Chapter 271 Ships, One Month After Setting Sail.
Haoyang City, Shipyard Dock.
Xuanmo and his companions were paying for the ship's construction.
Having decided to set sail long ago, Xuanmo had sought help from Qian Gu Panlong and Xu Lei.
Leveraging their mercenary group's network, they had Haoyang Shipyard build a ship capable of long-distance voyages six months prior. Today, the ship was completed.
"Old Dimo, is the ship I ordered finished?"
The moment Xuanmo saw the shipyard owner, he eagerly inquired about the ocean-going vessel they had requested.
After all, in the past month, they had become familiar with fighting against Sea Soul Masters and naval warfare. Therefore, given the limited time, setting sail was urgent. If confirmation was completed today, they would depart the next day.
"Of course, please follow me, esteemed Soul Masters!"
Beneath Old Dimo's confident tone lay his aged, yet slightly arrogant face. Xuanmo could tell that Old Dimo was quite proud of his shipyard's capabilities.
After Xuanmo and his group walked to the dock near the port, Old Dimo lifted the huge black cloth covering the ship's hull, revealing the vessel moored at the dock.
This was a ship several times larger than ordinary vessels, exceeding a hundred meters in length—a true behemoth. The hull was entirely black, with three enormous sails—fore, middle, and rear—as well as numerous smaller sails.
Without Old Dimo saying much, anyone who glanced at the ship could tell it was an exceptionally well-crafted, top-tier ocean-going vessel.
"It took half a year, cost seven million gold soul coins, and the main material was the ten-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beast—the Titan Tree, supplemented by Ironclad Forest Wood, whose sturdiness is second only to plant-type soul beasts. This ship, painstakingly crafted by me, is far more sturdy than ordinary iron ships!"
Looking at the enormous ship before him, Old Dimo's face flushed with excitement as he raised his right arm and proudly shouted.
It's important to understand that in the shipbuilding industry, Old Dimo's life's work was no less than that of the master craftsman Lou Gao in blacksmithing.
"My esteemed Soul Masters, please take a look. This is the ship you requested, capable of sailing the seas! Are you satisfied?"
Old Dimo asked Xuan Mo and the others after recovering.
His tone, however, revealed his complete confidence and pride in the ship their shipyard had built.
"Very good, this ship perfectly meets our requirements."
Xuanmo brushed past Old Dimo, walked up to the ship, patted the hull with satisfaction, and then looked at Old Dimo with a smile. "How much do you want? Let's settle the bill."
Old Dimo looked at the ship, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, and then slowly shook his head. "I don't want any other money for this ship, just pay for the materials."
"Oh?"
Xuanmo raised an eyebrow, but before he could ask, Old Dimo looked at the ship with the eyes of someone looking at a child and continued, "This ship took me half a year to build. It's the pinnacle of my life's work, and my best child."
As he said this, a trace of melancholy flashed in Old Dimo's eyes.
"If I weren't over seventy and no longer able to withstand the trials of the sea, I would definitely go with my child."
After a pause, Old Dimo looked at Xuanmo, "I want you to entrust me with naming this ship and take good care of it."
Xuanmo smiled upon hearing this, "Of course, since you created it, its father should naturally name it."
"Thank you, then let's call it Dragon Soaring."
A tear flashed in Old Dimo's eye as he murmured, "A hidden dragon lies dormant in the abyss, destined to soar across the four seas."
The next day at noon.
After purchasing the necessary supplies, Xuanmo and the others returned to the dock and temporarily stopped beside the "Dragon Soaring" to prepare for the long voyage, ready to set sail at any time.
"Are you ready to depart?"
As everyone prepared to board the deck, Old Dimo appeared beside them, looking at them with a serious expression.
"That's right, Old Dimo, you know that."
"Then you must be very careful."
Old Dimo warned, "The sea is extremely dangerous, and the power of sea spirit beasts is beyond your imagination. But you must know that the most dangerous thing is not the sea spirit beasts, but the sea itself!"
Seeing that apart from Xuan Mo and a small group who seemed to understand, the others looked confused, Old Dimo quickly stepped aside, and a middle-aged man in his fifties walked in.
"Greetings, everyone."
Seeing the puzzled looks on Xuan Mo and the others' faces, Old Dimo introduced, "This is Will, who has extensive sailing experience. And he is the navigator that you asked me to find a month ago, young friend Xuan Mo, who is willing to go on a long voyage with you."
At this moment, Will also smiled gently.
"I have many years of sailing experience, and in principle, I should be preparing to retire. But I still retain a passion in my heart, and you plan to find another continent, so…"
As he spoke, Will's gaze swept over the group. Soon, it stopped on Xuan Mo, hoping to gain his approval.
When a complete stranger suddenly wanted to board the ship, most people were reluctant to agree.
However, Xuanmo overruled the objections and made the decision directly, and no one knew his reasoning.
Xuanmo's verbal excuse was merely for the sake of long-distance seafaring.
After all, choosing to sail the ocean without an experienced leader was absolutely impossible.
Therefore, under Xuanmo's strong insistence, everyone, trusting him, naturally had no objections.
Afterwards, everyone learned that besides them, there were six other sailors on the "Dragon Soaring" doing odd jobs on deck.
"Old Dimo, we're leaving."
Once on deck, the rich smell of the sea assaulted their senses.
The sea breeze howled, bringing a chill.
Fortunately, Xuanmo and the others were all Soul Masters at the Soul Sect and Soul King levels, with extremely strong physical resistance; the cold wind was nothing to them.
After saying goodbye to Old Dimo, Xuanmo and the others handed the Dragon Soaring over to the experienced navigator, Will. After weighing anchor, with the efforts of the six sailors, the Dragon Soaring easily sailed away from the port.
Once the Dragon Soar was fully aboard the open sea, having left the port area of Haoyang City, its mainsail was hoisted. With a command from Xuan Mo, the Dragon Soar officially set sail, heading straight for the open ocean, beginning its official long-distance voyage.
However, at this moment, Xuan Mo and the others did not notice that after they left, a slightly listless light suddenly flashed in Old Dimo's eyes as he stood on the dock. Then, amidst the exclamations of the shipyard workers, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma…
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