Becoming a Lord in Another World Starts With Farming – Chapter 158

Chapter 158: Azure Sea

After confirming that there weren’t many existences in this world that could pose a threat to him, Owen became increasingly calm and started to examine his own issues.

Although forced to transmigrate, Owen didn’t panic much. As long as the system was still there, the worst-case scenario was just repeating what he had done before. Moreover, it wasn’t like he couldn’t go back.

Time-space travel was just difficult to control, not impossible to control. Not to mention that among the Hogwarts spells, there were Apparition and Portkeys. Alchemy and the mage system also had relevant spatial knowledge, so it was only a matter of time before Owen mastered time-space travel and returned.

Besides, a strange world was also a new opportunity for him, who possessed a golden finger. He could completely build a Hydra organization here as a branch base.

Thinking of this, Owen chuckled and created a Hydra skull flag. It wasn’t the original skull with an octopus but one with a nine-headed hydra coiled around a skull. It looked ferocious and domineering, directly exuding a villainous aura.

After having Old Rui replace the new pirate flag, Owen returned to the cleaned-up captain’s cabin.

Upon entering, Owen suddenly felt as if the room in front of him was a bit larger than before.

In fact, this wasn’t an illusion. The surface had been corroded by moisture and garbage for a long time and couldn’t be cleaned at all. So the slime maid directly eroded the corroded surface and then applied its own body fluids as a waterproof layer. As a result, even the smell became much fresher.

Besides cleaning, the former captain’s hidden belongings were also found by the slime maid, and Owen was currently looking through them.

A huge nautical chart, a few diaries, a box of gold and silver coins and jewelry, and a few swords and muskets – that was all.

“Warm Baby, scan the nautical chart and diaries, record them, and then analyze them.” These things naturally didn’t need to be done by Owen personally; Warm Baby would handle it on its own.

The writing in this world wasn’t much different from the writing in Owen’s original world. In fact, he had known this for a long time. Because as soon as those pirates spoke, he knew that the humans of the two worlds were related. However, what the connection was, he didn’t know yet.

Through the diaries, Owen discovered that the former pirate captain was actually the second son of a certain noble.

However, this wasn’t surprising. After all, not every pirate captain could understand nautical charts and write diaries. Most captains relied on personal experience. Therefore, although captains weren’t necessarily more sought after the older they got, no one dared to hire young captains.

Owen continued reading and discovered that as Old Rui had said before, this world was very strange. The center was the Orc Continent, surrounded by scattered islands, and then the vast sea.

No one knew where the boundaries of the sea lay. Everyone seemed to be revolving around the Orc Continent. Therefore, in the early years, some humans tried to find a way to leave this world, but now no one cared about this anymore. Everyone was busy fighting for more living space.

It couldn’t be helped. After the large and small islands were occupied by humans, they formed multiple federations and became the strongholds of humanity. However, they were not peaceful with each other. Otherwise, where did the prevalent slave trade at sea come from? Where did so many pirates get their living space? It was all because they were fighting with each other.

Owen didn’t care about this. He needed a foothold, and then he could farm and build a base. After he was able to travel back, this place wouldn’t be abandoned and could serve as a backup base.

The current problem was where to go, and the former pirate captain’s diary gave Owen many choices.

Every pirate had the dream of becoming an island lord. Because once they occupied an island, they could sit back and collect money, and there was no need to risk storms at sea to plunder.

The former pirate captain had such ambitions, so he collected a lot of information, all of which now benefited Owen.

The large islands and island chains were already occupied by alliances of various sizes, leaving only scattered islands on the Azure Sea.

Some of these islands were inhabited by many savages, some had monsters, some had other dangers, or were simply unsuitable for survival. So although the islands on the Azure Sea seemed as numerous as stars, there weren’t many options to choose from.

Owen considered it for a whole night and finally chose Pol Island.

This was an island with a good geographical location and environment. Unfortunately, it was not only inhabited by a large number of savages, but the surrounding waters also had sirens and sea monsters. Even with sturdy ships and powerful cannons, it was very difficult to occupy this island. The cost-effectiveness was too low, and it was easy to suffer losses.

However, this wasn’t a big deal for Owen, because all he had to pay was time and progress points that could be recovered. In terms of cost, no one could compare to him.

“Head for Pol Island.” Owen handed the nautical chart to the excited Old Rui. One must know that on this vast sea, a nautical chart represented wealth. Even an experienced sailor like Old Rui mostly relied on experience to sail. Ordinary sea routes were fine, but for crucial locations, it still depended on the captain who possessed the nautical chart. So a nautical chart was like adding wings to a tiger for him.

“Aye-aye, Captain!” Old Rui excitedly put away the nautical chart, then turned the helm while yelling at the lazy pirates to raise the sails and adjust the ropes. Owen watched from the side, experiencing a strange feeling.

Life at sea wasn’t beautiful, even if Owen was cheating. But how should one put it? There was a sense of freedom and unrestrainedness. The vast and boundless sea always made people feel awe and yearning, and there were always brave souls who tried to conquer the sea. However, the ending was always the same – buried in the sea, becoming one with the ocean.

However, even the best scenery would eventually become tiresome. After leaving the sailing to Old Rui, Owen returned to the captain’s cabin and opened the status screen to see how much he had changed after integrating the Ancient Bloodline.

Name: Owen, Age: 20, Profession: Intermediate Puppeteer/Beginner Alchemist/Beginner Mage/Beginner Wizard/Beginner Onmyoji, Magic Power: 500/500.

Leadership 30, Combat Power 25, Intelligence 50, Politics 30, Charm 65.

Specialties: Mysticism, Ancient Bloodline.

Skills: Telekinesis, Psychic Scan, Psychic Power Meditation Technique, Alchemy, Air Magic, Demon Lord Aura, Monster Summoning, Hogwarts Fourth-Year Spells, Onmyodo （Attack, Defense, Agility, Healing, Sealing, Control）, Shikigami Transformation, Shikigami Summoning, Rune Knowledge, Witchcraft Knowledge.

Equipment: Saint Aries Power Armor, Thunder Power Hammer, Consciousness Remote Control Glasses.

Mount: Heavy Armored Demon Sheep.

Pet: Kneazle/Growth Stage.

Shikigami: Slime Queen, Minotaur, Grand Witch Ai Mi Er, Demon Centaur Bella.

Puppets: Top Hat, Ninjutsu Assassin, Warm Baby.

The long list of professions made Owen speechless. However, these professions each had their own characteristics and were different from each other, making it impossible to merge them. For example, mages focused on mental power, while wizards focused on magic bloodlines. Owen had characteristics of both, and even he himself didn’t know how to classify them.

Fortunately, Owen didn’t lose his composure. He was very clear about his future path. Using puppeteering as a foundation, he would delve deeper into alchemy, while also studying the mage and wizard systems. After all, these two professions had a high degree of overlap with puppeteering and alchemy. As for Onmyoji, it was just a filler. After all, how much potential could a profession that relied entirely on Shikigami have?

Next, Owen discovered the benefits of compound professions. He possessed a breadth of knowledge in research fields that was astonishing. Almost any direction he researched, he could gain insightful knowledge from other professions, always able to find shortcuts and rarely encountering bottlenecks. For a time, inspiration burst forth like a volcano, making Owen unconsciously immersed in it.