Setting Sail

Saine's silence was, in fact, the best answer.

The strong sailor thought he already knew about Saine's background, and he was a bit of a headache dealing with this kind of "passenger".

Because these passengers have eccentric personalities, and almost none of them are easy to mess with.

But then again, these passengers often have some good things that can't be bought through normal channels.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the life to spend it.

After a moment of silence, Saine seemed to finally remember the sailor's question.

Hidden beneath a black hood, he spoke in a rather low voice, "I'm going to City of Munich."

The fact that the term "black market" was used so openly indicates that not only did the strong sailor see through his True Details, but Saine also knew that this wrecked ship was definitely not an ordinary cargo ship.

The Knight- sailor in the white coat showed no surprise, only a strange expression on his face, and he couldn't help but ask, "Master, you're not Mage from this area, are you?"

Although he was unsure where he had slipped up, Saine calmly replied, "That's right, I come from the Green Source Land in the north."

The strong sailor immediately understood. He had heard of the Green Source Land. He said, "City of Munich is a name from more than twenty years ago. The black market is now called Wave City."

"Our route does indeed pass through there, but the cost..." The sailor rubbed his fingers together. →

Saine remained silent until the sailor finally gave an awkward laugh and added, "Master, just give me five Magic Coin, or other resources of equivalent value."

This time, Saine broke his silence and casually tossed five Magic Coin to the Knight in front of him.

Based on the prices in the Wizard World and the cost of the Holy Tower Teleportation Array, these five Magic Coin are priced a little high.

However, the sailor in front of him clearly didn't dare to extort money from Saine, and there was a reason why he asked for five Magic Coin.

Compared to the potential dangers along the route... this is indeed just the cost price.

This strong Knight was merely making a living as a sailor on this vast sea.

After paying the fare, Saine was able to board the deck.

The strong Knight arranged a room for Saine on the second floor of this wrecked ship.

This is already the best location. The next floor above is the bridge, and there are three more floors below, two of which are underground cabins.

It was after entering the wrecked ship that Saine used his Mental Strength to roughly determine how many people were on board.

Saine was the seventh passenger to board the ship. One of them, like him, stayed in a room on the second floor, while the other six stayed on the first floor and in the underground cabins, respectively.

Furthermore, this wrecked ship was more complex than Saine had imagined. The sound of splashing water emanated from the lowest level of the ship, and he sensed subtle signs of life within it. Saine couldn't help but wonder if this wrecked ship was involved in biological smuggling and trafficking. →

It is estimated that there are some marine creatures at the bottom of the ship's cabin.

Since Saine boarded the ship, the sailor Knight, who had been sunbathing and napping on the deck, has become noticeably more anxious and restless.

Their wrecked ship is indeed illegal, but Saine looks too much like a Black Magician. Their ship is still anchored within Stormwind City's territory, and things might change if this goes on for too long.

The wrecked ship was originally expected to remain docked at the shore for more than a week to carry enough passengers or cargo.

But in the end, just three days later, the wrecked ship sailed away from the island amidst the sound of alchemical steam.

Besides the strong sailor in the white jacket, the dilapidated ship also had an Goatee Old Man in greasy, stained clothes in charge of its operation.

These two should be the owners of this alchemically powered wrecked ship, and besides them, there are thirteen human passengers in the cabin, including Saine.

The burly sailor in the white coat clearly knew how to treat people differently; when he asked Saine for the fare, he only asked for five Magic Coin.

But when they asked a Quasi-Magician who wanted to board the ship, he asked for a full ten Magic Coin.

Back at the Azure Source Holy Tower, Saine knew that some magic apprentices were quite wealthy, and a dozen or so Magic Coin were nothing to them.

Now that we've arrived at the prosperous South Coast, it seems that the cost of living here is even higher than in Green Source Land, where the Azure Source Holy Tower is located.

"It's the end of storm season now, so the price is a bit higher."

"However, our ship is sailing during a storm."

"Other normal shipping routes are cheaper, but those ships can't take you where you want to go," the sailor in the white coat grinned on deck.

Although it was a "Black Ship," the Knight and the Goatee Old Man who appeared to be Level-1 Magician were clearly not doing business at sea for the first time, and they still had basic credibility.

It's highly unlikely that a case of double-crossing would occur.

Because these two are at best part of the gray area between white and black, and are not the same kind of people as true Black Magician and black Knight.

They are also hoping to retain some old customers and repeat customers.

Saine calculated that the total fare paid by the people on the ship was only a little over a hundred coins. If the two of them split it equally, each of them would receive more than fifty Magic Coin.

Compared to a normal Holy Tower Magician, this is considered a high income.

After all, if you participate in Plane War that lasts for more than a decade, the pure Magic Coin income would probably only be a few hundred.

No wonder some people would take the risk of engaging in such a gray-area profession; ultimately, it's driven by profit.

However, what Saine was more curious about was what these people on the same ship as him were going to do with a considerable amount of Magic Coin.

In particular, Saine noticed a Advanced Magic Apprentice dressed in Gray Magic Robe in the lower cabin.

The other party was a middle-aged man with a stubble beard. His Magic Robe and Magic Staff looked rather shabby. It was estimated that the cost of the boat fare alone had exhausted his savings. So what use would he have for the black market?

With a mixture of curiosity and composure, aboard a dilapidated Golden Wheel, Saine headed towards the storm's convergence where the sea and sky met in the distance.

The vastness and unknown nature of the ocean are absolutely beyond the comprehension of lower life forms.

When Saine was on the battlefield of the Poison Fire Green Flame World, he had also seen the vast Magma Sea in that Low-Level Plane.

Even Magma Sea is not something that a Level-1 Magician like Saine could explore to its end. Not to mention, the Endless South Sea of Wizard World before us is probably equivalent to the Magma Sea of hundreds of Poison Fire Green Flame World in terms of its vastness.

For creatures unfamiliar with ocean storms, venturing into storm season is undoubtedly playing with their lives.

However, for Cook, who has nearly 230 years of sailing experience, piloting his Alchemy Powered Ship and navigating storms as nimbly as a fish is nothing special.

It was this sea voyage that made Saine deeply realize how insignificant his own power was compared to the natural forces of a Top-Level Plane.