Seaport Wiki - Contractor JOHN

JOHN

Name	JOHN FITCH
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Required	BARTOLOMEU 100+
Unlocks	VASCO
Contracts	40
Rewards	1,200,000 70 620,000 465,000 373,000 277,000 804,250
Final Rewards

Level	Material	Reward	XP	Bonus	Required capacity
1	9,100	4,000	5,000	20x	455
2	12,000	8,000	5,500	30x	400
3	4,000	10,000	6,000	16x	250
4	20	10,000	6,500	1x	20
5	6,000	50,000	7,000	15x	400
6	9,600	6,000	7,500	16x	600
7	1,000	20,000	8,000	2x	500
8	16,000	15,000	8,500	32x	500
9	5,600	15,000	9,000	16x	350
10	12,600	10	9,500	20x	630
11	10,800	100,000	10,000	16x	675
12	1,500	9,000	10,500	2x	750
13	8,000	30,000	11,000	16x	500
14	20,000	25,000	11,500	32x	625
15	30	13,000	15,000	1x	30
16	30,000	25,000	15,750	40x	750
17	18,000	10	16,500	30x	600
18	36,000	150,000	17,250	48x	750
19	2,000	60,000	18,000	2x	1,000
20	30,000	75,000	18,750	50x	600
21	90,000	20,000	19,500	120x	750
22	50	80,000	20,250	1x	50
23	54,000	50,000	21,000	60x	900
24	30,000	15	21,750	40x	750
25	70,000	200,000	22,500	80x	875
26	3,000	90,000	23,250	2x	1,500
27	45,000	30,000	24,000	50x	900
28	70	120,000	24,750	1x	70
29	120,000	45,000	25,500	120x	1,000
30	75,000	65,000	30,000	60x	1,250
31	48,000	15	31,000	50x	960
32	112,000	300,000	32,000	100x	1,120
33	5,000	250,000	33,000	2x	2,500
34	70,000	65,000	34,000	70x	1,000
35	100	300,000	35,000	1x	100
36	200,000	95,000	36,000	125x	1,600
37	120,000	20	37,000	80x	1,500
38	64,000	115,000	38,000	64x	1,000
39	140,000	400,000	39,000	100x	1,400
40	100,000	85,000	40,000	100x	1,000
Final Rewards
Summary	-270 -12,500	742,000 70 246,300 159,600 114,000 107,400	804,250		30,610

Level	Description
1	The master watchmaker will be here soon. My name is John Fitch, an apprentice here. You need your watch repaired? Take a seat and eat something while you wait.
2	I will let you in on something. I am just an apprentice now but I am planning to open my own business soon. But first I am looking for an investor. Would you be interested?
3	I know my way around machines and metals. Learned much of it by myself. My family had no money to send me to study, but I am a quick learner. Let me show you something.
4	A beautiful watch casing, right? I made it from a bit of metal. It’s empty inside now so it does not work, but with a few mechanical parts you could use it as a pocket watch.
5	I plan to open a foundry. I want to start with something simple and make a name for myself. There is an old blacksmith workshop that could be rebuilt to serve my purpose.
6	I have already quit my apprenticeship at the watchmaker. I just need some tools and we can open the foundry. I have to earn money for wedding. My fiancée is getting nervous.
7	I am sorry I did not invite you to the wedding. It was just a small event. Now go to the port and try to get some customers for our foundry. The shop is empty all the time.
8	I have been watching this newest invention from Europe, the steam engine. I have a feeling I could make a fortune out of it. I need to buy more books on this.
9	The foundry is not as profitable as I hoped. And now that the war has begun hard times are coming. If I don’t want to get recruited as a soldier, I'll have to start making guns.
10	I have not mentioned it before, but I left my wife. With the money problems things got really tense. Come for a dinner tonight. I can’t help but feel lonely sometimes.
11	You can never know when some soldiers barge into your shop. Hopefully they will be on your side when it happens. I will feel more safe if we cover the windows with planks.
12	The war is ending and I have been offered to work as a land surveyor in the West. There is nothing keeping me here anymore. Let’s sell the workshop and tools and move on.
13	I have had enough of wandering the Northwestern territory. After being abducted by the Indians I want to live in some civilized land again. A small house would be sufficient.
14	During the years when I have been working as a surveyor I have bought land which should earn me money. Now I have the time to concentrate on my big project - the steamboat!
15	I tried to order a steam engine from England unfortunately without success. I will have to build my own. Come, I will give you a list of the items I need.
16	Whatever I do I can’t get it right. I have to ask for help. I know Mr. Henry Voigt, a skilled inventor and clockmaker, from my time as an apprentice. Let’s invite him for dinner.
17	It was well that I asked Mr. Voigt for help. He gave me some good advice and promised to help me with the engine. Bring me some material so we can get to work right away.
18	I was too eager to get it done. First we need to acquire the right tools for my workshop only then can we begin the construction. No wonder I have failed before.
19	If we are to use the steam engine on a boat, we will need a lot of information about ships and their construction. The sailors in the port will surely tell you all about it.
20	This project of mine will cost more than I expected. I am going to ask the state for funding. A steamboat transport is something that deserves their financial support.
21	I have been given a monopoly on steamboat transport. That will be helpful but I need to ask for funding from private people now. I already have an idea where to start.
22	We need to rework the engine again. I am sure you heard the explosion. Don’t worry, no one was hurt. We just have to begin anew. This time it will be a success for sure.
23	Now let’s get to the boat building itself. I have here plans and sketches which show how it should look. Bring some planks and we can get to work.
24	There still remains the question of how we make the boat move. I have thought about propelling it by a row of paddles fastened on a metal construction. Let’s try that.
25	We are ready for the trial run. Many people including potential investors will come to the Delaware River to watch our invention. So let’s prepare some refreshments.
26	However, the ship was too slow. The paddles need to be replaced by a better mechanism. We will ponder about it and you go ask the people how they liked our steamboat.
27	Henry is living in an inn and it's starting to be expensive. It will take time until we finish our work. How about you build a new room in my house where he can live?
28	The newest model will be more expensive but I promise this is the masterpiece everyone has waited for. I will need just a few more parts to finish it.
29	I want people talking about our boat before we launch it. There must be a crowd on the river banks. And I know how to do it, we need an advertisement in the local newspapers.
30	This time we will use a paddle wheel to propel the boat. I am sure we are on the right track now. The wheel will drive the boat faster and more smoothly than before.
31	I had a talk with Henry and we agreed. Our second steamboat is ready to be launched. Let’s not forget an anchor and we can present our newest model to the public.
32	I have received an offer of financial support for a third boat based on the latest model. It will be used to transport passengers. We will celebrate tonight!
33	If we want to build a passenger boat, it will have to be larger and for that we need more workers. I have received enough money to pay them, you just need to recruit them.
34	This building is too small for the new boat. Let’s remove that wall over there and build a larger workshop from our current one. I don’t feel like moving somewhere else.
35	You should already know all the parts we need to build the steam engine. Don’t hesitate to spend a bit more on them, our final boat has to be a masterpiece.
36	I almost forgot, I need to patent my steamboat before someone copies my work and reaps all the glory. You know how bureaucracy is, we will need some money to get the patent.
37	Should this be a passenger boat, we need to mind the design and comfort not just the technical details. We will add two rows of benches on each side of the boat.
38	This is the realization of my dream. I can’t wait to see her puffing up smoke and getting further along the river. Just the chimney is missing now and then we can launch her.
39	Tomorrow goes our steamboat on her maiden voyage. The first passengers should receive food and drinks for free to fully enjoy this special occasion.
40	The first passenger steamboat on the Delaware River is in service now. I do not doubt that this is the start of a new age in the ship transport. Wasn’t it wonderful to witness it?
Final	Your help was a significant part of our success. For that I give you the fruit of our effort. I am sure there will be a lot of better steamships in the future, but this one is the milestone in the steamship history. So treasure it well.