Chapter 898 - 850: Ambushed Upon Entering Frostwind Strait
At 8 PM, the neutral city of Tesvitas was lit up brightly, fireworks shot into the sky, and salutes echoed all around.
All players learning skills and having a small gamble in Gambling City had no idea what was happening. Of course, ordinary players wouldn’t know about such high-end battles with the Gambling God, as they don’t even have the qualification to meet him, let alone afford the entry fee.
At this moment, in the main hall of the most luxurious casino in Gambling City, applause thundered and flowers flew around as a new Gambling God was born; she is the Moon God Night!
When Moon God Night lost over twenty rounds to the Gambling God Buffett, a draw with the same points appeared! Moon God Night let out a long sigh of relief as the turning point of fate appeared, signaling the decline of the Gambling God’s luck! Then, she fought back continuously, winning more than one billion gold coins with interest.
If there were a wealth leaderboard in the game, there is no doubt that Moon God Night would be the richest player in the world at this moment.
Just then, the recently defeated Buffett seemed to age instantly. He wobbled over to Moon God Night and, with a heart full of emotions, said, "Perhaps, aside from relying on luck, I really have no extraordinary skills. Actually, come to think of it, I’ve been an ordinary sailor all these years. If I really had any skills, I would have stood out long ago. Thank you for helping me truly face myself. I have nothing much to offer, so I’ll give you this skill book."
——System Prompt: You have received Buffett’s gifted hidden skill book "Misfortune Skill."
——Misfortune Skill: Reduces the luck of enemy troops, decreasing -1 luck per level. This skill is not compatible with Luck Skill.
Moon God Night couldn’t help but smile and said, "So you became the Gambling God using this skill!"
Buffett shook his head with a smile, saying, "Of course not, anyway, it’s all over, and I’ll just find a small job here to live out my days." Finished speaking, he turned and staggered away.
At this time, the Kobold admired and said, "Amazing! Following such an extraordinary gambler, I am sure to make a fortune. Hogg is at your service."
——System Prompt: The Kobold Hogg has become your follower.
Moon God Night laughed heartily and said, "You finally agreed, come, let’s go claim the rewards and then help me with research and set sail."
"Yes, Master!"
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At this moment, the chaos in various city channels gradually calmed down. After more than a day of rapid rowing in the game, the eleven pirate ships carrying Blood Sea Wave arrived early at Frostwind Strait.
Looking out, a large area of jagged strange rocks and reefs spread across the sea surface. Even though it is summer in the game, Frostwind Strait is still shrouded in mist. Ocean currents scrub the reefs, and mysterious, turbulent whirlpools are everywhere between the reefs.
Blood Sea Wave couldn’t help but exclaim, "Truly deserving of being a dangerous place! There’s no reason we can’t overturn our opponent in an ambush here!"
Blood Hook coldly remarked, "Did you see those whirlpools between the reefs? Ordinary medium and small boats would be doomed if they approached. Even though we are on large ships, it’s not necessarily safer; this area is actually not suitable for an ambush. Furthermore—"
At this point, Blood Hook grimly said, "Legend has it that when the fog is thick here, ships lose their way to another world."
Blood Sea Wave exclaimed, "New World?"
Blood Hook let out a cold snort, "Death World!" After speaking, Blood Hook waved a hand, prompting the leaders of the warships to wave flags in response. In no time, all the pirate ships began to delve into the reefs, seeking the most suitable ambush points.
However, Blood Sea Wave was a mindful listener. Generally speaking, folklore from NPCs is undoubtedly true, which means there should be a Teleportation Gate leading to another sea area here. If developed well here, it would indeed be an excellent location for ambushing trade routes.
The problem is, in the game’s background, ever since the Space Gate to the New World was discovered a hundred years ago, this place is no longer a shipping route. All powerful NPC merchant guilds have moved to the New World, and such a dangerous area has not been visited by pirates.
However, with the New World server not yet open, strong player merchant guilds will surely focus on the undeveloped areas during public testing—right? Which guild in the China Region has the strength? No need to ask—who else but me?
Apart from the official introduction of Naga Fishmen, the Eastern World is full of desperate criminals, just like a family with pirates. I have a natural advantage in developing the Eastern World! If I can establish a nation in the Eastern World, Frostwind Strait would undoubtedly become a critical sea fortress controlling the entrances and exits of the Bright Alliance and Dark Alliance!
In current terms, it would be an island chain that blocks enemy nations—then, the entire Eastern Ocean would become my swimming pool, which would mean having control over nearly half of the old territory in the China Region!
Blood Sea Wave immediately pulled out the Sea Chart and background materials, beginning to plan the development of the Eastern World. The first step must be to wait for the completion of the pirate city on Miracle Island, as this would provide a foothold free from constraints. Then, leverage the power of the Pirate Alliance to expand into the Eastern World.
Blood Sea Wave became increasingly proud and excited with each thought, immediately taking off his helmet to discuss the feasibility of developing the Eastern World with Brother Tian and Little Ma.
Little Ma instantly got excited, "Developing virgin land—I love it the most! Atao, you must give me a fleet then!"
Brother Tian replied crossly, "You haven’t even finished what’s in the bowl and are already eyeing what’s in the pot—finish building Miracle Island first."
Little Ma laughed and said, "We should take out Da Fei first! Do we have any chance of success? Now he’s a big shot who slays gods and dragons, right?"
Blood Sea Wave sneered, "The pirate’s tactics are set—the moment Da Fei enters the strait, we will go all-in for a full-scale ramming from all directions! This isn’t at all like the clown level of the Skyshattering Cannon—even if he were to hit a city wall, he’d put a hole in it, let alone a wooden ship! Even if Da Fei brings heaven-defying, god-slaying types, they’re useless if the ship sinks!"
Little Ma exclaimed: "What if Da Fei relies on his strong soldiers and steals the pirate ship when his own ship fails?"
Blood Sea Wave laughed: "Who cares! As long as we can sink his ship!"
Brother Tian chuckled: "Exactly, even if Da Fei’s old ship could teleport away, all the other ships will be doomed!"
Blood Sea Wave laughed: "Not doomed, but damaged and stolen by pirates."
Everyone laughed: "Sooner or later, those will be our ships!"
Meanwhile, as Blood Sea Wave joked around, the pirate warships had selected their terrain and the pirates climbed up the masts, covering the entire ship with large pieces of canvas. Instantly, a huge canvas tent was erected over Blood Sea Wave’s head.
Blood Sea Wave couldn’t help but chuckle: "What’s this for? Camouflaging the ships? What’s the use?"
Blood Hook sneered: "Kid, do you think this is ordinary cloth? Besides, nothing hides us better than this natural magic mist."
"Natural magic mist?" In confusion, Blood Sea Wave witnessed a miracle as his radar completely failed to locate the ambush spots of the allied warships!
Blood Sea Wave’s eyelid twitched with surprise; this cloth was indeed not ordinary! He hurriedly asked: "What exactly is this?"
Blood Hook snorted coldly: "Kid, you’ve got a lot to learn!" With that, he ignored Blood Sea Wave and turned to make various arrangements.
At that moment, Blood Sea Wave was truly moved. He had thought that pirates’ high-end technology was nothing more than sheer force; he didn’t expect pirates to have such high-tech capabilities! This further boosted Blood Sea Wave’s confidence.
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At 9:30 PM, Da Fei was rudely awakened by the ringing of a phone while drowsing. Da Fei quickly got up to check; it was Little Fang!
Da Fei hurriedly answered: "Little Fang? What’s up?"
Little Fang chuckled: "Brother was sleeping?"
Da Fei laughed: "Yeah, yeah, sleeping at the hotel."
Little Fang acknowledged: "As mentioned earlier, there’s a welcome party by Bloodrose Guild at 6 PM tomorrow night. Will you be able to make it back from your business trip? If you’re really busy, it’s okay."
Da Fei raised his eyebrows; he had to make it back for this! Even a guy like him was looking forward to a wild party with all the ladies. What about Mr. Lin who had probably bought all the drugs already, huh? Doesn’t matter whose day it is, no one better lay a dirty finger on my sister; I’ve got to be there to keep an eye on things!
Da Fei laughed: "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be back."
Little Fang laughed: "Really? Then rest well, okay. I won’t disturb you."
After hanging up, Da Fei couldn’t help but worry. Would a guy cursed by the Sea God during sea adventures really be able to leave and go to parties? Playing this game is starting to be a pain in the neck.
Without further thought, Da Fei returned to the game. By then, he had caught up on two days’ worth of sleep and was feeling much more refreshed. Then upon checking the Sea Chart, he found Frostwind Strait just ahead.
Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat; this was where he encountered Skira, and later Calubidis on the way back—it’s a treacherous place, and he had a psychological shadow over it.
Da Fei immediately ordered the entire fleet to prepare for level one battle readiness; all units, Angel Sailors, Sea Demon cannon crew straight to their posts. However, if it’s the big-mouth Sea Demon again, all of Da Fei’s battle preparations would be pointless.
At that moment, Da Fei suddenly realized that even with Angel Sailors, he was still so insignificant before a God-level Sea Monster.
At 9:40, Frostwind Strait’s bizarre rock formations and mist appeared within Blood Eagle’s scouting vision. And today, the mist was just as thick as before!
Da Fei focused entirely, dispatching Blood Eagle deep into the mist to investigate! Nothing, nothing at all! If the opponent’s the same Sea Monster from the last two times, Blood Eagle’s reconnaissance would be meaningless.
It was then that Catherine sent a signal: "Ahead is the strait’s treacherous zone, should we speed through it?"
Indeed, as soon as ships enter the strait, their speed naturally decreases, and all sorts of accidents could occur. So floored acceleration straight through is a gutsy and safe option—Coltner piloted through that way last time.
Da Fei waved grandly: "Full speed ahead!"
At that moment, at Blood Sea Studio, as they watched Da Fei’s fleet swagger into the strait obliviously, Blood Sea Wave, Brother Tian, Little Ma, and the others each held a bottle of champagne ready to celebrate! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)