Chapter 815 - 175: Unprecedented Spectacle
The morning at Saint-Teres Port is more tranquil than most places on the Water Planet.
A gentle breeze blows and a light rain falls.
If it weren’t on the Water Planet, it might resemble more of an old town during a quiet plum rain season.
In the broad channel, many boats are moored along the rows, gently swaying in the slow-moving water.
Most who enter the port are wage earners, unable to afford inns and stores.
Those so-called wage earners are actually mid- and lower-tier Sea Adventurers.
They themselves do not possess strong combat skills; some join large warships as errand boys, while others choose to sail solo, facing danger at sea.
Regardless of the choice, they are destined to not have much Water Coins to spend.
A hundred Water Coins entrance fee is already considered a major expense for them.
So before they leave here after 24 hours, they’ll choose to sleep on their own boats.
Saint-Teres Port, having allowed the boats in, also tacitly agrees with such circumstances existing, without expelling them.
Of course, some can’t resist loneliness and will head to distinctive shops close to the channel for an overnight stay.
One night costs ten Water Coins, the more expensive ones thirty, and exotic ones fifty.
But generally speaking, it’s cost-effective, as it allows relaxation while also replenishing sleep.
Wang Defa is a Level 6 Sea Adventurer, a runner for the "Winter Bamboo Shoot" fleet, responsible for traveling between high-level and low-level seas.
Supply points in high-level seas sometimes offer goods at relatively low prices.
Then transporting these goods to low-level sea supply points can sell at a good price.
In this back and forth trading, disregarding time and other costs, there is often profit to be made, and if lucky, quite a lot.
Most fleets choose this type of commerce running to earn Water Coins.
To work in sea commerce running, one needs brains, courage, and luck; none can be lacking.
Different fleets have different commerce routes; the route Wang Defa runs has noticeably higher risks.
High risk means high reward.
Because at the Level Seven Port, Saint-Teres Port, some Ballast Stones and materials rare at low-level sea supply points might be priced like cabbages here.
Wang Defa’s round-trip earnings are approximately three thousand Water Coins.
Such earnings are very substantial for a Level 6 Sea Adventurer.
As for various risks, they are not worth mentioning to outsiders.
For this reason, Wang Defa likes to treat himself and his brothers well.
The fifty Water Coins per night price is nothing he worries about paying.
It was only due to prolonged sea navigation, mental fatigue, poor condition, excessive tension, and other reasons yesterday that Wang Defa’s performance was not ideal.
So he woke up early and left quietly before the other party awoke, avoiding embarrassment.
Back on his boat, under the light rain and breeze, Wang Defa felt much clearer.
Feeling his sparse hair, he could only let out a deep sigh.
"Middle-aged, being powerless is largely as such."
Sigh aside, life has to go on.
After daybreak, Wang Defa plans to rely on his business acumen and mind to pick up goods and take them back.
Though his body isn’t holding up, as long as he can earn Water Coins, he can still enjoy Emperor Level treatment.
Feeling his stomach, already growling with hunger, Wang Defa decides to find something to eat to stave off the hunger.
As he looked up, he saw a possibly newly opened channel shop nearby.
The shop’s name was "Feast of Gluttony," a name that indeed seemed to impress.
"Big marketing ploy, shall I try?" Wang Defa muttered to himself, as the "Winter Bamboo Shoot" was already docked nearby.
Upon entering, a pleasant aroma of rice greeted him.
This suddenly awoke the appetite of Wang Defa, who was otherwise in a poor mood.
Various food prices were posted on the wall next to him, overall prices were not high for a Level Seven Port like Saint-Teres Port, lying within a reasonable range.
But when Wang Defa took his first bite of fried rice, things changed.
He could swear.
In the thirty-six years since entering the Water Planet and sailing the sea, he had never eaten such delicious fried rice!
Each grain distinct, the aroma enticing, the golden, appealing color, and the various ingredients interspersed within.
The most crucial part is that it costs only fifteen Water Coins!
Truly a bargain!
"Boss, another one!" Wang Defa said as he gobbled up a bowl, "No, make it ten more, and pack the other nine!"
Besides fried rice, Wang Defa tried several other dishes at this channel shop.
All were astonishingly delicious, making him unable to stop.
This is surely only meals made by chefs with SSS Level Talent could be so perfectly prepared!
Food like this, at such a price, is simply unbeatable.
With the comfort of delicious food, yesterday’s poor performance seemed to fade a bit.
As he walked out of the "Feast of Gluttony" shop, and looked back,
he suddenly noticed another shop named "Miracle Recovery" nearby.
"Miracle Recovery" is a name known to pertain to medicines, but it wasn’t what drew Wang Defa most.
What attracted him the most was the small-font row beside it: Cures Unspoken Ailments!
That really hit right in his heart!
Years of sea navigation, the inability to ensure balanced nutrition in food—the lack of essentials is commonplace.
Unspoken ailments, who doesn’t have them!
Cures Unspoken Ailments, what a great advertisement!
Thinking about this, Wang Defa carries a mindset of trying it out and walks in, after a simple inquiry process, they bring out several bottles and jars.
According to the shop owner, these are divided according to medicinal effectiveness.
Wang Defa didn’t dare to buy much, he only bought one bottle, it wasn’t expensive, fifty Water Coins.
After leaving the "Miracle Recovery" shop, he started with a busy day, staying busy until evening.
Originally in his schedule, he intended to leave Saint-Teres Port today.
But after buying that bottle of blue small pill, Wang Defa decided to give it another try, seeing if he can restore dignity.
There are many adventurers like Wang Defa.
They also tasted the delicacies of "Feast of Gluttony" and purchased the blue small pill from "Miracle Recovery," choosing to stay another night.
This night at Saint-Teres Port was destined not to be calm.
The overall noise decibel level increased by thirty-three percent compared to usual.
Early the next morning,
A sleepless Wang Defa rushed out excitedly, back on his boat.
He wants to go to yesterday’s "Miracle Recovery" shop, he wishes to stockpile massively!
But when Wang Defa steers his ship to the destination, he was dumbfounded.
Seeing the previously spacious channel queued long to avoid navigation congestion, extending endlessly.
If one word could describe it, it would be:
Unprecedented grand occasion!