Great Voyage: My Summoned Creatures Can Level Up While Idle

The skeleton soldiers carrying huge sacks walking down the street were particularly eye-catching, attracting the attention of the residents.

Most residents looked at Roya with respect, but at the skeleton soldiers with fear.

Although the skeleton soldiers saved them that day, they were the legendary undead!

The children stared with wide, round eyes, filled with curiosity, but were immediately pulled away by their parents, who didn't want them to get close.

White Sand Island was still too remote. In Roya's memory, the inhabitants of those large islands and ports were used to undead creatures, and even orcs and tiflins.

Undead creatures are not uncommon in the seas. There are many extraordinary professionals who have mastered the ability to control the undead. Various treasures, rare items, alchemical tools, and enchanted equipment all possess the ability to command undead and corpses to move and even fight.

However, Ah Dai's exposed white bones were too conspicuous, and Luo Ya secretly made a note of it, deciding that he must get it a large hooded black robe to cover its body before going out next time.

Back in the two-story house he had just bought, Luo Ya took out his brass key and was about to open the wooden door when a clear, surprised female voice rang out from his side.

"You rented this house?"

Luo Ya turned his head and saw the blue-haired girl standing at the entrance of the clinic next door, looking around.

It's Sophia.

"It's not renting, it's buying it outright."

Sophia tilted her head, her blue hair swaying gently with the movement, her expression revealing a touch of naivety: "So you're not going to sail the seas anymore?"

"I just plan to rest in White Sand Town for a while," Roya shrugged lightly.

The girl stepped forward and introduced herself: "My name is Sophia, and I own this clinic."

"Roya, a former pirate, is now considered a captain of an adventurer's guild," Roya stated frankly.

His bounty was shockingly low, a mere three hundred copper coins, equivalent to three silver coins.

Bounty hunters, seeing this, were too lazy to even bother making a move.

There are three ways to increase a pirate's bounty. The first is to cause great harm, such as massacring civilians or wiping out ports.

The second approach is to showcase one's own strength.

The third type is a bounty offered by the powerful and wealthy for beating or killing nobles.

His predecessor was a Beastmaster, relying entirely on Blackwing Crows in battle, and he wouldn't kill civilians without reason. After all, he joined the Red Pearl voluntarily, and given his considerable potential, the former captain wouldn't pressure him too much.

Boatswain Johnny One-Eyed has a bounty of thirty gold coins, equivalent to three hundred thousand copper coins. This number actually exceeds his strength, but the Navy raised the bounty because he always charged ahead and killed many Marines.

Sophia was not surprised at all upon hearing this. When they first met, she had sensed that Roya also had a pirate aura.

After Roya left the square with the skeleton soldiers, Sophia and Old Adam returned to their residence and searched through the thick stack of pirate bounty posters. They quickly found the one with a brief portrait of Roya on it.

However, when she saw that the reward was only a mere three hundred copper coins, she almost burst out laughing.

When Old Adam saw this, he was furious and berated the Navy for offering a bounty without even having a proper understanding of the intelligence.

Roya's strength is far below the bounty amount. If the bounty hunter rashly tries to capture him, he will only lose his life in vain.

But this also shows that Roya, with his strength, was only given a bounty of three hundred copper coins, so he must not be a bad person.

After saying goodbye to Sophia, Roya put the sack away and let the skeleton soldier Adai roam freely in the living room. Then he went out to find the carpenter in town to finalize the contract for the complete renovation of the Velvet.

His orders were behind the mayor's, but Roya wasn't in a hurry.

Next, Luo Ya officially began his study plan.

He needs to master a wide range of knowledge and skills: systematic navigation theory, geographical knowledge, musket loading and firing, basic close combat, standard swordsmanship, and so on.

In addition, recruiting reliable crew members and preparing supplies for the voyage should also be put on the agenda.

This world is vast and boundless, with oceans and islands holding countless magnificent adventures. He has no intention of wasting his time confined to a small white sand island.

When it came to choosing crew members, Roya's first choice was Sophia.

She is not only a physician with extraordinary powers, proficient in treating all kinds of external injuries, toxins, and sea monsters, but also ranks second in the entire town in terms of nautical knowledge.

The one with the most extensive sailing experience was Sophia's grandfather, Old Adam.

Unfortunately, the old man was stubborn and inflexible. Every time Luo Ya tried to talk to him, he could sense the old man's strong wariness and vigilance, as if he was afraid that Luo Ya would abduct Sophia.

Roya is currently learning the basics of navigation from Arthur, an old drunkard in town. In his youth, Arthur was a navigator on a merchant ship.

The two would occasionally rent a small sampan to practice in the near sea, familiarizing themselves with judging ocean currents, wind direction, and routes.

For combat and swordsmanship, Roya sought out Old George, the militia instructor from White Sand Town. In his youth, George had served in the kingdom's regular army and possessed solid close-combat skills.

He was forced to retire after being stabbed in the knee and returned to his hometown of Baisha Town to live in seclusion.

Several years ago, when Mayor Locke took office, he hired old George as an instructor to teach the militia.

The operation of a musket is relatively simple; you only need to practice loading, aiming, and firing repeatedly.

However, when it came to close combat and sword training, Roya's performance was abysmal.

After each sparring session, Old George would helplessly comment on him: "He has a strong physique but no fighting style; he's just a gorilla who only knows brute force."

It took him a full month to learn just the two basic fighting and sword techniques.

In contrast, he learned and was able to apply nautical knowledge in just one week, a world of difference.

It was fortunate that Roya wasn't a warrior apprentice who had taken magic potions, otherwise his heart for enlightenment would have been shattered.

Then there's the issue of the dungeon; both he and Ah Dai are stuck.

The Skeleton Soldier Adai has reached level 10, and can no longer level up.

No matter how many pirate minions or elites Ah-Dai kills, he can't gain any experience points.

He consulted with Old Adam, Old George, Mayor Locke, and others, and learned that the skeleton soldiers' inability to improve their strength was entirely due to their rank.

As long as you increase your rank, you can increase your strength.

For an undead to break through, it needs to obtain a large amount of negative energy magic to strengthen the soul fire inside its head.

Negative energy magic can be obtained from other undead, or certain treasures may also contain negative energy magic.

However, Baisha Town does not meet any of the above conditions.

He took Ah-Dai to a cemetery in the suburbs, where there was very little negative energy because the townspeople were accustomed to sea burial.

The cemetery is mostly filled with foreigners or pirates.

Even at level 10, Ah-Dai was still no match for the dungeon boss, Bloodhand Ryan.

For a fully-fledged superhuman, it's a complete dimensional reduction attack on an apprentice. Ah Dai can only withstand a few more blows and whittle down Bloodhand Ryan's health, but in the end, he will still be shattered by that broadsword covered in black iron energy.

But Roya did not despair; he had another way: to contract a second summon!