The Dean Has Arrived

Floating island is a very special terrain.

Even now that the magic civilization has developed, people still haven't been able to analyze the principle of the floating island, and there are only various conjectures.

For example, "There are special ores that can provide buoyancy in the formation of the floating island", the ore said, "Because the nearby wind elements formed a special arrangement under coincidence to provide magic-like abilities", the element said, "In fact, the floating island is The product of human civilization in the last era, the ancient heritage, etc.

If someone can really find out the principle of the floating island, maybe it will cause a change in the magic ship and even the entire magic world. But no matter what kind of statement has its inexplicable place. All in all, the reason why these large and small stones can float in mid-air is still a mystery.

Although rare in some places, there are several groups of floating islands in the eastern plains.

They also come in different types—from 20 to 30 centimeters above the ground to 10,000 feet in the air, from as small as a ping-pong ball to big enough to build a giant city.

In the Huolian Empire, there is also a large group of floating islands, that is, the Quelinkong Island Chain located in the southwest of the Quelin Province.

"this……"

"Alphonse."

"Oh, Mr. Alphonse." A bamboo pole-like man in baronial attire rubbed his hands and said with a coquettish smile, "Are you really planning to buy a floating island?"

It is said that the ancestor of the baron surnamed Metz used to be the grand duke, but because he has not made any achievements for a long time, while inheriting the title, his rights and fiefdoms were gradually reduced by the royal family. passed on to his generation. The originally vast land has become a floating island that can only be seen and cannot be used. The land below the empty island is also not exposed to sunlight all year round because of the huge empty islands above it. There is no way to grow crops, except for moss and some negative Other than plants, it can almost be described as barren.

No one settles down, which means no tax income. Without tax income, you can only eat your old money, and there is no way to pay extra taxes like the royal family. He obviously still has a huge castle passed down from his ancestors, but he is sitting on nothing. He has become a declining nobleman, and the amount is not huge, but because of the accumulation of small amounts, it is now a tax he absolutely cannot afford to pay. If there is no accident, their family's noble career can only end with him. Even these useless floating island fiefdoms will be taken back because of the mortgage of those taxes.

I was already prepared to just live my whole life in such a daze, but at this moment. A young man wearing a black robe and a hood appeared in front of him, and said that he would buy the title deeds of those floating islands.

How could this keep him from being overjoyed?

"of course."

The man who called himself Alphonse and wanted to buy the floating island was naturally Xi Wei who had completed the mission dungeon Star Sea Ruins.

In addition to magic blunt strike, Xi Wei also learned two second-level arcane magics, 'living ether' and 'repulsion' from the other two lamps. In addition, after clearing the Xinghai ruins with an S-level rating, in addition to a large amount of resources that can be regarded as lucrative, Xi Wei also obtained the construction blueprints for the achievement buildings 'Star Vessel', 'Airport', and 'Ao Neng Engine'.

The mission has also been updated again, and it has officially entered the stage of college construction, but judging from the mission. If you want to start building the academy, you have to get the floating island first.

Although it is possible to find unowned floating islands in some inaccessible wilderness, but the randomness is too large, and it will take a lot of time and effort.

Now that they know that the night nobles are trying to resurrect monsters—at worst, they are also planning to resurrect ancient demons, time is obviously more precious than money, in case a war breaks out. Even if you don't want to, unless you leave your home and escape from the eastern plains, no matter where you hide, there is a great chance of being involved in the flames of war.

Therefore, establishing the academy as quickly as possible has become the top priority at present.

"Is the biggest sky island for sale?"

Now that a decision had been made, Xi Wei was not hypocritical, and immediately asked straight to the point.

The largest empty island he was referring to was located in the more central part of the Quelinkong island chain, and looked like an upside-down hill. The top is fairly flat and the area is huge, but the most interesting thing is that in the middle of the island there is a castle that looks very magnificent, even compared to the Huolian National Academy of Magic.

"Of course. Mr. Alphonse, you have a really good vision!" Although he was troubled by how to address Xi Wei who was dressed like a mage's robe and a noble cloak, the bamboo pole man immediately talked endlessly: "Island That castle is a family-passed castle. It was built by employing the most famous craftsmen at that time and using the best stone materials. Even after hundreds of years of wind and rain, it will not be damaged in the slightest! And there are all kinds of furniture inside. , you can move in immediately with a little cleaning!"

It's not that this bamboo pole man doesn't have the slightest nostalgia for his family's castle, but the problem is that it was built on an empty island, so how can the bamboo pole man, who is just an ordinary person, cross the distance of 30 meters from the ground and live in a luxury castle? What about the castle?

If his family is still as prosperous as before, renting or even directly buying a magic boat can solve the problem, but now, let alone renting a magic boat, even if he is given a magic boat for free, he can’t afford to pay for it every day. Fuel costs necessary for the voyage...

Although he had planned to build a bridge or ladder from the ground to the sky island when he still had some savings at home, after observing for a period of time, he found that the floating island did not stay in place all the time. Yes, but it will move in a small range. This discovery makes him feel like a Spartan-what if the bridge is built and the thing breaks the bridge the next day and flies to other places?

In the end, the bamboo pole man had to give up, and sighed every day looking at the elusive castle.

Now that Xi Wei asked, he also thought that since he couldn't use it anyway, it would be more cost-effective to sell it for real money instead of hanging around there, and agreed to sell the castle that had witnessed his family's glory.

"You don't need to talk about what you have and what you don't have. Let's talk about how much it costs." Xi Wei didn't intend to argue with the other party, so he asked straightforwardly.

"Then, four hundred gold coins!" The bamboo pole man gritted his teeth, and the lion opened his mouth: "As long as four hundred gold coins are needed, the island and the castle will belong to you!"

Unlike some novels that cost tens of millions of gold coins, gold coins in this world are still relatively valuable, and some poorer families may not even see a single gold coin in their entire lives. In addition to magic items and various luxury goods, the main circulation in the market is only copper coins and silver coins.

If it's on the ground, then it's not a big deal to collect four hundred gold coins for a big castle and land, but the problem lies in the floating island.

"Hmph, aren't you so naive that you thought I didn't know anything about the market of the floating island and came here to buy it?" Xi Wei narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person coldly, making the bamboo pole man feel uncomfortable.

"Well, why did Mr. Alphonse say that..."

"First of all, the floating island has no water source. Apart from waiting for the rain, it can only be transported by a magic ship or hired a magician who is good at water element magic, and it must be a high-level one. After all, a lot of water element magic was made before. It's all undrinkable elemental water." Xi Wei sneered and pointed out the fact that the bamboo pole man wanted to hide without hesitation: "Secondly, the wind on the floating island is stronger than the ground and the temperature is lower than the ground, so the vegetation grows very quickly. At least, it can be seen from the floating island that most of the plants outside the castle are just knee-high ferns and shrubs, not even a single tree! In addition, there are many other supplies, as well as floating islands. Garbage disposal requires extra manpower and magic ships, and the maintenance cost of the castle is not cheap, which is equivalent to adding a lot of expenses. You are selling me four hundred gold coins for such a place? This makes me very suspicious of your Sincerity. To tell you the truth, I bought the floating island purely for novelty, and I don’t mind if you don’t want to sell it!”

"Hey, don't say that, Mr. Alphonse, calm down, I'm just joking with you... The actual price is three, no, two hundred and fifty, only two hundred and fifty gold coins!"

After Xi Wei talked about it in a storm, the unlucky baron hesitated to quote a new price.

Xi Wei pretended to ponder for a while, and in the face of the other party's uneasy eyes, he stretched out three fingers and waved in front of the other party: "I can offer three hundred gold coins, but you have to pay the surrounding coins a little bit." Sell ​​me the smaller floating islands too!"

"Huh? This..."

"Not for sale? That's fine." Xi Wei flicked his sleeves. He turned and left without hesitation, but before he could take a few steps, Baron Zhugan hurriedly held him back.

"Sell it! Of course sell it!" The bamboo pole man said repeatedly with a smiling face—although this smiling face looked more like a crying face no matter how you looked at it.

Although I always feel that this price is too cheap, I have suffered a big loss, but after all, it is a buyer's market now, and it is not my turn to talk. If the God of Wealth leaves, then I really have to drink the Northwest Wind. It's better than no money, right?

Besides, it's useless to keep the floating island, instead of dangling in front of it, it's better to sell it to this guy who looks more like a rich boy than a magician, and it's good for some money.

An imperceptible look of joy flashed across Xi Wei's face, and then he resumed the expression just now. While pretending to complain of 'I'll get it if I say so earlier', he took the contract prepared by the other party and checked it several times , After confirming that there were no omissions, he signed the name of Alphonse Edric, and then paid the money and delivered the goods with the bamboo pole man, and obtained the title deed representing the ownership of a total of seven floating islands and a castle.