章 2: Imperfect Soul
編集者: Atlas Studios
I sort of understand why the previous 981 village chiefs died now. The harvest and damage of this battle aren't proportional at all.
Zhang Yang lamented in his head and didn't forget to deactivate the 'Level 1 Protection'. After activating it for four minutes, he used up four energy points. In addition to the 93 energy points used to recruit soldiers, he only had 39 energy points, including the energy points earned from killing the green wolf.
If another green wolf were to show up, he would surely be dead. He had only managed to survive after sacrificing 91 spearmen, after all.
Furthermore, if the green wolf was far away, had enough space to maneuver, and wasn't trapped by the relentless spearmen, he believed that not even 900 spearmen would be its match.
What kind of world is this?
Gulping his saliva, Zhang Yang kept himself calm. Without the Level 1 Protection, the strong scent of blood and corpses everywhere were simply horrible.
One had to admit that a C+ soul was really powerful as it allowed him to maintain the ability to think normally, at the very least.
The smell of blood here is too strong and will attract more wild animals and demons. I must leave right away.
Aren't these spearmen supposedly NPCs? Why do their corpses look so real?
This is a primitive forest with lots of wild animals and demons. Perhaps it won't take long before I'm in danger again. I have to recruit soldiers.
Various thoughts cropped up in his confused mind. But they at least reminded him to immediately make a decision.
Recruit nine shield soldiers and nine bowmen.
This primitive forest was full of ancient trees and dense, wild grass. There were no roads at all, and it would be difficult to defend the perimeter during the journey, so shield soldiers were essential.
As for the bowmen, they could hide inside the Level 1 protection shield and fire shots from within.
Activate Level 1 Vision.
Zhang Yang spent another 5 energy points to activate the other feature on the Village Building Order. In an instant, a white light flashed, and a radar-like screen surfaced from the Village Building Order, covering an area exactly one kilometer in diameter with some light dots appearing on it.
Five yellow dots. No red dots. Not too bad.
The Level 1 Vision was really useful. Zhang Yang could determine that the 5 yellow dots hadn't begun moving toward his direction yet. But with the scent of blood drifting in the wind, perhaps it wouldn't take long before that happened.
I need to figure out the use of that imperfect green wolf demon soul.
This thought cropped up in Zhang Yang's mind and with that, a golden scale appeared before his eyes. One end held the green wolf's imperfect soul, which was F- in rank.
The other end held 50 energy points.
That's ridiculously little. Isn't this the soul of a demon? Is it because it's an imperfect soul?
Zhang Yang criticized this in his head and shifted down his gaze, where the other usage of the imperfect green wolf demon soul was displayed.
[Use the demon's imperfect soul to raise a powerful soldier. Currently you have only 1 x Imperfect Level 1 Green Wolf Demon Soul. You can use it to raise an elite spearman/bowman/shield soldier.
Note: The soldier type that killed the green wolf will receive a 30 percent boost in training efficiency.
Raising an elite soldier requires 10 energy points, 20 units of Green Wolf Demon Blood, and 5 Wolf Teeth. The base success rate is 60 percent. Every increase of 5 energy points will increase the chance of success by 10 percent. In addition, during cultivation, the weapon in the soldier's hand will have a 50 percent chance of being further strengthened. The higher the level of the demon's soul, the higher the chance of strengthening, and the better the quality of the strengthening will be.]
Upon reading the descriptions, Zhang Yang made his decision. He wanted to groom an elite spearman. Although it meant that he had to trade 65 level 1 spearmen for one elite spearman, he knew how hard it was to replicate the battle environment from before. Besides, there was also the huge element of luck. He couldn't risk facing a demon that wasn't afraid of group combat in his next encounter.
But first and foremost, I have to get out of here.
Zhang Yang left the bloody battlefield, avoiding the locations of the yellow dots shown with the Level 1 Vision. He finally arrived at a place more than 300 meters away. He couldn't go any further because there were no roads in this forest. Even though he had the Level 1 Vision, it was still hard to determine what he would run into, so he had to hurry up and train that elite spearman.
[Elite Spearman—training in progress!
Since the cultivation target is the soldier type that killed the green wolf, the cultivation chance is increased by 30 percent.
The basic cultivation success rate is 60 percent.
Use an additional 5 energy points to increase the chance of success by 10 percent.
Cultivation success rate of 100 percent—requires five minutes.]
A string of data crossed Zhang Yang's eyes, and the Village Building Order enfolded the spearman in a white brilliance.
It was worth mentioning that the Village Building Order also seemed to contain a space of its own, so there was no need to worry about carrying the items obtained from killing the green wolf.
Five minutes passed quickly. A white radiance flashed across the Village Building Order and a message flashed in Zhang Yang's eyes.
[Your soldier has been successfully trained into an elite.
Soldier: Zhao Xiao'er.
Soldier Type: Elite Spearman
Strength: E+
Agility: E+
Defense: E+
Soul Strength: E-
Spear Mastery: 245
Skill: Wind Piercing]
Zhang Yang couldn't judge the combat power of this elite soldier because he couldn't see any specific changes to Zhao Xiao'er. The elite spearman stood still, holding a spear like a standard NPC. But the good news was that the spear in his hand had also been strengthened successfully.
The iron tip of the spear was now shining with a luster found only in fine steel. There were also three more raised angles on the iron tip and the wooden pole was wrapped in a layer of iron, looking rather solid and heavy.
This should be able to kill that green wolf from just now, right? Zhang Yang thought in uncertainty.
Just as he was about to leave…
Roar!
An earth-shattering snarl suddenly rang out. A five-meter-tall, gigantic black bear rushed out from the forest as quickly as a fast-moving train. The two shield soldiers on guard were slammed several meters away before they could even react.
Level 1 Protection!
Swish!
The moment the giant black bear charged over, Zhang Yang activated his defensive shield. In an instant, with a buzzing sound, the defensive shield that not even the green wolf demon could break into trembled violently due to the impact, as if it was going to shatter at any moment.
Zhang Yang was bewildered.
H-Hey, you're not playing by the rules, mister.
Fortunately for him, at that moment, an ice-cold brilliance erupted and the elite spearman, Zhao Xiao'er, dashed out with his spear. He took advantage of the opening as the bear bounced off from its impact on the defense shield and struck the spear into the side of its left armpit.
The giant black bear let out an earth-shaking roar. It turned its claw that was about to slam into Zhao Xiao'er's defensive shield instead.
Bam!
Zhao Xiao'er flew dozens of meters away like a rubber ball. His body twisted and blood sprayed from above like rain. There was almost no doubt that he was dead now.
"Attack!"
At that moment, Zhang Yang shouted as if he had just woken up from a dream.
The shield soldiers rushed up and slashed wildly. The bowmen shot arrows, but they basically had no effect.
The giant black bear casually swung its claws and all the shield soldiers died.
This is so darn scary!
The bear almost scared the piss out of Zhang Yang, but the latter knew that this wasn't the time to flee.
He gnashed his teeth and deactivated the Level 1 Protection. Then, he spent his remaining energy points to recruit 12 spearmen in one go, ordering them and the bowmen to attack altogether.
He held a spear himself, shivering while taking two steps backward. He didn't want to run. He also wanted to fight, but he couldn't move at all.
But at that moment, he realized that the giant black bear's movements were slowing down. As it slammed its claws at the soldiers, streams of blood spurted out like a fountain, staining half of its body.
It was due to this reason that only six out of the 12 spearmen died.
So it has been hurt badly?
In an instant, Zhang Yang seemed to have come back to life from drowning. He recalled the quick pierce from that elite spearman, Zhao Xiao'er, earlier. The attack penetrated its armpit, so it definitely wounded the heart.
Kill it! Kill that bast*rd!
A voice screamed wildly in Zhang Yang's mind. He was still filled with endless fear, despite facing a dying black bear.
At the same time, the black bear snarled, but a bowman finally blinded its eye with an arrow. No matter how loudly it roared, it was useless because its movements were getting slower and weaker. It was apparent that it had been severely wounded and was on the verge of dying.
The 3 spearmen who survived nimbly stabbed their spear at the black bear and retreated, albeit dealing insignificant damage.
"Wait. Bowmen, step forward and fire at its eyes!"
Zhang Yang finally gave up the idea of attacking by himself. It wasn't that he was timid, but he thought of the elite soldiers he would train next.
As it turned out, the elite spearman's damage was still the highest. Zhao Xiao'er's Wind Piercing wounded the giant black bear, but at the price of his own death.
Such a situation was ridiculous, which was why Zhang Yang needed elite soldiers wielding a useful weapon while retaining a high survival rate. Otherwise, how could he raise them if they always ended up dead?
He decided to raise a bowman into an elite bowman. Coordinating with his Level 1 Protection, as long as his luck wasn't too bad, the elite bowman's strength could be highlighted even if they faced an enemy like the green wolf.
At that moment, 10 bowmen stepped forward and wildly fired arrows at the dying black bear. Eventually, one of the bowmen was lucky enough to kill the black bear. Despite that, the bowman didn't level up because experience points seemed to be non-existent inside the Village Building Order.
An instant later, the Village Building Order lit up again. A white brilliance enfolded the black bear carcass and similarly, seemed to be absorbing something from it.
Soon after, some familiar information appeared before Zhang Yang's eyes.
[Successfully killed Level 2 Black Bear Demon.
Successfully captured 1 x Imperfect Black Bear Demon Soul. (Can be sold.)
Received 55 Energy Points.
Received 1000 x Black Bear Meat (Can be consumed.)
Received 28 x Black Bear Tooth (Can be used as a material to create weapons.)
Received 100 x Black Bear Demon Blood (Contains a small amount of demonic power. Can be used as a material to create a talisman or battle mark.)]
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