Although Ye Fei possessed immense talent, his combat power was still far inferior to Lai Yong. He was being eliminated instantly, and if he continued to sit idle, the consequences would be evident.
"This world is too dangerous, we must proceed with caution!"
"But if we don't acquire resources quickly, with this small boat, encountering even a slightly larger shark will lead to certain death."
Ye Fei glanced at the shark that had been following him closely, growing increasingly anxious.
He was well aware that he was currently running naked amidst a perilous ocean, and time was running out. He had to enhance his strength as soon as possible.
"Oh no... it seems like all the small islands are dangerous. We can't go ashore, so how will we obtain resources?"
"What else can we do? Diving, fishing, catching fish perhaps."
"I'm so thirsty, who has water?"
"Sob... I'm being followed by a shark. Can someone please save me? I'm just a 16-year-old girl."
The chat channel was filled with desperate pleas, and everyone was extremely anxious.
"We must unite! If we continue fighting individually, we're heading towards our doom!"
"Let's form teams! We can tie several small boats together to create a floating island and level up together!"
"That's right! Why didn't I think of that? Let's gather at the coordinates directly below the sun!"
Everyone echoed in agreement.
Soon, various fleets were formed.
Huang Jie, who possessed a B-grade talent, naturally became the most sought-after individual. With his powerful battleship, he was immune to surprise attacks, causing other battleships within dozens of kilometers to converge towards him.
A few C-grade talented individuals also revealed their strengths upon witnessing this.
Ye Fei silently observed everything, pondering whether his talent was suitable for teaming up with others. What effect would it have if he fused his battleship with the others?
But considering his current weak strength, he suppressed the urge to show off.
That's right!
Ye Fei thought of Lai Yong and his eyes immediately lit up.
Lai Yong was already dead, but what about his battleship...
With that in mind, he quickly sailed towards the direction Lai Yong had revealed before his death.
After Lai Yong died, his subordinates were tearfully dismantling the ship.
No one expected that the first batch of upgraded battleships would be completed in such a manner.
Once all the subordinates left, Ye Fei cautiously rowed closer to that area.
Boom!
A wave nearly capsized Ye Fei's small boat.
The closer he got to the islands, the larger the waves became due to their obstruction.
Carefully stabilizing his boat, Ye Fei peered around.
He noticed fragments of wreckage and torn sails floating in this area.
There was also a spot where blood surged, causing the water to churn as if boiling.
That was Lai Yong's corpse being torn apart by sharks attracted by the smell of blood.
The sight of this horrifying scene made Ye Fei's heart race.
"Damn!"
Suddenly, an eyeball surged towards him with the waves, startling Ye Fei.
This world truly is full of dangers, survival of the fittest!
Ye Fei took a deep breath, trying to ease his nervousness.
Then, he bravely reached out with his boat paddle and pulled the eyeball, still connected by blood vessels, closer to his boat.
It could be seen that when Lai Yong died, he was full of unwillingness, with enlarged pupils filled with terror.
Ye Fei didn't dare to look too closely and quickly activated his fusion talent.
"Fusion!"
A burst of light erupted between the eyeball and the boat...
[Ding! Fusion successful! The ship gains an additional ability - Accurate Shooting!]
Huh!
Accurate Shooting!
Wasn't that Lai Yong's talent?
Ye Fei was ecstatic.
This fusion talent was truly amazing, directly assimilating the other person's talent. He quickly opened his attribute panel to confirm.
Sure enough, there was a new entry under "Ship Abilities."
[Ship Ability: Accurate Shooting
Allows Ye Fei to greatly enhance accuracy when shooting on the ship.]
What's even more incredible was that Lai Yong's eyeball had attached itself to the ship, providing an underwater view.
With Ye Fei as the captain, he already had a special connection with the battleship. With the integration of the eyeball, Ye Fei gained an additional perspective.
A sudden realization struck Ye Fei, and he activated his fusion ability once again.
With the help of this eyeball and the "Accurate Throwing" ability, Ye Fei's probability of hitting underwater creatures increased significantly!
"So, this is the correct way to use fusion talents."
Ye Fei couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, he eagerly searched the depths of the sea, wondering if Lai Yong's other eyeball was still present.
Having a one-eyed battleship didn't look good.
But then again, Lai Yong was powerful. His ship was equipped with harpoons, but he was a typical example of high offense and weak defense. Just being approached by a strange bird resulted in instant death.
"Glass cannons are useless."
Ye Fei couldn't help but sigh. This wasn't a game where you could respawn, so a balance between offense and defense was essential.
He secretly thought that future battleships must have a balanced offense and defense, without any obvious weaknesses.
"Huh! What's that?"
Using his eyeball to explore the seabed, Ye Fei activated his fusion ability, which allowed him to highlight objects that could be fused.
A small section of a corpse was floating there, like a flame in the darkness, instantly capturing Ye Fei's attention.
He quickly paddled towards it, intercepting its path.
Splash!
With the eyeball's help, Ye Fei boldly used his hands to salvage the object.
He pulled up a half-eaten shark carcass.
It was only the head, but it still weighed close to a hundred kilograms. Ye Fei gasped for breath while pulling it up. If it weren't for the buoyancy of the water, his small arms and legs wouldn't have been able to lift it onto the boat.
This was the shark that Lai Yong had previously hunted. Now, it had been torn apart by other sharks and only a difficult-to-chew head remained.
"Fusion!"
Ye Fei activated his talent, and the battleship sparkled with golden light.
Buzz!
This time, Ye Fei felt warmth throughout his body, a different sensation than the previous two times!
[Ding! Fusion successful! The battleship gains 'Sharp Shark Jaws,' increasing firepower by 2.]
Awesome!
With the enhancement of the battleship's attributes, Ye Fei also became stronger!
Bang!
Huff... Huff...
Waving the oar, Ye Fei could clearly feel that his strength had increased significantly.
The soreness in his muscles from earlier disappeared instantly.
Hahaha!
Ye Fei suddenly felt like a mighty sailor.
The stronger the battleship, the stronger he became!
At this moment, his battleship finally possessed offensive capabilities. However, unlike ordinary battleships, the front of his battleship grew a shark's mouth underneath the bow.
With sharp teeth, it excelled at close-quarters combat.
Even large battleships belonging to others would suffer if he approached them.
Keep going!
Ye Fei was genuinely delighted.
Keep salvaging!
He opened the chat channel and paid attention to incidents of attacks occurring around him.
He also collected some submerged shipwreck keels that weren't too deep. These were sturdy parts that were difficult to salvage from the water. However, Ye Fei's shark battleship could easily bite through wood and collect smaller pieces.
Currently, everyone lacked salvage tools, and only Ye Fei could obtain these valuable early-stage materials, especially some rivets on the keels. Those were precious iron resources.
In the midst of flashing lights, all the rivets were fused into the battleship.
[Ding! Fusion successful! The battleship's structure has been reinforced, increasing defense by 1.]
[Ding! Detected that the captain has collected 1 unit of wood, fulfilling the upgrade resource requirement!]
[Do you want to consume the wood to upgrade the battleship?]
[Yes] [No]
"Yes!"
Ye Fei chose without hesitation.
In the next moment, the battleship grew twice its original size, a 2-ton displacement boat.
[Ding! Upgrade successful! The battleship currently has a displacement of 2 tons! Next level requires 100 units of wood and +10 energy.]
Looking at the completely transformed vessel beneath him, Ye Fei had a beaming smile.
This feeling of progressing step by step and growing stronger was truly wonderful!
Now, he raised his oar and used the salvaged materials to create a sail: set sail, embark!
The route chosen by Ye Fei this time was a small island where many people gathered.
Intense battles were taking place there.
Where there is combat, there are corpses.