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Rhodes got up very early and, after washing up, met up with the female mage Jaina. Uther was already waiting for the two of them at the door!
"Good day, Lord Uther!" Rhodes said.
The female mage also gave Uther a mage's salute.
"Yes! You two don't need to stand on ceremony, please come with me!"
"Princess Jaina, and Baron Rhodes, King Terenas is already waiting for you at the city gates," Uther said.
“Then I’ll trouble you to lead the way, Lord Uther,” Rhodes said.
Uther nodded slightly in acknowledgment and then led the two of them to meet King Terenas.
"You've arrived, Rhodes, and Gina. We'll head to the port of Lordaeron first. I've had a large quantity of ore and timber prepared."
"As for the four precious resources you mentioned, Rhodes, I have already sent people to prepare some of them." King Terenas said as soon as they met.
"Take me to see this, Your Majesty!"
"Alright, let's set off now!" The group immediately headed to the dock.
Chapter 58 Resources, Space Magic Ship
Several hours later, the group arrived at the port of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, where about a hundred soldiers had gathered, and large quantities of timber and ore transported from elsewhere were piled up around them.
The amount of timber and ore was enormous, piled up to five or six meters high, covering an area of more than ten square meters. Timber and stone are basic building materials and can be considered the most readily available resources.
In addition, there were several large barrels of mercury and several cartloads of sulfur, as well as two exquisite little boxes.
"We've arrived in Rhodes. I've allocated a batch of timber and ore for you from the national treasury. Mercury and sulfur are also relatively easy to find."
"But gemstones are harder to find. As for crystals, arcane crystals, and other crystal ores, I've brought you some, but not many." King Terenas led his entourage to the materials he had collected.
“Let me see! If King Terenas is useful to the Titan Guardians, he will simply take these resources.”
"But in any case, since you helped prepare these resources, he will at least give you a magic ship," Rhodes said.
Putting everything else aside, the timber and ore alone are enough to break even, and Rhodes will still provide a magic ship.
As for whether more can be given, that depends on whether King Terenas provides enough resources.
Rhodes first went to the wood pile and the ore pile. He got a total of 160 units of wood and 150 units of ore. Not bad!
After collecting the timber and ore, Rhodes came to several barrels of mercury, a total of five large vats, which translates to five mercury units.
The sulfur from several truckloads was counted as 4 units, which is an incredibly high resource conversion rate!
Everyone was astonished to see that Rhodes had simply approached the ores, wood, mercury, and sulfur, and they had vanished instantly!
I don't know where Rhodes moved him, or if it was done by the Titan Guardians. Normally, a human's spatial magic backpack can't hold that many things.
Rhodes then came to a small box of gems, which contained colorful gems of different sizes and shapes.
The gems in the game are also colorful, and you can't tell their size at all because there are no illustrations or diagrams.
One gem unit is definitely not a single gem, and it's unknown how many gems are in this small box. Rhodes placed his hand on the box, and then a notification appeared indicating that three gem units had been found.
The resource conversion rate is a bit low!
However, it was finally confirmed that the gems of the world of Azeroth were also useful. After collecting the gems, Rhode placed the water on the crystal.
In the game interface, crystals are red, but in reality, crystals are generally considered resources.
The box of crystals, like the previous gems, also contained three units. After collecting these resources, Rhode closed his eyes, pretending to communicate with the Titan Guardian, but actually entering the hero interface.
Previously, I used up all my rare resources building a level 1 magic guild. Now, to build a level 2 magic guild, I need 1000 gold coins, and five units each of wood and ore.
All four units of advanced resources are now complete; only one gem and one crystal are needed.
Having just acquired over 160 units of ore and timber, Rhode plans to trade them with the black market merchant at the market. It's only 100:1, right? I can take that!
"Your Majesty Terenas, the Titan Guardians have taken all these resources. They promised to give you two magic ships, plus one more, making a total of three," Rhodes said, turning to King Terenas.
Building a shipyard requires 2000 units of gold and 20 points of wood, while purchasing a ship costs 1000 gold and 10 points of wood.
The remaining wood is enough to build four ships. Keep one for yourself and give the king three.
Since the right to use it is in your own hands, no one else can operate the ship except yourself. No one else can operate the magic ship except for hero units.
"It's good that it works. Rhodes, please convey my and Lordaeron's gratitude to the Titan Guardian for helping Lordaeron cross the sea to the west," King Terenas said to Rhodes with a sigh of relief.
Timber and minerals are relatively easy to find, but sulfur, mercury, gemstones, and crystals are much harder to come by.
He spent a lot of money to acquire the gemstones and crystals, in particular.
“Well then, King Terenas, if you’re ready, I’ll take you to see the magic ship.” Rhodes has already built a shipyard in the city, and ships can now be purchased.
King Terenas nodded and followed Rhodes to the seaside, where Rhodes stretched out a hand towards the water.
I purchased four ships in the shipyard in the city interface and then released them all.
After a burst of light, four wooden boats, each about 7 meters long and 3.5 meters high, equipped with only simple sails and looking extremely rudimentary, appeared before everyone.
"..." King Terenas fell silent, then turned to look at Rhodes.
The expression seemed to say, "I've brought out so many rare resources, and this is what you're showing me?"
What the hell do you think this looks like? It looks like an ordinary fishing boat!
It's only slightly better than a small fishing boat owned by an individual fisherman; it can't even compare to the worst warships in Kul Tiras.
The female mage covered her mouth and chuckled to herself; what Rhode had taken out was as simple as ever!
In terms of appearance, it was extremely poor; it didn't look very appealing at first glance.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the creations of the Titans. The medical tent that Rhodes took out earlier was actually quite rudimentary."
But the results were ridiculously good; these ships might not be as simple as they seemed. Uther quickly came over to smooth things over.
The magic tent is the best example.
"Baron Rhodes, can these magic ships really hold tens of thousands of people?" King Terenas looked at Rhodes with a skeptical expression.
"Haha! Your Majesty, don't underestimate it. Follow me into the cabin and you'll see." Rhodes chuckled, leading King Terenas, Jaina, and Uther onto the magic ship.
The ship's deck was not much different from that of an ordinary sailboat, but there was no rudder or anything like that, because Rhodes could drive it with his mind.
Rhodes opened the cabin door and led everyone inside. Once inside, everyone gasped in amazement.
"By the Holy Light, this...this is actually a spatial device?"
“It is indeed a spatial magic device, but this space is far too large.” Jaina was also shocked.
At this moment, the size of the ship's interior far exceeded everyone's imagination. It was an enormous space divided into seven levels, each with an area of 1500 square meters. The seven areas together totaled 7 square meters.
It's much bigger than a football field!
Chapter 59 Invaluable Spatial Magic Technology, Jaina's Ship Modification Suggestions
Rod also looked up and down at the height of each cabin level, which was about 2.5 meters. The total structural height of the seven levels was about 17.5 meters.
With an area of 1500 square meters, this ship is very large, and the seven-story space is probably for the hero to equip seven different types of troops.
“Let me take you down to have a look. There are seven floors in total, and each floor is about 1500 square meters in size,” Rod said.
Everyone nodded in unison, and led by Rod, they began to tour the seven floors in turn. Each floor was an extremely spacious wooden room, with nothing else besides the stairs connecting the floors, making it seem exceptionally empty.
"The space here is enormous! It's unimaginable what kind of spatial magic technology could fold and piece together this space into a small boat?" Jaina exclaimed in amazement.
Even the largest warship in Kul Tiras doesn't have a cabin that's 1500 square meters, because the largest warship in Kul Tiras, the Admiral, is only about 100 meters long.
This is already the limit for ships, because sails can no longer propel larger ships. The Admiral's cabins only have three levels, each of which is only a few hundred square meters. All of them together are not as big as one of these levels.
If this spatial magic folding technology could be applied to Dalaran, it would be incredibly convenient! The commercial value of this spatial magic facility would also be enormous.
In the future, when carrying items, you only need to carry a small bag on your back to carry all the items in the room.
"Baron Rhodes, this is indeed a magical artifact created by the Titan Guardians. It has truly broadened my horizons."
We also need to make some modifications to the ship, such as adding some beds, storage rooms, and dividing it into smaller rooms for general storage.
"Do you have any good suggestions for modifications?" King Terenas offered his opinion after touring the ship.
The ship was indeed newly built; apart from the exterior, almost nothing had been added to the interior. If they wanted to transport civilians, they would need to make some major modifications.
“Your Majesty, I am not very skilled in ship modification. Gina, you are a princess of Kul Tiras, the daughter of a naval admiral. I believe you can come up with a reasonable modification plan,” Rhodes said.
The hero's troops have no intelligence whatsoever. They don't need to eat or rest; you can just stuff them in and pile them up together.
They're like cargo, but if they were actually carrying people, it wouldn't be the same. They'd need to be provided with food and water, and their basic needs like eating, drinking, and relieving themselves would have to be taken care of.
There are indeed many problems to be solved, and the best person to handle this matter is naturally the female mage. In addition to being a great mage, she is also a great navigator; otherwise, she would not have been able to lead a fleet across the ocean by herself.
"Hahaha! Rhodes, you've come to the right person. Our Kul Tiras's navigation technology is absolutely top-notch in the Alliance."
This ship requires extensive modifications.
"Based on my estimation, the top three decks can be used to house civilians, while the bottom four decks need to be converted into storage rooms, utility rooms, and a kitchen. In addition, you'll need to increase the ship's hull area and install some artillery and weapons on board," Jaina said.
This space magic ship is like a blank canvas; a lot of work still needs to be done to transform it into a warship capable of traversing vast oceans.
"Gina, just say it!"
Terenas and Rhodes exchanged a glance, then nodded together.
"First of all, the deck of this ship is too small, only about seven or eight meters long, and it can only hold a few dozen people before it is full. We must increase the deck area."
Because if the deck space isn't increased, the civilians living below won't be able to stay for very long.
No one can stay in the cabin for months. They need to eat, use the toilet, and get some fresh air.
Otherwise, there would be a large number of deaths, and even a plague on the ship, which would be a very serious situation.
In addition, we also have to deal with some maritime threats. The sea is not a calm place; we have to deal with the threat of attacks from sea monsters and even pirates.
Therefore, we need to add some weapons, such as artillery.
Moreover, this is a sailing ship, so I estimate it won't be very fast. My father's flagship, the Admiral, could run at 11 knots.
"I estimate this sailboat can only go about 7 to 8 knots at best," Jaina offered a reasonable suggestion after observing the magical ship's exterior structure.
"If that's the case, the renovation project will be quite large, but its speed will definitely not be seven or eight knots."
"I'd conservatively estimate it's definitely faster than your father's flagship, the Admiral. It's Titan technology; it can move forward on its own even without wind. Don't be fooled by those sails," Rhodes said with a smile.