Chapter 926 - 874: Bai Huasha’s Whaling Operation Revival
Finally, smoothly returned to the fleet. From now on, I can occasionally go back to my hometown and check things out. Only then can development be truly comprehensive, with no worries left behind.
Da Fei, feeling emotional, started to clean out his bag, having PKed over a hundred red-named players and picked up over a hundred pieces of junk equipment. Of course, in the game, even junk equipment has its uses. After learning the Lord Skill "Equip Troops," you can have your troops use it. However, when player equipment is used by troops, its attributes are less than one-tenth effective, and special skills are nonexistent.
And then there’s another piece of loot from killing the bear, the "Great Druid Secret Book."
——Great Druid Secret Book: A book recorded in indistinguishable cryptic text containing the Great Druid Secret Techniques.
Another white-named item, with no attributes, so it must have some deeper meaning. I guess Anlicia, the assistant professor, should understand it, right?
So Da Fei went to the captain’s cabin to find Anlicia. Anlicia chuckled, "Lord City Lord, I thought you went back yourself, leaving all of us here on the ship."
Da Fei laughed, "How could that be! Look, this is what I brought back this time."
Anlicia took the thin green book and was startled, "Lord City Lord, where did you get this book?"
Da Fei hurriedly said, "From Duke William’s Elk Manor, obtained after slaying a crazed giant bear druid. Due to the urgency of returning to the city, the Duke didn’t have time to explain the druid’s origins."
Anlicia said seriously, "Without a doubt, this must be from a druid who stole secret books from the Grand Library. As you can see, these texts are also esoteric and incomprehensible ancient divine symbols, recorded with high-end skills like Bear Transformation, Crow Transformation, and even Dragon Transformation. Druids without extensive knowledge simply can’t understand these symbols, and if they misunderstand and get it wrong, even if they successfully transform into a giant bear, they could go mad, which is why this book is forbidden in the Druid Guild."
Da Fei raised an eyebrow, "Why use ancient divine symbols to record Bear Transformation?"
Anlicia solemnly replied, "Of course, because mortal language simply can’t express these skills."
Da Fei exclaimed, "Divine Arts?"
Anlicia shook her head, "It’s a secret technique! Its power isn’t as great as Divine Arts, the learning and casting prerequisites aren’t as high as Divine Arts, and the side effects aren’t as severe. In short, whoever smartly understands these ancient runes can unleash it!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "Anyone with intelligence can? Humans too?"
Anlicia laughed, "Lord City Lord, the phrase ’as long as you’re smart’ is quite an understatement. In short, I don’t yet know the specific learning conditions, but I’ll slowly go through it. If Lord City Lord has time to return to the city next time, help me buy a few dictionaries for reference. Of course, if we’re fortunate enough to encounter a Wisdom Tree, such an opportunity to consult it should never be missed."
Da Fei nodded, "No problem!"
Needless to say, this book is used by players who idle around in the library, similar to Treasure Appraisers. However, the more advanced the books in the library, the more astonishing the borrowing fees and required reputation, so being idle in the library isn’t as easy as it sounds.
It’s already 1 AM now, and the fleet is cutting through the waves of the vast Nether Sea. The more peaceful the environment, the more we must cherish the time, so Da Fei once again wrapped in his helmet and went to sleep while idling.
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In the northern sea of the Elf Kingdom, a large whaling ship with an iron-clad hull and bottom, covered in spikes, is slowly moving across the sea. This is the "Whale Hunter" whaling ship, escorted by Yanran’s smile, Bai Huasha, Harem Beauty, and Invincible Wei from the Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce.
Having been at sea for over 6 hours in real time, and three days in game time, this ship is ridiculously slow even with favorable winds, and hasn’t even left the regions of two cities in the Elf Kingdom.
Of course, slowness doesn’t matter; the handsome guys and beautiful ladies can still pass the time fishing and chatting, laughing and enjoying themselves. After 11 PM, the ladies no longer felt like talking; Harem Beauty, who usually talked little, went into idle mode, and Yanran’s smile also went to sleep, leaving the energetic Bai Huasha, Liu Qian, and Invincible Wei, Da Wei, still chatting.
However, Da Wei really isn’t a good person to chat with; he’s the type to answer only when asked, never starts a topic on his own, and being alone with him is much more boring than one would imagine.
Now Bai Huasha finally had nothing to say. It’s a pity; such a handsome, tall, and sunny guy, yet with social skills indistinguishable from a wooden block. Initially, Liu Qian thought this was mere reticence, but now it seems to be no virtue at all. He can’t even loosen up online; how reclusive is he in reality? If a handsome guy is like this, what if he were ugly?
Finally, finding herself in an awkward silence, Bai Huasha started rummaging through the fish basket and couldn’t help but frown, "We’ve been fishing for hours, and there’s not a single big fish. What’s going on?"
Da Wei chimed in, "I don’t have any big fish either. I thought it was because my fishing skill isn’t high enough."
Bai Huasha frowned, "That’s completely impossible. We’re currently in the Tarolan Sea, known for ample seafood, and I’m using specialized spice liquor bait. It’s not possible to catch no big fish at all."
Da Wei mumbled, "Maybe we’re just unlucky."
Bai Huasha raised an eyebrow; such an unusual situation clearly isn’t just luck! It seems Da Wei’s powers of observation and analysis are entirely lacking; he’s definitely not material for greatness. Bai Huasha couldn’t help but lower her evaluation of this fellow schoolmate another notch. In any case, I won’t use him to tease Tang Yan anymore; he’s really unworthy.