Great Voyage: My Summoned Creatures Can Level Up While Idle

Soon after, all the dishes Luo Ya ordered were served, and he immediately began to eat.

To be honest, the taste was just average, but it was fresh enough and had plenty of spices, much better than salted meat and black bread.

The tavern door opened again, and a well-dressed man walked in, followed by a boy of about fifteen or sixteen.

The boy was carrying a large cloth bag, and he seemed to be struggling a bit.

The man wore an old, faded velvet shirt and washed-out riding breeches, and a hat with slightly worn edges and a feather stuck in it.

The townspeople, who had been whispering amongst themselves, quieted down as the newcomer was none other than the mayor of Baisha Town.

Luo Ya glanced at him and saw that there was no rank above his head, so he was probably an ordinary person, no, a fallen nobleman.

The man approached Roya and performed an old-fashioned aristocratic greeting.

Unfortunately, he didn't receive a return gift from Roya. Slightly disappointed, he said, "Hello sir, my name is Locke Wesley, the mayor of White Sand Town. These are your spoils of war, which I have already sorted out for you."

The boy servant behind Locke placed the bag at Roya's feet. Roya glanced at it and saw that it contained a short-barreled smoothbore musket, several pirate scimitars, and a fine steel longsword that One-Eyed Johnny had used.

"Of course, this is another reward, to thank you for saving White Sand Town." Mayor Locke said, taking out another bulging money bag and placing it on the table.

Roya nodded, glanced at Mayor Locke who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Locke chuckled awkwardly, "Ahem, it's like this, after the pirate attack, White Sand Town's economy has become strained. Many places need rebuilding, and there are also burial expenses, compensation payments, and so on. There are just too many places that need money. I wonder if you, sir, have any ideas about investing in White Sand Town?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ya immediately became quite interested. He had no plans to go to sea for the time being, so having a place to stay on land would be quite nice.

Locke seemed to realize that Roya was interested.

Locke immediately revealed a shrewd and somewhat mercenary smile, and began to speak eloquently: "I happen to have a newly harvested sugarcane plantation, covering 40 acres, fully equipped, with 12 serfs, which can produce nearly 50000 pounds of raw sugar every year. It can be taken over for only 350 gold coins. In just six months, you can not only break even, but also make a small profit."

"stop!"

Roya interrupted the mayor, saying, "I want a house in town, not a sugarcane plantation."

He could recoup his investment in six months, which was a very good investment, but he wouldn't stay in Baisha Town for long.

"Actually, I'm also open to equity investment..."

Mayor Locke wanted to say something, but seeing that Roya's expression was not right, he changed his words and said, "Well, I also have some assets in the town. I happen to have a two-story house with shops on the street, which is priced at 200 gold coins. The second floor can be used for living, and the shops on the first floor can be used for business or rented out. The annual rent is about 20 gold coins. It only takes ten years to break even."

"I just want a regular room to stay in temporarily," Luo Ya said with a helpless expression.

This town mayor is so eager to attract investment, he keeps introducing all sorts of industries, it's really too much!

Mayor Locke sighed, his face full of disappointment. "Alright, let me think. It's a two-story residential house, a stone cottage, with two floors, a small courtyard, a well, and complete furniture. The downside is that it's a bit far from the dock. The price is 60 gold coins, but you need to pay 3 gold coins in land tax every year. Of course, I can exempt you from the land tax for three years."

60 gold coins are still within Roya's budget.

"I want to sell that pirate ship." After thinking for a moment, Roya asked the down-on-his-luck noble mayor if he had any connections.

He can't operate that big ship by himself, so he should buy a smaller one.

I don't know if there's a shipyard on this island.

Roy Adam immediately informed Mayor Locke of his need for a ship.

"There is no shipyard on the island, only a carpenter. Merchant ships and adventure ships damaged during voyages are all repaired by him."

Mayor Locke shook his head first, then pointed a finger: "As for the small boats to set sail, isn't this a coincidence? I happen to have an idle two-masted speedboat that can carry 10 people, is fully equipped, is 70% new, and has a keel made of star-patterned wood that can withstand fifth-order winds and waves, which is enough to be used in the Clear Wind Sea. If you need it, it will only cost 210 gold coins."

Roya: "..."

They agreed to look at the house and the boat the next day. Luo Ya paid for the meal and left with the bag of spoils.

As night fell, fewer pedestrians appeared on the streets, and the sounds of barking dogs and the mournful cries of cats in heat could be heard intermittently.

As he turned a corner, he saw a familiar figure.

In front of her stood a militiaman whose dressing had been changed.

"Dr. Sophia, without your medicine, I'd probably have to have my leg amputated." The militiaman thanked her gratefully, then limped away.

At this moment, the blue-haired girl noticed Roya's gaze, turned around and nodded in greeting before turning back into the house.

It was only then that Luo Ya noticed that the girl was running a clinic all by herself.

Back at the dock, the Red Pearl was still moored in the harbor.

The skeleton soldier, Ah-Dai, stood diligently on the deck.

Back in his room, he tallied up the bag of spoils: a fine steel longsword, four muskets, four sailors' daggers, four daggers, a small bag of gunpowder and lead bullets, and nearly thirty gold coins.

Johnny One-Eyed naturally had a bounty on him, which was exactly thirty gold coins.

Mayor Locke also included the bounty for killing One-Eyed Johnny.

In addition, the money bag the other party gave him contained 50 gold coins.

In this way, Roya's treasury contained nearly 390 gold coins and more than 20 ancient gold coins.

After putting the adorable golden item into a small box and locking it, Roya lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

……

The next morning, Roya woke up naturally.

Now, the first thing he does when he wakes up is to run a dungeon.

Open the instance panel; the cooldown has ended.

He had a feeling that he would definitely be able to get past the elite monsters blocking his way in the dungeon today.

Recall the skeleton soldier and project it into the instance world.

It's still a deserted island start, and Ah-Dai is already very familiar with it. He first takes out the jungle pirates, then the beach pirates, walks into the sea, dodges the three cannonballs fired by the cannon captain, and then climbs onto the deck.

Artillery Captain Sam then ordered three artillery pirates around him to block the skeleton soldiers, while he himself turned and ran away.

Roya immediately ordered Adai to abandon the three pirates and chase after the fleeing artillery captain, Sam.

The skeleton soldier, Ah-Dai, sprinted, his legs unknowingly covered in a layer of white light, before crashing into the fleeing Sam and slamming him against the wall of the ship's cabin.

At this moment, a prompt appears:

Your skeleton soldiers have learned a new combat skill: Charge.