Half a month later, Priestess Ella informed Feng Chou that the seventh princess had returned and summoned him to meet her in the governor's office.
Arriving at the governor's office, Feng Chou's heart skipped a beat when he saw the seventh princess's gloomy face.
After Ella and Feng Chou bowed, the seventh princess said, "Things didn't go well this time. I had already persuaded the queen to agree to the deal with me with a thousand sets of magic outfits, but the elder princess and her supporters interfered. They thought that your price was too low, and your request for a full set of senior-level spells was too strange. They thought that you were likely to violate the confidentiality agreement."
Feng Chou said, "So you're saying that this deal has failed?"
The seventh princess said, "It's not exactly a failure, but the elder princess and her supporters put forward a few conditions. First, a thousand sets of + 5 magic outfits can only be exchanged for the senior-level arcana materials of four elements and the master level arcana materials of one element. Second, in the confidentiality agreement, the punishment for violating the agreement can not only include you, but also your family and the person who violated the agreement. That is to say, if you violate the agreement and disclose the arcana materials to a second person, not only will you and your family be punished, but the person you disclosed will also be punished."
Hearing these conditions, Feng Chou was slightly relieved. He was about to agree to the conditions, but the seventh princess said, "I promised to add another thousand sets of magic outfits, hoping to get all the magic materials you need for you. However, the elder princess firmly objected. She thought that you shouldn't be given a full set of senior-level materials. It's too strange for a sorcerer to ask for a full set of magic materials. They insisted that the materials of necromancy and alchemy, which are the most important arcana materials. As for the master level arcana materials, they thought that the materials of alchemy were too important. Even two thousand sets of + 5 magic outfits were still not enough. Either you change the materials of alchemy to other elements, or you have to add another thousand sets of + 5 magic outfits."
"You now have three choices. First, refuse all the deals, and I'll return all the magic outfits to you. Second, accept the new contract and accept that the senior-level materials of alchemy and necromancy are removed, and the master level materials of alchemy are changed to other elements.
Third, accept the first two and add another thousand sets of the same magic outfits. "
After the seventh princess finished speaking, Feng Chou bowed and said, "Thank you for your efforts, Your Highness. I'm willing to accept the conditions of the contract. I can also accept the high-level materials excluding the alchemy and necromancy materials. Also, to thank Your Highness, I'm willing to compensate Your Highness with two thousand sets of + 5 magic equipment. However, now is not the time because you know that I've already handed over all the magic equipment in my hands to you. I'll teleport back to the Northern Continent and prepare these magic equipment for you."
In fact, three thousand sets of + 5 magic outfits, even if calculated according to the price of the Southern Continent, was not as expensive as the 100,000 Calamity Coins that Morpheus offered for the senior-level materials and the 600,000 Calamity Coins for the master-level materials. Moreover, in Feng Chou's eyes, the value of these outfits was calculated according to the price of the raw materials, which was less than one-sixth of the price in the Southern Continent. With a super alchemy factory like Qiankun Pagoda, the cost of producing alchemy outfits was negligible.
In Feng Chou's eyes, arcane knowledge was his life. It was not something that could be measured by gold coins at all. Not to mention two thousand sets, if it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid that it would be too shocking, he would even be willing to pay twenty thousand sets.
As for the other conditions, they were even less of a problem for Feng Chou. No matter how the contract was changed, it wouldn't affect Feng Chou at all, because he wouldn't leak the information to a second "person". Qiankun Pagoda and the Mirror of Reincarnation were not humans.
As for the senior-level materials, missing necromancy and alchemy, that was even less of a problem. Feng Chou already had these two materials, and there was more than one version. There was a version for vampires and mages, a version for high elves, and a version for demons. The reason why he added these materials that he already had in the conditions was mainly because the information he obtained in the past was not complete enough compared to the information in the arcane era. However, even if it wasn't complete, it wouldn't affect his mastery of these two types of magic.
Seeing that Feng Chou agreed without hesitation and was willing to compensate her with an additional thousand sets of magic equipment, the seventh princess finally smiled, and said, "Very well, you can go to the Northern Continent to prepare. I'll prepare the arcane information for you during this period of time."
After bidding farewell to the seventh princess, Feng Chou and Priestess Ella returned to the princess' private port together.
After explaining to Captain Haddock and the old captain, Feng Chou teleported away alone.
After Feng Chou teleported away, Captain Haddock and the old captain also began to organize the fleet to weigh the anchor and leave Manta Port. They sailed along the long coastline of the Amazon Kingdom towards the north.
Ever since the Amazon Kingdom discovered that piracy would greatly damage the kingdom's economy, they had strengthened the patrols along the coast. Therefore, the coast of the Amazon Kingdom was still relatively safe.
Feng Chou had already teleported to the Golden Port first.
The Golden Port was a free port located at the northernmost tip of the Southern Continent. The so-called free port referred to any ship that didn't need to register or pay taxes to dock at the port. You only needed to pay a berth fee to the owner of the port.
The free port was not an ownerless port. The owner of the Golden Port was the Goblins.
The Goblin Kingdom was a typical oligarchic kingdom. In this country, the king was just a puppet, and the parliament was just a tool. The lifeline of the country was controlled by the big companies, and even the Engineering Church could only submit to them.
There were a total of four big companies in the Goblin Kingdom. The biggest company was the Razdenk Engineering Company, which specialized in manufacturing mechas, chariots, and firearms. The second biggest company was the Galivix Mining Company, which controlled the mining and smelting industries in the Goblin Kingdom. The third biggest company was the Blackstone Shipbuilding Company, which specialized in shipbuilding and maritime trade. The fourth biggest company was the Blackwater Trading Company, which specialized in maritime trade.
The Golden Port was a free port controlled by these four companies. The governor of the port was appointed by the Blackstone Shipbuilding Company, which had the largest shares. The four companies together formed the port parliament, and the number of seats in the parliament was determined by the shares of the four companies.
The Golden Port was located in a large bay on the northern side of the Southern Continent. The northern coastline of the Southern Continent was relatively smooth, but in the middle of this smooth coastline, there was a circular bay that seemed to have been bitten by someone.
This circular bay was called the Golden Bay because of the Golden Port. It had a diameter of more than five hundred kilometers, but the opening of the bay facing the sea was only about two hundred kilometers wide. Most of the bay was surrounded by land. Even if the sea outside was turbulent, the inside of the bay would only be slightly affected.
The Golden Port was located on the northeast side of the Golden Sea.
Most of the shores of the Golden Bay were made of bedrock. There were many natural deep-water harbors, and the location of the Golden Bay was no exception. The goblins had taken advantage of this natural advantage and built a large harbor with thousands of berths.
Feng Chou became invisible and teleported to the southeast edge of the Golden Port.
This was the edge of the slums. Many low-level Goblin workers, farmers, and fishermen lived here.
Feng Chou silently flew into the sky. After determining the direction, he flew toward the center of the city.