Chapter 251 Sold Out

"Miss, if you want to buy a frigate, our discount is exactly one thousand gold coins."

The owner of the shipyard looked indifferently at the scholar of the Geological Society who tied up her long hair and wore a blue-purple robe. The pen tip tapped his account book and flipped it twice.

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

"One thousand gold coins?!"

Aina was a little surprised. This price was far beyond her psychological expectations.

"But the tavern owner over there told me that a frigate-class ship is only six hundred..."

"That's the usual price. Now is the migration season of the sky island creatures. The transport ships and frigates of various chambers of commerce have been seriously damaged."

The owner of the shipyard shook his head and looked at the other party's expression of treating him as a profiteer. He was a little helpless. He didn't want to harm Aina.

"The boatmen are helping them repair, so naturally no one comes to build new ships. The old ships that were originally built have been bought by others, and the only ones left are these high-priced ships."

Speaking of this, the owner of the shipyard couldn't help but feel a little confused.

He had clearly reserved enough ships for the migration season, but this quarter, the number of people who came to buy ships was twice as much as in previous years. In addition to some large custom-made cargo ships for various chambers of commerce that could not be sold to the public, there were also main battleships built for the governor.

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

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

The only remaining ships were ships that were several times more expensive than ordinary frigate-class ships.

"Then, a lower-level airship..."

She thought about her wallet, wailed, and her tail drooped.

The airship did not have any private space. They had to squeeze into a small space like canned food to survive the long flight time - usually several days to several weeks, until they found a sky island where they could land. During this period, they could not take a shower or change clothes, and more than a dozen people were trapped in one space.

There was no extra space on the airship to hold fresh water for them to take a shower, and the water condensation of the spellcasters was only enough for them to obtain the fresh water they needed for survival from the thin water vapor in the clouds.

Praise this is a magical world, at least they don't have to stink on the airship, but some necessary torture is still unavoidable...

Hackett and other adventurers survived like this.

Only when landing can they get off the ship and rest properly. If there is fresh water on the sky island where they land, they can take a comfortable cold shower.

"All sold out."

The shipyard owner quickly responded to her. A group of hooded people and pointed ears purchased a large number of airships from him. The first thing they took away was the big barrel-like airship.

"Miss, you came at a really bad time. One thousand gold coins is already the best price given to you for the sake of the Geological Society. It really can't be reduced...But this type of airship has two arcane light flow generators built in, and the flight speed is faster than that of conventional frigates. You should consider it if you travel alone."

She came at a really bad time. Not only did she catch up with the migration season in the spring, but she also happened to meet other lords who did not have the ability to build ships independently and came here to make large purchases.

As for what the shipyard owner said about letting her drive herself... As a geologist, even if she had not experienced it personally, she knew very well that it would be a fatal thing to want to sail long distances in the sky island without a dedicated driver and navigator.

She was not going to other sky islands dozens of kilometers away, but to Island No. 3 hundreds of kilometers away. The relative distances between the islands would vary according to the seasons, and only the relative directions would not change much.

So she needed a navigator and a captain.

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

The scholar lady from the Geological Society walked out of the shipyard gate with her ears drooping.

"Everything here is really expensive..."

Aina lay on the bar seat of the tavern, looking at the bar that was not deserted after nightfall, but more lively. After returning, adventurers always like to squander their money to relieve the pressure of survival, a glass of wine, a pleasant night.

For example, the gray and even black industries that exist and are equally prosperous in some cities.

"So, you come here to drink?"

The lowest alcohol beer.

The tavern owner sighed and poured her a glass of water. In the Sky Island world, alcohol is scarce because of the shortage of food crops, so it is difficult to supply daily food. The brewing industry cannot be developed at all. Alcohol is completely dependent on the transportation of materials from the other end of the portal.

Even the most common low-quality beer costs one-tenth of a gold coin. In other small camps with only a few thousand people, the timely delivery of wine and fruits can be exchanged for quite rich products from them.

"It's not that there are no teams. Today there is a team returning from Sky Island No. 3. Maybe you can go and try your luck with them."

"Hey, boss, you said before that the team that went to Sky Island No. 3 has never come back?"

Aina listened to the singing of the bard with pointed ears in the tavern. The singing was melodious and the adventurers around sometimes cheered and threw coins. I think if these pointed ears don't fool people, but honestly use their artistic talents...

It's 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 giving tips to the pointy-eared man on the stage.

Of course, it could also be because the male pointy-eared man in the morning was replaced by a female pointy-eared woman.

"It was the team that went to Sky Island No. 3 that didn't come back, not that no one from the islands near Sky Island No. 3 came back."

The tavern owner corrected her statement.

He suspected that the team had actually found a safer route to the airspace of Sky Island No. 3, but he was just a tavern owner, and some things were just suspicions. He was able to stay in this mixed place for a long time because he kept his mouth shut and didn't talk nonsense.

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.

If you rise, you need to face a more unstable natural environment. You may even encounter thunderstorm clouds, and a stronger storm will sweep them away for a hundred kilometers.

If you descend, 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 to hunt without the stealth of the clouds.

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

A safer route represents unlimited wealth.

"A cup of milk, one gold coin."

He put a cup of milk in front of Aina. Seeing that the other party was really good at spending, he didn't mind chatting a little more... He didn't forget that he also received five gold coins from Jiang Yun.

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

Aina picked up the milk and drank it down in one gulp, and at the same time, she didn't forget to complain that it was so expensive. The tavern owner laughed and explained to her the difficulties of transportation.

"If you ask me, you can go work for the Chamber of Commerce and do terrain exploration. The exploration mission here is very risky, and there are very few geologists willing to come here. They are always willing to give 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 from a lot of fermented starch.

The floating ray meat is soft, tender and firm. It tightens the moisture during the slow grilling and soaks in the sauce. It 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, bite it, and taste the gravy that escapes bit by bit. The thin pancake soaked in sauce has a full meaty aroma on the original light starch taste.

This ferocious creature, which roams in groups, has well-developed muscles and is tender but not fat, making it a very delicious delicacy on the table.

However, it is extremely difficult to hunt. The floating rays that travel with the wind are not only extremely fast, but the fishing nets will be cut into pieces by the bone blades in an instant.

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

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