Chapter 163 The hull is upgraded again, [Black Swan (+2)! 】
【Kill the Demonic Sea Beast (fake)! 】
【Get the trophy: the corpse of the magic sea beast (fake)! 】
[Quality: Poor]
[Type: Material]
[Description: A replica created by a certain entity. Under the seemingly normal flesh and blood, there is a distorted and transformed will. 】
【The purpose of their creation is probably related to the destroyed elves, right? 】
Several lines of text appeared in front of Xia En's eyes, which also proved 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 surrounding sea.
At this time, the flames that seemed to ignite the sea had gradually extinguished, and only a few sporadic flames were still burning quietly.
The charred corpses of sea animals were lying everywhere on the ice and on the sea, which looked very tragic.
The remaining sea beasts seemed to realize that the enemies in front of them were invincible, so they hurriedly dived into the ice sea and quickly disappeared.
A raging beast crisis has been eliminated.
Xia En’s secret power of Ember is limited after all, and it is somewhat different from the original version.
But being able to do it to this extent is shocking enough.
“Okay, so awesome!”
Joey couldn’t help but exclaimed, his eyes full of shock.
Unknowingly, Mr. Captain secretly mastered such a powerful ability!
Fei Ya has long been accustomed to Xia En's extraordinary performance, so she just sighed softly.
"As expected of Captain Xia En."
Xia En accepted these compliments calmly, and was about to get off the ship to receive the loot, but found that Ann and the ghost lady Vivian reacted a little strangely.
Noticing Xia En's gaze, An hesitated for a moment, then took out a pen and paper and wrote.
[Captain, the body of this sea beast is not normal. 】
【It has an aura that makes me very uneasy, maybe it carries some kind of special pollution? 】
Xia En was a little surprised.
He was able to determine the abnormality of the magic pattern sea beast by relying on the prompts on the panel.
But An realized this intuitively?
Or is it related to the race of elves?
At this time, Vivian also came up, standing on the edge of the deck and looking at the corpse of the sea beast on the ice, and then showed a somewhat contradictory expression.
"It's so disgusting. I don't like these monsters..."
Xia En glanced at her in surprise.
This heartless and greedy ghost lady rarely expresses her disgust for something so quickly and clearly.
Not to mention, strictly speaking, these sea beasts still belong to the category of "food".
On the other hand, Xian Ge, 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 conjecture 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 "mastermind behind the creation and control of sea beasts."
He not only wiped out the elves on the physical level, but 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?
The thoughts in his mind were ups and downs, but Xia En still got off the boat and walked towards the body of the sea beast.
But soon, he was surprised to find that the prompt "[Secret Sea Crystal] Detected" did not appear on the panel.
In other words, this fake sea beast doesn’t even give you any experience points!
Thinking of this, Xia En's mood suddenly became bad.
“Damn it, you dare to deduct my experience!”
Looking at so many sea beast corpses, Xia En felt the anger of separation after a burst of physical pain.
He has always only been able to win twice or three times, but this time, he was actually paid for free?
That was all the secret power he had worked so hard to absorb, but in the end he only set off a giant firework once, but no [Secret Sea Crystal] came in?
"No matter which god you are, I will remember you!"
Xia En said angrily to himself: "By the way, there is also the village chief of the ice and snow island..."
No one will swallow this easily because he was designed and plotted for no reason.
The curse of the villagers on the ice and snow island spontaneously burning for no reason is certainly shocking, but if they dare to take the initiative to provoke themselves, they are undoubtedly seeking their own destruction!
Xia En will not have the slightest sympathy towards his enemies.
Just when Shane was thinking about these things.
The corpses of the surrounding sea beasts have undergone new changes.
Chi—
After a strange sound like air leakage, it seemed as if their existence had broken through a certain limit.
These corpses, which were either charred or broken, suddenly began to disintegrate and rot, turning into a viscous substance like black mud, which quickly penetrated into the ice and seawater.
Disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The ice surface that was just covered with corpses soon became as tidy as ever, so clean that not even a drop of blood could be seen.
It is as if...the previous beast tides and wars have never happened.
"...What is this?"
Looking at this scene, Joey on the deck opened his eyes wide and felt a creepy feeling in his heart.
The sea beast they just fought with turned out to be such a weird thing?
Fei Ya also frowned and looked down at the two steam cores on her body, as if listening to something.
Then, he said: "By the god of steam and steel, that is definitely a filthy and blasphemous thing."
"I think we need to wash it with sacred steam. Physical and mental, to avoid leaving hidden dangers.”
Fei Ya’s proposal was quickly agreed to by everyone.
They walked into the boiler room in batches and experienced the baptism of steam.
The steam is added with calming incense, and is supplemented by Feiya's unique steam magic...
Not to mention the purification effect, in terms of feeling, it feels like steaming A steaming sauna is particularly comfortable in this icy and snowy environment.
Not long after.
A refreshed Xia En returned to the captain's cabin, 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 single enhancement]
[Wood already held: 401%]< br>
【Metals held: 382%】
[Proportion 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, which means that the second enhancement can be carried out.
After successively looting Duke Island and Silver Moon Island, Shane's space ring contained a large amount of extraordinary materials, including metal and wood.
Now, choosing what materials to use for reinforcement has become a problem.
"Should we continue to improve the self-healing ability and sturdiness of the ship, or enhance the efficiency of absorbing secret power?"
Xia En was rarely in a dilemma of choice.
To be honest, his previous enhancement of the ship actually had no specific direction at all. He just let nature take its course.
Somewhere is brighter.
But now, since we have the talent of [Second Ship Soul], we should really plan it carefully.
Taking into account the bond with [Black Swan] and the ease of use.
Even if Xia En binds a second ship, there is a high probability that he will use the [Black Swan] as the main ship and the new ship as a escort ship.
In this case, the firepower attribute of [Black Swan] is still very lacking, and it cannot reach the level of a real battleship's main gun.
"It is better to continue to enhance the ability of the hull to absorb secret power." "It can not only use the hull to generate a protective cover, but also enhance the power of the magic pattern heavy cannon."
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Xia En carefully analyzed the pros and cons: "As for the ability to heal myself, with my current [High Speed Regeneration] talent, it is enough for the time being."
"Even if materials are invested, the degree of enhancement is not Obviously.”
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 kind of wood is the collection of Duke Nova.
Same as mithril, it has the effect of absorbing secret power.
It seems that Duke Nova originally planned to use these two materials to build a new mansion for practice, but unexpectedly, he ended up taking advantage of Xia En.
As for other miscellaneous materials, there is no need to go into details.
After getting ready, Xia En thought 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!
The heartbeat, as low as a drum, sounded from deep within the hull of the [Black Swan].
Faint vibrations spread to every corner of the ship.
Immediately afterwards, the invisible [Heart of the Ship] began to swallow numerous magical and ordinary materials and integrate them into his body.
At the same time.
The crew on the ship noticed this strange change and looked around in surprise.
When the ship's hull was strengthened last time, some crew members were not on the ship and missed the transformation process.
At this moment, they clearly felt——
The cabins and corridors inside the [Black Swan] were extended by an invisible force and became more spacious.
No, it’s not so much “extension”, it’s more like “growth!”
It’s like a child growing into an adult, like a young sapling growing into a towering tree. Tree.
The surging, unique vitality and activity are rushing through the body of [Black Swan] along with the dull heartbeat.
In the eyes of the crew.
The ceiling above my head is getting higher, and the walls and floors are visibly becoming stronger, with a faint silvery metallic sheen.
Looking more beautiful and beautiful than before.
Vaguely, they could still hear the things on the ship whispering.
Artillery, decks, hulls, masts, sails... these important components are communicating in a language that only they can understand.
Joey listened carefully and felt that they were calling the captain's name together, as if they were singing and praising his achievements.
This miraculous change did not last too long.
When the crew members came to their senses, the entire Black Swan had undergone a transformation that amazed them!
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In the captain's cabin.
Xia En looked at the prompts that appeared on the panel with a smile on his lips.
【The main body of "Black Swan" has been strengthened successfully! 】
【Durability upper limit +50! 】
【Sturdiness +8! 】
[Mystery +3! 】
【Comprehensive quality: 1.5→1.75! 】
【Due to the effect of the extraordinary material "Mithril", the effect of the trait "Mystic Power Aggregation" has been improved! 】
[Quality: Rare→Precious! 】
[Description: Now, you can store the secret power absorbed by the ship in 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 "mysterious" attribute of the ship and the total amount of accumulated secret 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 being fused with star wood, this ship can absorb a small amount of the secret power from the stars! 】
[Effect 1: Night travel - On a clear night without cloud cover, the speed of your ship will be slightly increased. 】
【The increase does not exceed 10% of the total speed. 】
[Effect 2: Star Pilotage - When you are on the ship, you can more easily observe the stars in the sky and determine the course. 】
“Huh...”
Xia Enchang let out a breath.
As [Captain’s Majesty] takes effect, the enhancement of [Black Swan] also acts on him simultaneously.
He clearly felt that the skin on his body had become tougher and more delicate.
This kind of "toughness" is not a hard texture like stone, but a unique toughness that can remove power.
If a knife blade were used to cut Xia En's skin, not even a white mark would be left.
"Becoming stronger than before."
Xia En clenched his fists, looking quite excited.
The reason why he is willing to fight monsters and upgrade boringly again and again is because... this kind of pleasure of getting stronger is really addictive!
Although the quality of these newly unlocked effects is not high, they are all very practical.
Xia En 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 such a wonderful feeling! 】
At this time, with the help of the connection with the [Black Swan], Xia En could have a complete picture of it in his mind without leaving the captain's cabin.
First of all, it is naturally the hull that is enlarging and growing again.
If we use the [Blood Duke] as a reference.
The earliest [Black Swan] was only one-sixth its size.
After the first strengthening, it became a quarter.
And now, [Black Swan] is already half the size of [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 hull of the [Black Swan] has also undergone considerable changes.
More silver lines appear on both sides of the ship's hull, as variable in light and shade as blood vessels.
Dots of star-like light spots are dotted around the mithril pattern, giving it a dreamy and magnificent texture.
On the whole, the temperament of [Black Swan] is still weird and ominous.
But just looking at the hull, it does look somewhat similar to those beautiful and exquisite [Patrol Boats].
Perhaps, this can be regarded as realizing Xiao Hei's dream?
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After solving the crisis of the sea monster tide, Xia En and his party naturally have no need to rush to leave this sea area.
The next day.
Xia En came to the ruins of [Emerald Ancient City] again.
Only this time, he was not in a hurry to absorb the secret power of the [Ember Dolls], but continued to dive underneath the city.
This is to verify a conjecture in his mind.
Soon, after pushing aside the accumulated volcanic ash and digging out the bluestone road below, a layer of frozen, thick ice crystals was revealed in front of Xia En.
Immediately, Xia En was able to see a mysterious city different from the [Emerald Ancient City], standing under the ice!
(End of this chapter)