Although Qin Mo had a good understanding of shipping routes, monsoons, and hygiene and epidemic prevention, he lacked a team of determined seafarers. Sailors and captains needed to be trained, and both ability and loyalty were indispensable.
"Your Highness, what is our goal this time?" Ximan agreed with Qin Mo's idea and asked about the next steps in the itinerary.
"Let's head south into the Sulawesi Sea, then turn southeast and find an island of wealth to raise enough money for our voyage."
After exploring the basic situation of Holo and marking it on the nautical chart, the "Skuna" headed south again into the Sulawesi Sea, then turned southeast and sailed all the way to the northeast corner of Sulawesi Island.
"East of here, there's an island that's famous for its cloves, as well as some nutmeg and pepper." Qin Mo, seeing that it was already late, decided to drop anchor. Navigating in the dark in these complex waters was risky unless you were very familiar with the seas.
"Cloves? Pepper?" Seaman shrieked. He was an alchemist and had an unusual sensitivity and desire for wealth. You couldn't play with alchemy without money; every magic array master was built on a foundation of money.
"Yes, and nutmeg, which is a spice that can be used medicinally or as a condiment." Qin Mo added another spice to him, nutmeg, which is unique to the Spice Islands and is a favorite of Europeans.
"Then what are we waiting for, Your Highness? Let's go now. Liangqian will be able to see the islands right away."
"No, Seaman, remember, we must remain vigilant in any unknown waters. We can only conduct nighttime navigation training after we have explored all the reefs and currents."
Qin Mo crawled into her exquisite mosquito net and fell fast asleep, leaving Xi Man tossing and turning until dawn.
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