Two Bugs Bound to Be Won (Third Update, Last Month's Make-Up Update 1/15)

No matter which one—the Corn Grass Bug or the Rubber Bug—could evolve into a Little Elf, the Smoke mission had to be completed.

Liszt no longer had time to go to Black Horse Island to observe the fruit-mutated Rubber Trees. He handed the task to Captain Kosto, asking him to complete it on his behalf—if they found mature rubber fruit trees, that would naturally be best; if not, the rubber fruit trees must have only just sprouted around the new Bug Grass.

No matter what, these newly sprouted rubber fruit trees were worth promoting vigorously.

"Levis is getting married on September 12th. There's only a week left. I need to go to Tulip Castle to help out, otherwise people will gossip." He had his servants pack his luggage, preparing to leave for Tulip Castle first thing tomorrow morning.

Night fell.

Flower Port finally welcomed two old twin-masted cargo sailing ships, and Gortai returned with them.

"My lord, the two cargo ships have been purchased. One was retired by the Tulip Fleet, and the other by the Beer Castle fleet. However, they're rather badly damaged and will need repairs on our end. The two old ships cost a total of 652 Gold Coins. Here are the remaining Gold Coins."

Taking the Gold Coins and handing them to the steward Carter for counting, Liszt said, "I'll leave the task of repairing the cargo ships to you as well. With rubber and Thorn Ironwood, it won't be too difficult. Do your best to restore them to their finest condition. Also, one will be called Mangrove, and the other... Pearl."

The ships' names were merely simple designations, so he did not put much thought into them.

Then he began asking, "Advisor Gortai, did you come across any interesting news while purchasing the ships this