Gourd of Douluo

Chapter 643 Buying a Boat

Through word of mouth among the drunkards, in just one night, most people in the town knew that there was a fool from out of town who spent a lot of money in the tavern just to listen to the story.

A small place has such a characteristic. The slightest disturbance can spread quickly.

It is human nature to watch the excitement. On the second night, before the opening hours of the "Drink Enough" pub, a large group of people had already gathered in front of the door.

Most of them are drunkards who want to take advantage of the free drinks, and there are also a small number of people who like to join in the fun and want to see what the rumored "idiot" looks like.

Unfortunately they were destined to be disappointed.

Everyone sat in the tavern and waited for a long time without seeing any unfamiliar faces. They had no choice but to ask the bartender who was cleaning the beer glasses leisurely.

The bartender didn't answer, and could only look up at the price list hanging in the lobby.

Everyone looked at each other. There was an alcoholic in the crowd who finally couldn't bear his alcohol addiction and ordered a glass of beer. Only then did the bartender, whose face turned slightly pale, was willing to tell this group of prostitutes.

"Don't wait, they will leave at noon."

All the drunkards sighed, most of them looking like they had missed five million.

The client, who was being cared about by a group of drunkards and fun-lovers, was at a fishing port more than ten kilometers away inspecting the means of transportation that would accompany them for a period of time.

In the afternoon, there are only a few scattered boats parked on the shore at the fishing port pier. These are fishing boats that have returned from fishing. The fresh fish have been taken to the local market for sale, and the fishermen returned home to rest. Drying fishing nets.

Fishing nets are woven from cotton threads. If they are soaked in sea water for too long, they will easily become loose. When the net mouth becomes larger, fish and shrimp will slip through the net.

Therefore, there is a saying in coastal areas that fishing takes three days and two days drying nets.

Yuri, the owner of the "Not Enough" tavern, acted as a temporary broker and took the two distinguished guests to a somewhat remote place.

Unlike the bustling fishing port, except for an old building, this place is empty and lifeless. The ground is filled with various types of wood and parts.

"Now is the migration period of salmon schools, which is the time to grab money. No one will sell the cornucopia in their hands at this time. Therefore, this is already the best boat that can be found on the market."

Yuri led the two of them into the dock, pointed to the only fishing boat docked in front of him, and introduced: "This three-masted sailboat is called Izumo. It weighs 60,000 kilograms, has a hull length of 30 meters, a width of 11 meters, and a hull made of Made of iron and wood, it's sturdy and can withstand flooding. Come on, I'll take you up there to take a look."

Wang Xiaofeng and Nidia followed Yuri onto the fishing boat, and what hit their nostrils was the unique salty smell of the fishing boat.

"The Izumo has a total of three floors. The top is the captain's cabin and deck, the middle is the rest room and cargo hold, and the bottom is three fish holds, which can carry up to 100,000 kilograms of cargo. In addition, this ship The cabins are also separated by iron plates. If one or two cabins are damaged during navigation, water will not enter the other cabins. "

Yuri took them to visit the captain's room, kitchen and other places one by one.

Wang Xiaofeng is quite satisfied with the ship overall.

Although this ship is not big, it is made of better materials and is sufficient for offshore navigation. Even if it unfortunately encounters a sea spirit beast and is hit two or three times, it will not suddenly disintegrate and sink.

Nidia was blowing the cold wind from the sea on the deck, and suddenly there was a hoarse voice from the shore.

"Hey, who are you? Who asked you to board my ship?"

Nidia looked down and saw an old man standing on the shore, holding a harpoon and looking at her warily.

Nidia lifted her skirt and nodded, smiling and said: "Old sir, you must be the seller of this ship. Mr. Yuri and my husband are in the captain's cabin. Your ship is perfectly maintained. I believe my husband has already Can’t wait to negotiate the price with you. ”

Nitya's etiquette was impeccable. Even a wary old man could not use a harpoon against such a lady. Moreover, upon hearing the name of an acquaintance, the hostility disappeared.

𝐬𝐭𝐨𝟓𝟓.𝐜𝐨𝐦

The old man put away the harpoon, pointed at the boat and said proudly: "Of course, I use tung oil to maintain it every month."

Yuri came out of the captain's room and unceremoniously exposed the old man's lies, "Okay, stop bragging. With your old arms and legs, it's good to brush them with oil once every three months."

Yuri walked to the old man's side, lowered his head and whispered in his ear: "This time he is a rare rich man. I spent a lot of energy and used my sharp tongue to get him to charter a boat. It turned into buying an entire boat.

Don't blame me for not reminding you. The price will be lowered later, so don't scare people away like the lion did before. "

Wang Xiaofeng walked off the boat.

He had just scanned it quietly with his soul power alone. Generally speaking, there were not many places that needed to be repaired on the entire ship. It was enough to fill some small gaps between the wood with putty.

"This boat is very well maintained and I am very satisfied. Old sir, please make an offer."

The old man looked at Wang Xiaofeng's impossibly young and immature face, and his eyes drifted towards Yuri unconsciously, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Is this the rich man you're talking about?

Yuri gave him a reassuring look in return.

The old man looked at the old man who had been handed down to him from his father's generation and had been with him for decades.

The ironwood keel in the boat was still the body of a hard ironwood spirit beast that was more than seven hundred years old and had been killed by a spirit master at a huge price.

But the dowry for his daughter's marriage and the high monthly medical expenses for his seriously ill wife forced him to make the decision to sell it at a low price.

The old man was silent for a moment, and squeezed out a few words from his throat with difficulty: "10,000 gold soul coins."

This sentence seemed to drain all the energy of the old man.

Wang Xiaofeng and Nitia looked at each other.

So cheap?

Nitia quickly pulled Wang Xiaofeng to a corner and whispered: "Little lunatic, the old man must know the current market price of iron wood. The dragon bone alone is worth almost 10,000 gold soul coins. I thought I had to bargain down from 100,000 or 80,000 gold soul coins."

Iron wood is a hard and dense wood. It is a very high-quality wood and is often used to make furniture and build houses.

However, because the growth rate of iron wood is extremely slow and it is difficult to introduce and cultivate artificially, in the territory of Xingluo Empire, this kind of iron wood tree is one less when one is cut down, and the century-old iron wood tree is even more priceless.

But if you say that this old man doesn't understand the value of ironwood at all, that's nonsense. People who are not sensitive to prices can't do business at all and would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Wang Xiaofeng speculated: "Maybe it's due to the environment. There are a lot of ironwood trees here, and they are not as valuable as we imagined."

Nitia nodded and reluctantly accepted this explanation, "But do we really need to spend 10,000 gold soul coins to buy a ship? No matter how you think about it, it's more cost-effective to spend 200 gold soul coins to charter a ship for seven days."

"Are you serious?" Wang Xiaofeng looked at Nitia in surprise, "We are going to fight two sea beasts that are suspected to be more than 10,000 years old in the sea. What kind of ship can withstand the aftermath of the battle."

Nitia thought about it and it was true. If you charter a boat, you have to take care of the ship and the crew during the battle.

But you don't need to consider so much for your own ship, and the crew can be replaced by water element creations.

They are not short of money, so there is no need to trouble themselves to save money.

Just when the old man thought that his offer was too high again, the two young nobles turned back again.

"Old man, although the price is a bit high, I really like this boat, so let's go with the price you said." Wang Xiaofeng said with a smile.

Even after signing the contract and handing over the money and the goods under the witness of the statue of Poseidon, the old man who walked out of the bank was still a little confused.

Sold it already? Didn't even bargain?