Novel Full Chapter 298: Stormbreak Rewards
Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Stormbreak Rewards
The settlement light of Floor 131 arrived as rain stopped.
Clouds opened above Stormbreak Fortress, revealing a pale blue sky behind the storm. Defenders stood on cracked walls, wounded but alive. Civilians emerged from shelters, carrying children, tools, bandages, and water. They did not cheer endlessly. They were too tired for that.
But they stood.
That mattered.
Commander Lei Shuo approached Qin Yuheng with his damaged sword lowered in respect.
"You defended the fortress without taking it from us," he said.
Qin Yuheng answered, "It was yours to defend."
Lei Shuo looked toward the battlefield where fallen defenders lay.
"And yours to bleed for."
The Tower panel appeared.
[Floor 131: Thunder Beast Siege Plain]
[Main Mission: Defend Stormbreak Fortress until the siege storm ends — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Preserve at least 60% of fortress defenders — Completed.]
[Final Defender Preservation: 74%]
[Sub-Mission: Prevent eastern wall collapse — Completed.]
[Eastern Wall Final Stability: 41%]
[Sub-Mission: Defeat 500 thunder beasts — Completed.]
[Thunder Beasts Defeated: 713]
[Sub-Mission: Destroy 5 Thunderstorm Beast Command Nodes — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Protect civilian shelters — Completed.]
[Civilian Shelter Loss: 0]
[Sub-Mission: Defeat Thunder Herd Siege King — Completed.]
[Additional Merit:
Fortress command autonomy preserved.
Emergency item enhancement used at rightful timing.
Coalition defense maintained.]
[Calculating final evaluation...]
Qin Mo stared at the phrase Emergency item enhancement used at rightful timing.
Then slowly turned to Qin Yuheng.
"The Tower noticed."
Qin Yuheng nodded.
Of course it did.
The result appeared.
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
Rewards descended.
[SSS Evaluation Rewards]
EXP +75,000
Tower Coins x1,050,000
SS Grade Thunder Beast Siege Plain Chest x1
SS Grade Stormbreak Defender Heart x1
SS Grade Thunder Herd Siege King Core x1
SS Grade Command Node Suppression Crystal x1
SS Grade Fortress Wall Renewal Stone x1
SS Grade Coalition War Rhythm Banner x1
S Grade Thunder Beast Core Bundle x1
Special Mark: Stormbreak Siege Defender]
Additional hidden reward:
[Destroyed Siege King Without Seizing Fortress Command]
SSS Grade War Without Crown Command Crystal x1
Qin Yuheng’s gaze sharpened.
War without crown.
Another direct continuation of the Thirteenth Gate.
The return to Heavenly Gate Academy was physically harder than usual. Qin Yuheng, Qin Yuchen, and Qin Lian all needed treatment. Qin Mo needed spirit recovery. Han Shuren, after reading the report, did not lecture them first.
He sent them to healers.
Only after treatment did Yu Qingmei review the floor.
"You used your hidden improvement ability in front of a floor commander?"
"Yes."
"Risk?"
"Controlled. Necessary. He accepted secrecy."
Yu Qingmei looked at him for a long moment.
"Good."
Qin Mo looked surprised.
"No scolding?"
Yu Qingmei glanced at him.
"You wanted scolding?"
"No."
"Then rest."
At the Qin Estate, the rewards were analyzed.
The Thunder Beast Siege Plain Chest was placed in Qin Yuheng’s private chamber. Before opening, Qin Yuheng activated Primordial Origin Evolution.
[Primordial Origin Evolution activated.]
[Target:
SS Grade Thunder Beast Siege Plain Chest]
[Available Evolution Paths:]
1. Quantity Multiplication
- Possible Result:
Thunder Beast Siege Plain Chest x???
- Note:
Chests copied through Quantity Multiplication cannot be evolved again.
2. Quality Enhancement
- Possible Result:
SSS Grade Ancient Thunder Siege Sovereign Chest
- Note:
Higher grade rewards, fewer quantity gains.
3. Talent Evolution
- Locked.]
Qin Yuheng considered carefully.
The battlefield had consumed many resources. Quantity Multiplication could provide more materials for fortress, army, and anti-siege systems. But the Siege King Core, Command Node Suppression Crystal, and War Without Crown Command Crystal already covered practical needs. The chest likely contained high-level war-command tools if enhanced.
Quality mattered more.
He selected Quality Enhancement.
Gray-gold light flowed into the chest. Storm patterns deepened into ancient runes.
[Quality Enhancement successful.]
[SSS Grade Ancient Thunder Siege Sovereign Chest]
The chest opened.
[Chest Contents:]
SSS Grade Ancient Siege Thunder Heart x1
SS Grade Skill Book: Thunder Fortress War Step x1
SS Grade Beast Command Node Severing Array Blueprint x1
SS Grade Storm Wall Reconstruction Core x1
SS Grade Siege Beast Weakness Eye Lens x1
S Grade Thunderhide War Material Bundle x1
Qin Mo almost cried with joy at the blueprint.
"This directly helps against command-node networks!"
The Command Node Suppression Crystal evolved separately.
[SS Grade Command Node Suppression Crystal]
↓
[SSS Grade Sovereign Network Command Suppression Crystal]
[Effect:
Suppresses hostile command nodes, beast coordination cores, puppet relay centers, dream-script distribution nodes, and false authority network hubs within limited range.]
Everyone in the room understood.
This was not only for beasts.
It was for Blood Sun networks.
The War Without Crown Command Crystal was already SSS and became a major strategic tool.
[SSS Grade War Without Crown Command Crystal]
[Effect:
Allows large-scale battlefield coordination while preserving allied command autonomy. Reduces risk of temporary war leadership becoming permanent domination. Strengthens coalition war trust.]
This fit the new anti-Blood Sun campaign perfectly.
Qin Wanshan looked at Qin Yuheng.
"The Tower gave you what you need for network dismantling."
Qin Yuheng nodded.
"Then we use it carefully."
Lin Xian’er’s report arrived that night.
Her network had identified three active child-path broker routes connected to the Clear Reed attack.
One route led to a market city.
One to a false charity foundation.
One to a courier shrine.
Qin Yuheng looked at the map.
After Thunder Beast Siege Plain, he understood something clearly.
Standards needed walls.
And now they had a way to strike command nodes.