“That’s right. You’re all human, and you’re not used to being at the bottom of the sea all the time, so I want to buy a big ship so we can travel by boat.”
Upon hearing this, the group was overjoyed.
Xu Jiaheng steadied himself and asked, "Sir, how big of a ship do you want?"
Fang Yuan pointed to the vast square behind him:
"It would be best to buy two of those that can fit here, just in case they break down and there are no replacements."
She is a human being herself, and it's impossible for her to live in the sea forever.
Fortunately, the people here live at sea, so their shipbuilding technology is quite advanced, comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the islands here are not particularly far apart, so the ships built here are not very large.
The treasure ships, which only appeared every few years, were large enough, but the people here didn't know how to build such large ships.
However, she doesn't need one that's particularly big; something around the same size will do.
“Such a ship probably won’t be cheap, and there are no shipbuilding families on Samsung Island, so we’ll have to go to Kyushu Island,” Xu Jiaheng replied after thinking for a moment.
Although he was quite happy that Fang Yuan was willing to live on the sea, such a boat did cost a lot.
"Do you think we'll be short of money at sea? You just need to negotiate then."
Not to mention the half-filled gold and silver jewelry in her warehouse, the pearls and corals on the seabed are just easy to find; there's no shortage of valuable stuff.
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely handle this matter well." Xu Jiaheng nodded.
"You're free to do whatever you want these next few days. You can fish, shrimp, or pearls. We'll go to Samsung Island first, and you can go up there and have a look around."
Fang Yuan's words gave everyone a real boost of energy, and even the two women who made clothes came out.
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Three days later, when Fang Yuan returned to Samsung Island, the island was under martial law.
"Thieves have appeared on the island, and the island lord has ordered a thorough investigation. What are you gentlemen doing here?"
Seeing that Xu Jiaheng's clothes did not resemble those of an ordinary sea dweller, the guard asked politely.
"We are merchants going to Kyushu Island. What kind of identity do you need?" Xu Jiaheng asked indifferently.
He was wearing a silver-green brocade robe and holding a jade bone fan with a thumb-sized pearl hanging from the fan pendant.
He regained the air of a dashing young nobleman.
This outfit was specially made for him by the embroiderer, Fang Yuan said that as her housekeeper, he had to have style.
Although he didn't know what "style" meant, his current status represented something different, so he displayed the imposing manner he once had as the young island lord.
However, everyone in the Crystal Castle had plenty to eat and wear.
It's really no different from when he was the young master of Biluo Island, and it's even better.
"Going to Kyushu? I wonder which merchant guild you are? What do you plan to sell?" the guard continued to ask.
He also looked around the cabin.
"What's going on here? Are we being strictly checked just because we come here to buy goods? Are we even allowed to do business?"
Fang Yuan walked out somewhat impatiently and asked.
Her boat belonged to the Liu family, so it didn't look very big.
Do these people really think they can carry anything on their ship?
“That’s right, our young master and lord are only coming here on the passenger ship out of respect for you, so don’t waste our time here,” Xu Liu hurriedly stepped forward and scolded.
He's now following not only the young master, but also the goddess.
If it weren't for the goddess's low profile, these island lords would be nothing but a fart in front of her.
"Well... please, gentlemen, but please don't wander around the island!" The guard finally gave them a few words of advice.
These people were all well-dressed and had a calm demeanor, so he didn't want to offend them by asking any more questions.
"Who cares about coming here? Let's go!" Fang Yuan called the group ashore.
As Fang Yuan and the others left, her boat traveled a certain distance before she put it back into her spatial storage.
Then he led Xu Jiaheng and the others to the merchant ships moored at the deep-water pier.
These merchant ships usually stay for several days, until they are fully loaded with goods and passengers, before leaving.
However, Samsung Island was robbed by thieves this time, and the ship owner was unable to obtain the cargo he wanted after several days due to the martial law.
They had to pack more for their guests to take home, and these generous guests from Fangyuan managed to recover a significant portion of their losses.
"Please come this way, gentlemen. These three rooms are for you."
The ship owner had the butler personally lead the group to a row of three guest rooms.
"Not bad. We'll stay on the boat for the next few days. Will you let us know before we leave?" Fang Yuan asked after looking around.
"Yes, yes, we'll leave in a couple of days. It's no problem at all if a few people want to stay on the boat," the butler quickly replied.
"Okay, take it!"
As soon as the boat owner finished speaking, Xu Jiaheng tossed out a perfectly round pearl.
He may not have much else now, but he certainly has a lot of pearls.
Fortunately, these things are hard to catch, so they've always been valuable.
"Alright, guests, don't worry, I'll have someone bring some tea and snacks over right away. I'll make sure you have a pleasant few days." The steward smiled and accepted the pearls, thanking them.
Sure enough, these generous guests thankfully didn't send their servants over.
Once the butler left, Fang Yuan carefully examined the room in front of him.
"The rooms on this ship look pretty good, and there are quite a few of them. What do you think of this ship?"
She chose to travel by merchant ship because she didn't want to swim to Kyushu Island herself.
Another reason was to look at the merchant ships here and choose one she liked; she thought this ship was quite good.
Given the low price, this room was considered quite nice.
In ancient times, extravagance was truly rampant.
The room contained not only a bed and chairs, but also a display cabinet.
It's similar to the rooms in a high-class inn in ancient times.
"This merchant ship doesn't look small; I doubt it can fit everything!" Xu Jiaheng said after looking around.
Although the square in front of the palace is not small, the length of this ship seems a bit excessive.
After all, the ship has three decks and the rooms are quite spacious.
"Is this ship that big? It's fine if it occupies a spot next to the point. The coral stones around the plaza can be moved."
Fang Yuan felt that the boat wasn't that big, so why couldn't it fit?
"Is that so? Then we can give it a try!" Xu Jiaheng nodded.
The ship is indeed longer than the plaza, but it should be able to fit if the adjacent coral rock formations are removed.
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