Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 129 - 62: Rage Whale Ship, Team Building Activity (Part 2)

Chapter 129: Chapter 62: Rage Whale Ship, Team Building Activity (Part 2)

Therefore, the warships under the command of each major division of the guild generally won’t be upgraded, only those few sixth-tier main battleships will be upgraded at great expense.

When the crew was in place, Su Yu, surrounded by many squad leaders, arrived at the ship’s bow and commanded with a wave of his hand:

"Depart!"

Accompanied by a deep horn sound, the massive Rage Whale Ship trembled slightly and slowly left the dock.

More than ten minutes later, the warship had already advanced to the center of Chensha River, slowing down. Cheng Yunqing approached and asked in a low voice:

"Division Captain, we usually train around here, should we start?"

Su Yu didn’t answer but turned to look at the dozen squad leaders gathered around him, and said solemnly:

"I’m not one for beating around the bush; I prefer to speak directly."

"Since you are all here, it means it has nothing to do with the others. I’ve just joined the division, and there are just a few brothers with me, most positions need to promote newcomers — two out of three squad leader positions will be chosen from among you."

Everyone’s expressions varied, mostly revealing uncontrollable joy.

Su Yu glanced at them, knowing their spirits were lifted, and continued:

"I’m not familiar with all of you, so promotions will be based on ability, not relationships."

"There will be a one-month evaluation period, and whether you are promoted depends on your performance in this month — the best will rise."

Su Yu smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Cheng Yunqing, and said:

"Get ready to start!"

"Yes, sir!"

Cheng Yunqing bowed and retreated to pass on the orders swiftly.

Su Yu looked at the others and waved his hand:

"Go about your duties; there’s no need to crowd around me."

Everyone saluted one after another and retreated, leaving only Gu Zhiqiu and Zhuang Zhuo and a few brothers.

Once everyone left, Zhuang Zhuo gave Su Yu a thumbs-up and said:

"Awesome, truly impressive."

Su Yu smiled, looking up at the deck; many guild members seemed invigorated, their movements agile, and full of energy.

His promise didn’t just extend to the dozen squad leaders but applied to everyone in the three divisions.

He issued his command for selecting squad and sub-squad leaders as a top announcement in the division channel, and by now everyone knew.

There was no need to consider ordinary members for squad leader and deputy positions; it wouldn’t be their turn anyway. To appease the current squad leaders, he would only choose from them.

But there were still over a dozen squad leader positions waiting for them. Su Yu, as the division captain, only brought four people over, making it clear he would take only one squad leader and three squad leaders, leaving the rest for internal absorption.

With so many opportunities, they couldn’t help but be excited and full of energy.

Retracting his gaze, Su Yu walked to the edge of the deck and said to several brothers,

"In the coming days, don’t be idle; communicate more with everyone, build good relationships, and establish your own team."

"My plan is for Zhiqiu to be the squad leader of the first division, and the rest of you to each lead a squad. When I go to the sect, you’ll help me manage the first division well."

Gu Zhiqiu nodded:

"Rest assured, you can count on me."

Zhuang Zhuo also patted his chest and said:

"Don’t worry, we will definitely help you to manage the team well with Zhiqiu."

"I trust you to handle it."

No choice, only these few were familiar faces.

Gu Zhiqiu was fine; with his refined level Qi Refining Heart Skill, practicing steadily, he could make a name for himself. Although not a top master, he was definitely above first-class among guild loose cultivators, enough to secure a primary division captain position in the future.

Zhuang Zhuo and others were uncertain; their main Qi Refining Heart Skill was average, their combat skills were average, and their flying sword treasures were average too. Aside from their decent mindset, everything was average.

Normally, with their abilities, it would be challenging even to be squad leaders.

However, as friends from the early days, ability doesn’t matter much; giving each a squad leader position alongside Gu Zhiqiu would easily control the first division.

"Boom!"

A light tremor drew their attention; looking down outside the ship, a large number of spirits had gathered beneath the clear river water at some point.

Su Yu looked towards the other side of the bow; someone had lit demon-attracting incense there.

All sorts of spirits, attracted by the demon-attracting incense, swam from all directions to gather around the warship, continuously colliding with the thick armor layer.

A squad leader raised his hand and shouted:

"Second division’s sixth squad, prepare to charge the Thunderfire Tower!"

A dozen people spread around two Thunderfire Towers, pressing their hands against the tower body, infusing mana into it. The array patterns lit up, spiritual light quickly rising to the tower tip, forming a continually boiling Flaming Thunderball.

"Release!"

Following commands, the Flaming Thunderballs flying off the warship like meteors, splashing into the water.

"Boom boom boom!"

Intense explosions rocked the surface, submerged by fiery radiant light. The gathered spirits were shredded and blown to pieces.

"Again, recharge!"

Fifteen seconds later, a second wave of Flaming Thunderballs struck, blasting large numbers of aquatic spirits to pulp.

Su Yu opened his panel; in just that moment, he gained over two hundred thousand slaughter experience, far more than he had imagined.

He studied the panel carefully, quickly realizing why:

"Ah, so there’s a captain’s bonus!"

Normally, one wave would yield only tens of thousands of experience; when he joined the guild for this, it was only that much—but as team leader, there’s a baseline value, gains no less than 10% of the slaughter experience for each spirit the subordinates killed.

"In that case, this isn’t slower than soloing!"

Pairing with Ao Run for solo runs, one day could yield up to six million slaughter experience; team activities wouldn’t fall far behind.

Now he understood why those team leaders, though spending most of their time on management, didn’t see their strength wane much, and the reason lay here.

Nothing to do, yet receiving an endless flow of cultivation points and Taoism skills, it was just too delightful.

Though, after careful thought, Su Yu knew this was only suitable for ordinary people, not for experts like him.

Laying back for long periods would dull combat skills, inevitably regressing their level.

"Therefore, one must always work hard; team support won’t last long, an occasional enjoyment is fine."

Thinking of this, Su Yu contacted Ao Run submerged nearby:

"Go to the riverbed and drive some bosses over."

"Got it!"

While toying with a group of Black Fish Spirits, Ao Run spat out a Meridian Cold Tide, freezing the fish, then his tail shattered the ice cubes and burrowed into the river bottom, leaving only floating ice shards and frozen meat.

About half an hour later, someone suddenly shouted loudly:

"Look, there’s a boss over there!"

Everyone immediately looked afar, as a gigantic creature split the river, emerging— a level 126 Thousand-legged Water Centipede.

Zhao Fenglan, nearest, came over and said:

"Division Captain, shall we attack?"

Su Yu nodded, channeling mana into his voice, which resounded like thunder across the area:

"Second and third divisions continue to clear mobs, all from the first division, step forward to encircle and kill the Thousand-legged Water Centipede."

He himself soared into the air, a call released the Sun-covering Blue Sparrow, two sword lights pierced the water, instantly dealing multiple two-thousand damage hits.

"Taibai Splitting Light Sword!"

Two flying swords split out, exploding into sixty sword qi streaks slashing into the water, immediately filling screens with dense damage indicators.

"Wow, that output!"

More than half the people on the ship saw this scene and were awestruck.

"Who would’ve thought the Division Captain is already this strong!"

"It’s only been a year of cultivation, right?"

"Less than a year; he’s this year’s newcomer."

"Unbelievable, no wonder Mr. Chu noticed and focused on cultivating this talent."

In a short burst, he dealt an explosion of fifty thousand, shocking quite a few.

After all, ordinary members like them surely didn’t have sixth-tier defense treasures, meaning none could withstand a round of his explosion.

At that moment, at least over half had their one shred of disbelief utterly dispelled.

The rest at least conceded on the grounds of strength.