Chapter 163 The Hull Is Upgraded Again, [Black Swan (2)! ]
Chapter 163 The hull is upgraded again, [Black Swan (+2)! ]
[Kill the Magic Pattern Sea Beast (fake)! ]
[Obtained trophy: the corpse of the Magic Pattern Sea Beast (fake)! ]
[Quality: poor]
[Type: material]
[Description: A replica created by a certain existence, with seemingly normal flesh and blood, but a distorted and transformed will. ]
[The purpose of their creation is probably related to the extinct elves? ]
Several lines of text appeared in front of Xia En, proving his previous conjecture.
"Sure enough, this kind of magic pattern sea beast is not normal..."
Xia En touched his chin and turned to look at the sea around him.
At this time, the flame that seemed to ignite the sea had gradually extinguished, and only a few sporadic flames were still burning quietly.
On the ice and the sea, there were charred sea beast corpses everywhere, which looked very tragic.
The few remaining sea beasts seemed to realize that they could not defeat the enemy in front of them, so they hurriedly dived into the ice sea and quickly disappeared.
A surging beast tide crisis was eliminated.
After all, Shane's ember secret power is limited, and it is also different from the original version.
But being able to achieve this level is enough to shock the world.
"Great, so powerful!"
Joey couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes full of shock.
Unknowingly, the captain has quietly mastered such a powerful ability!
Feiya has long been accustomed to Shane's extraordinary performance, and just sighed softly.
"It's worthy of being Captain Shane."
Shane accepted these compliments frankly, and was about to get off the boat to receive the spoils, but found that An and the ghost lady Vivian's reactions were a bit strange.
Noticing Shane's gaze, An hesitated, but still took out a pen and paper to write.
[Captain, this kind of sea beast corpse is not normal. 】
[It has a smell that makes me very uneasy, perhaps it carries some special pollution? 】
Xia En was a little surprised.
He was able to determine the abnormality of the magic pattern sea beast because of the prompt on the panel.
But An realized this by intuition?
Or is it related to the race of the elves?
At this time, Vivian also came up, standing on the edge of the deck and looking at the sea beast corpse on the ice, and then showed a somewhat resistant look.
"So disgusting, I don't like these monsters..."
Xia En looked at her in surprise.
This heartless and greedy ghost lady rarely expresses her disgust for something so quickly and clearly.
Not to mention, these sea beasts are strictly speaking still in the category of "food".
On the other hand, Xiange, Joey and other crew members did not show similar disgust.
What An and Vivian have in common is that they both have a deep connection with the elves.
Combined with the description on the panel, a guess gradually emerged in Xia En's mind.
——The purpose of creating this magic pattern sea beast is to destroy the elves!
But the sea beast itself is just a tool.
What is really scary is the "black hand behind the scenes" who created and controlled the sea beast.
Not only did he physically destroy the elves, he also set up the [Curse of Aphasia] in an attempt to completely erase the traces of the elves' existence.
So, could this be a god from ancient times?
His thoughts were ups and downs, but Shane still got off the boat and walked towards the corpse of the sea beast.
But soon, he was surprised to find that there was no prompt "[Secret Sea Crystal] Detected" on the panel.
In other words, this fake sea beast does not even give a little experience value!
Thinking of this, Shane's mood suddenly became bad.
"Damn it, they dared to deduct my experience!"
Looking at so many sea beast corpses, Shane felt extremely angry after a pain in his flesh.
He has always been the only one who won twice or three times, but this time, he was actually taken advantage of for free?
That was all the secret power he had worked so hard to absorb, but he only set off a giant firework once, but didn't get any [Secret Sea Crystal]?
"No matter which god you are, I will remember you!"
Xia En said to himself indignantly: "By the way, there is also the village chief on the ice island..."
No one would easily swallow this breath of anger when being plotted and plotted against for no reason.
The curse of the villagers on the ice island who spontaneously combusted for no reason was indeed shocking, but they dared to provoke him, which was undoubtedly self-destruction!
Xia En would not have the slightest sympathy for his enemies.
Just as Xia En was thinking about these things.
The corpses of the surrounding sea beasts had new changes.
Swish-
After a strange sound like a leak, it seemed that their existence had broken through a certain limit.
These charred or broken corpses suddenly began to disintegrate and rot, turning into a viscous substance like black mud, and quickly penetrated into the ice and sea water.
It disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The ice surface that was just covered with corpses soon became as clean as before, so clean that not even a drop of blood could be seen.
It was as if... the previous beast tide and war had never happened.
"... What is this?"
Looking at this scene, Joey on the deck opened his eyes wide, and a creepy feeling rose in his heart.
The sea beast that just fought with them, the main body was such a weird thing?
Feiya frowned and looked down at the two steam cores on his body, as if listening to something.
Then he said: "God of Steam and Steel, that is definitely a filthy blasphemy."
"I think we have to use the sacred steam to cleanse our body and mind to avoid leaving hidden dangers."
Feiya's proposal was quickly agreed by everyone.
They walked into the boiler room in batches and were baptized by steam.
The steam was infused with calming incense, and supplemented with Feiya's unique steam magic...
Let's not talk about the purification effect. In terms of feeling, it was like taking a steaming sauna, which was particularly comfortable in this icy environment.
Not long after.
Refreshed, Shane returned to the captain's room, feeling that most of the unhappiness of not gaining experience points had dissipated.
He calmed down and opened the panel.
[Ship: Black Swan (+1) (+)]
[Materials required for a single enhancement]
[Wood already held: 401%]
[Metal already held: 382%]
[Percentage of extraordinary materials: 45% (the upper limit of this enhancement is 30%)]
[Each attribute has exceeded 50, and can be enhanced! ]
At this time, the (+) sign after [Black Swan] has lit up, indicating that a second enhancement can be performed.
After looting Duke Island and Silver Moon Island in succession, Shane's space ring stored a large amount of extraordinary materials, including metal and wood.
Now, what material to choose for strengthening has become a problem.
"Should I continue to improve the ship's self-healing ability and sturdiness, or enhance the efficiency of absorbing secret power?"
Shayen was rarely entangled in the dilemma of choice.
To be honest, he had no specific direction for strengthening the ship before, and just let it go.
Wherever there is a light, there is a light.
But now, since he has the talent of [Second Ship Soul], he should really plan it well.
Considering the bond with [Black Swan] and the ease of use.
Even if Xia En binds the second ship, he will probably use [Black Swan] as the main ship and the new ship as the escort ship.
In this case, the firepower attribute of [Black Swan] is still very lacking and cannot reach the level of the main gun of a real battleship.
"Why not continue to enhance the ship's ability to absorb secret power."
"It can not only use the hull to generate a protective shield, but also enhance the power of the magic pattern heavy artillery."
Xia En carefully analyzed the pros and cons: "As for the ability to heal itself, with my current [High-speed Regeneration] talent, it is enough for the time being."
"Even if I invest in materials, the degree of enhancement is not obvious."
Soon, Xia En made up his mind and took out the mithril from the [Ring of Apocalypse], the dragon bones obtained in the Siren Islands, and a special wood called [Star Wood].
This wood is the collection of Duke Nova.
Like mithril, it has the effect of absorbing secret power.
Duke Nova seemed to have intended to use these two materials to build a new mansion for practice, but he didn't expect that it would be cheaper for Xia En in the end.
As for other miscellaneous materials, there is no need to elaborate.
After making preparations, Xia En said decisively in his heart.
"[Eye of the Secret Sea], add it to me!"
"Xiao Hei, have a good meal!"
[Yes, Master! 】
Xiao Hei's joyful voice sounded in his mind.
The next moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A low heartbeat like a drum sounded from deep inside the hull of the [Black Swan].
The faint vibration spread to every corner of the hull.
Then, the invisible [Heart of the Ship] began to devour many magical or ordinary materials and integrate them into its body.
At the same time.
The crew on the ship all noticed this strange change and looked around in surprise.
When the hull was strengthened last time, some crew members were not on board and missed this transformation process.
At this moment, they clearly felt that -
The cabins and corridors inside the [Black Swan] were extended by an invisible force and became more spacious.
No, rather than "extending", it was more like a kind of "growth!"
Like a child gradually growing up, like a young sapling growing into a towering tree.
The surging, unique vitality and activity are surging in the body of the Black Swan along with the dull heartbeat.
In the eyes of the crew.
The ceiling above was getting higher, and the walls and floors were becoming visibly stronger, with a faint silver metallic luster.
It looked more beautiful than before.
Faintly, they could hear the things on the ship whispering.
Cannons, decks, hulls, masts, sails... these important components were communicating in a language that only they could understand.
Joey listened carefully and felt that they were calling the captain's name together, and seemed to be singing and praising his achievements.
This magical change did not last too long.
When the crew came to their senses, the entire [Black Swan] had undergone a transformation that amazed them!
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In the captain's room.
Shane looked at the prompts on the panel and smiled.
[The main body of the "Black Swan" was successfully strengthened! ]
[Durability limit +50! ]
[Strongness +8! ]
[Mystery +3! ]
[Overall quality: 1.5→1.75! ]
[Due to the effect of the extraordinary material "Mithril", the effect of the trait "Mystical Power Aggregation" is improved! ]
[Quality: Rare→Precious! ]
[Description: Now, you can store the mystical power drawn by the ship on the magic pattern on the hull and launch it with the help of the "Magic Pattern Heavy Cannon"! ]
[The damage value is based on the "mystical" attribute of the ship and the total amount of accumulated mystical power. ]
[Due to the effect of the extraordinary material "Ancient Dragon Skeleton", the trait "Dragon Power" is unlocked! ]
[Quality: Rare]
[Due to the effect of the extraordinary material "Star Wood", the trait "Star Power" is unlocked! ]
[Quality: Rare]
[Description: After fusing the Star Wood, this ship can draw a small amount of mystical power from the starry sky! ]
[Effect 1: Night Travel-On a clear night without cloud cover, the speed of your ship increases slightly. ]
[The increase does not exceed 10% of the total speed. ]
[Effect 2: Star Guidance - When you are on this ship, you can more easily observe the stars in the sky and determine the direction. ]
"Huh..."
Xia En let out a long breath.
As [Captain's Majesty] took effect, the enhancement of [Black Swan] also acted on him synchronously.
He clearly felt that the skin on his body became tougher and more delicate.
This "toughness" is not as hard as stone, but a unique toughness that can remove power.
If you use a blade to cut Xia En's skin, I'm afraid not even a white mark will be left.
"It's stronger than before."
Xia En clenched his fists, looking quite excited.
The reason why he is willing to upgrade again and again is because... this kind of pleasure of becoming stronger is really irresistible!
Although the quality of these newly unlocked effects is not high, they are all very practical.
Shane was quite satisfied.
Then, he asked in his heart: "Xiao Hei, how do you feel now?"
[Great! ]
Xiao Hei responded excitedly: [I have never felt so wonderful! ]
At this time, with the help of the connection with the [Black Swan], Shane could imagine its full picture in his mind without leaving the captain's room.
First of all, it is naturally the hull that has been enlarged and grown again.
If the [Blood Duke] is used as a reference.
At first, the size of the [Black Swan] was only one-sixth of it.
After the first enhancement, it became one-fourth.
And now, the [Black Swan] is already half the size of the [Blood Duke]!
Although it is still not a spectacular ship, compared with its former self, it has completed a gorgeous transformation!
In addition to the increase in size, the surface of the [Black Swan] hull has also changed a lot.
More silver lines appeared on both sides of the hull, like blood vessels, with light and dark.
Dots of star-shaped light dots are dotted around the mithril lines, giving it a dreamy and magnificent texture.
Overall, the Black Swan still has a strange and ominous temperament.
But just looking at the hull, it is indeed somewhat similar to those beautiful and exquisite Patrol Ships.
Perhaps, this can be regarded as the realization of Xiao Hei's dream?
...
...
After solving the crisis of the sea beast tide, Shane and his party naturally have no need to rush to leave this sea area.
The next day.
Shane came to the ruins of the Jade Ancient City again.
But this time, he was not in a hurry to absorb the secret power of the Embers, but continued to dive under the city.
This was to verify a guess in his mind.
Soon, after pushing away the accumulated volcanic ash and digging the bluestone road below, a layer of frozen, thick ice crystals appeared in front of Shane.
Then, Shane was able to see that a mysterious city, different from the [Emerald Ancient City], was standing under the ice!