Walking on the staircase made of marble, Zong Yan felt wonderful.

Bend down and touch the island clouds outside the stairs, soft.

The stairs at your feet look as if they are really made of stone.

Kulo saw this scene and introduced the system.

"The White Sea where we are located refers to all special clouds that are 3,000 meters above the White Sea and 10,000 meters above the ground."

"Unlike the White Sea, where there are only sea clouds."

"The white sea naturally forms two structures: sea clouds and island clouds. Sea clouds are like the sea, while island clouds are like land. Although it is soft, it does allow plants to be grown, so wildlife can survive and form conditions for human habitation. ”

"Later, the people of the Sky Island invented the technology of cutting and pressing the island clouds into stones to make 'marbles', which allowed them to build the houses they are in."

"Because the naturally occurring island clouds are a bit irregular, the technique of cutting the island clouds is very simple. Therefore, the people of Sky Island are particularly fond of building artificial island clouds. ”

"If you describe Djerba as a platform, the naturally formed island cloud is the first layer, and the place we are in now is the second layer of miniature island cloud, like a mountain on the ground, the only difference is man-made."

Will nodded, it was basically the same as the information he had gotten from his memory, but it was more comprehensive.

It seems that Kuro has indeed done a lot of homework in the past two days.

These words seemed to be explaining to Zong Yan, but they were actually for him to hear.

Kuro continued: "Spread the marble on the island cloud to form a ladder. Then on the second layer of the island cloud, artificially create a flat land, and build houses on top of it. ”

"The island we are currently in is enough for our whole group to live. But for the sake of privacy, I plan to hire someone to continue to expand this island cloud in the future and build a third layer of island cloud on top of it. ”

"In the future, the second floor will be where ordinary crew members live, and the third floor will be the place where high-level people live and deliberate."

Will nodded, "It's up to you to decide that kind of thing." ”

At this time, the three of them finally reached the apex of the island cloud.

A sprawling palace appeared in front of you.

According to Will's eyesight, the upper and lower floors of this palace add up to more than 10,000 square meters. It is about the size of one and a half football fields in another world.

Zong Yan muttered, "This is too big..."

Kulo smiled: "This is also due to the characteristics of the Sky Island, here, the most important thing is the island cloud. ”

"As mentioned earlier, island clouds were originally formed naturally. After the Sky Islanders invented the way to cut the island cloud, they gradually discovered that the cut off part would naturally generate a new island cloud in the original location after a period of time. ”

This is the part that Will has never heard of at all, "Does that mean that the island cloud is a renewable resource?" ”

"It should be like this, and the deciding factor is the geographical location."

Will muttered, "Doesn't that mean that you can produce island clouds indefinitely?" ”

"Theoretically, nothing can be produced indefinitely. However, according to the information obtained, there are hundreds of cloud cutting fields on Djerba, which cooperate with each other to produce each other, and the final effect is that the total area of Djerba Island is constantly improving. ”

"That's why people here like to make artificial island clouds on higher floors, and build houses so big, right?" ”

Kuro bowed, "Exactly. ”

"On the other hand, because our Qinghai is all islands and lacks land, the houses are generally smaller."

"It is true that this palace came from a local merchant, and it is big, but in the eyes of the people of Sky Island, it is not as valuable as a house of a few hundred square meters of land that is still alive."

Will nodded.

Walking into this palace, the ground floor is a completely open platform. There are windows, but no glass. The year-round spring-like climate of the White Sea makes this design extremely comfortable and has a wide view.

When you look up, you can see that the ceiling is inlaid with shells.

"Is it all lamplight?"

"Yes, young master. These lamps absorb sunlight during the day and automatically glow at night. ”

Will thought about it in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly speak.

"There are hundreds of lantern shells on this floor, and if you put them below, it's enough to buy an island, right?"

Zong Yan said happily, "Then aren't we sitting on a mountain of gold?" ”

Kuro nodded, "Pretty much that's right. Shellfish seem to be a ubiquitous natural resource here, and they are all wild-gathered. In fact, no one thinks about artificial cultivation because the effort spent does not match the reward. ”

"But in Qinghai, it's like a rare treasure."

"As long as we can grasp a stable way to enter and exit the White Sea and Qinghai, it is equivalent to sitting on Baoshan."

Zong Yan nodded, "Indeed, we can't rely on the Young Master to fly up and down every time. A shipping route must be developed. ”

Will shook his head and said, "Even if we find a stable way of passage, we can't export shellfish resources to Qinghai endlessly. ”

The two looked at him strangely.

Will added, "After all, scarcity is expensive. ”

The two nodded in realization.

But in fact, it is not just a question of price, but also a matter of economics.

But there is almost no economics in this world, so Will didn't say much.

In his memory, although the other party is not an economist, he still uses many living examples as illustrations.

There is an ancient dynasty called Ming in my memory. The Ming Dynasty used silver as its currency, but it did not produce large quantities of silver in the country.

As a result, during the Age of Discovery, a country called Spain discovered a huge stock of silver on the American continent.

So Spain began to frantically send cheap silver to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for fine silk, porcelain, tea and other luxury goods.

By the time the Ming Dynasty reacted, its economy had already been shocked. Prices have skyrocketed, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to survive.

It directly contributed to the Ming Dynasty's policy of banning the sea.

In exchange for Will, although Bei Resources is not Qinghai's direct currency.

But when he gained a stable route, he could export much more shellfish resources to Qinghai than his total stock.

Moreover, shellfish resources are different from currency in that they have actual value in themselves.

Lamps that can shine, flames that make fires, sound shells that store sounds, and so on. From life to battle, cover every inch and corner.

If a large number of exports are carried out, it is almost equivalent to taking two completely different world cultures against each other, and the impact will be extremely far-reaching.

It will add a huge variable to the world of the future.

And what does Will get?

In fact, nothing is gained.

At best, you can accumulate a lot of wealth in the short term, but in the long run, the gains may outweigh the losses.

On the contrary, variables are bound to change history.

This will greatly distort the memories he has obtained, and the 'knowledge' in his mind will shrink.

It can be said that there are many harms to Will and no benefit.

Wrapping his arms around the shoulders of the two, "First of all, we have to find a stable route, and then slowly use the resources of the empty island to open up the market." ”

"This will be the source of the future wealth of the Heavenly King Pirates."

"Don't rush, take your time."