Chapter 918 - 537: Key of Destiny, Desire of the Overlord

This burst of acceleration made Marie somewhat nervous.

She leaned her body against Eagle’s neck, using it to block the rampant airflow.

Her two hands wrapped around the sides of its neck, each grasping a feather.

Throughout the flight, she did not make a single scream.

Only the constantly changing expression in her eyes proved that her heart was not without waves.

The position behind Eagle’s neck is the most comfortable riding position and also offers the best view.

Coupled with the acceleration from the jet armor, sitting here made Marie feel the thrill of flying.

When Eagle landed smoothly.

Zong Shen was the first to jump to the ground.

Marie’s legs were slightly weak as she carefully dismounted from the side.

Eagle also humanely bent its limbs, assuming a crouching posture.

Reducing the difficulty for Marie to climb down.

Zong Shen also proactively extended his hand to assist.

After a few final reminders, he waved his hand for Marie to contact Korby.

He himself walked towards the Lord’s Courtyard, now the Lord’s Fortress.

There could be described as full of a sense of security.

Passing through the iron gate, he quickly walked up the steps and pulled open the heavy fortress steel gate.

Inside Zong Shen went without closing the door.

The layout of the first floor is functionally similar to the original Lord’s Small Tower, just considerably larger.

Entering the door is a living room, where sixteen wooden chairs with soft fur backrests are arranged.

There are also four small round tables.

The wall side has a one-meter square suspended window.

In necessary times, the window can be pushed open upwards and held up by a side support rod.

However, the fortress is still a fortress, even the window has its intricacies.

Outside the window is an additional layer of thick steel plate, embedded composite style.

It can be pulled out from the wall.

Completely sealing the window.

Each steel plate is two fingers thick, underscoring the fortress’s defensive nature.

Additionally, the foundation of the Lord’s Fortress is a full two meters high.

This level of security is simply astonishingly high.

The living room has a total of two suspended windows, and the entire first floor has more than eight windows.

Currently, those windows are all open, and the composite sliding steel plates have not been lowered.

The lighting in the house is still considered decent.

Proceeding further inside reveals a new large fireplace.

There are chairs on both sides of the fireplace, along with an iron rack for storing firewood and tongs.

This type of fireplace comes with a metal crossbar where one can hang a pot or kettle.

The ground is adorned with a circular carpet.

Continuing inside, the area is divided into two parts.

One part is the sandbox, dining room, and kitchen.

The other part consists of six separate rooms.

They can be used for living or as initial storage rooms.

The stairs leading up are located between the living room and fireplace.

The walls are of grayish-blue rubble stone; touching them feels slightly cool and rough.

There are no longer any Magic Energy Crystal Chandeliers.

Instead, the walls feature pairs of metal candleholders and ring mounts for torches.

Behind high defense lies a sacrifice in comfort and luxury.

Even the stairs leading upwards are constructed from piled stones.

The Lord’s Fortress has embraced this austere minimalist approach fully.

Zong Shen did not go upstairs.

The rooms still contain some personal items, which won’t disappear as the Lord’s Fortress upgrades.

He plans to wait until night, when he needs to rest, to determine each room based on general locations and internal items.

"Phew!"

After observing for a while, Zong Shen sits down on a living room chair with back support.

With the temperature stabilized at 35°C, the fortress is quite a bit cooler.

Those grayish-blue stone walls block some of the sunlight’s heat.

At least now it’s much cooler than at the start of the challenge.

Sitting on the chair, he plans to check on the spoils from defeating the Flame Demon Boss.

Plus, the Magic Storage Box found earlier at the Lion Knight Order’s ruins has yet to be opened.

It’s just right to take this moment to open and check them together.

Zong Shen leisurely leans against the chair and first opens the "Challenge Points" option.

"Current Points: 426572"

The moment he opened it, Zong Shen was stunned by the number.

Most of these points came from attacking the Flame Demon Boss.

Additionally, after successfully defeating it, he gained over fifty thousand points.

Cumulatively, he ended up with over four hundred thousand points.

This amount is practically equivalent to monopolizing a large portion of the Flame Demon Boss.

Keep in mind that the Flame Demon Boss only has five million blood volume, calculating with a conversion ratio of 0.1.

One Flame Demon Boss can provide up to fifty thousand challenge points.

Zong Shen alone accounted for almost three hundred thousand points.

Among the participating Lords, the average damage per person was just one to two thousand points.

Most people’s peak output period lasted only ten minutes.

And Zong Shen, relying on the Gem Battle Technique, quickly inflicted damage on the Flame Demon Boss through the consumption of Frost Magic Gems.

This approach was very targeted, but it came at a cost.

Those consumed Frost Magic Gems, considering the cost, are worth quite a few points.

Especially the two Tier Five and one Tier Six Frost Magic Gems used at the end, which are particularly valuable.

Fortunately, these gems were readily available.

And they were obtained from the Griffin’s Nest.

For Zong Shen, they didn’t represent any cost.

Even if measured solely by value, it was quite worthwhile.

He also isn’t worried about anyone replicating this model.

Tier Six Frost Magic Gems are equivalent to Epic Level Frost Magic Materials.