Chapter 80 - 68: Building the Hero Altar, Digesting the Rewards

Chapter 80: Chapter 68: Building the Hero Altar, Digesting the Rewards

Shen Xing collected his thoughts. ’I didn’t expect to learn so much valuable information so quickly,’ he mused. ’I definitely joined the right group.’

On top of that, he had also discovered many other great things in the group’s shared files.

Someone had uploaded a Black Gunpowder and Hell Sulfur Fusion Tutorial, as well as a Wind Demon Core Single-Soldier Propulsion Device Production Guide.

Someone had even written a report tens of thousands of words long on something as absurd as a Land of Mist Hand-Crafted Nuclear Bomb Analysis Report.

Shen Xing’s eyes gradually lit up, as if he had just discovered a treasure trove.

He had benefited greatly just from a few casual remarks from those "Emperors of Jiang City."

’Maybe there are even more experts in this group,’ he thought.

Filled with anticipation, he began scrolling through the group’s chat history.

No-Vaping: "Guys, has anyone else felt like the sky over Jiang City has been weird lately? It’s been constantly gloomy. Feels like something big is about to go down."

MyWifeIsXuecai: "Sounds like you’ve been fapping too much. Jiang City has always been rainy; what’s so strange about a few overcast days?"

Sky-and-Space Archer: "True. It’s also possible I’ve been shooting a few loads at the sky recently."

Lin Dong: "You guys hear? Some absolute monsters showed up in the Foggy Void Realm today. They steamrolled all the way through Wave 11 of Endless Mode in one go. Even Yu Feifei got put in her place."

I-Must-Survive: "Putting Feifei in her place? Got a torrent link? No, I mean, a video?"

Chen Guanxi: "I’ve got two close-up pictures of Yu Feifei’s legs. Risked my life to get these shots today. 500 contribution points each. First come, first served."

Feifei’s-Jade-Feet: "I want Yu Feifei to step on me so bad, I want to lick..."

...

Shen Xing was left speechless after reading through the chat logs.

’What kind of group is this!?’

’What the hell are they even talking about?’

He had originally assumed this group was a gathering of Jiang City’s most talented Lords, where everyone discussed high-level strategies and valuable game information, just like the first few people who had spoken.

But as it turned out, it was no different from any other gaming group for shooting the breeze.

’Still,’ he thought, ’does that player really have pictures of Yu Feifei’s legs?’

’Not that I’m interested or anything. I just want to see how good his photography skills are... so I can critique them harshly.’

Just then, Shen Xing noticed a red dot next to his contacts icon.

He tapped it open and saw a friend request.

"She and Her Cat has requested to add you as a friend (via group chat)."

’Hm? Who’s this?’

Shen Xing tapped on their profile to take a look. The Friends Circle was private, the avatar was a picture of a calico cat, and there was no other information.

"Is this some tea scammer who managed to sneak into the group?" Shen Xing muttered to himself, ignoring the friend request. He turned his attention instead to the large black bag in his hands.

’Next, I need to process all the resources I’ve acquired and give myself a massive upgrade!’

He eagerly took out the grayish-white metal sphere and poured the rest of his loot onto the ground.

Then, Shen Xing connected his consciousness to the metal sphere.

HUMMM...

After a slight vibration, a grayish-white mist seeped out from it.

The mist spread, gradually enveloping the Soul Stones, Large Soul Stones, Soul Fragments, and Mithril on the ground.

When the mist dissipated, all the resources had vanished.

’According to Zhou Zheng, all these materials should now be stored inside the Transmission Device.’

’All I have to do now is send this little sphere into the game, and everything will automatically appear in my backpack.’

Shen Xing held out his arm and connected his consciousness to the Fog Flower.

The transfer went smoothly. With a surge of mist, the small sphere vanished on the spot.

He then wheeled himself into the bedroom and put on the black glasses.

HUMMM...

His vision shifted. A wave of warmth washed over him as the crackling and popping of burning wood filled his ears.

He looked around at the familiar scene.

In the center of his territory, the level 5 Campfire blazed, illuminating a 200-meter radius.

Eight Arrow Towers stood in pairs, guarding the four cardinal corners of the territory like silent sentinels.

Four lighthouses shot out dazzling beams of light, sweeping back and forth through the Fog.

Beastmen and Skeleton Archers were gathered around the Campfire, silently recovering from their injuries.

These Soldier Types had sustained heavy injuries in the Foggy Void Realm, and there had been significant casualties.

Blood Roar and his Warg had been hit the worst; they had been run through by the Black Moon Knight Order’s lances over a dozen times, and their bodies were still riddled with bloody wounds.

Shen Xing didn’t disturb them, turning his attention to his backpack.

Just as he expected, the grayish-white metal sphere was inside.

As he took it out, the sphere began to vibrate violently.

The next second, it burst with a POP, and a massive amount of materials scattered all over the ground.

’Just as I thought. This Transmission Device is unstable and can only be used once.’

With a wave of his hand, Shen Xing collected everything on the ground back into his backpack.

Next, he took out the nine Large Soul Stones to break them down.

As a light flashed, a dense web of cracks appeared on the surface of the gray stones, each the size of an adult’s fist.

With a sharp CRACK, they shattered into 500 regular Soul Stones, each only about the size of a fingernail.

Once the process was complete, Shen Xing took stock of his basic resources.

[Soul Stone] x5362

[Vinar Silver Coins] x4472

[Black Crystal] x1251

[Mithril] x100

...

’Over five thousand Soul Stones and over four thousand Silver Coins... I’ve never been this rich before.’

’This is more than enough to build the Hero Altar.’

Shen Xing eagerly wheeled himself to the center of his territory.

After deliberating for a while, he found a prime spot next to the Moon Well and selected the build option.

[Consume materials to build Hero Altar (Gold)?]

[Estimated construction time: 59 hours, 48 minutes...]

’Two and a half days to build... As expected of a Gold-tier structure.’

’Still, that’s acceptable.’

Shen Xing tapped "Confirm." A large quantity of materials automatically flew out of his backpack and converged.