ATPnovel Chapter 83 Fire Mage's Handbook, Hero Advancement
Chapter 83 Fire Mage's Handbook, Hero Advancement
Chapter 83 Fire Mage's Handbook, Hero Advancement
"Take it down?"
Shen Xing was puzzled, but then realized what he meant and said, "No need. If I wanted it, I would have traded it myself. It's just that this guy is trying to rip me off, and I don't want to get ripped off."
"Don't worry, when have you ever seen me get scammed?" Qin Lang smiled confidently. "Wait for my good news."
As he spoke, he stepped forward alone and whispered a few words to the player.
Upon hearing this, the player's eyes lit up, and he went aside to discuss the matter in detail with Qin Lang.
Shen Xing didn't know what they were talking about. It seemed that there was some kind of special device in the second-floor trading area that could suppress the power of these lords, and their hearing had become almost like that of a normal person.
However, judging from the player's beaming face, the conversation must have been quite pleasant.
A moment later, Qin Lang took out his phone and scanned the QR code, seemingly adding the other party as a friend.
Then he turned around and walked back, holding a dark red manual in his hand.
"You actually got it!?" Xu Jiayi asked in surprise, "What did you say to that player?"
"It's a secret," Qin Lang said with a mysterious smile.
Shen Xing gave him a suspicious look: "You didn't actually agree to give him nine million, did you?"
Xu Jiayi added, "It's also possible that she sold her body; I saw that they added each other as friends."
"Screw you guys, even if I'm poor, I'd never sell myself, would I?" Qin Lang cursed, then added, "Don't worry, I've had some lucky encounters in the game recently, so I won't lose out on this deal."
Shen Xing said no more, knowing that he wanted to repay the knight's token he had given him.
As a longtime friend, Qin Lang might accept his help without expressing gratitude or saying much.
But he will remember it and will get back at him when he has the chance.
"They've withdrawn, they've withdrawn."
Qin Lang shoved the dark red booklet into Shen Xing's arms, then pushed the wheelchair into the elevator.
The three left the players' association.
The car drove along the bustling street, the sky overcast and gloomy.
The light drizzle was still falling, and the air in the entire city seemed to have become much more humid.
While in the car, Shen Xing suddenly asked, "By the way, Qin Lang, are you free lately?"
"I'm free, what's up?" Qin Lang replied casually, gripping the steering wheel.
"Then please keep an eye out for houses in Jiangcheng for me."
The other two people in the car were both stunned for a moment.
"Keep an eye on the house—are you moving?" Qin Lang asked curiously.
"Yes."
Shen Xing nodded. He admitted that he was a superficial person who wanted to spend money as soon as he made it, buying this and that.
Now I'm actually thinking of leaving that rented room I've been holed up in for years and moving to a bigger house.
But isn't the point of making money to improve one's life? Otherwise, what's the point of making money?
The Misty Lands need significant investment in development, but our own living conditions in reality can't be too bad either.
"Yeah, your place is really too remote, and it's a high-rise building, which is very inconvenient."
Qin Lang seemed thoughtful, then asked, "Approximately what price range? What are the requirements for the house?"
Shen Xing thought for a moment and replied, "Within one or two million, I'd like a larger space with better privacy."
"I also want to visualize military units at home and train my real-world control skills."
Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up.
"Yeah, we really need to practice controlling real-world units!" Qin Lang slapped the steering wheel and said decisively, "Looks like we have to buy this house!"
After all, the troops in the game are much stronger than the lords.
Those extraordinary units can destroy a building with a single blow.
If Shen Xing were to summon someone in the rented apartment, and things weren't handled properly, it could end up on the news the next day.
So apart from those two times in the Misty Sky Realm and the Players' Association, they haven't summoned any more units to the real world, so their control skills haven't improved at all.
"Leave it to me, I'll definitely find you a nice, big house."
Qin Lang nodded happily: "That way, once Shen Xing buys a house, we'll have a base for our activities."
Xu Jiayi rolled her eyes from the back seat: "That's his home, not some kind of activity base."
"What do you mean 'his's' and 'mine'? We're all brothers, no need to be so formal." Qin Lang laughed heartily.
During the conversation, the three of them returned to their respective homes.
"Clang!"
Closing the door to the rented room also shut out outside noise.
Shen Xing leaned back in her wheelchair, sorting out the thoughts in her mind.
"I gained a lot from this trip."
"Including the upgrade material Qin Lang gave me, there are a total of six items that need to be transferred into the game."
"Based on my previous calculation of a maximum of two items per day, it would take three days to complete the entire task."
"However—after consuming the Silver Sacred Fruit, my mental attributes have increased dramatically, so I should be able to transfer more things now?"
After thinking for a moment, Shen Xing decided to put it into practice immediately.
He took out his black briefcase and retrieved three items: the mage's manual, the windmill blueprints, and the mysterious food processing plant, preparing for the first batch of teleportations.
The remaining Nest Enhancement Stones, as well as Power Gems and Fire Gems, will be delivered in the second batch tomorrow.
Because the Orc unit's lair is still at a regular two-star level, it will take some time to upgrade it to three stars, and then to elite.
These gems can only be inlaid in nests of elite level or higher, and are not needed at present.
Thinking of this, he stretched out his arm, revealing the mist flower that existed between reality and illusion.
A familiar gray mist billowed out, enveloping the three things in front of them.
A sense of detachment came from deep within my brain, a sign that my mental energy was being rapidly depleted.
A moment later, as the gray fog dissipated, the objects in front of them had disappeared.
"It's done!"
Shen Xing was overjoyed. Just as he had guessed, he could now teleport three items every day.
He immediately pushed his wheelchair into the bedroom and put on his glasses.
"Buzz—"
The view shifted instantly, and the warmth of the campfire enveloped us.
[Your territory building: Campfire Lv5 → Large Campfire Lv1, the lighting range has been greatly improved, and the new building ability Long Night Embers has been added.]
[Your territory buildings: Houses have been completed ————]
[Your territory building: Ice Arrow Tower has been upgraded]
【Your territory buildings————】
The notifications flashed by, and the territory was once again undergoing a brand new change.
Shen Xing opened his eyes and saw that the territory had expanded several times over again, as if it had suddenly become much more open.
The firelight reached an astonishing 400 meters in range, revealing vast expanses of black earth.
In the center of the territory, ten small wooden houses have sprung up, bringing the total number of dwellings in the territory to twenty.
Along the edge of the city wall, 12 arrow towers, 8 blue ice arrow towers, and 4 white lighthouses stand side by side, creating a sense of security.
"The former small village is already developing into a town."
Shen Xing sighed with satisfaction, a contented smile on his face.
Then look towards the center of the territory, at the large campfire that has been completely renovated.
"The system just notified us that after the campfire's advancement, a special ability has been activated. Let's see what it does."
He opened the campfire panel.
Large Campfire: Level 1
[Campfire effect: Increases the temperature of an area with a diameter of 400 meters and dispels fog]
[Additional Effect: Lingering Flames of the Long Night (Within the flame's range, all friendly units absorb Soul Stones at a speed increased by 10%).]
(Note: For each level increase of the Great Campfire, the acceleration effect of the Long Night Ember will increase by 10%, up to a maximum of 50%)
Upgrade materials required: 500 Soul Stones, 500 Vinar Silver Coins, 50 Black Crystals, 1 Black Spirit Wood
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"Huh? It can actually speed up the absorption of soul stones! This ability is great!"
Shen Xing's eyes brightened slightly. He had just felt that the soldiers were absorbing soul stones too slowly, so this function came at just the right time.
However, the current bonus is only 10%, which is not very noticeable and needs to be upgraded further.
Then, he took out a second prop from his backpack: an ancient parchment.
[Windmill Blueprints]
[Quality: Green]
[Type: Architectural Drawings]
[Area: 28 square meters]
[Building Effect: A windmill can be built, using wind power or consuming Soul Stones to drive the windmill and turn the millstone for flour processing or irrigation.]
【Consumption: 24 hours / 3~10 Soul Stones (depending on the wind direction of the day)】
Construction materials required: 100 stone, 100 wood, 30 soul stones, 10 black crystals
(Note: "Rumor has it that there might be a life-sucking succubus hiding in your mill.")
"A very useful blueprint, almost essential for every territory in the early stages."
"In the misty lands where the industrial age has not yet arrived, such automated devices are a real power source, comparable to humans mastering electricity."
Workers no longer need to manually push the millstone, saving a lot of labor.
Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair to the outside of the southern city wall of the territory.
The slave laborers were still working diligently, turning over the land and laying red soil.
After a day's work, about two acres of square-shaped fertile land have been cultivated.
When the slave saw him arrive on Monday, he immediately greeted him respectfully, but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest.
Shen Xing nodded in response, and then built a windmill on each side of the fertile field.
[Under construction, time remaining: 12 hours 43 minutes ————]
"Next, let's find a place to put that food processing plant."
""
He opened his right hand, and a floating sphere of light appeared, with the outline of a factory faintly visible inside.
[Mysterious Building: Food Processing Plant]
[Quality: Purple (Rare)]
[Can be placed directly in the territory, but at least 180 square meters of open space must be reserved.]
[Architectural Effects: This space allows for various food processing activities, including bread baking, meat jerky production, and dairy fermentation.]
(Note: Food is the most important thing for people, and delicious food can keep soldiers motivated every day.)
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"With this processing plant, the variety of food in the territory will be much richer in the future."
"Of course, this is on the premise that enough food raw materials can be found."
Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair to the center of the territory, a little distance from the Moon Well, and then clicked to place 0.
The ball of light in his hand slowly rotated and rose into the air, transforming into an ancient-style building about six meters high, constructed of bricks, stones, and wood.
"Boom—"
With a slight tremor in the ground, the entire processing plant landed steadily, with two chimneys stretching diagonally towards the sky.
"Slap! Slap!"
Shen Xing clapped his hands, then pushed his wheelchair to the side of the orc hut and opened the upgrade interface.
[Consume materials: Soul Stones*500, Vinar Silver Coins*500, Food*500, Green Crystal*100 to upgrade the Orc Barracks to Normal ★★★]
"The materials required to upgrade from two stars to three stars are outrageous. And this is only the common level. It will probably be even more outrageous when it comes to the elite level."
Shen Xing sighed and then clicked "OK".
[Upgrading in progress, estimated time: 17 hours 52 minutes ————]
The entire orc hut was enveloped in white light, and its interior seemed to be undergoing a dramatic transformation.
"17 hours, not bad."
"Tomorrow we can use the upgrade stone to upgrade the barracks directly to elite one-star."
Of the three treasures that were teleported in today, only the last one, the [Fire Mage Manual], remains unused.
Besides this manual, Shen Xing also has three other advanced materials: [Strange Bird Claws] and [Black Moon Broken Blade].
"The last two upgrade materials are for Fried Chicken and Little Black. I wonder what level those two are now."
Shen Xing opened the territory interface and glanced at the member levels.
The fried chicken is currently at level 7, and it will probably take another three or four days to reach level 9.
Xiao Hei did level up once, but it's only level 6 now, and it will take another five or six days to reach level 9.
"It seems that the only one who can use advanced materials to break through now is the new hero Rena."
Shen Xing closed the territory interface and then went to the north of the territory.
On the city wall, a tall figure stood quietly, gazing at the swirling mist in the distance.
A pair of amber eyes revealed a sense of confusion, as if she were lost in thought.
A gentle breeze blew by, stirring her fiery red hair.
Sensing the movement behind her, Lena snapped out of her thoughts and gracefully leaped down from the city wall.
"May you be well, my lord." She pressed her collar and bowed slightly.
Shen Xing nodded slightly and asked, "How are you? Are you settling in well here?"
"It's fine, thank you for taking care of me."
Lena spoke calmly and acted with poise, exuding a unique and aloof air.
She paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Is there anything you need me to do?"
"There is something I need you to do, but not now."
Shen Xing leaned back in his wheelchair and calmly asked, "Before that, I'd like to ask you a question."
Lena looked up. "May I ask?"
"I'm a little curious, why didn't the previous lord give you a chance to advance and help you break through to the transcendent realm?"
Even if Gideon is stupid, he wouldn't be foolish enough to abandon a powerful hero and instead train that werewolf.
Moreover, with his wealth, buying a Fire Mage's Manual would be no problem at all.
So there must be some hidden story behind this.
Lena pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time.
Then, as if making a decision, she slowly spoke: "Because—I am unwilling to help him fight against other lords."
"In addition, I told him that I would not use any fire magic."
"Not using fire magic?" Shen Xing asked, puzzled. "Why?"
A bitter smile appeared on Lena's lips as she shook her head slightly, seemingly unwilling to offer any further explanation.
After a moment's thought, Shen Xing understood why Gideon wasn't training her.
This woman possesses immense skills and fire power, yet she refuses to use them.
It's like a martial arts master crippling himself; his combat strength might not even be as good as that of an ordinary soldier of the same rank.
No lord would invest too many resources in her, because they wouldn't see any return.
"Is there something wrong with your body? Or will using this power have some effect on you?" Shen Xing asked again.
"No—" Lena shook her head gently: "I swore that I would never use such sinful flames again."
"If you cannot accept this, you may expel me from your territory."
Shen Xing remained silent, knowing that he could not persuade this woman.
Then, he took something out of his backpack and threw it over.
Lena caught it instinctively.
When she saw what was in her hand, she was stunned.
"Even if you give me such an advanced treasure, I will not break my vow." Lena looked up at the man in the wheelchair, her voice trembling but firm.
"Whatever," Shen Xing replied casually. "As long as you work diligently for me, these things don't matter."
Just kidding, he wouldn't banish such a powerful hero.
Even if she doesn't want to take action, just one [Flame Aura] can bring a huge boost to the territory's combat power.
Furthermore, due to the hero's characteristics, she can also be sent out to explore the fog and collect resources.
Lord Shen doesn't keep idle people around; he has plenty of ways to let you realize your value.
Lena gave the man before her a deep look, removed her hood, and bowed slightly: "Thank you for your gift. May the goddess Herald bless you."
Her full head of red hair cascaded down like a waterfall, obscuring her fair and delicate face.
Shen Xing didn't say much, but instead urged her to break through as soon as possible.
Then he went to the village entrance on the west side of the territory, the place where Hellscream often stayed.
Open the talent interface and start completing daily tasks.
[Use Sacrifice Evolution to upgrade Territory Orc Hellscream to Boss ★★?]
[Note: This evolution requires sacrificing 100 Agility.]