Chapter 52

At this moment, Da Fei’s sub-hero column shone brightly. Da Fei could not wait to check out her attributes. It was like a husband who could not wait to check out his new wife on their wedding night.

Katerina: Pirate leader Rock once seized a noblewoman by force to become his wife and she subsequently gave birth to Katerina. Katerina grew up with her mother’s influence like a noble lady, but her father Rock wanted to train her as his successor. Among the loot that the pirates return with, she was always able to locate the most valuable treasure.

Personality: Passionate and unrestrained. Love for extravagance.

Loyalty: 100 (When loyalty drops below 10, sub-hero will leave)

Level: 30.

Hero Occupation: Master Pirate (Improves the unit’s Damage on the sea by 50% and increases the ship’s Speed on the sea by 25%. The effect stacks with Basic Attack Skill and Nautical Skill)

Special Ability: Noble Temperament (Noble temperament can make one look noble and refined. Easily recognized by the upper class and respected by the people at the bottom)

Occupation Special Ability: Master Appraiser (The advanced form of “treasure intuition”, an Occupation special ability of Pirates. Pirates have unusual intuitions for discovering treasures, and Katerina is outstanding in this aspect)

Command Power: 36

Attack: 60 (50 Strategy Attack, Weapon +10 Personal Attack)

Defense: 30 (0 Strategy Defense, Armor +30 Personal Defense)

Mana: 0

Knowledge: 0

Health Points: 7

Attack Speed: 22 (Weapon +2 Attack Speed)

Movement Speed: 14

Melee Damage: 17-22

Ranged Damage: 4-8

Personal Special Skill: Dual-armed Weapon, Musket Marksmanship, Agile Dodge, Marauder, Intimidating Threat (Triggering of dynamic skills will consume extra energy)

Hero Skills: Master-level Nautical Skill, Master-level Attack Skill, Intermediate Command Skill

Current Equipment: Crimson Double Blade, Dwarf Short-handled Musket, Pirate Full-Leather Armor

—Crimson Double Blade: Personal Attack +10, Damage +4, Attack Speed +2

—Dwarf Short-handled Musket: Personal Attack +10, Damage 4-8

—Pirate Full-Leather Armor: Personal Defense +30

Treasure Owned: Precise Craftsman’s Binoculars

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After reading her background introduction and her attributes, Da Fei was amazed. At the same time, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

She was obviously a pirate? Why was her Special Ability Noble Temperament? Why was her Occupation Special Ability Master Appraiser? Wasn’t she too literary?

Of course, in the face of true love, special abilities did not matter, levels did not matter, attributes did not matter, skills did not matter, personality did not matter, even gender was not important. However, life was as such. Long-term and reasonable planning was still necessary.

From a strategic point of view, she had taken the Pirate occupation to the extreme. Level 10 beginner stage added 10 points of Attack. After Level 10, if the occupation was changed to Pirate, the System automatically allocated 1 point of Attack for every level up. The Assignable Attribute Point would continue to add to Attack. At Level 30, Strategic Attack would be 50. What was the concept of 50 Attack? Da Fei had worked under Renoir previously. He was well aware of its power.

What was more terrifying was that the Master Pirate’s occupation attributes could stack on an additional 50% Damage on top of the Master Attack Skill, doubling the Damage! Her level of Damage at sea was properly the level of an Angel. And her Special Skill was Dual-armed Weapon. What was a Dual-armed Weapon? That was, to be able to hold two knives at once. That meant her Attack Speed was twice as fast as ordinary people. Hence, this 22 Attack Speed was horrifying.

Of course, the shortcomings brought by the pursuit of high Damage and high Attack Speed were obvious as well. Low HP and low Defense! It would be an absolute disaster for a Pirate to encounter a Mage. Of course, Da Fei felt good about encountering an Epic Hero just after playing for three days. When other players’ Mage was formed, his Mage would have long dumped them dozens of streets away. But having said that, low Defense was a big problem. Da Fei was the main hero and he had to plan how to use his points.

Now, the problem was her Special Ability.

The Noble Temperament was neither a non-combat ability nor a business ability Da Fei required. However, Pirates were not scary. What was scary was cultured Pirates. The existence of each Epic Hero had its own rationality and it depended on whether the player knew how to make use of it.

Da Fei asked shamelessly, “My dear—”

Katerina responded coquettishly, “You’re so annoying~”

“You’re so annoying~!” Da Fei almost melted into a puddle! Was he really in a game? Why had no one ever made him feel this way in real life? This was true love, indeed. Wahahaha!

Da Fei asked, “Baby! How do you use this special ability Noble Temperament?”

Katerina flicked her long hair and chuckled. “Clothes maketh the man. One has to be well-dressed.”

Da Fei said hurriedly, “Clothes? I have five of six sets of them!” Then, he took out the Sailor’s Ceremonial Uniform. This was high-end!

Katerina’s eyes lit up, then smiled bitterly. “This is for men!”

Da Fei: “Er…”

Katerina took over the clothes and chuckled. “But, clothes do not affect a woman’s charm!” She changed into them immediately.

At this instant, Da Fei’s eyeballs almost fell out! That was not all! Katerina took off her black leather skirt. A fiery red rose tattoo bloomed!

The beta players did not lie. Beautiful Heroes that drove male players crazy really existed! Da Fei finally understood why there were so few female Heroes. It was because the recruitment of female Heroes was definitely higher than male Heroes. The purpose of the game provider was obvious! Even though male players knew this was a pit, countless jumped in willingly! This illness should be treated!

He had seen through the game merchant’s cunning plot. As a professional, did they think he would jump into the pit? Humph. If he didn’t go to hell, who would?

As he stared at her, infatuated, Katerina had set up her hair and changed her clothes. A handsome young naval officer appeared before him.

Katerina imitated an officer’s salute. “How is it?”

What a different feel! Da Fei applauded and praised her. “Good! Very stylish!”

Katerina smiled brighter. “Can you see my Noble Temperament?”

Was there? Where? Da Fei looked at her from head to toe and suddenly realized the Hero aura beneath her feet became a pale golden color! The Pirate’s blood-red aura had become a Knight or Priest Hero’s golden aura! A change of clothes actually changed her Hero faction!

This was cheating!

Sub-heroes had different camps and races. When they follow players out to war, it might not have a big impact. But it would be troublesome during peacetime. For example, after the human race player hired sub-heroes from the Undead race, heroes of the Undead race could not enter the city. They could only be deposited with the troops in the barracks outside the city. (Note: The player’s army cannot enter the city)

Of course, the role of the sub-hero was not only to accompany the player to war, but also to lead the army independently, or complete missions independently on behalf of the players, or manage the castle as a deputy Lord. Especially for players with castles, when the player was not online, the role of the sub-hero was important. The ability of the sub-hero would determine if a player could sleep peacefully.

The ship was equivalent to a mobile territory, which meant it was a mobile castle. After Da Fei appointed Katerina as the Chief Officer, Katerina could act as the merchant when Da Fei was not on the ship, or even when he was offline. However, if Katerina was a Pirate Hero, it would be unclear. The Kingdom’s Navy might give Da Fei face and let her go. They might also launch an attack once they saw her, and might not even allow her to go near the port. In other words, anything could happen.

Hence, if players did not wish for such things to happen, they should hire a Hero of the same faction. Unless they encountered an enemy of their Hero’s faction, it would be beneficial.

What situation was it now? Double identity! Da Fei could make use of both of Katerina’s occupations! The safety of her running the business independently increased greatly. There were possibly more benefits. As a pirate, she could go to the Pirates’ territory to trade with loots, which meant he could open the pirate market!

Da Fei now understood the value of her special ability—he was steadily advancing on the route to the upper-class. Those combat-related abilities paled in comparison!

However, he still needed the lower-class route as a base. He had to recruit Heroes who could fight to strengthen his army, to make up for the low HP and Defense of the Pirate. At the same time, in order to build a team for Stealth Sailing, he had to hire a magic-type Hero. Priority was given to beautiful ladies.

Speaking of beautiful magic-type Heroes, Da Fei suddenly remembered the 15-year-old daughter mentioned in the seafarer’s journal. She had been living in a church? Could she be well-versed in Light Magic? Could she be a Hero? Da Fei began to anticipate.