"Old Jackson, it's still the same, I want ten of them to meet the standards for offshore transportation and fishing. As big as you can make them, when can I get them? "
Duque's words gave Old Jackson a shock.
He did not expect that this young mage who seemed to have never seen the world really wanted to build a ship.
It would be a waste not to take the money that was delivered to his doorstep.
Old Jackson sighed, "I don't have that much material here, I only have five keels for new ships. Any more and I will have to spend time looking for materials. If you only need five new 30-ton ships, I can guarantee that they will be ready for you within a month. Each one will cost 50 gold coins. "
A 30-ton ship was actually very small, converting to the size that Duque was familiar with, it was only 15 meters long and 3 meters wide. It was only slightly bigger than a dinghy.
"Alright, it's settled. Here's the deposit. "After saying that, Duque immediately took out the 100 gold coins that Lothar gave him in the morning.
"This... There's no need for that much, if it's you, Sir Mage, we only need a 10% deposit."
"Then help me recruit some sailors for the rest."
Old Jackson's wrinkled face showed a hesitant expression, he bit his lips and finally spoke, "There are plenty of lads at the dock who have nothing better to do, it's not impossible for me to help you recruit some. They are all good lads, even though they are good swimmers and have good character, they are not sailors. I can't agree to let them do high-risk business. "
Duque smiled confidently, "It's fine, I'm just fishing and transporting some goods that are presentable. On the contrary, I hope that the lads I recruit will be clean, if I find out that anyone dares to hide some goods... "
[Calm and Composed]
[Flame Blast]
A fireball the size of a water tank formed in Duque's hands in an instant, flew out and exploded in the sea beside the shipyard.
Accompanied by a loud "boom", a large pillar of water exploded.
Windsor, who was at the side, was completely petrified - Duque actually held back this morning! If such a large fireball hit me, wouldn't I turn into charcoal in an instant?
The people on the boat, including Old Jackson, all had their legs shaking and trembling non-stop.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to threaten you. But what I'm about to do next is really important. I don't want any bad fellas among my men." Duque nodded and left with Windsor.
Duque did not return to the house that Lothar gave him. Instead, he went to the guest house of the Magic School and borrowed a pen and paper from Old Norton.
Spreading out the A2 sized piece of paper on the table, Duque picked up the quill that needed to be dipped in ink to write and activated the system assist.
The system notification rang.
"Beep! "Descriptive Geometry" and the drawing software Autocad have been detected in the host's memory … System optimization and sorting … Drawing assistance function completed! "
Under Windsor's astonished gaze, Duque used less than ten minutes to draw a profile of the ship and handed it to Windsor.
"Keep this blueprint well. This is 500 gold coins for travel expenses. I need you to make a trip to Kul 'Tiras. Bring the entire family of the craftsmen who are capable of building a ship of this level back to Stormwind City. If I'm not back by then, place him in the house that Sir Lothar gave me. "
Windsor wouldn't be able to understand the blueprints. But he could barely recognize the name of the original owner of the gold note that was recognized by the Seven Kingdoms and could be exchanged in the main cities of the Seven Kingdoms was the venerable old wizard Norton.
"Hiss —" Windsor gasped. It turned out that whether he was there or not, Duque was going to do something big!
Windsor asked, "Then what are you going to do during this time, Sir Marcus?"
"Of course I'm going to level up. Oh, it's to practice magic. At the same time, I'm going to make preparations for this investment."
The world of wizards was not something a soldier could meddle in. Despite his doubts, Windsor was grateful for Duque's trust in him. After all, in his opinion, 500 gold coins was already a huge sum of money. After all, this amount of money was enough for a small family to live a lifetime of prosperity.
Unexpectedly, Duque did not even ask a single question and directly handed him this huge sum of money.
"Well, please rest assured that I, Reginald Windsor, will not let you down."
On this side, Duque hurriedly returned to his' home 'in Stormwind City and left Stormwind City. Lothar really valued him. His home was located in the garden area. According to the standards of the pre-transmigration era, it was already a villa. At least there were two small gardens of about ten square meters in front and one at the back.
Before the transmigration, if this was in a first-tier city, it would definitely be an expensive property worth millions. But in Stormwind City, compared to the mansions of those nobles, this was really a very ordinary standard.
Duque did not feel at ease here.
Since it was a house that was destined to be destroyed by the flames of war, there was no need to worry about it.
However, Duque's investment, in a very short time, reached the ears of another group of interested people.
When Phame Brando heard the news of Duque's investment in shipbuilding, he laughed on the spot.
"That idiot — actually built a ship? Stormwind City has no specialties to sell at all! We collect so much tax every year, but we can only be at the mercy of those profiteers, Kul Tiras, or the even more damned goblins … "
"Alright, I'll see Duke lose so much that he doesn't even have his pants left!"
The Brando family were not stupid. When Lothar vaguely asked the Brando family about their feud with Duque, the Brando family sternly warned Phame Brando.
"Before you understand the situation clearly, you are forbidden from contacting that Duque in any form, whether directly or indirectly. Otherwise, if you offend Lothar, the entire Brando family will be destroyed. "
For the time being, they could not do anything to Duque, but it did not mean that they could not curse Duque in the worst way possible. In fact, it was not only Brando, even in the Academy of Magic, there were many mages who looked at Duque's actions with disdain.
From their point of view, for a noble mage to personally run a business was a disgrace to the profession of a mage.
Even the most neutral mage would feel that Duque was not doing his proper work, and was wasting his talent and time. After all, the ocean of magic was so vast, and the human lifespan was too short compared to the amount of time needed to spend in the field of magic.
But these things, Duque did not care.
After hiring a carriage and a team of mercenaries, Duque spent a full five days crossing the Elven Forest, and arrived at the Western Wilderness, southwest of Stormwind City.
"Western Wilderness! I'm coming! "
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