Chapter 9 - 6 Blood Sea Studio
Shipwreck on a deserted island. With the last Skeleton Warrior on the deck falling, a flash of golden light appeared as Blood Sea Wave leveled up to level 4. He successfully learned the Attack Skill sub-skill "War Maniac."
—War Maniac, increased the basic killing power of the hero and the hero's troops by 1 point, greatly benefiting low-level troops. The prerequisite for learning this skill was mastering the Advanced Attack Skill.
At this moment, Blood Sea Wave's character had been continuously fighting for a day and night in game time, which was 2.4 hours in real-time, and was extremely fatigued, needing to rest. Blood Sea Wave felt satisfied with his leveling speed.
Even though being on the isolated island meant no novice missions from the instructor, no novice instances, and no recruitment points, the leveling speed was actually not as good as those ordinary players who already had a few reward soldiers. However, this was the cost a super account had to bear for surviving in a desperate situation!
However, after learning War Maniac, things changed. The basic killing increased from 2-5 at birth to 3-6, and then upon reaching level 5, the system would reward 1 point of basic killing every 5 levels, resulting in 4-7. Coupled with a 6-attack that neutralized the 6 points of defense from those disgusting shield-holding Skeletons, the expert Attack Skill boosted killing by 40%, making the minimum damage greater than the 5 life value of the Skeleton Warrior. With that, you could take one down with a single hit, speeding up future monster-slaying significantly. Especially for a Shield Guard with 8 personal defense and 20 life points right from the start, future leveling would be worry-free, allowing for an unstoppable path straight to the bottom of the ship!
If there was anything unsatisfying, it was that his starting point was still a bit lower, being just a Level 3 Soldier felt somewhat unimpressive! Currently, accounts valued at 1 million US dollars started as Level 4 Soldiers. For example, Star Team's Griffin Breeder started with a level 4 Air Force Griffin, which had high attack, fast speed, and could dive into those long-range wild monsters ordinary players wouldn't dare approach, making development far too easy.
In the Heroic Creation Era, the troop levels for each race were divided into 8 levels. Level 0 troops were militias, reserve soldiers like the Human Race's farmer, Elf Clan's Flower Demon, Dwarf Clan's dwarf miner, the Hell Race's Demon Infant, Undead Race's sufferer skeleton, and the Beastman Race's goblin. Their life was extremely fragile, unable to withstand a blow, and players couldn't recruit them. Their primary role was production and defending the city during critical moments. The speed of a castle's development was mainly determined by these level 0 troops' numbers.
Then levels 1, 2, and 3 troops were conventional units, which ordinary players could hire in the main city if their Command Power and tactical position were sufficient. Level 4 troops, however, marked the threshold of advanced units, requiring various challenging tasks and reputation farming.
Starting from level 4, troops gained Magic Resistance and could cast spells. For instance, the neutral faction academy's Grand Mage, the Elf Clan's fearsome Druid, the Hell Race's alluring enchantress, the renowned vampire of the Undead Race, the Beastman Race's melee maniac Shaman, and the Dwarf Clan's thick-skinned and high-health Rune Mage, among others. Level 4 and 5 troops were the backbone of a race, with strong self-fighting capacity, acting as a bridge between other troops. Otherwise, the entire unit's combat power would be disconnected. This was particularly evident in the Undead Race and Human Race.
The Undead Race's army generally had slow move speed, while the vampire had an outstanding speed, often already engaging in battle while the main force was still catching up, resulting in a predicament of fighting alone. Advancing and retreating alongside the main force meant wasting its own speed advantage. Thus, playing the vampire well was crucial for the Undead Race, marking the dividing line between masters and amateurs.
Similarly, the dilemma for Human Race's Holy Hall was the level 6 Knight, whether to charge or not, which was a very perplexing issue!
Players could establish their own castles in the New World and acquire various diverse troops, known as Soldier Source Bases, developing their unique troops. Especially for the Undead Race, a myriad of strange Undead creatures kept emerging, but no matter how developed or nurtured, they had to cooperate with the main force. Otherwise, it was better to honestly recruit the system's main city's main combat troops, at least replenishing main combat troops' numbers was convenient.
For Blood Sea Wave, his development and the development of the New World were already planned. Blood Sea Wave planned to construct an impregnable island fortress in the New World and cultivate his unique naval troop type within it. Although the born Shield Guard wasn't of the highest caliber, it was most suited for naval warfare on narrow ships. Meanwhile, weapons like the first-level gunner, large creatures like the fourth-level Griffin, and sixth-level cavalry with horses certainly couldn't conduct naval battles on narrow ships and needed replacing. Then he would dominate the seas across both worlds, for only by conquering the oceans could he truly conquer the world!
In reality, Blood Sea Wave was a naval battle maniac himself. To acquire a naval battle specialty, he purchased over 200 machines in total, drawing 200 times! This was why he only entered the game three days after its launch.
Notably, Blood Sea Wave was incredibly fortunate. On the 200th attempt, he finally obtained the "God-level" specialty of an Admiral! If he really couldn't draw it, he would have had to purchase it at a high price on the market. As for scaring Da Fei with words of getting bored and selling his account, it was just to intimidate him into giving up, showcasing that he feared nothing.
As for handling the 200 machines he purchased, he thought about opening a studio. Although the machines weren't valuable, buying so many took quite a bit of effort.
Blood Sea Wave called his good friend, "Shaodong, what are you doing?"
On the other end of the line, a disgruntled voice replied, "What else can I do? I'm living a life bestowed by the Heavenly Queen."
Blood Sea Wave chuckled, "Still not worn out? I want to open a game studio, let's do it together!"
Shaodong replied in surprise, "Game studio? Are you kidding? We guys don't lack money!"
Blood Sea Wave chuckled, "Actually, it's just playing games, but calling it a studio sounds better. At least those old folks will think we are doing something proper."
Shaodong laughed, "True, which game?"
Blood Sea Wave nodded, "The hottest one! Get Brother Tian and Mr. Ma to play too, tell them to stop racing cars. With all the gas-powered taxis on the street now, hitting one would be like hitting a bomb. It's not worth dying."
Shaodong laughed, "Want me to bring over a bunch of girls? We can play while having fun?"
Blood Sea Wave retorted, "Most annoying are female players, don't want anyone too dumb!"
Shaodong laughed heartily, "Relax, I don't want to mess with someone too dumb either! By the way, what's the studio's name?"
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Blood Sea Wave instantly replied, "Blood Sea Studio!"
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After contacting his wealthy friends, Blood Sea Wave's mood became even better.
The only displeasure was the extra trash on the island! This felt like having a grain of sand in the eye.
Thus, Blood Sea Wave couldn't fully immerse himself in killing monsters, always subconsciously keeping an eye out for that worthless player. Did he die many times during the day? Ha! Trash is trash, this place is no place for trash! But where was that piece of trash now?
Blood Sea Wave looked around, not seeing any sign of him, then checked beneath the ship's side. Still not there! Where did he go? Logged off after failing to adapt? That's wise!
Suddenly, Blood Sea Wave remembered something; he didn't have enough rations! There was no problem with food since fishing and shrimp-catching solved it, but what about the water?
Blood Sea Wave noticed the few coconut trees on the island, thinking they probably held water. He hurriedly went to the island to pick the fruits.
—System Prompt, the fruits have been picked already. Please return in 29 days when the next batch ripens.
Damn it! Blood Sea Wave angrily kicked hard, "When that piece of trash logs on, I'll chop him down immediately!"
Concerning reputation loss, might as well become a pirate! Being a pirate allows openly robbing NPC's merchant ships! Negative reputation rises faster than anything! Of course, soloing can't start off as a pirate, but now that the brothers are all coming to play, there's no problem with that.