Setting Sail
More than two hundred Half-Elf Warrior stood on the beach, with a thick rope lying at their feet that stretched out into the sea.
As the Three-Masted Sailboat in the distant Safe Harbor slowly detached from the sea and floated on the surface, the Half-Elf Warrior standing on the mainmast Lookout Platform waved his command flag and gave orders to the Half-Elf Warrior waiting on the beach.
Upon seeing the flag signal displayed at the bow of the ship, the Half-Elf captain on the beach quickly blew the whistle on his chest.
A sharp, piercing whistle awakened all the Half-Elf Warrior, and then the Half-Elf captain raised his right hand high and shouted:
"All Half-Elf, prepare!"
When he shouted, he drew out the last word.
More than two hundred Half-Elf Warrior grabbed the cable on the ground and stood on either side of it, like in a Elf Warrior -of-war.
"One, two..."
As the rhythmic chants were shouted, each Half-Elf Warrior gripped the ropes with both hands and leaned back.
With the slogans chanted, everyone stomped hard on the soft sand.
The other end of the rope, several hundred meters long, was attached to the Three-Masted Sailboat. As the Half-Elf Warrior pulled on the rope and slowly retreated, the rope gradually tightened.
The tension transmitted through the ropes allowed the Three-Masted Sailboat, suspended in mid-air, to slowly move towards the beach.
Roy stood on the Bronze Ram of the Three-Masted Sailboat ship, a huge blue ram's head bearing an eerie smile, its massive coiled horns resembling clenched fists...
As the Three-Masted Sailboat slowly drifted toward the beach, Roy's slightly tense heart finally relaxed a little.
Only six of the twelve Floating Device are currently operating at full capacity, which is enough to keep the Three-Masted Sailboat levitated.
Roy could imagine... when the Three-Masted Sailboat was fully loaded and all twelve Floating Device ' Magic Rune Array were activated, the scene would be truly spectacular.
The old dwarf Maggs was standing beside the ship's side, staring at the temporary scaffolding that had been installed on the outside of the ship. These scaffolding were equipped with Floating Device. If the scaffolding was not secure, the Floating Device would detach from the ship during flight, causing a major accident. Therefore, the scaffolding on both sides of the ship's side was actually symmetrical and connected in pairs by steel cables at the bottom of the ship.
At this time, a huge ship hull support had been erected on the beach of Pattington Island. This support had more than fifty support points, which would allow the Three-Masted Sailboat to be suspended on the beach.
Then the old dwarf Maggs will lead the craftsmen to install Propulsion Device at the stern of the ship.
In addition, for this Three-Masted Sailboat to move forward in the high-altitude Wind Stream Layer, it is necessary to adjust its direction, install some wind deflectors on the hull, and add triangular sails and Directional Ball Sail to the bow, etc.
The Imperial Merchant stood with Roy at the bow of the ship, secretly observing Roy.
It's said that the Magic Inscription Construct made by elven inscriptionists on the Elf Continent are exquisitely crafted, like works of art. Elven mages' understanding of Water Magic far surpasses that of imperial mages. Seeing Roy wearing a thick leather Magic Inscription Construct, he couldn't help but ask Roy, "Boss Roy, do you have any channels for purchasing Magic Inscription Construct?"
Now that Plane War has broken out in the Grimm Empire, the Empire's inscriptionists are working desperately every day to produce Magic Inscription Construct, but the production speed still cannot keep up with the huge losses of the war.
The magic market in the Grimm Empire is currently in complete chaos. Magic Herbs have almost completely disappeared from the magic market, and Magic Inscription Construct can only be purchased at auction houses.
"This set of Magic Inscription Construct was custom-made in Castleton City. If you're interested in Magic Inscription Construct, I can introduce you to that Inscription Workshop!"
At this point, Roy couldn't help but think of Ms. Edith. It was with Ms. Edith's help that he was able to successfully complete his Magic Inscription Construct. It seems that the inscription masters in Castleton City need to be booked in advance...
"That's wonderful." A hint of joy appeared in the eyes of the Imperial Merchant.
Roy saw the Three-Masted Sailboat slowly approaching the shore.
Where do the magic papers used by magicians in the Grimm Empire usually come from?
"Most of them are from the hides of the Magic Antelope in the Pai Plateau, where Magic Antelope are rampant and a major problem. Every year, a large number of Adventure Group hunt Magic Antelope. Nearly half of the magical parchment in the Grimm Empire comes from the Pai Plateau..."
He thought for a moment before taking out a stack of merman leather from his Magic Pouch.
These merman hides were not tanned and looked stiff. The outlines of the Fishmen Monster ' bodies could still be seen in the whole pieces. Although they were pressed flat, they were still unprocessed low-level magical beast materials.
"Not interested in this fish-man leather?" Roy asked the Imperial Merchant.
The Imperial Merchant turned around and examined the merman leather carefully. He frowned and thought for a long time. Then, he took the merman leather and turned to talk to his two assistants in the Imperial Language for a while before saying with some difficulty, "For us, the added value of merman leather is too low. At present, the most scarce thing in the Grimm Empire is Magic Herbs. Therefore, we will get the greatest profit by purchasing Magic Herbs."
"Of course, since the Plane War consumes a large number of Magic Inscription Construct, high-grade magical beast leather and Mithril Ingot can also generate high profits when transported back to the Grimm Empire."
"As for fishman leather, although it can make money, the profits are not much, so it's a loss for us..."
Although the Imperial Merchant phrased it tactfully, their words conveyed a firm statement that they would not deal in merman leather.
Since the Imperial Merchant indicated that he didn't need it, Roy didn't say anything more.
Miss Tiffany said these merman leathers are hot-selling items in the Castleton City Magic Market, so they must sell well...
The Imperial Merchant came to Pattington Island mainly to tell Roy that the goods on the ship were not enough to cover the total price of this batch of Magic Herbs, and they would make up the difference with Magic Crystal Stone.
It has been confirmed that Roy will continue to modify the Magic Airship, and they will purchase a new batch of Floating Device from the Dwarven Kingdom...
After discussing these matters, the Imperial Merchant handed over more than 75,000 Magic Crystal Stone to Roy in person.
These Magic Crystal Stone didn't actually end up in Roy's pocket. Not only did he have to pay the merchant Augustus with these Magic Crystal Stone, but Roy also had to take out 11,000 Magic Crystal Stone from his own pocket to settle the accounts with Augustus.
In addition to receiving three Magic Airship, Roy will also have the old dwarf Maggs overseeing the conversion of the remaining eight Three-Masted Sailboat.
For the next two weeks, Roy remained on Pattington Island, assisting the old dwarf Maggs in modifying the Magic Airship.
Considering that the Half-Elf Warrior here had little experience in operating Magic Airship, Roy also asked the old dwarf Maggs to help him train a group of elves who could operate Magic Airship.
In mid-November, the first Magic Airship was finally completed on the beach of Pattington Island. It took the old dwarf Maggs more than two months to modify the Magic Airship.
The first test flight was also successfully completed, which was a flight around Pattington Island.
Roy then went to the Silver Pegasus Military Department in Padesto City and applied for an entry permit for a large ship to enter the Pattington Plane.
Chief of Staff Kampferfred hadn't even figured out what kind of ships Roy was sending to the Pattington Plane before stamping the permit...
Of course, the fact that Chief of Staff Kampferfred agreed so readily was partly due to the influence of Commander Berkeley.
The day after his entry permit application was approved, Roy prepared to send the Magic Airship to the Pattington Plane.
Pattington Island has no Air Port Dock, so after the Magic Airship was modified, it could only be parked on the support frame on the beach. The Floating Device for the second Magic Airship was almost completed, and the next step was to install the Propulsion Device.
The first modified Magic Airship naturally had to give up its beach location...
On the morning of the first day of the third week of November, Roy arrived at the beach early and boarded the Magic Airship that was suspended on the support frame.
The Half-Elf Warrior on the ship were all ready to go, standing on both sides of the ship's side. The old dwarf Maggs stood in front of the control panel at the stern, conducting the final safety check before departure.
He was accompanied by four Half-Elf Warrior, Maggs explained the advantages and disadvantages of the Magic Airship to them as they walked...
Upon seeing Roy board the ship, the old dwarf Maggs hurriedly approached Roy Roy respectfully asked, "Boss Roy, are we ready to set sail?"
"Okay!" Roy nodded.
All day today, the Teleportation Portal were all leading from Pattington Island town to Padesto City...
The old dwarf Maggs seemed to have taken a big gulp of rum, his face flushed with excitement, and he strode back to the control panel.
The Floating Device on the ship began to glow with magical light one after another. As the sixth Floating Device lit up completely, the Magic Airship trembled slightly. Roy felt his body sway a little before he took to the air again...
A sea breeze was blowing on Pattington Island. Although all the sails on the Magic Airship were lowered, the entire ship was still blown by the sea breeze toward Parraram Island.
Maggs then activated the Propulsion Device at the stern of the Magic Airship and explained to Roy, "Before the Magic Airship ascends into the upper Wind Stream Layer, using the Magic Airship Propulsion Device to move it through the air consumes a lot of Magic Crystal Stone."
As the thrusters generated tremendous force, the Magic Airship began to slowly turn around. It was no longer drifting with the wind, but flying towards the mountain pass of Pattington Town...
The old dwarf Maggs stood in front of the control panel, on which sat a small bottle of gin.
The old dwarf Maggs gripped the Steering Wheel steadily, maneuvering the Magic Airship slowly through the sky, gradually flying into a mountain crevice.
It must be said that flying the Magic Airship through the mountain crevices still requires some flying skills.
Looking at the cliffs protruding from the rock face a few meters away on both sides of the ship, if one is not careful, the main mast and the Ship Building of the Magic Airship will crash directly into the rock face.
A group of Half-Elf who came out of town were about to go to the docks to find something to do when they saw a shadow suddenly appear overhead. When they all looked up, they saw a huge ship appear silently overhead.
It was a Three-Masted Sailboat, and at this moment it was slowly flying towards the town in the mountainside.
A group of Half-Elf laborers stood with their mouths agape, their Adam's apples gurgling as they swallowed.
"Is this huge thing a Three-Masted Sailboat?" a Half-Elf couldn't help but ask.
"It's that ship that's been moored on the beach. I thought it was under maintenance. My God, it actually flew..." The Half-Elf laborer couldn't hide his surprise.
Entering the heart of the mountain...
Although there are many rock pillars hanging down from the sky above the town, the space is quite large.
Maggs quickly steered the Magic Airship to the town square and stopped it in front of the tall Teleportation Portal.
The Teleportation Portal was over twenty meters high, just enough for the Magic Airship to pass through.
Recently, Roy has been holding a rope in front of the Teleportation Portal, measuring it countless times...
It was morning, and news of the Magic Airship entering the town from the beach spread quickly throughout the town, attracting almost all the Half-Elf to watch.
On the Elf Continent, such a large-scale combination of magic and technology is rare...
The main reason is that the proud elves look down on goblins, believing that the Hex Technology created in the goblin era is a desecration of traditional magic.
Although these Floating Device were invented by goblin engineers, the goblins have been extinct for thousands of years.
The blueprints for the Magic Airship were passed to the dwarves, and after several improvements, it became what it is today.
Magic Airship are rarely seen on the Elf Continent; elves prefer to use more traditional modes of transportation, such as riding horses or carriages.
In fact, the elves have built Teleportation Hall in many Elf City, but the teleportation fees are ridiculously expensive, and only a small number of upper-class Elven Nobles can afford to use teleportation arrays...
News of Roy's modification of a Magic Airship on Pattington Island has already reached the Silver Pegasus Military Department.
Many Silver Moon Elf commanders within the Silver Pegasus Military Department wanted to visit the Magic Airship on Pattington Island.
The application was directly suppressed by the Silver Pegasus Military Department...
Even military investigators came over to Roy to inquire about various matters concerning the Magic Airship.
In response, Roy told the military that all the Magic Airship being modified would be transported to the Pattington Plane. These Magic Airship were intended to expand the territory of the Pattington Plane and would absolutely not appear on the Elf Continent.
When the Magic Airship arrived in Padesto City, all the Half-Elf in the city came out to watch.
The streets and alleys were packed with Half-Elf, and near the Central Square, many Half-Elf were even standing on the roof of the treehouse.
Everyone was watching the Magic Airship hovering above the Central Square.
It is said that the air route from Padesto City to the Plateau City will soon be opened, and the Half-Elf are full of anticipation for it. This is mainly because they have heard that many mines on the Pagisto Plateau are preparing to resume operations, which will provide them with more job opportunities.
For ordinary Half-Elf, the biggest concern is how to live a better life in this plane.
Although the booming Magic Herbs industry has greatly boosted the economy of Padesto City, there are still many Half-Elf living in poverty in the city.
If they can find a good job on the Pagisto Plateau, they can leave the Padesto City...