Chapter 534: Moonlight Shadow
Chapter 534: Moonlight Shadow
September 25, 2017
The remaining three treasure chests contained a legendary-grade battle axe, a stone filled with a menacing aura, and finally, a token.
Gao Lan had been using an elite-level battle axe, which was nearly destroyed in yesterday's battle. Lu HaiKong had just been planning to ask Gongsun to forge a new axe for Gao Lan when the treasure chest informed him otherwise.
The battle axe that appeared before Lu HaiKong's eyes had an exaggerated design.
Unlike Lu HaiKong's Savage Axe, which had a long handle, this axe had a handle length of only about five feet, and the blade was also five feet long, creating an almost 1:1 proportion.
This design made the axe look extremely menacing, and it gave Lu HaiKong the feeling that it had come straight out of a comic book. However, this type of axe seemed to be the one used by Gao Lan, and it would likely fit him perfectly.
With that in mind, Lu HaiKong performed an appraisal.
Earth-Splitting Axe
Equipment Grade: Legendary
Equipment Requirements: Strength 85, Basic Axe Skill: 35
Equipment Skill: Earth-Splitting Power
Earth-Splitting Power: After activation, the next attack will receive a 100% strength boost!
This was a rather vicious piece of equipment, and the 100% boost mainly depended on the user. For an average soldier, it would be almost useless, but in Gao Lan's hands, it would be a different story, becoming an incredibly menacing weapon.
After seeing another item in the chest with someone else's name on it, Lu HaiKong put down the axe and turned his attention to the next item, which also had a name.
Vengeful Stone
Item Type: Consumable/Support Item
Item Description: Born from the menacing aura of a battlefield, this stone contains a terrifying vengeful energy, suitable for aiding martial artists in breaking through their strength bottlenecks when cultivating Vengeful Inner Power.
P.S.: It can only help martial artists break through the strength bottleneck of 80.
This was clearly another item to aid in breaking through bottlenecks. It was evident that someone under Lu HaiKong's command was about to reach a breakthrough at level 80.
Pei YuanShao was the first historical general that Lu HaiKong had defeated, and he was also the first resident of Lu HaiKong's Bandit Camp Hall of Heroes' Spirit Chart. Many of Lu HaiKong's generals cultivated his 'Vengeful Eighteen Strikes' and 'Vengeful Essence Technique'.
Among them, the one with the highest achievement in this cultivation was Wang Yi.
Lu HaiKong, being sentimental, favored Wang Yi, but some might say he was biased!
Of the first batch of generals who followed him, only a few remained. Lu HaiKong was very close to them, especially Ma Pin, who didn't need to be mentioned. Wang Yi, in particular, had received a lot of support from Lu HaiKong, including elixirs and task rewards, to maximize his talent. Lu HaiKong wouldn't give such good things to anyone else.
Another reason was that Wang Yi had been under a lot of pressure recently, and his desire to break through was strong.
Although he was an NPC by origin, he genuinely felt this pressure. Who could blame him for having such a mischievous lord?
Lu HaiKong had appointed Wang Yi as the Commander of the Second Army and placed two captains with strength above 80 under him. Under such circumstances, how could Wang Yi not feel the pressure to break through and catch up to Zhao Er and Cheng Lian?
Seeing Wang Yi's dedication, Lu HaiKong, as his lord, naturally wanted to lend him a helping hand. With Wang Yi's current top-tier talent, a Vengeful Stone should be enough to help him break through the strength bottleneck of 80.
As Lu HaiKong assigned the last item, he realized that it was finally something for himself.
Unit Rank Upgrade Token
Item Type: Military
Item Effect: Can upgrade the rank of 100 low-level units.
Well, technically speaking, this item wasn't for Lu HaiKong either, but its appearance meant that Lu HaiKong's Bloodsoaked Knights could increase by another hundred.
After the battle with Liangqi, the number of Bloodsoaked Knights increased by 900, reaching nearly 1,700. With the Unit Rank Upgrade Token, Lu Haikong's Bloodbath Legion would now number 1,700, an astonishing figure.
Imagine 1,000 weary soldiers, poorly equipped, yet capable of defeating Zhang Liang's 30,000-strong force under Lu Haikong's leadership.
A force of 1,700, fully equipped with Elite-level gear, and potentially riding Beast-Rank warhorses in the future, would be a terrifying force. Even with an army of 100,000, Lu Haikong would be confident in breaking through!
After obtaining the final item, Lu Haikong's treasure chest-opening adventure finally came to an end.
However, unlike before, Lu Haikong had one more task after the treasure chest event—to play the role of a generous donor and give away all the items he had received.
The first recipient was Ma Pen, who had no recent assignments and was waiting nearby. Lu Haikong called out to him, and Ma Pen promptly approached.
Upon seeing the gift, Ma Pen's face lit up with a smile. This time, Lu Haikong carefully observed the process of his smile.
Perhaps because Ma Pen rarely smiled, Lu Haikong was momentarily stunned when he did.
Lu Haikong quickly snapped out of it, took a sip of tea to calm his nerves, and silently thanked his luck for not mistaking Ma Pen for a woman.
But just as he relaxed, Lu Haikong's gaze swept over Ma Pen, and he froze.
He noticed that Ma Pen's chest seemed slightly fuller, and when he looked up, he couldn't find Ma Pen's Adam's apple.
Lu Haikong was shocked and decided to take drastic action to confirm Ma Pen's true gender.
Verifying someone's gender is usually straightforward, but it's more challenging with a cross-dresser.
The most direct approach is to take action, a certain kind of action.
Although this might seem disrespectful to Ma Pen, Ma Pen's unwavering loyalty to Lu Haikong allowed him to do as he pleased.
In this situation, Lu Haikong extended his mischievous hand, reaching out, reaching out, reaching out...
...and cast an Identification Technique on Ma Pen!
Indeed, the Identification Technique could reveal more than just data. At the very least, it allowed Lu Haikong to determine Ma Pen's gender.
It was indeed her. After consuming the Failed Elixir of Immortality for over half a month, Ma Pen had finally transformed into a woman.
Fortunately, this transformation was gradual and sequential, giving Lu Haikong time to prepare mentally. Otherwise, while Ma Pen might have adapted, Lu Haikong, a former otaku, might have struggled to accept having a female general under his command.
With this understanding, Lu Haikong, for some inexplicable reason, suggested, "Maybe you should change your name?"
Ma Pen looked at him blankly.
"From now on, you shall be known as Moonlight."
Lu Haikong recalled the two pieces of equipment Moonlight had recently acquired and clapped his hands.
(End of Chapter)
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