Chapter 337: Confirmed by Eye Contact

The second sea ship of Flower Town arrived swiftly.

It was a bulky and sizable twin-masted schooner, with a partially worn hull, and sails that had been patched. The Flowers had just transported charcoal back and was docked at Flower Harbor, making a perfect contrast with this sailboat.

The width was about twice that of the Flowers, and the length was basically the same.

The sails on the masts were also quite broad, making it appear bulkier than the Flowers. However, its bow was quite wide and couldn’t compare to the sharp bow of the Flowers.

Given its shape, it wouldn’t be very fast. The Flowers could reach 7 knots, while this ship's speed was limited to a maximum of 5 knots.

A voyage from Flower Town to Black Horse Island would take about fifteen to sixteen hours.

Leaving before dawn, and arriving after nightfall.

“My lord, it’s been bought!” Gort jumped off the ship excitedly and quickly reported to Liszt, “It cost a total of 340 gold coins. This Barley Ship has been sailing for two and a half years without any accidents, and its quality is excellent in all aspects. Comparing several cargo ships, the Barley Ship is the most suitable.”

Kosto, the captain of the Flowers, carefully boarded the ship and inspected it before agreeing with Gort: “My lord, this Barley Ship is indeed very good, 340 gold coins, worth every penny.”

Liszt didn’t know much about ships.

But he was basically satisfied with the Barley Ship. The overall framework of the cargo ship was solid, and with a little repair, it could definitely be made to look like new.

He thought for a moment and said, “The Barley Ship doesn’t match the spirit of Flower Town. It should be renamed… Thorn Ship.”

The thorn was a specialty of Flower Town and also the variety of the first spirit bug. Naming it after the thorn was fitting for the character of Flower Town, reflecting the glory of its lord.

“The task of repairing the Thorn Ship will be assigned to Captain Kosto. In addition, you need to train a qualified new captain and a sufficient number of sailors... In the future, Flower Town will not have only these two sea ships. I need more captains and sailors.”

Kosto said excitedly, “Yes, my lord, Kosto is willing to serve!”

Sailing was his dream. Leading one ship and leading a fleet were two completely different realms. He longed for the day when the Flower fleet would gallop across the sea, and he firmly believed that day would not be far away. In the near future, the great lord would bring all this about.

……

Without wasting much time at the port, after receiving the Thorn Ship, Liszt returned to the castle.

Then he summoned the smoke mission.

“Task completed, rewarded with a red mangrove spirit bug.”

The task was completed.

The spirit bug was rewarded, and although it was not yet known where it was, seeing the words “red tree” in serpent script, he understood he had to go to the affiliated island of Black Horse Island—Red Tree Island, covered with mangroves.

But the surprise wasn’t as exciting as he had hoped.

He felt a faint sense of disappointment.

“Red mangrove spirit bug... is it of the red tree variety, a common wild tree by the sea? What’s the use of the trees that make up the mangroves? To maintain the ecological environment? Or to protect against soil erosion?” Liszt sighed faintly in his heart.

Sure enough.

Rewards obtained without consecutive missions couldn’t be expected to be great. Compared to the thorn spirit bug, which could produce potions and ironwood, the red mangrove spirit bug seemed much weaker. When he passed by the mangroves, he carefully circled around but found no signs of magic power.

Meaning no potions.

Red trees were mostly wild trees with little collection value, and without the ability to produce potions, it was clear that the red mangrove spirit bug was indeed a bit lacking.

“But I shouldn’t jump to conclusions. After all, it’s not fully investigated yet. Maybe there will be potions found deep in Red Tree Island. I only took a look at the periphery before and didn’t even find the cordyceps of the red mangrove spirit bug. It should grow deep in the island’s forest... So how should I capture and contract it?”

Even the least useful spirit bug is still a spirit bug. There might be a huge surprise if it mutates into a new type of magical potion.

Therefore, Liszt put away his disappointment, cheered up again, and prepared to immediately set sail for Red Tree Island to find the red mangrove spirit bug and bond with it.

However, it’s difficult to land on the mangroves, making it even harder to find the red mangrove spirit bug.

"By the way, I can bring Acheronides along. She is a mermaid and can move freely in the sea. Maybe she can help search the mangroves and find the red mangrove spirit bug."

He immediately ran towards the seaside to look for Acheronides.

But he didn’t forget to check the new smoke mission first.

"Mission: While drinking delicious, high-quality milk every day has become routine, have you forgotten that the construction of the dairy farm and the breeding of black-blooded horses both require a large amount of nutrition? Please continue to expand planting by 500 acres of corn. Reward: four dragon-species dairy cows."

After browsing the new mission,

Liszt smiled and said, "Indeed, dragon-species dairy cows. Or should I say, the calves that were pregnant at the time of the invisible dragon invasion became dragon-species dairy cows... Three of the cows were pregnant during the invisible dragon invasion. Does this mean one of them was carrying twins?"

Like humans, cows usually only give birth to one calf per pregnancy.

Twins and triplets are rare phenomena.

"However, although these four calves are dragon-species dairy cows, their mothers, Big Yellow, Big Flower, and Big Black, should have been partially affected as well. Otherwise, the milk quality wouldn’t be so outstanding. Little Flower and Little Black’s milk is also high-quality."

It’s likely that all nine cows on the dairy farm have been infected.

Milk Flower, Milk Yellow, and Milk Black are also about to mature and prepare for pregnancy and milk production. By then, we will know if they have been infected and what the milk quality is like.

The male dairy cow, Strong, must have been infected as well. The calves he breeds should have improved physique.

In the foreseeable future, Flower Farm will become a high-quality milk source, continuously providing Liszt with nutrition.

"We need to expand planting by another 500 acres of corn. I remember all the available land in Barley Village has been cultivated. The millet fields now cover 100 acres, and the corn fields 280 acres... So, let’s plant another 500 acres of corn in the wastelands of Thorns Ridge. It’s a pity we can’t enjoy the benefits from the corn grass insects."

While thinking,

He had already arrived at the seaside villa.

As he was about to pull out his horn to summon Acheronides, he suddenly realized that Acheronides was already in the seaside villa, reading a book. Before Liszt could speak, Acheronides jumped up excitedly, saying, "Brother, you’re finally here! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

"Were you waiting for me for something?" Liszt asked curiously.

"Yes, yes!"

Acheronides nodded enthusiastically, then waved at her shell downstairs, "Come on out, little one."

A little girl?

Did she find another small mermaid?

Liszt was stunned. Then, he saw a small creature fly out of the shell from the stone house and fly up the stairs. It was a small, pale green spirit bug with transparent wings, no bigger than a palm.

The spirit bug was a little afraid of Liszt and immediately hid in Acheronides’ deep blue hair, burying itself.

At that moment,

Liszt suddenly understood that the red mangrove spirit bug must be the one in front of him. Clearly, Acheronides had already found it.