Mutation at the Dock

"What did you say?"

Gu Xi was startled by Luna's words. At that moment, Luna also transmitted the requirements for activating the three docks.

[Dock (Inactive): Activates after investing 30 units of wood and 15 units of stone. Once activated, it can be upgraded to a commercial dock, where a temporary caravan will appear weekly.]

[Note: If there is Dock Warehouse, the goods carried by the caravan will double; if there is Dock Market, the number of caravans will increase by 1.]

[Note: Caravans can randomly bring five different resources or equipment for trading.]

[Dock (Inactive): Activates after investing 30 units of wood and 15 units of metal. Once activated, it can be upgraded to an armed dock, capable of berthing one Armed Warship (level 5).]

[Note: If there is Dock Warehouse, the Armed Warship level increases by 1; if there is Dock Market, the Armed Warship can equip 1 more weapons.]

[Note: Armed Warship can be dispatched once a week for armed missions lasting 1 to 3 days, and will receive corresponding rewards upon return.]

[Dock (Inactive): Activates after investing 30 units of wood and 15 units of food. Once activated, it can be upgraded to an Adventure Dock, capable of berthing one Adventure Ship (level 5).]

[Note: If there is Dock Warehouse, the Adventure Ship's level increases by 1; if there is Dock Market, the Adventure Ship's sailing time increases by 50%.]

[Note: Adventure Ship can be dispatched once a week for an adventure mission, lasting from 1 to 3 days. Upon return, corresponding rewards will be given.]

[WARNING: The Dock Area has been activated ahead of schedule!]

[Warning: The dock area is destroyed, regional linkage is activated, strange ships appear, the activation method of the dock area is changed, and all docks mutate!]

[Warn...]

Looking at the explanations in front of him, Gu Xi finally understood the situation.

The explosion just now caused chaos at the three docks, and the activation that could have been easily handled is now uncertain.

Gu Xi continued reading at this moment.

[Dock Area Collaboration Activation Method: Subdue the Weird Ship.]

Subjugate?

Gu Xi looked up at the Death Avatar rushing towards the ship and was startled.

"Go back..."

But it was too late; the Death Avatar crashed headfirst into the middle section of the Weird Ship.

Upon impact, the strange ship was immediately overturned and crashed heavily onto the water.

"Forget it, let's just kill it."

Gu Xi glanced at it and realized that there was no point in trying to save the Weird Ship. He wouldn't put the Death Avatar in danger either. Anyway, the dock was right there, and if he missed this activation, there would be another chance.

If all else fails, you can just reactivate it.

When Gu Xi changed his mind, the Death Avatar in the sky was also puzzled for a moment, but he was still obedient. As soon as Gu Xi stopped him, he transformed into black mist again and rushed across the river.

Driven by the black fog, the overturned sailboat was dragged to the other side of the riverbank and crashed heavily onto the river embankment.

With a loud crash, Gu Xi saw the dilapidated sailboat fall apart on the embankment, never to be put back together.

When the Death Avatar destroyed the eerie sailboat and returned to Gu Xi's side, Gu Xi also sighed.

"Luna, check if there are any new activation quests. Luna, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Xi, who was arranging for Luna to check the situation at the dock, noticed that Luna's expression was a little off.

Her face showed an expression that suggested she was torn between crying and laughing.

When Gu Xi asked her this, Luna raised her head and said, "My lord, the regional linkage activation mission is complete."

"It's done? This can't be right. Weren't we supposed to subdue the Weird Ship?"

"Yes, it shows as completed on my end." Luna nodded affirmatively.

Gu Xi also somewhat surprised by this situation. He knew that the previous mission required subjugation, and smashing it was considered subjugation? "Pull up the information so I can take a look."

Luna immediately shared the information she could access with Gu Xi.

[Destroy the Weird Ship; joint mission in the Dock Area completed; activation effect in progress...]

[Activation complete. Three docks have been activated: Weird Dock, Haunted Dock, and Evil Dock.]

The interconnected effects of the Dock Area have created Netherworld Dock Area.

Looking at the activation directions of these three docks, Gu Xi didn't know what to say.

Is this an activation direction that a normal person could come up with?

Somewhat helplessly, Gu Xi shook his head and began to check the condition of the three docks.

Upon inspection, Gu Xi's eyes widened in surprise.

Building Name: Weird Dock

Level: 1 (upgradeable) Features: A Weird Ship (level 5) will appear at the dock every week. After the Weird Ship appears, 5 to 30 strange creatures of level 5 or lower will attack and occupy the dock. They will leave Heavenly Queen. During the dock occupation period, they will plunder 10% of the resources of Aryadovi City every day.

Defeating all the monsters will not only allow you to recover your looted supplies, but also grant you a large amount of experience and resources. There is also a 10% chance to open Weird Treasure Chest and obtain special equipment.

Note 1: The characteristics of the strange creatures are ever-changing, and their combat power varies. Please pay attention to your own combat power when attacking the strange creatures.

Note 2: As the dock level increases, the level of the Weird Ship will also increase accordingly. Please be careful to control the level of your ships.

Building Name: Haunted Dock

Level: 1 (upgradeable) Features: A Ghost Ship (level 5) will appear at the dock every week. After the Ghost Ship appears, it will stay at the dock for three days. During these three days, you can communicate with the Ghost Ship's Ghost Ship or captain. If you gain the approval of the Ghost Captain or sailors within three days, they will reappear after three days and bring you some valuables.

Note 1: Ghost sailors are also a type of undead. As long as you communicate well, the communication will be relatively smooth.

Note 2: Ghost sailors or Ghost Captain always think differently from normal people; sometimes, what they bring back might result in a loss.

Building Name: Evil Dock

Level: 1 (Upgradeable) Features: An Evil Ship (level 5, including but not limited to Smuggling Ship, slave ships, and Pirate Ship) will appear at the dock every week. After the Evil Ship appears, you can communicate and trade with it based on its features. You can also attack the Evil Ship. However, each choice will affect the type of Evil Ship that appears the following week.

It could even affect how some groups or forces treat you. If you don't intend to contact or clash with them, please do not interact with Evil Ship.

It's clear that the three docks in front of us have changed quite significantly. Without the fixed weekly income from the Adventure Dock, Commercial Dock, and Armed Dock, everything has become strange and uncertain.

Gu Xi wasn't sure whether this change was good or bad. He was only certain of one thing: troops needed to be stationed near the dock to keep an eye on things.