Chapter 100: Lord’s Support is Incredible
The players had roughly figured out the direct cause of the team wipe.
However, they still could not co up with any viable counterasures.
A head-on clash was definitely not going to work.
At present, among the 480 players, only seventy to eighty were above Level 5, and whether in numbers or individual combat power, there was a huge gap compared to the soldiers of the Dragon Lizard n.
If the players had three to five days to research and prepare carefully, they might be able to co up with so effective thods, but the problem was that ti was of the essence, and in such a short period, they simply could not figure out how to break through the enemy lord’s blockade.
After repeated discussions among the players.
They finally decided to seek help from the lord.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge and Chira Wraith were chosen as the players’ representatives.
The two of them went to et the great lord and carefully described the difficulties they were currently facing.
“Our Fourth Calamity Army is short-handed, and we fear that in a short ti, we will not be able to break through the Dragon Lizard n’s blockade.”
Both of them were a little apprehensive, after all, needing to trouble the lord with even this matter — if it affected the lord’s favorability toward them, what would they do?
But for the sake of the mission, they could only try their luck!
Hang Yu calmly nodded, “This setback is not because the Fourth Calamity Army perford poorly, but because the Starsea Demons are too cunning. It’s already impressive that you managed to notice the Dragon Lizard n’s thods after only two failures!”
The lord did not bla the players for their failures!
Instead, he gave affirmation and encouragent.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
“In fact, the Starsea Demons’ blockade of Woniu Mountain is not a particularly complicated or brilliant tactic. They rely deployed so Spirit Hounds near the Abyssal Mist Gate. But I, your lord, have already prepared a thod for you to counter this.”
Hang Yu did not beat around the bush and directly told the players about the newly added skills and the Concealnt Potion, which made Black-Eyed Rui Ge and Chira Wraith overjoyed.
They imdiately thanked the lord and passed the good news on to the other players.
Street Slayer: “Damn! Lord Yu is so aweso!”
Little Bell said emotionally, “The lord always quietly looks after us players. Every ti we encounter difficulties, he steps in at the critical mont. No wonder he’s the most respected and beloved leader among us!”
Little Brother Ma: “With the lord as our backing, no enemy can stand in our way!”
Blue-Clothed Fox: “I’m in love! Super sense of security! From now on, I’m a die-hard fan of the lord!”
“With the help provided by Lord Yu.”
“There’s no way we’ll fail this ti!”
“Everyone, hurry and buy potions and learn the new skill!”
“……”
Although each Concealnt Potion cost 400 Contribution Points, which was not cheap, it was nothing for most high-level players.
However, the Thunderhorn Eagle Summoning skill was not so easy to learn!
15 points of Spirit.
28 points of Will.
The stat requirents for this skill were way too high!
Among the four major classes, Monks had the highest Will growth.
Monks started with 7 points of Will, and each level-up granted 3 additional points.
At least an 8th-level Monk was needed to barely et the basic threshold for learning the skill.
For other classes like Rangers and Warriors, it would be very difficult to et the Spirit and Will requirents in a short ti.
Even though Warlocks had high Spirit growth, it was also very difficult for them to achieve such a high Will.
This was a skill designed exclusively for early-stage Monks!
Aside from the high learning threshold, the cost to learn this skill was also steep — 3000 Contribution Points and 2000 Essence Points!
At the current stage among Monk players, although several had reached Level 8, only one had enough Essence and Contribution Points to et the requirents — Midnight Pig Slayer, one of the earliest players.
Midnight Pig Slayer had originally been the first Monk to reach Level 9, but after dying recently, he had fallen back to Level 8.
Because of this setback, he happened to have enough Essence to learn the skill.
When Midnight Pig Slayer walked out of the Skill Tower.
“Old Pig, how did it go, did you learn it?” a group of players imdiately crowded around, concerned.
Midnight Pig Slayer sighed and said, “Sigh, don’t even ntion it. My Contribution Points and Essence Points are almost spent. It’s like I’ve returned to square one!”
“So what!”
“You can always earn more later!”
“You’re the hope of the whole village now!”
“I heard this is a summoning skill?”
“We’ve never seen a summoning skill before!”
“Hurry up and show us what it looks like!”
The players urged him frantically.
Midnight Pig Slayer did not want to miss this chance to be in the spotlight, so he imdiately used the Thunderhorn Eagle Summoning skill.
Accompanied by a loud eagle cry, a bird appeared on his shoulder.
【Thunderhorn Eagle】, Level 7 Normal Unit… Skills: Eagle Eye Scout, Eagle Claw Strike.
Midnight Pig Slayer had not only learned the summoning skill but had also leveled it up to Level 5.
Even so, the summoned creature was still just a Level 7 Normal Unit.
A Level 7 normal monster had about the sa strength as a Level 3 elite monster.
This was certainly not considered strong combat power, but as a summoned support unit, it was quite good to have so fighting ability!
Moreover, the Thunderhorn Eagle’s main role was reconnaissance — its Eagle Eye Scout could reveal various low-level stealth or trap thods.
This greatly enhanced the Fourth Calamity Army’s overall capability, making monster hunting and combat much safer and more efficient.
“Wow!”
“So cool!”
“What an aweso skill!”
Everyone looked at Midnight Pig Slayer with envy.
Little Bell: “This skill not only boosts combat power but is also perfect for reconnaissance support!”
Chenxi (Morning Dawn): “Such a great ability! I have to learn it as soon as possible too!”
Glorious Years: “My gosh, with this skill, we Monks can finally hold our heads high!”
“……”
Before the appearance of the Thunderhorn Eagle Summoning skill, Monk players were important in the Fourth Calamity Army but had very limited capabilities.
They lacked offensive thods and mainly stayed in the middle of the team healing others, making their gaplay less fun compared to other classes.
After this summoning skill erged, Monks would no longer be just healers.
Their roles would expand greatly, improving their overall ga experience.
Players like Chenxi and Glorious Years were naturally very happy.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge: “With Old Pig’s new ability, plus the support of the Concealnt Potion, we definitely won’t have any problems this ti!”
Ye Li ng said excitedly, “We have little ti left. Let’s imdiately plan our next actions!”
The players’ confidence soared.
“The lord has done so much for us.”
“We must not let the lord down!”
“Just reaching Sanxiang County isn’t enough. We have to find a way to turn the tables!”
“That’s right! Those damn lizards probably think they’ve got us cornered. We’ll make them pay the price for ssing with players!”
“……”
The players began discussing concrete action plans.
Currently, only one player could summon a Thunderhorn Eagle.
If everyone acted together, the target would be too large and easy to expose and get surrounded.
Given the current situation of strong enemies and weak allies, it would be very disadvantageous.
It would be best to split up.
To ensure a foolproof operation.
The players finally decided to divide into five groups.
A team of twenty main players would be responsible for specific missions and operations.
Another forty players would form four suicide squads.
They would enter Woniu Mountain without using Concealnt Potions, each prepared to die, with the aim of drawing attention and dispersing the Dragon Lizard n’s forces.
This way, the main team would have a chance to launch a surprise attack and break through.
…………
Hang Yu had been closely observing the players.
He also felt that the operation should not encounter any major problems.
At this mont, the players had finished formulating a new strategy and were about to set off.
Hang Yu then ordered a personal guard to fetch Zhou Ji, who had just taught Zhang San the Tiger Combo Slash.
Upon receiving the lord’s summons, Zhou Ji imdiately rushed to the Lord’s Hall.
“Lord!”
Zhou Ji saluted respectfully, “May I ask what you need of ?”
Hang Yu directly asked, “How much do you know about Sanxiang County?”
Zhou Ji imdiately said, “Originally, this was just an ordinary city of the Han Dynasty, but ever since the Abyss descended, many changes have occurred there. Although it can provide shelter, it is also an extrely dangerous place, and I myself have rarely gone there in recent years.”
Hang Yu asked, “What’s the danger?”
Zhou Ji imdiately said, “Although Sanxiang County is protected by a Fate Crystal Stone, the barrier ford by the stone can block external enemies but cannot prevent the corruption of human hearts from within. As ti goes on, Sanxiang County has grown increasingly strange.”
“Strange?”
Hang Yu did not quite understand why he said that.
Why would a perfectly fine town be described as strange?
Zhou Ji had rarely entered the town in the past two years, so he could not clearly explain the latest situation.
Thus Hang Yu said, “My Fourth Calamity Army is about to move toward Sanxiang County. After all, this city is crucial for the developnt of our territory, so I want to invite you to beco the guide for the soldiers!”
At this point.
He paused slightly.
Hang Yu continued, “Of course, there will be so risk on this journey. I will reward you according to your performance, and as a newcor who just joined the territory, you have the right to freely choose whether to participate.”
“Hahaha, Lord, you jest. This matter is naturally one Zhou cannot refuse. If I can truly help the lord seize Sanxiang, it will be a great boon for most people as well!”
“Good. Then this lord shall await good news!”
Hang Yu did not expect.
That Zhou Ji would agree so readily.
Not only willing to act as a guide for this mission.
But even proactively proposing to help Hang Yu seize the city.
What exactly was going on in Sanxiang County? Could the situation inside really be that terrible?
The players were preparing to depart, and upon learning that the lord had sent Zhou Ji to assist, they were all both surprised and incredibly excited!
“The lord is just too amazing!”
“Not only did he prepare new skills and special potions for us!”
“He even sent the newly recruited NPC Zhou Ji to help us!”
“Although Zhou Ji’s strength is far from that of the lord, for us, he’s absolutely a force equivalent to ten or even twenty players. With his help, even in dangerous situations, we’ll be able to manage!”
“……”
It was the first ti they brought an NPC out on a mission.
Every player found it fresh and interesting.
Whether it was groups like Chenxi and Chira Wraith, who paid special attention to story settings and lore, or big shots like Black-Eyed Rui Ge and Street Slayer, who focused on studying strategies and gaplay, they all saw this as a great opportunity to interact with the NPCs.
Before this.
The players had about sixty to seventy percent confidence.
Now, it had increased to ninety percent!
After all, Zhou Ji not only had combat power comparable to a Level 11 top-tier elite monster, but he had also lived in the Woniu Mountain region for nearly forty years, enough to ensure the players could reach the ancient city smoothly.
Not long after.
The Fourth Calamity Army re-entered Woniu Mountain.
Hang Yu stayed at the base camp to oversee the operation while checking today’s inco.
Just the two previous wipes of the players alone had brought in about 220,000 Essence Points, and the hundreds of low-level players contributed another 40,000 or so.
And this was only Essence inco, not counting the backpack materials dropped during the players’ deaths.
Halfway through the day, they had already earned 260,000 Essence Points.
Breaking 300,000 by the end of the day would be no problem at all.
Although Hang Yu’s expenditures of Essence today were not small, the growth rate still far outpaced the consumption rate, so he could afford to be more aggressive in spending to create more task rewards and motivate the players.
But just then.
Sothing caught Hang Yu’s attention.
Of the 40,000 Essence quota specially approved for Bai Mu and Yan Ling, Bai Mu had already exchanged all of it and directly advanced his tier, but Yan Ling still had not redeed this great benefit.
What was going on?
Hang Yu went to the Forging Workshop.
There he saw Yan Ling hard at work.
Because of the growing number of players, her workload had also greatly increased.
She was still at Level 10, and her forging level had not advanced.
When questioned by the lord.
Yan Ling appeared very hesitant.
It turned out it was not that Yan Ling did not want to claim the welfare package.
She was simply too poor to gather enough Abyssal Magic Crystals, and needed a few more days to scrape together the money, probably three to five days.
She could not even co up with 400 Magic Crystals?
It seed that Yan Ling’s financial situation was truly bad.
Hang Yu said, “I’ve already hired two new permanent Forgers for the territory. They will arrive in a day or two. As the chief Forger, if you can’t even reach Tier Two, you won’t be able to command respect!”
Yan Ling panicked a little, “T-then what should I do? I’ll try to figure sothing out!”
Hang Yu said, “Forget it. It’s just 400 Magic Crystals. I’ll cover it for you. Just consider it an advance on your salary!”
Yan Ling was instantly moved to tears.
The lord had already spent huge amounts of precious Essence to hand out benefits almost for free, and now he was even personally advancing her money out of his own pocket — was there any lord better than this in the world?
For Hang Yu, it was just a small favor and did not even require him to truly spend Magic Crystals.
Yan Ling was not rich, even borderline poor, yet she had been willing to offer up her entire fortune to support the territory during the Day of Ultimate Darkness.
Thus, Hang Yu’s advance to her was a special reward and care for her loyalty.
Besides, for an interdiate Forger, there were many ways to make money — a few hundred Magic Crystals were nothing.
Yan Ling said, “I don’t even know how to repay such great nurturing kindness. From now on, I will work even harder for the lord and advance together with the territory!”
Not long after.
Yan Ling successfully advanced to the next level.
Thus, the territory now had two interdiate-level producers.
Once the new Forger and Alchemist arrived, the territory’s production capabilities would skyrocket, not only serving the rapidly growing number of players but also creating more value and boosting the territory’s financial inco.
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