Deserted island shipwreck, and as the last Skeleton Warrior on the deck fell, a flash of gold appeared and Blood Sea Wave leveled up to Level 4. He happily learned the sub-skill "War Maniac" of the Attack Skill.
——War Maniac: Increases the base damage of the hero and the hero's troops by 1 point, greatly enhances effectiveness against low-level troops. Must master the Advanced Attack Skill as a prerequisite.
At this time, Blood Sea Wave had been tirelessly engaged in the game for a day and night, or 2.4 hours in real time, and was extremely exhausted and needed to rest. He was satisfied with the current pace of leveling up.
Although, being on a deserted island with no instructor's beginner tasks, no beginner instances, and no recruitment points, the leveling speed was actually not as fast as ordinary players who now had a few rewarded troops. However, this is the price that super accounts must pay for surviving against all odds!
But, having learned War Maniac made a difference. His basic damage increased from 2-5 at birth to 3-6, and upon reaching Level 5, the system awards 1 point of basic damage every 5 levels, making it 4-7. Added with a 6 attack offsetting those annoying Skeletons' 6 points of defense, Expert Attack Skill increases damage by 40%, and the minimum damage exceeds the 5 Life Value of Skeleton Warriors, allowing one to kill them with a single hit. Killing monsters afterwards will be much faster. Especially for Shield Guards born with 8 personal defense and 20 Life Value, leveling up later will be worry-free, paving the way for a clean sweep directly to the bottom of the ship!
If there is anything to be dissatisfied with, it is that his origin was still a bit low, only being a Level 3 Soldier is somewhat embarrassing! Currently accounts valued at $1 million are born as Level 4 troops, like Star Team's Griffin Breeder who is born with a Level 4 Air Force Griffin, boasting high attack and speed and can dive at ranged monsters that ordinary players wouldn't dare to touch, making it extremely conducive for growth.
In the Heroic Creation Era, the troops of various races are divided into 8 levels, with Level 0 troops being militia, reserve troops, like Human Race's peasants, Elf Clan's Flower Demons, Dwarf Clan's dwarf miners, Hell Race's Demon Infants, Undead Race's labor Skeletons, and Beastman Race's goblins. These creatures are extremely fragile, players cannot employ them, and their main role is production, and guarding the city at critical moments. The development speed of a castle largely depends on the number of these Level 0 troops.
Then, Level 1, 2, 3 troops are regular troops, ordinary players can hire them from the Main City provided they have enough Command Power and tactical position. However, Level 4 troops are the threshold for elite troops, requiring various difficult missions and reputation grinding.
From Level 4, troops start having Magic Resistance and can cast spells. For example, neutral forces' Grand Mage, Elf Clan's fearsome Druid, Hell Race's soul-stirring concubine, the distinguished vampires of the Undead Race, Beastman Race's melee madman Shaman, and the Dwarf Clan's thick-skinned, enduring blood Rune Mage, etc. Level 4 and 5 troops are the backbone of a race, not only must they be strong themselves, but they also serve as a bridge for higher and lower levels; otherwise, there will be a disconnection in the combat effectiveness of the entire troop. This is particularly evident in the Undead Race and Human Race.
The Undead Race's army is generally slow, but vampires stand out with their speed, engaging in combat while the main troop is still catching up, finding themselves fighting alone in a desperate situation. If they advance and retreat with the main troop, they would negate their own speed advantage, thus good gameplay of the Undead Race hinges on how effectively the vampires are used, marking the difference between a master and a novice.
Likewise, the Human Race's Holy Hall has a dilemma with its Level 6 troops, the Knights—whether to charge or not, that is a vexing question!
In the New World, players can build their own castles and acquire various types of troops, also known as Soldier Source Base, cultivating their unique troop types. Especially the Undead Race, continually producing odd Undead Creatures, but regardless of the development and cultivation, the prerequisite is to fight in coordination with the main force, otherwise sticking to the system's Main City main battling troops is better for easy reinforcement replacement.
For Blood Sea Wave, the development of himself and the New World is already planned. Blood Sea Wave wants to create an invincible island fortress in the New World and cultivate his unique naval troop types within that fortress. Although his born character as a Shield Guard isn't the highest grade, it's definitely the most suitable for naval battles on the narrow confines of a ship. Level 1 gunners, Level 4 Griffins, and Level 6 Cavalry with horses are definitely not fit for naval battles on narrow ships and must be replaced. Then he can roam the seas of both worlds, and only by dominating the seas can he truly dominate the world!
In fact, Blood Sea Wave himself is a naval battle maniac, having bought over 200 machines and entered 200+ draws just to gain a naval combat specialty! This is why he entered the game three days after its launch.
It must be said, Blood Sea Wave is still incredibly lucky, as the naval combat "Divine-level" specialty finally appeared on the 200th draw! If he really couldn't get it, he would have had to buy it at a high price on the market. The idea of chopping people up and then selling the account when bored that he mentioned to Da Fei is purely to intimidate him, showing he is fearless and to discourage others.
What about the over 200 machines bought? After some thought, why not start a gaming studio? Though machines aren't valuable, purchasing so many was indeed quite a hassle.
Blood Sea Wave then called his good friend: "Shaodong, what are you up to?"
On the other end of the phone, Shaodong replied irritated: "What else could I be doing? Cursed to work day by day."
Blood Sea Wave laughed and said, "Not tired of it yet? I'm starting a gaming studio, let's do it together!"
Shaodong exclaimed in surprise: "A gaming studio? Are you kidding me? We're not short on cash!"
Blood Sea Wave chuckled lightly: "It's just playing games, but using the studio name sounds better, it'll make those old fogeys think we're actually working on something serious."
Shaodong laughed heartily: "Right, what game?"
Blood Sea Wave nodded: "The hottest one! Call Brother Tian and Mr. Ma over to play too, tell them to stop street racing. Nowadays, all the taxis out there use gas, and hitting one is like hitting a bomb, killing ourselves for fun is not worth it."
Shaodong laughed out loud: "Should I bring a group of gals over? So we can chill and play together?"
Blood Sea Wave replied, annoyed: "The most annoying are female players, we don't need the stupid ones!"
Shaodong laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I don't even want to hang out with the dumb ones! By the way, what's the studio called?"
Blood Sea Wave answered without hesitation: "Blood Sea Studio!"
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After contacting the various wealthy friends, Blood Sea Wave felt even more delighted.
The only unpleasant thing was an extra weakling on the island! It was as uncomfortable as having sand in the eyes.
So Blood Sea Wave couldn't focus entirely on gaming, always unconsciously keeping an eye out for that weakling. Did he die many times during the day? What a trash! This place isn't for trash like him! But now, where is that weakling? Couldn't handle it and logged off? Best he understands!
Suddenly, Blood Sea Wave remembered something—He was running out of provisions! Food, no problem; he could survive by fishing and catching shrimp, but what about water?
Blood Sea Wave saw the coconut trees on the island, that must be where water comes from. So he hurriedly went ashore to pick fruits.
—System Prompt: All fruits have been collected, please wait 29 days for the next batch to mature before returning.
Damn it! Blood Sea Wave angrily kicked: "When that trash logs back on, I'll chop him to pieces!"
As for reducing reputation? Might as well be a pirate! Being a pirate lets you openly rob NPC merchant ships! Negative reputation grows faster than anything! Of course, if going solo, you can't start as a pirate, but now that the brothers are all here to play, there's no problem.