"Mn. Give me five minutes, okay?"
"Okay. Everyone else, read as normal!"
After I sent He Yi away, I ordered the Dark Knights and Umbra Sharpshooters to move the resources. These resources were incredibly precious because this might be the last time resource mobs spawned near the territory. After that, I returned to Dark Moon City. After a few days of development, I had accumulated enough resources to upgrade my castle to Rank 3. Every resource would give me 30000 points of effect. However, Dark Moon City's productivity was pretty impressive. Moreover, I had put all of my efforts into recruiting Dark Insects instead of combat troops. Beginner troops were nothing to me, and Rank 7 and above troops were the true kings of the territory wars.
After I arrived at Dark Moon City, I checked its stats and noted that it was developing pretty well. The Viper Lair had been churning out Dark Insects almost 24/7, and its productivity had grown to a terrifying level. [Dark Moon City] (Lord — Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand) Rank: 2 Undead Castle Gold Yield: 3000 per hour (+ 50%) Wood Yield: 3000 per hour (+ 0%) Stone Yield: 3000 per hour (+ 0%) Crystal Yield: 1840 per hour (+ 0%) Dark Insects: 1084 Buildings: 14 Troops: 321 Wall Armor: 200 Teleportation Formation: 2...
I chose to upgrade Undead Castle to Rank 3. Okay, today's territory construction quest was complete, and I could leave the resource farming to Xu Yang, Murong Mingyue, and Chaos Moon. They had control over a portion of the territory, so it wasn't a problem for them to grind resource mobs.
After I was done, I took out a return scroll and crushed it!
Swhoosh!
I appeared at the eastern plaza of Sky City and ran toward the class training center. At the distance, I saw a beautiful female knight sheathing her sword into the scabbard behind her back. She smiled at me and said, "You're finally here!"
"Mn, I was busy with some territory business!"
I walked up to her and smiled. "Is it about your Barrier Break?"
"Ah?
You knew about it? "He Yi asked in astonishment.
I chuckled. "How could you hide something like that from me?
How many Strength do you have right now, Eve? How many points do you need? "
He Yi checked her stats window and said, "I added 4 points to Strength and 1 Endurance, so I don't have a lot of Strength. Right now, I have 1276 Strength. Lu Chen, what equipment do you have that adds more Strength?"
"Hmm, let me see. You still need 124 Strength to learn. Hmm … My Soul Suppressing Cloak adds 145 Strength, the Silver Dragon Ring adds 125 Strength, and the Battle Soul Leggings adds 125 Strength. What do you think? Is that enough?"
"Let me calculate!"
He Yi closed her eyes, her long eyelashes covering her face. Less than two seconds later, she opened her eyes and said with a smile, "Mn, that's enough. Lend me all three items!"
"Alright, other readers, read as normal:!"
I took off all three pieces of equipment. He Yi just so happened to be Level 125, so she could equip any one of them. A flash of light later, He Yi had learned the skill Barrier Break. It was a good skill because it greatly increased her attack power. Moreover, its cooldown was the same as my Universe Break, 6 seconds. It could be used frequently, so it was definitely a War God's skill.
"Oh right, is there anyone else in the guild who hasn't learned it yet?" I asked.
He Yi shook her head. "I don't know. You can ask them yourself. I'm going to Dark Moon City to check out the rewards for the Coldblade War …"
"Mn, see you!"
… …
I checked my equipment and noted that I had added 1057 Strength in total. That was a difference of 343 points. This meant that a naked Level 120 melee player would only need to add 3 points to Strength for every level they leveled up to learn the powerful skill Barrier Break!
I searched for the levels of melee players in the guild and sent a message to Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, Xu Yang, and Chaos Moon: "If you want to learn Barrier Break, come to the class training center. I'll be waiting for you here!"
These six people were the core of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, so I needed to make them stronger. Barrier Break was the trump card of all Level 120 melee players, so they had no choice but to learn it. What I needed to do was to use my own powerful equipment to help them learn Barrier Break.
Moreover, at the current stage of the game, my equipment was worth at least 50 million RMB. Therefore, I wouldn't dare to lend it to anyone who wasn't particularly close to me. If they logged off the moment they got the equipment, I'd be crying.
Not long after, all six of us appeared in the class training center. Chaos Moon raised her longsword and asked with a smile, "Lu Chen, are you really willing to lend us your equipment so we can learn Barrier Break?"
I smiled back. "Why not?"
High Fighting Spirits was visibly moved. "Vice leader, your equipment is worth a lot of money. Everyone else should just look at it normally!"
I couldn't help but smile. "So what? I trust every single one of you. Come, one at a time. I'm going to unequip all of you, so all of you have to learn Barrier Break."
"Okay!"
I took off my equipment one by one and passed them to Gui Guzi. I was now almost naked except for the beginner's shirt. Chaos Moon's beautiful eyes swept up and down my body as she smiled suggestively. "Lu Chen, your body isn't bad. Why don't you let big sis touch you …"
"Go touch yourself!" I was a little speechless. Meeting a female gangster was driving me crazy.
Chaos Moon giggled. Meanwhile, Gui Guzi had already changed into my equipment and learned Barrier Break. After that, he passed the equipment set to Xu Yang. Xu Yang barely made it to Level 120 and went to learn Barrier Break with a look of joy on his face. After that, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, Chaos Moon and everyone else learned Barrier Break as well. A full set of Divine Rank equipment at this stage of the game returned to my hands, and I quickly put it on. Chaos Moon's gaze was just too hard to stomach.
Xu Yang brandished his sword in the air and let out a low growl. His sword glowed with a blood-red light, and a cone-shaped light abruptly shot out from its tip, piercing through the air. It was none other than Barrier Break! Just as Xu Yang had expected, Barrier Break to be extremely beautiful and dazzling. This was something low-level skills didn't possess.
"Hahaha …"
Xu Yang laughed like a madman. "This is awesome! If I relied on my own equipment, I might not have the chance to learn Barrier Break even if I reached Level 150! Lu Chen, your equipment is awesome, hahaha …"
High Fighting Spirits also raised his battle axe and thrust it forward. His long-handled battle axe abruptly transformed into a blood-red cone of light. The effect of the Barrier Break was truly impressive.
Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, Chaos Moon, and Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun couldn't help but show off the effects of Barrier Break in front of me.
Chiang!
I pulled out the Heaven-stealing Sword from behind my back and said with a smile, "It looks like you won't know what a true Barrier Break skill looks like if I don't show you what a true skill looks like …"
Everyone was stunned.
I immediately activated Universe Break and an Eight Trigrams formation appeared beneath my feet. Then, I thrust my sword forward and a sharp, indigo beam of sword energy shot out of the Heaven-stealing Sword. It pierced through the air and created a beautiful cyclone in the air. As expected, Universe Break was even more spectacular than Barrier Break!
"Wah …"
Chaos Moon's mouth fell open as she walked up to me and grabbed my arm. "Lu Chen, what's that skill?
What a beautiful attack! What skill is it? Can I learn it? "
I shook my head. "No, you can't. It's a unique skill that only Undead Swordsmen can learn. It's an evolved version of my original Desperate Gambit, and it's called Universe Break …"
"Uuuu …"
Chaos Moon couldn't accept it. "How could you learn such a beautiful skill? This is so unfair! How many girls are you going to woo with this skill in the future …"
I was speechless. "Fuck, I learned skills to kill mobs and PvP, not to woo girls?
You have no ambition at all … "
Everyone let out a hearty laugh. Li Chengfeng raised his Tempest Sword and said, "This Coldblade War was absolutely amazing! Our Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had the absolute advantage! Just the number of Level 120 and above players that showed up was more than 40, and they're basically all fifth-promotion players! We have the most fifth-promotion players in the world!"
I smiled. "Yeah, let's grind hard then, everyone. Also, it's time to plan for the subguilds. Xu Yang, you and the rest of us need to pick five reliable players to be the subguild leaders. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is going to create five subguilds at once, so let's grind the levels of the subguilds up. Otherwise, we won't be able to survive the Nation Wars with just our main guild and Bloody Mercenaries."
Xu Yang nodded. "Okay, let's do this!"
Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, and Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun's eyes widened. "Holy shit, he can speak English now! Amazing!"
… …
It was at this moment a system announcement resounded in the sky above the main city — Ding ~!
System Announcement: All players, please be informed that player "Wind Fantasy" has killed the Spirit Rank Boss "Wild Battle Soul".
Odala has successfully summoned the territory occupied by Odala. The territory has appeared at map coordinates (47893,9048 3) of Sky City. The territory is temporarily occupied by the Dark Elves. Kill the Dark Elves and enter the territory hall. The guild that occupies the territory for 5 hours will obtain the final ownership of the territory!
… …
We exchanged glances with each other. Xu Yang sucked in a deep breath and said, "Fuck, Beauty Lin is amazing. She actually managed to get a second territory in Sky City. What should we do?"
Li Chengfeng rested his Tempest Sword on his shoulder and said with a smile, "Do you even need to ask?
Snowy Cathaya is our most reliable ally, so why don't you summon a thousand troops and help Lin Yixin secure this territory? "
I brought up the map and checked the coordinates of the territory. To my surprise, it was at the end of Dragonbone Mountain Range and connected to Vanished God City. To my left was a forest filled with monsters, and to my right was an unexplored, barren land. Hmm, this was a gathering place for high-level mobs. The coordinates of this territory were pretty good, and it wasn't too far away from Dark Moon City. It was only a little more than half an hour's journey away, so it was a mutual aid. We had to secure this territory no matter what. Otherwise, we'd be in a lot of trouble if other guilds managed to take it.
Ding ~!
As expected, Lin Yixin sent me a message: "SOS, dear …"