After chatting with Bai Lu for a while, Lu Ye told her the purpose of his visit. Bai Lu quickly brought him to see Great Elder Yan Miao.
Lu Ye had come to the merfolk's territory for no other reason than to borrow money!
He didn't have many Spirit Jades left. Now that he was preparing to return to the Nine Provinces, he naturally had to buy some things. Not to mention other things, he definitely had to buy a batch of Star Boats. Otherwise, with so many constellations in the Nine Provinces, it would be more time-consuming and unsafe to fly all the way here.
Moreover, the Star Boats he wanted to buy were not small Star Boats, but large ones that could accommodate many people. These things were generally more expensive.
Hearing this, Yan Miao smiled and said, "How much do you want?"
Lu Ye said, "How much can you give me?"
Yan Miao pondered for a moment and said, "Is fifty million enough?"
Although the Mermaid Clan occupied a huge spiritual jade vein as their habitat, it was not to say that they could casually mine it. This was because this was their habitat, so there was a plan to mine the spiritual jade. Under the premise of ensuring that the scale of the vein would not be reduced, the amount of spiritual jade that could be mined every year was limited.
Moreover, the Merfolk Clan also needed Spirit Jades to cultivate, so they had to keep some for backup. The Merfolk Clan could only take out fifty million.
"That's enough!" Lu Ye quickly nodded. He just wanted to buy some Star Boats, so it shouldn't cost too much.
"Then, please wait for a moment. I'll ask my clansmen to pack them up and send them to you."
Yan Miao left and didn't let Lu Ye wait for too long. In just two hours, a merfolk sent fifty million Spirit Jades to him.
Lu Ye wanted to write an IOU, but Bai Lu stopped him. She asked him to send more Spirit Pills or other materials that the merfolk needed in the future.
Lu Ye said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for the next ten years."
Bai Lu's expression changed slightly. "What's wrong?"
"I have to go back to my homeland. It's a long journey, so it will take some time."
Bai Lu finally understood. Although she was reluctant, she couldn't stop him. She could only ask Lu Ye to report his safety as soon as he came back in the future.
Lu Ye readily agreed.
As usual, he borrowed a seahorse from the Merfolk Clan and rode it to the Constellation Palace. Half a day later, he arrived at the Constellation Palace. He pushed the door open and walked in.
The seahorse star beast had followed Lu Ye back several times and was already familiar with the route. Seeing Lu Ye enter the Constellation Hall, it returned to the mermaid territory.
Lu Ye had left some storage rings in the Constellation Palace, which contained a large amount of Spirit-Refining Grass and the corpses of star beasts in the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea.
Lu Ye thought for a while and decided to take some as backup. He left the rest here, and then returned to the Unparalleled Island through the door of the Minor Constellation Palace.
After swimming for a distance, he quietly left the sea and returned to Wushuang Island.
Just as he entered the Spiritual Island, Chu Shen welcomed him, "Senior Brother, you're back?"
He had heard that Lu Ye had returned, but he hadn't been able to find Lu Ye's whereabouts. He didn't know when Lu Ye had gone out.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Lu Ye asked.
Chu Shen said mysteriously, "Senior Martial Brother, follow me first."
Saying so, he led Lu Ye to his sleeping quarters, then presented a storage ring to Lu Ye as if he was presenting a treasure, and said happily, "Senior Brother, please take a look!"
Lu Ye was puzzled. He picked up the storage ring and checked it with his consciousness. There was nothing inside, only about ten million Spiritual Jades.
"This is …" Lu Ye looked at him.
Chu Shen said, "These are the Spiritual Jades from the sale of the formation plates, Senior Martial Brother, and our Wushuang Island's share of the profits!"
"So much!" Lu Ye was surprised.
Lu Ye wasn't sure how many Spiritual Jades were sold from the formation plates, but he was sure that it wasn't that much. It could be said that more than half of it came from the Wushuang Island's share of the profits.
Chu Shen was full of smiles, "Big Brother, you don't know, but our Wushuang Island is now famous. It's a famous brand on the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea. Just by renting the shops, we earn a lot every year. We even participate in the management of some of the shops, so we get a share of the profits. It's not an exaggeration to say that we earn a lot of money every day. This is just the beginning, we'll earn more in the future."
Lu Ye was full of praise, "Well done!"
After being praised, Chu Shen smiled even more happily, "It's all thanks to Senior Martial Brother's nurturing. Without you, Wushuang Island wouldn't be what it is today!"
Lu Ye shook his head. Although he did help a little when the Wushuang Island was first established, the development of the Wushuang Island today was inseparable from Chu Shen's initial planning and various efforts during this period. Chu Shen contributed a lot to the prosperity of the Wushuang Island today.
Now that Chu Shen was mentioned, everyone knew that he was the Island Master of the Wushuang Island. Everyone had to give him face. No one would say that he was the son of a Sunshine Sect Master or the son of Jiu Yan.
This was the result that Chu Shen wanted.
A Constellation Mansion, leading a group of Constellations, to be able to build such a huge foundation in a complicated environment like the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea was simply a legend.
"Oh right, I'll be leaving soon. I'll only be back in ten years." Lu Ye said.
Chu Shen was shocked, "Where are you going, Senior Martial Brother?"
"Back to my homeland!"
Chu Shen understood. Since Lu Ye was going back to his homeland, it was only natural. However, he didn't know where Lu Ye's homeland was. A return trip would take ten years.
"Senior Martial Brother, do you want to bring a few people with you? They can help you along the way." Chu Shen said. But after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate. The Pharaoh was already a peak Constellation Mansion expert. Who on the Wushuang Island could help him? There was only Tang Jun, but Tang Jun was the only Yue Yao on the Wushuang Island. If he left, who would oversee the Wushuang Island?
"No need." Lu Ye shook his head, "I'll go and come back quickly. It'll be more comfortable."
"Then, Senior Martial Brother, be careful. I'll wait for Senior Martial Brother's return!" Chu Shen said seriously.
Lu Ye nodded. Then, he thought of another matter, "Is there a shop on our island that sells Star Boats?"
Chu Shen said, "There is. Does Senior Martial Brother want to buy a Star Boat?"
"I want to buy a batch. How's the quality and price of the Star Boats in that shop compared to the ones in the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce?"
Chu Shen smiled and said, "Many of the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce's Star Boats are provided by them. Therefore, their quality is guaranteed. Moreover, the price is slightly cheaper than the ones in the Myriad Elephant Chamber of Commerce. Of course, if Senior Martial Brother wants to buy one, I'll ask them to give you the best price!"
Half a day later, under Chu Shen's persuasion, a late-stage Constellation Mansion cultivator brought an exquisite album to Lu Ye. He politely handed the album to Lu Ye.
The album seemed to be forged from a unique metal. There were pictures of all kinds of Star Boats on the album. When Lu Ye channeled his spiritual energy into the album, the pictures seemed to come alive. They turned into illusory figures and floated in front of Lu Ye, allowing him to inspect the Star Boat more thoroughly.
Lu Ye kept inspecting the album. He found that the Star Boats were indeed very good. There were all kinds of Star Boats. Not only was there a complete variety, but they were also of high quality.
Lu Ye soon took a fancy to a Star Boat called the Silver Fish.
Su Yuqing had given him a Star Boat with the same name. Moreover, the appearance of the Star Boat was similar to the one in the album. It looked like a silver fish.
However, the planetary ship Su Yuqing gave him was only a small one, and it could carry nine people at most.
However, the silver fish that Lu Ye had his eyes on was a large spirit boat. It would not be a problem for it to carry more than a hundred people.
The price was not cheap at all. Even though Chu Shen had given him the best price, it still cost eight hundred thousand Spirit Jades.
Lu Ye planned to buy thirty of them. Firstly, there were too many constellations in the Nine Prefectures. If he didn't have enough Planetary Boats, he wouldn't have enough of them. Secondly, he wanted to leave some of them in the Nine Prefectures so that when the Nine Prefectures wanted to come to the Wanxiang Sea in the future, they could use them.
Although Lu Ye had already taken a fancy to the Silverfish planetary ship, he still flipped to the back to see if there was anything more suitable.
However, Lu Ye didn't take a fancy to a Star Boat. Instead, he took a fancy to a warship called the Tiger Shark.
After pondering for a moment, he realized that it would be safer to have a large number of Star Boats sailing in the starry river if they were protected by starships.
The Tiger Shark warship was shaped like a shark in the sea, looking very ferocious. It was not a large warship, but a small one. It could be piloted by three to five people. After all, even with Lu Ye's current wealth, he could not afford a large warship.
The price of a warship was undoubtedly more expensive. Even though the Tiger Shark warship was only a small warship, it was still worth five hundred thousand Spirit Jades each.
After a brief calculation, Lu Ye finally placed an order with the Star Cultivator. He ordered thirty Silver Fish planetary ships and ten Tiger Shark warships.
The sixty million Spirit Jades that he had just received were instantly reduced by more than half.
Obviously, the Star Cultivator did not expect such a big deal. After receiving the deposit, he beamed with joy and promised that he would prepare the goods and deliver them to him within ten days.
After the Star Cultivator left, Lu Ye sent a message to Tang Jun. Then, he ran to An Zhe's shop and bought some Dragon Breath Crystals as backup. He also bought many miscellaneous gifts, preparing to give them to his friends.
After all the shopping, Lu Ye was only left with ten million Spirit Jades.
He could no longer use them. Whether it was the Star Boats or the warships, they would all need some Spirit Jades to sail in the future.
He returned to his own cave and waited patiently.
During this time, Lu Ye tried to send a message to Pu Ke. After all, Pu Ke was one of the few friends he had in the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea. Since he was going to leave, he should at least give him a heads-up.
However, he found that he could not contact Pu Ke. Suddenly, he remembered that Pu Ke had run away a long time ago. He seemed to be avoiding his betrothal.
He wondered if Pu Ke had advanced to Yue Yao's realm. Logically speaking, he should have entered the Constellation Hall a long time ago.
In less than ten days, the Star Boats and warships that Lu Ye had ordered were ready.
Lu Ye personally inspected the Star Boats and warships and made sure that they were in good condition. There were no signs of damage or traces of them being used before he handed over the remaining Spirit Jades.
Now that everything was ready, he could set off for the Land of the Nine Provinces!
Inside the cave, Lu Ye stood up and looked at Li Shang beside him. Li Shang understood what he meant and pounced on Lu Ye. She activated the Soul Possession Secret Technique and attached herself to Lu Ye's body. Her identity was special, and it was not convenient for her to be exposed. Even if the Soul Race had a special ability that allowed them to conceal themselves, she could not guarantee that she would be able to escape Yue Yao's detection.
(End of Chapter)
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