Coupled with the fact that he can import the required raw materials at preferential prices, Owen has gained a lot from the contracts signed with the two major chambers of commerce, Caidao and Crescent.

In particular, they were willing to supply large quantities of trona and olive fruits and other plant seeds that could be used to press oil, which were all raw materials needed for making soap.

It seems that Owen has to ask Vilu to build the soap factory before the next fleet arrival so that it can be put into production directly.

Not only that, the two major chambers of commerce are also preparing to bring two large sea-going ships each to ask Irving to help modify the ships.

When introducing cement steam ships, Owen said that wooden ships can be modified on the original basis, and wooden ships equipped with steam engines can also sail without sails.

The renovation price is much cheaper than a brand new cement ship. The two major chambers of commerce were also interested in this and made a request for renovation.

Not only the Xiadao and Crescent Chamber of Commerce, but also other chambers of commerce such as the Twin Chamber of Commerce also made requests for one or two ships of varying sizes.

Because the price of modification is different for boats of different sizes, Irving asked them to bring the boat over, and they would then conduct an evaluation and give a price for the modification.

Pay a 30% deposit in advance and pay the remaining amount after the renovation is completed.

During the business group's stay, Irving also specifically asked Heint about the sales of previous products.

"As long as you find the right market, there is no product that cannot be sold."

In response, Heint replied with a smile: "The goods produced in your border town are all in short supply, and they were sold out all at once. Otherwise, I would not have purchased more this time than the last time."

"That's good." Owen nodded.

This is the power of successful businessmen. They can always find the exact target customers, promote products that can hit the customers' pain points, and sell them at the highest price possible.

"I previously sold paper to an official who often handled paperwork. He was full of praise for the paper and hoped that I could sell him more next time."

Heint specifically mentioned the comments from his customers, and then analyzed: "Now that your paper production is so high, the price has also dropped a bit. If this trend continues, it is only a matter of time before paper completely replaces parchment."

"I agree with that," Owen responded.

Through the Gemini Chamber of Commerce, the first batch of paper for external sales has been sold to various places. As more and more people feel the convenience of paper, the craze for paper will probably grow rapidly.

By then, there will definitely be a large demand for paper everywhere.

Fortunately, Irving had predicted this a long time ago, expanded the papermaking workshop into a papermaking factory, upgraded and replaced papermaking equipment, and greatly increased paper production.

Of course, Bianzhu Town itself also has considerable paper needs in education, office and printing.

On the fourth day, this luxurious business group boarded the fleet loaded with goods with satisfaction, set sail, and left south.

Looking at the busy and crowded pier, Owen couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Alas - the pier is still too small."

"Eh?" Marpel said in surprise, "We have built so many trestles, isn't it enough?"

Previously, Owen felt that the pier in Bianshu Town was not big enough, so he specially asked Vilu to take carpenters to expand the pier and build several new trestles.

"Yes, not enough. And, look."

Owen raised his hand and pointed to a certain trestle where two ships were moored.

The porters on a ship were unloading the goods and moving them to the yard.

The other boat was full of people, and the crowds were bustling off the boat, hindering the porters' work.

"Every trestle is used by people and goods, which is very confusing and leads to very low operating efficiency of the terminal."

"It's exactly what Mr. Owen said." Mapel rarely understood.

Considering that more merchant ships would come to Border Guard Town for trade in the future, Irving believed that it was necessary to further expand and transform the wharf, and set up a lower-level department specifically to manage the wharf.

To this end, Owen plans to consult with Winston.

I hope he can provide a good solution to separate people and goods and improve the operational efficiency of the terminal.

…

Over the Mystery Forest, Winnie of the Winged Tribe is flying freely.

Below is a vast and dense forest, and the large leaves will make a rustling sound when passing by at low altitude.

She had been locked in a cage before and hadn't been able to fly so freely for a long time. Winnie felt really great.

At this moment, she was wearing light clothes provided by Owen and a pair of goggles before her eyes.

After returning to Border Guard Town, Owen conducted a series of flight tests on Winnie.

When asked if she could fly faster, she said that if she flew faster, her eyes would be blown by the wind in front of her and she wouldn't dare to open her eyes. It would be dangerous if she couldn't see the front.

As a result, the next day, Owen gave Winnie a pair of goggles and asked her to conduct another flight test.

As soon as she put on those goggles, Winnie fell in love with them.

With the protection of goggles, she can fly at high speeds without restraint. This refreshing experience makes her somewhat addictive.

"Wow - it's so comfortable!" she said happily, "flying on the sea is a completely different feeling."

After flapping her wings a few times, Winnie suddenly raised her altitude and hovered in the air.

"Um……"

She was flapping her wings and looking into the distance, as if she was looking for something.

"Ah! Found it!"

Winnie was very excited when she saw the vague outline of a village in the distance. That should be the destination of this mission.

The task Owen gave her was to find the village of the Shensha Tribe and deliver two letters to the acting clan leader Keman there.

It can be regarded as a training. Owen intends to train Winnie to be a professional messenger, responsible for delivering some urgent letters.

Finally finding the place, Winnie quickly dived down and accelerated towards the target.

The village of Shensha Tribe has a watchtower on both sides of the village entrance.

The lizard man who was in charge of sentry duty on one of the towers was so idle that he couldn't help but yawned loudly and glanced into the sky unintentionally.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, I noticed a small black dot in the sky, which seemed to be flying towards the village.

Seeing this, the lizard man quickly stretched out his upper body and shouted down: "Everyone, pay attention! There is an unknown target flying towards our village in the sky."

The news quickly spread to the acting patriarch Keman.

Since the opponent could fly in the air and it was unclear where he would land in the village, he immediately ordered all the lizardmen, young and old, to hide at home, and all the lizard warriors took up arms and maintained vigilance throughout the village.

Winnie quickly flew above the village, hovered for a while, and chose to land in the spacious central square.

As soon as she landed on the ground, the lizardmen in the square quickly surrounded her, raising their weapons, including muskets and spears.
Chapter completed!