Chapter 80 First Day at Sea
At noon that day, after a short sacrifice offering ceremony, the Big Maritime Windmill depart from the dock with the guidance of a steering boat.
A big group of well-dressed men and women sending the Big Maritime Windmill off at the dock. They were the shareholders of the big three whale-hunting company in Dunerk. Every time a whale-hunting ship was dispatched, many shareholders would always rush over to wish the whale-hunting ship good luck, hoping that they would gain good harvest.
Single-horned Wild Whale, it was a high-leveled magical beast whose whole body was worth money. The single horn on his head that was three meters or longer, was a weapon material that could drive every forging great master crazy. Every horn could become a godly weapon, a kind that couldn’t be bought with money.
The skin of a Wild Whale was a high-quality material for making leather armors. Having a leather armor made of the skin of a Single-horned Wild Whale was similar to having several extra lives. A Whale Skin Leather Armor carved with protection magic array had an extremely powerful resistance against physical and magical injuries. It was a life-saving treasure that every cowardly high official and nobility wished to possess.
The meat of a Wild Whale was delicious and could strengthen a person’s physical strength and qi. The meat of every Single-Horned Wild Whale would always be purchased by the logistics department of the Imperial Army with a very high price. Certain secret elite forces of the empire ate the meat of the Single-Horned Wild Whale as their main food so the individual strength of their soldier was astonishing. Military department of every country on the continent wished for its elite force to eat the meat of Single-Horned Wild Whale but, for now, the countries on the continent that possessed this kind of strength were only Gaul Empire and Vias Business Union.
As for the blood of a Wild Whale, it was the best neutralizing agent in alchemy, a lot of high-quality medicine required it. The oil extracted from the internal organs of a Wild Whale had unusual effects of boosting sex drive for old men and getting rid of wrinkles for old women. Simultaneously, this kind of oil was also one of the compulsory fuel and raw materials in magical forging.
Even the bones of a Wild Whale were extremely valuable. They had a white luster and were exquisite, even more popular than the best ivory among high officials and nobilities. Furthermore, the whale bones were enormous, several fold bigger than ivories. They could be carved into huge handiworks, with every whale bone carving having a sky-high price.
The eyes and magic core of a Wild Whale were totally priceless yet unavailable in the market because they were the empire’s controlled goods. No one could privately sell these treasures. The magic core of a Single-Horned Wild Whale was huge, it was a compulsory energy core for certain large-scale magic formations usually used for military campaign. Its eyes were even more precious magical materials. They could be used to make magic wands of formidable might or as single-used magic treasures of unbelievable power.
As a result, every Single-Horned Wild Whale was worth a lot of money. Every Single-Horned Wild Whale could bring a huge profit for the big three whale-hunting companies in Dunerk. It could make the purses of those shareholders bulge quite a bit. So every time a whale-hunting ship went out to the sea, a big group of shareholders would send the whale-hunting ship off as if sending their own elders off.
Big Maritime Windmill was the newest among the 12 whale-hunting ships owned by Dunerk’s big three whale-hunting companies. It was enormous, much bigger than other whale-hunting ships. It was 120 meters long, several floors tall, and dozens meters wide, a colossus through and through.
The main body structure was constructed using huge hundreds-year-old wood. The important places were reinforced with metal. The ship was covered with a layer of steel as thick as a thumb which was even engraved with a small defensive magic formation. Every whale-hunting ship was a main battleship of the imperial navy. During a war, the military department would enter these special whale-hunting ships into the navy battle formation.
The black Big Maritime Windmill that was like a small hill slowly departed the harbor. With the help of the huge power produced by the magical array, the whale-hunting ship sailed against the wind, entering the surging North Sea.
After Dunerk Harbor disappeared from sight, Lin Qi and Enzo came out of their cabins while wearing thick bear skin coats. Safety rope to prevent them from falling overboard were tied around their waists as they stood on the deck looking into the distance. The wind rolled up waves. In the horizon, dozens of icebergs were slowly floating to the south. On those icebergs, there were actually several unlucky Ice-Armored Polar Bears or fat Long-Toothed Seals.”
“These unlucky fellows, once the iceberg nears a shore, they would quickly turned into the clothes on our bodies and the food on our plates!” Lin Qi waved his hand at those unlucky magical beasts standing blankly on the icebergs, “Naturally, it’s also possible they would be sent into an animal-fighting ring, like the one we bet on two nights ago.”
Breathing in the cold air, Lin Qi said with joy, “Rich! Enzo, we’re rich! Indeed, just like my old man always said – it’s impossible to get rich if you follow the rules! If you want to get rich, you have to take risks and let your sword do the talking! Those two girls are really wealthy, we’re rich!”
Enzo’s complexion was quite pale. Big Maritime Windmill was rocked by the waves. Its bow would occasionally tilt up to 30 degrees, making Enzo feel as if it could be overturned at any moment. The wind whistled while the waves were slapping the deck. The sky and the ocean were white. Enzo couldn’t really differentiate which was which.
Forcing out a laugh, Enzo suppressed his nauseous feeling and asked, “Lin Qi, why do we only come out for 15 days? Don’t tell me they are certain they can catch a Single-Horned Wild Whale within 15 days?”
Lin Qi shrugged his shoulders. He smiled and said, “Oala, 15 days are enough. They have a special method to attract those Single-Horned Wild Whale. Moreover, every year, every whale-hunting ship cannot hunt too many Single-Horned Wild Whale, hunting two to three Single-Horned Wild Whale every 15 days was the limit!”
Laughing complacently, Lin Qi said, “Too much of something makes it less valuable, Enzo! Too much of something makes it less valuable! In order to allow our descendants to still be able to rely on hunting Wild Whale for a living, Dunerk’s big three whale-hunting companies supply the entire continent with 20 to 30 Single-Horned Wild Whale every year, 40 at most, not more than that!”
Jumping happily several times on the deck, Lin Qi shouted at the top of his voice, “I love these big fellows to death! Oh, have you ever eaten a stew of fresh whale penis?”
Enzo’s complexion turned green. He covered his mouth without uttering a word while his body pathetically swayed along with the boat.
Lin Qi hadn’t noticed something was amiss with Enzo. He wishfully wondered, “I have never eaten it either! My old man doesn’t allow me to! But, that thing is the most valuable treasure on the body of a Single-Horned Wild Whale. Tch, it was even more expensive that its magic core. I don’t understand why so many kings and emperors dispatch special envoys to compete for this thing every year. Oala, this is the only thing I don’t understand about a Single-Horned Wild Whale!”
With a wa sound, Enzo vomited. He pathetically kneeled on the deck and vomited even greenish-yellow bile until he felt dizzy.
“Ah! You rookie!”
Seeing Enzo vomiting like crazy, Lin Qi couldn’t help but laughed loudly at his misfortune.
“You’re actually seasick, you unlucky rookie!”
Chapter 80 First Day at Sea
At noon that day, after a short sacrifice offering ceremony, the Big Maritime Windmill depart from the dock with the guidance of a steering boat.
A big group of well-dressed men and women sending the Big Maritime Windmill off at the dock. They were the shareholders of the big three whale-hunting company in Dunerk. Every time a whale-hunting ship was dispatched, many shareholders would always rush over to wish the whale-hunting ship good luck, hoping that they would gain good harvest.
Single-horned Wild Whale, it was a high-leveled magical beast whose whole body was worth money. The single horn on his head that was three meters or longer, was a weapon material that could drive every forging great master crazy. Every horn could become a godly weapon, a kind that couldn’t be bought with money.
The skin of a Wild Whale was a high-quality material for making leather armors. Having a leather armor made of the skin of a Single-horned Wild Whale was similar to having several extra lives. A Whale Skin Leather Armor carved with protection magic array had an extremely powerful resistance against physical and magical injuries. It was a life-saving treasure that every cowardly high official and nobility wished to possess.
The meat of a Wild Whale was delicious and could strengthen a person’s physical strength and qi. The meat of every Single-Horned Wild Whale would always be purchased by the logistics department of the Imperial Army with a very high price. Certain secret elite forces of the empire ate the meat of the Single-Horned Wild Whale as their main food so the individual strength of their soldier was astonishing. Military department of every country on the continent wished for its elite force to eat the meat of Single-Horned Wild Whale but, for now, the countries on the continent that possessed this kind of strength were only Gaul Empire and Vias Business Union.
As for the blood of a Wild Whale, it was the best neutralizing agent in alchemy, a lot of high-quality medicine required it. The oil extracted from the internal organs of a Wild Whale had unusual effects of boosting sex drive for old men and getting rid of wrinkles for old women. Simultaneously, this kind of oil was also one of the compulsory fuel and raw materials in magical forging.
Even the bones of a Wild Whale were extremely valuable. They had a white luster and were exquisite, even more popular than the best ivory among high officials and nobilities. Furthermore, the whale bones were enormous, several fold bigger than ivories. They could be carved into huge handiworks, with every whale bone carving having a sky-high price.
The eyes and magic core of a Wild Whale were totally priceless yet unavailable in the market because they were the empire’s controlled goods. No one could privately sell these treasures. The magic core of a Single-Horned Wild Whale was huge, it was a compulsory energy core for certain large-scale magic formations usually used for military campaign. Its eyes were even more precious magical materials. They could be used to make magic wands of formidable might or as single-used magic treasures of unbelievable power.
As a result, every Single-Horned Wild Whale was worth a lot of money. Every Single-Horned Wild Whale could bring a huge profit for the big three whale-hunting companies in Dunerk. It could make the purses of those shareholders bulge quite a bit. So every time a whale-hunting ship went out to the sea, a big group of shareholders would send the whale-hunting ship off as if sending their own elders off.
Big Maritime Windmill was the newest among the 12 whale-hunting ships owned by Dunerk’s big three whale-hunting companies. It was enormous, much bigger than other whale-hunting ships. It was 120 meters long, several floors tall, and dozens meters wide, a colossus through and through.
The main body structure was constructed using huge hundreds-year-old wood. The important places were reinforced with metal. The ship was covered with a layer of steel as thick as a thumb which was even engraved with a small defensive magic formation. Every whale-hunting ship was a main battleship of the imperial navy. During a war, the military department would enter these special whale-hunting ships into the navy battle formation.
The black Big Maritime Windmill that was like a small hill slowly departed the harbor. With the help of the huge power produced by the magical array, the whale-hunting ship sailed against the wind, entering the surging North Sea.
After Dunerk Harbor disappeared from sight, Lin Qi and Enzo came out of their cabins while wearing thick bear skin coats. Safety rope to prevent them from falling overboard were tied around their waists as they stood on the deck looking into the distance. The wind rolled up waves. In the horizon, dozens of icebergs were slowly floating to the south. On those icebergs, there were actually several unlucky Ice-Armored Polar Bears or fat Long-Toothed Seals.”
“These unlucky fellows, once the iceberg nears a shore, they would quickly turned into the clothes on our bodies and the food on our plates!” Lin Qi waved his hand at those unlucky magical beasts standing blankly on the icebergs, “Naturally, it’s also possible they would be sent into an animal-fighting ring, like the one we bet on two nights ago.”
Breathing in the cold air, Lin Qi said with joy, “Rich! Enzo, we’re rich! Indeed, just like my old man always said – it’s impossible to get rich if you follow the rules! If you want to get rich, you have to take risks and let your sword do the talking! Those two girls are really wealthy, we’re rich!”
Enzo’s complexion was quite pale. Big Maritime Windmill was rocked by the waves. Its bow would occasionally tilt up to 30 degrees, making Enzo feel as if it could be overturned at any moment. The wind whistled while the waves were slapping the deck. The sky and the ocean were white. Enzo couldn’t really differentiate which was which.
Forcing out a laugh, Enzo suppressed his nauseous feeling and asked, “Lin Qi, why do we only come out for 15 days? Don’t tell me they are certain they can catch a Single-Horned Wild Whale within 15 days?”
Lin Qi shrugged his shoulders. He smiled and said, “Oala, 15 days are enough. They have a special method to attract those Single-Horned Wild Whale. Moreover, every year, every whale-hunting ship cannot hunt too many Single-Horned Wild Whale, hunting two to three Single-Horned Wild Whale every 15 days was the limit!”
Laughing complacently, Lin Qi said, “Too much of something makes it less valuable, Enzo! Too much of something makes it less valuable! In order to allow our descendants to still be able to rely on hunting Wild Whale for a living, Dunerk’s big three whale-hunting companies supply the entire continent with 20 to 30 Single-Horned Wild Whale every year, 40 at most, not more than that!”
Jumping happily several times on the deck, Lin Qi shouted at the top of his voice, “I love these big fellows to death! Oh, have you ever eaten a stew of fresh whale penis?”
Enzo’s complexion turned green. He covered his mouth without uttering a word while his body pathetically swayed along with the boat.
Lin Qi hadn’t noticed something was amiss with Enzo. He wishfully wondered, “I have never eaten it either! My old man doesn’t allow me to! But, that thing is the most valuable treasure on the body of a Single-Horned Wild Whale. Tch, it was even more expensive that its magic core. I don’t understand why so many kings and emperors dispatch special envoys to compete for this thing every year. Oala, this is the only thing I don’t understand about a Single-Horned Wild Whale!”
With a wa sound, Enzo vomited. He pathetically kneeled on the deck and vomited even greenish-yellow bile until he felt dizzy.
“Ah! You rookie!”
Seeing Enzo vomiting like crazy, Lin Qi couldn’t help but laughed loudly at his misfortune.
“You’re actually seasick, you unlucky rookie!”
