: 193. Mysterious Exploration_2
If they didn’t want to settle down in such a distant ce, there was only one solution: finding an ind near the western side of the archipgo and leasing it for a long period.
Due to the longer lifespan of wizards, the ind lease term in this world could be extended to 50 or even 100 years.
If Nnd Lee and Denise Green didn’t n on spending the rest of their lives here, then leasing an ind would be the best choice.
Saleswoman Nellie also gave a brief introduction to the leasing situation of the inds.
Starting from the inner circle, the ind lease starts at 300,000 gold coins per year. The further east you go, the cheaper the lease. Approximately 3000 kilometers east of the inner circle, the lease cost drops to 2000 gold coins per year.
A quick calction would show that the 150,000 gold coins Nnd Lee and Denise Green nned to spend on purchasing an ind could potentially lease a cheap one for 75 years.
To buy or to rent?
The key wasn’t in the amount of expense.
Money wasn’t the issue.
What Nnd Lee was truly concerned about was the mute” time.<div>
Opportunities were everywhere in the inner circle. In the present situation where gold coins equate basic attributes, Nnd Lee might frequently have tomute between the inner circle and the ind. The time he spent on the road could be reduced by using level 100 flight spells.
However, no matter how much time he shaved off the mute”, he would still need to spend at least 20 hours flying across the majority of the Suman Archipgo.
Moreover, the energy consumed by flight spells is calcted by distance, with a fixed rate of 1 point of Death Energy + 1 point of Energy for every kilometer.
More flights would quickly consume tens of thousands of Death Energy and Energy points.
Considering this, perhaps leasing an ind would be a better option.
“Nellie, is there a way to quickly reach the west side of the archipgo from the east?” Nnd Lee asked.
“Yes.” Nellie reached across the model of the archipgo on the table, tracing a glowing circle around its outer edge.
Many tributaries diverged from this glowing circle, extending deep into the archipgo, ultimately forming awork lurking under the waters of the archipgo.
There was a tributary of the circle passing by every 20 or 30 inds.
“The Deep Sea Branch constructed a magic ocean current that connects the entire archipgo near the seabed of the Suman Archipgo. The glowing lines on the 3D model signify the locations of the magic ocean currents,” Nellie exined.
Nellie took two magical items, which resembled crystals, from her magic pouch, stuffing one each into Nnd Lee’s and Denise Green’s hands:
“Once you arrive over the sea surface above the magic ocean current, you just have to grip the ‘Ocean Current Crystal’ and you’ll be able to ride the underwater current swiftly. If you travel this way, reaching the inner circle from the farthest east of the archipgo will only take three seconds.”
“Three seconds?” Nnd Lee raised his eyebrows, “It’s that fast?”
“Yes. The magic ocean current is actually a ne channel constructed by the Deep Sea Branch. Riding the magic ocean current is almost like teleporting through a sub-dimensional ne. However, it’s not free to ride the magic ocean current.”
Nellie exined:
“The Ocean Current Crystal costs 50 gold coins each. Each ride consumes 1 Ocean Current Crystal. Going back and forth between the east and west of the archipgo requires two crystals. If you buy more than 100 crystals at once, you’ll get a five percent discount.”
Nnd Lee studied the crystal in his hand and asked:
“Does it consume one Ocean Current Crystal for riding the ocean current on any part of the magic ocean current?”
“Yes. It’s most cost-effective to ride from the farthest west and farthest east of the archipgo,” Nellie answered.<div>
Nnd Lee nodded:
“So, for those living on the east side of the archipgo,muting isn’t much of a problem. The most troublesome thing is still the natural environment of the east side of the archipgo.”
Nellie said:
“Yes, sir. When the Ulnas Circle first discovered the Suman Archipgo, they performed a detailed environmental assessment. The west side of the archipgo is calm, with mostly t ind terrain and less polluted sea waters. But on the east side, there are frequent urrences of high winds and waves, and the majority of the inds have a very steep terrain. The three Equator Snow Mountains of the Suman Archipgo are all located on the farthest east side. The inds where these snow mountains are located are essentially cliffs, where the ind is the snow mountain, and the snow mountain is the ind. For this reason, it’s hard to sell these inds where the Equator Snow Mountains are located, and their prices are the cheapest.”<div>
“Hmm…” Nnd Lee hummed thoughtfully,” Nellie, how much are the Snowy Inds?”
Nellie gestured on the magic model, erging the three snow mountains that were being sold, and marked their basic information and selling price in magic characters.
Nnd Lee took a nce and was somewhat taken aback:
“The Snow Mountain Ind 2 and 3 both are priced at 3.5 million gold coins, but Snow Mountain Ind 1 only costs 130,000 gold coins, why is it so cheap?”
Denise was also taken aback by the price. Her investigation didn’t mention such a low price tag.
Nellie hurriedly exined:
“Sir, the ind prices you heard may be outdated. The high-value mineral resources on Snow Mountain Ind 1 have already been mined by the Pang family. Other than the forests at the foot of the mountain, the ind is just stone and snow left in the snow mountain. These inds are not naturally suitable for ports and the terrain is not suitable for magic agriculture and magic production industry, their actual economic value is extremely low.”
“The three inds had been listed for sale for more than 50 years before the Pang family mined Snow Mountain Ind 1’s mineral resources, and they remained unsold. The Pang family likely started mining Snow Mountain Ind 1’s mineral resources in an attempt to recoup part of their previous investment.”