Sea World: Descending with no Cheats

Chapter 7: Gearing Up

The three of them glanced at each other while Jack muttered, “Fishing?” Jess and Thad explained about the ship talent as we turned around and headed back to the Merchant’s Guild. Time to make some purchases, and to get ready to set sail.

As Clark saw the six of us coming back in he smiled with a teasing expression while stating, “That was a lot quicker than I expected.” I smiled lightly at him while preparing myself for all the matters we needed to discuss, as well as creating a mental checklist of the goods that we will require. I thought I was well prepared, but it seems I am not as prepared as I would’ve hoped.

“Regarding the cargo we are taking to Jollis Isle, will it be delivered to the ship or do we need to arrange for collection?” The answer to this question would make the subsequent purchases much easier if we could arrange for delivery at the same time.

I checked the Ship tab on my system panel and saw that even though we were taking 500kg’s to Jollis Isle, we still had 200kg of free space.

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[Ship Classification: Small Fishing Vessel]

[Ship Level: 1] [Exp 0/1000]

[Cargo 0/700kg]

[Cabins 0/6]

[Crew 5/5

Seems like I have six cabins available for customization. Will definitely need a kitchen and engineer room. Along with four cabins for the crew members. Captain’s cabin, female cabin, and two male cabins. Seems like Jess is getting a room to herself, only seems right though. If we get more female members in the future then she would probably have to share.

Clark responded, “The cargo will be delivered tomorrow morning, I can also arrange that some of the extra purchases from today are delivered at the same time for you.” Perfect, means we can complete our purchases today and get settled into the ship for the night. It was already approaching evening.

“What will you all require in terms of gear” Clark asked as a proper salesman. Taking a look at the five of us I responded, “Two swords, Two pistols, Two rifles, Two knives, one shield and, Thad what weapon do u want?”

Thad responded quickly, “I would like a one handed hammer with a pointed edge on one side if possible.” Gordon and Drake looked slightly confused as Gordon asked, “What weapons are u picking for us?”

“Gordon for you I am picking two knives, as a chef you will probably quickly master the use of knives, as for Drake, I am picking a rifle so that you can stay at a distance, the second rifle is for myself, but I am confident in my rifle skills from our previous world” I explained.

“We will also need five sets of light armour, one of the sets is for the miss here, and one set of armour that is more durable for our big friend. With the two knives can you ensure that one knife is a kitchen knife, and the second knife is a butcher knife,” I finished with my initial list.

Clark questioned, “What about supplies and resources required by the engineer and chef? As well as ammunition.”

“I am just getting a feel for the pricing, don’t worry I do have a second portion of the list I will get to later.” I calmly responded, I knew that weapons and armour would be more important at this stage than resources. We could acquire the resources when we returned with the rewards from tasks and monster materials.

“Well I am not sure of what budget you have, but I would recommend these two short swords for 40 silvers each, the armour for lady would 50 silvers. The other four sets of light armour would be 30 silvers each. Two pistols each at 50 silvers. The two knives will come out to 60 silvers in total for both, they are usually sold as a set. The two rifles will be 80 silvers each. The shield will be 20 silvers. The hammer will be 50 silvers. The sturdier armour will be 80 silvers. That brings your current total to 7 gold and 20 Silvers.” Clark summarised everything I wanted quite well, but the price was a bit higher than I expected.

Well we haven’t discussed the discount part yet I thought. I turned to Gordon and Drake, “What resources do the two of you need?” I asked as I had no idea what they would require on this sailing trip.

Gordon responded quite calmly with a list of a few materials as he realised we were probably approaching our financial limit, “Flour, salt, oil and preserved vegetables. Given the ship talent, I should be able to make a relatively well balanced diet. Though we will lack meat excluding fish.”

As Gordon finished, Drake softly added, “Some wood, nails, a set of carpenters’ tools, tar and rope. And Gordon will also need some cooking utensils such as pans and pots.”

Oh it seems that Drake added something the Gordon might have missed. I looked at Clark as I said, “Just give me the total for everything they would require, no need for the breakdown.”

“The total for the items for a seven day journey would be 80 silvers. The ship engineer resources are the most expensive part here. Anything else?” Clark calmly responded. “I will also need six fishing poles. And do you have any books that cost less than 2gold,” I made my final list.

As Clark turned towards the storage area and walked off to fetch our gear I turned to my crew and said, “So for the first purchase we will definitely need to pool our money, based on what I know we should have 10 gold between the 6 of us.” Everyone looked calm at my request of pooling funds, but when I mentioned having 10 gold they all seemed slightly surprised, so I quickly clarified. “As the Captain I received 5 gold, while each crew member received 1 gold.”

Looks of understanding flashed across their faces as they nodded, then each of them handed over the single gold piece they had to me, they had all heard the breakdowns and knew that I was covering a portion of the cost for their gear, so they had no complaints.

Seeing Clark returning with our weapons and armour, as well as two boxes and two books, I turned my attention back to him. “As agreed earlier, here is the Sea Beasts Compendium, the only other book I can agree to the price of 2 gold is Map and History of Lovill Kingdom. Just so u know, Lovill is the kingdom to which Pacling and Jollis Isles belong.” Clark stated matter of fact. Time to get started on acquiring the bargaining skill.

“Based on the total you have mentioned, everything works out to 10 gold in total. I believe you mentioned a discount when I was in here earlier.” I said to him.

Clark looked me straight in the eye and said in a deadpan town, “I only mentioned the map and Sea Beasts Compendium, I didn’t mention anything about a discount.” I tsked “How about this then, not many Captains have realised that they can come to you for tasks, so I will spread the word for a twenty percent discount.” I made my offer since he remembered what he had promised earlier. “Fifteen percent and we have a deal,” Clark responded.

“Then we have a deal,” I said sweetly as I handed over 9 gold pieces. Clark quickly handed over my change while stating. “I will have everything except the gear you are taking with you now, the weapons, armour, chef box and ship engineer box, sent to the ship along with the cargo tomorrow morning.”

“I will also take the two books and the map now, then I will quickly go spread the word, expect about forty overeager individuals shortly,” I replied calmly.

“Here you go and may you have a pleasant evening and voyage, I look forward to your safe return.” Clark greeted us warmly, seems like he was satisfied with our trade and the tasks we had accepted.

Walking out of the Merchant’s Guild, I handed 20 silvers to each crew member, I had asked Clark to change my final gold piece into 100 silvers. I told them all to go get something to eat and then find me at the harbour.

Walking swiftly out of the town, I got to the recruitment square where I saw forty groups milling around, seems like they are unsure of what to do. Finding a large box to stand on, I shouted loudly so that everyone could hear me, “Hello, if you are unsure of what to do you can head to the Merchant’s Guild in town to accept tasks. Tasks reward both experience and money. I believe the tasks for Captains are more numerous, so if you want good tasks you might need to hurry, I am not sure where the other nine Captains went but they may very well be accepting the good tasks currently.”

As my voice faded away, I saw the forty Captains look slightly startled before running towards the gate, eager for directions.

I’m pretty sure that I saw the guard that warned me earlier glaring at me. But it didn’t bother me as I headed towards my ship for the first inspections. I only shouted loudly once to say, “My crew is full, see you all next time” as I saw eager individuals starting to swarm me.