Level 2 pasture allows undead to advance to level 3, but each upgrade takes half an hour.
For the past half hour, Wei Huan hasn't gone anywhere; he's stayed here, controlling the undead to upgrade.
He didn't need to go through all this trouble before; he could just leave to do his own thing and come back at a set time.
But this time it won't work. Moji can't control it. The Undead Ranch is very important to him, and a major war is being prepared outside. He doesn't want to make a mistake on such a small matter.
One by one, the zombie bears finished upgrading, but Moji, as an elite unit, upgraded much slower.
Wei Huan did a quick calculation and it would take more than an hour to complete.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what changes it will undergo after this upgrade.
Sure enough, half an hour later, Moji, who had rolled out of the hay, had shrunk even more.
He was about two meters tall, but his body length had also shortened, and his face looked younger, with a slight improvement in his appearance.
When Moji reappeared, he still appeared very "lively and unruly," jumping around and full of destructive tendencies.
But perhaps because of his youthful face, he inexplicably evoked a sense of leniency.
Seeing that Moji still wanted to go to the level 3 pasture, Wei Huan watched it with a hint of anticipation.
Unfortunately, it was still limited by Wei Huan's cultivation level and could not enter the level three pasture.
This is also different from other undead.
The other undead simply ignored the level 3 pasture, seemingly naturally aware of their limitations, abiding by the rules and not breaking them.
Mo Ji, however, would try to access level-three pasture and make an effort, a kind of rule-breaking feeling that amazed Wei Huan.
Any life form that observes the rules and attempts to break them becomes extraordinary.
It could be terrible, or it could be great.
Just as Mo Ji was about to scratch at the level-three pasture again, Wei Huan had a thought, and a black hole appeared behind Mo Ji, pulling it back into the tomb.
The undead training grounds fell silent again.
Wei Huan glanced in the direction of the level-three pasture before leaving.
I really hope I can use it soon...
The zombie bear, having advanced to the third tier, was directly deployed to the Challenge World.
This arrangement was correct. As expected, the Dark Beast Lord sent troops to launch a surprise attack that night. Moreover, he used watchtowers as walls to surround the resource point twice. While protecting the mine, he also built two barracks next to the mine.
That's incredibly extravagant!
This shows just how abundant the Dark Beast Lord's low-level resources have become.
However, as soon as the war began, before it could escalate further, Mu Zhong announced a retreat and then woke Wei Huan from the professional temple.
Mu Zhong said, "The lord of this city is probably another beast, and almost all of the combat troops that attacked us were wild beasts."
Even though it was just a small battlefield for resources, the appearance of beast units still caught Mu Zhong's attention.
These beast-like soldiers become the source of the curse of the Spirit Beasts. Once tainted, they will be plunged into negative emotions such as rage, anger, and sadness.
The reason we didn't feel the power of the curse during the third-level highway assessment was because they were pushing too fast and consistently occupying the top position.
The wind makes it difficult to have negative emotions, thus eliminating the "foundation" for inciting curses.
But this time, once the curse takes hold, things could get complicated.
After all, Wei Huan had decided to calm down and fight a protracted war.
He wanted to help the ancient battlefield in his own way. He wanted to make the Dark Beast Clan suffer terribly and cause their lineage to break. If he could influence the outcome of the ancient battlefield, that would be even better.
Wei Huan pondered to himself, "Can we capture him alive?"
Mu Zhong said, "I think we can use the net of the Crypt Beast Mother to trap them, and then have the kobolds devour them. We can complete the killing in the kobolds' alternate dimension, and then dump the corpses outside the territory."
Wei Huan raised his eyebrows, then nodded: "Good idea."
Mu Zhong did indeed provide a very good solution, and it was very easy to implement.
After all, they were just weak beasts, easily caught in the net of the Crypt Beast Mother, and swallowed two or three at a time by the kobolds, and easily killed by the Shuroma who had been arranged inside beforehand.
The level 3 dog-headed monster has 20 cubic meters of internal space, enough to carry out a crazy and brutal trap-and-kill operation.
The spirits followed Wei Huan's instructions meticulously, carrying out the assembly line operation tirelessly.
Finally, by dumping the corpses far from the Dark Beast Lord's territory, the medium through which the Spirit Beast used flesh and blood to cast its curse was perfectly resolved.
The Wish Beasts, which had also vanished into nothingness and were scattered throughout this territory, fell silent as they watched the number of troops on their lord's panel steadily decrease.
Its long-accumulated curse power could not be unleashed, and soon, it lost sight of this place because the ore was destroyed.
The Dark Beast Lord's attribute panel also has a map. If you open it now, you'll find that the resource points outside its territory are now less than a quarter of what they used to be.
Even though it still has a lot of supplies in its warehouse, it is well aware that with so many dark beasts and numerous war fortifications in the city, the daily consumption is enormous.
It won't be long before it collapses.
The creature gazed at the map, its eyes landing on the agate mine that it needed most at the moment.
Since we're raising them just to fight for us, let's send them out and reclaim the resource points!
...
Wei Huan and his group successfully resolved the curse crisis and continued forward after leveling the resource point.
They had already traveled most of the way around the territory, and if they continued forward, they would return to their starting point.
Wei Huan wasn't afraid of trouble; he had plenty of undead anyway, and he was willing to work hard without complaint.
In short, the Dark Beast Lord of this territory cannot expect to develop in peace until he is fully prepared.
He would use this method to wear down the enemy little by little until they were desperate, and win the war at the lowest possible cost.
By 2 a.m., Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu had already entered the Temple of Professions and had been cultivating for two hours.
Wei Huan dozed off on the back of the cave beast when the cawing of a ghost crow sounded overhead.
Wei Huan opened his eyes and instantly became fully awake, as if he had never slept at all.
When Sister Ya returned in person to report, he listened intently and realized there was some special military intelligence at play.
Not far ahead, over a hundred dark beast lords were guarding a mine, when a transport truck...
A truckload of red ore was transported back.
Wei Huan silently calculated that they had actually gone in a circle and returned to the starting point.
As expected, the Dark Beast Lord will definitely start mining resources again, trying to create a time difference with him.
Wei Huan never underestimated the intelligence of the Dark Beast.
Moreover, he guessed that the Spirit Beast sent these more than a hundred Dark Beast Lords here not only to try to see if they could protect the mine, but also with the intention of "discarding the millstone after it has served its purpose".
It doesn't need too many low-level dark beasts wasting food. Keeping the ones that should be kept and sending the useless ones to their deaths is perfectly normal for the social structure of dark beasts.
Wei Huan didn't wake anyone. The portal opened directly near the mine, and most of the scattered undead were captured by him and brought back to the Great Tomb. They then came out of the portal again and unleashed their full firepower.
He could easily handle the small resource point and the mere hundred dark beasts all by himself.
Of course, there were also the twins and Zhou Yong on duty, who came to Wei Huan's side to protect him as soon as the battle started.
When Wei Huan was fighting, half of his vision was on the battlefield. Now that the vehicle was no longer there to protect him, he needed someone by his side.
Protecting Wei Huan is also an important task that cannot be taken lightly.
The battle went smoothly. The amount of Netherworld energy required to revive the few dead spirits was just a drop in the ocean for Wei Huan.
Wei Huan quickly removed the eight watchtowers directly in front of him, creating a passage that could be freely entered and exited.
The undead army stormed into the horde of dark beasts.
When the first system notification popped up, the notification sound was like heavenly music.
[Chain Kill Mission]
[Next stage: 703br1000 task points...]
[Next stage: 704br1000 task points...]
Wei Huan was in a good mood, and on a whim, he released a spirit that he would never normally release on his own.
It's Moji.
Moji, tiny as a beet, jumped out of the portal.
Sure enough, upon discovering the battle ahead, they rushed out without hesitation.
In the past, when it was repulsive, Wei Huan only thought it was manic, unruly, brainless, and ignorant of its own limitations.
Now that its features are slightly more delicate and its physique a bit more youthful, Wei Huan actually sees a touch of "childlike innocence" in it.
Like a young beast unaware of the ways of the world, its ferocity, born of ignorance, is utterly laughable. This moth-to-a-flame attitude inevitably evokes some concern.
Fortunately, although the third-tier Moji is silly, it is still an elite character with powerful attributes, with a strength of 240 and an agility of 106.
You could say this guy is like a sharp weapon, charging in and out of the battlefield, with no one able to withstand a single blow.
That crazy, bloodthirsty energy is just like a smaller version of Brother Qiang.
Wei Huan's attention was completely drawn to Mo Ji, and by the time he came to his senses, the battle was already over.
His system notification told him that they had just killed 126 dark beasts, and the mission progress had now reached 830.
"You only need 270 left to get the golden treasure chest, you guys are pretty fast." Xu Qingqiang's voice came from behind.
Wei Huan turned his head and heard his cousin Mu say:
It can be even faster, if you're good at math.
"?" Xu Qingqiang was stunned for two seconds, lowered his eyes as if silently calculating again, and then said angrily, "Can't I be hungry, tired, seriously injured, unconscious and not thinking clearly?"
Wei Huan wasn't one to laugh at people, but he couldn't help himself and burst into laughter.
He smiled, and Xu Qingqiang, who was still about to argue, looked over in surprise, as if he had seen something rare.
Wei Huan had never laughed like that before; it was so strange. But given the victory in the war, such laughter seemed perfectly natural in this environment.
The battle ended amidst cheers and laughter.
Wei Huan repeated the same tactic, blowing up the mine.
If he were only using Tier 1 Netherfire, the cost would be minimal. He could use Tier 1 Netherfire bombs at will. If it weren't for his summoning range, he would at least have hidden a few in the mine, and there might have been some pleasant surprises.
After destroying the mine, Wei Huan chose to head back, aiming to catch the miners off guard.
As expected, this unexpected choice rendered the traps set by the Dark Beast Lord ineffective, and this "surprise attack" successfully caught the Dark Beast Lord off guard.
Just like in the game of "whack-a-mole," Wei Huan knew that the agate mine was probably very important to the Dark Beast Lord, so he launched another counterattack and went back to kill them.
Less than ten minutes after they had been lying in wait in the agate mining area, more than ten dark beast lords arrived with a group of construction workers.
Wei Huan successfully wiped them out completely.
I gained another 11 points and also killed the construction worker.
Most importantly, it planted a seed of doubt in the mind of the Dark Beast Lord, making it afraid to easily develop resources again.
Of course, before dawn, Wei Huan also inadvertently ran into the other party's "trap".
The resource points along his path were heavily guarded. In the middle of more than thirty watchtowers, in addition to regular combat troops, the Dark Beast Lord also spent a lot of money to place a hero here, who led 10 fire elementals to attack Wei Huan.
Fire elementals are about 5 meters tall. They have no hands or feet and are a floating ball of flame. However, they are extremely hot and move very fast. Once licked by the flames, they can be burned to ashes in less than three minutes.
Wei Huan discovered that his own zombie bear was "flammable".
Their fur and decaying bodies, simply rolled over by fire elementals, would turn into a ball of fire, and this fire would tend to spread and infect within the Legion.
The only thing that comforted Wei Huan was that the walking corpse bear felt no pain.
Before their bodies were burned, they charged into the midst of the watchtowers and combat units, their attacks even having a fire bonus.
The zombie bear was burned to death, and the buildings and combat units at the resource point were also burned to death.
A great fire destroyed everything, and both the arsonist, Dark Beast, and Wei Huan fell silent.
This battle was both spectacular and brutal.
However, it is clear that although those who died were cannon fodder who could be regenerated, the Dark Beast Lord's speed of replenishing his troops was far slower than Wei Huan's.
When the recently deceased walking corpse bear emerged from the portal again, the Dark Beast Lord knew that all was lost. In the end, he had no choice but to abandon the resource point and arrange for his heroes to leave under the protection of the remaining troops.
That hero unit is a bird that can also breathe fireballs.
It looks beautiful; its blue feathers spread out as it flies like a peacock.
Before it could rise, a green net fell down on it, and the hero unit let out a mournful cry as it was caught and pinned to the ground.
Soon, they perished under the iron hooves of the undead army.
When the battle ended, it was dawn.
After light returned to the earth, the Dark Beast Lords, like creatures afraid of light, completely retreated into their cities and ceased to fight.
Wei Huan circled the resource points but found none that had been restored, and the territory's walls were also completely silent.
However, Wei Huan could not get too close, as the watchtower had an automatic attack function, which would be sufficient for the combat units inside the city walls to react once a war broke out.
Wei Huan arranged for the Demon Eye Lord to fly high into the sky to investigate the situation within the territory, but he discovered that the city was shrouded in "fog of war" and he could not see anything.
In addition, the city lord unsurprisingly purchased a "city shield," a transparent shield that can cover the entire city, preventing birds from entering. Only the occasional flash of a blue arc can make people wary.
Wei Huan ordered the undead army to retreat, moving away from the city walls once again, keeping their attention focused on the resource points.
He wanted to see how long this Dark Beast Lord could hold out.
...
"Have you already accumulated over 10,000 points?"
Yes, 10020.
Today is a special day. At 6 PM Da Xia time, after dark, the "Ancient Battlefield" will begin.
Daytime is the domain of humans, nighttime is the domain of the dark beasts.
As the first race to reach the fifth tier, and also the one that initiated the "fifth tier opening battle," the Dark Beast Civilization will directly enter night mode after the start of the battle.
This is the reward given to the victor in challenging the world.
Humanity has been preparing for this "ancient battlefield" for over a month, striving to do its best in every aspect.
Domestic and international legions, along with hundreds of millions of challenger warriors, are fully armed and ready for this moment.
Commander Mu's recent task is to find the "rats" within the legion, purge the legion, and restore discipline.
Therefore, he did not participate much in the preparations for this "Ancient Battlefield".
At this moment, he stood at his office window, from which he could see the soldiers lined up on the training ground at a glance. A single glance revealed their neat and orderly ranks, their fighting spirit palpable, the straight lines of the formation resembling a steel backbone supporting the Great Xia Dynasty.
He had been watching these soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield for a long time.
Commander Chai's impassioned mobilization speech drifted in from the horizon, and Commander Mu's blood boiled as he listened, eager to don his armor and charge into battle.
But he also knew that he had more important work to do.
As long as the traitors in the legion are not caught, the morale of the legion will remain low, and he will have failed the soldiers who are about to risk their lives.
His adjutant had just reported to him on the achievements Wei Huan and his team had made in the random challenges.
Since entering, I have earned 10,020 points, which is an excellent result. Even when William Fang leads the team to kill, we only get 3,000 to 5,000 points per kill, which is close to the limit of returning to normal.
A group of children who have just entered the world of challenges have achieved such good results. If it were someone else...
Normally, this would certainly be something worth writing about extensively, perhaps even attracting worldwide attention, just like when the results of the primary highway driving test are released.
However, things are different recently.
The "opening battle" of the fifth-order world is truly related to the fate of the nation. If it fails, the challenger world will immediately bring punishment, and there is no room for carelessness.
Humanity has already fallen behind somewhat; if we don't strive to catch up, one step behind will lead to being behind at every step.
At a time when humanity's survival is at stake, even the most outstanding newcomers can only be temporarily relegated to the sidelines.
In the past two days, even Commander Mu hasn't paid much attention to Wei Huan's situation.
After hearing his adjutant's report, he simply nodded with satisfaction, then picked up his cloak from his office chair and tossed it behind him.
The "Leader's Cloak" from the Challenge World automatically draped behind him, its magnificent black and gold fabric patterns fluttering and rustling even without wind.
Commander Mu looked at his adjutant, who had suddenly become solemn and looked at him with great respect, and said, "The soldiers are fighting desperately, how can I take pleasure in this?"
"Let's go! We still have our battlefield. This time, we'll strike hard and show everyone the might of the Northeast Army!"
"Yes, sir!" The adjutant saluted, his clear voice echoing in my ears.
"beep--"
A loud siren echoed through the city, covering the entire city.
Everyone walking on the road automatically stopped and looked up at the sky or at the location of the military camp.
Then I silently offered my blessings.
Congratulations on your triumphant return!
Congratulations on your great victory!
May humanity always hold onto the light amidst this disaster!
...
"Opening the box! Opening the box!! I'm lucky, I'll open it!!"
Liu Chengzhi knelt before a magnificent golden treasure chest, rubbing his hands together and breathing on them, his eyes red with excitement.
The golden treasure chests from the Tier 3 highway assessment were all opened by the new teammates. Looking at the useful or unwanted equipment they got, he was extremely envious.
The supplies from the Golden Treasure Chest are all valuable, whether you need them or not, and they fetch a sky-high price.
Their car was incredibly luxurious; the value of all their belongings was almost equivalent to the business their family had run for three generations.
Liu Chengzhi is a man who really likes wealth.
It's not greed, it's just a liking. Seeing valuable things appear in front of him makes him happy and relieves stress.
Today I finally completed enough missions and received the [Chain Mission] Golden Treasure Chest reward. I immediately volunteered to open the chest.
Ding Qi laughed and said, "You're not afraid of getting useless junk? Little Red Hand, watch out or you'll get slapped in the face."
Liu Chengzhi glared: "The products from the Golden Treasure Chest are always top-notch. They challenge the world's selection process. How could they be bad? It just means they're not suitable for us. How can there be bad gold resources and equipment?"
After saying that, Liu Chengzhi looked at Wei Huan and blinked, "Boss, I opened it?"
Wei Huan nodded.
Liu Chengzhi then looked at Mu Zhong: "Boss Mu, I'm opening it."
Mu Chong laughed: "Go ahead and open it, you can use anything."
Liu Chengzhi's hand was about to touch the golden treasure chest, but he stopped. He was clearly only now feeling the pressure. His eyes darted around, as if he wanted to say something.
Suddenly a strong force hit his back.
He leaned forward and opened the treasure chest with his face.
A dazzling light flashed, the golden treasure chest disappeared, and Liu Chengzhi collapsed to the ground.
At the same time, the system screen displayed the supplies in front of everyone.
[Obtain Golden Power Mask x1]
[Obtained Golden Agility Earring x1]
[Obtain Engine Upgrade Blueprint (5) x1]
[Obtain Primordial Illusionary Land x1]
[get...]
It's a bit of a shame that no potions were dropped, especially for Wei Huan, who had focused on maximizing all his attributes.
The two pieces of gold equipment, one strength-based and one agility-based, while representing the current mainstream attributes, are of little use to Wei Huan.
He's currently at the maximum level of gold equipment; only platinum or higher equipment can improve his stats.
As for the Primordial Illusionary Soil, a gold-grade material, it seems to be a potion for Astrologers Sequence 4, but it's not a core material. You can buy it in the shop with points.
Earning points is not easy; it's not like anyone can start with 10,000 points just by entering a random challenge.
Most people, like Wei Huan in his previous life, get stuck at this hurdle. It took him a full five years to advance from the third to the fourth rank before he finally accumulated enough advancement potions.
Wei Huan remained calm about the treasure chest falling, but Liu Chengzhi was already shouting.
"Lucky hands! Look who's lucky! The power and agility gear they're driving is amazing! Most importantly, it's the engine blueprint, a Tier 5 engine blueprint! The drop rate is extremely low, and so many people are stuck on the engine and can't upgrade to Tier 5! Every single blueprint here would be snapped up if it were released!"
Liu Chengzhi was beaming, and the others seemed to agree.
Xu Qingqiang teased him, saying, "These agility earrings are nice, and these strength masks are nice too. They're both suitable for me. Manager, can you check my current DKP? I'd like to give it a boost."
Liu Chengzhi's face immediately fell: "Brother Qiang, you're already in the Platinum circle, so leave the gold equipment to the younger brothers. I only have two pieces of gold equipment, and I don't have the confidence to speak or act."
"Lacking confidence yet boasting everywhere, and almost getting himself into trouble?" Xu Qingqiang was referring to the incident where Liu Chengzhi was betrayed and kidnapped by his childhood friend.
Liu Chengzhi said angrily, "Don't hit someone in the face or expose their shortcomings. If you keep doing this, I'll get angry."
"Just poke where it hurts, otherwise how will you desensitize yourself?" Xu Qingqiang said dismissively, then waved his hand. "But I took a look, and these two pieces of equipment aren't much better than what I'm using now, so I won't waste my DKP."
Liu Chengzhi's mood immediately brightened, and he beamed with a smile: "Brother Qiang, you're so kind! I'm just a little short of DKP before I can exchange for this Agility Earring."
Ding Qi said, "What should I do? I want these Agile earrings too. I'm currently using a bronze earring."
Liu Chengzhi looked at Ding Qi with a pitiful expression, but finally nodded: "Sister Qi is a top-tier celebrity, so you can use this earring first."
Ding Qi laughed: "Just kidding. My earrings are silver, and they have a noticeable refreshing effect when worn. I find them quite comfortable to use."
Before Liu Chengzhi could say anything more, Mu Zhongxian said, "It's the right thing to not change it."
He then pointed to Ding Qi's earrings and said, "These silver earrings have a nice special effect, increasing critical hit rate by 10%. That's probably what you mean by the 'refreshing' state. In comparison, the yellow crystal earrings that Orange Juice just opened only increase attack by 10%."
"In terms of striking frequency, silver stud earrings would be a better fit for you."
Liu Chengzhi suddenly jumped up, looked at the ear cartilage clip on Mu Chong's left ear and said, "Oh right, I forgot there's a data-generating glasses here. Boss Mu, when do you have time to take a look at my full set of attribute equipment? I feel like something's not right."
Ding Qi looked at Mu Zhong expectantly: "Secondary driver, could you also take a look? I want to maximize attack and critical hit rate, and as long as the speed is not less than one arrow every 2 seconds, it's fine."
"And us!" the twins said simultaneously. "I need high burst damage, he needs sustained damage."
Although the others didn't speak, they all looked over.
Mu nodded. "I will write a list and send it to you, including the equipment in the warehouse. You can adjust it according to your own preferences later."
Mu Zhong did not agree to do it now, because he still had something on his mind.
I glanced at the time; it wasn't long before nightfall, and I was about to face the challenge of the world.
He suddenly said out of the blue, "Isn't the ancient battlefield about to open at this time?"
The moment those words left his mouth, the chattering around him vanished instantly.
Mu Tangge had clearly been keeping this in mind, and immediately replied, "It's almost time. All the major legions are ready to go. Once the time comes, everyone who has signed up for the Ancient Battlefield will be sent directly to the battlefield."
Mu Zhong sighed: "This time it's the Dark Beasts' advantage. I don't know how many of our soldiers will sacrifice themselves before dawn."
Ding Qi's smile faded, and she bit her lip, feeling ashamed of her earlier laughter.
The twins frowned, exchanged a glance, and then looked at Wei Huan.
The smile on Liu Chengzhi's face also disappeared.
"Click!"
The blue flame flickered, illuminating one end of the tobacco. As the smoke rolled down Xu Qingqiang's face, darkness fell.
The alternation of light and darkness briefly deprived humans of their vision, until after a few breaths, Xu Qingqiang's blurry profile could be seen from the flickering red dot.
"Humanity will prevail." Xu Qingqiang said, his dark eyes piercing through the silence, revealing starlight in their depths.
"Humanity will prevail." Wei Huan spoke next, his tone filled with certainty.
This time, humanity must win!
Then, Wei Huan looked around and said, "Today is the fourth day of the siege. The Dark Beast Lord has stopped sending out engineering teams to develop resources. I estimate that it will probably attack us in the next day or two."
Everyone should conserve their energy and be ready for battle at any time.
"Everyone, please disperse."
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison. The shift from laughter and cheerful chatter to absolute discipline happened in an instant; Wei Huan's prestige in the carriage was as high as a mountain!