Beast Tamer: My pet has a game panel
#267 - Merchant Ships
The contract space opened, and a small package slid out, landing on the table with a crisp sound.
“These are all magic crystals, please accept them. Afterwards, you can buy a ship and its accessories. Once everything is ready and you're ready to depart, just contact me directly.” After handing over the small package filled with magic crystals, which were actually spirit crystals, Ye Mo spoke with a serious expression.
Lowering his head, the red-haired Barton glanced at it, and was shocked. Although the package was not large, the quality of the magic crystals inside was too high. Even if he didn't look closely, the few exposed were clearly fourth-order magic crystals, which could only be produced by fourth-order magic beasts.
Seeing this, Barton's awe of Ye Mo increased a lot. However, awe is awe, and some things just can't be done, so he still had to speak up.
“Master, if we're just going to the Black Stone Principality, we can buy tickets and take a boat there. But if we buy a boat and sail there ourselves, even if we buy a boat, no one will know how to sail it.”
Speaking to this point, Barton paused for a moment, and then continued: “So, either hire some sailors and other necessary crew members, or directly buy some slaves who know how to sail.”
“Or we can charter a boat to go there, and then Master, you can use the same method you used on us to take down that boat. This way, we can save money and have enough manpower.”
At the end, Barton specifically looked at Ye Mo's expression. In his eyes, his master was obviously not a good person, so hijacking a boat was obviously the best choice.
Hearing this, Ye Mo was stunned. Good fellow, even more ruthless than me! But this method is actually quite good.
Shaking his head and dismissing the idea, Ye Mo said to Barton: “No need, just buy a boat. As for the sailors and crew, take a trip to the slave market.”
It's just a ship, there's no need to do things he doesn't want to do.
Next, Ye Mo and Barton continued to talk about the requirements for the ship, as well as the requirements for buying slaves and other aspects. These still had to be clarified. Besides these, they also discussed how to leave later.
Ye Mo in the room looked at the bed. Little Liuer, who was sleeping, was hugging Bai Ling, and occasionally smacked her lips. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
It's convenient to have someone around, so you don't have to do everything yourself.
Thinking of the scene where he subdued the elite members of the Berserk Mercenary Group before, Ye Mo was gratified by his wisdom.
If he didn't have these people, then he would be doing these things now, which would be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and easily lead to being scammed.
But now, he has a ship and people. Later, he will go to the Black Stone Principality to scout out information and see what it's really like there.
His previous understanding was all on paper, and it was still more reliable to see it with his own eyes. As for the pirates, he would inquire about them at the same time. Anyway, as long as he had money, it wouldn't be difficult to inquire about these things.
If it's difficult, then it means he's not giving enough money.
After thinking about it, Ye Mo took out enough materials from the contract space and continued to concoct potions.
The cultivation of a breeder cannot be stopped, and the ability to make potions is even more important. If there are no accidents afterwards, then he will eventually have to make the so-called breakthrough potion, and according to his master, the breakthrough potion is at least a fourth-order potion. With his current ability, he is still somewhat lacking.
The next day, morning.
After receiving Barton's message, Ye Mo put on his big black robe, put on his mask, recalled Little Liuer, and left the inn with Bai Ling.
Downstairs, the two mercenaries who were used to relay messages immediately ran over to greet him after seeing him.
“Good morning, Master, is there anything we can help you with?”
Glancing at them, Ye Mo said calmly: “Let's go, Barton has already prepared everything, we'll set sail today.”
“Okay, Master.” The two mercenaries assigned here obviously didn't know the specific situation, but they would follow Ye Mo's words and follow him.
In this way, under the guard of the two mercenaries, Ye Mo walked all the way according to the location they said.
Wave Song City, port.
The fishy smell came with the salty sea breeze. As a coastal city, its pier was quite prosperous and grand. At a glance, dozens of giant ships were docked, and in addition, there were more than a hundred ships of various sizes.
In addition to the ships, there were also many people coming and going. After taking a quick look, apart from the lazy city guards, most of the others were civilians, merchants, and sailors.
“Master, you're here. I was sent by Barton to come here first and take you over because he still has something to do.” A mercenary from the Berserk Mercenary Group ran over and respectfully shouted after seeing them.
“Okay, lead the way.” After speaking, under the lead of the mercenary, Ye Mo walked for a while before finally seeing Barton and the ship they bought.
At a glance, the entire ship was a retro two-masted sailing ship, but after all, this is a world with extraordinary powers, and he would have to see it for himself to know what specific abilities it had.
The entire ship was not too big, and it seemed very small compared to those giant ships, but compared to other ships, it was still okay. At least it was of medium size. Looking at the busy figures on the deck, Ye Mo estimated that it should be no problem for a ship to carry about a hundred people.
“Master, you're here.” With a leap, Barton, carrying his giant axe, landed on the pier and walked over with a smile.
“Yeah.” Looking at the ship, Ye Mo responded softly.
At this time, Barton understood and began to talk about the current situation.
“Master, since we couldn't buy a warship, I bought a medium-sized merchant ship. There's no problem with accommodating about a hundred people inside. If we squeeze a bit, two or three hundred people wouldn't be impossible.”
“According to your instructions, in order not to be conspicuous, after buying the merchant ship, I also bought a lot of local goods, preparing to transport them to the Black Stone Kingdom for sale. If those people didn't lie, this trip can sell for about two hundred gold coins.”
Hearing this, Ye Mo nodded secretly. The value of gold coins here is still very stable. More than two hundred gold coins are equivalent to more than one million Yanhuang coins, which is quite profitable.
However, the price difference of some things is too big, so it can't be calculated like this, but it's okay to roughly calculate it as five thousand to one.
As for the inferior silver coins and copper coins, their exchange rate with gold coins is one hundred and ten thousand, which is quite easy to calculate.
“In addition, I bought a total of sixty slaves, including sailors and others. Most of them are fish-like demihumans, and the others have experience sailing ships. These are their slave contracts, please accept them, Master.”
After saying those words, Barton handed over a stack of parchment.
Ye Mo took it, and facing the contract that exuded mysterious power, he curiously took a few more glances, as he was very curious about this kind of slave contract.
After opening the exploration, the attributes and introduction of the slave contract appeared in his mind in a short while.
As expected, these slave contracts are all low-level contracts, and can only contract professionals below the fourth rank. After exceeding this, they have no effect. Moreover, these contracts have already been signed, and currently, apart from controlling the life and death of the contractors, they have no other use.
After putting it away, Ye Mo nodded and said, "Very good, let's go up first, and we'll set off later."
After boarding the ship, under Barton's summons, all the slaves who had been sold met Ye Mo, or rather, met his black robe. After recognizing the other party's identity, these slaves honestly went back to do their own things.
During the process, Ye Mo also looked at those fish-type demi-humans. Their appearance was very similar to humans, leaning more towards merfolk, but they didn't have fish tails, only some fish scales and fins. Their appearance was also relatively ordinary, without the beauty of merfolk.
It could be said that, apart from being stronger, being able to breathe underwater, and having some non-human appearance, they were no different from humans. However, when other people saw this group of demi-humans, their eyes were full of contempt, and they couldn't wait to stay as far away as possible, even the human slaves had this kind of thought.
In addition to these demi-humans, Barton also specifically pointed to an elderly slave and gave a brief introduction. According to him, the other party used to be the captain of a merchant ship, established a small chamber of commerce, and had rich sailing experience. He had earned a lot of money in the past, but after being robbed by pirates, although his life was saved, the goods were gone, so he owed a huge amount of compensation, and eventually his whole family was sold as slaves.
It was indeed a bit miserable, but if the other party's ability was real, then this ship could also be handed over to him to sail.
Finally, after Barton finished introducing everything, he introduced the facilities inside the merchant ship again, and then took Ye Mo to the luxurious suite.
This was also where Ye Mo would be resting next. After Barton's special modification, the interior was very luxurious.
After observing everywhere, Ye Mo nodded in satisfaction, and then arranged for the other party to continue working, striving to set off as soon as possible.
The star map unfolded, and streams of light fell, and Bai Ling, Bai You, and Xiao Liuer all revealed their figures.
This ship is indeed good, but it is too small. Not to mention that there is no place to put Xiao Liuer's main body after it is summoned, even the simple-minded fellow and the two fourth-order magical beasts are not easy to summon.
"It seems that I still have to get a big ship as soon as possible." Thinking this way, Ye Mo took out some intelligence he bought, which was written about the famous pirate groups and Black Stone Principality warships in the Black Radiance Sea area.
Of course, he was just looking at the latter, and the real target was the former. Those pirates who could be arrogant for so long had something to them, for example, their ships were modified to be very distinctive.
After a while.
Knock knock knock!
A knock on the door sounded, and Ye Mo, who was sitting at his desk flipping through the information, raised his head and shouted, "Come in."
The door was opened, and an old man whose hair was obviously messy even though it had been washed, walked in tremblingly. After seeing Ye Mo, he immediately knelt down and shouted, "Sir, what do you need me for?"
This old man was the merchant captain Barton mentioned before, and people called him Old Quinn.
"I heard that you have been a captain for many years, so you should have a lot of sailing experience. How about this, I heard that your grandson was also bought here. Next, I will give you a chance. If you can grasp it, it is not impossible to exempt your grandson from slave status in the future."
Looking at the other party, Ye Mo opened his mouth and said with a smile.
"Thank you, sir." Regardless of whether it was true or not, Old Quinn, relying on his many years of experience, immediately lowered his head and shouted gratefully.
Ye Mo didn't care whether the other party was sincere or fake, anyway, as long as a transaction contract could be signed, the fake would become real.
The source was consumed, and a transaction contract appeared, the content of which was not much different from Barton's original contract. The only thing that was added was the matter of his grandson. Ye Mo was right, as long as the other party performed well, it was not impossible to exempt him from slave status.
A large amount of information instantly poured into Old Quinn's mind, and the seventy-year-old man looked excited, kowtowed repeatedly to thank him, and immediately signed the contract.
Not surprisingly, as a slave himself, he signed this contract without any intention of refusing.
"Very good, next, this ship will be handed over to you to manage. Your task is to get us to the Black Stone Principality as quickly as possible while ensuring our safety." Facing the light of the contract that flew over, Ye Mo said to the other party.
As the old captain, Quinn had no reason to refuse, and repeatedly said that there was no problem.
Afterwards, Ye Mo habitually chatted with the other party, and by the way, learned about the situation of the kingdoms and principalities in this world.
This chat led to the content of the pirate attack that the other party had suffered in the past.
"You mean, those pirates were not real pirates?" Raising his eyebrows, Ye Mo asked curiously.
Old Quinn stood up and said with gnashing teeth: "Yes, sir, the pirates who attacked my merchant ship were actually subordinates of the Black Stone Principality's navy."
"I only learned this after I became a slave, when the other party told me personally."
"Told you personally? Who? Your enemy?" Hearing this, Ye Mo asked.
Old Quinn smiled bitterly and said: "Enemy, I don't have that qualification. The other party is the third son of the Earl of Emerald Isle. He sent his subordinates to buy shares in my chamber of commerce, but because the price was too low, and the other party didn't reveal their identity, I refused."
"Then it was as you know, sir, after receiving a large order, we were attacked by pirates, the goods were robbed, the chamber of commerce was auctioned off, and eventually even I became a slave."
"It was at that time that the other party took a special look at me and said personally that the pirates were formed by the official of the principality."
So that's how it is. Ye Mo touched his chin and thought to himself, the Earl of Emerald Isle, if I remember correctly, he is one of the top earls in the entire Black Stone Kingdom, his strength is not low, and at the same time, his relationship with the Black Stone Grand Duke is not shallow, his eldest daughter is now the Grand Duchess of Black Stone.
"Alright, let's talk about it here, go and prepare, it's time to set off." After waving his hand, Ye Mo said.
After bowing and nodding, Old Quinn gently opened the door, thinking of what happened before, in addition to being excited, he also secretly muttered that he must do his best to complete his task.
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