Chapter 682 Zhongsha Region
Seeing that the two seniors did not make any comments, Wang Chenggu continued, "The farthest you can reach in the south is Zhongshayu, which is also a group of islands, but there are far fewer of them, so Zhongshayu is not as good as Dongshayu in this respect. However, it is said that Zhongshayu is just a transit point. There is a wider continent further south, and there are also higher-level cultivators. However, this news is just hearsay from me. I have never been that far, so I don't know whether it is true or not."
A wider continent? Higher-level cultivators? Qingyang couldn't help but be fascinated, and it took him a long time to ask: "How far is this Zhongsha area from Ziyan City?"
Wang Chenggu said: "Zhongsha area is about 7 million miles away from Ziyan City. It takes seven years for a spirit ship to sail, and the distance is not very close. If the senior just wants to avoid the enemy, there is no need to go so far. There are still many islands suitable for cultivators to live along the way. Basically, there are cultivators living there, and monsters dare not harass them easily. Not to mention anything else, there are many within hundreds of thousands of miles of Ziyan City. It is easy to choose a satisfactory one."
Wang Chenggu also said a few more words because he saw that the two seniors were easy to talk to. However, Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan had already decided to leave the Jiuzhou Continent, so they naturally would not choose to live in seclusion near Ziyan City. Those small islands are sparsely populated and lack resources. They can't support the cultivation of high-level cultivators at all. Without cultivation resources, can they become pirates like the soul-catching Sang Fan?
Qingyang hesitated for a long time and said, "Sister Xiao, I've decided to go to the Zhongsha region to have a look."
Xiao Yuhan nodded and said, "I also think that the Zhongsha region is worth going to. Junior Brother Qingyang, I'm afraid we have to continue to travel together."
Qingyang had no objection to this. Regardless of whether he looked down on Xiao Yuhan's character or not, the two of them were still relatively familiar with each other. At least compared with those cultivators who had never dealt with each other, Qingyang trusted Xiao Yuhan more. Moreover, they would definitely take the same spiritual ship to the Zhongsha region. Whether he was willing or not, the two of them would definitely travel together.
Qingyang did not dwell on this issue any more. He took out a few miscellaneous elixirs obtained from Hu Xiaobei and Hong Shenghe and gave them to Wang Chenggu casually. These things were of no use to Qingyang. They took up space on his body and were troublesome to deal with. However, for a low-level cultivator like Wang Chenggu, they were rare good things. Wang Chenggu was immediately overjoyed. This senior was really generous. He gave so many things after just asking a few questions.
Wang Chenggu finally suppressed his excitement, quickly put the things in his arms, and then looked up at Qingyang. He knew that Senior Qingyang must have something else to say.
At this time, he heard Qingyang say: "You don't need to follow us for the next two days. Go and find out where the spiritual ship from Ziyan City to Zhongsha District is parked, when the next trip will depart, and how much the price is. If you have any news, come and report it as soon as possible. These are your running errands for the past few days. There will be rewards if the work is done well."
Although Wang Chenggu didn't have time to take a closer look at the things Qingyang gave him just now, he could roughly judge that it was worth about one and a half spiritual stones. This was his income for several months in the past. Senior Qingyang gave it to him casually, and also said that this was just the running errands for the past few days. There will be rewards if the work is done well. This is really rich.
It is said that money can make the devil push the mill. Qingyang's reward is in place, so Wang Chenggu is also motivated to do things. He repeatedly promised that the news would be delivered within three days, and then left the inn.
Of course, Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan could not completely believe Wang Chenggu's words. In the next two days, they also went outside to inquire about the relevant situation. After two days of visits, they found that what Wang Chenggu said was true and he did not play any tricks in front of them.
On the third day, Wang Chenggu sent the news back on time. The spirit ship from Ziyan City to Zhongsha District was organized by a business called Wantong Pavilion. There were not many spirit ships on this route. There were a total of four spirit ships on both sides, and on average, there was only one trip every four years.
Recently, a spirit ship just came back. According to convention, it usually takes a year to repair. However, the Blood Demon Sect has risen recently, and the Jiuzhou Continent has changed dramatically. There are many monks who have left, so the number of people who take the ship has been almost booked. As long as the number of people is full, the spirit ship will depart in advance.
In other words, if they can't catch up this time, the next trip will have to wait at least four years later. Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan are unwilling to stay in Ziyan City for a long time, so after getting the news, they followed Wang Chenggu to Wantong Pavilion to book a spirit ship.
Ziyan City is very large, and Wantong Pavilion's shop is located in another urban area. Wang Chenggu took Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan and walked for nearly two hours before they arrived. Wantong Pavilion is not a local business. They mainly transport people and goods. In addition to transporting monks, they also bring some goods that are in short supply in the two places on the way, and directly wholesale them to local businesses to earn some profits.
Because of this, Wantong Pavilion's shop is relatively remote, and there are not many people coming and going on weekdays. The person in charge of reception at Wantong Pavilion is called Manager Zhao, an old man in the middle stage of foundation building. He has a kind attitude and a smile on his face, which makes people feel like spring breeze. At first glance, he is a person who is used to doing business.
The spirit ships of Wantong Pavilion are all clearly marked, and there is no need to bargain. Each person is 350 spirit stones. This amount of spirit stones is not a large number for foundation building monks, and even some Qi refining monks can accept it with a bite of their teeth. After a chat, Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan each paid spirit stones to Manager Zhao and got two signs, which was considered to be a reservation for the spirit ship position.
Three hundred and fifty spiritual stones may seem like a lot, but in fact, it is not much compared to the seven years that the spiritual ship travels on the sea, because the spiritual ship also needs to consume spiritual stones to sail. The huge spiritual ship cannot be driven by the true essence of the cultivators alone, so there is a spiritual stone drive device on the spiritual ship, which provides energy with spiritual stones, and the cultivators only need to assist.
A spiritual ship needs to consume at least ten spiritual stones for sailing for a day, which is more than three thousand a year. The salaries of the ship's chief, manager, and crew members also need to be paid in a year. In other words, in seven years, the cost of a spiritual ship alone exceeds 50,000 spiritual stones.
50,000 spiritual stones require at least 140 people to earn back, and there are only 200 seats on a ship in total. Wantong Pavilion actually does not earn much. This time, because of the dramatic changes in the Jiuzhou Continent, there are more cultivators going out. In the past, when it was time to set sail, there were often not enough passengers to gather for a hundred, and more of them relied on the profits from the goods they brought back to make up for the losses.