Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Brother Teng nodded. "Sure enough, it's some hidden condition for a special plot... No wonder. This game is so mysterious, it really feels like another world... So now that the ocean has been thawed by the Eel God, does that mean we can go out to sea?"

"Yeah." Yu Man responded casually.

To her, it was an understatement.

But for them - for the entire island... and even the entire world.

This all means a new page, opened by her fingers.

"That's what I came back to Shimlabakken to say, Yago. If Xiankan wants to become the leading guild, going out to sea and seizing territory is the most crucial thing."

The main city island is where newbies live after all.

Although a duo like Yu Man and Xiao Lu can maintain progress by completing a large number of dungeons, the same is true for guild development.

The upper limit of resource acquisition on the main city island is level five, which greatly limits the overall strength improvement of players.

"So... Master Eel is saying that the territories acquired overseas are of a higher class?"

"Yes, all islands from level six to level ten, except for special islands and the hundred main city islands, can be taken as territories by players."

Just like Yu Man, he now owns an eighth-level island.

Although it cannot produce ninth- and tenth-level resources, it is extremely abundant and safe, and is already of very high quality.

"Territory wars... fighting for territory is something you players from larger guilds do. But those who go out to sea earlier will be able to secure their territory sooner. There's no need to engage in territory wars with other players; you only need to conquer the island itself."

As Yu Man explained, Ya Ge gradually understood the reason.

Those unowned lands are scattered throughout the seas of the Old World.

Whoever goes out to sea first can take it for himself first, and then he can sit firmly on the throne as the challenged one.

Those who go out to sea later can only fight desperately with the players in order to get a piece of land.

"However, there are very few islands above level seven. Level eight and nine are even rarer. With the current strength of players, gathering a hundred people to take over a level seven island as a territory is probably the limit..."

After all, "Xiankan" was founded by himself and he has a good relationship with Yago.

Yu Man was happy to help - even though these words were priceless.

"Then, using the island's resources to become stronger, we can then plan for higher levels... This is roughly the process."

Yago was so absorbed in listening that he forgot to speak. As the guild president, after receiving this valuable information, countless things were swirling in his mind.

Teng Ge on the side was relatively calm: "Master Eel, is overseas an illegal area?"

"The ones close to the main city island are not, but the others may not be." Yu Man only said this.

Because, after gaining control of the territory, as a lord you can make decisions freely, turning the island and sea area into an illegal zone where all equipment drops for excitement, or building it into a safe and worry-free place to protect the interests of novices.

But even if it becomes a safe zone, it is still not completely safe.

After harvesting resources from overseas territories, it is natural to transport them back to the main city island for sale and production.

After all, the main city has various workshops, risk-free life-related production, the most mature market, and the most abundant funds.

Then, trade will start from the main city and be exported overseas.

The journey is full of risks. As long as you pass through an illegal area, a fierce battle may break out.

This is a test of the merchant ship's cargo transportation capabilities, and even its communication skills in dealing with surrounding lords, and involves countless interests.

These maritime trade contents are really fascinating in the first week.

Due to the special requirements of a certain plot, Yu Man also did a lot of escort and pirate work, which was one of the few PVP contents she liked.

"Lord Eel, this information is incredibly important. I don't know how to thank you enough." Now that he knew the basic system of the overseas territories, Yago was eager to try. "It's a shame you're not short of money, otherwise I'd give you a million and it would be totally worth it..."

Yu Man froze and wanted to say "I'm missing".

But that might cause bigger problems, and Xiaolu probably won't sit idly by.

However, Yago was not without reward: "As agreed in the early days, after the guild grew stronger, we took good care of the various workshops in the main city. Most of them have reached the fourth level and are now very well equipped."

"very good."

This was the price he paid to buy the First Guild as agreed upon previously.

It is also a win-win situation.

They built, maintained, and upgraded the workshop, and Yu Man waived the handling fee for "Xiankan" to use the workshop.

This can ensure that the guild has production players with the highest progress and lowest cost. In the future, when ordinary players can't even add friends, Yu Man can maintain the relationship with these great craftsmen, which is of great significance.

And now——

"It's time to build a shipyard. This is the top priority." Yu Man declared.

Unlike her who possessed the Ice Prison Dragon, people nowadays could only travel far by boat.

……

ps

(I went to the dentist today and I'm still in very bad shape. I barely managed to finish one chapter, so there won't be another one.

I will update it tomorrow when the status is restored.)

ps2

(Thanks to the rich master Rendaino Usami for the golden treasure chest. Last night, the master spent a lot of money to get a lot of books. Xiao Ya was also lucky enough to be favored by him, but I need to wait until my condition recovers before adding more chapters...

The feeling and taste of the spray, sizzle, and crunch in my mouth while I was typing, along with the pain from beginning to end and the fear of not being able to open my eyes, still lingers in my mouth.

118. Expressing closeness

"Hey, isn't this a dead end?"

When Yago heard Yu Man talking about the shipyard, he couldn't help but sigh.

"I called my daughter over to play too. She chose a shipbuilding profession as her adventurer... We need to build a ship too... but we're not on the same island, huh."

"There must be a lot of players who chose the Shipwright in Shimlabakken," Teng Ge responded calmly. "Why do you have to torture your daughter?"

"It's just a pity to raise a child for a thousand days, but when the time comes, you can't use him..."

No one said anything because they couldn't understand the joke and could only let Yago laugh by himself.

Yu Man asked later, "Which island is she on?"

"What was it called? Aipi... Roger or something like that. These names are all transliterations. They're really complicated. I can't remember them."

Yu Man's eyes were slightly complicated. Of course she knew this island.

In the Old World language, it is a fertile island called "Epilogue", which is the most comfortable of all the main cities.

Because it is located near the center of the world, trade can become very prosperous. Around it, there are equally rich islands for guilds to fight for.

However, remote islands like Himlabakken, located in winter, are in a relatively disadvantageous geographical situation.

Relying on his memory, Yu Man measured it on the map.

It’s quite far.

The distance between the daughter of the Yago family and Himlabakken... is roughly more than ten ports, which is already a medium distance.

If Yu Man wanted the Ice Prison Dragon to take her to pick someone up, it would take quite a long time to go back and forth on the road.

After all, the Old World is a game shell, and players often need to log off to eat, run errands, or do other things. This kind of problem can't be solved with a single sleep mode; it requires sufficient content along the way, and both parties must arrange their time...

In any case, this is not available now.

"—Xiao Teng, go check the guild list and capture the shipwrights to start work. Since the Eel God has been so generous in teaching us so much, we have to seize some islands and become the first major guild to set sail overseas."

"I understand what you mean."

"As for my daughter, I'll let her fend for herself..."

Brother Teng realized the value of what Yu Man said, so in order to speed up the progress, he immediately made arrangements.

Only the president who was "watching" and the two founders were left.

Obviously, they were going to talk about something deeper.

"Eel Master, how are things going with the shipyard?"

"I don't know much about that thing—oh, the official website doesn't have much introduction, and I haven't learned about it from any NPC plot, so I can't be of much help..."

Yu Man first made a lot of excuses for himself, and after getting through it, he gave a logical explanation.

"But I know it costs money, it costs land, it costs people—and it costs a lot of materials."

Yago nodded, his brow furrowed, his aura weakening a little.

He was very majestic just now, as if he was commanding the entire island... but that was all just empty fat.

Only in front of people who are far superior to him and know him well, and only when his subordinates are not present, can he speak his mind.

"To be honest, it was only after the guild expanded that I realized the barrenness of Shimlabakken. The variety of fourth- and fifth-tier resources it produces is very limited..."

Yu Man said nothing, because the resources of every main city island were equal.

Shimla Bakken is a land of snow and mountains, rich in these resources.

But today's players are still confined to the main city island, their vision is not broad enough, and they don't realize the complementary importance of navigable trade.

"Most of the guild's upgrades come from Xiao Teng and I leading dungeons and earning money from dungeons. Plus, we have to support those workshops and upgrade the guild's territory... The guild is very poor."

"It's still the same. I'll be the investor." Yu Man agreed as a matter of course. "I still have a lot of fourth- and fifth-tier materials that you'll need for shipbuilding. I'll move them all to the shipyard for you when the time comes."

Be it gold coins or materials.

These were all the surplus from the previous dungeon preparations for the battle with the Ice Dragon.

She only needs things above level six, and anything below that will accumulate like a mountain.

Gold coins - there is no place to spend them.

The output of the copy and the output of the workshop under your name.

Not to mention, the so-called land tax and business tax that she had previously discussed with the main city government... the other party simply didn't have the courage to collect them.

Even though she had devoured the entire workforce of Shimlabakken players and had been frantically purchasing low-level resources from them since the server launch to prepare for future battles, the gold coins still piled up like a mountain, and Yu Man didn't even want to count how much money she had.

Investing in a shipyard now is a necessity for Man.

"Okay, okay." Yago's frown softened slightly. "Let's not waste any more time on this, brothers. I don't know if the shipbuilding project will succeed, or what the profits will be if it does... In any case, I'll give you a substantial discount when the time comes."

Yago also wanted to settle the accounts carefully, but he couldn't do it. After all, he didn't know much about what would happen in the future.

Having said that, the prototype of this matter is basically completed.

Yago glanced at the little deer, and after meeting the Ice Prison Dragon's curious gaze with deep fear, he waved his hand and left, devoting himself to developing overseas territories.

In the end, the only thing left on the place that should have been a battlefield was the fawn.

"There are no outsiders here now, so don't be so tense." Xiaolu chuckled beside Yuman.

"Hey."

Yu Man relaxed his body and mind, and put on the equipment he had traded with Xiao Lu one by one.

Although they are all common fifth-level items, they are better than nothing.

A pair of long leather boots, a straw hat, and a pair of very childish black gloves.

Combined with the divine white robe...

A typical player-style mix and match - all kinds of colors and styles are free to choose.

The Ice Prison Dragon muttered, "Brother... things aren't looking good anymore."

"Don't scream. There's no transmogrification or dyeing right now. This is the only way."

However, the style is unified, like the little deer who is the chief evil swordsman of the giant cult. He finally got the chance and stared at the Ice Prison Dragon infatuatedly.

"Can I come closer and touch it?"

"Hmm..." Yu Man explained to the Ice Prison Dragon, "This guy is different from the others. He's my... uh, boss. He's even more senior than me. Anyway, he's still my teammate. You'll have plenty of time to spend together in the future, so it's best to get to know him better sooner rather than later."

As an animal, the Ice Prison Dragon instinctively sensed a distinct difference in the atmosphere.