Lieutenant Colonel Nuen nodded and glanced at the Guard Frigate flying the Candel Empire Navy's flag in the distance, admiration flickering across his face. "President Xu, I have to admit, this Guard Frigate your Xinfei Merchant Guild built is simply... wonderful to use. I've been commanding it up and down the Endless Sea lately, and it's better than those old wooden ships by more times than I can count..."
As Lieutenant Colonel Nuen launched into an endless list of the Guard Frigate's advantages, Russell and the people beside him frowned.
Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Nuen still had no intention of stopping, Russell suddenly gave a loud cough.
"...We caught up with those pirates effortlessly, and then easily..."
"
Lieutenant Colonel Nuen's voice cut off abruptly. He turned to look at Russell, gave an inward start, and immediately understood. Clearing his throat, he hurriedly gave Xu Yi an embarrassed smile and continued, "Of course, President Xu, this Guard Frigate does have its shortcomings."
"Oh? Please, go on."
"Uh..." Lieutenant Colonel Nuen hesitated before saying somewhat awkwardly, "Everything else about this Guard Frigate is excellent, but it has one very serious problem: its consumption is too high. You see, for every hundred kilometers we sail, we need at least two tons of Magic Crystals. That means we have to reserve a great deal of storage space for them. And since the Guard Frigate's carrying capacity is limited, its actual range isn't all that satisfactory. With our old wooden ships, we could sail as far as we wanted."
The ship itself would fall apart before you got far enough. Xu Yi inwardly rolled his eyes, but kept smiling as he nodded gently. "Yes, that is a problem. But Lieutenant Colonel Nuen, I imagine... you've only been buying ordinary Magic Crystals on the market