Chapter 135 Floating Island
Floating islands are a very special terrain.
Even today when magic civilization has developed, people still have not been able to analyze the principles of floating islands, and only have various conjectures.
For example, the ore that has "there are special ores that can provide buoyancy in the floating island strata", the "because nearby wind elements formed a special arrangement by coincidence, providing magical abilities" element saying, "In fact, the floating island is a product of human civilization in the last era" ancient heritage theory, etc.
If someone really can find the principle of floating islands, it might cause a change in the magic ship and even the entire magic world. However, no matter which statement has its unexplainable points. In short, the reason why these big and small stones can float in mid-air is still a mystery.
Although it is very rare in some places, there are still several floating island groups in the eastern plains.
Their types are also different - from twenty or thirty centimeters above the ground to ten thousand feet high, from the size of a table tennis ball to the size of a magnificent city.
In the Huoli'an Empire, there is also a large group of floating islands, that is, the Kuilin Sky Island Chain located in the southwest of the Kuilin Province.
"this……"
"Alphons."
"Oh, Mr. Alphons." A man in a baron costume and looking like a bamboo pole rubbed his hands and said with a charming smile: "Are you really planning to buy a floating island?"
It is said that the baron named Metz was once the great duke, but because he had not made any achievements for a long time, he was gradually reduced by the royal family while inheriting his title. The original vast land had become a floating island that could only be seen but not used. The land under the empty islands also could not be sunbathed all year round due to the huge empty islands above, and could not grow crops. Apart from moss and some negative plants, it could almost be described as barren.
No one settles means no tax income. Without tax income, he can only rely on his parents' capital, and he cannot pay the rated taxes like the royal family. He has obviously a huge castle passed down from his ancestors, but he has become a declining nobleman. In addition, the amount is not huge, but now it is a tax that he can never afford because of the accumulation of small amounts. If nothing unexpected happens, their aristocratic career will only last until he is, and even these useless fiefs of floating islands will be recovered because of the mortgage of those taxes.
I was already ready to just live my life in a daze, but at this moment, a young man wearing a black robe and a hood appeared in front of him and said he wanted to buy land deeds for those floating islands.
How could this make him not overjoyed?
"That's certain."
The man who claimed to be Alphonse and wanted to buy the floating island was naturally Sivi, who completed the mission copy of the Star Sea ruins.
In addition to the magic blunt attack, Xiwei also learned two two-ring arcane magic magic in the other two lights. In addition, he passed the Star Sea ruins with an S-level rating. In addition to a large amount of resources that can be considered rich, Xiwei also obtained the construction drawings of the achievements of the "Star Pit Furnace", "Airport", and "Auteng Engine".
The task has been updated again and has officially entered the stage of college construction. However, from the perspective of the task, if you want to start building the college, you have to get to the floating island first.
Although you may find a homeless floating island in some wildernesses without traffic, that random space is too big and takes a lot of time and effort.
Now that the Dark Night nobles were trying to resurrect the monsters - the least they were planning to resurrect the ancient demons, time was obviously more precious than money. If a war broke out, even if they were unwilling, unless they left their hometown and escaped from the eastern plains, there would be a great chance of being involved in the war wherever they hid.
Therefore, establishing a college at the fastest speed has become the first priority at present.
"Is that biggest empty island sold?"
Since he had made the decision, Xiwei was not pretentious and immediately asked straight to the point.
The largest empty island he refers to is located in the Kuilin hollow island chain, and it looks like a hill upside down. It is quite flat and has a huge area, but the most interesting thing is that it is a castle that looks very grand and grand in the middle of the island, even compared with Huoli's National Magic Academy.
"Of course, you have a good view!" Although I was troubled by what I called Sivy, who looked like a wizard robe and a noble cloak, the man in the bamboo pole immediately started talking: "The castle on the island is a castle passed down from next family. It was built with the best stone materials at that time. Even if it has been experiencing hundreds of years of storms, it will not be damaged at all! And the furniture inside is complete, and you can move in immediately with just a little cleaning!"
It’s not that this Zhugan Man doesn’t have any nostalgia for the castle he passed down from home, but the problem is that the thing is built on an empty island. How did the Zhugan Man, who is just an ordinary person, cross the distance thirty meters above the ground and move into the luxurious castle?
If his family is still as prosperous as he is, it can be solved by renting a magic ship, but now he doesn't want to rent a magic ship, even if he gives him a magic ship for free, he can't afford the fuel fee necessary for sailing every day...
Although he had some savings at home before, he had to build a bridge or staircase to the empty island from the ground, after a period of observation, he found that the floating island did not remain unmoved, but would move in a small range. This discovery made him look Spartan. If the bridge was built, the thing collapsed and flew to other places the next day, how should he break it?
In the end, the man in Zhugan had to give up and sighed every day when he looked at the unattainable castle.
Now Xiwei asked, and he was thinking that he couldn't use it anyway. Instead of wandering around there, it would be better to sell the castle that spent some real money and silver, and agreed to betray the castle that witnessed the glory of his family.
"No need to say what is available or not, just tell me how much it costs." Xiwei didn't intend to argue with the other party and asked straightforwardly.
"Then, four hundred gold coins!" The man from Zhugan gritted his teeth and the lion spoke loudly: "If only four hundred gold coins, the island and the castle will belong to you!"
Unlike some novels that often cost dozens or millions of gold coins, gold coins in this world are still relatively valuable. Some slightly poor families can't even see a gold coin in their lifetime. In addition to magical items and various luxury goods, the market mainly circulates copper coins and silver coins.
If it is on the ground, it would be nothing to collect 400 gold coins for a large castle and land, but the problem lies in the floating island.
"Hmph, wouldn't you be so naive that you think I didn't know the market of the floating island and came to buy it?" Xiwei narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party coldly, making the Zhugan Man feel uncomfortable all over.
"Why, Mr. Alphons said that..."
"First of all, there is no water source in the Floating Island. Apart from waiting for rain, you can only transport it through magic boats or hire magicians who are good at water elemental magic, and they must be high-level. After all, many water elemental magics used to produce elemental water that cannot be drunk." Xiwei sneered and pointed out the fact that the Zhugan Man wanted to hide without hesitation: "Secondly, the Floating Island has very little vegetation growth because of the wind that is stronger than the ground and the temperature below the ground. It can also be seen from the Floating Island.
Most of the plants outside the castle are just knee-length ferns and shrubs, not even a tree! In addition, there are many other materials transportation and the disposal of the floating island garbage require additional hiring of personnel and magic boats. The care costs of the castle are not cheap, which is equivalent to adding a lot of expenses. In such a place, you are like selling me 400 gold coins? This makes me very doubt your sincerity. To be honest, I bought the floating island just for freshness. If you don’t want to sell it, I don’t mind it!”
"Hey, don't say that, Mr. Alphons, please calm down. I'm just joking with you... The actual price is three, no, two hundred and fifty pieces, only two hundred and fifty gold coins!"
After being beaten by Xiwei, he said a while, and the unlucky baron hesitated to quote a new price again.
Xiwei pretended to be silenced for a while, and in the other party's uneasy eyes, he stretched out three fingers and shook them in front of the other party: "I can give out three hundred gold coins, but you have to sell me the slightly smaller floating islands around you!"
"Ah? This..."
"Don't sell it? Then forget it." Xiwei shook his sleeves and turned around without any nostalgia, but before he could take a few steps, Baron Zhugan hurriedly held him.
"Sell! Of course!" Zhugan Man smiled with her smile - although this smiley face was more like a crying face no matter how she looked, she said repeatedly.
Although I always feel that the price is too cheap and I have suffered a big loss, it is now the buyer's market, so it's not my turn to talk too much. If the God of Wealth leaves, I will really have to drink the northwest wind. Being rich is better than not having money, right?
Besides, it is useless to keep the floating island. Instead of swaying in front of you, it is better to sell it to this guy who looks like a rich child than a magician, and it is better to exchange for some money.
Chapter completed!