Chapter 54: The Start of the Sea Merchant Business
Editor: Atlas Studios
A tycoon would be one who drove a luxury yacht. The yacht would be full of bikini-clad beauties, and he would spray champagne on them. Then, aiya, aiya, hahaha—what vulgar thoughts!
In Da Fei's mind, a tycoon would be doing exactly what he was doing—embracing a sexy and hot sweetheart with skin smooth like satin. They would sit on the deck, drink rum while fishing and barbecuing. While they enjoyed the sea breeze, they would watch the stars, listen to the waves, and sing poems of love! They would talk about the future of their love! Between the sky and the sea, it would be their literary world!
—"Let us move the oars and cut the waves with the little boat." This was a Pirate who had no future.
—"Trying to attain the power of thunder and lightning… Even the smallest sails can make a long voyage!" This was a death wish!
—"Every night in my dreams…" This was just like Titanic! Wahahaha!
After last night's storm, the upper limit of the ship's durability had dropped to less than 1,000. There were cracks everywhere, and it would not be long before Titanic's fate befell it. Although the ship could be easily destroyed by storms, repairing it would restore durability. However, the fact that the upper limit of its durability dropped so easily meant that the ship was too old. The System was not so generous, after all.
Thinking about the future, Da Fei held his darling in his arms and sighed. "It doesn't matter, this ship can still last for a while. We will make a lot of money and buy a newer and bigger ship. Then, we will renovate the new ship into a luxurious palace and then mount a dozen Ballistas to arm the ship like a fortress. We can wander around the New World happily, like kings of the sea."
Katerina sighed. "About this ship, it's really a pity. Even though it has not been maintained for many years, it's still the most superior ship I've ever seen. Like what they say in the Kingdom, it should be considered a special ship. An ordinary shipyard cannot make something like this."
Da Fei was stunned. "Special ship?"
Katerina nodded. "Yes. The wood used to make this ship is very rare and unusual. The size and shape of the ship are closely connected to the quality of the material used in its making. The material used to make this ship is strong and durable. It has to be very strong to support the large hull in the huge waves and strong winds. And it has to be durable so it can support such a long and streamlined hull capable of high speeds. There are only two of us now, so we cannot bring out its full potential. Also, the ship is too old to unleash its full potential. If it was fully equipped and manned by the best sailors, you can imagine how fast it once was!"
It turned out that shipbuilding was a science in the game. Da Fei sighed. "After all, it was a ship that was once part of a major historical mission. It must be much better than the average ship—" Then, he excitedly said, "But it doesn't matter. We will work hard to make money. As long as we have more money, we can always find a way to get a new ship that is just as good."
Katerina smiled charmingly. "The materials needed to build a ship like this are not easy to obtain. But I believe the Captain will have a way."
Da Fei chuckled while caressing her smooth shoulders. "Of course. Nothing is impossible for me!"
Although Da Fei said that, he was full of grievances. The character of the Hero was very important! His darling was enthusiastic and sexy. It was a player's good fortune to be able to persuade her to strip down to just innerwear. She even allowed the player to hug her as they wished! But she was a materialistic girl! He was a professional player who sold in-game gold to make money to buy cars and houses, not to buy special ships like this that were irrelevant and unreliable!
But who was he? A pro! The Grand Master! A Godly Hero with double special abilities and double occupations! She was willing to stay with him even though he was penniless and only had a broken-down ship. What she was really interested in was his future! Was there such a good materialistic girl in reality? A successful man would be able to conquer a materialistic girl! If he could not do in the game what could not be done in real life, wouldn't he be really useless?
Anyway, the bright future was calling to him and the beautiful angel had opened her mind to him!
Bosom! Looking at his darling's voluptuous curves covered by innerwear in his embrace, Da Fei hated it! What was innerwear? The realm of gods in the game! An absolute fortress that could not be breached no matter how thin it was!
A ray of morning sun illuminated the clouds and a new day began. The sails fluttered in the fresh sea breeze and flocks of seagulls encircled SV Fly squawking. The presence of seabirds meant that they were close to land.
Katerina pulled out the nautical chart. "Captain, we have reached the seas outside the Elf Kingdom, Faroland. The nearest big port is Erolyn. The first thing the Captain has to do once we berth is to go to the Union Chamber of Commerce to get a Seafaring Trade Permit. The exchange will only trade with us if we have this permit. In the beginning, the Trade Permit is only at Level 1 and the exchange will only sell at most 10 units of low-grade goods to us every day. Only by doing more business and gaining good credit can we increase the level of the Trade Permit. Then, we will be able to buy more high-end goods. However, in this case, we will not be able to use our ship's transportation capacity to its full potential. Therefore, we should accept transportation quests from the Chamber of Commerce. The more quests we complete, the more credit we can get, and the faster we can increase the level of our Trade Permit. Of course, to do such tasks, we need to pay a deposit equal to the value of the goods first. What we need to do now is try to make money to pay the deposit."
Da Fei laughed. "Baby, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable."
Katerina smiled. "As a Pirate, I need to understand the habits of businessmen. Inquire about the market price of the goods, then ambush them at the place where they are most likely to appear."
Da Fei laughed loudly. "Pirates must have technical skills, indeed!"
In fact, although what Katrina said made sense, players had their own way of playing. The exchange restricted players to only one transaction per day, right? They just had to purchase the goods for a higher price from other players, then.
Ordinary Level 1 players with a commercial license could only buy 10 units of goods per day. He had over 1,000 units worth of goods in his ship. He would just set up a stall outside the Exchange area and collect purchase orders for 100 players at a high price. As for how high the price would be? Just a little higher than their purchase price. During the open beta, many players were too lazy to go out to sea. They simply squatted in the city to do business.
In the game, business was a very important selling point. It determined whether a Lord could succeed. Therefore, there were the "Accounting Skill" and the "Bargaining Skill" among the Lord's Skills.
—Accounting Skill: Territory's monthly income increases by up to 3%, and each level of Skill increases by 3%.
The following sub-skills were "Farm Development", "Mine Development", "Orchard Development", "Fishery Development", "Market Development", etc. The effect of sub-skills was, of course, to further increase the income and output of the facility.
—Bargaining Skill: Bargaining can reduce the purchase price of goods by up to 5%, and can sell goods at a price of up to 5%. Each level of effect increases by 5%.
The following sub-skills include "Food Trading", "Textile Trading", "Hobby Trading", "Precious Metal Trading", "Luxury Trading", etc. The effect was, of course, to buy these goods from the exchange at lower prices. The Grandmaster-level Bargaining Skill also had a godly sub-skill "Bribe" that changed the business world during the open beta!
—Bribe: You can offer a sum of money to the trader of the exchange to make him sell more goods to you.
Lords also had a Recruitment Skill to increase the production of armies and an Urban Construction Skill that increased Durability and speed of construction. In short, it was painful to master Lord's Skills. Basically, after learning these skills, there were not many Skill Points left for battling purposes. Of course, as a Lord, the abundance of armies and sub-heroes was the way to go. If he had to do things personally, it would be too low-class. For Da Fei, in the face of the huge profits brought by the huge shipping volume, skills such as Bargaining Skill were just fleeting.
Da Fei could already see the land, as well as little white sails in the distance. Of course, white sails were players navigating small boats doing trades. Currently, players could only afford to buy small boats that could carry up to 10 units to travel between ports.
Aye, I wonder how they will feel when they see my ship capable of transporting 1,000 units of goods. Land, I'm finally back! My sea merchant business shall begin here! Wahahahaha!
At this moment, in the distant sea, a fleet of 20 small sailing ships sailed briskly. A ship the size of SV Fly definitely attracted their attention.
"Cannon Bro, see, see. That ship seems to belong to a player!"
A Dwarf race player named Earthshaking Cannon immediately took out his telescope to see. He could only see the following big words in red: "SV Fly (Da Fei)".
Earthshaking Cannon was shocked. "The wanted trash player server-wide, Da Fei!"
For a moment, all the players in the ship exploded! But, they soon came to their senses. "This Da Fei is alone! And he's a Red Name. Once we kill him, his equipment and ship certificate will all be exposed!"
Earthshaking Cannon made a prompt decision. "Quick, contact Blood Sea Studio. Everyone, record this down as proof. Get ready to attack!"
Everyone roared in agreement!
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