860 Extraordinary Ship (1/2)

With the whispers of the specters, the concentrated power of death quickly spread in the tent.

White foam overflowed from the two guards' mouths, seeming like they would die at any moment.

Rolisa's face was ghostly pale, clearly having encountered something extremely horrifying.

Of course, the witch herself was the most severely affected.

Greenish-black veins emerged on her face and darkened continuously, even rotting straightaway.

”It's indeed the power of death… Now I sort of believe that this Specter Ship sails across the boundary between the netherworld and the mortal world,” Fang Yuan murmured as a veil of fog emerged on his body.

The emblem of the Dream and Armament Master shined brightly on the witch's chest, releasing circles of power.

Keke!

The specters screamed, the illusion in the tent disappeared, and the chilling aura quickly broke down.

”Your… Excellency…”

The witch gazed afar and passed the crystal ball into Fang Yuan's hand.

There was now a thin streak of white fog at the core of the crystal ball, just like a column of rising smoke.

”The location of Specter Ship isn't fixed, but this crystal ball can indicate its location accurately when it's within a thousand nautical miles of the ship… It's yours.”

The witch smiled madly, her face looking a bit more lively.

”Very well. This is your reward!”

Fang Yuan kicked Rolisa, who was beside him.

Flushing with embarrassment, this female subordinate immediately got up from the ground and prepared to take out some money.

”No need!” the witch said in a hoarse voice, stroking the Dream and Armament Master emblem on her neck with a zealous expression. ”This is sufficient.”

Anyone with an extraordinary profession had to be interested in the past rulers of the world.

This was especially true for people like witches, fortune tellers, and sorcerers.

Their high levels of psyche and awareness allowed them to interact with these kinds of beings more readily and hear their whispers.

Of course, there were many taboos about things like Demon Gods.

It was hard to tell what would happen if she continued studying them.

Perhaps, losing her mind was already a relatively good ending.

”This witch knows its real value!”

Fang Yuan nodded and left the tent inconspicuously.

As for whether she would believe in the Dream and Armament Master or do something else, Fang Yuan could not be bothered to find out.

…

After a while, in a bar.

At this place, pirates who had drunk too much rum finally forgot about their fear of Specter Ship and started to quarrel.

Fang Yuan seated himself at a bar counter. Soon, he saw Bill bringing an old man into the bar.

”Boss… sorry. Those kinds of precious materials are very rare, and a large amount of gold coins is needed to build even the simplest extraordinary ship. Materials suitable for building ships are quickly sold out once they appear in the market. I searched through the entire port and dock and only found this person… Jeeps!”

Bill pulled the old man to the front of Fang Yuan. ”This is the only shipwright I found for now who has experience in building extraordinary ships… Jeeps, this is our boss, the captain of the Purgatory Pirates, the great Arcane Trickster, Mr. Roche!”

”Jeeps?”

Fang Yuan frowned. This guy named Jeeps looked almost identical to any other old pirate, and he had a big red nose.

After sitting down, he kept staring at Fang Yuan's wine glass. Then he said in an unclear voice, ”Yes… great pirate captain, as long as I have wine to drink, I'm very willing to serve you!”

”No problem!”

Fang Yuan snapped his fingers and ordered lots of high-quality alcohol.

Jeeps' eyes glistened when he saw the alcohol. He drank the wine in a hurry, as though he were drinking water.

Fang Yuan stared at this shipwright and said slowly, ”I want to build an extraordinary ship!”

”Impossible!” Jeeps continued drinking, squinting his eyes slightly. ”The cost of building a first-level naval warship is at least a hundred thousand gold coins! And even the cheapest extraordinary ship is worth more than a million gold coins! Do you understand the difference?”

”Of course… If a pirate governor had a million gold coins, he'd probably choose to retire. This amount is sufficient for him to purchase a legitimate identity and even a noble title in any country and live a carefree life!”

Fang Yuan nodded. ”I don't have so many gold coins, but fortunately, I don't have to pay the full price in one go… I'm very confident in my ability to earn money.”