Chapter 448: Section 235: Medals, Awesome!
The night sky tonight was moonlit, with the moon hanging like a disc.
Moonlight, resembling water, filtered through the window, spilling into the captain’s cabin.
There were no lights on in the captain’s cabin, and the dragon-man youth had not gone to sleep.
He sat at the desk, listening to the sound of waves slapping against the hull, interspersed with the occasional voice of mercenaries patrolling the deck, exchanging passwords.
With Zong Ge in charge, the discipline of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps far exceeded that of a regular mercenary group.
The half-beasts were being trained entirely like a military force.
On the desk rested a teapot, brewing tea.
The dragon-man youth’s gaze, however, was concentrated on the medal in his hands.
It was a Big Arena Badge.
It seemed to be made of silver, heavy even in the dragon-man youth’s hands.
It was a Silver Level device with significant origins, related to the Abyss.
It had two main functions.
The first was to provide the wearer with an all-around enhancement, including strength, speed, defense, attack, recovery, and more. It also possessed a trait: the more people who watched the wearer’s combat, the stronger the enhancement became.
The second function was to absorb the combat experience and skills of defeated subordinates and infuse them into the awardee.
The dragon-man youth had personally experienced the benefits of this equipment during the day.
He had asked to spar with Chi Lai and Menshi.
In the full view of onlookers, he genuinely felt the amplification the Big Arena Badge provided him.
So much so that he could more easily defeat the two Silver Level opponents working together.
The second function he only used after the spar had ended.
Then, a flood of understanding poured directly from the badge into his mind.
He gained a lot of experience using a two-handed warhammer, several dwarven combat skills training, real combat experience, and military combat skill experiences.
These experiences mainly came from the dwarf Menshi, with a smaller contribution from the human gunner Chi Lai.
The dragon-man youth’s eyes were calm as he analyzed in his mind, “The badge can absorb the experience of defeated subordinates and infuse it into the wearer.”
“So, the source of these experiences must be Menshi and Chi Lai.”
“And the content of the related experiences is associated with the moves Menshi and Chi Lai employed during combat.”
“The combat skills I’ve acquired are those that Menshi and Chi Lai frequently used in battle.”
“If in the future I want to gain Chi Lai’s bombardment experience, I’d need to let him use his cannon in our spars.”
After the spar, in his solitude, the dragon-man youth secretly tried using a two-handed weapon.
The sensation was akin to: a warrior who once specialized in two-handed warhammers, who had laid down his weapon for many years, never training, and then suddenly one day took up the warhammer again.
He had completely bypassed the blank beginner’s phase.
However, with some training, the dragon-man youth keenly felt another point: even though the experience was genuine, when it came down to actual practice, there was still a slight gap between personal performance and the experience.
His analysis of this was, “The experience in my mind comes from Menshi, who is a dwarf, while I have the body of a dragon-man. Using his experience doesn’t quite match for me, hence the discrepancy.”
“To solve this problem, I either need to absorb the warhammer experience of more people or transform into a dwarf.”
Either approach was within the dragon-man youth’s capabilities.
“Captain, we’ve lured the Three-Ring Turtle nearby,” Zi Di’s voice came from the dragon-man youth’s communication device at that moment.
“Good, I’ll be right there,” the dragon-man youth’s eyes shone as he stood up.
He picked up the tea from the desk and drained it in one gulp.
The tea was no ordinary tea; it was clear with seaweed-like leaves floating in it, exuding a Silver Level aura.
It was the exalted Silver Level Charming Cheek Tea!
Next, the dragon-man youth activated his Blood Core.
A flash of red light passed by, and he transformed into a four-meter-long snake, winding his way through the window and quietly slipping into the sea.
He had transformed into a Silver Level Tide Snake.
Regarding the bloodline of the Tide Snake, he had already collected a lot on Snake Rat Island.
The Silver Level Tide Snake bloodline was already at 100% in his Blood Core.
Had he been in his dragon-man form, it wouldn’t have been easy to slip into the water unnoticed. But in his Tide Snake form, it was effortless and natural.
Even the patrolling mercenaries on the ship did not notice.
As the Tide Snake youth entered the water, the effect of the Charming Cheek Tea was immediate.
Bronze Level Charming Cheek Tea granted the ability to breathe underwater.
The Black Iron Level Charming Cheek Tea not only provided underwater breathing but also brought dusky vision, very suitable for underwater combat.
And the Silver Level Charming Cheek Tea, it not only gave the user the ability to breathe underwater, dark vision, but also a sense of the water currents!
As soon as the Tide Snake youth submerged, he perceived an unusual feeling.
He could feel and grasp every movement of the water around him.
Not just that, with every movement of his snake body, he could predict the changes the surrounding water currents would produce.
This way, although it was his first time using his Tide Snake form to enter the water, he quickly learned to swim stealthily in the sea.
However, the way he moved his body was strange and uncoordinated.
After all, he was still inexperienced with using the snake body.
Following Zi Di’s guidance, after swimming through the sea for a while, the Tide Snake youth soon located their target—the Silver-armored Three-Ring Turtle.
This sea turtle was as big as a carriage, with its shell resembling dark silver.
It was a Silver Level sea Magic Beast, and as soon as it spotted the Tide Snake youth, it went on alert, its dark silver shell emitting a faint glow—a warning signal.
But the Tide Snake youth was here precisely to trouble it.
The youth opened his mouth and out came a beam of Cold Ice Beam.
This was a Magic-like spell of the Tide Snake.
Although the youth had no Demon Crystal on him, the demon energy of the Blood Core became a perfect substitute.
Consuming the demon energy of the Blood Core, the youth’s Cold Ice Beam hit the target.
The Silver Level Three-Ring Turtle, enraged, had its shell disintegrate into eight thin, long bars of silver.
The silver bars shot towards the Tide Snake youth, who hurriedly dodged and continued to counterattack with the Cold Ice Beam.
After a dozen seconds, the situation for the Tide Snake youth started to look grim.
He was being attacked by even more silver bars.
In a desperate situation, he had no choice but to transform back into his Dragon-man form.
“It’s still the humanoid form that’s most comfortable!” the Dragon-man youth sighed, swinging his fists to send the silver bars entangling him flying.
Using a Combat Skill like a cannonball, he shuttled through the ocean.
Then, utilizing the Blast Fist against the silver bars or the sea turtle, he immediately pressed the adversary into a losing position.
The Silver Level Three-Ring Turtle exerted all its strength, connecting the silver bars around it to form three rings.
The rings spun and danced, creating three dense defense lines to block the Dragon-man youth’s attacks.
The Dragon-man youth added the transformation of the Smoke Dragon, using Ring Mound for Acceleration to increase the ferocity of his assault.
The Silver Level Three-Ring Turtle couldn’t withstand it and let out a mournful cry as it withdrew its silver bars and turned to flee.
The Dragon-man youth didn’t deal a lethal blow but kept on its heels, activating the Big Arena Badge.
A stream of experience flowed from the badge into his mind.
This experience was about how to swim, how to separate the turtle shell, and how to use it against the enemy.
After fully absorbing it, the Dragon-man youth caught up with the Silver Level Three-Ring Turtle again and gave it a harsh beating.
The Three-Ring Turtle, instead of fighting back, kept on fleeing.
After a while, the Dragon-man youth stopped and tried to absorb experience from the badge again.
This time, the experience was only of the sea turtle striving to swim and desperately trying to escape.
The Dragon-man youth repeated the process.
The poor sea turtle was quickly beaten to a pulp, its head swollen red.
Realizing it was cornered, the sea turtle began to retaliate desperately in its plight.
The Dragon-man youth shouted his approval as he fought with the sea turtle, churning the sea and causing unceasing roars.
A few minutes later, the body of the sea turtle slowly sank to the ocean floor.
The Dragon-man youth utilized the Blood Core to fully absorb it.
So, within the Blood Core was now the trace of a Multi-Ring Turtle’s Bloodline, at the Silver Level, but with a low completeness of only 15%.
The Multi-Ring Turtle’s Bloodline is a typical Magic Beast bloodline, containing Water Nature and magnetism; if tested with potions, it would react with Water Element and Earth Element Magic Potions.
The Life Level of the Multi-Ring Turtle can reach up to Holy Domain Level.
Starting from the Bronze Level Bronze Armor One-Ring Turtle, to the Black Iron Armor Two-Ring Turtle, Silver Armor Three-Ring Turtle, Gold Armor Four-Ring Turtle, all the way up to the Holy Armor Five-Ring Turtle.
Through this battle, the Dragon-man youth gained a lot of new insight into the Big Arena Badge.
“The less intense the combat, the more time it takes, the less experience is gained.”
“The same enemy, frequently fought against, gives diminishing returns with each defeat.”
“This might be the true use of the Big Arena Badge.”
The Dragon-man youth felt as if his vision had suddenly widened.
Previously, having left Mysterious Monster Island, he had analyzed the most suitable use for the Blood Core, deciding to primarily stay in humanoid form.
But now, with the Big Arena Badge to complement it, he could completely absorb numerous Magic Beasts and Magic Plants and use the absorbed experience to quickly form a brand-new strength in a short time!
“This badge is really amazing!” the Dragon-man youth exclaimed sincerely.
At the same time.
The Iron Lump slowly docked at the shore.
Cang Xu stood at the bow, gazing into the dark night at Songfeng Island.
He saw the pine trees covering the mountains, swaying their branches in the wind, forming a spectacular wave of dark green.
What Cang Xu enjoyed most, however, was the raging wind pervasive on Pine Island.
The wind was filled with negative energy, giving the Undead Mage an immense sense of pleasure.
Looking over at his companion Qing Xin, he had put up a light cyan Defense Shield.
“The exact location of the Undead Gathering, where is it?” Cang Xu furrowed his brow, slightly troubled.
Qing Xin knew of the Undead Gathering here but not the specific location.
Cang Xu would have to find it himself.
“Do you really want to accompany me?” Cang Xu looked at Qing Xin. “I think it’s better for you to stay on the ship.”
Qing Xin shook his head. “If something happens to you, with such a large target as myself, could I really avoid an attack and retreat in time?”
“I am also from the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce, with this identity, I shouldn’t have any problems.”
“We need to concentrate our efforts to increase the success rate of this operation… Wait, there’s someone!”
Qing Xin suddenly signaled a warning.
Cang Xu immediately went on the alert.
A zombie walked out of the pine forest.
The zombie’s face was expressionless. “Gentlemen, I have come to guide you to the gathering.”
“Who are you?” Cang Xu showed a curious expression; he recognized the person. It was someone familiar from Twin Eyes Island!