Chapter 732 - 506: Ling’er Is Truly Amazing

Chapter 732: Chapter 506: Ling’er Is Truly Amazing

Indeed, just as Wei Ziang said, going out to sea and such are matters far in the future; there’s no need to think too much about that now.

The family went out for a walk to get familiar with the streets here.

The most intriguing thing was definitely the food market; everyone wanted to see what a food market in a coastal county town looks like.

The variety of seafood was indeed eye-opening; most were from nearby shallow waters, and deep-sea fish were hardly seen.

But then again, with maritime technology not being so advanced, the current fishing boats couldn’t reach far-off seas, so catching deep-sea fish was a matter of luck.

For instance, if a certain fish lost its sense of direction, swam into the shallow sea by chance, and wasn’t lucky enough, it would end up being caught.

And this kind of rare deep-sea fish wouldn’t usually appear on the dining tables of ordinary people.

As soon as news spread about catching rare fish, it quickly reached the county government, and at this time, the county magistrate would give the fishermen some silver coins and then rush the rare fish to the capital city.

It’s not just in coastal county towns; almost all over the country, when something valuable was discovered, it was treated like this.

After all, making ice with saltpeter isn’t a secret; as long as the speed is fast enough and the cost high enough, the best freshness could be maintained.

Wei Ziang’s guidance quickly made Xiaomi forget her previous nonsense thoughts, and she went around the city with her parents, buying a lot of fresh seafood to take home.

After staying at home for two days, making sure everyone could adapt, Xiaomi and Wei Ziang went out temporarily.

They hadn’t been doing nothing these two days, either; they asked around about the environment of nearby bays and the sea conditions in different seasons.

They haven’t sent any correspondence to the capital city yet, as they hadn’t settled on a place.

When Xiaomi and Wei Ziang went out, they naturally didn’t use a carriage; they rode horses, casually took a water pouch, and set off with Ling’er.

Fortunately, Xiao Ba was bought not too long ago, just over ten years, and it’s said that the parrot of a leisure prince in the capital city lived for over twenty years.

Comparing with that, their Xiao Ba is still young and vigorous, and ten more years of exposure won’t be a problem.

As for Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Mi, since they ’disappeared’ in Nanyang Prefecture last time, they haven’t shown up again.

However, the space is spacious, with mountains and water; recently, Ling’er cleared a spot, dug a huge pond, intending to fetch seawater from the coast to raise some seafood.

Biodiversity, regardless of quantity, as long as it’s happening.

Over the years, they have been growing crops and fruit trees, raising chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, and pigs, which have all reproduced one after another, almost causing no change to the space.

It’s been eighteen years, and the space has only upgraded twice, making Ling’er quite anxious—she’s even more eager than Xiaomi to come to the coast, hoping to see if getting some other things might level up the space.

So when Xiaomi’s finally going to the coast, ready to start the real business, Ling’er immediately flapped her wings and flew off to find the quickest route for Xiaomi straight to the coastline.

The guards wanted to follow, but the two refused, letting them stay at home to guard the family.

Living near the city gate was convenient; they led the horse out through the back door and were out of the city in a few steps.

Once outside the city, the two simply galloped wildly; this horse was prepared by the prince’s manor, but it didn’t hinder them from riding, although it was still somewhat lacking compared to their own horses.

After all, their horses have been nurtured with the Space Spiritual Spring for many years, in terms of stamina or

But their horses, before boarding the ship in Cheng County, went with the main force to the capital, and they are still in the capital now.

Theoretically, they could have secretly put them into space, but two horses suddenly appearing would look suspicious.

Luckily, before they left, they notified that when the main force arrived, they would help bring their horses over, with lots of people and goods taking the land route instead of the water route.

The two galloped wildly along the way, feeling unrestrained and thoroughly enjoying it, then they slowed the pace, and Xiaomi let out a long sigh, shamelessly wiping the sweat off her face with her sleeve.

"This is the only way to feel comfortable; with how things were going every day, one would suffocate."

Previously, they didn’t feel it, but after leaving the capital city, they were much more relaxed.

But after running for more than an hour, drenched in sweat, all the stuffy feelings in her heart were swept away, completely relaxed, as if she had returned to when she was in Lishi City.

Wei Ziang had been watching Xiaomi from the start, and seeing her laugh heartily, he couldn’t help but smile with squinted eyes.

"Once we find a suitable place, we can settle down nearby and not have to return to the city every day, how about that?"

Xiaomi’s eyes lit up: "Sure, let Father, Mother, and Second Sister live in the city; it’s convenient for their business. We’ll live close to the shipbuilding site."

Since they left the capital city and boarded the ship, Xiaomi had been reviewing her organized notes over the years and had been discussing and studying with Wei Ziang.

After all, a primary purpose of Wei Ziang’s accompanying trip is to install suitable weapons on the ship.

Moved away by Ling’er earlier, she quickly returned and landed on the horse’s neck.

"Master, hurry up, I can see the sea. It’s such a vast sea."

It was the first time Ling’er had seen the ocean, and it was particularly exciting.

However, it was even more thrilled because finally, they could go to the coast, fetch seawater, and raise a lot of seafood, perhaps even upgrading it once more!

Xiaomi stroked the bird’s back: "Don’t worry, we’ve told the family we’ll return in a few days, so there’s plenty of time, no need to rush."

They had galloped for more than half an hour; while they were drenched in sweat and thoroughly enjoying it, the horses couldn’t take it.

Wei Ziang also laughed beside her: "Ling’er, if you’re bored, why don’t you help us see if there are any suitable bays for shipbuilding around?"

With Ling’er flying fast and high, from the sky, it could see far away, much more convenient than them running around on horses.

Xiaomi just took out two grapes, and Ling’er pecked at one in a few bites before taking off again with a flap of its wings.

"I’ve already found it, Master. Walk this way, and I saw a bay surrounded by mountains on three sides with only one exit, perfect for you."

Building ships in a bay would be much safer, but hearing Ling’er say this, the two were overjoyed.

Xiaomi’s eyes shone brightly: "Found it so fast?"

She initially thought it would take quite some time; unexpectedly, before they even reached the seaside, they found the place.

Wei Ziang smiled and nodded: "Ling’er is indeed powerful!"

Being praised, Ling’er lifted its little chest, quite proud.