Apart from that, the towering 5 masts of this ship were exceedingly peculiar. The head mast, middle mast and stern mast were relatively low, and could be considered as auxiliary masts. As for the 2nd and 4th masts, they were thick and bulky, as though the ship had 2 main masts.
Of course, when mentioning this ship, one couldn't help but talk about its most unique aspect – its material. The surface of the ship presented a metallic ashen colour. When the waves crashed against it, they simply couldn't penetrate it, as though they were dripping onto a lotus leaf. Droplets of water congealed on the surface of the ship, and rapidly slid down. Don't even mention the wooden sailing ships of the present, even the steel ships of the future wouldn't possess such a peculiar effect.
Sheyan felt a sense of satisfaction as he surveyed this majestic warship. Then, he shut his eyes and recalled. Overall, he realized that this ship actually resembled a magnified ancient coffin from China!
Of course, everyone present had been living on the sea for a long time. Almost half of their blood was seawater. Of course, they could see that the design philosophy of this ship was to seek stability and safety. Basically, no matter how big the storm was, it would not sink. However, one had to note that the wood used to construct this ship was exceedingly peculiar. Compared to other wood, it was exceptionally heavy. Therefore, its sailing speed was naturally an indisputable shortcoming.
At present, Big Beard Davies was accompanying Sheyan by his side. Unknowingly, he was the one with the highest destructive power amongst Sheyan's direct subordinates. Brandishing his greatsword, he forcefully chopped down against the ship's hull. Yet, he merely managed to carve out a white scar. The frigidity of the ship's hull congealed into several square metres of white frost, which rapidly melted away. Even that white scar was gradually fading away.
Sheyan successfully boarded the ship. After entering the captain's cabin, he instantly received notifications from his nightmare imprint.
[You've seized the flagship of the gypsy clan.]
[You've acquired a unique 5-masted ship.]
[Your reputation amongst the pirates of the caribbean has risen.]
[Your reputation amongst the pirates of the caribbean has risen to 'Worshipped'.]
[You can perform the following actions: View the detailed information of this ship. Name this ship. Carry out modifications and upgrades to this ship.]
"Prompt: You currently possess two qualifications for the milestone pirate captain."
"Your reputation among all the pirates has reached 'Worship'. You own a ship with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons. Please quickly recruit people and gather 300 storyline pirates. In order to complete this milestone. "
[Hint: After completing this milestone, you will receive a Black Iron title.]
Sheyan couldn't help but feel excited.
While naming this ship, Sheyan suddenly recalled a poem that an old sailor had recited to him when he was sailing in the Bohai Sea in the present world.
"On this day, the world will shed tears, and the public foot will strengthen the military might of the sea."
When Sheyan heard the two lines of the poem, he also heard the story behind it. Indeed, he was deeply moved by the story of Deng Shichang and Deng Gong. Thinking of that, he instantly changed the name of this ship to 'Dingyuan', a name that carried a heavy oriental flavor.
After listening to Sheyan's reasoning, Reef and Mogensha expressed their approval. Following that, Sheyan ordered the pirates to sew their own unique pirate flag – the black seven clawed golden dragon flag. He then opened up the detailed information of the ship.
The Dingyuan
[Class: 5 masted ship (extremely rare)]
[Type: Mixed paddle and sail ship (can be modified)]
[Maximum speed: 10 knots/hour (1 knot = 1.8 km/h)]
[Propulsion: Sail and Oars]
[Quasi-legendary ability: Surpass Steel (Passive): This ship is constructed from the exceedingly rare Iron Birch wood, and has undergone a special black magic treatment. Hence, the ship's hull cannot sustain any damage. However, due to the heavy weight of the Iron Birch wood, the ship's speed is permanently reduced by 35%.]
[Description: Although this quasi-legendary ability is exceedingly formidable, its negative attributes are extremely troublesome. When it evolves to the point where it can negate negative attributes, it will become a genuine legendary ability.]
[* * * ability: Nature's Triumph (Passive): In its long life, the Iron Birch wood has to contend against the terrifying natural environment. Its tenacity and vitality are exceedingly tenacious.] During the construction of this ship, the gypsies utilized this characteristic to seal the life of the Iron Birch wood into the ship's hull with black magic. This allowed the Dingyuan to possess the ability to continuously repair any damage to the ship's hull.
However, due to the black magic, the ship's deck must be washed with fresh blood at least once a year, as a sacrifice to the life of the ship to absorb nutrients. Otherwise, the ship will gradually lose its ability.
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After hastily skimming through the ship's information, Sheyan roughly understood why the gypsies wanted to forge the Baladine Bloodsail. Using black magic to forge a ship's sails, it would allow vengeful spirits to propel it forward. It would substantially enhance the ship's movement speed, and further upgrade the ship into a formidable warship with legendary abilities. One could tell that the gypsies' ambitions weren't shallow, and it definitely wasn't merely to slay a monstrous beast like the Chupacabra.
Due to the prolonged battle here, Sheyan didn't wish to linger here any longer. Accidents could happen everywhere, and who could predict what would happen in the future? Converging with the Hill Maiden's crew as soon as possible was his priority.
During the earlier seizure of the ship, Taitish, who had initially sought refuge with Sheyan, had acted as a spy to eliminate the suspicions of the Hill Maiden's crew. Then, in a spurt of energy, Sheyan's crew had entered into the most proficient boarding warfare. Furthermore, the ship's hull was exceedingly sturdy. Therefore, such a method of boarding warfare didn't cause any damages to the ship, and allowed the ship to leave the shore at any time.
Since Sheyan's crew had always been pirates, it was exceedingly easy for them to operate this ship. Hence, after a short span of ten minutes, Sheyan's new flagship had sailed through the boundless caribbean sea. Indeed, it was similar to what the others had imagined. The ship sailed through the sea with exceedingly smooth stability, where one couldn't feel any bumps from the waves. Nevertheless, the ship's speed was still lacking compared to an ordinary merchant ship, let alone a warship.
At present, Sheyan finally managed to catch his breath, and made an inventory of his losses in this battle. Although they had seized the initiative in this battle, the gypsies who stayed behind weren't to be trifled with. They could be said to be the personal guards of Jiejie. If not for the betrayal of the vikings and Taitish, or if the crew of the ship hadn't been divided into three groups (Taitish ambushing Sheyan, Baladine Bloodsail forging, and Hill Maiden staying behind), it would truly be difficult to determine if they could have secured this victory.
Even so, three of the seven vikings who were hired to participate in this battle had perished. Knowing that she had no way out, Taitish gritted her teeth and fought valiantly. Now that she had sustained grave injuries, she reckoned she wouldn't last till daybreak. Apart from that, over twenty of Sheyan's direct subordinates had perished. The casualty rate had exceeded half of his crew.
Nevertheless, all these efforts were worth it. The vikings weren't Sheyan's direct subordinates, and would leave after this battle. Thus, it didn't matter even if all of them perished. As for ordinary pirates, according to Sheyan's current reputation, he could easily replenish them in any neutral port or pirate port. As long as the backbone remained, after two battles, the unqualified pirates would naturally be eliminated. Only then would the remaining qualified pirates be replaced.
Instead, Sheyan felt rather regretful about Taitish. Currently, his subordinates were all proficient in physical attacks, and only Blacksail was proficient in Dark Shaman alchemy. If Taitish was still around, she could at least fill in the gap of magic professions. After contemplating, Sheyan decided to pay her a visit, and see if she could be saved.
Upon witnessing Taitish being carried into the ship's hold, Sheyan was startled. As it turns out, this woman's hair had already turned completely white, and her exposed skin was shriveled and shriveled; resembling an air-dried tangerine peel. Her face was limp and drooping, as her lifeless eyes stared blankly towards the sky. Her lips were quivering incessantly, as though she was making her final repentance.
Such a Taitish, even if one were to say she was ninety years old, people would still believe it!
Upon witnessing Taitish's dying state, everyone's hearts were filled with grief.
After inspecting, Sheyan discovered that Taitish was injured in three places – her neck, right chest and left thigh. These three places didn't deal much damage to her internal organs, but the fatal wound was the excessive loss of blood. Her body was truly like a lamp without oil.
Witnessing such a scene, Sheyan sighed. After all, it was all thanks to Taitish as a spy that they were able to seize this ship. If not for her, they wouldn't have been able to seize such a valiant ship. Even if everyone died, they wouldn't have been able to reach the ship's bow. Strictly speaking, apart from those who perished in battle, Taitish's contributions were the greatest.
Apart from that, if they wanted to utilize that sinister and bizarre Baladine Bloodsail, they would need the assistance of a gypsy insider, which would definitely yield twice the results with half the effort. Based on this point, Taj-kis was not someone who could be abandoned without a care.
Hence, after pondering for a moment, Sheyan attempted to feed Taitish those healing medicines and supplies he brought out from the realm. Regrettably, the nightmare imprint transmitted a notification.
[You are unable to use this item on a storyline character.]
Sheyan could only sigh and shake his head. At present, Taitish was already on the brink of death. Her entire body was convulsing violently due to the excruciating pain. From the looks of it, she was on the brink of death. Yet, Sheyan was helpless. Such a feeling was truly unbearable!
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It has been a long time since I interacted with others.
Let's see if anyone can guess what I'm thinking.
The question is – What method will Sheyan employ to save Taitish?
Oh, I can already foresee many perverted and violent answers. Let's wait and see in the book review section!
Heh heh, participation will be rewarded, and guessing correctly will be rewarded! Come, I'll be waiting for you in the book review section. (To be continued.) If you like this novel, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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