There were many stones on the island. With these stones, Li Yuan made two floats. This way, he didn't need to guard the fishing net all the time. As long as Avril cast the net and waited for a few hours, they would be able to harvest it.
Avril used tree leaves to make a bed and some unused branches to use the holy fire. After eating dried fish for so long, she could finally have a few warm meals.
"Captain! We found something good!" In less than two days, Ariel and Xiaobai sent another piece of good news." We found this clay!”
"And then?" Li Yuan didn't know what was so good about it.
Avril was already used to Li Yuan's " calmness ". She said excitedly," Captain, other than sea fish, there are also many crabs and hermit crabs here. Grind their shells into powder, add sand and clay, and smear them on the bottom of your boat. After drying them, you can strengthen the bottom of the boat and prevent it from leaking!”
Li Yuan was shocked.
If Avril's method was effective, it would be very useful to him! If the ship was wrapped in fish skin membrane outside of this layer of clay, it would not affect the speed of the ship.
With multiple layers of protection, he would become even more secure!
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it!”
Although Avril's combat power was only 0.5, she was quite smart. She first dug a hole in the sand and used a log to roll Li Yuan into the hole. This way, she could break through the clay under Li Yuan's boat.
Avril stood in the pit and smeared a large lump of black substance on his lower body. Then, she smeared it evenly and started a fire at the bottom of the boat.
"F * ck, am I just going to roast myself on the fire like this? Why would I do such a thing?" Li Yuan was also very depressed.
With the protection of the clay, Li Yuan did not catch fire. He only felt warm.
After an entire afternoon, Li Yuan's reinforcement of the bottom of the ship was finally completed. Avril pushed Li Yuan back into the sea along the original wooden track with great difficulty.
"Captain, how do you feel now?”
"The water is a little deep, but I don't feel anything else.”
"Haha, Captain, don't worry. I used to help my dad repair the ship. After this treatment, even without the protection of the fish skin, it will definitely not leak!”
"Alright, I'll believe you for now."
The days on the deserted island were especially leisurely. Avril and Little White's main tasks were to catch fish, eat barbecue, and occasionally dig on the island.
Avril hoped to find some useful ores, but unfortunately, other than clay, they had not found anything else.
Li Yuan used the fish skin to make the bottom of the fish skin boat. At the same time, he made two simple water purification devices. Not only were there more, but they were also bigger than the previous ones. He used up three units of wood.
In addition, after the weight of the ship increased, Li Yuan also stored some dried fish in case of emergency.
Li Yuan didn't want to put the extra wood on the boat. He probably wouldn't be able to fit 90 units of wood either. He asked Avril to use ropes to make a raft out of the wood. He tied the wood to the raft and tied it up with a fishing net. When the time came, he could just drag it behind him.
In the blink of an eye, they had been here for more than half a month. At this time, all the preparations were completed.
That night, Avril and Xiaobai returned to the ship to rest.
The sea breeze at night was particularly cold. Li Yuan didn't feel cold, but Avril couldn't help but shiver. The sea breeze blew her yellowish hair, which was caused by malnutrition, and gently danced along her cheeks. Avril pulled her sleeves tightly and hugged Little White to keep warm.
"Captain, where are we going next?”
When Li Yuan saw this scene, he hesitated for a moment and said," I don't know either. Do you know where else I can get wood?”
"Wood can only be obtained on islands.”
"But we don't have any islands to go to now.”Li Yuan said.
"Yes, my grandfather only left my father a sea map. We've checked all three islands. " If that's the case…" Avril thought hard." If we can't get the wood ourselves, we'll buy it or exchange it with others.”
"But if we do that, we'll have to enter the Man-level Sea Area. Only there will be a large and medium-sized sea market.”
Was he going to enter the Human-level Sea Area? Li Yuan couldn't make up his mind. In his current state, he would be a little brother in the Human-level Sea Area. Moreover, he only had two crew members, and their combat power added up to 1.5. If he encountered pirates, he would probably be in danger.
"I won't enter the Man-level Sea Area for now. At least wait until I level up.”Li Yuan said.
Avril tilted her head and thought hard." If we don't enter the Human-level Sea Area, that's fine. We can look around the Human-level Sea Area. Actually, there are some markets in the sea, but they're smaller.”
"It doesn't matter if it's small, as long as it's there." Li Yuan said," However, what do they usually exchange wood for?”
"You can exchange for anything, such as iron ore, copper ore, rubber, animals, food, water, and sand.”
"Hmm? Sand? Then isn't there a lot here?"
"Captain, the price of sand is very low. Other people are transporting sand boats that weigh dozens of tons. How much can you carry? I don't think you can earn a single piece of wood even if you make a trip.”
Li Yuan really didn't understand the current market situation, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood.
The rarer an item was, the more valuable it was. Things like fish and sand, which were easy to obtain, could also be easily obtained by others. Naturally, the price would not be high.
"Then do you think we have any materials that can be used for trading? Something with a higher price."
"I don't think so…Oh, right, the clay is quite valuable, but…we've collected all the clay here and used it up.”
Avril poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Is it so difficult to do business these days? Is there no other way?"
Avril thought about it carefully and said," Captain, actually, your craftsmanship is so good that you can do the processing on your behalf. It's just that…people usually don't trust their resources to strangers. If you want to process them, you have to do it in front of them. I'm afraid that others will see your current state.”
Letting others see that Li Yuan could complete the construction in an instant? The fleets of the Heaven-Grade Sea Area would probably rush out to snatch Li Yuan. Li Yuan didn't want to be captured and forced to work.
"Oh right, we can do transportation to earn pearls and use pearls to buy wood!”
"What, what does this mean?"
"In the market, pearls are the common currency. They are divided into white pearls, black pearls, and gold pearls. Their values are also different. White pearls are the cheapest, while gold pearls are the most expensive.”Avril said," There are times when goods need to be exchanged between the various trading markets, so they need someone to help transport the goods. Of course, it's not for free. You can get some compensation after transporting the goods.”
"Aren't they afraid that the cargo ship will abduct the goods?”
"They will have someone to follow the ship. Moreover, if the situation you mentioned happens, this ship will be listed on the navy's wanted list and will end up in a very miserable state. Captain, I know a few small trading markets. Should we go?”
"And the navy!" Li Yuan realized that the Azure Era had developed quite well.
" Yes, but the navy's help is not for nothing. Every maritime trading market has to pay a large number of pearls to the navy every year to ensure the safety of the trading routes. The navy only maintains the safety of the trading areas and the sea routes between the trading areas. They will patrol the sea routes and repel the pirate fleets that try to snatch the transport ships. Therefore, it is relatively safe near the sea routes. Even if we drag so much wood, we will be fine.”
"Like this!" Li Yuan was instantly tempted.
Now he had a way to earn money! As long as he bought another 60 pieces of wood, he could level up!
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