Great Voyage: My Summoned Creatures Can Level Up While Idle

Upon hearing this, Roya couldn't help but give Aria a deep look. This child was truly shrewd and calculating. He immediately nodded and adopted her idea.

The dock has a special supply wharf, and he found a staff member to inquire about the price of alcoholic beverages.

The rum on Gourmet Island is the best-selling liquor. It's a spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice, and each barrel contains 119 liters and costs 6 gold coins.

Due to regulations governing spirits, ordinary merchant ships are only allowed to purchase a maximum of ten barrels. In addition, each barrel of spirits is subject to an extra tax of one gold coin.

Roya presented Colonel Simon's pardon and received special treatment, with the purchase limit increased to thirty barrels, but the tax still had to be paid in full.

I bought thirty barrels of rum, which cost a total of one hundred and eighty gold coins, plus thirty gold coins in taxes.

However, Roya did not suffer a loss. This batch of spirits produced on Gourmet Island could be sold for 1.5 to 2 times the price on any inhabited island.

If it's sent to Blacksmith Island, where the dwarves live, the price triples. If Blacksmith Island holds a festival or banquet, the price can go up even further.

So this is how profitable it is to run a merchant ship at sea!

A glint of gold coins flashed in Roya's eyes.

Each barrel of rum requires the combined efforts of two ordinary people to move, but it's not a difficult task for superhumans.

The three men and the bear made seven or eight trips back and forth, and then loaded all the barrels onto the Velvet.

The ship's waterline has sunk again, which will inevitably affect its speed.

Luo Ya clapped his hands, feeling very satisfied.

Just then, a puzzled voice rang out: "Are you planning to switch careers and become a maritime merchant?"

Upon hearing this, Roya turned around and saw Colonel Simon, dressed in civilian clothes.

It was obvious that Roya and his group had seen him moving the wine barrels, but Roya shrugged indifferently: "The Velvet is a merchant ship."

"Alright, I came to see you about Major Dumas." Simon asked, as Major Dumas had reported to Simon after returning to the base.

Luo Yadan then recounted the events as they had occurred.

Upon hearing this, Simon relaxed his furrowed brows. He didn't care about Roya teaching the kingdom's tax collector a lesson; as long as he wasn't killed in public, it was no big deal.

"The amnesty I issued is only valid in the Qingfeng Sea. Once you leave this sea area, other sea areas will not recognize this certificate."

To be honest, Simon somewhat regretted issuing the pardon to Roya.

"Okay." Roya nodded.

Simon noticed Roya's indifference and immediately became quite angry.

He drew his longsword, its tip pointing directly at Roya, and said with utmost solemnity, "I, Simon Gustave, swear here and now that if you fall into evil ways, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth, until you are dead!"

"Don't worry, I won't kill innocent people indiscriminately," Roya said, shrugging.

Upon hearing this, Simon immediately understood the implication: he wouldn't indiscriminately kill the innocent, but those who weren't innocent would be killed without hesitation.

"Remember what you said today." Simon snorted coldly and turned to leave.

As Roya returned to the deck of the Velvet, he was immediately met with concerned looks from Sophia and Aria.

"It's alright." He shook his head, then shouted loudly, "Raise the sails! Set sail!"

The active rope slowly raises the sail, and the ship gradually sails away from the port.

Sophia climbed to the lookout tower, while Roya stood at the helm.

Arya stood by the ship, gazing into the distance towards Sugar Town.

"Boom! Boom boom!"

A series of loud explosions echoed over the town square, and fireworks soared into the sky before bursting open with a deafening roar.

The annual food carnival has now come to a close.

In the square, Chino, Mrs. Mars, and a group of familiar faces looked up at the fireworks filling the sky, silently sending their blessings to their friends, acquaintances, and guests who were traveling far away.

Amidst a sky full of fireworks, the Velvet and the other ships sailed away, cutting through the waves and gradually disappearing into the distance.

……

After sailing for several hours at sea, the food island had disappeared into the horizon.

On the observation deck, Sophia looked puzzled. Feeling the ship's speed, she murmured, "Something's not right."

The Velvet's speed was highly unusual.

Logically, with the hull reinforced and fully loaded with cargo, the Velvet's maximum speed should have dropped to 5 to 6 knots.

Even now, the Velvet still manages to maintain a steady speed of 8 knots, and even reaches 9 knots.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Sophia's voice, Roya, who was at the helm, immediately asked her a question.

Sophia grabbed the rope and jumped down, landing next to Roya.

She said, "The speed is wrong. Did you use the Eye of the Hurricane treasure?"

She saw that a shimmering seashell was embedded in the center of the ship's wheel; it was the secret treasure that had caused such a stir on Gourmet Island recently—the Eye of the Hurricane.

"Yes, I'll embed it in the rudder, which will double the ship's speed," Roya nodded.

"Twice? Can the Velvet handle it?!" Sophia's expression changed.

If the ship were to be driven to twice the theoretical limit, it would not be long before the entire ship disintegrated. The higher the speed, the greater the pressure the ship would have to withstand.

"I understand, which is why we chose Blacksmith Island as our destination. The Velvet's hull still needs reinforcement and strengthening," Roya nodded.

The Velvet, fully loaded, reached its limit at 9 knots.

At higher speeds, the ship would creak and groan.

"Dinner's ready!" Aria called out as the door to the main living room of the ship was pushed open.

With another travel companion on board, the atmosphere became much more lively.

Most importantly, the three of them, including Roya, can take turns serving as helmsmen and lookouts.

The next morning, after leaving the food island, the Velvet was still sailing on the boundless sea.

After having breakfast, Roya steered the ship while checking the text adventure briefing on the panel.

[Instance reset complete. The mutated polar bear (level 22) has successfully entered the instance via projection.]

The mutated polar bear killed the ghost sailor and gained a small amount of experience points.

[Mutant polar bear kills a group of ghost sharks and gains a small amount of experience points]

The mutated polar bear defeated the elite Minotaur Sea Monster and gained a small amount of experience points.

The sea fog dissipates, and the mutated polar bear escapes the instance.

……

After Misha broke through to the Bronze level, the Minotaur was no match for her.

However, Misha is still stuck. After defeating the Minotaur, if Misha doesn't enter the sea, the sea fog will dissipate, forcing her to leave the instance.

Once underwater, Misha was no match for the boss monster, the Headless Horseman.

Luo Ya once paired Misha and A Bao together, but he soon discovered that the two were incompatible.

When Misha uses her lightning abilities in the sea, it affects Po. The boss monster wasn't killed, but Po was electrocuted half to death.

At the bottom of the sea, Misha needs to surface to breathe. By the time Misha dives back into the sea, Po has already been killed, leaving only Misha, who is no match for the Headless Horseman.

As for the sneaky tactic of luring the Headless Horseman to the surface of the sea, that won't work either, as the opponent won't leave the area around the sunken ship.

After two failed attempts, Roya continued to let Misha level up alone, while Abao and Adai were on the same team.

"Captain, a merchant ship has been spotted at 11 o'clock ahead, along with a pirate ship chasing it!" Aria shouted from the lookout tower.