Chapter 100 The end of a stage
Back at Stat Island, Ethan first went to the guild to conduct some value assessments, including the Death Magic Stone he brought back this time.
It was similar to what he expected. This death magic stone was of very high value. The guild attached great importance to it and was willing to buy Ethan's magic stone directly.
"The magic stone can be sold to you. I want a brand new ship that meets my requirements."
This requirement did not surprise the guild, and such requirements also met their needs to cultivate excellent adventurers, so the guild agreed very happily and offered an excellent offer - as long as Ethan puts forward the requirements, the shipyard will be satisfied on the premise that it can do them.
Then, based on the final final price of the last ship, how much other supplies need to be compensated for Ethan? Yes, this Death Magic Stone is so valuable. In addition to exchange for a completely customized new ship, it can also be exchanged for a large amount of supplies.
With the guild responsible for guaranteeing and providing all the materials needed for shipbuilding, the shipyard specially dispatched a special reception staff to contact Ethan.
"Hello, my name is Pitt. I will be responsible for contacting you for a while. After customizing the new ship, you can ask me any additional requests, and then I will report them to the shipyard."
"Hello, my name is Ethan."
They had signed an intent agreement before, and Ethan would need to determine the basic ship type of his new ship, and then add or delete any facilities to this framework.
Looking at a bunch of models in a dedicated display room, Ethan found that there were many ship types that he had never seen before. Some were marked "in stock" underneath, and some were marked "not stock".
"These logos are in stock, which are some of the more common ship types today. The shipyard will prepare several ships for a long time to facilitate customers who need it."
There is no need to explain if there is no inventory. It proves that there are not many people who usually choose these ship models. In order to avoid piled up in the warehouse and turning into waste, they will not be manufactured in advance. They will only be specially made when someone makes a request.
"Please choose this basic ship type."
Ethan chose a relatively common ship type, similar to the structure of the Garen-type sailing ship he knew in his previous life, and the size was basically the same, and it belonged to a large sail warship.
The three-layer deck and great displacement allow this boat to have huge internal space, and Ethan can carry out various special modifications according to his own needs.
The only trouble is that this large sail warship has three masts, the main sail and auxiliary sails on it, making this ship very cumbersome in handling, and it is not a ship that can be driven by one or two people.
"By the way, I have a question, whether there are any technologies that can be used to minimize the number of drivers."
Pete looked at Ethan. This request was not surprising, especially buyers who bought large ships would have similar questions. After all, the population of the Sea of Calm is not particularly large, and the number of adventurers is limited. Even large teams can only barely gather the number of people to control a large sailboat.
If we divide it carefully, including combatants, gunners, etc., there are few adventure teams in the entire Sea of Calmness that can bring so many people together.
This is also an important reason why large sailing warships are rarely seen in the calm sea.
"In fact, we have made some optimizations to these large sailboats and have reduced the operators as much as possible... By the way, how many crew do you have?"
"This..." Ethan touched his nose awkwardly: "Only me."
Pete was shocked. Seeing Ethan's appearance, he didn't seem to be planning to recruit more people to board his own ship, so is this a firm adventurer who takes his own personal route?
This kind of adventurer is not difficult to see, but it is rare for those who are doing so well and even have to buy large ships. Pete has only seen the one in front of him for so many years after working in the shipyard.
"If that's the case...please allow me to introduce you to the exclusive technology of this shipyard." Pete led Ethan to another blank table, where there was nothing, like an ordinary platform: "a large sailboat with magic stone technology as an auxiliary means."
Pete gently brushed across the platform, and then a ray of light rose from the very ordinary platform and formed a white three-dimensional image.
Ethan widened his eyes, not expecting that such technology was hidden in the shipyard? This holographic image reminded him of Tony's laboratory.
Then, Pete introduced him what a sailboat is like with magic stone technology as an auxiliary means.
Overall, it is still a Garen-type sailing warship, but this ship is equipped with special devices with magic stone technology as the core in many inconspicuous places.
For example, a magic stone stabilization device that makes the ship more stable; a water supply system that extracts sea water and then uses water purification magic stone technology as the main body; a kitchen facility with fire and ice attribute magic stone as the core technology; a storage library that can be specially reinforced and even adjusts the temperature and conveniently preserved; a fully personalized bedroom, dining room and bathroom, and some cabins can also be modified according to needs to become a special function room that meets its requirements.
In addition, the most important thing is that the entire ship can be operated through a special magic stone console, which means that Ethan can completely drive the ship by relying on one person.
“What does the console look like?”
"It's basically not much different from this platform, just installed next to the steering wheel. You can adjust the specific settings of all sails on the ship and all the magic stone cannons on the ship through the console."
In order to facilitate Ethan's understanding, Pete also used this platform to simulate the operation of the console. Ethan had a more intuitive understanding of what a sailboat that was assisted by using magic stone technology is like.
To put it simply, it's a bit like playing an electronic game, and the operation is still a fool-like thing. As long as you have no brains, you can easily control this Garen ship with thousands of tons of displacement.
"It's very good, just make it according to this standard."
In addition to his additional proposal to transform a casting workshop, this Garen ship that uses magic stone technology is exactly the ship he needs. He originally considered using magic technology to transform a similar ship himself, but he did not expect that the world had more complete technology.
"I still don't know enough about magic stone technology. There are still many secrets in this world."
The magic stone armor used to this sailboat that used magic stone technology, he found that he had not really understood the world yet. Now he is more looking forward to what kind of world is on the other side of the Storm Sea.
“If you buy this kind of boat, there are still many problems to be solved.”
"for example?"
"What level of magic stones do the equipment above need to be equipped with?"
Ethan understood that these devices are similar, and their functions are basically the same, but they are equipped with different magic stones, and the prices are very different.
The best thing is of course to be able to use it until the day the ship is scrapped, but it must be equipped with core-level magic stones. Ethan will definitely not be able to afford it, so he can only choose some worse ones. In this case, it must take into account the consumption and replacement of magic stones, and there will be some small differences in those equipment.
"It feels like it's high-end, medium-end, and low-end."
Ethan also noticed that Pete did not show all the magic stone techniques to himself, and guessed that he had fully considered the amount of funds he had in his hands, and they would not show them at will.
Not to mention anything else, magic stones can make shields. He himself already knew that he also used the magic stone's ability to launch protective magic and use his equipment. However, Pitt never mentioned the shields at all. In the final analysis, it is because of this technology, and it is not what he can consume now.
The shield generator that can protect an entire ship must at least get another magic stone of the same grade as the Death Magic Stone to exchange it.
"How long does it take to get this ship?"
"One month is enough. All these equipment are in stock, and it only takes some time to install it on the ship. This also includes debugging time. If it is simply installed, it will take less than ten days to use it."
Garen-type sailing yards also have inventory, including new ships that have just been built. They only need some renovations to meet all Ethan's needs.
"very good."
It's just a month. He can wait on the island until everything is done and drive the new ship away directly. During this period, he can adjust his condition well and go straight to the storm waters after going to sea.
"How many magic stone cannons do you need to have?"
"How many more doors can I install now?"
Peter calculated Ethan's remaining funds in his mind and gave a very accurate number: "About ten doors are arranged on each left and right, and two doors can be arranged on the bow."
This is the biggest limit, and after the equipment, Ethan did not have enough money to buy enough magic stones to act as ammunition, but Ethan still asked for the largest number and required them to be installed in the second deck, which is usually hidden in the cabin.
"You can get the magic stones again in the future, or even replenish them on the island. Cannons are not something you can get anywhere."
In less than half a day, Ethan squandered all the money he had accumulated over the past two years, leaving only a small part of it to maintain the next period of life, and to buy supplies when going to sea.
After coming out of the shipyard, Ethan looked at the sunset that had already fallen to the sea level, and felt that it seemed to indicate that his new life had ended another stage. When the sun rises tomorrow, his life will move towards a new chapter.
"Maybe it's an illusion?"
Chapter completed!