By the time I returned to the workshop, it was already noon. After changing into a new set of clothes, He Yi discovered that her luggage was still on the plane. She hurriedly sent someone from the Wuxi GGS branch company to pick it up, and it was only after the luggage arrived at 3 pm that she received the gaming helmet. Otherwise, her account would've been crippled.
He Yi, Murong Mingyue, Beiming Xue, Xu Yang, and Gui Guzi went to grind mobs together. If they had a high-level AoE mage with them, the party would've been even stronger. Unfortunately, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had super-tier warriors, archers, knights, and priests, but not mages or assassins. This was probably one of their weaknesses!
… …
I continued to grind the Ice Soul Giants in Ice Soul Cave. My leveling speed wasn't fast, but I had to endure it for the sake of He Yi's new shield. Level wasn't the most important thing to me right now. My brain delay was only 0.15 seconds or so, and as long as I was alive, my strength would always be there!
An entire day passed by in the blink of an eye. It was past 9 am on the third day.
Crack!
The Heaven-stealing Sword, which only had 7% durability left, killed the last Ice Soul Giant, and used Death Plunder to obtain another Ice Soul Steel. I counted exactly 100 Ice Soul Steel pieces, and I was done. The rest of the readers looked at it normally:
It was at this moment Murong Mingyue sent me a message: "Kid, the preliminaries for Who Will Rise are starting at 13 pm sharp. Where did you go? Why aren't you back yet?"
"Yeah, I'll be right back. Did you get the 5 Rank 2 Cyanfire Gems I asked you to?"
"I got them a long time ago. When should I give them to you?"
"See you at the eastern plaza!"
“OK！”
I took out a return scroll and teleported out of Ice Soul Cave in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a boss even after scouring the entire map. This proved that Spirit Rank bosses were so rare that there were only two or three Spirit-grade equipment in Sky City right now.
However, I heard that Gods of Destruction had sent over a thousand players to kill a Level 145 Spirit Rank boss in Dragonbone Mountain Range yesterday, but they had suffered a crushing defeat. Not a single one of them had survived. They hadn't even shaved away 10% of the boss's HP. According to the players who had been online at the time, Dragonbone Mountain Range had trembled. Apparently, Gods of Destruction had provoked the boss, and it had killed them all with a single forbidden spell.
Originally, Warsky Alliance had planned to deal with this Boss, but after hearing about the Boss's Forbidden Curse, Warsky changed his mind. He decided to wait for a month and wait for the average player level to reach Level 120. A Level 145 Boss was simply too powerful for them to defeat right now.
…
"Whoosh!"
When I arrived at the eastern plaza, a beautiful priest appeared at a corner not far away from me. She walked up to me and handed me five cyan Cyanfire Gems. "What's next?"
"There's nothing else for you to do. Log off at 11 o 'clock and eat. After that, adjust your condition. The qualifiers will start at 13 o' clock. I reckon that we'll have to fight the qualifiers for the entire afternoon. It's very taxing on your stamina.
"Mn, got it!"
After that, I contacted Xu Yang again. Not long after, this high-level miner came and brought me 10 Soulstones. He insisted that I pay him for mining, so I gave him 10 gold. Then, he happily walked away with the 10 gold in his hands.
I checked my bag. I had collected the Shield Forging Blueprint, 100 Ice Soul Steel, 10 Soulstones, and 5 Cyanfire Gems. Now that I had everything I needed, it looked like I could head to the Violet Empire!
I repaired my equipment and replenished my potions. My equipment was almost rotten, and my wristguards and helmet were running out of durability. The last three days in Ice Soul Cave had been torturous.
After everything was done, I checked the time. There was still an hour and a half until 11 o 'clock. That was more than enough time to get to the Violet Empire!
I exited Sky City with the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf and headed straight for the Violet Empire. At the same time, I brought up the Level Ranking of Sky City. As expected, countless people had been grinding like crazy for the sake of the Who Will Rise tournament: 1. Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand Level 108 Class: Undead Swordsman 2. Wind Fantasy Level 107 Class: Light Wanderer 3. Beiming Xue Level 106 Class: Dark Archer 4. Legendary Brave Level 106 Class: Dragon Warrior 5. Murong Mingyue Level 106 Class: Priest 6. Farewell Song Level 106 Class: Assassin 7. Purple Marquis Level 106 Class: Warrior 8. Little Piglet Level 106 Class: Cold Wind Swordsman 9. From Water Level 106 Class: Magic Knight 10. October Rain Level 106 Class: Archer 11. Gui Guzi Level 106 Class: Undead Knight 12. Laughing At The Heavens Level 105 Class: Magic Knight 13. Shadow Chanel Level 105 Class: Dark Tongue Mage 14. Clear Perfume Level 105 Class: Archer 15. Warsky Level 105 Class: Warrior...
The players of Sky City were simply too powerful. There were a total of nine Level 106 top-tier experts and over twenty Level 105 players. God knows how many more expert players Sky City had!
Who Will Rise wasn't just a competition between the players of the main cities, but the entire country. Mn, I could finally compete against the experts of Wind City and Vanished God City. I was excited just thinking about it. Let's hope Candle Dragon didn't disappoint us. There was a high chance that Candle Dragon's main team and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' main team would meet in the finals. Of course, it was hard to say what would happen if Beautiful Little Pepper went berserk and became invincible. After all, Purple Marquis was a fierce general, and he wouldn't be much weaker than our dragon warrior.
At the same time, I checked the Heavenly Rankings of Wind City and Vanished God City. Candlelight Shadow was still standing at the top of Wind City, followed closely by Luo River God of the Capital and Indigo Collar. On the forums, the battle in Wind City was just as fierce. The number one guild, Candle Dragon, led by Candlelight Shadow, the Martial God, was challenged by two super guilds. One was Luo River God of the Capital's Purple Lily, and the other was Indigo Collar's Peach Garden. Both of them seemed to have a bone to pick with Candle Dragon, and a dozen or so battles had broken out in just half a month.
Vanished God City was a lot quieter than Sky City and Wind City. There weren't any super guilds, but there were a dozen or so middle-sized guilds that were evenly matched with each other. The guild leaders of these guilds weren't aggressive at all, and they were biding their time like old foxes. They didn't want to reveal their true strength at all.
Mn, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls still had a long way to go if they wanted to dominate the China server, but that wasn't a problem. This was the joy of playing a game. One step at a time, fighting side by side with brothers and sisters, fighting in this world of sword and fire, and enjoying the process.
As he thought about it, he raised his head and saw a majestic capital city in front of him. It was the capital of the Violet Empire. Outside the city, groups of cavalry could be seen galloping as fast as lightning. Most of them were undead cavalrymen. It seemed like the Violet Empire had grown stronger after its reconstruction. In time to come, its strength would not be inferior to the three capital cities!
… …
I entered the city and arrived at the main hall of the palace. All sorts of undead glared at me along the way. Only when I revealed my identity as an undead Shura and my eyes turned blood-red did these undead reveal expressions of fear. It was evident that my Shura identity was quite powerful, especially when facing the undead.
Inside the hall, Queen Sophia stood proudly under the royal flag. In front of her were twenty or so civil and military officials. Everyone had serious expressions on their faces, and they seemed to be discussing some important military affairs.
Before I could step into the hall, someone suddenly grabbed my arm from the side. I turned around and saw that it was Shadow Dancer Xue Wei in full armor. This beautiful archer and assassin NPC had actually started wearing armor. What kind of world was this? NPCs completely disregarded the players' feelings. Fans even loved to read:).
"Hey, why are you here?" Xue Wei looked at me in surprise. She asked with a smile, "You must be looking for Lady Wind Singer?
Unfortunately, you came at a bad time. Lady Wind Singer left the God Domain three days ago to search for the lost divine bones in the Lost Lands. She probably won't be back for a while. "
I shook my head and smiled. "No, I'm not looking for Xinran. I'm looking for you!"
I thought to myself: What a handsome guy. He's so good at talking!
Shadow Dancer Xue Wei blushed slightly. "You came to see me?
Then... then what do you want? "
I said seriously, "Xue Wei, the Violet Empire is huge. There must be a Master Blacksmith, right?
I need to forge a shield right now! "
"Oh?
Master Blacksmith... "Xue Wei thought for a moment, and then her eyes suddenly lit up. She said," Oh right, a month ago, a Rogue Blacksmith came to the city. I heard that he is a Master Blacksmith. Come with me, I will take you to him! "
"Oh, that's great. Thank you, Xue Wei!"
"Yes, you're welcome!"
Xue Wei walked very quickly, and she disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye. I could only run as fast as I could, but I couldn't catch up to her. Fortunately, the blacksmith's residence wasn't far away. I saw a muscular middle-aged man swinging an iron hammer at the city's smithy. He wasn't an undead, but a real human?
Seeing my astonished gaze, Xue Wei looked back and smiled. "That's right. Her Highness Sophia has already announced to the world that the Violet Empire is being rebuilt. No matter what race they are, they can come to the Violet Empire if they have nowhere to go. However, they must obey the Violet Empire's laws and management. So, many bards, wanted criminals, deserters, and so on have come to the Violet Empire. They have made outstanding contributions to the rebuilding of the capital.
I nodded and walked up to the blacksmith. "Master Blacksmith, I would like to ask you to forge a shield for me. Is it possible?"
"What?"
The blacksmith shot me a glance and said, "I won't forge anything for the dogs of Sky City. You may leave. Back in the day, I swore to destroy the royal family of Sky City after Duke Luke took my wife by force."
I quickly took off the Sky City emblem on my shoulder and said, "Actually, I'm a member of the Blood Dance Legion. Watch closely!
I'm … I'm just a spy in Sky City … "
Xue Wei stared at me strangely. It was almost as if she was saying, "Fuck, aren't you too shameless?"
I shot her a glance. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It's nothing …"
Xue Wei smiled and said to the blacksmith, "He is a member of the Blood Dance Legion, and a trusted aide of Queen Sophia."
"Oh?" The blacksmith looked slightly surprised. A trace of apology later, he said, "My apologies, my lord."
"Can I forge it now?"
"Yes!"
I quickly took out the forging blueprint and all the materials. The blacksmith's eyes immediately lit up as he exclaimed in astonishment, "Heavens, someone actually collected such precious materials. I … I thought I'd never see these precious ores again in my life!"
He stared at me with determination. "Don't worry, my lord. I'll forge you a divine shield like no other!
But first, you have to give me 100k gold! "
Money again?!!!
I was about to burst into tears. For this shield, I was riddled with scars!