Because it was too late to arrive in Waikato town, a group of people found a hotel with a warehouse and stables. After setting up the two carriages, they went to the most famous tavern in the town to have a meal.
Dealing with some airship owners.
The name of that tavern is called 'Airship', which was converted from the pod under the airbag airship. The owner of the tavern is a retired boat owner, and together with his wife, they built the tavern. However,
After a long period of use, the airship was no longer able to continue flying. It was transformed into the main part of a tavern and started a ground business. As the business got better, the buildings were constantly added and expanded.
Although the job of flying in the sky seems dreamy, it is actually very dangerous. There are really very few people who can survive until retirement. The tavern owner chose to retire with the airship he built after a long flight.
Something that is admired by many younger generations.
In addition, he is willing to impart experience and is also an excellent mechanic himself. When the airships parked here need help on the ground for maintenance, they will occasionally come to him for help.
Over time, more and more people related to airships came and went from this tavern. The tavern eventually became a venue for intermediary-related business in Waikato town, and its operating model was similar to that of the Adventurer's Guild. They even formed their own tavern.
The airship guild is just a mutual aid association. It doesn't have many restrictive rules and its scale is not large.
Tonight, the airship tavern was full of people. The owners and sailors who were unable to sail were dining, drinking, and chatting here to pass the time when they were not flying.
After simply filling their stomachs, Lin and Uzov went to the bar to find the waiter who was a part-time receptionist, and inquired about the news about hiring an airship, as well as the relevant procedures and fees for the designated destination.
As for not leaving it completely to Uzov, it is because the two parties still belong to two groups after all. Obtaining information from Uzov is already a bit excessive; if you even have someone else to negotiate the employment contract, it will be even worse.
It's over the line. Someone doesn't want to do such a bottomless thing. Not friends of any level can be ordered around like slaves without any worries.
For the receptionist in the tavern, the question of cost is the easiest to answer: please discuss directly with the owner of the boat. Because the cost of sailing each airship is not the same, and the cost of manufacturing and decorating the interior is also different, so how much should be charged?
There is no publicly agreed price. In the final analysis, the commercialization of airships has not yet flourished enough to form a standard that everyone agrees on.
However, the tavern can act as a witness and sign a contract after both parties have negotiated the price and destination to avoid possible disputes in the future.
The destination is the holy city of Estali of the Fister Branch of the Magicians Association. Direct flights can be made to this location without any problems, and it can also be said that it is one of the popular destinations.
Because of the high cost of flying airships and the dangers in the sky, the people who have most often used airships for a long time are magicians with long-range attack methods and excellent life-saving abilities. They came to the central area of the Lost Land.
For magicians, the Holy City of Estali is almost a must-visit place, and may even be the only place to go. Naturally, the Holy City has become a popular destination.
As for the first question, is anyone willing to take a trip to the holy city of Estali? Yes, and there are many.
So is anyone willing to set off 'immediately' to go to the holy city of Estali? Of course not! Just like the news that Uzov heard before, the reason is that because of the weather, this season is not suitable for the airship to pass over you
Season in the mountains.
Even if you personally ask the boat owners who have a good reputation and have flown hundreds of times, no one is willing to risk crossing the mountains at this time of year.
After several inquiries to no avail, Lin and Uzov returned to their tables and drank helplessly. Thinking on the bright side, they were not in a hurry anyway. Moreover, the boat owners they had just inquired also promised that they would just wait until
Spring is warm and the wind on the mountain has slowed down a bit, so you can set out for Estali at any time.
During this waiting period, I stayed in Waikato town, just enough to settle down and sort out the various gains from this trip.
As soon as they made their plans, they saw a goblin father and daughter wearing full costumes approaching the group with strange smiles.
It seems that the other party is a civilized species among goblins. But to be honest, when someone was growing up in the southwest peninsula, he had the most contact with their uncivilized relatives. Suddenly he saw two civilized goblins who looked very similar to their close relatives.
He was a little uncomfortable both mentally and physically, so he almost summoned Hakakiri and chopped them both in half with one sword.
As if noticing the flash of malice in the magician's eyes, the goblin father and daughter took a big step back, quickly raised their hands, shook their hands, and said in the common language of the lost land: "I have no malice, no malice, Your Majesty the Magician."
.I am different from those uncivilized savage goblins." The goblins who spoke, or the civilized goblins, all knew how annoying their uncivilized kin were.
Knowing that he had made the mistake of judging a book by its appearance, Lin stood up quickly, saluted, and said, "I'm sorry, it's my fault for misunderstanding you two. Please forgive me. I don't know what happened if you two came here?"
Wiping the non-existent sweat on his forehead, the goblin father's panic expression returned to his original philistine appearance. He said: "Your Excellency, the magician, wants to go to Estari. I am also the owner of the airship.
If you are willing, we can leave tomorrow without any problem."
When he said this, someone was confused. Some veterans of airships were unwilling to cross the mountains at this time of year, but these two goblins were willing. This is...a fraud group?
Is this a trick? Or are these two goblins trying to trick the magician into a dark alley, and then run out with a bunch of people to skin him or something? Isn't it too foolhardy?
No matter how many civilized goblins there are, they are still goblins. Or will there be help from other powerful fighting races? Or...can the airship of the goblin father and daughter really cope with the strong winds in the Jura Mountains at this season?
Finally, it is unlikely that someone will have intuition, but if you make the mistake of judging a book by its appearance, will you miss an opportunity?
While someone's mind was spinning and he was thinking about it, the goblin father was boasting about himself, saying: "My airship uses the latest goblin technology and has excellent performance. It can overcome the obstacles on the mountain at this time."
Strong winds. Of course, the cost of taking such an airship is not cheap. But for the magician, this small amount of money should not be a problem."
In line with his favorable impression of the goblin swordmaster whom he had admired since childhood, Lin decided to give these two civilized goblins a chance and said: "If it's suitable, money will certainly not be a problem. But before signing the contract, I hope that
Confirm the condition of the airship first before making a decision. "May the Force be with you, my goblin friend. Although according to the official settings, the sword master is not of the same race as you, but is similar in appearance.
But such a request made the goblin father and daughter feel embarrassed. They said coyly: "Your Excellency, can't you sign a contract directly? Let's do this. I will sign a contract with you at the original price of 9.50%. You know
What do you mean by nine point five percent? Speaking of which, this is also mathematics invented by your magicians. Ah, that is really a good knowledge. Originally, the cost of transporting one of you to Estali was LXX Kil (
70 gold), 9.50% means that I only need to charge you LXVIII Kil (68 gold). Isn’t this a good deal! So let’s sign the contract directly.”
Your ancestor who is obsessed with mathematics is here, and 95% of 70 is not 68, but 66.5. If I were really your math teacher, I would definitely open the door and jump out after the airship reaches its limit!
However, someone's inner ulterior motives must be met, and what should be done must still be done. So Lin insisted: "No, we should confirm the situation of the airship first, and then make a decision."
When the goblin father heard this, he even stalked and said: "Let's do this, let's have a big sale. Just give us 90% of the price. LXV Kir (65 gold) for one person. You can't find anyone else with such a good price."
It's human. How about, let's sign a contract now." After saying that, he took out a piece of parchment with alterations and stuffed it in front of a certain magician.
In response to this overlord's aggressive attitude, Lin directly stretched out his hand to clasp the goblin's wrinkled, green-skinned, rough old face, and with a darkened expression, he said viciously: "How dare we fight against the devil?"
A magician who deals with the devil. Why do you have the illusion that we will easily sign any contract before confirming all the circumstances. It is already late today, it is dark, and nothing can be seen. We will confirm the flying sky early tomorrow morning
We will discuss everything about the boat’s condition at that time, okay? This is Mr. Goblin whose name I don’t know yet.”
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry, please forgive me."
Early the next morning, I stood in front of a strange-looking airship on the grassland. It was an airbag-type airship, but the ratio of the airbag to the pod was compared to the ratio of ordinary airships in the land. The airship in front of me
The airbag is obviously much smaller. And the shape is not a symmetrical and coordinated shape, like a broken balloon doll, tied in a mess by thick cables, with one side larger and the other smaller.
Precisely because of the irregular shape of the airbag, it floats in an unbalanced posture. In order to fix the pod horizontally, the cables at different positions have different lengths. Despite this, the pod can only maintain a slightly tilted position.
Hanging state, rather than completely horizontal.
In order to show off their proud propulsion power mechanism, the goblin father and daughter turned on the mechanism. Even though it was not running at full speed, the mechanism made a harsh roar and kept emitting black smoke at the mouth of the pipe. This drove several sets of propeller blades, including
There are four sets of smaller blades, one on each side in the front, and two sets of larger blades in the back.
It seems to be a very advanced design, but it pays no attention to symmetry and balance, making the entire airship look top-heavy and uncoordinated.
The goblin who calls himself Totokani Afstan is saying proudly: "Your Majesty the Magician, this is a fine flying machine that has been built by gathering the most advanced technology of our clan, spending a lot of rare materials and manpower, and putting all our efforts into it."
Airship, Hindenburg."
The man who looked at everything in front of him with dead fish eyes, didn't care about his companions at all, turned around and left without hesitation, without even the intention of saying any polite words.