394: Pointing, breaking the rules

Dehe County Pier.

The people here had not yet discovered the situation in the various villages; the place was still as busy as usual.

"A ticket for ten gold taels, B-class cabin."

After boarding, an attendant respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Please follow me, guest."

Following him, it wasn't long before Su Yongchun arrived at a clean and tidy room of about ten square meters.

For ten gold taels, it had to be said that the price for such a room was quite a rip-off.

However, Su Yongchun didn't care about that.

As long as he could leave Whale Country, it was fine.

"If the guest has no further orders, this lowly one shall take his leave?" the attendant said tentatively.

"Wait," Su Yongchun stopped him. "When does the ship depart?"

"As for departure, it will be in about another hour."

"Then where is this ship headed?"

"The guest doesn't know where this ship is going?" The attendant's head was filled with question marks.

You boarded the ship without even knowing where it's going?

Of course, he didn't dare say such words aloud.

Suppressing the doubt in his heart, he said without wasting words, "Our ship travels back and forth to Maple Leaf Island once every six months."

"Maple Leaf Island." Su Yongchun had no impression of this place.

"Bring me a sea chart, one that includes the sea area between Maple Leaf Island and here."

As he spoke, Su Yongchun tossed a gold ingot to the attendant in front of him.

The thin young man was originally a bit hesitant.

But after seeing the gold, he nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes! Please wait a moment, honored guest!"

Sitting on the bed in the room, Su Yongchun could see the distant, undulating waves of the sea through the wooden window.

This ship was not small, measuring over three hundred meters long and over fifty meters wide.

But in this Xuanhuan world, such a ship was relatively average among the large vessels in Dehe County.

He didn't know how long he would stay on the ship.

The time wasted would be enough for two Experience Collectors to gather a good amount of experience.

"Honored guest, here is the map you requested."

While he was distracted, the attendant handed over a set of drawings.

"Mhm."

Taking the drawings, Su Yongchun casually closed the door and spread them out on the table.

This chart was much larger and clearer than the one he had previously bought for five hundred wen.

Maple Leaf Island.

Looking at the island on the map, Su Yongchun moved his finger.

This was an island with an area about ten times the size of Dehe County.

It was primarily a place where ordinary people lived and traded; aside from the many maple trees on the island, it had no special characteristics.

Come to think of it, there were millions of islands around the Great Yong Continent.

It was impossible for every single one to be inhabited by Cultivators.

"Do I really have to recuperate in such a place for over a decade?" Su Yongchun murmured.

Actually, with the System pumping seawater and experience points steadily rising, it wasn't impossible to stay there.

"It's a pity about this place." Pointing his finger at a certain spot, a trace of conflict appeared in the depths of Su Yongchun's eyes.

This place was the Blackwater Zone.

Different from the previous map, the position of the Blackwater Zone marked on this new map was approximately three thousand nautical miles from Dehe County.

Furthermore, the map didn't even encompass the full area of this Blackwater Zone!

As expected, he had been scammed by the map he bought for five hundred wen.

Comparatively speaking, Su Yongchun certainly trusted the map in front of him more.

However, this only further proved how massive the Treasure Trove that was the Blackwater Zone truly was!

But this ship didn't pass through it at all; in fact, it didn't even go near that place.

"The host can talk to the owner of this ship. Wealth moves people's hearts; the right price can change the rules," Ye Tian suggested casually, like a strategist.

In truth, the host's mindset still hadn't shifted.

In this world, all impossibilities are due to insufficient strength.

Making it possible requires strength, and strength can also be money, or even Cultivation Techniques and weapons.

"Talk to the ship's owner?"

Hearing this, Su Yongchun's breath hitched.

As his eyes brightened, he felt as if he had been enlightened!

That's right.

He had always been thinking of taking the Wu Family's ship, assuming only their ships would go to that sea area.

He had never considered that he could also manipulate other vessels to change their course!

He could even build his own ship to go there.

However, at that distance, only this kind of long-haul large ship could reach it.

At this time, it was too late to build a large ship himself, and buying one involved complicated procedures that would take who knows how many days.

Then the only option was to talk to the owner of this ship.

"Setting sail!"

The crisp, curious voice of a child drifted from the deck.

Su Yongchun walked out of his room, watched the receding pier, and waved to the attendant in the distance. "Take me to see your boss. I have business to discuss with him."

"Discuss business?" The attendant didn't take it seriously at first.

But after seeing it was this young lad, his expression immediately tightened.

What a joke—this was a big spender who could give a gold ingot just for a map!

If he wanted to talk business with the boss, it must be a big deal!

"Honored guest, follow me! Our boss is in the A-class room."

He followed behind the attendant all the way.

Until they reached a room door, where the attendant signaled Su Yongchun to wait while he stepped inside to announce him.

Less than half a minute later, the attendant came out and nodded to Su Yongchun. "Honored guest, please."

Lifting the door curtain.

Before Su Yongchun was a woman in purple silk, slowly pouring tea.

The woman was at most twenty years old. When she saw the fourteen or fifteen-year-old Su Yongchun, her flickering gaze showed that her strange mood was very similar to his.

"You want to talk business with me?" The woman curved her beautiful eyes and smiled kindly. "Where is the adult from your family?"

Hearing this, Su Yongchun looked around the room. "And where is the adult from your family? Can you call the shots for this ship?"

At these words, the woman's emotions gradually settled. "As the direct daughter of the Li Family, I can still call the shots for this ship."

"Little friend, why don't you tell me, what business do you want to do?"

Pushing the hot tea forward, Li Qingtao no longer judged him by his appearance.

"I want to go to this place." Spreading the map in his hand between the two cups of hot tea, Su Yongchun pointed to the dark area on the sea chart.

"Go to the Blackwater Zone?" Li Qingtao's willow-like brows immediately furrowed. "This ship of mine only travels between Maple Leaf Island and Dehe County; it won't go to other places."

"Furthermore, this place is an extremely dangerous forbidden zone for ships."

"Name a price." Su Yongchun slowly sat opposite the woman, having long expected her expression at this moment.

"I said, it's impossible for our Li Family's ship to go there. Guest, please return to your room to rest."

"Name a price."

"Are you very rich?" Li Qingtao looked disgusted. "Our Li Family does not lack money."

"We lack Mortal Weapons, we lack Divine Weapons—do you have these things from beyond the secular world?!"

"Mortal Weapons?" Hearing this, Su Yongchun was surprised.

Wasn't this a coincidence?

No.

Had the System expected this scene long ago?

Looking at the woman who was about to kick him out, Su Yongchun became increasingly steady. "Mortal Weapons? Are two pieces enough?"

"What?"

Faced with Su Yongchun's answer, the woman's breath hitched, and her gaze became somewhat suspicious. "You really have Mortal Weapons?"

"So, for two Mortal Weapons, can we go to that place?"

"No! Three! We lack three Mortal Weapons!" Li Qingtao's breathing became a bit rapid. "Additionally, the people on the ship need us to use money to appease them. As long as you give three Mortal Weapons, I will handle the rest."