I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

”You sank...”

”You sank...”

”You sank...”

”Your explorer sea area level has been upgraded to Level 2.”

”Your explorer sea area level has been upgraded to Level 3.”

”Your...”

A series of notifications appeared on the personal panel, turning into a flood of messages in a short time.

Killing and arson lead to wealth and honor, indeed it never deceives me.

In the Water Planet game world, with sea battles and plunder as the backdrop, fighting against other warships is the fastest way to increase Reputation Value.

Of course, there are some other gains too.

”Ah Zhan, my level shows it has increased by one!” suddenly, Xia Youwei raised her head in shock and said.

Besides Xia Youwei, the levels of Li Lingzhen and Shang Siteng have also increased by one, while there are no such notifications for the other Contracted Spirit Girls.

Level represents the cultivation realm they had upon entering this world.

Does leveling up mean... their cultivation realm has also been improved?!

This is a shocking discovery.

If in the Water Planet game world, leveling up through sea battles improves the cultivation realm,

wouldn’t that mean realm improvements could also become virtualized effects!

Defeating monsters, gaining experience, leveling up.

If cultivation could also improve this way, the significance of this game world would be completely different.

From Level 85 to Level 86, from Level 86 to Level 87, this might still not be obvious enough.

But what about from Level 89 to Level 90, Level 99 to Level 100?!

”Perhaps, this is why a large number of adventurers not from this world keep pouring in.”

”When elevating cultivation realms becomes as simple as leveling up in a game by defeating monsters, who could resist such temptation?”

This is a bonus gain.

Representing yet another step forward in Han Zhan and his group’s exploration of Water Planet.

”Our explorer sea area level has now been upgraded to Level 4.” When Han Zhan scrolled to the very bottom of the personal panel notifications, he saw the final Reputation Value and the corresponding explorer sea area level and spoke up.

Don’t think upgrading the explorer sea area level is easy.

Firstly, it’s rare for dozens of ships to be destroyed simultaneously by one ship.

Secondly, the ”Gray Sparrow” as a Level 1 sea adventurer, destroyed Level 2, Level 3, and even Level 4 fleets, meaning there are cross-level reputation compensations.

In accumulating such, the Reputation Value of the ”Gray Sparrow” rapidly increased in a short time.

But without any unexpected encounters, the subsequent exploration area level upgrades will become increasingly challenging.

Take the ”White Camel” for instance, even with Bai Wuheng’s massive resources and wealth, he hasn’t broken through to become a Level 6 Sea Adventurer - this alone tells many things.

Speaking of the ”White Camel” and Bai Wuheng, Han Zhan felt a slight pang of guilt.

To ensure the success of his ”fishing with a straight hook” plan, he not only rejected Bai Wuheng’s goodwill several times but also left Spring Breeze Port ahead of time when Bai wasn’t looking.

”Hope he won’t be mad at me for that.”

”Maybe if there’s a chance next time, I’ll make it up to him.”

Thinking of this, Han Zhan turned to Shang Siteng and said, ”After this battle, the ’Gray Sparrow’ must have consumed quite a bit.”

”Energy, ammunition, and logistical supplies need reorganizing.”

”Youwei, Lingzhen, it’ll be tough on you to provide food and healing for Lingling, Nuannuan, and Xiao Zao.”

As the only three sailors and gunners on the ”Gray Sparrow,” Jiang Lingling, Nuannuan, and Feng Xiaozao had the greatest consumption in the battle.

Not only did they need to manually prepare special shells, exhausting Hunger Value and Spiritual Value, but they also needed to aim the turret cannons at enemies through winds and gunfire.

Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen nodded in agreement.

Han Zhan continued to tell Gongyang Jin, ”Xiao Jin, let the ’Gray Sparrow’ sail for a while more, then reduce speed and anchor to rest.”

”Everyone’s tired today, get some rest early.”

Gongyang Jin nodded lightly, indicating understanding.

After everything settled, Han Zhan exhaled a long breath and proceeded to the captain’s quarters of the ”Gray Sparrow.”

He needs to check the current area where the ship is located, and what Level 4 and below sea areas there are nearby for exploration.

Reputation Value,

Supplies consumption,

The three key figures,

there’s now an additional task of upgrading character level.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan rubbed his brow. Being a captain is not easy.

...

The next day, early morning.

As a few gray rays of light shone down onto the sea below,

the waves of the sea also started to calm down significantly.

A wet golden retriever was paddling the water with all its might.

In its eyes, a human-like emotion of ”victory in sight” appeared.

But gradually, Big Golden Fur felt a slight chill coming from the sea water.

Soon after, when a wave rolled over and it saw what was in front of it, its doggy eyes turned dumbfounded once again.

It was a frozen sea area!

In this frozen sea area, whether it was the sea water, the waves, or a fleet of warships, they had all turned into ice sculptures.

Big Golden Fur climbed out of the water onto ”land,” shivering as the cold air pricked it, shaking off many bits of frozen ice shavings.

It stepped forward through the frozen giant waves and among large warships encased in ice.

When it reached the end of the frozen sea area, it was stunned.

There was a frozen sea outpost!

The garrison inside the outpost seemed unclear about what had happened, frozen into statues without knowing.

Big Golden Fur’s mouth opened slightly.

After holding back, it finally let out three howls towards the sky.

”Woof woof woof!”

The sound seemed a bit frantic, and these three ”woofs” combined likely weren’t pleasantries.

Meanwhile, in another direction, on the ”Gray Sparrow.”

After a night’s rest, Han Zhan and the Contracted Spirit Girls had all recovered.

In the dining room, breakfast compared to yesterday had undergone a dramatic change, with not only a richer variety of food but also better taste combinations.

Finally, allowing them in the Water Planet World to have a taste of game experience.

As usual, some decision-making and information discussion were done over breakfast, and so Han Zhan spoke first:

”Yesterday, I looked into the nearby sea area and found no adventurer sea area above Level 2; we’ll probably need a full day’s sailing to reach a new sea area.”

”That might not be the case.” Shang Siteng shook her head, ”Don’t forget, our experiences over the past two days aren’t like those of other newbie adventurers.”

Newbie adventurers might still be grinding lesser creatures in Level 2 areas.

But they were looking forward to Level 4 or even higher seas.

”Whether it’s the Fishman Race’s targeting, the ’Gray Sparrow,’ or the opportunities with Lamp Bulb Water Grass and Spring Breeze Port, they all prove one thing.”

”That being, one of the captain’s talent effects is a 99% increase in the probability of encountering special events!”

As if to confirm what she said.

The ”Gray Sparrow” suddenly shook violently, as if it had hit something, and abruptly stopped.