Chapter 66: Chapter 66: A Body That Tanks Bullets
"No, Captain, why don’t you...let someone else do it?"
Ma trembled slightly, his face full of reluctance.
Damn...
The Captain is serious?!
Pick up a handgun and shoot him?
Crazy?!
What’s the Captain’s deal? Why does he want to do this so early in the morning?
"Hurry up, stop dawdling. You’re a grown man, what’s there to be afraid of?!"
Fang Yu’s face was full of displeasure.
Ma: ??
Why does it feel like the Captain is setting him up?!
Forget it, forget it... Ma gritted his teeth and decided to listen to Fang Yu.
Anyway, even if the Captain gets hurt, there’s a healing scroll, and the injury will heal quickly.
It’s just a shot to the arm; it shouldn’t be a big issue.
What’s there to fear!
Ma pulled out the handgun and aimed at Fang Yu’s exposed arm, and without a word, pulled the trigger directly.
"Bang!"
The gunshot startled everyone else.
Everyone instinctively rushed out, looking at the two confronting on the deck with a wary expression, and then felt a chill run down their spines, faces full of gravity: "Damn, Ma is truly rebellious, causing a mutiny and attacking the Captain early in the morning?!"
"Brothers, follow me and take down this rebel Ma!"
Everyone rushed forward, instantly surrounding Ma, intending to capture him.
But at this moment, they saw an unbelievable expression appear on Ma’s face.
"Holy crap..."
Ma murmured, his eyes fixed on Fang Yu’s arm.
On Fang Yu’s arm was a red mark that looked like a mosquito bite, and the bullet, emitting a smell of gunpowder, quietly slid off his arm.
The damage to Fang Yu was merely a bit of redness and broken skin?
Not even piercing the flesh?
Hiss...
Ma drew a sharp breath.
Since when did our Captain become invulnerable to bullets and blades? Has he grown this fast?
"Damn... this hurts..."
At this moment, Fang Yu spoke, grimacing as he covered the spot where he was shot.
Real humble now...
...
Previously, Fang Yu heard people on the forums say that as long as the energy level reaches level 10, one can ignore handgun attacks and even a long-range rifle would only cause minor injuries.
But when Ma fired the bullet, Fang Yu suddenly remembered...
Damn, his ship benefits from Luo Kuan’s firearm talent and Du Ran’s 15% damage enhancement leader skill.
The power of the handgun in front of him was no longer that of a normal handgun...
One shot pierced Fang Yu’s skin, the bullet penetrating about half a centimeter into his flesh before being stopped by Fang Yu.
Alright... this kind of injury, breaking the skin and piercing the flesh, is actually the most painful.
Fang Yu sighed; indeed, one shouldn’t act too recklessly.
However, at least one thing can be confirmed...
The Grandpa... doesn’t fear handguns anymore!
Oh, only standard-issue handguns, enchanted ones are another matter...
...
With improvements in various aspects, Fang Yu felt quite good.
However, he did not forget the most important thing he had to do upon returning to Qiyun Port:
Upgrade the ship!
Once the ship upgrades to a medium-sized cargo ship, it can withstand an enchanted upgrade.
Before returning to Qiyun Port, Fang Yu had already decided to properly remodel the ship.
After all, fighting on the ocean heavily relies on the ship; if the ship is destroyed, the Lord himself will be greatly impacted, and his combat power will sharply decrease.
Therefore, arming the ship is very necessary.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu stood up and started walking towards the city center of Qiyun City.
About 20 minutes later, Fang Yu stopped, looked up, and saw the grand and magnificent building in front of him.
[Alchemist Association - Qiyun City Branch]
There are three directions for ship enchantment.
The Dwarf smith direction, which leans towards a cold weapon, magical style; the dwarves often can forge resilient weapons infused with magic power.
Another is the enchanted scroll direction, which is typically handled by powerful Transcendents who have mastered the technique of scroll imprinting, imprinting enchanted scrolls.
Just opening a scroll can add extraordinary power to a certain area of the ship.
The advantage of this direction is that it’s cheap, convenient, and quick.
But the downside is... it’s standardized, messy, and non-uniform in style.
It’s common for a captain not to be able to buy all series of scrolls from an imprint master; if they’re not from the same series, then there will be a problem of non-uniform style between them.
It’s often the case that ships of Blue Star Captains have one ship cannon in a future tech style and another in a Dwarf cold weapon style, leading to dissonance.
Usually, only captains short on cash would choose this enchanted path.
And at this moment... Fang Yu is ready to choose the third path:
The Alchemist direction.
The main reason Fang Yu chose this path is because this enchanted route matches his extraordinary ability.
Extraordinary abilities like blades, swords, spears, halberds, and magical elements are suitable for the Dwarf craftsman route.
Without money, one has to settle for a messy style.
However, extraordinary abilities in the directions of firearms, steampunk, and technology are suitable for remodeling via the Alchemist path.
In a certain sense, the Alchemist path is actually stronger than other styles, offering more possibilities.
The only drawback is...
It’s expensive!
...
When Fang Yu pushed open the building’s door and walked into the hall, he saw a considerable proportion of the visitors were either people undergoing remodeling or magic potion mutants.
Some alchemists’ research topics focus on how to modify the flesh, infinitely excavating the potential and power of the body, with a significant portion of natives having remodeled their bodies to gain power.
As for Blue Star Captains, those from Hua Country who are willing to undergo remodeling are not many, but some captains from countries with less attachment to their bodies are willing to accept alchemist technology modifications.
Besides, the most eye-catching part of the Alchemist Association for Fang Yu was the enchanted equipment!
Fang Yu instinctively walked towards the enchanted equipment zone.
Ship enchantment requires the ship to withstand the power of enchantment, so a level 10 ship can only be enchanted once.
But sailors, including captains, can actually enhance their outdated equipment by purchasing enchanted equipment.
It’s normal, given Fang Yu’s current level, ignoring the factor of extraordinary ability reinforcement, as handguns for Fang Yu at this energy level are no different from toys.
Enduring a shot passively modified by Ma with various enhancements, Fang Yu was unscathed, let alone a regular shot without passive enhancements.
Ordinary equipment has become outdated.
So gradually, captains and sailors seek more powerful weapons.
Just like in games, as the level goes up, whiteboard equipment becomes useless.
Then it’s time to look for... enchanted gear with special attributes that are more powerful.
It’s the same principle.