Chapter 1620 Opportunity

The Ocean Merchant Firm's asking price could be considered very high.

A normal medium-sized shipyard would cost around 20,000 gold, and an extra 10,000 gold could buy a small shipyard.

30,000 gold!

It could be said that this was all the gold coins Shi Feng had on hand. He had spent a lot of money to deal with the Dark Guild before, and then there was the construction of the Magic Tower, the large arena, hiring NPCs, and so on. The money he earned in a few days was gone in a flash.

Originally, Shi Feng planned to spend 20,000 gold to buy a medium-sized shipyard, leaving 10,000 gold to build a Magic Tower for the Starting Town.

Now, all his plans were messed up...

But even if the price was high, Shi Feng intended to grit his teeth and buy it.

Because this was an opportunity he had encountered.

He remembered very clearly from his previous life that Hope Harbor Town only had five shipyards from beginning to end, and there was no sixth shipyard at all.

Moreover, according to Yosel, this new shipyard would only appear for a month. If players didn't buy it within a month, this new shipyard would no longer be for sale.

The players in his previous life most likely missed this opportunity.

As for the recent sea disasters, Shi Feng thought it was probably because of the opening of the Ancient Wildlands.

After the Ancient Wildlands opened, the danger factor in the nearby sea areas did increase a lot.

In other words, Hope Harbor Town had such an opportunity because of the opening of the Ancient Wildlands.

If he missed this opportunity, he probably wouldn't have another chance to buy it in the future.

In Shi Feng's previous life, there were only five shipyards that players could buy in Hope Harbor Town. One was a medium-sized shipyard, and four were small shipyards. The smart guilds had already bought the medium-sized shipyard long ago. This way, they could not only manufacture small speedboats for players to use as transportation but also manufacture cargo ships for running trade routes, killing two birds with one stone.

A medium-sized shipyard was different from a small shipyard. Because the equipment was more complete, the production speed was 30% faster than a small shipyard, and the success rate of manufacturing small ships was also higher. It could be said that controlling the medium-sized shipyard meant controlling nearly half of Hope Harbor Town's maritime transport income, not to mention a medium-sized shipyard that could manufacture new types of cargo ships. At that time, not only the maritime transport market of Hope Harbor Town but even the surrounding coastal towns could probably get a share of the pie.

How could Shi Feng miss it?

"I'll buy that new shipyard," Shi Feng said softly, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"Respected Guardian, because this is a consigned shipyard, we can only give you a 5% discount at most, so you need to pay a total of 28,500 gold," Senior Deacon Yosel said carefully when he heard this.

The status of a City Guardian was equivalent to a great noble in the city, and even the town chief had to treat them with caution. He, a small town deacon, couldn't afford to offend them at all.

"Okay, here's the money." Shi Feng was not surprised and directly paid the gold coins.

A shipyard wasn't a plot of land. The normal price for a great noble to buy a shipyard was only a 10% discount, so it was not bad to get a 5% discount for such an opportunity.

At least he saved 1,500 gold, which was equivalent to a substandard Epic-rank equipment.

However, buying the Ocean Shipyard also meant that he really had no money now. The total gold coins he had on him were less than 3,000 gold.

Imperceptibly, Shi Feng suddenly felt that he seemed to be getting farther and farther away from the 150,000 gold coin mark...

A moment later, Senior Deacon Yosel handed the land deed of the shipyard to Shi Feng.

After Shi Feng confirmed that there were no mistakes, he went straight to the town's port. As for the Ocean Shipyard, he would wait for Melancholic Smile to come out of the Holy City before taking over.

Shipbuilding was different from making weapons and equipment, which only required one player.

Generally, it took ten engineers to make a small speedboat, and the number of people required for a medium-sized ship was even greater, usually thirty or forty people. Moreover, the level of the engineers couldn't be lower than Intermediate, otherwise the success rate of production would be too low and not enough to compensate for the loss.

Operating a shipyard was not as easy as imagined. It wasn't just about having money; it also required a large number of engineers. Apprentice engineers couldn't help at all. As for the foundation needed to support a medium-sized shipyard, it was even higher. Generally, at least a hundred Intermediate engineers were needed. If you wanted a higher success rate, it was best to have more than ten Advanced engineers to make the core power parts.

As for the new cargo ships manufactured by the Ocean Shipyard, the requirements were even higher.

Fifty Intermediate engineers were required, and five Advanced engineers were needed to make the core. Intermediate engineers were not qualified to make the core parts at all. Only after these conditions were met could the shipyard reach the standard speed for manufacturing new cargo ships.

Therefore, Shi Feng had to wait for Melancholic Smile and the others to come out. Only when they had at least five Advanced engineers could the shipyard officially operate. Otherwise, they could only rely on manufacturing small speedboats to earn some small money, wasting the advantages of the new cargo ships.

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When Shi Feng arrived at the port of Hope Harbor Town, the entire port was filled with many small fishing boats. Players could rent and buy these small fishing boats at will.

However, buying them was too expensive, and ordinary players couldn't afford them at all.

Because even the most garbage small fishing boats that could only accommodate three or four people cost three gold coins. If it was a small fishing boat for five or six people, it would cost five gold coins. If it was a fishing boat with a small sail, the price would be even more outrageously expensive, generally above ten gold coins, but it had to be said that you get what you pay for.

Fishing boats with small sails were indeed 10% faster, and they also had a passive skill, Riding the Wind, which increased their speed by 20% in a tailwind. This made it easier to escape when encountering sea monster attacks, preventing the ship from being destroyed and people killed.

Compared to buying, renting was much cheaper, but you had to pay a deposit, which was half the price of buying the ship. The rental fee was 5% of the ship's selling price for three days. If the ship was damaged, you had to pay some repair fees. If it was completely destroyed, you had to make a full compensation within the prescribed time limit. If you didn't pay, you would be wanted by the NPCs, and it would be permanently valid...

Therefore, players were very careful when using ships, and if they had money, they would choose to buy them instead of renting them.

At this time, Shi Feng could see many small fishing boats sailing into the depths of the sea. These small boats were generally occupied by a small team of players. This way, they would have a better chance of surviving when adventuring on the islands in the sea. There were few players who traveled alone.

The small islands in God's Domain were like small dungeons, but small islands were good and bad. Good small islands might have treasures that could directly make players a lot of money, while bad islands might end up with nothing.

Generally speaking, treasure chests could be found on small islands, ranging from Common to Dark-Gold rank, but the higher the quality of the treasure chest, the lower the probability of it appearing. Most of them were Common and Bronze rank treasure chests, but even so, players could earn a lot, generally more than doing quests and dungeons, so there were many free players willing to take risks at sea.

After Shi Feng arrived at the port, he did not choose to rent a ship at the Ship Rental Association but walked into the port market next to him.

The market sold everything, and many NPC merchants from various countries gathered here, which was far better than other NPC towns. After Shi Feng took a few turns, he finally arrived in front of a two-story building called Dar's Workshop.

"I hope no one has triggered that hidden quest yet," Shi Feng prayed silently before walking into Dar's Workshop.

In his previous life, the most famous quest in Hope Harbor Town was a chain quest that rewarded a Bronze-rank speedboat.

At that time, a player completed that series of chain quests, and many players envied him after getting the reward.

After all, many players were renting small fishing boats at that time. Even if a small shipyard made small speedboats, they were only of ordinary quality and couldn't compare to a Bronze-rank speedboat.

And after that player got the Bronze-rank speedboat, he also generously published the strategy. Unfortunately, that quest was unique. Once a player completed that quest, other players could no longer get the reward, or even trigger it.

And the trigger location for this quest was Dar's Workshop.

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