Chapter 1075: The Rewards
Chapter 1075: The Rewards
September 25, 2017
[You have successfully crushed the Necroarmy and obtained a Mythic Treasure Chest!]
[You have successfully captured the foreign demon [???], and obtained a Legendary Treasure Chest!]
[You have successfully captured the foreign demon [Historical General Cheng Yaojin], and obtained a Mythic Treasure Chest!]
After the battle, Lu Hai Kong received three system notifications, as expected.
Lu Hai Kong was not surprised by the system notifications, as this world had always been consistent in its rewards. After every victorious battle, there would be some gains, and this time was no exception.
However, Lu Hai Kong was slightly taken aback by the rewards he received. He had assumed that he would get, at most, one Mythic, one Legendary, and a Golden Treasure Chest.
Over time, Lu Hai Kong had come to understand the system's reward patterns. For slaying enemies, only those above 90 would grant a Legendary, and those over 100 would yield a Mythic.
The scholar's attributes were clearly below ninety, and Lu Hai Kong didn't know what Cheng Yaojin was like at his peak, but when he captured him, the scholar's strength was certainly not over a hundred.
Based on the system's usual standards, Lu Hai Kong expected to receive only a Legendary and a Golden Treasure Chest. But when facing the foreign demons, the system unexpectedly raised the reward level, which surprised Lu Hai Kong.
After glancing at the rewards, Lu Hai Kong didn't dwell on this matter. He was currently in a sea of corpses and blood, not an ideal place for deep contemplation. He set this question aside for now and, carrying Cheng Yaojin and the scholar, headed straight for Lingzhi City.
When Lu Hai Kong arrived at Lingzhi City, the city gates were wide open, and Xian YuFu, with the remaining 20,000-plus city defense troops, lined up inside and outside the city to welcome him.
As the hero who had pulled them back from the brink of death, Lu Hai Kong deserved the heroic reception he received at Lingzhi City.
Despite the soldiers' exhaustion after two days and two nights of intense fighting, their spirits were in a state of extreme excitement. Nothing could be more exhilarating than regaining light after enduring a long darkness.
Even though Lu Hai Kong had been a distant and unfamiliar figure in their minds before, and even if they had forced a connection, it would have been as an adversary, there was no doubt now that Lu Hai Kong was their hero and savior.
Even Xian YuFu, a close confidant of Liu Yu, admired and revered Lu Hai Kong. After all, he had led his legion in a fierce battle against the Necroarmy for almost three days, and he understood their terrifying power better than anyone. He also grasped the strength of the foreign demons more than anyone else.
Of course, Xian YuFu's admiration and reverence for Lu Hai Kong was not solely due to his power but also because Lu Hai Kong had saved them, and his excitement stemmed from seeing the hope of saving the world in Lu Hai Kong.
In the two days of direct combat with the Necroarmy, Xian YuFu had not only witnessed their strength but also understood the might of the foreign demons.
Xian YuFu was privy to many core intelligence reports and was well aware that the Necroarmy was the weakest among the foreign demons.
This particular Necroarmy was merely the weakest among the undead, consisting of hundreds of thousands of ordinary civilians transformed into undead.
The sheer power of this undead legion was terrifying, and Xian YuFu struggled to imagine the strength of legions composed of transformed soldiers or the main forces of the foreign demons.
He even pondered pessimistically whether humanity had any hope of defeating these foreign demons. Despite his constant resistance and fighting, he battled with a sense of despair.
It wasn't until Lu Hai Kong's arrival that he saw a glimmer of hope for humanity's victory.
When facing powerful enemies like the foreign demons, perhaps only under the leadership of a strong leader like Lu Hai Kong would they have a chance at victory.
Xian YuFu, however, had no intention of betraying Liu Yu to join Lu Hai Kong. He knew there was no need for such a move, as Lu Hai Kong's swift arrival at Lingzhi City was undoubtedly facilitated by Liu Yu's green light.
Even though Liu Yu had not yet issued any orders, Xian YuFu was certain that Lu Haikong and Liu Yu had formed an alliance.
As expected, after Lu Haikong arrived before them, the first thing he did was to present a set of official seals to Xian YuFu, "These are the official seals from your Governor Liu. Starting today, this place is under my command!"
After casually handing over the seals to Xian YuFu, Lu Haikong didn't bother with any words to rally or reassure the troops.
Lu Haikong was well aware that at this moment, there was no need for him to say anything. The battle beneath Lingzhi City was the best opening statement.
With just five thousand men, he had defeated an army of several hundred thousand undead—a feat that served as the perfect declaration of his arrival.
Looking at the over twenty thousand exhausted soldiers, Lu Haikong finally said, "All of you, go and rest. As long as I'm here, Lingzhi City won't fall!"
It was a simple statement, spoken with great confidence, and at this moment, it was the most reassuring words for the over twenty thousand defenders of Lingzhi City.
From that moment, Lingzhi City officially came under Lu Haikong's control, and Lu Haikong began his incredibly busy life.
Initially, Lu Haikong had many things he wanted to do, such as interrogating Cheng Yaojin and the scholar, or opening the treasure chest to enhance his war resources. However, upon entering Lingzhi City, Lu Haikong had to set these tasks aside for the time being.
Controlling Lingzhi City was not as simple as issuing a command. Even though Xian YuFu had begun cooperating with Lu Haikong without verifying the authenticity of Liu Yu's seals, Lu Haikong was still incredibly busy.
As the frontline of You BeiPing Prefecture against the foreign demons, Lingzhi City would naturally become Lu Haikong's primary base and core for future battles against them.
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Lu Haikong was well aware of the dangers posed by the expansion of foreign demons. Therefore, he would never allow them to advance their territory, not even by an inch. Under such circumstances, Lu Haikong had no choice but to transform Lingzhi City into a formidable military stronghold, which meant he had a lot of work ahead of him.
This included relocating the residents of Lingzhi City, repairing the city's defenses, clearing the battlefield, and handling various logistical tasks.
More importantly, behind Lu Haikong, Zhang Yan's army of sixty thousand was on its way, and Liu Yu was also organizing legions to provide support.
With several hundred thousand troops about to arrive, Lu Haikong, having already reached Lingzhi City, couldn't afford to wait for their arrival before making preparations. He had to get ready in advance.
However, because Lu Haikong had rushed to Lingzhi City with Black Wind, the generals he brought with him were all battle-hardened warriors, and only Zhang Liao could offer some assistance in this regard; the others were of little help.
In this situation, Lu Haikong could only work with Zhang Liao and Xian YuFu.
With only three people handling such a massive workload, Lu Haikong was, of course, swamped with tasks.
It wasn't until two days later, when Chen Yi and Zhang Man Cheng arrived with a large number of experienced and capable generals, that Lu Haikong finally had some respite and time to thoroughly interrogate Cheng Yaojin and the others.
As Lu Haikong learned more about the foreign city, his curiosity grew, and his questions multiplied. He now had numerous inquiries he wanted to have answered by Cheng Yaojin and the others.
However, even with the time to interrogate them, Lu Haikong was no Xun You. After engaging in the interrogation, he realized that this task was incredibly challenging. Obtaining the information he sought from two stubborn individuals who neither yielded to threats nor bribes was an extraordinarily difficult endeavor.
After a day of questioning, Lu Haikong not only failed to obtain any information but also exhausted his patience.
Facing these two uncooperative individuals, Lu Haikong even considered urging Xun You to hurry and join them.
Just then, Zhang Yan arrived!
Not only did she come, but she also brought with her some secrets about the foreign realm that Lu Haikong had been unaware of...
(End of Chapter)
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