and cannot hunt if they leave the clouds and hide.

A safer route means no interference from cloud-dwelling creatures, no unstable cyclone airflow, and no interference from those guys who dress for business and take off their clothes for bandits.

A safer route represents unlimited wealth.

"One cup of milk, one gold coin."

He put a cup of milk in front of Aina. Seeing that she was a big spender, he didn't mind chatting for a while... He didn't forget to charge Jiang Yun a gold coin.

"Well, I've seen that guy in their team. At least he's not a bad guy."

Aina picked up the milk and drank it in one go. At the same time, she didn't forget to complain that it was so expensive. The tavern owner laughed and she explained that transportation was difficult.

"If you ask me, you can go and help the Chamber of Commerce to do terrain exploration. The exploration mission here is very risky, and there are few geologists willing to come here. They are always generous in offering you guys from the Geological Society a good price. It's not too late to go when you have saved enough money."

The waiter put the wooden plate with tableware in front of Aina, a portion of grilled floating ray meat with a pancake made by fermenting and baking with a lot of starch.

The floating ray meat is soft, tender and firm. It tightens the moisture and soaks the sauce during the slow grilling, and tastes like poultry thigh meat. Then sprinkle layers of chopped green onions and cumin-like seasonings on the fried floating ray meat. Spread a thin layer of pancake, cut off a piece of the fragrant and tender fried floating ray meat and wrap it up.

Put it in your mouth, take a bite, and taste the gravy that spreads out bit by bit. The thin pancake soaked in sauce has a fuller meaty flavor on the original light starch taste.

This ferocious animal that appears in groups has well-developed muscles, tender but not fat, and is a very delicious delicacy on the table.

However, it is extremely difficult to hunt. The floating manta ray that travels on the wind is not only extremely fast, but the fishing net will be cut into pieces by the bone blade in one go.

Ina wiped the sauce from the corner of her mouth. She was a little discouraged by the setbacks she encountered today. She decided to try it again before she completely lost confidence.

"No thanks. I'll go find them later and ask if they can take me there."

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