Todd looked at the navigation route on the screen again, considering the feasibility of the plan in his mind, and finally said, "Perhaps... we can give it a try."
Rachel clenched her right fist and rested her chin on it: "There's another problem. The Muxi Shipyard doesn't have any ships suitable for ocean voyages. The North Islanders' warships are shallow-draft and fast, but not suitable for long-distance voyages; their cargo ships can go long distances, but they are huge and cumbersome, and too slow. What we need is a small sailing ship that is safe, reliable, and most importantly, fast."
Todd thought for a moment and replied, "There might be one such ship right now."
“In that case, the ships should be fine.” Rachel turned off the screen. “The rest is just some preparation: supplies, tools, weapons, and a contact person.”
"You're planning to come along?!"
Rachel gave him a strange look: "Of course I'm going with you."
"What about managing the alien races? What about the alien factories?"
“Karin is already capable of handling things on her own. Besides, the alien species in Muxi City have stabilized, and there aren’t many things to deal with. As for the factory, all production is on track, so even if I’m not there, it won’t have any impact.”
Seeing that the other party had made up their mind, Todd gave up trying to persuade him and began to work with Rachel to prepare for the long journey.
First, there's the linker in the soul space. Since I won't be in Twilight City for a long time (and might never return), determining the soul linker is extremely important.
Those important figures in the kingdom, such as Hudgens, Alfonso, Joe, Brunhilde, Karin, and Dion, are all objects of soul linking.
Todd was initially worried that convincing them to accept the link would take some time. To his surprise, almost everyone agreed immediately, and some even cheered and expressed their gratitude loudly after receiving the king's request.
Having dealt with the soul link issue, Todd began to shift his focus to transportation.
The existing shipbuilding technology in Twilight City is insufficient to build ocean-going fast ships, so Todd has to turn his attention to other ships in the port.
An armed sailing ship named "Black Pearl" came into his view.
This small, fast ship, built by the Abbasid Empire, is lightweight and sturdy, and is excellent in terms of speed, maneuverability, and stealth.
Most importantly, the captain of this fast ship had experience sailing north; she was Aisha, the daughter of Barbarossa.
However, a small problem arose during the negotiation with her...
"What? You mean the ambush plan is off?!"
Aisha looked at King Muxi behind the table, frowned, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this is not what we agreed on beforehand."
Todd tapped the table lightly with his knuckles and said casually, "Thank you for the information. Under the mediation of the Twilight Kingdom, the Claw Tribe and the Black Skull Tribe of the North Island have agreed to cede part of their maritime trade share in exchange for the support of other small tribes in the North Island."
Aisha bit her lip tightly and gripped her black robe with both hands.
She never imagined that her intelligence would become a stumbling block, and that those two tribes would exchange their exclusive maritime trade for the support of other tribes in the North Island.
Aisha looked at King Muxi before her, her eyes seemingly spitting fire: "Your Majesty, I'm sure you've put a lot of thought into this!"
Todd smiled and took out a bag of coins from under the table, untying the knot: "Aisha, I'm a generous person. The information you provided helped me a lot, so I will naturally repay you. Here are 50 silver moons."
Aisha took a closer look and saw the shiny coins in the bag, which brightened her expression slightly. She muttered something as she put the purse away.
“Your Majesty, you still don’t trust me after all.” Aisha shook her head, turned around with regret, and prepared to leave.
Todd pulled out another money bag of the same size from under the table and placed it heavily on the table: "On the contrary, I have an even more important task for you."
Aisha turned her head and looked at the king with a puzzled expression.
"An escort mission. The Kingdom of Muxi has two very important guests. We need to get to the north as soon as possible."
Aisha twirled the silver moon at her waist and shook her head, saying, "This small bag of money isn't enough for me to complete the escort mission."
Todd maintained his smile: "This is just a deposit. I will pay you ten times the deposit after the deal is done."
"Ten times?!" Aisha gasped, and after a moment, she asked warily, "Where are those two going?"
"The Land of Shadows".
Startled, Aisha let the purse slip from her hand and fall to the ground without even noticing.
"The Land of Shadows?! You must be insane!" Aisha took two steps back and said with a sneer, "If you want to commit suicide, choose a rope! I will never die for you for a few hundred silver moons!"
“Silver Moon?” Todd laughed, untying the knot in the money pouch on the table to reveal a dazzling golden light inside: “Miss Hayreddin, this is genuine Golden Sun!”
"Gold coins?" Aisha was drawn to the golden light, and even the detestable term she heard from the other person was forgotten.
"The deposit is 50 gold coins, so the total is 550 gold coins, which adds up to 5500 silver moons."
Todd interlaced his fingers, slowly leaned back in his chair, and admired Aisha's greed and desire. He whispered, "Like I said before, I'm a generous person..."
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