Chapter 62 Shallow Sea Islands As we all know, shallow seas are more likely to nurture prosperous life systems. In this shallow sea, there are a large number of coral reefs, almost countless kinds of fish and shrimp, and many underwater resources are also easier to exploit. It is also because of this that there are thousands of islands floating on the water in the Qinghe Islands, giving birth to a very prosperous area for cultivating immortals. In the entire Tianxing Sea, except for the core Tianxing Continent, the sphere of influence occupied by the human race is almost entirely composed of shallow sea archipelagos. These shallow sea islands are basically dominated by one foundation-building immortal sect after another. The remaining smaller islands are also occupied by various demon tribes or powerful foundation-building forces. Most of these shallow sea islands are relatively isolated, with distances of thousands of miles between each other, and there is not much communication between them under normal circumstances. The deep sea areas outside these archipelagos are beyond the reach of human beings. These deep seas are often tens of thousands of feet deep, and are home to a large number of monsters, including giant sea beasts with surging blood and energy, as well as powerful monsters at the foundation-building level. For ordinary Qi training cultivators who cross the river and encounter monsters, it is no exaggeration to say that they are in danger of death. Only these second-level treasure ships, which not only have extraordinary defensive capabilities but also have foundation-building monks on board, can ensure the safety of the treasure ships through this vast deep sea area. "The human race occupies the shallow sea, while the demon race occupies the deep sea, but they also covet the richness of the shallow sea. Their spheres of influence overlap, and for many years, a war broke out between the two sides over the shallow sea islands almost every few decades."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and vaguely understood the situation in Cangling Sea. The war between humans and demons was essentially to solve the problem of overpopulation, but the core issue was still financial. It is difficult for both sides to support more cultivators and monsters, so they will have to consume the excess low-level cultivators and monsters in the war. If the human race wins, they can take the opportunity to expand their range of activities and even plunder some precious treasures in the deep sea. If the demon tribe wins, they can take back the islands outside the shallow sea, or even sneak into the shallow sea to further expand their living space. This is a game of survival, and there is no distinction between good and evil. The low-level cultivators and the monsters fought each other to the death without knowing it, and most of them lost their lives in vain. Only the high-level cultivators and the monsters sat back and watched, and it was not worth their heartache no matter how many low-level cultivators died. "In this world, there is only a difference between the strong and the weak, not between good and evil." "If I want to avoid becoming a low-level cultivator who is buried, the only thing I can do is to become stronger, strong enough to control my own destiny." Ye Linyuan whispered slowly in his heart, and finally raised his head to look into the depths of the ocean, with a firmness in his eyes that remained the same. "..." The treasure ship continued to sail in the sea for two months, passing through more than a dozen shallow sea islands before arriving in front of a prosperous continent. "The revenue from one trip of this treasure ship is probably several thousand spirit stones." As they were about to arrive at the Tianxing Continent, Old Man Ye looked at the treasure ship in front of him and couldn't help but reveal a trace of emotion. Ye Linyuan also nodded. This treasure ship could carry eight hundred cultivators at a time. Including the cultivators who boarded and disembarked along the way, the revenue from the tickets alone was more than one thousand spirit stones. Moreover, the ship tickets are only a part of the income; the real big part comes from the income from transporting goods. There is a storage array on this treasure ship, which can store a large amount of bulk materials and cultivation resources. Many families will bring the specialties of their shallow sea islands to the Tianxing Continent for bulk sales. Because the output is too high, many of them cannot be sold at a high price locally, but as long as they are brought to the Tianxing Continent, they are scarce and can at least increase the price by 30% to 50%. Some rare ones can even be sold at several times the price. Such staggering profits made these families willing to pay a high price to rent the storage space on the treasure ship. After all, Nahaibei is expensive and the size of the internal space is very limited. It is more than enough to store Huangyadan, but if it is used to store bulk materials such as spiritual rice and ore, no matter how big the space is, it will not be enough.
According to Ye Linyuan's estimation, it would take four months for such a second-level treasure ship to travel the route of the Twelve Shallow Sea Islands and back, and the profit each time would not be less than three thousand spirit stones. Even after deducting the cost of operating the treasure ship, the salaries of the sailors and guards and the foundation-building monks, the remaining profit would still not be less than one thousand spirit stones. "A second-level treasure ship is indeed a cash cow, but the cost is too high." Ye Linyuan shook his head. He knew too well the cost of such a treasure ship. Generally, only a large foundation-building sect with profound heritage, or a chamber of commerce formed by several foundation-building families can afford to build one. Although forces like the Qinghe Immortal Sect have a strong foundation, it would be difficult for them to build a single ship even if they sold all their belongings. Just imagine, a treasure ship requires thousands of spiritual trees. The value of a first-grade low-grade spiritual tree starts at ten spirit stones. How staggering is the cost of so many spiritual trees? This is definitely a huge asset. Even if it is a Jindan-level force, if they want to build one, they have to get approval from the Elders’ Council. "It's better to rob such a valuable asset." Ye Linyuan's thoughts suddenly flashed through his mind, but he couldn't help but shook his head. In his previous life, he was used to being domineering and had done many things to wipe out families. Although he faced life-and-death crises many times, he also gained incredible rewards. Otherwise, in his previous life, he had only come from a foundation-building family and would not have been able to cultivate to the state of great perfection of the golden elixir. Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan shook his head again: "In this life, I practice water magic, and my combat power may not be as good as in my previous life. Fighting with others for life and death is still too dangerous after all." "If it's not necessary, it's better to treat others with courtesy in the future." "The ship has docked." Just as Ye Linyuan's mind was wavering, the ship finally docked in front of the mainland. Before leaving, Song Qingming patted Ye Linyuan on the shoulder, then smiled and said, "Brother Ye, we say goodbye today. I hope we can meet again someday." "Okay, let's part ways now." Ye Linyuan bowed and said goodbye to Song Qingming. After everyone got off the boat, Old Man Ye couldn't help but look at the huge Tianxing Continent, and then said with emotion: "I have never left the area around Qinghe Islands. Only after coming here today did I realize how vast this continent is." Ye Linyuan smiled, and then said calmly: "Legend has it that in this world, the real continent is vast and endless, and a mountain range can be tens of millions of miles long." "Compared to those real giant continents, the Tianxing Continent where we are is just a small island, and it is just an insignificant point in the Cangling Sea." (End of this chapter)