I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 190 - 155: Dragon-like Lava Serpent (2-in-1)
After opening the Treasure Chest, the exploration in the direction of the Withered Forest was basically concluded.
However, following Rogel's habit, he still took time the next day to carefully sweep the entire Withered Forest again to ensure nothing had been overlooked.
Of course, he did reap some rewards, as a few overlooked small monsters contributed a number of Residual Spirits and Extraordinary Materials; in addition, Rogel found a special object.
[You have discovered a black stone platform, do you want to activate it?]
Activate?
Could it be some kind of mechanism?
After pondering for a moment, Rogel decided to open it.
[You have activated the black stone platform.]
[The mysterious seal seems to have loosened somewhat.]
Rogel waited for a moment but saw no further details.
"Loosened somewhat? Maybe there are more than one of these platforms?"
He was thoughtful.
Based on the description of this platform, his guess was likely correct.
But his exploration time for today was almost up.
After taking out the Key, Rogel returned to the Gelin.
Now, most of the crew on the Gelin had shifted their focus to training.
Rogel often handed over extra low-level Residual Spirits to them to enhance their Skill Levels.
As for Character Level, Rogel felt there was no rush; he needed to first advance his Character Tier to Apostle before anything else.
The crew also understood that the places they would venture to next were dangerous territories beyond the Five Major Seas, and without sufficient strength, they would only hold back their teammates.
Even the usually playful Noemi was now diligently studying Meditation and Visualization.
Rogel would also upgrade his Skills at the resource points he had gained in the Withered Forest.
[Title: Rogel]
[Level: 19] 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
[Body: 23]
[Spirit: 23(+1)]
[Faith: 10]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Special Skills: Magic Potion (Extraordinary) Lv6, Fog Flash (Extraordinary) Lv5, Knowledge Comprehension (Extraordinary) Lv1, Skeleton Stripping (Extraordinary) Lv1, Pharmacy (Extraordinary) Lv1, Swordsmanship (Extraordinary) Lv1, Bone Spirit Feeding Lv10...]
[Life Skills: Mysticism (Extraordinary) Lv6, Blacksmith (Extraordinary) Lv3, Fishing (Extraordinary) Lv1, Artisan (Extraordinary) Lv1, Sailing Lv3, Cooking Lv4, Planting Lv2...]
[Derived Skills (click to view): Swordsmanship: Reed Break, Mysticism·Peeping Secret, Fishing Vision.]
The two Purple Residual Spirits were used by Rogel to upgrade [Magic Potion] and [Mysticism].
These two Skills were very important to him.
The former relates to advancing his Apostle Tier, and the latter will bring him more useful knowledge; the importance of other Skills becomes secondary.
"Go see what the Little Elf is doing."
Rogel was just about to check on the Little Elf on the ship.
Suddenly, a pop-up captivated all of his attention.
[Your Clone's metamorphosis is complete.]
[Your Clone's Tier has advanced to Apostle, and the Level cap has increased to Level 50!]
[Your Clone Talent 'Metamorphosis' has been enhanced, increasing the efficiency of metamorphosis and devouring; you can now metamorphose Skills!]
[Due to Tier advancement, your Clone's Quality remains unchanged.]
[Based on the Effect of your Clone Talent 'Metamorphosis,' you can choose any Skill for metamorphosis.]
A succession of prompts left Rogel dazzled, and after a moment, he finished reading them but did not immediately choose a Skill to enhance. Instead, he opened the Clone's information panel.
[(Unnamed)]
[Type: Monster]
[Quality: Boss]
[Level: 31]
[Tier: Apostle]
[Skills: Dark Concealment (Extraordinary) Lv2, Ultimate Breathless Touch (Extraordinary) Lv1, Ice Spike Lv8, Bloody Domain Lv3.]
[Talent: Metamorphosis, Blood Sucking Skin.]
[Explanation: A new species evolved after the Dark Sea Hunter absorbed mysterious creature fragments, now elevated to Apostle Tier, possessing terrifying power that strikes fear into sea creatures.]
This metamorphosis advanced Deep Sea Blood Touch by two Levels and directly entered the Apostle Tier.
However, apart from the Tier, there seemed to be no fundamental changes to Deep Sea Blood Touch.
After contemplating for a while, Rogel still did not immediately select a Skill for metamorphosis. Instead, he shifted his perspective to examine the current state of Deep Sea Blood Touch.
When Rogel saw the current form of Deep Sea Blood Touch, he was amazed.
Although there wasn't a particularly significant change in physical form, Deep Sea Blood Touch had now grown to over seven meters long!
Its body became larger, the tentacles were longer, and it had even grown two new tentacles, while the coloration of its shell became darker.
Furthermore, Rogel sensed a peculiar force enveloping Deep Sea Blood Touch, akin to a protective shield.
A thoroughly terrifying Sea Beast.
After averting his gaze, Rogel focused on the Skills.
Based on the information text's hints, he could still choose one Skill of Deep Sea Blood Touch to enhance.
After saving his progress, he contemplated for a moment and began testing each one, eventually opting to enhance Ultimate Breathless Touch.
[You have chosen to metamorphose Ultimate Breathless Touch (Extraordinary) Lv1.]
[Ultimate Breathless Touch (Extraordinary) Lv1→Fear Extension (Apostle) Lv1.]
[Fear Extension (Apostle) Lv1: Your tentacles can create Spreading Shadow Touch in a long-range area, which possesses all the power of the main tentacle and imposes the 'Fear' Effect on constrained enemies.]
After some trials, Rogel obtained information about several Skills post-metamorphosis.
In short, the most worthwhile upgrades were Ultimate Breathless Touch and Dark Concealment.
Yet, upon metamorphosis, the Dark Concealment Skill's Effect remained effective only on small monsters; great for clearing, but not much use in hard-hitting battles.
As for Ice Spike and Bloody Domain, metamorphosing them would result in only Extraordinary Tier Skills, highly uneconomical.
