ATPnovel Chapter 69 Hero's Tavern, The Black Moon Knight's Metamorphosis
Chapter 69 Hero's Tavern, The Black Moon Knight's Metamorphosis
Chapter 69 Hero's Tavern, The Black Moon Knight's Metamorphosis
The Black Moon Knight was radiating a strong black light, undergoing the evolution of life.
In the light, his battered armor was being repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, it became smooth and translucent, as if it were brand new.
Moreover, black spikes grew on the joints and shoulders of the armor, making it look even more ferocious.
As all the black light receded, a system notification appeared.
[Advanced Successfully! Your territory's troop type, "Black Moon Knight," has been upgraded to Elite ★★★]
[All attributes +10% in this evolution]
[Equipment: Damaged Black Moon Knight Armor (Blue) → Black Moon Knight Captain Armor (Purple)]
[Activate Skill: Evil Light Slash]
"This look is kind of cool."
Looking at the completely transformed Black Moon Knight and his gleaming armor, Shen Xing suddenly felt a pang of envy.
After all, what man didn't dream of becoming a knight when he was a child?
As for what kind of knight, don't worry about that for now.
I snapped out of my thoughts and glanced at the attributes of the new skill.
【Evil Light Slash: Condenses the power of the Black Moon into the weapon, unleashing a crescent-shaped blade of light that deals shadow damage to enemies within a radius of (Agility * 0.5 meters) and inflicts the "Lunar Eclipse" effect for 10 seconds (armor reduced by 30%).
For every 100 points of Agility gained, one additional slash will be added.
Cooldown time: 35 seconds
(Note: Did you think one shot was my limit?)
"A very powerful area-of-effect skill, and the number of strikes increases with agility."
"Looks like I'll have to use the sacrifice evolution to improve his attributes in the future."
Shen Xing was satisfied and took out the [Shadow Demon Sword] again, handing it to the knight.
"This weapon is given to you. From this day forward, you shall be called Little Black."
The Black Moon Knight took the weapon, and a hoarse voice came from beneath his visor: "Yes—Lord—"
After two evolutions, Xiao Hei's speech seems to be more fluent than before.
"Alright, now take the other knights to familiarize themselves with the teamwork," Shen Xing instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Blade Black turned around respectfully and led the Black Moon Knights to the open space to the side.
"Tap tap—tap tap—"
The sound of orderly footsteps rang out.
Shen Xing gazed at their sturdy backs, feeling satisfied.
This Black Moon Knights will become another elite squad, following the Lesser Demon Bombardment Legion.
"Next item."
Shen Xing opened his right hand, and a floating sphere of light slowly emerged, which was the mysterious building reward given by the Anomaly Handling Bureau.
【Mysterious Building: Hero's Tavern】
[Quality: Purple (Rare)]
[Can be placed directly in the territory, but at least 142 square meters of open space must be reserved.]
【Building effect: Can periodically activate "Hero Recruitment Order" to recruit all neutral units within a range of (lord level * kilometers) around the territory, with a certain probability of attracting special talents to serve.
If nearby neutral units respond to the call, they will be directly teleported inside the tavern, where the lord can choose their preferred members to join the territory.
Cooldown time: 72 hours
(Note: Welcome to my tavern! Find a seat by the fireplace and make yourself at home!)
"Huh? It can actually recruit nearby neutral creatures, this is great!"
Shen Xing was overjoyed.
With this [Hero Tavern], you have a stable source of people, and there's also a certain probability of recruiting special talents.
This "special talent" refers to individuals with unique skills, such as blacksmiths, chefs, trap experts, and so on.
For most novice lords, troops can be continuously recruited through nests.
As long as you have enough materials and can afford to raise them, you can have as many as you want.
But such exceptional talents are rare and hard to find.
You either have to use some extremely rare recruitment scrolls, or try your luck in the Misty Lands to see if you can find such talent and trick them back into your territory.
"This is such a wonderful thing, it must be built immediately!"
He immediately pushed the wheelchair to the side of the bluestone path.
Then they chose an open space opposite the residential buildings to build on.
The ball of light in his hand slowly rose and accelerated its rotation in the air, revealing the building inside.
The building continued to grow larger, gradually transforming into a massive architectural phantom that slowly landed.
"Boom—"
With a muffled thud, a two-story building with an antique feel and medieval style appeared on the open ground.
The oak door was slightly ajar, the windows were carved, and the aroma of wine wafted to the nose.
This tavern became the largest building in the entire territory as soon as it was built.
"It's good, it has that flavor."
"Let's see if we can brew our own wine in the future. That way, the soldiers will have a place to relax after battles."
Shen Xing thought to himself with a smile, then opened the building interface and activated the "Recruit" function.
[You have successfully initiated "Hero Recruitment," duration: 24 hours]
"24 hours - I wonder if there are any roaming neutral creatures around here willing to accept my summons as a novice lord."
"I feel like the chances are slim."
After all, the tavern's maximum recruitment scope is tied to the lord's level.
The higher the lord's rank, the larger the territory.
He is currently only level 6 and can only recruit neutral creatures within a 6-kilometer radius.
"Forget it, let's just leave it to fate. It would be great if we could recruit them, but there's no real loss if we can't."
Shen Xing quickly came to terms with it.
Then, he glanced at the remaining resources in his backpack.
"We still have over two thousand Soul Stones left, so our resources are quite plentiful."
"In that case, let's build a wall around the campfire with a diameter of one hundred meters."
Shen Xing certainly couldn't build the city wall according to the maximum area of the campfire.
After all, the campfire will continue to be upgraded, and the range of the firelight will continue to expand.
Therefore, all we need to do is build a wall around the territory to protect the important buildings and provide safe havens for the people.
In this way, by removing the four city gates, Shen Xing only needs to build 62 sections of city wall, costing a total of 930 soul stones.
Without hesitation, he immediately pushed his wheelchair to the edge of the territory and opened the building interface.
The illusory images of sections of the city wall flashed before his eyes, following his gaze.
"Clang! Clang!"
A large amount of materials are being consumed.
Soon, a stone wall base was erected around the territory within a hundred meters.
[Under construction, estimated remaining time: 8 hours and 24 minutes]
"Great, the territory will be completely transformed tomorrow."
Shen Xing clapped his hands in satisfaction.
At this point, all the loot obtained in the Misty Sky Realm, including the ranking rewards, has been used up.
The entire territory has experienced an unprecedented upgrade.
Not only has the territory's infrastructure entered a new phase, but the strength of the troops has also increased dramatically.
"Next, once the advanced materials are successfully matched, we will officially have a transcendent-level unit."
Shen Xing thought with great anticipation, feeling that life was full of hope.
Next, he used the [Sacrifice Evolution] skill to upgrade a low-level demon to elite level two.
Then they made some tripwires and animal traps, and properly arranged the territory.
After finishing all that, Lord Shen took off his glasses and ended his day's work.
"Phew—the life of a lord is really tough."
He let out a soft breath and slowly sat up in bed.
Although I don't need to go deep into the fog every day with a lantern like other players, outwitting and fighting monsters to obtain a few soul fragments.
Then combine these fragments and gamble on the 60-70% success rate.
He only needs to stay in his territory and use [Sacrifice Evolution] once a day to continuously strengthen his troops.
But Shen Xing has also worked very hard, okay?
He wants to build up his territory and allocate resources to his troops.
We also need to consider which unit type will have its potential increased by today's [Sacrifice Evolution].
Sigh, he's so tired, he's worried himself sick over the territory.
So, Lord Shen decided to treat himself to a cup of milk tea.
After selecting your milk tea, you will be taken to the payment page.
After searching for a while, a prompt popped up.
Insufficient balance, payment failed.
"What?! I'm so poor I can't even afford a 6-yuan lemonade?"
Shen Xing opened the banking app in disbelief, glanced at his balance, and found that he only had 4.86 yuan left!
"Oh no! Where did my money go?"
He glanced at the bill and said with a sigh of relief, "Okay—I admit my expenses this month were a bit high."
Shen Xing used to cook for herself to save money.
After playing the game "Mist Reincarnation", I order takeout every day and occasionally treat myself to a cup of milk tea.
His main source of income is taking online game boosting jobs and some government subsidies.
After deducting rent and utilities, only a few hundred yuan is left for living expenses.
"Sigh, although in the game I am a great lord with hundreds of generals and tens of millions in assets."
"But in reality, we still have to worry about what to eat tomorrow."
Shen Xing sighed, but didn't have any particular thoughts.
After all, he still had over a thousand contribution points left in his other card, which, according to the ratio, could be exchanged for over ten thousand RMB.
It's just a little troublesome; you'll need to go to the Players Association to complete some procedures.
"Forget it, I'll just borrow two hundred yuan from Qin Lang to tide me over."
Shen Xing figured that two hundred yuan should be enough for him to live on for a week.
Just as he was about to open the green bubble, he saw that there were more than a dozen text messages in his inbox.
I clicked in and took a look; they were all cooperation templates sent by companies and groups.
The content mostly focused on Shen Xing's outstanding performance in the competition and his unlimited potential, expressing a desire to invite him to cooperate with the company, along with a long list of sponsorship opportunities.
When Shen Xing saw the contents of the list, his eyes widened in surprise.
These large companies are indeed very generous.
As long as you sign a contract with them, you're guaranteed an annual salary of at least 70 million to 200 million.
It also includes services such as detached villas, private butlers, and maids.
They even provide Shen Xing with an irregular amount of soul stones, soul fragments, and other resources each month, based on his strength.
He admitted that he was somewhat tempted.
Signing a contract with these companies can lead to instant success.
Not only will real-life life be greatly improved, but development in the game will also receive tremendous help.
But the thought of signing contracts with these companies means I won't be as free as before.
In addition, he also has a hidden talent called "Sacrifice Evolution" that he cannot reveal.
After some consideration, Shen Xing reluctantly gave up the idea.
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