She looked straight into that pair of young but determined eyes.
In the end, Elvin couldn't refuse a loyal subordinate's ambition.
Just as Baldwin had said, "My Lord! Do you think I can break through to the Transcendent level before the age of thirty-five with my aptitude?
Now is the time for the pirate crew to hire people. I'm willing to take a gamble. After all, you were the one who saved my life. "
Elvin agreed with his judgment. Unless he had enough Fruit of Essence, Baldwin would have no hope of breaking through to the Transcendent level with his own "hard work".
Reality was just that cold and cruel!
Besides, there were too few Transcendents under him who had gone through the trials. The only one who had truly been slowly nurtured was the gifted Gary.
As for the recruited pirates, Iron Bones William, a Grade 2 veteran Knight, was one of them, but he was the only one.
Apart from the Morning Star, which he was personally the captain of, the two fifth-rate ships, Gladiator and Wrestler, were still lacking two Transcendent captains.
If an apprentice Knight was made the captain of a fifth-rate ship, he and the dragon cavalry pirate crew couldn't afford to lose face. If the ship had a mind of its own, it would cry!
However, if one reached the Transcendent level among the pirates, even if it was the worst kind, as long as they wanted to, they could rob an armed merchant ship or a schooner themselves. They wouldn't be doing too badly.
So far, most of the people who joined the pirate crew were just ordinary people. The highest was only a peak apprentice and couldn't be of much use.
Right now, the two Arawak guides, Chenaro and Paca, who had followed him to the Golden Courier Route, had the most hope of advancing in a short period of time.
Ten years ago, when they were driven out of their homeland by the Shilius people, the Arawak tribe's orca totem pole was cut off. The shamans of the tribe were also wiped out. It could be said that the tribe's spiritual and religious roots had been cut off.
As a result, Chenaro, who hadn't obtained a totem at the age of fourteen, had no choice but to practice the Ceci's Cutlass Technique, which was passed down among the pirates. The younger Paca naturally didn't need to be mentioned, and both of them displayed astonishing talent.
Now, for the sake of the balance of the factions under him, if Baldwin could really become a "man in skin", it would be a great thing for both himself and the pirate crew.
"Let me see if you can be a hardworking genius compared to them!"
Rumble —!
Hualalala …
Outside the Port of Hatraffa, which was getting more and more crowded, Elvin was in a hidden corner of the vast lagoon. He had nurtured the mangroves to form a wooden dam that separated the outside from the outside.
After consuming the potion that Elvin had concocted using the heart of the Horned Shark that was at the level of a demonized creature, he put on the "Activated Beast Skin" that looked like a bloodthirsty beast that was about to go on a rampage at any moment.
Baldwin had been thrown into the enclosed lagoon by Elvin.
"Ah —!"
"Roar —!"
However, listening to the human-like roar in the water, as well as the splashes created by the huge force when he struggled, it was clear that Baldwin was not in a good state at this time.
Under the surface of the water.
It had the appearance of a three-meter-long shark with sharp spikes on its back. However, from time to time, one of its fins would transform into an arm, and its tail would transform into a pair of legs of different sizes. After a few breaths, it would transform back again.
This strange form was even more terrifying than the previous "fish monster."
Elvin knew that for him, the physical pain at this time was worse than being skinned alive. Because of the continuous intense pain, he kept roaring in the water and even slamming his head against the dam formed by the mangroves.
Extreme pain was not something that could be overcome with willpower alone. There were medical cases of death due to pain.
Even Baldwin, who was mentally prepared, as an elite soldier who had experienced hundreds of battles, found it difficult to bear at this time.
What's more, there was the remnant will of a ferocious large carnivorous demonized creature that had been left in this Activated Beast Skin. If he wanted to completely take over its power, he had to first ask the original owner if he agreed.
This was a double test from the body and the mind. From the beginning, no one could help him directly.
There could only be one winner between the "Activated Beast Skin" and Baldwin!
But this situation had lasted for two hours. The battle of life and death between the two showed no signs of subsiding. And the longer it dragged on, the slimmer the hope of success would be.
However, as one of his most loyal subordinates, Elvin certainly didn't want the young Baldwin to become the nourishment for the 'Animated Beast Skin'.
At this time, he could only use the last method that was not a solution.
He turned his head and said to Gary beside him, "Put it in."
"Yes, boss!"
An inconspicuous sluice gate was pulled up by Gary single-handedly. Immediately, two two-meter-long giant tigerfish, baring their fangs, swam in from another small body of water surrounded by the dam.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Their dorsal fins drew two long white lines on the water surface. They were more ferocious than sharks. They pounced on the "Horned Shark" Baldwin, who was obviously not as powerful as before.
Although the tigerfish had not reached the level of a demonized creature, the two of them together were enough to compete with the exhausted Baldwin. More importantly, they were ferocious. Not to mention demonized creatures, they would even dare to bite a sea monster.
Hualala …
The water splashed. The three big fish were already fighting. Red blood instantly dyed a large part of the water red.
Those who did not know the situation might think that Elvin was going to feed Baldwin to the fishes.
However.
Roar —!
Miraculously, although Baldwin was roaring and seemed to be in a critical situation, he was no longer in a precarious situation like he was going to lose control and be swallowed by the fish skin at any time.
As time went by.
Instead, he seemed to have turned into a real deep-sea shark. He had some of the ferocity, power, and cunning of the "Wolf of the Sea"!
Obviously, this equal situation was deliberately created by Elvin.
It was to reduce the internal friction between the opposing Baldwin and the "Activated Beast Skin" in a life-and-death situation. They could work together to deal with a powerful external enemy.
They could even reach a state of mutual understanding.
Although it was Elvin's creation and the secret scroll had never verified the effectiveness of this method, it was already the most likely method that Elvin thought of to help him.
After all, he would die if he failed. It did not matter who ate him.
At present, the effect seemed to be pretty good.
After waiting for another five minutes, Elvin, who was staring at the movement in the water, finally showed a smile. He clapped his hands gently and turned to Gary beside him.
"Sure enough, a powerful external enemy is the best catalyst for internal unity.
Our luck is good. It seems that after you, our official Extraordinaire team is going to be bigger.
When Baldwin has adapted to his new body, bring him to see me tomorrow. "
"Yes, boss!"
.....
The ring-shaped Spiritual World sun hung high in the sky.
A slender but blurry figure stood in the ruined city with a sword.
A shield-shaped stone with a faint yellow light hung around his neck. He wore a short green robe that reached his calves. His upper body was covered with a steel half-body armor with black spikes.
His appearance, however, seemed to be a little clearer than at the beginning.
Because of the hard work of clearing the monsters like the black insects, Elvin's spirit value had successfully broken through from 2.1 to 2.4.
However, the feedback from these seemingly low-level insects was getting less and less. In the beginning, when he completely killed a humanoid monster made of [Black Insects], he could still get a + 0.01 increase.
But now, he had killed at least 60 humanoid monsters. Under the decreasing effect, the feedback from the Spiritual World was almost negligible.
Elvin was still single-mindedly clearing these insects. There was only one goal left, and that was to obtain the complete [Rapid Thunder Swordsmanship]!
In the future, the great pirate "White Knight" would have to appear in public. Obviously, he needed a special skill to distinguish himself from the Commodore Elvin Garriott.
This powerful [Rapid Thunder Swordsmanship] came at the right time.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Amidst the noisy chirping, the [Black Insects], which were much sparser than before, had gathered from all directions like a tide.
The location was still on the third floor from the bottom of Posedia, where the previous raid ended. During these days of recuperation, Elvin's raid had temporarily stopped, because the physical state of his body in the material world would also be synchronized with the spiritual world.
At least, Elvin was not arrogant enough to think that the dangerous and treacherous Spiritual World had reached the point where he could do whatever he wanted. That would be a joke with his life.
It was not until today that his body had completely recovered that he decided to kick away the stumbling block that had been holding him back for a long time and get what he wanted!
However, the situation Elvin faced today was different from before.
The swarming black insects had completely lost the part before the "Transcendent Mystery". Now, they seemed to have realized that the time for the final battle had arrived.
Wrapped in skeletons and black fabric, they squeaked and began to fuse.
It did not stop even after reaching the size of a normal human. There was still an endless stream of black insects pouncing to become part of the humanoid monster. As the black insects gathered, the monster's aura also rose step by step.
Apprentice Knight, Official Knight, Senior Knight, Peak Knight. At this point, the momentum of growth gradually subsided, and the sea of black insects on the third level had completely disappeared.
Four giant monsters that were close to eight meters tall appeared on the spot. Around the monsters' necks were a circle of three-eyed skulls. On top of their wriggling heads, there were three large black holes, one at the top and two at the bottom.
Squeak!
It sounded like all the black insects were squeaking in unison. It was almost shattering one's eardrum.
The four monsters that were wrapped in black rags still maintained their human form. In their right hand was a long sword hardened with black secretion that had not changed for ten thousand years. At this time, it had become similar to a door.
With a gentle swing, a long sword mark was left on the stone floor.
In the other hand, there was an additional weapon. Elvin felt that it would be more accurate to call it a "lightning weapon".
This was because each of them was flashing with lightning. They were a lightning-shaped spear, a black heavy hammer, a scepter wrapped in rattling chains, and a big drum covered in thunder runes.
As soon as they appeared, thunder began to roll in the sky above the lost city, as if an extreme thunderstorm that was about to destroy the city was brewing.
Looking at the monsters that were gradually approaching him, Elvin's eyes widened.
"Didn't we agree to be each other's heaven … sword opponents? You broke the rules! "
The next moment.
Demo —
Amidst the needle-like incantation, there was already light blue lightning flashing and crackling on the slender and bright cold sword in his hand.
Then, like the faint chirping of birds, it became louder and brighter, illuminating Elvin's blurry side profile in blue.
"Fortunately … I'm not an honest person either!"
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