Chapter 337.
Chapter 337: Pushback
The captain of the Bluebird had noticed Sol long ago.
As a matter of fact, he hadn’t stopped tracking and observing Saul when he boarded the ship to present that silver invitation.
“This balloon is filled with Baidon Academy’s new achievement in the last few years, which they named uplift air. With it, we don’t have to worry about being blown up at any time while sailing the ship after all.”
After saying that, Captain Harry looked at Sol’s unsurprised expression and laughed, “I’m out of line, how could you not know about uplift gas, haha.”
This captain’s identity was also estimated to be unusual, and he was the first person to take the initiative to strike up a conversation with Saul in the past three days.
“Does the Baidong Academy often do this kind of research?”
“Yes. You may think it’s a bit strange how it’s possible for a sorcerer to make things for ordinary people. But beneficiaries like me are actually very thankful to Baidong Academy …… even though all their stuff is very expensive.”
Captain Harry shrugged his shoulders and sighed, “Who would have thought that a wizarding power from the Land of the Unknowns could be the first to open up to the commoners? They say there are some designers there that are staffed by commoners.”
“The Lordless Land?” Hearing the name of this place, Saul’s heart stirred, “Baidon Academy came out of the Lordless Land? Does it have anything to do with the Draped Hand Valley War a hundred years ago?”
Who knew that Captain Harry, who was able to talk to Saul without changing his expression and discuss Baidong Academy with an excited face, couldn’t help but shiver when he heard the words “Valley of the Drooping Hand”.
“Yes, that was a hundred years ago, and it’s rarely mentioned anymore.” The captain was also a man who had seen the wind and waves, and quickly recovered his dark face under the gusty winds, “In fact, Baidong Academy, was the other side that was at war with the Kemah Empire at that time.”
“Oh?” Saul didn’t know much about that great war, and the new apprentices in the wizard world were just like him, only knowing that the Kemah Empire was defeated, and hundreds of former wizards and apprentices fell in the Valley of the Drooping Hand.
“How do you know about this history?”
The wizard world was not a place that emphasized on history education. What’s more, certain dangerous histories could bring about serious contamination, so ordinary people would be even more afraid to learn about it.
“I used to serve at the Baidon Academy, and I traded my entire salary for this airship.” Captain Harry stroked the railing in his hand with a look of love.
Though Saul also loved this airship, he was more interested in the Baidon Academy, “All I know is that the other side of the warring parties at the time, directly sent out higher-ranked wizards to utilize the terrain and bury a large army of Kemah’s …… Of course, it is inconvenient to not say anything in your position. ”
Who knows that Harry did not show any difficult look.
“It’s nothing, my lord. The Baidon Academy does not shy away from that history, it was even volunteered to me by one of their instructors.” Captain Harry waved a hand.
At that moment, another gust of wind blew so hard that even the airship began to sway from side to side, and he hastily lowered his hand to cling to the securing rail before continuing after a moment, “Almost anyone who serves at the academy or is closer to the cadets knows about it. They consider it a brave and innovative spirit, just as they are constantly developing new props for sorcery.”
Saul smiled slightly and refrained from commenting.
He only knew a rough idea of how the truth of that history was anyway.
“Enough about that, do you sell the gas generation formula in your airship?” Saul pointed to the balloon above his head.
Captain Harry shook his head skillfully, “I’m sorry my lord, that’s the only one I couldn’t give you even if I knew about it.”
Saul was not surprised, he was just asking, “This is an internal secret of the Baidon Academy, you only have the right to use it, is that right?”
“The right to use …… Well, this vocabulary you say is really advanced.” Harry’s eyes lit up and he quipped with a sincere look on his face, “Yes, all of the crew members involved in the power reaction, and myself, were put under a curse by the Baidon Academy. They named it the Contract Curse, and it’s said to be a curse built into the conscious body, and that those who break the oath will be rotten to the core.”
Another one of those magical voodoo props!
Captain Harry saw Saul’s eyes light up and knew that he had accomplished his purpose, and he finally unfolded the real purpose of coming over to strike up a conversation with Saul.
“My lord, I have some magical and rare props like this here, if you are interested, I can offer them to you at a discount!” Saul swept him a glance, “You’re really bold, an ordinary person selling something to a wizard. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll just grab it and run?”
Captain Harry smiled, “You are the honorable lord of the wizard tower, if it were any other independent wizard, I wouldn’t dare to say that.”
Saul knew that the comment was more of a veiled compliment.
This Harry who dared to sell things to wizards must have his own dependence, and there might be undercurrents on the ship that he didn’t know existed.
“Then, please lead the way.” Saul nodded, and naturally he wasn’t afraid of an ambush on the ship.
Half an hour later, Saul walked out from the captain’s room, his face a little odd.
This Captain Harry was worthy of being a businessman, selling things with a set of words.
Moreover, those things he sold had extremely high price tags, and even Saul, a third level wizard apprentice, was a bit overwhelmed.
Saul didn’t puff up his face, but cautiously picked out some props that he was interested in and would likely come in handy in the future.
The contract curse was one of them, but what Saul had bought was one of those disposable props, and there was no formula for making the contract curse.
Captain Harry said that this thing was only sold at the Baiden Academy, and the price was even higher to the sky.
After Saul bought the 1st prop, Harry focused on recommending a remote transmitter. He said that with this thing, the two parties holding the transmitter could talk freely a hundred miles apart, only that if they were in a place with a witchcraft defense spell, they needed to input the underlying principle of the spell into the transmitter in order to ensure the input and output of the signal.
“Isn’t this a walkie-talkie?” Saul sighed at the research convenience of Baidong Academy, but he didn’t buy it.
One reason was that it was inconvenient for him to use it inside the Sorcerer’s Tower. It wasn’t like he could input the underlying defense principles of the Sorcerer’s Tower into the intercom. It was only suitable for people who lived alone, and it also had hidden dangers.
Two, because, more than anything else, he wanted to buy another thing, and the funds he had on hand didn’t support him acquiring both.
Captain Harry didn’t have a lot of goods here, but every single one of them was perfect for wizards on the go.
The other thing Saul bought was a compressed traveling bag. It was said to be a space compression technology that the Baidon Academy had imported from another continent at great expense.
This travel bag could expand the space inside a cube pocket that was originally 10 centimeters on a side to a space that was 3 meters on a side. Going out with a compressed traveling bag was the same as taking a house with you.
The only thing is that this bag can’t hold living things, and it doesn’t have its own defense capability. However, Baidong Academy provided one free repair, and the second time, they would have to charge for it.
After Saul took this compressed traveling bag, he felt that his waistline instantly thinned by a circle. He then decided to leave.
But before he left, Captain Harry highlighted another secret item to him.
It was a hidden display case hidden in the wall of the cabin.
The curtain wall responsible for the cover opened to reveal a lifelike model of a sultry young woman.
But Saul could tell at a glance that it was just a mannequin.
“Isn’t this a mannequin of a land traveling boat? You’re still selling goods from a land traveling boat?”
(End of chapter)