Chapter 1080: The White Ship is Sailing
The contact between the High Elves and the great powers of the East only helped them broaden their horizons, and there were too many reasons for this ancient great power of the East. At least, so far, they have not risen to the heart of exploring colonization abroad. However, they also learned from the High Elves that the world was far wider than they had imagined.
The dozen or so continents of different sizes alone were enough to make people excited, but they couldn't ignore the important factors that existed in them.
Not only is the New World rich in wealth and resources, but the dangerous environment there cannot be ignored. They had learned the correct answer from the High Elves. Although the New World is rich, more than ninety percent of it is ownerless land. However, there are many dangers and demons there. In addition, that daunting distant chart.
After the initial enthusiasm and covetousness subsided, everyone had to consider the scale of the initial investment. As a result, I calculated it silently in my heart, and suddenly got an amazing result. That's a lot of money, and you won't see the benefits for a long time. Moreover, it is still a bottomless pit that is not known for the time being.
Compared with the benefits that are still in the future, it is really the inflow of money and materials, which is enough to make people feel distressed. What's more, it is full of demons, and it is a wild place for this traditional eastern country. No matter how much land there is, it is still a wild land, and it does not have the slightest value in their eyes. However, those novel crops and plant resources are quite interesting to them.
For some time afterward, they were hospitable, a race called the High Elves. And, having stayed with them for a while, during the days of the High Elves' stay, they inquired about something that happened on other continents. And, I focused on learning some anecdotes about the High Elves. For this elf that is similar to humans, but different from humans, it can be regarded as a preliminary understanding.
In the process of understanding and communicating with each other, they also clearly know that these races called High Elves do have a very long history and culture. In this regard, not inferior to them. And even in some places, to surpass them. For example, the study of the stars in the sky and the study of celestial phenomena obviously surpass them in some places, and these high elves have also sorted out a special science. As for some of the other research systems, there are too many.
However, the big countries in the East do not think that these things are so remarkable, they think that these things are being studied profoundly, and they cannot effectively improve their national strength. Only the growth of population and food is the only way to enhance national strength. At a time when science and technology stopped at the 18th century and there is no soil for progress, cold weapons may not be completely eliminated, and firearms may not be completely replaced by cold weapons. However, the status between the two has long been proven to be valuable over time. Firearms are important, and so are cold weapons, although the proportion of cold weapons in the armies of various countries is gradually declining. However, it has not been completely replaced, but more of a trend towards merging the two.
In the time that followed, the High Elves bid farewell to the glorious civilization of the East, and when they left, they were given many gifts. Including porcelain and silk, as well as tea, these three specialties. And the High Elves also took out a lot of things from the ship in return. Including their books, cloth, smelting methods, construction methods, and some rare works of art. This made the big countries in the east very satisfied, and they were very interested in this race called the High Elves who didn't know where it was, but also had a long history. After that, the High Elves drove away from here in the white boat, and they continued their journey around the world and the world.
In this vast world, there are land and islands that have been discovered by elves and humans so far. However, there are still new things that have not yet been discovered.
Basically, more than ninety percent of the land, islands, and seas were discovered and explored by the High Elves. Their white boats are enough to carry them freely in the vast ocean for a long time. The construction of special white ships uses the long history of the High Elves to develop for tens of thousands of years. It has long since become extremely developed, although it is still made of wood, but the High Elves always have a special way to make ships made of wood as strong as steel. Not to mention the alchemy and spells that were applied on the white ships, in the process of their construction. Even in the basic materials, there are also many advanced and developed technologies.
The High Elves, in their long history, have found many species and strange resources from nature. Over a long period of time, the High Elves have researched and manufactured many things from these species that have existed in nature. For example, during the construction of a white ship, the cut planks are soaked in a special potion. Then, in the process of construction, it was soaked back and forth with other potions. Eventually, when it's done, it's rinsing with a potion. After a few times, it took almost three years to build a white ship. Such a rigorous manufacturing process ensures the sturdiness and flexibility of the white boat, and also ensures that the timber planks can play a good role in mana and elemental guidance.
Only by implementing such a rigorous construction process can one alchemy circle after another and the necessary spells be drawn on the white ship. Only in this way can we ensure that the elements and mana can circulate unhindered on the white boat, and ensure that the white ship can more firmly withstand the invasion of the waves during the time it is outside.
Whether it is the various alchemy circles engraved on the white boat, or the huge space expanded by the wizards, in short, the seemingly small white boat contains all kinds of information. From resting rooms, to farms, and even wizards' gardens. They all exist, right on one ship. Although it also needs maintenance, whether it is the number of times, the time between them, or the time it travels away, it is far more than the ships built by humans.
In fact, in every High Elf or wizard who goes out to explore, or travels. The white boat that carried them, protected them, and provided them with lodging and food was their home. Only in this way can they be sure that they can sail for a long time in the process of traveling and exploring. It also ensures that the white boats that shelter them when they are out in trouble can support them for a longer period of time, thus delaying the rescue of the base camp for a longer time.
It is not easy for the High Elves to reproduce the population, and they value every member of their clan. Except for the elves who made great mistakes and were banished, any other high elf was taken seriously by all of them. In particular, the High Elves who go out to explore, and the elven wizards who go out to travel, are more valued by them. The white boat not only has such and such special functions. Similarly, there are also functions of positioning and searching, as well as the function of calling for help. With these functions on the white boat, the elven country can always know all the movements of the white boat.
Therefore, when the clansmen encounter difficulties and dangers, they can clearly know and provide necessary rescue.
The white ship, sailing in the endless sea, has no destination and no clear direction, its only purpose is to explore that blank place, to explore everything unknown to the explorer. Moreover, all of them were clearly recorded in charts and logs, and they had no interest in foreign colonization. They don't have much demand for land, whether it is the elven continent or the islands surrounding the elven continent, so far, there are still more than ninety percent of the wilderness and white land, which has not been set foot by the elves.
Therefore, the High Elves are not interested in participating in the vigorous seafaring colonization activities triggered in the human world. They are different from human values, and they are different from human thoughts, they care more about the world itself and themselves. Other than that, there are few things that can touch the hearts of the High Elves.