Chapter 175: The Rewards of Killing Pei Yuanshao
Chapter 175: The Rewards of Killing Pei Yuanshao
September 25, 2017
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Lu HaiKong seemed unaware of his own transformation. These days, he rarely experienced negative emotions like fear or resentment. He had become incredibly resilient and confident.
It was as if even if the sky were to fall, he could support it with a smile.
This kind of confidence was a deadly charm, especially in times of hardship; it could uplift the spirits of those around him.
In reality, after the county troops launched their attack, Lu HaiKong didn't need to worry about the people's morale. As long as he made an appearance at the mountain camp, it had a calming effect on the populace.
Of course, while Lu HaiKong was enjoying the benefits of his newfound confidence, there were some consequences he would eventually have to face.
Wang Jun was busy preparing for the camp's promotion, and Lu HaiKong didn't plan on idling around either. He had obtained a Golden Treasure Chest from Pei Yuanshao, which he hadn't opened yet.
Although Lu HaiKong's strength had increased to 70, which was a cause for celebration, he had also missed an opportunity to loot treasure chests. Previously, with a strength of 69, he could have easily killed someone with a strength of 70 and looted a Silver Chest. Now, he would be lucky to get a Bronze Chest.
To obtain a Silver Chest, Lu HaiKong would now have to defeat someone with a strength of 80. Not only was it uncertain if he could achieve this, but even if he could, would he consider someone with a strength of 80 as a mere cabbage? Would he just cut them down like the vegetables in his family's garden?
Even finding someone with a strength of 80 was difficult for Lu HaiKong, let alone defeating them.
In this situation, Lu HaiKong's chances of obtaining treasure chests in the future were significantly reduced. However, there was another, relatively simpler method. If Lu HaiKong defeated a historical warrior with the same strength level as him, he would obtain a Golden Treasure Chest, not just a Silver one!
From then on, if Lu HaiKong wanted treasure chests, he would have to go provoke historical warriors.
The benefits of defeating historical warriors weren't limited to treasure chests, though. Their drop rates were also quite impressive. After Lu HaiKong defeated Pei Yuanshao, several valuable items were among the spoils.
First was a crystal-clear historical warrior soulstone, along with Pei Yuanshao's Fiendish Eighteen Sabers and Fiendish Heart Technique. Additionally, there was a special architectural blueprint.
The Fiendish Eighteen Sabers and Fiendish Heart Technique were a powerful set of martial skills that Lu HaiKong had witnessed before.
However, the historical warrior soulstone was something new to him.
Historical Warrior Soulstone (Pei Yuanshao)
Grade: Third-Grade
Effect: Can be used as a regular soulstone,
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The introduction was simple, but it was far from ordinary, as evidenced by the question marks. Lu HaiKong had no idea about its specific uses, but one thing was clear: it was an advanced version of a soulstone, and its effects were likely to be beneficial. He planned to keep it for later and pass it down to someone in the Flame Battalion who had a similar path to Pei Yuanshao.
However, when Lu HaiKong saw the special building blueprint that Pei Yuanshao dropped, he abandoned that idea.
Shrine of Heroes Blueprint
Building Type: Domain Sacred Military Structure
Construction Requirements: Purple Sandal Wood, 1000 pounds of Cinnabar, 3000 pounds of Brass, and a High-Level Taoist
Building Effects:
Effect 1: The Shrine of Heroes records the names of fallen warriors. After receiving offerings, there is a chance that the deceased warriors will be transformed into heroic spirits.
Effect 2: ??? (Place the Soulstone to activate)
Effect 3: ??? (???)
When Lu HaiKong saw the description of this building, his eyes lit up.
With the deaths of Wang Tian and Wang Xing, Lu HaiKong also realized the cruel nature of war. Since he couldn't escape the war, neither his generals nor himself could escape death.
The existence of the Shrine of Heroes allowed some fallen warriors to live on in this way, which was a good option. Moreover, Lu HaiKong could tell that the Shrine's effects were not as simple as they seemed.
He had only seen two of these special buildings so far: the Shrine of Heroes before him and the Savage Wolf Altar obtained from the Hu Yin Tribe.
Speaking of the Savage Wolf Altar, Lu HaiKong felt helpless. He had prepared everything, but when it came time to start construction, he was dumbfounded. It required a large mountain camp to build, but fortunately, the camp was about to be upgraded, and the altar could be constructed soon.
In the 619th chapter, a look at the error-free version!
Currently, Lu HaiKong had accumulated many items that required a large mountain camp to use, so the camp's promotion would significantly boost his strength.
Moreover, Lu HaiKong's strength rating had just reached seventy, and he had two manuals that he could only recently start cultivating. One was the Purple Qi Ascending Dragon Scripture, and the other was the more important mysterious scroll that could be comprehended at level thirty for basic axe techniques.
With so much potential, Lu HaiKong wished he had some time to digest and absorb it all.
Unfortunately, the encirclement seemed imminent, and Lu HaiKong was destined to have no time to spare. He could only slowly digest everything during the battle.
Putting aside the Purple Qi Ascending Dragon Scripture for now, the most important thing was to open the golden treasure chest in front of him, which might not be available again in the short term.
"Congratulations on successfully opening the Golden Treasure Chest. You have gained 500,000 skill experience."
Amidst a soft golden light, the golden treasure chest that Pei Yuan Shao had obtained vanished, leaving behind a porcelain bottle as white as jade and a book.
Lu HaiKong's gaze fell on the porcelain bottle first, but the system only provided a series of question marks. His reconnaissance technique was useless, and he couldn't discern what the white porcelain bottle was.
"Damn it! Is this the quality of items from a golden treasure chest?" Lu HaiKong was furious. When he turned to the book beside it, his expression improved: "That's better. It comes with a Universal Guide."
The book had three large characters written on it: "Appraisal Technique." Lu HaiKong was delighted, remembering that the fist-sized, radiant pearl from the previous golden treasure chest required the Appraisal Technique to examine. Now, with the Appraisal Technique obtained from this chest, he could identify it.
Lu HaiKong's face lit up, and he picked up the Appraisal Technique, ready to use it. But then he was stunned.
"Sorry, your Intelligence does not meet the requirements to use the Appraisal Technique. Please work on improving your Intelligence!"
Although the system's prompt was a neutral, emotionless electronic sound, Lu HaiKong felt a sense of shame and anger, as if his intelligence had been mocked.
Lu HaiKong silently opened the attribute panel and switched to the attribute page. He wanted to use the two free attribute points he had saved for half a year to increase his Intelligence, only to find that he had no room left to improve it.
What a rip-off!
(End of Chapter)
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