Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"After the first Aslan ascended the throne, King Gael led the Tara people in a war against him, which ended with the signing of a treaty between the two sides in Londinium."

The Brass Giant's thick fingers struggled to turn the pages, so he had to ask Laurentina to do it for him. Unfortunately, Laurentina, in her female form, didn't know Victorian, so he had to decipher the text sentence by sentence himself.

Loting couldn't help but lament that if Victoria had treated these descendants of the Tara people normally, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

However, he wasn't reading this book because he was a history enthusiast. He simply wanted to learn about the Tara people and gradually find clues about the "Deep Pool" so that he could set up guards in the right places, obtain sufficient information, and find out the whereabouts of the six war criminals first.

This kind of 6-kill opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and since Luo Ting has already come all this way, he naturally can't let it go.

“You are perfectly capable of traveling to Casimir, Nautilus, on your own.”

“I can sense that you have become much stronger than when we met on the shore.”

"And I feel that you have gradually changed a lot."

Skadi stood alone in another corner of the warehouse, clutching the greatsword. When they met at the fortress, this salvage worker was much more cautious, like someone who had survived a catastrophe and was filled with immense fear of losing their life.

In Skadi's eyes, Nautilus at that time was most like the legendary "Nautilus"—taciturn, always full of resentment, and simply wanting to use Skadi's power as a deep-sea hunter to ensure his safety.

By the time they arrived in Tidestone Town, the salvage worker was already capable of fighting powerful monsters like the Bell Ringer on his own. Dehydrated, he could only help the salvage worker drive away the corrupt townspeople who provided nourishment for the monster.

The situation had reversed, and she had a premonition that this salvage worker would eventually become stronger than she was in the sea.

Her blood relative, Laurentina, with her lithe body and keen senses, gained the approval of this legendary figure of Agor and served as an efficient detector and indicator in the battles of this deep-sea titan.

Yes, it was from this moment on, from the moment she was freed from the shackles of her blood and flesh desecrating flesh and blood, that the salvage worker began to speak more and more fluently, and even made wicked jokes about her weight.

"Hunter, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

When Skadi brought up the topic of whether they needed to break up, Lotin wasn't surprised. What caught his attention was that Skadi actually said she had changed a lot since she first came ashore.

Although Lotin himself hadn't really noticed it before, upon reflection, he realized that his words and actions were indeed very close to those of Nautilus himself when the system hosting ended. Now, Lotin seemed to have found a balance between his pre-transmigration self and the betrayed Agor salvager.

For nearly 60 years, Group attempted to destroy Lotin's will in the same way it destroyed Alfonso's spirit, but Lotin managed to deactivate his own consciousness through system hosting, thus causing Group's plan to fail completely.

Although the system's response was always the same one sentence, Lotin increasingly suspected that it was the system summoning Nautilus's own will to take over the fight. He feared that if the time went on too long, his original spirit and personality would be irreversibly affected.

This method is somewhat similar to fighting poison with poison.

Of course, the fact that he hadn't had normal communication with people for a long time also played a role.

"There's a possibility they might break up."

From a purely rational point of view, breaking up now is not impossible. He has already taken Skadi far away from Iberia, and Isamara's return is indeed unlikely in a place so far from the sea.

It's just that he's a little reluctant to part with such an excellent information position as Laurentina. Once this mouse macro is turned on, he can't imagine life without it.

Upon hearing the words "break up," Laurentina's expression froze completely. The Tara history book in her hand fell to the ground, her blood-red eyes instantly dimmed, and she murmured indistinct words repeatedly.

"But breaking up is unlikely."

If they didn't break up, there wouldn't be any negative effects on Loting. The two hunters themselves were quite powerful and could handle some things that were inconvenient for him to do due to their large size. It was just that the roles of support and main force gradually changed. Overall, the cooperation was quite pleasant.

Since being relegated to the bottom lane, the champion Nautilus has been a support in Summoner's Rift for several seasons. Now that he's in Terra, he can finally carry the game. Can't he enjoy being supported by his support?

Lotin initially used the legendary figure of Nautilus only to conveniently conceal the existence of the system, but with Laurentina's embellishment, this name actually managed to fool people and played an important role in crossing the safe zone of Iberia.

With Laurentina by his side, Lotin's fabricated image of Nautilus could be established even more perfectly. Laurentina, with her nun persona, was a master at creating a charlatan image. In Lotin's eyes, she was more like a follower who understood him very well.

Besides, chatting with these two hunters can relieve the boredom of the journey, and telling stories to that crazy nun can indeed help recall some interesting things.

"alright, you win."

After listening, Skadi picked up the Tara history book from the ground with a helpless expression. She handed it to Lotin while looking at Lotin with a puzzled expression. This salvage worker hadn't changed in one way—he was still so unpredictable.

Laurentina's frozen face instantly regained its usual radiance. Of the three, only she was determined not to break up the group. Unfortunately, Loting neither knew nor tried to find out the little secret of this crazy nun.

The current Lotin is nothing more than a ruthless knockout machine. No, not just knockout, he also wants to conduct an experiment—that is, to verify whether destroying the city cannon of Little Hill County counts as taking tower skin, and whether completely destroying a city cannon counts as destroying a tower.

Since these city defense cannons will eventually become weapons that spray Originium dirty bombs to massacre residents anyway, it's better to have Lodin dismantle them first and turn them into gold coins and experience points, and then frame Deeppool for it.

Lotin couldn't help but marvel once again at how abundant the resources were outside of Iberia.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Did You Hear the Mourning of the City Defense Cannons?

In a war room encased in reinforced concrete walls, a Victorian colonel is studying a report on the recent theft of military Originium artifacts.

"Colonel Hamilton, three days ago, our supply convoy was ambushed outside the logistics area in the northern suburbs, and the entire convoy and its cargo vanished without a trace."

A Philippine soldier, dressed in a Victorian regular army uniform, gave a solemn oral report on the extent of the damage.

The soldier, known as Colonel Hamilton, was the highest-ranking officer in the Little Hills garrison. He slammed the report onto the table, his rugged face contorted with rage.

"It's those so-called ghost troops again."

The conflict between the Hillshire garrison and these "ghost troops" lasted far more than just three days.

This is a war, a war between the Victorians and the Tara people that has lasted for decades, even centuries.

In Colonel Hamilton's eyes, they were lingering ghosts floating above the city, echoing in the minds of the foolish Tara people.

The ghost spoke a language different from that of the Victorians, distorted the history he believed his ancestors had created with their own hands, and fantasized about one day being resurrected in the body of a Victorian imperial city.

"Send the 10th Defense Force to investigate the situation."

Colonel Hamilton clenched his temples in pain, unable to accept that these troublemakers, who called themselves "Tara," refused to speak their names in Victorian, even though they lived on Victorian soil.

In his eyes, these unruly people did not deserve to be called Victorians at all; these so-called "Tara people" were nothing but thugs who threatened the security of the empire.

Meanwhile, the Tara armed forces, known as the "Ghost Force," are continuing to burn the skin of the Victoria garrison.

In the dark and deep underground tunnels, masked soldiers, wearing armor made with Victorian technology, boots designed by Letania, and shields plagiarized from Casimir's patented designs, marched silently through the darkness.

The time has not yet come for these ghosts to ignite the inextinguishable ghostly flame hidden deep in the shadows of history among the Tara people; the current actions are merely another bloody raid in the long confrontation between the two sides.

The underground structure of the mobile city is extremely spacious, and its complexity is comparable to a low-budget version of a certain planetary hive city. Under the cover of some local residents, these Tara ghost troops have used these intricate structures countless times to evade the searches of the local garrison. They have made full use of their asymmetric advantages to deal with the Victoria garrison.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The periodic metallic clanging echoed through the tunnel for a long time. Lotin threw out the giant anchor and quickly hid in a blind spot using the terrain displacement mechanism of "clearing the channel".

The tunnel that the "Ghost Force," also known as the "Deep Pool" Force, was traveling through was marked with a big question mark in Lotin's view. Laurentina could now convey the location information to Lotin without even having to speak.

These deep-pool troops are to blame for Loting's tower-eating behavior, so he must resist the urge to use his E skill "Dark Currents" to clear the wave, as it would be a waste to lose more than he gains.

Skadi also participated in Lotin's experiment, but instead of playing the role of a deep-sea hunter, she was a top-notch electrician. She was responsible for using her knowledge of electrical engineering to guide Lotin in destroying the city's defensive cannons more efficiently.

As the salvage operator's behavior became increasingly incomprehensible to Skadi, she gradually gave up trying to understand him. In the end, it turned out that "Nautilus's" behavior usually had its own reasons.

The soldiers of Deep Pool, who were on the march, stood guard and searched the area for a while, but found nothing, so they chose to continue their march.

The city's defensive artillery can be observed from the ground and can theoretically reach the city by following the general direction. However, the important underground passages are guarded by well-trained regular troops who are well-equipped and have built strong positions.

However, the chance encounter with the troops at Deep Pool provided Lotin with an opportunity.

The deep pool unit just now seemed to be about to attack one of the underground sections of the city defense cannons, which is relatively far from the center. Considering that the unit is not very large, it was probably just a feint.

Crossbow bolts, spell missiles, and mortar shells whizzed through the passage, masking the sounds of greatswords, circular saws, and anchors shattering the tunnel walls. Loting and his men created a temporary passage using brute force, exposing the outer walls of the underground structure of the city's defensive cannons.

Lotin slammed the ground, unleashing the "Undercurrent" skill. The surging tidal energy overloaded and shattered nearby monitoring equipment, making it difficult for the guards, who were already struggling to deal with the Deep Pool forces, to react immediately.

The outer shell was shattered, revealing the energy transmission structure of the city defense cannon. Skadi used her years of experience as a top electrician to identify several vulnerable areas, which were also marked in Lotin's field of vision with the help of the system. Then, Laurentina and Skadi retreated to a sufficiently far distance according to Lotin's plan.

Loting excitedly swung the giant anchor once, twice, three times, and countless parts and pipes turned into debris and flew out. The first sum of 160 gold coins appeared in Loting's account, followed by the second, the third, and the fourth.

At this point, the supporting structure of the entire city defense cannon was completely broken. If it was damaged further, the entire city defense cannon would be destroyed.

Looking at the crumbling city defense cannon structure, Loting mobilized the magic power in his body and used the shield generated by the "Titan's Wrath" skill to block the upper part of the collapsing city defense cannon structure.

“This is not a city defense cannon of Little Hill County, it is clearly a time staff planted in the land of Little Hill County.”

After Lotin unleashed his final blow, the ground structure of the city's defensive cannon collapsed without warning, netting him 800 gold coins and a large amount of experience. Meanwhile, the Deep Pool troops, who were feigning an attack on the cannon's defenders, erupted in cheers at the cannon's inexplicable collapse.

Loting couldn't possibly encounter every opportune moment created by Deeppool's attack on the city's artillery garrison, but his conjecture had been proven correct. He could wait until Deeppool launched a full-scale attack on Little Hill County before reaping the benefits. Until then, he would quietly wait for the Staff of Time to be fully stacked.

The long-awaited acquisition of skill points and the long-awaited feeling of leveling up made Lotin feel incredibly happy. He used the skill point to enhance "Dark Currents," a crucial damage-dealing skill for Deep Sea Titan and also a primary skill that AP Titans can use.

The huge sum of money he obtained from dismantling the city's defensive cannons allowed him to purchase the famous tanky all-purpose equipment, the "Staff of Time".

Furthermore, Lotin was given a chance to reselect his runes. If he could simply switch to "Undying" and "Gathering Storm," he could create two more infinite growth runes.

One winning hand is enough to take off.

Now is the time for intense growth!

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Scientific Titan

After a difficult journey through Iberia and experiments with dismantling towers in Hillsville, Lotin has gained a general understanding of how to identify hero-level enemies, epic-level monsters, and defensive towers.

Those whose overall strength is roughly around that of the Puppet Judge will be judged by the system as epic monsters, basically defined as beings who cannot defeat Skadi or Laurentina after they have gone ashore, but can still fight them.

Both the Bell Ringer and the Abyss Dreamer were classified as hero-level units, indicating that the classification of hero units is relatively flexible. These two kills only earned Loting 300 gold coins, which is the standard reward for killing a hero unit. This suggests that these two deformed sea monsters are relatively average among the hero units recognized by the system.

Among them, the bell ringer's attacks could easily damage him. He relied entirely on the assistance of two deep-sea hunters to clear out the minions, putting them into a state of starvation from which they could not recover, and then defeating them by forcibly exchanging blows.

Although Lotin's victory would not change, if the bell ringer hadn't lost his will to fight after a moment of rationality, Lotin's remaining health might have been even more precarious.

According to the bounty system in League of Legends, the most valuable kill can be as high as 1000 gold (the maximum bounty per kill; kills exceeding 1000 gold will be carried over to the next kill), while the minimum reward is only around 100 gold.

"Abyssal Dream" never directly killed any other creatures, while the Bell Ringer consumed flesh and blood for about 20 years, yet they both offered the same bounty. Therefore, Lotin cannot simply judge them based on the bounty system in the game.

Perhaps, after meeting the minimum requirements for a hero unit, factors such as reputation and influence will also be considered as part of a hero unit's overall strength?

After all, Lotin himself had used Nautilus's reputation to extort a large sum of money from Grand Inquisitor Dario.

However, Little Hill provides him with a natural testing ground. Victoria is chaotic enough now, with countless forces involved, and there are plenty of experimental subjects who can satisfy different variables. He just needs to try little by little and slowly summarize the patterns.

Not only can it solo lane minions and take down 5 tower plates, but it can also conduct research without any pressure.

Why does the Deep Sea Titan get such treatment in the canyon?

The description of the Staff of Time is also different from that in the game. It seems that the old version of the Relic Shield is an exception among exceptions, where only its description and actual effect do not match.

Spell Power: 50

Health: 400

Mana: 400

被动：这件装备每6小时获得20生命值、20法力值和4法术强度，至多至10层，最大值为200生命值、200法力值和40法术强度。在达到最大层数时，还会使英雄等级提升1级。

Unique Passive - Eternal: When you take damage from a champion, you recover mana equal to 7% of the damage dealt before the discount; when you spend mana, you recover health equal to 25% of the mana cost, up to 20 health per second per cast.

It is evident that the stacking speed of the [Staff of Time] has been significantly slowed down.

As for the remaining equipment, Lotin plans to choose [Heartsteel], which theoretically can increase health indefinitely; [Riftmaker], which can provide lifesteal in high-intensity battles and increase spell power based on extra health; [Winter's Arrival], which can greatly increase mana and health; and [Endless Hatred], which he believes fits the Deep Sea Titans' backstory and is also very functional.

When Nautilus returned to the place where he was abandoned, the captain and crew who had betrayed him had long since turned to dust in time and place. Thus, Nautilus's hatred ultimately became a truly endless "unending hatred".

This is why Lotin only sees returning to the Fool as icing on the cake on his path of revenge. Nautilus's own experience has already served as a warning to him. His survival is the best revenge. The large group wanted to crush him, so he retaliated.

As for the late-game item that will replace the salary item, Loting plans to further understand the system mechanics before making a plan. If it weren't for the fact that [Archangel's Staff] and [Winter's Arrival] can be purchased at the same time (or even together with the smaller item [Tears of the Goddess]), Loting would have made no hesitation.

They definitely won't be releasing shoes.

The reason for not choosing [Mejai's Soulstealer] is mainly because Soulstealer requires killing a hero unit, which is much more troublesome than [Heart of Steel].

Theoretically speaking, as long as he participates in the Knights Tournament in Kazimierz, stacking Heartsteel, the rune Undying Grip, and even the Mana Bindings wouldn't be too difficult. This is a completely legal and compliant channel that can be reused repeatedly, which is definitely more cost-effective than conditions like the Book of Murder, which is almost like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Who would have thought that the Deep Sea Titan could one day destroy a game?

Lotin could only sigh about Iberia every day, how the sea was teeming with rotten fish and shrimp, haunting him, yet the rewards it gave were meager. Only after leaving Iberia did he realize how wonderful the outside world was.

Because he replaced the Inspiration runes, Lotin gave all the remaining cookies to Laurentina, since he probably wouldn't need them anyway.

"You must wait until the situation becomes serious before you take it."

Lotin gave Laurentina these instructions. He had always felt that although this crazy nun was sometimes a bit distant, she was indeed quite attentive to important matters and very willing to follow his advice, especially after Skadi brought up the topic of breaking up the group.

She was an excellent assistant and follower, even able to handle some trivial matters that were inconvenient for Lotin to deal with due to his large size.

It was as if the deity the nun was worshipping wasn't some strange or unusual thing, but some brass water ghost that could be considered a "living Buddha of Piharn".

But Lotin, who was so engrossed in how to develop, seemed to have forgotten one thing—Lauren Tina knew his memories, knew the real Lotin, and was destined to view Lotin with complex emotions.

"As you wish."

Laurentina nodded obediently. This crazy nun, who would occasionally show a bloodthirsty and murderous side, was like a quiet and exquisite doll in front of Loting. For her, Loting's presence was enough to dispel the torment brought to her by the deep chaos in her mind.

Whether Lotin before her was the melancholy Agor sailor or the brass giant unwilling to take off his diving suit, it didn't matter. To her, Lotin was the merciful messenger she had called upon during the torment of inhuman experiments, enough to guard her dreams and protect her soul.

Even the cold metal that touched her was enough to make her feel at ease. The lame stories told by the sailor Agor were enough to soothe the madness tormenting her. She gradually found herself unable to look away any longer.