Chapter Six: Entering the Black Sails Pirates Dungeon Once More

After finalizing the professional specialization, the transfer was still not complete; there were fifteen free attribute points left to allocate. There was no need for hesitation here: five points each to Constitution, Strength, and Agility.

Once these were distributed, the transfer process finally concluded. Chu Cheng immediately accessed the Chaos Network, and on the campus marketplace, he paid for the three pieces of equipment and two rolls of linen cloth he had previously placed in his cart.

Cunning Scimitar (Excellent)
Equipment Type: One-handed Sword.
Requirement: Level 10, Agility 12.
Attack Speed: Very Fast.
Base Attack: 18 slashing, 17 piercing.
Additional Attribute: Agility +1.
Assessment: A scimitar commonly used by wilderness wanderers.

Exquisite Heavy Leather Armor (Excellent)
Equipment Type: Light Leather Armor.
Requirement: Level 10, Strength 12.
Base Attribute: Defense +8.
Additional Attribute: Slashing -3.
Assessment: An exceptionally fine piece of leather armor.

Weapons typically differed in attack power depending on the attack type. Light weapons usually had similar slashing and piercing damage, but for heavy weapons, slashing was far more powerful than piercing, and some could only slash, not pierce.

Additionally, hammers dealt blunt damage, and siege weapons like catapults inflicted siege damage, which could deal extra harm to certain types of armor.

Each scimitar cost four silver coins. The leather armor was six silver. He also bought two rolls of linen cloth, which could be made into two rolls of linen bandages, each capable of restoring seventy-five health points over fifteen seconds, costing one silver per roll and usable twelve times.

In total, this came to sixteen silver, leaving him with a balance of twelve silver and fifty-five copper.

He then sold his two old scimitars, his level-six leather armor, and some miscellaneous items, earning one silver and twenty-five copper in return.

His storage now contained only two rolls of linen cloth, one roll of bandages mostly used up, and a level-one Escape Scroll.

The Escape Scroll was an essential lifesaving item for everyone. It activated in three seconds and could teleport its user out of an instance regardless of combat status. Level-one Escape Scrolls could only be used to leave small-scale instances and cost one gold apiece.

Chu Cheng’s scroll had been provided by the school as a student benefit.

Three seconds was a long activation time, but as long as one planned ahead and didn’t use it at the very last moment, escape was usually possible.

With this, he was completely renewed, as if reborn.

“With all these enhancements, I should now be among the top tier in my class in terms of strength,” he thought. “But my level and equipment are still lacking a bit. Once I catch up, even the class leader probably won’t be my match.”

Standing before the mirror, Chu Cheng observed himself clad in leather armor, wielding two scimitars, striking various combat poses. Bright determination flashed in his eyes; confidence filled his heart.

“A fresh start!”

He tidied up briefly and returned to the school’s arrival point.

Stepping through the portal of light, space shifted, and a series of data appeared before his eyes:

Entering the Chaos World...
Anchoring Domain Selected...
Initiating synchronization of character with Chaos Domain laws...
Entering the anchored Black Sail Pirate Domain...
Time: Chaos Calendar, Year 2258, May 10.
Location: Black Sail Bay, Seaside Town.
Note: This scene is an anchored order scenario. Damage between arrivals is reduced by 50%. Arrivals can check personal attributes at any time via the Chaos Mark.
Tip: Temporary skill “Insight” acquired. Can view target’s status; range of information depends on the difference in perception.
Tip: Your appearance has been modified and will revert automatically upon returning to the main world.

He reappeared in the same training ground where he had previously left, though Assistant Instructor Liu Weifei was no longer present.

Chu Cheng ignored these details. He immediately opened his personal panel and, as expected, found that the team channel was now active.

Entering the Chaos Domain was much like logging into a game: there were attribute panels and leveling, as well as other auxiliary functions such as adding friends, trading, and forming teams.

However, without a class transfer, many functions were locked—team formation and various chat channels were not available to those who hadn’t transferred.

The team channel was one such chat feature. He was now in his own Class Five’s team channel, allowing real-time communication within the same instance.

Chu Cheng opened the channel just as others were chatting:

“Damn, the Black Sail Pirate King’s flagship is massive—seven masts, over fifty meters long, and so many cannons crammed together it looks terrifying.”

“How could you see the Pirate King’s flagship? Don’t tell me you went to Black Sail Island?”

“We wouldn’t dare! We were just doing a quest near the shore and caught a glimpse. It seems like he’s heading... Oh right, according to the instance’s storyline, now’s the time when the Black Sail pirate fleet attacks Blade Town. Is it starting?”

“Crap, I almost forgot! It really is that time.”

“Anyone want to go watch?”

“Already in Blade Town.”

“What are you still doing in Blade Town? If you want to spectate, pick somewhere safer! The town is too dangerous. If the pirates break in, you’ll get caught in the chaos.”

“Heh, maybe I’m not the only one here.”

“???”

Someone else chimed in:

“What the—what are you all planning? Challenge the Pirate King? Are you crazy? He’s a terrifying template boss, with the final boss boost—his health won’t be less than a lord of the same tier.”

“Heh heh!”

No one answered, but the possibilities hung in the air.

Chu Cheng read their conversation with complete calm.

Blade Town was one of three towns in this instance, similar in size to Seaside Town and also garrisoned by a naval fleet.

The Black Sail Pirate instance refreshed once per month, each time following the main storyline, looping endlessly.

The NPCs and monsters within also repeated the cycle monthly—regardless of death, they’d resurrect a month later, with memories reset to the beginning of the month.

The Black Sail Pirate instance was a school-exclusive private instance—a teaching scenario. Both the main and certain side storylines allowed student participation, though the school didn’t encourage this, as it was considered too dangerous for students.

At the end of each month, if the main storyline hadn’t been cleared, the school would send a team of teachers into each private instance to clean up both the main and important side quests, harvesting resources.

Defeating bosses in the instance awarded loot. Completing the main storyline also offered generous additional rewards and end-chest prizes—abundant experience, skill scrolls, rare items, skill points, and even free attribute points.

Cleared once per month, over time, a private instance could be extraordinarily lucrative.

Unfortunately, this had little to do with the students. Their strength was insufficient; facing the pirate fleet was impossible.

The Blade Town storyline belonged to the middle section of the main plot. The prelude was the Black Sail Pirate King’s son being killed by the kingdom’s patrol fleet from Blade Town; in revenge, the Pirate King led his fleet to attack and massacre the town before retreating. Soon after, the kingdom issued a mobilization order, gathering nearby naval forces to eliminate the Black Sail Pirates.

After multiple battles in the surrounding seas, the finale was an assault on the pirate stronghold, ending with the Pirate King’s death on Black Sail Island.