Star Forge Titan

Just as the afterimage gradually faded from the other party's vision, the black-haired boy's five fingers tightly grasped the sailor's head, and the next second he pressed the other party's entire upper body directly into the wall.

Crack! The sound of breaking wood was absorbed by the opened silent barrier, and the sailor fell into a deep coma.

"Can't you be more civilized?" Khayang's angry voice came from the room. It was he who had just opened the silent barrier.

Looking at the sailor hanging on the wooden bulkhead, the young wizard was quite sure that this matter could no longer be resolved quietly.

"I'm a barbarian." Alvin shrugged nonchalantly.

"..." Ka Yang was speechless at this answer.

In reality, Ivan had already confirmed through his hearing that there were no other guards around, and that Khayon's room was just behind the sailor. As he heard the two men talking, the noises in the room changed slightly, clearly indicating they were ready for a response.

It’s hard to say about other things, but Alvin has absolute 200% confidence in this traitor’s talent in backstabbing.

"How are the preparations going?" the black-haired boy asked.

"I made a simple instrument. I can calculate the approximate location by just going to the deck and looking at the starry sky, but there must be more sailors on duty there." Khayang said slowly, taking out the simple instrument he had made with great effort.

"In other words, we have to find a way to sneak through." Alvin nodded to show that he understood.

"...Let me confirm in advance. The stealth you are talking about should be the kind that does not alert anyone." Considering the other party's previous behavior, Khayang couldn't help but ask in advance.

"What else? Of course, we can't let anyone discover us while sneaking around, otherwise it won't be considered a success, right?" Alvin asked back, feeling puzzled.

"Well, that's true." Ka Yang paused, feeling that he was making a big deal out of nothing. After all, the other party was a qualified transcendent, so how could he not know this common sense?

So, after repairing the wall and tying up the unconscious sailor and stuffing his mouth with a smelly sock, the two of them tiptoed (referring to Khayon) and strode (referring to Ivan) onto the deck.

In the dim night, only a few whale oil lamps emitted a faint light, making it difficult for the sailors to see people a few steps away. Moreover, this time of day was also very drowsy. Except for the old sailor guarding the rudder, almost all the sailors on guard were dozing off.

Therefore, the arrival of Ivan and Khayon did not attract much attention at first.

The old sailor, still awake, frowned slightly, as if the two figures looked unfamiliar to him, but he wasn't sure if they were just some sleepless brats who'd come up for some fresh air. As he pondered this, his heartbeat began to quicken. To Ivan, whose perception, heightened by ritual and bloodline, this sudden change in heartbeat in the quiet surroundings was a clear warning.

The boy stopped and picked up a wooden barrel, looking like he was tidying up the debris on the deck. The old sailor was stunned and wondered if he had guessed wrong.

The next moment, the bucket suddenly covered the oil lamp next to it. The old sailor could not see anything clearly in the instant the light changed. Before he could react, he was hit by a sudden spell and quickly fell into a deep coma.

"Look, isn't stealth a very simple thing?" Alvin spread his hands and smiled at Khayang who was almost out of breath because of the hasty spell casting.

"..." The young wizard who was calming the magic power in his body rolled his eyes at him, cursing in his heart but saying nothing.

The old sailor fell without making much of a noise, and Ivan punched the other dozing sailors one by one. Now, they would have to wait until the next morning to wake up, and most of them would wonder if they had drunk too much last night, which was why their headaches were so severe.

But no one noticed this, and the two of them's stealth was very, very successful.

Facing the twinkling stars in the night sky, Khayang took out a simple instrument he made and began to measure.

"How do you use this thing?" Alvin asked casually.

"Oh, first face south, then divide a circle into 360 equal parts, accurately place the compass angle on the circumference, and after getting the result, add a cross to this angle..." Ka Yang talked for a long time.

As a result, before he could figure out the approximate direction, he saw Alvin suddenly tap his palm.

"I learned it." After saying that, the black-haired boy frowned again and looked thoughtful.

"But if we calculate this way, our position has already deviated from the course. There really is something wrong with this ship."

"Wait, you learned it already?" Ka Yang looked at the other party in surprise.

"Yeah, isn't this essentially a simple math problem?" Alvin looked at the other party in confusion.

What the words say, but aren't you a barbarian? How did you learn it so quickly?

How far are you going to push a civilized person like me?

Thinking back to the energy he had spent on learning mathematics, astronomy and other knowledge, and looking at the other person's face with a matter-of-fact look, even a puzzled expression of "Why are you calculating so slowly", Khayon just wanted to curse Elrond ten thousand times.

"Since there is a problem with this ship, what are you going to do? There is a small boat on the ship. It is not impossible to go back by rowing towards Elrond now." The wizard tried to calm his excited emotions, and then began to seriously discuss the next solution.

"Go back? Why should I go back?" A sharp smile appeared on Ivan's lips, instantly destroying his gentle and harmless temperament after he changed his body shape.

At this moment, the black-haired boy looked like a righteous sword drawn from its sheath. He was unwilling to return without seeing the blood of the villains or hearing the wailing of the evil party!

"If I remember correctly, the captain's cabin should be in this direction, right?"

"Tsk, I knew you would say that."

As they spoke, they turned their heads and looked in the same direction.

Chapter 4: The Tide Rises and Falls

Considering that all the night watch sailors were given a deep sleep experience for free by Alvin.

The other sailors, as well as the first mate, second mate and others were all sleeping soundly in the big bunk and their respective cabins.

Therefore, the two men walked all the way to the stern where the captain's room was located almost unhindered. The only trouble they had along the way was the sour smell of the sailors' bodies and the smell of their feet.

"Come to think of it, you didn't kill anyone along the way." Ka Yang suddenly asked.

"Because it's still unclear what they are doing." Alvin looked as if it should be so.

"What happens after we figure it out?" Ka Yang asked again.

"It depends on the result, ranging from not killing anyone to not leaving anyone out." Alvin said in a calm tone, as if he was talking about an ordinary topic like what to eat for breakfast.

"Wow, what a horrible and scary answer." Ka Yang curled his lips, but felt quite complicated in his heart.

He had felt that something was wrong with the guy next to him. Adults tend to mature through various things and tend to compromise when faced with problems, but the other person was like a teenager who always refused to "mature" and retained an almost stubborn sense of right and wrong.

Then, when you need to make a choice, choose the direction that you think is right in your heart without hesitation, and decisively implement it to the end.

In a way, it's almost like being inhuman...

In this regard, Ivan's thinking is actually very simple. I have already chosen a life of escape, but God has given me a second chance, so I should naturally move forward like a bullet from a gun! No deviation!

Silence fell, and soon the two arrived at the door of the captain's cabin.

Looking at the candlelight coming through the crack in the door below, they couldn't help but look at each other.

If you can't sleep in the middle of the night, there must be something wrong!

What normal person would not be asleep at 3am in the morning?

Khayon nodded and drew his wand, indicating that he was ready to charge.

Then he saw Alvin walk straight forward and push the door open, not caring at all whether it would alarm the people inside.

Although there was a chain hanging behind the door, under the combined effect of the strength attribute exceeding 20 points that entered the extraordinary realm, as well as multiple body strengthening talents such as [Iron Muscles] and [Innate Divine Power], the sturdy metal chain broke like a rotten straw rope.

"Who is it?" A question came from the dim room, accompanied by the clanging sound of a scimitar being unsheathed.

"Is the captain here? I have something to ask you." Ivan walked into the captain's room.

"Who are you?" Captain Henry's voice came from inside the house. He blew out the candle that had been lit just now, plunging the entire room into darkness.

"It doesn't matter. What matters is, who are you?" Alvin closed his eyes and then opened them again.

In an instant, a pair of eyes lit up in the darkness, radiating scorching light like molten gold. They were the eyes of the divine eagle blessed by the gods, capable of burning away evil spirits. The positive energy contained in them transformed into a circular radiation that rapidly radiated outward.

"Ah!" The scimitar fell from his hand, and a shrill scream rang out. In the dark room, a burning figure engulfed by golden-red flames quickly appeared.

"Ahhh! It's so hot! So hot! So hot!!!" Captain Henry rolled rapidly on the ground, but the flames on his body showed no sign of going out.

Strangely, however, neither the dry floor nor the flammable carpet was ignited by the flames.

"An evil demon. Looks like there's no need to keep guessing." Alvin lowered his eyes.

Considering that he still needed to find out the truth, he deliberately reduced his magic output so as not to turn the low-level demon in front of him, who was not even a transcendent, into a fireball.

Seeing this, Ka Yang, who had opened the silent barrier in time, nodded. Although he didn't know what the guy next to him had done, things that would be burned by positive energy were probably not good things. They were either evil monsters or undead beings filled with negative energy.

The positive energy flame without the support of magic gradually died out, and most of Captain Henry's body had been roasted to six-tenths done.

The pale-faced guy lay on the ground dying, looking at the two intruders with resentful yet somewhat puzzled eyes.

“…Why? Would you…find out…who…you…are?” the captain asked intermittently.

"Oh, maybe it's because you are unlucky." Alvin said sincerely.

In fact, this is indeed the truth.

Although we still don't know what ulterior motives these guys have, judging from the fact that the other passengers are ordinary people who have not even undergone the Elrond secret ritual, it can be inferred that they usually only target these ordinary civilians.

If they weren't so unlucky, how could they have encountered two extraordinary people in disguise who happened to board the ship together.

"Okay, I've answered your questions. According to the rule of nine out and thirteen back, you have to answer all my questions from now on." Alvin kicked Captain Henry, who was lying on the ground, and turned him over.

"Bah, stop...thinking, you have no idea who you've provoked!" This guy, who was already half-cooked, acted unexpectedly stubborn.

His vitality seemed to be extremely strong. Even after suffering such severe burns, he did not faint immediately. Even his voice became fluent over time, and his injuries showed signs of recovery.

"I roughly know what this guy is." Ka Yang suddenly said.

"Yeah, I guessed that too." Alvin nodded.

"I didn't expect to meet a blood servant here." His words made Captain Henry's face change drastically.

"Yes, blood servants created by native vampires, the lowest type." Khayang said casually while maintaining the silent barrier.

Those who are transformed into blood servants will have greater strength than ordinary people and can withstand more serious injuries, but in the eyes of true extraordinary people, that is all.

"Lesenbula, Tzimishi or Gangro? Tell me, which useless vampire pirate do you belong to? Wait, it can't be those dead people from Cappadocia, right?" Alvin read out the names calmly.

Captain Henry's expression grew darker with each name he heard, and finally he began to tremble at the undisguised contempt in the other party's tone.

"The Earl will not let you go!" The pale-faced guy shouted with forced calmness:

"A count..." Ivan's tone was a little strange.

The Vampire Count was roughly equivalent to an ordinary third-level transcendent. How could he describe a third-level transcendent? He was clearly not weak at all, but now, listening to him made him want to yawn...

By this time, the black-haired boy had roughly guessed what was going on.

Blood Feast, a notorious random mission at sea.

Simply put, it was a vicious idea devised by a group of vampires lurking on the sea.

They had their subordinates deceive all kinds of victims with promises of cheap boat tickets or prize-winning tours, and then regularly held various evil sacrifices or simply engaged in pleasure and eating, the kind of pleasure and eating that used living human lives as material.

This mission is quite famous on the forums. Because its scenes are too bloody, the game company has been criticized by the public. However, the company that operates Palladia does not seem to care about it at all. They just added some mosaics and have no intention of deleting the mission.

Back to the point, unlike the modified vampires created by Elrond through secret rituals, these native vampires, in addition to using blood infection to create offspring, can also give birth to pure-blooded newborns naturally, but they must feed on blood for a long time to ensure their survival.

As for how the transformed vampires came into being, we have to mention a story about Elrond that happened many years ago.

At that time, there was a powerful vampire who wanted to conquer a tribe of Elrond nobles who were famous for producing powerful knights. He wanted to turn all those knights into his descendants and slaves in order to expand the blood clan's sphere of influence.

So, the vampire dressed up as a knight and entered the other party's castle, and personally participated in the knight competition that was being held at the time.

Relying on the experience gained from his long life and his familiarity with the rules of knightly competitions, this vampire defeated many young knights and made it all the way to the finals of the competition.

Before the final began, he suddenly took off his helmet in front of everyone and announced his identity as a vampire. In a very arrogant tone, he invited the knights present to swear allegiance to him and promised to reward them with eternal life.

At the same time, the arrogant and powerful vampire also said that if they refused, they would become food for himself and other people who were willing to pledge allegiance.

Hearing this, the young knight who was the opponent in the vampire competition could not help but take off his helmet, revealing a face full of anger.

The young knight's name was Vlad I Tepesh, a member of the most distinguished ducal family in Elrond and the ancestor of the later Duke Vlad III.

"Apologize!" the young knight shouted.

Under the vampire's confused gaze, he continued to scold harshly in an angry voice:

"You are insulting the millennia-old tradition of chivalry. Please apologize immediately!"

"What if I refuse?" The vampire smiled nonchalantly. He had full confidence in his own strength and talent.

He became an earl in just a hundred years, and would soon inherit the title of marquis with his own strength. This vampire believed from the bottom of his heart that humans were far inferior to vampires, and that his current actions were clearly granting these inferior creatures glory that they would never be able to achieve in their lifetime!

"Then I don't need to talk to you about chivalry!" The young knight raised his arm and called out, and the other Elrond knights behind him mounted their horses.

Then, the arrogant native vampire was pinned to the ground by the young knight and the other Elrond knights who rushed over with dozens of lances. Afterwards, it was handed over to the mages of the Blood Order as research material for study.

But to be honest, thanks to this guy's reluctant contribution, the mages of the order deduced a series of vampire strengthening secret rituals, which did bring unexpected benefits to the young man's family.

Although this series of strengthening mysteries will be vulnerable to sunlight at low levels, whether it is the bonus to physical fitness or the increase in magic control, this series of mysteries can play a very significant strengthening role.

However, the need for a whole fresh native vampire as material is very unfavorable for promotion. Even if a cheaper version is developed later, it will still require a lot of fresh blood from native vampires as consumables.

In short, the young knight's family spent the next hundred years hunting down the precious materials of native vampires.

As a result, the native vampires could only go to the sea and become pirates.

This is the shameful origin story of the Vampire Pirates.