NOVEL NEXT Chapter 145: Soul Transformation of the Sea Vessel
The military mission, as expected, is much stricter than those of the Ocean Court and the trade guilds.
They only have three days left.
Within three days, they must reach Lvchun Island and set up camp, or face punishment.
Military regulations are not something to be trifled with.
"So, what do you think, guys? Shall we first go purchase some supplies and meet at the port in a day?"
Shi Jun said to the group.
Everyone exchanged glances and then nodded without any objections.
...
After separating from the group, Fang Yu ordered Ma and the others to go purchase some living supplies.
This time they were heading to Lvchun Island for seven days of garrison duty.
Seven days, 26 people, a considerable amount of supplies is needed.
Moreover...
"Go recruit 4 more people, let's fill out a crew of 30."
Fang Yu said to Ma.
He directly gave Ma about 500 Silver Coins to prepare the supplies and recruit the people.
Now, the crew Fang Yu plans to recruit should best be at least Level 15.
Otherwise, grappling with the issue of the crew's levels not keeping up with the captain would also be a waste of energy for Fang Yu.
The crew's level has a threshold at each level.
At Level 1, the crew's salary is just a few hundred Copper Coins, which is enough.
By around Level 10, it's at least 5-10 Silver Coins per month, and after Level 15, the salary threshold is even higher.
Less than 50 Silver Coins, they basically won't work.
Normally, it's between 50-100.
But no matter, Fang Yu is not short on such money now, casually handing Ma some coins to head to the market and hire some crew members who are already above Level 15.
...
Once a person reaches the limit of something, they will really want to find other ways to try and expand it.
At least Fang Yu does.
He realized that his medium cargo ship, practically speaking, besides investing in Lord Points, other routes like modification and enchantment have already reached the limit for a medium cargo ship.
Continuing modifications would be nothing more than further tinkering with insignificant components.
Speed, there's a propulsion system.
Attack, there are ship cannons.
Defense, there's reinforced hull armor.
It also has underwater capabilities and foresight capabilities.
What's missing? The mainstream modification parts are almost all installed, leaving no more room for upgrades.
It frustrated Fang Yu greatly.
With only two days left until heading to Lvchun Island, Fang Yu still wanted to see if there were any more upgrades possible for his ship.
After all, this mission is at the fleet level, and even the haughty ones like Shi Jun and the others have to team up to have the confidence to take on this level of task.
It goes without saying that this task is more dangerous and challenging than previous ones.
On Lvchun Island, there's a strong chance they will face attacks from part of the Marine Army's forces.
If the ship can improve in this process, it would offer Fang Yu some peace of mind.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu couldn't help but message Cheng Peng: "Peng, my cargo ship modifications have basically reached the limit. Is there any way to further improve the ship?"
On Cheng Peng's side, the icon quickly lit up.
However, he didn't immediately reply to Fang Yu, like he was pondering Fang Yu's question.
After a while, Cheng Peng finally sent a message: "There's actually one way, very suitable for you right now. It all depends on whether you're willing to pay the price."
Hearing Cheng Peng's words, Fang Yu perked up, immediately asking, "What way? Peng, you go ahead!"
Fang Yu was overjoyed.
He searched the forums for a long time, but most of the information there was just general knowledge, providing Fang Yu with no useful feedback.
It seemed that a medium cargo ship at this stage was supposed to have reached its limit, with no further advancements.
This is what the general public believes, but for someone like Cheng Peng, whose elders have explored more of the world's information, there are ways to push beyond the public's limits.
"Soul Transformation!"
Cheng Peng typed these two words in the chat box.
"Soul Transformation?"
Fang Yu was taken aback, a bit surprised.
"Yes, Soul Transformation means bestowing life upon your ship, allowing it to develop a soul."
"A ship with a soul will see improvements in all combat aspects—its soul can significantly empower the ship."
"The problem is... Soul Transformation is very difficult to achieve, having high thresholds, and even within consortia, few people manage to succeed."
"My ship has undergone a basic Soul Transformation, though the process was not very smooth and consumed much of the consortium's financial resources behind me."
Cheng Peng typed.
"High threshold? How can it be done?"
Fang Yu couldn't help asking quickly.
"Don't rush, brother, since I said it's very suitable for you, I wouldn't casually mention it."
"You can go here..."
As he spoke, Cheng Peng sent a map to Fang Yu and continued typing:
"Soul Transformation is an ancient Wizard's secret technique—they have the means to animate all things. However, Wizards won't necessarily help with the Soul Transformation of your ship unless there are enough benefits."
"There was a consortium that paid many Gold Coins, yet the Wizards couldn't be bothered with them; they only care about things they're interested in."