Rathern has been running the sea for many years, and has developed a burly physique that surpasses that of most elves. He took Shane's list with both hands and read it with his head down, the names of the three metals, a total of several hundred tons, and several other elemental materials added.

"Master" he said after reading the list: "With all due respect, if you purchase too much at one time, it will appear that we are too eager, and give human beings a chance to sit on the ground and raise prices." ”

When it comes to professional issues, Shane is happy to listen to the experts: "Tell me what you think, Latherne. ”

"Yes" Latherne's view is based on the principle of commodity prices and supply and demand, adding some of his own experience in running the sea to explain to Shane, the shopping mall turmoil is weird, a little careless, and the whole market is lost. Professional matters need to be handed over to professional people, and in maritime trade, Shane doesn't even understand the process of customs declaration for ships entering and exiting, let alone deceitful tricks.

"I'll leave it all to you," Shane tilted his head after hearing him finish, "But I don't want you to use mall tactics to consume my reputation." ”

"Understood, please rest assured." Ruthern said with a pause in his chest. After so many years of running to the sea, he knows very well that reputation is an invisible wealth, and in some cases, the role of reputation far exceeds that of other visible forces.

"Well, if you still have any difficulties, you can come to me at any time."

"Obedience"

After a few more words, Lather invited Shane to come on board and inspect it. The ship ate two hundred thousand gold coins, and it was impossible for Shane not to be interested in boarding the ship. After finishing business, he got on the boat in high spirits. On the deck, six magic ballistas lined the sides of the ship, covered with canvas covers. The internal structure does not need to be seen one by one, but can be known by a mental scan. The boat is undoubtedly a good boat with dense wood grain, strong structure, compact interior design, and compact and uncomplicated allocation space.

Of all the ordinary creations on board, the bow statue aroused Shane's interest a little. A two-square-sized white whale statue with a faint magical aura, but none of its materials are magical-related. As if it was born that way.

"Master, the stone statue was passed down to me by my father and has a magical aura. The ancestors of the clan said that the stone statue was lucky, and with it, the ship would encounter many fewer storms. I don't know why, but it's a tradition in my vein. ”

No wonder the Dawnblade doesn't have a ship's bow statue, Shane smiled in his heart and sensed it with his spirit, there was actually a small elemental life brewing in the stone of the rock shell. Unfortunately, it's too weak to know how long it will take to develop. Therefore, magic is of little value. But that doesn't stop that life from bringing some lucky attributes to the ship.

"It's a good ship," Shane said.

"It was a good ship indeed, built with seven hundred and fifty tons of wood and three hundred tons of steel. There are seventy or eighty ships I've ever been on, and the Northland Wind is the most beautiful I've ever seen. Lother sighed with emotion, and was very interested, and reported the attributes of the ship as if she had a few treasures. In terms of various attributes, the Northland Semicolon belongs to the category of armed merchant ships, and can be used as a cruiser after modification.

Sean patiently listened to him one by one.

With this place almost over, Shane decides to check out the Naga and use them.

It is impossible for the Northland colonies to be fully controlled by humans. In his strategy of starting with three bases. The three strongholds of Northland, Quel'Salas, and Kalimdor are so important that it is not an exaggeration to call them the Iron Triangle. After the development and growth in the future, one main city and two fortress cities will give him a strategic advantage of attacking, retreating and defending.

With the setting sun in him, Shane teleports to the sea where Naga lives, and at this time, the island that the council has allocated to him changes drastically. The beach is inhabited by stinking blue-skinned fishmen, who build gray and dilapidated nests out of wood and straw. His coordinate stone was enshrined as a sacred object, but the small altar was trampled by Shane.

The fish-man has a person in his name. A beast of some wisdom at best. They had a bad brain, and as soon as Sean stepped on the sand, the fishmen were frightened and then confused. Then he saw that there was only one person in Shane, and he was overjoyed, and rushed towards him with a scream.

Shane didn't want to raise his hand, so he flipped his palm and shot a string of arcane missiles, teaching them how to fish.

The movement quickly caught Naga's attention, and several male Naga surfaced. Seeing that it was Shane, he swam back into the sea without saying a word. It didn't take long for Estie's light of life to approach in spiritual perception.

"Your Excellency" Estie's posture has always been obedient, she saluted, and her head was almost on the ground: "It's not convenient to talk here, please come with me." Then he handed out a magic conch.

The moment Shane held it, he immediately recognized the magical effect of the conch: underwater breathing. He just wanted to see how Naga was doing, activated the conch in his hand to put a breath bubble on himself, and walked into the sea with Estie.

When the sea flooded Shane's head, he saw a cave carved out of the Naga at the bottom of the ocean not far from the island.

"Your Excellency, that's our lair." Esther also intended to show Shaun the results, "but let's look elsewhere first." ”

"Yes," Sean nodded.

They passed through the seagrass belt, dozens of fishmen swam around, and a Naga overseer urged them to work. At the bottom of the sea, there are many crabs crawling around. At this time, several fishmen swam up to the crabs with nets in their pockets and poured all kinds of scraps into their pockets. The debris slowly drifted to the bottom of the sea, and the crabs scrambled to eat it with their pincers, kicking up a layer of sediment and muddying the water.

"That's the Crab Ranch," Esther respectfully explains, "We enslaved the fish-men of the east coast and relocated them here to help us guard the ranch." They are stupid, but they know how to obey power, and if they are trained well, they can still collect some crab food. ”

Or they were chopped up by a naga and thrown to feed the crabs.

"Will there be a shortage of food at the bottom of the sea?" Shane asked

"There is no shortage at present, and it is unknown in the future," Esther said honestly, "When my people are stabilized, I will consider expanding the population, and as long as there is enough food, I may be able to return to the prosperity of the past ten years." ”

There is no limit to life in the ocean, and food seems to be abundant, but it is actually very limited. There is no light in the deep water below the surface of the sea, and all the algae that depend on photosynthesis make seagrass completely unable to survive, so there is no basis for the marine biological chain, and the biological density is not comparable to that of the shallow sea area.

The best habitat on the seabed must be the dense seagrass and seaweed areas near the sea, but there are not many suitable areas near the sea where seagrass and seaweed are abundant. In winter, seagrass and seaweed can also stop or slow down their growth. The most important thing is that without the help of magic, there is no food in the ocean that will remain unspoiled for months. Therefore, the food problem is the biggest problem for the development of marine life.

"Food can be solved by trade" Shane thought of a way to tie up, the more the population of the Blue Scale Naga, the heavier the dependence. Interests will be more reliable than favors and rewards. (To be continued.) )