Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"Wait and see."

The interaction between Lotin and the behemoth had a strange sense of mutual appreciation, perhaps a shared sorrow between people with long lifespans.

Moreover, the system unusually alerted Lotin that the Time Behemoth had previously been very interested in Nautilus.

I'm too lazy to put in any effort myself, but I enjoy watching others do it.

Wang Tingjun's soldiers got busy, loading the most important supplies and documents onto the airship, and the personnel that Luo Ting urgently needed were able to board the ship first, as he requested.

Quessina was in charge of the technical search for Theresis, and Hadley was in charge of the intelligence search for Theresis.

Ducarre suggested boarding the ship to return to Kazdel first, but Lotin kindly reminded him that his ride might not be very pleasant—the behemoth still had some grudges against the man who had skinned him.

The King of Carrion was responsible for leading the ground forces back to Kazdel.

However, Ersula became somewhat afraid of the pocket watch. It turned out that it wasn't that the Sarkaz could truly imprison the beast's consciousness, but rather that the beast was simply too lazy to break free.

Chapter 158: Imperial Order

Compared to Victoria's warships, the interior of the "Life Spine" is purely practical, and the interior of the other Dead Soul airship is also in the same style.

The younger generation of Sarkaz people mostly adhere to extreme pragmatism, with standardized metal non-slip floors, solid steel partitions, and lamp stands, shelves, and so on made from scrap steel.

Apart from a few items with some royal-style decorations, most of the rest are extremely minimalist metal components.

The nerve cords of the behemoth's carcass replaced electrical cables here, and the Sarkaz used altars as nodes to control this massive skeleton.

The interior furnishings have a modern, minimalist style, but the technology inside still relies on the ancient Sarkaz witchcraft.

The only thing that seemed out of place was the large collection of wine in Ersula's private storage space.

She really enjoys drinking; the "Captain Morgan's Brew" in her hand speaks volumes about her purchasing power as a Sarkaz officer.

"Greed and pleasure are understandable, but everything has its limits."

This was Ducarre's assessment of the young colonel after seeing the drinks; the young woman seemed to be a habitual drinker.

"Is this wine very expensive?"

“A type of wine produced in the Iberian region, which was very popular in central Victoria, is now discontinued.”

Ersula assumed that Lotin also had some interest in this area, so she gave a meticulous introduction.

"Huh? Production has stopped?"

Loting vaguely remembered that when he was on the Fool, "Captain Morgan's Brew" was just an ordinary brew that could be made in any quantity.

It has a slightly bitter taste at first, but overall it has a mellow flavor. It is not the most preferred spirit among sailors.

That's a real shame, because when Lotin was still a salvage worker, he didn't have a very high alcohol tolerance, so he often drank relatively milder liquors.

"If you like it, feel free to take it from me."

When Ersula saw that Lotin had shown interest, she had no choice but to prepare herself to reluctantly give up her love.

To be honest, Lottin himself hasn't drunk this kind of wine in 60 years.

"A Victorian gold coin?"

A gleaming gold coin appeared in Loting's hand.

"How dare I discuss a deal with you!"

"The conquerors have always valued contracts, take this."

Lotin then slipped two gold coins into Ersula's hand and exchanged them for a bottle of "Captain Morgan's Brew".

"There's one more thing: no drinking while working."

Drinking while riding in a large airship always reminded Luo Ting of some unpleasant things.

Especially in the storyline "The Crucible," Manfred even drove it to crash into the furnace of dead souls.

This reminded Lothing of a Protoss high monk who crashed his "drunk" aircraft carrier into the Overmind.

"Of course, I wouldn't dare..."

Ersula's only hobby is drinking, but when on a mission, she can still distinguish between what's important and what's not.

"You're actually interested in this exotic drink? Ah, even I have to admit, those Victorian nobles also have their share of fine wines."

Ducarre had never seen the Conqueror drink or eat.

“Ah, I’m also someone who likes to dwell on the past, just like you, Ducaré.”

Loting couldn't remember when he had become like this.

Perhaps aging begins when it stops in him, but in any case, his inner self will always be affected by time, and this effect is not necessarily a negative wear and tear.

His values ​​and mindset have undergone profound changes compared to his time as a sailor, and even before he time-traveled.

Revenge against the traitors on the Fool has become a dessert; his hatred for the traitors is now merely a subjective indulgence.

He gradually began to view the world and its inhabitants from a perspective beyond that of an "ordinary human being," which is why he was able to empathize with the giant beasts.

Rather, this perspective is more in line with the power he wields.

Often, he wasn't simply playing the role of a charlatan, but genuinely viewing events from a perspective outside the mundane world.

As for collecting girls with twisted and heavy emotions, that was one of his few hobbies, perhaps a worldly desire.

However, it's just a hobby.

Lotin simply felt that the experience of going through this transformation was quite—strange, yet also quite normal and logical.

Lotin's enormous size has always limited his living space, but converting the storage room into a dormitory is not impossible.

Lotin had become accustomed to living in a room converted from a warehouse.

Lotin, who was wearing armor, was over 6 meters tall, so preparing a suitable space for him required a lot of consideration.

"Wow, that's a lot of money!"

"Thirteen dreadnoughts..."

This directly upgraded Lotin to level 14. However, the 13 dreadnoughts only leveled up by two, and the experience required for future upgrades will likely be quite substantial.

Lotin invested his skill points into his Q and E skills.

[Gathering Storm], [Unbreakable Grip], [Mana Binding], [Overgrowth], and [Heart Steel] have all provided Lotin with a significant amount of stats.

Even Loting's health points are about to break the 10,000 mark.

In the game League of Legends, if you build the Heartsteel item during a match and stack it to 2400 stacks, it's possible to reach 7000 to 9000 or even 10,000 health.

Before transmigrating, Loting had watched some such entertainment videos, such as those featuring Mundo with 10,000 HP or Sion.

One Amumu player even managed to level up his eagle to 5 health, only to discover that the Sunfire Cape dealt 1704 damage per second.

Moreover, reality doesn't have the same time scale as each game; the buffs from runes and equipment won't be reset after a game ends.

This is the confidence that Lothing gains from the infinitely evolving equipment and rune system.

Lotin's stats are more than enough to deal with these Terrans.

When it comes to choosing equipment, Loting values ​​the mechanics that match the skin more than the stats.

For example, [Light Knight] + [Mountain Barrier] = Mind Reading.

[Conqueror] + [Bloodthirster] = Necromancer

Enemies like Quesatushta, Theresa, and the Sarkaz Ancient Souls—enemies that are difficult to deal with using numerical values ​​but easy to handle using mechanics—are the targets that Lotin currently needs to target.

The same applies to Victoria's dreadnought fleet; if Lotin hadn't cooperated with the full forces of both royal courts and adopted a strategy of defeating them one by one, it would have been impossible.

Whether Loting could withstand a salvo from thirteen dreadnoughts was really hard to say.

This is, after all, the strongest conventional armed force that Terra's modern industries could create, and Victoria's dreadnought is also a top performer even among similarly positioned armaments.

The "Shipbreaker" ability's special attack against defensive towers (warships) gives Lotin an advantage in terms of mechanics.

To completely crush something as numerically monstrous as complex numbers, one would probably need skins with an even higher minimum value.

For example, things like "The Creator God" or "The Scroll of Mountains and Seas".

In this way, Lotin felt that he could keep the funds temporarily and then use the information provided after the next skin was unlocked to purchase equipment that provided corresponding bonuses to the skin, or to purchase functional items like the "Shipbreaker" that were designed for specific situations.

At times like this, buying an item like the [Destroyer's Hat] feels like its bonuses are insufficient compared to several infinitely scaling items and runes.

Once Lotin reaches level 16 and gains an extra equipment slot, he will naturally buy it, since the percentage increase in ability power is more beneficial in the later stages of the game.

The best pairing with [Light Knight], besides [Mountain Barrier], is [Iron Sun], but the enhancement direction is different.

One enhances "detection," and the other enhances "shield."

Now that Lotin has extra funds, he can buy it and use it as a shield after it is materialized.

[When using the Light Knight skin, the shield it provides can be cast on multiple targets and will remain indefinitely as long as it is not broken.]

This could be used to protect some of Loting's fragile and delicate collection.

At this moment, Lotin saw an item called [Imperial Command], whose synergy bonuses were applicable to both [Light Knight] and [Conqueror].

Judging from its stats, it provides some spell power and ability speed boosts, but the mana regeneration speed it provides is actually more important for Lothing.

Its passive ability is that [skills deal additional damage and apply a mark when slowing or immobilizing enemy heroes, and attacks from allied heroes can detonate the mark, dealing additional damage and movement speed].

The bonuses he gains after reforging and materializing are based on the number of people who provide tithes to the holder, providing additional mana regeneration speed and maximum mana capacity.

When used in conjunction with [Light Knight] or [Conqueror], the mark will provide an additional buff to all friendly units, regardless of whether they are hero units.

In addition, the movement speed buff will permanently apply to all friendly units.

Anyone who has played RTS games knows how powerful it is to increase the movement speed of farmers.

It also allows Lottin to observe the approximate level of compliance in tax-paying areas and to provide two-way moral resistance based on the number of people paying tithes.

This is the first piece of equipment whose benefits are directly linked to the size of the tax base, as its name, "Imperial Order," suggests.

The more empires that submit to the name of "Nautilus," the greater its profits.

Its existence further encouraged Lothin to intimidate these Terrans and induce them to worship "Nautilus," just as he had always done for the lottery system.

Chapter 159: Insufficient Storage Space

"Isn't there any way to increase the system's storage space limit...?"

The [Imperial Order] equipment directly increases the benefits of Lotin's long-standing efforts to enhance the influence of "Nautilus".

The problem is that Lotin's current system has very limited storage space.

Although the entire city of Kazimierz offered Lottin a considerable number of lottery opportunities, he also obtained a large amount of mana potions as a result.

However, once the system's storage space is full of mana potions, how to store these mana potions becomes a problem.

Regardless of whether its composition can be analyzed using Terran technology, its effects alone—besides relieving fatigue and hysteria—can restore Terran's body to a state where they can continue to unleash Originium Arts in a short time.

Its value is certainly not as great as the life potion that can alleviate Oripathy, but for the Terrans, it is still a product with considerable economic value.

"Even if I can't immediately replace the system's storage space, I need to find a safe place to use it as a buffer..."

After placing some reforged and materialized equipment, Loting's current system storage space can only store about 400 bottles of various potions and elixirs.

A prolonged battle involving enlargement requires a double-digit number of mana potions.

After all, he can now fight continuously for several hours at a time while in his gigantic state.

While magic potions can still be consumed to alleviate storage pressure, the inventory of the three older types of potions—[Anger Elixir], [Witchcraft Elixir], and [Iron Elixir]—is unlikely to be effectively depleted.

"Now that we have the [Imperial Order], the pressure of mana consumption for the gigantic form has been greatly reduced, and the problem of overflowing potions is now the issue."

Luo Ting sighed that he had actually developed to the point where he was worried about having too many resources.

It would be great if the system's storage space could be expanded with gold coins, but unfortunately, it currently only supports searching for items by name and doesn't offer any additional prompts.

"There are also some strange and odd things that need to be cleaned up."

The most common byproduct of the [Tithing Tax Lottery Subsystem] is Poro dolls. After accepting Wei Yanwu's tribute, the system even experienced a warehouse overflow due to receiving too many Dragon Bubbles.

There are even Blood Demon Lord hand puppets with droopy faces now, which are slightly less bizarre than things like Wei Yanwu's Dragon Bubble.

Sometimes the prizes in the raffle are things like "stress relief," "pain masking," and "fatigue relief," which are becoming increasingly meaningless to Lotin.

"We didn't pay much attention to this issue when resources were scarce."