Chapter 482: Harvest and Improvement

Chapter 482: Harvest and Improvement

Chapter 482: Harvest and Improvement (6K)

April, the thousandth year of the Imperial Calendar.

The Battle of Cangwu broke out.

In the battle for bones, Duke Yu, who plotted to frame Lieutenant General Cangwu and led to the failure of the spring and winter wars, deliberately promoted himself to the elite level of heroes this time.

For this reason, Duke Yu instigated the Battle of Cangwu, killing Jing's heroic warrior, Jing Ran, and causing casualties of millions of defenders in the fortress, which was an extremely bad situation.

Fortunately, King Jingyang acted in time and, with the help of the empire's patriots, finally defeated Duke Yu's conspiracy, killed him on the spot, and saved the fortress and the western border of the empire.

During this period, Duke Yu colluded with the dark race, which led to the seventh clan of the blood clan attacking the Cangwu Fortress.

Prime Minister Bai Gui fought hard and defended the border.

In the early morning of that day, the fifth ancestor of the blood clan and the pillar of the empire - the champion king arrived at the battlefield respectively. An hour later, the battle was over and the four top heroes withdrew from the border.

Because of his great contribution in thwarting Duke Yu's conspiracy, Jiang Wuyang, a special major general of the military, was honored as Duke Wuyang, awarded the title of super genius, and was put in charge of the defense of Cangwu Fortress. He will be officially promoted to Duke once he is promoted to hero in the future.

……

The western border of the empire, Tianshui Province, Tianshui City.

As an ancient city with a history of nearly a thousand years, Tianshui City naturally shoulders the function of the core of the western border.

The ancestral halls of the five top-notch families, namely Yan, Fu, Shan, Ruan and Yu, are all located here. The general headquarters of the Western Border Military and the Western Border Royal Palace are also located in the city. In addition, there are two of the ten major sects in the empire, as well as a few powerful opponents in the opposition.

The number of publicly known king-level fighters can be counted on one hand. As for the pillar-state level, which is equivalent to the pinnacle of heroism, there are only six of them in the entire empire, and they are never shown to the world.

And it happened on the third day after the Battle of Cangwu ended.

The Jing family held a grand funeral to commemorate their core member and senior combat force - Jing Ran.

The death of a heroic creature is a huge loss for any first-rate force. Even for the Jing family, which has been passed down for 500 years, there are only four heroes. The death of Jing Ran is equivalent to losing an arm.

In Tianshui City, all parties sent representatives to attend the funeral.

"The coffin is down!"

The huge funeral procession stretched from the Tianshui city gate to the Tianshui Mountain in the center. At the Jing Family Ancestral Hall on the top of the mountain, the head of the Jing family personally presided over the coffin lowering ceremony.

The imperial lieutenant generals, provincial governors, and sect elders all gathered together, and all the heroes and strong men remained silent.

As for the inside story behind the war, all parties actually have almost detailed intelligence. Basically, the central government attempted to take action against the Jing family, but ended in failure.

The Jing family no longer pursued the issue of Prime Minister Bai Gui and acquiesced to Jing Ran's death. In contrast, the central government stopped all related actions and "supported" two immortal warships to garrison the area, which was actually a kind of compensation.

As for the Duke of Yu, the result of the negotiations between the two parties was to convict him of colluding with the dark race, ignoring his alien blood. After all, granting the title of Duke of an alien race would involve more than one big shot. If the responsibilities were investigated, it would undoubtedly be another earthquake.

They were stripped of their positions and titles, the men were sent into exile, the women were placed in Yunshao Mansion, and all their property and private soldiers were handed over to the general's headquarters. All parties reached a basic consensus on how to deal with the Yu family's rebellion, and the head of the Jing family was exchanged for the position of Lieutenant General of Cangwu.

"Cover the soil!"

The coffin was buried, and mournful music lingered in the sky.

More than a dozen wives and concubines were in tears, and some of their children followed suit, while others stood there at a loss. The oldest among them was just an adult, and his age was almost the same as the other young heroes attending the funeral.

"Duke Yu is quite capable of forcing a hero to die."

"It is said that even King Jingyang almost died."

"Don't talk nonsense. Can ten heroes together threaten the king?"

"But it is said that Duke Yu was about to break through at that time."

"How is that possible? The gap is too big."

"You didn't see it with your own eyes..."

In fact, few people could empathize with Jing Ran's death, especially the new generation, who were obviously more interested in the course of the Battle of Cangwu. Several young majors lowered their heads and talked, and finally set their sights on the young man at the front of the queue.

Apart from the war, the most noteworthy news in recent days is the new nobleman Wuyang Gong, or more precisely, the Duke's rare and outstanding appearance in the world.

At the front of the queue, Jiang He closed his eyes and rested, ignoring the various meaningful gazes behind him.

In the spiritual world, a red-haired woman was hanging on a cross, pondering a pile of erotic storybooks with great interest.

"Every generation has its own talented people. When it comes to beauty, the Empire is truly full of talented people. It is clearly more mature than a hundred years ago."

"Don't make any noise."

Lilith's projection was projected outside, and the heroes around her were completely unaware of it. She held someone's cheek with a bright smile.

"I like your eyes, like autumn."

"You can only see your eyelids now." Jiang He opened his eyes and said calmly, "Why bother talking about other things? How did you reincarnate into the eternal dark world when I am still in the present situation?"

Lilith pointed at the blood moon in the direction of the Ever Dark Continent and said, "My scarlet authority has merged with the world consciousness. In other words, the world consciousness has been trying to take back the stolen power for hundreds of years. Perhaps it has reached the point where it can give birth to the Child of Destiny."

Jiang He frowned, "I remember you said that the Eternal Dark World Consciousness had lost its related abilities forever, so it was able to successfully sneak attack you."

"So," Lilith said with a smile, "This one now is probably a newborn baby."

"A newborn means it is easy to seduce and teach. However, it is still a little too early for you. To advance from a creature in the mythological era to a seventh-level ruler is basically a process of occupying the world. In other words, it is the unity of the Tao, just like the mythological form is also called the Dharma Heaven and Earth."

Jiang He narrowed his eyes and said, "I thought your reincarnation was just a joke, are you planning to go further?"

"Of course." Lilith did not deny it, but answered as a matter of course: "The status of the God-favored One +1, provided that the life level of the God-favored One is lower than that of God. I can't bear to restrict your growth, so I can only roll myself up."

"What belongs to me in heaven is mine, and what belongs to you on earth is yours."

Lilith briefly explained the meaning of the existence of "Fish Sees the Moon". As a native non-human creature, "Fish Sees the Moon" has the certification of world consciousness and is not cursed.

This symbolizes a kind of recognition.

When "Fish Sees the Moon" turns out to be Lilith, recognition turns into acceptance, forgiveness, and reconciliation. As a result, the Scarlet Authority is further integrated into the world consciousness, and the hidden pollution is greatly intensified.

"The good news is that now that you have revealed your mark, the relevant strong men can no longer sense it. However, you can't treat them as blind. If they see it, you will probably still get beaten."

"The bad news is that we are more closely connected."

Lilith smirked and said, "The reincarnation secret technique, once is already the limit. You actively destroyed the reincarnation, which is equivalent to refusing my departure in the mysterious realm. The great scarlet goddess will be revived in your body."

Jiang He did not comment, as the other party's words were half true and half false.

……

The funeral is over.

Jing hosted a banquet.

The entire Tianshui Mountain is owned by the Jing family. Countless palaces are built on the mountain, and the outer perimeter is surrounded by tall and thick palace walls. In addition to the living area, the interior also has vast areas for sacrifices, production, storage, and war preparations.

Jiang He did not attend the banquet, but returned to his own residence, Wuyanggong, located halfway up the mountain. Because he rejected servants and maids, the place was a little deserted and the architectural style was antique.

Jiang He went straight to the garden and began to process the harvest.

[Tip: You get 10000 experience points and game coins]
[Tip: Your player level has been raised to LV40 (2256/4000)]
[Tip: You get 3 real attribute points and skill points]
Invest all three skill points into Gun Master.

[Lance Master LV76: When using a spear, inflict 351% additional damage, and 10% of the total damage is converted into true damage]
All three real attribute points are given to the spirit to consolidate the will of the newly born hero.

[Strength: 47+2]
[Agility: 47+2]
[Constitution: 47+2]
[Spirit: 46+2→49+2]
[Charm: 54+8]
Jiang He took out a pot of dragon blood wine to quench his thirst. Normally, LV40 has reached the level of some ordinary gold players. Since he was promoted to the Silver King, he has completed tasks worth experience points many times, allowing him to successfully catch up.

Complete the Dali mission and obtain two Undying Skill Upgrade Scrolls, granting animal companions and critical strikes respectively.

[Name: Animal Companion 3/3]
[Category: Active Skills]
[Quality: Unbreakable]
[Effect ①: Hunters and animals form a partnership contract, enjoying remote communication and location sensing regardless of distance with the world]
[Effect ②: After gathering all the partners, you will be provided with an opportunity to swap positions/transfer space once every half hour, with a maximum cumulative number of times: 50 times]
[Effect ③: Animal companions can participate in derivative and world quests with hunters, and their placement is safe and random]
[Effect 1: Hunters will gain life essence when they kill creatures, which can be used to improve the attribute values ​​of animal companions (hunting a peak creature of the Golden Age = 1 unit of life essence of the Unfathomable level, and each unit of life essence of the Unfathomable level can increase the attribute value by 61 point) (The upper limit of this effect is )]
[Note: Hunter's core professional ability]
……

[Name: Fatal Shot]
[Category: Active Skills]
[Quality: Unbreakable]
[Effect ①: Fatal - Shooting power increased by 100%]
[Effect ②: Baiyi——Provides additional 100% armor-breaking damage/100% bullet flight speed/70% concussion damage/70% shooting kinetic energy enhancement]
[Note: Let the bullets fly (each time it is activated, 500 gold energy will be consumed)]
Jiang He then took out two epic items, one was the receiver of the famous gun Dali, and the other was the gun barrel.

The receiver has epic sturdiness, and the core matrix Dali can be integrated into the firearm, and grow by absorbing different types of blood power, thereby improving the quality of the firearm, with the upper limit being legendary. Jiang He installed the receiver on the mind image weapon of the sinner, and integrated the time gap abyss ghost and related powers.

[Name: Age of Sin]
[Category: System]
[Quality: Unbreakable]
[Effect ①: Time Slot - Gain 16 times the speed of a standard gold elite creature without skills and passives (the speed requires matching physical fitness support) / can activate system skills · Half-ghost transformation - the power of the abyss ghost is increased by 80%]
[Effect 9999: Instantaneous Echo - Bullets ignore the ballistic flight time and hit the target as soon as they are fired. Each time a shot is fired, one charge is gained. After activating the Echo effect six times cumulatively, it will cause double the shattering damage of a single shot (normal effective radius meters)]
[Effect ③: Gun Abyss - Perspective, Auto-Aim, Critical Hit, Headlock, Breath Retention, Rapid Shooting, Defense Shuttle (all are Undying Ranks)]
[Effect ④: Void Bullet Nest - Significantly Increases Ammo Storage Limit]
[Effect ⑤: Dali - Collect ten pure blood essences of equal rank to improve their quality (0/10)]
[Note: The last rays of light in the era of sin]
The Mind Image Armament, the Time Rift, the Gun Abyss Demon, and the Dali Matrix were integrated into one, but because most of them were based on previously existing powers, they were unable to cross the boundary and be promoted to epic.

Jiang He looked at the gun barrel in his hand.

This thing can be called the core of the famous gun Dali. Even if it is separated from the complete gun body, it still has epic quality.

[Effect ①: Immortal-level solidity/siphon]
Its sturdiness is easy to understand, and its siphoning ability was the key to the birth of the Dali bomb. In addition, it is the direct reason why the prince's skeleton contains rich dark source power.

Jiang He fed the barrel to the Dragon Spear, which was the second epic item fed so far.

[Tip: The weight of your special weapon, the Long Sorrow Dragon Spear, has increased to the same weight as a regular submarine]
[Tip: Your special weapon, the Longhen Dragon Spear, gains the Immortal-level Solidity and Immortal-level Siphon]
Jiang He summoned the prototype of the mythical form, the evil of this world, and actively destroyed it.

When it is just a blessing, the evil of this world can increase the weight of the dragon spear five times through the attack of Changhen.

At this moment, as the evil of this world collapsed, the hatred of an entire era of the Ash World overflowed, and a thick black light filled the garden. Then, due to the Immortal Siphon, it all gathered towards the Dragon Spear.

Rumble!
Although it had the effect of making light of a heavy weight, Jiang He still clearly felt that the weight of the Dragon Spear was rising sharply. Faint black arcs of electricity lingered around the spear. Due to the terrifying weight, the lawns in the garden were cracked and ancient trees were broken in the middle. The smoke, dust and sand that followed gathered here were directly annihilated into extremely fine dust before they got close.

Jiang He gently waved the Changhen Dragon Spear.

boom!
The space shook violently.

The violent shock wave swept out immediately, razing Wuyanggong's residence to the ground in an instant. The hatred of an era gave the Changhen Dragon Spear unimaginable quality.

When the hatred finally subsided and dissipated, the Dragon Spear returned to its original state.

Jiang He activated the time ring to recreate the evil and mansion of this world.

"Dragon Spear: The Evil of This World."

At the vermilion gate in front of the mansion halfway up the mountain, Duke Merrick disguised himself as a human and declined the invitations from the offerings and members of the Jing clan. He hurried to the garden and said angrily:

"I have really become your servant now. If the Seventh Ancestor gets angry, how can I return to the depths of eternal darkness? Even if he doesn't bother to target me, the princes and dukes who are willing to please him will definitely..."

"Cangwu Fortress is under your management."

"OK, thanks."

Duke Merrick was not angry at all. In fact, when Duke Yu, who was promoted to prince, died, he already knew clearly that he actually had no temper. Duke Wuyang's future was destined to be high and far. He and King Jingyang had the same view on this.

Not far away, a big black dog was strolling slowly through the garden, with a crow with black wings standing on its shoulder. The black dog and black bird are considered noble symbols of warding off evil spirits in aristocratic culture.

"Oops, Merrick has lost his edge."

"That's normal. How can he be more powerful than Duke Yu?"

Lao Hei and Wuhe were whispering to each other. They had just completed the upgrade. The former raised his health and physical strength aura to the immortal level, while the latter strengthened his left and right wings, the innate talent of the demon race, to the immortal level, which greatly increased his running speed.

Jiang He continued to examine himself, especially his latest core hunter skill, Heroic Spirit.

[Name: Heroic Spirit]
[Category: System]
[Quality: Epic]
[Effect ①: Before the hunter dies, the animal companion will not die completely. The status of this skill is one era higher than the quality]
[Effect 2: For the improvement of the core group, enjoy the same status judgment as the hunter itself]
[Effect ③: Companion · Heroic Spirit Talent - World-Destroying Demon Wolf · Jiang Danglu, World-Slaying Python · Zhuang Ya, World-Slaying Crow · Wuhe, the relevant mythological forms are unlocked after the hero is promoted. The animal companion will give birth to the hero's will when promoted (the hunter needs to awaken the hero's will on his own)]
[Effect ④: The portable imperial city obtains the symbol of Valhalla (Components: Exclusive Alchemy Tower, Saint Lilith Void Battleship)]
[Effect ⑤: Team joint promotion authority, permanent]
[Note: Heroic Spirit - Fighting during the day, drinking at night, fearlessly facing challenges until Ragnarok]
"Um……"

Jiang He couldn't help but touch his chin. He found it difficult to evaluate the epic hero's skills.

Normally, the image of a hunter is somewhat biased towards hunting and shooting, and animal companions should account for a considerable proportion of the combat power composition, in order to highlight aspects such as offense, defense and functionality.

In this case, it is quite necessary and reasonable for the hunter's core skills to focus on strengthening animal companions.

But the actual situation is slightly different.

However, Jiang He was actually very satisfied with the fact that his companions would not die completely before his own demise. This meant that Lao Hei and the others could try to harass at the edge of the battlefield instead of waiting for the result.

In addition, effect ③ of the Heroic Spirit skill is equivalent to sending three animal companions into the Heroic Age, provided that the hunter completes the joint promotion task and meets the basic requirement - autonomous awakening of the heroic will.

Suddenly, Jiang He's eyes changed.

The Black Sun Domain rose from the ground in the form of a door, and a small white snake about three feet long crawled out.

"It's Ayaya, haha."

"Finally woke up."

Lao Hei and Wu He hurried over to watch.

The little white snake raised its tail and shook hands with the two brothers, then crawled to someone's neck and rubbed his head affectionately.

"Good morning, Snake."

Jiang He smiled faintly and said, "Since everyone is here, let's divide the life essence."

There are about 1200 supreme creatures left from hunting golden creatures.

Jiang He’s current status is at the epic level. The maximum external influence of the Lord of Gluttony is at the immortal level, which is one level lower.

The black sun released a strong light, like an undercurrent, covering the life essence he had taken out.

The most fundamental extraordinary control caused the life essence to disintegrate into basic and original extraordinary factors, and then gathered for qualitative change to shape the immortal level life essence. There are 120 of them in total, divided into three parts and given to three animal companions respectively.

The little white snake took on a human form, with a delicate and beautiful face, and its golden snake-like eyes that looked slightly indifferent. Its figure was as petite as ever, and it was wearing a white dress made of snake scales, which was extremely tough.

Zhuang Ya took the forty white meatballs eagerly. Her instinctive appetite made her open her mouth wide, with two cracks spreading from her cheeks, and she swallowed them all in one gulp.

A warm current filled with pure vitality immediately swept over the body, and the gold elite's stats rose rapidly. The four main attributes finally reached 61 points, reaching the limit of the golden age.

"tasty……"

Diamond-shaped scales appeared on Zhuang Ya's body. Tough bones like swords and shields rose from her collarbone, guarding her relatively fragile white neck. Her eyes emitted a golden light when she moved sideways. The golden state of the dragon clan brought about an all-round improvement.

"The two scrolls can be used now." Jiang He reminded.

Zhuang Ya lowered her head and pondered for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, she raised her head slightly and spit out two scrolls to improve the Undying skill.

"Big snake?"

Jiang He said indifferently: "I can improve anything."

Zhuang Ya nodded obediently, and following her instincts, she upgraded her sword skills: Slashing and Exploding, and her supernatural power: Strength to Pull Mountains.

Jiang He nodded secretly. If he could strengthen the combat maid outfit and the Elephant Poison Sword to the point of indestructibility, combined with the Nine True Swordsmanship and the dragon physique, with the basic numerical support of the gold limit, Aya should be considered to be at the peak of gold strength.

"Wait a moment……"

Jiang He sent a message to Si Ning.

[Mo Ke: Does the gold state require a transformation task?]
[Lemon King: Otherwise, the domain is integrated into the Golden Heart, and it involves the Universal Body, which is basically the same lineage.]
Jiang He was a little surprised. Even from his point of view, the dragon clan was too blessed. No wonder even their ancestral planet had been destroyed. Zhuang Ya had become a player at this moment, but had skipped the transformation when she was promoted, including all the previous stages. Only when she crossed the era could it be called a pass or bottleneck.

"I can also find a way to transform you into a dragon." Lilith said in the spiritual world: "But the dragon race symbolizes evolution, and the origin is equivalent to the seven deadly sins. You will probably have to make a choice by then."

"It is worth mentioning that the universal bodies awakened by the living beings in the present world when they became players are essentially related to the dragon race, but the emphasis is different."

Jiang He shook his head decisively. Gluttony was his root. The transformation path would inevitably require a long "pain period". The cost of time and energy was too high. With this effort, he could definitely grow to a higher level. The overall cost-effectiveness was too low.

On the other side, Lao Hei and Wu He also consumed the life essence, and the four values ​​rose to 50 points, reaching the limit before the transformation of the Golden Heart. Different levels of life essence have slightly different increases in health values.

The squad upgrade is fully completed.

Wuhe and Laohei formed a team mainly to build the framework of Wuyang Mansion, and then start to make profits with Cangwu Fortress as the basic base. Matters such as recruiting staff, forming private armies, and expanding relationships all need to be handled one by one.

Duke Merrick is expected to accompany the entire trip. Someone is now far from being a match for the non-demon duke, and the value of this heroic-level combat power is invaluable.

On the other hand, within the empire, if Duke Merrick wants to develop steadily, he also needs to rely on someone, or rather, the Jing family with whom he is currently cooperating.

With the restoration of the mythical form of Thorn Plague in the final time ring, Jiang He is not worried that Duke Merrick will bypass him and directly ally with the Jing family. The current situation is quite stable.

(End of this chapter)