The more Summer Night listened, the more she felt that something was wrong, and she was about to speak, but Chrissy had already taken the lead and said:

"Summernight-sama, I know what you're suspicious of, because I have the same suspicions now. Still, I'd like to tell you more about what the Bafaelia Academy has been saying, and then we'll talk about it. ”

That's what Summer Night meant: "Okay. ”

"According to the Academy, the Aether Sea is dangerous and barren, and despite its large size, there are very few organisms living in it, so there is no complex ecosystem. The number of floating islands is also scarce, and the giant floating islands that are large enough to build a city are rarely found within a million nautical miles. As a result, the distances between cities are unimaginably far away, and we wouldn't even know there were other cities if it weren't for the Traveling Witch. ”

"If the Aetheric Sea is barren, how does the Academy explain that there are so many whales near Debsota?" Summer Night asked.

Their explanation is that beneath the bottom of the sea beneath Debsota is enriched with Crude Magic Oil, and because there is a fissure in the bottom of the sea, a small amount of Crude Magic Oil will leak out of the fissure and float to the surface of the Aetheric Sea, and whales are attracted to this Crude Oil, so they gather and breed near Debsota.

"And the farther away from Debussota, the less magic crude oil is leaked, and therefore fewer whales – that's their theory."

After Chrissy finished speaking, she smiled bitterly: "At first glance, it sounds very reasonable, right?" We were all convinced of it in the past. However, it has now been falsified by the whales you have encountered. ”

Xia Ye nodded lightly: "In the past, very few people were able to cross the Western Islands and go deeper into the deep sea area further west, and even if there were, few could come back alive, and even if they came back alive, no one ever brought back the news of the whale colony." Whaling is an industry that is just emerging, and even if there are wrong theories, it is normal. ”

Hearing this, Curran raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had thought of something, but instead she raised her glass and took a small sip of the dome ale, which the crew often drank.

"Now let's listen to my theory: first of all, the Aetheric Sea is not without complex ecosystems, but we haven't discovered it yet, and the beluga whale is a good example, and I believe that whales are definitely not the only giant creatures in the Aether Sea.

"Second, the deeper you go into the Aether Sea, the greater the risks you face, but the benefits you can get should also increase proportionately. This is based on a very reasonable logic: danger is caused by creatures in the Aether Sea, and the more dangerous a creature is, the more magic it has, because magic is the source of power, and the more magic power, the greater the benefit it will bring us. The most intuitive example is this beluga whale. ”

Summer Night Dining Knife pointed at the whale at his feet.

"It's true that it's tougher than the calf offshore, but it has a whopping 80,000 mol of whale oil, which is four times as much as a calf! And I don't think it's more dangerous than it can bring. ”

"Finally, we might as well think a little further – once we've sailed far enough, there are other ways to make a bigger profit than hunting. For example, trade, if we can open up routes with other cities, there will be a high probability of finding a profitable trade product, such as ...... A contract that Debussota does not have, I believe, is something that even the great witches of the Upper City will be interested in.

"Our imagination could be even more radical – magic crude oil. Elsewhere in the Aetheric Sea, there must be reserves of Magic Crude Oil as well, and of course, how to find them, and how to drill them out, is an area we still don't know. However, these obstacles are not insurmountable, and once resolved, imagine – we will be the second 'Ether exploration'. ”

In the past and now, Summer Night has always been confident in her ability to draw cakes.

Confidence comes from strength.

The strength of the pie ......

Either way, after an impassioned speech, Summer Night did see an unconcealable excitement in the eyes of Chrissy and Jaha.

People always believe what they want to believe, and witches are no different.

Chrisse longs to explore the borders of the Aetheric Sea, and Jahab longs to challenge bigger and stronger whales...... Or something else. And the theory of summer night fits perfectly with the dream in their hearts.

Only Curran still kept his head down, unhurriedly cutting the last small piece of whale meat on the plate.

"Good speech, Miss Summer Night." With that, she picked up the meat, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly.

"It's not a speech, it's a reasoning, it's a reasonable inference." Summer Night corrected.

"I admit that your reasoning is indeed quite sound. But reality is not necessarily reasonable, so no matter how perfect the inference is, it needs to be verified by practice. ”

“…… Well? ”

Curran said it so plainly that Summer Night was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted:

"What do you mean...... Do you support exploration of the deeper depths of the Aether? ”

"That's right."

Curran put down his knife and fork, his hands crossed and propped up under his tiny chin.

"Why don't I support it? You have made a real profit, and even the most conservative of them should at least explore the waters west of the archipelago to test your suspicions about the beluga whale.

"If it's right, the company's profits will undoubtedly grow dramatically, and when the time comes, we can set aside some of our budget to explore deeper into the ocean – and see if, as you might guess, there are other huge creatures other than whales, which might bring us even more benefits." But ......"

"But?"

"But out of sincerity for cooperation, there are two more things I would like to remind you of:

First of all, if your conjecture is correct, it means that Bafaria's theory is very wrong, and this is a very strange thing - Bafalia Academy was founded by the Bafalia manufacturing factory, and many of the scholars in the academy are from Midtown or even Uptown, unlike us, for those great witches in Uptown, it is not very difficult for those great witches in Upper City to reach the sea west of the archipelago.

"So, when they put forward their theories, didn't they think about taking a moment to test them?"

Summer Night wasn't surprised that Curran thought of this, because it was also her own doubt.

And Curran has continued:

"Second, I agree with you, it does not mean that the shareholders of the company agree with you, the shareholders of the company are the 'Venture Capital Department 7', which belongs to the 'Ether Exploration', just as the controlling shareholder of the Bavelia manufacturing plant is also the 'Ether Exploration'. Of course, I'll try to convince them that your participation is in the company's interest and can bring them a big return on investment in the future – but I can't control their decisions. ”

The two things Curran suggested seem unrelated, but with a little thought, you can find a faint connection.

Summer Night felt like the other party was hinting at something.

Her hands were folded on her thighs, and the fingers of her right hand crept over her left wrist, which had just been a non-disclosure agreement between her and Curran.

The terms of the agreement appeared in front of me, and the terms of the agreement did change a little compared to the beginning.

(End of chapter)