Chapter 52 - 49 The Artistic Female Pirate Indeed
Chapter 52: Chapter 49: The Artistic Female Pirate Indeed Chapter 52: Chapter 49: The Artistic Female Pirate Indeed Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Da Fei’s Vice Hero column glowed brightly, and he couldn’t wait to check her attributes, feeling akin to a husband unable to wait to look at his bride on their wedding night.
Catherine: Pirate Leader Rock once plundered a noblewoman as his wife and fathered a daughter, Catherine. Influenced by her mother’s tastes from a young age, Catherine longed for a life of noble luxury, but her father Rock intended to train her as his successor. Among the mountains of loot stolen by the pirates, she always managed to find the most valuable treasures.
Disposition: Passionate and free-spirited, with a love for luxury.
Loyalty: 100 (If loyalty drops below 10, the Vice Hero will leave you.)
Level: 30.
Hero profession: Master-level Pirate. (Enhances sea damage of the troops by 50% and increases the ship’s sea move speed by 25%, effects stack with Attack Skill and Sailing Skill)
Natural Specialty: Noble Demeanor (A noble demeanor makes one appear distinguished and refined, easily gaining recognition from high society as well as the respect of the common people)
Professional Specialties: Master of Treasure Identification (An advanced form of the Pirate’s professional specialty “Treasure Intuition,” pirates have an extraordinary intuition for discovering treasure, and Catherine excels even among them)
Command Power: 36
Attack: 60 (50 Strategic Attack, Weapon +10 Personal Attack)
Defense: 30 (0 Strategic Defense, Armor +30 Personal Defense)
Magic Power: 0
Knowledge: 0
Health: 70
Attack Speed: 22 (Weapon +2 Attack Speed)
Move Speed: 14
Melee Damage: 17-22
Ranged Damage: 4-8
Personal Skills: Dual-Wielding, Fire Gun Shooting, Agile Evasion, War Plunder, Threatening Intimidation. (Activating these active skills will consume additional Stamina)
Hero Skills: Master-level Navigation Skill, Master-level Attack Skill, Intermediate Leadership Skill
Current Equipment: Crimson Dual Blades, Pirate Full Set of Leather Armor
——Crimson Dual Blades: Personal Attack +10, Damage +4, Attack Speed +2.
——Dwarf Short-Handle Fire Gun: Personal Attack +10, Damage 4-8.
——Pirate Full Set of Leather Armor: Personal Defense +30.
Possessed Treasure: Precision Craftsman’s Telescope.
Hero Skills: Master-level Navigation Skill, Master-level Attack Skill, Intermediate Leadership Skill
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After reading her background and looking at her attributes, Da Fei felt a mix of admiration and an incongruent sense of irony.
Isn’t she supposed to be a pirate? Then why does she have the natural specialty of Noble Demeanor? And why would a pirate have a professional specialty like Master of Treasure Identification? That’s just too artsy, isn’t it?
Of course, in the face of true love, special skills don’t matter, levels don’t matter, attributes don’t matter, skills don’t matter, disposition doesn’t matter, and even gender doesn’t matter. But life is like the mundane necessities of salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and oil—long-term and rational planning is still essential.
Strategically speaking, she has taken the pirate profession’s focus on offense to the extreme. Adding 10 points to attack during the level 10 newbie phase, after class change to pirate, every level up allocates 1 point to attack automatically by the system, and continuing to focus on attack with free attribute points, reaching level 30 equates to 50 strategic attack. What is the concept of 50 attack? Having hung around Renior, Da Fei was all too clear.
And what’s more terrifying is that the professional attributes of a Master-level Pirate can stack an extra 50% damage on top of the Master Attack Skill, doubling the damage! Her offshore damage is definitely on par with that of an Angel. Her special skill is dual-wielding weapons, what is dual-wielding? It means holding two blades at once, which means her Attack Speed is twice as fast as normal people. Hence, this extraordinarily high 22-point Attack Speed isn’t unfounded.
Of course, chasing after high damage and high Attack Speed brings an obvious downside, low health, and Defense! Pirates are an absolute disaster when facing Mages. But man, I’m so cool, just played for three days and got myself an Epic Hero. When other people’s Mages get into shape, mine has already left them blocks behind, who’s afraid of who? Nevertheless, low Defense is ultimately a big problem, so as the main hero, I need to plan my attribute points carefully.
Now the issue is her innate Professional Specialties.
Noble temperament is neither a combat specialty I urgently need nor a management specialty, but a pirate with culture is frightening, and the existence of an Epic Hero has its rationale, just depends on how the player utilizes it.
Da Fei shamelessly asked: “My dear—”
Catherine responded coquettishly: “How annoying~”
So annoying~~! I’m about to melt here! Am I sure I’m playing a game? Why don’t real women ever make me feel this way, isn’t this true love? Wahahaha!
Da Fei, with a greedy face, asked: “Babe! How do you use this ‘noble temperament’ special skill of yours?”
Catherine flipped her long hair and let out a sigh: “Well, it’s three parts temperament and seven parts dress-up. You need good clothes for it.”
Da Fei quickly said: “Good clothes? I have plenty, I’ve got five or six sets!” then took out a Sailor Captain’s ceremonial uniform. This was top-quality stuff!
Catherine’s eyes immediately lit up, but then she gave a wry smile: “But this is men’s clothing!”
Da Fei: “Err…”
Catherine nevertheless took the clothes and chuckled: “The charm of a woman lies in the fact that clothing has no gender!” and quickly changed into them.
In that instant, Da Fei’s eyeballs practically popped out! But that’s not all! Catherine then replaced her black leather skirt, and a fiery red tattoo of a rose blossomed dramatically!
Public-beta players really didn’t deceive me, a gorgeous female hero truly is an existence that can drive male players crazy! I finally understand why there are so few female heroes; they must consume more game server resources than male heroes, the game developer’s intentions are crystal clear! Even knowing it’s a trap, there are still countless male players ready to jump right in! This is sickness, it must be cured!
Having seen through the game developer’s cunning intentions, as a professional player, would I fall for their tricks? Hmph, if not me, then who will take the plunge into hell?
Amidst my dizzy excitement, Catherine did up her hair and changed her clothes, and before me stood a young, elegant, and dashing naval officer.
Catherine mimicked an officer’s salute: “How about that?”
Such a different taste! Da Fei clapped and praised: “Good! You look so stylish!”
Catherine’s smile brightened: “Do you see my noble temperament now?”
Do I? Where is it? Da Fei glanced her up and down, and suddenly noticed Catherine’s hero aura beneath her feet had turned a light golden color. Damn! The bloody red aura of a pirate hero turned into the golden aura of a Knight Priest hero! A change of clothes actually switched the hero’s faction!
This is totally scamming!
Vice Heroes, with their different factions and races, might not have a significant impact when accompanying players into battles. As long as they can fight, it’s fine. But it could be quite a headache during peaceful times. For instance, if a Human Race player hires an Undead Vice Hero, the Undead hero cannot enter the city and can only station with troops in the barrack outside the city. (Note: Players’ armies cannot enter cities)
And Vice Heroes’ roles are, of course, not limited to just accompanying players in battles. They can also lead troops independently, complete tasks on behalf of the player, or act as Deputy City Lords managing castles. Especially for players who own castles, the ability of a Vice Hero City Lord is critical to whether the player can have a good night’s sleep while offline.
Ships are often referred to as “moving territories,” akin to mobile castles. After Da Fei appointed Catherine as the First Officer, she could independently engage in trade even when Da Fei was not on the ship or even offline. (Doesn’t it sound like an offline gold-farming bot?) But if Catherine’s identity were that of a Pirate Hero, that might be a problem. Kingdom Navy might overlook it because the owner is Da Fei, or they might attack on sight, and even the port may not allow Catherine to dock. To put it simply, anything could happen.
So, if players don’t want a headache, they should, in principle, hire heroes from the same faction. Unless they encounter an enemy faction hero who is exceptionally valuable.
Now, what’s with Catherine’s situation? Dual identity! She can play all sides! This alone significantly increases the safety of her independent trading voyages. Probably, the benefits don’t stop there. As a pirate, she can dispose of loot and trade on pirate territory, meaning I could open up an entire pirate market!
Da Fei realized where the value of her special skill lies—this is definitely the high society route. Those brawling combat specialties pale in comparison to her!
However high-end the high society route may be, it still needs a solid foundation from the lower route. I still need to recruit capable heroes to strengthen the team, to compensate for the pirate’s lack of Blood Defense and to form a Mysterious Stealth Navigation team. The next step is to recruit a Magic Type hero, preferably a beauty.
Speaking of beautiful Magic Heroes, Da Fei suddenly remembered the 15-year-old daughter mentioned in the Sailing Captain’s diary. She must have been placed in the church, right? Could she have learned Light Magic? Could she be a hero? Da Fei was filled with anticipation.
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