NOVEL NEXT Chapter 233: Hidden Motives
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Meng Biao swore inwardly, feeling very displeased as he sent Fang Yu away.
His face was dark, his heart agitated, feeling as though Fang Yu had fleeced him twice.
"No next time. If you dare do this again, I'll have the Divine Hall Alliance Army arrest you and forcefully extract the intelligence on the inside man from your brain."
Meng Biao thought to himself, feeling that Fang Yu was like his nemesis, every time he encountered Fang Yu, he couldn't escape being fleeced by him.
If not for wanting to learn the identity of the Divine Hall traitor from Fang Yu, he wouldn't want to give Fang Yu any chance to fleece him.
"I need to think of a way... I must extract information about that traitor. These master alchemists represent not only themselves but also the sects behind them."
"This person's betrayal would mean the sect behind him has also betrayed and joined the Ocean Court. This poses a significant variable to the plan."
Meng Biao thought to himself, recalling the tasks given to him when he was appointed by the person behind the scenes, and his desire to extract the traitor's identity from Fang Yu's mouth intensified...
...
"Dice, task reward, double up!"
At this moment, in the captain's cabin, Fang Yu quietly tossed the dice he held.
The dice rolled through the air, tumbling for a while before landing on a number:
5!
Excellent!
Fang Yu felt a surge of joy in his heart.
This time, leading his troops on an expedition, he exploited loopholes to annihilate a large number of Divine Hall Alliance Army members, completely shattering their first wave of offense.
From Meng Biao's perspective, the loss was severe.
But from the Duorong Federation military's viewpoint, his actions were a monumental achievement, playing a critical role.
Despite Meng Biao's displeasure and reluctance in awarding Fang Yu ample task rewards.
Yet to disguise his identity, he had no choice but to grant Fang Yu substantial task rewards.
"Congratulations Captain [Fang Yu] for completing the task [Support the Frontline], gaining 300k experience points, two medium energy potions, and one randomized military-standard weapon."
"Lord [Fang Yu] earns an additional military merit of +1000 points, one Basic Teleportation Scroll, and one Medium Shield Scroll."
Following the dice roll, Fang Yu's experience and various rewards were all multiplied by five.
Fang Yu rejoiced inwardly, his gaze landing on the previously scarce Medium Shield Scrolls.
The Medium Shield Scrolls had now multiplied from 1 to 5.
[Medium Shield Scroll]: Activating the scroll adds an indestructible shield layer outside of the ship's shield. Shield energy level: steady 2000, cannot share enchantments with the original shield. Shield duration: 2 minutes.
A very valuable one-time item, one alone is precious enough to block two thousand energy levels of damage.
And now, through the dice's doubling effect, Fang Yu had quintupled this item, meaning the Salted Fish will have five instances of 2000 energy level damage blocking ability.
Aside from that, the most crucial aspect of this task settlement was the experience.
300k experience points, multiplied by five, directly elevated to 1.5 million experience points.
Adding the experience gained by Fang Yu leading the Sharp Blade Army to the frontline battle.
Currently, Fang Yu's experience on his panel had reached a whopping 2.3 million.
It requires 1.9 million experience to level up from 31 to 32.
Fang Yu now has enough to elevate his level to 32.
However, he had exhausted today's dice-rolling chance, so Fang Yu planned to upgrade to level 32 after tomorrow.
Just in time, with the outbreak of this war being an excellent opportunity for Fang Yu to accumulate ample experience.
Upon reaching level 35, the ship will undergo a transformation, offering three chances for medium enchantment, granting new capabilities to the parts on the ship.
Leveling up becomes increasingly difficult after level 30.
But every level increase is undoubtedly advantageous.
All Blue Star Captains refer to levels 30 to 40 as "The Last Marathon."
Once overcoming this stage, one can reach the ordinary Blue Star Captain's ceiling: Warship Level.
Then, all parts on the ship can undergo a second enhancement, transforming completely in values and stepping into another realm.
Fang Yu eagerly anticipated reaching Warship Level but understood the journey must be taken step by step, first elevating to level 35.
...
Early the next morning, Fang Yu awoke, not in a hurry to elevate his level to 32, but to head straight to the command room to find Meng Biao.
"Old Meng, I'm here to take on tasks. Do you have any new tasks for me?"
Fang Yu glanced at Meng Biao and casually patted his shoulder, speaking with a friendly smile.
Upon hearing Fang Yu's words, Meng Biao's heart gave a sudden jump, filled with displeasure.
Back again?
There's nothing to squeeze out of you, instead you constantly find ways to fleece from me.
I didn't pay attention last time and let you exploit a loophole, but now you aim to fleece me again.
Thinking of this, Meng Biao smirked insincerely, "Brother, the tasks have been almost all taken by our Outer Realm Captain. There's no task today, come back tomorrow."
Upon hearing Meng Biao's words, Fang Yu skeptically looked at him, "Impossible, Old Meng. Didn't you mention before that the military is understaffed? Tasks should only face a lack of takers, not that they've all been taken, right?"
"You're acting strange, Old Meng."