Chapter 24 The Viking Treasure Trove

After the three men shook their heads in frustration, they continued drawing, and this time they pulled out a small carved object.

The texture of this carved object was unclear, seemingly neither gold nor jade. It was carved into the shape of a dragon's head, a dragon from Western legends, with a fierce and imposing appearance.

The surface of the object was smooth and glossy, as if it had been caressed for a long time. Fang Senyan and the others carefully examined it for a while, but still couldn't figure it out. Finally, they spent 1,000 general points to obtain the most basic information:

"Valuable Viking Relic: Purpose unknown. Selling to the Space will yield 30,000 general points."

Based on this official selling price, the carved relic was indeed worthy of the word "valuable." Fang Senyan and his companions continued to draw, and then pulled out a bone staff that appeared to be made of deer bone. The query fee for this bone staff was actually 3,000 general points! The three men paid excitedly, hoping to get a good price, but many things in the world don't go as planned... The result of the bone staff's appraisal was:

Deer Bone Staff: An extremely rare essential item. Description: This bone staff contains a trace of lava elf aura. It can burn for ten seconds at any time and in any place without extinguishing. You can also sell it to the Space for 100 general points.

Seeing the small print of 100 general points, everyone couldn't help but feel a mix of shock and anger, along with a sense of tearful helplessness. At that moment, they even had the illusion of the Space transforming into a gold mine, giving them the middle finger in a perverted manner and saying, "You've been tricked!" The appraisal included the modifier "extremely rare," and the consultation fee was 3,000 general points, but in the end, it could only be cashed out for 100 general points. What kind of logic was that!

Then Fang Senyan rummaged a few more times, finally confirming that there was nothing else. It seemed that this guy's loot hadn't shrunk after all. A silver-colored story-level helmet, a valuable item that could be sold for a high price, and of course, a (rare) dud bone staff. These three items were consistent with Harold's status. However, according to Fang Senyan's deduction, Harold should still have had a 10% to 15% chance of dropping dark gold-level equipment, but his luck wasn't good enough to encounter it.

At this moment, Reef sighed and said regretfully:

"Our crew also suffered heavy casualties this time. The *Sam* is probably destroyed, and Canby is missing after falling into the water. The ship's close combat boarding strength has been reduced by at least 50%."

Fang Senyan also shook his head slightly and said:

"I still didn't pay enough attention to Armand and underestimated his abilities. The Sons of the Black Sea are indeed like a centipede that doesn't fall even when dead. But we still have the *Unity*, so let's transfer the collected rare parts and assemble them. As long as most of the crew is still there."

Black said suddenly:

"Those Vikings were too quick to snatch Harold's body. Otherwise, you could have tried to plunder his captain skills. If you could get one or two story-level equipment to distribute to your subordinates, you could also boost morale."

Speaking of this, Fang Senyan suddenly remembered that he had indeed "plundered" Harold's two-handed greatsword. He quickly took it out to check it. This was the first story weapon that Fang Senyan had plundered!

Note: Because many readers don't seem to understand the nature of plundered equipment, here's an explanation. Plundering equipment has a certain chance of stripping the strongest weapon/equipment from the enemy's corpse, but usually, it strips a normal piece of equipment from him and enchants it. The magic bonus attribute of the enchantment is a part or most of the enemy's most powerful ability. That's why Fang Senyan's crew thought he was turning something rotten into something magical.

Cruel Ice and Snow

Origin: Scandinavia

Equipment Nature: Special Story Equipment (Only story characters can wear it and cannot take it out of this world.)

Equipment Type: Greatsword

Equipment Rarity: Silver Story

Material: Ice and Snow + Prayer Power of Odin's Followers

Attachable Device: Sheath

Effect: Attack range (compared to ordinary sailor knives) increased by 200%, greatly increasing attack power. When attacking enemies, there is a chance to summon the aura of the goddess Siva.

Description: The aura of the goddess Siva inflicts the power of ice and snow on enemies within your attack range 2, reducing their movement speed/attack speed by 45%~15% for 30 seconds. The amount of reduction depends on the enemy's stamina. The higher the stamina, the lower the slowdown.

Effect: If you gain the recognition of this weapon, your hands will be blessed by ice and snow when using it, increasing your cold resistance by 50% and reducing the damage you take by 35% as ice absorbs damage when enemies attack you.

Wearing Position: Hands

Description: Vikings worship the god Odin. They often pray to Odin for blessings in the icy and snowy wilderness, believing that the more severe the cold torture they endure, the more pious they become. The ice and snow in front of the Odin statue of the Asgard clan has been worshiped for hundreds of years, and it is mixed with a large amount of the devout prayer power of believers, making it as strong as steel. They used magical secrets to cut the ice and snow and forge this powerful ice and snow greatsword.

Warning: This is a weapon with a special weapon spirit will. If the will is not firm and the user cannot gain its recognition, even if it is used reluctantly, the user will suffer backlash from the weapon spirit and will not be able to exert its maximum power.

Description: Or if you think this special story equipment is not powerful enough, you can sell it to the Space in exchange for a large number of general points or potential points. You can only choose one of the two. This weapon can be exchanged for 30,000 general points or fifteen potential points.

Looking at this weapon, Fang Senyan began to feel a little annoyed, feeling that his luck seemed to have been reversed! It would have been great if this sword had been opened from the key, and the captain's plunder ability had obtained that helmet!!

Fang Senyan shook his head and put these unrealistic thoughts aside. Since the facts had already happened, there was no need to dwell on them. At this time, Old Sea Dog came to see him again. He had also learned about Fang Senyan's special abilities, so he specifically ordered his men to leave the bodies of the dead enemies when cleaning the deck. Now, of course, he was inviting Fang Senyan to plunder the enemy's power.

In this battle, Armand's pirates, armed with Islamic beliefs, were indeed powerful. To be honest, the well-trained sailors led by Philip were the most meritorious. The power of their volleys was indeed like an suffocating invisible wall, or even the whip of death! It hard-blocked the enemies in front of them. At least 70% of the casualties under Armand were directly caused by the volleys.

Facing more than twenty ordinary pirate corpses, after some searching, Fang Senyan actually managed to obtain three white-level ordinary story equipment. The bonuses of these three pieces of equipment were relatively small, and it was difficult for outsiders to see the effect, but those who obtained them could clearly feel that their strength had improved.

After Fang Senyan summoned all the pirates, he asked Black Sail and Philip to come forward. Black Sail could recommend one person, and Philip could recommend two people to receive his power infusion. This was to let them start to grasp certain power to build their own teams.

Of course, Black Sail and Philip had their own selfish intentions. After considering it, they didn't dare to blatantly engage in favoritism in such a situation. Therefore, under the eager anticipation of many pirates, they selected the three most courageous people in the battle, which restored some of the morale that had been somewhat scattered.

Gradually, time passed quickly. Given Norrington's sudden strong return, Fang Senyan didn't dare to rashly enter Port Royal at this time. Instead, he sent a few people to inquire about the news. Soon, they returned to report that Norrington's fleet hadn't returned to Port Royal, but had instead resupplied in Port Royal overnight and then gone to Southampton Harbor in the north.

The reason why this happened was that, firstly, killing ten thousand enemies would cost three thousand of your own men. Southampton Harbor had the largest dock at the time, where Norrington's flagship could be repaired in the best condition. Secondly, Norrington had established excellent merits this time and needed to go there to participate in the combat summary and award ceremony.

After hearing this news, Fang Senyan basically confirmed that Norrington would not be able to return for at least two or three days, because repairing the flagship was definitely not something that could be completed quickly, and the British post-war meetings were also known for their bickering and inefficiency. So, he decided to attend the rare auction. Fang Senyan could also have expectations for this auction:

With the pressure of Norrington's return, he believed that those treacherous merchants who were preparing to wait and see and raise prices would also be eager to ship their goods. In addition, the matter of ships was also an imminent and life-threatening matter that couldn't be ignored. If it was really impossible, even if he spent a lot of money to bribe internal personnel, he would have to get a Royal Navy's latest type of light sail clipper before Norrington returned.

The next day, after Fang Senyan set off with a group of people, he had already reached the entrance of Port Royal when a pirate hurriedly chased after him from behind, panting for breath. It took him a long time to catch his breath and pat his chest, saying:

"Boss, those Vikings are here."

"What!" Fang Senyan was really shocked this time. "How did Armand find us! I specifically chose to conceal the place where we stopped the ship!"