Chapter 365: Single-Horned White Whale (Part 1)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The winged skeleton took a seat at the table as he sent the two blood winged skeletons away . Saleen could hear Banchajanna's eerie laughter . Saleen pretended he had not heard it . He realized that the winged skeleton was playing a prank under Banchajanna's incitement .
"How far have we traveled?" Saleen asked .
"We are at the place where I sunk my ship," Irene replied . She was already looking at the sea map, providing the coordinates for the magic compass .
"You were in your room, you didn't even react when I called you . " Aini rolled his eyes . Jola looked weirdly at Nailisi, hoping to find out something from looking at her body . What left him shocked was that her hair was not even messy . The more Jola looked, the more stunned he was . He realized that Nailisi looked exactly the same as when she entered Saleen's room, there were no changes .
Could this be a secret professional? Jola was cautious for the first time . He suddenly realized that everyone around Saleen was powerful . Even though Sika did not have any sword aura, she looked more dangerous than Aini . If that was the case, he needed to be more diligent .
Jola warned himself that if he did not train hard, he would become a commoner . If he became a commoner, no women would appreciate him .
"This has overlooked my attention, Aini and I are mages and we can endure long periods of being alone, you all can't . " Saleen said as he commanded the winged skeleton to take over control of the alchemical boat . He then let the five mages come over to eat .
"With this voyage, besides hunting, I want everyone to be familiar with the sea route . This route will be under my protection in the future and when summer comes, I will send a combat vessel to patrol . Besides us, no one else is allowed to go near the Oceanic Ice Block . How about this, during the day, everyone will interact here . Introduce yourself to everyone and share your past experiences . I can give you all some pointers on questions relating to magic . Jola, you can help Irene in her swordsmanship . "
"It seems we are still lacking a chef, I think no one wants to eat what the winged skeleton has prepared . If only we had the lifestyle mages that Lex had with her . "
"Master, I can serve you all . " A low-grade mage replied .
"No, the purpose of this voyage is for you all to familiarize yourselves with the alchemy ship . Preparing food isn't going to help with your control in magic, that needs a conducive environment . As for cooking, Jola, can you do that?" Saleen suddenly looked at Jola . He did have food with him wherever he went . It was usually all bread, smoked meat, and at most alcohol and tea . Sika was not picky when it came to food, but the rest might not be able to eat such simple food .
"I… can . " Jola wanted to reject at first . He was a grand swordmaster, asking him to be a chef was humiliating . Sika, Nailisi, and Irene were all looking at him though . Under the gaze of three women, Jola gave in .
Jola had led a hard life in the past and he was better at cooking than he was at his swordsmanship . In the past no one had taken care of him and he could only count on himself .
Jola grudgingly went to the kitchen in the back . There was quite a lot of food on the ship and at this scale, hundreds of swordsmen could be on board . After modification, it could only take this many people .
"Irene, what dangers do we need to watch out for on this route?" Saleen watched Jola going to prepare food and started asking Irene about the sea route .
Nailisi was pouring tea for everyone, Irene held up her tea cup and finally felt better . She thought hard and said, "The Oceanic Ice Block is about twelve-thousand miles away from your city . Of course I am talking about the sea route distance, the displacement might be smaller . "
"That far? Wouldn't it be very cold?" Saleen was shocked, he had assumed the Oceanic Ice Block was about three to five-thousand miles away . If it was twelve-thousand miles, this sea route would be harder to protect .
"Not really, the temperature in the north is almost the same . Even if we are near the Oceanic Ice Block, there are three to four months where plants can grow there . There are many islands in the north and even though they are big, they are uninhabitable . They are either infertile lands with fatal plants growing there or have a lack of water source . "
"Oh, you haven't seen other ships over the years?" Saleen thought back to Shenfeng Country . In the east, the island countries were incredibly advanced when it came to navigating in the sea and there might be people entering the Oceanic Ice Block .
"I have only seen some ruins, those that are alive are probably only those from my family . "
"You talked about a hunting ground the last time, is that within the Oceanic Ice Block?"
"No, my ships cannot enter the center of the Oceanic Ice Block . They can only hunt at the outside . I have told you the target before, it is giant prawn . We use a special net that has magic medicine in it . When the prawn lose their assaultive strength, we fish them out . "
"You mentioned these prawn all have a grade-4 magic nucleus in them . With my calculations, your haul isn't that impressive . "
Irene gave a bitter smile and said, "They are grade-4 magic beasts after all . Every time I use the magic medicine, it is a huge investment . I need to haul a sufficient amount before I can recoup my losses . " Irene asked the next question with much trepidation, "Saleen, are you only interested in the magic beasts on the Ice Block with this hunt?"
"No, I'm interested in the prawn . They are the main target . " Saleen had his own Alchemy spell and Irene had mentioned that fallenstar could be extracted from the front legs of the prawn . They were enough for Saleen . "
"But I do not see you preparing any net or magic medicine . "
"They are not needed, you will understand when we arrive . " Saleen thought, who else was more suitable for this than Banchajanna? His horrifying skill was just right to deal with the magic beasts in the sea . So long as his weapon clashed against each other, any grade-4 magic beast within the attacking range would be destroyed . Even if they did not die, they would lose consciousness . By then, Banchajanna would just need to use the dimension stone . He did not need to use any magic medicine or create any special net at all . Saving on these costs, his revenue would be a huge amount . These were grade-4 magic nuclei!
The price of a grade-4 magic nucleus could vary greatly but even the lowest grade-4 magic nucleus could sell for as high as the highest grade-3 magic nucleus . That was one-hundred and fifty gold coins . Not all the magic beasts in such seas might have magic nuclei, the quality could vary too . Saleen intended to have an enormous haul in his first try . The magic nucleus problem for his city would be solved then .
Seeing Irene a little disappointed, Saleen laughed and said, "Even though you haven't helped much this time, I promise when we return, I will give each one of you a ship . In summer next year, you can bring your own people out to sea . "
"I can't afford such a ship . " Aini said .
"It's an ice-breaker, I will still need this alchemical boat for my defences . I can't use it to hunt in the future . "
The color returned to Aini and Irene's faces . Saleen laughed silently to himself, by then Irene would still be lacking in sailors and she would still need to rent from him . He would not be making a loss . If Aini and Irene wanted to break away from their family, they would need to get their resources from him .
Once the two of them were successful, they would naturally attract the youths from the other four houses to work with him . By then, his profits would snowball .
Irene was still a little confused but Aini had already guessed Saleen's intentions . He was not losing out at all and it was true that he was dissatisfied with his family . Being independent was something he had always dreamed of . Saleen's conditions were too good and he could not refuse .
Aini asked Irene, "Irene, the people that you brought with you, will they obey your commands without questions?"
"Yes, those people were arranged by my mother . Even the elders in the family have difficulty commanding them . "
Aini nodded, not asking further . It seemed like Irene was the same as him . Before meeting Saleen, she had considered her benefits clearly . Saleen had a powerful backer, but the two of them did not .
Saleen had thought of it even more clearly, his main issue now was to build a powerful army to protect himself . When they went out to hunt it would be a huge investment, if they did not use the alchemical boat and Banchajanna . He did not want to spend such money . With this money, he could use it to buy rations and equipment .
In Sikeqinya, a true merchant controlled the capital and would not do things himself . Letting the people from other families provide the money, he would provide the combat vessel and resources . Selling these would net him a large revenue . Getting back sixty percent as profits, that was truly earning money .
Irene was lucky, Saleen had wanted Aini to be the only model to attract more funds . Since she was there, Saleen did not want to waste any effort calculating the contents of the magic compass . The earlier he could get this to work, the earlier he would get rich .
Letting the merchants from the Qin Empire get the benefits, when the Holy See built up their combat fleet, the Qin Empire's wealthy and merchants would definitely be pissed . By then, Saleen would not need to do anything by himself . All the powers would come together to protect this precious resource .
Saleen's only concern was Alchemy City . He had not found a way to reject if the people from there wanted a share too . If he rejected cooperating with Alchemy City having the combat fleet from Cloudflow coming would be a disaster for his city, even if they did not come to snatch .
Such backstabbing behavior was something the people from Alchemy City were capable of .
"Master, there is a magic beast following us!" The winged skeleton's voice sounded in Saleen's heart .
"Oh?" Saleen stood up and walked to the front of the cabin . The image from the Eye of the Dead was very clear . Irene who had been following behind Saleen gave a scream, she saw the magic beast clearly .
'You recognize it?"
"Single-horned white whale, a grade-9 magic beast!"
"Is it dangerous?"
"Of course, however it would not attack our ship… unless we snatch its food . "
"What does it eat?" Saleen had a bad feeling .
"Prawn . This beast doesn't have any teeth, it loves to eat the prawns near the Oceanic Ice Block . Do you see its single horn? When it is angry, it can break apart even an ice mountain . "
"There is still a few thousand miles to our destination, it wouldn't go there, would it?"
"Yes it will, we return early every year in fears of meeting this magic beast . Releasing any magic medicine within its hunting radius spells certain death . "
Chapter 365 Single Horned White Whale Part 1 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe winged skeleton took a seat at the table as he sent the two blood winged skeletons away . Saleen could hear Banchajanna s eerie laughter . Saleen pretended he had not heard it . He realized that the winged skeleton was playing a prank under Banchajanna s incitement . How far have we traveled Saleen asked . We are at the place where I sunk my ship, Irene replied . She was already looking at the sea map, providing the coordinates for the magic compass . You were in your room, you didn t even react when I called you . Aini rolled his eyes . Jola looked weirdly at Nailisi, hoping to find out something from looking at her body . What left him shocked was that her hair was not even messy . The more Jola looked, the more stunned he was . He realized that Nailisi looked exactly the same as when she entered Saleen s room, there were no changes . Could this be a secret professional Jola was cautious for the first time . He suddenly realized that everyone around Saleen was powerful . Even though Sika did not have any sword aura, she looked more dangerous than Aini . If that was the case, he needed to be more diligent . Jola warned himself that if he did not train hard, he would become a commoner . If he became a commoner, no women would appreciate him . This has overlooked my attention, Aini and I are mages and we can endure long periods of being alone, you all can t . Saleen said as he commanded the winged skeleton to take over control of the alchemical boat . He then let the five mages come over to eat . With this voyage, besides hunting, I want everyone to be familiar with the sea route . This route will be under my protection in the future and when summer comes, I will send a combat vessel to patrol . Besides us, no one else is allowed to go near the Oceanic Ice Block . How about this, during the day, everyone will interact here . Introduce yourself to everyone and share your past experiences . I can give you all some pointers on questions relating to magic . Jola, you can help Irene in her swordsmanship . It seems we are still lacking a chef, I think no one wants to eat what the winged skeleton has prepared . If only we had the lifestyle mages that Lex had with her . Master, I can serve you all . A low grade mage replied . No, the purpose of this voyage is for you all to familiarize yourselves with the alchemy ship . Preparing food isn t going to help with your control in magic, that needs a conducive environment . As for cooking, Jola, can you do that Saleen suddenly looked at Jola . He did have food with him wherever he went . It was usually all bread, smoked meat, and at most alcohol and tea . Sika was not picky when it came to food, but the rest might not be able to eat such simple food . I can . Jola wanted to reject at first . He was a grand swordmaster, asking him to be a chef was humiliating . Sika, Nailisi, and Irene were all looking at him though . Under the gaze of three women, Jola gave in . Jola had led a hard life in the past and he was better at cooking than he was at his swordsmanship . In the past no one had taken care of him and he could only count on himself . Jola grudgingly went to the kitchen in the back . There was quite a lot of food on the ship and at this scale, hundreds of swordsmen could be on board . After modification, it could only take this many people . Irene, what dangers do we need to watch out for on this route Saleen watched Jola going to prepare food and started asking Irene about the sea route . Nailisi was pouring tea for everyone, Irene held up her tea cup and finally felt better . She thought hard and said, The Oceanic Ice Block is about twelve thousand miles away from your city . Of course I am talking about the sea route distance, the displacement might be smaller . That far Wouldn t it be very cold Saleen was shocked, he had assumed the Oceanic Ice Block was about three to five thousand miles away . If it was twelve thousand miles, this sea route would be harder to protect . Not really, the temperature in the north is almost the same . Even if we are near the Oceanic Ice Block, there are three to four months where plants can grow there . There are many islands in the north and even though they are big, they are uninhabitable . They are either infertile lands with fatal plants growing there or have a lack of water source . Oh, you haven t seen other ships over the years Saleen thought back to Shenfeng Country . In the east, the island countries were incredibly advanced when it came to navigating in the sea and there might be people entering the Oceanic Ice Block . I have only seen some ruins, those that are alive are probably only those from my family . You talked about a hunting ground the last time, is that within the Oceanic Ice Block No, my ships cannot enter the center of the Oceanic Ice Block . They can only hunt at the outside . I have told you the target before, it is giant prawn . We use a special net that has magic medicine in it . When the prawn lose their assaultive strength, we fish them out . You mentioned these prawn all have a grade 4 magic nucleus in them . With my calculations, your haul isn t that impressive . Irene gave a bitter smile and said, They are grade 4 magic beasts after all . Every time I use the magic medicine, it is a huge investment . I need to haul a sufficient amount before I can recoup my losses . Irene asked the next question with much trepidation, Saleen, are you only interested in the magic beasts on the Ice Block with this hunt No, I m interested in the prawn . They are the main target . Saleen had his own Alchemy spell and Irene had mentioned that fallenstar could be extracted from the front legs of the prawn . They were enough for Saleen . But I do not see you preparing any net or magic medicine . They are not needed, you will understand when we arrive . Saleen thought, who else was more suitable for this than Banchajanna His horrifying skill was just right to deal with the magic beasts in the sea . So long as his weapon clashed against each other, any grade 4 magic beast within the attacking range would be destroyed . Even if they did not die, they would lose consciousness . By then, Banchajanna would just need to use the dimension stone . He did not need to use any magic medicine or create any special net at all . Saving on these costs, his revenue would be a huge amount . These were grade 4 magic nuclei The price of a grade 4 magic nucleus could vary greatly but even the lowest grade 4 magic nucleus could sell for as high as the highest grade 3 magic nucleus . That was one hundred and fifty gold coins . Not all the magic beasts in such seas might have magic nuclei, the quality could vary too . Saleen intended to have an enormous haul in his first try . The magic nucleus problem for his city would be solved then . Seeing Irene a little disappointed, Saleen laughed and said, Even though you haven t helped much this time, I promise when we return, I will give each one of you a ship . In summer next year, you can bring your own people out to sea . I can t afford such a ship . Aini said . It s an ice breaker, I will still need this alchemical boat for my defences . I can t use it to hunt in the future . The color returned to Aini and Irene s faces . Saleen laughed silently to himself, by then Irene would still be lacking in sailors and she would still need to rent from him . He would not be making a loss . If Aini and Irene wanted to break away from their family, they would need to get their resources from him . Once the two of them were successful, they would naturally attract the youths from the other four houses to work with him . By then, his profits would snowball . Irene was still a little confused but Aini had already guessed Saleen s intentions . He was not losing out at all and it was true that he was dissatisfied with his family . Being independent was something he had always dreamed of . Saleen s conditions were too good and he could not refuse . Aini asked Irene, Irene, the people that you brought with you, will they obey your commands without questions Yes, those people were arranged by my mother . Even the elders in the family have difficulty commanding them . Aini nodded, not asking further . It seemed like Irene was the same as him . Before meeting Saleen, she had considered her benefits clearly . Saleen had a powerful backer, but the two of them did not . Saleen had thought of it even more clearly, his main issue now was to build a powerful army to protect himself . When they went out to hunt it would be a huge investment, if they did not use the alchemical boat and Banchajanna . He did not want to spend such money . With this money, he could use it to buy rations and equipment . In Sikeqinya, a true merchant controlled the capital and would not do things himself . Letting the people from other families provide the money, he would provide the combat vessel and resources . Selling these would net him a large revenue . Getting back sixty percent as profits, that was truly earning money . Irene was lucky, Saleen had wanted Aini to be the only model to attract more funds . Since she was there, Saleen did not want to waste any effort calculating the contents of the magic compass . The earlier he could get this to work, the earlier he would get rich . Letting the merchants from the Qin Empire get the benefits, when the Holy See built up their combat fleet, the Qin Empire s wealthy and merchants would definitely be pissed . By then, Saleen would not need to do anything by himself . All the powers would come together to protect this precious resource . Saleen s only concern was Alchemy City . He had not found a way to reject if the people from there wanted a share too . If he rejected cooperating with Alchemy City having the combat fleet from Cloudflow coming would be a disaster for his city, even if they did not come to snatch . Such backstabbing behavior was something the people from Alchemy City were capable of . Master, there is a magic beast following us The winged skeleton s voice sounded in Saleen s heart . Oh Saleen stood up and walked to the front of the cabin . The image from the Eye of the Dead was very clear . Irene who had been following behind Saleen gave a scream, she saw the magic beast clearly . You recognize it Single horned white whale, a grade 9 magic beast Is it dangerous Of course, however it would not attack our ship unless we snatch its food . What does it eat Saleen had a bad feeling . Prawn . This beast doesn t have any teeth, it loves to eat the prawns near the Oceanic Ice Block . Do you see its single horn When it is angry, it can break apart even an ice mountain . There is still a few thousand miles to our destination, it wouldn t go there, would it Yes it will, we return early every year in fears of meeting this magic beast . Releasing any magic medicine within its hunting radius spells certain death .