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Chapter 496: Ma Pin Awakens
Chapter 496: Ma Pin Awakens
September 25, 2017
Bloodthirsty Knight
Unit Rank: Advanced
Martial Power: 45
Warrior Trait: Bloodthirsty Rampage
With attributes identical to the Mountain Bandit Vanguard, this is essentially a mounted version of the same.
However, this near-identical attribute didn't disappoint Lu HaiKong; on the contrary, he quite liked this particular attribute.
Lu HaiKong was well aware of the strength of the Mountain Bandit Vanguard, and having a real-life version of it left him with little to desire.
The only concern was that the Bloodthirsty Knights, being cavalry, couldn't be transformed into heavy-armored knights like the Mountain Bandit Vanguard. This was a bit of a headache.
After all, while they could endure the weight of their equipment and constant physical exertion, their horses couldn't. However, if Lu HaiKong's plan for a special cavalry unit succeeded, heavy cavalry might not be entirely out of the question.
Due to a system bug, the injuries of the bandits who advanced to become Bloodthirsty Knights disappeared upon their promotion, and they were fully revived with full health.
Lu HaiKong assigned this group of Bloodthirsty Knights to stand guard while the remaining bandits rested as much as possible.
Then, Lu HaiKong turned his attention to Ma Pin, who was still shrouded in black mist, and the opened treasure chests.
Among the six Golden Chests, one yielded a Mutated Talent Pill, one a Fire Spirit Pill, and the remaining four chests contained a weapon blueprint, a token, a book, and a longsword.
Horseman's Saber Blueprint
Description: Excellent-grade Weapon Blueprint
Research Requirement: Advanced Blacksmith
Legion Formation Order
Item Type: Military Item
Usage Requirement: Can be used in a large bandit camp, requiring one warrior.
Item Effect: Has formed a legion from a miscellaneous soldier group of 500 or fewer.
Fragmented Analects Volume One
Book Type: Classic
Reading Requirement: None
Book Effect: By studying diligently, one can increase their political and strategic attributes by up to 15. The speed of improvement is determined by the reader's aptitude and diligence, with an upper limit of 60 points.
Crimson Heaven Sword (Replica)
Item Quality: Excellent
Equipment Requirement: Martial Power 60, Basic Sword Technique Level 20
Equipment Effect: Adds a layer of fire attribute damage.
To be honest, these items were decent, but they were also mostly things Lu HaiKong couldn't use at the moment.
Aside from the Legion Formation Order, which could be used immediately, the rest were temporarily useless. However, Lu HaiKong could carry the Crimson Heaven Sword with him as an accessory, as it was quite a flashy weapon.
With no significant findings from the Golden Chests, Lu HaiKong turned his attention to the Legendary Chests.
The three Legendary Chests yielded some good items: a token, a talisman, and a book.
Swift March Token
Item Type: Military Item
Item Effect: Accelerates the movement speed of troops under your command by 100% for three hours.
Cooldown: Three days
Fog Summoning Talisman
Item Type: Consumable/Mysterious Item
Item Effect: Creates a fog within a large area for three hours.
Basic Formation Secret Scroll
Secret Manual Type: Qimen
Reading Requirement: Politics 60, Strategy 60
To be honest, Lu HaiKong's luck seemed to have taken a turn for the worse recently.
Six Golden Chests and three Legendary Chests opened, yet they yielded such underwhelming items, leaving one quite disappointed.
Especially the three items from the Legendary Chests, which clearly didn't live up to the expected quality and effects of legendary items.
Although the effects were slightly lacking, two of the three items obtained from the Legendary Chest were indeed beneficial to Lu HaiKong at this point.
The Swift March Token could accelerate the marching speed of Lu HaiKong's troops, and the Fog Summoning Talisman was a useful tool when encountering enemies. Overall, these items provided significant assistance to Lu HaiKong.
As a result, Lu HaiKong wasn't too discouraged. Moreover, his gains from the battle weren't limited to just the chests; there was also the promotion of Zhang Bao to Gao Sheng and the loot dropped by the fallen Yellow Turban Divine General.
Lu HaiKong was about to examine the items dropped by the unfortunate foes he had defeated when he suddenly sensed that the aura around Ma Pin seemed to have reached a peak and was now slowly dissipating.
Noticing this, Lu HaiKong immediately paused his actions and turned to look.
He saw that the originally dark and ghostly aura surrounding Ma Pin was now slowly receding, as if being sucked back into Ma Pin's body.
Over time, the ghostly aura gradually faded and eventually disappeared completely.
After the ghostly aura vanished, Ma Pin's figure, which had been standing there, became visible. Seeing Ma Pin's current appearance, Lu HaiKong couldn't believe his eyes.
Ma Pin had indeed mutated, but this mutation didn't give him an extra pair of eyes or limbs. It seemed that Ma Pin's appearance remained unchanged.
Ma Pin's original height of around 1.7 meters seemed to have shrunk a little, now just under 1.7 meters. His previously long and somewhat sinister face also appeared to have shrunk significantly.
As his face shrank, Ma Pin's expression immediately softened.
Ma Pin wasn't exactly ugly before, but he gave off a fierce and cold impression. Now, he still exuded a cold aura, but it was more of an aloof and dignified kind.
Lu HaiKong was stunned for a while before he regained his senses. "So, the so-called mutation of the Elixir of Immortality isn't negative, and it even has the effect of plastic surgery. That's pretty good."
Lu HaiKong smiled and walked over, examining Ma Pin from left to right. "How do you feel now? Are you okay?"
"Still... okay..."
Ma Pin opened his mouth, and it seemed that due to the consumption of the Elixir of Immortality, he was having some difficulty speaking for the time being. However, he could still make sounds, although his voice had an additional strange quality to it compared to before. Lu HaiKong didn't pay close attention to what it was, and Ma Pin's speech was too brief to discern.
Nevertheless, since he could make sounds, the problem probably wasn't too serious.
Lu HaiKong took another look and confirmed several times that Ma Pin had no other issues. Only then did he completely relax.
"They say that surviving a disaster brings great fortune. Your strength must have increased significantly."
As Lu HaiKong spoke, he opened Ma Pin's attribute panel.
Ma Pin
Identity: Lu HaiKong's General / Phantom Guard
Lord: Lu HaiKong
Loyalty: 100
Talent: Top-tier Talent Level (Martial Increase Cap: 95, Political Increase Cap: 70, Strategy Increase Cap: 70, Command Increase Cap: 70)
Abilities:
Martial: 85, Political: 50, Strategy: 50, Command: 50
Main Cultivation Technique: Ghostfiend Heart Technique
Main Martial Skill: Ghostfiend Blade Technique
General Trait: Ghostfiend Unmatched, ???
(End of Chapter)
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