Ocean Lords: Start Harvesting Double from Dice Rolls-Chapter 544 - 284: Four Paths, Choices (2)

At this moment, Cheng Peng arrived, and Fang Yu couldn’t help but ask.

"Mm!" Cheng Peng revealed a teasing expression and then smiled, "Congratulations, you’ve reached the stage where it’s time to compete for resources!"

"You’re not mistaken. Once the sea ship advanced to warship level, relying solely on experience accumulation, it can no longer be upgraded. The subsequent path requires resource accumulation for advancement."

"There are a total of four paths!"

"Flesh Savant, corresponding to the resource Essence of Flesh and Blood."

"Extraordinary Evolution, corresponding to the resource Extraordinary Essence."

"Mental Cohesion, corresponding to the resource Divine Essence... However, this path is somewhat special, and a single Divine Essence might not be able to take it to the deepest level."

"Era’s Glory, this path is also very special. You need to build a force, become the leader, and the stronger the force, the stronger your power."

"So many paths?"

Fang Yu was surprised.

"Yes!"

"Although there are many paths, these paths are not in conflict with each other!"

"Not in conflict? What do you mean?"

Fang Yu’s expression changed with curiosity and he spoke.

"As the name implies, you can choose just one path, or you can follow all four paths simultaneously. Of course, you can also choose two or three paths."

"This does not conflict, you can cultivate them together. If you follow an additional path, you will be stronger than others after the Extraordinary Ship level, but..."

Cheng Peng spoke quietly, with a serious gaze, "This involves the problem of resource acquisition."

"To go through one path, the resources needed are vast."

"The resources one can obtain and their energy are very limited. Under normal circumstances, choosing just one path is the safest option. Imagine, you only need one resource to advance to the next level, while others need four."

"Although those on four paths are stronger at the same level, people on a single path advance faster. Many follow a single path to very high levels, overcoming those far below them and easily crushing fourth-path captains of lower levels."

"Unless resources are extremely rich, otherwise, I suggest not choosing more than two paths to improve."

Cheng Peng advised earnestly.

After hearing Cheng Peng’s words, Fang Yu understood and thought it over before nodding.

Indeed, Peng’s words make a lot of sense.

Those on four paths spend resources and time to advance to level 70, having very strong combat power.

But with the same resources and time, a person on a single path might reach level 80 — with one grand level difference, the single-path individual still has stronger combat power than those on four paths.

Of course, if the resources are sufficient, and four paths truly grow, that would be terrifying.

Four paths...

Fang Yu recalled Jiang Lin, who once fought with him.

At that time, Jiang Lin had a huge body, obviously following the Flesh Savant path.

Meanwhile, the Law Power of [Higher Organism] on him, along with those noticeable tentacles, indicated he was also on the Extraordinary Evolution path.

Thus, Flesh Savant and Extraordinary Evolution paths have distinct characteristics; it’s just unclear what the characteristics of the other two paths are.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu couldn’t help but look at Cheng Peng, then curiously asked, "Peng, what path are you on?"

"Me?"

Cheng Peng was startled and then smiled, "My path is all except the Flesh Savant path, the other three."

"Three paths? You’re a three-path captain?"

"Yes, little brother, actually, Soul Transformation is the path of Mental Cohesion. If you want to go on this path, you entirely can."

"And during this time, haven’t I been forming a Captains’ Alliance? The Captains’ Alliance actually corresponds to Era’s Glory."

"As long as the Captains’ Alliance is established and continues to grow strong, I can become increasingly powerful on the Era’s Glory path."

"Era’s Glory is somewhat special; the advantage is that resource consumption is minimal, only requiring energy to run it, but the downside is that the strength from this path completely depends on the strength of the formed force."

"If the forces established were to diminish, then the power of Era’s Glory would diminish as well."

"Hmm?"

Hearing Cheng Peng’s words, Fang Yu was moved internally.

Era’s Glory?

This path’s nature made Fang Yu recall when peak captains fell from their peaks.

In rumors, all the major leaders of the large Sea Country, like the Sovereign of Lanyun and Mr. Dorong, were peak captains, but they weren’t at their peak before assuming leadership positions.

Only after taking leadership positions did they gradually reach their peak.

This might be the role of Era’s Glory, where those who rise to the leader of a large Sea Country gather the support of all citizens, and when amplified, directly elevate the sovereign to a peak, which makes sense.

At this moment, Cheng Peng’s voice resounded near Fang Yu’s ear, "So, little brother, which path do you plan to choose for advancement? Friendly reminder: don’t try to chew more than you can swallow!"

Cheng Peng looked at Fang Yu, smiling, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.

"Choosing a path, hmm?"

Fang Yu showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, shook his head with a smile, "Let’s talk later, I’ve just advanced to the warship level, and still need to think it over further."

"Mm!"

Cheng Peng nodded, "It’s necessary to consider well since once decided, not specializing in the future could weaken your combat power."

Fang Yu nodded, and only then did he come to his senses, smiling at Cheng Peng, "Peng, why don’t you first dock for rest, and then we can discuss strengthening the scroll."

"Alright!"

Cheng Peng nodded, then arranged for his sea ship to dock on Maga Island.

...

Seeing Cheng Peng dock his sea ship on Maga Island, Fang Yu nodded and returned to the captain’s room, showing a contemplative expression.

Four paths.

Corresponding to flesh, extraordinary, spirit (soul transformation), glory (force).

Among these four paths, how many should I choose to enhance?

The more paths, the stronger I become, but correspondingly, the more resources will be needed.

Fang Yu did not dare to underestimate the resource magnitude needed for warship level and extraordinary ship level sea ships.

After all, like Cheng Peng, who has the support of a consortium providing resources, still only chose three paths.

And one is the resource-light, force-related path.

This indicates that with Cheng Peng’s wealth and resource level, he felt it would be unsustainable to follow all, and thus opted for only three paths.

Even though he has dice, doubling the effects with them, it may not support the pursuit of four paths.

"Maybe... just three paths..."

Fang Yu murmured.

The Era’s Glory path, in essence, is about gaining support from a force.

Fang Yu thought it over and ultimately decided to abandon this path.

Although he is currently an officer of the Duorong Federation, and already has the Sharp Blade Army under his leadership, he could potentially follow this path.

But... Fang Yu feels a sense of distrust for power that fully depends on the strength of the force.

It’s akin to relying on the force level for his combat power.

If an extreme event causes a break with the Duorong Federation, this path would become utterly useless.

Moreover, unlike Cheng Peng who purely formed a new Captains’ Alliance with no apparent hidden dangers.

The biggest threat to Fang Yu’s force is that... Fang Yu is merely a worker within it, not the leader, so there’s definitely an issue with stability.

Fang Yu took a deep breath, having resolved internally.

He would follow three paths: flesh, extraordinary, soul transformation.

He already has progressed on the Soul Transformation path, reaching the second stage, granting him the ability to contend with extraordinary ships for a short time.

Next, he needs to focus on improving the other two paths.

At this point, Ma’s voice suddenly came from outside:

"Captain, the merchant ship dispatched by Mr. Lu has arrived!"

"Oh?"

Hearing Ma’s words, Fang Yu’s eyes lit up:

"Lu Kun’s men have arrived? Great!"

Saying so, Fang Yu eagerly pushed open the door and went out.

It’s time to strengthen his sea ship for the second time!