Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Su Wang looked at the young man in front of him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"So this is what it means to have the purest bloodline."

The abnormalities on Hewitt's face and arms rapidly deteriorated, completing the transformation in just 5 seconds.

After the transformation, their appearance was no different from those of the bloodline purifiers on the dock.

After activating the Eye of Talent, he has indeed awakened the qualifications of a Gold-level worker.

Along with it, the gold-level repair qualification has also been awakened.

When I first saw the effects of the holy water,
Su Wang had thought of bloodline purifiers, but he was still a little uncertain.

Hewitt's current changes gave Su Wang some clues.

Those who have purified their bloodline are those whose bloodline is of the purest quality.
However, those whose bloodlines are purified by the Mirror Matrix need to use Enlightenment Potions to unlock their worker qualifications.

Those whose bloodline is purified by consuming the holy water will not only have their bloodline cleansed, but will also directly unlock the qualifications of both crew members and workers.

To verify this hypothesis, Su Wang ordered someone to summon a bloodline purifier from the dock.

Let's test it out.
Could the Holy Crystal also awaken the Fisherman's aptitude in those whose bloodlines were purified by the Mirror Matrix?

When the second test subject arrived, Su Wang took out two Saint Crystals and handed them to the two people respectively.

"Eat it, and you will awaken to become special ship captains."

Hewitt now fully believed what the lord had said.

Without saying a word, he put the holy crystal in his hand into his mouth and swallowed it.

The other bloodline purifier also swallowed the holy crystal after a two-second pause of doubt.

Two fish phantoms appeared behind the two people simultaneously, and finally the two fish phantoms merged into their bodies. A grayish-white fish scale also appeared on the back of their right hands.

Su Wang immediately recognized that the grayish-white scales were exactly the same as the scales that appeared on the back of his hand when he became a fisherman.

However, his scales had long since changed from grayish-white to seven colors as the fisherman's rank changed.

Hewitt, who was the first to complete his awakening, spoke with a hint of surprise on his face.

"My lord, I... I feel like some information is appearing in my head."

Upon hearing this, Su Wang quickly inquired.

"Oh? Tell me."

Hewitt truthfully recounted the information that came to mind.

"I feel like I have something called a 'soul vehicle,' which I can summon once I come into contact with the water."

The other person who had taken the Holy Crystal also spoke up at this moment.

"My lord, the same information has appeared in my mind as well."

Hearing their statements, Su Wang realized that his guess was correct.

Those whose bloodlines are purified by the Mirror Matrix also meet the standards for using Holy Crystals.

Without saying a word, Su Wang led the two towards the edge of the port.

Once they reached the edge of the area, the two were instructed to attempt to summon the soul vehicle.

The two of them went to different areas near the water and bent down to touch the water.

The next second, the scales on the back of his hand flashed, and two small rafts appeared out of thin air on the water.

Su Wang asked immediately.

"Besides summoning this raft, did you receive any other information?"

"For example, professions, tasks, or communication areas."

The two looked puzzled, and Hewitt responded first.

"Reporting to the lord, there is only information about this soul vessel and the identity of a fisherman; nothing else."

Another bloodline purifier added.

"My lord, I have information about the angler profession and have also acquired a special skill."

Su Wang seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

It seems that the aptitude of fishermen awakened by the Holy Crystal is different from that of fishermen summoned by the world.

They lack the communication boards, task boards, and other features that these outside fishermen have.

Of the two, one was a fisherman, while the other was not.

The person with the profession happened to be someone who had awakened the "Sacred Grace" ability and possessed the Sacred Grace fishing tackle.

Su Wang had roughly figured out the ins and outs of it.

Holy Crystals can awaken the Fisherman's Talent in those with the purest bloodline, but they cannot grant them the Fisherman's profession.

When faith in saints reaches a certain level...
You will then awaken the Holy Grace Fishing Gear, and with the Fisherman Talent, you will automatically change to one of the three major Fisherman professions.

The job categories for automatic job changes are related to the awakened Holy Grace Fishing Gear.

Currently, the only job that can be changed is the Angler. Cao Ge has not yet embarked on the path of the Saint, so he naturally does not have the ability to bestow the power of the Saint.

The position of the fisherman saint is vacant and cannot be discussed at all.

In any case, it's a good thing to be able to get fishermen from the local population.

After all, with the existence of the Seven-Colored Advancement Monument, fishermen can gain attribute bonuses, and fishermen themselves have many advantages over ordinary ship captains.

The only limitation is that the newly awakened local fishermen cannot be immediately deployed in combat and need to develop vehicle levels.

Su Wang didn't think it was a big problem.

Given their current rate of resource acquisition, quickly cultivating local fishermen is not a problem at all.

Following that, Su Wang found eight more bloodline purifiers with the ability of Holy Grace and used up all the remaining eight Holy Crystals.

Before long, there were 10 local fishermen at Fool's Wharf.

Without saying a word, Su Wang told the 10 people to go to the lighthouse and collect all the resources needed to advance to Silver Fishermen.

As for the resources for gold-level fishermen, they can only be claimed after meeting certain merit standards.

With the supply of resources,
In less than half an hour, the soul vehicles of the 10 local fishermen were upgraded one after another, quickly transforming from ordinary wooden rafts into silver vehicles.

With the support of various fish treasures and rare materials, their combat power is more than one level stronger than the ship captains who pilot the Mutual Aid Warship.

Currently, the Holy Spring can provide 10 Holy Crystals per day, which means it can awaken 10 local fishermen.

As long as resources are available, 10 fishermen with silver vehicles can be acquired every day, which adds up to 300 per month.

If a few more holy springs were added, this number would increase further.

In addition, there is holy water that can create gold-level crew members, which, together with these local fishermen, can be used to train them.

Their fighting ability is in no way inferior to that of ordinary fishermen, and may even be stronger.

If possible,
Su Wang even considered replacing the entire fighting fleet at Fool's Wharf with a fleet of fishermen's boats.

If there are enough holy springs, it is entirely possible to achieve this!

The 10 local fishermen were grouped together into a separate fleet, named the Saint Grace Fleet.

Su Wang then proceeded to the second task: to improve the aptitude levels of Mi Lei and the others.

This concerns the combat strength of the Heart of the Dead itself, which makes him even more excited.

Back on the Lost Heart, Su Wang immediately summoned the four crew members to the command room.

Tia appeared to have just finished bathing, and was therefore the last to arrive; her hair was still wet.

Upon Tia's arrival, she noticed that Mire and the others were also present, and she was both puzzled and impatient.

"Captain, is there anything urgent that you need us for?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wang smiled mysteriously.

"Good thing, good thing that concerns your bloodline."

Upon hearing this, Tia's impatience at being interrupted from her beautiful bath faded, replaced by even greater confusion.

The others also looked puzzled.

Bloodline?
Su Wang didn't keep them in suspense and took out four portions of holy water, handing them to the four people in turn.

“Drink it all; it will be good for you.”

Although they were puzzled, they obediently picked up the water bags and drank the water one by one.

Before long, the blacksmith, Ipak, finished his drink first.

However, less than three seconds after he finished drinking, a change occurred.

The few remaining abnormalities on his body quickly disappeared, and a seven-colored halo flowed around his entire body.

At that moment, Su Wang also suddenly sensed a significant change.

[The crew members of Ipak have received an upgrade in their qualifications, advancing to the level of Extraordinary Metallurgy.]

[Crew qualification bonuses increased.]

① When smelting and upgrading any material, the material consumption is converted in an equal manner, and no Azure Fish Coins are consumed.

② When smelting fish materials, there is a 10% chance of mutating rare fish materials.

③ When smelting fish souls, gold-level and above fish souls have a 10% chance of mutating into rare fish souls.

④ The vehicle's strength attribute is increased by 300 points, and its speed is increased by 100 knots.

⑤ Extraordinary Talent: Berserk Hammer Shrimp, vehicles gain the [Overload Berserk] ability.

Overload Frenzy: For 10 minutes, vehicles can attack facilities without needing to charge up.

It also increases damage by 100% and reduces Azure Fish Coin consumption by 90%. After use, there is a 60-minute cooldown period.

...

The extraordinary crew talent greatly enhances every aspect of Ipak's attributes.

The effects of the three smelting qualifications all surprised and delighted Su Wang.

The first qualification effect is equivalent to being able to convert any level of fish material without loss.

What is this concept?
This is equivalent to equating a piece of ordinary-grade fish with the value of a piece of extraordinary-grade fish.

The other two smelting mutation probability enhancement effects are 10 times greater than those of gold-level aptitude!
The remaining two attribute effects are direct enhancements to Su Wang and the Wangxin.

The additional 200 points to his Strength attribute brought Su Wang's Strength attribute to a massive 2 points. This also significantly increased the damage dealt by his vehicle to attack equipment.

Changes in innate abilities are equally terrifying.

Within 10 minutes, the ship's giant cannon does not need to be charged, its damage is doubled, and the cost of cannonballs and fish coins is reduced by 90%.

This is equivalent to firing 10 rounds of artillery fire after activating the ability, while only incurring the cost of one round of artillery fire, and the damage caused is comparable to 20 rounds of artillery fire.

Based on the current attributes of the Heartless,
Su Wang was confident that within the 10 minutes of activation, the firepower would be comparable to that of a hundred air and sea fleets, and killing a pollutant source on his own would not be a problem!

At this moment, Ipak also snapped out of his daze of the physical changes and exclaimed in surprise.

"Unbelievable, I...I've become an extraordinary ship captain?"

Because awakening their innate abilities requires becoming a ship's captain, all four crew members are in this position.

The moment the transformation ended, Ipak suddenly felt himself awaken to an extraordinary power.

In other words, he became the second extraordinary crew member after Tia.

And I feel much younger.

He looked almost 40 years old, but it was as if he had turned back into someone under 30, as if he had been reborn.

However, this was not the first time such a surprise had occurred.
Following Ipak, the second person to completely swallow the holy water was Menata.

After a three-second transformation, Menata also shed the last remaining abnormality on her body.

Not only did she look much younger, but her already voluptuous figure also became more curvaceous.

Su Wang once again sensed that his body had been enhanced.

[Menata's crew member qualifications have been upgraded, advancing to the level of Extraordinary Cooking.]

[Crew qualification bonuses increased.]

① Increases the effectiveness of cooking food by 300%.

② Improves bait processing efficiency by 300%.

③ When processing ingredients, the ingredient level will steadily increase by 3 levels.

④ The vehicle's base stamina attribute is increased by 300 points, and its speed is increased by 100 knots.

⑤ Extraordinary Talent: Mimicry Purple Badge, vehicles gain the [Perfect Mimicry] ability.

Perfect Mimicry: Enables vehicles to become invisible, simulate any target, and simultaneously mimic the presence of the target.
In mimicry mode, vehicles take 90% less damage.

...

Compared to Epark, Menata's stat changes focus more on support.

After all, Menata's bloodline ability is mainly supportive, and its effect on improving combat power is not very significant.

When Su Wang saw the effects of the extraordinary ability, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he had an idea.

However, we'll have to wait until everyone has completed their transformation before we can implement it.

Next, Tia completed her transformation.
The horns on her forehead and the purple scales on her neck disappeared under the baptism of holy water.

Although this made her less of a unique beauty, her youthful charm without any unusual features was still refreshing to Su Wang.

As a conductor, Tia's changing talents and abilities are something Su Wang pays even more attention to.

[The Vesannitia Horned Eel crew's qualifications have been upgraded, advancing them to the level of Extraordinary Commander.]

[Crew qualification bonuses increased.]

① The upper limit of the output of fish souls on board is increased by 300%.

② The attributes of the fish soul units produced by the ship are increased by 300%.

③ The base damage of shipborne attack facilities is increased by 200%, and there is a 50% chance to deal 5 times the damage when dealing damage.

④ The basic attribute of vehicle strength is increased by 300 points, and the speed is increased by 100 knots.

⑤ Extraordinary Talent: Thunder Horned Eel, vehicles gain electromagnetic barrier capabilities.

...

Tia's improved attributes have enhanced her vehicle attack capabilities in all aspects.

On the contrary, there have been few changes in terms of supernatural abilities.

After all, Tia had already become an extraordinary ship captain and had already undergone changes.

The additional attribute bonus caused Su Wang's strength attribute to surge by 2000 points.

In addition to the changes in Mirei's aptitude, the biggest beneficiary of the benefits brought by this holy water was actually Su Wang himself.

Mirei, the smallest of the three, was the last to finish drinking the holy water and the last to complete her transformation.

The disappearance of the coral-like hairline, resembling a crown, diminished Millie's elegance but added a touch of girlish cuteness.

Su Wang was particularly concerned about the changes in Mirei's extraordinary abilities.

After all, the Mirror Matrix's capabilities are crucial, serving as the core of combating contamination, and cannot be compromised.

[Bebess Millie's crew qualification has been upgraded to Extraordinary Repair Qualification.]

[Crew qualification bonuses increased.]

① The effectiveness of sea repair is increased by 300%, and vehicles recover 1% of their hull durability per second.

② After facility maintenance and repair, grant the facility a 50% usage consumption effect for 1 hour, and add a 100% random buff effect.

③ After facility maintenance and repair, it provides fishermen with a 5% stamina recovery effect per second, and also provides a 100% damage increase.

④ The basic attribute of vehicle durability is increased by 300 points, and the speed is increased by 100 knots.

⑤ Extraordinary Talent: Purifying Coral, vehicles gain the [Source of Purification] ability.

Source of Purification: It can condense two forms: a purification beam cannon and a matrix. The beam cannon has a diameter of 100 meters, and the matrix has four mirrors with a maximum spacing of 3 kilometers.

After using the Purifying Source ability, Purifying Coral Spores will remain, which will grow into Purifying Coral and periodically release Purifying Light Fish.

...

The Purifying Mirror's ability to purify remains intact, and its range has even increased.

Su Wang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The additional Purifying Coral Spore effect piqued his curiosity.

"Purifying Coral? Releasing Purifying Light Fish?"

Out of curiosity, Su Wang decided to try out this ability later to see what changes it would bring.

At this moment, all four crew members have advanced to extraordinary talents and become extraordinary ship captains, awakening extraordinary powers.

The four of them looked at each other, all surprised by the changes in each other.

At this moment, Tia and Mirei were both quite curious as they touched the areas of their bodies where the abnormalities had been, feeling the smooth texture of the skin.

Su Wang might not care about the slight abnormalities on their bodies, and sometimes even finds them strangely beautiful.

But Tia, Mireille, and the others did not think that way.

With the emergence of numerous bloodline purifiers at various docks, Tia mentioned to Su Wang more than once that she also wanted to be baptized.

Unfortunately, to achieve the purification effect of the Mirror Matrix on those with pure bloodlines, an extremely powerful matrix needs to be constructed.

High-intensity matrices are typically used to deal with polluted docks or large fleets of polluted ships.

All of this carries a certain degree of danger, and Su Wang could not allow them to leave the Deathheart and approach those contaminated targets alone.

Moreover, it is unknown whether the refracting matrix will be effective on uncontaminated targets.

Therefore, Su Wangcai never fulfilled Tia's wishes.

This time, however, Tia and the others were relieved of their worries about not having any unusual symptoms.

Tia cheered even louder at this moment.
"Captain, I'm finally free of the abnormal symptoms, just like you!"

While cheering, they also stepped forward and gave Su Wang a big hug.

Feeling the sudden warmth and softness in my arms,

Su Wang was also taken aback by Tia's sudden enthusiasm.

After realizing what was happening, he responded softly.

"congratulations."

Upon hearing the congratulations, Tia seemed to realize that she had been a little too excited.

She quickly released her arms from Su Wang's embrace and stepped back a short distance.

Two blushes appeared on her beautiful face at this moment.

I don't know if it was due to excitement or some other reason...

This little incident created a slightly awkward atmosphere.

Fortunately, Su Wang reacted immediately, opening his arms to the others.

"Shall we celebrate with a hug?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mi Lei was the first to rush forward, give Su Wang a hug, and then step back.

"Thank you, Brother Su Wang."

Following closely behind was Menata, who also slowly walked forward and gently embraced Su Wang.

Finally, only Epak remained, but he looked embarrassed, unsure whether he should step forward.

Su Wang then lowered his arm, stepped forward, and patted Ipak on the shoulder.

"Congratulations."

The slightly awkward atmosphere from just moments ago dissipated quietly with this congratulation.

After Tia and the others completed their advancement, they all returned to their respective regions.

Su Wang also prepared to deal with new matters.

The abilities Menata brought this time gave him a new idea.

That means going to the deeply polluted sea area to investigate the situation inside.

…(End of this chapter)