Chapter 1
"Don't... Don't come over!
"Someone... Someone save me!
"I don't want to die, I haven't lived long enough!" Li Cheng roared and suddenly sat up, causing the wooden bed beneath him to creak.
At this moment, his head was covered in sweat, his chest was heaving up and down violently, and the terror in his eyes had yet to fade away.
However, he quickly came back to his senses and was pleasantly surprised to find that he was not dead!
"What's going on? I actually survived?"
Li Cheng shook his head fiercely, trying hard to recall what had happened earlier.
A moment ago, he was being pursued by the demon army.
The demons that filled the mountains and plains were like demons from hell, covering the entire sky in a black mass.
He had no way to escape and was devoured by the crazy demons.
Then, he fell into endless darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, he was here.
"Could it be a dream?"
After looking around, Li Cheng was a little lost.
This was a narrow bedroom. There was only a bed, a chair, and a computer.
Everything seemed so simple, but there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"F*ck, isn't this my bedroom?"
After a long while, Li Cheng finally understood why he thought it was familiar.
This narrow bedroom was where he used to live many years ago.
The problem was... Why did he come back here? This house was demolished a long time ago, no?
Could it be...
After being stunned for a moment, Li Cheng suddenly stood up and went straight to the only computer in the room. The computer screen lit up.
When Li Cheng saw the date on the lower right corner of the screen, he froze on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.
The lower right corner of the computer displayed [June 15th, 2020]!
"I've been reborn?!"
Li Cheng stared at the computer screen in shock.
Wait a minute!
[June 15th, 2020]?
Wasn't this the day of Tribe's open beta?
Li Cheng suddenly reacted.
As a senior player of Tribe, Li Cheng knew the game very well.
It could be said that Tribe gathered the wisdom of the entire human race to create this game.
It was a game that combined war, exploration, farming, and survival.
The realism aspect was as high as 99%, almost equivalent to the real world.
In Tribe, players needed to develop their territory, recruit troops, explore the fog...
They could even enjoy the thrill of fighting everywhere!
At the start of the open beta, there were already six billion players around the world.
With Tribe's outstanding gaming performance, they quickly occupied the global online market.
It could be said that Tribe was a game that could transcend eras.
However, such a great game hid a shocking secret.
Li Cheng, who had reincarnated, was naturally very aware of this secret.
A few years after Tribe's open beta.
It would fuse with Blue Star's real world.
At that time, the entire game world would migrate to Blue Star, and the equipment, troops, and resources that players obtained from Tribe could all be brought back to the real world.
However, at the same time, the evil demon army from the game also migrated to Blue Star.
The entire human race on Blue Star was facing an unprecedented crisis.
From the high officials to the commoners, there was no exception.
After all, with the technological level and military strength of the humans at that time, they could not withstand the evil demon army.
Just a week after the world merged.
The human population was reduced by 90%, almost to the brink of extinction.
Ordinary people did not even have the right to choose to live.
Only some high-end players barely survived under the protection of the Gods...
Thinking of this, Li Cheng's eyes were like torches as he made up his mind.
"Since I've been reborn, I have to rely on my own strength to survive!
"The situation of being chased to death by the demon army will never happen again!
"In fact, I want to have the strength to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Gods!"
...
Tribe's open beta time was at 12:00pm.
11:55am.
Li Cheng had already laid down on his bed and put on his gaming equipment—a sci-fi style gaming helmet!
The crisp and ethereal female voice of the system rang in the air.
"Lords of other worlds, please, take note. There are still five minutes before Tribe opens. Would you like to start creating your characters in advance?"
"Create!" Li Cheng said solemnly.
Just as he finished speaking, a ray of light flashed.
In Li Cheng's line of sight, a few human male bodies appeared.
Some were tall and some were short, some were fat and some were thin.
After Li Cheng chose a normal body size, the system's female voice resounded again.
"Body size has been chosen! Please, name your character!"
Hearing this, Li Cheng said without hesitation, "Netherworld."
Netherworld was the ID that Li Cheng used before he reincarnated. In this life, he had no intention of changing his ID.
"Name has been chosen. Please, choose your class!"
The classes in Tribe were roughly divided into five middle classes—Warrior, Mage, Ranger, Assassin, Priest.
Apart from the Priest, the other four classes were all damage-oriented classes with powerful attacks.
The Priest was the only healer class that could provide healing and various buffs to the player's troops.
In Tribe, if one wanted to become stronger, the level of the player's class could not be ignored.
There were even some players who obtained hidden professions by chance, where they could solo tens of thousands of soldiers.
They were extremely powerful.
At the same time, there was a limit to the level of a soldier's profession, but there was no limit to the level of the player's profession.
From this point, one could see that the player's professional level had huge potential. It was an existence that the soldier profession could not compare to.
Li Cheng thought about it and decided to choose the same class from his previous life. He said, "Mage."
"Class selection completed! Character 'Netherworld' has been created successfully!
"Welcome to the world of Tribe!"
...
11:57am.
There were still three minutes before the game was going to start.
Suddenly, the system's abnormal warning rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Warning, warning! The system has been invaded by an unknown enemy!
"Warning, warning! The system has been invaded by an unknown enemy!
"Warning..."
The sudden change made Li Cheng somewhat confused.
What was going on?
An unknown enemy had invaded?
Where did the enemy come from?
Before Li Cheng could think about it carefully, another extremely mechanical voice rang in his ear.
"Ding, dong, the host has successfully created a game character. The 10,000-times amplification system is starting...
"One percent, two percent, three percent… one hundred percent...
"Ding, dong, the 10,000-times amplification system has successfully started!
"Ding, dong, you've obtained the only SSS level talent—the 10,000 times amplification!
"Ding, dong, you've entered the game ahead of time. The coordinates have been sent to you!"
[2,314; 8,762]
Li Cheng was speechless.
"Me?
"10,000-times amplification system?
"Could this be the reward for the reincarnated?"
Li Cheng did not react. Before he could think about it, he was dazed.
He had entered the world of Tribe.
The next moment.
Li Cheng landed on a plane.
"Phew, not bad. At least the birthplace isn't a desert or a swamp."
At this moment, the system notification rang again.
"Welcome to the world of Tribe. This lost continent is filled with all kinds of mysterious opportunities and challenges. I wish you a happy game!
"Detected that you're the first player to enter Tribe. You've received a special reward—one S-Class Hero Recruitment, additional one Luck Value!"
At the same time, Li Cheng's system notification followed closely behind.
[Host has triggered the 10,000-times amplification system. Reward: S-Class Hero Recruitment x 1, Luck Value +10,000!]
Chapter 2
"What?!
"F*ck, it can't be! SSS-class hero?"
Li Cheng's face was filled with disbelief, and he was so excited that he almost jumped up.
In Tribe, apart from having soldiers and troops, there were also heroes. Moreover, heroes were extremely important.
Apart from their combat strength being extremely strong, they could also wear equipment and learn all sorts of skills.
During a battle, if your hero was powerful enough, he could even influence the course of the battle.
From this, one could see how important a hero was.
As for the SSS-class hero...
It was considered a legendary existence.
Up until Li Cheng's death in his previous life, he had never appeared!
Li Cheng could not help but click his tongue. "This 10,000-times amplification system's too awesome. Maybe this is the only SSS-class hero in the game!"
Just as Li Cheng was about to summon the SSS-class hero, countless messages suddenly came from Tribe's system's chat box.
[The server has opened! The server has opened! Finally, the server has opened! Grandpa's here!]
[Wow, my God. Is this close to 100% realism? This is too realistic!]
[I've waited so long for so many years, and finally, the server has opened. It's not a waste of my Long Aotian's hard work! Children, get ready to tremble!]
[Hey, hey, did you guys draw the grand prize? I drew a level 2 soldier. I don't know if it's good or not.]
[Upstairs, are we in Versailles? I don't know if it's good or not?]
[Hehe, is there anyone who wants to play on voice chat with me? I'm a B-grade talent!]
[Come, come, come, I'm a B-grade talent, too. Let's exchange game experiences!]
Hearing all kinds of noises coming from his ears, Li Cheng was speechless.
"Looks like the system has opened and the players have flooded into the game."
Shaking his head, Li Cheng set all messages to 'Receive without notifications' mode.
After setting it, he chose to immediately summon a hero.
He took out the system reward summoning token from his backpack.
Li Cheng swallowed his saliva and was a little nervous.
"I don't know what this SSS-class heroes like, but it should be very powerful."
With this thought in mind, he crushed the summoning token in his hand that was glowing in gold.
Boom!
A huge golden pillar of light descended from the sky and enveloped Li Cheng's territory.
Following closely behind was a system notification.
[Congratulations on successfully using the SSS-Class Hero Recruitment token to successfully recruit an SSS-class hero—Shadow Princess Lillian!]
"Ding, dong, world announcement. Player Netherworld has successfully summoned an SSS-class hero. As the first Lord to summon a hero in the game, the reward is hereby given. Additional one hundred gold coins, additional ten reputation points, and one Silver Speed Totem!
"Congratulations to the host for triggering the ten thousand times amplification system. The reward is an additional one million gold coins, additional one hundred reputation points, and one Mythical grade Goddess of Wind totem!"
...
The system's world announcement had just been sent out, and all the players who had just entered the game were stunned.
Then, there was an uproar.
[D*mn, what's going on? The first person to summon a hero actually has a reward? Why didn't you tell me earlier? My rewards gone!]
[Yeah, if I knew there'd be a reward, I would've summoned a hero the moment I entered!]
[Hey, hey, can anyone tell me how to summon a hero?]
[Wow, I'm jealous. This should be a summoning token from a novice gift bag, right? The guide on the official website said that summoning a hero requires a summoning token!]
[Let's not talk about this for now. What's the concept of an SSS-class hero? Is there a higher-level hero?]
[Brother, you don't know? SSS-class is the highest level. This seal's luck is really heaven-defying!]
[Yeah, the system even rewarded him with gold-level equipment. I wonder what effect it'll have. I'm really envious!]
[ Netherworld, Big Boss, tell me your coordinates. I'll see how far away I am.]
[ Netherworld, does Big Boss need a girlfriend? I'm a big, cute girl!]
[ Netherworld, does Big Boss need a sidekick? I know how to cry!]
It was not just the players who were excited.
Under the series of notifications from the system, Li Cheng was also slightly surprised.
He truly did not expect that this would trigger the 10,000-times amplification.
Moreover, the rewards were so generous. There were gold coins, reputation, and items.
It was too amazing?!
One had to know that in the early stages of the Tribe game, gold coins were a very important resource, and they were extremely scarce.
After all, the players had not fully developed yet, and mining gold coins was an extremely difficult task.
Additionally, one gold coin was equivalent to 20 dragon coins.
With that in mind, in the blink of an eye, Li Cheng had already earned 200 million dragon coins!
If this were to be spread out, it would definitely shock everyone. Not to mention, reputation points were also extremely important.
That was because in this lost continent, not only were there players, there were also all kinds of powerful NPCs and natives.
Reputation points were the stepping stones to unlock many rare quests and even hidden quests.
It could be said that Li Cheng had gained a lot from this round.
However, he did not check his backpack immediately. Instead, he looked at the two-meter-tall figure beside him.
Shadow Princess—Lillian.
Of course, this was definitely not Lillian's height.
The reason she was more than two meters tall was that she was riding a tall warhorse that was completely covered in gray fog!
The slender figure sitting on the warhorse was Lillian.
Lillian was a little petite. She was not very tall and was covered in a layer of gray fog.
However, even so, Li Cheng could see Lillian's graceful figure through the fog.
Seeing that Li Cheng was staring at her, Lillian got off the horse and smiled at Li Cheng in an extremely standard aristocratic manner.
It was only at this moment that the gray fog gradually dissipated, revealing Lillian's original appearance.
The girl was wearing exquisite close-fitting armor. Her beautiful face, coupled with her ruby-like eyes, made her look extremely beautiful and moving.
However, what left the deepest impression on Li Cheng was her fair and somewhat sickly skin.
'Huh, is she still a sick child?'
Li Cheng could not help but laugh, but his heart was immediately filled with doubts.
'Shadow Princess?
'What kind of background is this?'
He had been to the shadow world before, but when did the shadow world have a princess?
Li Cheng thought for a moment, but he could not figure it out.
He could only shake his head before he started checking?Lillian's attributes.
[Lillian]
[Description: A Princess from the Shadow World. She's an extremely powerful shadow knight. Other information is unknown.]
[Class: Shadow Knight.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: SSS-class.]
[HP: 100,000]
[Mana: 60,000]
[Physical/magic attack: 2,000]
[Defense: 1,000]
[Skills:]
[1. Shadow Slash (Level 1): deals magic attacks to enemies in a straight line.]
[2. Summon Night Demon (Level MAX): summons a legendary mount, Night Demon, to assist in battle.]
...
Looking at such astonishing attributes, Li Cheng could not help but secretly click his tongue.
100,000 HP, 60,000 mana.
Her attack power even surpassed that of the champion troops, reaching an astonishing 2,000.
Even if she only had two skills, Li Cheng could feel Lillian's strength.
Moreover... These were only level 1 attributes!
Compared to the troops, the greatest advantage of heroes was that they could grow indefinitely.
The higher the level, the higher the attributes, and more skills would be unlocked.
As for how to level up?
He had a 10,000-times amplification system.
Would Lillian's level soar like a rocket?
At that moment, Lillian's voice was clear. "Hello, I'm Shadow Princess Lillian."
Li Cheng also replied, "Hello."
After saying that, Li Cheng smiled and looked at Lillian.
Seeing that Lillian said nothing more, Li Cheng opened his backpack.
There were two gift bags and a strange totem that had a wind blade.
[Goddess of Wind totem (Mythical grade)]
Chapter 3
Li Cheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and took out the glowing totem from his backpack.
[Goddess of Wind totem (Mythical Grade)]
[Item Description: a powerful wind-type totem bestowed by the Wind Goddess to the human tribe. It is filled with wind elements.]
[Item Level: Mythical (Level 5)]
[Item type: Wearable equipment.]
[Item Level: Level 1]
[Item attributes: Movement Speed +999%, Attack Speed +999%]
...
"Damn! Is that exaggerated?!"
After looking at the attributes of the Goddess of Wind totem, Li Cheng felt that it was too ridiculous.
Li Cheng could not help but sigh. It was indeed a piece of Mythical-grade equipment from the Gods. Its effects were simple and crude. It could directly increase movement and attack speed by 10 times.
With such a piece of exaggerated equipment on the body, even the weakest troops would become very fierce and strong.
For example, the movement speed attribute.
It was extremely heaven-defying in Tribe.
One had to know that Tribe itself was a war simulation game.
Therefore, it would naturally involve the deployment of countless troops.
With the 10 times movement speed buff, the troops would gain terrifying mobility.
Furthermore, some troops' skills were directly related to movement speed. For example, the cavalry's charge skill—the faster they moved, the higher the damage they dealt.
If an ordinary player's cavalry wanted to deal a lot of damage, they would need to give the cavalry a long time to run and move. Only then would they be able to increase their movement speed to the maximum.
But now, all of this was extremely easy for Li Cheng.
As for the other attribute, 10 times attack speed...
It was even more ridiculous.
If one thought about it, in the time taken for others to attack, one could attack their opponent 10 times.
That was equivalent to increasing the army's attack power by 10 times. With an increase of 10 times in attack speed, even the lowest level 1 trash soldier would become extremely powerful.
If it was a long-range soldier, 10 times attack speed and 10 times movement speed...
It was like a God flying a kite...
Li Cheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to check his bag.
There were two other gift bags in his bag.
One was the basic soldier bag.
The other was the basic resource bag.
These two gift bags were given by the system to players who had just entered.
The basic soldier pack could give players low-level troops.
The basic resource pack could give players a certain amount of basic resources. Generally speaking, players needed this bit of basic resources to build barracks and recruit troops.
However, there was one point. The exact amount of resources varied from person to person.
Li Cheng opened the basic soldier pack first.
Immediately, a system notification rang.
[You've opened the basic soldier pack and obtained Archer (Level 1 soldier). You've also successfully triggered the 10,000-times amplification system. You've finally obtained Frost Marksman (Level 10 soldier)!]
[Congratulations on obtaining Frost Marksman (Level 10 soldier)x100, Frost Marksman (Level 10 soldier) Recruitment Authority!]
[Congratulations on successfully unlocking the new building—ice shooting range!]
...
As the system notification rang, a hundred slender figures instantly appeared in front of Li Cheng.
Their figures were tightly wrapped in thick blue leather armor and the small blue capes behind them were dotted with a few small snowflakes, making them look rather cute.
These little things that looked like Smurfs carried exquisite ice crystal longbows on their backs.
Li Cheng looked at the beautiful Frost Marksman ladies in front of him.
For a moment, he was so shocked that he could not speak. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Actually, he was not to blame. The situation was just too...too ridiculous.
One had to know that the basic soldier pack could only give low-level rewards of up to level 3 soldiers.
Most ordinary people would only get up to level 1 or level 2. Those who received level 3 soldiers were rare existences.
What Li Cheng never expected was that the 10,000-times amplification system was so powerful.
It had actually strengthened his soldiers into level 10 soldiers!
Level 10 soldiers were different from those below level 3.
They had skills, three skills, and even more in the later stages of the game.
Level 10 soldiers were definitely the main force.
Moreover, the game had just started. With the other player forces' pitiful attack power of a few hundred points, they probably could not even break through the defense of these Frost Marksmen.
Most importantly, Li Cheng not only obtained these level 10 soldiers, but he also obtained the right to recruit them.
In the Tribe game, soldiers could be traded.
Even if it was a legendary soldier, as long as one had money, they could buy it in the later stages of the game.
However, the recruitment rights of the soldiers were priceless.
Li Cheng now had the recruitment rights of the soldiers.
He could build the corresponding recruitment buildings and produce the soldiers.
For other players, if one of them died, there would be one less soldier.
However, Li Cheng did not have such a problem.
With the right to recruit, as long as he had money, he could recruit as many soldiers as he wanted.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng was filled with excitement as he started to check the attributes of the Frost Marksmen.
[Frost Marksman]
[Description: A high-level ranger from the land of Frost. Not only are they experienced in hundreds of battles, but they're also able to infuse frost magic into their arrows. They can easily defeat enemies and often appear as the direct troops of the royal family.]
[: Level 1]
[ attack: 550,660]
[ defense: 289]
[: Level 10]
[: Elf]
[ HP: 20,000]
[ skills:]
[1. Unable to dodge (Level Max): A Frost Marksman's attack will definitely hit the enemy, regardless of any dodging or hiding.]
[2. Frost Freeze (Level 1): A Frost Marksman's attack can deal ice damage to the enemy. When the target dies, it can deal fire damage to up to 5 targets in the surrounding area.]
[3. Frost Arrow Rain (Level 1): Frost Marksman's Arrow Rain can deal ice damage attacks on *9 or up to 100 enemies. Cooldown time: 3 minutes.]
[Soldier's morale: 100]
[Soldier's loyalty: 100]
[Soldier's daily consumption of food: 100/day.]
Chapter 4
"Not bad, not bad. Invincible. This attribute's at the top, even among the level 10 soldiers."
After browsing through the Frost Marksman's attributes, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction.
When a normal level 10 soldier was at level one, their attack power would be around 500.
Obviously, the Frost Marksmen's attack power was slightly higher, not to mention the other three ridiculous skills...
In Tribe, soldiers with AOE skills were very rare.
Once such a soldier appeared on the trading market, it would immediately become an existence that players would fight for.
If such a soldier could be obtained, it would definitely change the gaming experience of players in an instant.
Li Cheng could vaguely remember that in his previous life, a type of level 4 soldier had once been produced in a secret realm in the Frost land.
That type of level 4 soldier had an AOE skill attached to it. It was because of this type of soldier that in the later game guides, no matter which God it was, they would always recommend newbies to farm around this secret realm.
Unfortunately, the drop rate of this type of soldier was very low.
There were many players who had not been able to farm it for several months.
Even the Li Cheng of his previous life had only been lucky enough to obtain it after farming for a week or so.
...
After calming down his excited mood, Li Cheng continued to take out his basic resource bag.
Without any hesitation, Li Cheng opened it.
Boom!
The moment he opened it, a bright golden light instantly emerged from the gift bag.
"Congratulations on opening the basic resource bag. You've obtained one thousand of the following—iron ore, stone, wood, and food!
"Congratulations on triggering the 10,000-times amplification system. You've obtained ten million of the following—iron ore, stone, wood, and food!"
...
This... Is this even possible?!
10 million resources?!
Looking at the massive amount of resources piled up in his territory, Li Cheng was shocked by the powerful effect of the 10,000-times amplification system.
It was extremely difficult to obtain resources in the early stages.
In the Tribe game, the main way to obtain resources was to fight for them.
Resource points were the same as equipment.
The categories were split into Normal, Black Iron, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Epic, Legend, Myth, and Immortality.
As long as a Lord found a resource point, he could send his troops to carry it.
However, 10 million resources.
For players at this stage of the game, they might not even be able to collect all of them in a year.
Now, he had 10 million resources at the start.
With the advantage of being reborn, Li Cheng was confident that he could reach the peak!
After opening a bunch of presents, Li Cheng calmed down.
He started to check his character interface.
[Netherworld]
[Level: 1]
[Race: Human.]
[Class: Apprentice Mage.]
[HP: 999]
[Mana: 999]
[Physical/Magic Attack: 30]
[Defense: 15]
[Strength: 15]
[Vitality: 15]
[Intelligence: 15]
[Agility: 15]
[Spirit: 15]
...
Li Cheng's attributes were extremely ordinary, just the attributes of an ordinary Apprentice Mage.
However, Li Cheng was not worried at all.
He was reborn with his memories.
In his mind, there were countless ways to strengthen himself.
Next was the territory's stats.
[Unnamed.]
[Level: 1]
[Guild: None.]
[Population: 100/300]
[Area: 300 grids.]
[Expansion Speed: 1 grid/day]
[City Wall: None.]
[Building: Lord's Hall (Level 1)]
[Strength: 100 Frost Marksmen (Level 10)]
[Defense facilities: None.]
[Resources: Wood X 10,000,000, iron ore x 10,000,000, Stone x 10,000,000, food x 10,000,000]
[Resource Points: None.]
[Upgrade Requirements: stone, wood, iron ore x 1,000]
[Vassal Lord: None.]
[Vassal Population: None.]
[Surrounding Threats: 2 wild boar territories, 1 forest hunter territory.]
...
Just like Li Cheng's attributes, the situation of the territory was terrible.
Apart from a Lord's Hall, there was basically nothing else.
Moreover, there were many threats around the territory.
Li Cheng pondered for a while and gave the territory a name.
"Ding, dong! The territory has been successfully named 'Underworld'!"
Just as he finished naming it, the system's voice rang out.
Li Cheng then looked at a simple thatched cottage in the territory.
That was his territory hall. Not only was it simple, but even its durability was only a pitiful 100 points.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng decided to raise the level of the territory hall first.
Before reaching level 10, leveling up the territory only required resources.
After level 10, every level upgrade would require him to complete a corresponding Lord Quest to unlock the next stage.
In other words, every level after level10 was a stage.
"Ding, dong...
"Ding, dong...
"Ding, dong! You've consumed four thousand five hundred units of the following—wood, iron, and stone—to level up the Lord's Hall to level ten!
"Ding, dong! Your Lord's Hall has reached the upper limit of your level. Please complete Lord Quest 1 as soon as possible to unlock the next level!"
...
Following a series of system notifications, Li Cheng's territory had reached level 10.
Li Cheng checked his territory attributes again
[Underworld]
[Level: Level 10]
[Guild: None.]
[Population: 100/3,000]
[Area: 3,000 grids.]
[Expansion Speed: 10 grids per day.]
[City Wall: None.]
[Building: Lord's Hall (Level 10)]
[Strength: 100 Frost Marksmen (Level 10)]
[Defense Facilities: None]
[Resources: Wood X 997W, Stone X 997W, iron ore X 997W, food X10,000W]
[Surrounding threats: 2 wild boar territories, 1 forest hunter territory.]
...
At this moment.
A level 10 territory had already expanded to 3,000 square meters, and its daily area had automatically increased to 10 square meters.
The corresponding population limit had also reached 3,000.
"To be honest, this 10,000-times amplification system's too abnormal. An ordinary city lord would need at least a week to upgrade his territory to level 10, but I..."
Li Cheng could not help but exclaim in admiration, once again exclaiming about the strength of the 10,000-times amplification system. 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝘳𝑒𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝑜𝑚
Closing the interface, Li Cheng began to look at the Lord Quest.
[Lord Quest 1]
[Quest description: Congratulations, Lord. With your hard work, your territory has developed greatly. However, you still need to continue to prove yourself!]
[Quest difficulty: 500,000]
[Quest content: Kill Units (0/500,000)]
[Quest duration: None.]
[Quest Reward: Territory level unlocked.]
...
"500,000 units?"
Looking at the quest description, Li Cheng's mind raced.
Was this really a Level 1 Lord Quest?
This was too ridiculous!
How could he vaguely remember that in his previous life, a level 1 Lord Quest only required him to kill 1,000 units?
Could it be that the game system would issue corresponding quests based on the player's strength?
If that was the case, then it really was...
Li Cheng was speechless.
500,000 units. In the early stages of the game, it could be said that the difficulty was almost limitless.
It had to be said that if this quest were to be given to another Lord, hewould probably be stuck here for a lifetime.
A level 10 territory only had a population limit of 3,000. Killing 500,000 troops would take a long time!
However, all of this was not a problem for Li Cheng.
Chapter 5
Shaking his head, Li Cheng closed the territory panel. Following this, he opened the game shop. As a person who had reincarnated, Li Cheng knew it very well.
The items in the game shop, such as equipment and items, were open to the entire world. Whoever bought them would actually be buying them. The moment the items were bought, all the items in the game shop would disappear without a trace.
Furthermore, they would not be online again. Previously, the players only discovered this after a month. However, it was already too late. They could only regret their actions. Furthermore, the game's real-life currency exchange system would only officially open a week after the game started.
In other words, from now on, if players wanted to obtain gold coins, they could not use real-life currency to exchange for them. Instead, they needed to explore and discover gold mines. Only then could they start mining for gold coins.
Now that the game had just opened, these players could not even take out a single gold coin, let alone tens of thousands of gold coins.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng laughed and opened the system's game shop panel.
"Ding, dong! Welcome to the game shop!"
A mechanical system notification rang.
Rows of items appeared in front of Li Cheng.
[1. Recruitment: 100 gold coins.]
[2. Spawn Rate: 100 gold coins.]
[3. Resource Collection: 100 gold coins.]
[4. Building Spawn Rate: 100 gold coins.]
[5. Heart of Massacre: 1,000,000 gold coins.]
...
At this moment, there were only five items in the game shop. However, these five items were extremely powerful existences.
The first four items were all functional items. They only came in the early stages of the game shop. Until the death of Li Cheng in his previous life, he had never discovered a second way to obtain them.
As for the Heart of Massacre...
When Li Cheng saw these words, a look of shock flashed across his eyes.
Heart of Massacre, a Mythical item.
In his previous life, Li Cheng had seen a bored nouveau richer, Rich Capricious, buy the Heart of Massacre.
At that time, the shop had already been emptied by the crazy players, leaving only the Heart of Massacre.
At that time, there was no introduction to this item, let alone its grade. Although the name sounded scary, who would spend a million to take such a risk?
If it was trash, they would cry to death. Moreover, the players at that time did not know that the item in the mall was the only one. They were all waiting, waiting for the first person to appear. Then, reality proved that they had all missed out on an opportunity.
After Rich Capricious bought the Heart of Massacre...
He began to soar, becoming one of the top three great Lords in the country.
Shaking his head, Li Cheng dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind.
Looking at the contents of the game shop, he could not help but mutter to himself, "If I remember correctly, the maximum number of cards in the game shop is 10,000..."
"And this Heart of Massacre's the only existence in the world."
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate at all. He began to empty the store.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully purchasing ten thousand Recruitment for one million gold coins!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully purchasing ten thousand Spawn Rate for one million gold coins!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! You've successfully purchased ten thousand Resource Collection! You've spent a total of one million gold coins!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! You've successfully purchased ten thousand Building Acceleration! You've spent a total of one million gold coins!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! You've successfully purchased Heart of Massare! You've spent a total of one million gold coins!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! Congratulations! You've successfully spent a total of five million gold coins in the game! You've obtained the title 'Tycoon' (Gold rank)!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations to you for triggering a 10,000-times increase. You've obtained the title 'Thousands of Gold' (Legendary rank)!"
Only a moment had passed.
Li Cheng had already emptied out all the items in the game shop.
Furthermore, after he had finished purchasing the Heart of Massacre, there were no more items in the game shop. There were only two big words left.
[Sold out!]
These words were what the other players saw when they reacted.
This interface would completely disappear after 24 hours.
Not long after Li Cheng finished buying the items in the game shop, a few players noticed some changes in the game shop.
However, what awaited them were the two cold words. When the news spread, everyone was stunned.
[D*mn, who's so ruthless! They actually emptied the entire game shop.]
[Yeah, what's going on? Why are there only two words 'Sold Out' in the game shop?]
[F*ck! What's going on! Who the F*ck!]
[Impossible! There's no way to replenish the money now, who has so many gold coins?!]
[Yeah, I took a look at it before. The last item was worth a million! Could that person be cheating?]
[That must be the case. Otherwise, why would he empty the game shop? It's either a cheat or a bug!]
[What dog coins! He actually cheated! Let's see if I can kill you if I catch you!]
When all the players in the server received the news that the game shop had been emptied, the entire chat box was in chaos.
Everyone was discussing the matter of the game shop being emptied.
What they were talking about the most was who was the cheat.
Li Cheng looked at the chaotic chatbox.
He shook his head indifferently.
There were no cheats in the Tribe.
These people were simply making wild guesses.
However, no matter how they thought about it, they would never have thought that Li Cheng had a 10,000-times amplification system!
Li Cheng did not think too much about it. Instead, he opened his backpack to take a look.
At that moment, there were four types of items lying quietly inside, sparkling with luster.
[Army Recruitment]
[Effect: instantly complete all the recruitment units in the target building!]
[Spawn Rate]
[Effect: instantly refreshes all the recruited troops in the target building! (each building can only be used once a day)]
[Building Acceleration]
[Effect: instantly completes the construction of the building!]
[Resource Collection]
[Effect: instantly obtains the resources of the target's resource points that are filled with workload! (each resource point can only be used once a day)]
These four items were all extremely useful items.
Take the Spawn Rate and Army Recruitment for example.
If these two items were used at the same time, it would definitely be a godly weapon!
One had to know that in Tribe, regardless of whether it was the type of army that was recruited in the recruitment building or the number of times it could be refreshed, there was a limit to the number of times it could be refreshed every day.
Moreover, each person could only build one building for the type of army that was recruited. In addition, the type of army that was recruited required time.
The higher the grade of the soldier, the longer the time needed to recruit. 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Hence, for an ordinary Lord to recruit soldiers, it would take a long time. Even if one had the authority to recruit high-ranked soldiers, they would not be able to recruit enough soldiers in an instant.
Now that Li Cheng had the Spawn Rate item, he could double the speed of recruiting troops.
With the combination of the Spawn Rate and Army recruitment items, it could allow a player's troops to be formed at the speed of light.
As for the Building Acceleration tool, its use was very simple.
It was to complete the construction of a building in an instant. In Tribe, the rarer the building, the longer the construction time.
There were even some buildings that took a few weeks to build, but with the Building Acceleration item, it could save Li Cheng a lot of time.
Chapter 6
The function of Resource Collection was very simple and crude. It could be used to obtain a full load of resources. A full load of resources meant that the largest labor force could obtain one day's worth of resources.
In other words, as long as one used the Resource Collection tool, one could obtain one day's worth of resources. If they used it every day, it was equivalent to obtaining double the income of the existing resources.
Now, with these four items, Li Cheng's development speed would definitely soar. After calming himself down, Li Cheng looked at the attributes of the last item.
[Heart of Massacre (Mythical) (Destroyed)]
[Item description: this Godly equipment was born at the beginning of Heaven and Earth. It was completely destroyed during the War of the Gods 30,000 years ago. Over the past tens of thousands of years, countless people have tried to repair it, but they all failed.]
[Item Level: Mythical (Level 1)]
[Item Type: hero equipment (Lord only)]
[Item Level: 1]
[Item Effects:]
[1. When all units of the wearer attack, they will deal 300% true damage.]
[2. When all units of the wearer kill an enemy, they will receive slaughter points.]
[God Equipment Repair Progress: Slaughter points (0/1 billion)]
When Li Cheng saw the stats of the Heart of Massacre, his pupils constricted.
"This... This is indeed God 's equipment. Its stats are simple, crude, and powerful.
"Moreover, this is a damaged heart of massacre. If I were to repair it, what kind of heaven-defying stats would it have?"
Equipment that could cause real damage was an extremely ridiculous existence no matter what game it was in.
It was the same in Tribe. Now that Li Cheng had the Heart of Massacre, this meant that all of his attacks could disregard the enemy's defenses and deal real damage directly. This would greatly counter some of the Meat Shield soldiers in the game.
Meat Shield soldiers were divided into several types. They either had extremely high HP, high armor, or extremely powerful damage reduction skills.
Normally, when ordinary players face these Meat Shield soldiers, they would have a huge headache. If their attacks were slightly weaker, they would not be able to break through the defenses of these Meat Shield soldiers.
Unless they were a high-level soldier that was at least one level higher than the Meat Shield soldiers in terms of damage output. However, Li Cheng, who had the Heart of Massacre, did not have this problem.
No matter how high the armor of the Meat Shield Soldiers was or how strong their damage reduction skills were, they would not be of any use against Li Cheng's Heart of Massacre.
Moreover, his Frost Marksmen had 10 times the attack speed.
With the combination of the two, the effect was definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two!
After temporarily putting away the damaged divine weapon, Li Cheng started to check the title he had obtained.
[Thousands of Gold (Legendary)]
[Title Grade: Hidden Unique]
[Title effect: has a 20% discount from all stores. This discount can be stacked with other discounts.]
"This... The effect of this title is really simple and direct, but I like it."
Li Cheng was secretly excited. 20% discount for all shops. This effect was still very powerful.
There were many forces in the continent of the Tribe game.
And among these forces, be it the major chambers of commerce or the empire, they all had their own trading system. With this title, which could allow 20% discount for all shops, no matter what Li Cheng went to buy, it would at least be at a 20% discount.
Although it was relatively easy for him to obtain money through the 10,000-times amplification system, it was still a consumable item, so he could use it very quickly.
Moreover, who would complain about having too much money? Some special shops required players to use other resources to purchase items as well. Now that he had this title, it would undoubtedly save Li Cheng countless resources.
After checking all the items, Li Cheng looked at the empty territory and prepared to start building.
Li Cheng opened the building panel.
At this moment, many pictures on the panel lit up.
Li Cheng did not hesitate and started building.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on consuming one thousand stones and wood to build basic barracks! You're currently first in the building sequence! 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully consuming one hundred thousand stones and wood to construct Frost shooting range! You're currently in second place in the construction sequence!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully consuming ten thousand stones and wood to construct a basic kitchen! You're currently in third place in the construction sequence!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully consuming ten thousand stones and wood to construct a large warehouse! You're currently in fourth place in the construction sequence!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully consuming ten thousand stones and wood to build the Hall of heroes! You're currently ranked fifth in the building sequence!"
Boom.
Li Cheng had just confirmed the construction when the foundation and prototype of five basic buildings immediately appeared in his territory, the Underworld.
And above this prototype, there was a countdown.
Without thinking, Li Cheng used Building Spawn Rate and completed the construction.
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully, basic barracks built successfully!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully, Frost shooting range built successfully!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully, basic kitchen built successfully!
"Ding, dong!?Building Spawn Rate used successfully, Hall of Heroes built successfully!
"Ding, dong!?Building Spawn Rate used successfully, large warehouse built successfully!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a few loud sounds, the five buildings were completed in an instant.
Basic barracks were a player's basic building. Initially, it could only be used to recruit one or two level one soldiers, but only when the player obtained the right to recruit them.
Only those below level nine would appear in the basic barracks.
As for those above level nine, they needed a special recruitment building.
The Frost shooting range was a special building to recruit Frost Marksmen.
As for the warehouse, as its name suggested, it was a place to store the player's resources. If there was no warehouse, many resources could only be stored in the open. Resources like food were easily spoiled.
There was also the basic kitchen, which was a place to turn raw food into cooked food.
The last, Hall of Heroes, was a place to recruit and resurrect heroes.
Normal players would have to recruit heroes through the Hall of Heroes.
They were not like Li Cheng, who could directly summon them with a summoning token.
Li Cheng opened the Frost shooting range page.
[Frost shooting range]
[Description: The place where Frost Marksmen train their archery skills. You can also learn Frost magic here.]
[Level: 1]
[Daily Output: 0/300]
[Production type: Frost Marksmen (level10)]
[Production cost: 3,000 gold coins]
[Production time: 3 minutes]
[Upgrade Requirements: stone, wood, iron ore x 10,000]
...
At this moment, the level one Frost shooting range could only recruit 300 Frost Marksmen per day.
Without thinking, Li Cheng upgraded it to its maximum level.
"Ding, dong! You've consumed ten thousand stones and wood, upgraded Frost shooting range to level two!
"Ding, dong! You've consumed twenty thousand stones and wood, upgraded the Frost shooting range to level three!"
"Ding, dong! You've consumed ninety thousand stones and wood. Level up the Frost shooting range to level ten!"
The Frost shooting range was already at the maximum level—level 10.
Chapter 7
If he wanted to level up, he would need a special construction breakthrough stone.
And this kind of breakthrough stone was an extremely rare existence.
Li Cheng knew that even in the later stages of the game, this kind of construction breakthrough stone would sell for a sky-high price.
At that time, the level 10 Frost shooting range could recruit 2,000 Frost Marksmen every day.
The recruitment time had also been shortened to 30 seconds.
If it was a normal recruitment, it would take a full 1,000 minutes to recruit these 2,000 Frost Marksmen.
Of course, Li Cheng did not have to worry about this because he had the Army Recruitment tool, which could directly fill up the construction sequence of the Frost shooting range.
"Ding, dong, would the player consume three million eight hundred thousand gold coins to?produce one thousand nine hundred Frost Marksmen?" 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Without thinking, Li Cheng pressed the confirmation button.
At this moment, snowflakes and ice crystals suddenly appeared on the originally quiet shooting range. A slender figure could be seen training amidst the blue.
Li Cheng then used the army recruitment tool.
"Ding, dong, Army Recruitment tool has been successfully used. All production of Frost Marksmen has been completed.
"Ding, dong, your territory's population has reached the upper limit. You won't be able to recruit new troops!"
After the system notification rang, a group of cute girls wearing blue capes slowly walked out of the Frost shooting range.
They first looked at their territory curiously, and at the same time, at Li Cheng.
The 100 Frost Marksmen that he had previously obtained were also quite happy to see their new sisters.
After preparing the 2,000 Frost Marksmen, Li Cheng edited them into a new army—the first Marksmen Regiment of the Underworld.
After completing the establishment of the army, Li Cheng handed over the command to Lillian.
At the same time, Li Cheng began to think about the layout and arrangements for the next step.
Looking at the unfamiliar scene on the map, Li Cheng could not help but frown. The place he was born in this time was very different from his previous life. This meant that Li Cheng did not know much about the situation around him.
Li Cheng thought for a moment and made the small area shown on the map a lot smaller. Soon, he found a familiar coordinate—a snow mountain!
On the other side of the snow mountain was a forest shrouded in a strange fog.
"If I'm not wrong, I'm on the west side of the fog forest. In my previous life, I was on the east side.
"It's alright, it's not a big problem."
It had been three minutes since the server opened at 12pm. Li Cheng already had an SSS-class hero and 2,000 level 10 Frost Marksmen.
With his current strength, even if all the players in the entire server were added together, they would not be enough to defeat him.
Currently, the forces in Tribe, be it pro players or the various forces from the country, were all far behind Li Cheng.
Li Cheng thought about it and decided to explore the surrounding environment. In the early stages of the game, exploring the surrounding maps was extremely important. The monsters around the territory were the best choice for players to level up.
Moreover, it was possible to look for some resource points and treasure chests. There were even some extremely rare hidden NPCs that could give hidden quests.
In Li Cheng's previous life, there was a player who was extremely lucky. When he was exploring the map, he encountered a hidden NPC and received a hidden quest.
From then on, he soared to the sky and became the top-tier Lord with an unstoppable momentum. In the country wars later on, he shone brilliantly.
From this, it could be seen how important the hidden mission was. Li Cheng's current plan was very simple. He would first clear out the surrounding territories.
After that, he would go to the dense fog forest. Speaking of this dense fog forest, it was a mysterious forest that was always shrouded in dense fog. It had countless valuable resources, and there were all sorts of secret realms that could be conquered.
Most importantly, there was the most precious thing hidden in the misty forest—the path to the underground world.
On the lost continent, other than the activities of creatures on the surface, the endless mysterious underground world also had all kinds of civilizations. However, the creatures in the underground civilization were mostly evil forces, more commonly known as red-named monsters.
These red-named monsters were very powerful and would take the initiative to attack players. They were not to be trifled with. Even so, there were still many players who went to the underground world to explore.
After all, while it was dangerous, it also meant there were all kinds of opportunities. Li Cheng in his previous life did not know about this.
He only found out about it after the information about the underground world was made public on the game forum, but by then, it was already too late into the game. He could not even have a sip of soup, let alone eat the meat.
Li Cheng thought for a moment and immediately made a decision.
"Lillian, let's go. Let's clear the monsters around and explore the area."
"Okay."Lillian gladly accepted the order.
She rode the tall and strong Night Demon. After a few steps, she stopped and said to Li Cheng, "Lord, are you willing to ride the Night Demon with me?"
Hearing Lillian's question, Li Cheng stopped and turned to look at her. At this moment, Lillian's face was slightly red and she was extremely shy. However, she still mustered up the courage to extend her fair little hand to Li Cheng.
"This..."
Li Cheng was slightly stunned, but he quickly understood. All the heroes in Tribe had true feelings and were completely anthropomorphic.
Li Cheng smiled as he grabbed Lillian's soft little hand. With a powerful leap, he hopped onto Night Demon's back. Night Demon was a legendary mount, and this was the first time he had ridden such a powerful mount.
Li Cheng sat behind Lillian, his hands wrapped around her slender waist as they quickly headed toward the red dot on the map. Previously, he knew that there were three wild monster encampments, two wild boar encampments, and one forest hunter encampment around them.
All of these needed to be cleared up. Soon, Li Cheng arrived at one of the wild boar territories. Looking at the dozens of one-meter-tall gray-haired wild boars wandering in the territory, Li Cheng smiled maliciously.
"Sorry, I'll use you guys to practice first."
Without thinking, Li Cheng cast a reconnaissance spell.
Immediately, a series of messages appeared in front of Li Cheng's eyes.
[Wild boar camp]
[Description: A territory formed by a group of wild boars. When hungry, they will take the initiative to attack any creatures that invade their territory.]
[Enemies: 1,650 wild boars (Level 2), 335 wild boar leaders (Level 3).]
Chapter 8
In fact, the wild boar camp was also called the novice killer by the players. Although there were not many of them, they were extremely ferocious. The novice players would always think that the wild boars were weak, so they would often end up here.
However, these wild boars were not weak at all. Not only did they have a critical strike halo, but they could also increase their attack and attack speed when they were few in numbers.
If it were the level one soldiers in the players' barracks, and they did not have more than twice the number of soldiers, they would not be able to take down this wild boar camp.
However, this was not a problem for Li Cheng. These wild boars were too weak. Li Cheng did not waste any time and directly ordered his archers to attack.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
[-1,000]
[-1,010]
[-1,250]
Countless arrows with ice crystals flew. The hundreds of wild boars in the wild boar camp did not resist at all and were instantly killed.
Right after the first wild boar fell, Frost Freeze was activated.
Countless ice crystals began to freeze the remaining wild boars. One by one, they fell, and at the same time, Frost Freeze was activated.
The system notifications began to ring in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed one hundred level two forest wild boars. Obtained ten experience points. At the same time, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Your troops have obtained one hundred thousand experience points. You share two thousand experience points.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed one hundred level two forest wild boars...
"Ding, dong...
"Ding, dong, your level has increased. You're currently level two!
"Ding, dong, your level has increased. You're currently level three!"
...
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed a unit. Obtained one slaughter point! You've once again triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained ten thousand slaughter points!
"Ding, dong..."
A series of system notifications rang in his ears. Li Cheng was slightly surprised. He had not expected that the EXP and slaughter points obtained from killing wild monsters could be increased by ten thousand times.
If that was the case, would it not mean that killing one wild monster was equivalent to killing 10,000 others?
This... This was too heaven-defying. Li Cheng could not help but become excited again. At that moment, countless golden lights landed on the Frost Marksmen.
They had leveled up. It was very difficult for level 10 soldiers to level up. Every time they leveled up, their attributes would increase by leaps and bounds. Because of the 10,000-times amplification system, his Frost Marksmen were leveling up at an unbelievable speed.
Li Cheng saw this and was overjoyed. At this rate, it would not be long before these Frost Marksmen reached their maximum level.
When that time came, a level 10 soldier at its maximum level could be compared to a crown soldier. As a Lord, he would also receive one percent of the experience points from the enemies his troops killed, while his heroes would receive five percent of the experience points.
Looking at Lillian, her EXP had already reached 82%. She would be able to level up very soon. As an SSS-class hero, Lillian's EXP bar was extremely terrifying. It was not that easy to level up.
"Damn, this ten thousand times amplification too powerful. If I remember correctly, the player class change will start in a few days. When that time comes..."
Not only did Li Cheng's experience points increase, but his Heart of Massacre's killing points also increased by a large margin. From the looks of it, with the 10,000-times amplification system, Li Cheng would be able to repair this divine weapon very quickly. At that moment, Li Cheng felt extremely comfortable. The feeling of rapidly increasing his killing points... It was simply too wonderful.
In his previous life, he had tried his best to obtain something, but he had failed. Now, however, it was as simple as eating and drinking. Just as he was secretly feeling happy, Lillian suddenly pointed ahead and said, "Lord, there's a treasure chest ahead."
"Treasure Chest?" Li Cheng was delighted. He immediately commanded Night Demon to check it out.
When he arrived in front of the Silver treasure chest, Li Cheng's face lit up again.
"It's just a trashy wild boar territory. I didn't expect it to drop a Silver treasure chest. My luck's too good."
Without thinking, he went forward and opened the Silver treasure chest.
"Ding, dong, congratulations to the player for opening the Silver treasure chest. Obtained an additional twenty gold coins and one Silver Frost Bomb!
"You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained an additional two hundred thousand gold coins and one Legendary World-Ending Bomb!"
World-Ending Bomb? What was that?
Li Cheng frowned and quickly opened his backpack to check. After a while, he took out an oval bomb that was emitting a terrifying aura.
[World-Ending Bomb (Legendary)] 𝓁𝘪𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝑚
[Item Description: An Ultimate Bomb made by a mysterious existence. Its power is enough to destroy the world!]
[Item Effect: after use, it will cause 1,000,000,000,000 fire attribute damage within a range of 10 kilometers (ineffective against immortal level existences).]
"This...this..."
Li Cheng almost jumped up in excitement. A silver treasure chest could not produce much on its own, but with the 10,000-times amplification system, it produced a world-destroying weapon!
No matter how one looked at it, this World-Ending Bomb was an extremely terrifying thing. Li Cheng knew a little bit about this bomb in his previous life.
In his previous life, there was a player who accidentally discovered this World-Ending Bomb.
Then, in a big battle, this player used it on the enemy's territory, turning everything within a ten-mile radius into ashes. The diamond-grade city walls that were almost fully equipped were like paper in front of the World-Ending Bomb.
Li Cheng carefully put the World-Ending Bomb into his backpack, afraid that he would detonate it by accident.
Li Cheng continued to rush to the remaining two monster camps.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
In just half an hour, the other two camps had been cleared. Li Cheng had obtained a bunch of resources, but unfortunately, he did not find any treasure chests.
"Reporting to the Lord, we've found a resource point ahead."
Lillian's pleasant voice rang. Li Cheng looked in the direction of the source. It was indeed a resource point, and it was extremely hidden. If he did not look carefully, he would not have been able to find it.
"Not bad, well done."
Li Cheng patted Lillian's little head. Lillian's shy face immediately turned red. Li Cheng cast another scouting spell.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully discovered a Silver-grade gold coin resource point!
"You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system and discovered an Epic-grade gold coin resource point!"
Li Cheng was once again surprised. Even a resource point could be increased by 10,000 times?!
One had to know that Epic resource points were extremely rare. An Epic resource point was basically equivalent to several thousand silver resource points.
Even in the late stages of Li Cheng's previous life, an Epic resource point would cause players throughout the entire server to go crazy. It would even be crazily fought over among various large guilds.
The information of the Epic resource point appeared before his eyes.
[Gold coin resource point (Epic)]
[Labor unit: 0/2,000]
[Daily Output: 2,000,000]
An epic resource point that could allow 2,000 units to work at the same time.
Li Cheng calculated that if he were to move 1 resource point per second per unit, 2,000 units would only require 20 minutes.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand without hesitation, allowing his Frost Marksmen to start moving.
Chapter 9
Looking at his troops busily moving the resources, Li Cheng was deep in thought. It seemed that he had to find some specialized moving teams.
For example, gnomes and dwarves were all good workers. Li Cheng took out the Resource Collection tool from his backpack.
"Ding, dong! Resource Collection has been successfully used. You've successfully obtained two million gold coins!"
Looking at the 2,000,000 gold coins that he had obtained in an instant, Li Cheng rubbed his hands excitedly. These items in the game shop we're really bug-like existences.
The Resource Collection tool was considered as additional income. It did not consume the daily output of the resource points. Therefore, the higher the level of the resource points, the higher the income. If it was a Mythical-grade resource point, one could obtain hundreds of millions of gold coins in one go.
After completing everything, Li Cheng led his troops back to his territory. This operation had earned him 4,000,000 gold coins.
After dismissing his subordinates and letting them search for food on their own, he went to the canteen to get some food.
A few minutes later, all the troops were fully rested and reorganized.
Li Cheng gave the order to bring sufficient rations. He was ready to attack the Misty Forest. Although there were many places nearby that he had not explored yet, the current Li Cheng already looked down on them. Today was also the first day of the game, so all players had a one-day territory novice protection period.
Therefore, Li Cheng was not afraid that something would happen to his territory. Now was a good time to explore, so how could he miss it?
Li Cheng waved his hand and ordered, "Let's go!"
The Misty Forest was not close to Li Cheng's territory. If it was an ordinary player, they would have to walk for a long time to reach it. However, Li Cheng was not afraid. He had 10 times the speed of movement. When he rushed, it was as if he was on a plane.
In just an hour, Li Cheng had reached the edge of the Misty Forest. The surrounding sky had already begun to dim and wisps of mist lingered around.
At this time, the sun had also disappeared from the sky. In its place was a crescent moon, emitting a cold light in the sky.
The moonlight was like water, covering the entire Misty Forest with a blanket of silver light, making it seem mysterious and beautiful.
The system notification rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on discovering the new map Misty Forest. As the first player to discover this area, you're hereby awarded one reputation point.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained ten thousand reputation points!"
Speaking of the Misty Forest, this was a place that many players loved and hated. They loved the fact that this place was extremely rich in resources and that it would also produce many rare troops.
They hated it because this place...was filled with danger. Countless players died here during their first visit.
Looking at the endless Misty?Forest in front of him, Li Cheng frowned slightly. He prepared to clear the bosses in the forest first because the first kills of the bosses were still there.
After marking a spot on the map, Li Cheng commanded, "Let's go!"
The troops who received the order immediately started moving.
In a few minutes, Li Cheng arrived at his destination. The place was extremely dangerous and it was emitting a strong rancid smell.
The pitch-black ground looked like a decomposed corpse.
Countless evil creatures were gathered in the Misty?Forest. At that moment, countless zombies were wandering aimlessly. These were ordinary villagers who were infected by poison.
[Zombies]
[Level: Level 5]
[Level: Level 3]
These creatures were relatively powerful in the early stages of the game, and there were many of them. There were more than 10,000 of them in front of him. Judging from the situation, there must be millions of them in the entire Misty Forest.
The most special thing about these zombies was that they had a skill—infection!
When they attacked, there was a chance that their enemies would be infected by the virus. If they were careless, they would be killed immediately after drinking the holy water from the Church of Light.
Otherwise, the infected would turn into new zombies in a few minutes. To be honest, these zombies had made the players in their previous lives suffer a lot.
At that time, countless players came to farm monsters, but all of them failed. The number of zombies had even doubled.
However, Li Cheng would definitely not make such a mistake. His current strength was not something that ordinary players could compare to. These powerful zombies were just EXP in front of Li Cheng.
Li Cheng gently waved his hand and ordered, "Lillian, tell the Frost Marksmen to release the Frost Arrow Rain and clear these zombies."
"Yes, Sir!" Lillian immediately took action after receiving the order.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless Frost Arrows fell from the sky and instantly formed a net of arrows, covering the entire zombie territory. The poor zombies did not have time to react at all. The moment they were covered by the Frost Arrow Rain, they lost their life force.
Moreover, the Frost Marksmen's Arrow Rain was not easy to deal with. As long as one zombie was killed, the frost would explode and attack all the zombies nearby.
Therefore, the efficiency of the Frost Arrow Rain was simply terrifying. In a short while, the zombies fell, one after another.
At the same time, countless system notifications rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed two thousand level three zombies, obtained four hundred experience points, and successfully triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Your troops have obtained four hundred thousand experience points, you have obtained forty thousand experience points!
"Ding, dong! One of your Frost Marksmen levels has been upgraded, currently level seven.
"Ding, dong! You've leveled up. Currently, level ten!
"Ding, dong! Your level has reached the upper limit. Please change your job class in time to unlock the new upper limit."
The countless zombies from before all fell to the ground, turning into countless experience points which were pouring into Li Cheng's side.
The levels of his Frost Marksmen kept rising. By the time they had cleared out the nearly 10,000 zombies, all of them had reached their maximum levels.
Lillian had reached level nine and Li Cheng had reached the maximum level. Unfortunately, Li Cheng had not changed his class yet, so he only had five free attribute points each time he leveled up. As a Lord, his combat power was pitifully low.
However, there was one thing that made him the most powerful. As a Lord, he could be resurrected in his territory after he died. As long as the Lord's Hall in the Underworld was not destroyed, he could be resurrected indefinitely.
Once the Lord's Hall was destroyed, the territory would need to be rebuilt and everything would have to start anew.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng shook his head and continued to command the troops to clean up the remaining zombies. 𝘭𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Half an hour later, the zombies disappeared from everyone's sight.
At this time, Li Cheng's progress of the Lord's mission had reached 133.24/300,000.
The Heart of Massacre's repair progress was 116..25 million/1 billion.
Chapter 10
Unfortunately, the rest of the zombies were scattered and not gathered together.
This made Li Cheng's task a little difficult. He thought for a moment and did not continue to look for the remaining scattered zombies. Instead, he walked directly to the red dot on the map.
A few minutes later, many green zombies appeared in his sight.
These green zombies were taller and stronger. They were at least two meters tall, and their bodies were covered with disgusting boils.
They were the enhanced version of zombies. Their attributes were much stronger than ordinary zombies.
Some were at level four, some were around level 10.
Moreover, the zombies in the enhanced class were equipped with a piece of black iron equipment which greatly increased their defense. Unfortunately, this extra defense meant nothing to Li Cheng.
He said that he was paying attention to a three-meter-tall monster standing in the middle of the enhanced zombies.
The zombie's body was already very bloated, and there was a huge hole in its stomach that was emitting an unknown green gas.
Li Cheng narrowed his eyes and observed the huge monster in front of him. Then, he cast a detection spell on it.
[Toxic Zombie King]
[Description: The King of zombies. After drinking a lot of highly toxic potions, the zombie's more powerful than ordinary zombies.]
[Grade: Gold.]
[Level: 10]
[Health points: 30,000,000]
[Physical/magic attack: 1,600]
[Defense: 250]
[Skills: bite, haste, poison gas, poison infection]
As a Gold-grade boss, the Toxic Zombie King had a very high HP of 30,000,000.
In his previous life, players had suffered a lot because of the Toxic Zombie King. Some of the low-and middle-tier soldiers could not break the Toxic Zombie King's 250-strong defense at all.
Li Cheng vaguely remembered that in his previous life, a super-large union had gathered hundreds of players to fight against the Toxic Zombie King.
But now, the Toxic Zombie King's HP was nothing in front of Li Cheng. At that moment, many zombies had already found Li Cheng's army.
All of them rushed over crazily, wanting to tear Li Cheng and his troops to pieces. Li Cheng snorted and commanded, "Frost Arrow Rain, release!"
Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh!
The Arrow Rain appeared once again, blocking the entire sky. Countless damage numbers jumped out.
[-38,000]
[-32,000]
[-34,500]
...
Not long after, the system notification rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on successfully killing Gold-grade Boss, Toxic Zombie King. Obtained two hundred thousand experience points!
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system! Obtained two million experience points! Obtained twenty million experience points!"
Li Cheng was speechless
"World Announcement: Player Netherworld has successfully killed Gold-grade Boss, Toxic Zombie King. As the first player in the continent to kill a Gold-grade Boss, you're hereby awarded one Gold equipment gift box, one additional Luck point, and one additional reputation point!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received a Legendary equipment gift box, additional ten Luck points, and additional ten thousand reputation points!"
"Ding, dong, your hero, Shadow Princess Lillian, has leveled up. Current level is level fifteen.
"Ding, dong, your hero, Shadow Princess Lillian, has learned a new skill."
At this moment, all the players in Tribe were stunned.
Only after the world announcement that was shocking enough rang three times did people react.
[What's going on? What happened? I haven't even fought the wild boars near my territory, and someone already killed the Boss?]
[Oh my god, why's there such a huge gap between us?!]
[Who's Netherworld? Why have I never heard of such a person?]
The world announcement that stated Li Cheng had killed the Boss completely blew up the chatbot. The ordinary players were both envious and jealous, but most of them were curious about this player called Netherworld.
Other than the ordinary players, there were also some professional players in Tribe, as well as players from big business corporations. 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝓂
When the world announcement rang, these players all frowned. They were the elite players in the game.
They clearly knew what it meant to kill the Boss. They also understood the difference between them and Netherworld.
One had to know that many people had not even cleared out the wild monster territories around their area. Even elite players like them had only killed a few camps and obtained a few resource points.
At first, they thought that they were already ahead of all the players. However, they did not expect that the world announcement of Netherworld killing the Boss would smack everyone in their faces.
At this moment, countless professional players and large factions were filled with doubt. Who was this Netherworld? Could he be some super expert's new alternate account?
At the same time, Li Cheng was also shocked by the rewards given by the system. He really did not expect that a mere Gold-grade Boss would give him such a generous reward.
Not to mention the massive amount of experience, it had directly pulled all of his troops to their maximum level. Li Cheng clearly remembered that in his previous life, he had spent a whole month to get his troops to the maximum level.
Now, his Frost Marksmen's attack power has increased to 1,200 points. It was already completely comparable to a crown soldier.
Just a level one crown soldier, of course.
"One thousand two hundred points of attack, coupled with the double boost from the Heart of Massacre and ten times attack speed, can deal twenty-five thousand points of damage in one second. Damn, this is heaven-defying!" Li Cheng happily muttered to himself.
This was only one unit of damage. If 2,000 Frost Marksmen were to combine their firepower, that would mean he was able to deal 50,000,000 damage in one second, right?
Thinking of this, Li Cheng's eyelids could not help but twitch. This was too terrifying. This number was supposed to come in the later stages of the game. Other players might not even be able to do it.
In addition, killing the Boss gave him 10,000 Luck points. In Tribe, Luck was considered a hidden attribute, and the unlucky ones were those players with low Luck points.
Not only was it hard for these players to deal critical hits, they also often fell while walking. Even the heroes they recruited could turn out to be evil and their troops would often rebel. Meanwhile, the players with high Luck points were completely European emperors.
In the game, they could advance like a fish in water. They could open any treasure chest and get high-grade items.
Li Cheng's luck had reached a terrifying 20,000 points. This was something that other players did not dare to imagine.
Other than these, his SSS-class hero, Lillian, had also reached level 15. She had also learned a new skill. To be honest, the SSS-class hero EXP bar was ridiculously high.
After being buffed 10,000 times, she had reached level 15. Li Cheng could not wait to open Lillian's attribute panel to check the newly acquired skill.
[Shadow of the Mist (Level MAX)]
[Description: as the Princess of the Shadow Land, Lillian's control over the Shadow World is unrivaled.]
[Effect: Lillian can absorb the energy of the Shadow World and release mist, allowing her to hide herself and her army. Other than immortal-level units, no one can see the figures hidden in the mist. The unit that initiates the attack will be exposed.]
An extremely heaven-defying skill!
This was Li Cheng's evaluation of this skill.
"Such a perfect concealment skill, it's amazing.. With this skill, I can completely sneak into the enemy's house. As long as I don't take the initiative to attack, the enemy won't be able to sense it in the mist!"
Chapter 11
It could be said that Shadow of the Mist was an extremely perfect support skill that could completely affect the course of the entire battlefield.
Li Cheng could feel that Shadow of the Mist would definitely shine in the future.
After checking out the skill, Li Cheng opened his backpack and took out a gift box that was emitting a dazzling golden light.
[Equipment gift box (Legendary)]
There was a certain probability of obtaining legendary equipment after using it.
Li Cheng was excited and opened the gift box without hesitation. A dazzling golden light flashed once again and Li Cheng could not open his eyes.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations to the player for triggering the ten thousand times amplification system. Equipment obtained, one Legendary Spring of Mana!"
Just as the system's voice faded, a blue ring with a dark blue glow suddenly appeared in Li Cheng's hand. There was a huge sapphire inlaid on it, making it seem extremely profound.
[Spring of Mana (Legendary)]
[Description: A ring from the Lord of the Kingdom of God, containing endless and merciless mana.]
[Grade: Legendary (Level 6)]
[Type: hero equipment.]
[Level: 10]
[Location: Ring]
[Attributes:]
[1. Maximum Mana +300%]
[2. restores mana by 15% per second]
...
"Level 6 Legendary equipment? This... This is way too strong, isn't it?"
Li Cheng was truly shocked. This level six Legendary ring would not have any problems in the later stages.
Spring of Mana was definitely a Mage's divine weapon. It could increase one's mana by 300%.
Moreover, it also had the effect of restoring one's mana by15% every second.
Any Mage who obtained this ring would immediately transform into a terrifying cannon with unlimited mana. Li Cheng thought for a moment and did not hesitate. He immediately handed the Spring of Mana to Lillian.
"Lord, this... This is for me?" Lillian blinked as she asked in disbelief. She was obviously a little surprised.
"That's right." Li Cheng nodded.
Although he could equip this ring on himself, he was still relatively weak at the moment. He did not have any combat power at all. He might as well give it to the stronger Lillian.
Moreover, he could also take the opportunity to increase his favorability. It was simply the best of both worlds.
After receiving Li Cheng's reply, Lillian's exquisite lips curled up into a beautiful arc.
"Thank you, Lord. This is your first gift to Lillian. Lillian will definitely cherish it."
As she spoke, Lillian stretched out her fair, delicate hands, blinked, and said expectantly, "Lord, can you put it on for Lillian?"
The corners of Li Cheng's mouth could not help but twitch. She was so direct and bold? 'Young Lady, did you misunderstand?'
This ring was the territory's public property. It was only for her to use for the time being.
Forget it. In any case, if he gave it to Lillian, the range of Shadow of the Mist would be multiplied.
Thus, Li Cheng pulled Lillian's soft little hand closer and put the ring on.
After settling everything, Li Cheng decided to change his class. After all, he had reached a bottleneck. If he wanted to level up, he had to change his class first.
In this life, Li Cheng did not want to change his class into an ordinary class. If he wanted to change his class, he had to change his hidden class!
After making up his mind, Li Cheng started to collect the loot from the Boss. By then, the corpse of the Toxic Zombie King had been cleaned up.
On the spot where it fell, there were all kinds of colorful loot. Li Cheng happily picked them up.
"Ding, dong, you've received two hundred and fifty-two gold coins and three virus samples.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received two hundred and fifty-two gold coins and thirty thousand virus samples!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received one Epic-grade virus armor!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained an Epic-grade plague war helmet!"
...
Another series of system notifications rang, but Li Cheng found it difficult to appraise the items he had obtained this time.
The two pieces of ordinary equipment were only level 10 Epic grades. Moreover, they were all warrior-grade, and they were...rather ugly.
Even Lillian, who was watching from the side, wrinkled her pretty little nose. She shook her head helplessly and threw the two pieces of equipment into her backpack.
Li Cheng started to look at the other item. There were countless clear crystal bottles.
[Virus sample]
[Description: the data of zombies after mutation will be helpful to the development of a zombie antidote.]
[Level: 1]
[Level: quest item.]
"If I remember correctly, this should be an item from a hidden mission. I didn't expect to get so many at once."
Quest item... Li Cheng rubbed his chin. With the memory from his previous life, he could just go to a Church of Light stronghold in the Misty Forest to receive the quest.
He still planned to go and complete the hidden quest. Usually, the rewards for such quests were very generous.
He walked toward the location in his memory. About twenty minutes later...
[Church of Light's wall]
[Description: The Church of Light's wall has buffs of various major spells.]
[Level: 100]
[Grade: Epic]
[Durability: 100 billion/100 billion]
[Skills: ?]
"It's just a stronghold's wall, but it's actually Epic..."
Li Cheng could not help but click his tongue. The Church of Light was one of the most powerful churches on the continent—and they were rich and powerful.
However, it was precisely because of these walls that the Templar Knights in the stronghold felt that they had let their guard down. In the near future, the Misty Forest would be conquered by the Dark Army, and there would be no survivors.
And this Church of Light stronghold would also become the Dark Army's cradle.
"Stop! Who are you!"
A few Templar Knights on warhorses blocked Li Cheng's path.
"This is the stronghold of the Church of Light. Outsiders aren't allowed to approach!"
Seeing this, Li Cheng hurriedly said, "I'm a Lord of the Otherworld."
After Li Cheng finished speaking, the Templar Knights started to feel a little uncertain.
It had only been a few hours since the server had opened but a Lord of the Otherworld had already rushed to the Misty Forest?
The Templar Knights looked at the group of people behind Li Cheng.
Although the Frost Marksmen looked quite pleasing to the eyes, the sharp aura they exuded at this moment told them that these girls were not delicate girls!
One of the Templars stepped forward and asked, "Lord of the Otherworld, may I know why you're looking for us?"
"I want to submit a sample of the zombie virus!"
"Oh? Do you really have a sample of the zombie virus? Please, follow me."
The Templar's eyes lit up as he welcomed Li Cheng in.
At this moment, in the Church of Light's stronghold, the Templars were training.
The man brought Li Cheng to a tent and went in to report. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Not long after, a tall and powerful male protagonist walked out of the tent with the ID on his head that stated 'Ryder'.
Li Cheng was slightly shocked. With his memories from his previous life, he knew that this Ryder would be a Gold-grade Boss in the future.
Of course, that was after Ryder had turned into a zombie once the Church of Light stronghold was destroyed. Back then, the major guilds had paid a huge price to kill Zombie Ryder.
Ryder was still a Templar at the moment. His eyes were unyielding and filled with determination.
He nodded at Li Cheng and said, "Lord of the Otherworld, I heard you brought a large number of samples of the zombie virus."
"Yes," Li Cheng nodded.
"How many?" Ryder asked casually before he casually continued, "If it's too little..."
"Thirty thousand!" Li Cheng interrupted him and said blandly before Ryder could finish his sentence.
"I have thirty thousand virus samples here."
Ryder widened his eyes as if he could not believe it.
"Really?!"
Chapter 12
Looking at the expressionless Li Cheng, Ryder was stunned for a moment and said, "Not bad, brave adventurer. You can redeem your reward."
Just as Ryder finished speaking, a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ear.
"Ding, dong, do you wish to submit your virus samples?"
"Submit!" Li Cheng replied without hesitation.
"Ding, dong, you've submitted thirty thousand virus samples to Templar Ryder. Reward, thirty thousand Church of Light contribution points!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on triggering the ten thousand amplification system. Reward, five hundred million Church of Light contribution points!"
Just as the notification rang, a holy white light shone on Li Cheng's body.
Li Cheng was dumbfounded. 500 million contribution points from the Church of Light?
This... Was this not too exaggerated?
One had to know that contribution points from the Church of Light were very difficult to obtain. There were usually only two ways.
First, complete the mission issued by the Church of Light.
Second, participate in the Holy War of the Church of Light and kill the enemy to obtain contribution points.
Submitting the virus sample was included in the first category.
Contribution points were extremely useful. One could buy all kinds of items, arms, and equipment from the shops belonging to the Church of Light, especially to exchange for corresponding titles.
Titles were divided into Knight, Baron, Viscount, Count, Marquis, and Duke.
The higher the title, the higher the authority one could obtain. Moreover, this kind of title was different from ordinary titles—they were divinity-approved ranks.
Divinity-approved ranks were ranks that all empires on the continent would recognize. At the same time, its greatest use was to serve as the commander in the churches.
Knights could receive the authority to command 50 Templar Knights.
Barons could command up to 500 Templar Knights.
Viscounts could command all Templar Knights in a branch hall.
Earls could launch a large-scale battle.
As for those above the rank of Marquis, Li Cheng did not have enough contribution points before he died in his previous life, so even he did not know the authority above the rank of Marquis.
Now that he had so many contribution points, he could exchange them for the rank of Marquis. He did as he was told. Li Cheng went directly to Ryder and said, "Sir Ryder, I want to exchange my points for the rank of Marquis."
"What? Title of nobility? You've only been on the continent for a few hours and you want to exchange for a title of nobility?"
Ryder was shocked. After all, he had been fighting in the Church of Light for many years but he was only a knight.
This guy had only been here for a few hours and he could already exchange for the title of nobility? Although he could not do it in his heart, Ryder still said patiently, "Exchanging for the title of nobility requires a lot of contribution points. How many contribution points do you have now?"
"Five hundred million," Li Cheng said calmly.
All the Templar Knights in the stronghold were shocked.
"Five... Five hundred million?"
Clang! The sword in one of the Templar Knight's hands fell to the ground.
"Did I hear correctly?" Ryder also took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Young Lord, I hope you're not lying. Otherwise, the God of Light will punish you!"
Li Cheng was a little speechless and said impatiently, "Just tell me if you can exchange it for me or not."
Ryder was silent for a moment and said, "Well, according to the rules of the church, you can only give others a title that doesn't exceed your own, so... I can at most give you a Knight's title..."
"You're only a Knight?" Li Cheng asked.
Ryder's face was red. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to hide in.
After a long while, Ryder finally answered. "Yes."
Li Cheng nodded helplessly. It was better to be a Knight than nothing.
"Ding, dong, would you like to spend ten million contribution points to exchange for a Knight's title?"
"Exchange!"
"Ding, dong, congratulations to the player for successfully exchanging for the title of a Knight."
Just as the exchange was completed, a world announcement sounded.
"World Announcement. Player Netherworld has become a Knight. As the first player to receive a title, the reward is twenty reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You received an additional two hundred thousand reputation points!"
The players in the entire server were stunned once again.
[Oh my God, this Netherworld must be cheating. It has only been a few hours and he has already triggered three world announcements.]
[Can someone tell me what a title is and how to obtain it?]
[I know, I know. This is a title granted by the Church of Light. It's a title conferred by God.]
[ Netherworld, Boss, it's only been a few hours since the game started. Why are you so ferocious? How are you playing this game?]
[ Netherworld, Boss, are you taking in disciples? Bring me along to play with you.]
At this moment, the game chat channel was once again filled with excitement because of Li Cheng.
[This person is definitely cheating! Definitely!]
[That's right, how can he be so strong? We're the number one in the world!]
[You have to give us an explanation. I suggest we report this to the Tribe officials and ban Netherworld.]
The players were in an uproar. In all the previous competitions, they had always been the top players. The current situation was something that they could not accept.
At this moment, in the largest guild, a blood-red-haired girl was clearing out a monster camp.
Behind her was a group of level seven soldiers.
"This person's a little interesting. I hope you can be a little more interesting," the blood-red-haired girl said, sneering.
Such a scene appeared one after another in different guilds. After all, Li Cheng's three world announcements had already attracted the attention of a large portion of the players.
One time, it might have been luck, but the successive announcements had forced the various major powers to pay attention to him.
At this moment, they were doing their best to investigate Netherworld's true identity and had even set up an assassination fund for this purpose.
If they provided information on Netherworld, they would receive 10 million. If they killed Netherworld, they would receive 100 million.
However, Li Cheng did not care at all. With his current strength, he did not need to worry about others chasing after him.
At this moment, he was enjoying the title of nobility. A holy white light descended from the sky and enveloped Li Cheng.
All the Templar Knights present looked sideways. Their eyes were filled with fanaticism and piety.
This was the blessing of the God of Light, and it was the ceremony of the knighthood.
This was the scene they had dreamed of. Unfortunately, 10 million contribution points were too much. Their chances of earning enough contribution points were too slim.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on obtaining the knighthood.
"The knighthood privileges are as follows.
"One. Receive missions from the Church of Light without any restrictions.
"Two. If you're threatened in the territory of the Church of Light, you can seek help from the church.
"Three. Enjoy a ten percent discount from the Church of Light's shop.
"Four. Command fifty Templar Knights.
"Five. You can issue missions from the church to the outside world. The highest level of the mission will be B-grade."
Li Cheng was slightly surprised.
The privileges of a Knight's rank were actually...surprisingly not bad. In his previous life, Li Cheng was not very interested in the privileges of a Knight's rank.
His contribution points were all exchanged for various equipment and military types, and he had never exchanged for any titles. However, he did not expect that a simple Knight's rank was not that bad.
A few privileges were very useful. Receiving quests for example. Without any restrictions, they were very powerful.
The Church of Light's organization was spread throughout the lost continent. They were always active in the front lines of fighting against evil. They would often issue quests of various sizes, and there would even be SSS-class quests.
However, ordinary players could only accept quests below S-class.
Those above S-class would be taken by the church internally. However, Li Cheng was now a Knight, so he could accept quests above S-class.
The second privilege was to ensure Li Cheng's safety. However, this one was only effective against wild monsters and evil forces.
It was ineffective against other players. The Church of Light would not interfere in the war between players. 𝓁𝘪𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝑚
There was also a third discount. If this was combined with the discount on Li Cheng's title, it could help Li Cheng save a lot of money.
Unfortunately, Li Cheng did not lack money at all, but still, it was better than nothing.
The fifth thing that Li Cheng valued the most was the ability to issue quests to players. This was the fastest way to earn contribution points.
When the time came, as long as the players completed the quests he issued, it would provide Li Cheng with contribution points. They were also commonly known as wage earners.
Li Cheng looked at the dazed Ryder beside him with satisfaction and said, "Sir Ryder, can you tell me what happened here?"
"Of course," Ryder said with a serious face.
Li Cheng's title was the same as his. He could not refuse Li Cheng's inquiry.. With Li Cheng's strength, it would be much easier with his help.
Chapter 13
"A week ago, zombies appeared in the Misty Forest. At that time, the church sent a small team to investigate it but all of them were sacrificed.
"However, on the battlefield, we found... Arrows used by the Dark Elves!
"We suspect that this is related to the Queen of Poison. Now, our people have been infected one after another, and many Templar Knights have died. We can only wait for the great Mage of the association to develop an antidote."
Hearing that, Li Cheng nodded. He knew that the zombies in the Misty Forest were a continuous mission that involved a lot of things.
"Sir Ryder, give me the Mission Book of the church. I'll go underground to investigate it."
Ryder immediately frowned. If he gave the mission book to Li Cheng, he would have nothing to do. Li Cheng knew what Ryder was thinking, but he was not worried.
"Sir Ryder, without mentioning Doris, you won't even be able to defend against the Dark Elves with your current military strength. Think about it carefully."
Doris was the Queen of Poison. Ryder's face was extremely gloomy. He naturally knew that Li Cheng was right but he was just unwilling to accept it.
After hesitating for a long time, Ryder still sighed and handed the mission book to Li Cheng.
"Knight Netherworld, I hope you can investigate it successfully. I'll wait for you here."
He could naturally see how powerful Li Cheng's troops were. If Li Cheng was sent, the chances of completing the mission would be countless times smoother. When Li Cheng received the parchment that Ryder handed over, the system notification rang.
"Ding, dong, you've obtained the Missions Book of the Church of Light. Do you wish to accept the mission?"
"Yes!"
"Ding, dong, congratulations on successfully accepting the SSS-class mission, source of the virus!"
With excitement, Li Cheng opened the mission panel.
[Source of the virus (SSS-level)]
[Mission description: The Church of light attaches great importance to the zombies in the Misty Forest. They hope that you can discover the source.]
[Mission Difficulty: 3,000,000]
[Mission Nature: the only hidden one.]
[Mission content: discover the source of the virus in the Misty Forest.]
[Mission reward: unknown]
An SSS-class mission with a difficulty of three million?
Li Cheng's pupils were constricted. A mission with a difficulty of one million was already very difficult. Usually, the final Boss would be an Epic-grade one, but this mission was actually an SSS-class mission with a difficulty of three million?
Moreover, the quest went straight underground. After thinking for a long time, Li Cheng muttered to himself, "F*ck, I'm going all out!"
After making up his mind, Li Cheng used his scouting ability to observe the situation of the entire Church of Light branch.
[Church of Light's Seventh Knights' small stronghold]
[Current military strength: 1 knight, 3,000 low-level Templar Knights (Level 3)]
[Defense structure: city wall of Light (Epic-grade)]
[Other structures: Church Tent, canteen, training ground...]
[Food Storage: 100,000]
"This..."
Li Cheng shook his head. The situation in the stronghold was a little bleak. Other than the Epic-grade city wall, both military strength and food were pitifully scarce.
Li Cheng sighed and was about to leave when a few Templar Knights rushed forward and asked, "Sir Netherworld, do you need our help?"
As a Knight, Li Cheng could command 50 Templar Knights.
However, Li Cheng shook his head and said, "You guys just stay here."
It was not that Li Cheng looked down on these Templar Knights, but their levels were just too low.
They were only level 3 soldiers. What were they doing here? Were they trying to slow him down?
After rejecting the Templar Knights' suggestion, Li Cheng left the stronghold. Lillian had been waiting outside for a long time and was already anxious. When she saw Li Cheng come out unharmed, she heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alright, let's move out. The target's underground!" Li Cheng waved his hand.
"Yes!" the Frost Marksmen agreed in unison. However, Lillian's expression was a little grave.
Underground. That was the gathering place of red-named monsters. Even if it was just a bug, it would still be the same.
However, as Li Cheng was the Lord, Lillian naturally could not question his decision. She could only pray that this operation would go smoothly.
Not long after, an abandoned hut appeared before Li Cheng's eyes.
His eyes lit up. They had arrived at their destination. With his memories from his previous life, he knew that there was a thick secret door in the backyard of the hut. Below the secret door was the underground world.
Boom!
Lillian chopped the thick stone slab into pieces with a swing of her sword. A three-meter wide tunnel appeared in front of everyone.
Li Cheng did not hesitate and entered the tunnel first. His troops followed closely behind. The tunnel was very long, without any light, and the floor under his feet was irregular. There were all kinds of bumps and it was very painful to walk on.
Li Cheng walked for a long time. He could feel that the direction was going downward and the altitude was constantly dropping.
After walking for a full 20 minutes, the sound of a system notification suddenly rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, congratulations to the player for discovering the hidden map to the underground world. As the first player to discover this area, the reward is two hundred reputation points!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on triggering a ten thousand times amplification. You've received an additional two million reputation points!
"Ding, dong, there are countless evil creatures in the underground world. They'll attack any living creature they encounter. Be careful!
"Ding, dong, a warm reminder..."
Hearing the notifications ringing in his ears one after another, Li Cheng let out a long sigh. He had finally arrived. It was really a damned place.
He raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but all he saw was pitch-black darkness. The sky above his head was not the sky, but thick rocks. There were some glowing rocks embedded in them which slightly illuminated the entire place.
Li Cheng thought for a moment and ordered, "Lillian, release the Shadow of the Mist."
Hearing that, Lillian nodded. She raised her slender arm and waved it gently. Then, the entire army was instantly enveloped in light gray mist.
Unless one was at the Immortal level, they would not be able to clearly see what lay behind the mist. In this dangerous underground world, even Li Cheng had to be careful.
However, Li Cheng's lips curled into a strange smile.
"Since I've come to the underground world, it seems that I can complete the Lord's mission."
Li Cheng led his troops in a direction. As he had memories from his previous life, he was not very clear about the follow-up to the mission. He could only take it one step at a time and find a living creature first.
A few minutes later, Li Cheng encountered an underground creature—a goblin.
Actually, there were also these small things in the surface world, but they were relatively rare. The goblin's nest was underground and a large number of goblins were gathered here. In front of Li Cheng was a medium-sized goblin tribe.
At this moment, countless dirty goblins were shuttling between them. Li Cheng immediately cast a scouting spell over.
[Medium-sized Goblin tribe]
[Description: The Goblin tribe that lives underground excavates ores without rest.]
[Enemies: 500,000 Goblin Warriors (Level 2) , 100,000 goblin absenteeism (Level 3) , 30,000 goblin catapults (Level 5)]
Chapter 14
With a population of 600,000, not to mention the new server, even after a month, there might not be many players who could take down this tribe.
Although they were only level two or level three monsters, they were underground. The monsters had all sorts of buffs and their attributes increased in all aspects. They were far from comparable to living above ground.
Especially the level five goblin catapults. They were simply a nightmare for players. These catapults threw explosives, and every time, they would explode. Their power was extremely terrifying. However, in front of Li Cheng, these goblins were just the target of the quest.
"Crush them immediately!" Li Cheng waved his hand and ordered.
In an instant, the sky was covered by a rain of arrows. Countless arrows shimmering with ice crystals fell from the sky, killing the goblins who had not reacted yet. The system notification began to sound frantically.
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed ten thousand level two goblins. Obtained three thousand experience points. Successfully triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Your troops have obtained thirty million experience points. You've received thirty thousand experience points!
"Ding, dong...
"Ding, dong, your level has reached the upper limit, experience points have overflowed!
"Ding, dong, your First Marksmen have reached the upper limit of their level, experience points have overflowed!
"Ding, dong..."
...
"Ding, dong, player's Heart of Massacre has obtained three billion slaughter points!
"Ding, dong, congratulations! The Player's Heart of Massacre has been successfully repaired in its first stage!"
Under the attacks of Li Cheng's troops, the goblins fell. This was a one-sided massacre.
Even so, there were still goblins who charged at them fearlessly and tried to attack Li Cheng's troops, but it was a pity.
The Goddess of Wind totem combined with the effect of Heart of Massacre made the Frost Marksmen's combat strength extremely terrifying. Their slender little arms sent arrows flying like phantoms. Even the arrows seemed to connect together. These arrows mercilessly pierced through their heads, but Li Cheng did not care about the outcome of the battle. There was no doubt that they would crush the Goblin tribe. Instead, he checked the attributes of his Heart of Massacre.
[Heart of Massacre (Mythical-grade)(damaged)]
[Description: A powerful divine weapon that was born at the beginning of Heaven and earth. It was completely damaged in the Battle of the Gods. People who have tried to repair it for 10,000 years have failed.]
[Grade: Mythical (Level 3)]
[Level: 1]
[Type: hero equipment (only limited to Lords)]
[Location: Necklace]
[Effects:]
[1. All units deal 300% damage.]
[2. All units will receive slaughter points when they kill an enemy.]
[Repair Progress (0/20 billion)]
What was going on? The repair had not been completed yet? Li Cheng was slightly surprised.
The announcement earlier clearly stated that the repair was successful. Could it be that it was only one stage of the repair and there was a next stage of repair?
This was too exaggerated. If this was given to other players, just the first stage alone would require 10 billion slaughter points to repair. Yet, there was a second stage now? Not to mention, the requirements were a doubling of 20 billion points.
Li Cheng was truly shocked, but he was only a little shocked. He was not worried that he would not be able to repair it. After all, he had a 10,000-times amplification system. Even if he doubled it in the next stage, he would be able to repair it successfully.
After more than 10 minutes, the battle finally calmed down. The remaining goblins had already begun to flee. After all, no matter how fearless they were, absolute strength was useless in front of them. 𝒍𝓲𝙗𝒓𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝙘𝒐𝓶
Greed and cowardice were the synonyms of goblins. Lillian swung her sword forward.
A dark gray sword aura exploded and the remaining goblins fell. They were goblins with bombs in their hands and they were the goblins' last line of defense—level 5 soldiers, goblin catapults.
Some of the goblin catapults were still unwilling to give up. They threw the bombs in their hands desperately before they died.
However, the damage of these bombs could not even break the defenses of the Frost Marksmen. Not long after, the system notification rang again.
"Ding, dong, one Territory Quest has been completed!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on becoming a level one Lord!
"World Announcement. Player Netherworld has successfully passed the Territory Quest and become the first level one Lord. Reward, ten thousand gold coins, and ten territory expansion coupons!"
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times increase. The reward is one million gold coins and one hundred thousand territory expansion coupons!
"Ding, dong, the second stage of Heart of Massacre has been repaired!
"Ding, dong, the third stage of Heart of Massacre has been repaired!]
"Ding, dong, you've killed a corresponding number of goblins. You've received the Bronze-grade title Goblin Slayer!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times increase. You've obtained the Epic-grade title Evil Nemesis!
"Ding, dong, your hero, Shadow Princess Lillian, has leveled up. Currently, she's level twenty!
"Ding, dong, your hero,Shadow Princess Lillian, has reached the maximum level. Please breakthrough as soon as possible and unlock the new level."
This time, the players were much calmer. After all, they had been shocked three times and they were starting to feel a little numb after the fourth time.
[He even needs to announce such a thing? Since the Netherworld boss is so powerful, he must be the level 1 Lord.]
[Haha, I remember someone from the Light Guild saying that they wanted to become the first level 1 Lord. Where is he? He must be dumbfounded.]
[D*mn, I can't even mine iron ore, and I can't even level up my territory to a bottleneck. How did the Netherworld boss do it?]
[ Netherworld Boss, bring me along. This game's really difficult. It's so hard to kill Wild Monsters.]
[Yeah, Netherworld Boss, I really want to be your underling. Bring me along.]
Compared to the indifference of the ordinary players, the professional players were truly shocked.
This time, they finally realized how big the gap between themselves and Netherworld was. Becoming a level one Lord meant that their territory had already reached level 10.
They could not even gather enough resources to level up to level 10. They were certain that, at least for today, no one would be able to become a level two Lord.
This gap...was too big.
Hearing the sound of a system notification ringing in his ears, Li Cheng calmly accepted it. In less than half an hour, he had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of goblins. His experience points had long since exploded and he had reached a bottleneck.
Lillian was the same. Every 20 levels of a hero was a bottleneck. If one wanted to break through, they could only use the hero breakthrough stone. Some high-level heroes even needed some special materials or to complete special missions. As for the hero breakthrough stone, there were not many sources for it. Most of them came from the shops of the major forces, such as the Church of light, which sold the breakthrough stones.
"It seems that after the mission's over, I need to go to the main city to buy some breakthrough stones..."
Chapter 15
The Heart of Massacre had once again completed two stages of repair, and Li Cheng began to check its attributes.
The Heart of Massacre had already become a level four Mythical-grade equipment, and the true damage bonus to the troops had already reached 325%.
To be honest, this number had truly shocked Li Cheng. All the troops had more than three times the true damage. Even if someone said that this was a piece of Immortal-grade equipment, he would believe it.
Moreover, the Heart of Massacre had yet to be fully repaired. However, the slaughter points needed for the Heart of Massacre's next stage of repair had already reached a trillion.
Li Cheng did some calculations. Under the 10,000-times amplification system, he would need to kill at least 100 million units to complete this mission. However, Li Cheng was confident and looked at the other rewards.
[Territory acceleration coupon] 𝓁𝑖𝒷𝑟𝘦𝒶𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝘮
[Effect: after use, increases territory expansion speed by 100. Lasts for one day.]
...
In Tribe, the speed of territory expansion was very slow and the methods were limited.
Normally, one would level up their territory. Every time they leveled up, if there was a space around them, they could occupy it. The other way was for the territory to expand automatically. However, this speed would be very slow.
At this time, the effect of the acceleration coupon would be effective. With a hundred times the speed, in just a few days, the increase in the territory area would exceed that of normal players.
The other loot was the Epic-grade title.
[Nemesis of Evil (Epic)]
[Description: this title will record your glorious deeds of fighting against evil. Therefore, any evil person who sees you will feel a chill go down their spine.]
[Grade: only hidden.]
[Effect: deals 100% damage to all evil forces.]
"Ah, this... This attribute..."
Li Cheng was shocked. As expected of an Epic-grade title. This attribute simply explosive?
It was actually an increase in damage percentage, and it even doubled the damage. If such a tool or equipment was sold, it would definitely be at a sky-high price.
After all, in the entire lost continent, the evil forces were still extremely huge. Normal monsters belonged to the evil forces.
This was also the player's biggest enemy. In the later versions of the game, they also had to fight against the evil forces.
Other than a few players who would join the evil forces, most of them still hated the evil forces.
However, Li Cheng did not have such a plan. After his rebirth, he only had one thing in mind, and that was to become stronger! He was undefeatable!
As for good and evil, they would not be able to withstand a single blow in the face of absolute strength!
Closing his interface, Li Cheng gathered his emotions and began to deal with the matter at hand. Looking at the goblin tribe in the distance, Li Cheng knew that there was no suspense in this operation.
Although the remaining goblins could escape through the underground tunnel, Li Cheng was not worried at all. These scattered goblins would not be able to achieve anything.
Lillian rode over on the tall Night Demon. "Reporting to the Lord, some goblins want to surrender."
"Hm?" Li Cheng was a little surprised. These goblins were so shameless. Did they have no bottom line?
He looked behind Lillian, and countless heads came out of the tunnel with dirt on their faces.
The system prompt rang in Li Cheng's ear, "Ding, dong, thirty-four thousand five hundred and sixty level two Goblin Warriors and thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty-eight level three Goblin Miners would like to join your territory. Will you accept?"
Li Cheng was silent for a moment. These goblins were just trash level two soldiers, but the goblins were alright. They had special gathering skills and they could gain bonus points when gathering resources.
Should he accept them?
Li Cheng's current population limit was 2,000. Even if he reached level 20, the limit would only be 22,000.
If he accepted all of them, the population would definitely exceed the limit. After thinking for a while, Li Cheng directly ordered, "Lillian, kill the Goblin Warriors and leave the Goblins Miners."
His voice was calm. Such a thing was understandable. There was no need to accept low-level soldiers.
Lillian did not have any objections to this. She nodded and replied. Then, she commanded the Frost Marksmen to shoot.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
After the sky was filled with arrows, a large number of Goblin Warriors fell.
"Ding, dong, you've obtained thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty-eight level three Goblin Miners!
"Ding, dong, your population has reached the upper limit. You cannot continue recruiting.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on successfully clearing out the medium-sized Goblin tribe. You've obtained fifty thousand gold coins, one thousand stones, thirty thousand wood, six thousand iron ores, and two million five hundred thousand food!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on triggering the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained five billion gold coins, ten billion stones, three billion wood, sixty billion iron ores, and twenty-five billion food!"
...
Li Cheng felt refreshed once again. Just a medium-sized Goblin tribe had allowed him to obtain billions of resources.
This feeling...was too great.
60 billion iron ores and 25 billion food was enough for Li Cheng to use for a long time.
After all, resources like iron ores and food were difficult to obtain, and these resources were directly distributed to Li Cheng's territory.
Otherwise, Li Cheng would not have been able to transport them back. It had to be said...war was the fastest way to obtain resources.
After thinking for a while, Li Cheng turned his gaze to the trembling Goblin Miners.
After asking, Li Cheng learned about the situation nearby. A few kilometers away, there was a large Dark Elf city with a population of several billion.
It was not something Li Cheng could afford to provoke at the moment. From the goblin, Li Cheng also learned that the Dark Elves seemed to be building a mysterious altar recently which required a large amount of iron ores. This was also why the goblins were crazily digging for ore.
"This altar should be our destination. Let's go," Li Cheng ordered.
Lillian waved her small hand and the entire army was once again enveloped by the Shadow of the Mist. This time, Li Cheng's army included the Goblin Miners, so the size of the army was unusually large.
At the same time, a strange altar was emitting a terrifying black glow. Around the altar, there were many white human skulls.
In the center of the altar, there were countless figures in dark green robes. Also in the corners of the altar were a few slender figures in dark green robes, hiding in the darkness.
However, the auras that these figures emitted were quite holy and seemed to be out of place with the surrounding atmosphere.
A figure in a long robe gripped the staff in his hand and gritted his teeth as he said firmly, "Fellow Daoists, whether or not we can save the goddess will depend on us!"
Chapter 16
"Yes. Please, give the order, Saintess!"
On the other side, Li Cheng was rushing to the location described by the goblins.
Suddenly, Li Cheng seemed to sense something. He raised his hand to signal for the troops to stop. His soul sensed a cold feeling nearby, like the white moonlight sprinkled in the night.
"Who is it?!" Li Cheng frowned slightly.
This feeling was very familiar to him, someone who had memories from his previous life. It was the aura of a God!
A certain God was watching him.
In the next moment, a soft female voice that sounded like a whisper resounded in Li Cheng's mind.
"Hero of the alternate world, can you help me? My believers need to be saved, and the reward I'll give you will be very generous!"
"Oh? Do you have believers that need to be saved?" Li Cheng raised his eyebrows.
"That's right, hero from another world, the reward I can give you is very generous."
The gentle female voice seemed to have predicted that Li Cheng would help her, but Li Cheng did not follow the usual pattern.
Instead, he said, "Lady Goddess, I'm a little busy. Go find someone else."
The female voice seemed to fall into silence.
She seemed to be shocked by Li Cheng's rude behavior. On the lost continent, Gods were the most supreme existences, worshiped by countless mortals.
This little level 10 Lord actually dared to reject her?
After a long time, the gentle female voice came back to her senses. She had no other choice. The Li Cheng before her was her last hope.
Apart from Li Cheng, no one else could save her believers.
Hence, she could only suppress the anger in her heart and say, "Lord of the other world, I'm the Goddess of the Moon Dance, Trelafany."
After hearing this name, Li Cheng's pupils shrunk. It was actually her...
Trelafany. This name was too familiar to Li Cheng. The humans on the lost continent are usually called Trelafany the Moon Dance Goddess, Goddess of the Moon Dance, or the Goddess of the Moon.
From the memories of his previous life, he was very certain that about two years later, Trelafany would be the key figure in the new version of Tribe's Moonlight Dance.
Trelafany was the only kind-hearted God among the Dark Elves. As the Moon Dance Goddess, she had always been teaching her followers to live in harmony with the various races, and she herself had always followed this principle.
At that time, in the Moonlight Dance version, the evil Goddess of Darkness had joined forces with the many evil Gods of the underground world to launch a counterattack on the surface, destroying the kind-hearted camps that were still trapped in a state of mutual deception.
It was Trelafany who did not hesitate to sacrifice her own life to fight against the Goddess of Darkness. She successfully repelled the army led by the Goddess of Darkness. This gave the entire army on the surface a chance to catch their breaths.
Therefore, Trelawny Became the most popular Goddess in the hearts of many players.
However, all of this happened a few years later. Now, it seemed that Trelafany had been plotted against by the Goddess of Poison and was seriously injured.
At this time, she could not leave her place of residence and could not contact her followers. Li Cheng recalled the details in his memory. He was a little confused as to how Trelafany Had found him.
After thinking for a while, Li Cheng asked the question burning in his heart.
"I communicated with you through the shadow world. The Shadow of the Mist released by your subordinates is a method of communication with the shadow world."
Li Cheng nodded. Only then did he understand the reason. Since it was Trelafanywho was asking for help, he still had to help her.
Li Cheng had always maintained respect for this Moon Dance Goddess.
Of course, he would not let go of the great benefits that Trelafanyhad mentioned.
"Goddess Trelafany, since you've spoken, I'll accept this mission," Li Cheng replied.
At this moment, Trelafany finally let out a sigh of relief. She was a little afraid that Li Cheng would reject her. If he did, she would have no chance to save her believers.
The system notification rang in Li Cheng's ear.
"Ding, dong, Moon Dance Goddess Trelafany has given you the quest Save the Saintess trapped on the altar. Do you accept it?"
Li Cheng did not hesitate and replied in his heart, 'I accept.'
"Ding, dong, congratulations, you've successfully received the SSS-class quest Save the Saintess trapped on the altar."
[Save the Saintess trapped on the altar]
[Quest description: As the Moon Dance Goddess' believers are trapped in a crisis, Trelafany requests you to save her believers.]
[Quest Nature: only hidden.]
[Quest Difficulty: 2,000,000]
[Quest content: ensure the survival of Goddess Trelafany's believers (100/50)]
[Quest reward: gold coins +1,000,?Moon Dance Goddess's blessing (beginner), Moon Dance Cloak (Epic)]
It was another SSS-class quest! It was no wonder Li Cheng was shocked. In Tribe, even S-class quests were extremely rare.
SSS-class quests were even harder to come by, yet he received two of them in one day.
Moreover, the quests overlapped. This meant that he could complete two quests at the same time, achieving twice the results with half the effort. On top of that, the rewards given by Trelafanywere not bad.
Although the gold coins were not much, it was considered a very generous amount to ordinary players. Gold coins were not of much use to Li Cheng, but he valued the other two rewards more.
The basic Moon Dance Goddess's blessing was a blessing from a God, and it was extremely powerful and difficult to obtain.
Lillian's voice suddenly rang, "Reporting to Lord, a large building has been discovered ahead."
Li Cheng nodded to indicate that he knew. This should be the Poison Goddess' altar.
He looked up and saw a rather majestic altar-building standing in front of him. The pillars in front of the altar were more than 10 meters tall, almost connecting to the rocky ground above his head.
The altar was surrounded by densely packed human skulls, emitting a strange dark green light. It was extremely terrifying.
Li Cheng's troops were shrouded in mist, so outsiders could not see what was going on beneath it. However, the appearance of the mist still attracted the attention of many people in front of the altar.
A few small teams that looked like Dark Elves were patrolling around the altar.
Li Cheng naturally recognized these little elves. They were Dark Elf Scouts, level four soldiers.
Judging from the looks of these elves, their levels were not low. They should be around level 10. Before Li Cheng could think, the sound of a system notification rang in his ears. 𝓁𝑖𝑏𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Ding, dong, Moon Dance Goddess' followers are under attack. Current number of surviving followers is ninety-nine out of fifty!
"Ding, dong, Moon Dance Goddess' followers are under attack. Current number of surviving followers is ninety-seven out of fifty!
"Ding, dong..."
The number of Moon Dance Goddess' followers was rapidly decreasing. Li Cheng was a little anxious.
The mission was to save at least 50 followers, or else he would fail.
Chapter 17
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not dare to hesitate and immediately ordered his troops to attack. His strategy was very simple—let the Goblin Miners go up first while the Frost Marksmen attacked from behind.
Ever since the Goblin Miners had submitted to him, they had enjoyed all kinds of ridiculous bonuses. Therefore, they were not weak at all and could not be underestimated.
Faced with the sudden attack, the Dark Elves were shocked. However, seeing that only a few goblins were charging at them, the Dark Elves felt relieved.
"I thought it was some powerful monster. It's just a small goblin. How dare it attack our altar? It's simply reckless."
However, not long after their disdain, countless arrows that were flashing with blue light shot through the sky and covered the entire evil altar. The Dark Elves instantly suffered heavy casualties.
Li Cheng knew that time was of the essence. Saving the believers of the Goddess of the Moon Dance was the key. Therefore, he did not care about the enemies coming in from all directions. Instead, he charged straight into the inner part of the altar. He had to find the believers of Trelafany first. Only then, could he be at ease.
Being 10 times faster, the entire army advanced at a rapid speed. As for the Goblin Miners, Li Cheng did not care about their lives at all. Under the disbelieving gazes of the Dark Elves, Li Cheng led the army and instantly disappeared at the entrance of the altar.
The Dark Elves widened their eyes. They were all elves, how could they run so fast? They must be cheating.
In less than a minute, Li Cheng heard the sounds of fighting coming from the front. He quickened his pace and soon arrived in front of them. In front of him was a group of Dark Elves surrounded by green-robed men.
Li Cheng's eyes lit up. It seemed to be them. He immediately ordered, "Lillian, release the Frost Arrow Rain!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh
The Arrow Rain that was attached to the ice crystals instantly formed a large net, devouring all their enemies. Everyone was stunned.
Then, these beautiful female Dark Elves quickly approached Li Cheng. As soon as they approached, he could hear them chattering, "Human, who are you? Why do you have the aura of the Moon Dance Goddess on you?
"Could you be the reinforcements sent by the Moon Dance Goddess?"
Li Cheng had just finished communicating with the Moon Dance Goddess, so he had her aura on him. As the believers of the Goddess, they were naturally sensitive to this kind of aura.
Therefore, they sensed it at the first moment. Hearing the chattering in his ears, Li Cheng's head was ringing a little. After taking a deep breath, he said to the girls around him, "Which one of you is in charge?"
Hearing this, a girl in a silver-white robe walked out. She weakly replied, "Hello, human. I'm Luna, the Saintess of the Moon Dance Church."
Li Cheng nodded and said, "Keep an eye on your people. Don't let them get hurt again."
Luna quickly nodded and agreed.
At this time, Li Cheng let out a sigh of relief. There were still 78 believers. He could complete the mission.
At this moment, he still had some lingering fear in his heart. If he had arrived a few moments later, he was afraid that he would have to collect the corpses of these believers.
Suddenly, a sinister voice was heard, "Human, you actually dared to come underground and disrupt the sacrificial ceremony? Pay the price!"
The moment the sinister voice rang, the troops at the altar quickly left the battlefield. A few figures dressed in pitch-black robes walked out from within, followed closely by countless troops.
Compared to the previous troops, these people were clearly more elite. Their eyes were filled with a cold murderous aura.
Li Cheng frowned slightly. He casually cast a scouting spell and the system displayed the stats of these people.
[Venomancer Andre (Legendary)]
[Description: the manager of the Poisonous Church. Blessed by the Goddess of Poison. Extremely terrifying strength.]
[Grade: Legendary (Level 2)]
[Level: 20]
[HP: 200,000,000/200,000,000]
[Physical/magic attack: 30,000]
[Defense: 3,000]
[Skills: advanced poison resistance, poison infection, Poison Mist.]
[Poison Church's Fourth Legion]
[Description: The Poison Church's Fourth Legion is extremely active and evil on the continent. It has been jointly resisted by various major church organizations.]
[Enemies: 100,000 Poison Archers (level 8) , 10,000 Poison Priests (level 9)]
"Huh?" Li Cheng frowned. It was actually a legendary Boss!
The 2,000,000 difficulty quest was indeed not that simple. It actually had a legendary Boss that had to be defeated in the end.
Moreover, there were also two followers who were obviously Epic Bosses. The rest of the Poison Church's Fourth Legion were obviously elites among the elites.
In total, there were more than 100,000 level eight soldiers and three big Bosses.
Such a combination of strength was invincible in the early stages of the game. After Li Cheng understood this, he did not rush to run away.
Although normal players would have run away in a situation like this, was Li Cheng a normal player?
Obviously not.
Although the Boss in front of them was a Legendary Boss, it was a Boss that was mass-produced by the Poison Church. All of them had used lethal poisons to forcefully increase their strength. On the surface, such a Boss seemed to be very powerful. However, it was actually just a good-for-nothing Boss with a strong appearance.
Their common characteristics were their high grades, low levels, low HP's, and low defenses. Moreover, from the looks of it, their lifespans seemed to be extremely low.
Without Li Cheng's help, this legendary Boss would die on their own within a month. This was the Church of Poison.
In terms of the number of Legendary Bosses, they were among the best in the entire continent. However, their quality...was really not worth mentioning.
The other churches could easily defeat dozens of these Legendary-grade powerhouses.
At the same time, the Legendary-grade Boss in front of them began to emit a dark green mist. A halo appeared under the feet of all the surrounding units.
[Toxic Halo]
[Effect: all Allied units will deal 3,000 poison damage when they attack.]
A cold voice came from the dark green mist. "Lowly human, I'll give you a chance. As long as you swear allegiance to our Goddess, I can introduce you to the Church!"
"Ding, dong, Legendary Venomancer Andre invites you to join the Church of Poison. Do you agree?"
[System notification: after joining the Church of Poison, your faction will become an evil faction. You will lose your knighthood in the Temple of Light.] 𝑙𝑖𝘣𝓇𝑒𝒶𝘥.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Li Cheng was stunned for a moment. The system notification almost made him laugh.
Join the Church of Poison? Did this legendary Boss think that the Church of Poison was something amazing? He actually invited him to join them.
Could it be possible that he would abandon his position as a God-approved Knight of the Church of Light and run off to mingle with these rotten fish and prawns?
Li Cheng could not help but laugh and taunted, "Join you guys? Actually, if you think about it, it's also possible..."
When the three Bosses of the Poison Church heard this, their eyes lit up. They were not blind, so they could naturally see that Li Cheng was leading an elite troop.
If they could get Li Cheng to join them, he would naturally be an excellent helper. On the other hand, the Trelafany troops were all nervous.
Li Cheng...would not agree, right?
Chapter 18
However, Li Cheng quickly said with a cheap look, "But... Your Goddess Doris is really too ugly. Trelafany's still the prettiest, so I'm sorry, but I don't want to join you."
As soon as Li Cheng finished his words, the faces of the Bosses of the Poison Church changed drastically. They roared in disgust as if they had just eaten a fly.
"What? Kid, you're courting death!"
"You dare to insult the Goddess of Poison?! You're finished!"
"You stupid kid, have you had enough of living!?"
Hearing the arrogant roars in his ears, Li Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. Without wasting any more words, he ordered his subordinates to attack.
Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh!
Arrows that flickered with ice crystals poured down like mercury. The small arms of the Frost Marksmen turned into countless afterimages.
With the boost from the 10 times attack speed, they were already incredibly fast. In just a few seconds, the HP bar of the legendary Boss had already dropped by more than half.
Andre did not have time to react. Li Cheng's team was simply too fast.
His expression changed abruptly. He quickly raised the weapon in his hand, wanting to resist. At this moment, Li Cheng almost laughed out loud.
This was because a slow progress bar appeared under Andre's health bar.
Looking at how Andre was mumbling, this guy was actually standing still as he started to cast a spell. Moreover, his reading was as slow as a snail.
Li Cheng was stunned by this operation. This Andre was too stupid.
Under such circumstances, he started reading?
Another few seconds passed without any chance given to their opponent. Under the terrifying firepower of the Frost Marksmen, Andre's health bar disappeared instantly. A system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed a Legendary Boss. Obtained two hundred million experience points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained two trillion experience points. You've obtained two billion experience points.
"Ding, dong, you've reached the upper limit of your level. Your experience points have overflowed!
"World Announcement: Player Netherworld has successfully killed a Legendary Boss. As the first player to kill a legendary Boss on the continent, you're hereby awarded one Legendary Mystery Box and two hundred thousand reputation points! 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇ℯ𝑎𝒹.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained one Mythical Mystery Box and two hundred thousand reputation points!"
At this moment, the believers of Trelafany were all dumbfounded. What had happened?
Were they not invited to join the Poison Church earlier? Why did they suddenly kill Andre?
This was a Legendary Boss! Instantly killed?
On the other hand, Li Cheng did not care at all. He ordered his troops to attack the other two small Bosses.
These two Epic Bosses were even worse. They were instantly drowned in a sea of arrows and were blasted into pieces.
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed the Poison Church's Epic Poison Priest. Obtained twenty million experience points.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained two hundred million experience points! Obtained two billion experience points!
'World Announcement. Player Netherworld has successfully killed an Epic Boss. As the first player to kill an Epic Boss on the continent, you're hereby awarded one Epic Mystery Box and ten reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received one Legendary Mystery Box and one hundred thousand reputation points!"
After effortlessly killing one of the Epic Bosses, Li Cheng's gaze shifted to the other Boss.
"Oh my god!" The surviving Boss was obviously frightened. He quickly commanded his subordinates to attack Li Cheng.
He also took out a bottle that contained a dark green potion and smashed it on the ground. In an instant, the entire troop was enveloped by the dark green mist.
[Toxic Smoke (Legendary)]
[Item Description: A high-level smoke bomb developed by the Church of Poison. It is extremely toxic and can provide high evasive effects for the members of the Church of Poison.]
[Item Effect:]
[1. The enemy in the fog will receive 20,000 poison damage every second.]
[2. All members of the Church of Poison will have a 90% increase in their own dodging ability.]
Li Cheng did not expect that this surviving Epic Boss would actually bring out a Legendary bomb which increased the dodging ability of the entire army by 90%.
They only had a 10% hit rate. This was the nemesis of the average A-type army.
However, it was a pity that this had no effect on Li Cheng.
His Unable to Dodge attribute could ignore any effects of the enemy. Even with a 100% chance of dodging, he could still hit the target.
There was no need for Li Cheng to say anything. The Frost Marksmen immediately started shooting. In the next moment, the Epic Boss was shocked. "Impossible! We already dodged ninety percent of the attacks. How does he hit the target every time?
"Ah!" With a wail, the last Epic Boss fell to the ground.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations! You've killed the Epic Poison Church's Poison Priest. Obtained twenty million experience points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained two hundred million experience points. Obtained two billion experience points!"
Boom! The world announcement rang once again. It was hard to remember how many times it had rung. The players of Tribe were once again dumbfounded. They were many times stronger than before.
[F *ck! The first shot at killing a legendary Boss and Epic Boss are gone at the same time!]
[I beg of you, someone please tell me what happened. Could this Netherworld really be killing monsters?]
[The officials said that an Epic Boss would require at least a thousand players to defeat it. What's going on?]
[Netherworld, who the hell is this?!]
[ Netherworld, boss, you're amazing. Please, take us with you.]
At the same time, another world announcement rang.
"Dawn Guild player Adam has successfully killed a Normal Boss. As the first player to kill a Normal Boss on the continent, I hereby award you one Normal Mystery Box!"
However, the world announcement was much quieter this time. It only rang once, and the chat channel was filled with mocking laughter.
[Hahaha, what's this? Dawn has killed a normal Boss? I'm dying of laughter. Can a small Boss like this trigger the world announcement?]
[Hello everyone, I'm Netherworld. Dawn's Adam has actually killed a normal Boss? I'm holding Legendary equipment. So jealous!]
[Isn't it a little soft? hahaha!]
[By the way, why didn't Netherworld go and get all the first kills of all the bosses?]
[Maybe he doesn't even care about the normal bosses.]
Chapter 19
In the Guild of Dawn, a gigantic lizard fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. There were a few pieces of equipment dropped around it.
However, the red-haired lady who had killed the Boss did not look happy at all. Her eyes were filled with resentment.
"Netherworld...
"Who are you? Why are you so strong?
"Very good, I'm looking forward to your next performance."
Back at Li Cheng's side, he was cleaning up the remaining members of the Church of Poison around the altar. It had to be said that the combination of level sevens and eights still had a lot of lethalities.
Of course, these lethalities were only for the goblins. At this time, there were already casualties among the goblins. Li Cheng's ears kept ringing with all kinds of death notifications.
However, Li Cheng did not feel any heartache at all. The number of enemies that had fallen was twice that of his side. He merely paid some goblins for their sacrifice. It was not a big deal.
As for the Frost Marksmen, he did not lack AOE damage. The battle only lasted 10 minutes before it ended.
The entire altar stronghold was littered with corpses. Apart from a few goblin absentees, most of them were enemies. The Poison Church had already lost at least millions of troops.
However, Li Cheng and his troops had already filled up their experience points. The experience points of these dead enemies had been wasted.
After this battle, there were only about 7,000 Goblin Miners left. However, these remaining goblins had reached the maximum level of level 30.
After dealing with the remaining troops, Li Cheng went to the few dead bosses. After all, they were the first bosses to be killed in the entire server. The items that dropped were definitely not bad. Naturally, Li Cheng would not let them go.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained the spoils of war, ten thousand Legendary Toxic Smoke!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained the spoils of war, one Legendary Toxic Staff!"
The sound of notifications kept ringing in his ears. Li Cheng quickly opened his bag and looked at the rewards this time.
[Toxic Smoke (Legendary) X 10,000 bottles]
[Toxic Staff (Legendary)]
[Platinum soldier pack (Legendary)]
[Toxic Potion (Mission Medicine)]
The spoils of war in his backpack were all gift packs, and they were all Legendaries. The harvest was quite abundant, even Li Cheng was a little shocked.
However, Li Cheng did not have time to carefully check the attributes of these spoils of war for the time being. He could not stay here for long. The Goddess of Poison, Doris, was probably busy attacking Trelafany's headquarters so she had no time to care about this place.
Otherwise, if a God descended, Li Cheng would have nowhere to run. No matter how strong he was now, he had only entered the game for less than a day, so he was no match for a God.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng began to check the quest item he had obtained.
[Toxic Potion]
[Item Description: a tool developed by the Poison Church to spread the plague. It contains a virus that can turn people into zombies!]
[Level: 1]
[Level: Quest Item]
At the same time, a system notification rang.
"Ding, dong, you've reached the target of your quest, Investigate the source of the virus!"
As expected of an SSS-class quest! The requirement to complete the quest was to kill a Legendary Boss.
Li Cheng was once again shocked. Then, he quickly led his troops away from the altar. Lillian waved her small hand gently and the mist appeared once again, enveloping the troops.
After a while, Li Cheng successfully arrived at the connecting point on the ground. He did not plan to stay in the underground world any longer. The intense battle earlier must have been sensed by the other underground forces. At this moment, the system notification suddenly rang again.
"Ding, dong, your quest, Save the Saintess in the altar, has been completed!
"Ding, dong, you've received the quest reward of twenty thousand gold coins, the beginner level Blessing of the Moon Dance Goddess, and an Epic Moon Dance Cloak!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received a quest reward of two hundred million gold coins, Pinnacle level Blessing of the Moon Dance Goddess, and Legendary level nine Moon Dance Cloak!"
"Oh my God!"
Looking at the reward, Li Cheng could not help but have a big question mark in his heart.
However, before he could think about it carefully, an extremely cool feeling rose in his soul. This feeling soaked his entire body from inside out. At this moment, his entire body was enveloped in a cool, refreshing, and holy light.
Not long after, the light gradually faded away and a new skill appeared in Li Cheng's skill pane.
[Blessing of the Moon Dance Goddess (Pinnacle)]
[Skill description: the highest level of blessing that Goddess of the Moon Dance can bestow. Only the person closest to the Goddess of the Moon Dance can obtain it.]
[Effects:]
[1. With the highest level of authority in the Moon Dance Church, all believers of the Goddess of the Moon Dance will listen to your orders. Loyalty and morale of all the troops under her banner will be maxed out.]
[2. The winner will become the spokesperson of the Moon Dance Goddess in the main plane. Every action of the winner will represent the Moon Dance Goddess (the attitude of the other gods toward you may change).]
[3. Under moonlight, all units of your troops will gain attack power +100%, Defense +100%, movement Speed +100%, and Attack Speed +100%.]
[4. Other than Immortal-grade units, all units will not be able to see all of your personal, troop, hero, and territory information.]
What the f*ck?!
Looking at the newly obtained blessing effect lying in his skill pane, the corners of Li Cheng's mouth began to twitch.
At first glance, the attributes of this blessing were not bad. As long as there was a moon, the army's abilities would receive an all-around upgrade.
However, with such a powerful attribute boost, it also meant that Li Cheng's body had been marked with... Trelafany's imprint.
Was this not a clear indication that he was now a follower of Trelafany?
Once other Gods saw this imprint, they would naturally take a detour. After all, they were all followers of other Gods, so why would they want to join in on the fun?
However, the problem was that Trelafany was a weakling. There were many levels amongst Gods, and Trelafany... Whether it was her own strength or the size of her army's followers, she was a weakling amongst weaklings.
Of course, Doris, the Goddess of Poison who opposed Trelafany, was not much stronger.
The two of them were like chickens pecking at each other.
"Am I being cheated by the ten thousand times amplification system?" Li Cheng sighed helplessly. 𝓁𝘪𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Originally, it was just a basic blessing, but Li Cheng was able to gain some attribute bonuses.
Although it was not that much, he did not need to become Trelafany's follower, but now...
"Forget it, let nature take its course," Li Cheng sighed and consoled himself.
He did not have any Gods to rely on anyway, so it did not matter.
After thinking for a while, Li Cheng tried to ask, "Trelafany, can you hear me?"
After a long time, no one answered. Li Cheng shook his head and could only give up.
"I'm really unlucky to have such a thing happen to me."
Li Cheng looked at the more than 70 believers that he had just saved. At this moment, Li Cheng was emitting a strong aura of Trelafany.
"It's the Oracle! The one who came to save us is the Oracle. No wonder he's so powerful!"
The Moon Dance Church's believers looked at Li Cheng with fanaticism and piety. Li Cheng shook his head helplessly again. He found the Saintess whom he spoke to before and asked, "You are... Luna, right?"
"Yes, Lord Oracle." Luna nodded immediately, her eyes shining with stars.
"How many people are left in the church now?" Li Cheng asked again.
Chapter 20
This made Luna hesitate for a moment, but she still braced herself and replied, "Reporting to Lord Oracle, ever since the Moon Dance Church was attacked by the Poison Church a month ago, the believers of the Moon Dance Church have all scattered. The only church members that we can still contact now...are these people in front of us."
Li Cheng held his forehead and the corners of his mouth twitched again. Was this not too weak?
What use were these seventy-plus members in front of him?
Li Cheng could not help but sigh. "Alright, I got it. All of you, temporarily join my territory."
"Yes, Lord Oracle." This time, Luna did not hesitate at all and agreed.
The system's voice also rang in Li Cheng's ears. "Ding, dong, congratulations on successfully obtaining S-class hero, Luna, Saintess of the Moon Dance, and seventy-two level nine Moon Dance Mages!
"Ding, dong, Congratulations to you for successfully unlocking the new building, Moon Dance Altar!
"Ding, dong, congratulations to you for accepting a new mission, lost believers!
"Ding, dong, congratulations to you for accepting a new mission, Moon Dance Church's administration!"
This time, Li Cheng was rather satisfied after hearing the system notification in his ears. He did not expect Luna to be an S-class hero.
Although she was only a Gold-grade hero at the moment, since she was an S-class hero, it meant that there was a lot of room for her to grow in the future. In the future, she would be at least an Epic-grade hero.
At the same time, Li Cheng also unlocked a new building and received a new mission. These were the daily missions of the Moon Dance Church.
After all, Li Cheng was already the spokesperson of the Moon Dance Church in the mortal plane, so naturally, everything in the Moon Dance Church had to go according to his arrangements. He opened the mission list.
[Lost believers]
[Mission description: find the lost believers of the Moon Dance Goddess. At the same time, for the safety and development of the church, you need to expand the scale of the church's believers.]
[Mission nature: Limited Role (Netherworld)]
[Mission difficulty: ?]
[Mission content: Recruit Believers for the Moon Dance Church]
[Mission reward: None]
[Moon Dance Church administration]
[Mission description: You have become the spokesperson of Moon Dance Church. You can manage all the affairs of the church.]
[Mission nature: Limited Role (Netherworld)]
[Mission difficulty: ?]
[Mission details: manage the affairs of Moon Dance Church]
[Mission reward: None]
There were no rewards for these two missions. The reason was simple. Li Cheng was already tied to Trelafany. Naturally, he needed to manage all the affairs of Moon Dance Church.
After all, the Moon Dance Church had grown stronger, so his strength and status would naturally rise.
However, was this not the same as treating him as a worker?
What a joke. Without thinking, Li Cheng closed the mission interface.
After closing the mission interface, Li Cheng immediately commanded the troops to march to the surface. They could not stay underground for long. They had just destroyed an altar stronghold of the Poison Church. Who knew when they would come for revenge?
20 minutes later, after passing through a long narrow passage, Li Cheng finally returned to the surface.
It was already night outside. The sky above them was abnormally clear and full of stars. The believers of the Moon Dance Church raised their heads to look at the sky. When they saw the bright and shining moon, they were somewhat stunned.
They had not seen the moon for a long time. Li Cheng did not have the time to be considerate of their mood, so they continued to march forward in a hurry.
Under the cover of the moonlight, Li Cheng's speed was very fast. In a short while, he arrived at the stronghold of the Church of Light. As soon as he entered, Ryder came over to welcome him. "Knight Netherworld, you're back? How's the situation?"
"The mission has been completed. I need to go to the main city now. You don't have to guard this stronghold anymore. Hurry up and return to the main city." Li Cheng cut to the chase and took out the mission item from his backpack.
Ryder's pupils shrink when he sees this. He nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, it seems like a big war will break out in the future."
The Church of Poison was extremely vengeful. Now that Li Cheng had destroyed the altar and killed so many of their members, it would definitely attract revenge. The hundreds of Templar Knights in the stronghold of the Church of Light were no match for him at all.
Ryder clearly understood this logic and immediately ordered the Templar Knights to retreat. Meanwhile, a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears again.
"Ding, dong, your quest, Investigate the source of the virus. has been completed!
"Ding, dong, you've received quest rewards of twenty gold coins, two hundred Church of Light contribution points, one Hero Advancement Stone, and one Epic Sword of Justice!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Obtained two hundred million gold coins, two billion Church of Light contribution points, ten thousand Hero AdvancementStone, and one Mythical-grade level three Justice Verdict!"
After a large wave of system reward notifications, Li Cheng's attention was completely focused on the Hero AdvancementStone. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝙚𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝙤𝙢
This was an extremely rare item. It could be said to be the best of the best. Although there was only a one-word difference between it and the Hero Breakthrough Stone, the effects of the two were worlds apart.
The effect of the Hero AdvancementStone was very simple—it allowed the hero to break through one level.
This was an existence that was on par with an Immortal artifact. With this AdvancementStone, an A-class hero could break through to S-class, and an S-class hero could break through to SS-class.
However, in Li Cheng's memories, only after a few years since the game opened did two Hero AdvancementStones appear in the game.
The rarity of these items could be considered average. However, Li Cheng now had a total of 10,000 of these rare items!
This was a little scary. Fortunately, the effect of the condition of these Hero AdvancementStones was that each hero could only use two at most.
Otherwise, based on Li Cheng's 10,000, he could mass produce SSS-class heroes.
Apart from the Hero AdvancementStones, this mission had increased his contribution points of the Church of Light by two billion points.
This number sounded like a lot, but for Li Cheng who wanted to exchange them for a higher rank, it was still a drop in the bucket.
However, he was not in a hurry for now. What surprised him was the other Godly equipment that he had been rewarded with.
Li Cheng could not even remember how much top-tier equipment he had received. Including the unopened gift boxes and mystery boxes, there were probably a lot of them. He had to find an opportunity to count them all.
Li Cheng thought to himself. Then, he began to return to his territory. The mission to the underground world this time was really fruitful. He had earned five to six billion gold coins.
If all these gold coins were discounted, they could probably be converted into 100 billion in real cash. To be honest, this number was a bit shocking to Li Cheng. He could not help but be speechless.
This money-making speed was too fast, but he was not planning on exchanging it for the time being as the construction of his territory still required a lot of gold coins.
Chapter 21
Tribe was a very expensive game. Apart from gold coins, there were also top-tier equipment.
[Moon Dance Cloak]
[Item Description: Moon Dance Goddess's cloak. It is said that it was made using moonlight.]
[Item Grade: Legendary (level 9)]
[Item Type: hero equipment.]
[Item Level: 20]
[Item Attributes:]
[1. Wearer's defense +3,000, movement speed increased by 100%]
[2. Hidden Moon: the wearer is in stealth mode during the night. Units below Mythical-grade will not be able to detect the wearer. When attacking an enemy, invisibility will be ineffective.]
[3. Moon's Protection: when the wearer is attacked, this attack will be ineffective. Cooldown: 20 minutes.]
...
[Poison staff]
[Item Description: The Poison Goddess' staff. The core gem contains over 10,000 types of poison.]
]Item Grade: Legendary (level 5)]
[Item type: hero's equipment]
[Item Level: 20]
[Attack: 32,000—35,000]
[Attributes:]
[1. Wearer's intelligence +3,000, Spirit +3,000]
[2. Wearer's magic attack +30%]
[3. Poison: all damage is converted to poison damage. Each attack will poison the enemy. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
[4. Poison Domain: releases poison to the surrounding 1,000 yards, poisoning all enemies. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
...
[Justice Verdict]
[Item Description: The weapon of the God of Justice. Deals immeasurable damage to evil forces.]
[Item Grade: Mythical (Level 9)]
[Item type: military equipment]
[Item Level: 1]
[Attributes:]
[1. Attack power of the wearer +30%]
[2. Justice Verdict: when attacking, 10% chance to directly kill the enemy, ineffective against the Boss.]
[3. Lightning Flash: when attacking, deals 20,000 damage to up to 10 enemies regardless of whether it lasts the entire lightning arc or not.]
...
One Legendary equipment after another dazzled Li Cheng. In his previous life, the only Legendary equipment he got was during a large-scale event a few years after the server opened.
It was a street-level item that everyone could exchange for, but now, every single one of his equipment was Legendary with top-tier attributes.
For example, the Moon Dance Cloak could turn someone invisible. In the game, the cloak was an extremely rare component, and the drop rate was usually very low. This Legendary cloak was worthy of its level.
The defense attributes had already reached a shocking 3,000 points. After all, the defense of a level nine soldier was only 1,800 points.
In other words, as long as one wore this cloak, the soldiers below level nine would not even be able to break through their defense. The most ridiculous thing was the third skill of the cloak, which made the wearer immune to attacks.
There was still no restriction on immunity. Li Cheng did not know if he could be immune to the attacks of Immortal-grade units, but it definitely applied to Mythical-grade units.
There was no need to say anything more about the Poison Staff. Its attributes had already exploded and its damage output was instantly maxed out. Moreover, it also had AOE skills. As for the final Legendary equipment, Justice Verdict, it was an extremely rare piece of equipment for soldiers.
In the game, soldiers could also use equipment. This was also to give them more variation in the later stages of the game.
If not, everyone would be a high-level soldier and their stats would be very standardized. It would be very boring to play with.
Hence, the equipment of the soldiers provided a direction for the players to develop their own troops. It could also provide a large number of basic stats for the soldiers.
However, the drop rate of the equipment for soldiers was extremely low, not to mention the equipment for Mythical-grade soldiers. It was an existence that no one had ever seen before.
Justice Verdict increased attack power by 30%, directly increasing the overall damage output of the soldier. The two additional skills were also extremely powerful.
Although the 10% kill effect was ineffective against bosses, it was a huge threat to the Meat Shield soldiers used by the Lords in the later stages.
At that time, the Meat Shield soldiers would become quite tough with their defense and resistance of their soldier equipment.
At this time, the value of the kill effect was displayed. Coupled with Li Cheng's killing intent, it was simply a god-tier weapon!
As for Lightning Flash, it gave the soldiers the ability to use AOE. This powerful effect made it a heaven-defying existence in the later stages.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate at all. He gave the Lightning Flash equipment to the Frost Marksmen. Instantly, a small ball that was spinning non-stop and flashing with lightning appeared behind the elves.
The Frost Marksmen immediately looked at Li Cheng gratefully when they received such powerful equipment. Other than the equipment, there were also 10,000 bottles of Toxic Smoke.
This thing could attack, retreat, and defend. It could be said to be very useful. In the end, there were only a few gift boxes left.
[Exquisite Gift Box (Legendary)]
[Exquisite Gift Box (Legendary)]
[Shining Soldier Pack (Legendary)]
Opening a gift box was a process full of surprises. At the same time, the players loved and hated it. It was because the gift box could only be dropped from the system. There was no other way to obtain it.
As for those that did not have a specific type of gift box, it was possible to obtain the soldier type, material type, and equipment type.
Generally speaking, the items that came out of the gift boxes were slightly lower in quality than the grade of the gift boxes. For example, the chances of obtaining a Mythical-grade weapon from a Mythical-grade gift box was very low, and they were usually Legendary.
However, this was different for Li Cheng. For someone like Li Cheng who had ridiculously high luck and the existence of this 10,000-times amplification system, the items that came out would definitely be top-notch.
Li Cheng could not wait to open the three gift boxes one by one.
"Ding, dong, you've opened the Legendary Exquisite Gift Box. At the same time, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received the Legendary level nine Goddess of Life's Sigh!
"Ding, dong, you've opened the Mythical-grade Exquisite Gift Box. At the same time, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You have received the SSS-class Forbidden Mage Class Advancement Stone!
"Ding, dong, you've opened the Legendary Shining Soldier Pack. At the same time, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained a level eleven Heavenly Knight Recruitment Authority!" 𝙡𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝒂𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
...
The moment the system's voice faded, Li Cheng hurriedly opened his backpack to take a look. There was a crystal clear ring lying quietly in his backpack, emitting a faint glow.
[Goddess of Life's Sigh]
[Equipment description: made from the tears of the Goddess of Life. Contains the divine power of many Goddesses.]
[Equipment Grade: Legendary (Level 9)]
[Equipment Type: hero equipment (limited to Lord equipment)]
[Equipment level: 10]
[Equipment attributes: when the wearer dies in battle, the wearer will be resurrected on the spot with full health. It can only be triggered once every 12 hours.]
Was this for real?!
When Li Cheng saw the equipment attributes, he was completely shocked.
Chapter 22
Full HP resurrection... Was that not a little too exaggerated? A level nine Legendary equipment with a special function and full HP resurrection? This was the first time Li Cheng had seen such divine equipment.
He had to admit that it was really too abnormal. From then on, all of Li Cheng's units would have a chance to resurrect on the spot with full HP every 12 hours.
This meant that he would always have two lives. Was this not being too much of a bully? Li Cheng felt a little embarrassed.
Without thinking, Li Cheng immediately equipped it on himself. Then, he looked at another stone that was exuding an abnormally terrifying aura.
[Forbidden Mage Class Advancement Stone]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: SSS (only hidden)]
[Effect: after use, class advancement to Forbidden Mage class]
[Usage requirement: level 10 and above Mage Class]
This was actually a hidden SSS-class! Li Cheng was shocked.
Although hidden classes in his previous life were similarly rare, Li Cheng had still heard of some of them. It was just that he had never seen this particular hidden SSS-class before.
Li Cheng excitedly crushed the strange stone in his hand. A pitch-black light flashed and the surrounding space seemed to be torn apart. This light instantly entered Li Cheng's body.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on successfully changing your class to Forbidden Mage, level cap increased!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on the change in your growth attributes. The current growth rate is additional two hundred points in intelligence, additional two hundred points in spirit, additional one hundred points strength, additional one hundred points in stamina, additional one hundred points in agility, additional two hundred free attribute points.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on learning a new skill, Elemental Affinity. You've also triggered a ten thousand times increase. You've obtained the skill Supreme Elemental!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on learning a new skill Power of Fire. You've also triggered a ten thousand times increase. You've obtained the skill, Command Flame!"
...
Li Cheng quickly opened the skill panel and looked at the newly acquired skills.
[Supreme Elemental]
[Level: Max]
[Effect: all elemental damage increases by 100%]
[Proficiency: Max]
...
[Command Flame ]
[Level: 1]
[Effect:]
[1. After use, the soldier's attack will be converted into a fire-type attack. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
[2. When the soldier attacks, there's a 5% chance of causing an explosion to up to 10 units within 300 yards.]
[Cost: 1,000 mana points.]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes.]
[Proficiency 0/2,000]
...
This class skill...was a little powerful!
Looking at the two new skills, Li Cheng was secretly shocked. The first was the attribute growth after successfully changing classes. The value was a little ridiculous. Normal players would at most have 10 points per level, while Li Cheng had a minimum of 100 points.
This meant that Li Cheng's one level increase was equivalent to others increasing their levels by more than 10 levels. The two class skills that he had obtained were even more terrifying.
A percentage increase in damage was already very rare. Supreme Elemental could double all elemental damage. Moreover, Command Flame gave fire attribute attacks to the troops.
He did not need to fear that the troops would not have any elemental damage. Moreover, it was AOE damage. The value was related to Li Cheng. The stronger Li Cheng was as a Lord, the more ridiculous the explosion effect would be.
With these two powerful skills, even the most trashy troops could be reborn and become extremely powerful.
After taking stock of the harvest, Li Cheng rushed back to recruit new troops. In a short while, he arrived at his territory.
At this moment, the territory was filled with all kinds of resources. It became a pile of small hills. As soon as Li Cheng arrived, he used the Building Spawn Rate card to build a few large warehouses and ordered the Goblin Miners to move all the resources there
Following that, he built a few large villas for the new members to rest. After all, if they did not rest for a long time, the morale and loyalty of the troops would drop, and in serious cases, they would immediately defect.
Li Cheng was now rich, so he immediately decided to build large villas and called Luna over, wanting to use the Hero Advancement Stone on her.
"Ding, dong, you used the Moon Dance Saintess Luna's Hero Advancement Stone and raised her class to SS!
"Ding, dong, you used the Moon Dance Saintess Luna's Hero Advancement Stone and raised her class to SSS!"
The two advancement stones immediately filled Luna's class. Luna bathed in the bright moonlight from the advancement stone and successfully advanced.
Her beautiful eyes flickered as she stared at Li Cheng. Her face was slightly red as she said, "Respected Oracle, thank you."
Li Cheng nodded slightly and began to check Luna's attributes.
[Luna, the Saintess of the Moon Dance Church ]
[Description: A Saintess from the Moon Dance Church, deeply loved by the goddess of Moon Dance.]
[Class: Moondance Priestess]
[Level: 25]
[Grade: SSS]
[HP: 300,000]
[Mana: 350,000]
[Physical/magic attack: 3,000]
[Defense: 1,500]
[Skills:]
[1. Moon Dance (Max) : Luna performs an inspiring dance. Effects: for all units within 2,000 yards, attack +100% , movement speed +100% , attack speed +100%. The duration is unlimited, interrupted by attacks.]
[2. Moonlit Night (Max): uses powerful magic to change the time to night. The range is related to the maximum magic value. Lasts for one hour. Cooldown: two hours.]
[3. Moon Dance Slash (Level 1): Luna releases a crescent-shaped magic energy, dealing magic damage to enemies in a straight line.]
[4. Moon Dance Goddess's Protection (Max): at night, Luna enters an invisible state. Attacks on enemies are ineffective.] 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. Luna's attributes were not bad, but she was not a hero summoned by Li Cheng, so she was only level 25.
In other words, the first 24 levels of attribute growth were the growth attributes of S-class heroes. So even though she was already level 25, Luna's attributes were completely overpowered by Lillian, who was level 20.
Fortunately, the level increase in the future would allow Luna's attributes to soar. The few skills that Luna had were also quite useful. Together, they could create a dark environment.
One had to know that under the dark knight, Li Cheng's troops could receive a lot of bonuses.. Li Cheng was still looking forward to Luna's future.
Chapter 23
Li Cheng started to raise the level of his territory.
"Ding, dong, you've consumed two hundred thousand stones, wood, and iron ores to raise the Lord's Hall to level eleven!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed four hundred thousand stones, wood, and iron ores to raise the Lord's Hall to level twelve!"
"Ding, dong...
"Ding Dong, you've consumed two million stones, wood, and iron ores to raise the Lord's Hall to level twenty!"
"Ding, dong, your Lord's Hall has reached the upper limit of level. Please complete two Lord's Quests as soon as possible to unlock a new level."
...
The territory's level once again reached the upper limit. Li Cheng opened the territory panel.
[Underworld]
[Level: 20]
[Guild: None]
[Population: 12,388/22,000]
[Area: 7,000]
[Expansion Speed: 200 grid/day]
[City Wall: None]
[Buildings: Lord's Hall (level 20), basic barracks (level 10), basic kitchen (level 10), Frost Shooting Range (level 10)...]
[Military Strength: 2,000 Frost Marksmen (level 10), 7,812 Goblin Miners (level 5) , 78 Moon Dance Mages (level 9)]
[Defense facilities: None]
[Resources: 3 billion wood, 80.9 billion iron ores, 20.3 billion stones, 31 billion food, 48 billion gold coins]
[Resource Points: Gold Resource Points (Epic)]
[Upgrade Requirements: 200,000 stone, wood, iron ores, 20,000 crystals, 2 completed Lord Quests]
[Surrounding threats: None]
A level 20 territory was three to five times larger than before, reaching 7,000 square meters.
Seeing that, Li Cheng did not hesitate to use the Territory Expansion Coupon.
The territory expansion speed increased to 1,000 square meters per day, and the population limit was 22,000.
Li Cheng started to look at the second stage Lord Quest.
[2 Lord Quests]
[Quest description: Under your guidance, everything in the territory is thriving. However, if you want to go further, you have to be prepared, be it in terms of military strength or defense.]
[Quest difficulty: 5,000,000]
[Quest details:]
[1. Kill Gold-grade Boss (0/100)]
[2. Military strength above intermediate rank (10,833/20,000)]
[3. Territory defense building score (0/100,000)]
[Quest duration: None]
[Quest reward: territory level resolved]
...
Seeing this, Li Cheng was speechless.
5,000,000 difficulties... Was the Lord's quest for an SSS player that difficult?
The requirements of the quest were quite harsh. For example, killing 100 Gold-grade Bosses was enough to scare off the ordinary players.
One had to know that there were very few Gold-grade Bosses. The second requirement was to have 20,000 mid-level and above soldiers. This was another big problem.
As for the third requirement, a defense score of 100,000 would require all the city walls to be at least Black-Iron grade, as well as a Gold-grade defense tower.
If ordinary players encountered such a territory advancement quest, they would probably be stuck here for the rest of their lives. Even the professional players and large guilds could only wait for the currency exchange to be opened and pay to complete this quest.
However, these three requirements were not a problem for Li Cheng. He rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
"It seems like I need to make a trip to the Frost Dragon Domain."
After closing the territory panel, Li Cheng opened the building panel and began to build the newly unlocked buildings. He was now a level one Lord and had unlocked many new buildings.
[Trading Hall]
[Forging Factory]
[Mana Extractor]
[Combat Academy]
[Basic Training Camp]
...
These could all be built. For example, the Trading Hall was a place where players could trade. Whether it was the materials, weapons, or equipment they obtained, they could all be placed in the Trading Hall.
The Forging Factory was where the forging function could be unlocked. As long as one had the blueprints, they could forge anything.
The Mana Extractor was the place where mana was extracted from the crystals. This was because many buildings needed mana to support them. For example, the Forging Factory. If one wanted to speed up the forging process, mana consumption was essential. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝙤𝒎
There was also the territory's Defense Tower. If one wanted to automatically defend themselves, Mana would be consumed. As for the Combat Academy, it was a place to improve the skills of the troops. However, it required a hero to stay inside and conduct research.
The basic Training Ground was a hack-type building that could increase the experience points of the troops as long as they were thrown into it. Buildings like the Combat Academy and the basic Training Ground were unique. Each territory could only build one of each.
Li Cheng used the Building Spawn Rate card to complete all the buildings that were being built. At the same time, he raised them to their maximum levels.
At this moment, rumbling sounds resounded throughout the territory. Some things might be useless, but they could not be lost.
After completing all of the items, Li Cheng opened the Trading Hall. At this moment, the Trading Hall was completely empty.
In reality, this reason was very simple. Until now, only Li Cheng was a level one Lord.
The other players could not construct the Trading Hall at all.
'It seems like I have to find a way to speed up the progress of the other players,' Li Cheng thought to himself.
As for the Forging Factory and the Mana Extractor, they were not of much use at the moment. Li Cheng did not have any blueprints or crystals currently.
Hence, Li Cheng went to the Combat Academy.
[Combat Academy]
[Level: level 10]
[Current research skill: none]
[Resident Hero: None]
[Research method: to be determined]
...
Li Cheng Thought for a moment and put the Frost Marksmen inside.
"Ding, dong, you have chosen the skill, Frost Freeze. Please choose a resident hero!"
Resident hero. Even if the hero was in charge of the research of skills, during the research period, the hero could not leave. Two options popped up on the system.
[1. Shadow Princess Lillian: Research Efficiency 100%]
[2. Moon Dance Saintess Luna: Research Efficiency 300%]
From the looks of it, Luna was more proficient in the research of magic skills, so Li Cheng chose Luna.
There were also two options for the research method. One was to fully study, and the other was to find time to study.
Li Cheng naturally chose the second option. At this stage, he just needed to find time to study the skills.
The basic Training Ground was also a very useful building. It was also an important source of experience points for the early stages.
He opened the basic Training Ground interface.
[Basic Training Ground]
[Description: provides a training ground for the troops. Can increase the troops' experience points.]
[Level: 10]
[Current Training Force: None]
[Trainable Force: 0/20,000]
[Max level: Basic Training Ground]
It could already accommodate 20,000 soldiers, which was not bad. If he wanted to upgrade it further, he could only build an Advanced Training Ground.
However, that was a building that only existed in the mid-stages of the territory. It was still too early, so Li Cheng's eyes landed on the last two new buildings.
[Heavenly Knight Academy, Moon Dance Altar]
Chapter 24
First of all, the Moon Dance Altar was used by the Moon Dance Church to pray to the Goddess.
Apart from making Luna and the other believers feel better, this thing had no other use.
Li Cheng did not plan to transfer his territory to the Trelafany's Church of Light. He would not rely on anyone, not even Gods.
Trelafany was a weak chicken. Li Cheng had spent 20 million resources to build this altar in the corner of his territory.
Such a useless thing actually cost 20 million. Li Cheng could not help but complain.
Next was the Heavenly Knight Academy.
This was the focus of the day. Li Cheng had never heard of the Heavenly Knights in his previous life.
However, it only proved the strength of the Heavenly Knights. Without saying anything, Li Cheng decided to upgrade the Heavenly Knight Academy to its maximum level.
[Heavenly Knight Academy]
[Description: A hidden training ground for the Heavenly Knights, able to train powerful Heavenly Knights.]
[Level: 10]
[Daily Output: 0/3000]
[Production type: Heavenly Knights (level 11)]
[Production cost: 4,000 gold coins ]
[Production time: 1 minute]
[Required to level up: Max level ]
...
From the construction panel, it could be seen that the recruitment limit for Heavenly Knights was 3,000 per day.
Li Cheng did not even think about it before he filled up his quota and used the acceleration tool.
"Ding, dong, you've spent twelve million gold coins to successfully recruit three thousand Heavenly Knights!"
As soon as the system's voice rang, countless tall figures appeared in front of Li Cheng. Under the illumination of the bright moon in the night sky, the Heavenly Knights' figures appeared particularly tall and conspicuous.
Their sturdy full-body armor flickered with a cold light under the moonlight. Seeing these Heavenly Knights that suddenly appeared, Li Cheng was slightly surprised.
This was because these Heavenly Knights were all riding warhorses, and these warhorses were not ordinary warhorses. Half their bodies were actually made of machinery. They looked extremely strange. Even their eyes in their eye sockets were made of machinery.
Li Cheng hurriedly checked their attributes.
[Heavenly Knight]
[Description: a powerful Heavenly Knight from the seventh universe. Destroyed by the invasion of the mechanical civilization.]
[Level: 1]
[Attack: 550—575]
[Defense: 200]
[Grade: 11]
[Race: semi-mechanical Android]
[HP: 40,000]
[Skills:]
[1. Heavenly Leap (Level Max): because the Heavenly Knight's warhorse is made of technology, it can fly in the sky, ignoring the enemy's deceleration effect.]
[2. Destructive Attack (Level 1): The Heavenly Knight charges forward and deals a terrifying attack on the enemy. The farther the distance, the higher the damage. When the distance is greater than 300 yards, the damage will reach its maximum value.]
[3. Heavenly Rage (Level 1): gathers all the energy in your body into your spear and deals a destructive blow to the enemy.]
[Morale: Max]
[Loyalty: Max]
[Food consumption: 2,000/day]
...
"So strong?!" After checking the attributes of the Heavenly Knights, Li Cheng was stunned.
He felt that compared to the Frost Marksmen, these Heavenly Knights were far ahead in terms of attributes. Even the other level 11 soldiers might not be as good as them.
Moreover, these knights were actually air soldiers that could fly.
In Tribe, flying soldiers were extremely rare. Any powerful Lord needed to have flying soldiers.
These flying troops usually had extremely high mobility and could do anything that the ground troops could not. Based on Li Cheng's two lifetimes of experience, he could fully unleash the full power of the flying troops.
Furthermore, the skills of the Heavenly Knights were ridiculously strong. Take the Destructive Attack as an example. It was a single damage skill. If all the knights charged at the same time and attacked accurately, it would be an apocalyptic attack.
Heavenly Rage was a powerful skill. Not only did it have ridiculously high damage, but it was also an AOE skill.
With such a combination of attributes and skills, even in the later stages of the game, it would still be an extremely powerful army.
Li Cheng did not waste any more words. He immediately used his Army Spawn Rate tool and recruited another 3,000 Heavenly Knights.
Following that, he recruited another 3,000 Frost Marksmen. After everything, Li Cheng had 6,000 Frost Marksmen and 6,000 Heavenly Knights.
It could be said that they were extremely terrifying, and such a terrifying force could be recruited again the next day.
However, if that was the case, the population would appear to be very limited. "Looks like those Goblin Miners need to be dealt with."
At this moment, the system notification suddenly rang.
"Ding, dong, the player has been online for ten consecutive hours. Please log off and rest!"
Only then did Li Cheng look at the time in the real world. It was already 10pm.
After thinking for a while, Li Cheng had no choice but to log off. If he did not log off now, he would be forced to log off by the system. The newly recruited troops were placed in the basic training camp. Li Cheng was ready to log off.
Currently, his territory is still under the rookie protection period. Until tomorrow's 12pm, the territory would be invincible. Li Cheng did not have to worry about the safety of his territory at all.
Just as Li Cheng was about to log out, he suddenly stopped. His gaze fell on a young girl. It was Luna.
Luna was bathing in the moonlight, quietly looking at the bright moon in the sky.
Li Cheng thought for a moment, then walked over and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Luna's face was full of sadness. She squeezed out a bitter smile with much difficulty and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord. It's just that Goddess Moon Dance, she..."
Li Cheng comforted her, "Don't worry, she'll be fine. Moreover, the Goddess of Poison can't break through her territory at all."
What Li Cheng said was not without reason. How could it be so easy to break through the territory of a God? Even if the Poison Goddess's territory was increased by a few times, it would still be impossible.
Moreover, Trelafany was not that easy to bully. Although she was a weak chicken, she had allies.
Luna felt a little more at ease after hearing this. "Thank you, Lord."
"Rest early," Li Cheng instructed.
"Okay."
Luna then walked to her room.
Li Cheng turned his head and saw another slender figure. It was Lillian.
Lillian was not wearing the armor she wore during battle. Instead, she was wearing a pale white dress. The dress fluttered in the night breeze. It was beautiful.
Lillian also noticed Li Cheng's gaze. She smiled at him. "Lord?"
Li Cheng could not help but gulp. To be honest, Lillian was a little too beautiful.
"Ahem, Lillian, I'm going offline now. You should go and rest for a while."
"Okay." Lillian nodded in agreement. Then, she said, "Lord, these Dark Elves..."
Although Lillian did not finish her sentence, Li Cheng naturally understood what she meant.
Dark Elves were the most notorious existence on the lost continent, and they were also the representatives of evil.. It was normal for Lillian to be worried about them.
Chapter 25
Li Cheng smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. They're all loyal believers of Trelafany. There won't be any problems."
Lillian could only nod when she heard Li Cheng say that. However, she still looked in Luna's direction with vigilance.
Li Cheng shook his head. Just as he was about to log off, a fragrance suddenly wafted over and his face became moist.
"Good night, Lord."
After saying that, Lillian smiled and left. Li Cheng could see that her face was already slightly red.
Li Cheng was speechless.
That was too seductive.
Li Cheng logged out of the game. After taking off his gaming helmet, he let out a long sigh of relief. After barely getting out of bed, he moved his somewhat stiff body.
The current Tribe had yet to fuse with the real world.
Therefore, he was still an ordinary human, so naturally, he felt tired. He took some bread from the fridge and after a simple exchange, he took out his phone and checked his messages.
"I only have around thirty thousand in my savings. It seems that I need to exchange some gold coins when the game's currency exchange system's activated."
Of course, Li Cheng did not plan to exchange on a large scale. He only needed to exchange for around 100 thousand.
A large-scale exchange was tantamount to suicide. The guilds, alliances, and other powers could easily find Li Cheng's location through the Internet.
He had to be careful. After all, before the two worlds merged, he needed to keep a low profile.
As he ate his bread, Li Cheng opened the Tribe forum. 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝓸𝙢
This was specially built by the officials for players to communicate with each other. All Tribe players could speak freely on the forum.
Moreover, their names were the same as their IDs in the game. Each player had one account to prevent the appearance of spammers and zombies.
At this moment, the forum was abnormally hot.
[Professional players will guide you to conquer the world of Tribe. Golden spears and iron horses, burning with brilliance!]
[Hundred Wars Guild is recruiting! One of the ten great guilds. Please post your personal information. Thank you for your cooperation!]
[Wolf Fang Guild is recruiting! Welcome experts to join, preferential treatment!]
[War God Guild: Player Netherworld, this guild sincerely invites you to join. Your annual salary is one million. If you join, you will be the Vice Guild Leader!]
"Oh?" Li Cheng looked at the War God Guild's expensive and refined post.
A million in annual salary? The Vice Guild Leader?
Li Cheng wanted to laugh. What was that?
It was just a capital-operated guild. Other than benefits, what else was there?
Such a guild was worthy of inviting him in? There was also the one million annual salary and the Vice Guild Leader position. These were all jokes in Li Cheng's eyes.
One had to know that the current Li Cheng had close to five billion gold coins.
Li Cheng casually browsed through the posts. The posts were filled with all kinds of envious and jealous players.
Li Cheng shook his head and started to look at the other posts. Most of them were posts discussing the content of the game, such as how to get through the novice period and how to clear the monsters around the territory.
They were all very simple content and many of them were nonsense. They were simply misleading people.
Some of the newbies listened to these posts and exploded at the start. In the end, they did not have enough food and starved their entire army to death.
There were many similar occurrences. Li Cheng had been misled by these posts in his previous life.
He was a little speechless. After thinking about it, he opened the document and started writing the game guide.
The reason why Li Cheng did this was to increase the game progress of the other players and then, turn them into wage earners. Otherwise, it would be the same as before. There would be nothing in the Trading Hall. He would just be playing with air.
Li Cheng was not afraid that these players would surpass him. In his eyes, these players were not worthy of being his opponents. They were destined to be Li Cheng's tools.
In less than half an hour, Li Cheng finished writing the guide. It was just some simple and fragmentary ways to obtain resources in the early stages, as well as how to clear the weaker wild monster camps.
After he finished writing, Li Cheng sent it out. As soon as the post appeared, it was noticed by the sharp-eyed players.
[Beginner's transition guide]
[Who is it? It's obvious that this kind of title wasn't written by a God, right?]
[Yeah, who would read such a post? Is it useful even if it's written by a pro player?]
But when they took a closer look, countless people's eyes widened. They were shocked to see that the ID of the person who posted it was actually Netherworld.
[Netherworld? Am I seeing things?]
[F*ck, it really is Netherworld. Boss Netherworld has posted something.]
[ everyone, stop playing. Come out and check out boss Netherworld's post.]
For a moment, the discussion forum was in an uproar. Everyone who saw the post reposted the link.
Li Cheng's post instantly received tens of millions of replies. This shocked the moderator of the discussion forum. He widened his eyes and focused on the post.
[The Underworld boss is really powerful. How did he know that the Kobolds could be recruited as long as they threw out food?]
[Also, the monsters in this camp actually have a harmless fighting style. Those soldiers of mine died in vain.]
[The Underworld boss is really powerful. However, he said that we must get the Durian Shooter soldiers in the early stages of the game. If anyone has the area map, send it to me.]
[ Netherworld, boss, after reading your guide, I'll definitely become a level 1 Lord today.]
[ Netherworld, boss is really selfless. He's willing to write us a guide of this level.]
[I heard that Netherworld will sell level 4 soldiers at the Trading Hall tomorrow. Is this true? He's willing to sell level 4 soldiers?]
...
The forums were in an uproar, but Li Cheng did not care. He turned off his computer, washed up, and took a break.
At the same time.
In Tribe, a woman named Purple Rose appeared.
Rose was one of the three big guilds of the Divine Dragon Alliance. The owner of the guild was Purple Rose, and she was the most famous and beautiful guild leader.
"Urgent notice. Everyone, go online and collect all the gold coins you can. If it's too far, forget it."
When the upper echelons of Rose heard this, they were all shocked. It was already past 10pm and many of them had already gone offline to rest.
They were asking everyone to log on now? This was very likely to reduce the guild members' good impression of the guild.
Someone replied, "Guild leader, what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? Can't we do it tomorrow?"
Purple Rose shook her head and said, "It's a big matter. If we're late, we might not be able to make it."
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? Guild leader, you should at least tell us something."
Purple Rose's expression was solemn as she said, "There's news that Netherworld's going to auction off level four soldiers tomorrow. Our Rose Guild must obtain these soldiers.
"Actually, the soldiers are secondary. Our main goal is to establish a good relationship with Netherworld," Purple Rose said.
This was her main goal. As the Guild Leader of a super-large-scale guild in the Divine Dragon Alliance, she had a strong desire for talents.
The best way to recruit talents was to cater to their interests. As long as she could establish a good relationship with Netherworld, with his strength, he would have a lot of advanced weapons and equipment in the future.
If she could establish a relationship with Netherworld, she might be able to buy these equipment and troops immediately.
At that time, wouldn't Rose take off?
Netherworld's identity had always been the focus of the world's attention. She had to recruit such a strong person.. If it did not work, at the very least, she could not become enemies with him.
Chapter 26
Such a situation was not only noticed by the Rose Guild, but the other large guilds also saw the strategy released by Li Cheng. 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝑐ℴ𝓂
While they were shocked, they guessed that Li Cheng was short of money. If not, why would he release such a valuable strategy so freely?
In addition to that was the sentence at the end of the guide. 'I'll be selling level four soldiers in the Trading Hall tomorrow. Those who are interested can come and buy them.'
This also confirmed that Li Cheng was short of money, so these large guilds planned to use money to rope him in.
However, Li Cheng did not know this. If he knew that these large guilds actually speculated that he was very short of money, who knew what he would think?
A night passed. After Li Cheng woke up, he washed up and went to the supermarket downstairs.
After that, he found a snack stall to settle his breakfast before he went to book the game cabin. The game cabin was not only comfortable to use, it could also be filled with nutrient solutions.
This was the most important point. With the nutrient solution, he could stay in the Tribe game forever.
As long as he rested in the game, his body in the real world would also fall into a deep sleep. It was just that due to the high price, knowledge of its existence was not as widespread.
After buying it, Li Cheng opened the forum when he returned home and browsed through it briefly.
His private account already had over 999 messages. He had guessed this would be the case. He clicked on the private message button and countless messages immediately popped up.
[ Netherworld. Boss is amazing. How did you know that Skeleton Warriors could fight like that? I've cleared out all the threats in the surroundings. Thank you, Boss.]
[ Netherworld, boss is a god. My territory's now level 5. I worked all night and was forced offline by the system.]
[ Netherworld, Boss, I want to ask you a question. How do I obtain a level 4 soldier?]
...
Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. The feedback from these players was not bad. Some of them even stayed up all night. It seemed like the strategy was very useful.
After closing the forum, Li Cheng put on his helmet and entered the Tribe world.
"Ding, dong, welcome to Tribe. I wish you a happy game," a familiar system voice rang. The interface of his territory appeared in front of Li Cheng. At the same time, a series of crazy voices rang.
"Ding, dong, while you were offline, a total of six thousand members of the Basic Training Camp have been trained. Obtained sixty thousand experience points.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Obtained six hundred million experience points.
"Ding, dong, your Heavenly Knight has leveled up. Currently, it's at level two!
"Ding, dong, your Heavenly Knight has leveled up. Currently, it's at level three!
"Ding, dong, your...
..
"Ding, dong, while you were offline, you've obtained two thousand nine hundred and twenty experience points from Command Flame!
"Ding Dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've obtained a total of twenty-nine million two hundred thousand experience points.
"Ding, dong, Command Flame has been leveled up to level two!
"Ding, dong, Command Flame has been leveled up to level three!
"Ding, dong, Command Flame has been upgraded to level ten! Currently, it has reached its maximum level!"
...
After a series of sounds, Li Cheng scratched his head. He had not expected that a building could also be upgraded by 10,000 times.
Basic Training Camp originally only had 60,000 experience points. On average, each person would only have 10 experience points. It was pitifully little.
However, after a 10,000-fold increase, it actually reached 600 million experience points. This was very frightening.
The level of his Heavenly Knights could be said to have soared. From the looks of it, with the Basic Training Camp, Li Cheng would still grow many times faster than those players who worked tirelessly to level up.
The Combat Academy was even more ridiculous. It increased the level of their skills to their highest level.
Li Cheng appeared in his territory, satisfied. Very soon, Lillian and Luna came over to welcome him.
"Good morning, Lord."
"Good morning, Lord."
Lillian had already put on her body armor again, looking valiant and heroic. Luna, on the other hand, was still wearing a moon-white robe, looking solemn and beautiful. After a night of rest, their mental states had also improved significantly.
At this moment, they were all smiling at him. Li Cheng nodded with a smile and went to collect his gold coins.
As soon as he collected the Gold Cup from the Resource Point, he immediately received three million gold coins. Following which, Li Cheng opened the Trading Hall's interface.
There were already many items inside. After a night of intense fighting, many players had become level one Lords.
However, these items were not of much value. They were either trash soldiers or basic resources.
After giving it some thought, Li Cheng decided to first sell some resources, such as wood, stone, iron ores, and so on. He sold them in exchange for 100 million crystals each.
Crystals were a resource that Li Cheng lacked. Moreover, there were no crystal mines around his territory.
He could only use this method to plunder some crystals. After he was done, Li Cheng hung up the level four Goblin Miners and began to sell his troops.
As a level four Goblin Miner, they only had one skill, which was to increase the rate at which they mined resources. This skill was of no help in battle. It could only be said that it was suitable for working.
Li Cheng did not hesitate to list a big portion of the miners in the Trading Hall.
"Ding, dong, do you wish to sell four thousand three hundred and fifty-six of the soldier type, Goblin Miner? After the soldier type is sold, the level will be forcefully reduced to zero."
This was to prevent high-level players from cheating. Any soldier type that was traded would be forcefully reduced to level one.
Only then would normal players have a chance to catch their breath.
Li Cheng set the price to 200 crystals each. It was up to them to decide if they wanted to buy it or not.
After setting the price, Li Cheng confirmed it. Immediately, his territory became much quieter. The remaining Goblin Miners were arranged by Li Cheng to collect resources.
At the same time, the players paying attention to the Trading Hall were shocked. One after another, they gaped at the Trading Hall's interface.
[F*ck! It's refreshing! Everyone, look at the Trading Hall!]
[F*ck! So many resources? Whose is this? Why is it so awesome?]
[It's Netherworld boss'! Wow! Boss is too awesome!]
[I happen to be lacking wood resources. The Netherworld boss is truly a God! If you want to buy it, you must buy it!]
[Wow! Look! Not only did the Netherworld boss sell his resources, he's also selling level 4 soldiers!]
[Really? Wow, this attribute is amazing!]
[That's enough to go around. You can get the goblins, too.]
Although the goblins were only level four soldiers, as Tribe had only been alive for the second day, it was already an exaggeration.
One had to know that the players were still using their level one soldiers that came from the basic barracks.
Level four and level one soldiers were completely dimension-reducing attacks. Even level three soldiers were nothing in front of the Goblin Miners.. There was a huge gap between the levels.
Chapter 27
At this moment, the news that Li Cheng had placed level four soldiers in the Trading Hall had already spread throughout the entire game server.
In an instant, countless players excitedly opened the Trading Hall but they were quickly dumbfounded.
[What? Why crystals? Netherworld boss, can't I give you gold coins?]
[I really lack iron ores, but I don't have crystals. This is too awkward. Everyone, who has crystals? Hang them up, I'll buy them with stones.]
[Awesome! I happen to have a crystal mine in my surrounding territory. I have a lot of crystals right now.]
Aside from the independent players, the various large guilds were also dumbfounded. When they had received the news, they had immediately prepared a large amount of gold coins, waiting to purchase Li Cheng's level four army.
In the end, what they needed now was crystals. This stupefied them.
At this moment, in the Rose Garden, Purple Rose's expression was filled with exhaustion. In order to collect enough gold coins, she did not sleep for an entire night. Even an iron man would not be able to endure it.
However, the resources needed to purchase them were actually crystals!
"Detestable Netherworld! Are you deliberately playing with me?" Purple Rose's voice spread throughout the entire rose garden.
The members of the guild were so scared that they were trembling. This situation was also happening in other guilds.
They all felt as if they had been played. However, could they blame Li Cheng for this?
At that time, he had only said that he wanted to sell level four soldiers with no mention of gold coins. Although the various large guild elites hated Li Cheng, they had no choice but to quickly collect the crystals.
Although everyone cursed Li Cheng in their hearts, they still tried their best to collect the crystals with their panda eyes.
As long as they gathered 200 crystals, they could buy them. If they were too late, it might be snatched away by others.
After Li Cheng hung up the resources, countless people in the server were in an uproar. Countless gold farming groups, workshops, and players gave up on their current work and began to mine crystals with all their might.
Those players who had crystal mines nearby immediately took off. Unfortunately, these people had become Li Cheng's workers.
"Ding, dong, player Little Toothpick has bought five hundred of your stones. You've received five hundred crystals!
"Ding, dong, player Want to Go to Jail has bought five hundred of your iron ore. You've received one thousand crystals!
"Ding, dong, player World Domination has bought forty of your Goblin Miners. You've received eight thousand crystals!
"Ding, dong..."
Countless system notifications rang. Some of the IDs were familiar.
These people would be the top great Lords in the Divine Dragon Alliance in the future, but now, they were fighting tooth and nail for Li Cheng's Goblin Miners.
After closing the Trading Hall, Li Cheng continued to recruit his troops.
"Ding, dong, congratulations on recruiting three thousand Frost Marksmen. Total cost is four million gold coins!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on using Army Spawn Rate!
"Ding, dong, congratulations on recruiting three thousand Frost Marksmen for a total of four million gold coins!
"Ding, dong..."
Li Cheng still had a lot of respawn tools, so he did not feel any heartache when he used them.
In a short while, an additional 6,000 Frost Marksmen and 6,000 Heavenly Knights were all recruited.
Li Cheng's current territory population was around 20,000. As for the remaining 2,000, he would save it for flexibility.
Looking at the recruited troops in the base, Li Cheng was extremely satisfied. Such a force was definitely an existence that could crush others at this stage of the game.
"Looks like it's time to make a trip to the main city." Li Cheng looked into the distance, deep in thought.
However, the newbie protection period had already passed and the players had to consider the issue of guarding their territories. If the players were not around and the territory was stolen by other players or wild monsters, it would be a disaster.
Li Cheng thought for a while and left a thousand Frost Marksmen to guard their home. These Frost Marksmen were all max-level existences, and killing monsters would not bring any benefits. It would be better to leave them to guard the home.
Li Cheng then arranged for 8,000 Heavenly Knights into The First Knights of Netherworld.
Similarly, Lillian led them. Compared to the Frost Marksmen, he preferred to lead the cavalry with the knights.
The rest of the troops were led by Luna. After making the arrangements, Li Cheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Our target's the City of Light!"
In the Tribe world, there were many aborigines. There were all kinds of races among them
Before the game players arrived, they had already lived on the continent for many years. Hence, these aboriginals had their own cities, which were the so-called main cities.
These main cities were either the important cities of the various alliances or the sanctuaries established by the churches.
Especially for the various alliances, their attitudes toward the players were different. However, they still maintained a neutral stance. They would often give out quests to the players and even recruit them into their alliances.
When the new version was released a few years later, the players grew stronger and gradually left the control of the alliance. Then, the alliances and the players became enemies.
The main city that Li Cheng was going to visit today was the City of Light. This was a small sanctuary that the Church of Light had established a long time ago.
As time passed, more and more refugees sought the protection of the God of Light. Only then did this huge city with a population of tens of millions form.
Li Cheng's marching speed was very fast. In a short while, the outline of the city appeared in front of him. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝙤𝒎
The city wall was more than 10 meters high. From far away, it looked like a giant fortress. Within the towering city wall, there were countless defensive buildings. At the top of these defensive buildings, there was a terrifying energy cluster.
Looking at this huge city, memories appeared in Li Cheng's eyes. The City of Light—he had a deep impression of it.
In the game version a few years later, when the underground army counterattacked the surface, the final mission of the players was to defend the City of Light.
At that time, hundreds of millions of players in the entire Divine Dragon Alliance gathered outside the City of Light. The war was extremely grand, with hundreds of millions of soldiers fighting each other.
At this moment, the moment Li Cheng's troops appeared, they attracted the attention of the City of Light's defenders.
Looking at the elite troops in front of them, they were all shocked. "Stop, what are you doing?"
It was not surprising that the defenders were shocked. Normally, players' troops could not enter the city, only Lords could.
However, Li Cheng was a God-blessed Knight, and he already had the authority to bring troops into the city. The defenders did not know about this yet.
Li Cheng stared coldly at the Templar Knights gathered in front of him. On the city wall, there were many city-guarding weapons aimed in his direction.
A man covered in armor and riding a tall warhorse stepped forward. His pupils constricted as he said anxiously, "Everyone stop. This is a God-blessed Knight.. Open the city gate and let them pass."
Chapter 28
Hearing this, the Templar Knights looked at each other. "God-blessed Knight?"
"What's going on? God-blessed Knights can bring in so many troops?" 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"Yeah, I've never seen a knight who can bring in this many troops before."
"Look at their horses, what kind of horses are these?"
Seeing the thick city gates open, Li Cheng did not say anything more and brought his troops into the city.
The system notification rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong, you've entered the City of Light. This city is only open to players from good and neutral camps. It's strictly prohibited to fight with malice. Please, abide by the relevant laws!
"Ding, dong, respected God-blessed Knight, welcome to the City of Light. You'll enjoy the following privileges in the city. One, troops will be stationed and provided with supplies for free. Two, you can recruit up to one hundred Templar Knights to temporarily join your territory. Three, you can receive the church's supplies every month."
"Not bad." Li Cheng nodded in satisfaction. At this time, he had already arrived at the inner part of the City of Light. There were all kinds of buildings in good order here. The style of the buildings was also leaning toward the western Gothic style and most of them were pure white in color.
In the city, one could see the tallest and largest building at a glance—the Church of Light.
Li Cheng first brought his troops to the military camp of the Church of Light for supplies. As a God-blessed Knight, he could receive supplies for free. Not only was there free food, but there would also be free treatment from the church's priests to boost morale.
"You guys rest first. I'll come look for you after I'm done."
"Yes!"
After Li Cheng gave some instructions, the two leading female heroes gladly accepted the order and went to the church alone.
The architectural layout of the Church of Light was not much different from his previous life. Li Cheng found the place with ease. Outside the church, there was a big bulletin board where players received quests.
Li Cheng did not check the quests on the mission board. Instead, he walked straight into the church. The two Templar Knights standing in front of the door immediately bowed when they saw him.
"Welcome, sir God-blessed Knight."
Li Cheng nodded slightly in return. The interior of the Church of Light was littered with pure white marble pillars, each at least a hundred meters tall.
The interior of the church was also very spacious. Li Cheng did not encounter any obstacles along the way and soon found his target.
A young girl was praying in front of the statue of the God of Light. The girl's golden hair reached her waist and she wore a pure white robe. She looked like she was only 16 or 17 years old and her delicate and young face was full of piety.
She was The Holy Maiden, Asilia. The Holy Maiden had the highest status in the church. Her ability was very simple. She could communicate with the God of Light. Asilia was also an NPC that players could exchange various equipment and items with.
Seeing Asilia praying, Li Cheng could only wait for her to finish.
A few minutes later, seeing that Asilia had ended her prayer, Li Cheng said, "Hello, Holy Maiden Asilia."
"Hello, Sir Netherworld Knight. I've heard about your deeds from Knight Ryder. Thank you for your contribution." Asilia's voice was gentle, like the spring breeze.
She looked at Li Cheng with a smile, but her smile suddenly stopped. Asilia was a little surprised and her expression was at a loss.
She felt the aura of another god from Li Cheng's body, and the aura was extremely strong.
What was going on? Asilia's face was full of question marks.
Li Cheng could not be bothered to explain. He immediately said, "I'm here to exchange for the title of nobility, Your Excellency Asilia."
Hearing this, Asilia did not answer immediately. She just blinked her big eyes and looked at Li Cheng curiously.
After staring at Li Cheng for a long time, she asked in a low voice, "Well... Won't your Goddess be angry if you exchange the title?"
As the Holy Maiden of the God of Light, she was familiar with the aura of Gods. Li Cheng's aura was cool and cold, like the moonlight pouring down at night.
However, this aura was definitely not from the Moon Dance Goddess. She was not that weak, so other than her, there was only one other possibility.
Li Cheng was also a little confused when he heard Asilia's words.
Angry? Who was angry? Trelafany? That weakling would be angry?
Li Cheng was a little speechless and said, "Cut the crap, Saintess Asilia, exchange my title."
"Ah?" Alicia was stunned again, and then she said, "Oh, okay."
She was a little dumbfounded. She felt that her little head was not enough to comprehend it. After all, Li Cheng was a believer of the Moon Dance Goddess, and he was the top believer. But now, Li Cheng wanted to exchange the title from the God of Light.
What did this mean? Two-timing?
Li Cheng explained lazily. At this moment, a dialog box popped up in front of him.
[Ding, dong, please choose the title you want to exchange.]
[1. Baron, 100 million contribution points.]
[2. Viscount, 1 billion contribution points.]
[3. Count 10 billion contribution points.]
[4. Marquis, 100 billion contribution points.]
[5. Duke, unknown!]
The corner of Li Cheng's mouth could not help but twitch. This was too terrifying. Just the Count's title alone required 10 billion contribution points.
No wonder no one was able to exchange for the Count title even 10 years later in his previous life. The requirement for the Duke's title was even unknown.
At this time, Li Cheng's contribution points could only be exchanged for the Viscount title, so he chose that.
[Ding, dong, you've successfully exchanged for the title of Viscount.]
[Ding, dong, Viscount privileges are as follows.]
[1. The Church of Light's mission will not be restricted.]
[2. Your territory will be protected by the Church of Light.]
[3. Enjoy a 30% discount from the Church of Light's shop.]
[4. Enjoy recruiting 10,000 Templar Knights, able to command a battle of a million knights.]
[5. Can issue missions to outsiders, with the highest being S-class missions, no more than 10 missions per month.]
[6. Participate in the high-level meetings of the Church of Light's army.]
Li Cheng, who had been promoted to Viscount, had unlocked more privileges. Not only could he issue missions to the outside world, but he could also recruit up to 10,000 Templar Knights. In other words, he could directly recruit people from the church.
It was still legal, but Li Cheng did not know if he could recruit high-level troops from the church.
The church had Legendary and Crown troops. If he could recruit them, it would be a huge profit.
Moreover, the scale of battle that Li Cheng could command had reached a maximum of a million people. Such a scale of battle was already considered huge.
Moreover, he had also received a promise from the Church of Light saying that they would protect Li Cheng's territory. As long as anyone dared to attack Li Cheng's territory, they would become enemies with the Church of Light.
To ordinary players, this was tantamount to a dimensional blow. It could be said that as a Viscount, he was currently invincible.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Li Cheng continued to browse the Church of Light's contribution points shop.
Chapter 29
[Contribution points shop]
[1. Soldiers]
[2. Equipment]
[3. Materials]
[4. Consumables]
..
Li Cheng opened the soldier interface.
[Low-level Templar Knight (Level 3): 100 contribution points.]
[Intermediate Templar Knight (Level 5): 2000 contribution points.]
[Low-level Templar Mage (Level 4): 1,000 contribution points.]
[Intermediate Templar Mage (Level 6): 4,000 contribution points.]
As expected of the contribution points shop of the Church of Light. The lowest type of soldier sold was also a level three Templar Knight. However, there was probably a limit to the number of these Templar Knights he could exchange. It was impossible for them to create millions of them out of thin air.
Li Cheng was not very interested in these low-level soldiers. He pulled down the menu. At the bottom of the soldier interface, there was a golden message flashing.
[Holy Light Priest (Level 11) : 500,000,000 contribution points. Current quantity: 1,000/1,000. Only Viscounts and above can recruit.]
Looking at this, Li Cheng was certain that normal players could not see the Holy Light Priest listing. Only Viscounts and above could see it.
However, the contribution points were too high. Even if normal players saw it, they could not afford to recruit them.
"If I remember correctly, the Holy Light Priest is a very powerful single-target healer. It also has a heaven-defying skill like invincibility. It's definitely a king among the healers. Moreover, she's a beautiful young lady."
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate and immediately bought the Holy Light Priest.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully recruited the level eleven Holy Light Priest. Total of five hundred million contribution points consumed."
After this round of recruitment, Li Cheng did not have much contribution points left. Moreover, this was after the effect of all sorts of discounts.
One had to know that as a Viscount, Li Cheng enjoyed a 30% discount. In addition to the 20% discount on titles, the two were stacked together. The discount was very powerful, saving Li Cheng a large amount of contribution points.
Then, Li Cheng opened the equipment menu.
[Templar's Armor (Black Iron): 4,000 contribution points.]
[Templar's Helmet (Black Iron): 4,000 contribution points.]
[Templar's Gloves (Black Iron): 4,000 contribution points.]
There was a lot of equipment in the shop, but they were all equipment of the Church of Light's own troops. Moreover, they were all a set. After collecting the whole set, they would have collective attributes. In the early stages, they were considered very powerful.
However, Li Cheng naturally did not like them. He continued to scroll down.
[Flag of Holy Light (Mythical): 300 million contribution points, remaining quantity: 1.]
As expected, it was still there. When he saw this item, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. This equipment was Li Cheng's main purpose for coming to the City of Light.
This was extremely powerful equipment. In his previous life, it was bought by a player. From then on, he took off and became the top player in the Dragon God Alliance. Li Cheng did not hesitate and bought it immediately.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully purchased the Mythical-grade Holy Flag of Light. Total of one hundred twenty-four million contribution points consumed."
As soon as he obtained it, Li Cheng immediately checked its attributes.
[Holy Flag of LIght]
[Description: The flag of the God of Light. It contains an extremely powerful holy power.]
[Grade: Mythical (Level 2)]
[Type: military equipment]
[Level: 1]
[Attributes:]
[1. Army's damage to all evil forces +40%]
[2. Divine Light: when activated, soldier equipment heals 3% HP every second. Lasts for 10 minutes. Cooldown: 1 hour.]
[3. Divine Light Descent: when activated, soldier equipment will enter an invincible state. Lasts for 10 minutes. Cooldown: 2 hours.] 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝙧𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝙢
As expected, these three attributes were ridiculously powerful. First of all, they naturally dealt an additional 40% damage to the evil forces.
Li Cheng's title also had this effect. That meant that his damage had increased by 80%, which was already twice as much. As for the Divine Light and Divine Light Descent, they were two life-saving skills.
Divine Light Descent was amazing, needless to say. After using it, he would be invincible and could do whatever he wanted for 10 minutes. Divine Light could also continuously recover his health.
If this was used on Meat Shield soldiers, the enemies would not be able to recover as much HP as he did.
Furthermore, these skills were effective on all units. In the later stages, with Divine Light Descent, millions and millions of soldiers would enter an invincible state at the same time.
How could others win with this?
Li Cheng did not have any Meat Shield soldiers for the time being, so he gave the flag to the Heavenly Knight.
The Heavenly Knight had high defense, but his HP was not very high. It could be considered as a way for the knight to save his life.
After getting the biggest reward from this trip, Li Cheng was a little excited. He briefly browsed through the material interface. There were a few materials of the Church of Light, but Li Cheng still found what he needed.
[Hero Advancement Stone]
As the name implied, it was used to help a hero break through a level.
Lillian had been stuck at level 20 for a long time, so naturally, Li Cheng had to buy a lot for her to use.
Without thinking, Li Cheng bought 1,000 advancement stones and then bought some simple potions to restore life and magic. After that, Li Cheng closed all the panels.
Asilia had long retreated to the side to continue praying. At this time, feeling Li Cheng's gaze, Asilia slowly opened her eyes and said with her red lips, "Viscount Netherworld, how do you and your Goddess usually get along?"
He was speechless. The corner of Li Cheng's mouth twitched. What kind of question was this?
Could it be that Asilia regarded him as the holy son of Trelafany?
It was no wonder. As a holy son of the God of Light, he had never received the highest blessing from the God of Light, but he had the highest blessing from Trelafany.
Li Cheng said perfunctorily, "It's alright. She's quite easy to get along with."
After saying that, he did not want to discuss it any further and immediately said, "Asilia, I want to receive the Viscount's supplies."
Asilia hurriedly nodded, and the system's voice rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong, you've received this month's supplies from the Church of Light. You've received a total of thirty thousand gold coins, and four Wall of Light!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received a total of three hundred million gold coins and forty thousand Wall of Light!"
Hearing the system notification in his ear, Li Cheng was a little dumbfounded. 20,000 Epic-grade Wall of Light? What was going on?
Li Cheng hurriedly opened his backpack. As expected, there were a total of 20,000 Epic-grade walls in his backpack. The walls of the Church of Light were not common items, let alone Epic-grade walls.
This was a wall that contained spells cast by the leaders of the various large churches. Not only did it have outstanding defense, but it also had special skills.
[Wall of Light]
[Description: A wall with spells that has been cast by the bishops of the Church of Light. Its defense is powerful.]
[Level: 100]
[Grade: Epic]
[Durability: 500,000,000]
[Defense: 1,000]
[Skills:]
[1. Evil Retreat: all enemies of the evil faction will have their damage effects reduced by half against the Wall of Light.]
[2. Light Imprisonment: attacks the enemies of the wall. There is a one-third chance of being imprisoned. Lasts for 5 seconds.]
[3. Advanced Hardness: reduces physical damage by 50%]
Seeing these attributes, Li Cheng was very satisfied. He had seen the durability and level before in the Misty Forest.
The most important thing was still the three attribute skills. These three skills could be said to be very useful.
Just the Advanced Hardness alone could directly reduce the enemy's damage by half. If the enemy was also an evil force, coupled with Evil Retreat, the damage would be reduced by another half. This was ridiculous.
In the end, with the addition of the skill that had a probability of imprisoning the enemy, the one-third probability was already very high.
Chapter 30
At this moment, Li Cheng was ecstatic. The 10,000-times amplification system was simply too awesome. It had actually given him 20,000 pieces of Epic-grade walls. Moreover, he could receive 20,000 pieces every month.
If this kind of wall was sold in the Trading Hall, it would definitely fetch a sky-high price. However, Li Cheng did not lack money at all. Naturally, he would not sell this kind of good stuff.
Originally, Li Cheng had thought of many ways to obtain a high-level wall. Now that he had the Church of Light's wall, it seemed like he did not need those plans anymore.
Was an Epic-grade wall not good?
Moreover, Li Cheng's level two Lord Quest had been completed. 20,000 city walls were enough to completely surround Li Cheng's current territory. However, the size of the territory would naturally expand in the future.
At the same time, inside a simple room in the Church of Light, a man was reading some documents on the table.
The man's face was full of determination and his eyes were bright. His name was Vic, the second commander of the Church of Light's second legion. He commanded three super-large legions. Other than a few bishops and the Holy Maiden of Light, he was the most powerful person in the Church of Light.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
A Templar Knight pushed the door open and entered anxiously. Vic frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong? Why are you so anxious?"
The Templar Knight said anxiously, "Commander Vic, the Viscount Netherworld has exchanged for the Holy Light Priest!"
"Oh?" Hearing that someone had exchanged for a Holy Light Priest, Vic was slightly surprised. As a high-ranking official in the City of Light, he was involved in the pricing of all kinds of equipment, materials, and arms.
The contribution points needed for a Holy Light Priest were extremely high. Ordinary people could not exchange for it at all.
However, he had known about Li Cheng becoming a Viscount of the church a few minutes ago. Since he could become a Viscount, his contribution points were naturally not low. It was normal to exchange for a Holy Light Priest.
"And?" Vic's expression did not change.
"Commander, he exchanged for all the Holy Light Priests!" the Templar Knight continued.
"What?!" Vic did not care much about it at first, but when he heard the news, he suddenly sat up in his chair, his face full of disbelief.
He hurriedly opened the transaction panel and looked at the transaction records. Only then did he see the display. At 9:50am, Viscount Netherworld successfully exchanged for 1,000 Holy Light Priests.
Vic was speechless as the corner of his mouth twitched.
1,000 Holy Light Priests were all of the priests of the City of Light.
These priests were all treasures of the Church of Light. Now, they were all exchanged by Li Cheng? What was going on?
"Also." The Templar Knight looked at Vic's ashen face and braced himself before saying, "Sir Netherworld Knight also exchanged for the Flag of Holy Light."
"What?!" This time, Vic's face was as black as dirt.
The Flag of Holy Light had always been the symbol of the City of Light. Every time they went on an expedition, they took pride in this flag. Now, it was actually exchanged by a Viscount Knight of the church, this made Vic feel like he was shooting himself in the foot.
After all, he was the one who set up what people could exchange for. This Mythical-grade flag was only displayed to attract players.
He had never thought that someone would have that many contribution points to exchange for this flag.
Great. How was he going to explain this to the God of Light? Was this not akin to taking his own life?
However, he could not go back on what he had exchanged for. He took a deep breath and suppressed the depression in his heart.
On the other side, Li Cheng closed his interface in satisfaction. After spending all of his money in one go, he had gained a lot.
"Now, I've fulfilled two conditions for my level two Lord's Quest. I only have one more condition left."
Li Cheng looked at his level two Lord's Quest and thought carefully for a while. Currently, he has 20,000 soldiers.
If he had 100,000 defense points, just the Epic city wall alone would have 10,000 defense points.
If they surrounded the entire city, they would be able to earn tens of millions of defense points. Now, there was only one condition left—to kill 100 Gold-grade and above Bosses.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng thought of a good place to kill the Bosses. Li Cheng decided to leave.
He said to Asilia, "Miss Saintess, I want to collect my troops."
The 1,000 Holy Light Priests that he bought earlier had yet to be seen. 𝓁𝒾𝘣𝑟𝑒𝘢𝘥.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Sir Netherworld, the Holy Light Priests are gathering. Please, wait a moment."
Then, Asilia said to Li Cheng in embarrassment, "After the priests have gathered, they'll meet up with your unit."
Li Cheng nodded in understanding. After all, the Holy Light Priests were high-level units. It would naturally take some time to gather them.
Just as he was about to leave, a voice suddenly rang.
"Ding, dong, respected Viscount, the City of Light is currently holding an advanced combat meeting. Please, head to the church's combat meeting.
"Ding, dong..."
The system's notification rang three times in a row. As a Viscount, Li Cheng had already been counted as one of the high-level combat strengths of the Church of Light.
After bidding farewell to Asilia, Li Cheng walked toward the inner part of the church. Following the system's notification, Li Cheng came to an extremely large meeting room.
At this moment, there were already more than 10 people in the meeting room. When they saw Li Cheng enter, their expressions changed.
Li Cheng was now a Viscount, which was considered a very high rank in the City of Light. In the entire City of Light, only Vic was a Count, so only he could suppress Li Cheng.
Seeing Li Cheng, they could only helplessly stand up and bow, consciously giving up their seats. Li Cheng's face did not change as he immediately sat in the first seat on Vic's left.
After sitting down, Li Cheng looked around and found that Ryder was not present. It must be true. In high-level meetings of the Church of Light, those who could participate must at least be at the level of a Commander, commanding at least hundreds of thousands of people. Ryder was only a Knight. Naturally, he did not have the qualifications to participate.
Li Cheng then looked at Vic. He was familiar with this Vic. Not only did he hate evil, but his will was as strong as steel, as well as his strength. He was a high-level force in the Church of Light.
If Vic could get help from the God of Light, his strength would quickly rise to Mythical-grade.
Chapter 31
However, it was a pity that in the future, this Commander Vic would be killed by the Little Devil King and the demigods of the Undying Lands.
Vic saw that Li Cheng was looking at him and nodded to him as a greeting. After looking at everyone in the meeting room again, Vic said calmly, "Everyone's here. Let's begin the meeting."
Hearing that, the leader sitting in the first seat on Vic's right took out a document and reported, "Reporting to the commander, this is the battle plan for the Church of Poison. It has been drafted."
Vic nodded and asked, "Everyone, come and take a look."
As he said that, a map appeared in front of Li Cheng. This was the battle plan of the Church of Light against the Church of Poison. It detailed the target of the mission, the direction of the army, and the route of retreat.
From the battle plan, it could be seen that the Church of Light had planned to mobilize more than 50 million troops to attack the various Church of Poison strongholds on the lost continent.
They were mainly targeting the strongholds on the surface. As for underground, the Church of Light's strength was still far from their reach. After reading the battle plan, everyone expressed their opinions.
"I think there's no problem with this battle plan."
"I agree to attack like this."
"I agree as well!"
...
The various commanders expressed their agreement. Seeing this, Vic decided on the battle plan. However, at that moment, Li Cheng said it was not the right time.
"I've read the battle plan. It's just that the God of Storms in the north is currently holding a large-scale sacrificial ceremony.
"In the direction of the southern desert, there are also five Legendary-grade sandstorm insects.
"In the stronghold of the Mora Plateau, there are two Legendary experts of the Poison Church.
"If you want to die, go ahead."
As soon as Li Cheng finished his sentence, the entire meeting room fell into a dead silence. Everyone stared at Li Cheng in a daze. This meeting could be said to be a slap in the face.
Just a few words from Li Cheng had overturned the battle plan of the Church of Light. However, was what Li Cheng said true?
If it was true, then the battle plan they had formulated was equivalent to sending themselves to their deaths.
After a few minutes, Vic said to the leader with difficulty, "According to what the Viscount Netherworld said, modify the battle plan."
"Yes!" The leader who reported hurriedly nodded in agreement.
After such a small disturbance, everyone's gaze towards Li Cheng changed. Their eyes were less contemptuous and more shocked.
No one dared to look down on this newly promoted Viscount. However, a question lingered in their hearts.
Where did Li Cheng get this information?
They were not suspecting Li Cheng. After all, they just needed to send someone to verify whether the information was true or not.
If Li Cheng lied, he would be punished by military law, even if he was a Viscount.
Li Cheng lazily explained, "I can be in charge of the area between the Misty Forest and Death Valley."
Vic's eyes lit up. "Viscount Netherworld, are you planning to participate in this battle?"
Vic was a little excited. The current City of Light did not have enough soldiers. If Li Cheng could participate in the battle, it would be much easier for them.
The reason why he did not ask Li Cheng to participate was that he had just been promoted to Viscount. He was too embarrassed to ask him to participate in the battle.
"That's right." Li Cheng nodded seriously.
Hearing Li Cheng's affirmative answer, Vic immediately made the decision and said, "Good! Then the area from the Misty Forest to Death Valley will be handed over to the Viscount Netherworld."
...
The meeting only lasted for half an hour before it ended. The content of the meeting was very broad. Even the daily work of the Church of Light was included in it. 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐ℴ𝘮
After all, the Church of Light had more than one enemy on the continent, and the Goddess of Poison was just a weak chicken.
This meant that most of the forces of the Church of Light were actually dealing with other things.
Additionally, there have been a lot of major events recently. The first being the Goddess of Poison crazily holding all kinds of sacrificial activities.
Li Cheng was clear on this point. The Goddess of Poison wanted to gather more forces to attack Trelafany.
The second one was in the east of the continent. For some unknown reason, a large number of undead troops had appeared, and the strength of these troops was even stronger than the undead.
Moreover, they were organized and had battle tactics. It was obvious that someone was commanding them from behind. Vic could vaguely smell a hint of danger.
Therefore, the Church of Light took the lead and led many guilds to prepare for a large-scale holy war against the Dead Army.
As a reincarnated person, Li Cheng knew that there was a demigod-level existence behind the Dead Army. It was also the biggest Boss in the current version of the game
However, Li Cheng did not tell Vic about this. There was really no need to.
Li Cheng was just about to leave when Vic called out to him. "Viscount Netherworld."
Li Cheng turned around in confusion. "What's the matter?"
"The Holy Light Priests have gathered. You can go and receive them now."
"Okay, thank you, Sir Vic." Li Cheng stood up and left after he finished speaking.
Just as he walked out of the meeting room, the system's voice suddenly rang.
"Ding, dong, you've received the only hidden mission, Clear the Church of Poison!"
[Clear the church of Poison (SSS)]
[Mission description: Help The Church of Light clear out the Church of Poison strongholds between the Misty Forest and Death Valley.]
[Mission Nature: the only hidden mission]
[Mission Difficulty: 5,000,000]
[Mission Reward: 2,000,000 contribution points]
Li Cheng looked at the mission. The difficulty was not low. It was a full five million difficulty SSS-class mission.
This meant that there would definitely be an Epic-grade or above enemy in the end. However, the reward was not bad. It was a total of 2,000,000 contribution points.
If the 10,000-times amplification system was triggered, that would be 20 billion contribution points. However, this mission was not so easy to complete.
The mission talked about cleaning up all the units. Not only the followers of the Church of Poison but also the various buildings associated with them. For example, the zombies that Li Cheng had encountered before were also part of the mission.
Moreover, Li Cheng had been to the Misty Forest, so he was very aware that the monsters in the forest were mostly caused by the plague from the Church of Poison.
There were probably hundreds of millions of them. Most importantly, this mission probably belonged to the holy war, which had a special meaning to the Church of Light.
To players, as long as they killed monsters in the holy war, they would receive contribution points.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng then had an idea—to issue the mission to the other players.
Chapter 32
As a God-blessed Viscount, Li Cheng could give out quests to players, and the highest he could get was an S-class quest. On the other hand, an S-class quest would usually require players to kill a Gold-grade Boss.
However, Li Cheng needed to give enough quest rewards to attract players to work for him.
What Li Cheng did not lack the most was resources. Any random reward would make other ordinary players envious.
Li Cheng opened the mission panel and began to issue the mission.
[Ding, dong, Alliance announcement: Player Netherworld has issued an S-grade Church of Light mission. Clear the wild monsters. All players can go to the Church of Light to receive the mission.]
[Clear the wild monsters (S)]
[Description: Viscount Netherworld will go to the Church of Poison in the Misty Forest to carry out a large-scale purge. Therefore, all players are invited to go together.]
[Quest Nature: Player Quest]
[Quest content: kill all units (zombies, plague dogs, believers of the Poison Church)]
[Quest reward: gold coins, resources, contribution points]
[Requirements: Non-evil faction player, Level 1 Lord, military strength greater than 10,000]
...
After announcing the S-class quest, Li Cheng went to the grocery store in the City of Light.
There were all sorts of chat channels in Tribe.
The Nearby channel covered a radius of about 10 kilometers. One could speak for free.
The Region channel covered a radius of 10,000 kilometers. One needed a small speaker to speak.
The Alliance channel covered the entire Divine Dragon Alliance. One one needed a large number of speakers to speak.
These large and small speakers were all sold in the main cities. Each large speaker was priced at 100,000 gold coins. This was something that normal players could not afford.
However, what Li Cheng did not lack the most was money, and the shop had a discount. He immediately bought 1,000 loudspeakers in one go, but he only spent 80 million gold coins. Compared to his tens of billions of assets, it was only a drizzle.
After getting the loudspeakers, Li Cheng immediately used them.
"Alliance channel, I, Netherworld, have issued an S-class mission. There will be gold coins, resources, and contribution points from the Church of Light as rewards. Those who are interested can go to the Church of Light to receive the mission.
"Alliance channel..."
Li Cheng sent three similar messages. The entire Alliance channel was blocked by Li Cheng. After all, the current players did not know how powerful the Church of Light was, so he had no choice but to explain.
At this time, when the ordinary players heard the voice in their ears, they were all dumbfounded.
[Damn, is the boss Netherworld going to launch a large-scale battle?]
[That must be it. The Underworld boss is definitely going to bring us to play.]
[ Netherworld, boss, what kind of army can we exchange our contribution points for?]
[Wow, Netherworld Boss's quest. We have to hurry up and do it. There must be some good benefits.]
[+1!]
[+10,086!]
The guilds that were rushing to buy the Goblin Miners were all stunned. They were hesitating whether or not to join.
Rose Garden's Purple Rose was rubbing her drowsy eyes. She had just been woken up by the system notification, but when she saw the guild chat, she immediately jumped up.
[Guild leader, does our guild want to join?]
[Guild leader, I suggest that we join. The few Goblin Miners that I just snatched are amazing. It's definitely not a bad idea to follow big boss Netherworld.]
[Right, right, right. You have to hold on to the Netherworld boss's legs.]
[That's right. Maybe we'll be able to meet Netherworld in person for this quest. I wonder if he's handsome or not.]
[Guild leader...] 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Purple Rose's lips twitched. Looking at the guild group's one-sided support for Li Cheng, she wanted to cry but had no tears. 'You guys are already acting like this, how can I refuse?'
Purple Rose rolled her eyes and replied.
[ everyone, those who are online, immediately go and accept the quest. Then, go and eat. At twelve o'clock, we'll gather at Eternal Night Forest!]
[OK!]
[Long Live Big Sis!]
Such scenes happened one after another in other guilds. Countless guilds in the Divine Dragon Alliance felt that this was a good opportunity to befriend Li Cheng.
Li Cheng was too mysterious. Not only did he not reply to private messages, but he would also automatically reject friend requests. Some large guilds also felt that this was a good opportunity to suppress Netherworld.
After all, it had only been less than a day since the server opened, and all the limelight had been stolen by Li Cheng. How could these large guilds show their faces?
"Leader Zhang, I think we should suppress this Netherworld."
"Yeah, I think so, too. We, Black Dragon, will participate."
At this moment, the entire Divine Dragon Alliance was surging with undercurrents. However, Li Cheng did not care about what these players were thinking.
At this moment, he was walking in the City of Light. The layout of the city had not changed and it was still the same as in his previous life.
Li Cheng arrived at a building with ease. It was an unremarkable blacksmiths shop, and the sound of hammers clanging could be heard.
Seeing Li Cheng come in, a dwarf walked over and asked, "Viscount, what do you want to buy?"
"Your boss is Lark?"
"Yes," the dwarf answered.
'It seems that I've found the right place,' Li Cheng thought. Then he said to the dwarf, "Hello, I want to buy the Nine Hammers of Doom blueprint!"
"What did you say?!" the dwarf cried out in surprise. His eyes were wide open and he ran into the house in a panic.
After a while, a dwarf who was considered majestic among the dwarves strode out.
It was Lark. He widened his eyes and glared at Li Cheng.
"Human, where did you learn about the Nine Hammers of Doom?"
Li Cheng was not flustered at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "I know more than just about the Nine Hammers of Doom."
Lark was not angry either. He sneered and said, "Human, you'd better watch your mouth. The Nine Hammers of Doom isn;t something you can inquire about."
After saying that, Lark turned around and left. Li Cheng was not in a hurry. He just said calmly, "Lark, do you want to take back the Divine Mountain?"
Lark's body suddenly shook as he stopped in his tracks.
Li Cheng continued, "Lark, I can help you get rid of those green-skinned monsters and take back the Divine Mountain. But you have to give me the blueprints of the Nine Hammers of Doom!"
Lark turned around stiffly and stared at Li Cheng.
"Human, what's your name?"
"Netherworld," Li Cheng answered calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, the system's voice suddenly rang.
"Ding, dong, because your reputation's higher, Lark's approval of you increased by three points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand-fold increase. Lark's approval of you is at its maximum of three hundred points!"
Lark's breathing quickened as he said, "Human, do you know what's in the Divine Mountain?"
When Li Cheng heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "Isn't it just a few hundred billion green-skinned monsters? Right now, their chief is on an expedition. If you don't seize this opportunity, you'll miss it."
The air suddenly became quiet. Even though Lark's approval of Li Cheng was full, Lark was still a little hesitant.
After a few minutes, he suddenly let out a long sigh.
"Okay... Human, I'll give you the Nine Hammers of Doom blueprints!"
"Ding, dong, you've obtained the Immortal-grade Nine Hammers of Doom blueprints.
"Ding, dong, you've accepted the SSS-class mission, Return to the Divine Mountain!"
Chapter 33
That's right, Lark was a prince of the dwarves, and the tribe he belonged to had been destroyed by the green-skinned monsters.
Currently, there were less than a hundred members of his tribe left, and they were all hiding in the City of Light. Lark and his tribe had been looking for a chance to make a comeback.
However, Li Cheng knew that Lark would only chase away the green-skinned monsters that occupied the Divine Mountain with the help of the players three years later.
However, the dwarves had a large population and many tribes. Hence, his tribe did not have much of an impact on the situation on the continent.
As for the Nine Hammers of Doom, it was a supreme weapon of the dwarves.
In his previous life, Lark's revival rate was at least half due to the Nine Hammers of Doom. This Immortal weapon was many times stronger than Mythical-grade equipment.
However, Lark only had the weapon blueprints here, he did not have the actual weapon.
Lark did not have enough materials to create this Immortal weapon. After getting the blueprints he wanted, Li Cheng quickly started to check it out.
[Nine Hammers of Doom Blueprint]
[Description: the blueprint of the hammer used by the ancient Dwarf King, it's definitely a godly weapon.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Undying Weapon]
[Attributes: ?]
[Materials: 100 Dragon Bones, 100 Cores, 100 Heavenly Flame Seeds, 10 Divine Fragments.]
[Hint: after the Nine Hammers of Doom are successfully created, the blueprints will disappear.]
Li Cheng could not help but be speechless. No wonder lark was unable to create it, the materials required were simply rarer than everything else.
Not to mention the dragon bone... It was the bone of a dragon. Only Epic-grade dragons could produce it.
As for the core, if Li Cheng remembered correctly, it was located in the deepest part of the Earth. There were at least a few hundred Legendary earth elements guarding it.
The Heavenly Flame Seed was an extremely rare flame seed on the continent. It was almost impossible to find.
The most ridiculous thing was the Divine Fragment. This was something that even demigod-level experts would not be able to get even if they fought over it.
With such rare materials, Li Cheng really did not know how the Lark in his previous life had collected all of it and created the Nine Hammers of Doom.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng muttered to himself. He remembered that the Lark in his previous life had suddenly forged the hammers three years later.
As for how it was forged, no one knew. There were only rumors that Lark had obtained the forging materials through trade with the demons.
It was just that there were no stone hammers. Could it be the Demon Chamber of Commerce?
Li Cheng quickly thought of a possibility, and the possibility was extremely high.
After all, the Demon Chamber of Commerce had existed for hundreds of thousands of years. According to rumors, as long as the funds were in place, anything could be sold.
Even the Gods of the continent could be bought.
Li Cheng knew that the Demon Chamber of Commerce was backed by the Great Demon King who had existed since ancient times. The existence of God hundreds of thousands of years ago was not to be underestimated.
"Looks like I have to think of a way to contact the Demon Chamber of Commerce. I'm afraid that the materials for the Nine Hammers of Doom can only be found there," Li Cheng muttered, his eyes shining brightly. He began to check the new missions he had received.
[Return to the Divine Mountain (SSS)]
[Description: the former Dwarf King, Lark, was destroyed by the green-skinned monster. I hope you can help him return to the Divine Mountain.]
[Mission Nature: only hidden]
[Mission difficulty: 10 billion]
[Mission details: expel the green-skinned monster and help Lark conquer the Divine Mountain.]
[Mission duration: 3 years]
[Mission reward: ?]
[Warm reminder: voluntarily give up the mission and Lark's good impression will be cleared.]
...
A mission with a difficulty of 10 billion?
Li Cheng was slightly shocked. This was the first time he had seen such difficulty.
One had to know that a difficulty of 1 billion meant that he had to face an Immortal God.
10 billion?
He would probably have to deal with multiple Gods at the same time.
Luckily, the duration of the mission was three years. At that time, Li Cheng would probably already have the strength to challenge a true God.
The journey to the City of Light came to an end. Just as Li Cheng was about to leave, the system notification rang.
"World Notification. Dragon God Alliance's Limitless has joined the evil faction. As the first player to join the evil faction, the reward is one thousand gold coins, one Gold-grade Evil soldier pack, one thousand reputation points!"
This world announcement rang three times.
Li Cheng frowned slightly when he heard it.
He was too familiar with the entire situation. In his previous life, this player had joined the evil faction long ago. After that, he had appeared in countless battles.
Especially when the demons invaded the Blue Planet, he had contributed a lot. As a result, the number of humans who had died by his hands was at least in the tens. Li Cheng did not have a good impression of this type of player.
"Heh, you better pray I don't run into you, or else..." Li Cheng sneered. If he ran into this player, even if the abyss demons came, they would not be able to save him.
Very soon, Li Cheng met up with the troops.
At this time, there were many women in white robes in the troops.
They were naturally the Holy Light Priests that Li Cheng had recruited.
A level 11 healing army, such a powerful healing army, was the absolute main force of the Church of Light's army.
With just a mouthful of milk, they were almost at full health, and all of them were women. They were very pleasing to the eye.
This was because the God of Light liked pure souls, so these top-tier Light Priests were all women.
As for their attributes, they had always been a mystery. After all, ordinary players were not qualified to summon these priests, but Li Cheng could see them.
[Holy Light Priest]
[Description: A legendary soldier of the Church of Light. It is also the highest-tier priest in the church. Because it is often buffed by the God of Light's magic, it is proficient in all kinds of healing spells.]
[Level: 1]
[Attack: 490—522]
[Defense: 150]
[Race: Human]
[Tier: 11]
[HP: 6,000]
[Skills:]
[1. Healing Spell (Level 1): basic healing spell. However, due to the fusion of the power of light, the healing effect is very powerful.]
[Effect: single target recovers 40% of HP. Every unit can heal once every three minutes. Cooldown: 10 seconds.]
[2. Holy Prayer (Level 1): priests pray to the God of Light for power.]
[Effect: increases all attributes of up to 10 units by 60%. Lasts for 10 minutes. Cooldown: 1 minute.]
[3. Divine Protection (Level 1): priests pray for the protection of the God of Light.]
[Effect: makes up to 10 units invincible for 1 minute. Enjoy this once per hour. Cooldown: 30 minutes.]
[Morale: 300]
[Loyalty: 300]
[Food consumption: 2,000/day]
Chapter 34
After checking the attributes of the Holy Light Priests, Li Cheng was shocked. These attributes were way too strong.
Although their HP, defense, and attack were relatively low and could not even compare to a level 10 soldier, their support abilities fully made up for it.
After all, the healing effect of the priests was percentage recovery. The more HP the target had, the better the recovery effect.
If it was a unit with over 100 million HP, they would at least have over 30 million recovery. Such a powerful priest would bring benefits even if Li Cheng later changed his troops to Crown troops, or even after he became a God and had Divine troops.
Others would not be unable to keep up with his pace. To be honest, such a terrifying recovery rate was probably comparable to the Divine troops of the Goddess of Life.
However, that Goddess had always been elusive. It was extremely difficult to obtain her divine weapon.
The second skill, Holy Prayer, was a support skill that increased the attributes of their weapons in all aspects.
Divine Protection was even more powerful. It made them invincible in all aspects. This skill was also the signature skill of the Holy Light Priests.
At this moment, Li Cheng finally understood why Vic had such an expression after hearing that he had recruited all the Holy Light Priests.
If it was him, he would be anxious if such a powerful army had been recruited. However, it was a pity that the number of priests was too small. There were only a thousand of them.
Although Li Cheng suspected that there were more Holy Light Priests in the Church of Light, Vic would definitely not release them at this moment.
However, it did not matter. The Church of Light was spread across the entire continent. With the City of Light gone, he would definitely be able to recruit new priests if he went to the other branches.
...
After he was fully equipped, Li Cheng led his troops out of the city. All the Holy Light Priests had been placed under his banner and he was personally commanding them.
At this moment, as the army advanced, Li Cheng was thinking about what he should do next. He should go and clear out the believers of the Church of Poison.
Now that he had accepted the mission and once he killed these targets, he would gain contribution points. How could Li Cheng let go of such a great opportunity?
After dealing with the Church of Poison, he would make a trip to the Ice Dragon City. It was a super large-scale secret land and it required more than 20 Lords to challenge it at the same time.
In his previous life, countless guilds had explored this secret land, and after a month of hard work, they had barely managed to take down this super powerful secret land.
Of course, there were many secret lands in Tribe, and Ice Dragon City was just one of them.
The reason why Li Cheng was interested in Ice Dragon City was simple. There were many Bosses in this secret realm, and it was just right for Li Cheng to complete his Lord Advancement Quest.
Moreover, Li Cheng, who was familiar with the storyline, knew that the secret realm's special storyline could trigger hidden rewards.
The last thing he needed to do was to contact the Demon Chamber of Commerce to obtain the forging materials for the Nine Hammer of Doom. The Demon Chamber of Commerce's main power was the royal family of the demons.
Hence, it would not be so easy to contact them. As for the matter of agreeing to Lark's request, he would have to put it aside for now.
After all, the number of green-skinned monsters in the Divine Mountain was in the billions. There were also many Epic-grade Bosses and the Gods themselves.
If Li Cheng were to rashly head over with his current strength, he would simply be courting death.
...
Just as Li Cheng was hesitating about what to do first, the sound of a system notification suddenly rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong, player My Super Large has received your quest. All his units will be treated as units of the Church of Light. 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"Ding, dong, player Great Intelligence has received your quest. All his units will be treated as units of the Church of Light.
"Ding, dong...
"Ding, dong, special chat channel, Battle, has been opened!"
The sound of system notifications continuously rang. This was the quest that countless players had received from Li Cheng.
At this moment, in the Battle channel, the players who had received the quest could all speak in it. Li Cheng had become the commander of the channel.
[Does anyone know what this channel is for?]
[I don't know either. It suddenly appeared.]
[Are you stupid? This is a chat channel that only appears after you received Netherworld Boss's Quest.]
[ Netherworld, really? Boss, is this your channel?]
{ Netherworld, boss, I want to give birth to a monkey for you!]
...
Li Cheng took a look at the messages in the channel, shook his head helplessly, and issued an announcement.
"All players who have received my quest, come to the west side of the Misty Forest as soon as possible. There won't be much left if you're late."
To be honest, with Li Cheng's current strength, even if it was the Goddess of Poison's headquarters with the Goddess in charge, Li Cheng would still dare to venture into it.
Needless to say, these small scattered strongholds in the Misty Forest and Death Valley would be easily crushed by Li Cheng.
Therefore, what Li Cheng said was right. When the time came, his advancing speed would definitely be extremely fast. If these ordinary players were late, they probably would not be able to see the shadow of the Church of Poison.
...
After Li Cheng released the notice, he closed the chat channel. He was too lazy to bother with those players.
Li Cheng went straight to Lillian and crushed a Hero Advancement Stone in front of her confused eyes.
"Ding, dong, your hero Shadow Princess Lillian has successfully used the Hero Advancement Stone and completed a level breakthrough!
"Ding, dong, your hero Shadow Princess Lillian has learned a new skill, Shadow March!"
Chapter 35
After all, she was an SSS-class hero. She actually needed 10 Hero Advancement Stones at once.
Of course, this was not important to Li Cheng. After helping Lillian break through, he quickly checked her newly acquired skill.
[Shadow March (Level Max)]
[Description: Lillian can achieve Shadow March by changing the form and attributes of the fog.]
[Effect: all units in the dark fog will have movement speed +300%]
...
It was not a bad skill. Li Cheng nodded to himself.
Shadow of the Mist coupled with Shadow March, the effect was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Under complete invisibility, their movement speed could still be very fast. This way, the mobility of Li Cheng's troops would be amplified.
Li Cheng motioned for Lillian to release the fog. Instantly, a gray fog enveloped all of Li Cheng's troops.
Li Cheng waved his large hand and said boldly, "Let's go to the Misty Forest."
...
The Misty Forest was actually very large. It was not inferior to some medium-sized territories in the Divine Dragon Alliance.
Li Cheng's marching speed was very fast. With the addition of Lillian's Shadow March, all units could enjoy three times the movement speed.
As for the Frost Marksmen, although they had 10 times the movement speed, they had to slow down to wait for the others.
After half an hour, Li Cheng arrived at the west side of the Misty Forest.
There were already many players gathered here. However, behind them, most of them were basic soldiers. They were all level one soldiers produced by the basic barracks.
When these ordinary players saw Li Cheng's appearance, they were all shocked. Very quickly, it caused a commotion.
"Damn, is this Netherworld boss?"
"It's true! It's really him!"
"Brother Netherworld, I love you!"
"Eh, why's there fog? Is it some kind of monster?"
"Oh my god, boss, what kind of soldier are you? Why are you so handsome?"
"Wow, and these elven ladies, aren't they too beautiful?"
Li Cheng had put on a mask before he came, so these players could not see his real face for the time being. He would not be so stupid as to reveal his true appearance in front of them.
"Since you've accepted my mission, feel free to form a team and divide the work."
Seeing Li Cheng speak, those players did not dare to object and nodded like obedient babies.
"No problem, Netherworld boss."
"Form a team. I have two groups at the back. Give me some Meat Shields at the front. Those who have less than 1,000 level two soldiers, don't form a team with me."
"Hey, girl, I just happen to have a level 2 Kobold. Do you want to form a team?"
"F*ck off, the Kobolds are so smelly. I don't want to form a team with you."
Seeing that those players had started to move, Li Cheng did not plan to bother with them anymore.
Li Cheng had asked them to work, not to be their babysitter. After the arrangements were made, the system's voice rang.
"Ding, dong, Your army has reached the scale of tens of millions. As you are a respected God-blessed Viscount, you've received the buff, Battle of Light!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received the buff, Holy War of Light!"
...
Not only Li Cheng, but all the players present were stunned as white holy halos appeared under their feet.
[Holy War of Light]
[Description: Brave Players, you're in a glorious battle. The great God of Light protects you. Fight and banish all evil.]
[Effects:]
[1. All units with this buff will have 100% attack and 100% defense against evil forces.]
[2. All units will be immune to all negative effects.]
...
When the system's voice rang out, all the gathered players went crazy with joy.
"Oh my God, double attack and defense?"
"No way, is the Netherworld boss so ridiculous? How did he obtain such a powerful buff?"
"Yeah! With this buff, my Kobolds will be invincible!"
"With this buff, we don't have to be afraid of zombies anymore. After all, as long as we're immune to the zombies' infection, we don't have to be afraid!"
"Stop daydreaming! Let's go!"
"Get up! Everyone! This is a good opportunity to earn contribution points!"
...
Without needing Li Cheng to say anything, these players roared and charged into the Misty Forest. Their originally trashy troops instantly became lively and energetic.
After their charge, the zombies fell, one after another. At the same time, the system notification rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong, player Little Toothpick killed one thousand level four zombies. You've received two contribution points. You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received twenty thousand contribution points!
"Ding, dong, player Death Notebook killed one thousand level three Poison Hounds. You've received two contribution points. You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. You've received twenty thousand contribution points!
"Ding, dong..."
...
As the commander of the army, Li Cheng was also the person who issued the mission. He could receive 20% of the contribution points from his subordinates. It was a pity that these zombies and hounds were only low-level monsters.
After killing a thousand of them, he could rely on the 10,000-times amplification system to receive 20,000 contribution points.
From this, it could be seen how stingy the Church of Light was. The players were pitiful.. They only received a few points but they were still looking for monsters tirelessly.
Chapter 36
"Wow, my experience points are rising so fast! Looks like I'm going to level up again soon!"
"At this rate, in half an hour, all of my troops will be maxed out!"
"This is awesome, this is really awesome! With this buff, I feel like a God of War!"
"Hahaha, two contribution points in one wave. I heard that five hundred contribution points can be exchanged for level three soldiers. Charge!"
"Go away, don't steal my monster!"
"Hehe, whoever makes the first move will get it!"
...
At this moment, many players posted the list of shops of the Church of Light on the forum. Looking at those level three Templar Knights, they were crazily killing monsters as if they were on stimulants.
Seeing this, Li Cheng did not fight with them. He did not care about these low-level monsters.
The zombies were level six and level four monsters, while the hounds were level seven and level three monsters. Even the highest monster was only level 10. How could he be interested in them?
After thinking for a while, Li Cheng led his troops to the Death Valley. The Death Valley was a land of death. It was filled with miasma and poisonous gas all year round. As long as one was in it, they would continuously lose HP.
Although there were not many, if they stayed long enough, even Gods would fall. However, Li Cheng now had the Holy War of Light buff, so he was immune to all negative effects.
Hence, this was a good opportunity to sweep through this land of death. The wild monsters in Tribe could not be respawned endlessly.
As long as they were cleared, there would be none left in the area. They would respawn endlessly, but only in those special secret realms.
"Wait a minute, Netherworld!"
Li Cheng had just left when a voice called out to him. Li Cheng stopped when he heard the voice and turned around to look at that person.
It seemed to be a large guild. There were many players gathered around it. The army was also very large. There were hundreds of thousands of them.
Moreover, they were all women!
At the front of the group stood a beautiful girl wearing a mask. Purple Rose?
Seeing this ID, Li Cheng was slightly stunned. The Rose Guild was a relatively famous existence in the Dragon God Alliance.
Not only were they ranked in the top three in terms of strength, they were also very active in various activities. Purple Rose was the Guild Leader.
This guild had a unique characteristic. It only accepted women and they were all famous beauties.
"If I remember correctly, Purple Rose was the top ranger in the Alliance at that time. In the future, she'll receive the support of the Forest Goddess. With a million troops, she'll defeat the Cherry Blossom Alliance's ten million troops and become a goddess-like existence in one fell swoop."
Li Cheng recalled that in his previous life, Li Cheng was just a passerby in front of Purple Rose.
But now, Purple Rose was not much stronger than an ant in Li Cheng's eyes.
Li Cheng stared at Purple Rose who was wearing a mask and said, "What's the matter?" 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Purple Rose sighed softly under his gaze. Li Cheng's gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable.
As if he was looking down on everything and looking at an ant. Purple Rose hurriedly said, "Sir Netherworld, our Rose Guild would like to invite you to join our guild. Your annual salary is ten million. Of course, if you aren't satisfied with that, we can discuss further."
As soon as Purple Rose finished speaking, the other members of the guild were all stunned.
The Guild Leader invited Netherworld to join the guild?
No Way. After all, the Rose Guild had never had a man join their guild before.
Purple Rose had even said that the Rose Guild did not welcome any men.
Now, she actually invited a man to join her guild?
Could it be?
Purple Rose had taken a liking to Netherworld?
At this moment, the way the members of the Rose Guild looked at Li Cheng changed.
...
Hearing Purple Rose's words, Li Cheng was a little dumbfounded. 10 million a year salary?
'With such a small amount of money, where did you get your confidence from? Could it be that you only have slight beauty?
'Could any other beauty be as good-looking as my Lillian? Or more elegant than Luna?'
Li Cheng was just about to retort against Purple Rose when a voice was heard.
"Hahaha, Purple Rose, you're really naive. How can you hire Netherworld with just a yearly salary of ten million?"
Everyone was stunned. They looked in the direction of the voice. The person who spoke was a woman with an extremely good figure.
She was also wearing a mask to hide her appearance. Behind her was a group of Goblin Miners.
It was obvious that it was the miners that Li Cheng had listed in the Trading Hall. There were more than 800 of them.
In total, Li Cheng had only listed over 4,000 Goblin Miners. In other words, nearly one-fifth of the Goblin Miners had been bought by this woman.
[That Year's Little Rain]
Li Cheng looked at this woman's ID and was slightly surprised.
With his memories from his previous life, he was very clear that Little Rain would become extremely famous in the Divine Dragon Alliance in the future.
Different from the big guilds in the future, this female expert was not only strong, she also liked to fight alone.
She never joined any guild, and the reason why this player could be so free and easy was that she had a unique ability—the ability to make money!
Ordinary people played games to earn money, but that year, Little Rain was different. She was here just to spend money, and money seemed to be just a string of numbers to her.
In her previous life, Little Rain had even spent billions to buy a gang building token. In the end, she had only played a few days before she disbanded herself.
The reason was that she did not know how to play. Not only that, this rich woman had many ways to burn money.
In Li Cheng's memories, as long as there were high-level troops in the Trading Hall. they would all be instantly bought by this rich woman.
It was simply inhumane!
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No one knew the true identity of such a rich and willful player. At this moment, Purple Rose was being rebuked in public. Obviously, she was unwilling to accept this. She angrily rebuked, "Little Rain, what do you mean?"
"Hehe, what do I mean? I'm just telling the truth."
Faced with Purple Rose's questioning, Little Rain simply laughed lightly, as if she did not care about Purple Rose at all.
"Netherworld, I'll offer you one billion. I only need your priority supply. How about it? It's worth it, right?" Little Rain said proudly. As soon as she finished speaking, all the players present were stunned.
One billion? Was this a nouveau riche?
A terrifying number like one billion was money that ordinary people could never earn in their lifetime!
Little Rain was actually only using it to buy a priority supply, right? She had probably already surpassed the category of a tycoon and became a God-tier Tycoon, right?
When Purple Rose heard this, she was so angry that she stomped her feet, but there was nothing she could do.
Although she was the Guild Leader of one of the three great guilds of the Divine Dragon Alliance, she did not have that much money to squander.
"Netherworld! I'll give you the position of Vice Guild Leader! The kind with real power!" Purple Rose said anxiously.
All the players from the Rose Guild were shocked.
One of the three great guilds of the Dragon God Alliance, the Vice Guild Leader of the Rose Guild was also the Vice Guild Leader of real power.
This was already the pinnacle of his life. However, Li Cheng, who had been watching coldly from the side, was not moved at all.
One billion.
Although it might be a lot in the eyes of ordinary people, to him, money was too easy to earn.
Earning money was as easy as breathing. He did not lack money at all. As for the Vice Guild leader...
He did not care for it at all. Li Cheng shook his head and said, "Sorry, I won't join any guild for the time being, and my goods will only be hung in the Trading Hall."
What he needed now was not money, but various resources. Only by listing them in the Trading Hall could he barter and collect the resources he wanted from the players.
Little Rain frowned slightly, but she quickly smiled and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I won't force you. But Brother Netherworld, I'll give you this ten million as a gift for our first meeting. Let's add each other as friends."
Ten million to become friends with Netherworld. The surrounding players were once again shocked.
Brother? Hearing Little Rain call him brother, Li Cheng's mouth twitched. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.
However, he still sent a friend request. Naturally, he did not care about the ten million. He just felt that it was not a bad thing to make friends with Little Rain. Who knows, he might need her help in the future?
"Ding, dong, you've received ten million gold coins from That Year's Little Rain!
"Ding, dong, you've successfully added That Year's Little Rain as a friend!"
After successfully adding him as a friend, Little Rain left in satisfaction.
...
On the other side, the members of the Rose Guild had their mouths wide open, wide enough to fit an egg.
She actually gave him 10 million to buy a spot on his friend list?
As expected, the world of the rich was not something they could understand. Purple Rose was the same, her face as black as the bottom of a pot.
She had never been so mercilessly rejected by a man before. Not to mention, it was in front of all the core members of the guild. How could she face him?
Li Cheng did not have the time to bother with her. He marched toward Death Valley. Seeing this, Purple Rose stomped her feet in anger and hurriedly followed him.
...
There were still many sharp-eyed players on the field who had been paying attention to Li Cheng's movements. The moment Li Cheng left, they followed him eagerly.
These were all smart people who knew who would get the meat if they followed him. 𝙡𝓲𝙗𝙧𝓮𝒂𝒅.𝙘𝓸𝒎
Li Cheng quickly skimmed through the battle situation. The number of players who had received the quest he had given out had already reached over 100,000.
The total size of all the troops added up to more than 100 million. Moreover, the quest he had given out had its own threshold.
One had to have more than 1,000 troops on their own. Hence, the players who had gathered here were all very strong players at the current stage.
However, their armies still consisted of trash level one soldiers. Li Cheng could easily dispatch 1,000 to 2,000 Frost Marksmen to deal with this group of people.
Then, Li Cheng released another announcement on the army channel. "Those who have received the mission will be actively killing monsters. After the mission ends, the first place will be rewarded with thirty million basic resources, the second place will be rewarded with twenty million, the third place will be rewarded with ten million and so on!"
Boom! Seeing Li Cheng's announcement, these ordinary players were all stunned, wondering if they had heard wrong.
The first place will be rewarded with 30 million resources? The second place will be rewarded with 20 million?
..
This was too exaggerated. Not to mention individual players, even those super large guilds would be envious.
Moreover, the prize list stretched all the way to tenth place! The probability of winning a prize was still very high.
At this moment, the kill rankings appeared. One could clearly see how many monsters each player had killed.
[First Place: Pearl. Kill count: 3,555]
[Second Place: Peerless. Kill count: 1,950]
[Third place: Battle Soul Blade. Kill count: 1,598]
[Fourth place: Little Bubble Gum. Kill count: 1,208]
...
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Many of the players on the leaderboards were excited.
"Boss Netherworld awesome! With 30 million resources, whoever gets first place will take off immediately!"
"Charge! Don't fight with me over the monsters!"
"Mercury Guild, quickly join the group. Don't f*cking run around!"
"Boss Netherworld, I love you!"
"F*ck, even the tenth place has over 800 kills. It's too late."
"F*ck, the first ranked player is actually Pearl? Has she started to roll in?"
...
Pearl?!
Looking at the first-ranked player on the leaderboard, Li Cheng was slightly surprised. This was a high-level player of the Divine Dragon Alliance.
In the past few years, she had been active in all the major online games. She had always been an unaffiliated player and did not join any guild organizations.
She was an even more mysterious existence. Li Cheng instantly had the desire to take her in as a vassal lord.
After all, as the territory developed, there would be more and more chores. Naturally, Li Cheng needed some help.
Just as Li Cheng was about to take in a vassal lord, a system notification rang.
"Ding, dong, you've discovered Death Valley. As the first player to discover this area, you're rewarded with one reputation point!
"Ding Dong, you have triggered the ten thousand times amplification system. Received ten thousand reputation points!"
To find the Death Valley, one needed to pass through the Misty Forest. Ordinary players naturally could not do so.
Li Cheng sized up the Death Valley before him. The valley was mainly dark and gloomy. The ground had long been scorched black and the air was filled with a pungent stench.
Even the trees were bare. When a gust of wind blew, they would immediately creak. It was very strange.
Meanwhile, monsters roamed the Death Valley. Even the lowest-level monsters were level three Skeleton Warriors.
At level 10, their skills had an indestructible characteristic. They could reduce physical damage by at least 30%. Moreover, when they were on the scorched earth of the Death Valley, these Skeleton Warriors could continuously recover their HP.
If players encountered these Skeleton Warriors at the current stage of the game, it would be a nightmare. Even if they could barely defeat them, there were still level four Skeleton Mages and level five Skeleton Knights.
Even level six Skeleton Generals frequently appeared. Under normal circumstances, they would have to wait at least a few weeks before they could explore the Death Valley.
Meanwhile, the Church of Poison had several strongholds in the depths of the Death Valley. This was Li Cheng's goal this time. Some players had already seen these Skeleton Warriors.
"Crap, a level three monster? So strong?"
"Ah... There's still thirty percent damage reduction and HP recovery. I only have a level two army. How do we fight this?"
"Netherworld, boss, why don't we retreat first? We'll explore the wasteland when we're strong enough."
Retreat? What kind of joke is this?!
When Li Cheng heard that player's suggestion, he almost laughed out loud. These skeleton monsters that they thought were strong were not even cannon fodder to Li Cheng.
They were just trash. Shaking his head, Li Cheng continued to move forward. When the skeletons noticed the invading players, they rushed over without any regard for their lives.
For a moment, everyone's line of sight was filled with the figures of skeletons running wildly. There were probably millions of them. When the players saw this, their scalps went numb.
"F*ck, run! It's too late if we don't run now."
"There are so many skeletons, let's play a game!" 𝑙𝒾𝘣𝘳𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝓂
"Run, run, run!"
...
Some people had already started to run for their lives. After all, death was a punishment and it was not light.
Many people did not want to die so easily. However, this small scene was nothing to Li Cheng.
In his previous life, the size of the demon army was 10,000 times more terrifying than this. Just as the players were fleeing, Li Cheng made his move.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless arrows flashing with ice crystals pierced through the air, and a large number of Skeleton Warriors in the front lines quickly fell.
The places where they fell were frozen into ice, and the skeletons that followed were frozen to the point of falling apart. Not only that, when these elven arrows hit the skeletons, they would also shoot out a series of lightning chains.
This was the effect of the Justice Verdict. When attacking an enemy, attacks could spread out to the nearest 10 enemies.
In addition to Li Cheng's own skill, Command Flame, it could also cause an additional explosion effect. It was like a combination of fire and ice.
In this round of volley, the Skeleton Warriors charging at the front were instantly cleared. This AOE ability was extremely terrifying. Even Li Cheng himself was speechless.
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed ten thousand level three Skeleton Warriors. Obtained three thousand EXP and one hundred contribution points. You've successfully triggered a ten thousand-fold increase. Obtained three hundred million EXP and one million contribution points. Obtained three hundred thousand EXP!
"Ding, dong, your Frost Marksmen have leveled up, currently at level twenty-one.
"Ding, dong, your Frost Marksmen have leveled up, currently at level twenty-two."
...
"Ding, dong, your Frost Marksmen have leveled up, currently at level eighty. Level has been maxed out."
...
The skeletons were like straw, being harvested crazily and falling in large numbers.. The fleeing players were all stunned by this scene.
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"Damn, so awesome? Am I seeing things?"
"These elven ladies are too strong. There are so many skeletons, but they can't even charge over."
"It's actually an AOE army. Oh my God, when will I have one?"
"Go upstairs, wash up, and dream."
"No wonder the Netherworld boss sold his level four army. It turns out that he has such a powerful army."
In just ten minutes, all the skeletons were wiped out.
"Ding, dong, your level has increased. Currently, you're level twenty. Please complete one Class Trial to unlock a new level cap.
"Ding, dong, your hero Moon Dance Saintess Luna has reached the level cap. Please break through and unlock a new level."
...
After this massacre, the Frost Marksmen's levels were once again pulled to the max. Li Cheng's level had also reached a bottleneck.
He needed to complete the class trial, which was also different from the hero trial. From this, it could be seen that the difficulty of leveling up was higher than the hero trial.
However, Li Cheng was an exception. He had a 10,000-times amplification system and his experience points were maxed out.
Luna was already level 40, and she needed a second breakthrough.
The materials required were 100 Hero Advancement Stones and one Moon Stone.
"If I remember correctly, only the Moon Goddess has the Moon Stone. No one else."
Li Cheng recalled and could not help but sigh. Every time an SSS-class hero needed to break through the boundary, it would be extremely difficult.
Lillian would probably be the same. He shook his head and cleared his mind. Li Cheng opened his own class trial again.
[Class Trial 1]
[Description: Forbidden Mage is the most ancient and dangerous class. You need to prove yourself to the world.]
[Quest content: kill an Epic-grade Boss or above (0/10)]
[Quest reward: unlock a new level cap, Ancient Ruins Teleportation Token.] 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Looking at the quest content, Li Cheng's eyelids twitched.
Just the first phase of the trial required killing 10 Epic-grade Bosses. What about the second phase?
However, what was that Ancient Ruins Teleportation Token?
Generally speaking, those involved in the ancient era were extremely dangerous, and the rewards were extremely generous. Li Cheng was looking forward to it.
...
Other than the huge amount of EXP he obtained, Li Cheng also obtained a huge amount of contribution points.
Killing 100 monsters in Death Valley would earn him an average of 10 contribution points. Just this wave alone had earned Li Cheng over three billion contribution points.
He could not help but sigh again. Sure enough, war was the fastest way to get rich. The Holy War was no exception. Expelling evil meant that the Church of Light was getting stronger and stronger.
At this moment, Luna walked up to Li Cheng and said, "Lord, I've discovered three resource points."
Unexpectedly, Li Cheng shook his head and said, "Don't think about it. It's too far away and there's no time to mine."
The resource points were too far away from the territory, and mining would not make up for the losses. Lillian also appeared from the fog and was sent by Li Cheng to scout ahead.
"Lord, we've found a stronghold ahead. There are quite a few people."
Hearing this, Li Cheng nodded and said, "We're ready. Let's go!"
Li Cheng continued to advance. This time, he let the Heavenly Knights clear the way.
After all, these knights had not reached their max level yet. Now was the best time to gain a large amount of EXP.
Under Lillian's command, these Heavenly Knights massacred the skeleton monsters in Death Valley wantonly. The spears in their hands easily pierced through one skeleton after another.
Seeing this, the players were all stunned.
"What did I just see? A flying army?"
"It's really a flying army. They're all flying!"
"F*ck, or is it an instant kill? What kind of army is this?!"
"We're both playing the game, but why's there such a big difference?"
...
The players were envious and jealous, but they still followed behind Li Cheng because they had picked up many good things.
Just by looting the corpses, they could get a lot of equipment. Li Cheng naturally did not care about the drops of these trash monsters.
If he were to loot the corpses one by one, it would only waste his time where he could be slaughtering the monsters. However, if Li Cheng did not care for it, the other normal players could be happy.
They followed behind Li Cheng. Once the system protection time ended, they could not wait to loot the equipment that dropped.
Not only were there gold coins, but there was also equipment. Where else could they find such a good thing?
On the other side where the Rose Guild were at, a few beautiful members carefully said to Purple Rose, "Guild Leader, why don't we go to the Misty Forest?"
"Netherworld alone killed all the monsters in Death Valley. We can't even get a single gain.
"Even if we were alone, we wouldn't be able to defeat them."
...
What these members said was not without reason. Rather than watching Li Cheng slaughter the skeletons, it was better to return to the Misty Forest and earn some contribution points.
Hearing what her subordinates said, Purple Rose's expression became even more unsightly. The delicate face under the mask was already filled with anger.
"Stop talking!" Purple Rose snorted and said stubbornly, "It's uncertain if it'll be a waste of time or not!"
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Her eyes sparkled as she analyzed, "Death Valley's so big, there must be a Boss here.
"Although Netherworld's strong, can he crush the Boss? When that time comes, he'll definitely ask us for help.
"Hmph, when that time comes, let's see if he joins the Rose Guild."
Hearing Purple Rose's analysis, the guild members' eyes lit up as they said, "Yeah, if that's the case, maybe the Boss will be ours, too."
"Big Sister's awesome!"
"Big Sister's the smartest!"
Purple Rose snorted smugly, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. The guild members' agreement made her more and more convinced that her guess was correct. 𝘭𝑖𝒷𝓇𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝘮
There must be something that Li Cheng could not deal with in Death Valley. It must be a Boss or a special trap. Otherwise, why would Li Cheng issue a quest and waste so many resources?
At this time, Li Cheng's troops were moving smoothly. In a short while, they found the stronghold that Lillian mentioned. It was an altar.
However, it was different from the altar that Li Cheng had seen in the underground world. It was much taller and bigger.
After all, there was no limit to the height of the buildings on the surface. The altar in front of them had no roof. It was built in the open air, surrounded by countless pitch-black stone pillars that pierced into the sky.
The middle of the altar was very wide. The moment Li Cheng arrived in front of it, countless figures dressed in dark green robes rushed out from the altar.
These were all believers of the Church of Poison. Some were level five soldiers and some were level 20.
They were at the same level as the ones Li Cheng had met in the underground world. Li Cheng did not waste any time and immediately ordered his subordinates to attack.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The arrows that flickered with ice crystals pierced through the air. At the same time, the Heavenly Knights turned into a streak of green afterimages and charged into the altar in the blink of an eye, starting a massacre.
The sound of the kill notification kept ringing in Li Cheng's ears. Large amounts of experience points were recorded into his account. Li Cheng was too lazy to check it.
Instead, he led his troops deep into the altar. The scale of the interior was much larger, and the number of believers of the Church of Poison was also much greater.
Li Cheng took a rough look and saw that there were at least millions of followers. The weakest among them were level five troops.
There were also many high-level troops of level seven, level eight, and level nine soldiers. With such a scale of strength, no matter how many ordinary players came, they would definitely not be able to defeat them.
Moreover, in the middle of the altar, there was a tall figure angrily raising the staff in his hand.
Seeing this, Li Cheng cast a reconnaissance spell.
[Venomancer, Walter (Legendary)]
[Description: A middle-level manager of the Church of Poison. His strength has soared after drinking the poison potion.]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Level: 20]
[HP: 100,000,000/100,000,000]
[Physical/magic attack: 30,000]
[Defense: 7,000]
[Skills: Poison Hand, high-level Poison Resistance, high-level Poison Infection, Poison Skin, Death Poison.]
...
The players who saw the Boss posted his attributes on the public screen at the same time.
[Oh my God! It's a legendary Boss!]
[Really? 100,000,000 HP? My army only has 10 points of attack. Just stand there and let me hit it. How long do I need to fight it?]
[Oh my God! How can a human fight it?]
[ Netherworld, boss, run! Something's not right!]
[Although Boss Netherworld has killed a legendary Boss before, this Boss is obviously...too strong. It's better to run.]
The members of the Rose Guild were also stunned. As high-end players of the Divine Dragon Alliance, this was actually their first time seeing a Legendary Boss. They were all a little shocked.
However, these people were shocked. Was Li Cheng the same? When he saw a Boss with such attributes, he was a little disappointed.
How was this different from the Bosses he had encountered in the underground world? The attributes were as trash as they could be. Back then, he had only needed 2,000 Frost Marksmen to finish it off.
Not to mention the current him. To him, a Boss of this level was something that could be killed in an instant.
Just as he was commanding his troops to attack the Boss, a commotion suddenly broke out among the players.
"D*mn, who's pushing me?"
"Yeah, who? D*mn, so many people?"
"Huh? Isn't this the Pride Guild? There's also the Mafia, Sword Aura Rampage... So many big guilds?"
"I've noticed these people long ago. They've been following behind us the whole time."
"Why are they following us? Could it be that they're trying to snatch the Boss?"
"Snatch the Boss? You're thinking too much. This Boss looks like it's impossible to fight. I think they're here to block Netherworld's escape route."
Huh?
He looked at the members of the various large guilds that had gathered.
Li Cheng was slightly stunned. He turned around with great interest and looked at them gathering little by little. In fact, he had long since noticed this group of players following behind them.
It was just that he did not care about them at all. With his current strength, even if all the players in the world were added together, they would not be able to defeat him.
However, seeing the actions of these people, Li Cheng became interested. He did not know what these people were trying to do.
Li Cheng waved his hand, gesturing for Lillian and Luna to not kill the Boss in a hurry.
He was also far away enough that he had yet to attack the aggro of the Boss. In less than a few minutes, the players finally got into formation.
In the front row were some human soldiers with shields. They were all level two soldiers. There were even some Goblin Miners that were purchased from Li Cheng.
Behind them were level two archers. They were quite large. Li Cheng took a quick glance and realized that there were tens of millions of them gathered together.
A man walked out in front of everyone. The ID above his head said 'Peerless Prideful'.
Peerless Prideful looked at Li Cheng arrogantly and said, "Netherworld, we'll hold the line for you!
"You can go and kill the Boss without worry.
"We'll help you clear those monsters behind us.
"Don't worry, we won't ambush you."
Looking at Peerless Prideful's proud face, Li Cheng was obviously speechless. What did he mean by not ambushing him?
Even if their motley crew went all out, it would not affect him much.
Li Cheng really wanted to say that they were here to tell him a joke...
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Unlike Li Cheng, the other players were stunned when they heard Peerless Prideful's words.
Why was this not what they had expected?
However, they soon discovered the problem. The various major guild alliances had gathered tens of millions of troops. Were they really here to support Li Cheng?
Who was he talking nonsense to? Someone immediately said something.
[This group of union members are so sinister. They want to let Netherworld and the Boss fight. Both sides will suffer losses, after that, they'll take advantage of us.]
[If the Boss wins, they won't make a move. The myth created by Netherworld will be destroyed.]
[If Netherworld wins, it'll definitely hurt their vitality. When that time comes, they'll join forces and attack the Netherworld together!]
[Hmmm… The big guilds are really shameless. What if big boss Netherworld attacks the alliance first?]
[If Netherworld attacks first, he'll be judged by the system and will be blacklisted!]
Looking at the analysis of the chat box, the players understood the intentions of the big guilds. They started to curse at them. They had never seen such shamelessness!
[F*ck, these bastards are really scheming.]
[As expected of the Alliance guilds. Their interests are paramount. They can even use such a dirty method.]
[Such a sinister method. Boss Netherworld won't fail miserably, right?]
[Then… If he falls, will our quest reward still be rewarded?]
Among the big guilds, Peerless Prideful looked at the messages in the chat box and laughed smugly. This was the method that the big guilds had come up with together.
By relying on public opinion and the Boss, they could make Li Cheng face enemies from both sides. They could attack and retreat, but they could also defend. It was truly foolproof.
They only had one goal. Today, their goal was to kill Netherworld there and then. They wanted to let the other players know that it was absolutely impossible for them to fight against the guilds by themselves!
In the Rose Guild.
"Big sister, what should we do?"
"Should we help Netherworld, or should we agree to the various large guilds' requests and cooperate with them?"
"Guild leader, the Alliance guilds have sent another message over. Their next few million troops will arrive within half a day."
For a while, the players from the Rose Guild were in an uproar. Some still supported Netherworld, while others suggested cooperating with the Alliance.
In the end, all eyes were on Purple Rose. She was the guild leader, so the final decision was in her hands.
Purple Rose did not say anything. She had always trusted her instincts. In the end, her beautiful face under the mask did not hesitate at all. She said seriously, "Everyone from the Rose Guild, get ready to start a war with pride!"
As soon as these words were said, those who had originally supported Li Cheng cheered.
"Roger!"
"At most, we'll just go back after we die. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Support big sister with pride!"
Seeing that their sisters were all like this, those who had originally supported Peerless Prideful also looked excited.
"Listen to big sister and f*ck Peerless Prideful! I've long disliked them."
"I'll f*cking do it!"
"Sisters, pay attention to your image. We're Ladies!"
…
The movements of all the forces were clearly seen by Li Cheng.
He was puzzled. Was there something wrong with the brains of these people?
Where did these tens of millions of trash troops get the confidence to kill him?
The corners of Li Cheng's mouth revealed traces of a cold smile. The plan was not bad. If the person who carried it out had the ability, then there would be nothing to say.
However, without the ability, all the schemes were nothing but a joke in his eyes.
Li Cheng turned his head and did not look at those people. He ordered, "Luna, do it! Lillian, I'll leave these Lords to you."
"Yes!"
"Roger that!"
The two heroines started to move at the same time. Luna led all the elven Frost Marksmen and continued to advance toward the Boss.
Lillian, on the other hand, gently raised her slender, white arm that looked like a lotus root. Instantly, a gray fog appeared silently, making the Heavenly Knights disappear into the fog.
In less than a minute, Luna's Frost Marksmen arrived in front of the Boss.
When the players saw this, their hearts were in their throats as they spoke one after another.
[ Netherworld, boss, please, don't start the Boss fight or else you'll fall into a trap!]
[ Netherworld, boss, if it can't work, we should retreat first.]
[ Netherworld, boss, we're outnumbered, don't take the risk.]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, is Netherworld a hothead? Can't he tell? Those union guilds are just waiting for him to start the Boss fight.]
[Sigh, looks like Netherworld really going to be a flash in the pan, and the myth will end here.]
Naturally, Li Cheng ignored the conversation in the chatbox and continued with his plan.
Under the gaze of countless players, Luna and the Frost Marksmen entered the aggro range of the Boss. Instantly, the players let out a wave of mournful wails.
[It's gone, it's all gone.]
[ Netherworld, boss, why can't you see their intentions?]
[This is the consequence of not listening to our advice.]
Seeing Luna and the Frost Marksman go straight to the Boss, a hint of ecstasy flashed across Peerless Prideful's eyes. Everything was going according to his plan!
It seemed that the legend of the Netherworld was about to end.
However, at that moment, a system announcement appeared on the World Channel, which made all the players unable to believe it.
[Battle announcement: Viscount Netherworld, unstoppable, valiant, and fierce in killing the enemy, has successfully killed Legendary Venomancer Walter. All units in the army will receive the war buff—Brave Champions. Army morale +100!]
Everyone was stunned when they saw this announcement.
What happened? The Boss died just like that? What happened?
[F*ck, what happened? Didn't the Boss have 100 million HP?]
[I didn't see it clearly. Who recorded it? How did the Boss die? Is there a bug?]
[Uh… I think it was killed by Netherworld in an instant?]
[Oh my God, that's a Legendary Boss with 100 million HP! It died in less than a second?]
[Ridiculous, what kind of f*cking damage is that?]
[100,000,000 HP. I'm 24 years old this year. If the Boss stands still and doesn't move, I'd probably fight it until I'm 50 years old!] 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝑟𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝓂
[No, you'll die immediately. It's a highly poisonous Boss. If you touch the Boss, you might not lose a single hair, but you'll be poisoned to death.]
[Hahaha, that seems to be the case.]
Upon seeing this announcement, the players were so shocked that their jaws dropped. Some even pinched themselves to see if they were dreaming.
After a full few minutes, some people finally recovered from their shock.
To them, this was completely unimaginable at this stage. It was simply a fantasy.
Chapter 42
In the Rose Guild.
Purple Rose looked at the fallen Boss with a stunned expression.
She had not even lowered her arm. Just as she was about to give the order for the members of the Rose Guild to help Li Cheng fight the Boss, the Boss was already lying on the ground.
This Netherworld…was a little too strong, no?
The members of the Rose Guild also looked at Li Cheng in shock. Their mouths were in an 'o' shape. They did not close their mouths for a long time.
Among the formation of countless large guilds.
The smile on Peerless Prideful's face froze, and everyone else widened their eyes.
The legendary Boss was killed just like that?
One of his subordinates gulped and looked at Peerless Prideful as he asked, "Boss, what do we do now? Are we still going to attack the Netherworld?"
Hearing this, Peerless Prideful looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. This f*cking Legendary Boss with 100 million HP had been insta-killed. What was there to attack? Was he tired of living?
However, in front of so many underlings, he could not lose face as the boss. He pretended to be calm and said, "Hehe, we're here to help. Would the Netherworld still dare to attack us?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we're here to help. Why would the Netherworld attack us?"
"That's right, we're allies!"
"That's right…"
Hearing these words, arrogance returned to Peerless Prideful's heart. He was the guild leader of the three great guilds of the Divine Dragon Alliance. Would the Netherworld dare to fight him?
One had to know that in Tribe, players who attacked other Lords would enter a 'red name' status. If they died in this status, their levels would drop by three levels. Those who killed them would receive 50% of the territory's resources.
It could be said that the punishment was extremely heavy. Peerless Prideful was certain that Netherworld would not dare to attack him.
However, at this moment, a terrifying cylindrical energy wave passed through the fog and suddenly exploded in their camp.
In an instant, the ground shook violently.
Lillian's slender figure appeared from the fog. This time, she ordered all the Heavenly Knights to use Heavenly Rage.
She glanced at the troops of the various large guilds indifferently, as if she was looking at a pile of dead people. In her heart, she knew if she wanted to deal with Li Cheng, he would be a dead man.
When the energy wave dissipated, the system's various voices rang in Li Cheng's ears at the same time.
"Ding, dong! You've killed Peerless Prideful's troops. You've obtained one thousand slaughter points. You've also triggered the ten thousand times amplification system and obtained ten million slaughter points!
"Ding, dong! You've killed Peerless Prideful's troops. You've obtained one thousand slaughter points. You've also triggered the ten thousand times amplification system and obtained ten million slaughter points!
"Ding, dong! You've killed Peerless Prideful's troops. You've obtained one thousand slaughter points. You've also triggered the ten thousand times amplification system and obtained ten million slaughter points!
"Ding, dong…"
Other than the slaughter points obtained from killing the players, there was another special sound that echoed in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, you've entered the red name state. The red name state will last twenty-four hours! Under this state, your death penalty will be very strict!
"Ding, dong, you've entered the red name state. The red name state will last forty-eight hours! Under this state, your death penalty will be very strict! 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Ding, dong, you've entered the red name state. The red name state will last seventy-two hours! Under this state, the death penalty will be very strict!"
"Ding, dong, you've entered the red name state. The red name state will last…"
The red name state could only last for a maximum of three days. Li Cheng immediately filled it up!
Of course, he did not care about whether or not he had a red name. If someone wanted to kill him, he would just let them try. He would then let them know what absolute strength was.
What surprised Li Cheng was that in this wave, the Heavenly Knights had killed 1,700,000 troops and obtained 17,000,000 slaughter points.
Li Cheng had not expected such a situation. Of course, it was not that the Heavenly Knights had killed 1,700,000 troops. Rather, it was that he had accidentally killed a player and obtained 17,000,000 slaughter points?
This made him a little excited. There were still tens of millions of troops in front of him.
"Since killing players can earn you slaughter points, then the method to repair the Heart of Massacre has been found…"
Right after that, Li Cheng gave an order to Lillian, "Lillian, Luna, kill them all, not a single one left!"
The two heroines immediately nodded and replied, "Yes!"
Following the command of the two heroines, the Heavenly Knights gripped their spears tightly and charged toward the players' troops. For a moment, the Heavenly Knights were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, constantly piercing through the formation of the various large guilds.
The Heavenly Knights, who originally lacked AOE damage, instantly gained a powerful AOE ability after being commanded by Li Cheng.
At the same time, countless Frost Marksmen arrived at the battlefield at an inconceivable speed.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
A rain of arrows rained down from the sky and the guild players' troops fell one after another. They did not even have time to react, leaving behind only the wails of countless guild players.
When he saw this situation, Peerless Prideful's face turned green.
He had never thought that this Netherworld would be so bold and arrogant. How did he dare to start a war against so many people? Was he not afraid of the various large guilds taking revenge?
In just a short while, he had already lost one-fifth of his troops. It made his heart bleed. He did not have time to think about it now. He quickly commanded his troops to minimize the losses.
"Kill, kill, kill! Shoot! All ranged troops, focus your fire on one team first!"
Hearing the guild leader's words, the guild players quickly reacted and began to mobilize their ranged troops.
One of them was called Unrivaled Prideful. He was one of the top experts in the guild, and he had 4,000 level three soldiers—Hyena Archers.
An army of 4,000 level three archers was definitely a powerful existence at this time.
Seeing that his guild had suffered heavy losses, a sharp glint flashed in Unrivaled Prideful's eyes. He immediately ordered, "Fire!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Countless arrows shot out from the sky, forming a huge net in the air. Seeing the countless arrows raining down on the Heavenly Knights, a cruel smile appeared on Unrivaled Prideful's face.
With 4,000 level three archers focusing their fire, he was confident that his opponent would be instantly killed, even if he was a level five soldier!
However, what unfolded in the next second made him completely dumbfounded, along with countless others.
As expected, the rain of arrows fell on the Heavenly Knights, making a series of tinkling sounds, but what did they see?
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Chapter 43
The sound of the rain of arrows colliding with the armor of the Heavenly Knights was crisp and melodious. However, it was so ear-piercing to Unrivaled Prideful's ears.
"How's this possible? Four thousand level three soldiers can't break through the defense of the Netherworld soldiers?!
"What kind of soldier is he? How can he be so abnormal!"
No one answered him. The Heavenly Knights simply glanced at the Hyena Archers, and then at Unrivaled Prideful. Although they did not say anything sarcastic, not saying anything was the greatest sarcasm.
After that, the Heavenly Knights continued to weave through their formation, drawing beautiful blue lines in the air.
The cavalry was going to use their advantage and charge!
Seeing this, the various large guilds were in deep despair!
How were they going to fight? They gritted their teeth and attacked, but the enemy did not lose HP at all and they could not break through their defenses! They were seriously in despair!
They could not win at all, and the players from the various large guilds collapsed.
"Ah! This is a f*cking monster, run!"
"I just leveled up, I don't want to lose levels. Help!"
"Netherworld too strong, this guy isn't human!"
"Boss, can we not kill him and surrender? I really don't want to drop a level!"
The ones who responded to these people were the Heavenly Knights' spears.
In an instant, some players ran back without caring about their lives. In Tribe, the price of dying once was too high. In order to save their lives, they did not care about anything else.
The battle continued. As expected, it was a one-sided situation.
In less than half an hour, there were not many people left in the camps of the large guilds. Some ran, some died, and some were trampled to death by their own people.
At this moment, Li Cheng's eyes were shining even brighter, because the recovery of the Heart of Massacre had already exceeded 10%!
At this stage of its recovery, 100 million units needed to be killed. If they were only looking for wild monsters, it would be too difficult to find that many of them.
Moreover, it would not be easy to find a player's army. Of course, Li Cheng would not kill every player he saw. If anyone was hostile to him, he would merely say sorry.
After checking on the Heart of Massacre and turning off the interface, Li Cheng saw the lone commander, Peerless Prideful, standing not far away. There was not a single unit beside him.
The reason he was still alive was naturally because Li Cheng had given the order not to kill him for the time being. Otherwise, how could he still be standing here?
At this moment, Peerless Prideful also saw Li Cheng. When he saw Li Cheng's teasing gaze, Peerless Prideful's entire face flushed red.
Previously, he had been so calm and collected. It was as if Li Cheng's life was in his hands. However, the cruelty of reality had taught him a deep lesson.
"Netherworld! You've offended so many guilds. Do you know the consequences?
"A person's ultimately weak!
"It hasn't been long since the game started. Give us time, and you'll soon learn the consequences of offending us!
"Hurry up and kowtow and apologize to me, or else…"
Hearing this, Li Cheng almost laughed out loud. He seriously suspected that there was something wrong with this fellow's brain.
Li Cheng had killed tens of thousands of troops, yet he still had to kowtow and apologize to him? Did this guy take the wrong medicine?
Following that, Li Cheng gently waved his staff and casually threw a normal attack. Dark green energy instantly burst and Peerless Prideful's downward adjustment was immediately nullified.
"Ding, dong, you've killed the player, Peerless Pride…"
"Ding, dong, because you've killed too many players, you have obtained the black-iron title 'Exposed Killing Intent'.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the Epic title, 'Living God of Death'."
…
[Living God of Death (Epic)]
[Grade: only hidden.]
[Effect: deals 100% damage to all player units.]
At this moment, Li Cheng also saw the title's attributes. The title's effect was very powerful, directly increasing his damage by one-fold.
If this was applicable to Player Kills, it would be like a godly weapon.
However, to Li Cheng, it was a little useless. The attacks that he had sent out had long since overflowed. In any case, any one of his attacks would instantly kill him.
…
The battle ended too quickly. The other players had yet to react.
After Peerless Prideful died, they suddenly realized that the other players from the various large guilds had all died.
At this moment, Li Cheng also changed the conditions of the quest. The remaining players were stunned for a moment before quickly opening their quest panel.
[Ding, dong, the quest 'Clear the Church of Poison' has changed its requirements!]
[Requirements: 1. Good faction, at least level 2 armies, with more than 2,000 soldiers.]
[2. Peerless Prideful and his dogs are not allowed to partake in the quest.]
[Uh… Hahaha, the Netherworld boss is so despicable!]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, he's going to offend Peerless Prideful to death. As expected of a Netherworld boss, he's really domineering!]
[Awesome, I've long been displeased with the members of the Prideful Guild. It's a pity that I don't have the strength. I support the Netherworld boss this time.]
[+1!]
[+10,086!]
While they were discussing, Lillian returned to Li Cheng's side and said, "Lord, we've dropped a lot of equipment."
Li Cheng looked forward. The deserters were almost done chasing them. On the ground, all kinds of equipment were dropped. 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇ℯ𝑎𝒹.𝒸𝘰𝓂
No matter what, the various large guilds were at the forefront of the game. Although the quality of the equipment was very low with most of them being ordinary equipment, it should not be forgotten that it had not even been a day since the server opened. They were already considered very strong.
Although Li Cheng did not like them, the other players were almost drooling, and because Li Cheng was here, no one dared to go up and pick them up. They could only look at Li Cheng helplessly.
He shook his head. "They're all trash. Forget it. Use the fastest speed possible to clear out the remaining believers!"
Lillian nodded, turned around, and led the Heavenly Knights to continue clearing out the believers.
At this time, Li Cheng looked at the position of the Purple Rose Guild. To be honest, Li Cheng was quite surprised by Purple Rose's actions.
He did not expect that this beautiful guild leader, who he thought was a little unruly, would actually choose to help him even if it meant making an enemy out of the other guilds.
One had to know that although Peerless Prideful was a little stupid, he had a father who was quite evil. He controlled a very large group and had unparalleled power.
To Purple Rose, offending such an organization meant creating a powerful enemy.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng sent a friend request over. He did not mind working with Purple Rose since Li Cheng would have to cultivate his own organization sooner or later.
Although the word 'Tribe' sounded small, it was actually very big. It was impossible for Li Cheng to do everything on his own.
Not to mention, once the game merges with the real world in a few years, he would have more things to take care of!
Chapter 44
Li Cheng's plan was to create his own power, including but not limited to NPCs, players, Lords, and even slaves.
Purple Rose was undoubtedly a good worker. At this stage, there were some tasks that could be entrusted to her.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully added Purple Rose as a friend."
Very quickly, Purple Rose accepted Li Cheng's friend request. As soon as the system notification rang, Li Cheng sent her a few messages.
[You'll be glad of your decision today, Lin Rouxi.]
[Your Rose Guild can take the equipment dropped by the guilds on the battlefield.]
When Purple Rose saw the message from Li Cheng, her body trembled as if she had been electrocuted.
'What's going on? How does he know my real name?'
After all, she had never revealed her real name in the game. Even the vice guild leaders of the Rose Guild only knew that she was an otaku and did not know her real name.
Purple Rose immediately sent Li Cheng a series of messages to ask.
[Who exactly are you?]
[How do you know my name?]
[Do you know me?]
[Tell me, who are you?!]
[Say something!]
Looking at the messages that popped up in the chat box, Li Cheng could imagine how crazy Purple Rose was probably feeling.
Li Cheng rubbed his head and suddenly regretted his actions. Why did he have to provoke women for no reason? His Lillian was much better.
Both Lillian and Luna were so obedient and considerate. How could they be as annoying as Purple Rose?
More importantly, touching their hands would make them blush. They were so shy and cute. In comparison, Purple Rose seemed a little irritable.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng blocked Purple Rose's message. He planned to unlock it later, or else it would be very annoying.
[Ding, dong, message failed. You've been blocked by the other party.]
Looking at the big red exclamation mark, Purple Rose was stunned. She blinked her big eyes in disbelief.
Netherworld actually dared to block her?
Who was she? Purple Rose! The number one beauty of the Dragon God Alliance!
Although her friend status was not as exaggerated as Li Cheng's ten million, it was definitely not something that anyone could boast about.
Netherworld actually dared to block her?!
Purple Rose raised her head and looked at Li Cheng. She saw Li Cheng walk straight to the altar as if nothing had happened. He did not even look at her.
"Netherworld! Are you crazy?!
"Adding me as a friend and then blocking me? Are you kidding me?"
Purple Rose stomped her foot and cursed under her breath. She had never been so angry before! 𝒍𝓲𝙗𝒓𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝙘𝒐𝓶
She took a few deep breaths and tried her best not to raise her blood pressure too high. Otherwise, her blood vessels would explode from anger.
The guild members behind her did not dare to make a sound when they saw the guild leader's expression. In the end, it was a senior vice guild leader who asked what they should do.
"Everyone, pick up the equipment. According to the guild's old rules, everything will be handed over to the Guild and then distributed."
"Guild leader, Will Netherworld have an opinion about this?"
"It's fine. He's the one who said so." When she heard the word 'Netherworld', Purple Rose's blood pressure almost rose again. Fortunately, she had a good upbringing, so she suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Yes." At this point, the members of the Rose Guild went down to pick up the equipment happily.
…
Li Cheng had already reached the depths of the trash.
The surrounding troops were still cleaning up the believers who were fleeing in all directions. If they were to gather together, Li Cheng would be able to insta-kill them.
However, if they were to flee in all directions, it would be a waste of time to chase after them.
Li Cheng approached the corpse of the Boss and started to collect his spoils of war.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the spoils of war—Legendary Poison Devouring Armor!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the prize—ten thousand Mythical-grade all-purpose antidotes!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the prize—letter from the higher-ups of the church!"
With Li Cheng's super high luck value and 10,000-times increase, he had indeed obtained quite a number of good items.
The Poison Devouring Armor was a coat. Li Cheng did not need it, so he threw it into his backpack. Then, Li Cheng turned his attention to the all-purpose antidote.
[All-purpose antidote]
[Description: an antidote concocted by the Church of Poison. It can neutralize most of the poison.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Mythical]
[Effect: all units are immune to poison damage and poison effects. Lasts for 30 minutes. Only units below immortal level are affected by poison.]
Looking at the effect of the all-purpose antidote, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. The Mythical-grade all-purpose antidote could neutralize poison damage after use. It was undoubtedly very useful.
In Tribe, the Church of Poison was not the only one that could use poison to attack. Many monsters were born with poison, and players' troops could also poison their enemies.
The only limitation was that this all-purpose antidote was ineffective against units that were Mythical-grade and above. Other than that, it could be said to be very powerful.
At the mid-game stage, if this was put on the market, it would definitely be sold at a sky-high price.
Li Cheng had a 10,000-times amplification system, which helped him obtain 10,000 bottles. He had to admit that his luck was pretty good.
Then, Li Cheng looked at the last item—a letter from the higher-ups of the church.
[Letter from the higher-ups of the church]
[Description: A Letter from a high-level member of the Church of Poison. What is recorded in it is unknown.]
[Level: 1]
[Effect: after using it, there's a 5% chance of obtaining the information within.]
After reading this letter, he recalled that he had seen something similar in his previous life. This type of envelope was specially processed. If it was opened, it might be immediately destroyed. The chances of opening it successfully were very low.
Li Cheng thought for a moment. If he did not open it, the information inside might lose its effectiveness and be discarded.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng opened the letter.
"Ding, dong! You've chosen to open the letter from the higher-ups of the church. The current success rate is five percent.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered the ten thousand times amplification system! The current success rate is one hundred percent.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully opened the letter from the higher-ups of the church!"
Li Cheng raised his eyebrows. He did not expect the 10,000-times increase to be effective on this thing. Then, he looked at the letter and a few messages appeared.
[The goddess is about to descend. All strongholds, prepare for the sacrifice.]
[The Church of Light attacked our city and saved those white-clothed wh*res. I reckon those paladins will make a move soon.]
[Be careful, don't let anything happen.]
Chapter 45
After reading the letter, Li Cheng could not help but be shocked. The Poison Goddess was about to descend? Did she want to play God's Descent?
According to Li Cheng's understanding in his previous life, ordinary Gods would not descend to the main world. After entering the main world, it meant that they were risking death. This was something that those Gods could not bear.
Therefore, God's Descent was their most commonly used method. It had the strength of at least a Legendary level nine. Generally, the Gods had Mythical-grade strength, while some were even stronger.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng could not help but frown slightly. Although he had the strength to sweep away all the players, it was still not enough to face a God.
After all, the Tribe server had just opened. If he was given time, it was not impossible to kill a God.
Li Cheng made up his mind. It was better to be more cautious in the following days. What he lacked the most was time!
While Li Cheng was lost in thought, Luna found a treasure chest at the center of the altar. Li Cheng walked over and opened the treasure chest without saying anything.
"Ding, dong! You've opened the Gold Treasure Chest. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained a high-level enchantment table blueprint and a high-level magic trap blueprint."
Hearing the system's notification, Li Cheng was a little surprised. He had actually received some architectural blueprints. One had to know that the drop rate of architectural blueprints was very low.
Moreover, these two things were quite useful to Li Cheng. There were some special buildings in Tribe that would not be automatically unlocked. Players needed to have the corresponding design blueprint to be able to build them.
The high-level enchantment table could enchant equipment below Epic-grade. It would also require the corresponding enchantment card whereby each card would have different abilities.
Ordinary cards would only increase some basic attributes, while Legendary-grade and above cards would not only provide a large number of attribute bonuses, but they could also add powerful skills to equipment.
One had to know that in Tribe, there was military equipment. If one enchanted a piece of military equipment, it was very likely that it would affect the entire army. If that was the case, it would be extremely terrifying.
High-level magic traps were defensive items. The traps were usually used only when some underground cities needed to be built, and most of the traps could only be used to deal with some ordinary wild monsters. This was because ordinary traps were too eye-catching and anyone with a brain could avoid them.
However, a high-level magic trap had crystals to provide the trap with some mana, making it extremely well-hidden and difficult to discover. Moreover, its power was very strong. Even some Legendary soldiers could be instantly killed if they had relatively fragile skin.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate and immediately used these two architectural blueprints.
"Ding, dong! You've used the high-level enchantment table blueprint. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification in power and unlocked a new building blueprint—the highest-level enchantment table!
"Ding, dong! You've used the high-level magic trap blueprint. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification in power and unlocked a new building blueprint—the highest-level Ice-type magic trap, the highest-level Earth-type magic trap, and the highest-level Thunder-type magic trap."
Li Cheng raised his eyebrows and a smile appeared on his face. He had not expected that after the amplification was used, it would trigger another 10,000-times amplification. This was something he had not expected.
The highest-level enchantment table could be used to enchant Mythical-grade equipment at the highest level!
This was extremely abnormal. In his previous life, Li Cheng had only heard of this kind of thing and had never seen it before. There were only a few such things in the entire lost continent.
Only the royal dwarves and the elven queen had them and it was useless for the other races to covet them. If they wanted to use them, they could only beg the royal dwarves. The elven queen might not even give anyone a chance. Even if a chance was given, enchanting it once would cost at least hundreds of millions of gold coins.
Therefore, in the later stages, even if players had divine weapons, they could not enchant them. The main reason was that it was too expensive and it took too much time to queue up.
Of course, this was not a problem for Li Cheng. What did he not have now?
As for the magic traps, he had unlocked a large number of them. There were all kinds of them, and the materials needed for each type of magic trap were different.
Everything was the same. With more materials required, the damage would be higher. Li Cheng roughly estimated that such a magic trap was enough to deal with large-scale battles of tens of millions of units. 𝘭𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝑜𝘮
At that moment, the sound of a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears again.
[Ding, dong! You've cleared a Church of Poison stronghold. Your total reward: 5,000 contribution points, 16,520,000 gold coins, 23,500,000 wood, 18,000,000 iron ores, 42,000,000 stones, and 8,200,000 food!]
[Ding, dong! You've triggered a 10,000-times increase. Your total reward: 50,000,000 contribution points, 165,200,000,000,000 gold coins, 235,000,000,000 wood, 180,000,000,000 iron ores, 420,000,000,000 stones, and 82,000,000,000 food!]
[Ding, dong! The news of you clearing out the Church of Poison stronghold has spread to the ears of other gods. As the spokesperson of Trelefany, the Goddess of the Moon Dance, you've obtained 200 reputation points!]
[Ding, dong! You've triggered a 10,000-times amplification and obtained 200,000 reputation points!]
Hearing the system's notification ringing in his ear, Li Cheng was stunned for a moment. He had obtained countless resources just by destroying a stronghold and those resources were worth hundreds of billions. Even he felt that it was a bit dreamy.
Even in the later stages, such a huge amount of resources was enough to run a large guild for a long period of time.
Li Cheng sighed once again. Plundering and invading was always one of the fastest ways to make a fortune.
Putting aside these resources, the 60,000,000 contribution points also made Li Cheng smile. This time, he had made a huge profit!
The only thing that made Li Cheng unhappy was how the stronghold that he had spent so much effort to destroy increased the reputation points from that trashy Trelefany? This had nothing to do with her, right?
Although he was a little uncomfortable, Li Cheng also caught a very important piece of information from the system's message. The gods had begun to pay attention to this place!
The God of Light was, after all, the representative of the good camp. His every move would be noticed by the entire world. He believed that the Goddess of Poison must have known about this place.
Would this cause a chain reaction? For example, the Goddess of Poison's allies would stab him in the back. On the contrary, the Gods who had a grudge against her could provide him with some help?
In that case, would it be possible for him to manipulate the situation?
Chapter 46
At this time, the Church of Poison's stronghold was filled with smoke. There were no living believers left. Li Cheng did not hesitate and headed toward the second stronghold.
The players who had been following behind him naturally followed. After this battle, they now knew how to gain contribution points.
The morale of the enemies who were defeated by Li Cheng's troops would instantly drop to zero. Such enemies would only run away and not retaliate. At that time, they would then think of ways to surround them and slowly destroy them.
The players' current damage was a little like scraping their enemies. However, as long as they could break through their defenses, they would be able to kill the enemies bit by bit. While the number of kills would be very small, they could still earn contribution points and experience points.
Li Cheng would not pay attention to those defeated enemies. He completely looked down on them. Hence, other than earning contribution points, the rest of the players could also pick up the limitless equipment that was dropped by the defeated troops.
Even so, they still felt that they were earning blood when in fact, they were still working for Li Cheng. If Li Cheng went to kill such deserters, it would only waste a large amount of time. Meanwhile, the monsters that the players killed would also earn contribution points for Li Cheng. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
As they continued forward, they soon arrived at the second stronghold. Compared to the first stronghold, the second stronghold was a little lacking in terms of manpower. There was only a total of more than 50,000 troops in the second stronghold.
Moreover, it was the most trashy type of level five troops and there was no Boss. Li Cheng did not care about such a stronghold that was not challenging at all. He let Lillian and Luna, the two heroines, handle it themselves.
In less than five minutes, the second stronghold had been cleared by the two heroines. Li Cheng's eyes were already fixed on the last red dot on the map, the third stronghold!
The army continued to move forward, killing along the way. As the players' experience points increased, many of the players' troops were able to clear the surrounding skeletons they encountered on their way. This saved Li Cheng a lot of trouble.
His troops' experience points were already full. If he continued to clear these monsters, it would only waste his time. His target was the third stronghold!
Li Cheng did not bother about the monsters along the way. He increased his speed and arrived at the third stronghold in a short while.
This last stronghold was obviously much larger than the previous two. The altar was also slightly different. There were countless strange patterns carved on it, giving off a terrifying and strange aura. It made people feel very uncomfortable.
Rumble!
Just as Li Cheng's troops were about to approach, a dark green energy pillar with a diameter of more than 10 meters suddenly shot into the sky from inside the stronghold. The entire space was illuminated in a dark green color.
At this moment, Luna's face was filled with worry as she looked at the abnormal situation on the altar. She frowned and said to Li Cheng, "Lord, I have a bad feeling."
Li Cheng frowned as well. However, since they had already reached this point, how could he retreat?
"Let's go and take a look."
Before they went over, he cast Shadow of the Mist and hid his troops inside the fog.
As they slowly approached, Li Cheng saw the situation inside the altar. Countless level eight Poison Priests stood inside, and the number of believers present was roughly around two million.
Li Cheng estimated that the players might not be able to defeat such a large group, not until another month's time. However, he did not really care about it.
Li Cheng's gaze landed on the most conspicuous building in the altar. There was a huge statue that was over 40 meters tall. It looked like an old woman holding a walking stick. Who else could it be other than the Goddess of Poison?
The dark green light pillar that was over 10 meters tall was emitted from the walking stick of the statue. It was obvious that these believers of the Church of Poison were conducting some kind of sacrificial activity.
How could they let the enemy proceed as they wished?
Thinking of this, Li Cheng immediately ordered the troops to launch an attack.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Countless arrows pierced through the air. The blue frost crystals illuminated the entire altar, making it abnormally bright. The Heavenly Knights also launched an attack in an instant. The mechanical horse hooves stomped on the floor, making a crisp sound.
The further away they were, the higher the damage dealt by the Heavenly Knights. At this moment, their damage was naturally pulled to the maximum.
In just an instant, the Church of Poison suffered heavy losses. At the same time, the system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears. He did not care for it at all because all of Li Cheng's hair was standing on end.
A sharp and terrifying energy shot straight toward Li Cheng. He immediately reacted. A cold feeling spread throughout his entire body. When the energy hit his body, white numbers appeared.
[-0]
[-0]
Li Cheng let out a huge sigh of relief. He naturally had to find the person who attacked him. Following the trajectory of the attack, Li Cheng immediately found the person who attacked him. It was a man who was completely hidden in a dark green robe.
He immediately cast a detection spell and information about this man appeared.
[Poisonous Holy Son Andy (Legendary)]
[Description: one of the 12 priests of the Church of Poison. He's infamous throughout the continent. Countless temples are placing a bounty on his head. In the Church of Light, his wanted contribution points are in the millions.]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Level: 160]
[HP: 2.6 billion/2.6 billion]
[Physical/magic attack: 13,000,000]
[Defense: 60,000]
[Skills: Poison Domain, Advanced Teleportation Spell, Advanced Concealment, Poison Immunity, God's Descent, Deadly Poison Finger…]
Seeing this ID, Li Cheng's eyelids twitched. Sure enough, there was a reason why his hair stood on end earlier. The man in front of him had used Deadly Poison Finger on him.
The Poisonous Holy Son Andy was one of the 12 priests of the Goddess of Poison. He was completely different from those Legendary-grade powerhouses who were activated using drugs. He was a genuine Legendary-grade powerhouse! He was also a Holy Son of the Church of Poison!
Just him alone was enough to defeat hundreds of Legendary-grade players who were activated by potions. His attributes were also ridiculously high. Just his HP alone was as high as 2.6 billion.
The Deadly Poison Finger that Andy used could at least deal over a million in damage.
It had to be said that Andy's strategy just now was completely correct. As long as he killed Li Cheng, the morale of his troops would be greatly reduced. It would then be countless times easier to deal with him.
This was the same fatal weakness of countless players. Normally, Li Cheng would have been dead for sure, but when he felt danger approaching, he activated his Moon Dance Cloak, and immediately, it took away the damage.
Otherwise, Li Cheng would have already returned to the real world with a black screen…
Chapter 47
Andy was not surprised to see that his attack did not cause any harm to Li Cheng. He just started to size Li Cheng up. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝙚𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝙤𝙢
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He looked at Li Cheng and said, "Holy Son of Trelefany, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Those idiots from before were just bait for me to use.
"What I didn't expect was that you actually dared to come here. Since you're here, have you thought about how you're going to beg for mercy in front of the Goddess?"
Hearing Andy's words, Li Cheng really wanted to refute that he was not that trashy Holy Son of Trelefany. He had only received Trelefany's highest blessing, which gave him an extremely high attribute bonus. Therefore, the aura on his body was very rich.
However, when Li Cheng was about to open his mouth to say something, he saw the Holy Son of the Church of Poison, Andy, jump into the huge light pillar behind him without hesitation. This made Li Cheng's eyelids jump.
He knew what Andy was trying to do. The Goddess of Poison could be said to be the sworn enemy of Trelefany. If there was any way to make Trelefany suffer a fatal blow, Andy would definitely not say anything.
Li Cheng happened to have Trelafany's highest blessing on him. One had to know that this highest blessing consisted of a god's divine power!
As long as Andy thought of a way to kill Li Cheng, the Goddess of Poison would be able to give Trelafany a fatal blow.
After thinking through all this, Li Cheng's gaze became solemn. Andy did not attack him directly. Instead, he jumped into the light pillar behind him. This gave Li Cheng a bad premonition.
The huge light pillar grew bigger as Andy jumped into it. With the gathering of energy, there was no need for Li Cheng to make a move. The believers of the Church of Poison fell to the ground.
Strangely, their health bars disappeared into thin air. This was not the case for just one person, but for the two million believers present. In the blink of an eye, they were all dead!
"This is…a blood sacrifice?" Li Cheng's heart skipped a beat. The bad premonition grew stronger and stronger. His eyes were fixed on the light pillar and he had a bold guess in his heart.
He could not help but think too much. He heard a loud, earth-shattering sound coming from the light pillar.
Boom!
Then, a terrifying aura spread out instantly. In the blink of an eye, it had covered all the players that were in Death Valley.
At this moment, the system's voice rang in every player's ears.
"Ding, dong! For unknown reasons, you've obtained the buff, Fear. All units' movement and attack speed have decreased by a hundred percent!
"World announcement. A terrifying and powerful existence has descended into Death Valley. All players, please, evacuate immediately!
"World announcement. A terrifying and powerful existence has descended into Death Valley. All players, please, evacuate immediately!"
The world announcement rang in the players' ears three times!
Upon hearing the system's notification, the players were about to flee when they realized that they could not even move from where they stood. The cold caused by fear instantly made them shudder.
Some of the weaker players were kicked offline by the system. Fear filled their hearts.
"Oh my God, what the hell is this? Why can't I move?!"
"I'm so scared! A lot of people around me have been kicked offline!"
"Help! I just lured a wave of wild monsters. Now the troops can't even move. Someone save me!"
"Can someone tell me what's going on? This is so freaking scary!"
"Netherworld boss, what kind of existence have you provoked? What should we do now?"
In the Rose Guild, Purple Rose's slender shoulders trembled. She bit her red lip hard and forced herself to overcome the fear in her heart.
Unfortunately, everything was in vain. A shudder that came from the depths of her soul made her want to kneel down and surrender immediately.
Purple Rose was the closest to Li Cheng, so the pressure she felt was also the strongest, excluding Li Cheng.
Unlike the others, Li Cheng had an additional message that popped up in his ear.
"Ding, dong, due to Moon Dance Goddess's highest blessing, you're immune to the Fear buff!"
The cool aura dissipated. Li Cheng was not affected by the negative effect of the Fear buff.
However, he was not in the mood to care about these things right now. Instead, he was looking at the huge statue within the altar with a solemn expression.
[Goddess of Poison (Descent)]
[Description: the image of the Goddess of Poison that appeared in the origin world after her descent.]
[Grade: Mythical (Tier 5)]
[Level: –]
[HP: –]
[Attack: –]
[Defense: –]
[Skills: –]
Looking at the data of the Goddess of Poison, Li Cheng's head was full of question marks. How the hell was he supposed to fight if no information was displayed?
He understood that as long as it was a God, its strength would be at least at the Immortal level. Although the Goddess of Poison was relatively trashy among all the Gods, it would still be a dimensional blow when it came to the origin world.
Just her descent alone had allowed her strength to reach the fifth tier of the Mythical-grade. The most important thing was that one could not measure Gods by their ordinary ranks, or else one would be at a disadvantage.
At this time, the Goddess of Poison slowly opened her eyes made of energy and looked down at Li Cheng. When the players saw this, their scalps went numb, but they did not dare to speak.
"Human, offer me Trelefany's divine power and I may spare your life."
As soon as she finished speaking, a God-like pressure came at Li Cheng, trying to give him psychological pressure.
If he was an ordinary person, he might have given in, but who was Li Cheng? A reincarnation!
In the world a few years later, all kinds of Gods appeared one after another. It was simply a mob of demons dancing, and it was almost common for Gods to fall.
The pressure of a trashy God like the Goddess of Poison did not have any effect on him.
However, it had to be said that for the current Li Cheng, the Goddess of Poison was still very strong, especially through the descent of the Holy Son, Andy. That made her abilities even stronger. Otherwise, why would Li Cheng not be able to see the attributes of the Goddess of Poison?
Although she was very strong to Li Cheng, it did not mean that he could not do anything to her. At the second base, he had already thought of how to deal with the Goddess of Poison when the time came.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and Li Cheng did not want to drag it out. He smiled and said to the Goddess of Poison, "Do you really think you're that strong, Doris?"
Hearing Li Cheng call her by her name, the Goddess of Poison was furious. What right did a mere human have to offend a God?
She was so angry that she laughed instead. She let out a terrifying laugh and said, "Human, it looks like you're really courting death!"
Chapter 48
Li Cheng did not take the threat of the Goddess of Poison seriously at all. He immediately replied, "Are you that arrogant? You're just a stray dog being chased around by the good camp.
"If I told you the coordinates of your Divine Kingdom, do you think you'd still be shouting at me like this?"
Hearing this, the Goddess of Poison was first stunned, then she sneered, not taking his words seriously at all.
Seeing this, Li Cheng immediately shouted, "Are you pretending to be your mother? Don't think I don't know that your Divine Kingdom's in the crack of the Calm Sea. The coordinates are 152687, 465289!"
The Poison Goddess was shocked.
The smile on her face froze and the expression on her face was extremely interesting, almost as if she had seen a ghost.
The Goddess of Poison was roaring in her heart, 'How does this human know?!'
After all, the Divine Kingdom of a god was the most confidential information. Even the most devout believers might not know where the Divine Kingdom of their own God was.
If the location of the Divine Kingdom was exposed, the other hostile Gods could attack her.
Among the Gods, the most difficult to locate was the position of the enemy. Otherwise, those weaker Gods would have no room to survive.
Li Cheng's sudden words were not to scare her but to tell the other Gods this information. He had felt it long ago that many Gods were watching him.
The Goddess of Poison could be said to be the enemy of all Gods. Wherever she went, the plague would spread. It was simply a walking biochemical weapon. The most important thing was that it did not distinguish between friend and foe.
Once the plague spread, even the troops of the evil camp would die in large numbers. Her reputation was so bad that everyone wanted to beat her up.
At this time, the Gods who were paying attention to this situation were all stunned when they heard Li Cheng's words. They had dreamed of finding the Goddess of Poison's Divine Kingdom, but they did not expect a human youth to say it out loud.
The most important thing was that judging from the expression of the Goddess of Poison, it really seemed to be true…
The Gods looked at each other. They did not know whether the information was true or not. One of the Gods said in an uncertain tone, "How about…trying?"
"Then go and try." Immediately, there was a response from the Gods. From this, it could be seen that the Goddess of Poison was really disliked among the rest of the Gods.
…
The crack in the Calm Sea was a large-scale plane located at the edge of the universe.
The Calm Sea was also called the Mirror Sea. The characteristic of this place was that it was composed of countless mirrors, and each mirror was an independent space.
There were at least trillions of independent spaces here. The Divine Kingdom of the Goddess of Poison was hidden here, which was why many Gods could not find it.
Without precise coordinates, it was even more ridiculous to find a person here than finding a needle in a haystack.
At this time, a bolt of lightning with a terrifying aura cut through the space and hit a mirror image.
Boom!
The terrifying energy spread out, and countless mirrors were shattered under the impact of the energy waves, turning into countless tiny fragments.
Seeing this, the Gods who came were all stunned.
"Hm? It seems like there really is something there!"
If it was an ordinary mirror image, there would not be such a terrifying energy wave.
The Gods' eyes lit up. They looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Let me try!" Then, another God could not help but launch an attack.
A red heavy sword fell from the sky and smashed down heavily.
Boom!
The terrifying energy waves collide again!
"Haha, it seems like it's really here!"
"Let me try, let me try."
The Gods became restless and wanted to try attacking it one after another. Laughter mixed with the chaos.
"Hahaha, I've been looking for her for more than a thousand years, and finally, I've caught her!"
"I didn't expect what that human said was true. He really found the Divine Kingdom of the Goddess of Poison."
"Poison rat, why don't you hide? Let's see where you can hide this time!" 𝘭𝒾𝑏𝑟𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝘤𝘰𝓂
For a moment, the Gods all moved toward the same location and countless terrifying attacks were launched at the coordinates Li Cheng had mentioned.
To the Gods, the Goddess of Poison was really a rat crossing the street and everyone wanted to beat her up.
Some Gods were not satisfied after beating her up, so they went to inform their allies. Soon, more and more Gods attacked the Goddess of Poison's Divine Kingdom. Some gods even moved their Divine Kingdoms before they quietly approached the crack in the Calm Sea.
…
At this time, the Goddess of Poison who had descended in front of Li Cheng showed an extremely angry expression.
The reason being as long as those Gods kept attacking her Divine Kingdom, her physical body that descended would shrink a few meters shorter. One had to know that the defense of a Divine Kingdom required a large amount of divine power, and the divine power would be consumed when the Divine Kingdom was under attack. Hence, this would reduce the Goddess of Poison's divine power after having descended.
As the Gods attacked, the body of the Goddess of Poison in the origin world became smaller and smaller.
30 meters, 25 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters…
In less than three seconds, the body of the Goddess of Poison had shrunk to six or seven meters, and her rank had also dropped to Legendary tier one.
Seeing this scene, Li Cheng was also a bit surprised. The speed of the descent was so fast. In these few seconds, there were probably no less than 20 Gods who had attacked her Divine Kingdom.
Li Cheng could not help but sigh. This old witch had too many enemies.
"Damn humans! Pay the price!"
The Goddess of Poison hated Li Cheng to the core as she roared crazily. At this stage, she could no longer maintain her descent in the origin world. This was all thanks to the humans on the other side.
The staff in her hand suddenly emitted a dazzling dark green light, swiftly wrapping around Li Cheng.
"Ding, dong! The Goddess of Poison has released the divine power skill, Poison Domain!"
[Poison Domain: releases the poison power that's condensed from divine power. After use, all enemies within 20,000 yards will enter a poisoned state, reducing 30% of their HP every second for 60 seconds. The lowest HP will be reduced to 1 point.]
Seeing the system notification, Li Cheng was also shocked. Divine power skills were skills that only Gods could release. Even Gods themselves would not use it casually because it would consume a large amount of divine power after use!
It seemed that the Goddess of Poison really hated Li Cheng to the extreme, so she released her divine power skill. Obviously, she did not leave him a way out.
At this time, the dark green light had already spread out rapidly from the Goddess of Poison. Everyone looked at Li Cheng with an unusually grave expression. They did not know how Li Cheng would deal with it.
Would he surrender or use his mortal body to rebel against the gods?
Chapter 49
Compared to the crowd's nervousness, Li Cheng was much calmer. In his previous life, Li Cheng had experienced battles more dangerous than this. The scene in front of him was not enough to make him flustered.
Li Cheng did not think much and immediately used the Flag of Holy Light skill. Holy Light Shields appeared on the bodies of the Heavenly Knights. At the same time, Li Cheng ordered the Holy Light Priests to release an invincible skill to envelop all the troops. They all entered an invincible state.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle...
The sound of the poison corroding the light shields could be heard. Above the light shields, the dark green poison churned violently. It looked fierce, but the poison still could not penetrate the light shields.
The God of Light was an existence that was countless times stronger than the Goddess of Poison.
Although these skills only came from Legendary equipment and did not seem to be high enough in tier, this was the origin world. The Goddess of Poison could not mobilize too much divine power, which was why her Poison Domain could not corrode his light shields.
However, the number of Holy Light Priests was still too small, so they could not continuously fight against the Poison Domain. Many Frost Marksmen were also affected.
Their health bars fell. In just a few seconds, their health bars could no longer be seen with the naked eye. In the end, they were forced to stop at one point.
Seeing this, Li Cheng made a prompt decision and immediately pulled the Frost Merksem into the distance. Li Cheng cherished every branch of his army very much. If they could not fight, he had to try his best to save them.
While he was retreating, Li Cheng cast a detection spell and checked the information of the Goddess of Poison. He estimated that with her current state, he should be able to see her attributes.
[Goddess of Poison (Descent)]
[Description: the appearance of the Goddess of Poison in the main world.]
[Grade: Epic] 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
[Level: 100]
[Health points: 6 billion/6 billion]
[Attack: 260,000]
[Defense: 130,000]
[Skills: High-tier Magic Resistance, Poison Immunity, Poison Domain, Aura of Faith, God's Oppression, God's Weeping Poison...]
At this moment, the Goddess of Poison's level had already dropped to Epic. Li Cheng could also see her attributes.
At the same time, some players who did not die also shared the Goddess of Poison's attributes into the chatbox. When the others saw it, they immediately exploded.
[F*ck! ! 6 billion HP?! Am I seeing things?!]
[This old witch is really ruthless! 130,000 defense, her skin's even thicker than the city wall!]
[F*ck, according to the official information, even Crown soldiers can't break through the defense! How are we going to fight this?!]
[I didn't realize this thing's actually a God. Oh my God, Netherword's quest is too difficult, isn't it?!]
[Do you think the Netherworld boss can defeat this Goddess of Poison?]
[This is a God, not some random cat or dog. How long has it been since the game started? How can we defeat her?]
After reading the information about the Goddess of Poison, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. It seemed that her Divine Kingdom must be in chaos. It had consumed a large amount of divine power, causing her strength to drop to Epic.
6 billion HP might be a huge amount in front of the other players, but in front of him, it was no different from paper.
Li Cheng ordered, "Lillian, Luna, attack with all your strength!"
"Yes!" The two heroines nodded solemnly. Although the one in front of them was an Epic-grade enemy, this was a God. It was completely different.
Lillian used the Shadow of the Mist to hide the retreat of the Frost Marksmen and to cover all the Heavenly Knights. The main force of this battle was still the Heavenly Knights who were invincible.
Luna gently raised her slender arm and suddenly released her skill. The sky instantly darkened.
A bright moon appeared in the sky, emitting cold light. In the dark, all the troops' attack and defense were increased by 100%.
At the same time, her Moon Dance skill was activated. Luna entered the invisible state under the night sky. Other than Li Cheng, no one else could see her. At this moment, Luna's slender body danced nimbly under the moonlight. She was like an angel dancing gracefully, pleasing to the eye.
Li Cheng also raised his hand and released a skill, Command Flame. The long spears in the hands of all the Heavenly Knights were instantly covered with flames. Their attacks turned into fire damage.
After a series of operations, Li Cheng's combat strength was pulled to the maximum, reaching the peak. If this could not defeat the Epic-grade Goddess of Poison, then he had no other way.
With the help of various buffs, the attacks of each Heavenly Knight reached an extremely terrifying figure, reaching up to 39,000 and almost breaking the 40,000 mark!
Even some divine weapons did not have such terrifying attributes! With the support of various powers, the aura of the Heavenly Knights became even more terrifying.
Sensing the aura of the Heavenly Knights, the Goddess of Poison felt threatened. She quickly raised the staff in her hand. Without needing to cast a spell, countless terrifying high-level spell attacks were thrown at Li Cheng.
However, it was useless. No matter what attacks hit the Holy Light Shields, they did not have any effect.
Seeing this, the Goddess of Poison could not help but roar, "Damn God of Light!"
At this moment, Lillian took advantage of the gap in the Goddess of Poison's composure. Her eyes focused and she shouted in a delicate voice, "Charge!"
Dong, dong, dong...
The engines of the mechanical warhorses were instantly activated. In an instant, they reached their maximum horsepower!
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Countless Heavenly Knights let out furious roars, leaving green afterimages in the air!
[-81]
[-81]
[-81]
[-81]
...
Thousands of terrifying numbers appeared over the Goddess of Poison's head.
Under Lillian's command, every single one of the Heavenly Knights charged at exactly 300 meters. In other words, the attack coefficient of their Destructive Attack was maxed out!
Countless Heavenly Knights focused their fire, dealing close to eight billion damage!
In an instant, the Goddess of Poison's health bar was emptied!
Her eyes, which were made of energy, were filled with disbelief.
How was this possible! Her defense was more than 100,000. Even if she was a champion soldier, without any special skills, they would not be able to break through her defense.
Unfortunately, no one would explain this to her. Under her shocked gaze, her body that had descended exploded.
At the same time, the sound of the system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears...
Chapter 50
"Ding, dong! You've killed the descended Goddess of Poison. You've obtained one billion experience points, ten hero skill points, and five million contribution points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained ten trillion experience points, ten thousand hero skill points, and fifty million contribution points!
"World Announcement. Player Netherworld has killed the descended Goddess of Poison. As the first player in the world to kill a God, you're hereby awarded a Mythical-grade dazzling gift box and a hundred million reputation points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained an Immortal-grade dazzling supreme gift box and ten billion reputation points!
"Holy War Announcement. Viscount Netherworld has successfully killed the descended Goddess of Poison. As a reward, all players participating in this mission will receive ten thousand contribution points from the Church of Light!
"Ding, dong! News of you killing the descended Goddess of Poison has spread throughout the entire continent. The initial favorability of the good camp has increased by twenty points, and the favorability of the Church of Poison has decreased by two hundred points!"
A series of system notifications and world announcements made all the players dumbfounded.
[Oh my God, did Netherworld kill the Goddess of Poison?!]
[Didn't she have 6 billion HP just now? What's going on? Did he just insta-kill her?]
[ Netherworld, are you sure you're not using cheats? That kind of insta-kill?]
[Hahaha, I don't care if the Netherworld boss is cheating or not. It's 10,000 contribution points!]
[That's awesome! 10,000 contribution points! Let me see how many level 3 soldiers I can exchange for!]
[Oh my God, it's only been a few days, and the Netherworld boss has already killed a God. I'll hang out with you from now on!]
[Hahaha, fortunately, I've always believed in the Netherworld boss. My brother even despised him and didn't accept the quest. Now, his intestines are turning green with regret. I'm happy to see that!]
Li Cheng did not pay any attention to the players. At this moment, a familiar soft and pleasant voice rang in his ears. It was filled with incomparable shock and disbelief.
"You…really killed the Goddess of Poison?"
Li Cheng naturally knew who the owner of this voice was. It was his nominal goddess, the Moon Dance Goddess Trelafany.
It was fine if she did not speak, but when she did, Li Cheng could not help but roll his eyes at her. This goddess of his was not of any help at all!
However, she was still his goddess in name. Li Cheng asked with concern, "How's your situation?"
He did not forget that this goddess of his was being attacked by the Goddess of Poison in the Kingdom of God.
Trelafany replied, "The Goddess of Poison, that old witch, has given up on attacking my Divine Kingdom. Now I can finally catch my breath."
Hearing this, Li Cheng nodded. In this wave, even if the Goddess of Poison did not die, her Divine Kingdom would definitely be greatly damaged. Under the attacks of many Gods, even if it was not destroyed, she would definitely be on the run.
Li Cheng could even imagine that those Gods would pursue the Goddess of Poison endlessly. Then, Li Cheng seemed to have thought of something. He asked, "You can breathe now. Does that mean that you can contact your believers now?"
"Yes." Trelafany nodded and did not hide anything.
Hearing her affirmation, Li Cheng did not delay and said, "Let them all come to my territory. Don't worry, they won't have to worry about not getting to eat a full meal."
No matter what, he was Trelafany's spokesperson. So what if he got some benefits?
Trelafany's believers were at least level five. Moreover, they were all devout believers of the Moon Dance Goddess. As long as there were enough of them, they would be able to communicate with Trelafany and release divine spells!
Divine spells had been released by the Goddess of Poison earlier just now. They were completely unreasonable and were countless times stronger than ordinary skills.
Of course, Li Cheng also had his own selfish motives. If he could condense and strengthen their faith in the future, his path to Godhood might be much easier.
Trelafany was speechless. All the believers had gone to Li Cheng's territory. Wouldn't he become the sole commander?
However, after thinking for a moment, she finally agreed.
"… Alright."
Li Cheng was stunned. He originally thought that he would have to spend more time and effort to convince her, but he did not expect her to agree so readily. He thought for a moment and realized that it seemed that her favorability toward him was even higher than he had imagined.
If that was really the case, he might be able to help her improve her strength even if he returned the favor.
… 𝓁𝘪𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝑚
After chatting with Trelafany for a while, Li Cheng did not say anything more to her because she was in a hurry to contact her believers. He took the opportunity to count his gains.
Even he himself did not expect that he could kill a God on the second day of the server opening. Although the Goddess of Poison had been weakened layer by layer, she was still a God no matter how weak she was!
The reward for the first kill of a full-on God was naturally very rich. First of all, there was a huge amount of experience and contribution points.
He gained a total of 50 billion contribution points. If there were some more, Li Cheng could go and exchange for the title of a Count.
The experience points he received were even more exaggerated. In this battle, Lillian's level had long reached level 40. She now needed to break through twice.
For that to happen, she would need 100 hero breakthrough stones. She would also need to go to the Shadow World to undergo a special trial.
In the Shadow World, there were all kinds of terrifying creatures. The most famous one was the Shadow Dragon, a creature that had merged with the Shadow World. It was undying and indestructible, and its strength was extremely terrifying. Countless immortals and true Gods had died in its hands.
Li Cheng's eyes flashed with all kinds of lights. If he wanted to go to the Shadow World, he had to make sufficient preparations. He could not let his guard down.
He continued to count the system rewards. There were also 100,000 hero skill points. As the name implied, those were points for leveling up hero skills. Not only heroes but players' skill levels could also be increased.
The higher the level of a hero, the higher the skill level, and the more hero skill points would be needed. Under normal circumstances, one could only obtain hero skill points after completing a very difficult hidden quest.
In Tribe, the difficulty of leveling up hero skills was still very high, especially for SSS-class heroes like Lillian and Luna. Until now, their skills were still stuck at the initial level one.
Toward these two female heroes, Li Cheng naturally would not be stingy. He would push their skill levels to the max!
Chapter 51
"Ding, dong! You've successfully consumed two hundred hero skill points. Shadow Slash is now level ten!
"Ding, dong! You've successfully consumed two hundred hero skill points. MoonDance Slash is now level ten!
"Ding, dong! You've successfully consumed two hundred hero skill points. Command Flame is now level ten!"
[Shadow Slash]
[Description: releases a crescent-shaped sword aura, dealing damage to enemies in a straight line (up to 10,000).]
[Level: 10]
[Effect: deals 100 dark attribute damage to enemies in a straight line (up to 10,000) , and causes enemies to enter [ shadow devour ] status. Damage received increased by 50%. Effect lasts for 3 minutes.]
[Cost: 2,000 mana points]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Moon Dance Slash]
[Description: Summons moonlight to attack enemies.]
[Level: 10]
[Effect: deals magic attacks of 100 magic damage to up to 10,000 enemies, and causes enemies to slow down by 90%. Effect lasts for 3 minutes.]
[Cost: 2,000 mana points]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Command Flame]
[Level: 10]
[Effect 1: when used, attacks from specified troops are fixed to fire. The duration of the attack is unlimited and can be canceled any time.]
[Effect 2: when attacking from specified troops, there is a 100% chance of causing an explosion to up to 10 enemies within 200 yards. Player Netherworld's attacks have twice the damage.]
[Effect 3: this skill effect cannot coexist with other skills.]
[Cost: 10,000 mana points]
[Cooldown time: none]
After seeing that all three skill levels had been maxed out, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. Lillian and Luna's skill damage had increased by a lot. There was also an additional effect. This wave could be said to be much stronger.
Lillian's Shadow Slash could increase the damage on the enemy by half. This kind of effect would be very useful when fighting a Boss.
Luna's Moon Dance Slash was also not bad. It had a very strong speed reduction effect. After the level of Command Flame was pulled to the maximum, there was no cooldown time. Moreover, the skill's duration has become unlimited!
It meant that as long as he used Command Flame once, the attacks of his troops would be fixed as fire damage. The mechanics would change rapidly. Of course, it could also be canceled at any time.
Moreover, the probability of triggering the explosion effect had increased to 100%, which was quite terrifying. It had to be said that after the hero skill levels were pulled to the maximum, those few skills received a qualitative leap. It was really not a waste of money.
After looking at the hero skills, Li Cheng's gaze fell on the Immortal-grade dazzling supreme gift box!
Even Li Cheng was a little shocked. In his previous life, the players had seen the highest level gift box, which was of Mythical-grade. He did not expect the system to give him an Immortal-grade gift box.
An Immortal-grade gift box…even a god would be jealous. Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate and opened it immediately. He was eager to find out what good things would come out of this gift box!
Boom!
As Li Cheng opened the gift box, a bright golden light descended from the sky and enveloped Li Cheng. The sound of a system notification rang in his ears at the right time.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully opened the Immortal-grade supreme gift box. You've received the Immortal-grade Gaze of the Gods!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and received an Immortal-grade Gaze of the Ancient Evil Gods!"
[Gaze of the Ancient Evil Gods (Immortal)]
[Description: legend has it that when the creator God created the universe, he encountered three ancient evil gods. These three evil gods were undying and indestructible, and even the creator God could not kill them. In the end, the creator God could only seal the three evil gods at the end of the universe. This ring came from the eye of an evil god.]
[Grade: Immortal Tier 3]
[Type: Hero Equipment (Limited to Lords)]
[Location: Ring]
[Level: 30]
[Attribute 1: Intelligence +3,000, Spirit +3,000]
[Attribute 2: Magic damage +100%]
[Attribute 3: Evil God's Gaze. The target who is gazed at will experience a 9,999 decrease in Luck value. Permanently effective until the caster of the curse is killed.]
[Cost: 200 luck value]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Attribute 4: Ancient Curse. A curse from an ancient evil god. The player who is cursed will experience a 99% decrease in territory population limit and army morale. Permanently effective until the curse caster is killed.]
[Cost: 1,000 luck value]
[Cooldown: 30 days]
…
Looking at the attributes of the ring, Li Cheng was shocked. It had to be said that the Immortal-grade item was so strong that it was unreasonable.
Li Cheng had only heard a little about the three ancient evil gods in his previous life. They were terrifying existences that had opened up the world and shared life with the entire universe.
Tens of thousands of years ago, there was once an evil God who ran out and caused trouble. All the Gods from the good camp came out to snipe him, but no one knew what the result was. All they knew was that all the Gods from the good camp of that era had suffered great losses.
Even the powerful God of Justice had lost an arm in that battle!
Li Cheng did not expect that the equipment in his hand actually came from the ancient evil god, and its attributes were also extremely perverse!
It gave him an additional 3,000 intelligence and spirit points, and also doubled his magic damage. This directly increased Li Cheng's attack power by several times. If it was coupled with Command Flame, his current attack power would be extremely terrifying even if he was using trash soldiers.
Especially the last two attributes, which made Li Cheng Feel the terror of the evil God indirectly. Evil God's Gaze could reduce the luck value of a target by 9,999 points. What did this mean?
One had to know that in the entire Tribe game, other than the Goddess of luck and Li Cheng, no other creature, or even a God, could reach 10,000 points of luck value!
This meant that the target that was being gazed at would have a negative luck value, and it was a negative number with an extremely high value. This was even more disgusting than stepping on a pile of dog sh*t!
In Li Cheng's previous life, there was a guy who offended the Goddess of Misfortune. As a result, his luck value was reduced by 1,000 points. The result was that all the heroes under the player rebelled against him. His troops would be injured after taking a few steps, and evil forces would visit his territory at any time.
In less than a week, this player collapsed and chose to delete his account. Later on in the game forum, this player warmly greeted all the relevant people.
This kind of result would give one goosebumps just thinking about it. This would make others too f*cking unlucky. What would be the effect of reducing someone's luck value by 9,999 points? Li Cheng can not imagine what will happen…
Chapter 52
In the end, Li Cheng shifted his gaze on the last attribute, Ancient Curse. When he saw this attribute, even he could not help but say, "Who can take this? This is too f*cking ridiculous."
Territory population limit and army morale would be reduced by 99%.
What did this mean? What did this mean?
A player would not be able to recruit any troops. If they used other methods to obtain troops, their morale would instantly drop.
One had to know that in Tribe, if a player's morale was less than 30%, a normal army would collapse. One could say that if a player was hit by this skill, they could immediately announce the end of the game.
If one concluded that the solution was to kill Li Cheng, it was impossible.
The only pity was that to use this, he needed to be level 30. Li Cheng's current level was not high enough, so he could only temporarily put it in his backpack.
After counting the system rewards, Li Cheng set his eyes on the Goddess of Poison. As the first kill in the world of Gods, she should have dropped many good things. 𝒍𝓲𝒃𝙧𝒆𝒂𝒅.𝓬𝙤𝒎
Unfortunately, if the descended avatar of a God was killed, the believers who were possessed would die instantly. In other words, the body of Andy, the Holy Son of the Poison Church, would be untouchable.
At this time, Li Cheng picked up the colorful items on the ground, and the system's voice kept echoing in his ears.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained the Mythical-grade Poisonous Dagger!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained one hundred thousand relocation orders!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase…
"Ding, dong…"
The system's voice kept ringing in his ears. Li Cheng was already a little numb. After a while, he opened his backpack and began to count the equipment he received this time.
[Poisonous Dagger (Mythical)]
[Profound Altar (Immortal Wonder)]
[Relocation order ]
[Floating Island Coordinates (No. 3)]
[Divine Power Crystal (Poison)]
…
After a simple glance, the Poisonous Dagger was a tier-five Mythical-grade equipment with good attributes. However, Li Cheng did not really need it, so he put it aside.
The next item made Li Cheng look sideways, and he instantly became alert.
[Profound Altar (Immortal Wonder)]
[Description: An altar used by an ancient empire. It can improve the communication between believers and Gods.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Immortal Wonder]
[Effect: believers receive a +1,000% belief value when they pray]
Li Cheng had never thought that such an architectural wonder would appear. It was the kind that had already been built. All he needed to do was to place it down and it would be usable.
An architectural wonder was a special existence in Tribe.
When an architectural wonder was used by a player, other players could not use it again. It was a unique existence.
Unless the original building was destroyed, no other players would be able to use the building, not even if one dropped the building or the design blueprint. As for the effect of this altar, Li Cheng felt that it was too strong.
Belief value was really important to Gods. It had a wide range of uses. Not only could it strengthen one's self, but it could also be used as currency between Gods.
The method for Gods to obtain belief value could be said to be very easy and simple, through prayers of the believers. There was no other way.
The effect of this altar was to obtain 10 times more belief value. Li Cheng believed that no God could refuse such an altar.
The only thing that made Li Cheng feel regretful was that Trelefany was too weak. If this was obtained by a powerful God, perhaps the entire structure of the continent would be changed!
After thinking about it, Li Cheng still decided to build this wonder in his own territory. Of course, this was not to work for Trelefany.
In fact, during the short period of time he spent with Trelefany, Li Cheng already had a bold idea in his mind. Becoming a God was one of Li Cheng's current goals.
Only by becoming a God would he be able to survive the war of the Gods and the invasion of the demons!
In his previous life, no human had become a God. The final result was that humans would become the toys of the Gods.
If Li Cheng became a God, he could turn Trelafany into his subordinate God. He would have a 10,000-times increase, too. This would not be a difficult thing.
At that time, Trelefany would be his follower, and her belief value would be his. Therefore, although it seemed like Li Cheng was working for Trelefany again, the biggest beneficiary was actually Li Cheng himself.
He had long coveted Trelefany's body. No, it was her divine power.
Putting away his messy thoughts, Li Cheng temporarily put the altar into his backpack, and then looked at the relocation order.
[Relocation order]
[Description: A special token from the Church of the Goddess of Space. It contains the power of space.]
[Level: 1]
[Effect: after use, it moves the entire territory to the player's current coordinates.]
[Restriction: the current coordinates must have enough space to accommodate the current territory. Each player can only use the relocation order once a month.]
The effect of the relocation order was simple and clear. It could move a player's territory to another coordinate. It could be considered a strategic resource.
This was especially true for various large guilds. With the relocation order, they could build their members' territories together, build a defensive line together, and support each other.
In the later stages of the game, after the return of the Goddess of Space, this item could be said to be a common item. The Church of the Goddess of Space would sell this item and it was not expensive.
Now, however, if Li Cheng remembered correctly, the Goddess of Space was trapped in a large-scale secret land. Rescuing her would only happen a few years later in his previous life.
The current relocation order was still very rare. It could be sold for around 100,000 gold coins on the black market. Of course, it did not mean much to Li Cheng, as he was not short of money.
Then, Li Cheng looked at the Floating Island Coordinates.
[Floating Island Coordinates (No. 3)]
[Description: A small piece of paper containing the coordinates of Floating Island No. 3. I wonder who wrote it.]
[Level: 1]
[Effect: after use, the coordinates of the third floating island are obtained.]
"Is it actually a floating island?!"
Looking at this item, Li Cheng rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Floating Island. These two words were too impressive.
This item was something that even Gods would go crazy over. They would not hesitate to fight for it!
Chapter 53
It was rumored that when the God of Creation created the continent, he left behind 16 floating islands.
These floating islands were actually floating continents from another plane. As long as they had sufficient energy, they could float in the air.
Most importantly, the floating islands had their own unique technology. Whether it was defense or offense, they were extremely powerful.
Li Cheng remembered that in his previous life, there was a player who had obtained Floating Island Number 13. He had used the relocation order to successfully transfer his territory there.
The result was obvious. His floating island had completely become a war fortress that terrified everyone!
If the players wanted to attack the floating island, they could only use flying troops. However, flying troops were extremely rare here. In addition to the floating island's unique defense system, even if the entire world attacked it together, they might not be able to take it down.
As for the third floating island, according to Li Cheng's estimation, its area was at least thousands of times larger than the thirteenth floating island!
"If I can control the third floating island, I won't have to be afraid even if a high-level God attacks it non-stop!"
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate to use it immediately. The voice of the system rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong! You've used the Floating Island Number Three Coordinates!
"Ding, dong! Floating Island Number Three is located at the Furnace of Death. Coordinates are 54322, 67821!"
Hearing the location of the target mentioned by the system, Li Cheng frowned.
Furnace of Death, this place was too dangerous.
He remembered that the Furnace of Death was located under the River Styx, and in the River Styx, there were countless terrifying existences living there. Just the number of Immortal-grade existences alone was huge. There were also all sorts of Gods living in the River Styx, countless Crown and Legendary troops, and they were all at the max level.
Moreover, the entire River Styx would provide them with a high amount of attribute bonuses.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng's thoughts of going immediately were put aside. He did not want to die, so he could only leave it for the future. After all, he was determined to get the floating island!
At this time, Li Cheng's gaze landed on the last spoils of war. There were countless dark green crystals the size of fingernails.
[Divine Power Crystal (Poison)]
[Description: The Divine Power Crystal condensed by the Goddess of Poison contains a large amount of her divine power.]
[Level: 1]
[Type: small]
[Effect: —]
Looking at the system's introduction, Li Cheng really felt that it was a little ridiculous.
Divine Power Crystal. Just by looking at its name, one could tell that it was produced by a God. It could increase one's divine power level.
Li Cheng did not expect that the system would actually increase his divine power level by 10,000. Unfortunately, Li Cheng did not have the ability to consume these crystals at the moment.
Li Cheng was still a mortal, and mortals could not enjoy divine power. This kind of crystal could only be given to a God.
Li Cheng immediately thought of Trelefany, but he quickly rejected it. This kind of Divine Power Crystal had been engraved with the mark of the Goddess of Poison. If he wanted to absorb it, he had to get rid of the mark on the crystal.
With Trelefany's trash divine power, it would take at least a hundred years to get rid of the mark on such a crystal. It was not worth it. In the end, Li Cheng temporarily threw it into his backpack and left it for later.
After taking stock of the harvest, Li Cheng began to check the casualties of the troops.
After taking a glance, Li Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. There were no casualties among the troops.
Some of the First Marksmen's HP had indeed been affected when they were retreating, but with the Goddess of Life's Sigh, they were resurrected on the spot with full HP.
At this time, the Holy Light Priests were healing the troops. The HP of the troops was increasing at a visible rate.
The system's notification rang again.
[Ding, dong! You've cleared a base of the Church of Poison. Total reward: 6,000 contribution points, 39,520 gold coins, 48,520 wood, 23,640 iron ores, 28,570 stones, 38,450 food, 100,000 crystals!]
[Ding, dong! You've triggered a 10,000-times increase. Total Reward: 60,000,000 contribution points, 395,200,000,000 gold coins, 485,200,000,000 wood, 236,400,000,000 iron ores, 285,700,000,000 stones, 384,500,000 food, 10,000,000 crystals!]
[Ding, dong! You've completely destroyed the Church of Poison stronghold in Death Valley. This matter has been widely spread across the continent. Your reputation value has increased by 1,000 points!]
[Ding, dong! You've triggered a 10,000-times increase. Your reputation has increased by 10,000,000 points!] 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝙧𝓮𝙖𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝙢
[Ding, dong! As your reputation value is extremely high, many NPCs like your territory. Territory Attraction has increased by 100 points!]
[Ding, dong! You've triggered a 10,000-times increase. Territory Attraction has increased by 1,000,000 points!]
After the system's voice disappeared, Li Cheng also saw the news.
It had to be said that the Church of Poison was quite rich. After this wave, Li Cheng did not even know how much he had earned. Those gold coins, stone materials, food, and so on were coming in by the hundreds of billions of units. If this data were to be spread out, it was unknown how many people's jaws would drop.
What made Li Cheng satisfied was that after cleaning up the three strongholds, there were actually tens of billions of crystals in his account. This time, he did not lack crystals anymore.
In addition, what Li Cheng did not expect was that his territory began to attract NPCs. Moreover, the attraction was as high as a million!
In fact, in the whole of Tribe, the players and many empires were in a competitive relationship. People on this continent would naturally choose to live in the players' territory.
However, such people were rare. After all, compared to the other empires that had existed for thousands of years, the safety and prosperity of the players' territories were not on the same level.
However, Li Cheng estimated that there would be many NPCs entering his Underworld. One had to know that in Tribe, civilians had combat strength!
All the NPCs that moved in had combat power. If he wanted to raise these NPCs, he would only need some food. However, Li Cheng did not lack resources at all.
At this moment, Li Cheng looked at the battle situation of the players. On the leaderboard, Pearl was still far ahead. She had killed more than 10,000 monsters, while the player in second place only killed more than 7,000.
Li Cheng estimated that in another hour, the monsters would be mostly cleared.
At this moment, the sound of a system notification rang in his ear.
"Ding, dong, you have an external call. Do you want to answer it?"
Li Cheng was a little confused, so he temporarily went offline for a while.
He took off the game helmet and stretched his stiff neck. He got up from the bed and opened the door, only to find that it was the game's official staff.
Li Cheng thought that there was something going on, but he did not expect that he would be given a nutrient solution. It was enough for him to use for a few months.
With the gaming pod and a few months of nutrient solutions, Li Cheng's offline time could be further compressed. He could also fully devote himself to the game.
Chapter 54
Since he was offline, Li Cheng was not in a hurry to get online. Looking at the time, it was already past 12 o'clock in the afternoon and his stomach was a little hungry.
He put on his clothes and walked outside. He casually entered the nearest snack shop, and when he looked up, he found that the television in the shop was displaying information about Tribe.
"Today, player Netherworld successfully killed the incarnation of a God and obtained a Mythical-grade gift box. Many players have suspected that Netherworld used a cheat and asked the authorities to investigate
"The authorities have also given a response to this matter, saying that Tribe is run by a unique artificial intelligence which absolutely doesn't allow any form of cheating.
"Netherworld has already announced that the first player on the ranking list can get 10 million basic resources. Once the news is out, the whole world will be shocked
"According to the current situation, the player Pearl is far ahead. According to the reports from the frontline reporters, there aren't many monsters left in Death Valley and the Misty Forest. Does this mean that Pearl's position at the number one spot has been confirmed?"
After this wave of operations by Li Cheng, the entire world was no longer calm. Other than doubting him for cheating, most of them were guessing his identity.
The scene of him attacking many guilds and humiliating Peerless Pride was also broadcasted on television, causing quite a stir.
Li Cheng ate as he watched the television. At this moment, the television suddenly broadcasted a piece of news.
"According to reliable news, the Eagle Alliance's legendary player, Eve, is leading the guild and is about to launch an attack on the elite level secret plane…"
Eve was a name that Li Cheng was very familiar with. She was the number one expert on Earth and had started from scratch. The guild that she had founded had gradually become the number one guild in the world and was extremely powerful.
In his previous life, in the Alliance Wars, she was the main character of the main characters. She was usually the big boss in the eyes of the Alliance players.
Even the people from the Alliance were terrified when they heard the name Eve. Her strength was definitely an existence that made people despair.
But now, Li Cheng looked at the red-haired woman on the television and a smile appeared on his face. In this life, Eve was pitifully weak in front of him.
After eating, Li Cheng returned to the game cabin. He added the nutrient solution, locked the door, and lied down before continuing to play the game.
"Ding, dong, welcome back to Tribe. I wish you a happy game."
As the system's voice faded, Li Cheng appeared in Death Valley once again. His troops were also waiting for him quietly.
At this moment, the system's voice rang again.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully cleared the mission targets in the Misty Forest and Death Valley. Holy War target achieved!
"Ding, dong! You may head to the City of Light to receive the mission reward!"
He had only eaten for an hour, and the crazy players had already cleared out all the monsters on the two maps.
It had to be said that with Li Cheng's super buff, the combat power of the players was relatively significant.
At this time, Li Cheng also fulfilled his promise and rewarded the players on the leaderboard. It was very refreshing.
"Ding, dong! Holy war announcement. The rewards for the players on the leaderboard have been distributed!"
The announcement rang in the ears of the players. Everyone was stunned for a moment before they became restless.
[Hahaha, I came early and barely managed to rank tenth. I'm rich, I'm rich, hahaha, a whole million worth of basic resources!]
[Wow, I'm really envious. I'm afraid these people on the leaderboard are about to take off in the game, right?]
[Sob, sob, sob, sob, I'm crying. My ten million basic resources have been snatched away.]
[Hehe, do you have any face? You think you can even snatch Pearl Boss's position?]
[Netherworld boss is so awesome. I won't say anything else. From now on, I'll hang out with Netherworld!]
[ Netherworld, boss, call us if you have any missions in the future. I'll definitely be the first to arrive!]
[Us, too. The Netherworld boss only needs to say a word, and we'll definitely be the first to arrive!]
This time, every player who accepted the quest received at least 10,000 contribution points, and they were all beaming with joy.
Li Cheng's reputation was also thoroughly spread. If one followed Li Cheng, there would be meat to eat!
Those on the leaderboard immediately became rich, and a large amount of resources entered their accounts. Their hearts were also filled with joy. Among them, there were some powerful unspecialized players who made up their minds to follow Li Cheng in the future.
Some were happy while others were worried. At this moment, a young girl was frowning. Her ID was Pearl, and she ranked first on the kill leaderboard!
However, Li Cheng did not give her any rewards. Could it be that she had been played by the Netherworld? Or could it be that Netherworld did not have these 10 million resources?
At this moment, Pearl thought a lot and was at a loss. She did not know what to do…
At that moment, the system's voice rang in her ears.
"Ding, dong, Netherworld has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept it?"
At that moment, Pearl did not hesitate and immediately agreed to the request. She wanted to ask Li Cheng why her resources had not been distributed yet.
However, before she could say anything, Li Cheng sent a message, causing her pupils to constrict. 𝘭𝒾𝑏𝑟𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"Jiang Xue Er, do you want revenge?"
…
Since the Holy War of the Church of Light had a special mechanism, the monsters killed could not be regenerated, so the Misty Forest and Death Valley were now completely free of monsters.
However, the best place for players to level up in Tribe was the secret realm dungeons. After clearing the monsters, two secret realm dungeons of different sizes were dug out.
The players immediately began to form teams and marched toward various mystical realms. Li Cheng naturally looked down on those low-level mystical realms.
His next goal was very clear. It was a level 20 super-large mystical realm, Ice Dragon City!
However, before that, Li Cheng still needed to settle Pearl.
After sending that message, he waited for Pearl's arrival. He did not expect that Pearl did not come but instead, another purple figure arrived first.
Purple Rose had her hands on her hips. The eyes beneath the mask were filled with anger. From the looks of it, those who did not know would think that she was a wife who had been abandoned.
"What's the matter?" Li Cheng asked.
"Why did you block me?" Seeing Li Cheng's nonchalant look, Purple Rose became even angrier.
"Because you're too noisy." Li Cheng told the truth and did not hide anything.
Purple Rose was speechless.
This man was really too infuriating!
She had thought about what Netherworld would reply to her, but she never thought that Netherworld would dislike her for being noisy!
Purple Rose was so angry that her full chest heaved up and down. This man could dislike her for being noisy? It was really too detestable!
She cursed in her heart. Such a man would definitely be single for the rest of his life and die alone!
Chapter 55
Purple Rose took a few deep breaths and forced herself to calm down. Then, she stretched out her fair hand and said to Li Cheng, "Where's my reward?"
"What reward?" Li Cheng was a little confused. Other than Pearl's, all the other rewards had been distributed.
"Hmph, our Rose Guild has killed more than a hundred thousand monsters in total, which is ten times more than the Pearl. So, the number one spot belongs to our Rose Guild. Hurry up and give it to us!" Purple Rose explained proudly.
Hearing this, Cheng Li was speechless. He looked at Purple Rose as if she was an idiot.
'F*ck all of them from the guild. Why don't you go up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?'
"What's with that look? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Seeing Li Cheng looking at her with such a look, Purple Rose was instantly unhappy.
"Hehe." Li Cheng gave a perfunctory smile and ignored this woman whose brain had not fully evolved.
At that moment, a young girl wearing a simple mask walked over with her troops. It was Pearl.
Her troops were all injured and their health was not very high. It seemed that she had suffered a great loss after this battle. She had put in a lot of effort.
Pearl did not say anything. She just stared at Li Cheng as if she wanted to observe him.
"Tell me, what's your choice?" Li Cheng did not beat around the bush and asked her immediately.
Pearl took a few deep breaths. It was obvious that she was not calm in her heart. In the end, she gave him her answer with much difficulty, "If you can do it, you have my word."
Hearing this answer, Li Cheng smiled slightly. His number one employee was already in place.
In their previous communication, Li Cheng had already stated his conditions.
There was a price to be paid for wanting Li Cheng to help her get revenge. Pearl would completely become Li Cheng's person. Of course, she could choose whatever capacity she wanted to be in.
Pearl started to hesitate when she heard his condition. To her, although Netherworld was very famous and powerful, could he really help her take revenge?
To her, this was undoubtedly a huge gamble!
If she gambled correctly, she would be able to take revenge successfully. If she gambled wrongly, she would be doomed.
In the end, after much consideration, she still agreed to Li Cheng's conditions.
After Pearl agreed, the system notification rang in Li Cheng's ear.
"Ding, dong, Pearl has requested to become your vassal lord. Do you agree?"
"I agree!" Li Cheng did not expect this woman to take action the moment she made her decision.
"Ding, dong, Pearl has become your vassal lord. This agreement is permanent and cannot be broken!
"Ding, dong! Alliance announcement. Player Pearl has become Netherworld's vassal lord!"
After the agreement took effect, the system popped up with a vassal management interface.
[Vassal management]
[1. You can obtain the resources and troops of a vassal lord: 0%.]
[2. You can forcefully obtain the construction rights of a vassal lord's territory.]
[3. You can forcefully obtain the troops of a vassal lord.]
A vassal lord was a very special mechanism in Tribe. There were very few players who signed it because it was no different from becoming someone else's slave.
At this moment, Li Cheng could control all of Pearl's resources and troops. Furthermore, Pearl could not resist his wishes.
However, Li Cheng did not care about Pearl's little resources and troops. In Li Cheng's eyes, they were pitifully weak.
The reason why he cared about Pearl was very simple—because she was an S-class talent. This also meant that the upper limit of their troop's population was an additional 500%.
Li Cheng did not need the additional population and cannon fodder. He could just throw them into her territory. As his worker, it was the most suitable action.
After doing all this, Li Cheng threw her a relocation order and said, "Move your territory to mine as soon as possible."
After saying that, Li Cheng gave her the coordinates of his territory.
"Okay." After agreeing to become Li Cheng's vassal lord, she naturally did not have any objections to this request.
"Resources. I'll give them to you when your territory moves over," Li Cheng said.
Pearl nodded and did not say anything. She turned around and left. She did not know if she had made the right decision.
…
When the alliance announcement rang, the players were dumbfounded. They did not know what had happened. 𝓁𝑖𝒷𝑟𝘦𝒶𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝘮
[F*ck, what's going on?]
[Pearl has become Netherworld's vassal lord? I saw the information on the official website. The treatment of a vassal lord's no different from a slave!]
[Hmm, what did the Netherworld boss do to Pearl? Pearl's a well-known powerhouse after all. How could she agree to become his vassal lord?]
[Think about it. His Underworld represents darkness while Pearl represents light. Maybe they knew each other before and have a touching love story.]
[F*ck, the story above seems to make sense. I just don't know what happened between them.]
[To be honest, I'm quite curious, too…]
Purple Rose, who was at the scene, was completely confused by what she had witnessed.
What was going on?
Netherworld only said one sentence, and Pearl agreed to become his vassal lord?
What was wrong with this world? Was it still the same world that she knew?
After all, as a female unspecialized expert of the Divine Dragon Alliance, Pearl had met her offline before. Purple Rose had sent her countless invitations and even agreed to let her become one of Rose Guild's higher-ups.
However, this kind of invitation was unquestionably rejected by Pearl without a trace of hesitation.
Earlier just now, Li Cheng asked her a single question, and Pearl actually agreed to become his vassal lord?
This made Purple Rose suspect that she was dreaming. It was probably caused by insufficient nutrient supply.
Only now did Purple Rose confirm that she was not mistaken. Pearl had indeed become Netherworld's vassal lord. This made her feel that the world was a sick place.
Li Cheng did not care what Purple Rose was thinking. After the matter was settled, he led his troops toward his goal.
Seeing that Li Cheng was about to leave, Purple Rose immediately called out to him, "Netherworld, wait!"
"What else do you want?" Li Cheng did not want to stay with this annoying demon any longer.
Purple Rose was speechless.
Seeing Li Cheng's reaction, Purple Rose seriously doubted whether she was still attractive…or was this Netherworld uninterested in women and only interested in men?
However, she came to look for Li Cheng for official business. As the Guild leader of the three major guilds in the alliance, she knew when to do what she had to do.
Chapter 56
"Our Rose Guild's going to raid a Normal-grade level ten secret realm dungeon later. Do you want to come? We'll split the reward, fifty-fifty."
Hearing this, Li Cheng shook his head without thinking and said, "I don't have the time."
Level 10 dungeon? Normal-grade secret realm?
He would not even fight a dog. It was a complete waste of time.
Moreover, the rewards of a level 10 secret realm were too trashy. With his current power and resources, why would he fight such a low-level secret realm?
However, on second thought, Li Cheng could recruit a lot of low-level troops every day. If it was thrown into Pearl's territory, it would be perfect for a violent army.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng took out two potions from his backpack. He waved them at Purple Rose and said, "These two potions in exchange for your secret realm's recruitment authority!"
If this was the first time she cleared a secret realm, there was a high chance that she would be able to obtain a recruitment authority.
Seeing that Li Cheng took out two potions and wanted to exchange them for the recruitment authority, she was very disdainful. She snorted lightly. Her arrogant nostrils were about to go up to the sky. Did Netherworld just give her a request?
With these two small bottles, wanting to exchange them for the recruitment authority, was he dreaming? 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝑐𝑜𝓂
However, she cast a detection spell and checked the attributes of the potions. Li Cheng could clearly see that Purple Rose was stunned for a moment.
Then, a look of disbelief appeared on her face. She hurriedly snatched the potion from Li Cheng's hands and nodded vigorously. "Deal, deal. Whoever regrets it will be the loser!"
Two bottles of Legendary-grade potions. Even a fool could beat a Normal-grade secret realm. This deal was a sure win.
After bidding farewell to Purple Rose, Li Cheng continued to lead his troops toward the target.
Their destination was neither too far nor too close. If it was an ordinary Lord, it would take them a long time to reach their destination. However, with Li Cheng's Shadow Army, his movement speed could be said to be extremely fast.
After two hours, they finally arrived at their destination.
In front of them was a towering snow mountain covered in white snow. The falling snow looked like pure white lines, forming a beautiful sight.
Under this beautiful scenery, the environment could be said to be extremely harsh. If it was an ordinary player, they would find it difficult to endure such a cold temperature. Even their line of sight might not be able to penetrate the thick snow.
However, to Li Cheng, all of this was not a problem. He easily identified the location and quickly arrived at his destination. In the vast snowy land, there was a teleportation gate made of ice.
Li Cheng did not go forward immediately. Instead, he just stared at the teleportation portal.
Ordinary players would not be able to notice that there were countless pure white terrifying creatures hidden around the teleportation portal. This was their natural camouflage.
Densely scattered around the teleportation portal, their bodies were snow-white, helping them merge with the surrounding snow. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to notice their existence.
They were shaped like lizards, but they were many times larger. Occasionally, their claws and teeth would reflect the cold light. It was obvious that they were not easy to deal with.
Moreover, Li Cheng saw two monsters that were particularly vigilant among the rest. He cast a few scouting spells and in an instant, the attributes of the monsters appeared on the interface.
[Dragon Blood Warrior]
[Description: A warrior formed from the blood of the Frost Dragon. Their purpose is to protect the mysterious portal.]
[Level: 20]
[Grade: Gold]
[HP: 70,000,000]
[Attack: 38,000]
[Defense: 600]
[Skills: Frost Dragon Scales, Dragon Blood Boiling, Pseudo-Dragon Breath…]
The ones guarding the portal were Gold-grade Bosses?
Li Cheng was also a little surprised when he saw this. Although he had participated in the attack of this mystical realm in his previous life, he was only a small character at that time and did not know much about it.
He did not expect that there would be two Gold-grade Bosses at the entrance of the mystical realm.
Of course, to Li Cheng, these two Bosses were pitifully weak.
Li Cheng gestured, and Luna nodded her head in understanding. Instantly, the Frost Marksmen fired some arrows.
In just an instant, their health bars were emptied and they fell to the ground powerlessly, sending snowflakes flying everywhere. At the same time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed the Gold-grade bosses, the Dragon Blood Warriors. You've obtained four hundred thousand experience points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained four billion experience points. You've obtained forty million experience points!
"Ding, dong! Your experience points are full. Please…"
After killing the two Gold-grade Bosses, Li Cheng led his team slowly to the teleportation portal. At the spot where the Dragon Blood Warriors were, there were some things covered in a colorful glow.
Li Cheng picked it up casually, and the system notification rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong! You've obtained thirty-two thousand small Dragon's Blood Crystals!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained twenty thousand large Dragon's Blood Crystals!"
"Dragon's Blood Crystal? Could it be…" Li Cheng thought of an advanced material in his mind and immediately checked the attributes of the Dragon's Blood Crystals.
[Dragon's Blood Crystal (large)]
[Description: Advanced material. A crystal condensed from the blood of a giant dragon. I wonder what use it has…]
Seeing the attributes, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. It was indeed the advanced material that he had thought of.
As an advanced material, the Dragon's Blood Crystal had a lot of uses. Firstly, it could be used to make weapons and equipment. Secondly, it could be eaten directly by dragons. After eating it, it could recover a large amount of HP.
Li Cheng also knew another use of the Dragon's Blood Crystal. This item could be used to incubate dragon eggs. When incubating dragon eggs, the crystals could be used to accelerate the incubation speed of the dragon eggs. It could also increase the success rate of incubating dragon eggs!
After keeping the crystals, Li Cheng looked at the teleportation portal in front of him.
[Frost Dragon City]
[Description: Thousands of years ago, the Frost Dragons disappeared. After they disappeared, a huge snow mountain that covered tens of thousands of miles appeared. On the other end of the teleportation portal was where the Frost Dragons were.]
[Level: 20]
[Difficulty: Normal, Elite, Hero, Nightmare]
[Entry requirement: territory level above 10]
[Dungeon Nature: unique]
[Dungeon CD: cannot be challenged again]
Looking at this introduction, Li Cheng smiled and said, "It really is the arcane realm!"
In his previous life, Frost Dragon City could be said to be the first Nightmare-level arcane realm that the human Lords had encountered.
At that time, the Divine Dragon Alliance had gathered all their strength to raid it!
In Tribe, secret realms had many difficulties. Basically, they could be divided into Normal, Elite, Hero, Nightmare, Doomsday, and so on.
The higher the level, the more players would be needed to raid it. Under normal circumstances, the highest difficulty one could encounter in the wild was Nightmare-level.
Only some large-scale events or special maps would produce Doomsday-level secret realms!
Chapter 57
In Tribe, there were two types of secret realms. One was a public secret realm that could be explored endlessly. It was a good place for players to level up and farm troops. Even if they could not beat it, they could leave in time.
The other was a unique secret realm. All players could only enter once in their lives, and they only had one chance to clear it. Regardless of whether they cleared it or not, they could not enter it again if they left or died.
Of course, the rewards were also very rich. The prerequisite was that one could clear it. Otherwise, everything would be for naught.
Thinking of this point, Li Cheng did not hesitate and walked into the secret realm. When choosing the difficulty, he chose to challenge the highest difficulty, Nightmare-level.
"Ding, dong, you've chosen the Nightmare-level difficulty. Under this difficulty, the highest level allows ten thousand players to challenge it at the same time. Each person can bring a maximum of one hundred thousand troops.
"Ding, dong, are you sure you wish to proceed?"
"Yes!"
Just as Li Cheng's voice fell, a ray of light descended from the sky and enveloped Li Cheng and his troops. Then, it disappeared.
"Ding, dong, you've entered the Nightmare-level Frost Dragon City.
"Ding, dong, you've been affected by an unknown effect. All monster attributes in the secret realm have increased by fifty percent. Your troops' attributes have decreased by fifty percent.
"Ding, dong, the countdown has begun! Twenty-three hours and fifty-nine minutes left! Please complete the challenge within the stipulated time!
"Ding, dong, current mystical realm challenge success requirement—clear all monsters!"
A series of system notifications rang in Li Cheng's ears.
Nightmare-level secret realms could only be cleared by gathering the troops of over 10,000 players.
10,000 players, 100,000 troops per person—that was a total of one billion troops. Only then was it possible to clear the secret realm. It was a little unrealistic to clear the level alone.
Of course, this was only true for ordinary people. Li Cheng was not one of them.
At this moment, an ice-blue halo instantly appeared below Li Cheng's troops.
This was the debuff of a secret land. The attributes of all troops would be reduced by half, and all monsters' attributes would be increased by half. No matter how strong one was, one could only display half of their troops' strength. This was the terrifying aspect of a Nightmare-level secret realm.
Li Cheng did not bother with this debuff. Instead, he looked at the entire secret realm.
The interior of the secret realm was a vast expanse of whiteness. It was no different from the outside world. However, this did not stop Li Cheng. Under his observation, he discovered that there were no changes to this secret realm. It was exactly the same as in his previous life.
He knew that the seemingly calm ice and snow actually hid countless terrifying Frost Dragons. They were all flying in the sky and their huge bodies could fuse with the ice and snow.
For those who did not understand, they would suffer a great loss. In his previous life, the players had been caught unprepared. Some Lords were all melee fighters, and without long-range attack units, they could only retreat dejectedly.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng shook his head slightly. This time, he planned to clear the dungeon alone. Naturally, he was prepared, so he led his troops forward.
The enemies in the arcane realm were mainly the Dragon Blood Warriors. However, compared to the outside world, their attributes were much stronger. Their tiers had reached level seven, and they were mostly level 30 monsters.
Moreover, their equipment column had additional gold equipment—Gold Dragonbone Armor. It could increase physical defense and magic resistance by 12%.
Of course, all of this was useless to Li Cheng. When he saw the monsters, he immediately ordered all the troops to start clearing them out.
In an instant, countless arrows shot out into the sky. The Dragon Blood Warriors did not react at all. Their health bars were emptied and the kill notifications kept ringing.
Li Cheng did not care about this. Instead, he looked at the sky. The truly troublesome ones were there.
Roar!
Suddenly, a terrifying dragon that was dozens of meters long appeared in the sky. The dragon's scales reflected the cold light. It was opening its mouth wide, revealing its sharp white teeth as it charged toward Li Cheng's troops.
Seeing this, Li Cheng immediately cast a scouting spell. The information about the dragon immediately appeared.
[Frost Dragon (Juvenile)]
[Description: A Frost Dragon that has yet to reach adulthood. For some unknown reason, it has entered a state of madness and will attack any living creature that enters the city.]
[Level: 20] 𝓵𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝓬𝒐𝒎
[Grade: Gold]
[HP: 140,000,000]
[Attack: 4.6,000]
[Defense: 760]
[Skills: Dragon's Body, Frost Dragon's Breath, Death Pounce, Tear, Dragon Race Characteristics…]
Li Cheng knew very well that all the dragons in the city had been greatly weakened. However, to the current players, their attributes were still off the charts.
Especially their HP. With the buff from the secret realm, they had a total of 140,000,000 HP. Compared to their HP, the most terrifying thing was their defense. With over 760 points of defense, ordinary players' troops would not be able to break through their defense at all.
In his previous life, the players often used millions of troops to fight against a Frost Dragon. At that time, they did not have any high-tier troops and often could not even break through their opponent's defense.
Of course, in front of Li Cheng, the word 'defense' did not exist. He gently waved his hand and ordered the Frost Marksmen to quickly focus their attacks on the Frost Dragon.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless arrows pierced through the air and hit the Frost Dragon's ice-blue scales. Fresh blood spurted out from the horrifying wound. Before the volley of arrows even ended, the Frost Dragon's HP was instantly depleted.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed a Gold-grade Frost Dragon. You've obtained four hundred experience points.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained four million experience points. You've obtained forty thousand experience points!
"Ding, dong! Your quest, the second Lord's Trial, has new progress!
"Ding, dong! Your experience points have reached the upper limit. You're unable to obtain more experience points!"
As the Frost Dragon's body fell into the snow, the system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears. At the same time, the progress of his quest had also changed.
This was the reason why Li Cheng came to the Frost Dragon City. Other than the normal Dragon Blood Warriors, the most trashy Frost Dragon was also a Gold-grade Boss!
If Li Cheng remembered correctly, the number of Frost Dragons present was around 2,000. The number of Epic-grade dragons was also not small. It was more than enough to complete his quest.
Li Cheng's target was the big ones. He did not care about the small Dragon Blood Warriors at all. He immediately ordered, "Split up and kill all the monsters here!"
"Yes!"
Lillian and Luna nodded. They led their troops and pounced on the groups of monsters.
The strategy of the arcane realm was very straightforward. It was to kill all the monsters within the stipulated time.
This was not difficult. There were red dots on the map. Lillian and Luna just needed to follow the red dots and clear the way.
Chapter 58
However, that was not Li Cheng's goal. There was a hidden quest in the Frost Dragon City!
The first reward of the Frost Dragon City in his previous life had been taken away by a guild called Battle Souls. Players who cleared the dungeon after that could only receive normal quest rewards.
A few years after the server opened, a player triggered a hidden quest and triggered the only storyline. He received a huge amount of rewards and became a world-class expert player. At the same time, he triggered a brand new version!
However, Li Cheng was not in a hurry. There was still a long time before the arcane realm closed, so he was prepared to advance slowly in order to be safe.
…
Half an hour later.
"World Announcement. Player Netherworld has successfully passed the test and become a Tier 2 Lord. As the first Tier 2 Lord in the world, you're hereby awarded five thousand gold coins and one hundred reputation points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained fifty million gold coins and one million reputation points!"
Looking at the countless Frost Dragons lying on the ground, Li Cheng's Lord Quest had been successfully completed. The territory level had been increased to level 30, and some new buildings had been unlocked. As long as he returned to his territory, he could proceed with upgrading and construction.
Li Cheng had been in the secret realm for half an hour and had killed countless monsters. However, the entire map was still filled with red dots.
There were many monsters in the Nightmare difficulty secret realm. Even with Li Cheng's speed of clearing the monsters, it would still take him a long time.
He roughly estimated that if he had the authority to clear it, it would take about six to seven hours. He was not in a hurry now, so he waited patiently.
…
At the same time, somewhere with beautiful scenery.
Eve's red hair fluttered in the wind as she looked at the red dots on the map that were gradually disappearing. Her delicate lips could not help but curl upwards.
In front of her, the Dark Army was slowly advancing toward the monsters.
"Hahaha, our Eve is indeed undefeatable!"
"Long live Heaven!"
"Long live Heaven!"
"When we get the first clue, we'll definitely scare the people from the Divine Dragon Alliance!"
"The people from the Divine Dragon Alliance are just lucky. Our Eagle Alliance is the best in the world!"
The members of the guild were all in high spirits. These people were all members of the number one guild in the world, Heaven Guild. The guild was also created by Eve.
The secret realm they were currently raiding was the Normal-level secret realm, Bat Swamp. Furthermore, their progress was not slow!
All of this was due to Eve's level eight soldiers—the heavy-armored barbarians!
From their name alone, it was obvious that they were strong tank soldiers. Even if it was a Gold-grade Boss, they would be able to withstand it. It was truly terrifying.
"Everyone, come on, let's strive for the first clear of the arcane realm today!"
Naturally, as the guild leader, Eve would not weaken her guild's momentum!
She also had her own sources of information. She knew that most of the big guilds in the Divine Dragon Alliance were raiding level 10 Normal-level arcane realms. If Heaven could conquer level 20 arcane realms, then they would be able to suppress the Divine Dragon Alliance.
"This time, no one will be able to stop the Eagle Alliance!"
'Netherworld, I want to see your expression when the time comes!' Eve thought confidently. When she thought of this, a confident smile appeared on her face.
…
Frost Dragon City.
A few hours later, the sun in the sky had gradually dimmed.
Suddenly, a Frost Dragon that was dozens of meters long slammed into the ground. The sound of a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Your team has killed an Epic-grade Frost Dragon. You've obtained twenty million experience points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained two hundred million experience points. You've obtained two thousand million experience points.
"Ding, dong! Your experience points have reached the upper limit. You're unable to obtain any more experience points."
Li Cheng looked at the Frost Dragon on the ground expressionlessly. This fellow was already the strongest Boss in the secret realm.
In his previous life, this Epic-grade Frost Dragon had caused players a lot of suffering. At that time, more than half of Li Cheng's troops had been killed by this dragon.
Now, however, with just one round of concentrated fire, Li Cheng had only used a few buffs and its health bar had already bottomed out.
Li Cheng went forward and touched the Frost Dragon's body. Suddenly, a lot of notifications appeared.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase. You've obtained ten thousand Legendary-grade Blade Hunter's Dragon Hunting Spear!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times increase. You've obtained ten thousand large Dragon Bones!
[Blade Hunter's Dragon Hunting Spear (Legendary)]
[Description: A special weapon from the Blade Hunter. The spearhead contains spells of countless great wizards.]
[Level: 1]
[Effect: when used, causes 5,000,000 damage to dragons.]
[Restriction: each dragon can only be injured by the Dragon Hunting Spear once within 24 hours. It is ineffective against Immortal-grade dragons.]
Li Cheng looked at the Dragon Hunting Spear in his hand and fell into deep thought.
The Blade Hunters were a famous existence on the main road. They had existed on the continent for thousands of years, and the ancient arcane empire had been recorded by them.
The goal and creed of the Blade Hunters were very simple—to kill all the dragons on the continent!
They believed that all dragons were extremely dangerous and uncontrollable. Even the dragons from the kind camp were their enemies, and the Frost Dragon City was destroyed under their attack.
A few thousand years ago, they used a super large-scale level-10 spell, causing all the Frost Dragons to lose their strength and fall into endless madness.
One had to know that a level-10 spell was an ultimate spell that was one level higher than a forbidden spell!
This was also one of the reasons why the dragons took revenge on the Human Empire.
After coming back to his senses, Li Cheng was not very interested in this extreme organization. However, he had to admit that these Legendary Dragon Hunting Spears were still very useful. They could cause 50,000,000 damage, even to the thick-skinned dragons. This amount of damage was not low.
For those low-level dragons, it could insta-kill them!
As for Dragon Bones, they were extremely rare materials and were very valuable in the market. Of course, for Li Cheng, this reward was very ordinary. He did not lack anything that could be bought with money…
Chapter 59
After checking the spoils of war, Li Cheng looked at the map and found that there were still one-eighth of the red dots left on the map.
Seeing this, he did not mind it. He sent out a thousand Frost Marksmen to continue clearing the area while he led the rest of the troops to the edge of the map.
Frost Dragon City was actually the lair of the Frost Dragons. However, thousands of years ago, the Blade Hunters raided this place and brought about the destruction of the entire Frost Dragon City.
The place he was going to now was the largest lair of the Frost Dragons.
Soon, Li Cheng led his troops to the edge of the map. In front of him was a steep mountain wall. When he saw that he had arrived at his destination, he immediately ordered without thinking, "Attack!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The elven archers obediently listened. Countless arrows pierced through the air and hit the hard mountain wall. Just as he had imagined, the sound of attacks colliding did not appear. Instead, countless damage numbers appeared.
Seeing this, Li Cheng was delighted. It seemed that his memory had not changed. He had come to the right place, so he ordered everyone to attack. Immediately, countless damage numbers appeared.
After attacking continuously for half an hour, there was a loud sound. The entire ground shook violently. Immediately after, the mountain wall in front of them began to crack.
Crack!
A crisp cracking sound was heard and a huge hole appeared on the mountain wall in front of him. Li Cheng proceeded to lead his troops into the cave.
The temperature inside the cave was even lower. Everything he saw with his eyes was crystal clear. The ice blocks looked like they had been specially carved. They were extremely beautiful.
Not long after Li Cheng entered the cave, the interior of the cave became huge. In this cave, there were countless dragon skeletons that were extremely huge. His gaze became even more excited. He ignored the dragon skeletons and continued to move forward.
About 20 minutes later, he could see the entire cave clearly. In front of him, there was a huge hall. At the end of the hall, there was a magnificent throne that was connected to the top of the cave.
On the throne, there was a girl wearing a gorgeous dress. Her fair cheeks were flawless. Her appearance was not inferior to Lillian and Luna. At this moment, her eyes were tightly closed. Li Cheng cast a scouting spell and information about this young girl appeared.
[Frost Princess Sylvia (unconscious)]
[Description: The Princess of the Frost Dragon Clan. Her body contains a great amount of energy...]
Sylvia Li Cheng was too familiar with this name. In his previous life, this name became known to everyone a few years after the game server opened. The players even gave her the title—the Frost Queen!
Sylvia was the main character of the Dragon Empire version of the game that came out a few years later. She single-handedly pushed forward the Dragon War, allowing the already weakened Dragon Empire to once again descend onto the continent.
At that time, countless dragons attacked the continent. Not only humans, but the elves, dwarves, and even the underground world suffered.
The war of revenge that she started indirectly caused the deaths of several true Gods. Finally, under the leadership of the God of Light, humans, elves, dwarves, and other races formed an alliance after thousands of years. Many Gods joined in to defeat the Dragon Empire that Sylvia ruled.
Then, she fell at the hands of a Mythical-grade paladin.
Recalling the memories in his brain, Li Cheng could not help but carefully look at Sylvia on the throne. At this time, her face still appeared a little tender, but it was exquisite and beautiful. It slowly overlapped with the Frost Queen in Li Cheng's memories.
However, the current Sylvia was not the Frost Queen. She was just an unconscious Frost Princess. Li Cheng could see that Sylvia's health bar was almost bottomed out.
Li Cheng moved his gaze away and looked at the huge ice pillar connected to the throne. In the middle of the ice pillar, there was a blue light. He cast a detection spell and the information immediately appeared.
[Dragon Soul (Immortal)]
Seeing this, Li Cheng's breathing stopped. He opened his eyes wide and looked at it a few times before he realized that he had not seen it wrongly.
In Li Cheng's memories, the Dragon Soul was the Frost Queen Sylvia's Immortal-grade tool. It was also the foundation of her revenge. It could be powered by the Dragon Soul. Only after it was activated did Sylvia have the ability to fight against Gods!
Li Cheng did not expect the legendary Dragon Soul to appear before him just like that. It was truly unexpected.
At this time, he shifted his gaze away. If he wanted to obtain the Dragon Soul by force, it would not be a problem. He just needed to destroy the throne. However, he did not do so. He had a bigger plan!
Behind the throne, there were many one-meter tall dragon eggs. He had the Dragon's Blood Crystal. Hatching them should not be too big of a problem. To be on the safe side, he decided to wake Sylvia up first.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng took out a large Dragon's Blood Crystal from his backpack and walked to the front of the throne. He slowly lifted Sylvia's head and touched her pale pink lips. Then, he crudely stuffed the large Dragon's Blood Crystal into her mouth.
However, Sylvia, who was unconscious, frowned slightly. With a push of her pink little tongue, she instantly spat out the Dragon's Blood Crystal.
After that, Li Cheng tried a few more times, but she still spat it out. Then, Li Cheng made up his mind. He did not care whether she was a beauty or not. He opened Sylvia's mouth and stuffed the large Dragon's Blood Crystal into it, then forcefully closed her mouth.
Seeing that she could not spit it out, Li Cheng also let out a comfortable sigh. Finally, he was done. The sound of a system notification rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong! You've used a large Dragon's Blood Crystal on Frost Princess Sylvia, restoring her HP to fifty thousand points!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Frost Princess Sylvia has recovered five hundred million HP!"
After the system's voice fell, a huge green light descended from the sky and landed on Sylvia's body, causing her originally bottomed-out health bar to be filled up in an instant.
"Oh..."
With a soft moan, Sylvia slowly opened her eyes. Her ice-blue eyes, which belonged solely to the Frost Dragon Clan, were filled with confusion at first. Then, it quickly fixed on Li Cheng's face.
The ice-blue eyes of the young girl were filled with vigilance. Li Cheng did not make any movements either. Soon, the vigilance on her face disappeared, replaced by a sense of dignity. "Human, was it you who saved me?"
"There doesn't seem to be a second person here, right?" Li Cheng shrugged and gestured around with his hands.
Seeing Li Cheng's attitude, Sylvia frowned slightly. Sensing his current attitude, she nodded and said, "Thank you for your contribution to the Frost Dragon Clan.. I'll give you a reward. Are you satisfied?"𝓁𝘪𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Chapter 60
Hearing this, Li Cheng's lips curled up into a cold smile. Was this like giving money to a beggar? Giving him a reward to get rid of him?
Although Sylvia's reward might not be bad, that was only for ordinary players. Li Cheng was not here to be the savior, so he naturally had no such thoughts.
He did not plan to beat around the bush with Sylvia, so he said, "Sylvia, I didn't appear before you to be your savior. I'll give you two choices
"First, submit to me and join my territory. I can guarantee you that the Frost Dragons will be many times stronger than they were thousands of years ago.
"Second, die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sylvia's expression became dangerous. She stared at Li Cheng, and cold killing intent was instantly released.
"You want the great Frost Dragons to submit to a human?
"That's impossible!"
Compared to Sylvia's coldness, Li Cheng merely shrugged indifferently. Even if Sylvia did not join him, it would not be a big problem.
In the end, Li Cheng's gaze fell on the dragon eggs behind Sylvia. With these dragon eggs, he could produce an extremely powerful dragon army by himself!
Li Cheng's action made Sylvia nervous. She said angrily, "What are you trying to do?"
"What do you think?" Li Cheng did not take it seriously at all. He continued, "Aren't dragon eggs supposed to be hatched? Or are you going to eat them?"
"Hehe, do you think the dragon eggs of our clan can hatch just because you say so?" Sylvia laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"It's not my family's eggs. If it can't hatch, then I'd just forcefully hatch it. Anyway, my heart doesn't hurt either way," Li Cheng said indifferently.
"You!" Sylvia was so angry by Li Cheng's attitude that her face turned red. She wanted to kill this hateful human immediately.
With a swoosh, Sylvia stood up from the throne. Before she could do anything, countless Frost Marksmen had already drawn their bows and aimed them at her.
Sylvia froze. She could sense an extremely dangerous aura from these archers. They were extremely terrifying!
Then, she saw Lillian and Luna. These two heroines were looking at her coldly. In Lillian's hand, there was a strange long spear. It was the legendary Dragon Hunting Spear!
Sylvia was shocked and shouted, "You're Blade Hunters?!"
Li Cheng shook his head. "No, this was taken out of the body of the giant dragon outside."
Sylvia looked at Li Cheng, not believing his words at all. However, she quickly confirmed one thing. If they were to fight, she would not be able to win. At this moment, she felt that Li Cheng was not lying. People who were weaker than her generally would not lie. There was no need for him to lie to her.
Seeing the various thoughts in Sylvia's beautiful eyes, Li Cheng continued, "I'm a Lord of another world. Joining my territory isn't considered submitting to the various empires..."
Li Cheng was giving Sylvia a way out.
"Moreover, I can swear in the name of the Goddess that these dragon eggs will definitely hatch!"
Hearing Li Cheng's words, Sylvia's expression changed. She could feel that Li Cheng was the spokesperson of a certain God. To be able to swear in the name of the Goddess, the credibility of his statement was extremely high.
Sylvia hesitated. She did not want to surrender, but the result would be her own death. This did not matter, but the dragon eggs behind her were the only remaining bloodline of the Frost Dragon.
In the end, Sylvia sighed and chose to surrender.
"I hope you aren't lying, human."
As Sylvia surrendered, the system's voice rang at the right time.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully recruited the SS-class hero, Frost Princess Sylvia!"
"Ding, dong! The loyalty of your hero, Frost Princess Sylvia, is too low. There's a risk of rebellion. Player, please, be on your guard!"
Hearing the system's voice, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. As expected of the main character of a larger version of the game. It was actually an SS-class hero, one rank higher than Luna.
Although her loyalty was relatively low, Li Cheng was not afraid of her rebellion. He was quite familiar with this Frost Queen who would stir up a storm in the future.
Therefore, Li Cheng immediately used a hero advancement stone on her, raising her level to SSS-class. He also used some hero skill points to fill up all her skills. Then, Li Cheng checked Sylvia's attributes.
[Frost Princess Sylvia]
[Description: A Princess of the Frost Dragon Clan. Her body contains a great amount of frost energy. It is said that she possesses the bloodline of the ancient Dragon God.] 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝘤𝑜𝑚
[Class: Ice Dragon Royal Clan]
[Level: 20]
[Grade: SSS]
[HP: 3,600,000]
[Mana: 2,500,000]
[Strength/Magic: 240,000]
[Defense: 1,500]
[Skill 1, Frost Dragon's Breath (level 10). Spits a terrifying ice attribute dragon's breath at the enemy, dealing up to 100,000 magic attacks, multiplied by 100 ice attribute damage to the enemy.]
[Skill 2, Dragon Magic Resistance (level max). Dragons are born with resistance to magic. All magic resistance increased by 80%, immune to deceleration effect.]
[Skill 3, Shapeshifting (level max). You can freely switch between being a human to a dragon.]
[Skill 4, Frost Dragon's Command (level max). As the most respected Frost Princess, all Frost Dragons will listen to her commands. All Ice Dragons' defense and attack will be increased by 50%.]
[Loyalty: 0]
[Food consumption: 20,000,000/day]
It had to be said that Sylvia's attributes were very high. Her HP and defense were much higher than other races.
Of course, after being unconscious for a long time, her attributes had decreased greatly. Otherwise, her HP and Mana would be at least nine digits.
Her four skills were also quite powerful. Frost Dragon's breath was simply an AOE skill to wash one's face. Dragon's Breath was also a representative skill of dragons.
Sylvia's Dragon's Breath could deal damage to 100,000 troops. In addition, her damage coefficient was frighteningly high. It could be said to be a devastating blow. Moreover, her magic resistance had greatly increased Sylvia's survivability.
The last skill could increase the attack and defense of all the Frost Dragons by 50%. After all, the number of Frost Dragons was very high. Adding this 50%, even Li Cheng felt that it was a little ridiculous.
After closing Sylvia's interface, Li Cheng looked at the dragon eggs behind her. There were about 5,000 dragon eggs. They were about a meter tall and were ice-blue in color.
Li Cheng cast a scouting spell and their attributes appeared in front of him.
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[Frost Dragon Eggs (unhatched)]
[Description: the probability of hatching an egg produced by a Frost Dragon is 0.2%. After using the Dragon's Blood Crystal, the success rate will increase.]
Looking at the description, Li Cheng pondered for a moment. If he did not use the crystals, 10 Frost Dragons could be hatched from these 5,000 eggs using the probability theory.
As expected, the God of Creation gave the dragon race extremely powerful attributes. Hence, hatching them would be very difficult. It could be said that the probability was ridiculously low!
At this moment, Li Cheng took out a large Dragon's Blood Crystal from his backpack. Sylvia, who was watching from the side, nervously clenched her fists.
She wanted to say something to stop him, but she bit her soft pink lips shut. In the end, she did not say anything.
"Ding, dong, you're about to use one large Dragon's Blood Crystal to speed up the Frost Dragon eggs' hatching progress. Do you confirm?"
"I confirm." Li Cheng said without hesitation.
"Ding, dong, since you've used one large Dragon's Blood Crystal, the hatching success rate has increased by one percent. 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. The Frost Dragon egg's hatching success rate has increased to a hundred percent!"
"Ding, dong! You've successfully hatched a Crown-grade Frost Dragon!"
Roar!
A crisp dragon's roar was suddenly heard. In an instant, a 10-meter-long Frost Dragon appeared in front of Li Cheng.
Looking at the dragon in front of her, Sylvia was excited. "This… This is a Frost Dragon!"
As the Princess of the Frost Dragon Clan, she sensed the feeling of being connected to it by blood. It made her extremely certain that this was indeed a Frost Dragon!
She felt as if she was dreaming. A Dragon's Blood Crystal. As the Princess of the Frost Dragon Clan, she naturally did not lack any crystals. All she needed to do was to bleed a little.
However, using a large Dragon's Blood Crystal only increased the success rate of hatching an egg by one percent. How could the first dragon already be hatched?!
Was this a dream? Very quickly, Sylvia calmed down. She thought that all of this was due to Li Cheng's good luck. As the Princess of the Dragon Clan, how could she not know about the hatching rate of her own dragon clan?
Li Cheng did not know what Sylvia was thinking. While she was lost in her thoughts, Li Cheng started hatching the other eggs crazily.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've successfully hatched a Crown-grade Frost Dragon!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've successfully hatched a Crown-grade Frost Dragon!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've successfully hatched a Crown-grade Frost Dragon!
"Ding, dong!"
Roar!
Countless crisp roars could be heard continuously in the cave. Li Cheng had hatched all 5,000 dragon eggs.
In an instant, countless majestic and terrifying Frost Dragons appeared in front of him, filling the entire hall. If it was not for the fact that his troops were stacked together, this cave would have long exploded.
As a race that stood at the peak of the entire continent, the Frost Dragons were born with extremely high offensive and defensive capabilities. Naturally, they were classified as top-ranked troops by the system. At this moment, Li Cheng opened the Frost Dragon's attribute panel.
[Frost Dragon]
[Description: A Frost Dragon that was born in an extremely cold land. It can use an extremely terrifying Frost Dragon's Breath.]
[Race: Frost Dragon]
[Level: 1]
[Physical/Magic Attack: 1,100]
[Defense: 420]
[Rank: 13]
[Health: 200,000]
[Skill 1, Dragon's Body (level max). The Frost Dragon's body is extremely powerful, reducing any physical damage received by 50%. Magic Resistance is increased by 50%.]
[Skill 2, Frost Dragon's Breath (level 1). When used on an enemy, Frost Dragon deals ice damage. Magic attacks are multiplied by 10 for up to 10,000 units at the same time. Buildings affected by Dragon's Breath will enter a frozen state, losing all functions, Cooldown: 10 minutes.]
[Skill 3, Frost Shield (level 1). Lowers the body temperature of a Frost Dragon, protecting it in solid ice. The Frost Dragon will be put to sleep, helping it recover 1% of its health every second while being immune to all attacks. Lasts 20 seconds. Cooldown: 1 hour.]
[Skill 4, Frostbite (level 1). The Frost Dragon deals damage as a splash effect, attacking up to 1,000 units at the same time.]
[Morale: 200]
[Loyalty: Max]
[Food Consumption: 100,000/day]
"Is this the champion class?"
Looking at the attributes of the Frost Dragon, even Li Cheng was shocked. Unlike the wild monsters in Frost Dragon City, the dragons that Li Cheng hatched were not weakened. They were genuine Frost Dragons!
Their attributes were naturally explosive. Their HP was as high as 200,000, which was simply unreasonable. More importantly, their attributes were only at level one!
The highest level of the champion species could reach level 100. If they were to wait until they reached the maximum level, their attributes would definitely be extremely terrifying. Their offensive and defensive values would even surpass the other species by miles.
Moreover, the four skills that they possessed were also exceptionally powerful!
The bodies of the dragons were simple and crude. Physical damage was reduced by 50%, and their magic resistance was also increased by 50% . This meant that no matter what kind of damage the Frost Dragons received, it would be reduced by half!
The second skill could be said to be the signature skill of the dragon race. Dragon's Breath, a skill that all dragons knew. However, the Dragon's Breath of the Frost Dragons was an ice attribute damage, and the terrifying part was its later effects.
Dragon Breath could be cast on buildings. Buildings that were hit by Dragon's Breath would then lose all effects. This was an extremely overpowering strategic level skill.
In the later stages of the game, many players would lay down a large number of architectural fortifications in their own territories to create the appearance of a war fortress. If others wanted to attack those buildings, they would need to have a specific type of army. Otherwise, they would have to pay a price that was dozens of times higher than usual!
Now, Li Cheng did not have such a problem. All he needed was the Frost Dragon's Breath to make these architectural fortifications ineffective.
When he saw this, Li Cheng was a little depressed. Why did Princess Sylvia not have this skill!
However, he did not think too much about it. He looked at the last two skills. The third skill could be said to be an extremely powerful invincible skill. It was so powerful that Li Cheng felt it was a little ridiculous.
After releasing the skill, the Frost Dragons would be invincible for up to 20 seconds. It also recovered their HP by 20%. Undoubtedly, it would provide the Frost Dragons with an extremely powerful endurance ability.
The last skill was also powerful. After a normal attack, it would turn into AOE damage. If 5,000 dragons attacked with a normal attack, they would be able to wipe out millions of enemy troops!
As expected of the race that stood at the top of the pyramid. Ridiculous, simply ridiculous!
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After reading the attributes of the Frost Dragons, Li Cheng closed the interface in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Sylvia looked at the 5,000 Frost Dragons circling in the sky and fell into silence. She was thinking about life. She felt like she was in a dream. She thought that she had fallen into a coma and had not woken up.
It was extremely difficult for a dragon clan to hatch immediately. The success rate of hatching them was pitifully low. Even if there was a Dragon's Blood Crystal, using those would only increase the success rate by a small margin. It definitely would not be able to change the current situation of the Dragon Clan.
Under normal circumstances, a top-tier Mythical-grade or Immortal-grade dragon would be hatched, and before this, Sylvia's mother was the one who would hatch the eggs. Even so, the success rate was extremely low. At its highest, it was only around 30%.
However, Li Cheng had just hatched all 5,000 dragon eggs. What kind of situation was this?
Could it be that she had been in a coma for too long, and the outside world had changed?
Li Cheng ignored Sylvia who was completely doubting her life. At this time, the 1,000 Frost Marksmen outside had already cleared the arcane realm.
The system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully cleared all the monsters in Frost Dragon City. You've met the conditions for clearing the arcane realm.
"Ding, dong, the system is currently grading you. Please, wait patiently!
"Ding, dong, your mystical realm score is—SSS!
"Ding, dong, you've cleared Frost Dragon City. You've been rewarded with ten Legendary-grade Frost Towers, Epic-grade Ancient Soldier Training, and an Epic-grade Frost Enchantment Card!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained a hundred thousand Legendary-grade Frost Towers, a Legendary-grade Ancient Soldier Training, and a Mythical-grade Frost Enchantment Card!
"World Announcement. Player Netherworld has successfully cleared the Nightmare-level secret realm, Frost Dragon City. As the first player in the world to clear a Nightmare-level secret realm, I hereby award you with the authority to recruit Frost Dragons!
"Ding, dong, you've unlocked a new building—Frost Lair!"
The huge world announcement rang three times before it stopped. The players were already used to Li Cheng's achievements.
[Netherworld boss has gone to clear a secret land again? He's really taking everything! He's not leaving anyone alive!]
[He cleared a Nightmare-level secret land single-handedly? I don't know much about it. Can anyone tell me what this concept is?]
[What concept? Let me tell you this. The various large guilds are currently raiding Elite-level secret lands, and to do that, they need to gather a few hundred people. In the end, they still can't clear it. What do you think a Nightmare-level secret land is?]
[F*ck, after hearing what you said, this is simply too strong!]
[That's for sure. Who are we talking about? However, I still hope the Netherworld boss will bring us along to play. The contribution points this time smell good!]
The players from the Divine Dragon Alliance were not too surprised by Li Cheng's actions. The various large guilds had long since anticipated this. After pausing for a moment, they continued raiding their own secret realms.
However, in another place, it was a different scene.
Hearing the system notification, the Eagle Alliance members were all in shock. They were all dumbfounded and did not know what to say.
At this moment, someone whispered, "Guild Leader, are we still going to fight?"
At this moment, their raid was almost complete. They were only left with the last Boss in front of them. Moreover, the Boss did not have much HP left. It would not be long before they could clear this secret land.
Originally, they thought that they were about to achieve the spot of the first clear of a secret realm. They were very happy and excited when they fought.
However, when the world announcement came, everyone was dumbfounded. They even fell into a very awkward situation.
They were already one step too late in clearing the secret realm, a Normal-level secret realm at that. If they were to trigger the world announcement at this time, it would be a little embarrassing.
If they did not clear the dungeon, everyone would have worked hard for a few hours and suffered heavy casualties for nothing. It would be a huge loss if they did not receive any rewards.
Therefore, all the players in Heaven Guild felt that it was too f*cking embarrassing.
Eve's beautiful face turned black with anger. She thought for a moment before saying angrily, "Continue to focus your attacks on the Boss!"
Since the Guild Leader had spoken, the others naturally did not have any objections and continued to attack the Boss.
However, in her heart, Eve had already cursed Li Cheng more than 10,000 times. Seeing that the first clear was taken away by Li Cheng, who would not be angry!?
It had not even been a minute since Li Cheng had triggered the world announcement.
"World Announcement. Eagle Alliance's Heaven Guild has successfully cleared a Normal-level secret realm. As the first guild in the world to clear a Normal-level secret realm, all guild members will be rewarded with a thousand basic resources!"
This time, the world announcement only rang once. The sound was much quieter than Li Cheng's, and their time difference was less than a minute...
When the people of the Divine Dragon Alliance heard the announcement, they were stunned at first, then they burst into laughter.
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. They were just a little slower. I'm dying of laughter.]
[What do you mean by a little slower? Netherworld boss cleared a Nightmare-level secret realm, while Heaven Guild cleared a Normal-level secret realm. How can we compare? What's there to compare?]
[That's right, there's no way to compare. They're not even on the same level!]
[Hehe, Eve, let me interview you. How are you feeling right now? Are you angry? Are you angry?]
[ Eve, WOW, you actually got 1,000 basic resources. I'm so jealous, Hahaha.]
[It's true. Netherworld bosses can give out tens of millions of resources on their own, and they got 1,000 basic resources and a world announcement? They're really not afraid of losing face!]
Listening to the system notification in his ear, Li Cheng was slightly taken aback. He felt that he and Eve seemed to be fated.
However, he did not think too much about it. At this moment, Li Cheng began to count the rewards he had received. It had to be said that this wave of rewards could be said to be very generous. 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝒆𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝙤𝙢
100,000 Legendary-grade Frost Towers, a Legendary-grade Ancient Soldier Training, and a Mythical-grade Frost Enchantment Card.
Li Cheng was not anxious as he looked at each of their attributes in turn
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[Frost Tower]
[Description: A Super Defense Tower created from the energy of the heart of Frost. It contains a tremendous amount of energy.]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Physical/Magic Attack: 240,000]
[Durability: 200,000,000]
[Magic supply: 10,000/day]
[Skill 1: Frost Strike. The Frost Tower's attack will cause the enemy to slow down by 80%.]
[Skill 2: Frost Splash. The Frost Tower can attack multiple targets and hit up to 300 units.]
[Skill 3: Frost Land. When the Frost Tower attacks, there's a 55% chance of triggering a level 10 blizzard. The blizzard will deal 100 ice damage to all enemies within 500 yards.]
[Ancient Soldier Training]
[Description: There's a legend in a certain kingdom. The inheritance of the ancient profound empire is here.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: You've obtained the Legendary-grade Ancient Soldier Training entry permission.]
[Restriction: can only be used once.]
[Frost Enchantment Card]
[Description: contains a huge amount of Frost energy.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Mythical]
[Effect: After use, equipment attributes will be increased with an additional 100% ice damage.]
[Restriction: Limited to soldier equipment, can only be used once.]
Looking at the attributes of the Frost Tower, Li Cheng felt that it was a little ridiculous. Its attack value was as high as 240,000. Even some Legendary soldiers would not be able to withstand it. Moreover, its attack also had an AOE effect, and it also had a speed reduction. This was simply insane.
If he triggered the Frost Land, it would fill the screen with AOE. The scariest thing was that he had a total of 100,000 of these towers. What kind of concept was this? 𝑙𝘪𝒷𝘳𝑒𝘢𝑑.𝒸𝑜𝑚
With the size of Li Cheng's territory, he only needed a few thousand to form a circle. He believed that even the Church of Light would not be able to produce 100,000 Legendary defense towers.
During the middle stages of the game, the price of a Legendary defense tower had already reached several billion. If this wave of rewards was converted into gold coins, he would earn several hundred trillion!
If Li Cheng placed 10,000 Legendary defense towers in his territory, even an experienced Legendary powerhouse would run away in an instant. They would not be able to withstand it at all.
However, Legendary defense towers consumed a terrifying amount of mana. One tower per day would cost 100,000 mana points. This would cost 100,000 units of crystals. It was ridiculous!
Putting ordinary players aside, even the large guilds would have to spend a large number of mana points.
After reading the first reward, Li Cheng turned his attention to Ancient Soldier Training.
He remembered that there was a huge empire in the past and that this Legendary-grade training caused a civil war and almost destroyed that empire. Judging by that, one could see the importance of this item.
The Ancient Soldier Training was considered a special secret realm. Usually, it would only appear in some ancient ruins.
According to the difficulty and rarity, it was divided into Normal, Black Iron, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Epic, Legend, Mythical, and Immortal.
After clearing the level, the abilities of the troops would be greatly improved. Some could give players an increase in the attributes of their troops, while others would give them new skills. This was also a way to train the troops.
In Tribe, even if they were the same type of troops, the rewards for each player would have a huge difference. In the middle stages of the game, Soldier Training would become the most important target for the players.
However, chances to obtain Soldier Training were much rarer. Li Cheng turned his gaze to the Frost Enchantment Card.
This was the best way to increase the attributes of any equipment. This Frost Enchantment Card could be said to be very powerful as it gave him 100% ice attribute damage.
Coincidentally, Li Cheng had obtained the highest level of enchantment. Once he returned to his territory, he could start the enchantment immediately.
When Li Cheng finished counting the rewards, Sylvia, who was beside him, was still looking at the 5,000 Frost Dragons in the sky with a dumbfounded expression.
When Sylvia saw Li Cheng looking at her again, she took a deep breath and stared at Li Cheng as she asked, "Human, how did you do it?"
At this time, Lillian, who was at the side, was unhappy. As she did not know Sylvia's identity, she immediately glared at Sylvia and said, "You have to call him Lord!"
Under Lillian's warning, Sylvia wanted to refute, but in the end, she did not move. She could only say a few words with difficulty, "Lo—Lord..."
Li Cheng did not care about Sylvia's disrespect. He smiled and said, "I said that if you follow me, the Frost Dragon Clan will only become stronger and stronger. Before long, it'll definitely be many times stronger than when your clan was at its peak!
"And since I said it, I'll do it, so I hope that you'll also do as you say."
Li Cheng did not expect that the reward for being the first to clear a Nightmare-level secret realm would actually be the recruitment authority of the Frost Dragons. He clearly remembered that in his previous life, no player had received such a reward. In fact, no one had ever received it.
Li Cheng felt that it was probably related to his SSS rating. Not everyone had the title of being a champion, and it was impossible for them to repeatedly earn an SSS rating. In the entire world, only Li Cheng could recruit the Frost Dragons, only him!
"Alright, go and get the Dragon Soul." After settling most of the matters here, Li Cheng looked at the pillar of light that was emitting an icy blue color.
Sylvia wanted to refuse at first, but when she saw the 5,000 Frost Dragons, she struggled in her heart. In the end, she sighed and said, "Yes, My Liege."
Sylvia took a few steps forward and looked up at the pillar of light. Then, she slowly closed her eyes and crossed her arms in front of her chest. No one knew what she was saying.
In the next moment, the ice-blue light shone brighter and brighter, making Sylvia look even nobler.
Li Cheng looked at Sylvia's side profile. Noble, quiet, dignified—these qualities kept appearing.
It had to be said that his heroines were all quite good-looking. Whether it was Lillian, Luna, or Sylvia, they were all first-class beauties.
A few minutes later, a palm-sized crystal ball emitting an icy blue light slowly floated out of the icicle.
Li Cheng did not stand during the ceremony, so he immediately grabbed it. At the same time, the system's voice rang in his ear.
"Ding, dong! You've obtained the territory item—Immortal-grade Dragon Soul!"
Li Cheng checked its attributes and a series of messages immediately appeared.
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[Dragon Soul (Immortal)]
[Description: rumored to be a terrifying artifact made from the souls of countless Immortal-grade dragons collected by the ancient Dragon God.]
[Grade: Immortal (Tier 9)]
[Type: special equipment]
[Level: 1]
[Attribute 1: Energy absorption. The Dragon Soul can absorb energy from the bodies of various dragons.]
[Current energy:]
[Frost Dragon: 13 trillion/200 trillion]
[Red Dragon: 0/200 trillion]
[Black Dragon: 0/200 trillion]
[Golden Dragon: 0/200 trillion]
[Attribute 2: Dragon's Power. After absorbing a dragon's energy, the Dragon Soul can then release extremely powerful skills. The specific effect is as follows.]
[Frost Barrier: after use, it forms a shield. The range of the shield does not exceed the upper limit of absorbed energy. When under attack, 1 point of Frost Dragon energy can offset a small amount of damage value.]
[Evoke Evil Thought: after use, all dragon units will have their normal attack increased by 500%, attack speed increased by 500%, and defense decreased by 50%. Each unit will consume 10 points of Red Dragon Energy. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
[Fatal Black Flame: after use, all dragon units will consume 10 points of Black Dragon Energy. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
[Golden Dragon Body: after use, all dragons will consume 10 points of Golden Dragon Energy. Lasts for 10 minutes.]
[Attribute 3: Dragon's Bane. Dragon Soul has control over all dragons' souls. All dragons' attack damage will increase by 500%.]
[Attribute 4: Dragon's Command. All dragons will submit to the Dragon Soul. Loyalty value of all dragon units will be permanently maxed out, and their rebellion value will be 0.]
"Is this true? Isn't this a little too ridiculous? !"
After checking the Dragon Soul's attributes, Li Cheng was stunned on the spot, even with his two lifetimes of experience!
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary Lord, and his strength was not very strong. Naturally, he did not have the chance to come into contact with an Immortal-grade item, let alone a tier nine item. It was a supreme divine weapon that almost surpassed all continents!
The attributes of the Dragon Soul truly shocked him. If it absorbed a particular dragon's energy, he could activate the corresponding skills.
The four skills corresponded to the major four-colored dragons in the continent, and those attributes could only be described as ridiculously powerful. The effects were also explosive!
After the activation, the attributes of the Dragon Clan would immediately increase. Unfortunately, Dragon Soul could only absorb the energy of the four-colored dragons and not other dragons. Li Cheng guessed that when it was created, there were no other dragons on this continent.
Examples of other dragons were the Star Dragons that had been tamed by the Elves, the Light Dragons that lived in the World of Light, and the Death Wyverns in the World of Death. In the end, they were just subspecies that evolved from the four-colored dragon.
The only pity was that Li Cheng only had the Frost Dragons, meaning he could only activate one skill. The other three skills could not be activated at all, but this one skill was enough to be abnormal.
Sylvia's mother had used this skill to block the Blade Hunter's attack. If the energy collected was maxed out, it could block 200,000,000 damage!
Thinking of this number, even Li Cheng sucked in a breath of cold air. If it was used on his territory, even a God would have to attack it for a long time to get through.
Moreover, if Li Cheng wanted to deal with other dragons, it would be too easy. As a reincarnated player, Li Cheng naturally knew the location of the other dragons.
At this moment, Sylvia was still somewhat conflicted about Li Cheng's control of the Dragon Soul. She said worriedly, "The Dragon Soul is a sacred item of our dragon race. You must use it carefully. Don't lose it."
Li Cheng smiled and replied, "Don't worry. I know the value of this item."
Now, he finally understood why the Sylvia in his previous life was able to command the entire dragon race on the continent and establish a huge dragon empire.
With this Dragon Soul, even if he closed his eyes to play, he would not be able to do badly.
Li Cheng was satisfied. He then put away the Dragon Soul and ordered, "Let's go, return to our territory!"
After saying that, Li Cheng was ready to return to the territory. However, when he saw Sylvia's unenthusiastic mood, he seized her up and said to her, "Sylvia, you should return to your dragon form."
"What are you doing?" Seeing Li Cheng's malicious gaze, Sylvia was still rather vigilant.
"I'm riding you, of course. From today onward, you'll be my mount," Li Cheng said matter-of-factly. He also wanted to know what kind of experience it was to ride a dragon, especially riding such a beautiful Dragon Princess.
Upon hearing this, Sylvia's expression instantly changed. She sneered and said, "You're dreaming. I, the dignified Frost Dragon Princess, have the blood of an ancient dragon God flowing in my body. How can I be your mount? You, a mere human?"
"Oh? Is that so?" Li Cheng did not care. He smiled and said, "Looks like I'll have to reason with you today, Princess of the Frost Dragons."
After saying that, Li Cheng waved his hand at Lillian and Luna. The two heroines immediately smiled and leaned toward Sylvia.
…
A few minutes later, with a long dragon's roar, a dragon that was nearly 80 meters long blocked Li Cheng's line of sight.
Among the dragons on the mainland, adult dragons were 20 to 30 meters long, while Mythical-grade dragons were only 50 meters long. That was also the longest dragon recorded in history. 𝘭𝑖𝘣𝑟𝘦𝒶𝘥.𝘤𝑜𝘮
After using the hero advancement stone, Sylvia's bloodline had clearly been strengthened. Li Cheng estimated that the current Sylvia could at least be comparable to those legendary ancient dragons.
At this moment, Li Cheng began to size up Sylvia's dragon form. He clicked his tongue in praise.
Her dragon body was nearly 80 meters long. Her entire body was slender and powerful. On its back was a row of ridges that were not deep but were as sharp as razors. Her two eyes were also an extremely beautiful ice-blue color.
Compared to ordinary Frost Dragons, the scales on Sylvia's body were even more beautiful, especially on her head where there was a crown-like bulge.
Seeing Li Cheng looking at her as if he was sizing her up, Sylvia felt goosebumps all over her body. Fortunately, she was now in her dragon form. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened.
She was really annoyed by Li Cheng's gaze. Sylvia let out a loud roar, her white teeth reflecting the cold light.
Roar!
Li Cheng did not care about Sylvia's attitude. He smiled slightly and jumped onto her head without holding back.
Dragon Knight Achievement, achieved!
On top of that, the Dragon Princess was his mount! Li Cheng was excited just thinking about it!
Chapter 65
In the Misty Forest, there were many secret realms once the monsters were cleared. It also became a place for players to form teams to clear those secret realms.
[I've entered the group, I've entered the group. Who has a medical unit? Quickly, help me!]
[We've cleared the plague's secret realm. Only players with 2,000 or more troops are allowed. If you're interested, please, tell me!]
[The gold farming team has recruited players. They received generous treatment and various benefits. Those who are interested have signed up.]
[The guild has recruited players. Now that you've joined the guild, you can go to a secret realm for free.]
[Secret realm! Secret realm! Entry price is negotiable.]
The secret realms were densely packed with all kinds of players.
Roar!
Suddenly, a clear dragon's roar resounded through the sky. The players were stunned and all of them looked over.
[F*ck, what's going on?]
[What's that? F*ck, a dragon, that's a f*Cking dragon!]
[Could this be Netherworld boss?]
[F*ck, this dragon's really f*cking big!]
[F*CK, my army's morale has dropped, what should we do?]
[F*CK, my army's morale has dropped, too. What are we going to fight for?]
[Netherworld boss merely passed by and our army's morale dropped just like that?]
This was another terrifying aspect of the giant dragons. They had a natural suppression of the souls of other races. Naturally, Li Cheng was hiding in the dark fog, silently passing through the Misty Forest. The dragon's roar came from Sylvia's resistance.
However, as the 5,000 Frost Dragons passed by, the players' troops trembled and prostrated on the ground, not daring to get up. Many of them had just said that they were going to raid the arcane realm, but after this, they all left. The troops had lost their morale. What could they use to fight?
An hour later, Li Cheng finally returned to his own territory. In his territory, there were still piles of various resources like small mountains.
Looking at those resources piled up like trash, Li Cheng's face could not help but twitch a few times. He quickly built many large warehouses to store all those resources.
After that, Li Cheng ordered his troops to go eat and recover their stamina. Even a legendary soldier would feel a little tired after a full day of intense combat.
At this moment, Li Cheng began to raise the level of his territory.
"Ding, dong! You've consumed two million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to raise the Lord's Hall to level twenty-one!
"Ding, dong! You've consumed three million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to raise the Lord's Hall to level twenty-two
"Ding, dong! You've consumed four million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to raise the Lord's Hall to level twenty-three!
"..."
"Ding, dong! You've consumed ten million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to raise the Lord's Hall to level thirty!
"Ding, dong! Your Lord's Hall has reached the upper limit of its level. Please, complete the third Lord's Quest as soon as possible!"
After upgrading the territory to level 30, Li Cheng began to set up the defense facilities. He took out two items from his backpack, the Epic-grade Wall of Light and the Legendary-grade Frost Tower!
The number of these two items in Li Cheng's possession was so high that it was like an explosion. Naturally, he would not be stingy with them and immediately started to build them.
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Wall of Light has been constructed!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Wall of Light has been constructed!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Wall of Light has been constructed!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Frost Tower has been constructed!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Frost Tower has been constructed!
"Ding, dong! Building Spawn Rate used successfully. The Frost Tower has been constructed!"
Rumble... 𝓵𝙞𝒃𝓻𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝓸𝓶
Countless constructions instantly rose up from the ground. Even the ground of the entire territory trembled a few times. Li Cheng had surrounded the entire level 30 territory.
According to his estimation, this area was enough to last until the middle stages of the game. At the later stage, he would naturally have to move to the floating island.
In less than a minute, the entire territory changed drastically. Li Cheng had even purposely left a place empty for Pearl to settle down in.
At the outermost layer of the territory, there was a huge city wall that was more than 30 meters tall. The entire wall was neat and Snow White, exuding a holy aura. In the inner circle of the territory, there were Frost Towers that were up to 100 meters tall, piercing straight into the sky!
The Frost Towers were ice-blue and crystal clear. At the top of the towers, there were clusters of surging ice attribute energy. Li Cheng had erected one Frost Tower for every few meters of land. In the end, there were more than 1,000 Frost Towers erected.
According to his calculations, it would be a waste to place too many Frost Towers in one go. After all, he would not be facing any powerful enemies right now. In the eyes of all the players, Li Cheng himself was the biggest Boss!
After doing all this, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. He was very satisfied with his work. At the same time, he opened the territory panel.
[Underworld]
[Level: 30]
[Guild: None]
[Population: 26,842/246,000]
[Area: 25,000 grid]
[Expansion Speed: 300 grid/day]
[City Wall: Wall of Light (Epic)]
[Buildings: Lord's Hall (level 30), Basic Barracks (level 10), basic kitchen (level 10), Frost Shooting Range (level 10), trading hall, Basic Combat Academy...]
[Strength: 8,000 Frost Marksmen (level 10), 8,000 Heavenly Knight (level 11), 4,000 Goblin Miners (level 4), 1,000 Holy Light Priests (level 11), 5,000 Frost Dragons (level 13)...]
[Defense facilities: Frost Tower (Legendary)]
[Magic Power: 0]
[Resources: 923 billion wood, 741.2 billion stones, 52,030,000 iron ores, 46,020,000 food, 10.2 billion crystals, 785.1 billion gold coins.]
[Resource Points Owned: Gold Coins Resource Points (Epic)]
[Requirements: 20,000,000 wood, stone, and iron ore, 500,000 crystals, Lord Quest 3 completed.]
[Surrounding threats: None]
[Lord Quest 3]
[Description: Your territory has already started to take shape, and it has a certain reputation on the continent. If you want to continue developing it, you must have enough strength to face the pressure from the various empires.]
[Mission difficulty: 16,000,000]
[Mission details: Intermediate and above military strength greater than 200,000. Defense score greater than 1,000,000. Reputation greater than 500.]
[Mission duration: None.]
[Mission reward: territory level unlocked.]
[Mission tips: when you complete this mission, ensure that the various empires have a good impression of you. Otherwise, they might attack your territory...]
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Once the territory reached level 30, the territory area would expand. Together with the Territory Expansion Coupon, the speed of expansion would be terrifying. If it continued at this rate, Li Cheng's territory would probably reach the border of other players' territory in a few days.
At that time, Li Cheng naturally would not be polite, and he would unceremoniously annex those lands. The population limit would reach 250,000, which was enough for a short period of time.
This population limit would also become a bottleneck for most players. Countless players would be stuck here forever.
Just 500 reputation points were enough to defeat ordinary players for the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, if ordinary players wanted to obtain reputation points, they could only complete quests in the various major cities and work for other players.
Most importantly, if they wanted to complete the third Lord quest, they would have to attract the attention of the various empires. If one thought about it, the various empires would definitely not be willing to see a level three Lord with several million troops, and if their relationship was not good enough, the various empires might just send their own troops to wipe them out.
Of course, Li Cheng did not have to worry about this. Did the various empires want to wipe him out? If they were not afraid of their empire's destruction, then they could come and try.
In short, a level three Lord Quest might be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for others. However, for Li Cheng, it was just so-so. After all, he had already met two conditions. The only thing he needed to do now was to accumulate troops.
In his newly upgraded territory, he unlocked some new buildings—a military research department, Iron City Wall, and a Human Arrow Tower.
As for the last two, Li Cheng already had the Wall of Light and the Frost Tower, so he did not need those. As for the military research department, it was a research building that could study the technology of modern human troops. It could be used by heroes to improve the overall attack and defense of human troops.
This was not that important to Li Cheng because he did not have any human troops.
Frost Marksmen, 100% elven ladies. The Heavenly Knights were cyborgs from another world, so they, too, could not be considered human. The Frost Dragons belonged to the dragon race while the goblin miners belonged to the goblins.
The only human troop was the Holy Light Priests that were exchanged from the Church of Light.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng still built the building. Since the attribute points required were very little, he planned to use it when the heroes had time.
As for those high-level scientific research buildings, it would require obtaining the blueprints to build them. At this time, Li Cheng turned his gaze to his own building.
Frost Lair, magic trap, highest-level enchantment table, the Immortal Wonder Profound Altar...
[Frost Lair]
[Description: The Lair of a Frost Dragon can produce a Frost Dragon egg.]
[Level: 10]
[Daily Output: 0/500]
[Production type: Frost Dragon Egg (level 13)]
[Production cost: 300,000]
[Production time: 5 minutes]
[Required to level up: Max Level]
As Crown units, the recruitment process was naturally more complicated than normal soldier units. The Frost Lair would not automatically produce Frost Dragons, but could only produce 500 dragon eggs per day.
With the probability of a normal person hatching those eggs, 500 dragon eggs would at most produce a few Frost Dragons. However, for Li Cheng, the hatching rate was 100%. Moreover, after using Army Spawn Rate, the production reset would be equal to producing 1,000 Frost Dragons per day!
The key point was that the cost of producing one Dragon Egg was about 300,000. Coupled with the pitiful hatching rate, ordinary people simply could not afford it. However, Li Cheng did not have such a problem.
Li Cheng instantly produced 500 dragon eggs. At the same time, he used the Dragon Blood Crystals to incubate them. Following that, he used the Army Spawn Rate to instantly increase the number of Frost Dragons in his army by 1,000.
By the next day, the number of Frost Dragons would reach 7,000. This was an absolutely terrifying number!
Magic traps were a series of traps that required the use of magic to attack. They could be hidden under the surface of the Earth and ordinary detection spells would not be able to detect them.
[Highest-level magic trap (Ice)]
[Description: the highest-level magic trap can cause a large amount of magic damage to the enemy.]
[Level: 1] 𝓁𝒾𝘣𝑟𝑒𝘢𝘥.𝘤𝘰𝑚
[Construction cost: 100,000 crystals]
[Effect: causes 80,000 ice damage to all enemies within 200 yards.]
[Highest-level magic trap (Earth)]
[Description: the highest level magic trap can cause a large amount of magic damage to enemies.]
[Level: 1]
[Construction cost: 100,000 crystals]
[Effect: causes 80,000 earth damage to all enemies within 200 yards.]
[Highest-level magic trap (Thunder)]
[Description: the highest level magic trap can deal a large amount of magic damage to enemies.]
[Level: 1]
[Construction cost: 100,000 crystals]
[Effect: deals 80,000 light damage to all enemies within 200 yards.]
There were many types of magic traps and each of them required 100,000 crystals. Moreover, all of them dealt AOE damage of up to 80,000 damage to all enemies within a 200-yard radius. They could be said to be very powerful defensive weapons. If there were a large number of monsters attacking the city, the magic traps could be used to their maximum effect.
Li Cheng immediately placed the highest-level enchantment table in his territory. He only had one enchantment card right now, so Li Cheng chose to use it on the Goddess of Wind's speed totem.
One had to know that enchantments could be washed away. When there was a better enchantment card in the future, he would wash it away and replace it. Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate and used it immediately.
"Ding, dong, you're currently using the highest-level enchantment table. The success rate of enchantment is forty percent.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. The success rate of enchantment is a hundred percent!
"Ding, dong, enchantment successful!"
Even the highest-level enchantment table paired with the Mythical-grade enchantment card only had a 40% success rate. However, it was different for Li Cheng. After triggering a 10,000-times amplification, the success rate was pushed to the maximum!
Next was the Immortal Wonder Profound Altar. Li Cheng did not hesitate and chose to use it as well.
Boom!
The moment Li Cheng put it down on the ground, a dazzling blue light lit up the entire night sky. In an instant, a huge altar appeared in Li Cheng's territory. At this moment, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Congratulations on building the Immortal Wonder Profound Altar. Unless your building is destroyed, other players are unable to build this building!
"World Announcement. Dragon God Alliance player Netherworld has successfully built the Immortal Wonder Profound Altar. As the first player in the world to build this, I hereby award you five hundred reputation points and ten percent of the coordinates of the Wonder Building!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained five hundred thousand reputation points and the complete coordinates of the Wonder Building!"
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As the system's voice faded, Li Cheng saw a small note that appeared in his backpack.
[Strange little note]
[Description: A small note that came from God knows where. There is a coordinate recorded on it.]
[Coordinates: Silent Canyon (65720.26845)]
As long as one found the coordinates of an Immortal Wonder building, one would be able to obtain its blueprint.
In Li Cheng's previous life, when the Wonder building was built, it was usually done in pieces and distributed by the system to multiple players. The players had to fight to obtain the complete coordinates. However, Li Cheng had a 10,000-times amplification system which immediately helped him to obtain the complete coordinates.
"Silent Canyon, that seems to be the territory of the undead?"
Li Cheng recalled that the undead was the biggest enemy that the players would have to face in the first version of the game. However, this first large version would last for a very long time, about a few months after the server opened. Once the players' strength had grown, only then would they become the main force to fight against the undead.
Li Cheng wondered if he would be able to open the new version in advance with his current strength.
With his current contribution points, he could already exchange for the title of an Earl. With the Earl's authority, he could definitely start a large-scale battle.
Moreover, Li Cheng had foresight and knew some of the secrets of the Undead Army. He could definitely make a fortune from it.
In the end, Li Cheng shook his head. With his current strength, it was still not enough. He would improve himself for a period of time first.
Putting away the small note, Li Cheng looked at the magnificent building in front of him.
[Profound Altar]
[Description: An altar used by the ancient Profound Empire. It can improve the communication between Gods and believers.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Immortal Wonder]
[Effect: Believers get +1,000% belief value when they pray]
[Current God: None]
[Current believer: None]
[Mana consumption: 20,000 w/day]
Li Cheng opened the list of Gods. From the altar, he could choose from a list of all the Gods. He even saw the Goddess of Poison. Of course, Li Cheng was not stupid and would not choose her.
After choosing the corresponding God, there had to be believers praying here in order to get the power of faith. Therefore, in Li Cheng's current situation, he only had two choices, Trelefany and the God of Light.
It should not be forgotten that those priests were believers of the God of Light. If he chose the God of Light, according to His upright character, He would not have a good impression of Li Cheng just because of their low faith value.
Therefore, Li Cheng chose Trelefany without hesitation. After making his choice, the top of the altar immediately showered them with a cool light, which became the coolest moonlight in the night.
Luna sensed the abnormality here and brought her troops over. With a puzzled expression, she asked Li Cheng, "Lord, what's going on? Why do I feel the aura of the Goddess?"
"This is the new altar that I've built for Trelefany. You can move around here in the future," Li Cheng explained roughly to Luna.
"Thank you, My Liege." After hearing this, Luna revealed a beautiful smile. Then, she leaned closer to Li Cheng and kissed him on the cheek. 𝑙𝒾𝒷𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Li Cheng was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, Luna reacted like a frightened rabbit. She hurriedly left, leaving Li Cheng a little confused. "Am I being teased by a heroine again?"
After a long while, Li Cheng discarded those random thoughts and opened the territory's magic power interface.
Currently, in Li Cheng's territory, there was only one magic power extractor, which could provide 100,000,000 magic power every day. Such a figure was far from enough for the daily consumption of his territory.
Li Cheng did a simple calculation. If all the items in his territory that required magic power were activated, it would require more than 100,000,000 magic power in a day. More specifically, it would require more than 100 mana extractors to work at the same time!
Higher-level supply buildings also required blueprints. Li Cheng had no choice but to build the 200 mana extractors in one go.
As soon as these 200 mana extractors were built, they took up one-eighth of the territory's area. However, this was also something that he had no choice but to do. At the moment, this was only temporary. Once he had a new supply blueprint, he would come back and dismantle it.
His territory inventory was finally completed. The harvest this time could be said to be very satisfactory. The only pity was that his Lord's Quest was not completed yet.
He had overestimated the enemies in Frost Dragon City. There were not many Epic bosses there, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Following that, Li Cheng opened the trading hall. The goblin miners and the basic resources listed had all been sold out. He did not hesitate to put up another 100 million basic resources as he still had to use crystal stones to buy and exchange for them. Although it was not a lot, it was convenient. Moreover, it could increase his popularity. In the future, it would be much more convenient for him to hire people to work for him.
The change in the data of the trading hall soon attracted the attention of the players, and they became restless again.
[My goodness! How many resources is this? How many zeros? Let me count them!]
[F*CK, isn't this too much? 100 million basic resources? Is Netherworld boss really not cheating?]
[Am I dreaming? Can I have so many resources in my entire life?]
[Haha, Netherworld boss is really timely. I didn't manage to snag any of the resources the other day. Now, I can finally exchange for some.]
[Netherworld boss is awesome!]
After a day of high-intensity battles, the level of the players' troops had also risen. What they lacked the most now was basic resources to raise the level of their territories.
Li Cheng put up 100 million basic resources, causing a wave of frenzied buying by other players. Various large gold farming groups had already appeared at the entrance of various secret realms, and some offline workshops had also started to farm gold efficiently. Of course, how to obtain crystals was still a headache for them.
However, all of this had nothing to do with Li Cheng. At this moment, Li Cheng was comfortably enjoying himself in his territory.
At this moment, Lillian came to Li Cheng's side and asked softly, "Lord, do you want to eat something?"
Lillian took off her usual armor and only wore a tight-fitting dress. Her perfect figure was fully displayed, and her appearance was quite moving.
Li Cheng was stunned, but he still nodded and said, "Sure."
The two worlds had not overlapped yet. Eating in the game was just to tease his taste buds, and it could not replenish the energy his body needed. However, seeing Lillian's expectant look, Li Cheng could not refuse.
Seeing Li Cheng nod, Lillian excitedly walked away. Not long after, she walked over with a fragrant animal leg which she shyly handed to Li Cheng as she said, "Lord, please, try it. Lillian baked it herself."
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Li Cheng took a bite. It was really good. He praised, "I didn't expect Lillian's cooking to be so good."
"Thank you, Lord. If It's good, you can eat more. If it's not enough, I'll roast more for you." Lillian smiled contentedly as her small face blushed slightly. Then, she sat down next to him to watch him eat.
Li Cheng did not care. He swept his gaze across his territory. Luna was leading her believers to pray. Her face was full of piety. With the Profound Altar, they could communicate with Trelafany so naturally, they were in a good mood.
Sylvia had transformed into her dragon form. She was wolfing down the food in her territory. She did not look like a Frost Dragon princess at all.
As a dragon, she naturally had a huge appetite. She needed 2,000,000 worth of food in one day. She was practically a food grinder. With the current standards of the players, they simply could not afford to feed her.
Moreover, Sylvia was dissatisfied with Li Cheng's self-proclaimed Dragon Knight title. She could only vent her anger by eating and her daily appetite had long exceeded 2,000,000.
Just like that, a crisp voice suddenly appeared behind Li Cheng.
"The two of you are really in a good mood."
Li Cheng and Lillian were shocked. Lillian immediately took out her long sword and looked behind her warily. Li Cheng also turned his head and saw an unfamiliar figure. It was slightly petite and slim.
Li Cheng did not say anything and instantly cast a detection spell. Soon, the other party's attributes appeared in front of him.
[Phantom Goddess]
[Description: A phantom created by the Phantom Goddess, very weak.]
Looking at this name, Li Cheng was stunned. Phantom Goddess? Has God actually come?
No wonder the invasion alarm in his territory was not even triggered. At this stage, Li Cheng's territory level was still too low, so it would not be able to detect a God even if it was a phantom with a very weak hint.
Seeing that it was the Phantom Goddess, Lillian slowly put away her long sword. She blinked and said, "Sister Ella?"
Ella's phantom nodded and greeted, "Long time no see, Lillian."
"You know each other?" This time, it was Li Cheng's turn to be stunned. He did not expect Lillian to call a God 'sister'.
"Sister Ella used to come to the Shadow World to play. We have a good relationship," Lillian explained.
Li Cheng knew that the Phantom Goddess was called Ella, and she was in charge of the Shadow World which belonged to the neutral faction.
Naturally, being in charge of it meant she had to deal with all matters of the Shadow World. Li Cheng understood why they knew each other.
However, in Li Cheng's memory, this Phantom Goddess was also a weakling, and she was similar to Trelefany. Perhaps she was a little stronger than, but only by a little.
If Li Cheng remembered correctly, there was a civil war in the Kingdom of Kent, and her believers were killed on a large scale. Not long after she lost her believers, there was news of her death.
Li Cheng also did not know what her relationship with Trelefany was. It was probably not that bad, because as the spokesperson of Trelefany, she appeared in his territory like this. Among the Gods, this was regarded as a signal to start a war.
Thinking of this, he gradually understood. The last time Trelefany contacted him through the Shadow World, it should have been with the help of this Phantom Goddess. After all, Trelefany and the Shadow World had nothing to do with each other.
Gradually, Li Cheng's thoughts became clearer. He asked, "Your Highness, may I know why you're looking for me?"
"You're Trelefany's…" Ella paused for a moment and suddenly did not know what to call him. She simply asked directly, "Do you have a Divine Power Crystal in your possession?"
"Yes." Li Cheng did not deny it. He had already guessed in his heart that Ella was here for the Divine Power Crystal.
Once a God descended and died in the origin world, the loss would be very large, losing 100% of his divine power.
However, the Goddess of Poison herself was a weakling, so her divine power was not much. She could not drop any large-scale Divine Power Crystals. Slightly stronger Gods naturally would not be interested in this. Only Ella, who was also a weakling, would be interested.
Seeing that Li Cheng was so straightforward, Ella was slightly stunned. She initially thought that she would need to use a lot of words to convince him. If the other party was so straightforward, she naturally would be equally as straightforward. "I can give you materials, arms, and materials in exchange for it."
Hearing this, Li Cheng raised his eyebrows and could not help but start to size up the Phantom Goddess. He was originally going to sell the Divine Power Crystal.
Selling it was not a problem. The problem was that Li Cheng was afraid that Ella could not afford it.
"I don't lack materials. As for arms, do you have any Crown-grade arms?" Li Cheng asked after thinking for a moment.
Hearing this, Ella frowned. Crown arms? That was a little out of her budget, but she did not say much. She nodded and asked, "Yes, how many do you want?"
As a God, even if she was garbage, there were still many believers in this main plane, and it was not as if there were not any titled soldiers.
Hearing Ella being so straightforward, it was Li Cheng's turn to be surprised, but he still slowly stretched out a finger. "Since you're Trelefany's friend, I'll give you a friendship discount. Ten million enough."
"What?" Ella suspected that she had heard wrongly. Thinking that Li Cheng was playing with her, she angrily said, "Are you playing with me?"
Ella had a good temper. If anyone else had heard the terms of the exchange, they would have already left with a flick of their sleeves.
If Ella really had 10 million Crown soldiers, why would she need to come to Li Cheng to buy divine power?
Seeing this, Li Cheng did not say anything. He chuckled and took out a thousand dark green crystals from his backpack.
Seeing the dense Divine Power Crystals, Ella's pupils suddenly shrank and her small mouth was so surprised that she could not close it. Her face was full of disbelief as it completely exceeded her expectations. "How do you have so many?!"
It must be known that the gap between Gods was extremely huge, much bigger than the gap between Li Cheng and ordinary players. Those powerful Gods, such as the God of Light, the Goddess of Darkness, and so on, could crush a weak chicken like Ella to death with one finger. 𝘭𝒾𝑏𝑟𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Of course, the most important problem between Gods was that they could not find each other and the location of each other's Divine Kingdom. Otherwise, why would the Goddess of Poison still be alive and kicking when everyone wanted to beat her to death?
However, with the strength of the Goddess of Poison, it was absolutely impossible for her to drop 1,000 Divine Power Crystals even if she was squeezed dry!
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Ella's expression was very interesting. She was so shocked that she could not say anything. She simply could not figure out where Li Cheng got so many Divine Power Crystals from!
After more than ten seconds, her petite body finally calmed down. She stared at Li Cheng and said, "How about I exchange a God with you?"
Li Cheng originally thought that Ella would offer some kind of condition or something tempting, but he did not expect the Phantom Goddess to be so shameless.
He looked at her from head to toe. It had to be said that the Phantom Goddess still looked petite and cute, but how could she say such shameless words?
After thinking about it, it made sense. These Gods were existences that had lived for thousands of years, so something like saving face had probably been thrown into some corner.
"I say, Your Highness Goddess, do you think I'm stupid?" Li Cheng smiled contemptuously, not giving this God any face at all. He continued, "For a thousand small-scale Divine Power Crystals, even your transformation mask can't be used to exchange for it, not to mention it's an Immortal artifact!"
The transformation mask was the representative of the Phantom Goddess, an immortal artifact.
Hearing this, the Phantom Goddess also felt embarrassed. She coughed a few times to try to resolve the awkwardness. She was only trying. What if Li Cheng did not know what a divine artifact was?
As for whether she was embarrassed or not, she had lived for so long. Did she still care about being shameless? What could be exchanged for the crystals? If it could be exchanged, the Phantom Goddess indicated that she could look for it.
"Moreover, these crystals are useless to you. You can't digest them at all." Li Cheng even gave her a friendly reminder.
"I came to look for you to exchange for those Divine Power Crystals. Naturally, I'd have my own way of doing that." Ella did not want to lose face as a God.
Hearing this, Li Cheng smiled and did not say much. With Ella's current strength, it would be impossible for her to erase the Goddess of Poison's mark on the crystals without spending a few hundred years doing it. At that time, the existence of this world would be a problem.
Speaking of this, Li Cheng felt that the time was ripe, so he said, "How about this, Your Highness, how about we make a deal?"
"What deal?" Ella was puzzled. She could not even walk after looking at a thousand Divine Power Crystals. She could get them just by making a deal?
Seeing that Ella was interested, Li Cheng struck while the iron was hot. "I can give you these Divine Power Crystals and help you solve the Kingdom of Kent's problem…"
Before Li Cheng could say anything, Ella laughed disdainfully. "Do you even have the ability?"
The Kingdom of Kent had hundreds of billions of people, and all of them had combat power. With Li Cheng's current military strength, Ella naturally did not believe that he could solve the problem.
Li Cheng did not show too much contempt toward Ella. He only said one sentence, "Believe it or not, it's up to you."
The Kingdom of Kent's civil war would be a large version in the future. In his previous life, as a player who had participated in the entire process, Li Cheng could be said to be very familiar with it. If he wanted to save Ella's believers, he had countless ways to do so.
"Alright, what do you want me to do?" Ella did not say much. Her current target was the Divine Power Crystal in Li Cheng's hands.
She had lived for thousands of years, so she naturally knew that there would be no free lunch in the sky. With so many Divine Power Crystals, it was obvious that it would be very difficult to make a deal with him. She wanted to hear what it was to determine if she had the ability to complete it or not.
"First, I want to go to the passage of the Shadow World," Li Cheng uttered his first request.
Hearing this, Ella was obviously stunned for a moment. Then, she looked at Lillian. With this Princess of the Shadow World around, what else did she need to do?
Lillian stood up and explained, "I can go to the Shadow World at any time, but I can't open a large passage. The Lord's troops can't enter."
Ella nodded and smiled. She naturally knew what Li Cheng wanted this passage for. If it was not for Lillian, what else could it be?
"If it's Lillian's request, I'll help without your promise."
After saying that, the Phantom Goddess gently rubbed her palm a few times. Instantly, a ball of light made of dark gray shadows appeared in front of Li Cheng. At the same time, the system's voice rang in his ear.
"Ding, dong, you've obtained an item, a Legendary-grade Shadow Tunnel!"
[Shadow Tunnel (Legendary)]
[Description: A super large tunnel made by the Phantom Goddess that can lead to the Shadow World.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: creates a super large tunnel leading to the Shadow World.]
Li Cheng was a little surprised when he saw this effect. A Legendary super large tunnel. Although Ella was a God, her strength was so weak that it was touching. It was really a little surprising for her to casually give him a Legendary item. 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Li Cheng was not very curious, so he did not ask too much. He immediately stated his next request, "The second condition is that if I take control of the Kingdom of Kent in the future, you have to help me stabilize the situation."
Hearing this, Ella was speechless. She even suspected that she had heard wrong. Then, she burst into laughter. "Hahaha…"
She laughed so hard that she could not even stand straight. It was as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. In her opinion, Li Cheng was completely dreaming. She guessed that if she was not currently a phantom, she would have laughed until she cried.
Li Cheng did not say anything. He just looked at Ella with a cold smile. If it was any other kingdom, he truly did not have much confidence in taking it down. However, if it was just the Kingdom of Kent, there was hope he could destroy it now if he really made a move!
After a full few minutes, Ella finally had enough. She looked at Li Cheng and said, "Okay, I'll wait for that day."
"Since Your Highness the Goddess has agreed, then let's sign the soul contract," Li Cheng said lightly.
Ella was no longer smiling and instead, she was very puzzled. How did a human know so much about the matters of Gods?
Then, she thought that Trelefany probably told him, so she did not struggle to think in this direction.
A soul contract was a bet using the souls of both parties. Once it was signed, even a God could not unilaterally cancel it.
After a moment of hesitation, Ella agreed.
A few minutes later, the contract was signed and the transaction was completed. Ella took the 1,000 pieces of Divine Power Crystals with satisfaction and her phantom disappeared into thin air.
An agreement appeared in Li Cheng's mind. The general content was that both parties could not break the contract and that Ella had to fulfill her promise.
After the matter was over, Li Cheng put away the super-large tunnel in his hand and looked at Lillian. He asked, "Lillian, are you familiar with Ella?"
Chapter 70
"Yes, there was a time when sister Ella and I lived together," Lillian did not hide anything and spoke honestly.
Hearing this, the corner of Li Cheng's mouth twitched. He suspected that Lillian would directly use Ella's name. They should have a good relationship, but he did not expect them to have lived together. He did not even have this kind of treatment.
"Where did you live?" Li Cheng asked.
"The Glittering Castle."
Hearing this name, Li Cheng was shocked. Glittering Castle was the core of the Shadow World.
Legend had it that the Shadow World was created by the shadow cast from the Glittering Castle.
"My Lord, are you full?" At this time, Lillian quietly changed the topic. Apparently, she did not want to say anything more about this issue.
Seeing her reluctance, Li Cheng did not ask any further. He smiled and said, "Of course, I'm full."
The two worlds had not overlapped yet, so eating here could only satisfy his taste buds. His body would be provided with nutrient fluids.
Then, the two sat quietly for a while and talked about some things. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Cheng got up and said, "Rest early. We'll go to the Shadow World tomorrow."
With his current military strength, he could definitely venture into the Shadow World. Although it was still fraught with dangers, based on Li Cheng's understanding of the place, some dangerous places could be avoided.
Hearing Li Cheng's words, Lillian also stood up. Her gaze was gentle as she looked at Li Cheng. In the next moment, she kissed Li Cheng on the cheek and said, "Goodnight, Lord."
Feeling the moisture on his face, Li Cheng was stunned. Luna gave him a kiss earlier, and now Lillian also gave him a goodnight kiss. Could they have colluded together?
When Li Cheng came back to his senses, Lillian had already left.
After being intimate with two heroines for one night, Li Cheng was in a good mood. Therefore, he was now heading to the residence of the third heroine.
As soon as he arrived at Sylvia's residence, Li Cheng heard a series of her voices.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!
"Damn human, how dare he make me his mount? If I wasn't afraid that something would happen to those Frost Dragons, I would've definitely bitten him into pieces!
"But the problem is, how did he hatch all those dragon eggs? Over the past few thousand years, I've tried many methods. I even used my own blood to nourish them. The success rate was still pitifully low…
"Humph, sooner or later, he'll become my final servant. When that time comes, it won't be too late to ask him again.
"But he's really strong… There are actually so many Frost Towers here. There weren't even that many in Frost Dragon City.
"I don't care. When we arrive, I'll take him in as a servant. All these things are mine!"
Hearing these words, Li Cheng's face darkened. It seemed that this Frost Princess had a very serious delusion.
She wanted to take him in as her servant? Then, Li Cheng could only apologize to her because after coming to his territory, she would not be able to turn the tables for the rest of her life. She could only obediently become his mount.
It seemed that the arrogant Frost Princess had yet to adapt to her identity. Thinking of this, Li Cheng quietly retreated, giving her some time to think it through. As a mount, she had to have the awareness of a mount.
When Li Cheng returned to his room, he did not rest. Instead, he said to the air, "Trelefany, come here."
There was a moment of silence in the room. No one responded to him. Then, a few seconds later, a cool moonlight poured down and Trelefany's graceful and perfect figure appeared in front of Li Cheng.
Her figure was slender and tall and she had silver hair that reached her calves. She was different from ordinary elves. Her skin was very delicate and smooth and her cheeks were so beautiful that it did not make sense. She truly deserved the title of the Moon Dance Goddess.
Li Cheng was also lost in his thoughts. It would be a pity if such a beautiful creature died in the Battle of the Gods in the future. 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝘳ℯ𝘢𝑑.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Seeing Li Cheng's dazed look, Trelefany smiled slightly. "Thank you for saving my believers, Netherworld."
Li Cheng nodded. "You can call me Li Cheng, Goddess."
Since he had told Trelefany his real name, he was not afraid that she would leak it. Then, Li Cheng changed his attitude as he said seriously, "I helped you for my own purpose. In the future, I might become the enemy of the whole world. At that time, which side will you stand on?"
As soon as he said that, Trelefany was stunned. What did he mean? He wanted to become the enemy of the entire world? What terrifying thing was he going to do?
If this was said by someone else, Trelefany would have definitely scoffed at him and scolded him for dreaming. However, this was said by Li Cheng, which meant that it was really possible…
After a long silence, Trelefany seemed to have made a decision. She bit her lip and said, "I believe in you, Li Cheng."
"You won't regret today's decision, then," Li Cheng smiled and said softly.
After bidding farewell to Trelefany, Li Cheng quickly went to sleep to recuperate.
…
In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Li Cheng had just opened his eyes when he heard the system notification.
[Ding, dong, during the time you were offline, the research of Frost Arrow Rain has made new progress. You've received a total of 1,900 skill points.]
[Ding, dong, you've triggered a 10,000-times amplification. Total reward: 19,000,000 experience points.]
[Ding, dong, Frost Arrow Rain has leveled up. Currently at level 2!]
[Ding, dong, Frost Arrow Rain has leveled up. Currently at level 3!]
[Ding, dong, Frost Arrow Rain has leveled up. Currently at level 4!]
…
[Ding, dong, Frost Arrow Rain has leveled up. Currently at level 10! It has reached the maximum level!]
[Ding, dong, a new person wants to join your territory!]
[Ding, dong, your vassal lord has led her troops into your territory!]
Hearing the notifications ringing in his ear, Li Cheng instantly woke up. He flipped over and got out of bed. His movements suddenly froze as he helplessly said, "Goddess, do you have a hobby of peeping in on fierce men?"
Very soon, Trelefany's voice rang from the depths of Li Cheng's soul. "I just came to tell you that my believers have arrived in your territory. I don't have the habit of peeping."
Even with the Goddess of the Moon Dance's cultivation, she could not help but increase the tone of her voice. After that, she disappeared. It was obvious that she did not want to have too much discussion with Li Cheng on this matter.
Li Cheng was stunned. He did not expect Trelefany to act so quickly. She had already started to take action early this morning after what she had just said yesterday.
After tidying up briefly, he headed to the entrance of his territory and slowly opened the city gate. Li Cheng was shocked by the scene before him…
Chapter 71
Outside the city gate, there was a dark mass. Not only were there Pearl's troops but there were also thousands of Dark Elves and a huge Dwarven army.
Lillian was leading the Heavenly Knights and blocking their path.
Li Cheng understood why the Dark Elves were here. They were all wearing silver-white robes, so they were obviously believers of Trelefany. As for Pearl's troops, they were very messy. There were many level two soldiers among them. Compared to the other players, they were considered pretty good.
What surprised Li Cheng was the Dwarves. He had no idea that he had made an agreement with other Dwarves!
Faced with Li Cheng's question, the Dwarves spoke, one after another.
"We heard that you killed the Goddess of Poison and obtained the blueprints of the Nine Hammers of Doom!"
"We're here to help you. Chase away those disgusting green-skinned monsters and kill them!"
"Yes, kill them!" 𝙡𝙞𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝒎
At this moment, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears again.
"Ding, dong, fifty thousand level six Dwarf warriors and a hundred fifty thousand level seven Dwarf warriors have requested to join your territory. Do you agree?
"Ding, dong, six thousand eight hundred and forty level eight Moondance Priests and one thousand three hundred level nine Moondance Priests have requested to join your territory. Do you agree?"
Li Cheng thought that perhaps because his reputation value was high, there would be more people coming to seek refuge in his territory.
Thinking up to this point, Li Cheng naturally agreed. He would not refuse Trelefany's believers. He was not going to ask them to fight as long as they ran to the altar every day to pray.
As for the Dwarves, although their grades were very low, they were definitely top-notch existences among the troops of the same grade. Even the worst of them could be used as cannon fodder.
Not counting his own troops from before, just the ones that joined today could crush all the players at the current stage.
When Pearl saw this scene, the shock on her face did not stop. She looked at the troops that had just joined Li Cheng, then looked at the crooked crows behind her. She was discouraged. Comparing them to her own was worse than death.
After Li Cheng agreed, the system's notification rang.
"Ding, dong! Due to the large population of the Dark Elves in your territory, some extremist groups may attack your territory. Please, be on your guard and strengthen your defenses!"
Hearing the system's voice, Li Cheng smiled nonchalantly. The extremist groups that the system mentioned were known to think that they were the embodiment of justice, and they attacked others everywhere with the slogan of serving justice.
In reality, these people were just motivated by their own intentions. If they really dared to attack his territory, then they would never be able to return.
As the Dark Elves and Dwarves entered the territory, Li Cheng looked at Pearl who had been waiting for a long time. Her expression was still very tired. It was obvious that she had spent the night organizing her supplies before rushing over without resting.
At this moment, Pearl was indeed shocked as she looked at the Epic-grade city wall. If she were to attack it, she probably would not be able to even get rid of the layer of dust on it. There was also that Legendary-grade defense tower. There was not just one of them, but a large group of defense towers. If they were to attack her, one defense tower could completely destroy her.
Today had really refreshed Pearl's understanding of the strong. One had to know that she considered herself to be one of the top unspecialized players in the Divine Dragon Alliance. However, compared to Li Cheng, she was the trashiest among the trash. There was simply no comparison!
At this time, they had already arrived at the territory. Li Cheng pointed in a direction and said, "The southeast side of my territory is for you. You can move your territory there."
"Okay." Pearl nodded numbly. There was no longer a trace of resistance and hesitation in her heart. At this moment, she only had the desire to become stronger as the flames of revenge burned in her heart!
Pearl quickly used the relocation order. After a period of space distortion, her territory successfully landed on the ground.
Compared to Li Cheng's territory, her territory was undoubtedly pitifully small. At this time, Li Cheng allowed those Dwarves into Pearl's territory. He did not care whether they agreed or not. If anyone had any objections, they could come and look for him directly!
At this time, Pearl's territory had already been settled. However, the low-level soldiers that she brought were all trembling. They could not even walk properly.
The giant Frost Dragons that were hovering in the air were emitting a terrifying pressure. This was not intentional. It was simply the natural restraint the dragons had toward other races.
Li Cheng looked at Pearl's territory and understood her situation. In a word, it was too horrible to look at. What she lacked the most were all sorts of basic resources and the right to recruit soldiers.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng casually divided some resources from his territory and said, "This is one billion basic resources, take it and use it."
Even the usually calm Pearl was shocked when she saw him casually take out one billion basic resources. She even suspected that she had heard wrong, but the system's voice in her ear was telling her… This was real!
She truly could not imagine how strong Li Cheng was now that he could so casually give her one billion basic resources…
Li Cheng did not care about her current expression and said, "Explore the surroundings first, then go level yourself up."
"Okay." Pearl did not resist Li Cheng's words. She was still immersed in the shock of his ridiculous generosity.
After giving his orders, Li Cheng returned to his territory and began his daily routine.
First, he collected experience points from the training grounds. Even with the 10,000-times amplification, the experience points in the training grounds were far from enough. Seeing this situation, Li Cheng recalled the memories in his mind. It was not difficult to obtain those intermediate and advanced training grounds… He planned to collect them when he had the time.
Then, it was time for the various recruitment buildings.
"Ding, dong, you've recruited two thousand Frost Marksmen and a total of four thousand gold coins!
"Ding, dong, you've recruited two thousand Heavenly Knights…
"Ding, dong, you've produced five hundred Frost Dragon eggs…
"Ding, dong, you've used up your Army Spawn Rate…"
All kinds of cards continued to be used. In less than a minute, all army recruitment was completed.
4,000 Frost Marksmen, 4,000 Heavenly Knights, 1,000 Frost Dragons.
Li Cheng's current total military strength was 12,000 Frost Marksmen, 4,000 Heavenly Knights, 7,000 Frost Dragons, 1,000 Holy Light Priests…
Li Cheng did not want the Dark Elves to fight and the goblin miners were for Pearl. Was she not responsible for the exploration and resource extraction around the territory? Otherwise, what was a laborer for?
Luna was still in charge of the archers, Lillian was in charge of the Heavenly Knights, Sylvia was naturally in charge of the Frost Dragons, and the Priests were personally led by Li Cheng. Their numbers were too few and there was no way to recruit them. Right now, they were not of much use…
Chapter 72
Pearl looked at the troops coming out of Li Cheng's territory, so shocked that she could not close her mouth. Then, she revealed a bitter smile. Now, she finally understood how big the gap between her and Li Cheng was.
After Li Cheng's troops were counted, the three heroines were waiting for his order.
At this moment, Li Cheng took out the Dragon Soul from his backpack. Although the Dragon Soul had a little over 10 million energy points, it could deal more than 10 million damage. After all, the full power of the Dragon Soul was 20 trillion.
If the Dragon Soul was fully charged, it would be able to withstand 20 trillion damage. At that time, even if a true God descended, weaklings like Trelefany and Ella would have to fight for a few days.
"Ding, dong! You're about to extract the Crown-grade Frost Dragon's bloodline to replenish the energy of the Dragon Soul. Are you sure?
"Hint—after absorbing the energy, the dragon's health will be reduced by half. The effect lasts for seven days."
There was a price for the Dragon Soul to absorb energy. The first time energy was extracted, a dragon's health would be halved for seven days. The second time, the dragon's health would permanently be halved, and for the third time, the dragon would die.
Even Sylvia, who had the bloodline of the ancient Dragon God, would enter a comma for thousands of years after extracting her bloodline a few times. Her attributes would also drop rapidly.
At this time, Li Cheng raised the Dragon Soul and aimed it at one of the Frost Dragons. Immediately, a shapeless and terrifying wave of energy spread out and enveloped it, and in the next moment, the Frost Dragon's HP was directly halved as it roared in pain.
At the same time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, you've extracted some energy from a Frost Dragon. The Dragon Soul has obtained a hundred thousand points of Frost Dragon energy!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. The Dragon Soul has obtained one billion points of Frost Dragon energy!"
As the system's voice fell, the Dragon Soul in Li Cheng's hand emitted an extremely dazzling blue light.
Sylvia, who was standing by the side, was once again shocked. She could clearly sense that the energy within the Dragon Soul was extremely abundant, at least dozens of times more than before.
No one else could clearly see it as she did. The energy within the Dragon Soul was extremely difficult to replenish. Even if all the Frost Dragons in front of her were sucked dry, it would be impossible for them to produce so much energy.
Right now, Li Cheng was even more mysterious in Sylvia's eyes.
When Li Cheng saw the effect of the 10,000-times amplification, he was quite satisfied. With the results of this experiment, he no longer hesitated. He aimed the Dragon Soul at the 1,000 Frost Dragons, replenishing one trillion energy points.
He estimated that the maximum barrier of the Dragon Soul could be expanded to 10,000 bars. In other words, it could block 1 trillion damage. The only pity was that the barrier could only be used on a fixed basis and it could not be moved.
After putting away the Dragon Soul, Li Cheng took out the passage made by the Phantom Goddess from his backpack and a dark gray mist-like item appeared in his hand. Li Cheng crushed it without thinking.
Kacha…
The moment he crushed it, the space in front of him changed and twisted rapidly as a terrifying aura spread out. At the same time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully used the Legendary-grade Shadow Tunnel and opened the passage to the Shadow World!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. The passage between the Shadow World and the main world has been fully opened!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered the only hidden event, Shadow Crisis, and gained one thousand Reputation Points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained ten million Reputation Points! 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝙚𝓪𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"World Announcement. Dragon God Alliance player Netherworld has successfully opened the passage to the Shadow World. The passage between the main world and the Shadow World has a time limit. It will last for three days!
"The Shadow Dragon has entrusted all adventurers from other worlds to enter the Shadow World to clean up hidden evil. This time-sensitive quest has been distributed to all players!
"Complete the quest and kill the monster. You can obtain Shadow Points and consume points. You can talk to the NPCs in your territory and exchange various items, equipment, and weapons with them!
"Hint—the passage will open at twelve noon. The Shadow World's extremely dangerous. All players, please, accurately assess your own strength!"
Hearing the world announcement, all the players were stunned because in their territories, there was suddenly an additional monster from the Shadow World, which was a system NPC!
[What's the situation?]
[I'm shivering. There's a very strong monster in my territory. Will he attack me? SOB SOB SOB… I can't beat him!]
[Don't panic, girls. Come to me. I'll protect you!]
[Girls didn't listen to him. He's just trying to scare you. That's an NPC, not a monster!]
[F*ck! According to the official website, this is a big event. This is our chance, everyone!]
[F*ck! Netherworld boss, you're the GM of the game, right?]
[Everyone, look at the NPC's shop. You can really exchange for a lot of things. There are even Legendary soldiers!]
At this moment, the players' territories were shrouded in a fog. Following which, envoys from the Shadow World appeared. These envoys were usually ghosts, natives of the Shadow World who belonged to the neutral camp.
Hence, whether it was the evil camp or the kind camp, they could all see the NPCs from the Shadow World.
The players looked at the NPC's shop and drooled. They wished they could just take all the items in the shop as the items were not bad at all.
All of a sudden, all the players were gearing up and sharpening their knives.
Eagle Alliance, Heaven's Union.
Eve was also browsing through the shop and her eyes gradually lit up. The items inside were also very attractive to her. Who would not be envious of the Mythical-grade equipment and Legendary soldiers inside?
In other games, no matter what the activity was, Eve would always be the first to obtain it. Such exclusive equipment should be her personal items. However, when she thought of Li Cheng, her lips curled into a cold smile.
"It seems like all the strong players in the world will enter the Shadow World. Netherworld, you've been in the limelight recently. You know, there aren't just one or two people who want you to suffer."
At that moment, Li Cheng was a little stunned when he heard the world announcement. He merely opened a shadow tunnel, but it was able to trigger a 10,000-times amplification that started a super large-scale event?
Of course, he knew about the Shadow Crisis event. According to his memories from his previous life, this event should only appear a few years later. He had participated in it the entire time, so he naturally remembered it very clearly.
However, the problem was that the event opened now instead of in a few years' time. The rest of the players might not be very powerful even if each of them had a few hundred thousand soldiers each. The game had only opened its servers for two days, yet they had to go to the Shadow World. Would it be sending them to their deaths?
Chapter 73
Although there were low-level trash monsters in this super-large-scale world event, and there were new players joining Tribe every year, if one wanted to obtain a large number of points to exchange for items, they still had to kill high-level monsters.
However, this super-large-scale event was triggered two days after the server opened. Li Cheng was still a little speechless. He suspected that he had been plotted against by the Phantom Goddess.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng asked in his heart, 'Ella, is this your doing?'
A God could naturally hear the voice of a believer, and by chanting the true name of a God, the Gods could still hear it even if they were not called by their own believers. Just as long as either party was not blocked by the other.
Very soon, Ella's reply was heard in Li Cheng's mind. 'What does it have to do with me? I don't have this ability. You should ask the Shadow Dragon. You opening the passage is just an opportunity.'
Hearing this, Li Cheng nodded. In his previous life, it seemed that a player had unintentionally opened the passage to the Shadow World, which then triggered a world event. Could it be that he had triggered a world event in advance?
At this time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ear again.
"Ding, dong, respected Viscount Netherworld, please, head to the Church of Light's battle conference room to participate in the high-level meeting!"
This voice rang three times in a row. As the leader of the good camp, the Church of Light would definitely pay attention to this matter. As for Li Cheng who was a high-level combat force, the Church of Light would naturally invite him to attend the meeting.
At the time being, Li Cheng did not care about the Church of Light's matters. Instead, he looked at his own territory. A huge shadow creature had emerged from a crack. Its body was illusory but real, completely made of gray fog.
Its body was three meters tall and the sharp claws on its hands were very long, emitting a cold light. At this time, it spoke to Li Cheng, "Lowly human, enter the Shadow World and kill the evil creature in exchange for Lord Shadow Dragon's mercy!"
Hearing this, Li Cheng was stunned. A Gold-grade shadow creature was actually so arrogant. However, it was protected by the Shadow Dragon. If he dared to attack it, it would infuriate the Shadow Dragon and it might jump out and kill him.
Without waiting for Li Cheng to speak, Lillian stepped out and asked coldly, "What did you say?"
The ghost was not looking at her, but when it heard that someone was provoking it, it immediately turned to glare. However, when it saw Lillian, it almost lost its balance and said in a trembling voice, "Lord Lillian?"
At this moment, its body was in a daze, as if wanting to retreat in fear. Its dark red eyes were filled with disbelief. If it had a physical body, its body would have been drenched in cold sweat.
After a few seconds, it recovered from its shock and asked carefully, "Lord Lillian, why are you here?"
The anger on Lillian's face did not disappear. She continued to say coldly, "This is my liege. Why do you think I'm here?"
The ghost was speechless as it wondered how it met Lady Lillian here. Then, its gaze fell on Li Cheng, then on Luna and Sylvia. Then, it saw countless Frost Dragons circling in the sky before it saw the countless Legendary Frost Towers.
The ghost felt its legs trembling. Where had it come to? It was too f*cking terrifying!
If it was not for the Shadow Dragon's mission, it would have run away long ago. When it recalled its arrogant words earlier, it wanted to slap itself a few times. Now that it was regretting its decision, it did not dare to say another word…
After a few seconds, Lillian said, "Give me your authority and get out."
The ghost was obviously shocked and shook his head repeatedly. "No, this authority cannot be given to a Lord of the otherworld."
As an active NPC, they were responsible for the time players entered the Shadow World and the opening of the activity shop.
However, Lillian did not care about that and continued to say indifferently, "The Shadow Dragon won't blame you for it."
Hearing this, the ghost was still a little hesitant. If it was someone else who said this, the ghost would have angrily scolded them, but it did not dare to do that to this beautiful girl in front of him.
Seeing that her words did not seem to work, Lillian displayed an impatient look. It seemed that she had to properly teach this ghost the logic of fists.
A few minutes later…
The ghost fled back to the Shadow World as the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! You've obtained the Shadow Crack's intermediate switch permission. You've also triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained the highest-level Shadow Crack's switch permission!"
"Ding, dong! You've obtained all Shadow Crack's switch permissions! 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝓸𝙢
"Ding, dong! You've obtained access rights to the Shadow Shop!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained the only hidden mission—Explore the Shadow Swamp!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained the only hidden mission—The Troubles of the Planar Caravan!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained the only hidden mission…"
Hearing the system's voice, Li Cheng was unable to react. Lillian had forcefully obtained the access rights and as her Lord, the access rights naturally fell to him, giving him access rights to the Shadow World. She even got the access rights to the activity shop on his territory?
One had to know that players had to enter the Shadow World through the Shadow Crack. These passageways were naturally in the hands of NPCs. However, after a 10,000-times increase, Li Cheng had obtained all players' rights to enter.
In other words, this super large-scale world event had instantly become Li Cheng's solo event!
If Li Cheng wanted to mess with other players, he could wait until they entered the Shadow World and closed the exit, letting them die inside.
After the players died, they would return to their own territory but their troops would never be able to return. Unless Li Cheng opened a passage, those who were wronged would starve to death inside!
Thinking of this, Li Cheng felt that this authority was too abnormal. Under normal circumstances, the Shadow Dragon would not allow Lords to have such authority, but now that the Shadow Dragon had yet to appear, did this mean that it had tacitly agreed to this matter?
Of course, Li Cheng would not be so bored as to close the players' passage.. All activities had a purpose, and the Shadow Dragon would definitely not do something as boring as getting all the players to come just to kill them.
Chapter 74
When he obtained the access rights, Li Cheng also received a bunch of hidden quests. Now, his quest bar was filled with hidden quests.
It must be known that some players would never receive a single hidden quest in their entire lives. Yet, Li Cheng's quest bar was filled with hidden quests. It could really be said that this super large-scale world event had become his own solo event!
…
After dealing with the matters in the Shadow World, Li Cheng set off for the Church of Light. This was a good opportunity to earn so naturally, he would not let it go. If he were to issue a wave of quests, many players would still come work for him.
This time, Li Cheng only brought Sylvia with him. With the giant dragon flying in the air, it would be much faster than traveling on land.
After a short flight, the shadow of the City of Light appeared in Li Cheng's line of sight. Before they even got close, countless black dots flew over from the opposite side. In a short while, they appeared in front of him. It was the Griffin Knight of the Church of Light, a level nine flying unit.
The leader quickly saw the Viscount medal on Li Cheng's chest and he was slightly surprised as he bowed. "Are you Lord Netherworld?"
"That's right, it's me." Li Cheng nodded.
Hearing Li Cheng's confirmation, these people let out a sigh of relief. A Frost Dragon that was close to 80 meters long almost scared them to death. At this moment, their Griffin was trembling.
The Griffin Knight comforted the Griffin while saying to Li Cheng, "Commander Vic has been waiting for you in the conference room for a long time. Please, follow me."
The moment Li Cheng entered the City of Light, the system notification rang.
"Ding, dong! You've entered the City of Light. This area is only open to the good and neutral camps. Malicious fighting is strictly prohibited in the city. Please, follow the relevant rules!
"Ding, dong! Respected God-blessed Viscount, welcome back to the City of Light…"
Along with this, Sylvia's anger could be seen. With a loud bang, she landed in the City of Light, smashing the ground into a big pit. The loud bang shocked many players in the City of Light.
"Oh my God, is that a dragon?"
"Oh my God, isn't that dragon too fierce? With its length and size, it should be at least a Legendary soldier, right?"
"It's Netherworld boss. I've seen him before. It's really him!"
"Netherworld boss has obtained the recruitment rights of the Frost Dragon. I didn't expect the Frost Dragon to be so fierce!"
After landing, Sylvia transformed into her human form. She was quite beautiful, but the huge crater on the ground still made everyone's scalps go numb.
Li Cheng shrugged at the commander of the Griffin Regiment. He did not say anything and merely led Sylvia into the church.
He did not go to the meeting room immediately. Instead, he found Asilia, who was praying. With his current contribution points, he could definitely exchange for the Earl title.
After becoming an Earl, his authority would be much greater than a Viscount. In the following meetings, the weight of his words would also be much greater.
Li Cheng's contribution points were in the tens of billions. It was more than enough to exchange for an Earl's title.
He did not hesitate and immediately chose to exchange for the Earl's title. After deducting his contribution points, the system's voice rang.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully exchanged for the title of an Earl!
"Ding, dong, with the title of an Earl, you'll enjoy the following privileges!
"Firstly, there will be no restrictions when receiving a mission from the Church of Light. You can receive the highest secret mission!
"Secondly, your territory will be under the protection of the Church of Light. Any attack on your territory will be considered as a declaration of war against the Church of Light!
"Thirdly, the Church of Light stores will offer you a forty percent discount on all goods.
"Fourthly, you can now recruit paladins, no more than a million people. You can also command battles with no more than one billion units in scale!
"Fifthly, you can distribute missions to the outside world. The highest level of missions you can assign are SSS-class missions. You can assign a maximum of one SSS-class mission and ten SS-class missions every month!
"Lastly, you can independently formulate a large-scale battle strategy!"
Hearing the system's voice, Li Cheng nodded. As a high-ranking member of the Church of Light, he had to admit that the privileges enjoyed by an Earl were incredibly perverse. Compared to a Viscount, an Earl could receive top-secret quests of the Church of Light.
One had to know that this kind of top-secret quest was not as simple as farming monsters or killing a Boss. The top-secret quest was usually closely related to the overall situation of the entire continent.
Usually, it was accompanied by super large-scale battles. If it did not involve billions of people, it would be embarrassing to say that it was a top-level secret mission.
There were also millions of paladins that Li Cheng could now recruit, and they had to work for him for free. Moreover, he did not have to bear any responsibility for them besides providing them with food. Such units were the most suitable to be used as cannon fodder.
Moreover, the scale of commanding battles had also reached a billion people. How many people did Death Valley have last time? It could be said that the limit had increased by a few times!
Lastly, he could decide on a battle strategy on his own. An example would be the plan for the Shadow World this time around. Li Cheng already had a lot of authority and now, he could fight this battle however he wanted to. The rest of the good camp would have to listen to his commands. It could be said to be extremely ridiculous!
After exchanging for the title, Li Cheng looked at the requirements to obtain the Marquis title. In his previous life, no one had exchanged for it, hence, it had piqued Li Cheng's interest.
It was not that he did not check the requirements before. If one did not have the Earl's title, then one was not qualified to see the exchange conditions for the Marquis title.
[Marquis]
[1. 100 billion contribution points.]
[2. Command three large-scale battles that are above S-class.]
[3. Train 3,000,000 paladins up to the maximum level with the lowest level being level five.] 𝘭𝒾𝒷𝓇𝘦𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Seeing the three conditions displayed by the system, Li Cheng did not know what to say. He now understood why no one had exchanged for a Marquis title in his previous life.
Just the contribution points required alone were enough to stop countless people in their tracks. Even in the latter stages of the game, killing a thousand abyss demons would only help one obtain a bit of contribution points. Moreover, one had to be a high-level soldier, so it was unknown how long it would take for ordinary players to accumulate 100 billion contribution points.
To Li Cheng, who had a 10,000-times amplification system, this was still not a small number.
The second requirement was also very difficult to complete. The system's score was evaluated from many aspects, from the casualty ratio, battle damage ratio, and so on. It would all affect the final score. Meanwhile, the S-class battles would at least allow him to face hundreds of millions of evil troops, even killing a Boss above Legendary-grade!
The third one was to train 3,000,000 paladins to their maximum level. This was relatively easier. With a 10,000-times increase in EXP, as long as Li Cheng brought them to a few secret realms, their EXP could be maxed out immediately
Chapter 75
In short, exchanging for the Marquis title was still very difficult. In the current situation, being an Earl was enough. Li Cheng did not need to rush to exchange for the Marquis title just to improve his status.
At this time, Assilia looked at Li Cheng in surprise. There were not many Earls in the entire Church of Light, let alone someone like Li Cheng.
Not only was Li Cheng a non-believer, but he was also the fastest to exchange for the Earl's title in history. It took him less than three days to do so. The most recent Earl title that had been exchanged was five years ago, by the current commander of their army, Vic.
At that time, he had killed two Legendary-grade demons in the battle against the demons and saved a medium-sized city. At the same time, he was also heavily injured. If it wasn't for the God of Light's miracle, Vic would definitely not have survived.
Not to mention the title of a Knight of the Church of Light, any normal knight would have to climb out of the pile of dead people to be awarded.
So, what did Li Cheng do? At this moment, Asilia was full of curiosity toward Li Cheng, hoping that he could answer her question.
Unfortunately, Li Cheng was not interested in this topic, nor did he have the intention to talk to her. Instead, he opened the shop of the Church of Light.
It was worth mentioning that the Earl's title did not unlock more types of soldiers and equipment in the shop. He glanced at the column of soldiers and thought for a moment. Then, he said, "I want all of the soldiers in this shop."
Asilia was stunned. All the types of soldiers? She even suspected that she had heard wrong and could not help but ask again, "What did you say, Your Excellency?"
"I said, I want all the troops here," Li Cheng repeated.
"Okay, but it'll take some time for us to gather them," Asilia quickly explained. She took a few deep breaths and suppressed the shock in her heart.
After saying that, Asilia stuck out her tongue. Obviously, she was shocked by Li Cheng again. She vaguely remembered the first time she met him. She even asked him how to get along with the Goddess. Only a few days had passed and everything was different.
At this time in the battle conference room, more than 10 people had solemn expressions. There was a deep shock in all of them.
Just a few seconds ago, they had received a notification from the system. Li Cheng had successfully exchanged for the Earl title, which shocked countless people's jaws open.
What did this mean?
This meant that in the entire City of Light, other than the archbishop and the Saintess who were not in charge, only Vic and Li Cheng were at the same level. As for the others, they had to listen to Li Cheng's orders. This was the rule of the Church of Light!
In today's battle meeting, Li Cheng and Vic would jointly formulate the strategy for this battle. Of course, Vic would still be the leader. After all, he was the commander of the Church of Light.
Suddenly, a paladin ran in, filled with panic. He looked nervous and panted heavily as he went directly to Vic's side and said anxiously, "The Earl Netherworld has bought all the troops!"
Hearing this, Vic almost could not catch his breath. He remembered when Li Cheng did the same thing last time. Vic was a little speechless. 'You're an Earl, can't you save some for the others?'
After all, the shop of the Church of Light was open to everyone. If one had enough contribution points, it would be fine even if they bought all of them.
However, what is the situation now? The Church of Light was extremely short on troops. After Li Cheng bought all of them, they did not have any more troops for the other players!
Vic was very glad that he and the archbishop had removed the Legendary soldiers and a few divine weapons from the shelves. Otherwise, he would not even have a place to cry at this time.
Li Cheng had already left the Holy Maiden's location and was heading toward the battle conference room. After he left, a few players excitedly walked into the church.
"Hahaha, powerful paladins, wait for me, I'm coming!"
"Hehe, I worked all night yesterday and completed quite a few missions. Now, my contribution points can be exchanged for dozens of level three soldiers!"
"At this rate, it won't be long before I have a powerful army. How nice!"
Very soon, they came to Asilia's side and said happily.
"Miss Saintess, we want to exchange for military services!"
When Asilia heard this, she felt a headache coming on. However, she still smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, all our military services have been exchanged. If you want to exchange for military services, you'll have to wait a while."
Those players could not believe what they had heard. When Asilia saw this, she repeated it apologetically. Then, those players collectively wailed.
"F*ck, what's going on?"
"Who has nothing better to do after eating their fill? Did they exchange for all the military units? I had to work all night to collect all the contribution points. Damn it!"
"F*ck, who did this? Sob, sob, sob…"
"This is too unfair. Leave some for us!"
Naturally, Li Cheng did not know the reactions of the other players. Even if he did, he would not care. He had already arrived outside the battle conference room.
A few paladins standing at the door saw Li Cheng. Their pupils constricted as they immediately saluted, "Sir Earl, please, come in!"
"Okay." Li Cheng nodded lightly. After they opened the door, he walked in immediately.
Once he entered the room, everyone's gaze fell on Li Cheng. Then, they ordered him to stand up.
"Congratulations on becoming an Earl!"
"The Church of Light has the Earl Netherworld. Those evil forces will definitely tremble!" 𝓁𝘪𝑏𝑟ℯ𝒶𝑑.𝑐ℴ𝘮
"I knew that you were a kind person the moment I met you, Earl Netherworld. To be able to obtain the approval of the God of Light, you're truly as I expected!"
"Greetings, Your Excellency, Earl Netherworld. Let me introduce myself first. I'm…"
All the commanders stood up to welcome him. The paladins of the Church of Light were not blockheads. Li Cheng was now an Earl. If he gave up his territory and joined the Church of Light, he would immediately become the commander of the army.
Of course, Li Cheng would not give up his territory. Even so, building a good relationship with him was beneficial to them. Moreover, he had become an Earl in just three days. His future was limitless, it was immeasurable!
Li Cheng nodded in response to these people who had shown goodwill. Even if he had no relationship with them, he would not bully others just because he was an Earl. Who knows, someone might attack his territory in the future. He would still need these people to help him.
After greeting them, Li Cheng went to Vic's side and sat down on his left.
Seeing Li Cheng sit down, commander Vic did not hesitate. He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, Earl Netherworld has arrived. Let's start today's meeting!"
Chapter 76
After seeing Li Cheng sit down, commander Vic did not hesitate to start the meeting.
"I think everyone knows that the passage to the Shadow World has suddenly opened, and we don't know much about the Shadow World either…"
"The Shadow World's an independent main plane, and no large-scale passages have ever opened up in the past. According to my understanding, there are a lot of dangerous creatures in the Shadow World!"
"Therefore, we mustn't let them enter the main world!"
At this point, everyone's expression became serious. Vic's gaze landed on Li Cheng. "Earl Netherworld, you opened the passage to the Shadow World. What information do you have?"
Hearing this, everyone's gazes returned to Li Cheng, hoping to get some useful information from him.
Li Cheng's expression did not change as he calmly said, "The Shadow World has existed for a long time. In the past wars between Gods and demons, the Shadow World has always remained neutral. However, I think all of you know of the characteristics of the Shadow World by now. That place has a fatal attraction to evil creatures!
"The evil creatures in the Shadow World have far exceeded the usual standards. This isn't what the Shadow Dragon wants to see. Due to certain reasons, it can't act personally. Therefore, it wants to borrow the power of the Otherworld Lords to kill these evil creatures to achieve a balance."
Hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully. Li Cheng's words helped them understand many things.
If the Shadow Dragon had coveted this main world, it would not have used the players to destroy those evil creatures.
Then, a commander reported, "Commander, our forces are very tight right now. The Undead Army in the east has affected a lot of our forces, and the cleanup of the Church of Poison hasn't been completed except for the area that the Earl Netherworld in charge of."
When he said this, he did not continue. The meaning was already very obvious. Everyone present understood that the Church of Light did not have the extra military strength to enter the Shadow World.
For a moment, the combat meeting room fell into silence.
After a long time, a regimental commander asked, "What about the other churches?"
It must be known that not only the God of Light had established a church in the main world. There were also other powerful Gods.
"They've all been thrown into the eastern front." Commander Vic sighed deeply. To carry out two large-scale battles in a short period of time, even the powerful Church of Light could not bear it.
Hearing commander Vic's words, the meeting room fell into silence again. It was not that they had no other choice, but they really did not have the extra troops to throw into another battlefield.
Li Cheng then stood up and said, "Leave the task to me."
As soon as he said that, the meeting room fell into silence again. Unlike the previous two times, the silence this time was of complete shock. So many of the other Gods' churches could not mobilize their forces, and he, a Lord of the Otherworld, could do it?
Was he going to deliver vegetables?
However, seeing that it was Li Cheng who said it, these people did not refute him because Li Cheng had created too many miracles. In just a few days, he had taken the title of Earl of the Church of Light, and within a short day, he had completed the mission of cleaning up the Church of Poison stronghold in his area. If even Li Cheng could not do it, they truly could not think of anyone who could!
After thinking briefly, commander Vic asked, "Earl Netherworld, are you kidding?"
Li Cheng shook his head. He continued, "Of course not, but this time, the main force will be the players. I hope that the church can release enough contribution points for them. Everyone knows that the Shadow World's dangerous. Without sufficient benefits, the players won't agree to go."
Hearing this, Vic's face displayed some hesitation. Releasing enough contribution points meant that the church had to give more benefits to the players. It was related to the church's financial problems. This was not something that he could decide alone.
However, in the end, Vic still nodded his head fiercely. "Yes, but I'll need to discuss the specific data with a few archbishops. Earl Netherworld, you'll only need to release the quest." 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Okay." Li Cheng smiled. Just as he agreed, the system's voice rang in his ear.
"Ding, dong, you've received the top secret mission of the Church of Light—the SSS-class mission, Holy War, March into the Shadow World!"
After receiving the mission, Li Cheng immediately checked the relevant information.
[Holy war: March into the Shadow World (SSS)]
[Mission description: The passage to the Shadow World opened by accident. The Church of Light is ready to send you to clean up the evil creatures inside.]
[Mission Nature: only hidden (top secret)]
[Mission difficulty: 1 billion]
[Mission details:]
[1. Build a holy war army (0/3 billion).]
[2. Clear out the evil creatures in the shadow world.]
[3. Paladin survival (70 million/10 million).]
[4. Ensure that the creatures in the shadow world are unable to invade the main world on a large scale.]
[Quest reward: This quest is a top secret quest. The reward will depend on the score!]
Looking at the description and content of the quest, Li Cheng frowned slightly. A one billion difficulty quest was indeed a top secret quest and the four quest requirements were not a big problem for Li Cheng.
Because of Li Cheng's existence, the Divine Dragon Alliance had inspired many people. Their development was not bad. Each of them had at least 1,000 units of troops. In other words, as long as a few million players accepted Li Cheng's mission, they would be able to complete it. With Li Cheng's popularity in the Divine Dragon Alliance, this was not difficult to achieve.
As for the second request, it did not say how many evil creatures they had to clear out. According to the past practices of the Church of Light, as long as they completed the requirements of the Shadow Dragon, they could be said to have met the standards.
As for the third request, it was very simple for Li Cheng. These 70 million paladins were all allocated by the Church of Light to Li Cheng's troops. Although they said that they did not have the extra troops, they still had the 70 million paladins. Even in Li Cheng's eyes, this was a relatively terrifying number.
Although these paladins' levels were not very high and most of them were at the intermediate level, their numbers were there. Based on Li Cheng's experience in the Shadow World, he definitely would not go to those dangerous places without the right numbers.
In a big battle, the Paladin Army would naturally suffer some casualties, but Li Cheng would also ensure that those numbers remained low.
As for the fourth quest requirement, Li Cheng was certain that the creatures from the Shadow World would not enter the main world on a large scale. There was absolutely no need to worry. This could be said to be a free mission. If he could not complete it, he would not even want it!
Chapter 77
After coming out of the conference room, Li Cheng went to the mission bulletin board of the church and started to draft an SSS-class mission announcement and after a while, it was completed. After checking that there were no missing items, he clicked send.
[Shadow Holy War (SSS)]
[Description: Earl Netherworld is about to launch a new Holy War to clean up the evil forces in the Shadow World.]
[Mission Nature: Church Mission]
[Mission content: Kill the evil forces in the Shadow World]
[Mission reward: gold coins, basic resources, contribution points]
[Requirements: Divine Dragon Alliance players, good faction, at least a level 1 Lord with more than 1,000 soldiers. Peerless Prideful and dogs are not allowed to accept the mission.]
Looking at the mission this time, Li Cheng added a few more requirements. Last time, Misty Forest and Death Valley were within the territory of the Divine Dragon Alliance. Even if other alliance players received them, it would be useless.
This time, however, it was a world event. Li Cheng naturally would not let other forces from other alliances participate in it. Not just anyone could become his worker!
Finally, it was Li Cheng's ultimate goal. One-fifth of the event points that the players received would be handed over to Li Cheng. Li Cheng was not a saint. Since he brought them to play, they naturally had to pay him.
Just as Li Cheng pressed the button to issue the mission, the system's voice rang in the ears of every player from the Divine Dragon Alliance.
"Alliance announcement. The God-blessed Earl Netherworld has launched a Holy War and issued an SSS-class Church Mission, Shadow Holy War. Players can go to the Church of Light to receive the mission!
"Alliance announcement…"
The system's notification rang three times. The players who heard the voice were stunned and then they began to discuss.
[It's actually an SSS-class mission? Did I hear wrong? What privileges has the Netherworld boss's title obtained?]
[I have to hand over one-fifth of my activity points? Do I still have to accept this mission?]
[Accept it. Last time, I earned 10,000 contribution points with the Netherworld boss. Even if I had to hand over half, I'd still accept this mission, let alone one-fifth of the portion!]
[Hehe, Netherworld boss triggered this event. Of course, I'd follow him. Unfortunately, some people are unable to sign up. I'm dying of laughter, Hahaha…]
[Well done, Netherworld boss. Only the players from the Divine Dragon Alliance can accept this quest. The other alliance members can only watch helplessly, Haha.]
[Last time, we were too far away from Death Valley, so we missed the quest. This time, we won't miss it no matter what!]
After seeing Li Cheng's quest, all the players started to move. Almost all the players from the Divine Dragon Alliance headed toward the Church of Light's stronghold, afraid that they would miss this event because they could not accept the quest.
Some medium-sized guilds or gold-farming groups did not hesitate to accept Li Cheng's quest. Only those large guilds hesitated. If they accepted the quest, they would have to work for Li Cheng, but if they did not accept it… Everyone knew that following Li Cheng would earn them a lot of money.
After discussing it, they finally chose to accept it. There was no other way. If they did not accept it, their own guild's development would lag behind by a large margin. There were many people with similar strengths who accepted the quest. After this event ended, their own guild would fall behind if they missed out on this opportunity. This was something that they could not tolerate.
At this moment, a series of system notifications rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, player Six-Thousand-Year-Old Butcher has received your quest. All his units will be treated as the Church of Light's troops!
"Ding, dong, player Mighty and Domineering for a Long Time has received your quest. All his units will be treated as the Church of Light's troops!
"Ding, dong, player Smoked Wind Xi Shen San San has received your quest. All his units will be treated as the Church of Light's troops!
"Ding, dong…
"Ding, dong, a special chat channel, Battle, has been opened!"
Li Cheng did not expect that the players who received the quest would be so enthusiastic. In less than five minutes, his quest target had been achieved. This meant that millions of people had received the quest.
At the same time, the system's voice rang again.
"Ding, dong! You have obtained three billion subordinates. Part of the mission, SSS-class Holy War, March into the Shadow World, has been achieved!
"Ding, dong! Due to the high numbers of your troops, this battle has been classified as a super large-scale battle. You can activate the Holy War of Light!
"Hint. After activation, everyone will receive the power boost from the God of Light!"
As soon as the voice finished speaking, a new panel appeared in Li Cheng's line of sight. On it was the number of troops participating in this battle. The numbers were still increasing rapidly. At this moment, Li Cheng had also pressed the button to activate the Holy War.
Instantly, with a swoosh, holy and dazzling light pierced through the clouds and landed directly on Li Cheng's body. All the players in the City of Light looked over.
At this moment, it was as if the God of Light possessed Li Cheng's body. He looked exceptionally holy!
At the same time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears again.
"Ding, dong, due to the large scale of your army, your army has received the buff, Holy War of Light!
"Ding, dong, as the highest commander of this Holy War, you've received a special wartime skill!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the SSS-class skill, Rapid March!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the SSS-class skill, frenzied shooting!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the SSS-class skill, desperate boat!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the SSS-class skill, holy light blessing!
"Battle announcement. The God-blessed Earl Netherworld has activated the Holy War. This battle has been defined as a Holy War of the highest-level holy. All players who have received the quest will receive the buff, Holy War of Glory. This buff will only be effective in the Shadow World!"
After a series of sounds, Li Cheng looked at the pile of skills.
[Holy War of Glory]
[Description: Brave adventurers, you have participated in a glorious battle. In order to expel evil, go and fight! The great God of Light is with you!]
[Effect 1: all attacks on the evil forces +200%, defense +200%!]
[Effect 2: all units attack speed +100%, movement speed +100%!]
The Holy War of Glory was a buff for the entire large-scale battle. As long as players received Li Cheng's quest, they would be able to enjoy it. Li Cheng looked at the effect of this buff and thought it was not too bad.𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝙚𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Chapter 78
In his previous life, Li Cheng had participated in the Holy War, but he had never received such a powerful buff. His attack and defense stats were doubled, and so was his attack and movement speed. The buff had a doubling effect.
Compared to the buff effect from last time, this one could be said to be several times more powerful. As the highest commander of this battle, Li Cheng had also unlocked many special skills!
[Rapid March (SSS)]
[Level: 1] 𝒍𝒊𝙗𝓻𝒆𝓪𝙙.𝙘𝙤𝙢
[Grade: SSS]
[Effect: after use, the movement speed of all Holy War troops will be increased by 500%. After activation, 1,000 contribution points will be consumed per second.]
[Cooldown time: none]
[ Frenzied Shooting (SSS)]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: SSS]
[Effect: after use, the range of all Holy War long-range troops will be increased by 100% and attack speed will be increased by 100%. After activation, 1,000 contribution points will be consumed per second.]
[Desperate Boat (SSS)]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: SSS]
[Effect: after use, all troops of the Holy War will have their defenses decreased by 50% and attack increased by 200%. After use, 1,000 contribution points will be consumed per second. This skill can not be used at the same time as the Holy Light Blessing.
[Cooldown time: none]
[Holy light blessing (SSS)]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: SSS]
[Effect: after use, all Holy War troops will have their defenses increased by 500%. Upon activation, 1,000 contribution points will be consumed per second. This skill can not be used at the same time as Desperate Boat.
[Cooldown time: none]
Strictly speaking, these four skills were considered strategic skills. They would only be activated during large-scale battles or Holy Wars and the highest commander would obtain a few of these skills.
These skills would increase the strength of all the troops participating in the Holy War and if used properly, they would definitely be able to change the outcome of the battle!
As for the strength of these skills, it was also related to the supreme commander himself. After being amplified by 10,000 times, Li Cheng's strategic skills could be said to be ridiculously strong!
Rapid March provided extremely strong mobility of the troops, directly increasing their movement speed by five times. Regardless of whether they were chasing after the enemy or fleeing, this skill was extremely powerful.
Needless to say, the Frenzied Shooting and Desperate Boat were powerful explosive skills. Moreover, these two skills could be used at the same time. After activating these two skills, the long-range troops' attacks would be very terrifying.
As for the Holy Light Blessing, it provided a powerful defensive ability, directly increasing their defense by five times. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was an invincible skill.
There were gains and losses. While the four skills were powerful, the contribution points consumed per second was equally terrifying. If three skills were activated at the same time, the contribution points consumed per second would be 3,000. An ordinary commander would definitely not be able to bear it, but for Li Cheng, this was not a problem at all.
Very soon, all the players who had received the Holy War quest were enveloped by that holy light. They all enjoyed the effect of the Holy War of Glory and could not help but sigh.
[F*CK, isn't this effect too strong?]
[Am I really seeing things? Ridiculous!]
[Netherworld boss is awesome. The buff last time was already strong enough. I didn't expect it to be even more ridiculous this time!]
[Hahaha, with this buff, my army's going to be invincible!]
[Following Netherworld boss really brings a lot of benefits. With this buff, who cares about having to surrender one-fifth of the contribution points?]
[ Netherworld boss, from now on, you'll be my idol. No, you've always been my idol!]
In an instant, screenshots of the Holy War's buff were quickly posted on the forum. Those players who were not interested in joining the Holy War instantly became jealous. Without care for anything else, they put down everything they were doing and rushed toward the Church of Light's stronghold. If Li Cheng's quest was closed, then they would really suffer a great loss.
Some were happy while others were sad. On the other hand, some players were definitely unhappy. In Peerless Prideful's guild territory, Peerless Prideful's face darkened while listening to the system notification.
Originally, as one of the three great guilds of the Divine Dragon Alliance, Peerless Prideful had also planned to guide the players to participate in this world event. Of course, the goal here was to let the other players become their workers and to fight for the welfare of their own guild.
In the past, all the big guilds had done this, providing everyone a win-win opportunity. However, with the appearance of Li Cheng, everything changed. He single-handedly broke the profit chain of the big guilds.
Peerless Prideful gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, 'If you don't want me to participate, I don't even want to.' He immediately ordered the rest of the guild, "Everyone, don't accept Netherworld's quest!"
In the guild chat, the guild players were also discussing Peerless Prideful's order.
[This BUFF is so strong. I'm so envious.]
[I'm jealous, but the Guild Leader doesn't want us to accept this quest.]
[It's so unfair. Last time, my troops were all killed by Netherworld. Now, I haven't even managed to recruit as many troops.]
[Speaking of which, I'm starting to regret it…]
[Yeah, Netherworld was able to face millions of monsters in the past. How did we even dare to fight him?]
[Now that I think about it, we're really stupid. We know that we couldn't win, but we still tried to force our way through.]
[Why don't we run away?]
As soon as these words were said, the entire group chat quieted down. 'Good God, how did you dare to say that in this group chat? Let's talk in private!'
As expected, the administrator immediately took action. He immediately banned this person from speaking and sent him out with a plane ticket. Then, a notice immediately appeared, warning the players…
However, the seed of what that person said had already been planted. This thought spread in the hearts of countless people. Not long after, a message popped up on the administrator's page.
"Ding, dong, Main Punishment has exited the Prideful Guild's group chat!"
The moment such a message was sent out, it was as if the floodgates of a dam had been opened and the floodwaters within could no longer be stopped.
"Ding, dong, You Luo has exited the Prideful Guild's group chat!
"Ding, dong, Thunder Roar Thousand Army has exited the Prideful Guild's group chat!"
"Ding, dong, Killing Intent in the Crotch has exited the Prideful Guild's group chat!"
All of a sudden, all of the Prideful Guild's players sent out received such news. Countless people had chosen to leave.
In the early stages of the game, no one had created a guild in-game thus far. Joining a guild at this stage only meant that the players were joining the group chat and playing together. Leaving the guild now would not cause them any losses at all. At most, they would just be resented by the Prideful Guild. To them, that was nothing.
Peerless Prideful received the report from his subordinate immediately, but he did not care at all. He said disdainfully, "They're all unspecialized players. How could the core of our Prideful Guild be affected by Netherworld's small benefits?"
Chapter 79
As for those unspecialized players quitting, it did not make Peerless Pride angry at all. Instead, he was thanking Li Cheng in his heart for helping him get rid of the dross.
He knew that ordinary players would always act based on benefits. If Peerless Pride could not give them any benefits, they would naturally leave, so it did not affect him at all. However, at this moment, a few messages popped up once again.
"Ding, dong, Pride Doesn't Listen has exited Pride's core elite group!
"Ding, dong, Pride's Little Luo has exited Pride's core elite group!
"Ding, dong, Pride's Third Brother has exited Pride's core elite group!"
The players whose IDs started with 'Pride' were naturally the Prideful Guild's core players. However, these core players could no longer resist the temptation this time. Li Cheng only stated that Peerless Prideful was not allowed to participate, so they could completely withdraw from the Prideful Guild to receive the quest.
As the core elites of the Prideful Guild, their experience in playing online games was naturally incomparably rich. They did not need to think too hard to figure out how valuable the Holy War buff that Li Cheng had activated was!
Hearing the news, Peerless Prideful was so angry that he almost vomited blood. It was fine if the unspecialized players had withdrawn, it was not a big deal. However, the withdrawal of the core players was akin to cutting off his flesh. He had spent some resources and money on those people, but they left just like that…
"Netherworld, just you wait! Our Prideful Guild's not that easy to bully. Sooner or later, you'll have to pay the price for this!" Peerless Prideful's face was as dark as steel as he gnashed his teeth.
…
Li Cheng naturally did not care about what actions Peerless Prideful would take. It could be said that he did not care about him at all. At this time, he had already arrived at the City of Light's barracks.
The total number of troops he exchanged for was 12 million. He could also recruit one million for free, so in total, that was 13 million troops. With such a scale, it would take a certain amount of time to gather.
In the military camp, Li Cheng saw a figure that surprised him. Asilia was wearing a tight-fitting white dress. In her hand was a magic staff that emitted a gentle glow. She could be considered an acquaintance. Li Cheng stepped forward and asked, "Miss Saintess, what are you doing?"
Asilia smiled and replied, "I want to participate in this Holy War, Earl Netherworld."
Hearing this, Li Cheng was slightly surprised. He thought that he had heard wrong and could not help but ask again, "Are you sure?"
In the Church of Light, the archbishop and Saintess generally did not participate in military operations. They were mainly responsible for preaching and gathering faith.
Asilia nodded. "Don't worry, I won't be a burden!"
As for whether Asilia would be a burden, Li Cheng was not worried at all. Although the Saintess in front of him was only 16 years old, her ability was still extremely abnormal. As a saintess, her healing skills could be said to be superb.
Li Cheng remembered that in his previous life, Asilia had the feat of bringing tens of millions of people back to life. What Li Cheng could not understand was why Asilia wanted to participate in the war. However, if she wanted to go, Li Cheng would not refuse, so he simply nodded at her request.
Seeing that Li Cheng had agreed, Asilia heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ear.
"Ding, dong! You've temporarily obtained the S-class Hero, Saintess Asilia!
"Region announcement. Saintess Asilia has temporarily joined Netherworld's territory. Other players will not be able to exchange for goods for the time being. Please, wait patiently…"
This announcement rang in the ears of the players three times. Upon hearing this notification, all the players were stunned.
With her outstanding looks and her pure and simple temperament, Asilia had long captured the hearts of the players. On the official forums, Asilia was rated as the most beautiful NPC lady. However, now that the lady had been kidnapped by Netherworld, the players immediately wailed in grief.
[F*ck, Netherworld you old thief, give me back my Saintess!]
[Wu Wu Wu, the Goddess in my heart, why have you joined someone else's territory?]
[D*mn it, Netherworld has snatched my Saintess away, that's mine!]
[Saintess, that's my dream! Why must it be Netherworld's territory, could it be that I'm not handsome enough?]
[Don't you have any shame? Miss Asilia only joined Netherworld's territory temporarily. If she really wanted to join a territory, she'd be a powerhouse like the big boss Netherworld!]
[My urine a little yellow. Let me wake them up!]
[Everyone, don't be anxious. Didn't you hear the system say that it's only temporary?]
After another 10 minutes, all the troops had gathered. A total of more than 10 million troops were standing there. It looked quite spectacular!
In fact, their composition could be considered very mixed. There were level three low-level warriors, level nine high-level paladins, ordinary close-combat soldiers, front row meat shield soldiers, and flying Griffin Knights.
However, compared to ordinary player teams, they were definitely much stronger. Seeing that the troops had gathered, Li Cheng did not say anything else. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Considering the overall speed of the troops, Li Cheng did not transform into a Dragon Knight, so Sylvia naturally did not transform into a dragon. An hour later, they could already see his territory.
"This is…" Asilia looked at Li Cheng's territory and was immediately shocked. The city walls came from the Church of Light so she was very familiar with it. However, those defense towers were too ridiculous.
Even the City of Light only had more than 20 Legendary defense towers. Just the daily consumption of these defense towers made Asilia feel like she was burning money. How much did Li Cheng have?
Was this really something that a human could do? Asilia almost swore. A mere Lord of an Otherworld, and his territory's defense was so much stronger than the City of Light?
Of course, it was only a single Legendary defense tower, but that was too shocking for the Saintess!
Li Cheng ignored Asilia and led his troops to Pearl. "I'll leave these troops to you."
Pearl was stunned. She could not believe what she heard. "All these troops will be led by me?"
This was not just a few units, but 13 million! Was her Lord really not joking with her anymore?
"That's right, it's all yours. You don't need to bring your trash troops." Li Cheng said casually, not taking it seriously at all.
After making sure that she did not hear wrongly, Pearl nodded solemnly. She understood that this was Li Cheng's test for her.
In fact, that was indeed the case. Although she was a famous player in her previous life and was ranked among the best in the Divine Dragon Alliance, Li Cheng still did not have a clear understanding of her abilities. This time, he would see for himself just how good her ability was.
Chapter 80
"If you can't even lead an army of 10 million, you'd better go home, wash up, and sleep. As for revenge, don't even think about it. What right does a piece of trash have to think about revenge?" Li Cheng did not care about formalities and said to Pearl directly.
Hearing this, Pearl was shocked.
That was right. If she could not even lead an army of 13 million, what could she do to take revenge? Just words?
In the past, she could have said that she was not strong enough, but Li Cheng had given her the strength. If she could not even control this troop, she really should go home and wash up.
Thinking of this, Pearl took a few deep breaths and said solemnly, "Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Li Cheng nodded and did not say anything else. If these 13 million troops were to really fight, no one would be her opponent. It was never really about the number of soldiers but the proficiency of the commander. These troops were perfect for Pearl to practice her skills.
After all the troops were assembled, Li Cheng temporarily handed over all the priests to Asilia, from the level five intermediate priests to Li Cheng's own priests.
Among Asilia's skills, she had additional healing skills. It could be said to be the most suitable.
After confirming that the defensive towers in his territory were all in operation, Li Cheng did not leave behind any troops to defend the city. If those magic traps, city walls, and Legendary defensive towers could not defend his territory against the enemy when he was not here, his defensive troops would not be of any use either.
Unlike normal players, Li Cheng could control the passage to the Shadow World, which meant that he could return to his territory at any time. If anyone dared to attack his territory, his army would be able to return instantly.
Thinking up to this point, Li Cheng did not hesitate and opened the passage to the Shadow World immediately. Instantly, a dark gray teleportation door that was spinning non-stop appeared in front of him. Li Cheng gestured to Pearl and walked in as she followed closely behind.
…
After a feeling of weightlessness, Li Cheng once again felt the ground beneath his feet. At the same time, he heard the system notification ring.
"Ding, dong, you've entered the special map, Shadow World!
"Ding, dong, Shadow World is a special plane that's independent from the main world. Please, be careful!
"Ding, dong, as the first player in the world to enter Shadow World, you've obtained a hundred reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a 10,000-times amplification and obtained one million reputation points!"
As the system's voice fell, Li Cheng began to size up the scene in the Shadow World.
There were only two colors in the Shadow World, black and white, so the scene in Li Cheng's eyes was filled with dark gray radial lines. The sun in the sky was also emitting a pale light, expelling some of the darkness.
Li Cheng was not unfamiliar with the Shadow World so he quickly adapted to it. Sylvia's originally ice-blue hair had also turned dark gray.
At this time, Pearl came back to her senses. Only then did she confirm that she had entered the Shadow World. She could not help but feel a little shocked. The time was now past 10 in the morning and it was almost two hours before the Shadow World would open.
'How did I get in?' Thinking of this, she looked at Li Cheng. He could actually enter the Shadow World ahead of time?
As a top-tier player, Pearl knew very well what it meant to enter two hours ahead of time! Although it was only two hours, these two hours were enough to do a lot of things.
Even if an ordinary player came in two hours earlier than others, their progress would be much faster than the rest, let alone a super strong player like Li Cheng.
While Pearl was lost in her thoughts, Lillian suddenly waved her hand, and countless Heavenly Knights charged toward a shadow. Suddenly, a strange ear-piercing scream came from a short distance away. In the next moment, a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, your team has successfully killed a Gold-grade boss, Ghost Creature, a two-headed ghost beast. You've obtained EXP…
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a 10,000 times increase and obtained EXP… 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
"Ding, dong, your Heavenly Knight has leveled up, currently at level two!
"Ding, dong, your Heavenly Knight has leveled up, currently at level ten!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained five hundred contribution points from the Church of Light. You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained five hundred million contribution points from the Church of Light!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained thirty thousand shadow points. You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained three hundred million shadow points!
"Ding, dong!"
After a series of system notifications, Pearl finally saw a terrifying monster that was more than five meters tall slowly fall to the ground where the Heavenly Knights had charged.
Its body was entirely made up of gray shadows, like a carnivorous creature. It had two huge ugly heads. Its body was hidden in the Shadow World, completely integrated with the surrounding scenery. It was completely undetectable!
Li Cheng did not find anything strange about this. The monsters in the Shadow World had one main characteristic, which was that they were hard to detect. In his previous life, when the players attacked this place, they had suffered a lot. In the end, the players would have to cast a scouting spell with each step they took.
This two-headed Ghost Beast was a level 50 Gold-grade Boss. Under the attack of the Heavenly Knights, it died instantly.
Lillian looked at the Ghost Beast's corpse and sighed. "They were just ordinary ghost dogs in the past. I don't know why they became like this…"
Seeing that Lillian was not in high spirits, Li Cheng walked up to her and gently rubbed her head as he said calmly, "If the Shadow Dragon wants to maintain the balance of the Shadow World, it must allow the existence of evil. Everything's relative."
"This is an extremely wrong view, Earl Netherworld!" Hearing Li Cheng's words, Asilia was obviously unhappy. She looked at Li Cheng with a serious expression and said angrily, "All evil should be dispelled and destroyed!"
Hearing this, the corner of Li Cheng's mouth involuntarily twitched. He had forgotten that there was still a Saintess in his army. Asilia was the most devout believer of the God of Light, so she naturally believed in the God of Light's tricks.
However, he, Li Cheng, was neutral. He did not have the Saintess's Holy Mother's heart.
So what if he was kind? So what if he was evil? It was just that their standpoints were different and their natures were different. Therefore, these two camps were born to be enemies. What did all this have to do with him?
Li Cheng did not explain much. He chose to ignore Asilia and instead, focused on the reward he received. This was what he wanted!
Chapter 81
All in all, killing a Gold-grade Boss had given him decent rewards. First, he had obtained a large amount of EXP. Currently, Li Cheng needed to upgrade his own level by leveling up most of his troops. The difference in strength between them was massive.
Moreover, the Shadow World was a special map. There were level one trash monsters and many Mythical-grade monsters here. Hence, Li Cheng planned to level up all of his troops to their maximum levels.
The Frost Dragons, in particular, required a lot of EXP to level up. Just one Frost Dragon alone required more EXP than all of a normal Lord's troops.
Apart from EXP and contribution points, what surprised Li Cheng the most was that his shadow points could also be amplified 10,000 times. One had to know that for such a large-scale event, his points could also be exchanged for many top-tier equipment and troops.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng opened the Shadow Shop. Since he had entered the event map in advance, he naturally had to plan his journey well. Li Cheng felt that with the 10,000-times increase, he had a chance to empty the shop again. However, the previous times he did that were from the Church of Light. This time, the shop belonged to the Shadow World.
[Ding, dong! Please, select the item category!]
[1. Army type. 2. Materials. 3. Equipment. 4. Consumable items…]
Li Cheng opened up the various lists and began to look through them. The first was the army type. The most trashy among them were the level two Ghost soldiers, an ordinary close combat type of soldier that did not have any special features.
However, Li Cheng saw something special. In the last column of the low-level Ghost, he discovered a message.
[Low-level Ghost. Points required for exchange: 100. Remaining quantity: 120 trillion]
Li Cheng was very sure that in his previous life, he definitely did not remember there being a 'remaining quantity' column. On second thought, was this a hidden message? Could ordinary players see it?
The goods on the Shadow Shop were limited. Li Cheng also understood that even the most trashy military types could be exchanged online. Hence, the quantity of each item could not be infinite. The rarer the military type, the lesser the number of said types could be exchanged for. However, no one knew the exact number!
Thinking of this, Li Cheng continued browsing through the shop. Naturally, he was not interested in low-level soldiers. He scrolled down to the bottom of the army type list, looking for the most precious type of soldier.
[Level 12 Shadow Assassin. Points required for exchange: 200,000. Remaining quantity: 500,000]
[Hint: If you purchase all the Shadow Assassins in one go, you won't obtain the soldiers. Instead, you'll obtain the recruitment authority of that soldier type.]
When he saw the last message, Li Cheng was extremely certain that this was a hidden message. He really did not expect that the shop access that Lillian had obtained would not only allow him to open the shop at any time but would also allow him to see many extremely useful hidden messages!
The importance of the recruitment authority was needless to say. It was much more useful than the 500,000 soldiers. Although he would not be able to obtain that many soldiers in a short period of time, 500,000 soldiers would still be consumed.
It was different with the recruitment authority as it gave one the ability to continuously recruit those soldiers. In that case, accumulating 500,000 soldiers was just a matter of time.
Li Cheng knew that Shadow Assassins were an extremely powerful type of soldier. As a type of soldier that could be exchanged during events, their attributes and skills had been publicized on the forums in his previous life. They had top-notch mobility and stealth.
If Li Cheng remembered correctly, they were a rare type of soldier that could be permanently invisible. Their attacks also had a very high critical strike bonus. Their weakness was that they were just like the other assassin soldiers—they were too fragile!
However, they were not to be underestimated. In every large-scale event in his previous life, every alliance and every guild would do their best to exchange for such a type of soldier. It was definitely not something that could be exchanged for by a single person. Naturally, no one had ever received the right to recruit those soldiers. This time, Li Cheng did not intend to let it go. What he wanted was all his!
After closing the army type interface, Li Cheng opened the equipment column. There were a lot of different types of equipment listed. The most garbage equipment at the top was naturally trash equipment. Li Cheng immediately scrolled down to the bottom of the list.
[Phantom Pearl (Mythical-grade, Tier 2). Soldier equipment, 10 billion contribution points.]
When he saw this equipment, Li Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. This name was too familiar to him. As a super large-scale event that was happening in the entire world, how could there not be powerful Mythical equipment?
The attributes of this Phantom Pearl were extremely powerful. It could also be said that it was the exclusive equipment of the Shadow Assassin. If the Shadow Assassin was equipped with this pearl, it could activate its remaining two skills.
One of the skills was that the Shadow Assassins could escape into the Shadow World, making it an invincible skill. Whenever there was danger, they could simply cross over the normal plane and escape into the Shadow World. By then, even a God could not do anything to it!
The other skill was also the most perverse one. Its effect gave the Shadow Assassins the ability to not reveal themselves when attacking. What did this mean?
This meant that one would get attacked without being able to see their opponent who was still invisible. In other words, one would not have the ability to fight back, unless it was a large-scale AOE skill that was released into the air, the only kind of attack that could pose a threat to the Shadow Assassins. However, there were not many troops that had such a skill.
Naturally, Li Cheng did not intend to let go of this equipment. Just as Li Cheng was about to buy it, a few new pieces of equipment suddenly appeared in the equipment catalog in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, but he remained calm as he looked at the items. 𝓁𝘪𝑏𝓇𝑒𝑎𝑑.𝑐𝘰𝑚
[Shadow Armor (Mythical-grade, Tier 1). Hero equipment, 1 trillion shadow points. Only Shadow Princess Lillian can use it.]
[Shadow Helmet (Mythical-grade, Tier 1). Hero equipment, 1 trillion shadow points. Only Shadow Princess Lillian can use it.]
[Shadow Boots (Mythical-grade, Tier 1). Hero equipment, 1 trillion shadow points. Only Shadow Princess Lillian can use it.]
[Shadow Shoulder Pads (Mythical-grade, Tier 1). Hero equipment, 1 trillion shadow points. Only Shadow Princess Lillian can use it.]
[Shadow Gloves (Mythical-grade, Tier 1). Hero equipment, 1 trillion shadow points. Only Shadow Princess Lillian can use it.]
[Hint: the above equipment are gifts prepared by the Shadow Dragon for Shadow Princess Lillian. You must buy it at the same time. If you want to buy it, you have to have the required amount of points. This is also a test from the Shadow Dragon for you!]
Looking at the information on the equipment, Li Cheng's pupils suddenly shrank. These equipment were naturally invisible to other players, and they were actually a set of Mythical-grade equipment!
One had to know that a full set of equipment was very rare. If one managed to gather an entire set, there would be a special set effect. As for the appearance of a full Mythical-grade set, it could only be said to be abnormal. Most importantly, these equipment were exclusive to Lillian!
Chapter 82
Li Cheng naturally would not let go of Lillian's exclusive equipment. However, every piece of equipment required one trillion shadow points. Compared to the Phantom Pearl, it was countless times more expensive. The five pieces of equipment would cost him a total of five trillion shadow points!
For ordinary players, this was an impossible mission since they had only been in the game for three days. However, for Li Cheng, this was too easy. Even if it was ten times more expensive, Li Cheng could easily achieve it, let alone five trillion.
The materials catalog also had a 'remaining quantity' column. However, Li Cheng did not look at it. The reason was very simple. He planned to complete a big task and purchase all the items in the shop. After all, no one would complain about having too many consumables like materials.
Moreover, there was no expiration date. It was just a matter of building more warehouses. On top of that, seeing as how it was a world event, there would definitely be some rare materials listed.
As for the list of consumable items, there were all kinds of potions that players could exchange for. There were those that could recover HP, speed up their troops, and restore morale. No matter what consumable items were listed, those items also had levels. Li Cheng once again scrolled all the way to the bottom.
[Speed Scroll (Legendary), 10,000,000 shadow points. Remaining quantity: 1,000]
[Supreme Life Potion (Legendary), 10,000,000 shadow points. Remaining quantity: 1,000]
[Supreme Inspiration Scroll (Legendary), 10,000,000 shadow points. Remaining quantity: 1,000]
There were three consumable items, and they were all Legendary-grade. As for the items in the consumable list, regardless of whether they were high-level or low-level items, he planned to buy them all up.
No one would complain about having too many of these items. In the future, if he had an alchemy table, low-level potions could be synthesized into high-level ones. This way, he would have more high-level potions that could help him.
After closing the shop, Li Cheng had a plan in mind. To put it simply, he just needed to kill the monsters and earn more points!
Thinking of this, Li Cheng opened the map. Suddenly, a series of system notifications rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong, you're currently on a special map. You're unable to obtain any map information. Please, explore on your own!
"Ding, dong, as your hero Shadow Princess Lillian is extremely familiar with this map, all the fog of war in the current map has dispersed!
"Ding, dong, you've discovered the map, Shadow Swamp. As the first player in the world to discover this map, your reward is ten reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've discovered the map, Ghost Beast Lair. As the first player in the world to discover this map, your reward is ten reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained one hundred thousand reputation points!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained one hundred thousand reputation points!
"Ding, dong…
"Ding, dong, you've completed the quest, Exploring the Shadow Swamp. Your reward is five thousand shadow points! You've unlocked the next phase of the quest. The related quests have been distributed. Please, take a look!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained five million shadow points!
"Ding, dong, you've completed the quest…
"Ding, dong, you've discovered the map, Shining Fortress. This map's extremely dangerous. Please, do not approach it!
"Ding, dong, you've discovered the map, Shadow Mirror. This map's extremely dangerous. Please, do not approach it!
"Ding, dong!" 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝘳ℯ𝘢𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝑚
The system's notifications rang for a whole minute before it stopped. Li Cheng was also a little dumbfounded. In the end, he could not help but sigh at the Shadow World. It was indeed Lillian's home ground, so she could be said to be very familiar with the environment here and in turn, causing the entire map to be activated immediately!
With just this step, Li Cheng was countless times ahead of the other players. Every time those players arrived at a place, they would have to carefully explore the map, afraid that they would accidentally encounter some terrifying creature's nest.
However, Li Cheng was different. He knew where there were high-level monsters and where they could not go. For example, there was a bottomless whirlpool in the north. That was where the Shadow Dragon was.
In the Shadow World, even if a powerful undying God ventured there, the Shadow Dragon would be able to scatter his ashes. It was the number one forbidden ground in the Shadow World!
At the same time, as a world event, there were naturally many activities and quests. The players could at most receive one quest at the same time, and it was of the normal kind. However, Li Cheng had accepted all the quests by default, which was more than 30 quests at the same time!
After this wave of system notifications, he had completed all the exploration quests, earning himself more than 30 million reputation points. The shadow points he obtained were even more ridiculous, reaching a terrifying 1.2 billion!
Thinking of this, Li Cheng immediately looked at the map. At this time, the Shadow World had been unlocked and there were some places that even Li Cheng had not been to in the past.
In his previous life when the event had ended, the players had not explored one-tenth of the Shadow World. Li Cheng marked a few red dots on the map and laid out the route to advance. Then, he looked at Lillian and said, "Lillian, check if there are any problems with my route."
Lillian looked at it then pondered for a moment. After silently modifying a few places on the map, she said to Li Cheng, "This way, there won't be any problems, Lord."
At first glance, Lillian's marks did not seem to follow common sense. There were some places where they would take a detour and then turn back. However, Li Cheng nodded in response.
The Shadow World was different from the main world. The path that one should venture on was also extremely special. Sometimes, one might appear to have only taken a single step, but in the reality of the Shadow World, one had already taken countless steps.
Therefore, Lillian's role in this event was truly too great, as expected of her old nest. She was indeed worthy of being an SSS-class hero who did not even need to use an advancement stone. She was simply a cheat-like existence!
Compared to the other female heroes, even Frost Princess Sylvia had used an advancement stone before. Among the current few heroes he had, only Lillian was an original SSS-class hero!
After setting up the battle plan, Li Cheng led his troops to move quickly. The first red dot he marked was the lair of a specter beast.
A normal two-headed ghost beast was a level 20 tier four monster. Li Cheng remembered that there were many level 50 Gold-grade bosses in the lair. He could use them to level up, seeing how he was really short of experience points at the moment.
Looking into the lair, there was nothing there. However, Li Cheng knew that there were at least hundreds of thousands of ghost beasts hidden there. If a player barged into the lair, he would not even have the time nor the place to cry.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate and immediately ordered, "In five minutes, clear this lair for me!"
Chapter 83
Following Li Cheng's command, the three heroines and Pearl nodded and ordered the team to enter battle mode.
Sylvia was the first to make a move. She instantly transformed into her dragon form and let out a long dragon's roar. Following that, thousands of Frost Dragons charged toward the nest.
Roar!
Countless Frost Dragons released their terrifying black Dragon's Breath in an instant. Even in the Shadow World where one could not see the colors, one could still feel the bone-chilling coldness from their attacks.
At the same time, Lillian and Luna also reacted. The Heavenly Knights charged forward and activated their AOE skills. The spears in their hands exploded with terrifying energy. Luna ordered the Frost Marksmen to release the Frost Arrow Rain. After reaching the maximum level, the Frost Arrow Rain dealt full damage!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Countless arrows instantly formed a large net as all three types of soldiers fired at full power. Large-scale AOE skills were instantly released. When their skills landed on the nest, the sound of system notifications rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, your troops have killed a thousand level four Specters and obtained four hundred experience points. You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained four million experience points and you've obtained forty thousand points!
"Ding, dong, you've obtained forty shadow points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained four hundred thousand shadow points!
"Ding, dong, one of your Frost Dragons has leveled up. Currently, it's at level two!
"Ding, dong, one of your Heavenly Knights has leveled up. Currently, it's at level five!"
A thousand ordinary Ghost Beasts would only provide him with 40 points. Even with a 10,000-times increase in Shadow Points, it would amount to 400,000 points. This was still too little for Li Cheng who planned to empty the shop. Hence, Li Cheng's target was still the Boss.
Under the bombardment of large AOE attacks, many Bosses exploded instantly. With so many powerful troops bullying the low-level Gold-grade Bosses, it would be strange if they were not instantly killed.
Li Cheng's points were constantly increasing. Pearl, who was at the side, was shocked again. Her small mouth could not close at all. This was the first time she had seen Li Cheng's troops fight. She initially thought that since she had tens of millions of troops in her hands, it must be the main force of this battle. However, it seemed that she was just here to shop. She did not even have the chance to make a move!
As a high-level player, her reaction speed was not slow. She quickly ordered her army to start pushing forward and surround those who escaped. Li Cheng saw her actions and nodded secretly. Pearl knew her position very well. She immediately chose to use tens of thousands of troops to support him. It was not easy to do this.
At this moment, the system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ear. 𝙡𝙞𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝒎
"Warning. Because you've killed too many Ghost Beasts, you've completely angered the Epic-grade Boss, Ten-Headed Hellhound. It'll pursue you relentlessly!"
As soon as the system's voice fell, a huge dark shadow appeared in the center of the ghost lair. In regards to Ghost Beasts, the darker their color, the stronger they were.
The Epic Boss approached angrily, wanting to tear Li Cheng into pieces. However, before it could show itself, it was enveloped by countless arrows from the elves. In just a second, its HP bar was emptied. At the same time, the system's voice was heard.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed the Epic-grade Boss, the Ten-Headed Hellhound. You've obtained fifty million experience points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained five hundred million experience points…
"Ding, dong, one of your Frost Dragons has leveled up. Currently, it's at level twenty-seven!
"Ding, dong, you've obtained three million shadow points. You've triggered a ten thousand times increase and obtained thirty billion shadow points!
"Ding, dong, one of your Heavenly Knights has leveled up. Currently, it's at level twenty!
"Ding, dong…"
Everything happened so fast that even Li Cheng could not react in time. Even he was a little speechless. How could an Epic-grade Boss have the courage to say that it was going to pursue him relentlessly?
Could it be possible that it did not have a clear idea of its own strength?
Meanwhile, Pearl was completely dumbfounded. That was an Epic-grade Boss. Why did it seem like a small soldier instead? It was instantly killed before it even appeared. Was this something that a human could do?
Li Cheng was also a little surprised by this Boss. Just this Boss alone gave him 30 billion shadow points. Compared to those ordinary monsters, it was simply incomparable.
'Looks like I'll still have to kill more bosses,' Li Cheng thought to himself. 'Now that I've cleared this place, it's time to move on to the next one.' Then, he ordered the troops to continue moving forward!
…
About half an hour later.
Pearl casually tossed out a mystical potion. The venom on her face was disappearing and the monsters in front of her were continuously losing HP. Li Cheng gave her a few thousand bottles and played around with them.
After half an hour of marching, Li Cheng had destroyed three monster nests and killed a few Bosses that had tried to stop him. His shadow points had now reached 62.6 billion. He was quite satisfied with this growth rate.
He remembered that in his previous life, it was the same event. The number one player was Eve from the Eagle Alliance, but her points were only in the hundreds of billions and she exchanged them for the Phantom Pearl.
Currently, Li Cheng only needed a few hours to surpass her three days of hard work!
One had to know that the Shadow World event at that time only happened a few years later. By then, Eve's equipment was almost complete. It was completely different now!
According to Li Cheng's plan, he needed to reach a hundred billion points so he could exchange for the Shadow Assassins. Obtaining their recruitment authority was the most important thing. With his current speed, he would be able to do it very quickly.
At this moment, Li Cheng came to a place that was also quite special in the Shadow World—the remains of the Profound Empire.
The Profound Empire was once a huge human empire that spanned across the entire continent. Legend had it that there were trillions of soldiers in the top ranks and it was most famous for its spells and puppets!
The puppets produced by the Profound Empire had already reached the top ranks. Even the Immortal Wonder in Li Cheng's territory, the Profound Altar, originated from the Profound Empire.
Although the Profound Empire had been destroyed for thousands of years, anything related to them was not as simple. After marching for a few minutes, Li Cheng heard the warning from the system.
"You've entered an unknown area. This area's extremely dangerous. Please, be careful!"
Chapter 84
Listening to the system notification ringing in his ear, Li Cheng knew that he had come to the right place. A trace of solemnity flashed across Lillian's eyes.
The Profound Empire had killed countless Gods. No one knew what was hidden inside. Li Cheng marked a point on the map and then commanded the troops to move forward. Before they had taken a few steps, some broken stone pillars made of marble appeared in front of them.
From the style and layout of these stone pillars, it could be seen that they were in the ruins of a large city that existed a long time ago. Above these ruins, Li Cheng saw many huge monsters floating in the air.
They were completely made of energy. Li Cheng cast a detection spell and soon, the information of these energy clusters appeared in front of him.
[Plague Puppet]
[Description: A Profound Puppet made by the Profound Empire. Its body has been implanted with a highly toxic module developed by a special researcher. Its body contains a highly toxic poison…]
[Level: 40]
[Grade: Diamond]
[HP: 550,000,000]
[Attack: 2,200]
[Defense: 3,500]
[Skills: Physical Resistance, Regeneration, Highly Poisonous Attack, Energy Exposure]
Looking at the data before him, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. It was indeed a Profound Puppet. Not to mention, it was a special puppet, a level 40 Diamond-grade Boss.
Other than having extremely high HP and defense, all of these Profound Puppets had extremely high physical resistance. Most importantly, they also had a Regeneration skill. When their HP was below 10%, they could instantly be revived with full HP as long as they replenished their energy in time. This skill was also the greatest characteristic of the Profound Puppets!
Due to this characteristic, the puppets had become extremely overpowered Meat Shield soldiers. If the players did not have any special moves, they would not be able to kill them at all.
However, in front of Li Cheng, this was meaningless. The Heart of Massacre could provide a high amount of true damage. All of their defense and resistance stats were like a wall made of paper, unable to withstand a single blow!
At this moment, the Profound Puppets had noticed Li Cheng's troops. They instantly charged toward them at an unbelievable speed. Without needing Li Cheng to personally give the order, the female heroes under his command had already launched their attacks.
Countless damage numbers appeared above their heads. In less than a second, all of the Profound Puppets' HPs had been reduced to zero. There was no time for them to recharge at all. As they fell, the sound of system notifications rang out.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed the Diamond-grade boss, the Plague Puppet. You've obtained eight million experience points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification. Your troops have obtained eighty million experience points. You've obtained eight million experience points!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained eight hundred thousand shadow points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained eight million shadow points!
"Ding, dong…"
These seemingly powerful Profound Puppets were all here to give Li Cheng points. Each puppet produced several billion points, which was why Li Cheng was here!
At that moment, Li Cheng had a few heroines that acted on their own, slaughtering those Profound Puppets. Meanwhile, he was sizing up the ruins in front of him. He remembered that there was an extremely powerful Legendary-grade Profound Puppet here. As long as he could kill it, he would definitely have a massive amount of experience points and shadow points!
After searching for a few more minutes, Li Cheng's expression brightened. Near an inconspicuous ruin, he found an inconspicuous groove. Without even thinking, Li Cheng pressed down on it.
Rumble… 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
The entire city started to rumble with a series of loud sounds. Even the ground began to tremble. A few seconds later, the ground in front of Li Cheng began to crack and a Profound Puppet that was dozens of meters tall appeared before his eyes. Its body contained a tremendous amount of magical energy and its eyes, which were also made of energy, were staring fixedly at Li Cheng. Its voice sounded unusually dull. "Descendant of the imperial family of the Profound Empire, was it you who woke me up?"
As the puppet in front of him spoke, all the puppets in the ruins stopped moving. Seeing this, the female heroes and Pearl stopped the troops from attacking as well. They looked at Li Cheng, waiting for his order.
At this time, Li Cheng was a little confused. A descendant? The imperial family of the Profound Empire? Was it talking about him? Why was he unaware that he had become a descendant of the imperial family of the Profound Empire?
Thinking of this, Li Cheng cast a detection spell on the huge puppet and its data immediately appeared in front of him.
[Profound Puppet 007]
[Description: The highest-level puppet made by the Royal Warlock Association of the Profound Empire. The body of the puppet is integrated with the most powerful arcane core in the world. It's extremely strong, and it has the strength to be on par with a Mythical-grade existence.]
[Level: 150]
[Grade: Legendary Tier 9]
[HP: 800,000,000,000]
[Attack: 130,000,000]
[Defense: 32,000]
[Skills: Physical Resistance, Regeneration, Arcane Leakage, Energy Exposure]
Seeing the information that popped up from the system, Li Cheng was also shocked. He had never thought that this Profound Puppet was actually a level 150 Legendary-grade Boss. Its attributes were ridiculously high.
It had a total of 800 billion HP. This number was much higher than the Church of Poison's Holy Son. It could be said that this puppet was hundreds of miles ahead of him.
However, Li Cheng thought about something. In his previous life when the Shadow World event started, it only started a few years later. This BOSS, which was recorded on the forums, was naturally not too low-leveled.
Li Cheng was still stuck on the puppet's words of him being a descendant of the royal family. He could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought about it. Hence, he could not help but ask, "I'm a descendant of the royal family of the Profound Empire?"
Various pieces of data appeared in the puppet's eyes. It replied, "According to the records in my database, your bloodline matches the bloodline of the seventy-third princess' son-in-law…"
After pausing for a moment, the Profound Puppet lowered its head slightly and said, "I'm Profound Puppet 007, I'm happy to serve you!"
Li Cheng was even more dumbfounded. The whole thing had already exceeded his expectations. He clearly remembered that the Profound Puppets here had always been in a hostile state. Back then, the players who had explored this place paid an extremely heavy price.
But now? All the names of the Profound Puppets had turned blue. This meant that their relationship with Li Cheng had become friendly. It was ridiculous. Just a moment ago, they had been fighting to the death. Now, it was a friendly relationship…
The 73rd Princess of the Profound Empire. Li Cheng remembered that this was the last remaining princess of the Profound Empire. She was the descendant of the emperor's son-in-law. Naturally, she was also considered a descendant of the royal family. This was what he was thinking about. Li Cheng asked, "What exactly happened here?"
Chapter 85
"Back then, a violent explosion occurred in the empire's Mage Tower, destroying the entire empire. Her Highness the Princess urgently moved us to the Shadow World. After arriving here, I fell into a deep sleep. I don't know the rest," Profound Puppet 007 answered truthfully. Then, as if it thought of something, it continued to speak.
"Great descendant of the royal family, please, help me rescue the other three Profound Puppets. This way, we can unseal the remains left behind by Her Highness the Princess."
As Profound Puppet 007's voice fell, the system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, Profound Puppet 007 has given you the mission, Sealed Remains. Will you accept it?"
Li Cheng hesitated for a moment before choosing to accept the mission in the end.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully received the hidden SSS-class mission, Sealed Remains!"
[Sealed Remains]
[Mission description: Profound Puppet 007 requests that you activate the other three Legendary-grade puppets. This way, you can activate the remains left behind by the Profound Empire's princess.]
[Mission Nature: only hidden]
[Mission difficulty: 1.3 billion]
[Mission content: activate the designated Profound Puppets and find the unknown remains]
[Mission reward: 10,000,000 gold coins, Profound Puppet recruitment authority, 50,000,000 shadow points]
[Hint: the other Profound Puppets are scattered in extremely dangerous areas of the Shadow World. Please, proceed with caution!]
After reading the mission information, Li Cheng's eyes could not help but light up. The reward for this mission was very generous. Just the shadow points alone were 50 million. What was even more terrifying was that he could obtain the recruitment authority of the Profound Puppets!
One should know that the Profound Puppets were the same as the Frost Dragons. As Li Cheng's territory developed, he would need some Meat Shield soldiers. And that time, the Profound Puppets would be the most suitable for that role.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng closed the mission panel. Then, the body of Profound Puppet 007 started to dim as its voice sounded extremely weak. "Great descendant of the royal family, I look forward to your good news…"
As its voice fell, its huge body also fell weakly to the ground. Of course, it did not die. It merely entered a special energy-efficient state. This was also one of the main reasons why it could survive from the collapse of the empire until now.
Li Cheng took a deep breath. According to Profound Puppet 007, he marked a few new locations on the map and handed them to Lillian. "What's so special about these locations?"
After looking at the locations, Lillian frowned. "The nest of the Winged NightShade, the camp of the Plane Bandits, and the last one's the underground city built by the Demons."
Hearing this, Li Cheng's mouth twitched involuntarily. He was a little speechless. There was not a single good place in those three locations.
The Winged NightShade was a level eight flying-type soldier that was extremely difficult to deal with. However, this place was the easiest out of the three places.
From the name alone, one could tell that the Plane Bandits was a bandit group that traveled in different planes. If one were to think about it, to be able to rob different planes without getting caught signified that their strength was incomparably strong.
The last place was the one that surprised Li Cheng the most. Demons were the most powerful enemies of the good faction. Generally speaking, they lived in the Bottomless Abyss, a city built by demons whereby its defense was naturally extremely tight.
If they were to forcefully attack it, even Li Cheng would have to pay a heavy price. Thinking of this, Li Cheng understood why the Shadow Dragon wanted to get rid of those evil forces.
Closing the map, Li Cheng did not intend to act immediately. Those three locations were quite far away. Even with Lillian's guidance, it would still take a few hours.
Also, once the event officially started, there would be all kinds of special events that provided all kinds of buffs. At that time, Li Cheng's combat power could be increased again, so Li Cheng was not in a hurry to act now.
He opened the shop's interface. He had killed dozens of Profound Puppets and his points were close to 300 billion, so he did not hesitate to buy all kinds of items that were listed.
"Ding, dong, you've consumed eighty billion shadow points and successfully purchased the Shadow Assassin… 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Ding, dong, due to your current location, this purchase has been replaced with the Shadow Assassins' Recruitment Authority!
"Ding, dong, you've unlocked a new building, Shadow Sanctuary!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed eighty billion shadow points and successfully purchased the Mythical-grade Phantom Pearl!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed eight billion shadow points and successfully purchased a thousand Legendary-grade Supreme Life Potions!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed eight billion shadow points and successfully purchased…
"Ding, dong, you've consumed eight billion shadow points…
"Ding, dong, due to the number of shadow points you've consumed, your Legendary-grade title, Extravagant Spender, has been upgraded to the Mythical-grade title, God Descent!"
After a wave of purchases, the words 'sold out' appeared on many items in the shop.
Without a doubt, Li Cheng's style of emptying the shop was still the same. His shadow points had also gone from nearly 300 billion to a little over 50 billion.
He opened his backpack and checked the attributes of the various consumable items.
[Speed Scroll]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: after use, all units within 2,000 yards will have their movement speed increased by 500% for 1 hour.]
[Cooldown time: 1 hour]
[Supreme Life Potion]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: after use, all units within 2,000 yards will recover 1,000,000 HP]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Supreme Encouragement Scroll]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: After use, the morale of all units within 2,000 yards will maintain at full capacity for 1 hour.]
[Cooldown: 1 hour]
These three potions were all practical at full capacity. The Speed Scroll could provide an hour of acceleration, increasing the user's speed by five times. If Lillian's Shadow March was added into the equation and paired with Li Cheng's current Holy War buff, it could be described as flying when running.
The Supreme Life Potion was one of the top-tier AOE Recovery Potions. It could recover 1,000,000 HP of all units within 2,000 yards at a time. In other words, other than the Meat Shield soldiers, 1,000,000 HP could be recovered instantly.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Encouragement Scroll could forcefully boost the morale of the troops. This could be said to be extremely abnormal. As long as this scroll was used, even the cowardly gnomes would not be afraid of death!
However, this scroll was not that significant to Li Cheng. His troops were all extremely elite. Regardless of what kind of troops they were, their morale was extremely high. Among the three troops, there would be no signs of them fleeing even if they fought to the very last unit.
At the same time, the Legendary Speed Scroll and the Supreme Encouragement Scroll had the same cooldown period. In other words, if one had enough of them, one could keep using them!
Chapter 86
Li Cheng casually gave Pearl a few hundred bottles of those three potions. In any case, such large-scale events were bound to happen again. If there was no other time, he could just buy them again.
Pearl was already somewhat numb to Li Cheng's generosity and strength. She obediently took the bottles and thanked him. The more she interacted with Li Cheng, the more unfathomable his image in her heart became.
At this moment, Li Cheng casually waved his hand and a teleportation door appeared in front of him. In the blink of an eye, he returned to his own territory, opened the building blueprints, and started to construct the newly unlocked building in his territory.
"Ding, dong, you've consumed a million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to build the Shadow Sanctuary!
"Ding, dong, you've used the Building Spawn Rate card successfully!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed a hundred million units of wood, stone, and iron ore to level up the Shadow Sanctuary. Currently, it's at level two!
"Ding, dong…"
Li Cheng used the Building Spawn Rate card, pushing the level of the Shadow Sanctuary to its maximum.
[Shadow Sanctuary]
[Description: The training ground for the Shadow Assassins. It's said that there's a statue of the Shadow Dragon here. However, even the Shadow Assassins have never seen the real body of the Shadow Dragon.]
[Level: 10]
[Daily Output: 0/2,000]
[Production type: Shadow Assassin (level 11)]
[Production cost: 2,000 gold coins]
[Production time: 30 seconds]
[Upgrade requirement: Max Level]
Like all Legendary soldiers, he could only produce 2,000 Shadow Assassins per day. Li Cheng did not dawdle and immediately began the recruitment.
"Ding, dong, you've used up four hundred thousand gold coins and recruited two thousand Shadow Assassins!
"Ding, dong, you've successfully used the Army Spawn Rate card!
"Ding, dong, you've used up four hundred thousand gold coins and recruited two thousand Shadow Assassins!"
The recruitment card and the refresh card were used consecutively and the recruitment of 4,000 Shadow Assassins was successful. Immediately, a large group of light gray shadows appeared in front of Li Cheng. Only the cold daggers in their hands reflected with a faint cold light.
Even under the sunlight, the shadows of the Shadow Assassins were extremely hidden. Even if one were to look carefully, it would be very difficult to discover that they were permanently invisible. Li Cheng checked their attributes. 𝓵𝓲𝙗𝓻𝓮𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎
[Shadow Assassin]
[Description: Shadow Assassins from the Shadow World. They were just ordinary ghosts in the past. After they made up their minds to become the followers of the Shadow Dragon, they went through hellish training and became the top assassins in the world!]
[Level: 1]
[Attack: 620]
[Defense: 130]
[Grade: 11]
[Race: Ghost]
[HP: 9,000]
[Skill 1: Ghostly Concealment (level max)]
[Effect: The Shadow Assassins are permanently invisible. This invisibility effect cannot be detected by any items below Mythical-grade. Only when attacking an enemy, the Shadow Assassins will reveal themselves.]
[Skill 2: Shadow Pursuit (level max). The Shadow Assassin will lock onto an enemy and launch into an endless pursuit.]
[Effect: After the skill is activated, Shadow Assassin's target locks onto an enemy. When attacking the enemy, the Shadow Assassin will automatically teleport behind the enemy.]
[Skill 3: Fatal Backstab (level 1)]
[Effect: when attacking the enemy from behind, critical rate +20%, critical damage +50%.]
[Morale: Max]
[Loyalty: Max]
[Food consumption: 200 crystals per day]
As an assassin class, the Shadow Assassin's attack clearly exceeded the range of the average assassin. It was even higher than a level 11 Heavenly Knight. In comparison, its defense and HP were pitifully low, even lower than the Frost Marksmen. It could be said that it was a relatively extreme class.
The three skills were very practical. When combining Shadow Pursuit and Fatal Backstab, it was simply a nightmare for the back row. Even if an enemy's mage had a flash skill, they could instantly appear behind the enemy's back and deliver a fatal blow.
One had to know that Shadow Pursuit did not have a designated duration. As long as the Shadow Assassin locked onto an enemy, it would be a fight to the death. The only drawback was that it was too fragile and it could be easily killed by the enemy's concentrated fire.
Overall, this Shadow Assassin was not bad. Whether it was attributes or skills, they were exactly the same as what he had seen on the forums in his previous life.
The only difference was that the Shadow Assassin's morale and loyalty were maxed out. One had to know that the loyalty of the soldiers from the Shadow World was usually very low. However, when it came to Li Cheng, it was directly filled to the brim. He thought for a moment that this should have something to do with Lillian.
After checking the attributes of the Shadow Assassins and obtaining his recruitment authority, Li Cheng opened his backpack and looked at the Phantom Pearl that he had exchanged for.
[Phantom Pearl (Mythical)]
[Description: A pearl from the center of the Shadow World. It contains the origin power of the Shadow World.]
[Grade: Mythical Tier 2]
[Type: military equipment]
[Level: 1]
[Attribute 1. Military explosive damage +50%, evasion rate +50% (can only be equipped by a Shadow Assassin]
[Attribute 2. Enters the Shadow World after use. Restores 10% HP every second for 30 seconds. Cooldown time: 10 minutes (can only be equipped by a Shadow Assassin)]
[Attribute 3. Born Shadow]
[Effect: When attacking an enemy, soldiers will be invisible for 5 minutes. Cooldown time: 30 minutes (can only be equipped by a Shadow Assassin)]
Looking at the attributes of the Phantom Pearl, Li Cheng was very satisfied. As an equipment that was bound to the Shadow Assassins, the Phantom Pearl could be said to provide the Shadow Assassins with a lot of survivability. When the effects were added together, it was definitely the result of one plus one being greater than two.
At this moment, Li Cheng did not hesitate to place the Phantom Pearl into the Shadow Assassins' equipment pane. Immediately, all the Shadow Assassins were enveloped by a light gray fog. The aura released from their bodies also became more dangerous, and if others were here, they would not be able to see the Shadow Assassins' figures. This was the effect that Li Cheng wanted.
After returning to his own territory for less than five minutes, Li Cheng once again opened the passage to the Shadow World and entered it. He then handed these 4,000 Shadow Assassins over to Lillian to lead. A hero should not command just one branch of the army. With Lillian's strength, commanding a few billion troops would not even be a problem!
Li Cheng was planning what he was going to do next.
The first plan was to continue earning points, empty the items in the event shop, and obtain Lillian's equipment set.
The second was to complete the mission target of this large-scale event.
The third was to complete Profound Puppet 007's hidden mission.
The fourth was to complete Lillian's hero trial.
Chapter 87
Thinking of this, Li Cheng opened the mission panel. As a large-scale event, there were many missions prepared for the players, but each mission had specific conditions that needed to be triggered for the mission to appear. However, Li Cheng had already accepted all of them by default. Looking at the mission list, one mission after another appeared in front of him.
[Clear the Shadow Ghost Mastiff (D)]
[Help the Aborigines Collect the Phantom Fruit (D)]
[Find the Lost Pet (D)]
…
There were all kinds of missions, from D-class to S-class missions. Li Cheng looked at these low-level missions casually. It was not difficult for him at all. He then scrolled all the way to the bottom to look at the missions with the highest difficulty.
[Clear the Ghost Wolf Lair (S)]
[Clear the Ghost Tree Monster (S)]
…
[Investigate the Hidden Demon City (SSS)]
Li Cheng looked at a bunch of S-class missions. Basically, the objectives were to clear the nests of high-level monsters. The Ghost Wolf was a tier seven monster, while the Tree Monster and the Black Bear were tier eight monsters. Moreover, their levels were not low either, as the lowest of them were at least level 50.
Based on the current level of the players, they definitely did not have the strength to go against them. However, to Li Cheng, these monsters were just walking experience points.
The path he set to clear the monsters was also based on the current missions. Li Cheng did not care about the rest. Instead, he focused on the last mission.
[Investigate the Hidden Demon City]
[Mission description: In a certain corner of the Shadow World, there are frequent occurrences of ghosts disappearing. The investigation team sent by the Shining Fortress has also disappeared. There must be something hidden there. The Shadow Dragon invites you to investigate this matter.]
[Mission Nature: hidden]
[Mission Difficulty: 500 million]
[Mission content: find the hidden demon dungeon]
[Quest reward: 40,000,000 gold coins, 200,000,000 shadow points]
The quest reward of 200,000,000 shadow points could be said to be very generous. However, the quest difficulty was 500,000,000, and the final location was the demon dungeon which overlapped with Profound Puppet 007's quest. It seemed that these two quests could be completed at the same time.
Closing the quest panel, Li Cheng was ready to continue farming monsters. As long as it was an SS-rank quest, it had value in his eyes. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Go all out to farm monsters!"
As soon as he said that, the female heroes entered battle mode. Pearl's army of 13 million also got into their positions.
After getting used to it, it could be said that Pearl was very good at commanding this 13-million-strong army. The front and back rows worked closely together, and they even intersected with the enemy's troops.
The casualties of the troops, with the help of Asilia's priest group, were pitifully few. Their troops were rapidly reaping the lives of the monsters one by one. They were unstoppable!
Time flew by quickly. During this time, Li Cheng's troops did not stop killing monsters. With a loud bang, a huge ghostly beast fell to the ground with a plop, sending dust flying in the air.
As the last monster in the area fell, Li Cheng ordered his troops to continue moving forward. The battle continued for more than an hour and all of his troops' experience points were maxed out.
The most terrifying were the Frost Dragons. As max-level champions, it was no joke. These 7,000 Frost Dragons could easily kill all the Frost Marksmen and Heavenly Knights with their current strength.
Li Cheng's shadow points had also reached 1.7 trillion. He was still some distance away from being able to purchase Lillian's equipment set, but the overall growth rate was still pretty good.
Because Lillian's set needed to be purchased in one go, the shadow points needed to do that were a total of five trillion, but he was not in a hurry. He opened the shop and started to purchase all kinds of items from the bottom up.
"Ding, dong, you've consumed one billion eight hundred million shadow points and purchased thirty million Shadow Branches!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed thirty billion shadow points and purchased fifty thousand large Shadow Stones!
"Ding, dong, you've consumed forty-eight billion shadow points and purchased eight hundred thousand Shadow Stones!
"Ding, dong…"
Previously, Li Cheng's title had been upgraded to a Mythical-grade title. Hence, he received a 40% discount from all shops which could be said to be very powerful.
Now, after Li Cheng's operation, there were only a few items left in the entire shop—the lowest-level troops, materials, and consumables. The shop had a few hundred trillion items in stock, and Li Cheng stopped clearing it out after buying tens of millions of items. After all, he still needed to leave some items for the others.
Other than these items, the other items had a 'sold out' sign over them. In other words, other than the most trashy items, there was nothing else the other players could exchange for.
After purchasing the items, Li Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction and took a look at the time. There were still a few minutes left before the rest of the players could enter the Shadow World. He was looking forward to seeing the expressions on the players' faces when they entered.
Once they entered, he would have cannon fodder. The other time-consuming missions would also be easily completed. Thinking of this, Li Cheng led his troops to the entrance of the players.
…
At noon, the system's voice rang in the ears of the players.
"World announcement. The passage to the Shadow World has officially opened. All players can enter the Shadow World through a special NPC in their territory and exchange for items!
"Hint. There are kind and neutral creatures in the Shadow World. Attacking them will anger the Shadow Dragon. Please, proceed with caution!"
As the system's rumbling voice fell, the players were also rubbing their hands together. They could not wait any longer. They, too, knew the importance of seizing the initiative.
As the system's voice fell, they hurriedly engaged in a conversation with the NPCs and entered the Shadow World.
When they arrived at the Shadow World, everyone's first reaction was that they were not used to the visual effects here.
"F*ck, what is this place? Why is it so dark?"
"F*ck, it's my newly dyed hair. Why isn't there any color?"
"Why does the Shadow World look so ugly? Everyone, is it because of the system's settings?"
"Why's the picture quality the same as my black-and-white television?"
"Still in a daze? Who cares about the quality of the picture? This is the first world event. Charge!"
"Let's go! This is our chance to take off!"
"Haha, after I earn enough points and exchange for what I want, I can crush the people from other leagues once I get out!"
"Let's go! Earn points, exchange for godly equipment, and crush the players from other leagues!"
"Eh, is there a bug in this event shop?"
At that moment, some players noticed something unusual, and everyone looked sideways!𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Chapter 88
After entering the Shadow World, the players were all in high spirits. However, very soon, some players noticed the abnormality in the shop. After hearing what the others said, everyone immediately checked the shop as well.
"F*CK, is there really a bug? Who should I look for to fix this?"
"Did I open it the wrong way? Other than level two equipment, the rest of the items have been sold out?"
"Not only that, all the equipment, consumables, and materials above Black-Steel grade have all been sold out!"
"Who the f*ck can tell me what's going on?"
"F*ck, we've met a ghost. Do you guys still remember what happened in the game mall a few days ago? It's the same as this, there's not a single item on it!"
"Is it because we don't have enough points, so it's shown here that it's sold out?"
"Are you stupid? If we don't have enough points, we'll be blacklisted. How would it be sold out?!"
Seeing that the shop was empty, all the players were dumbfounded. Initially, many of them thought that they could make use of this event to soar to the sky. However, reality had poured a bucket of cold water on them. As long as the item was not particularly trashy, all of them were gone. The remaining items were only level two soldiers…
At this moment, a series of system notifications rang in the players' ears.
"Ding, dong! The S-class quest, Investigate the Shadow Cave, has been completed by other players. The quest will disappear forever!
"Ding, dong! The S-class quest, Search for the Lost Little Ghost, has been completed by other players. The quest will disappear forever!
"Ding, dong! The quest…"
The system's voice rang over a dozen times before it finally stopped. The players were all dumbfounded. There was only one of each S-class quest. If it was completed by other players, they would not be able to receive it. Without the quest, what was the point of playing?
In the Rose Guild, the members were also wailing. Large guilds typically had the advantage in such world events. However, it has now become a bubble.
Purple Rose frowned. She always felt that these matters had something to do with Li Cheng. There was no reason for her speculation, but purely a woman's intuition. Before she could say anything, the system's voice rang again. 𝘭𝑖𝒷𝓇𝘦𝘢𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"Ding, dong, the event ranking board has been opened. Please, check it in time!
"Ding, dong, congratulations to the Divine Dragon Alliance players for taking first place in the Leaderboard. All Divine Dragon Alliance players have received a fifty percent increase in their attack and defense stats in the Shadow World!"
Hearing the system's voice, all the players were stunned and did not know what to say.
"What's going on? Our Alliance has taken the first place?"
"It's only been a few seconds? And we're already first?"
"F*ck, what did I just see?! Everyone, look at the leaderboard!"
Purple Rose was also confused. The event had only started less than 10 seconds ago, so how did the Divine Dragon Alliance take first place? In the past, the leaderboards of all kinds of games would only open after some time or when there was a huge difference in strength. She could not figure it out, so she opened the leaderboard interface.
[Individual Points Leaderboard]
[1. Netherworld: Divine Dragon Alliance. Shadow Points: 1.7 trillion]
[2. Eve: Eagle Alliance. Shadow Points: 36]
[3. Heartless War Soul: Divine Dragon Alliance. Shadow Points: 34]
[4. Origin of the Universe: Universe Alliance. Shadow Points: 33]
…
[Alliance Points Leaderboard]
[1. Dragon God Alliance, Shadow Points: 1.7 trillion]
[2. Eagle Alliance, Shadow Points: 280]
[3. Universe Alliance, Shadow Points: 150]
[4. Hundred Flowers Alliance, Shadow Points: 139]
[5. White Elephant Alliance, Shadow Points: 120]
…
There were a total of three leaderboards—the individual leaderboard, the alliance leaderboard, and the guild leaderboard!
At this stage, no one had established a guild in Tribe yet, so the guild leaderboards were unknown. However, the other two leaderboards left all the players dumbfounded!
Purple Rose's mouth was slightly opened and her eyes were filled with disbelief. She rubbed her eyes and checked it three times before she confirmed that she was not seeing things. Even she was shocked!
1.7 trillion points! What kind of concept was that?
Purple Rose had tried to kill 100 small monsters and only received two shadow points. In other words, to catch up to Li Cheng, she had to kill at least a few trillion, or even tens of trillions of monsters!
Her first thought was that her guess was right. The shop incident was indeed related to Li Cheng, but how did he do it? Could that man really be cheating? At this moment, Purple Rose did not know what was going on with Li Cheng.
After looking at the leaderboard, the players finally understood what was going on. The style of emptying the shop was Li Cheng's basic operation.
[DAMN! Netherworld, tell me, did you empty the activity shop?!]
[ Netherworld, Big Brother, please, leave us a way out!]
[ Tribe officials, reporting Netherworld as a cheater!]
[That's right, I also believe that Netherworld's a cheater now. The event started less than ten seconds ago, and he already has close to 2 trillion points? We need an explanation!]
[Right, we need an explanation, or else we won't be able to continue playing this game!]
[In my opinion, Boss Netherworld has at least won glory for our alliance. In the past, our alliance has always been beaten by the Eagle Alliance.]
[Hehe, no matter what you say, I'm on Boss Netherworld's side. With the combined buffs from the leaderboards and the Holy War buffs, won't we be able to take off?]
[That's right. With such a powerful buff, wouldn't it be nice to increase the level of our troops? Why are you so conflicted about this?]
The players from the Divine Dragon Alliance could still accept this situation. After all, Li Cheng had provided them with an extremely powerful buff, allowing them to live up to the expectations of other alliances!
The commoner players were happy to see this scene. Based on their previous experience in the game, those rare items had nothing to do with them, so they were not worried at all. The buffs were more practical, so taking advantage of the three-day event, it would be better than nothing if their troops' experience points were maxed out.
However, the large guilds were not happy. In the past, most of the rewards were exchanged by them during large-scale events. They occupied the best grinding spots and dispersed their players to snatch most of the Bosses. They always took the lead again and again.
However, this time, there was nothing left for them. What was the difference between these large guilds and those small guilds?
Chapter 89
Eagle Alliance, Heaven Guild.
In Eve's army, her heroes were still clearing the monsters around them. Eve's points were also increasing, but her exquisite face was filled with shock as she stared at the leaderboard. The event shop was also empty as she muttered in a daze, "How's this possible…"
This was something she had never seen before in her entire gaming career. She took a few deep breaths, her eyes filled with fear. Then, she said, "Inform the Universe Alliance, the Hundred Flowers Alliance, and the White Elephant Alliance. Tell them to act quickly!"
In the Hundred Flowers Alliance, a man was furious.
"Netherworld Is definitely cheating. When has our Hundred Flowers Alliance ever lost to the Divine Dragon Alliance!
"Inform the Eagle Alliance that we'll definitely go all out in this operation!"
…
The same scene played out in the representative guilds of countless alliances. As the overlord of the entire alliance, the Eagle Alliance possessed extremely high influence.
Some of the alliances were still a little hesitant about this operation against Li Cheng. In the future, if there was a major alliance war, those alliances that were closer to the Divine Dragon Alliance might suffer retaliation and suppression from the others.
However, countless alliances were siding with the Eagle Alliance at the moment. They felt that if they did not target the Divine Dragon Alliance, they would not have a chance to do so in the future.
In the Universe Alliance, a player named Universe Origin was looking at the ranking list expressionlessly. When his subordinates saw their leader's expression, they knew that he was in a bad mood. No one made a sound. A few seconds later, Universe Origin said angrily, "Netherworld's strength shouldn't be underestimated, but the dignity of our Universe Alliance can't be defiled. This time, we have to prove ourselves to the entire alliance!
"This plan was concocted by Eve of the Eagle Alliance. There's only one goal, and that's to destroy the Netherworld of the Divine Dragon Alliance!"
After Universe Origin finished speaking, the people under him echoed, furious as they all shouted in unison. They wanted to destroy the Netherworld!
… 𝑙𝑖𝘣𝓇𝑒𝒶𝘥.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Li Cheng naturally did not know what the players were thinking. Even if he knew, he probably would not care. At this moment, he was listening to the system notification ring in his ear.
"Ding, dong, congratulations to the Divine Dragon Alliance players for taking first place in the Leaderboard. All Divine Dragon Alliance players have received a fifty percent increase in their attack and defense stats in the Shadow World!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and received a one thousand percent increase in your attack and defense stats in the Shadow World!
"Ding, dong, you've taken first place on the individual points leaderboard! In the Shadow World, all your troops have gained a fifty percent increase in their attack and defense stats!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and received a one thousand percent increase in your attack and defense stats in the Shadow World!
"Ding, dong, the target for the large-scale Shadow World Mission has been released. Please, check it out in time!"
As soon as it finished ringing, Li Cheng was completely shocked!
The leaderboards would provide all kinds of buffs. The first place in the alliance leaderboards and individual leaderboards would receive a 50% increase in attack and defense stats in the Shadow World. This was a normal situation.
However, after the 10,000-times amplification, it was a little unreasonable. It instantly increased his stats to their maximum value. Li Cheng understood that the system's buffs did not increase by 10,000 because once a certain value was reached, there was no more room for it to increase.
As the attack and defense stats on each leaderboard were amplified by 10 times, stacking the two leaderboards meant that his stats had been amplified by 20 times! This number made Li Cheng feel like he was dreaming.
20 times! The attributes of his troops had increased tremendously. A Legendary soldier was enough to instantly kill a Champion soldier! And as Champion soldiers, the Frost Dragons could be considered to be invincible! This whole event had been taken over by Li Cheng!
This was also the reason why he did not immediately work on those hidden quests. With these few buffs he had just received, he could now easily complete the quests, although the bonus was far beyond his expectations. However, no one would complain that their attack and defense stats were too high.
As the players entered the Shadow World, the target of this large-scale event was released. Li Cheng began to look through it.
[Active Shadow Crisis]
[Description: The Shadow Dragon has entrusted the players to clean up the evil forces in the Shadow World.]
[Nature: public mission for the entire server]
[Target: clean up the evil creatures (36.8 trillion/100 trillion)]
[Mission reward: depends on the contribution points of each player.]
It might seem like a lot to kill 10 trillion monsters, but that was the goal of the entire server. There was not much to be shared among each player.
After completing the quest, players would be rewarded according to their contribution. In other words, the more effort they put in, the more generous the reward would be. If one did not put in any effort, the reward would be very small.
At this moment, Li Cheng heard a system notification. He had received a surprising message. He looked at the person who sent the message. It was the rich woman who bought a spot in his friend list for 10,000,000 coins, Little Rain.
[Brother Netherworld, did you really empty the event shop?]
Li Cheng liked her quite a lot. He did not deny it and replied.
[That's right.]
Little Rain was not surprised when she received Li Cheng's reply. She smiled.
[Hehe, can you sell a few Legendary soldiers to your sister?]
[Sure, 10 billion crystals each.]
The corners of Li Cheng's mouth curled up.
Little Rain was silent for a while. It was obvious that she was angered by Li Cheng.
[Hmph! Brother Netherworld, do you know that many large guilds are very unhappy with you right now?
[Give me some Legendary soldiers, and I'll help you deal with them. How about it?]
Looking at Little Rain's words, Li Cheng was also a little surprised. It was not an easy thing to deal with a few large guilds. However, thinking about how this person was the richest woman in the Divine Dragon Alliance, possibly the richest woman in the entire game, she had a lot of power. So, he let it go.
Generally speaking, if giving her a few Legendary soldiers could eliminate the hostility of the various large guilds, it should be quite worthwhile. They would probably spend money to get rid of the disaster.
However, in Li Cheng's eyes, the various large guilds were nothing. According to Li Cheng's plan, this event was to complete the Heart of Massacre's repair quest in one go. If the various large guilds did not make a move against him, it would be considered good. However, if they really attacked him, Li Cheng would be more than happy to oblige.
Of course, Li Cheng refused. He originally wanted to close the chat box, but then, he seemed to have thought of something.
[There's no need. However, I have a few pieces of information to sell you. What do you think?]
Seeing this reply, Little Rain became excited.
[Tell me about it.]
Chapter 90
Li Cheng recalled the memories of his previous life.
[There's a secret realm in a certain plain of the Shadow World. The first time you clear it, you'll be able to obtain the recruitment authority of a level six soldier.
[There's also a secret realm in a swamp in the north. If you clear it, you'll obtain Gold-grade soldier equipment. Its attributes aren't bad. I have detailed guides for these two secret realms. Even if a fool uses it, he'll be able to clear them. Are you interested?]
The Shadow World and the main world were the same. There were all sorts of secret regions.
Seeing Li Cheng's words, Little Rain's breathing quickened. Level six soldiers, gold-grade soldier equipment. In the current stage of the game, these were invincible existences. Furthermore, there were detailed guides.
If it was someone else who said they had a guide, Little Rain's first instinct would be not to believe it. However, Li Cheng's words had very high credibility. Before this, he had published a beginner's guide. It was immediately regarded as the best guide in the past hundred years! The effect was obvious.
Thinking of this, Little Rain hurriedly asked.
[Tell me how much would it all cost? Even if you want me, I'll obey you!]
Seeing this, Li Cheng almost tripped. He helplessly replied.
[I can give you all of this for free, but you have to promise me that you'll join my guild in the future.]
Little Rain replied immediately without thinking.
[Okay.]
Then, Li Cheng sent her the coordinates of the two secret realms and the guides. Little Rain giggled and immediately went to conquer the secret realms.
Li Cheng smiled. His goal had been achieved. In Tribe, the guild's system was different from other online games. After establishing a guild, the Guild Leader could commandeer the resources of the other members.
The Divine Dragon Alliance was too big. It was impossible for Li Cheng to manage it by himself. Hence, Little Rain could be the second most important employee after Pearl.
The two secret realms that he looked down on were exchanged for a worker who had a strong appeal in the entire alliance. It could be said that he had earned a lot. Another key point was that Li Cheng did not reject her as he secretly liked this rich lady. If other players came to him, Li Cheng would not even glance at them.
After dealing with Little Rain, Li Cheng released an announcement on the Battle channel.
[Holy War Notice: Everyone, gather in the Shadow Plains (12392.64823). I'm about to launch a raid on a few large monster nests. Those who want to follow me for some gains must act quickly. Also, many of the monsters in the Shadow World are extremely difficult to discover. I've sent the map to the channel. Those who want to come, follow this map.]
As soon as the news came out, the players were elated. Their previous experiences told them that they would have meat to eat if they followed Li Cheng. Of course, this time was no exception.
[ Netherworld, boss, are you cheating? Why do you have such a comprehensive map? You even planned the route!]
[ Netherworld, I'm crying. Boss is finally willing to let us play with him!]
[You definitely can't go wrong if you listen to boss Netherworld. Everyone, charge!]
[Boss Netherworld really powerful. You guys can just be jealous.]
[That's right. Didn't boss Netherworld give you the buff that's under your feet? Do you still have the nerve to doubt him?]
[I don't care. I'll always support my boss Netherworld!]
[Me, too! +1!]
[+1.]
After saying that, Li Cheng led his troops to the gathering point that he had marked.
In just a few minutes, Li Cheng had already arrived at the target point. At this moment, there were already countless players gathered there and their expressions were filled with excitement. They wanted to go all out!
Due to the beginner's guide that Li Cheng had previously published on the forums, the overall strength of the Divine Dragon Alliance was developing relatively well. Now, there were already quite a number of people who had the recruitment authority of level two soldiers. The stronger ones had already obtained the recruitment authority of level three soldiers and had begun to vigorously produce them.
It was just that the ranks of those soldiers were a little rubbish. However, with the two buffs provided by Li Cheng, the time period for this event was enough to help them raise their ranks.
After sizing up the situation, Li Cheng thought to himself that after this event was over, he could enter the next stage. The stronger the laborers were, the more benefits he would gain.
After all, the wool came from the sheep, and if the wool grew fast and long, Li Cheng would earn even more. At this time, a slender figure riding a tall warhorse approached Li Cheng.
This person was naturally Purple Rose. She disregarded formality and asked him directly, "Netherworld, what's going on? Did you exchange for all the items in the activity shop?"
Li Cheng did not reply to her. Instead, he looked at her mount. It was from a secret realm that he knew of. It seemed that she had conquered that secret realm, and now, she wanted to take back what belonged to her. Also disregarding formalities, Li Cheng stretched out his hand and asked, "What about the recruitment authority for those soldiers?"
Purple Rose was stunned. Following that, the expression on her face made her look as if she had eaten a fly. She felt extremely uncomfortable but she endured the heartache and reluctantly handed over the recruitment authority to him.
This was the recruitment authority for the tier four soldiers that her guild had worked so hard to obtain. Even she felt the pain in her heart when handing it over. However, this was also what the two of them had agreed on previously. As the Guild Leader of a large guild, Purple Rose naturally would not go back on her words.
Li Cheng took the recruitment authority from her. Without even looking at it, he threw it to Pearl who was beside him. Even if it was the strongest type of soldier, he would not be interested in it.
This action made Purple Rose even angrier. She had worked so hard to get the recruitment authority for him, but she did not expect this man to throw it to another woman just like that.
She took a few deep breaths, and her bulging chest heaved up and down. She was secretly glad that she did not have high blood pressure. Otherwise, this would have been over. After more than 10 seconds, she calmed down and asked, "I heard that you provided Little Rain with the coordinates to the secret realms?"
Li Cheng was slightly stunned. He looked at her in surprise. He did not expect these two women to have such a good relationship that Little Rain would even share the incident with Purple Rose. Regarding this matter, Li Cheng nodded and said, "That's right." 𝓵𝒊𝒃𝙧𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝙢
After receiving Li Cheng's affirmation, Purple Rose's eyes lit up. "I want it, too. How can I get it?"
Hearing this, Li Cheng was a little hesitant. Little Rain was an unaffiliated person. He wanted her to be his employee. In the future, if she joined his guild, everything would be fine.
However, Purple Rose was in charge of the Rose Guild which could be considered a large guild. In the future, it would be impossible for her to join his guild. If he gave her the coordinates of the secret realm, it would obviously be a loss, and he would never make such a deal. He seemed to have thought of something, so he said straightforwardly, "I can share it with you. However, let me make things clear first. After the first clear, I still want the recruitment authority of the soldiers. If you agree, I'll give you a few coordinates. If you don't, it'll be the end of this discussion."
Chapter 91
Hearing this, Purple Rose was furious. This guy still wants her to work for him?
Her first reaction was to refuse, but a voice deep in her heart told her that she would not be at a disadvantage by doing so.
Although the recruitment authority needed to be given to Li Cheng, it was not the only one. If she needed it, she could spend more time farming for it again.
Purple Rose was conflicted. Why did she feel that Li Cheng was setting her up to work for him? She thought about this and hesitated for a while before finally, she nodded and said, "Alright, deal!"
Seeing how Purple Rose was so straightforward, Li Cheng did not delay. He sent her a few coordinates and a detailed guide. Then, he said, "The coordinates have been sent to you, but I still suggest you wait and attack them later on. Those secret realms have a special way of opening them."
"Why?" Purple Rose asked in puzzlement.
Li Cheng glanced at her and said indifferently, "Because today, I plan to solve all the matters in the Shadow World. If you go and attack those secret realms, you won't even have soup to drink."
Purple Rose was speechless.
What did this man say? He planned to solve all the problems in the Shadow World within a day? Was he not being too confident?
Oh, no, this was not confidence anymore. He was full of conceit! 𝑙𝒾𝘣𝘳𝑒𝒶𝒹.𝑐𝘰𝓂
Purple Rose wanted to say something, but Li Cheng could not be bothered with her because at this time, all the players' troops had gathered. Behind Li Cheng, there was a dense black mass of troops. The players' voices were also quite noisy.
"I have C-rank talent and 500 healers. Find an efficient team!"
"Are there any little brothers who stayed up all night to kill monsters today? Let's form a team together."
"The unspecialized has entered the team. The Battle Soul Guild's unspecialized team's personally led by a hall of the exalted expert. There's only one team!"
"Who has a Meat Shield soldier? Start a private chat with me. Thank you!"
The players were very lively. There was still an endless stream of people rushing over from behind. However, Li Cheng was too lazy to wait. He immediately opened the management interface of the Holy War and activated the Legion Commander Skill!
"Holy War notification. The target of this raid has been determined. All players follow the Legion Commander Netherworld and his troops to attack the Winged Night Shade's lair!
"Holy War Notification. Commander Netherworld has set a target for the quest. Killing the Winged Night Shade will give you double the contribution points!
"Ding, dong, Commander Netherworld has activated the skill, Rapid March. The movement speed of all Holy War troops has increased by five hundred percent!
"Ding, dong, Commander Netherworld has activated the skill, Frenzied Shooting. The range and attack speed of all Holy War ranged units have increased by a hundred percent!
"Ding, dong, Commander Netherworld has activated the skill, Desperate Boat. All defenses of Holy War troops have decreased by fifty percent, while attack has increased by two hundred percent!"
As Li Cheng activated the holy war buffs, rays of holy light descended from the sky, enveloping all the participating parties. In the Shadow World, everyone could feel the supreme divine power of the God of Light!
Instantly, circles of buffs appeared under everyone's feet. At first, the players were a little surprised, but when they checked the attributes of the buffs, they were instantly dumbfounded and stunned on the spot. It took a few seconds for them to react.
"Oh my God, these buffs are awesome!"
"F*ck, I thought the first few buffs were already awesome. I didn't think that the Netherworld boss would have such awesome buffs. He's about to take off!"
"Hahaha, those who didn't accept the quest, are they regretting it now?"
"Peerless Prideful, do you regret it now? Hahaha."
"This buff's too awesome. I think my army's able to fight monsters that are at least level three! This feels like a dream."
"Kill, brothers, kill the monsters of the Shadow World!"
Li Cheng did not save his contribution points. Instead, he immediately activated three buffs. At the moment, he was consuming 3,000 contribution points per second so the players from the Divine Dragon Alliance who accepted the quest could all enjoy these three super buffs.
As for the contribution points that they obtained from killing the monsters, one-fifth of them would be given to Li Cheng according to the agreement. His contribution points would definitely not be at a loss. On the contrary, it would soar.
Just as Li Cheng was thinking about this, the sound of system notifications rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong, player Great Intelligence has killed a hundred level three Ghost Beasts. You've gained one contribution point. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and gained ten thousand contribution points!
"Ding, dong, player Underpants Leak has killed a hundred level five Dormant Shadow. You've gained two contribution points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and gained twenty thousand contribution points!
"Ding, dong…"
At this moment, Li Cheng's contribution points were increasing rapidly. When the others started to move, Li Cheng also started to move. He casually crushed a Speed Scroll and a gentle breeze blew over before another round of buffs appeared under the feet of everyone in the area.
"Let's go!" Li Cheng waved his hand and roared.
He led his troops directly to the nest of Winged NightShade. The players quickly followed behind him and the army marched forward in a mighty manner.
Naturally, Li Cheng was leading the way. The Shadow World was full of holes. If they took a wrong step, they might end up in the territory of some Mythical Boss. Of course, there were many troops that did not listen to him. Li Cheng did not care about this and left them to fend for themselves.
Many players felt their blood boil when they saw this scene. This was also the first time they had seen such a grand battle. One had to know that there were billions of troops behind Li Cheng. Moreover, there was an endless stream of players rushing over, killing the Winged Night Shades and doubling their contribution points. Who would not be envious?
About half an hour later, the Holy War army slowly arrived at the place Li Cheng had marked. Li Cheng looked over, and in front of him was a strange giant tree made of countless shadows. It was hundreds of meters tall and one could not see where the tree ended.
Under the tree's tiny branches hung countless bat-like ghost monsters. One could see that their wings were very long and they had scarlet eyes. They were the extended version of bats.
Winged NightShade, a tier eight flying soldier. They were around level 20 and were wild monsters that were considered difficult to deal with.
Seeing this, Li Cheng immediately ordered, "Go all out to clear the monsters! Be careful not to go too deep. Pearl, go command the Holy War army and surround those monsters that are alone!"
Chapter 92
Following Li Cheng's orders, all the girls accepted their orders. The main force targeting the tier eight monsters was naturally Li Cheng's own troops. The role of those players was the same as in Death Valley. They were in charge of the lone monsters and would win according to the number of monsters killed.
With Li Cheng's various buffs, the players were able to break through the defense of the monsters. At this time, Li Cheng's appointment notice was also announced.
"Holy War notice. Player Pearl has been appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Legion!
"Holy War notice. Everyone, do not attack these high-level monsters rashly. Listen to Pearl's orders and surround those deserters!"
As the appointment was announced, the battle began very quickly. The Frost Marksmen nimbly knocked their bows and launched their arrows. Arrows attached to ice crystals started reaping the enemies' lives.
The Heavenly Knights and the Frost Dragons also began to move. They were both flying forces that could kill the enemies easily. The Shadow Assassins could only kill monsters that were flying at low altitudes.
However, no matter what kind of army they were, Li Cheng had cast Command Flame. Hence, the AOE ability had an explosive effect, and the speed of clearing the monsters stunned the players.
At this moment, Asilia came to Li Cheng's side. Her face was full of worry. "Earl Netherworld, I sense an incredibly evil existence hidden here."
Hearing this, Li Cheng raised his eyebrows. As the Saintess of the God of Light, Asilia could be said to be very sensitive to the existence of evil. What kind of existence could make her feel this worried?
After thinking for a while, he still could not figure it out. Li Cheng could only think of this in his heart and be more alert.
On the other side, after Li Cheng started the attack, countless Winged Night Shades opened their bloody mouths, letting out shrill cries. They quickly rushed toward the tree's branches. As the players started to encounter the monsters, countless people were shocked.
"F*ck, it's actually a tier eight soldier!"
"Hurry up and move. My Meat Shield soldiers can't hold on at all. Everyone, quickly use the kiting tactic to exhaust them to death!"
"Who has a long-range soldier? I'm f*cking close combat. What the f*ck can I kill?!"
"Hahaha, I've killed over a dozen monsters. The experience points are several times higher than low-tier monsters. It's too great!"
"What are you showing off for? I just killed a hundred monsters and got eight contribution points. Surely enough, I'm getting meat to eat with the Netherworld boss. Hahaha."
"This is too bad. I'm also a f*cking close combat soldier. I can only pick up the ones that have fallen to the ground."
The players were in a commotion. A tier eight flying soldier was still too strong for the players at the current stage of the game. This was especially so under the effect of Desperate Boat. Although the attack stats were increased by a lot, the defense stats made them as fragile as paper. They would shatter with a single touch.
However, under Pearl's correct command, the players quickly found the right way to fight. The current army did not have enough attack and defense, so they simply could not fight the monsters on the ground. They could only fight by using guerilla tactics, which was also the legendary kiting tactic.
With Li Cheng's speed buff, this kiting tactic became much easier. Countless Winged Night Shades flapped their wings vigorously. Fortunately, they could not catch up with the players' trash archer units.
The archers' arrows landed on their heads. The damage points were not very high, only a few dozen or more than a hundred points. However, the monsters still could not withstand the large number of players.
With the correct tactic, the players surrounded the Winged Night Shades one by one. The army quickly descended into the nest.
At this moment, Li Cheng gathered his heroes to his side as the troops slowly gathered and advanced slowly. Since the players could fight, there was no need for him to fight the small monsters. 𝙡𝙞𝒃𝓻𝒆𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝒐𝒎
Li Cheng turned to Lillian and asked, "Lillian, do you know what's inside?"
Lillian shook her head. "I don't know. I don't know anything about the recent events in the Shadow World."
At this time, Sylvia snorted and looked at Li Cheng disdainfully. "Do you even need to ask? This is the aura of a demon."
Hearing this, Li Cheng was stunned at first. Then, he looked at Sylvia as if she was an idiot. This made the Frost Dragon Princess, who had a bad temper, instantly explode. "What kind of look is that?!"
Li Cheng did not continue to argue with her. Instead, he slowly said, "Looking at the skills of these Winged Night Shades, even a fool would know that they're related to demons."
He sighed. It was impossible to count on others. Li Cheng did not pay attention to the furious Sylvia. Instead, he looked toward the top of the entire nest, which was the top of the many strange trees.
There was a pitch-black ball that was as black as ink. It was releasing dense black energy streams. In the Shadow World, the darker the color meant the higher the amount of energy one possessed.
Looking at the ball, Li Cheng frowned and said to Sylvia, "Let's go up and take a look."
Sylvia glared at Li Cheng, wanting to scold him for wanting to ride her. Then, as if thinking of something, she obediently transformed into her dragon form and rushed up with Li Cheng. In a few seconds, Li Cheng felt his surroundings getting darker and darker. At this moment, he was less than 10 meters away from the ball. He immediately cast a scouting spell.
[Pitch-black heart of the abyss (not activated)]
[Description: ?]
After reading this introduction, Li Cheng narrowed his eyes. He was very familiar with the word 'abyss'.
The bottomless abyss was where the demons lived. As for the pitch-black heart of the abyss, he did not have any memory of it in his mind. Speaking of which, no player had ever come to the Winged Night Shade's lair in his previous life.
The question now was… What was the big heart for?
At this moment, the pitch-black heart of the abyss suddenly changed. In the center of the pitch-black ball, a blood-red eyeball slowly appeared. The system's voice rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong, you've been affected by the pitch-black heart of the abyss. Your army's attribute points have decreased by fifty percent!
"Ding, dong, you've been affected by the pitch-black heart of the abyss. Your luck points have decreased by one thousand!"
As the system's voice fell, dark energy enveloped all of Li Cheng's troops.
Li Cheng had a solemn expression. His attribute points were directly halved. That was the same effect of the Goddess of Poison. The most important thing was that things like reducing a player's luck points were extremely rare in Tribe.
If an ordinary player got his luck points reduced by 1,000 points, he could immediately delete his account and play again. However, Li Cheng had extremely high luck, so it was not a big deal at all. Thinking of this, Li Cheng cast a scouting spell again.
[Pitch-black heart of the abyss (partially activated)]
[Description: An Immortal item from the abyss, the heart of an ancient Demon God. It's said that on the day of its awakening, every time the heart beats, all living creatures within a hundred miles will turn into demons.]
[Grade: Mythical Tier 5]
[Level: 50]
[HP: 300 billion/300 billion]
[Attack: 0]
[Defense: 99,990,000]
[Skills: Abyssal Radiation, Ominous Aura, Magic Immunity…]
Chapter 93
Looking at the data of the pitch-black heart of the abyss, many thoughts flashed through Li Cheng's mind. It was very likely that the Winged Night Shades were affected by the heart and had been transferred here.
The question was, who had placed this immortal weapon here?
The pitch-black heart in front of him was only partially activated, and it already had the power of a Mythical-grade tier five weapon. Its HP was even as high as 300,000,000. Comparatively speaking, this number was not much for a Mythical-grade Boss, but with 99,999,000 defense, it was ridiculous. It could be said to be invincible.
This meant that without any special methods, even a Champion soldier would not be able to break through its defense. Unfortunately, Li Cheng had precisely such methods.
His troops attacked with real damage, ignoring its defense. This pitch-black heart in front of him did not seem to have any attack power.
The only disgusting thing was its three skills. Abyss Radiation was a functional skill, so as long as one remained in the heart's range for a certain amount of time, they would turn into a demon. Its Ominous Aura would reduce Li Cheng's luck value as well as to the surrounding enemies, reducing their luck value by 1,000 points every hour. The longer he stayed in the area, the more luck value would be reduced.
Magic Immunity was also a very ridiculous skill. It was immune to all magic damage. In addition to the defense value of the heart, it could be said to be invincible.
Of course, this was only applicable to ordinary people. In front of Li Cheng, it was a living target with high HP. 300 billion HP might seem like a lot, but it was actually made of paper. It was just that this black heart was made of slightly thicker paper than the rest.
The only thing he had to worry about now was whether there were any unknown existences hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the Heavenly Knights and the Frost Dragons to start attacking it. Because this place was too far off the ground, it exceeded the range of his Frost Marksmen.
Roar!
Roar!
Under Sylvia's command, countless Frost Dragons began to deliver all kinds of attacks. In an instant, zero digits kept popping up one after another. True damage digits also kept popping up one after another, and the pitch-black heart's health bar started to decrease.
...
In an underground city in the west of the Shadow World, a young girl was sitting on a throne. Her delicate fingers were swirling the wine glass in her hands and her young face was filled with intoxication.
"In a few years, the pitch-black heart of the abyss can be fully activated. When that time comes, it'll cover the entire Shadow World and all the ghost creatures will become demons. Even if the Shadow Dragon returns, it won't be able to change this outcome.
"Hehe, I really want to see my brother's expression. Isn't he just forming an undead army? What's so great about that? I'm still the best!"
Just as the girl was muttering to herself, the space beside her distorted. An ugly monster's face appeared and it was filled with anxiety. "Your Highness the Demon King, not good. The pitch-black heart of the abyss is under attack!"
"Who is it?" she asked casually. No one knew the pitch-black heart better than her, so she was not anxious at all.
"It should be one of those human Lords," the monster said after it hesitated for a moment.
Hearing this, the girl's expression became even more satisfied. She had long known about the large-scale influx of humans that was pouring into the Shadow World. Thinking of this, she simply waved her hand carelessly. "With their level, they won't be able to reach the heart. Let the first army dispose of them."
The pitch-black heart of the abyss was a special Boss with 99,999,000 defense. It had been placed there for hundreds of years, and there were no units that could successfully attack it.
All units who tried ended up being unable to break through its defense. Instead, they were transformed into demons by the pitch-black heart. Hearing it was those weak humans who were trying to attack it? To break through the heart was simply a pipe dream.
Right at that moment, a cracking sound was heard. It was like the sound of glass shattering from the depths of the young girl's heart.
Immediately, she stood up abruptly from her throne. Her originally rosy face instantly turned pale.
She knew immediately that this sound came from the depths of her soul. It was the shattering of the pitch-black heart of the abyss and it meant that the heart had been completely shattered.
The young girl gritted her silver teeth. Her eyes were cold and angry as she roared, "Who the hell is it?!"
On the other side, after Sylvia's attack, the pitch-black heart of the abyss in front of her was completely shattered and a pitch-black light instantly blossomed.
Li Cheng heard the screams from the abyss and at the same time, the system's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Ding, dong! You've successfully killed the Mythical-grade pitch-black heart of the abyss. You've obtained one hundred million shadow points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained one trillion shadow points!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained two million Church of Light contribution points. You've also triggered a ten-thousand times amplification and obtained twenty billion Church of Light contribution points!
"World Announcement. Divine Dragon Alliance player Netherworld has successfully killed the Mythical-grade Boss, the pitch-black heart of the abyss. As the first player in the world to kill a Mythical-grade Boss, you're hereby awarded with ten thousand reputation points and a Mythical-grade dazzling gift box!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained a reward of one billion reputation points and an Immortal-grade dazzling gift box!
"Ding, dong, your reputation points are extremely high. The mage country has invited you to become a noble of that country. You can head to Mage City to receive your title! 𝒍𝙞𝙗𝒓𝒆𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Ding, dong, your reputation points are extremely high. The Kingdom of Fadhil has invited you to become a noble of that country. You can head to Mage City's Royal Academy to receive your quest!
"Ding, dong, your reputation points are extremely high. The Kingdom of Kent has invited you to become a noble of that country. You can head to Mage City's Royal Academy to receive your quest!
"Holy War announcement. Earl Netherworld has destroyed the pitch-black heart of the abyss. All Winged Night Shade's attributes are decreased by ninety-nine percent!
"Ding, dong! Warning. Your actions have completely enraged Demoness Tiavanas. She'll pursue you endlessly!"
Following the shattering of the pitch-black heart of the abyss, the bodies of all the Winged Night Shades started to dim. Their attributes were reduced by 99%. They were so weak that they were like dregs. The players were ecstatic as these Winged Night Shades grades and rewards were all tier eight. However, their current attributes were even weaker than tier one monsters. Immediately, they went crazy.
Previously, they had used the kiting tactic and the players were being chased everywhere. Now, they were chasing after the monsters.. The players had their buffs, so the monsters could not escape at all. With this reversal, the Winged Night Shades' attacks were instantly suppressed!
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"Haha, Boss Netherworld's really awesome. These tier eight monsters aren't even as good as our garbage soldiers!"
"This is too awesome! The attributes of a tier one monster and the reward of a tier eight monster. Is this the benefit of following boss Netherworld? I'm in love with him!"
"F*ck! Boss Netherworld's my eternal idol. He defeated a Mythical Boss!"
"Oh my God! This is ridiculous! He killed a Mythical Boss alone! It's only been three days since the game started! From now on, I'm going to follow Netherworld Boss! We'll win no matter who comes!"
"F*ck! Don't steal my monster! If you steal it again, I'll kill you!"
"WUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! All of my troops are close-combat, and I can't get any benefits at all! How am I supposed to fight this? Daddy, save some for me!"
Purple Rose was also in a daze. In just a blink of an eye, Li Cheng had killed a Mythical-grade Boss?
She remembered that she was still struggling to surround and attack a single Winged Night Shade. In just a blink of an eye, the battle situation had been rewritten because of Li Cheng. Now, the players had begun to engage in a crazed monster-stealing mode. Killing these monsters was suddenly easier than cutting grass.
Purple Rose dazedly looked at Li Cheng who was riding on Sylvia's dragon body. She muttered in her heart, 'Netherworld…just how strong are you?'
At this moment, when Li Cheng heard the system notification, his pupils instantly contracted. He had some understanding of the name Tiavanas.
Demoness Tiavanas was a Mythical-grade powerhouse. She was the daughter of the Demon King and belonged to the second generation of officials among the demons. Her elder brother was the son of the Demon King and was also the first big version of the Big Boss in the game. He was also the leader of the Undying Army in the east. Li Cheng did not know much else about them.
He only knew that Tiavanas seemed to have won the trial between herself and the son of the Demon King. SHe then became the real Demon King, making her an immortal God! Later on, she would lead her troops to attack Earth.
Li Cheng did not care about these things. That was a matter for the future. What Li Cheng cared about was that the Demoness was going to attack him?
Li Cheng really did not want to provoke the daughter of the Demon King because, unlike Gods, their real bodies were in the origin world. They were not like those Gods who would use God's descent. These demons would fight to the death!
Now, Li Cheng looked to the west with a frown. He felt an extremely strong hostility from the west of the Shadow World.
He shook his head slightly and did not pay much attention to it. Li Cheng only felt troubled by the demoness but he was not afraid. If the demoness in the Shadow World wanted to attack him, Li Cheng had a hundred ways to make her fall.
Now, Li Cheng's gaze was on the drops from the pitch-black heart of the abyss. He could not help but feel a little expectant. The first kill of a Mythical-grade Boss. With his luck, he would definitely receive something good!
Thinking of this, Li Cheng immediately picked it up with his hands. The system notification sounded at the right time.
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the spoils of war, an Immortal-grade Evil God's staff fragment!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the spoils of war, an Immortal-grade Goddess of Luck's trial scroll!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the spoils of war, one hundred thousand small divine power crystals!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained the spoils of war, a Legendary-grade Profound Puppet core!"
These spoils of war were relatively good. The first was a broken black fragment.
[Evil God's staff fragment (Immortal)]
[Description: it's rumored that an ancient evil God used a staff fragment. If you collect all four fragments, you'll obtain a complete staff.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Immortal]
Looking at the information of the fragment, Li Cheng's eyes narrowed. As long as it was related to an ancient evil God, nothing was simple.
The staff used by an evil God was naturally strong. At the very least, it was a very powerful Immortal weapon. However, in his previous life, Li Cheng had never heard of such news, so he assumed the fragments would be very difficult to collect.
Temporarily putting the fragment into his bag, Li Cheng continued to look at a black scroll that was giving off a strange aura.
[Goddess of Luck's trial scroll (Immortal)]
[Description: the highest level trial scroll made by the Goddess of Luck. After using it, evil forces under the Goddess of Misfortune will attack your territory like a tidal wave. If you successfully defend it, you'll receive the power of the Goddess of Luck.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Immortal]
[Effect: when used, it will trigger a monster siege. After successfully defending your territory, you'll receive a reward from the Goddess of Luck.]
Li Cheng's gaze was focused on the words 'Goddess of Misfortune'. This goddess was a jinx. As long as she glanced at someone, their luck value would drop crazily.
Of course, Li Cheng's luck value was high enough, so he was not afraid of losing some of it. However, this goddess was famous for being narrow-minded. The scroll in Li Cheng's hand came from her sister, the Goddess of Luck!
Looking at the scroll in his hand, Li Cheng was deep in thought. If he obtained the power of the Goddess of Luck, what would happen?
After a while, Li Cheng shook his head. Now was not the time to use it. He could only put the scroll into his backpack for now. The next was the third gain, which was countless pure crystals the size of fingernails.
[Small divine power crystal (None)]
[Description: The divine power crystal condensed from the world's core represents the purest divine power in the world. Any God can use it .]
[Level: 1]
[Type: small]
[Effect: ?]
Looking at this thing, Li Cheng was a little surprised. He did not expect to receive 100,000 pure divine power crystals. It should be known that attribute-free divine power crystals were extremely rare.
At this time, Li Cheng did not think much about it. He tossed them into his backpack. At present, he only knew two Gods, Trelefany and Ella. The former was his own Goddess. Once she was strong, he would also be strong, while the other one seemed to be in great lack of divine power. Could he extort her for a lot of money?
Finally, there was a crystal that emitted a faint light. It was only the size of a palm and it fit just right in the middle of his hand.
[Profound Puppet core (Legendary)]
[Description: the core of a Profound Puppet that has lost its energy. After replenishing its energy, it can activate the Profound Puppet again.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary (Quest Item)]
[Effect: after replenishing the crystal (0/200 million), the Profound Puppet will be activated.]
Chapter 95
After reading the system's description, Li Cheng was able to confirm that this was his quest item. It was a Legendary Profound Puppet. As long as its core was not destroyed, it would become an undying existence. As long as he had enough energy, he would be able to revive its full HP.
However, this required a total of 200,000,000 crystals. Large guilds would not even be able to afford it, let alone ordinary players,
Of course, these crystals were like a drop in the ocean to Li Cheng. Thinking of this, Li Cheng waved his hand and a teleportation door appeared in front of him. Due to Lillian's existence, he could open the teleportation door at any time. After returning to his territory, Li Cheng immediately brought Sylvia back to his territory as well.
"Ding, dong, you're about to consume two hundred million crystals to activate the Legendary Profound Puppet. Do you confirm?"
"Confirm!" Li Cheng replied.
"Ding, dong, the Legendary Profound Puppet has been activated!"
As the system's voice fell, the Profound Puppet core in Li Cheng's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling azure light. In the next moment, an almost identical Profound Puppet appeared in Li Cheng's territory.
The eyes of the Profound Puppet were constructed from energy and it scanned Li Cheng's body for a moment. It immediately lowered its head and said, "Respected descendant of the imperial family, Profound Puppet 008 is happy to serve you!"
Li Cheng nodded and said, "What happened to you?"
"We've been waiting here until a thousand years ago when we met a powerful demon. She easily destroyed the 27th puppet army of the Profound Empire..."
Profound Puppet 008 paused for a moment, as if it was a bit troublesome to talk about it. Its eyes flashed and a screen appeared in front of Li Cheng.
Displayed on the screen was a petite little lolita wearing a Gothic dress. Since they were in the Shadow World, they could not see the exact colors but the elegant temperament she had could not be concealed.
The little lolita was holding a huge ax that was more than 10 meters tall. Li Cheng's mouth twitched as he looked at it. This style was so out of place.
Was this little lolita not Taivanas? Suddenly, the Tiavanas on the screen moved. She gently waved the huge ax in her hand. As if she was harvesting straw, the Profound Puppets fell one after another.
Li Cheng's eyes focused. These puppets were a Meat Shield-type elite troop. Moreover, it was an elite troop of the Profound Empire. Their levels were not low but when facing her, their health bar was non-existent.
After Li Cheng finished watching the projection, he was silent for a moment. Then, he said to the Profound Puppet, "Wait for my orders in my territory. When I gather the four of you, you can activate the remains of Her Highness the Princess."
"Yes, sir," said the Profound Puppet as it bowed its head slightly.
After saying this, Li Cheng opened the passage to the Shadow World. Upon returning to the Shadow World, Li Cheng had a rough understanding of Tiavanas's strength. She was a genuine Mythical being and a very high-level one at that!
Moreover, that projection was from a thousand years ago. Until now, no one knew the status of this little lolita who had lived for more than a thousand years. If that was the case, Li Cheng would have to come up with a good plan.
Li Cheng thought for a moment, and soon, a dangerous light appeared in his eyes. In the Shadow World, it did not seem that difficult to kill the daughter of a Demon King.
Li Cheng waited until the end to take out the last prize, the Immortal-grade dazzling gift box. Looking at this gift box, Li Cheng was a little excited because an Immortal-grade gift box was too rare.
It had never appeared before he transmigrated, so Li Cheng now had a question in his heart. Could it really open an Immortal weapon?
Without hesitation, he opened the gift box. Immediately, a pitch-black, dazzling pillar of light descended from the sky and enveloped him.
"Ding, dong! You've opened the Immortal-grade dazzling gift box and triggered a ten thousand times amplification. You've obtained the Immortal-grade Dueling Sword!"
Li Cheng blinked his eyes blankly. Did he really just obtain an Immortal weapon? He quickly opened his backpack and took out a white sword that was filled with killing intent. He immediately checked the information on the sword.
[Dueling Sword (Immortal)]
[Description: a sword from the God of Duel. It's said that it was a weapon he used in the arena. After he became a God, this sword was tainted with the God of Duel's aura and became an Immortal weapon.]
[Grade: Immortal Weapon Tier 6]
[Type: hero equipment]
[Level: 1]
[Location: special equipment]
[Attributes: Duel: specify a target that's not lower than your level (limited to players and Bosses) and enter a duel.]
[Effects: both parties will be attacked by each other's troops as the attack of both sides gains a 500% increase. The winner of the duel will gain a 1,000 increase in strength and intelligence. The loser of the duel will suffer a 2,000 decrease in strength and intelligence]
[Cooldown: 7 days]
Li Cheng was shocked.
Looking at the attributes of the Dueling Sword, he could only conclude that it was ridiculous, insane, too strong!
Even though it only had one skill, as a tier six Immortal weapon, it was absolutely insane!
Choosing a unit to enter a duel, the damage received by both sides would increase by 5 times. As long as they won, they would gain 1,000 intelligence and strength points.
One had to know that players only had a few attribute points at level one and they would never achieve 1,000 intelligence and strength points until they died.
With the dueling sword, as long as Li Cheng won every time, he would gain 1,000 intelligence and strength points with every win. This growth rate was something that even an Immortal God could not compete with. 𝓵𝒊𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝒅.𝓬𝓸𝙢
Thinking of this, Li Cheng's heart could not help but feel a little hot. He could not wait to find an unlucky person to try out his sword. In short, this wave of battles could be said to be a bloody profit for Li Cheng. Moreover, as time passed, he would only become more and more terrifying, and he would encounter the kind of Bosses that were especially strong!
Li Cheng could not wait to meet more powerful Bosses like this that would only stand still and get beaten up. No one would complain about having too many Immortal items.
At the same time, Li Cheng saw that his class trial was about to be completed. Now, he only needed to kill an Epic Boss...
At this time, the players' crusade against the Winged Night Shades had also reached the end. Ever since Li Cheng killed the pitch-black heart of the abyss, these Winged Night Shades were the players' EXP babies.. Everyone was very happy to farm them. With the strength of tier one monsters and the reward of tier eight monsters, who would not love it?
Chapter 96
After about 10 minutes, Pearl came to Li Cheng's side and said, "Master, ninety-five percent of the Winged Night Shades have been cleared."
Li Cheng nodded. He was also slightly surprised by the way Pearl addressed him but he did not say anything. It seemed that his actions had completely convinced Pearl.
Li Cheng opened the map and said, "Let's continue to the next target. After this wave, the strength of the players should've increased by quite a bit. We'll change our original route and pass through here directly!"
On the west side of the Shadow World, in the dark underground city, the cold and bloody air was almost suffocating. Countless demons were crouching on the ground, shivering as the cold sweat dripped down their skin and onto the ground.
A succubus said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, the humans are thinking about the north. They're probably heading toward the camp of the plane bandits."
On the throne, Tiavanas frowned as if she was thinking about something. She repeated, "Plane bandits..."
Soon, the corners of her delicate lips curled into a sneer. She already knew Li Cheng's purpose. The pitch-black heart of the abyss was something she had spent a lot of effort to assemble.
It contained the power of an ancient demon God and a small amount of divine power. It was a special container that could hold a large amount of energy. This kind of container was extremely hard to find.
She had searched for the Legendary Profound Puppets that had suddenly appeared in the Shadow World for a long time. To activate the pitch-black heart of the abyss, she had waited for more than a thousand years. Now, Li Cheng has broken it. Thinking of this, Tiavanas's murderous aura could not be stopped.
A proud smile suddenly appeared on her face. She knew what Li Cheng was looking for, so she ordered, "All of you, activate all the defenses of the underground city and activate all the traps at maximum power. All units, enter your defense positions!"
Hearing these words, the few demons who were kneeling on the ground felt as if they had been pardoned. They hurriedly nodded and turned to leave. After leaving, they let out a sigh of relief. Following that, their eyes became dangerous.
Looking at the backs of her subordinates leaving, Tiavanas continued to twirl the wine glass in her hand and said, "Interesting human, you dare provoke me? Prepare to pay the price then."
...
An hour later, Li Cheng's army slowly arrived at a canyon. In the depths of the canyon, one could faintly see tall gray city walls and a defense tower with a technological atmosphere.
"This should be the territory of the Plane Bandits, right?" Li Cheng muttered. He immediately cast a scouting spell.
[Plane Bandit territory (large)]
[Description: A bandit group from another plane. They are a race with unknown technology and weapons from the origin world. There are also city walls and many defensive facilities in their territory. They are very difficult to deal with.]
[Enemies: 5,600,000 Worker Bee Warriors (tier 6) , 6,600,000 lizard slaves (tier 3), 3,400,000 low-level Plane Bandits (tier 6) , 4,900,000 mid-level Plane Bandits (tier 7) ...]
The number of enemies in the entire territory was extremely huge, at least more than a billion. Moreover, the races present in the territory were very chaotic. The list of enemies took up a total of three densely packed pages, listing more than a dozen races.
When Li Cheng saw this scene, he could not help but squint his eyes. As expected of a large-scale territory. Wild monsters of this scale were not common. Li Cheng continued to cast his scouting spell to check on the other defensive facilities.
[Plane Bandit wall]
[Description: A wall from another dimension. Made from an unknown material. No one knows what skills it has.]
[Level: 80]
[Grade: Diamond]
[Durability: 200 billion/200 billion]
[Skills: ?]
Soon, other players cast their scouting spells. When they saw the attributes of the wall, they saw the shock in everyone's eyes.
"F*ck, what the hell is this? 200 billion?!"
"Really? Isn't this city wall too perverse?"
"In my territory, the wooden wall only has 1,000 durability. Isn't the difference too much?"
"Although the Diamond-grade city wall's a little weaker than the Church of Light's, it's still very strong!"
"Netherworld, boss, should we attack? This city wall doesn't seem to be easy to break..."
"Netherworld, boss, I suggest we give up on this stronghold. Aren't there still many other monsters in the Shadow World that we can fight? Let's go fight somewhere else, alright?"
Listening to the discussions of the players around him, Li Cheng thought that it was funny. In front of him, the Diamond-grade city wall was completely made of paper.
Actually, the city wall had an extremely special skill. It was from the origin world, so if they attacked the city wall, the damage dealt would be reduced by half!
However, this was not a problem for the current Li Cheng. He immediately ordered, "Lillian, Sylvia, lead your troops and fly over to attack. Luna, break through the walls with all your strength!" 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝒓𝙚𝒂𝓭.𝓬𝒐𝓶
Following Li Cheng's order, his female heroes quickly took action.
The Frost Dragons were the first to attack. Their huge bodies instantly covered the pale white sun in the sky, and long roars resounded through the clouds.
Roar!
However, just as the dragons were about to fly into the Plane Bandit camp, countless pitch-black energies shot out from it. The energy blobs exploded on the bodies of the dragons, causing their health bars to drop slightly.
Seeing this scene, Li Cheng frowned. After all, the defense of the Frost Dragons was extremely high. To be able to cause such damage to them, it could only be the highest-level defense towers. Li Cheng immediately changed his tactics. "Sylvia, break through those defenses first!"
"Alright!" Sylvia was very efficient in battle. She never played around with her princess personality.
She instantly transformed into a dragon that was dozens of meters long. She looked down at the entire Plane Bandit camp from high up in the sky. Under her command, the dragons scattered and attacked the defense towers.
Roar!
Roar!
Streams of terrifying Dragon's Breath poured out, instantly enveloping countless buildings. Immediately, layers of thick ice formed on the surface of the buildings that were affected by the Dragon's Breath, and the pitch-black energy balls stopped firing abruptly. All the defense buildings were paralyzed!
At this moment, a system notification rang in Li Cheng's ears.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have destroyed a Plane Bandit wall!
"Ding, dong! Your troops have destroyed a Plane Bandit wall!
"Ding, dong! Your troops have destroyed a Plane Bandit wall!"
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Under Luna's command, the Frost Marksmen launched a fierce attack on the city walls. With Li Cheng's buffs, their attack speed was extremely fast, and their slender arms moved so fast they started looking like phantoms.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
As the densely packed arrows rained on the city walls, the walls began to collapse. The scene before the players' eyes was akin to the sky and earth collapsing.
Seeing this, Li Cheng once again modified the target of the Holy War. The system conveyed Li Cheng's message to the players.
"Holy War notification. The target of this attack has been determined. All players follow Commander Netherworld and his army to attack the Plane Bandit camp!"
"Holy War notification. Commander Netherworld has set the target of this mission. Killing the Plane Bandits will result in a reward of ten times the contribution points!"
As the system's voice fell, the players were stunned for a moment before they exploded.
"Did I hear that wrong? Ten times the contribution points?"
"Oh my God, aren't these contribution points a little too much?"
"Hahaha, it feels so good getting meat to eat with our big boss Netherworld!"
"Haha, although we lost quite a number of troops previously, the level of my troops has increased this round. Their combat power's definitely stronger than before!"
"For the ten contribution points, everyone, charge!"
The contribution points that Li Cheng promised were naturally provided by the Church of Light. When it came to the Plane Bandits, the Church of Light hated them to the bone. Regarding his decision, Li Cheng believed that the Church of Light would not say anything.
In terms of the Plane Bandits' strength, they might not be as strong as the Winged Night Shades from before, but they were extremely difficult to deal with. They had a rich variety of soldier types, and they had almost all the soldier types in every plane.
Whether it was close combat, long-range, assassins, healers, or Meat Shield soldiers, all of them were very well-rounded. Their intelligence was also pretty good, and their battle tactics were not much inferior to those of the various large armies.
The most troublesome thing was their technology that no one had ever seen before. There was no information on what kind of power or technology they had, only that they were very difficult to deal with.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng decided to end the battle quickly. It was better to use lightning speed to deal with unknown things. He immediately ordered Pearl to use all kinds of potions and scrolls. Since they were useful, he wanted to use them. The sound of the system notifications immediately rang in the ears of the nearby players.
"Ding, dong, player Pearl has used the speed potion. The movement speed of all troops has increased by two hundred percent!
"Ding, dong, player Pearl has used the supreme encouragement scroll. All troops' morale is maintained at full value for one hour!"
After all the potions and scrolls were used, Pearl took a deep breath, raised the sharp sword in her hand, and brandished it in the air. "All troops, attack!"
There were no fancy tactics in such a large-scale attack. There were simply too many players, and they had already surrounded the Plane Bandit camp. They had the advantage in strength and numbers, what kind of tactics was there to use? They could just charge!
Following Pearl's orders, the players instantly charged forward. The densely packed heads surged forward like a tide as the players' blood boiled.
"Kill!"
"Charge! Kill them all!" 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇𝑒𝑎𝒹.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"For Tribe! Charge! Eh, I seem to have walked into the wrong set… Oh!"
An explosion was heard and the scene suddenly split apart. Pitch-black energy formed a small mushroom cloud, and the players' troops were instantly blasted to death.
Li Cheng was not surprised by this. If the Plane Bandits were easy to deal with, the Church of Light would not have given them 10 times the contribution points.
Apart from demons, these bandits were the most difficult to deal with. The explosion was caused by players who had triggered the traps that were set up. Soon, all sorts of rumbling explosions could be heard and the players suffered heavy casualties.
However, there were too many players. At this time, there were still at least a few hundred billion players behind Li Cheng. No matter how many traps the Plane Bandits had set, they were all triggered by the players in less than a few minutes.
Soon, the players came into contact with the Plane Bandits themselves. Although the players' strength was relatively low, it was not to the extent that they could not break through their defenses with the number of powerful buffs they had. However, their troops were still too fragile and the casualty rate was very high.
At this time, Li Cheng's troops also entered the battle.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The first attack to arrive was a sky full of arrows. The Frost Marksmen easily tore open the front lines of the Plane Bandits. Following that, the Heavenly Knights began charging forward with their long spears. A dazzling light suddenly erupted and Heavenly Rage was suddenly released. Everywhere they went, it was as easy as crushing dry weeds.
The voices of countless system notifications rang in Li Cheng's ears. The levels of all sorts of troops soared, especially the Shadow Assassins. It was as if they were riding on a rocket. They quickly maxed out their levels, but they did not care.
At this time, Li Cheng, Lillian, and Luna quietly entered the Shadow of the Mist. In his previous life, Li Cheng had also dealt with the Plane Bandits before, so he knew how to deal with them.
The Plane Bandit troops comprised some elite bandits and countless slaves. Specifically, one percent of them were bandits and the remaining 99 percent were slaves.
When the Boss died, the slaves would naturally run away without fighting. This was also the fastest and best way to defeat them!
Li Cheng had already reached the heart of the enemy. This was also Lillian's strong point. Even if the enemy was standing in front of him, the enemy would not be able to discover him as long as he was inside the Shadow of the Mist.
A few minutes later, Li Cheng's eyes lit up as he discovered his target. In the center of the camp, there was a magnificent building that was more than 10 meters tall. In front of the building, a man wearing mechanical armor was commanding the troops with a calm expression.
Li Cheng immediately cast a scouting spell and the information of this man was immediately revealed.
[Otherworldly Commander Parker (Legendary)]
[Description: a high-ranking commander from another plane. He's very experienced and can command large-scale battles of hundreds of billions of troops. He's mainly responsible for the battles between the Shadow World and the Earth plane.]
[Grade: Legendary Tier 5]
[Level: 50]
[HP: 800,000,000,000]
[Physical/Magic Attack: 390,000]
[Defense: 4,000]
[Skills: Nano-armor, Cell Regeneration, Plane Travel, 10,000 Cannon Blasts, Plane Resistance.]
Chapter 98
A level 50 Legendary Boss. Li Cheng frowned when he saw the attributes of the Boss. It was obvious that this was not like the Bosses from the Church of Poison, but the Meat Shield type of Boss that players were most unwilling to see!
Its attack was not particularly high, and it's offensive skills were not that strong. However, its 800,000,000,000 HP and 4,000 defense were enough to make people despair, just like the pitch-black heart of the abyss. It meant that the player would not be able to break through without special means.
Most importantly, this Boss also had a special armor with two health bars. Based on Li Cheng's understanding of the Plane Bandits, their outer armor could be changed and repaired at any time. This was not a Boss, he was a bloody bull!
Of course, this was only in the eyes of ordinary people. In Li Cheng, it was nothing special. He merely slightly narrowed his eyes and moved closer.
He took out the Dueling Sword that was emitting a cold murderous aura from his backpack and silently targeted the Boss that was commanding the battle.
Instantly, the tangible cold murderous aura seemed to pull the two of them together. At the same time, the system's voice rang.
"Ding, dong! The Dueling Sword has been successfully used!
"Ding, dong! You and the Legendary Commander Parker of the otherworld have entered a duel. Both parties will receive a five hundred percent increase in damage from each other's forces until one party dies!"
As Li Cheng activated his item, it was considered as having launched an attack on the enemy. Hence, it removed his invisibility status.
At the same time, Luna waved her slender arm and the originally dim sky turned pitch black instantly. A bright moon suddenly appeared in the sky, and at the same time, the Moon Dance skill was released. All the buffs were instantly gathered!
The Boss was shocked by the sudden change. He never expected that a few people would appear beside him.
However, it was obvious that Li Cheng could not defeat the Meat Shield Boss alone. In the next moment, countless terrifying numbers appeared above the Boss's head. His health bar was dropping at a terrifying speed as if he had been cut in a major artery…
Moreover, what was even more terrifying was that the Boss could not see what was attacking him at all. In just a few seconds, his health bar was completely emptied before the Boss had time to react.
Following the sound of a mechanical explosion, the Boss fell to the ground with an expression full of despair. He died without even knowing what was attacking him.
As the Boss fell to the ground, the system's voice rang.
"Ding, dong! Your troops have killed the Legendary Commander Parker of the Otherworld. You've obtained twenty million shadow points. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained two hundred million shadow points!
"Ding, dong! You've obtained five hundred thousand contribution points from the Church of Light. You've also triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained five billion contribution points from the Church of Light!
"Ding, dong! Your favorability with the Plane Bandit faction has permanently decreased by two hundred points!
"Ding, dong! You've won this duel. Your strength and intelligence have increased by one thousand points!
"Holy War announcement. Earl Netherworld has killed the Legendary Commander Parker of the otherworld. All morale of the Plane Bandit troops has decreased by fifty percent, and all morale of the slave troops has decreased by a hundred percent!
"Ding, dong! Your quest, class trial one, has been completed. The upper limit of your level has been opened!
"Ding, dong! You've comprehended a new skill, Frost Demon's Descent!
"Ding, dong! You've comprehended a new skill, God of Thunder's Descent!
"Ding, dong! You've comprehended a new skill, Ode to the Wind!"
The players all heard the notification of Li Cheng killing the Boss, and the battle situation quickly changed. The battle lines which were initially at a stalemate instantly became one-sided!
The morale of all the troops of the Plane Bandits had dropped by a large margin, especially the slave troops whose morale was immediately depleted. They immediately abandoned their weapons and fled like rats. When the players saw this, they chased after them relentlessly.
"Kill! These are all contribution points!"
"Netherworld Boss has already killed their Boss. Let's charge!"
"Everyone, press forward. Don't let any of them escape. These are all contribution points!"
At this moment, Li Cheng signaled Lillian to remove the Shadow of the Mist.
The Shadow of the Mist was very faint, especially in the Shadow World. It was extremely difficult to detect it. The one who killed the Boss instantly was naturally Li Cheng's newly acquired branch, the Shadow Assassins!
They instantly activated their skills that enabled them to remain invisible while attacking the enemy. What Li Cheng did not expect was that the Boss's health bar was actually depleted in the blink of an eye.
However, thinking about it, it was very normal. The various buffs that he had at the moment were too terrifying. Holy War or Glory, buffs from the two leaderboards, and so on… 𝙡𝙞𝓫𝙧𝒆𝙖𝓭.𝙘𝙤𝙢
All of these stacked together had directly increased the power of his attacks by a whole 24 times. As a result, the Shadow Assassin's attack was incredibly high and the damage values were pulled to the maximum.
At this moment, Li Cheng walked in front of the Boss's corpse and picked up his spoils of war.
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've obtained a reward, a Mythical-grade astral portal!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've obtained a reward, a Mythical-grade star cannon!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've obtained a reward, a Legendary-grade mechanical wall armor!
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification! You've obtained a reward, one Legendary-grade Profound Puppet core!"
After killing the Meat Shield Boss, there was another pile of loot. Li Cheng was very satisfied with it. Unlike other monsters, killing Plane Bandits could drop all kinds of loot that he had never seen before!
With his high luck value, he naturally received a lot of good stuff.
When he saw that there was an additional teleportation portal that was emitting a faint light, Li Cheng was a little surprised. He was very familiar with this thing.
This item would be a necessity in the future. This was especially true for the various large guilds who relied on the astral gate to connect to each other. Its function was very simple. One only needed the mother gate and the child gate to complete the teleportation.
Moreover, many empires' NPCs were equipped with astral gates. As long as one obtained their authority, they could directly teleport to the main city. The teleportation gate he had obtained was Mythical-grade. Li Cheng had never seen an astral portal of this grade in his previous life before.
He did not think much about it as he took it out from his backpack. When he placed it on the ground, even the ground trembled slightly. The portal in front of him started to emit a dazzling light!
Chapter 99
[Astral Gate (Mythical)]
[Description: an advanced teleportation gate made by the automaton race. It has a stable structure and can defend against most attacks. At the same time, it can carry out large-scale teleportation.]
[Level: 1]
[Type: parent gate]
[HP: 100 billion/100 billion]
[Daily transmission: 100 trillion]
[Number of sub-gates that could be set up: 50,000]
After reading the information on the teleportation gate, Li Cheng was quite satisfied. The mythical-grade mother gate actually had a daily maximum activation rate of 10,000,000,000,000 units. According to Li Cheng's estimation, this teleportation gate would be sufficient even in the later stages of the game. Moreover, he could even set up 50,000 sub-gates. Li Cheng could only say that this was indeed a divine weapon. Then, he threw it into his backpack.
With this teleportation gate, he would no longer need to travel to the Church of Light. As an Earl, Li Cheng naturally had the right to set up sub-gates in the City of Light.
The next item he took out from his backpack was a cannon filled with futuristic technology. The cannon was more than three meters tall and its black muzzle was more than two meters tall. Li Cheng used a scouting spell and the data appeared in front of him.
[Star cannon (Mythical)]
[Description: A supreme weapon from the automaton race. It's an offensive divine weapon. It can fuse the energy of three different types of shells to carry out a destructive attack.]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Mythical Tier 9]
[Effect: fuse three types of shells (0/3), causing a destructive attack on the target.]
[Hint: this is a one-time use item!]
After reading the description of this cannon, Li Cheng's eyes lit up. He seemed to have picked up a treasure.
The star cannon was an extremely famous item from the Plane Bandits. In the future, it will be very popular in the black market. A Gold-grade cannon could be sold for tens of millions of dollars.
The reason was simple. The lethality of this item was simply too strong. It could perfectly combine three types of cannonballs. Moreover, it could increase the power of the attack by several times. The Mythical-grade star cannon could even increase the attack by hundreds of times.
Looking at the star cannon in front of him, Li Cheng's eyes were filled with thoughts. He looked slightly to the west, muttering to himself, "Little Loli, are you ready?"
Immediately after, Li Cheng looked at his own spoils of war.
[Mechanical city wall armor (Legendary)]
[Description: A defensive military armor from the mechanical race. It can be attached to a city wall to increase its durability]
[Level: 1]
[Grade: Legendary Tier 9]
[Effect: city wall durability +30%]
Li Cheng nodded slightly. It could increase the durability of a city wall by 30%. It could be considered a small top-tier item. Moreover, this item could be dismantled.
When Li Cheng had an Immortal city wall, the durability that this would bring would be very impressive.
Finally, it was the quest item, a Legendary Profound Puppet core. Li Cheng sighed and returned to his own territory.
He proceeded to use 200 million crystals to activate it. Unsurprisingly, this puppet's serial number was 009. According to them, it was the Plane Bandits who attacked them. If it wasn't for the lack of energy in the Profound Puppet army, it would not have been afraid of these Plane Bandits at all.
Li Cheng allowed it to wait in his territory. After that, only the last Profound Puppet needed to be activated.
In the end, Li Cheng had completed the class trial. The upper limit of his level reached level 40. At the same time, he also comprehended new skills. Thinking of this, Li Cheng directly used his hero skill points to level up the three new skills.
"Ding, dong, you've successfully consumed four hundred hero skill points. Frost Demon's Descent has been upgraded to level ten!
"Ding, dong, you've successfully consumed four hundred hero skill points. God of Thunder's Descent has been upgraded to level ten!
"Ding, dong, you've successfully consumed four hundred hero skill points. Ode to the Wind has been upgraded to level ten!"
After reaching the maximum level, Li Cheng took a look at the description of the skills.
[Frost Demon's Descent]
[Level: 10]
[Effect 1: after use, the attack of the designated soldier will be fixed as an ice attribute attack. The duration is unlimited and the skill can be canceled at any time.]
[Effect 2: when the soldier attacks, there's a 100% chance to freeze at least 10 enemies within 200 yards. Lasts for 3 seconds. The effect can only be triggered once every 5 seconds.]
[Effect 3: the skill cannot coexist with other skills.]
[Cost: 10,000 mana points.]
[Cooldown time: none]
[God of Thunder's Descent]
[Level: 10]
[Effect 1: after use, the soldier's attack is fixed as a lightning attribute attack. The duration is unlimited and the skill can be canceled at any time.]
[Effect 2: when the soldier attacks, there's a 100% chance of catching 20 enemies within 200 yards with the lightning chain, causing the Netherworld's magic attack to deal 1.5 damage.]
[Effect 3: this skill's effect cannot coexist with other skills.]
[Cost: 10,000 mana points.]
[Cooldown time: none]
[Ode to the Wind]
[Level: 10]
[Effect 1: after use, the designated soldier's attack will be fixed as a wind attribute attack. The duration is unlimited and the skill can be canceled at any time.] 𝓁𝑖𝘣𝘳ℯ𝘢𝘥.𝒸ℴ𝑚
[Effect 2: when the soldier attacks, there's a 100% chance that up to 10 enemies within 200 yards will be slowed down by 80%. Lasts for 3 seconds.]
[Effect 3: the effect of the skill cannot coexist with other skills.]
[Cost: 10,000 mana points]
[Cooldown time: none]
Li Cheng quickly finished reading the information about the three new skills. Needless to say, he was shocked by the strength of the skills!
It had to be said that as a hidden SSS-class, the three skills of the Forbidden Mages were ridiculously strong. They were still skills related to the soldier class. In Tribe, they were undoubtedly stronger than ordinary hero skills.
Frost Demon's Descent and Ode to the Wind could grant control to the soldier class. The former was a strong control, which could freeze the enemy for three seconds. The only pity was that the freezing effect could only be triggered once every five seconds. Otherwise, the enemy could be turned into a permanently frozen person.
On the other hand, Ode to the Wind's speed reduction was 80%. If it was an attack, it could be triggered continuously. These two skills had pros and cons. Moreover, the ice and wind attributes could be used in different situations. One had to know that soldier classes who had control effects were extremely rare.
Li Cheng could give any soldier a strong control ability. The God of Thunder's Descent gave the soldiers an AOE ability. Compared to Command Flame, the damage was lower but the area of effect was wider. It was also a designated AOE skill!
Command Flame might cause AOE explosions in the air, but the God of Thunder's Descent's lightning chain directly jumped between units. In short, each had its own advantages.
Li Cheng was quite satisfied with these three skills.
After completing the first class trial, he unlocked the new class trial. With the power of the first three skills, Li Cheng could not wait to look at the second class trial. He wondered what attractive rewards there would be.
Chapter 100
[Class Trial 2]
[Description: The path of the Forbidden Mages is accompanied by all kinds of obstacles and difficulties. You need to find the memories from the ancient times to suppress the voices of those who oppose you.]
[Mission details: pass the Profound Empire's royal ruins trial]
[Mission Reward: Unlock the registration log-in. ?]
Just this one? Li Cheng frowned slightly. This trial mission seemed to be much simpler. There was only one requirement. Moreover, in the mission reward, other than unlocking the upper limit of his class level, there was also an unknown reward!
Li Cheng took out the scroll that he had received during the trial and checked it.
[Ancient ruins teleportation scroll]
[Description: an ancient teleportation scroll that has at least tens of thousands of years of history. No one knows where it's connected to…]
[Level: 1]
[Effect: after use, you will be teleported to a special map, the royal ruins of the Profound Empire]
[Hint: this map is extremely dangerous. Countless experts have fallen here before. Please, measure your own strength!]
Seeing the description on the scroll, Li Cheng fell into deep thought. "The Profound Empire, the royal family of the Profound Empire…"
There were not many records in the current history books, but everything related to them was dangerous.
Li Cheng vaguely remembered that in a large version in the future, someone had summoned the monsters in the ruins, causing the entire origin world to fall into crisis. Thinking of this, Li Cheng temporarily put the scroll into his backpack. There was no need to hurry now. It was better to accumulate his strength first and talk about it later.
…
The clearing of the Plane Bandits lasted for a long time. Although their morale had almost dropped to nothing, their numbers were still there. Even if there were hundreds of billions of steamed buns, they would still need time to eat all of them, right?
About an hour later, the system's alarm rang in Li Cheng's ear.
"Ding, dong! Your Holy War Army has cleared out the Plane Bandit's territory. All participants' reputation points have increased by ten points!"
"Ding, dong! You've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and received ten thousand reputation points!
"Ding, dong! You've completely destroyed a Plane Bandit's camp. Total loot received is six hundred billion wood, one billion stones, two billion four hundred million iron ore, nine billion food, and two billion five hundred million crystals!
"Ding, dong! Please, choose the distribution mode!"
It had to be said that these Plane Bandits were simply too rich. Just a single camp had given them so many resources, and this was even before the 10,000-times increase was triggered.
At this moment, a few options appeared in front of Li Cheng. He could take all the resources for himself, hand them over to the Church of Light, or divide them equally among the players. He could also divide them according to the merits of this battle. This was his right as the commander of the Holy War.
Li Cheng thought for a moment. He did not lack anything else, but he had to take all the crystals himself. Then, he chose the remaining resources and divided them according to the merits of this battle.
"Holy War Notification. Commander Netherworld has begun to distribute the rewards of this battle!
"Ding, dong, you've triggered a ten thousand times amplification and obtained one trillion wood, two trillion stones, five trillion iron ores, seventeen trillion food, twenty-five trillion crystals!"
Although Li Cheng's troops were not many, he still accounted for more than 20 percent of the number of enemies killed. This time, his resources were completely full!
He was sure that even an ordinary God's church would not have as many resources as he did. He would not lack resources for the time being, it was enough for him to use for a long time.
The players who received the resources were also very excited. They were in an uproar!
"Netherworld boss is awesome! I received more than ten thousand basic resources this wave. Oh ho, it's taking off!"
"Hahaha, I was complaining that too many of my soldiers died, but now I've received a full hundred thousand resources. This is awesome. Compared to the resources, what are a few dead soldiers?"
"Netherworld boss is so awesome. Let's write a blood letter and beg the boss to create a guild. If you create a guild, we'll definitely follow you!"
"Blood Letter! Following Netherworld boss is awesome, hahaha!"
"Netherworld boss, I'm going to blow you up. If I were him, I would've at least kept half of the resources to myself. I didn't expect him to reward us based on merit. This time, I'm going to kneel to him!"
"That's right. At this point, I don't know how far ahead we are right now compared to those guilds. I want to learn what it means to be a boss!"
The players more or less received the resources. Those who killed more enemies received a huge amount of resources. In short, although the players had lost a lot of soldiers, the resources they received could definitely be used to recruit more. Most importantly, the levels of their remaining troops had increased significantly. Their combat power had increased instead of decreasing!
This time, everyone felt that they had earned a lot. On Li Cheng's side, he had earned more than enough. Not to mention the various resources, just his contribution points alone had reached a few hundred billion. His campaign points were also close to a trillion. At this moment, his shadow points had already reached nearly three trillion. He was just a short distance away from being able to exchange for Lillian's equipment set.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng checked the time. It was already nighttime. He thought for a moment and issued a notice.
"Holy War announcement. Today's battle is temporarily over. Wait until tomorrow. Once everyone replenishes their forces, we'll attack the other places!"
As the notice was issued, the players also cheered.
"Great! We don't have many soldiers on hand right now!"
"Haha, with so many resources, of course, we have to bring a stronger wave tomorrow!"
"Long live Netherworld boss!"
"Long live Netherworld boss!" 𝘭𝒾𝒷𝓇𝘦𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Li Cheng had his own reasons for doing this. Although it was night now and it was beneficial to him, the players had lost more than half of their forces. Moreover, there was a large wave of resources that they had not spent yet. By tomorrow, everyone's military strength would be several times higher than today. Li Cheng's own military strength would also increase by a lot. Their strength would undoubtedly be more secure.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng opened the map. The players could rest, but it was not the time for him to rest. He could use this time to farm some wild monsters and earn some shadow points so he could exchange for Lillian's set sooner. He marked a few points and said to his heroes, "Lillian and Luna, go to point one and clear the monsters there."
"Sylvia and Asilia, you guys go with me to clear point two. Pearl, you lead the troops to level up."
The troops were split into three groups and they were not too far away from each other. They could support each other at any time. The heroes nodded one after another.
Pearl seemed as if she had something to say before she hesitated. Li Cheng knew what she was thinking…