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Volume 4 White Sail Chapter 13 If you can¡¯t get a boat, can you use a bamboo raft to go to sea?

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    Blackwater is a deep-water port on the west coast of the continent. It is located on the coastal cliffs of the Dusk Mountains and is a port city carved into the mountains.

    Blackwater Port is a free city that is not loyal to any one force. The Parliament is responsible for the administrative work of the city.

    In addition, the city is also a member of the West Sea Trade Alliance and is responsible for supporting several important routes through the Black Water.

    But this city is obviously not a free city in the true sense. For example, a large area of ????this city belongs to the concession of the Holy Roland Empire.

    It¡¯s not that the parliament is weak. There is no way. Who made this place less than 600 kilometers away from the Roland Empire?  If it weren't for the Twilight Mountains in between, the Holy See's flaming cross flag would have been floating over the Black Water.

    However, because it is very close to the Holy See, the commerce here is very developed. Most of the trade routes between the West Sea Alliance and the human world pass through here, and it is also one of the few transit ports on the west coast, and it is also adjacent to several elven cities. If  If Blackwater Port doesn't get rich like this, the entire parliament will have to jump into the sea.

    So since this is a port city famous for its commercial transportation industry, there is no doubt that the maritime transportation here is extremely developed. Blackwater not only has a huge port area, but also has a huge fleet.

    Although most of them are armed merchant ships, there are indeed a lot of them. At least any squadron will not be afraid of ordinary pirates.

    The merchant fleet with the ability to protect itself has brought huge wealth to Blackwater over the centuries, driving the rapid development of other industries.

    So Heishui, which was just a small fishing village a few centuries ago, is now an incredibly huge city!

    "A population of 1.2 million, crammed into such a small city? Countless green areas and public facilities must have been sacrificed! Urban planning must also Eh? What? The city was built by the Dragon Clan? Nani? Zima  Drawings produced?¡±

    If you really build a city with a population of one million slowly over several centuries, then urban planning will definitely be a nightmare. You will find that the construction of various facilities is very unscientific, and then you will slowly struggle with it.

    But it¡¯s different if there is a creature with a long lifespan and normal intelligence to plan city construction. At least their long-term considerations will overwhelm any human planner.

    "So, a long lifespan will generate a lot of skill points. Who knows how long the skill lists of dragons and elves are"

    Looking at Wang Ming, who was standing in front of the team and making complaints, everyone felt that it was better to pretend not to know him.

    Blackwater has no city walls because the empire does not want its adjacent autonomous city-states to have city walls. Some huge watchtowers surrounding the city have replaced the functions of the city walls. The top of each watchtower is a huge dragon lair.

    That is the unique military unit of the West Sea Alliance, the Aslan Sky Guard.

    Aslan is located deep in the West Sea, with vast territorial waters, abundant products, and a suitable climate. The Yalong produced here is strong, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It has long been a reserved dish on the tables of the nobles.  In this way, we selected the young Fengtao dragons from Aslan, carefully cultivated them, and fed them with feed from all over the continent. After slaughtering, we only selected one-tenth of the muscles, and paired them with meat from the Desolate Sea.  Aged feta cheese from the prairie¡­

    "Hey, are you really talking about the introduction of military units?"

    But Fengtao Yalong is really delicious!

    "Why do not you go to hell¡­¡­"

    Yueying emerged from behind the group leader: "Mia, who are you talking to?"

    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s nothing, it just started to attack because I didn¡¯t take medicine today.¡±

    "Oh? These are not the important points. Let's go into the city quickly. I heard that the Fengtao Yalong Tenderloin in Nancheng District is the best!"

    ""

    The roads in the city are paved with black floor tiles, and most of the buildings are black, which looks extremely depressing.  The main reason is that the nearby quarries only produce this kind of black sedimentary rock, and other stones are relatively rare here. The market economy determines that only a large number of black cheap buildings can be built here.

    Of course, the Guangming Holy See Concession area is different. The stones there were transported piece by piece by waterway from the empire, and each piece was engraved with a holy seal. After repeated blessings by the priests, the Holy See Concession looked too white.  .

    The guards briefly checked the belongings of Wang Ming and his party before letting them into the city.

    Walking on the black avenue, everyone felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.

    "Do you feel there are too few people?" Tolia suddenly broke.The silence among everyone revealed the questions in their hearts.

    It was then that everyone reacted.

    Yue Ying glanced at the street twice. Priest Yue, who has been training in archery for a long time, has far better eyesight than others. She glanced twice and reported the number of people: "The number of people on the street now is except for us!"  "

    Everyone: "Tah! You still have to say this!"

    Xinglian let go of the crystal ball in his arms and let it float in the air: "However, according to my psychic detection, there are no people in several streets nearby. Don't you think this is too strange?"

    At this time, a paladin walked past everyone: "Oh, today is the day when the combined fleet returns. Everyone has gone to the port, so there is no one there now."

    "Combined fleet?" Wang Ming asked puzzledly.

    "In the past two years, the Holy See and Blackwater Port jointly funded a fleet to explore the south. It is said that many islands were found last year. If we can establish trade with the local indigenous people or establish colonies, it will bring huge income.  So most people in the city take it very seriously."

    After listening to the paladin¡¯s explanation, Wang Ming asked strangely: ¡°Then why don¡¯t you go?¡±

    "I have to patrol. It's not a good idea to leave my post without permission."

    Yueying pointed to the Blackwater flag on the cross street: "This is the territory of Xihai. When will it be the Holy See's turn to inspect it?"

    The paladin smiled and said: "Don't mention it here, soon the entire Black Water will be the territory of the Holy See!"

    "You!" Yueying put her hand on the dagger at her waist and was about to take action.

    Xinglian quickly held down Priest Yue and signaled her not to act rashly.

    "Sister, there are thirty thousand Holy See troops stationed in Blackwater City. It would not be a good idea if you take action."

    Before the two parties started fighting, Wang Ming and Xing Lian pulled Yue Ying and ran out, leaving the paladin with a vigilant face behind.

    "Sister, there's no need to be so angry! Even if Blackwater City is captured by the Holy See, there will be no loss to us."

    Wang Ming tried to enlighten Yueying on the pros and cons.

    "Don't be angry, do you know how much money I invested in Blackwater?"

    "Halle?"

    "Do you know how many seats I occupy on the Blackwater Council?"

    "Nani?"

    "Do you know that I am actually one of the Speakers of Blackwater?"

    "What?"

    In the distant past, when Yueying was still a girl

    The hilt of the knife hit someone on the head, knocking the author into the wall.

    "What do you mean when I was a girl? Am I not a girl now?"

    Yue Ying took deep breaths continuously and controlled her excitement: "Let's put it this way, I was actually the privateer captain of Blackwater A privateer is a pirate who defected to a certain force. Just understand it this way. Because Yue  The temple had little income, so I had no choice but to run out and become a pirate without even getting my ID card.

    In short, the West China Sea was not as stable as it is now. Although it is not stable now, on the surface, the West China Sea Alliance can still control the situation.  At that time, the pirate era when various forces divided the sea area was very chaotic. I was ignorant and fought in such a dangerous place every day. Now I still feel scared when I think about it.

    At first I was just a mercenary employed by Blackwater, and later I became a member of the Blackwater Foreign Legion. Because I own a ship myself, my starting point is much higher than others, so I got involved within a few years.  Parliament, the income from each robbery was exchanged for shares in Blackwater Yes, this weird city-state is a joint-stock system!

    But then the area around Blackwater became stable, and I felt that the benefits of being a pirate were not proportional to the risks, so I gave up and relied on the stock shares and dividends to get by, so I withdrew from the Black Sea.  But even so, sister, I am still one of the Speakers of Blackwater!  "

    ¡­¡­

    "That means this is one of your properties, right"

    "That's right."

    ¡°¡­Then why didn¡¯t you take out the money when the Knights were in economic crisis?¡±

    Because in the early years, the dividends for the next hundred years were overdrawn by the excessive drinking and drinking.

    "what did you say?"

    "nothing."

    Of course, these are not the point. The point is that they must get a ship that can go to sea as soon as possible and a group of crew members that can go to sea.

    "Sister, how much does the boat cost?"

    ¡°I don¡¯t know, the boat was stolen back then.¡±

    ¡°¡­What about the crew?¡±

    "You came here by bluffing, don't do it once you get on the boat."?Go down again.  "

    ""

    Task 1: Find a medium-sized or above ship that can carry out long-distance voyages

    Task 2: Find enough crew members

    Task 3: Don¡¯t spend a penny on Yueying

    Task deadline: Complete before Yueying finishes dinner

    Task reward: Sister-sama¡¯s joy

    ??Punishment for unfinished work: [Censored because it was too bloody]

    Tip: Press the esc key to exit the game

    Yueying looked at Wang Ming who was walking to the tavern in confusion: "What are you going to do?"

    "Find the save point."

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    Ships are not difficult to buy. A ketch only costs 10,000 gold coins. It can still be squeezed out of the financial squeeze.

    But the problem is that not even one thousand gold can be squeezed out of the finances.

    The same is true for crew members. Recruiting crew members basically requires an advance of one thousand gold, which is one year's worth of assets.

    All problems are ultimately about money.

    "Furthermore, the sailing efficiency of ships in this era is so low that they must be equipped with a large number of crews. As a result, the demand for supplies has increased, and command is also a big problem. I have never been to sea Of course I have played sailing games.  , but if you expect a game geek to lead the ship, do you think you haven¡¯t lived long enough?¡±

    "Well, with more people, there is an advantage in boarding battle, which can be considered a balance"

    "But this means we have to equip them with weaponsand it costs money"

    etc.

    Wang Ming suddenly thought of something.

    "Sister, where is the ship you used to own?"

    "Leave it to the vice-captain Isn't it like this in anime? After the captain retires, the ship is handed over to the beautiful vice-captain to run, and then the male protagonist does everything under the pressure of the captain.  "

    "You seem to have said something that arouses people's imagination"

    "That ship, if I remember correctly, is a very beautiful sailing ship."

    "What configuration?"

    "A brigantine, produced by the Temple of the Moon, comes with elf sails, long-barreled cannons, additional wrought iron armor on weak points, and it also has a crew full of elf girls!"

    "What does it look like? I want to see such a magical ship."

    Yueying pointed to the port outside the tavern, where a gorgeous elf sailboat was parked.

    "Here, that's the one."
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