Chapter Eighty-Nine: Kraken's Touch
The flagship of the fleet, the King Edward.
A 68-pound solid bullet had a very coincidental shot through its lower side, nearly hitting the waterline.
If the ship remained in its current windward state, it would be nothing, but once it resumed normal sailing, the sea water would surely pour into the interior of the cabin.
In order to prevent waterproofing, the gun doors of the lower artillery deck were all sealed, and this layer could not be used for combat, and naturally there were no combatants.
Only the ubiquitous network of laws monitors the entire ship.
The captain, first officer, second officer, and chief navigator are responsible for deploying manpower at any time as network nodes.
"The lower deck has been broken near the amidship, carpenter go and plug the hole!"
Hearing the order, a nearby carpenter who had been on standby for a long time immediately rushed forward with his tools.
"Yes, leave it to me."
A series of knowledge about the hull structure, materials, materials, and best repair solutions flowed through his heart.
This crew member named Tom Rex is not only a carpenter, but also a first-order squire-level [Craftsman] of the Tower Sequence.
The talent [Erudite and Strong] allowed him to master all the skills in his own field, and just one person was comparable to an entire damage management team.
Most of the highest-level [Craftsmen] that can be found on battleships will not exceed the second order.
Because as long as they reach the second level, they will be able to master the core ability [Spiritual Forge], and if they are given enough transcendent materials, they can steadily produce the lowest level of strange things.
There is an extreme shortage of subsistence supplies on board, so how can they practice the proverb of "expelling ignorance with knowledge"?
It's a waste of life.
Unless it is the kind of expedition ship heading for overseas routes, it will have the opportunity to come into contact with all kinds of new knowledge and materials, which will attract [Craftsman] and other transcendents of the tower sequence.
Therefore, Tom Rex, although only a first order, is well treated and has a good status on the ship.
Not only does he have the right to come to the lower deck, but as long as he has served for two years, he can enter the university of the royal capital without examination.
Then he becomes a scholar in a certain field and embarks on a transcendent path and a fast track to life.
Unfortunately, today is not his lucky day.
He had just rushed through the messy lower deck to the hole and hung the illuminated whale oil lamp on the wall, guided by the constant fire from the outside world.
Through the hole the size of a wheel, I saw what seemed to be a huge black shadow flicking its tail violently under the pitch-black water.
With the power of its tail, a figure leaped out of the water and burrowed through the hole like a swimming fish.
"Ah, there is"
Before the master could call out, Byron had already grabbed him by the throat, and his hands twisted and easily broke his neck.
A first-order craftsman doesn't even have half a combat skill, and once he encounters a surprise attack, he is not as good as a mortal soldier who has experienced a hundred battles.
At this time, the [Whalebone Talisman - Underwater Breathing] hanging on Byron's body dimmed again.
It was with the help of this piece of equipment given to him by Violet, and the help of a man-eating shark, that he was able to sneak out of Iron Anchor Bay.
Side effects: Use for up to half an hour, beyond which gills, swim bladders, scales, or other messy aquatic organoids will grow.
The probe waved its hand out of the hole, signaling safe entry.
In the waves dozens of meters away, Violet, who also used [Underwater Breathing] to lurk here, continued to stay in place with the shark.
The task of this third-order transcendent was to respond to the retreat and support Byron's actions.
With Tom Rex falling to the ground and dying.
Two hounds barked suddenly from Byron's shadow, and an illusory figure immediately appeared on the deceased's body, and was pulled into the shadow at once.
[Wild Hunting Legion] is activated!
Tom Rex also became his first undead squire.
A cool breath swirled through Byron's brain, and it seemed to make his mind quicker a lot.
"It's not bad, after killing the enemy, you can choose whether to incorporate his dead soul or not, so that the team will not be uneven, and it will be all crooked melons and cracked dates.
And this ability to increase seems to have something to do with the sworn enemy's profession during his lifetime.
Scholar classes focus on the mental aspect, while combat classes tend to focus on the physical.
This craftsman has probably increased my basic quality by 10%.
It's a pity that these undead acolytes don't have their own sanity during their lifetime, nor do they retain any professional abilities, and their value is greatly reduced. ”
Byron also knew he was daydreaming.
If even their supernatural abilities can be retained, then the [Wild Hunting Legion] can directly be invincible in the legal system.
Combining all the sequences into one is probably a height that only God can reach, right?
Then again, since this ability can continue to improve with the legend level, you can imagine what it will look like in the future.
A red light flashed in his palm, and he activated the [Blood Holy Grail] to destroy the corpse.
After harvesting an undead acolyte, another blood of transmutation was harvested.
At the same time, the silver octopus coin on his body also draws on the most distinctive characteristics of the craftsman: the crew of the King Edward, the sailor of the Channel Fleet.
Byron looked at the clean ground except for a few relics, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Only 'one fish and ten eats' can compare to my frugality.
Sashimi, steamed fish belly, chopped pepper head, fish intestine omelette, fish bone broth and finally not even a piece of dry fried fish scales will be wasted. ”
Randomly use wooden planks to nail holes in the side of the ship, so that others can't find it for a while, even if they fool it.
As soon as he turned his head, he used cognitive correction to change into the appearance of [Craftsman] Tom.
Tom, the real undead acolyte, rushed into Byron's body, completing the partial possession.
Just like the spirit behind the body, the spirit has the inherent ability of "possession".
The undead acolytes who make up the Wild Hunt Legion can be forcibly possessed into the bodies of other mortals, as well as into Byron's bodies.
Even if the transcendent ability is lost, the memory is somewhat mutilated, but the core instinct is still there.
With the "psychological disguise technique", even if Byron blends into the people with complex interpersonal relationships, he can still be like a fish in water.
"Since the stronger the strength in life, the stronger the bonus achievements after death, and finally after a one-time sacrifice, the stronger the [Hunt Knight] I incarnate.
The remaining nineteen places are better not to be wasted on ordinary people. ”
Having made up his mind, he strode to the end of the lower artillery deck, where there was a wooden ladder leading to the bilge and a carpenter's passage for carpenters.
Effect 3 of 30 Silver Coins: "Thirty Silver Coins is the price for selling the Son."
The One God, the Creator of Bondage, bears the sins of all mankind with His own suffering.
If the freaks can collect all thirty silver coins in the set, they can complete the [Black Mass] ritual and redeem themselves.
But it will also eventually awaken the master to whom the ritual is truly directed. ”
Byron and Violet had already used the silver coins to locate the object's body.
From Tom's memory, he saw that there was only a group of [lawyers] stationed in the bilge, and the rest of the ship was strictly forbidden to enter or leave.
Does this need to be thought about? Naturally, he did not hesitate to smash Huanglong!
The sound of footsteps faded away in the darkness.
The [Iron Law of Kingship: Magna Carta], which filled the entire battleship compartment and even the entire fleet, did not react at all from beginning to end.
Those illusory golden lions wearing crowns and holding pure gold scales on their heads have all become blind.
Even if he witnessed the murder of his own crew, he was indifferent the whole time, and he did not have any intention of warning the officers of the ship.
When the blue-blue tattoo on Byron's index finger lit up slightly, he bowed his head and made way of the road that should have been closed ahead.
Obviously, if it weren't for the [Storm Seal] in his hand, not to mention that he wanted to kill silently on the ship, even if he wanted to sneak on the ship, it would be impossible.
It's no wonder that the House of York vowed to exterminate them all.
He is to the York family now what the York family was to Lancaster.
An existence that is eyeing his own royal power, and may even replace himself, must not be kept!
"Stop!
Mr. Tom, you don't have access to the lower cabins.
And there is no water in the bilge, and you can't temporarily pass through the carpentry passage, so please return to your post and stand by. ”
Just as Byron was about to reach the entrance, he was stopped by a squad of four marines armed with sailors, led by a captain.
A mechanical network of laws would ignore his existence, but these living people would not.
But the response was to them
Rumble! Rumble!
Byron glanced at the [Whalebone Talisman Mute] that lit up.
He turned the two shotguns [Organ Black and White Keys] in his hand and continued to move forward through the four corpses full of holes.
Ordinary muskets can get into the water, and Violet specially lent him these two beloved curiosity muskets temporarily.
A large area of guns, and there is no place to hide in the narrow aisles of the cabin, which is better than a flintlock pistol.
It's still an all-round use of Transmutation Blood, Hunting Legion, and Octopus Silver.
The ghost of the captain joined the team and was a fortress rank 1 [Fortress Guard].
Byron's physical strength increased a lot.
But the net failed, the gunfire was silenced by the mute amulet, and the others, who were in a state of artillery battle, did not even notice that there were intruders in the heart of the battleship.
Byron strode into the carpentry passage, searching for the familiar sound of the flute to find the cabin where a group of legalists guarded the "Scourge".
The hatch was suddenly pushed open, and a group of legalists inside collectively turned their heads and looked coldly at Byron, who walked in with a gun.
"Tom? How did you get here? Get me out! ”
The memory of the transcendent is far beyond that of ordinary people, and as a colonel officer on this ship, little Norwich knows everyone and immediately scolds him.
If it was an ordinary sailor trespassing in the restricted area, it would not be too much to shoot on the spot.
Even the transcendent must be punished heavily.
Byron didn't even have the interest to look at the group of lawyers, and was immediately attracted by the faience jar they gathered in the middle.
Inexplicable whispers flowed through his ears.
The strange feeling was sticky and slippery, like a rustling tentacle flowing on the eardrum, and then melting into the stinking sludge of the swamp and pouring into the cranial cavity
And in those crazy babblings that are messy, completely illogical, and unsystematic.
He vaguely heard a name that was so old that it had become rotten:
"Kraken's Touch!"
Suddenly, Byron knew that this was just a kind of conjecture that was most in line with his own cognition, and it did not mean that the indescribable existence was really called this name.
And just such a name, if mortals and some transcendent people listen attentively, they may go crazy and go insane (chapter 51).
But Byron seemed to hear:
"Steamed squid, steamed octopus, grilled squid, grilled octopus, marinated squid, sizzling squid" are the same as the names of the dishes.
I can't finish eating, I can't finish eating at all!
As he finally finished filling in the last piece of information.
[Secret: Admiralty's Conspiracy, Historical Influence 20] The resolution density immediately advanced from 75% to 100% in an instant.
[Hidden: Shadow of the Red and White Rose War, Historical Influence 31] has also been increased from 40% to 50%.
"Mr. Captain, you have received a spiritual gift, and a new entry!"