The Water Pig slave is the most important transaction item of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group.
The business was settled, and both the dragon boy and Zong Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, they returned to the dock to watch the ships.
The pier once became one of the main battlefields, but now it is in ruins and miserable.
There are many ships docked at the pier.
The origin of these ships is complex.
Some are from mercenary groups, some are from chambers of commerce, and some are pirate ships.
In the final stage of the melee, Huantong used the beam cannon to cause huge casualties to the enemy. Many pirates were wiped out, leaving many ships behind.
Some ships sank, but most were saved and towed ashore.
The degree of damage to the ships varies. Some can still sail, while others need major repairs. Some have broken keels, which need to be inspected and calculated. If the repair cost is too high, they should be abandoned and rebuilt or purchased.
The Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group is in great demand for seagoing ships.
During the melee, their ships basically stayed at the dock, unlike other mercenary groups or chambers of commerce's ships that all sailed out.
Of course, the result of the latter is not good either.
They were first intercepted by spell traps, and then fought fiercely with the Jealousy Pirates. During this period, they were stabbed in the back by Hutong, which was very miserable.
In any case, basically all the ships of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group suffered.
When they first came to Double Eye Island, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group had 12 sea-going ships, including 2 medium-sized ships and the rest were small ships.
When resisting the beast tide, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group lost 5 ships.
After the melee on Eye Island, only two boats survived and are still usable, and they are all small boats.
Fortunately, there are many unowned ships at the pier.
Before coming to trade with Huantong, the survivors had their sights set on the target.
The average market price of ordinary sea-going ships is 50 gold. The size of the ship affects the price, and the price of small ships is usually lower than that of medium-sized ships. The price of ships is also different in different maritime environments. At the same time, the structure of sea-going ships is also an important influencing factor. For example
The number of masts, sails, cargo hold size, number of guns, etc.
Huantong doesn't need these ships. Not only can he not use them, but he also has to pay a lot of money for repairs and maintenance.
In the previous melee, the patrol fleet's losses were relatively small.
One Eye's tactics are to bombard again and again.
There is an advantage to being cowardly, that is, it preserves the strength of one's own fleet.
The disadvantage is that one eye has almost no outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Huantong is not short of ships now, but what he is short of is money. He will try his best to sell these ships at a high price.
He smiled and talked eloquently, and his business talk was consistent and continuous without repetition, showing his true "bargaining strength".
The dragon boy and his group were large in number, but they were unable to withstand them.
Previously, Huantong sold water pig slaves cheaply, but it was due to Zidi's scheme.
If Zi Di were here now, she could still compete with Hutong, and Fat Tongue would be fine too.
But the current group of people is really no match for Huantong.
Zong Ge was silent, he understood that this was not a battlefield he was good at.
Menshi stared at it, astonished that Hutong, a cunning and insidious human nobleman, could be so eloquent.
Chi Lai was silent.
The young dragon man could only reluctantly go into battle in person, but without any surprise he fell into a disadvantage.
"Can I say a few words?" When the situation was difficult, Muban suddenly interrupted.
Seeing an ordinary person interjecting, Huantong felt confused and frowned slightly.
What is his identity?
He is gold-level and an imperial noble.
To be honest, talking about business with a silver-level mercenary like Longfu has already been a bit pricey, and now an ordinary person actually intervenes.
This is an offense.
But Huantong endured it.
If this was his person, he would definitely punish him severely on the spot.
He looked towards the dragon suit.
But the young dragon man's eyes lit up.
He has enough trust in Muban.
On the mysterious island, they experienced hardships together and fought against powerful enemies. They were comrades who could be trusted to support them!
"Tell me, what do you think?" The young dragon man supported Mu Ban.
Muban took a deep breath, spoke slightly nervously, and began to describe the shortcomings of each sea-going ship.
He is a senior carpenter and is good at making crossbows. He was not familiar with sea ships originally, but since he came out of the Mysterious Island, he has read many books about ships.
This information comes from the database of war traffickers and is very detailed and of high value.
Muban not only acquires this knowledge, but also puts it into action.
When the ship was sailing at sea, he also served as a repairman and repaired the ship.
Therefore, Muban is very familiar with the structure of ships.
"This type of rowing sailboat is a typical Tarida boat. Rowing means that the number of sailors must be larger, which brings pressure on transportation and supplies, and the endurance is difficult to compare with a real pure sailing boat."
"Although this ship has a poop, it is actually an improved version of the Nef ship. Initially, the Nef ship was a small coastal fishing and trading ship. Although this ship has been improved, the size has become larger, and the masts have been increased to three, but because
Flaws in the hull design make it very bulky.”
"This Cog boat does look nice. Look closely, it's made of oak and lapped, but it's too old. Look at the moss on the bottom and the shells attached. Even though it's in the melee
It hasn't suffered much damage, but it can only sail for a few years at most. Any strong winds and waves will damage its limited service life."
…
Huantong was speechless for a while.
Mu Banze became more and more confident as he spoke, and felt more and more accomplished in his heart: "One day, I can actually refute a gold-level imperial noble, a real lord in person?"
With Muban's help, the dragon boy finally secured his position in the price negotiation.
"Your group is really full of talents." Hutong smiled with deep meaning in his words, "At the same time, they are also very courageous!"
He had to admit that the ordinary man in front of him had certain talents.
But there are actually many talented ordinary people, and they all live at the bottom of society!
In this world of strong men, the primary factor that truly determines a person's status is the amount of personal power he controls.
As an ordinary person, Muban's ability to intervene on such an occasion can be said to be the highlight moment in an ordinary person's life.
The most important thing is that the young dragon man allowed him and gave him the opportunity and space to perform.
In the end, the dragon boy successfully bought 7 sea ships.
The two medium-sized ships are Dragon Boy and Zong Ge's ship respectively. The rest are 5 small ships.
It is not appropriate to blindly buy one type of boat.
There must be a match between ship types.
Just like the army is divided into arms, with long-range and close combat each performing their own duties and cooperating with each other. The same is true for maritime fleets.
Small ships are often fast and agile, large ships have more firepower and defense, and medium-sized ships are the backbone and more balanced.
The fleet of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group is not large. Buying big ships will slow down the speed, so medium-sized ships will suffice.
Another reason is that there are very few large boats for sale at the dock and they are not in good condition.
After negotiating the sale of seven sea ships, Huantong received hundreds of gold coins.
He still didn't want to finish, and still tried his best to sell: "There are many sea-going ships here, and I can't use them. Let's do this, Captain Longfu, the more ships you buy in the future, the greater the discount I will give you. For the eighth ship, you
You only need to pay 45 gold coins, and the ninth ship only needs 40 gold coins, and so on."
The dragon boy smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The remaining ships are very damaged. Even if we buy them, we still need to repair them."
"Including the cost of repairs, what's the difference between buying it at market price?"
Huntong laughed: "Don't your regiment have alchemy puppets? They can repair these ships."
The survivors once used basic repairmen to repair their own ships.
This information was leaked and collected by Huntong.
The dragon boy shook his head: "Driving these alchemy puppets requires mana, including maintenance materials."
Huntong muttered: "Let's do this. I'll drop another 5 gold coins on top of the previous price."
The dragon boy was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and couldn't help but feel excited.
In the end, he bought three more sea-going ships, all of which were small ships with relatively minor damage.
The Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group lost many members in the melee, and they will definitely need to replace them in the future.
But the dragon boy has no intention of replenishing it on Double Eye Island.
Since you are going to Ice Sculpture Island, the staff on that large island are undoubtedly better and the choices are wider.
Taking this into consideration, it is possible to replenish some sea ships in advance to accommodate more mercenaries in the future.
The opportunity given by Huantong is still rare - the more you buy, the cheaper the price will be. According to Huantong's selling price plan, if you keep buying it, the price of the sea-going ship will drop to 0!
But this is actually just a trap.
On the one hand, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group has limited members and cannot sail so many sea ships.
On the other hand, after several actual battles, the dragon boy has realized that ordinary sea ships are at most a consumable in naval battles. The only ones that are truly reliable are magic ships!
"Won't you buy a supply ship?"
"Look, how suitable this large ship is!"
"Once you leave the island, there are too many accidents that can happen at sea. Having one more supply ship like this and carrying more food and fresh water will ensure navigation."
Not satisfied yet, Huantong worked hard to sell a large sea-going ship with the best appearance.
The dragon boy shook his head: "We don't plan to sail far, and we won't use too many supplies."
Huntong suddenly smiled: "There is a ship, I believe you will be interested in it. But it may be a bit troublesome, I don't know if you dare to buy it."
Huntong used the provoking method, which made the dragon boy and others interested.
I wonder what kind of ship can make Huantong say this?
The transaction with Huantong was completed in the morning.
After truly obtaining the ownership of the sea-going ship, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group once again used several basic repairers to quickly repair the sea-going ship.
Huntong personally witnessed the performance of these alchemy puppets and was immediately moved.
He found that the work efficiency of these basic maintainers was 30% higher than that of normal models.
He proposed to the Dragon Man boy on the spot that he purchase one or two units.
But the dragon boy politely refused.
The basic maintainers come from war dealers, and the survivors don't want these puppets to wander outside, lest they become a flaw that attracts suspicion.
Just after 12 noon, the fleet of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group set sail and slowly sailed away from Eye Island.
They have 11 ships in total.
The maintenance crews were still banging on the ship and carrying out maintenance work.
The dragon boy stood at the pier and said his final farewell to Hutong.
"Lord, thank you for sending your subordinates to transport a large amount of supplies directly to the cabin. This saved us a lot of time." The dragon boy thanked him.
Huntong stretched out his hand and wanted to pat the young man's shoulder, but because of the height, he could only barely pat his upper arm: "We have fought side by side and are comrades. Remember, you are always welcome on Eye Island. I am also looking forward to it, we can have
Deeper cooperation.”
At this moment, a group of people broke into the pier, filled with indignation and shouting curses.
"Our flagship has been taken away!"
"That's our ship!"
"Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group! Do you want to start a war with our bandage mercenary group?"
"Lord Hutong, how can you sell other people's ships privately?"
The dragon boy was stunned, and his brows suddenly furrowed: "Lord Hutong, didn't you say that the White Bandage is already yours? The trouble I thought was completely different from what it is now."
Huntong laughed and said nonchalantly: "I defeated the powerful enemy and drove away the pirates and fishmen, otherwise the bandage mercenary group would have been destroyed."
"So, the Bandage is naturally my trophy!"
"Of course, I admit that these mercenaries have some stubborn views."
"It doesn't matter, there is absolutely no problem with this transaction. I will handle these things well."
"Let's go, the ship has already sailed."
The dragon boy looked at the angry bandage mercenaries and couldn't help but feel guilty, but just like Hutong said, the ship had already sailed.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth, jump up, burst out with strong jumping ability, and jump to the last ship.
Standing at the stern of the boat, he looked at the dim figure on the pier, and his impression of the latter became even worse.
"Captain Bandage died in the hands of Hutong."
"The Bandage Mercenary Group doesn't have its only silver-level member, and I'm afraid it won't survive."
"Huntong began to attack this kind of force for his own benefit."
"This is definitely not a just act. This kind of eating is too ugly."