Chapter 1617 - 411: A Brand-New Experience, Damn Crooked Merchant_3

Chapter 1617: Chapter 411: A Brand-New Experience, Damn Crooked Merchant_3

His choice is based on the consideration of the Life Soul Characteristic.

Being new here, this body is very frail, and the Dusk Shadow Life Soul is more adept at exploiting stealth and ambush advantages in complex terrain, rather than operating in open sea areas.

The environment inside the island clearly better facilitates his specialties.

More importantly, those "falling stars" descending from the sky are difficult to accurately salvage when falling into the sea, but are easier to search for when landing on the island.

If he wants to quickly acquire the first "sacrificial power," exploring the island is undoubtedly the most efficient choice.

During the waiting time before gaining eligibility, he has already carefully planned his development strategy.

Resurrecting clan members is the ultimate goal, but cannot be rushed.

If every time he obtains 5000 sacrificial power, he immediately resurrects one clan member.

The resurrected clan members also need to grow from scratch and initially cannot provide effective assistance, but instead, they will drain valuable initial sacrificial power, severely slowing down his original accumulation period.

This is equivalent to splitting all pressures between two weak individuals, resulting in both struggling at the bottom.

Therefore, he has formulated a sustainable plan.

Stage One: Prioritize investment in oneself.

Use all the initial sacrificial power obtained to fully upgrade the Body Refining Level and Star Vein Level, and even implant a New Life Soul.

He can first resurrect three clan members to assist him but must first ensure to achieve first place in this newcomer impact ranking, earning a 1 million sacrificial power reward.

Stage Two: Establish a Resurrection Fund.

Once he possesses a stable income ability, he will allocate one-tenth of the sacrificial power earnings daily to a dedicated "Resurrection Funds Pool."

This money is earmarked solely for resurrecting clan members.

This way, it does not affect his continuous enhancement, while steadily accumulating capital for the resurrection endeavor.

Stage Three: Snowball Effect.

The resurrected clan members become players and must also adhere to the same rule.

Continuously invest one-tenth of future earnings into the "Resurrection Fund."

In this manner, forming a positive cycle.

The more clans resurrected, the faster the funds pool accumulates, thereby accelerating the return of subsequent clan members.

Until the resurrection slots are maxed, proceed to complete the challenges of the next stage, increasing the resurrection limit.

This is a sustainable long-term strategy centered on him.

First, strengthen oneself to establish a solid foundation, then sustain battles with battle to gradually achieve the ultimate goal.

Emotionally, he longs to see his brethren immediately, but rationally he knows this is the most efficient path.

Three days later.

Deep within the island, the environment here is as hot and humid as a steamer.

The sunlight strains to penetrate the layers of giant leaves, casting dappled, shifting light spots between the woods.

The air is mixed with the sweet fragrance of various plant emissions, while insect chirps and bird calls incessantly clamor all around.

Ye Ming traverses silently through this green maze.

With the enhancement of the Dusk Shadow Attribute, his figure seems to leap between shadows.

Sometimes blending into the shadows of trunk or rock, completely disappearing, sometimes like light smoke instantaneously moving several meters from one shadow to another, his trajectory unpredictable.

The entire process makes no sound, not even stirring a breeze.

As he roams, Ye Ming’s gaze is as sharp as an eagle’s, swiftly scanning the surrounding environment.

Soon, he locks onto a Beast head chewing berries in the shrubbery.

This is a relatively common Monster in the jungle, thick-skinned.

Having hunted them multiple times, Ye Ming already knows where its weak points are.

Once the target is locked, Ye Ming becomes like a ghost, using the trunk and dense vines for cover, after several short-distance jumps, he silently reaches the side and rear of the Beast.

It’s time.

A gentle nudge of his foot, his figure abruptly blurs, turning into a ribbon of black mist gliding close to the ground.

In an instant, appearing behind the Beast.

His form emerges from the black mist, the Short Blade bought from the Trading House for 280 points, produced in the adventurer dungeon world, precisely pierces a vital weak spot behind the Beast’s ear, unprotected by thick skin.

The Dagger twists, severing nerves.

The Beast’s massive body convulses abruptly, without even a grunt, and collapses to the ground.

Then it turns into mist absorbed by Ye Ming, leaving only a small handful of energy-rich beast fur on the ground.

Ye Ming waves his hand, placing it into his Space Bag.

In the instant the Short Blade leaves the body, his figure is once again Shadow Transformation.

Like ink merging into water, he silently retreats into the nearest shadow, concealing his breath.

A few breaths later, the rustling of branches and leaves from the crown of trees kilometers away occurs.

Ye Ming’s figure quietly appears, his gaze locking onto a new target: a Poison Feather Monkey with vibrant feathers jumping amidst the branches.

At this moment, the Poison Feather Monkey seems to sense a hint of danger, stops its jump, and warily turns its little head.

In the next moment, Ye Ming falls from above the dense tree shadow.

Sudden black gleam, the Short Blade swiftly slices through the root of the Poison Feather Monkey’s tail feathers, which it relies on to maintain balance among the branches.

The Poison Feather Monkey’s body instantly loses balance, opening its mouth panic-stricken trying to shriek.

Ye Ming’s second slash follows closely, as a deadly pursuit.

Utilizing its unbalanced backward tilt, exposing its throat for an instant, he stabs with the Short Blade precisely into its open mouth, the blade’s tip piercing through to the brain.

The Poison Feather Monkey’s body shudders violently, then completely goes limp.

Ye Ming grabs the branch with one hand to suspend, deftly withdrawing the Short Blade.

The Poison Feather Monkey’s body turns into a mist cluster, absorbed by him, leaving several poison feathers also stored in his Space Bag.

Releasing his hand, his figure vanishes in Shadow Transformation during the fall.

The entire ambush process flows smoothly, one slash first breaking balance to create opportunity, then another slash directly belying, completing the hunt.