I Don't Agree to the Terms

"Alright, let's head to the shipyard," Gu Shanhai said as he took his multi-purpose tool, Azure Dragon, ready to continue working on his ship.

The ship he was building wasn't an aircraft carrier or any sort of bizarre vessel. Instead, it looked like a somewhat normal tower ship—a type of ancient, large warship.

It was only considered somewhat normal because Gu Shanhai had modified parts of the ship to the point where there wasn't much left, just the tower, which was now almost a palace.

The people in the shipyard gave Gu Shanhai strange looks. Building a ship is one thing, but building a palace was just preposterous.

Later on, their thoughts simplified. They were just purely curious about how Gu Shanhai's ship would float.

The players all shared this idea, for a simple reason. They could DIY their ships, but failing to follow the design plans could lead to a host of negative effects, as well as the loss of original attributes and positive effects.

Unless you had the skills and talent to correct and modify, the players couldn't do as they pleased.

Gu Shanhai, on the other hand, was more nonchalant. If the ship couldn't float on water, then let it drift in the sky; a spacecraft is also a type of ship, right?

Upon arrival at the shipyard, many people greeted Gu Shanhai. As for suppressing or sabotaging others, that would be crazy. The shipyard provided spots for everyone to rent and build their own ships, and without being in the same team, where would you get off suppressing another?

The idea of destruction was even more absurd. The shipyard wasn't simply renting out space to shipbuilders; it also guaranteed their safety. If you were jealous and set fire to someone's unfinished ship, and if everyone acted that way, how could the shipyard conduct business? If such a thing was discovered, an in-depth investigation would surely follow.

It's like the absurd auction houses in the Fantasy World. Someone spends a huge sum in the auction, only to be robbed right outside the doors, and the auction house claims no responsibility once the buyer leaves. Isn't that crazy?

In normal circumstances, if there were a robbery once or twice, the reputation of the auction house would be ruined. Eventually, no one would buy there; they would just wait at the door of the auction house to do the robbing.

"I'll need to find a sturdier base, otherwise, this ship might really fly," Gu Shanhai mused as he looked at the mostly finished palace, feeling somewhat melancholic for a moment.

Then, opening the map and looking at some islands, he decided his base would definitely be an island. It wasn't like he was going to build another big ship.

Using an island as a ship would be even better. Later on, he could make some modifications so it could not only drift at sea but also glide in the sky. It might even serve as a magical weapon to smash onto others.

The problem for Gu Shanhai was a bit of decision paralysis, mainly because there were too many islands to choose from.

The Royal Family and locals on the island don't want to leave? Well, that's none of Gu Shanhai's business. When he was a human, he was all about double standards and shamelessness, and now that he's no longer human, his baseline could be even more flexible.

At present, the palace could only be considered as a core. After completion and settlement, it would need further expansion.

Gu Shanhai's choice of an island as a ship was for a simple reason—it could block the divine signals. If divinities were problematic, then it was normal for him to prepare some security measures.

So, his ship was really only about one-third underway, and this third wasn't even finished yet.

"Come on, Azure Dragon, let's aim to finish the rest within three days, and then we'll 'borrow'... cough, acquire an island for our use," he said to Azure Dragon, who resignedly continued to work with Gu Shanhai.

Azure Dragon was somewhat envying White Tiger, who only needed to stay in the Nine States Instrument for twenty-four hours a day as a part of the Four Saints Beasts System, unlike Azure Dragon, who also had to work.

Little White was speechless. Finish in three days? Are you planning to work the deer and dragon to death?

Gu Shanhai was tireless and fearless, but the two of them were not up to it. Even more importantly, this deer was doing all the heavy lifting and that dragon was being used as a tool.

"Yo!" Therefore, it expressed very decisively that it would appreciate a slow-down.

"What? You want to finish in one day? That would be too taxing on you guys," Gu Shanhai replied, feigning shock.

"Yo!" Little White thought to itself, damn, how can you lie with your eyes wide open?

"Technically, I don't have eyes," Gu Shanhai said, as countless plant tendrils seeped out from under where his eyes should be.

"...," Little White was speechless too. As for Gu Shanhai's behavior, it had no choice but to diligently go about its tasks.

"You, eat a lot and work a little every day. Luckily, I have you exercise, or else you'd be a greasy middle-aged deer," Gu Shanhai said with deep concern in his voice.

"Yo~," Little White expressed what it meant to be a greasy middle-aged deer; its stature in its herd was that of a mighty and robust male.

"Mighty male? No matter how robust you are, it's useless with your size. With your situation, you're not just bumping into stomachs, you're a piercing buck," Gu Shanhai said disdainfully.

"Yo?" Little White didn't quite understand what Gu Shanhai meant.

"Oh, nothing..." Gu Shanhai realized that Little White seemed to be even more single than himself.

Then, he looked at his own Child Skill. Does that mean Little White could practice it too?

Little White also noticed Gu Shanhai's strange gaze, which made it shudder, and then it continued to move the construction materials very energetically. It always felt like Gu Shanhai might be setting it up for something.

"Little White, have you ever thought about practicing martial arts?" Gu Shanhai asked kindly.

Upon hearing this, Little White's fur almost stood on end, and then it hurriedly shook its deer head, constantly "yo yo yo" rejecting the idea.

It had seen Gu Shanhai practice martial arts. Was that what humans do? If it really followed and practiced, shedding a layer of deer skin would be the least of it, and it might end up as dried venison.

What's worse is that becoming dried venison didn't mean it could die; Gu Shanhai would just suspend its life or revive it, then repeat the cycle to make it stronger.

"That's really a pity," Gu Shanhai didn't insist, as his Child Skill and Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt were truly not meant for humans to practice.

Little White wasn't human, so it really could practice.

"I'll see if there's a Demon Cultivator's cultivation technique later, and then modify something bizarre that you can practice," Gu Shanhai didn't bother to look specifically.

After all, for Little White, progressing through training was too slow, and it was better off just eating more to get stronger.

Upon hearing Gu Shanhai's words, Little White also heaved a sigh of relief. Future matters could wait, and with Gu Shanhai being so busy, there's a chance he might forget about this tomorrow.

"Yo." Little White indicated how could it bother Gu Shanhai when it could simply eat more.

"You little scamp, you understand all this?" Gu Shanhai could easily see through Little White's thoughts; it just didn't want to practice cultivation.

"It's fine not to practice. Later on, I'll just change it to a potion and inject it directly into your body," Gu Shanhai commented, not caring in the slightest.

"...," In the end, Little White didn't dare to continue speaking. Training meant long-term pain, while transformation was short-term pain. It decided to opt for the latter, which was just a matter of discomfort for an hour or two. If it kept talking, Gu Shanhai might decide to inflict both long-term and short-term pain on it.

Becoming stronger was something Little White didn't really need to worry about. It needed to think about how to safely carry Gu Shanhai and rely on its hooves to brew tea, light fires, and chop vegetables among other things.

It was clear about its role, which was to be a domestic helper and mount, right alongside Azure Dragon.

At most, it would just bring Azure Dragon and vegetables to fight.

Seeing that Little White stopped talking, Gu Shanhai didn't persist either. He picked up Azure Dragon and continued building his precious boat.

'If the cost weren't so high, I would have created a boat by now,' Gu Shanhai didn't enjoy manual work, but the cost made it unavoidable.

He could create a boat by directly converting materials with his mana, but the cost of the finished boat was so high that he'd rather do the work himself than use it.

For him, the cost of time really wasn't worth much money. He had no deep-seated vengeance to exact or imminent danger, and his lifespan was long, which made time much cheaper than mana for him.

Besides, he could work while mulling things over in his mind. He just had to compare the data logs from the Four Sacred Beasts System later on.