Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 103 Shipwreck Remains

The next day.

Suiyang Temple.

Xiao Yu walked into the weapon-refining hall.

Several weapon refiners stepped forward, their faces filled with excitement.

Zheng Liangping, who was in charge, immediately reported: "Captain, we have successfully completed our mission of weapon forging!"

The two men beside him each presented a brand-new piece of armor, completing the Chaos God Yi five-piece set, which consisted of an upper garment, a lower garment, and a lower garment.

Leg warmers, hand guards, boots, headscarves.

This lightweight armor, made of leather and cloth, is elegant, beautiful, and exquisite. Rather than being armor for fighting enemies, it resembles a chivalrous swordsman dressed in white.

Paired with a black shadow assassin's cloak, it adds a touch of seriousness and murderous intent, exuding an elegance akin to that of a Confucian nobleman.

Appearance is not important.

Xiao Yu values ​​practical results more.

When he put on five pieces of equipment at the same time, he immediately felt the resonance between the equipment and the new power it emitted.

A prompt from Heaven appeared immediately:

You have triggered the "Tide God Yi Set" effect, gaining +100 Vitality, +100 Spirit, and +1 to all four attributes.

0!

You have activated "Tide God's Tide"!

Xiao Yu felt the enhancement of his attributes. Although the increase in value was acceptable, it was only icing on the cake for Xiao Yu's current strength.

He cares more about equipment skills than attributes, and as a hidden skill of the blue set, "Tide God's Tide" is obviously not simple.

That is indeed the case.

Tide God's Tide is not an attack or defense skill, but a rarer recovery skill.

There are two activation modes.

The first method is to consume 10% of your mental energy to activate "Life Force Tide," which instantly restores the life force lost in the past 30 seconds.

The second method is to consume 10% of your life force to activate "Mental Tide," which instantly restores the mental force lost in the past 30 seconds.

The maximum recovery value is twenty times the skill's cost. That is to say, if activating a skill consumes 100 points of health, then a maximum of 2000 points of spirit can be recovered.

Extremely powerful.

Almost absolute profit!

This is especially true for a chosen one like Xiao Yu, who possesses numerous skills and explosive power.

He could easily unleash the full power of the Righteous Sword's Sacrifice for Righteousness, instantly evaporating 30% of his life force, and then use skills like Blood Qi Slash or Escape Technique that would consume life force.

Thirty seconds later, a wave of Tide God's Tide restored all of his life force on the spot, thus maintaining near-peak combat power.

Of course, it can also be used to withstand concentrated damage in a short period of time, and then activate the skill to instantly complete a self-healing.

When the enemy finally managed to bring Xiao Yu to low health after a lot of effort, they thought they could finally defeat this formidable foe.

next second.

He restored all life immediately.

Just thinking about it is enough to make one feel despair, and it is also enough to greatly improve Xiao Yu's survival ability. It is definitely a very powerful skill!

"Captain, we have not only completed the forging of the Tide God's equipment, but your sword has also been completed!"

Zheng Liangping personally took out a long sword, its light shining brightly like a mirror, which was not Xiao Yutian's sword.

【Wu Zixu's Longyuan Sword】, Blue Low Grade, Base Attack +40, Constitution +25, Four Basic Attributes Amplified by 5%, Sword Skill Damage +10%, Attached Skill "Dragon Qi Protection", Durability 60.

"here you go!"

Xiao Yu's eyes lit up.

He praised, "Old Zheng, I think with your current weapon-refining skills, you'll achieve a breakthrough within half a month at most!"

If Xiao Yu is the strongest and most prestigious member of the Wentian Ship, then Zheng Liangping is the undisputed number one weapon refiner.

His weapon-refining skills have now reached the top tier in Suiyang, and even in the entire Suiyang, he is at the level of securing fifth place and striving for third.

Old Zheng has only been engaged in weapon forging for a total of three months, while several other ancient weapon forgers of similar skill level have been doing so for an average of thirty years!

The speed at which the Chosen Ones grows is unmatched by our ancestors, and Zheng Liangping is a top expert in weapon crafting!

Even a fool could see that.

Old Zheng has immense future potential and extremely high value.

Both the ancient people and the chosen ones held him in the highest esteem, and Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng had to treat him with utmost respect and dared not neglect him.

However, despite his increasingly prestigious status, he remained absolutely loyal and grateful to Xiao Yu.

"The captain has shown me immense kindness and nurtured me relentlessly. If I cannot break through in weapon crafting, I will truly have no face to face the elders of Jiangdong!"

Old Zheng's words came from the bottom of his heart and were completely genuine.

In fact, Xiao Yu obtained "Wu Zixu's Longyuan Sword Fragment" from a treasure chest on his first clear of "Jiangyan Purgatory". In the following days, he successfully obtained two more Longyuan Sword Fragments.

In other words.

The forging of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

It also needs to be before the Trendsetter Set.

Why did it take so long to successfully forge this piece? Because forging this kind of blue-grade luck equipment is much more difficult, and the failure rate is extremely high without gathering all the top weapon refiners in Suiyang!

Zheng Liangping's weapon-refining team lacked sufficient technical expertise.

The first attempt to forge "Wu Zixu's Longyuan Sword" ended in failure.

Although equipment with special luck will not be damaged during the refining process, ordinary equipment or equipment fragments will inevitably suffer losses or even be completely scrapped.

The first attempt to forge the sword failed.

The two ordinary fragments and other auxiliary materials were rendered useless, which is a considerable loss for any team or any chosen one!

Instead of blaming Zheng Liangping, Xiao Yu offered him encouragement and comfort.

Several days later.

The materials were gathered again.

Let him continue to oversee the weapon forging.

This time, Zheng Liangping did not disappoint Xiao Yu and successfully forged the Qi Luck equipment. He also benefited greatly from the two times he presided over the forging process.

Zheng Liangping knew very well that his weapon-refining skills had improved so rapidly thanks to Xiao Yu's full support.

A scholar will die for one who understands him!

A boss with such great potential, strong capabilities, and a generous nature should be cherished and fully supported.

Just follow him.

The ceiling will only get higher in the future.

Old Zheng also believes that Xiao Yu is the future of mankind, and that he can also contribute to the cause of all mankind. This sense of accomplishment is great!

As for "Wu Zixu's Longyuan Sword"?

This is undoubtedly a top-quality weapon; otherwise, Xiao Yu wouldn't have gone to the trouble of crafting it.

Observe its attributes.

Its base attack is higher than that of the Heavenly Fate attribute.

However, due to the extremely high damage amplification effect of the Destiny Attribute Carved Sword, its actual damage is far higher than that of the Corpse Whip and the Dragon Abyss Sword.

The Dragon Abyss Sword is the same as the Corpse-Slaying Whip.

It seems more suitable as a secondary weapon.

The two pieces of Wu Zixu's equipment have opposite effects.

The Corpse-Beating Whip represents Wu Zixu's tyranny and cruelty, and its accompanying skill "Soul Summoning" is a very powerful offensive skill.

The Longyuan Sword represents Wu Zixu's perseverance and politics. Although it is a weapon, its attached skill "Dragon Qi Protection" is a defensive skill.

The effect of this skill is very simple.

It can summon dragon energy to transform into a dragon that circulates around the body, resisting almost all types of attacks and absorbing damage of various natures for a period of time.

It can withstand physical attacks, magical attacks, and mental attacks, and can absorb damage from both direct damage and damage caused by poison or curses.

It can be used by oneself.

It can also be used on companions.

Not only is it very cool, but it also has high defense, making it extremely practical!

"That's a really good weapon!"

Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction and commented, "I happen to be lacking a shield-type direct defense skill, and this sword can make up for that deficiency."

this time.

The results of weapon crafting are quite numerous.

Xiao Yu has already upgraded the Tide God series equipment he obtained earlier to level 6 or higher. Next, he plans to upgrade his armor and Dragon Abyss Sword to level 10.

The workload is considerable.

It will take about three or four days.

It is expected that this place will be fully completed before the next Old Day, and Xiao Yu will enter the new historical world in his prime!

Next.

Xiao Yu and Lao Zheng discussed the order of equipment enhancement and optimization for the near future, and also planned to build a weapon-refining hall at the Ark base.

Old Zheng was quite surprised: "You mean you want to move the weapon-refining center into the Ark base?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Although Suiyang can become the logistics center of the Wentian in the short term, in the long run, this old city is too shallow, with too few people and resources, and there are many inconveniences."

Zheng Liangping immediately expressed his agreement.

"Our biggest problem is that we have too few weapon refiners and too low productivity. If we want to move the production center to the base, we must recruit a group of top weapon refiners from Suiyang."

He paused and continued, "It's just a bit difficult to poach the top weapon refiners from the four clans."

Weapon refiners and alchemists are core talents and resources of any faction, and major factions will not easily allow such talents to leave.

unless.

There are sufficiently large benefits.

The four clans inevitably made exorbitant demands.

For example, requesting more crew members.

Of course, given Xiao Yu's current prestige and status, coupled with Fan Xin's influence in Suiyang, it wouldn't be difficult for him to forcibly recruit a group of weapon refiners.

It's just not necessary.

It's best to avoid using coercive methods.

Xiao Yu: "I will have Wang Yang negotiate with the four clans. Given Wang Yang's relationship with the four clans and his ability to persuade, it shouldn't be difficult."

That's all for now.

No need for detailed planning.

Xiao Yu suddenly felt the Ark barrier being impacted, and at the same time he received a notification from the Heavenly Dao.

【warn! 】

Your ancient Ark, "Quest for the Sky," is under attack!

The Ark has been attacked?!

Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback.

Although it was very sudden, there was no panic or even surprise.

"Has it finally arrived?"

"The Ark is in a state of navigation."

The deep sea of ​​the past was fraught with dangers. In addition to salvageable historical artifacts, various ancient wrecks and shipwrecks could be found everywhere.

For example, evil gods, deep-sea storms, deep-sea monsters, islands and reefs, and alien pirates.

Each of these factors could potentially threaten or even destroy the Ark. The Wentian has been at sea for over four days and has only encountered one emergency, which is not a frequent occurrence.

Is there any danger?

There's no need to worry too much about that.

The Ark is not so easily destroyed.

In the past, the danger level of the deep sea was highly correlated with depth; that is, the deeper the place, the more dangerous it was, and the shallower the place, the safer it was.

The Wentian is currently sailing in an area with a depth of about 200 meters. Although this is nearly twice as deep as the old Suiyang area, it is still the shallowest "beginner zone" compared to the relatively infinite deep sea.

Based on the overall strength of the Wentian Ark.

There is no possibility of a fatal threat.

Furthermore, as the saying goes, fortune and misfortune are intertwined; such events are not necessarily all bad things. Sometimes, they can be unexpected encounters that yield a lot of resources.

Xiao Yu issued an alarm, alerting all the other Chosen Ones that the Ark was under attack. He planned to treat this incident as a drill.

Unsurprisingly.

When other chosen ones are alerted.

This immediately caused widespread panic.

"not good!"

"The Wentian spacecraft has been attacked!"

"What's going on? What happened? Is the Wentian in danger?!"

"The Wentian is our only home and base; we absolutely cannot allow any mishaps!"

"Defend the Ark at all costs!"

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For the past three months, the Ark has remained impregnable as the base of the Chosen Ones, only facing a potential threat during the Nightmare Tsunami.

If Wu Zixu had successfully breached the main city and entered the Heavenly Plaza, these corrupted beings would indeed have had the ability to infiltrate the Ark.

but.

Xiao Yu then took action.

The nightmare tsunami threat was easily averted.

The evil forces, including Wu Zixu, were stopped early on, and in the end, they escaped unscathed, even the main city was not breached. The Ark was protected perfectly.

and so.

Strictly speaking...

This was the first time the Ark had encountered danger.

The chosen ones were all very nervous, and many planned to interrupt the dungeon and return to provide support. However, at this moment, Xiao Yu issued a ship-wide announcement to reassure them.

He wanted everyone to realize that encountering situations during a voyage is normal, and that those who are not strong enough should not easily participate in the Ark Defense War.

Xiao Yu ordered that those below level 8 should not participate in the battle without permission and should leave the deck immediately. All those above level 8 who were not currently in a dungeon should gather on the deck.

A few minutes later.

Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, Lu Dahai, and others appeared on the deck, totaling over a hundred Chosen Ones.

"Boss!"

"captain!"

Everyone gathered around Xiao Yu.

Su Qingmeng immediately asked, "Boss, what exactly happened? How could we be attacked out of the blue?"

Xiao Yu replied, "The deep-sea environment is extremely complex, and various natural disasters and emergencies are not surprising. Be calm and observe the situation. Do not take any action without my order."

"yes!"

At this moment, there were not only hundreds of high-level Chosen Ones on the Ark deck, but also fifty Ark soldiers led by Fan Xin, who were on high alert.

Why did Xiao Yu forbid the Chosen Ones from acting rashly? Of course, it was to protect them!

This is the deep sea, not the old days.

Those destined to die in the deep sea cannot be resurrected, so extreme caution is necessary, which is why the Ark Legion must be created!

Not long after.

A large amount of black mist emerged from all directions around the Wentian, and this mist seemed extremely aggressive, constantly eroding the Ark's protective shield.

Soon.

Black mist seeped in.

All that could be seen was a large amount of black mist gathering directly in front of the deck, which quickly formed a black hole-like teleportation channel.

The first monster landed on the deck.

【Ghoul Crew】, Level 10 Rare Elite — Description: Crew members who drowned due to the collapse of history and the sinking of the Ark, monsters born from the resentment of history and the chaotic depths of the sea.

This monster is about 2.5 meters tall.

It looks like a combination of some kind of humanoid monster and sea monster.

Its head resembles a bull's head, with horns on the top of its head and temples. The upper half of its face is just a skull and glowing green eyes, while the lower half of its face is replaced by tentacles of varying sizes.

It is very large and robust, with a muscular upper body covered in barnacles and distinct ribs, while its lower body is a deformed snake covered in blue scales and is three meters long.

Its body was covered in a damp, cold, glazed green liquid, and each of its four hands held a fishbone blade, making it look menacing and menacing.

Wang Yang looked surprised: "Monsters? Who are these guys?!"

"It's a deep-sea ghoul!"

Xiao Yu said, "Where such monsters appear, there is a high probability that there are shipwreck ruins nearby, as mentioned by former crew members of the Old Ark."

Everyone was very surprised and curious.

"These guys are from the Ancient Ark too? But how did they end up like this?!"

Lu Dahai couldn't help but ask a question.

"The civilizations and histories buried in the deep sea are not limited to Chinese civilization, and the world buried there is not limited to the human world."

Xiao Yu said, "We cannot salvage other histories or worlds, but we may encounter them by chance during our voyages."

"As for this shipwreck? It must have been a participant in a game from a very, very long time ago, but the history of this world has completely collapsed."

"Their chosen ones have long been eliminated, their history and civilization have been completely wiped out, and these ghouls come from the obsession and resentment of their crew members."

As they were talking.

One, two, three —

Five, eight, ten —

Twelve ghoul crew members boarded the Wentian in succession. They had lost all reason and immediately launched an attack on the crew.

"They're nothing but a bunch of restless deep-sea vengeful spirits!" Fan Li waved his hand and released a secret technique, absorbing the corpse demon's magic and spiritual power, while simultaneously casting binding spells to suppress them.

Fan Xin now has a cultivation level of 16, which is at least at the level of a mid-level overlord. Dealing with a mere dozen or so level 10 rare elites is no problem for him.

"kill!"

When the deep-sea ghouls are suppressed.

Dozens of Ark soldiers immediately took action and quickly wiped out the seemingly powerful ghouls in less than two minutes.

"Is that all?"

Lu Dahai and Jiang Xiaoxia were both shocked.

Fan Li easily suppressed the twelve ghouls with a few simple movements, but how come the Ark soldiers are all so fierce?

"These are the Ark soldiers trained by the Captain from the ancient ancestors?" Zhao Xuezhu, standing beside Su Qingmeng, was extremely shocked. "I never expected them to be so strong!"

All fifty Ark soldiers are level 10 elites, a level of strength that surpasses even most of the current Chosen Ones.

Ark soldiers defend against the invasion, kill monsters, and drop white orbs of loot.

[Your soldiers have slain a ghoul crew member. Ark Essence +1050, Deep Sea Remains +10, Ghoul Venom +5, White Soulstone +32!]

[Your soldiers have slain a ghoul crew member. Ark Essence +1050, Deep Sea Remains +11, Ghoul Venom +6, White Soulstone +27!]

【————】

The ancient inhabitants did not have the ability to refine monsters to produce loot, but the Ark soldiers, as the regular army of the Ark, do have this ability.

Although killing monsters can produce loot, the loot is automatically recycled by the Ark, and Ark soldiers cannot keep the spoils for themselves.

The essence will be automatically converted into the Ark's reserve essence, which belongs to the collective assets.

Xiao Yu glanced at it briefly.

Although these ghoul crew members possess rare elite-level strength, the loot they drop is quite ordinary.

The first batch of deep-sea ghouls has been eliminated.

The second batch of deep-sea ghouls has appeared, this time in larger numbers, totaling 18.

Your soldiers have killed a ghoul crew member, Ark Spirit +1050 —

[Ark soldiers kill ghoul crew members, Ark Spirit +1050 ————]

【————】

Two groups of deep-sea ghouls.

It can contribute approximately 3 units of vital energy.

This is no small amount, but since they were all killed by Ark soldiers, they can only be stored by the Ark as reserve essence.

Although such essence and energy cannot be used by those destined for greatness, it is an important resource for Captain Xiao Yu.

He can train them to improve the cultivation of Ark Guardians like Fan Xin, or to train more high-level soldiers and crew members.

The more disposable spirit resources a lord possesses, the better he can govern the Ark and build a more powerful force.

"It's not easy at all —"

Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng were secretly alarmed as they watched wave after wave of deep-sea ghouls emerge.

Those destined by Heaven can sense it.

The Deep Sea Ghoul is actually quite powerful.

If other chosen ones' arks encountered this situation, without a top-tier expert like Fan Xin and without enough soldiers, they would have no choice but to personally go up and fight them head-on.

Even if we could win.

Casualties are also unavoidable.

Those chosen by Heaven who die in battle in environments different from the past cannot be resurrected.

This will inevitably result in an irreplaceable loss of manpower.

Come a few more times.

How many ships could withstand it?

This deep sea is indeed dangerous!

"Look, what's that?"

"It looks like a shipwreck!"

At this moment, a chosen one discovered a wreckage in front of the deck, which looked like an ancient giant ship.

The ship had long been completely destroyed, with the vast majority sinking into the ocean. Only a small portion remained above ground, its surface covered with flesh and tiny tentacles, resembling living creatures.

"We were lucky to encounter this shipwreck on our way to the Second Old World."

Xiao Yu said to his subordinates, "These shipwrecks can be salvaged. We may obtain special building tokens or other special resources that cannot be obtained in the old world."

Everyone was amazed.

"I didn't expect that."

"I really didn't expect that!"

"Besides our historical world."

"There are other things that can be salvaged from this deep sea —"

"But how are we going to salvage it?"

"This ancient ark looks like it sank many years ago. We can't exactly jump into the sea to salvage it, can we?"

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While Lu Dahai, Zhao Gang, Zhao Xuezhu, Li Zihao and others were discussing it.

Xiao Yu then controlled the Wentian ship to slowly approach the sunken ship.

You've discovered a special salvage site!

[Current Ruins Depth: 165!]

[Do you wish to initiate a salvage operation for this relic? Establishing this temporary salvage point is estimated to consume 100 Ark Energy!]

"Depth 165? It's a bit challenging, but definitely worth a try!"

Xiao Yu did not hesitate.

The salvage operation was initiated immediately.

[Ark Energy - 100!]

You have activated the special deep-sea nightmare, "The Nameless Ark Ruins."

[Current number of challenge attempts remaining: 1]

[Valid for 24 hours!]

Of course, the chosen ones can't directly jump into the sea to salvage the sunken ship; they can only challenge it by creating a temporary instance through the Old Ark.

The depth of the shipwreck remains is 165 meters.

The Depth of Suiyang's Old World (100).

This temporary instance is quite difficult, with monsters of a higher level than those in the Old Suiyang instance!

Despite this, Xiao Yu launched the challenge without hesitation, since such shipwrecks were rare in the early stages.

A nightmare in the deep sea.

Only those chosen by destiny may enter.

Xiao Yu immediately made arrangements, ordering Fan Li to lead the army to continue resisting the monster attacks, while he prepared to lead a squad of chosen ones to explore the nightmare.