Massive Update to the Space Garrison

Argus was resolute, showing no sign of compromise.

Shawn did the math: 120 Naga Scales could sell for 60 gold coins, which was certainly not a small sum. One had to remember that a full 8-piece Lightforge set sold for 800 gold coins. Even at a discount, it would fetch at most 1,000 gold coins, meaning each piece was worth a little over 120 gold. Argus needed more than just scales to craft scale armor; he had to provide other materials, so he had to make a profit somehow...

By that logic, 60 gold coins was a fair price!

Shawn nodded. "Fine, let's go with that. Now, what about these two Naga Claws and this Naga Hide..."

Seeing the price for the scales settled, Argus relaxed significantly and chuckled. "For the Naga Claws, I'll give you 10 gold each. Believe me, that's not a low offer. As for this Naga Hide, to be honest, I don't have much use for it. I'd just have to resell it to a leatherworker, and I'm not even sure of the market rate... How about 10 gold coins for that too?"

Shawn shook his head immediately. "No, no! This is a whole Naga Hide; how can it be the same price as a single claw? Are you bullying me because I'm young? 20 gold coins, at least 20!"

Argus hesitated for ten seconds, then gritted his teeth. "Fine, little brother, for the sake of Old Saldean and Grian, I'll take the deal! 60 gold for the Naga Scales, 20 gold for the two Naga Claws, 20 gold for the Naga Hide, and don't even count the Murloc scales—there are too many to count anyway—I'll give you 10 gold for the lot! That's 110 gold coins in total!"

A cartload of Murloc scales certainly didn't amount to 100,000 pieces. At 1 copper per piece, 100 pieces made 1 silver, and 10,000 pieces made 1 gold. This was a steal!

Shawn immediately felt that Argus was the most lovable person in the world. He closed the deal on the spot and drove the carriage back to the Lion's Pride Inn.

He didn't know that as soon as he left, Argus broke into a cunning grin.

"Stupid brat, knows nothing! These high-quality Naga Scales are worth at least 1 gold piece each! 120 pieces can make at least two sets of scale armor, and one set alone sells for 200 gold! Those two Naga Claws, if crafted into a pair of fist weapons, would sell for at least 100 gold. That Naga Hide, sold to a leatherworker, is worth at least 50 gold. This one deal nets me at least 200 gold profit—that's as much as those 500 sets of Guard Sets for Grian. What a cute little brat..."

"Little brat, come back often!"

Shawn had no idea he had been swindled by Argus, still believing that even if he hadn't gotten a bargain, he certainly hadn't sold too low.

Driving the carriage back to the Lion's Pride Inn, Shawn immediately sought out Old Saldean to ask where he could buy leather, lumber, and stone.

Old Saldean assumed Shawn was genuinely planning to build a house, which was why he was asking about these materials. Since he intended to introduce Shawn as an apprentice to the engineers in Goldshire, Old Saldean thought Shawn just wanted to familiarize himself with the market so that once he mastered the craft and became a true engineer, he could earn enough money to settle down in Goldshire and build a home of his own...

It must be said, Old Saldean was overthinking it.

In any case, relying on his years of connections, Old Saldean actually knew quite a few friends in these trades, and even knew several carpenters and stonemasons, all of whom he enthusiastically listed for Shawn.

"Shawn, if you're going to live in Goldshire, you must build good relationships with these people. For my sake, they will take care of you. Tomorrow, I'll take you to meet the engineering expert, Old Harry; he is the best engineer around here..."

Shawn nodded repeatedly until Old Saldean finished speaking, then left. He immediately turned around and found Old Saldean's friends to purchase a large quantity of leather, ore, and lumber, then hid in his room to begin the conversion.

After converting 10 points of Garrison Resources, Shawn immediately constructed the Portal of Time and Space and entered a new dungeon, the Redridge Mountains. Instead of trying to clear it, he began frantically converting Garrison Resources. He had discovered that converting resources inside a dungeon didn't consume mental energy, though he had no idea what the principle behind it was.

Soon, Shawn converted everything into Garrison Resources, entered the Space Garrison, and chose to build the Town Hall.

"Level 1 Town Hall, under construction. Construction time: 1 day."

That day, Shawn couldn't muster the energy to do anything else. He was completely immersed in intense anticipation, unable to eat or sleep well, and looked quite haggard.

It wasn't until a pleasant chime sounded that Shawn entered the Space Garrison once more, his face full of joy. "Ding!"

"Level 1 Town Hall construction successful. Congratulations, Commander. The Space Garrison has successfully upgraded to a Level 1 Space Garrison. Unlocked: 1 large plot, 2 medium plots, 3 small plots."

"Note: Large plots can accommodate large garrison buildings, medium plots can accommodate medium garrison buildings, and small plots can accommodate small garrison buildings."

"Unlocked fixed garrison buildings: Fishing Shack, Herb Garden, Lunarfall Excavation, Pet Menagerie. For details, please check the Space Garrison."

"Unlocked garrison building quests. Starting today, garrison building quests will be issued randomly. Upon completion, you will receive garrison building blueprints, garrison upgrade blueprints, garrison acceleration blueprints, etc. Please check the quest interface for details."

"Unlocked follower interface. Starting today, the Commander can acquire followers through various means. Please check the follower interface for details."

"Unlocked ship interface. Starting today, the Commander can obtain ship designs, ship component designs, etc., by completing garrison building quests. Please check the ship interface for details."

The barrage of notifications completely stunned Shawn.

It took him a long time to calm down, and he quickly inspected the Space Garrison.

The previously desolate Space Garrison now featured 10 plots of land, each surrounded by a ring of light.

Among them, the 4 largest rings were for the Fishing Shack, Herb Garden, Lunarfall Excavation, and Pet Menagerie. One slightly smaller ring was for a large building, two smaller ones were for medium buildings, and three of the smallest were for small buildings.

The buildings within all these rings required corresponding blueprints to be constructed.

Of the four fixed garrison buildings—the Fishing Shack, Herb Garden, Lunarfall Excavation, and Pet Menagerie—the corresponding blueprints were already available; they only required the investment of the appropriate Garrison Resources to build.

The Fishing Shack required 100 lumber and 100 stone. Once built, it would generate a Fishing Shack and a lake. The lake would automatically spawn various fish, allowing for the collection of fresh fish and shrimp through fishing. Beyond fish and shrimp, fishing might also yield various unexpected items.

The Herb Garden required 100 lumber and 100 stone. Once built, it would generate a small herb garden for planting various wondrous herbs.

The Lunarfall Excavation required 100 lumber and 100 stone. Once built, it would generate a small excavation site capable of yielding various ores.

The Pet Menagerie required 100 stone and 100 lumber. Once built, it would generate a Pet Menagerie, allowing for the training of loyal pets to fight by one's side.

The large building, the two medium buildings, and the three small buildings all required obtaining blueprints through quests before they could be constructed.

And right now, Shawn possessed one small building blueprint: "Golem Factory."