The speed of the boat on the surface of the sea was not very fast, and the undulating waves seriously affected the speed and direction of the advance, and Ethan waited on the boat for a while before the boat rowed near the Dawning Goddess.

Lowering the rope ladder, Ethan stood on the deck and waited for the 'messenger' to board the ship.

Previously, when the distance was close enough to see the situation of the two sides clearly, the only woman standing on the boat raised her hands to indicate that she was not carrying a weapon, which was a show of her sincerity.

In order to show his sincerity, Ethan also removed the sword from his waist and handed it to Arthur, who was standing on the stern of the ship. He will not accompany Ethan, continue to stay where he is and stare at the other party's big ship.

"Hello and welcome aboard the Goddess of Dawn. ”

Only three people came up, and two remained in the small boat below.

Leading the way was a tall and beautiful woman with beautiful brown hair, who was supposed to be over 1.7 meters tall, and who was about the same height as Ethan in low-heeled leather boots. Maybe because he has been adrift at sea for many years, his complexion is not fair. At the age of about twenty-four or five, she is in the best period of a woman, but this age is still very young among adventurers.

The close-fitting clothes and pants show off her figure perfectly. This woman is not the slender and thin type, but the type that can see at a glance that the body is full of strength, but it is not like the kind of muscular monster that is angular and still has soft lines;

Similarly, the woman opposite was also looking at Ethan, and in the eyes of this woman, Ethan looked ordinary, no different from many young people. The appearance is ordinary, the body is ordinary and slightly thin, and there is nothing special at all. I really can't imagine that this is a strong man who can go head-to-head with Brent without falling behind.

"Hello, Ethan of the Aurora, I'm Helena, the captain of the Vengeful Queen. ”

Ethan nodded, he didn't shake hands or anything like that, people living in this world have a huge sense of vigilance with each other, rash actions will cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and not carrying weapons when negotiating with strangers is enough to show goodwill.

"So, Helena of the Vengeful Queen, what is the matter with you coming to my ship?"

Straight to the point, Helena, as the captain of the ship, will come to her in person, and there must be something important to talk about. The environment at this time is also not suitable for two people to endlessly go around in circles and try, and it is only by negotiating well as soon as possible that the right decision can be made as soon as possible.

Perhaps it was Ethan's directness that Helena admired, and the woman showed some appreciative looks, and then picked out her intentions.

"I want to work with you. ”

"Cooperation?"

Ethan thought about the woman's possible intentions, including a temporary alliance, of course. But in that case, is this woman going to land on that island?

"You want to go to the island?"

This time Helena was not only appreciative, as soon as Ethan opened her mouth to ask, her brow jumped, and then there was a feeling of 'it really doesn't look so ordinary'. Ethan has such a reaction, so he deserves that strong strength.

"Yes, I'm going to the island. ”

Ethan frowned, "How much do you know about this island?" He didn't believe that this woman didn't know anything about this island, and if she really didn't know anything and wanted to go to the island, she would have rushed over with the ship before. I won't wait so long to come to myself to talk about some cooperation.

"It's not a lot, I just know that the island is dangerous, but it also has great benefits. Helena didn't mean to hide it, and was very frank: "If it goes well, I will only take one thing, and everything that remains will be yours." ”

Helena's offer was quite generous, but Ethan was not impressed. He wasn't stupid, he cared more about what Helena was willing to take a huge risk and give up most of her belongings in exchange for what kind of thing Helena was willing to take a huge risk and give up most of her belongings in exchange for it.

"I think it's better to make everything clear, and if you want something that's exactly what we need, maybe something unpleasant will happen. ”

Ethan's words made the two women behind Helena frown, as if they were upset by Ethan's words. Helena, on the other hand, didn't care much.

"I'm not sure yet, I need to see it to know if it's true. ”

"So, what do you want?"

Helena groaned, as if judging whether to say or not to say. Ethan waited quietly, he was not in a hurry at all, he was still assessing the risk of going to the island.

"I suspect that this island has core-level magic stones. ”

"Core-level magic stones?"

Ethan was directly stunned, he didn't expect to get such an answer at all.

Of course he knew what the magic stone was. It is also known that magic stones can be used as energy sources for different levels of items according to their quality.

For example, some low-quality magic stones can only be used as consumable energy for some daily necessities, and their service life is not long, and the magic output provided is also limited, and once the output energy is increased, it will be completely destroyed. This is also the easiest magic stone to find on the calm sea, and it is also the most common magic stone.

The better ones are the medium-quality magic stones, the magic stones of this grade cover a wide range, among which the slightly inferior ones can be used as a larger energy source for daily necessities, Ethan's current Dawning Goddess, there are several items that use medium-quality magic stones as 'batteries' to provide energy.

High-quality ones are relatively rare, and magic stones of this level can already be used as equipment props, which can provide a huge increase in combat effectiveness, such as the name of the Flame Hand, which is derived from a glove inlaid with fire attribute magic stones.

In addition, Ethan also learned from the database on Stater Island that the division of magic stones is not so simple, in fact, the so-called high, medium and low quality all refer to the magic stones on the calm sea, and these magic stones are classified as low-grade magic stones in the guild's database.

"Core, are you sure?"

Helena shook her head: "I'm not sure, but the situation on this island ...... I think there is a greater possibility that there are core-level magic stones. ”

The core level is not a grade division of magic stones, it should be regarded as a functional distinction. He had seen some equipment that used core-level magic stones as energy in the shipyard before, so he had a more intuitive understanding.

The so-called core level refers to the generation of mana storage and output that can be used as the main energy source for a long time, and the biggest feature is that it is stable and not easy to damage.

Since it is difficult to use low-grade magic stones as core-level magic stones, the core-level in this sea area also represents a higher-quality magic stone, and theoretically it is difficult to find this grade magic stone on the calm sea. Even the magic stone used by the Hand of Flame was not up to the title of core level, so it could only barely get close.

It can be said that the core-level magic stone is what Ethan originally thought and can be used as the fundamental energy body of magic stone technology. The magic stones that Ethan had touched before were too bad.

The only exception was the white magic stone in Ethan's hand, he didn't know these materials before, and only after he came into contact with the guild's records did he begin to suspect that this magic stone was very likely to be a core-level magic stone. Even if it's not, it should be a high-quality magic stone with relatively similar quality.

It's a pity that he can't judge anymore, Merlin's magic attainments are too high, and the mystery on the Book of Inheritance far exceeds Ethan's current level, and he can't judge how much of a role the magic stone plays in it.

He felt that it was unlikely that this magic stone was at the core level, and even if he was lucky, it wouldn't be so good. What I didn't expect was that I really discovered the traces of the core-level magic stone so quickly.

"If you want a core-level magic stone, the value is far more than other materials, and I don't seem to have any benefit from this transaction?"

Ethan pondered for a moment and gave his own answer.

"If you agree to share the core-level magic stones, then there is a basis for cooperation...... Of course, if such a magic stone really exists. ”

Helena frowned, Ethan's reaction was not like a young man at all, she even suspected that the young man in front of her was really less than twenty years old?

"How's it going?"

Ethan was also a little tempted, and if Helena didn't agree, he was going to go to the island alone to search. Even if the other party also doesn't give up, it's a big deal to compete together.

This situation is obviously not what Helena wants to see, and this woman seems to be very jealous of Ethan and does not want to break out into conflict. So after struggling for a while, she gave her final offer.

"If it's a core-level magic stone, I hope you can give it to me. I can make up for the gap with all sorts of extra supplies. This is my final condition, if you don't agree, let's do our own thing. ”

Ethan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. He doesn't have much thirst for the so-called core-level magic stones, but he has greater requirements for materials, he needs to build a new ship of his own, the current Dawning Goddess is only suitable for the calm sea, not to mention the new sea area, with this ship to attack the sea of storms is completely self-defeating.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

"Landing directly on the island, there are only a few of us on our side. ”

Ethan raised his eyebrows, this situation means that the island is either safe or very dangerous!

"What a ...... Unqualified captain ......"

Shaking his head secretly, he didn't comment on other people's choices, and Ethan also made arrangements: "I'll go with you alone, don't move the big boat, let's land in a small boat." ”