Chapter 6 The Haven of Ceran
The sailing lunch that Luo Zhengdao enjoys is a standard aristocratic set meal. The starter is a steamed fish that he cannot tell the variety. The chef sprinkled a handful of ground red spices on the steamed fish, which tasted similar to basil and cinnamon. The main dish was a whole roast chicken, or a certain poultry with a similar appearance to chicken. The cooking method also used a lot of spices to season. Two air-dried and dehydrated bacon sausages were sliced into a flower plate, a bottle of rosy and attractive crystal bottle of fruit wine, two dishes of green vegetables were suspected to be some kind of vegetables and bean sprouts, and a pot of steaming milk soup, at least it smelled good. Luo Zhengdao could not say what it tasted. Finally, it was a plate of toast. Each bread was only the size of a fist. The rising heat made people know it was soft and delicious at first glance.
Although Luo Zhengdao is not familiar with the catering industry in the New World, he is still a player who has been obsessed with the Age of Discovery. He knows that the lifestyle of the sailing era is completely different from the post-industrial modern society. It will cause big trouble if he randomly applies it.
Indeed, the dishes placed in front of Luo Zhengdao are definitely not a big scene in the old world with abundant material supply. Generally, ordinary citizens with affordable economic conditions can afford it. It is simply whether they want to be slaughtered by those Chinese and Western restaurants that are not local or foreign. However, in the context of an ancient era where there is no refrigeration and preservation technology, or that magic has not been popularized to the point of being a rampant, it is estimated that in the entire ship, there is no second person who enjoys such luxurious treatments except for Luo Zhengdao, a noble captain who is a core role of decoration.
Looking up at the hearty dishes, Luo Zhengdao said to the crew thoughtfully:
"Have Teacher Vina had lunch?"
I guess I didn't expect the captain to ask this question. The leading sailor was stunned for a moment, and he bowed and replied:
"Mr. Dubov has been busy measuring the course, probably not having a meal yet!"
"Okay, send someone to invite her to have lunch with me."
"Yes, Lord Earl, I'll inform you now."
Every seemingly isolated group is a microcosm of the entire external society. According to legend, the Buddha's eyes can see three thousand worlds from a grain of sand, and even on this dilapidated ship, some social atmospheres in the new world can be seen.
Except for the tutor half-elf Vina, everyone looked respectful and humble to Luo Zhengdao, who was given the title of Earl, just like they had died and injured in the battle. Until now, Luo Zhengdao has not seen anyone come and complain to him, the captain. From this point of view alone, the social hierarchy of the new world must be extremely strict, and the relationship between nobles and civilians cannot be seen equally. The sailors seemed so cautious when speaking to Luo Zhengdao, and even their eyes only dared to look at the tip of Luo Zhengdao's shoes. Equal communication may be a completely incomprehensible strange thing for these people!
Luo Zhengdao felt in his heart that something was wrong with this matter, but he could not find the crux of the problem. Pirates like three-unite organizations have never been a one-man rule. To put it bluntly, pirates are just a group of bandits who gathered to plunder and make money, and the captain's orders could not be implemented unconditionally. Are the attitudes of his subordinates too respectful and tame?
Trying to recall the classic scene of the orchid-like Captain Jack being rebelled and exiled by his subordinates in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of movies. The rude sailors would rebel and force the palace to the palace at any time. It seemed that that was a true portrayal of the life of pirates! On the contrary, Luo Zhengdao, who is now operating system that is clearly divided into high and low hierarchies, feels incongruity when looking horizontally and vertically.
Before Luo Zhengdao, who was meditating on social relations in the new world, understood the cause and effect of the whole thing, Vena Dubov, who was full of spring breeze, pushed the door and walked in. As soon as she met, she smiled at Luo Zhengdao and said:
"Will, as a noble, you must always maintain honor. You cannot always be so lazy!"
That's what she said, the half-elf-beautiful beauty did not delay her hand movements. She pulled over a chair with a graceful attitude, and sat opposite Luo Zhengdao with a perfect professional temperament. Judging from the appearance of Vina Dubov's erotic appearance, this table is not a sumptuous lunch for the knowledgeable Luo Zhengdao, and it is quite tempting to her.
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"Ding Ding Ding Ding..."
A brilliant golden dawn gradually appeared from the east where the sun was projected. The ship bell on the Super Yong was pulled by the sailor on duty and hit the ground rhythmically. The crisp and pleasant sound broke through the morning mist that covered the island of Seland. Then the one-eyed sailor Chang Foer Chopin shouted loudly:
"Down the sails and prepare to get the anchor!"
Waiting early on the podium on the stern deck, Luo Zhengdao glanced at the quiet port city through a monocular telescope, while smiling at Vina Dubov beside him:
"Well, it's a very prosperous port!"
This is true. When the sky is so early, you can see the crowds of people on the streets. Seran Island is truly one of the most famous spice trading ports on the Stars and Seas. Compared to Tahuna Island, which is also a port city located on the island, the gap between the two is huge, which is simply the life gap between the handsome and rich prince charming and the miserable little loser.
"Of course, Ambon Port is one of the main production areas of spices in the Sea of Stars. If it weren't for the destruction of the Light Dynasty and the trade volume between the outer sea and the main continent had dropped sharply, the market would have been more than ten times more prosperous than it is now!"
He chatted with Luo Zhengdao happily for a while. When the Chaoyong was berthed at the dock, Vina, who knew the old horse of the way, stuck half of her body out of the side of the ship, tried to look towards the shipyard near the right side of the dock for a while, and said to Luo Zhengdao:
"Let's go to the shipyard to consult and repair later. If there is a suitable second-hand boat, should we buy it?"
Luo Zhengdao was an outsider who suddenly traveled through. He had not yet established a clear concept of the amount of money in the new world, but the time travel process had already told him why the ancients said that money was something outside the body. When you open your eyes, you will open your eyes and close your money, houses, and cars will all be from others. What else can he not bear to bear when he thinks about it? Luo Zhengdao gritted his teeth and said in a muffled voice:
"Don't worry, I'm not a wealthy slave. It's not that glorious to die with a pile of gold coins."
The shipyard located on Selan Island is only a few minutes away from the pier. Luo Zhengdao and Vina chatted and soon arrived at this large shipyard that is worthy of the entire starry sea.
Ambon is a trade port, neither a military port nor a supply port that specializes in exporting ship materials. Most of the customers who come to visit are the owners of merchant ships. Therefore, the shipyard's business in ship repair is more than ten or twenty times more than shipbuilding. It can be imagined that the owner of Ambon Shipyard is quite good at bargaining with merchants.
"Oh, it's right for two VIPs to come to our Ambon Shipyard. We are a century-old factory. The ship materials are made of high-quality driftwood and hardwood ship materials that have been dry for many years. If you have any additional requirements, such as copper, iron, moth-proof and fire-proof paint, we can do these businesses, but it's a little bit expensive in terms of price... The material of the sail is the top magic pattern fabric of the main continent shipped from Hong Kong Port. Although the price is a bit... but the quality of workmanship is absolutely impeccable. Do you need weapons to defend against pirates and goblins on your ship? Our factory can assist in contacting the gun factory in the Kingdom of Yogyakarta to ensure the affordable price and sufficient... If you want firearms made by Yaling and Elf Arsenals, as long as you are willing to pay a high price, there is no problem."
The smiling shipyard owner is a fat middle-aged bald and short man, who seems to be in line with the old saying that smart and hairless heads are not hairy. He sarcastically launched a marketing offensive against Luo Zhengdao, who was holding the title of aristocratic, and he was very tempted to flood his customers' conversations with surging saliva.
The Light Dynasty inherited the mantle of human dynasties and once dominated the continent for a thousand years. Those nobles who were pampered and nobles called kings in their fiefs and sealed their doors, and their families accumulated were not small. Although the Light Dynasty was overturned by the Second Goblin Empire, the human nobles had to leave their families and businesses and flee in scattered places. Who doesn’t know that the simple truth of the ship being broken, the bottom being broken, and there are three kilograms of nails left? Luo Zhengdao, the down-and-out Earl of Fulu, was placed in the eyes of businessmen who knew how to behave. He was a financial owner and a rich man of coal boss level in the eyes of people in the old world. Standard people are stupid and come at a speed!
People know that they are expensive! When it comes to the performance of ships in the new world, the traveler who had been staying in the old world before was a real layman, and Luo Zhengdao was an enthusiast of navigation. Even if it was the same sailing style, the sailing boats sailing in the sea and the sailing boats galloping in the Ether Sea cannot be confused. His family knows his family affairs, and Luo Zhengdao has been determined to have a negative defense strategy that only listens and doesn't say anything. He followed half-elf Vina very low-key, while paying attention to her bargaining with the boss, while calculating his own ideas, and never speaks easily. At this moment, the responsibility that Luo Zhengdao can bear is nothing more than preparing to pay the bill after both parties have finalized the price. That's all he can do.
After a few rounds of verbal confrontation, Vina Dubov frowned slightly, and stamped his feet with a slightly annoyed expression. She lowered her voice and said to Luo Zhengdao:
"Will, the price of customizing a new ship is too high, we can't afford it!"
Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao looked up at the bald uncle who was waiting ten meters away, with gold coins flashing in his eyes, hoping that the goddess of wealth would favor him, and said tentatively to Vina:
"Or, let's buy second-hand goods and make do with it!"
He lowered his head and carefully weighed his own financial tolerance. After a while, the half-elf beauty nodded helplessly to Luo Zhengdao. Then, she came to the shipyard boss and said with a smile:
"The Earl wants to know, do you have the Yaling Battleship for sale here?"
Hearing this, the smile on the boss's face froze instantly. He hurriedly squeezed out a smile to hide his incompetence, waved his hand and said:
"Hahahaha, guest, you are joking. How could there be an Yaling warship in a small place like ours?"
Vina Dubov, who has been an adventurer, is a shrewd woman with meticulous and knowledgeable knowledge. If it weren't for this, Luo Zhengdao's cheap father wouldn't have invited her to be his son's tutor. He saw through the impure mind at a glance, and it was even more unreliable to reveal the news. The half-elf-beautiful woman showed a charming smile, slowly walked to the boss of the shipyard, and leaned close to his ear and whispered:
Chapter completed!