"Yes." Avery nodded repeatedly, "Of course, we will not let Lord Broken Thorn's efforts go in vain. We are willing to compensate for it with fish catches or other labor." "Compared to hiring Broken Thorn, I have a better way to cooperate." Since the other party raised this topic, Gavin naturally took advantage of the opportunity, "Before that, I would like to ask, where did your houseboat come from? Himself Build? Or buy from other Valley shipyards?” "Those simple wooden boats and kayaks were built by ourselves, and the boat owners ordered them from Seiber Lake in Misty Valley. There is a large shipyard there that specializes in producing various river boats." Avery The answer was, "Seiber Lake is a great place for us to escape the wind and cold in winter." "I hope you can help me contact me to buy more severely damaged ships, or find those that have been abandoned. As a reward, I will help you repair the damage to the ships for free." Gavin's abacus started to click. In doing so, it is natural to defeat the idea of the spell-like repair technique and complete repair technique opened by the kobolds. Don't use the frequency of spell usage in Dragon Oak Territory and Spring Bud Forest to measure the entire Faerûn. For example, when Gavin first ruled Blackwell, the Blackwell tribe used magic more than the entire human race, and even most intelligent life in Faerûn, used magic in their lives. There is definitely some use of spells, but overall it's not that high. Spring Bud Forest, as a fairy wilderness, cannot be measured by the level of the material plane. The special situation of the Dragon Oak Territory is mainly based on the fact that kobold bloodline is prone to mutation, and Gavin found the right path through a combination of circumstances, especially the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, which played a big factor in the process.
Without it, the kobolds' spell usage, even if it is higher than that of other intelligent races, is relatively limited. Anbaochuan Village is obviously at an average level. The priest named Anranka looks quite old, but his professional level is not high. He can perform repair techniques, but cannot perform perfect repair techniques. At best, minor injuries can be repaired, but not much can be done for serious injuries. Hearing Gavin's suggestion, the halfling leader Avery's face showed a hint of joy involuntarily, "Lord, do you want to use the complete repair technique to repair those old ships and put them back into use? This method seems perfect, but in fact, the cost is sometimes higher than buying a new ship, especially those large ships that are too large and often require dozens of perfect repair techniques. No senior priest is willing to Waste a lot of time and energy on this. " Avery kindly reminded Gavin that if this kind of business was really so profitable, someone would have done it long ago. How could there be so many scrapped or abandoned ships? The reason is that it is too expensive to hire a priest who can perform perfect repair techniques. His eyes couldn't help but fall on Anna. Could it be that this little girl, who looked like she was not even half the age of Pastor Anranka, was actually a third-level pastor? At the same time, I thought of what I saw when I just entered the Vizeme Manor. Could it be that all those repair marks were due to her? "My situation here is a bit special. I have several special kobold subordinates who have spell-like abilities in this area." Gavin revealed a little bit. Kobolds with spell-like abilities? A kobold with prosthetics and perfect restoration? The halflings present couldn't help but look at each other. This is the first time I have heard of such a kobold, let alone seeing it. If there were such a kobold as his subordinate, the deal Gavin was talking about would be a huge profit. How much does it cost to raise several kobolds? If you hit a perfect repair technique every day, you can earn hundreds of gold coins. There is no need to have too many kobolds like this. If there are only ten or eight of them, they can open a repair shop and sleep on gold coins. Now that the words have come to this point, if the halfling leader continues to disagree, it will not be a good intention, but blocking people's money. He nodded with a smile and said: "In this case, I will take advantage of the lord, and there is no need at all. Looking elsewhere, there is a ship graveyard in Yewen Pond. Some ships that are not worth repairing will be driven there to wait for them to rot and sink. After so many years of accumulation, there are dozens of ships of all kinds there. "
"Can you take me to see the situation?" Gavin suddenly became more energetic. Speaking of ship graves, he couldn't help but think of the truck graves he encountered in the goblin wilderness when he came to Rockland. When I have time, it is necessary to go there. Even if I don't take out all the trucks there, throw two or three kobolds who know the repair and perfect repair skills there, and open a truck repair shop, that would be a good idea. A good deal for a fortune. Gavin couldn't help but look at the young priest. She had been excited for a long time because she discovered this. Anna happened to look at Gavin, looked at each other, and smiled at each other. It seemed that the two of them thought of the same thing. "Now?" Avery was stunned. The Lord was still impatient. "Now." Gavin nodded. In the land of Three Rivers, the value and convenience of ships are far greater than that of carriages. The sooner you have your own ship, the better. "Okay, I'll choose a boat and take the Lord there personally." Avery is also a cheerful person. Both parties are action-minded, so once the deal was finalized, they immediately headed to the river. This time, Gavin didn't take anyone with him, so he jumped onto the halfling's ship alone. He now has more ways to save his life, and his courage has also increased with the tide. A lake alone can't hold him back. Avery only brought a young halfling to help him row the boat. Judging from his appearance, he should be his son. Both of them are excellent sailors. With the help of the gentle breeze, they reached their destination in just over ten minutes. The ship graveyard mentioned by the halfling leader is not on the shore, but in the center of the Yewen Pond. There is a small island here, or more accurately, a swamp. If the water level is lower, it will be exposed. If the water level is higher, it will be completely submerged. One by one, the dilapidated ships are half-lying on the swamp. Most of the ships are houseboats like the halflings, and a small part are slightly larger cargo ships like humans. In the deepest part, Gavin also found a ship that is still extremely exquisite even though it is mostly rotten, with a strong elf style. As if noticing Gavin's gaze, Avery smiled and explained, "That abandoned ship can be said to be the ancestor of this ship tomb. It has been here for hundreds of years. It is not a cargo ship, but an elven warship, a magic ship. It has not completely decayed after so many years. It must be that the magic on it is still in effect. If you want to repair it, it will not be possible to do it with dozens of complete repairs." "I know." Gavin nodded slightly, indicating that he knew it in his heart. Whether it is repair or complete repair, it can only work on ordinary items. Once it reaches a magical item, it is powerless. This is what is called, magic cannot repair magic. After looking around, Gavin couldn't help but sigh and said, "You really chose a good place for this ship tomb. Even if you repair them, it will be difficult to get them out." "This is easy. In less than two months, it will be the rainy season in Komanso. The flow of the three rivers will increase at the same time. The water level of Yewen Pond will rise by at least one meter. Most of the water here will be flooded, and we can drag them out. We used to dock them in the rainy season." Avery is experienced. "It seems that my dream of owning my own ships and fleets in a short period of time is going to fall through."
"Haha... Lord is too impatient. Even if you have a large number of ships, where can you find so many sailors who are proficient in driving ships in a short period of time? No matter how good the ship is, if there are no sailors, it is also a dead thing." "It's me who is impatient. Okay, go back. Now I know what to do." "Since we are all out, why don't I take the Lord to visit the scenery around Yewen Pond and introduce you to the situation here?" Avery took the initiative to suggest. "If the leader has time, I'd be happy to do so." It was Gavin's dream to have a local who was familiar with the surroundings willing to lead the way. "Then let's go with the wind. The first stop is the confluence of the Sambo River, which originates from Lake Seber. Going upstream here, we can go directly into Lake Seber in the heart of the Deep Forest Valley..." The halfling leader Avery has lived on the Asaba River for generations. He was born and raised here. He has never stayed on the water for half of his time on the ground. He knows the surroundings like the back of his hand. In Gavin's ears, these seemingly homely things are the information he needs most. Even if he drove a boat and circled around the Yewen Pond, it was already dark. Both of them felt that they had gained a lot. Gavin had enough information. Avery asked indirectly to get a deeper understanding of the new lord of the Vizeme Manor. He gave him the feeling that he was very generous and would never be satisfied with a small Vizeme Manor. After understanding this, the halfling leader was not frightened, but surprised. It's not that he is ambitious to get involved, but if the other party is ambitious enough, they will not focus on small profits - and Anbaochuan Village is just a trivial profit. Although Gavin invited them again and again, the halflings declined to stay at Vizeme Manor, and even ate the dinner with fear. As soon as the dinner was over, they ran faster than rabbits, as if the Vizeme Manor behind them was a man-eating monster. There was no way. After all, Vizeme Manor was located between the material plane and the shadow plane for a while. During the day, the sun was directly shining, and the shadow energy was suppressed. At night, the shadow energy took the lead again, especially when the manor had just begun to be restored, and the mixture of new and old gave people a more creepy feeling. To put it nicely, it's called cold. To put it badly, it's spooky. Especially tonight is a moonless night. With ulterior motives, everything you see seems to be problematic. These halflings are obviously in this situation. After leaving the manor, they looked at each other and didn't even have the courage to discuss here. They hurriedly ran back to their boathouses and made up their minds that if there is no special matter, it is better not to come to this manor. It is too evil. Tonight is destined to be an uneasy night. As soon as the halflings left, dark figures came out of the shadows, gathered together quickly, and communicated information in a very low voice. "Is it here?" "Yes, it is here. There are still remnants of the goddess' power here. This is the stolen manor in the goddess' oracle."
"I feel the breath of the blasphemer, in this manor." "What should we do now?" "What else can we do? Of course we have to rush in, find the blasphemer, take holy revenge on him, and take back what belongs to the goddess." "Don't we wait for the high priest to arrive?" "Fool, if we wait until the high priest arrives, what can we do? That greedy old woman will take more than 90% of the harvest and claim credit from the goddess alone." "That's right, since we found it first, we should seize this opportunity." "But will the high priest hold us accountable afterwards?" "As long as we succeed, no matter how dissatisfied the high priest is, he must keep it to himself, because we will become the new blessed ones." "If we fail, Failure?" "Haha...failure? Even if the high priest spares us, the goddess will not spare us. We can only succeed, not fail." "Don't talk nonsense. The goddess's remaining divine power is still very strong here. I can use this divine power to form a temporary revenge field here. It will lock the blasphemer and make him unable to escape from this manor before all of us die. All the creatures in it are regarded as our enemies, and we can launch divine revenge on them." "Temporary revenge field? Haha... said earlier, with this, the goddess will be with us, what is there to be afraid of? What are you waiting for? Get started quickly." "It has already started. "