Alright, appearance is justice. Being flashy or not is a lifelong matter, not only affecting one's own mood but also influencing how onlookers judge powerful individuals.
If someone uses beautiful and flashy moves, they must be a righteous ally. If their moves are dark and sinister, accompanied by chilling wails, that guy is definitely a villain.
This is also why Ethan either impersonates a bird-person or casts light-based spells when fighting. Regardless of their power, these spells are absolutely gorgeous and righteous in appearance, naturally earning some goodwill when cast.
"So, what do you want?"
Sherry considered for a while and realized there were not any specific items or weapons she particularly wanted.
She had just finished a round of enhancement and was working hard to train and let the effects take hold as quickly as possible. At this stage, Sherry was primarily receiving training from Ada and Selene, while also starting to learn some basic support spells from Ethan, such as casting Ice Shield, Freeze, creating a slippery patch of ice on the ground to hinder the opponent's movement, Illumination, Spell Ignition, and so on.
She had been exposed to many weapons, becoming familiar with everything from long and short cold weapons to various firearms. Her current fighting style is to use whatever is available, choosing the appropriate response based on the situation, and she does not have specific needs for weapons or items.
After thinking for a long time, Sherry suddenly made a request that left Ethan speechless.
"How about you make me a lightsaber? Like the ones in Star Wars..."
"A Jedi lightsaber or a Sith lightsaber?"
"Is there a difference?"
"Yes!" Ethan stated seriously, "Sith lightsabers are all red. Jedi lightsabers have brighter colors and more options."
According to the Star Wars setting, the crystals installed in Jedi lightsabers are natural, resulting in a wide variety of colors. Sith Lords, on the other hand, choose artificial crystals, combined with specialized techniques, perhaps infusing the dark side of the Force, making the lightsaber colors more uniform.
However, this difference is completely negligible, and Sherry did not see any significance in it.
Speaking of lightsabers, Ethan did not know the specific structure of a lightsaber. The lightsaber-like weapons he had made before were actually conjuration items that used magical energy, condensing magical energy into the shape of a long sword.
This item's appearance is similar to a lightsaber from Star Wars, and the principle is somewhat similar, but the structure should be quite different. Ethan was not very sure about this, as he had never encountered a real lightsaber.
He began to consider whether to mass-produce this weapon as a defensive tool for everyone.
After thinking about it, he felt it was not necessary. Before they had storage items, an energy lightsaber that was just a hilt normally would be very convenient to carry and a great choice as a melee weapon.
Now that everyone had their own storage space, filled with various weapons, equipment, and items, the advantage of the lightsaber's small size had become less significant.
"What color do you like?"
"Blue?" Sherry shook her head. "Pink seems nice too, and purple is also very pretty... Oh, right, can you make a golden one?"
Ethan was speechless and finally interrupted Sherry, "I will make a few, you can pick whichever you like then." After a pause, Ethan added, "If you like them all, it is fine to take them all."
This item was not difficult to make. The Ethan from back then could easily create them, let alone now. It just takes some time to produce them in large quantities.
This problem was easy to solve. There were so many idle people on the ship, and Sherry could also join in. Firstly, it would train her practical skills. Making such magical items could also train her mental strength and magic level.
At the same time, she could also personally make her own weapon, adding some elements of personal preference. If Ethan were to make them, the hilts would definitely be very plain with no special decorations, after all, they were mass-produced items, and it was not possible to spend so much effort on these minor details.
In the following days, besides her routine training, Sherry spent her time learning how to make magical items with Ethan. She had good patience and nimble hands, and with her existing magic foundation, she quickly got the hang of it and became a qualified assistant.
Aside from having too little magic to make items on her own for extended periods, some simple magical items were no longer a challenge for Sherry.
She even made herself a pair of gloves under Ethan's guidance. Besides allowing her to cast ice spells more easily, these gloves themselves contained a considerable amount of ice magic power, enabling Sherry to release ice energy without consuming her own magic.
However, the girl's favorite way to use them was to hold her hand in front of her mouth, then blow a breath with a blowing kiss motion to freeze a target in front of her.
Every time Ethan saw Sherry using the gloves like this in the workshop, he felt a sense of chaos.
When Sherry finished making her weapon, the girl also put on a long robe over her clothes, pulled the hood over her head, held the purple lightsaber with both hands, and struck poses. She admired herself in the mirror for a long time before happily putting everything away.
Just as she finished these tasks and completed her initial training, the Prinz Eugen, after a long voyage, finally approached the target sea area.
Ethan did not continue tinkering in the lab, even though he had not used the newly made potions himself. He stopped focusing on his own matters and began to pay attention to this sea area.
From the intelligence Ada had previously stolen, it was known that this target sea area had a certain reputation in the Sea of Miracles.
The name Lost Sea Area was known to almost all adventurers in this region. Many newcomers were taught by veterans: never sail your ship into the Lost Sea Area.
The reason was simple. Any adventurer who accidentally entered that area never came out.
That seemingly unremarkable sea area was like a terrifying giant beast that could swallow all adventurers, making everyone afraid to approach it.
"Is that the Lost Sea Area ahead?"
Hill, who was in charge of navigating the Prinz Eugen and comparing their current location with the nautical chart, gave a definite answer, "We are already on the outskirts of the Lost Sea Area. At our current speed, if we sail straight, we will enter the Lost Sea Area in half a day."
No one aboard the Prinz Eugen took the so-called Lost Sea Area seriously. They knew what was going on in this place.
The Guild sent fleets into this area periodically. There must be a huge secret hidden here, and the Guild did not want any adventurers to know about it, which was why they silenced every adventurer who entered the area.
Even the various legends about the Lost Sea Area had the Guild's hand in propagating them.
"Captain."
"What?"
"Based on our current course, we might be spotted by two local adventurer ships. Do we need to change course?"
Hill pointed out the situation on the holographic radar to Ethan. Two local adventurer ships had entered the detection range, and based on their direction and the ships' course, it was clear that the Prinz Eugen would soon come within their visual range.
However, by this time, Ethan no longer cared about being discovered by local adventurers.
"No need. Once we enter this sea area, the Guild will definitely notice."
Since the Guild could guarantee that adventurers who entered this sea area could not leave, it proved that the Guild had deployed formidable combat power in this area, at least enough to crush most adventurers.
In a world covered in sea, strong combat power basically meant a powerful fleet, because to completely annihilate and prevent any adventurer who entered this area from escaping, and on the vast, boundless sea, achieving a true war of annihilation required absolute superiority in strength, numbers, and all other aspects.
So it was not surprising that Ethan made this judgment. In fact, everyone on the ship thought the same, including Betty, who had gradually integrated into life on the ship and was a former Imperial Military Academy student.
"This will be the Prinz Eugen's first battle."
Ethan did not want the Prinz Eugen to suffer any defeat in its first battle. However, with the combat power of this modified Prinz Eugen, unless the Guild brought out some interstellar-level black technology, it would be difficult to defeat Ethan's Prinz Eugen, let alone annihilate it. That was absolutely impossible.
"Everyone, cheer up! Do not mess up the debut."
If there were no surprises, could this also be the Prinz Eugen's last battle?
If Ethan and the others' speculation was correct, the control room for the entire ocean world should be hidden here. After finding it and getting more information, Ethan would take everyone away from this place.
As for why he had to find the control room, even if this place might have been abandoned, it was unlikely to find other Imperial people like Betty there.
However, Betty revealed a piece of information. Facilities like the training ground were equipped with black boxes that recorded everything that happened there. As long as he found this item, Ethan could get more information and use it to determine how they should proceed in the future.
Just as the Prinz Eugen was heading straight toward the Lost Sea Area, two warships, considered powerful in this region, gradually appeared in the distance.
The other party also discovered Ethan's ship, and when they saw Ethan's Prinz Eugen, the two ships decisively drew an exceptionally perfect arc on the sea surface, changing from sailing directly toward Ethan's side to turning around and leaving into the distance, quickly disappearing from sight.
Looking at the two warships rapidly moving away from him on the holographic display, Ethan had not expected the Prinz Eugen to have such powerful deterrence just based on its appearance.
(To be continued.)
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