"Our designs are exclusive, with internationally award-winning designers and only the finest materials…"
As they walked, the owner boasted about their advantages, extolling their virtues.
Cao Baiming strode forward, the scenery blurring into a single stream behind him, with Wu Xue by his side.
They walked and admired the designs of the cabins, entering several yachts to inspect them. However, despite the vastly different styles of each design, they still couldn't find the perfect one; each felt slightly off.
Next, the owner led them to another area in the VIP section. These boats had already been reserved by VIP clients, meaning they could only be rented for specific periods, not exceeding one week.
Hearing this, Cao Baiming replied as he walked.
"I don't want to rent it; I want to buy it."
Cao Baiming's sudden statement completely stunned the owner, whose old frame nearly buckled.
"What did you say? We don't sell these; they are only for rent!"
The owner stopped walking. Cao Baiming nodded calmly.
He knew this would be the case, of course!
However, in this world, are there any problems money can't solve? The answer is no.
If there are, it's simply not enough money.
With the nearly one hundred million in new income earned in Tang country, he naturally had the confidence.
"Stop talking, owner. Just give me a price!"
"Five million."
"What the hell?"
He expected the old man to haggle a bit, to insist on his principles, but instead, he blurted it out directly…
"Five million is no problem at all. Let's keep walking!"
Cao Baiming said dismissively, completely unfazed. This amount was barely enough to scratch his teeth.
The owner then remembered that the area ahead was the VIP section, already booked by others and not for sale!
"Ah, my apologies, I wasn't clear. Those boats ahead are already reserved by important clients I can't afford to offend. If you want to rent, I might reluctantly let you have a few days, but if you want to buy… you can only choose from these."
The owner gestured with his finger to a row of boats parked nearby.
Didn't they just look at these? They were uninteresting.
"I just want to go ahead and take a look. It won't hurt to look, right?"
"Alright…"
The boats in that section were clearly different even from the outside, appearing to be a notch above the rest.
Upon entering, the interiors were even more luxurious, and the designs more unique.
As they stepped into the cabins, a fragrance wafted towards them.
After viewing three of them, Wu Xue finally expressed her satisfaction, and Cao Baiming also found it to his liking.
"Owner, this one," Cao Baiming said calmly after disembarking, pointing to it.
"Wh-what?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention, I want to buy it. How much?"
"No, but I already said, these are reserved…"
"Alright, alright, where did your previous straightforwardness go? Just tell me the price!"
"This… thirty million! I'll bet my old life!"
"Okay, no problem!"
The owner was stunned. He didn't even try to negotiate?
Soon, Cao Baiming completed the transaction, signing all necessary documents. Now, all that was left was to learn how to operate the boat!
Operating a yacht shouldn't be that difficult, right?
Cao Baiming entered the cabin and picked up a manual to read.
However, as he read further, he realized things were not as simple as he had imagined!
"Damn, so many precautions? Does it really take this much effort to drive a boat?"
Wu Xue, standing nearby, looked on helplessly.
"Why don't we, according to the original plan, find a driver?"
"No, I'll read more!"
If they hired a stranger, it would immediately ruin the romance and greatly diminish the experience. How could he agree to that?
Just then, a voice suddenly echoed.
"Ding! Detecting host is currently learning…"
"What? It can detect this? Isn't this a football system? I wasn't even watching football!"
"Indexing for you, please wait…"
Cao Baiming's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had an idea!
"Indexing successful! Found an exchange item for points. Learning yacht piloting skills requires 350 points. Learn immediately?"
"This is too unbelievable! It can even do this!"
Cao Baiming had just remembered that points could be used to accelerate healing when he was sick, so perhaps they could be exchanged for knowledge.
However, he never expected it to be so little!
"Yes! Exchange it for me immediately!"
"Successfully exchanged. Learning time: 40 seconds."
"System, check current remaining points!"
"Your current remaining points are seven hundred fifty-four thousand, seven hundred and fifty."
Soon, Cao Baiming felt something changing within him. The forty seconds passed quickly. Cao Baiming swiftly closed the manual and went to the cockpit.
Wu Xue was startled and quickly followed.
"What, do you want to try it?"
"Don't worry! I've learned it now, it's not difficult at all. Sit down next to me!"
"What!?"
"Haha, don't worry, you don't know that it also has an auto-pilot function. We just need to start the boat and drive it a short distance, then let it drive itself!"
Although Wu Xue knew Cao Baiming was a jack-of-all-trades and learned quickly, this was too outrageous. In an instant, he seemed to have become an old hand!
Despite some doubt on her face, she ultimately chose to believe him.
"It's exactly three o'clock now, we can arrive before nightfall! We can't waste any more time."
Saying this, Cao Baiming started the boat, and soon it began sailing in the correct direction.
Wu Xue's face was filled with surprise and fear.
Only after the boat had been sailing for five minutes did she dare to speak her first words.
"So, you really learned it!"
"Hahaha, yes, I wasn't lying to you!"
Looking at the scenery outside the cabin, everything was receding at an accelerated pace…
The vast sea transitioned from light blue to deep blue. White splashes dotted the water around the boat. In the distance, the beach and buildings grew smaller, gradually disappearing below the horizon.
The journey to the destination island would take approximately three hours. Wu Xue had already prepared the necessary items on their way there, storing them directly in the boat's cargo hold.
Gazing at the sea ahead, he gradually found the peace he sought.
"Alright, I think that's enough,"
Cao Baiming said, lowering the control panel on the boat and pressing a few buttons.
"This boat has an auto-pilot function, so this price is worth it!"
"Let's go play in the cabin!"