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Chapter 144: Title Quest
Chapter 144: Title Quest
"Are you saying that the Hell Church essentially feels that the production of demon crystals is insufficient, so they're sending me a hell to expand production?" Qin Mu Ye found it hard to believe; this was indeed a very strange situation.
The news that Tian Qi brought him refreshed Qin Mu Ye's perspective, leaving him momentarily unsure of what the other party's intentions were.
"Yes, Master, but it seems the Hell Church wants a larger share after production is expanded. However, I don't think that's all they want," Tian Qi wasn't naive; he wouldn't believe everything the other party said. Why go through so much trouble just to give him a gift?
If they wanted to give a gift, they could have just said so, instead of asking for help.
"Then what about the Lamp Spirit? Did you put him in jail?" Qin Mu Ye quickly moved on from the topic.
"He's already in jail. Hei Shou is arranging for an interrogation. Also, he gave me a map, which supposedly records the location of the Lamp Spirit's hell." Tian Qi handed the map to Qin Mu Ye.
Qin Mu Ye opened the map, but he couldn't understand it, as he was unfamiliar with the geography. However, he understood one thing: this was a quest item.
【You have triggered a quest: Ruby King】
【Expand the area of your hell to ten times the size of your territory】
【Reward: Title - Ruby King】
【Do you accept the quest? Yes/No】
"..." Qin Mu Ye looked at the quest with a black line appearing on his forehead. The title was one thing, and he didn't know what effect it would have, but the difficulty was genuinely high.
Expanding the area of his hell to ten times the size of his territory? This wouldn't be too difficult if he were at a lower rank, but now his territory was at Rank 4, making it quite challenging.
From the information he had, this hell was one of the least threatening, which was why it was only guarded by a few people. This hell posed the smallest threat to both the Hell Church and the Church, so it was natural that most of the manpower was allocated to more threatening hells.
More importantly, the difficulty of this quest would increase with the rank of his territory. It was manageable now, but if his territory reached Rank 5, the difficulty would also increase along with the area.
Therefore, it would be best to complete it at Rank 4, as the subsequent difficulty would be much higher.
After some thought, Qin Mu Ye ultimately decided to accept the quest. Whether he could complete it or not was another matter, but it was impossible to complete it right now.
"Alright, I understand. Inform Hei Shou about this. Have him come up with a plan to see if there's any way to effectively consume other hells before our territory reaches Rank 5, thereby expanding the area of our hell to ten times its size," Qin Mu Ye said helplessly.
He couldn't think of a way to do it himself; his only option would be to fight his way through. But if Hei Shou handled it, perhaps he could make the Hell Church, the Church, and the Federation of States work for him, as they all wanted demon crystals.
While consuming demon crystals had many benefits, it also created a mental dependency, leading to a demon addiction effect.
This addiction wasn't based on physiology but on a craving for energy. Going without demon crystals for a few days could help break this craving, but there was a cost. Long-term abstinence from demon crystals would cause the body's magic power to become inert.
Over time, the inert magic power would start to fade, as the magic power usually remained active due to the intake of demon crystals. As long as it didn't become inert, the magic power would flow within the body without dissipating.
The more magic power one had, the faster it would dissipate, and the various effects of magic power would also disappear.
Qin Mu Ye was employing a straightforward strategy. One could continuously enhance their power by consuming demon crystals, or they could give up the various powers and effects that came with magic. As long as they didn't consume demon crystals, his monopoly wouldn't form.
Unfortunately, once one had tasted the power and longevity, who would be willing to let go? Qin Mu Ye wouldn't either.
It would be better for these forces to gather their violent organizations and invade Qin Mu Ye's hell, taking control to produce demon crystals themselves.
Perhaps these three forces had already had such thoughts, but they were still in the planning stages. He estimated that these major forces wouldn't act unless they saw significant benefits.
Qin Mu Ye didn't have the time to worry too much about these three forces in the terrifying universe. The true value lay in the universe itself, but he currently lacked the strength to explore it.
"Forget it, no need to think about these things. The Scary Universe is too deep, and I'm just an ordinary person with no strength to fight a chicken."
Qin Mu Ye glanced at his advancement quest. Currently, the progress of destroying 10 Tier 3 forces had reached 7/10. In recent days, Mo Xue and the others had destroyed at least three more forces. It seemed they had shifted from raiding to destroying forces, likely to gather Skeleton Soldiers. This time, Mo Xue and the others not only raided but also sought to acquire sufficient labor, and the best labor force would be the Undead, as Xie Yu had the Soul Summoning Spell, making it easy to summon Skeleton Soldiers.
However, the creatures in the Fertile Ocean were mostly aquatic and not suitable for land. Even if the Skeleton Soldiers were summoned from corpses, they would retain the skeletal form of the creature when it was alive. For instance, a mermaid would remain with a human upper body and a fish-like lower body, not transforming into a human-like skeleton.
Such Skeleton Soldiers would find it difficult to move on land and would also face challenges in the water due to their different structure, likely sinking rather than swimming freely like mermaids.
For example, the Skeleton Soldiers summoned from the corpses of Harpy Witches in his territory, though they had wings, could not fly and could only hop around like chickens on the ground.
Thus, finding suitable creatures in the Fertile Ocean to serve as Skeleton Soldiers was not an easy task, as most of the creatures were aquatic.
"However, this Sea Dragon King is truly resilient. He didn't die even when pursued by the True Dragon Emperor and the Undead Noble together, and he ran incredibly fast."
Qin Mu Ye did not believe that the Sea Dragon King's strength could compare to two Tier 6 Champion-level territories, even with the home-field advantage. The only possibility was that his escape skills were top-notch.
On the other hand, the progress in the Frigid Ice Land seemed quite good. The fourth-ranked Cold Plum had disappeared, and it was unclear whether she had used a Server Transfer Voucher to leave or had been killed by Jiang Tianjun.
Regardless, it meant that Cold Plum had been eliminated, and Jiang Tianjun was still clearing out some fleeing but powerless Lords.
Thus, the ability to escape was a significant advantage. Even if one was a mouse being chased by a cat, as long as they weren't caught, there was a chance for a counter-attack, unlike Cold Plum who had to abandon and leave.
As for the Wasteland City and the Zombie Nation, these two servers were also causing trouble, stirring up chaos everywhere.
However, their efforts were not very effective, and they often ended up getting beaten.
Qin Mu Ye had noticed that the Lords of Wasteland City and Zombie Nation were not leveraging their strengths but were instead using their weaknesses to attack others' strengths.
The environment was their greatest advantage. If they could mutate sufficiently powerful zombies or beasts, they could create a zombie or beast tide.
Moreover, they could use species from other servers to mutate various powerful local zombies and beasts, which would be enough to give other servers a hard time.
Their ability to mass-produce troops was unparalleled. Unfortunately, they seemed to lack this intention, instead constantly probing.
Perhaps they only thought about winning or were limited by the mindset of the ancients.
Their zombies and mutated beasts had infection capabilities, with the former being viral and the latter being radiation-based. If these abilities were developed, they could compete with species like the Insectoids and the Undead, which were skilled at mass-producing troops.
This is why Qin Mu Ye placed such high importance on these two forces, spending a great deal to acquire extensive knowledge of biology, viruses, and medicine from these servers.
With this knowledge, his Tier 5 Sprite's evolution became increasingly bizarre.
But he didn't care. What was the point of looking good if one couldn't survive?
Surviving in the midst of Tier 6 Champions was extremely stressful. If the timing were right, he would have considered using a Server Transfer Voucher to find a weaker server.
He didn't believe that all servers were so formidable.
"Or was the ancient world I was in not a simple feudal society?"
"Otherwise, how could their strength be so extraordinary?"
Qin Mu Ye was somewhat puzzled.
(End of Chapter)
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