AWB Chapter 107 : Setting Sail
Chapter 107 : Setting Sail
Setting Sail"Really? Thank you so much!"
As soon as Cecilia finished speaking, the gloom on Little Persimmon Puppy's face was instantly swept away, replaced by excitement.
While other players might have only heard rumors and had not directly experienced Cecilia's power firsthand, little Persimmon Puppy had once teamed up with Cecilia and was naturally well-aware of just how terrifying her combat strength really was.
Describing her as "a warrior who could take on a thousand enemies alone" might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but taking on a hundred by herself was certainly no problem at all.
In the face of such absolute, overwhelming strength, any schemes or tricks became nothing more than a complete joke.
After bidding farewell to the overjoyed Little Persimmon Puppy, Cecilia continued to wander aimlessly through the Main City.
Currently, although everyone knew that all of Asia's servers had been merged, because the new areas were not yet open, no one knew where the main cities of the other servers were located, or even their geographical direction or distance.
This situation was somewhat reminiscent of the "Dark Forest Theory."
Now, the whole Kaloran continent was like a dark forest without light. The national server, japanese server, hanfu server, and Southeast Asia server—players from each server were like hunters with guns, moving like ghosts in the pitch-black woods, treading carefully, doing their best to avoid making a single sound.
The current game rules were very vague. They only stated that you couldn't attack players from your own server, but did not clarify whether attacking players from other servers was forbidden. Not just the national server—players from all other servers must have noticed this as well.
Precisely because of this, players from all of Asia's servers were now extremely cautious, not daring to stray too far from the Main City, let alone venture deep into the wilderness. Who knew if they'd run into players from other servers, or what sort of punishment they'd face if they were killed by foreign players?
Cecilia was naturally aware of this too; however, since her current stats were off the charts, she had none of the concerns the other players did.
Not to mention whether any player capable of killing her even existed—now, with the addition of the orange legendary necklace [Moon Goddess Lilith's Blessing], Cecilia was even more formidable, as if she had a built-in resurrection. Trying to kill her had become dozens of times more difficult.
To put it bluntly, aside from the four Fallen Angels and those still-undiscovered S-rank, a-rank, or B-rank Bosses, in the entire Legend of Kaloran right now, only Cecilia was capable of killing others—getting killed herself was basically impossible.
After spending half an hour wandering through the city and finding nothing new, Cecilia left the Main City through the east gate, heading straight for the wilderness outside.
Currently, Cecilia's top priority was to unlock the riding feature for her Darkwing Demon Bat.
However, to unlock this passive skill, two prerequisite quests were mandatory—one in the Japanese server and one in the Hanfu server. It was almost as if the game was deliberately forcing Cecilia to launch a campaign across other servers.
Since she had no leads in the short term, Cecilia decided to use real-world geography as a guide and set out due east from the Main City, hoping to find the main city of the Japanese players.
After all, it was only the first day of the new version, and everyone was still figuring things out. Even if she wasted half a day, it wouldn't matter.
After leaving the city gates, on her way to the Qiu Lu Plains, Cecilia ran into many players from the national server, all traveling in groups, fully armed, and also heading east. It seemed they had the same idea as her.
At first, the appearance of Cecilia caused quite a stir. Some bold players even came up to talk to her, asking if she wanted to join a team to find the main city of another server.
After being rejected by Cecilia, others realized there was no danger and surged forward—all wanting to team up, add friends, or even pursue an online romance.
At first, Cecilia managed to tolerate it, but when she ran into the player who wanted to start an online romance, she finally lost patience. With one punch, she crushed the person's dog head, then slipped away, unleashing her full 2,000+ agility to quickly shake off the swarm of annoying flies.
A few minutes later, after reaching the deepest part of the wilderness and seeing that no other players were around, Cecilia let out a long sigh of relief.
Ever since becoming a girl, Cecilia was increasingly convinced that "other people are hell"—that saying was spot on.
Following her usual routine, she summoned the Darkwing Demon Bat to scout with echolocation overhead, adjusted her direction, and continued heading straight east.
On the first day of the new version, the Kaloran continent was blessed with beautiful weather. Gentle breezes blew from time to time, and even flocks of sheep miles off were clearly visible.
Along the way, whenever she encountered a large group of monsters, Cecilia would easily take them out. Ever since she'd acquired the handy flintlock pistol, grinding monsters for experience had become much more entertaining.
At this point, unless facing a particularly troublesome Boss, Cecilia only fought with her main weapon. For ordinary monsters, she'd snipe them one by one from afar with the flintlock pistol, and with each repetition, her marksmanship gradually improved.
Every five minutes of all-out sprinting, she'd have to stop to restore her depleted stamina bar. Traveling like this—running and resting—for over an hour, Cecilia was finally forced to halt.
Standing atop a steep cliff, a shimmering ocean stretched out before her!
With Cecilia's current eyesight, she could see several kilometers into the distance, but even on this bright, clear day, with clean air and excellent visibility, she could not see the other side of the sea. There wasn't even a single island visible on the horizon—only an expanse of crystal blue water met her gaze.
Two or three seconds later, just as she was suspended in a long moment of shock, system Miss's voice sounded in her mind.
"System notification: You have unlocked a new map—[Sea of Storms]!"
Next, a series of urgent, intense warning alarms rang out!
"Warning! You are about to leave the kingdom's territory. If you depart without authorization, you will face severe legal penalties under kingdom law. Please turn back immediately!"
"Warning! You are about to leave the kingdom's territory..."
"Warning!..."
Just like the world announcement that followed killing a Boss, the warning sounded three times before finally stopping.
Cecilia was left standing alone atop the tall cliff, expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.
About to leave the kingdom's territory...
In other words, stepping into this sea meant entering unclaimed lands, or perhaps...
The territory of another country?
Compared to a no man's land, and considering how things worked in reality, Cecilia preferred to believe that if she could cross this sea, she'd reach the main city of the Japanese server players.
Thinking this, everything became much clearer.
It seemed that on the other side of this ocean must be the Japanese server's main city.
Now, only one problem remained before Cecilia—the most important one: how to cross this ocean and reach the kingdom territory of the Japanese server on the far side.
Cecilia's first thought was to swim across, but this idea lasted less than a second before she dismissed it.
First, the size of this sea was truly enormous, on par with a real ocean. Even with Cecilia's superhuman eyesight, she couldn't see land on the other side. Swimming across would probably get her killed from exhaustion.
Second, she didn't believe the game developers had created such a vast ocean just for decoration; there must be plenty of troublesome aquatic monsters, and possibly even D-, c-, or higher-level world bosses.
Having grown up in the inland city of Xijiang, neither the former Chen Zixuan nor the current Cecilia had any swimming skills at all. Fighting on land was fine, but underwater combat was entirely new to her; even whether her flintlock pistol would work after getting wet was an issue she'd need to figure out.
Therefore, for all these reasons, there was no way Cecilia would recklessly dive in and put herself at such a disadvantage.
Ruling out swimming, only two options remained.
Fly across, or take a boat.
The second option Cecilia discarded, right after swimming, was to fly over the sea.
She herself had no flying ability. The only flight-related skill she had allowed her to hover briefly in mid-air for a couple of seconds at most. The Darkwing Demon Bat could fly on its own, but since she hadn't unlocked the Riding skill yet, it would be useless if only the bat could cross and not her.
With the first two options eliminated, only one choice remained.
——Sail across by boat.
Slowly lowering her head, Cecilia's light blue eyes scanned the entire coastline below, but she couldn't see a single usable boat, nor any villages or signs of NPC habitation.
Other than jagged reefs, it was all just more jagged reefs. Only about two or three kilometers away could she spot a small expanse of golden beach.
In addition, on a reef a short distance to the right of the beach, she could spot several long planks scattered about, as if a boat had once run aground there.
At the very first glance at that beach and those planks, Cecilia knew she'd found the sea exit for her expedition to the Japanese server.