Section 67! Seven Shocking Abilities!

The greatest lack of self-confidence in people often stems from the denial of their own efforts.

In modern society, a very small number of cases where people work very hard but do not receive corresponding rewards are constantly amplified and exaggerated by the malicious propaganda of the media.

In order to attract attention, the media often uses the core concept that "effort does not equal reward" to write news.

This leads to most modern people, except for a very small number of people with strong willpower, losing their self-confidence to some extent under such influence.

Fortunately, the golden-red Hope was like a shot in the arm, and as its attributes unfolded, it completely dispelled all of Su Mo's self-doubt.

Tier III Destroyer - Hope (Sub-Legendary Class)

[Description]: Every magnificent epic has its final chapter, but every legend etched on a monument will be forever remembered by all living beings. This is a destroyer that appears simple on the outside, but within it lies unimaginable power—a power that even gods tremble with! Remember, when you see this flag radiating golden-red light at sea, if you are a friend of the captain, it is your hope in the darkness; but if you are an enemy of the captain, pray that you can escape as quickly as possible!

[Basic Ship Attributes]: Length 84.3 meters, Beam 12.9 meters, Height 21 meters, Draft 4.8 meters, Full Load Displacement 6900 tons

[Hydraulic Durability]: 30,000/30,000 [Speed]: Cruising (33 knots), Maximum (45 knots) [Rare Marine Facilities]: Civilian Type II - All- Material Conversion Engine, R33 - Vertical Launching Missile Module, Hope Flag

[Ship Lethality]: 0.24 (It's all about ramming) [Ship Range]: ∞/∞

[Special Ability]: Charge (Rare Affix): Consumes 5% of the ship's durability to launch a five-minute charge in a designated target direction (speed: 55 knots). Upon colliding with the first unit, the accumulated energy is released, and the ship's speed returns to normal. (Can only be used once per natural day, can store three charge opportunities, charge recovery time 24 hours)

Hedgehog (Rare Attribute): When the enemy attacks the ship's hull, the hull will generate an unpredictable frequency of energy reflection, slightly reducing the damage to the hull and having a very small chance to cause a counter-damage effect to the enemy (Passive Skill, Cannot be Upgraded).

Wave Breaker (Rare Attribute): The ship's perfectly streamlined hull grants it the ability to break through waves. When sailing on calm seas, the ship's speed is increased by a fixed 5%, but this ability will be adjusted to a certain extent depending on the severity of the sea environment, with a maximum speed bonus of 50% (passive skill, cannot be upgraded).

Comfort (Rare Attribute): The heavy armor not only provides the ship with sufficient defense but also gives it a good center of gravity at sea. When the external waves are less than level 3, creatures inside the ship will not feel any swaying by default. When the external waves are greater than level 3 but less than level 12, the swaying impact is reduced by 50% (Passive Skill, Cannot be Upgraded).

Potential (Epic Attribute): Upgrading the hull will not destroy existing attributes (Passive Skill, Cannot be Upgraded).

Rebirth (Epic Affix): As the overlord of the ocean, the "Hope" is nourished by seawater when sailing on the sea. It can recover 5% of its durability every natural day, and this recovery can be stored up to a maximum of 30% (passive skill, cannot be upgraded).

Hope (Sub-Legendary Affix): As a Sub-Legendary ship, the Hope already has the ability to form a fleet. Once the fleet centered on the Hope is successfully formed, the ability will be triggered if the conditions are met. All ships in the fleet will enjoy a 30% attribute bonus from the Hope (trigger method: unknown). [Legendary Promotion]: Locks (potential value is limited) four rare affixes, two epic affixes, and one Sub-Legendary affix.

Seven special abilities—completely fulfilling Su Mo's every fantasy about a sub- Legendary Rank warship! "It's a pity that of these seven abilities, only Charge is actively usable."

"However, passive abilities are not bad either. At this stage, they don't seem to have the ability to change the course of the battle, but in the long run, they are definitely much better than active skills!"

Leaving aside the fact that the Sub-Legendary entry hopes for the ability to instantly change the course of a battle, the epic rebirth alone is extremely overpowered.

Being able to store 30% of the durability means that Su Mo will have an incredibly powerful trump card in battle.

Based on the Hope's 30% calculation, as long as it's used!

Upon rebirth, it can instantly restore up to 9,000 durability points, equivalent to fully restoring three and a half rare-class destroyers, making it an ability that can drive enemies to despair.

As for the other rare-level term, Wave Breaker, it also caught Su Mo's attention.

Compared to numerical bonuses, percentage bonuses are the most terrifying aspect of this feature.

As the Hope continued to advance, the boost to basic abilities from the Sub-Legendary rank gradually became terrifying.

Cruising speed is 33 knots, and maximum speed is 45 knots.

Compared to the previous design drawings, where the maximum speed of a Tier 3 destroyer was just over 30 knots, the Hope of the Sub-Legendary is many times faster, even more terrifying than a Tier 1 destroyer! But even at this speed, it can still benefit from the Wave Breaker's bonus.

When there are no storms, the Hope can cruise at speeds of just over 34 knots, with a maximum speed of 47 knots.

However, once the waves get rough, if the Hope can enjoy the full Wave Breaker bonus, its cruising speed can directly reach 50 knots.

As for a top speed of 67 knots! Goodness, what does a speed of 67 knots mean? The world's fastest warship, the Maple Leaf Country Hydrofoil 400, only has a top speed of 63 knots.

On land, converting 67 knots to approximately 120 km/h on a highway!

Imagine being at sea, with huge waves crashing in. Your boat is tossed about by the wind and waves, in danger of capsizing at any moment, and you need to concentrate 100% to avoid capsizing.

But then, a heavily armored destroyer, 80 meters long, with a draft of six meters and weighing several thousand tons, covered in half a meter thick special steel plates, suddenly roared past you at a speed of 120 km/h. The feeling, the scene... it was just too awesome!

"I can't think about it anymore, or I'll get carried away!"

After just a brief moment of reflection on the Hope's performance at sea, Su Mo's face was already adorned with an unshakeable smile.

"Previously, rare-class ships only had a durability of 2500, but now it's increased to 30000, more than tenfold."

"If the enemy wants to pierce through my ship from the outside, without special means, they probably wouldn't be able to break through even half a meter of steel plate even if they kept digging until the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled!"

Stroking the steel plate of the cockpit beside him, Su Mo was extremely satisfied with the ship's overall properties.

The Hope, as a whole, is excellent in terms of power, defense, combat capabilities, resilience, and special attributes.

They have all reached their peak.

Let alone anyone else trying to surpass it, even if Su Mo were to rebuild one now without the game's bonuses, he wouldn't have the confidence to replicate such a "miracle."

However, the Hope still has a major natural disadvantage: its firepower!

In the major area of infrastructure development, from Survival Points to the smallest details of time and effort, Su Mo has invested far more than in other areas.

Such investment yielded a steel behemoth like the Hope.

However, correspondingly, there has been little progress in the Technology Tree for developing weapons since the Kobolds were defeated.

It used to be machine gun Explosive Pack, but it's been almost a month and it's still the same.

This will definitely become an enormous disadvantage in combat after going to sea.

"Fortunately, once we go to sea, we can slow down the pace of infrastructure Technology Tree."

"In terms of firepower, I need to complete the upgrade of the Tier 5 Shelter as soon as possible, first manufacture small and medium-sized machine tools, and produce the Rocket Propelled Grenades needed for the RPG and vertical missile modules."

"If possible, allocate more Survival Points to missile development."

"The Hope must have the capability to operate from 100 kilometers away!"

Looking at the Hope's various attributes, the only one that stood out was its pitiful ship firepower. Su Mo stood up as he pondered this.

With the Vertical Launch Module currently unavailable, the original design of Su Mo included 18 firing positions around the entire ship.

Four at the bow, four at the stern, and the remaining ten are arranged in a 5x2 pattern, staggered behind the ship's protective railings.

The ship, which is eighty meters long, has a recess for fixing a Type 80 General Purpose Machine Gun every ten meters.

Simply open the recess, place the gun inside, secure it with the side fastener, close the recess, and the mobile machine gun can become a fixed firing point.

Such a design may provide temporary protection, but it cannot last forever and must be upgraded and replaced quickly.

At the very least, we must find a way to quickly upgrade the caliber of shipborne machine guns; otherwise, relying solely on the Type 80 caliber will be ineffective in naval warfare!

The completion of the Hope made Su Mo's thinking more and more flexible.

After checking several times to ensure there were no other hidden dangers in the attributes, Su Mo closed the hidden door leading down to the Engine Room, opened the driver's cab door on the first floor, and strode out.

Tonight, the main test will be on the Hope's navigation status.

Firepower is not the focus; we just need to upgrade four agents to be responsible for the ship's four cardinal directions and conduct a series of exercises.

After taking out four machine guns and instructing the mechanics to install them in the designated directions, Su Mo waved his hand into the air, and three un-upgraded robots, along with the all-around agents who had previously been there to protect the shipyard, appeared on the deck.

1440 Survival Points spent.

As a green light shone upon them, the three ordinary robots' eyes were no longer dull; as if they had been infused with souls, they came to life.

"You will be Guardian Number One from now on." After assigning numbers to the agents who had been upgraded twice, the remaining three agents were given new names in turn.

"Number one, head the bow; number two, stern; number three, port hull; number four, starboard!"

With a complete logical analysis system and the leadership of their "boss," the four agents did not hesitate and happily glided along the tracks beneath their feet, disappearing from Su Mo's sight.

After all this was done, and after informing Chen Shen to continue the martial law, Su Mo glanced at the wasteland below the ship and, without hesitation, took out the Heaven Stealing Secret from his Storage Space.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to take it out for a spin to see.

Whether the Hope, Sub-Legendary class ship, is truly powerful can only be truly felt once it reaches the open sea and sets sail.

For the first test, Su Mo's requirements were not high; he only hoped that the ship could successfully enter the sea, which would be considered a success!

Whether or not we can drive to the Great Canyon is not important for this initial data collection.

"The Talisman Paper World."

"I choose"

"Enter!"

Boom! As soon as he finished speaking, having learned from his previous experience, Su Mo quickly retreated after touching the ocean pattern on the talisman.

It was the same familiar shockwave, but this time, with Su Mo prepared, it only caused Su Mo to stumble before he was firmly rooted to the spot.

Then, the talisman that had been floating in the air disappeared, and in its place appeared a door flashing with blue light on the deck of the Hope.

The door wasn't big, just big enough for one person to pass through.

With complete confidence and without any hesitation, Su Mo strode forward and crashed headfirst into the doorway!