Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship-Chapter 35: Ship Panel, The Tale of Harmony
The Ship Panel!
Compared to the personal panel, the conditions to unlock the Ship Panel were far more demanding.
According to the game’s design, it could only be unlocked after a player became a captain and owned their own vessel.
And now, Luo Qingjun had ordered Su Ye to temporarily take over as captain of the Sea Crocodile.
Apparently, this had met the requirements, allowing him to unlock the Ship Panel directly!
HUFF... Su Ye steadied his breathing, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
He maintained a calm exterior while listening to Luo Qingjun explain the duties of a captain.
At the same time, with a thought, Su Ye’s gaze flickered as he examined the newly unlocked [Ship Panel].
[Ship Panel]
[Name: Sea Crocodile]
[Grade: Tier 1, Mid-grade]
[Ship Attribute Bonus: Firepower +9, Armor +5]
[Cultivation Acceleration (Active): 30%]
[Sea Crocodile: Tier 1 Mid-grade Spirit Ship (30%)]
[Crew: 12/50 (0%)]
[Crew Morale: 46/50 (0%)]
[Total Cultivation Acceleration: 30%]
[As [Captain], your cultivation acceleration is no longer subject to any restrictions]
[Harmony Status: Not in Harmony]
’That’s... it?’ Su Ye’s brow twitched.
’The [Ship Panel] I’ve been dreaming of for so long is just these few lines? These few functions?’
The ship attribute bonus.
It was easy to see that this was just a reskin of the profession attribute bonus function from the personal panel!
The fact that his cultivation acceleration was no longer restricted after obtaining the [Captain] status was good news, though.
But...
Su Ye’s gaze shifted, but he still couldn’t find any unique functions on the Ship Panel.
’With the panel’s miraculous power, there’s no way the [Ship Panel], with such strict unlocking conditions, would be limited to just this.’
Su Ye’s gaze calmed, and his thoughts grew focused.
’So...’ His eyes fell upon the [Harmony Status] entry.
[Harmony Status: Not in Harmony]
[Initiate Harmony? Yes/No]
[Yes]
HUMMM!
As Su Ye confirmed his choice.
On the [Ship Panel], lines of text flickered, and a brilliant white light flared!
Suddenly, Su Ye’s body jolted.
His Spiritual Sense felt as if it had been magnified hundreds of times in an instant!
It spread out from him, expanding continuously.
The deck, the masts, the cabins, even the barnacles below the waterline...
In a mere moment, Su Ye’s Spiritual Sense had enveloped the entire Sea Crocodile!
Every corner of the Sea Crocodile, every single crew member, was now within the range of Su Ye’s Spiritual Sense!
Every detail was rendered with crystal clarity!
’Could this be... the "Captain’s Perspective" from the game in my past life?’
In that sailing mobile game from his past life, you could pinch to zoom in and out on the ship.
But how could the graphics of a cheap mobile game even compare to this?
’This feeling... Even the Divine Sense of a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator wouldn’t be much better than this, right?’
Su Ye was stunned, muttering to himself in his mind.
Under this [Captain’s Perspective], any enemy who boarded the Sea Crocodile...
...their every state, their every move, would be completely under his perception!
’A minor wallhack... no, what’s minor about this? This is a super wallhack!’
With the Captain’s Perspective, Su Ye’s combat power aboard the Sea Crocodile had practically skyrocketed!
Furthermore, malicious incidents like crew mutinies or hull damage could now be easily detected and nipped in the bud by Su Ye.
It could be said that with the help of the [Captain’s Perspective]...
...Su Ye’s control over the spirit ship would overwhelmingly surpass that of other captains!
And yet...
This was not the only change brought about by Harmony.
In fact... it wasn’t even the greatest change!
HUMMM.
As Su Ye’s Spiritual Sense completely enveloped the Sea Crocodile, the Harmony process was finalized.
Then, an indescribable feedback surged from the spirit ship into Su Ye’s body!
This feedback wasn’t like the cool, refreshing energy gained from leveling up, which directly strengthened him.
Instead, it was more like a form of "sharing."
After the Harmony was complete, the Sea Crocodile "shared" its grade with Su Ye.
And the effect it had made Su Ye’s mind jolt.
’The bottleneck... it’s gone?’
Not long ago, through diligent daily cultivation, Su Ye had reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining.
And just like all other cultivators, Su Ye had hit a bottleneck!
The fourth level of Qi Refining marked the division between the Early-stage and Mid-stage Qi Refining.
For a cultivator with an inferior-grade Spiritual Root like Su Ye, this was a particularly difficult hurdle to overcome!
He either had to spend time slowly grinding it out or break through using a rank-breaking pill.
Su Ye had originally planned to try grinding it out first. If that didn’t work, he would spend a fortune to purchase a rank-breaking pill after returning to port.
Rank-breaking pills were rare and extremely overpriced.
Su Ye wasn’t even sure if he had enough money to buy one.
But now,
he was stunned to discover that the bottleneck that had troubled him for days had, just like that...
...van... vanished?!
’This is because the Sea Crocodile shared its Tier 1, Mid-grade rank with me.’
’So... my bottleneck to the Mid-stage Qi Refining is gone?’
Su Ye felt that if he wanted to, he could break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining with ease?!
’By that logic, if I could become the captain of the Flying Serpent...’
’Wouldn’t that mean the bottleneck to the Late-stage Qi Refining would also cease to exist for me?’
’And if I could upgrade the Flying Serpent to Tier 2, then...’
’Foundation Establishment?’
Even if a Tier 2 spirit ship was incredibly expensive and had many special requirements that Su Ye would find difficult to meet...
...just being able to ignore the bottlenecks of minor realms was already a game-breaking advantage!
Even someone with a superior-grade Spiritual Root couldn’t do this so easily.
This was a privilege usually reserved for those with an Earth Spiritual Root, a Celestial Spiritual Root, or old monsters who had seized a new body to recultivate!
HUFF...
Su Ye’s mind was in turmoil.
This was such a heaven-defying opportunity that, despite his Qi Cultivation Skill, he couldn’t help but reveal a dazed and distracted expression.
"Su Ye? What’s wrong..."
Luo Qingjun noticed his state and paused, taken aback.
Then, he asked with great concern.
"Are you injured somewhere? I have a Rejuvenation Pill here..."
He didn’t think too much of it.
After all.
In Luo Qingjun’s eyes, Su Ye had saved his life twice.
He was an ironclad supporter!
Su Ye was startled back to his senses.
He realized he had shown an unusual reaction and was about to brush it off as nothing.
’No... doing that would actually be more suspicious!’
A thought flashed through Su Ye’s mind.
’What if...’
’I just break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining right now and pass off my dazed state as the trigger for a breakthrough!’
’And this way, I can even have Luo Qingjun vouch for the legitimacy of my breakthrough.’
’That will prevent others from suspecting I secretly obtained some great opportunity!’
With Su Ye’s aptitude, and without a rank-breaking pill...
...it would be normal for him to be stuck at the peak of the third level of Qi Refining for one or two years, or even three to five.
If he were to break through so quickly without any warning...
...it would inevitably attract curiosity, and perhaps even disaster!
But breaking through now would be understood as: after a life-and-death battle, his potential was stimulated, his state of mind elevated, and he sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough!
While such cultivators were relatively rare, they were by no means unheard of in the wider Cultivation Realm!
