Chapter 222 - 211: Perilous Floating Ice Sea
Chapter 222 -211: Perilous Floating Ice Sea
Leaving Frostwind Strait, Da Fei’s fleet officially entered the North Sea.
As soon as they entered the North Sea, Da Fei felt the chill of the ocean breeze. At the same time, the color of the water changed from deep blue to an icy, bright white. With two of its main masts broken, the speed of Radiant Wings was substantially reduced, but it was still faster than the bulkier whaling ships, ensuring its flagship status remained unchallenged.
Even though the ownership of the ships had changed, Da Fei could have moved to a larger ship, but if he did, who would operate his medium ship? Anlicia, without Master Level navigation and Towing, would lag behind, which was absolutely unacceptable. The flagship couldn’t do without Catherine at the helm; Da Fei admitted that his own Ship Control Skill was no match for Catherine, who had skillfully dodged giant waves in storms multiple times and could not replace her. Since Coltner was neither the owner of a medium ship nor his Vice Hero or a member of his Chamber of Commerce, of course, he couldn’t operate the medium ship. Therefore, they could only continue with the lineup as they started the voyage.
But this time, Coltner dared not play the piano and hold dance parties to disturb the Sea Monsters. The reason was, having lost the advantage of speed, playing the piano would only expose their position, which would be suicidal. It seems that he actually follows a method to his actions.
However, they had achieved the significant victory of defeating the Six-headed Sea Demon, so would the curse of the Sea God give them a brief respite?
As night fell, the fleet began to implement light control, quietly advancing in the pitch-black sea. The chill of the North Sea at night was even more severe.
And just then, the Chamber of Commerce channel exploded again: “Fuck! Another whirlpool!”
“Boss! Are you there? Why is it that other merchant players are fine, and it seems like only our Chamber of Commerce members are having trouble?”
“Boss, can you give us an explanation? Capsizing once for us merchants means total financial ruin, we can’t afford it!”
Da Fei’s brow twitched; they’ve finally realized something was amiss, huh? Hmph, from the moment you sold your orders to Brother, you’ve been devoid of value to use; now it’s up to Brother whether you stay or go.
Da Fei then sighed: “Comrades, there’s no question that our Chamber of Commerce is the number one in the world, but it has not been broadcasted worldwide, do you know why?”
The crowd was surprised: “Is it a Chamber of Commerce obtained through a task?”
Da Fei said: “Correct, it’s obtained through a task, one that requires passing tests. I also didn’t know what the tests would be, but now I do. The tests involve killing Demigods, capsizing, and so on. What I want to say is, the future is bright, but the road is rough, there will be difficulties. Whether we can get past them, I have no idea right now; my entire fortune is bet on this Chamber of Commerce. I don’t have the money to compensate everyone for the loss, in short, I understand if you want to go, but if you want to stay, I’m even more welcoming. That’s all Brother has to say.”
“Brother Fei, can you show us a screenshot of the task, so we can think of a solution together?”
Da Fei sighed with a chuckle: “Sorry, that’s top secret, brothers please understand.”
The crowd responded: “That’s true, we have to kill a Demigod for this task, it’s definitely super high-end. Even if we knew, it wouldn’t be much help.”
“Brother Fei is so awesome, even able to deal with a Demigod, we believe Brother Fei can definitely get through this, and we can definitely endure our losses.”
Da Fei chuckled and said: “Then thank you all for the support, in any case, Brother thanks you all.”
“Brother Fei, you’re welcome, you’re welcome.”
“Brother Fei, take your time.”
Haha, what understanding and steadfast players, so touching! What the hell was Blood Sea Wave thinking? Sticking with Brother to the end? Seems about right; after all, Brother’s Chamber of Commerce does have the “Favorable Trade” special skill to fall back on, even if they lose a ship or two of goods, they can withstand the loss. Fine, if you can withstand it, Brother definitely has to hold on.
That means, even though Brother achieved victory against the Sea Demon, it still won’t mitigate the curse. Brother has to be extremely careful; just entering the North Sea, the real trials are only beginning.
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Three days passed without incident. The cold wind grew harsher, and Da Fei and the sailors all changed into the winter clothing they had prepared before setting out.
Bits of floating ice begin to appear sporadically in view. Da Fei’s brow tightened; this must be the North Sea floating ice that Makar mentioned, right? It becomes quite a problem at night, one careless move and you’re the next Titanic! At that time, we must slow down! Damn, if we reduce speed, then Brother’s Grandmaster sailor advantage is not so great anymore, is it really as the fat officer said, that we’ll take a month to reach our destination? This is completely exhausting battle tactics for players.
The further north they went, the more the icebergs appeared. The so-called tip of the iceberg, what we can see above water is only one-tenth of the entire iceberg. These floating ice are like moving reefs in the sea, and if struck, the journey is OVER. Now, the problem is not just about reducing speed affecting the voyage.
Night fell once more, and this time, it was necessary to use lights.
Now, Da Fei deeply realized how serious the problem was; not fast enough, and daring to turn on lights, what kind of move was this?
Sure enough, the Order Flag Bearer came in to report: “Captain, the flagship has sent instructions, reminding us to be vigilant.”
Da Fei waved his hand: “Got it.”
As a high-end player, Da Fei couldn’t naively think that the mission was just about dodging icebergs; he must prepare for the possibility of a Sea Monster attack. In this Floating Ice Sea Area, the fleet has no maneuverability to speak of, effectively a sitting duck for Sea Monsters. As a navigator, how should he deal with this?