Chapter 259 Pirates! (1/2)

”The sea occupies 65% of the area of The New Age. Even the vast sky above us is not as mysterious and unpredictable as the sea. So far, there had been many great navigators in the world, but none of them dared to say that they had explored the sea completely!”

”Opportunities and dangers coexist, beautiful, attractive, frightening. This is the sea.”

Pleater stood at the bow of the ship with obsession, his eyes blurred as he looked far away and murmured, ”My greatest dream is to explore every part of the sea! But that damn Stray…”

Lin Jie kept silent.

Stray•Emilia was a Modified Three-Headed Basilisk. A Normal Three-Headed Basilisk usually lived in swamps; its head could spray flames, spit ice, or thunderstorms, which was very powerful. Even the lowest-leveled Three-Headed Basilisk was a level 40 Golden Boss, and its high Magic Damage was more than enough to obliterate Hundred Bandit Team.

But Emilia was a Modified Boss because when her mother had given birth to her, her mother had accidentally swallowed a human girl who had happened to break into her nest to test her Dark Magic. The girl's soul had merged with the Three-Headed Basilisk and produced some mysterious changes, which hence created this terrible Stray. After her birth, Emilia had been expelled by her peers. She had no choice but to live in the sea and seek the chance of survival by escaping from all kinds of scary sharks and sea monsters.

Gradually, her temperament had begun to change, and she even started to slaughter around after her ability had been wakened. This had finally caused the awakening of the Three-Headed Basilisk's tyrannical nature, and since then, she had been feeding on travelers. Because of that, she ranked in the top hundred of the Guild of Light's beast list, and anyone who could kill her would be given rich and generous rewards.

Pleater shouted, ”Sailors, sail! Ready to go!”

”Yes, captain!”

Fifty players shouted in one voice and sailed before the envious and jealous eyes of the ones that had not been chosen. As the ship slowly sailed out of the harbor and rode the wind and the waves, they could no longer hold back the excitement in their hearts and rushed to the deck to enjoy the magnificent view.

Pleater raised his chin and said, ”Adventurer, try to operate the rudder, you'll like this.”

Lin Jie tried to hold the rudder tightly. The shape of this boat was an ancient European three-track sailing boat, which was under the classification of cargo ships. It was not as agile and fast as warships or combat ships, but its agility was still not too bad.

”Full sail!” Lin Jie shouted.

The ship could sail in two ways, which were half sail and full sail. The former moved slower but was more convenient in changing directions. Full sail allowed the ship to sail at full speed, and the speed of travel could soar by many times if they sailed with the wind.

At a command, the crew began to work and put down the sails. The speed of travel increased sharply as the wind was blowing easterly.

Ding~

—”Your proficiency in navigation has increased by 10 points.” (P.S. You have yet to learn navigation skills. These proficiency points will disappear in three hours.)”

Pleater smiled. ”You're well suited to be a Navigator. I can teach you the skills.”

Ding~

—”Do you accept the navigation skills taught by Pleater? (P.S. After learning the skills, your Perfect Potion Mastery will disappear.)”

Lin Jie shook his head and rejected politely. Although navigation skills were very good, his main battlefield was the land, not the sea.

In addition… Well, after a long voyage, Lin Jie would get seasick, so just forget about it.

”Wu Dongdong!” Lin Jie yelled.

Wu Dongdong tightened the sail lock rope carefully and was excited to hear that his proficiency had increased by 1 point. Hearing Lin Jie's call, he quickly wiped his hand on the clothes and asked, ”Yes, yes, what's your instruction?”

Lin Jie laughed and gave up his seat. ”Come and steer.”

”Oh… Huh? Huh? Steer? Are you letting me steer?” Wu Dongdong said bewildered. Steering was the fastest way to gain proficiency points! Normal players, usually, could only be personnel for chores, while the luckier ones could be sailors. They could only gain proficiency points by reinforcing sails, anchoring, and other simple tasks.

And now Lin Jie was letting him steer?

”Yes.” Lin Jie smiled and said, ”Are you coming or not?”

”I… I… Thank you.” Wu Dongdong held the rudder tightly and almost cried in excitement. He shouted loudly, ”Half sail forward! Prepare to leave the strait!”

The others looked at Wu Dongdong unwillingly. How could he get such an opportunity? He was a sinner!

Even so, they did not dare to expose their thoughts under Lin Jie's eyes. Otherwise, they would be fired.

Wu Dongdong maneuvered the ship to bypass the reefs carefully and accurately and sailed out of the strait. His proficiency had been boosted by 100 points, followed by a large number of experience points, which leveled him up from level 10 to 13 directly!

In The New Age, the players could level up in many ways. This was the charm of the game!

Wu Dongdong looked at Lin Jie's back with gratitude. He then took a deep breath and concentrated on doing his job.