Chapter 36 - 33 This Time Featuring Jaws
Chapter 36: Chapter 33 This Time Featuring Jaws Chapter 36: Chapter 33 This Time Featuring Jaws Editor: Atlas Studios Da Fei took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his state from the earlier fright.
Leadership Skill is a compulsory skill for heroes, and it’s bound to be learned sooner or later. If I made a mistake, then so be it; I still have plenty of Skill Points. Luck Skill, of course, is something to continue learning; I must rectify the Curse of Misfortune. There can’t be any mistakes with the remaining sharks.
Da Fei took out the Skill Book for Luck Skill, and there was a flash of golden light.
——System Prompt: You have spent one Skill Point to learn Basic Luck Skill.
——Basic Luck Skill: Increases the hero and hero’s troops’ Luck Value by 1. 1 point of Luck Value has a 2% chance to hit a maximum damage double Lucky Strike.
Now Da Fei could finally slay the sharks without worry.
The crossbow cannon roared, and each thundering sound took a shark’s life like the Death God itself. The sea turned crimson, and dozens of dead sharks thrashed belly-up in the bloody waves. Those sharks that couldn’t reach the golden spearfish began feasting on the corpses of their dead companions. For a shark, as long as there is blood and flesh, it doesn’t care if it’s its own kind. And once a shark smells blood, its damage and attack speed increase significantly, which is the shark’s powerful special skill, Bloody Frenzy. If not for the negative effect of friendly fire, this skill could be called a God-level Special Skill.
Finally, another ray of golden light descended from the sky.
——System Prompt: Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 18! You have gained 1 free attribute point, 1 Skill Point, +2 Life Value, +1 Command Power.
Da Fei exhaled a long breath; it was great to have wisely preserved the crossbow cannon from the start. They all say that leveling after level 10 is tough—is it? I don’t think so, ha! I’m a master! Hell for the weak is heaven for the strong!
There are still a dozen left; let me send you all on your way. It’s a pity that after hunting so many sharks, they didn’t even leave me a fin.
The crossbow cannon fired with a thud, taking yet another shark’s life. And at that moment, the school of sharks scattered instantly, fleeing as if startled.
Da Fei couldn’t help but be taken aback; why did they suddenly flee? There were tens of thousands of experience points to gain. While he was in shock,
——System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Warning! A strong enemy is approaching you, please stay alert.
The mini-map began flashing red! Damn it, a boss! No wonder they fled so fast; turns out there’s an enemy even sharks fear! I thought sharks were fearless after going into Bloody Frenzy.
Da Fei immediately took out a telescope and looked in the direction of the warning on the mini-map. Sure enough, he saw a massive fish’s dorsal fin cutting through the waves in the distance like a speedboat—a great white shark! The overlord of the ocean, the king among overlords! Legend says that in the ocean, a great white shark’s speed could reach that of a car; judging by its astounding speed, it’s indeed true!
Da Fei was instantly dumbfounded! Is it here to eat the prey or to ram the ship? As long as it doesn’t ram the ship, anything is negotiable—I absolutely won’t fight you! No, no, no, there’s definitely no one here, feel free to eat!
Fearing being seen by it, Da Fei immediately ran to another closed gun port in the gun cabin and peeked outside through a crack. After all, legends say that the great white shark is the only shark that can lift its head above water, and its vision can’t be compared to that of ordinary sharks. Who knows what might happen if it spots him.
The great white shark arrived in an instant, and its size was beyond Da Fei’s imagination! It was almost as long as half the ship! This was a prehistoric giant shark!
Among this sea of floating corpses, its first chosen prey was the battered and delicious golden spearfish, then it opened its massive maw—like a garage door—wide open, and chomped down!
——Bang! The ship suddenly shook violently! Da Fei’s heart jolted!
Am I fishing for a prehistoric giant shark? Am I courting death? No, no, don’t turn Hemingway’s “Old Man and the Sea” into Spielberg’s “Jaws” on me, what’s next? “Pacific Rim”? Should I be summoning a Gundam?
Gigantic waves rolled on the sea as the ship began shaking violently, the power of the giant shark was truly capable of shaking the heavens and seas!
Da Fei’s heart tightened; if this goes on, it would turn into “Titanic”! He couldn’t continue recklessly; he needed to loosen the cable quickly.
Just as Da Fei ran toward the deck, he felt the ship beginning to move, and not slowly! The giant shark was dragging the ship along!
Da Fei was suddenly startled! Why isn’t the shark attacking my ship?
Is it still replaying “Old Man and the Sea”? In the story, wasn’t that golden spearfish dragging the old man’s small boat for days and nights until it exhausted itself and died of blood loss? Does that mean this giant shark’s intelligence is at the same level? Doesn’t it realize the rope is tied to the ship?
If that’s the case, should I bet or not?
As a lottery enthusiast, as an opportunist, this kind of problem was never a problem! However, Da Fei suddenly realized that he had begun to become overly cautious since acquiring the ship. Like that low-level mistake just now, he definitely wouldn’t have made it before.
Indeed, when I was a specialist back then, the so-called experts had no arguments against me—not necessarily because my skills were absolutely better than theirs, Da Fei was self-aware of that. Ultimately, it was because I didn’t take games seriously, and could mess around without reservation, which led to remarkable achievements.
All in all, I need to surpass myself!
I’m taking the bet! I’ve already got a treasure map and information on the Super Crossbow Cannon, and I’ve gained plenty from the Epic Captain; it’s just a ship in a game, I can handle it.
Now, “Old Man and the Sea” was playing again, with Da Fei in the lead role, the great white shark as the supporting cast, and the small boat replaced by a big ship. Under the astonishing strength of the great white shark, the Flying plowed through the waves in the sea.
Where is my destination? It doesn’t matter anymore; I’ll accompany you to the end!
But although he spoke boldly, Da Fei’s mood was far from calm. He huddled on the ship, not daring to move, fearing the slightest sound would alert the shark and make it wake up.
Suddenly, Da Fei felt a strong sense of incongruity. Why doesn’t the shark attack my ship? If it did, I’d be a goner; this felt just like when helping the captain with the trial mission, where the monsters only attacked the captain and ignored me. That implies this is the system intentionally lowering the difficulty?
Thinking about it carefully, as soon as I repaired the ship, the storm came—yes, advancing the plot mission, definitely intentional.
Then having no food, fishing—yes, that’s expected.
And then the golden spearfish, the shark swarm, the great white shark—all those big names at sea that were so rare even among many mariners during public tests, all appeared in this area one after another. Isn’t that too deliberate? Under normal conditions, every boss-level big name has its domain, and encounters are rare. It’s obviously a system-produced monster, just like how the system keeps spawning monsters to attack the island in the Undead Realm.
Could it be that my novice trial isn’t actually over? But on the island, it clearly prompted completion for “Assist the Captain in Battle,” gave me a sword as a reward, offered a ship, and the Epic Hero isn’t far off. This should be more than enough rewards for a novice, so why isn’t it over?
Wait a minute! Could it be that such a high-level combat mission like assisting the captain wasn’t really meant for a non-combat hero player like me in the first place? Isn’t that just forcing a square peg into a round hole? While the system may be cruel, it’s unlikely they would send an admiral into the mountains; similarly, sending me, a player starting with Sailing Skill, straight into battle doesn’t seem very likely either.
Did I, by excluding Blood Sea Wave, inadvertently take over his trial mission, completing it while my mission has just begun?
In that instant, Da Fei was suddenly enlightened!
Possible! Anything is possible! His expertise, though strong, was only suitable for duels with people and beasts, while my expertise was in contention with the sky and the sea—a completely different realm! Only the heavens and oceans were qualified to test me!
That’s right, my trial has just begun! Hahaha—whoa! Just as he realized, Da Fei finally released his laughter, quickly covering his mouth—don’t let the shark hear me, if the ship goes down, the trial will end before it begins.
As they say, once you understand one thing, many things become clearer. Suddenly, issues that Da Fei never understood began to make sense. If the ship, sword, and Epic Hero were actually all prepared for this God-level Hero Admiral, then what kind of reward would a trial just beginning bring me? What reward could possibly match the level of someone who contends with the sky and sea?
A Divine Artifact? A lightning strike from the heavens on my ship, a Titan Sword emerging from the thunderfire?
Makar? That’s already an NPC for an Epic Quest.
A God-level Skill? Without any information or leads, the system wouldn’t possibly award one. In this money-grabbing game, it’s more believable that you could pay to buy it from the system.
A Hidden Profession?
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, does this world have a starter village where you can’t change professions? No! At level 18, still unable to change profession, isn’t that odd? Very odd!
Then…
In an instant, the word “Sailor” leaped into Da Fei’s mind!
In the captain’s diary, it repeatedly mentions how Sailors are, then again how Sailors are, and even that odd Skill Book begins with Sailors. It’s as if warning me he was a Sailor, so what exactly is a Sailor?
Of course, Sailor is a profession! But professions like miner, doctor, cook, fisherman, dancer, even Long Spear Soldier like mine, are numerous in the game. So the crucial question is, is a Sailor a hero profession? At least it isn’t stated on the official site.
According to the official site, Human Race hero professions are knights and priests, Elf Clan are rangers and druids, Undead Race are death knights and undead wizards, Beastmen are shamans and barbarians. In short, they’re categorized into warriors and magic types, all capable of leading troops to enhance overall team abilities, distinctly different from professions like miner and cook!
If Sailor is a hidden hero profession, then my trial reward might very well be it!
And a Sailor who leads the whole crew performing the world’s most dangerous job couldn’t possibly be anything but a hero profession. I was even a henchman under one, they say! Then what are the conditions to become a Sailor?
——”An excellent Sailor does not merely grasp all combat exploration skills. The ocean is humanity’s unknown domain. We are so insignificant before the ocean, our knowledge and skills are never sufficient.”
Da Fei once again opened Renior’s special edition Skill Book to the first page, and suddenly realized!