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Chapter 373: Two Advanced Talent Individuals
Chapter 373: Two Advanced Talent Individuals
September 25, 2017
After Lu HaiKong effortlessly defeated Pan Feng, he finally became the second strongest in the mountain fortress once again.
More importantly, Lu HaiKong had comprehended the trait 'Unmatched Overlord'.
This trait was genuinely empowering when facing stronger opponents. When sparring with Pan Feng, the trait's effect wasn't immediately noticeable, but if the opponent were Lu Bu and the teammate Dian Wei, the outcome would be far more impressive.
One could imagine that with Lu HaiKong's Unmatched Overlord activated, Lu Bu's strength would drop directly to 92, while Dian Wei's would surge to 95. It would be a beautiful sight to witness.
With several more strength-boosting items, Lu HaiKong wouldn't need to hold back. As soon as Lu Bu activated his trait, Lu HaiKong could beat him up.
However, Lu HaiKong also noticed that the effect of his Unmatched Overlord wasn't constant.
When activated against Pan Feng, it lasted less than three minutes, which was a bit of a letdown. If he couldn't even reduce Pan Feng's strength for three minutes, it was even less likely to have an effect on Lu Bu, perhaps not even for a minute.
Lu HaiKong also observed that the Unmatched Overlord trait seemed to have growth potential. As Lu HaiKong became more familiar and understood this trait, it should have significant room for improvement.
Although traits of this level might take a long time to grow, the difficulty would undoubtedly be considerable. Still, as long as there was progress, that was more important than anything.
After Lu HaiKong defeated Pan Feng, he initially planned to call Dian Wei over. However, just at that moment, Cheng Yi and his team successfully completed the territory dungeon.
There were basically no rewards for completing the dungeon. Finishing a small mountain fortress would yield a treasure chest, a very ordinary one that couldn't even be considered a bronze chest. Usually, it would contain some secret manuals and gold.
Conquering a medium-sized mountain fortress would reward a bronze chest, and a large one would give a silver chest, and so on. However, the chests obtained from the dungeon mostly contained material resources like iron ore and food. It was rare to find any equipment inside.
After Cheng Yi's team conquered this large mountain fortress, they also obtained a silver treasure chest for Lu HaiKong.
Inside, there was a ton of iron ore and ten tons of food.
Lu HaiKong took a glance at these items and immediately ordered them to be sent to the warehouse and the blacksmith camp.
At this moment, Lu HaiKong was more concerned about Cheng Yi's situation.
When Cheng Yi entered the dungeon with nearly five thousand bandits, only about a hundred bandit bodyguards, ordinary ones at that, remained when they exited.
The bandits either perished in battle or advanced through the experience gained in combat.
Interestingly, Lu HaiKong had always assumed that the only promotion path for bandits was to become bandit commanders. In reality, they could also advance to become soldiers if they gained enough experience in battle, bypassing the lower-level soldier ranks and directly reaching the intermediate level.
Among the over five thousand bandits who entered with Cheng Yi, only a hundred or so bandit bodyguards remained upon their return.
"Just these?" Lu HaiKong asked, looking at the hundred or so bandit bodyguards before him.
In the end, over a hundred ordinary Bandit Bodyguards emerged from the rigorous selection process, which left Lu HaiKong feeling a little disappointed.
Bandit Bodyguards could be recruited on their own, and currently, fifteen could be recruited per day. If Lu HaiKong wanted to, he could just open recruitment and get them, so there was no need to go through such a process.
Well, although this decision was made for the sake of upgrading the troops, the results were indeed a little disappointing. Fortunately, there were not only over a hundred Bandit Bodyguards.
"There are also two more."
Cheng Yi pushed forward two Bandit Commanders, presenting them before Lu HaiKong.
The two men who were pushed out had contrasting appearances. One was thin and weak-looking, seeming somewhat anxious and unaccustomed to being in the spotlight.
The other was of medium build, with a scar on his cheek, and he exuded a sense of toughness and audacity.
These two individuals had stood out from the five thousand bandits and ultimately advanced to become Bandit Commanders.
As Lu HaiKong laid eyes on them, his Appraisal Skill immediately activated, revealing their attributes.
Name: ???
Occupation: Bandit Commander
Attributes:
Strength: 27, Politics: 30, Strategy: 33, Command: 5
Advanced Talent: (Strength Cap: 85, Politics Cap: 80, Strategy Cap: 85, Command Cap: 35)
Name: ???
In the 16th year of the Kaihuang era, a book titled "A Look at the Unmistakable Truth" was published!
Occupation: Bandit Commander
Attributes:
Strength: 30, Politics: 10, Strategy: 12, Command: 25
Advanced Talent: (Strength Cap: 87, Politics Cap: 40, Strategy Cap: 45, Command Cap: 75)
Upon seeing the attributes of these two individuals, Lu HaiKong's eyes lit up.
Both of them possessed rare Advanced Talents, especially the first one, whose Politics and Strategy attributes were quite impressive, even showing potential to be directly cultivated as a Scholar. With only a slightly lower Command attribute, this person would typically be groomed for a Scholar's path.
However, when Lu HaiKong saw the attributes, his eyes narrowed, and he already had an idea about the future path of the individual before him.
In contrast, the second individual's attributes clearly indicated a General's path, with an impressive 87-point growth potential and 75-point Command attribute. This person would undoubtedly become a capable General with proper development.
Exchanging five thousand bandits for these two individuals was a fair trade.
As the saying goes, "A general's success comes at the cost of countless lives," and these two, not yet fully grown, had already had thousands of lives laid down as a foundation for their rise.
"From now on, you will be known as Chen Ping, and you will be known as Shi Yun." Lu HaiKong, after examining their attributes, bestowed names upon them.
Being named by Lu HaiKong was an immense honor within the Fort, but these two had just emerged from a sea of corpses and had only recently awakened their intelligence.
So, the significance of this moment was not yet clear to them, and they stood there, a bit dazed and unsure, perhaps even overwhelmed, as they received this honor.
If Zhao Er were to find out about this, he would surely be green with envy.
Recently, he had been seeking an opportunity to make a significant achievement and, through Lu HaiKong's rewards, request that Lu HaiKong bestow a name upon him...
(End of Chapter)
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