Chapter 249: A Sudden Invitation to a Meeting
"Hehe, you're underestimating these old clubs, aren't you?" Sophie said as she looked at Tansnil in the distance, looking curious. She hadn't been to the south of the Silversand Desert either, and Aitalia was still too big after all, plus Istania wasn't the traditional scope of Division 3.
"The sand here is really light. I've been to Idus before, and the sand has the red color of the rocks, and I've said that the silver sand and the sea don't live up to its name. β
"Where is it," Fang Yu grabbed a handful of sand and watched it leak from his fingers: "Isn't it also yellow sand?" β
"You've always been in that place, of course, the color seems to me to be quite light, a little like the color of the beach." Sophie's tone was a little envious: "If I have the chance, I will definitely go to Istanya to have a look, I heard that the customs there are very different from the north." β
Fang Yu flipped his palm, clapped his hands, and asked, "Sophie, haven't you been here?" β
"I'm a guild person, and you think you can go wherever you want?" Sophie sighed enviously: "It's so nice to be a free caller. β
"You don't see the bad things about the Free Elector."
"Cut, I don't need you to preach at the least," Sophie glanced at him: "I'm a person who eats guild resources and grows up, of course I understand this." After all, the responsibility to the club must be fulfilled. And the silver vislan is pretty good. β
In this sentence, Fang Yu also agreed that among the several big guilds in China that he had come into contact with, Silver Vislan was indeed a little different. For Odin's sake, he also has a decent view of Ragnarok. It's just that he hasn't forgotten the battle in the Ash Mountain Forest.
Compared to that, Silver Vislan does things a little differently.
This can be seen from the little princess of the silver Vislan in front of her. And after he got in touch with Xingmen Port, he also learned from Su Changfeng that Silver Veslan is one of the clubs that has the closest cooperation with the military in China.
"Speaking of Silver Westland, you haven't told me yet, how do I underestimate these clubs?" Only then did Fang Yu think of this stubble and bring the topic back to the topic.
"People have likes and hates, but the club is not human, and does not act out of mere preference," Sophie replied, "and for you, because of the Dawn Star, the Descendants of Flor are a real enemy. But for the club leagues such as BBK, VE, and MOON behind the Flor Descendants, you were just one factor that affected their earnings last quarter. In other words, if they can turn this disadvantage into a positive factor, they won't have any mustard in their hearts. β
"What if the disadvantage has been a disadvantage?"
Sophie smiled, "You think too highly of you, our Mr. Eddard, do you think you can do something as big as Van Rik every time?" β
When she said this, she was suddenly stunned. Next, Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess of Visland couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You really seem to have made such a big deal every time...... Dorifin, Fenris, Van Rick. β
"Even the previous time of the Dawn Star, there was a lot of uproar, oh yes, there is also a traveler's rest, Mr. Fang, you are really a broom star." Sophie smirked, "I was going to invite you to come to the Silver Barrier to have a look, but now it's okay." β
Fang Yu was embarrassed: "That's not what I want......"
"That's what is terrifying, Mr. Fang." Sophie smiled: "Fortunately, most people still divide you in two, and they don't connect Fenris's affairs with you, and few people know the inside story of Dorifin." Otherwise, hey, hey, you can imagine what your nickname would beβ"
"Okay, but you haven't said what will happen yet."
"That's no kidding, but didn't you notice? Although you have done so many things, including Fenris, there are actually only two times that you really have an impact on the domestic guild. One time was the Dawn Star, but that time didn't really matter much to you. β
"The second time, it was Van Rik this time. In the long run, this time the Super Athletic League will be suspended for at least four or five months, and the impact on various clubs will naturally be great. But you should know that such opportunities don't happen every time. β
It's better to have fewer opportunities like this, Fang Yu thought to himself.
He can't get along with the descendants of Flor, but he won't expand the impact to the entire domestic division. After coming so many times, not to mention the club, it is estimated that he has first become the target of criticism from a group of domestic super sports fans. He can afford to offend the descendants of Flor, but he can't afford to provoke the broad masses of the people.
The problem was then closed.
However, Fang Yu still had this thought in his heartβhe didn't believe that his activities would have no effect on the descendants of Flor.
And as the Seven Seas Brigade grows, it is expected that the impact will become greater and greater. Of course, that's exactly what he's trying to achieve, and he doesn't have a deep grudge against the Descendants of Flor, but at least he has to make them face up to the Dawn Star.
Make them aware of the immediate loss that unrighteous actions can bring.
But in that case, what will the many club alliances of BBK, VE and MOON behind the descendants of Flor do to him? Is it to encircle and suppress the Seven Seas Travelers, or to recreate the old things of the Covenant Mountain, or to have some other means. Sophie's words at least made him understand what the Flor descendants thought of him.
He sees the Descendants of Flor as an adversary, and the Descendants of Flor may only see themselves as a problem to be solved, but what if the problem expands to the point where it cannot be solved?
Others also took off the boat.
Afifa forcibly spoke for a while while alone in Luo Yu, and reluctantly told the latter that he was leaving, and if he had the chance, he would definitely come to the royal capital of Istania to find her. Her father was a very good man, and her sister was also very beautiful.
Since the last argument, the little princess probably realized that she was not liked on the ship, so she did not say goodbye to everyone, but quietly left with her two servants. So much so that after Tianlan knew, he snorted from his nose:
"Impolite guy!"
She squinted at Luo Yu who came back again.
"When are you going to go to the royal capital of Istania?"
Luo Yu thought about it seriously for a moment and replied, "Wait until the head of the regiment is free." β
After speaking, he raised his head, only to see Fang Yu and the big cat pestle on the side, squeezing his eyebrows and winking at himβLuo Yu looked at the two people with a puzzled expression, "You two have cramps?" β
Fang Yu let out a long sigh, he boasted that his emotional intelligence was only 'average', but the person in front of him was simply below the human average. Sure enough, Tianlan listened to Luo Yu's answer, snorted heavily very dissatisfied, only glanced at him, and then took Ji Ta into the city angrily.
"Little guy," the big cat man patted Luo Yu on the shoulder earnestly, "You have to learn one from your group leader." β
Fang Yu heard this, and felt that there was a light on his face, but when he turned his eyes, he saw Sylvid coming down from the platform, and hurriedly went over with a shy face to help the latter carry the suitcase.
The ship's master lady glanced at him with a smile, and put the suitcase back: "The captain is hairy, forget it, here are Meimei and drawings, I don't want to lose them." β
She walked over, put the box aside, looked up again, raised her hands and carefully smoothed his collar, and then whispered, "Have you forgotten what Sylvid said?" The captain has to be more dignified, what does it look like to help the lady carry the suitcase? It's not my henchman. β
But Fang Yu thought about it for a while, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
When the maid came down, she gave him a faint look.
"I heard you have an opinion about my story?"
Fang Yu blinked innocently: "No? β
"Suspicious."
Shesta glanced at him and left behind Sylvid with a straight face.
Then there are Dictor and Drise, who are recovering from a serious injury.
He and the older knight had already discussed everything that had happened to Idus - and had exchanged views about the armor of Eltaut who remained in Dorifin, and the Wanderer. Dickett intended to bring the news back to Elpahimβbut not before he could meet his son, Sir Roban.
The other party was only able to walk on the ground in the past two days, but it seems that the improvement is not bad.
Fang Yu asked about the other party's whereabouts.
Dickt had just told him that he was going to sail north here, and Tansnir was one of the largest ports north of Istania and even north of the Misty Fjord. The knight looked at the sick daughter of the Xilin-Sibika family again, and said, "I have some friendship with the older generation of the Xilin-Sibika family, and it is really unfortunate to see such a thing happen to the descendants of their family......"
"I heard that Miss Dressy has a fiancΓ©, and it is not an option for her to stay on the ship alone, and it is impossible to take the risk in this way. From here, Van Rik is also on the way to Goland, and perhaps I can consider taking her back to Alffindor. β
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at Delisi.
Ever since the incident with Idus, the latter has come to his senses as if he had lost his soul, and he has been in this worrying state.
You must know that she was quite assertive and lively little girl before, which shows how hard her father's affairs hit her.
He asked the latter for his opinion, and Dressy only bit her lip and said, "I want to meet the uncrowned ......"
He had actually told Crowned about the situation on Dress's side, knowing that the latter was staying in Van Rik and was about to set off to find them. Fang Yu thought for a while and felt that this was also a way, compared to the uncrowned, Dickt was also a propertied person.
Wugong can't afford such an expensive transcontinental ferry ticket, and when he comes, he doesn't know that it is the Year of the Monkey, so it is better to let Dickett take Delise back. And since he didn't object, he nodded.
The group then divided into three ways and entered Tansnir.
Attila, Sky Blue and Tang Xin and their entourage were naturally purchasing supplies, after all, all the way over, even with the reserves on the platform, they were almost exhausted. It's still a long way from here to the Misty Fjord, and after that, it's almost all deserted, so it's natural to have enough supplies.
As for procurement, since the negotiation between Goland and the Oak Knights, Fang Yu has been deprived of the right to trade - according to Tianlan's words, it is too humiliating to bear. In order to retain the only majesty of the captain of the Seven Seas Brigade, it is better to keep Fang Yu away from related affairs.
Fang Yu was naturally very dissatisfied with this, why was he embarrassed?
And isn't the deal with the Oak Knights pretty good right now? It's just that this kind of rhetoric was ruthlessly exposed for his cousin - Tang Xin smiled coldly at him at that time: "If it weren't for luck, the Oak Knights encountered these things now, see if you can still laugh?" β
"But, but...... The Oak Knights are our allies," Fang Plover tried to argue, "It's not good for us to gloat over such a thing...... Are Luo Yu and Kita still here? β
"One thing to another, are we talking about one thing?" Tang Xin wrinkled her nose at him with disdain: "Don't think about him, your set is only useful for Miss Atila." β
So our captain reluctantly handed over the financial power.
The second team, of course, was Miss Shipper, Sylvid and Shesta, who were on their way to inspect the shipbuilding industry in Tansnir. It is said that it went to the Misty Fjords to build the Seven Seas Traveler, and all aspects of the advance work have been made in the past six months.
The most important part of the Seven Seas Traveler, the magic guide engine, now has the Fairy Heart, and the materials of the sailboat not only have the reserves of silver-maned spider silk, but also the Seven Seas Brigade still has the spider silk gem in its hand, so it can be said that there is no need to worry about it in a short time.
The two major elements for building a floating ship, the engine and the sail of the wind, are all in place, while the remaining important hull materials, interior facilities and bow statues are partly to be procured locally, and partly to wait for Ms. Quesu to go south. The outer hull of the floating ship must be made of magic oak, and since it is a controlled material, it can basically only be purchased in the market.
However, the ship's inner structure, from the ribs to the keel to ensure strength, can be replaced with hard mahogany, which has to wait for their logging team in the south to hire cargo ships to bring the supplies over. The cargo ship is owned by the Elffindor Council, and they don't have to pay for it.
That's a huge cost savings.
But in addition to these factors, what is more important is the people and the place. The venue had already been decided when they were in Yunliu Harbor, but the shipbuilders couldn't change it anyway.
Among them, the shipbuilding workers are divided into two parts - one is the craftsman, and the main craftsman must be Fang Yu himself, but no matter how small the ship, several work groups are also needed. Each group needs to be led by a qualified alchemist. This aspect was originally the biggest problem for the Seven Seas Brigade, after all, there were few alchemists who were willing to go with them to the remote Misty Fjords to build ships.
But since the addition of Caratu and Donde, this problem is not a problem.
Speaking of Sylvide's line, it can be regarded as a mighty one. In addition to her dealings with the local Brotherhood with Shesta and Baggins, plus a Gray-minded Alyssa, there is also a legendary archmage, Caratu.
And the clone of this great magician will not disappear for a while. It's just that Karatu is going to go, so naturally he has to take Jita with him.
Right now, beside Kita, there's a sky blue.
That's seven people.
Tansnir is the largest port in Istania, and as a port, there will definitely be shipyards, dry docks, and craftsmen and workers who gather here to make a living. However, just because there are many people doesn't mean that there are many people who are willing to go south with them.
Miss Shipssay's plan was to offer three or four times her salary, and promised to send these people back when she was done, and there would always be some willing to take risks. But in this way, there is naturally no shortage of people who fish in troubled waters, so it is necessary to investigate it in advance, and by the way, to explore the level of the shipbuilding industry in Istania.
To take workers locally, permission from the local artisan association is required.
Fortunately, they met Her Royal Highness the princess Afifa, who was a little bad-tempered, but he was still quite generous, and he signed a warrant for them - it was a reward for everyone's rescue. Of course, it mainly depends on Luo Yu's face.
With this warrant, obtaining permission was not a problem - and the call of Babanir, the King of Sands, would be even more helpful for them to summon people.
Although Tianlan is on the surface with Afifa's needle, but at the critical moment, when it comes to squeezing the last trace of value out of the identity of Her Royal Highness the princess, this poet is not soft at all. It fully embodies the typical characteristics of capitalists who will never get along with their interests, and the only 'capitalist' little lady on their ship -
Ms. Frei-Brandt.
In the end, it was naturally Fang Yu and his party.
Including him, Parker, Luo Hao, the box plus a Luo Yu, a big cat man, and an idle Ai Xiaoxiao.
was called a wandering six-person group by Tang Xin.
This is also something that can't be helped, after all, everyone's ability is basically in battle, and there is naturally some powerlessness for these life-related work. Fortunately, several people, including Ai Xiaoxiao, are very thick-skinned, and they don't care about it, but are proud of it.
Of course, no matter how idle they were, they had to take Mr. Greystone to the enclosure in Tansnir first, and leave Pasha and today's watchman on the platform to watch the ship.
Fang Yu finished the matter at hand before he asked a certain little silver princess who had been in the silver Vislan, "Sophie, you haven't been to Tansnir, do you want to go into the city with us?" β
Sophie wrinkled her nose very cutely: "Who is rare, I'm going to go shopping with Akane." β
Fang Yu naturally knew about the relationship between her and Qian, and asked, "Then, let's talk next time?" β
"Wait." Sophie stopped him.
"Do you remember what I just told you?"
"About the Descendants of Flor?"
Sophie nodded: "What are you talking about, they asked me to help contact you just now." β
When Fang Yu heard this, he frowned: "I don't plan to meet with them for the time being, it's better for you to refuse them." β
"Wait," Sophie added, "not only them, but also the officials of the Super Athletic League, I think it would be better for you to meet them." β
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment - although he had a bad impression of the Super Athletic Alliance, it was the only two official organizations after the Star Gate after all, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Where is it, now?" β
"Not really," replied Sophie, "they will still give you that respect, and they plan to meet you in Tansnir, and you will stay there for a while, right?" β
Fang Yu hesitated for a moment.
Then he nodded.
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