Chapter 84 - 70: Advancement Materials Successfully Matched, Preparing to Break Through

Chapter 84: Chapter 70: Advancement Materials Successfully Matched, Preparing to Break Through

Shen Xing reluctantly rejected the invitations from these companies.

He then logged into Green Bubble, where many new messages had popped up in the discussion group.

Loves Playing with Coriander: "Guys, a company contacted me! They’re offering me an annual salary of ten million and two thousand Soul Stones a month!"

"Hahaha, looks like these big companies know what’s what. They know I, Qin, have limitless potential and am destined for greatness, so they made such a generous offer."

"So, what do you guys think? Should I accept or not?"

Qin Lang boastfully sent a slew of emojis, then tagged Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi.

I Eat and Eat sent an eye-rolling emoji and replied, "They’re trying to buy you off with just ten million?"

"From what I saw on the forums, the top thirty Lords all got offers in the tens of millions, with the highest even exceeding a hundred million."

"I’ve got a company offering me a guaranteed fifty million a year, plus a sponsorship of ten thousand Soul Stones per month. Shen Xing’s offer is probably even higher."

Loves Playing with Coriander: "Holy shit! The top thirty get tens of millions? And I’m in the top three and they only offer me ten million?!"

"These damn companies have no fucking clue!"

"I, Qin Lang, would rather starve to death outside than ever sign a contract with them!"

Shen Xing replied, "Forget ten million or fifty million, just lend me two hundred bucks for now."

Loves Playing with Coriander sent a surprised emoji. "You’re actually asking us for money? The sun must have risen in the west."

"Wait a minute... did you secretly go to a massage parlor or something?"

Shen Xing was speechless. "Do you even hear yourself?"

Qin Lang burst out laughing and sent him a red envelope.

Shen Xing changed the subject. "By the way, have you guys seen the chat in that other group? There’s some pretty good stuff in there."

Loves Playing with Coriander: "Yeah, I saw. That group is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. So many experts."

"I found a bunch of collections of hot legs in stockings in the group files. They even have them for Succubi and Centaurs. No idea where they got that stuff."

Shen Xing: "?"

’Wait, are we even talking about the same group?’

Xu Jiayi, on the other hand, gave a more serious reply. She said she had already used a method from the group files to modify parts of her Stone Giant’s body, turning it into a Vajra Stone Giant with greatly increased defense and lethality.

She had also crafted a batch of Foul Odor Arrows for her Archers, synthesized from the Mucus Sacs of Abominations. They were very powerful and came with an area-of-effect plague effect.

Shen Xing also shared some of his own ideas, and everyone found them quite enlightening.

Just then, another red dot appeared on his Green Bubble contacts list.

It was the same friend request from ’She and Her Cat’.

Shen Xing glanced at it and continued to ignore it.

Before long, Xia Wanyin also sent a voice message.

Her voice came through: "Shen Xing, are you done with your work? Want to tackle the Silver Holy Land together tomorrow?"

This woman had invited Shen Xing two days prior.

However, he had been busy with the Foggy Void Realm, so he had to put her offer on hold.

As it happened, he didn’t have much else going on, and his territory’s power had skyrocketed, making him more than capable of easily flattening that Holy Land.

Shen Xing replied, "I’m free. Come find me tomorrow, and we’ll group up."

Xia Wanyin seemed very happy to get his reply and sent a few nodding mouse emojis.

After replying to these messages, Shen Xing accepted Qin Lang’s red envelope.

Then he ordered a glass of lemonade, lay back on his bed, and leisurely browsed the forums... that is, looked up strategy guides.

At two in the morning, Grand Lord Shen drifted into a deep sleep.

...

「Meanwhile, in the Land of Mist.」

A thick black fog enveloped the entire territory. The Campfire stubbornly shone its light, keeping the darkness and terror of the fog at bay.

The Beastmen had all retired to their houses to rest, their snores thunderous.

The Skeleton Archers and the Inferior Demon Legion had also retreated to their Unit Nests, entering a dormant state.

Only a few Black Moon Knights and Beastman Infantry remained, patrolling the perimeter.

Suddenly, a peculiar sound echoed from a clearing in the southern part of the territory.

"PLOP..."

It sounded as if something had fallen into the water.

The next second, a gentle breeze swept by, and a towering Beastman figure appeared without a sound.

Hellish Roar stood beside the well, his yellow, beastial eyes fixed on the opening.

The water’s surface was calm and still, showing no signs of disturbance.

He lifted his head and scanned the territory, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He noticed that the pebbles and dirt on the ground had vanished, leaving it spotlessly clean.

The row of wooden houses had also been wiped down until they were spotless.

The entire territory looked as though it had been meticulously cleaned, appearing incredibly tidy.

Hellish Roar glanced at the patrolling Black Moon Knights, then at the Inferior Demons snoring away in the distance, and his confusion only deepened.

Scratching his head, he found nothing else out of the ordinary. Hellish Roar returned to the giant boulder at the village entrance and resumed his focused cultivation.

...

...

「The next morning, Shen Xing was woken by the vibration of his phone.」

Still groggy, he saw a text message from an unknown number.

He was about to delete it, assuming it was spam, but the contents made him snap wide awake.

[Dear Mr. Shen Xing, the item you put up for consignment on our exchange has found a match. A courier will deliver it to your home shortly. Please wait patiently and keep your phone line open...]

...

"A successful match!"

Shen Xing’s heart leaped as he said excitedly, "That’s the official exchange for you! So fast."

"I listed it yesterday, and it’s already matched today. Looks like I’m about to get an Extraordinary Level unit!"

He sprang out of bed and quickly washed up.

After breakfast, he settled in at home, waiting with eager anticipation.

"DING-DONG!"

At a little after nine, the doorbell rang, and a text message arrived on his phone at the same time.

"Hello, Mr. Shen Xing. Your package has been delivered."

Shen Xing wheeled himself to the living room and opened the front door.

A cheerful-looking young man in a short-sleeved T-shirt stood at the door, holding a cardboard box.

"Mr. Shen Xing, this is your package. Please sign for it."

"Okay."

He took the box and signed his name.

After the young man left, Shen Xing couldn’t wait. He went back to the living room and placed the box on the dining table.

He then took out a pair of scissors and cut the box open.

Inside, the item was wrapped in several layers of thick packing paper.

After unwrapping each layer, a dark-red, ancient-looking totem was revealed.

It looked to be carved from wood, was about as thick as an arm, and bore the images of several beasts.

This was the Extraordinary Level advancement item for the Beastman Species: the [Beastman Totem].

Its appearance was unremarkable, like an ordinary piece of craftsmanship.

But Shen Xing could feel an immense Power contained within it.

"No time to waste. I’ll teleport it in now."

With a thought, Shen Xing connected his consciousness to the Fog Flower.

The dense fog surged, swallowing the totem and causing it to vanish.

Next, he went to his bedroom and put on his glasses.

"WHIRRR..."

His vision swam for a moment, and then the warmth of the Campfire washed over him.

[Your Territory Building: City Wall has been constructed...]

[Your Territory Building: Arrow Tower has been constructed...]

[Your Territory Building: Residence has been constructed...]

[Your...]

...

A flood of notifications scrolled past his vision.

When Shen Xing opened his eyes and looked around, he saw that his entire territory had undergone a massive transformation.

A white stone wall, about five meters high and three meters thick, now stood majestically, encircling the entire area.

Dotted along the wall were eight new seven-meter-tall Level 1 Arrow Towers.

Beside the small flagstone path, the number of wooden cabins had increased to ten, enough to house two or three hundred people.

Beside the main path stood a quiet, quaint-looking tavern, over ten meters tall.

"This territory of mine is really starting to look the part."

Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction, filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Half a month ago, this place had been nothing but a modest little Campfire and a few dilapidated wooden huts.

Now, half a month later, numerous buildings had sprung up, and everything was flourishing.

’Excellent. If I keep developing at this pace, one day I’ll build my very own Mist Giant City!’

Shen Xing thought with great anticipation as he admired his renewed territory.

Then, he opened his inventory and took a look.

In a corner, a dark-red totem lay quietly.

It was the breakthrough material.

Just as Shen Xing was about to summon Hellish Roar, he heard the sound of steady footsteps approaching.

He turned to see a tall figure striding quickly toward him.

He had a burly, one-point-nine-meter-tall frame, completely Green skin, and a glowing red marking between his brows.

It was Blood Roar.

After a day of recuperation, his injuries had mostly recovered. The bloody wounds on his body had healed, and he looked to be in high spirits.

"Boss, Blood Roar reporting in!"

"What is it?" Shen Xing asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Reporting, Boss! I successfully reached Level 9 last night. I’m officially at the max level for Tier One!" Blood Roar announced in a booming voice.

"Oh? You’ve already maxed your level?" Shen Xing’s eyes widened in surprise.

He had, after all, given Hellish Roar special treatment, funneling all available Soul Stones to him for absorption, and even then, he had only reached max level the day before yesterday.

Blood Roar, on the other hand, hadn’t been given any extra resources, yet he was only two days behind Hellish Roar. It was incredible.

"Yes, Boss!"

Blood Roar said excitedly, "After the battle yesterday, I felt exhausted and starving. No matter how much I ate, I couldn’t get full."

"Then I went to absorb a few Soul Stones and discovered my absorption speed was much faster."

"It used to take me over half an hour to absorb a single Soul Stone, but now it only takes about ten minutes."

"And it’s not just me. The other brothers feel the same way."

Hearing this, Shen Xing quickly scanned the area.

Just as Blood Roar had said, the Levels of several other Beastmen had also increased by one or two.

A thought suddenly popped into his head. ’Could high-intensity battles stimulate a body’s Potential and speed up Soul Stone absorption?’

’Is this an ability unique to the Beastman Species, or do all Soldier Types have it?’

Shen Xing was puzzled. He opened the forums to search, as was his habit, and sure enough, he found some relevant information.

In the Land of Mist, most flesh-and-blood Soldier Types weren’t very popular with Novice Lords.

This was because they needed to eat and drink, would cry out in pain when hit, and might even flee from battle.

Compared to Soldier Types like skeletons, Undead, and automatons—which required no logistics and would unconditionally obey a Lord’s commands—the difference was huge.

But precisely because they were made of flesh and blood, these units possessed hidden advantages that mechanical or skeletal Soldier Types lacked.

One such advantage was the ability to stimulate their body’s Potential through high-intensity combat, thus accelerating their Soul Stone absorption speed.

After reading the information on the forum, Shen Xing nodded in understanding.

’So that’s how it is. It’s just like how a person needs to replenish nutrients after strenuous exercise. After a Soldier Type experiences high-intensity combat, its body craves a large amount of Energy.’

’As expected, this game is actually quite balanced.’

’Mechanical and Undead Soldier Types don’t consume extra resources, but their growth Potential is relatively limited.’

’Flesh-and-blood Soldier Types, while more troublesome, have more hidden abilities and can give their Lord a pleasant surprise from time to time.’

Shen Xing nodded to himself, having learned another useful tidbit.