Chapter 255 - 238: Narwhal’s Major Collision
Looking at the pitch-black sea around the ship, the entire crew was shocked!
But it wasn’t over yet, as Alicia continued waving her magic wand, the dark sea began to swirl with black mist, and a mass of black clouds churned beneath the whaling ship’s hull.
System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia used God-level Magic to summon mist!
She cast two spells in a row! Black water below, black mist above, completely blinding the narwhals!
It was easy to understand black mist. Before, the mist summoned by the old grandma in the Sea of Blood was blood mist, meaning the mist would be the same color as the water surface. But was this black water transformed from octopus ink? Was this a God-level Magic skill? And Alicia’s mist obviously had intentional range control, meaning the sailors on the ship weren’t too affected in their visibility, a feat only achievable by God-level Magic?
Genius! Alicia was truly a genius! Genius needs no explanation! Wahahaha! Da Fei finally came back to himself from the shock and let out a long laugh.
The sudden mist barrier threw the narwhal herd into chaos, boosting the sailors’ morale. It also bought precious time for the dwarf fleet to arrive!
The Whale King, enduring excruciating pain, made its last struggle, churning up towering black waves to crash against the armored hull of the whaling ship. However, with the sailors working together in unity, its life and stamina quickly drained away. After all, the narwhal’s size meant it wasn’t a powerhouse of endurance; once caught, its defeat was certain.
Alicia shouted, "I’m out of mana! Quickly!"
Spielberg made a quick decision, "Lift the net!"
With a clatter, the mechanical arm, prepared long in the middle of the deck, threw down the fishing net, covering the Whale King in its dying struggle!
"Reel it in!"
With a creaking sound, the sailors behind the lift furiously cranked the wheel, hoisting the nearly ten-meter-long Whale King out of the water!
At that moment, the black mist dissipated, the black water disappeared, and the previously chaotic narwhal herd finally regained their sight, only to face the head-on collision of the dwarf’s rowing fast ships!
Bang bang bang! Blood splattered as five or six narwhals met a tragic end under the sharp ramming horns! Seeing the dire situation, the other narwhals immediately dived and fled.
System Prompt: Battle ended! You gained +87,500 experience!
System Prompt: You successfully captured the Narwhal King! Gained +1.3 million experience! Obtained an S-class treasure, Large Narwhal Ram.
Large Narwhal Ram: S-class treasure, large ship auxiliary equipment, siege weapon. Attack 200, Basic Damage 2000, with each +1 in ship speed, additional +200 damage. Additional damage +300 when equipped on a giant ship. Special skills: Hull Piercing, Shockwave, Icebreaker. Equipment Position: Fore hull bottom.
Hull Piercing: Ships hit by the ramming horn have a high chance to spring a leak, accelerating sinking.
Shockwave: When the target ship’s defense surpasses 150, there’s a negative effect of shockwave damage to itself during impact. (Note: Shockwave is a hidden attribute innate to building units, causing rebound damage to the attacker when the building’s defense far exceeds the attacker’s attack.)
Icebreaker: The ramming horn’s impact on floating ice is doubled (Attack +400); floating ice with defense below 350 will not cause shockwave effects on the icebreaker.
The battle ended, and the entire fleet cheered!
But Da Fei was left staring wide-eyed in shock at the newly acquired treasure! Da Fei rubbed his eyes, carefully examining the treasure obtained, and there was no mistake, 200 attack, 2000 basic damage! Bro wasn’t seeing things—this was a weapon meant for large ships!
Holy smokes! Da Fei leaped up in excitement! Badass! Truly badass! It was indeed befitting that the narwhal dropped such a treasure, perfectly matching its stature and taste!
What would happen if this ramming horn were installed on the Flying?
The Flying’s maximum base speed was 10; with Grandmaster-level navigation, Master-level pirate, and expert-level navigator boosting speed by 185%, it would be 28.5, 28.5 meters per second! Modern ships were barely any better!
Ramming horn +1 speed +200 damage, which meant 5700 damage, plus the horn’s 2000 basic damage was 7700! Apart from godlike entities, no biological bosses could deal such earth-shattering damage!
And then, there was the terrifying 200 attack of the ramming horn! Terrifying, right? No, not really—an average cast-iron wall defense could easily exceed 300. However, for surface ships, 200 attack was truly terrifying! My Flying only had 80 defense! A 120-point attack-defense difference, with a 5% damage increase for each point, meant 600%, a sevenfold increase! A sevenfold increase of 7700 was 54,000 blood! My Flying currently had just a fraction of that in health!
As for the Octopus, a medium-sized ship with 30 defense and 30,000 health, there was no need for calculations—it would be sunk with one hit, brushed and capsized!
Hahaha! Wahahaha! This trip was incredibly profitable! Just now, I was worried about dealing with the British, but now I’ve got a plan—sneak up with a divine skill and explode them from behind! I’ll see how long they can swagger!
At this moment, Spielberg excitedly gave Da Fei a bear hug and laughed, "Captain, thank you so much! It’s unimaginable; without your help, I could never have achieved my dream! No, this far exceeded my expectations! It’s capturing an incredible prey at an incredible place and in an incredible way! No one in the world has been able to capture the Narwhal King, not even have the chance to see it! Captain, I’m rich! Once I sell the goods, I’ll share a third to show my gratitude to you, and another third to express my gratitude to the General!"
Sharing the money! That’s my favorite—this old fellow really knows the way! Da Fei’s joy piled upon joy, and he laughed, "No, no, for someone at my God-level realm, there’s nothing I can’t do, only things I can’t think of!"
Spielberg, teary-eyed with excitement, spoke with admiration, "Captain, you’re truly amazing, young and promising! I’ve decided—I want to follow you!"
Da Fei was startled, "Follow me?"
Spielberg resolutely said, "That’s right, I want to join the Captain’s Chamber of Commerce, please accept me!"
Another NPC wanting to join my Chamber of Commerce? Bringing a big ship over to me? Da Fei’s eyelid twitched, suppressing the ecstatic joy in his heart, and asked, "But, you do know, my Chamber of Commerce is cursed by the Sea God, and once you join, you’ll face endless crises!"
Spielberg said solemnly, "I’ve thought it through. My current ability is no longer enough to manage my whaling ship. I need training, and only by following the Captain can I improve my skills! For a whale hunter already engaged in a high-risk industry, it’s dangerous enough as it is—I can’t be bothered by more danger!"
System Prompt: Whale Hunter Spielberg requests to join your Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce, do you accept?
After being told so plainly, do I even have a choice? Of course, I’ll gladly accept! Da Fei once again laughed skyward! Today had three great events! This long trip has brought me ships when I need ships, goods when I need goods, Divine Artifacts when I need Divine Artifacts, and talents when I need talents! If I’m not the world’s number one, who is?
Now Spielberg, full of vigor, directed sailors to hoist the whales into the slaughter chamber, while the dwarves excitedly fished the common whales killed onto the boat.
Spielberg was right—given the narwhal’s keen senses, capturing them was already difficult, even getting close. All thanks to the divine skills, of which the greatest contributor was none other than Alicia. Without her new invention, the whale meat could easily slip away!
Da Fei happily inquired, "Alicia, that black water magic of yours, what is it?"
Alicia waited for Da Fei to ask, then proudly chuckled, "An improved version of the Illusion Army!"
Da Fei was taken aback, "Illusion Army?"
Alicia said with pride, "Of course, the ordinary Illusion Army just replicates items and humanoids, that’s nothing impressive—replicating liquids is the real deal!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "So, you’re replicating octopus ink?"
"Ice Fruit!" Alicia laughed heartily, "Since discovering the effect of octopus ink that night, I’ve been paying attention. This stuff works really well against sea monsters, but I lacked the skills for further research. After my advancement yesterday, I could finally try it. So I pondered over it all last night, and finally turned theory into practice!"
Da Fei finally understood! She had been researching new magic last night! Whoever said this kid wasn’t diligent was wrong—she just lacked a target of interest!
Exceeding God-level, advancing to a new career was within her sight!
At this time, Bato also rowed over in a small boat, laughing, "Mr. Spielberg, shall we continue?"
Spielberg quickly paid his respects, "Thank you, General, this trip has left me fully satisfied, and I dare not trouble the General further. To show my gratitude, I’ll give a third of the proceeds from selling the whale horn to the General!"
Bato laughed heartily, patting Spielberg on the shoulder, "You’re truly a delightful friend—alright, now we’ll head to the North Pole to salvage the Dragon Bone!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian [qidian.com] to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)