Setting Sail Overseas
Time passed second by second.
Soren frowned as he stared at the Seafaring chart, then picked up a quill and began to draw on it. "This won't do, this won't do either!... There are monsters here!... The natives here are too strong!... Only these two places are left!..."
After five or six positions were crossed out, Soren only had two positions left.
While these two locations aren't the best, they are probably the easiest to establish towns in. Soren currently doesn't have thousands of professionals at his disposal; in other words, he's even less manpower than some small to medium-sized guilds from his previous life. After all, back then, most of those who ventured overseas were only at the third tier, while Soren's current subordinates at the third tier and above are all pirate leaders. His only advantage is his high-level combat strength; with him and Vivian, they have overwhelming power against ordinary enemies.
"Islands, shipping routes, natural harbors, offshore location."
Expanding overseas isn't something you can just do by randomly finding a piece of land, marking it, and starting to cultivate it; that would be suicidal.
This world is relatively barren. Although there are things that can achieve the same effect as an excavator, those are top-tier, high-level combat capabilities. Otherwise, one would have to rely on Wizard Spell, such as 'turning Transmute Rock to Mud ' and ' Transmute Mud to Rock '. The core of Soren's development depends on maritime Trade, so natural ports are essential, and their location must be near the sea to facilitate transportation. Next is the shipping route, which must be relatively safe and avoid dangerous areas. Ideally, there should be nearby islands or Transit Station for replenishing fresh water.
After all, a sea voyage takes seven or eight days!
Overseas Islands, after all, overseas, and a round trip takes at least half a month.
"We'll have to visit both places."
Soren put away the Seafaring chart and prepared to get up to look at other things, but just then he heard hurried footsteps outside, and a panting maid came running in, saying intermittently, "Your... Your Excellency!... She!... She's awake!..."
Soren was taken aback upon hearing this, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Ignoring everything else, Soren didn't even bother with the door; he jumped out of the window and transformed into a blur, rushing towards the rooms in the back courtyard.
"Elder brother!..."
Soren had barely stepped into the room when Vivian called out crisply, though she seemed a little tired. She sat up on the bed, raised her small, white hand, and rubbed her eyes, as if she hadn't fully woken up, saying, "How long have I been asleep?... It feels like I've slept for a very long time!..."
"Five days." Soren looked at her cautiously, then asked, "Vivian? How are you feeling?"
The little girl raised her hand to cover her mouth and murmured, "I slept for so long again?... Hmm!... I don't know!... I just feel a little tired, and I really want to sleep some more!..."
Still want to sleep?
Soren paused for a moment, then whispered, "Were you dreaming?... What did you dream about?!...?"
Dream?
The little girl seemed to remember something. A look of reminiscence appeared on her cute little face, and she even bit her finger slightly. Only after Soren frowned and removed her finger from her mouth did she stick out her tongue. The little girl sometimes bit her finger. This habit would occasionally reappear. She tilted her head and murmured, "I dreamed of a monster that looked like Large Octopus!... Brother!... That Large Octopus was so hard to kill!... I even smashed it into pieces, but I still couldn't completely defeat it!..."
"Ugh!... In the end, I had no choice but to bake it and eat it!"
Did you eat it?
Soren looked a little dazed, but he quickly came to his senses.
The dream was merely an evolution of the struggle between Divinity wills. Vivian didn't actually devour a wisp of Dagon's Divinity consciousness; rather, the dream she consumed evolved during the process of fusion and absorption. However, the young girl certainly seems to have grown a lot. Judging from her ability to independently fuse with external Divinity, her potential is truly immeasurable!
How much Divinity does the King of the Swamp possess?
According to Soren's estimation and the effectiveness of data analysis, the King of the Swamp's Divinity should not be as high as that of the Fear God Child. After all, the latter possesses true Godsbane blood, while the King of the Swamp only received a trace of Divine Gift during the Profane Ritual of the Abyss Demon Lord [Dagon]. Therefore, if the Fear God Child's Divine Rank is around 3 points, then the King of the Swamp's Divine Rank must be below 3 points; it's just that it lived longer and is therefore stronger than the Fear God Child.
Therefore, the King of the Swamp's Divine Rank should be around 1 to 2 points, with 2 points being very likely!
Vivian completed the fusion of two points of Divinity in less than a week. This speed is comparable to many Demigod, and even if someone were to successfully slay a god in the future, their speed of absorbing and fusing Divinity would never be faster than hers. Divinity is the most difficult part of Deity power to fuse because it is very difficult to strip away. However, other Deity powers, such as Divine Rank, are much easier to fuse. Many newly ascended Deity in the future will be enthroned based on their Divine Rank essence.
Their Divinity is at most at the level of [Moderate Divinity].
Divine Rank is a power that is easy to control. Even if you kill a Avatar of Deity, you can obtain a Divine Rank Shard. If you possess some special abilities, or even understand the laws and power of the Deity, then you can obtain a complete Divine Rank. In Soren's memories, there are people who have fused with [Lesser Divinity] in one go. The so-called [Lesser Divinity] is a weak Divine Rank. The Divine Power is just the energy stored inside the Divine Rank.
Most of the Divine Power Rank refer to the Divine Rank level in general.
Because Divine Power is a numerical value of strength, it becomes Divine Power Value after believers pray and convert it, just like the Divine Power Value Mana after the Weave collapses!
After Vivian finished speaking, she couldn't help but stretch.
The little girl stretched her arms and legs, then crouched down and snuggled into Soren 'Soren arms. She nuzzled her head against him, then closed her eyes again, falling asleep within seconds. It seemed that defeating the Divinity consciousness of the ancient Abyssal Lord [Dagon] had exhausted her energy, as she had fallen asleep so quickly.
This time.
Soren felt much more at ease, because Vivian was no longer in danger; she was simply too exhausted after the God War.
This sleep lasted for another two days.
By the time the little girl had recovered her strength and woken up, Soren had already arranged everything and was preparing to depart for the Overseas Islands.
The expedition to the Overseas Islands of Soren involved extensive preparations, including two large ships laden with food, supplies, and medicine, another large ship with weapons, miscellaneous tools, and approximately three hundred Slave. These Slave came from the mainland, overseas, and even included the children of Slave. Although Soren's plans required a large number of Slave, the initial expansion could not be Slave with too many, as they would consume food and require manpower to manage.
If any disease or accident were to occur, these Slave would die in droves, resulting in a great loss for Soren!
These were the first batch of Slave.
As laborers for Soren's overseas expansion, he would only transport the second batch of Slave after the expansion had yielded results.
For this operation, Soren mobilized three large warships, three large cargo ships, and one Ghost Ship. However, the Ghost Ship was hidden underwater and its existence was largely unknown to the others. Soren had no intention of publicizing his control of the Ghost Ship; only pirates who had fought against the King of the Swamp would occasionally mention seeing Throat Cutter summoning the Ghost Ship.
Anyway, this thing should still be kept a bit mysterious!
Port Tyler
Soren stood on the bow of the ship, gazing into the distance, and then ordered the fleet to set sail. Accompanied by the shouts of his subordinates, six large ships hoisted their sails. There were many observers near the dock; some were curious, some were delighted, some were relaxed, and some were gloating. In any case, many people were curious about Soren's formation of a fleet to go overseas.
Soren didn't care at all.
Whether he can rise to prominence during the Time of Troubles depends on whether he can make a name for himself in this one job!
...(To be continued~^~)