Entering Navigation History

At first, the sailors on the ship were quite surprised. What was the background of this new warrant officer that made the Captain spend so much effort cultivating him? He had almost become a full-time sparring partner.

Even when sons of noble families from the kingdom came aboard battleships for internships and experience, this kind of scene had never occurred.

For a time, the sailors were buzzing with discussion.

It wasn't until one time when Evan and Gell simultaneously used the secret technique "Sword Form Drifting Skiff" from White Sail Swordsmanship that the crew finally understood. The two of them turned into afterimages, chasing and fighting on several lifeboats as if their feet weren't touching the ground, yet the lifeboats didn't even sway.

The crew suddenly realized that the distinct and powerful swordsmanship of the two men explained everything. This wasn't some noble's son as they had imagined, but the Captain's own family member.

Evan, at this point, couldn't care less about what the crew thought. After two weeks of high-intensity training, constantly immersed in tense confrontation, his physical attributes had made significant progress and he wasn't far from the true limits of humanity!

However, during this process, Evan discovered the secret of Uncle Gell's swordsmanship system. Similar to himself, it had started with "White Sail Swordsmanship" as its foundation. A person's swordsmanship style can be ever-changing, but the style of the foundation laid when first learning swordsmanship is difficult to erase.

Needless to say, this must have been his old man's masterpiece. Being able to pass on the family's nearly two-hundred-year-old Extraordinary Swordsmanship to Uncle Gell was enough to show how good the relationship between the two men was.

However, before breaking through to Formal Knight, Uncle Gell's foundation had quietly changed from the agility-focused "White Sail Swordsmanship" to the straightforward, power-focused "Faletis Sabre Art."

After experiencing it firsthand, Evan felt that "White Sail Swordsmanship" should be much stronger than "Faletis Sabre Art" in terms of improvement. Why would Uncle Gell abandon the easy for the difficult, the near for the far?

With this question in mind, he directly asked Gell.

"Hahaha, don't blindly believe in common sense and experience, Evan! White Sail Swordsmanship is indeed a very powerful Extraordinary Swordsmanship, but swordsmanship also has compatibility with people.

If our physical qualities could be quantified, although my agility is not bad, my highest attribute value is strength. Using Faletis Sabre Art to advance to the extraordinary can better leverage my strength advantage."

Gell didn't feel that exposing his extraordinary foundation to Evan was wrong at all, and continued, "And you don't think that the part taught to you in the training camp is all of Faletis Sabre Art, do you?

There are many strong people in the navy, and many people use this Military Swordsmanship. After continuous revisions and deductions by masters of past generations, its potential is no less than that of the well-honed White Sail Swordsmanship."

Name: Gell Cowper
Gender: Male
Rank: Colonel Captain (Attached to the Faletis Kingdom Third Fleet Silver Wing)
Class: Peak Formal Knight (Extraordinary Second-Order)
Attributes: Constitution 4.5
Strength 4.8
Agility 4.3
Intelligence 1 (Upper limit of 1 before the transformation of the essence of life)
Skills: Faletis Sabre Art (Advanced version, Proficient) White Sail Swordsmanship (Proficient, supporting breathing technique, swordsmanship, potion) Navigation (Master)

Staring at Uncle Gell's attribute information, Evan nodded. You're right, your main attribute is indeed strength.

Gell, getting excited, directly passed on the advanced version of "Faletis Sabre Art" to Evan, allowing him to choose for himself when advancing to the extraordinary.

In addition, taking advantage of this rare peaceful time, Gell also passed on the essence of the "Cesi Scimitar Art," which was widely circulated among pirate groups, and the Court Swordsmanship of the Faletis Kingdom, "Rose Swordsmanship," to Evan. Even if he didn't put in hard work, at least he wouldn't be caught off guard when encountering them in the future.

Grateful for Uncle Gell's unreserved generosity, Evan trained even more diligently. In fact, with Data Vision, he had a very clear understanding of his own path.

"Military Swordsmanship" could be used as an auxiliary, "Cesi Scimitar Art" and "Rose Swordsmanship" could be used as references, but his foundation was still in "White Sail Swordsmanship." After all, agility was the highest among his main attributes.

During this period, there was another good news. Evan's own onshore operation had failed, but the bean experiment he subsequently brought on board finally yielded results with the help of the ship's cook.

"Yes, that's it." With a slightly sweet and crunchy taste, and no signs of poisoning in Data Vision, Evan confirmed that the development of "Bean Sprouts" had been successful!

It turned out that with only suitable beans and fresh water, a large number of vitamin C-rich bean sprouts could be harvested in just a few days. Not only were they delicious, but they were also a life-saving medicine for sailors.

Sure enough, the crew praised the novel vegetable when they tasted it at the subsequent dinner, and strongly requested the cook to replace "Salted Boiled Beans," one of the usual main dishes, with this delicacy called "Bean Sprouts."

Animals in nature will instinctively eat things that are not in their diet when their bodies are in trouble, such as carnivores eating grass, gorillas eating clay, and so on.

Because these things that are not in their normal diet contain trace elements that their bodies desperately need.

Humans, the primates of all things, are naturally no exception. Craving fresh vegetables is also a warning signal sent to them by their bodies.

"Mister Evan, do you know what your invention means?" Ordinary crew members didn't have a broad perspective, but Doctor Martin, the ship's doctor who was particularly sensitive to this kind of thing, took the initiative to approach Evan, grabbing him excitedly.

In this era with Extraordinary Power, people had already realized the existence of "Scurvy" and vaguely realized that fresh fruits and vegetables could protect sailors from this disease.

However, with the conditions on wooden sailing ships, it was simply unrealistic to store a large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables that could supply the entire crew.

Beans that are easy to store and can be transformed into vegetables through short-term cultivation are simply a perfect match for long-distance voyages! Countless sailors who need to drift on the sea for four or five months will be saved by this small invention.

And Evan, as the discoverer of this vegetable, will inevitably be recorded in the history of navigation as it spreads.

"Doctor Martin, I authorize you to promote this discovery for free. You can spread it through your channels to benefit more people." Evan expected that if he reported it to the kingdom, there would definitely be rewards, but at most it would be an impractical title. He didn't plan to take the path of farming and gaining prestige. In this Extraordinary world, strength was the foundation.

Moreover, he also knew many ways to supplement vitamins during long voyages, such as kimchi, malt, or directly adding lemon juice to sugarcane wine. He just didn't know if people in this era had already discovered these methods, so he told Doctor Martin everything.

However, Evan didn't know now what kind of help these commonplace and insignificant "common sense" and the fame that came with them would give him in the future!

"Your Excellency Evan, you are a genius! I am a member of the Kingdom Royal Medical Association. Please allow me to write to the gentlemen of the committee on your behalf to explain these great discoveries of yours to them. Thousands of sailors will remember your achievements!"

"That..." Speaking of this, the ship doctor blushed slightly, hesitating to speak.

"Of course, you have the right to sign the paper. The position of the second author must be yours, Doctor Martin!" Evan knew what this kind of professional wanted and generously gave him the right to sign.

"Thank you, Mister. Leave it to me, I'll write it, I'll get it done!" Doctor Martin responded ecstatically and incoherently, then rushed back to his cabin to write a letter.

Sure enough, even in this world where Extraordinary Power obviously exists, desire is still one of the driving forces of human progress.