: 172. Shipboard Town (2 in 1)_2


    The miraculous transformation of the building excited Philia, Betty, and the other wizard students. Even the other customers already living in the shipboard town couldn’t help but praise Captain Berkeley’s expertise in metal magic.


    Berkeley had such exquisite control of magic metal, and he was a Nine Circles Battle Mage. Wasn’t it a bit wasteful for such a powerful male witch like him to personally serve as the captain of an ocean-going magic ship?


    No, no, no.


    Berkeley was preparing to ascend to the stars as a Star Witch.


    Controlling the magic ship and maintaining it was a process of honing his own spirit and magic control, and also cultivating the “Metal Mind Meditation Method.”


    His magic ship would expand with the progress of his strength, and stop only when he became a Tenth-Ring Wizard.


    Once he met the conditions for ascension to the starry sky, he would fly his magic ship, which he had been closely cooperating with for decades, to the Star Filtering Net, enter the starry sky, and be a genuine Star Witch,plete with his own magic spaceship.


    Thisplete ascension process for metal wizards had been essentially finalized under the continuous improvement of Hotams Metal Institute.


    Since the first metal wizard who drove the magic ship to the sky and became a Star Witch, hundreds of metal wizards had entered the starry sky using the same method.


    This was a highly sessful ascension method, exclusively for metal wizards.<div>


    It was safe, reliable, replicable, with a sessful track record.


    But…


    The cost was too high.


    Just the expense of purchasing magic metal was enough to burden Captain Berkeley with enormous debt.


    This was also the reason why he, a Nine Circles Battle Mage, was willing to take passengers aboard. After all, tickets were one of his significant sources of ie.


    The magic ship sailed at a constant speed, automatically adjusting its speed ording to the mist threshold on the sea chart. The hull was stable and level, and the customers in the shipboard town felt like they were on solid ground. The salty sea breeze was filtered by the magical dome that enveloped the town, removing the thirst-inducing sea stench and moist sensation, reced by natural fresh air.


    If one ignored the vast blue sea visible in the distance, everything here was exactly like life in andlocked town.


    “The power of magic is truly mysterious…” Nnd Lee stood at the entrance of a restaurant run by magic servants and touched the doorframe.


    An incredibly realistic wood texture came from the palm of his hand. The surface of the doorframe was smooth, as if it had been coated with a wax to prevent the wood from rotting, and there was a faint wood grain texture.


    Had he not witnessed the process of magic metal turning into a wooden doorframe, Lee would have had trouble connecting the “wood” and “metal” before his eyes.


    How do metal wizards change the texture of magic metal?


    Nnd Lee was a bit curious and tried to unleash a Deconstruction technique.


    [System Message:]


    [You are about to use the Deconstruction Technique on the “Magic Metal Component”.]


    [Magic lock detected on target.]


    [You need to consume 20,000 Energy Points to break the magic lock first, then consume 13,000 Energy Points to deconstruct the target.]


    Nnd raised his eyebrows and abandoned his deconstruction n. His stored Energy Points were better used on magic books rted to metal system meditation methods.


    Turning his head to look at Denise Green, who was holding his arm, Nnd smiled and asked:


    “Do you think this ce is simr to the Ulnas Circle Town?”<div>


    “Yes, yes!” Denise nodded:


    “Very simr, especially the dark wooden walls, the light-colored marble, and the arched ceiling. It’s exactly like Ulnas Circle.”


    Denise wore a ck witch’s hat, with ace veil falling from the brim to cover the upper half of her face, her two eyes blinking animatedly, filled with memories and anticipation.


    “It seems you had a great time in Ulnas Circle.” Nnd smiled.<div>


    “Yes, every day I was busy with sses, and when I closed my eyes, magic images and texts mingled with sleepiness filled my mind. Although my schedule was packed with studies, I didn’t have to worry about living expenses and mana, as the Resurrection Cult’s Academy took care of that, so I felt quite rxed.”


    Denise clung to Nnd’s arm, her cheeks blushing slightly, somewhat embarrassed:


    “I don’t have to worry about living expenses and mana now either. Thank you, Nnd.”


    “It’s what I should do.” Nnd raised his hand and patted Denise’s hand:


    “Let’s go to the hotel. My ss time is approaching.”


    “Alright~”


    The two strolled along the magic-filled street towards the white archway and stone pir building at the end of the road.


    The ship ticket did not include the cost of amodation, dining, and entertainment, these services were charged separately. The ticket only allowed boarding and provided safety services by the captain.


    Once aboard, you could take out your ticket, pay a deposit to the magic servant sent by Berkeley for checking tickets, and then make purchases on the ship by keeping an ount. When it was time to leave the ship, you could just pay the bill and leave.


    Denise’s ind n included all the sailing expenses from Alchemist Ind to Suman Archipgo.


    That was also the reason why the funding requirements for the entire n increased from 150,000 to 200,000 gold coins. Of course, the extra 50,000 gold coins were not all for sailing.