The next day, I didn't wake up until almost 10 am. Maybe it was because I had been too tired lately, but I ate an early lunch and logged back into the game. Fans liked to read:
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Beep!
Xu Yang sent me a message: "Lu Chen, you're finally online! Come to the territory, I've picked out the thirty high-level magic knights and wanderers you asked me to pick yesterday. They're grinding at the foot of Dragonbone Mountain Range. Come over, I'll summon them all!"
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
I returned to the warehouse and took out some Health Potions and Magic Consumables. I was ready to go out and grind at a moment's notice. Right now, the most important thing for me was to level up Dark Moon City as quickly as possible, and the second most important thing was to level up myself. I was the only CGL Hall of Famer in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, a symbol of the guild, and countless eyes were on me. If my level dropped, the morale of the entire guild would take a huge hit.
Therefore, I had to maintain my level before Li Chengfeng, Beiming Xue, Gui Guzi and the others entered the CGL Hall of Fame!
… …
I teleported to Dark Moon City on my own and appeared in the middle of the newly built undead castle with a whoosh. Not far away from me, there was a large group of dark knights gathering in an underground cave. They seemed to be waiting for my command.
"They're here!"
Xu Yang rushed over with his sword in hand. It wasn't long before more and more Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players started coming out of the teleportation formation. They were all high-level players above Level 105, and I could tell that most of them were familiar faces. They were all hardcore brothers who had followed us through countless wars, and their loyalty to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was unquestionable. None of them were weak, but they still chose to follow us even though the guild didn't pay us. If they wanted to, they would've done so already.
Xu Yang moved closer and lowered his voice to a chuckle. "I spent an entire night searching, and I finally picked out these thirty people. Yeah, thirty very strong people. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun has a Dark Gold Rank mount, so I didn't join him. High Fighting Spirits, Legendary Brave, and other warriors are too low-level to ride, so I didn't choose them.
"Mn, alright. Bring them to the territory hall and give them permission to enter."
"Alright!"
I was the first to enter the hall. Xu Yang and thirty other mounted players rushed in after me. They looked very excited and happy. Many of them grinned and asked, "Vice leader Lu Chen, why did you summon us here?"
Without another word, I took out a Sealing Stone from my bag and waved my hand at it. The Fireblade Warhorse's stats floated into the air, and the rows of powerful numbers were extremely eye-catching. The thirty mounted players immediately gaped in shock, and many of them exclaimed in astonishment, "Fuck, a Silver Rank mount? It's so powerful …"
At this stage of the game, many players who rode Black Iron Rank mounts felt like they were super OP, but a Silver Rank Fireblade Warhorse was many times stronger than a Silver Rank Fireblade Warhorse. There were only a handful of players who had seen high-rank mounts like the Snow Domain Windchaser and Flying Scythe before them, so it was only natural that they were excited to see a Silver Rank mount.
I put away the Sealing Stone and smiled. "I spent an entire day fighting in Fireblade Valley yesterday, and in the end, I obtained thirty Sealing Stones like this. My plan is to form a super cavalry regiment that belongs to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, hehe. That's why I chose all of you because of your strength and the guild's trust in you. From today onwards, every one of you here is a core member of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, and your success or failure will determine the fate of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Once you obtain the Sealing Stones, work hard!"
The group was even more stunned than before. Many of them bit their lips, and some of them clenched their fists and declared, "Vice leader Lu Chen, if you think so highly of us, how can we not do our best to protect Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls? Don't worry, as long as we are alive, no one can lay a finger on Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls!"
I gave them a gratified smile. "Alright, everything is for the rise of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, and for our dream of becoming King of Hegemony!"
"Hehe …"
Xu Yang also let out an honest laugh. "Brothers and sisters, come and collect your Sealing Stones from Lu Chen. He stayed up all night to grind these mounts, and they are drenched in his blood, sweat, and tears …"
I was speechless. "Fuck, you're exaggerating …"
"Hahaha, everyone else, just read as normal:!" Everyone laughed.
After that, I distributed all thirty Fireblade Warhorse Sealing Stones to everyone and summoned their mounts outside the territory hall. An entire row of Fireblade Cavalrymen immediately unsheathed their swords and nodded respectfully, "What's next, vice leader?" I nodded and said, "What's next, vice leader?"
I looked back and sent a message to Gui Guzi: "How's the mount taming going last night?"
Gui Guzi replied, "It's not ideal. We cleared out all the mobs in Fireblade Valley, but we only managed to tame 10 Fireblade Warhorses in the end."
"Bring them to the guild hall."
“OK！”
A few minutes later, Gui Guzi and his 10 Fireblade Cavalrymen appeared in the guild hall. Coincidentally, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had gathered a total of 40 Fireblade Cavalrymen.
I couldn't help but smile as I stared at the neat row of cavalrymen. "This cavalry force is probably one of a kind in the entire server right now, isn't it?"
Xu Yang nodded. "That's right. With Gui Guzi's Famous General Skill Knight God, this 40-man cavalry formation is truly one of a kind in the entire server!"
Gui Guzi rode up to me on his Armored Swordback Dragon and asked, "Boss Broken Halberd, do you want to give us a speech?"
"Mn!"
I gripped the Heaven-stealing Sword and walked to the front of everyone. "Everyone, as you can see, Gui Guzi and I have suffered a lot to build this cavalry squad. Today, you will become the backbone of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, and in the future, you will become the backbone of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. Do your best to level up, and the throne of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls will be yours today!"
Everyone was excited as they raised their weapons and shouted, "We won't let you down, guild leader!"
"Mn!"
I nodded in approval before saying to Gui Guzi, "I'll leave this 40-man Fireblade Cavalry to you. Take them out to grind, kill bosses or something. I hope you'll take good care of them. They'll be the backbone of our frontlines in the future!" Gui Guzi nodded in approval.
Gui Guzi nodded excitedly and said, "Don't worry, Boss Broken Halberd. I can't guarantee anything else, but when it comes to grinding, there are probably only a handful of people in the entire server who can beat me. Now that we have the Fireblade Warhorses and Knight God, we can sweep through any leveling ground under Level 140!"
"Alright, go!"
"Mn!"
Gui Guzi and the Fireblade Cavalry quickly left. Xu Yang rubbed his eyes and said, "I haven't slept since last night, so I'm going to take a nap. Lu Chen, you continue with your work!"
"Mn, see you!"
… …
After sending off Gui Guzi and Xu Yang, I could finally do what the city lord of Dark Moon City was supposed to do. There were still a lot of resources left in the territory, so I upgraded the Viper Nest, the Nest of the Grave and the Blood Pond to Rank 2. I needed to upgrade the basic buildings to Rank 2 before I could upgrade the castle to Rank 3, and the NPCs in Rank 3 castles would sell territory teleportation scrolls. These scrolls were slightly more expensive than the teleportation fee, so they were one of the main sources of income!
I brought up the world map and saw a couple of small dots near the territory. I ordered the Dark Knight Hero Udal to lead the Skeletal Spearmen and Zombies to loot them. Meanwhile, I led 40 Dark Knights and locked onto a cluster of red dots on a mountain not far away from the guild territory. That was definitely where the boss was located.
This boss didn't drop equipment, and it was pretty strong, so most players didn't bother to kill it. Moreover, they knew that it was a resource-type boss, so they would risk offending Dark Moon City if they tried to kill it. More importantly, this boss had probably just respawned, or it would've been wiped out by He Yi and Murong Mingyue's Dark Knights a long time ago. The rest of the players were just reading the book.
… …
I led a group of Dark Knights out of the territory and made a beeline for the small mountain in the distance. When I got closer, I discovered that the entire mountain was occupied by Level 127 shadow-rank Cyan Wolves. Moreover, there was a Level 135 Purple Gold Rank boss, Cyan Wolf King Sirael. This Cyan Wolf King was incredibly OP. It had learned to walk on its two feet, and it wielded a battle axe in one hand. Moreover, its body was covered in coarse armor, and it had a sinister look on its face. Its sharp fangs were dripping with saliva, and it stared at me sloppily as if it wanted to swallow me whole.
I was a kind-hearted young man, so I charged into the mob and locked onto the Cyan Wolf King. I swung my sword and slashed at it with all my might. However, these Level 127 shadow-rank mobs couldn't penetrate my Defense at all, so they only dealt a few hundred damage to me. It was nothing at all!
"You damned brat! How dare you trespass into the territory of the wolves!"
The Cyan Wolf King's battle axe glowed with a cyan light as it slammed into my armor, causing me to freeze for a moment. I lost 3763 HP, but it was still bearable. A single skill from a boss could only deal so much damage, so normal attacks couldn't threaten me at all. At worst, I could drink a couple of health potions to recover my HP.
My war boots glowed as I used War Crush. My sword danced in all directions as it cut away the Cyan Wolves' HP and healed them back. The 14% lifesteal of the Heaven-stealing Sword was incredibly effective, and it actually allowed me to block the attacks of a group of mobs. If I drank a Rank 9 health potion every 60 seconds, I would be able to survive this!
The Heaven-stealing Sword only attacked the Cyan Wolf King, but it also dealt massive splash damage to the mobs around me. Every time my HP dropped below 60%, I would use War Crush and drain a mountain of HP.
… …
A moment later, the Cyan Wolf King let out a miserable howl as it dropped two treasure chests and a Resource Bag. Very good, this is going to be a big haul!