The situation on the forum is something Fang Yu doesn't know much about now.

Because at this moment, Fang Yu's main focus is on the army sailing behind.

Behind the Salted Fish, one after another, brand-new gleaming warships are following closely, heading forward together.

The ships emit a cold metallic sheen, with enchanted patterns clearly visible on their guns, giving Fang Yu and the crew on the Salted Fish a strong sense of security.

Especially after the investment from the Ji Clan Trading Association, the power of this fleet has significantly increased overall.

Even with the military budget cuts, the fact that the military's ships could have improvements across the entire fleet means Fang Yu's current advantage can be further expanded—Shi Jun and others have become Fang Yu's competitors.

And at this moment, while continuing to lead this army forward, Fang Yu's gaze turns to his own panel.

On the panel, there is a special attribute column:

[Army Buff] (No effect when acting alone):

[Command Ship Enhancement]

Effect: Enhances certain capabilities of the command ship based on the overall strength and morale of the army.

Attack Energy Level Enhancement: 162 (Army Strength Index X Morale Proportion)

Defense Energy Level Enhancement: 162

Army Strength Index: 600

Morale: 27% (Relatively Low)

Effective Range: Command Ship Only

Note: Morale improvement is based on the respective military styles of each corps.

[Blade Growth]

Effect: Killing an Extraordinary lifeform/sinking enemy ships increases the overall attack energy level of the army.

Attack Energy Level Buff: 0% (Increases by 0.1% for each enemy killed)

Cap: 15% (Second Lieutenant)

Effective Range: Entire Army

These two army buffs are simply divine skills for Fang Yu.

The Command Ship Enhancement, even with the army morale at only 27%, provides a 162-point energy level boost to the Salted Fish.

Once the morale reaches 100%, it directly boosts to 600 points.

It's like the entire ship receives a second-stage enhancement, doubling its attack capability.

Now, Fang Yu can confidently say that although the Salted Fish is just a large cargo ship, with the increased army buff, it can fully meet the standards of a warship.

Moreover, Fang Yu casually glanced at the army buff's strength index earlier.

Before the 50 ships were refurbished and enchanted, the strength index was only 400 points.

After the refurbishment and enchanting investment, the strength index directly increased from 400 points to 600 points.

This means that with the subsequent second round of investment, coupled with the army expansion brought by his rank promotion, this index can rise further.

This not only increases the overall strength of the army but also significantly boosts the base buff of the Salted Fish.

This buff is tied to the overall strength and morale of the army.

As for Blade Growth, it's simple...

Kill! Grow!

Rank up, and the cap increases.

This buff is strongly correlated with Fang Yu's military force level.

With these two buffs, Fang Yu's sense of belonging to the military will actually increase.

As long as he focuses on carrying out military tasks and raising his rank, his strength will correspondingly increase.

It's really enticing.

However...

Currently, a problem stands before Fang Yu: morale.

Although the veterans Fang Yu selected have high military literacy and strong discipline, it's ultimately their first expedition, their first time participating in a battle under Fang Yu's command, so low morale is understandable.

"How can I boost everyone's morale?"

Fang Yu pulled Lee Chongjing aside and asked in a low voice.

After hearing Fang Yu's words, Lee Chongjing glanced at the fleet behind them, indeed sensing the low morale, and spoke softly:

"Lieutenant, there's no need to rush; it's only the beginning of the march. It's always like this. Moreover, the veterans we've selected already have high military literacy. If it were others, the morale might be even lower."

"To boost morale, teamwork, battles, and victories all help, but I think..."

Lee Chongjing paused, then continued speaking to Fang Yu: "Currently, the main reason for the low morale is that everyone isn't familiar with the Lieutenant yet. Simply participating in a military action together will naturally raise the morale."

Upon hearing Lee Chongjing's words, Fang Yu nodded.

Indeed, not only the army behind but even Fang Yu himself isn't fully aware of the combat capability of his troops.

He's uncertain how much combat power can be exerted.

This uncertainty fills the fleet behind with unease, leading to the feeling of low morale.

However, upon thinking about it, Fang Yu realized that directly engaging in combat isn't suitable.

With such morale, they can't exert much combat power on the battlefield either.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu's mind moved, and he had an idea.

Without saying anything, he turned the ship around and sped off in another direction.

The fleet behind him paused slightly at Fang Yu's movement but said nothing, maintaining the discipline of veterans and followed closely behind Fang Yu's ship.

"Captain, where are we headed?"

A few crew members, seeing the direction the Salted Fish was heading, had a hint of confusion in their eyes and then asked.

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