Chapter 79 - 61: Rewards and a New Month
Chapter 79: Chapter 61: Rewards and a New Month
As expected, Lin Yu was at the top of the leaderboard for February. Realizing they had no hope of taking first place, Qian Duoduo and Yun Qihao stopped frantically expanding their armies for the rest of the day.
Neither of them used their remaining "Recruitment Scrolls (1,000 Units)." The rumor was that they were saving them for a crisis or for when they acquired Epic-grade troops.
The reward for placing first in February was another golden treasure chest.
Lin Yu opened the chest on the same night the rankings were settled.
The rewards were similar to the golden treasure chest from the first month. Lin Yu received ten "Bountiful Resource Packs," one "Golden Item (Random)," and one "Adaptive Research Blueprint."
As usual, Lin Yu tossed the Bountiful Resource Packs into his personal inventory.
The "Golden Item (Random)" turned out to be a Skill Book called "Soul Clone."
[Name]: Soul Clone
[Type]: Lord Skill
[Description]: Creates a soul clone that possesses the same class and class skills as the main body.
If the main body dies, it can be resurrected from the clone.
When the clone dies, its soul returns to the main body along with its memories. Cooldown: One week.
Canceling the skill causes the clone to return to the main body along with its memories. Cooldown: 24 hours.
The clone and main body can communicate at any time. The main body can project its consciousness into the clone.
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After reading the skill description for Soul Clone, Lin Yu used it without hesitation.
Venturing out of his territory was always exciting, but he was constantly worried that if he kept pushing his luck, something terrible would eventually happen.
Now, with the clone skill, he could just let his clone go wild in his stead.
The "Adaptive Research Blueprint" yielded a "Plant Hybridization and Cultivation Technology." It didn’t seem very useful, so Lin Yu didn’t bother with it and let Lin Chenxi handle it.
Finally, Lin Yu told the Urban Construction Planning Bureau that they didn’t need to work overtime, then went to rest.
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[This month is the Month of Rampant Catastrophe.]
[In the unpopulated wilds, a group of Catastrophe Corps members secretly arrived on this continent and grew in strength. Now, they have become powerful enough to launch an offensive against the living beings of this land.]
[All lords, please be advised to defend your territories. Killing members of the Catastrophe Corps will grant bonus experience.]
[Dismantling the Catastrophe Corps’ Recruitment Office buildings will grant corresponding troop fragments.]
[Please note: Due to special circumstances, the Catastrophe Corps failed to complete the construction of their fortress on schedule. The Catastrophe Corps headquarters has now randomly deployed Catastrophe Camps across the continent.]
[Destroying a Catastrophe Camp will reward you with a purple Calamity Treasure Chest.]
[Please note: Due to special circumstances, the treasure chest’s grade has been upgraded. It is now a golden Calamity Treasure Chest.]
[Golden Calamity Treasure Chests have a chance to contain Legendary-grade items.]
[Lords, lead your armies and fight to your heart’s content!]
[The Battle Record leaderboard is now open. The top 10,000 lords this month will receive bountiful rewards.]
[Note: Battle records will be calculated starting from this month.]
The system notification arrived as expected. When Lin Yu woke up early in the morning, he found the chat channel had exploded again.
[World Chat Channel (789654)]
Zhang Lv: "Fuck! FUCK! FUCK!! Can someone tell me what these ’special circumstances’ in the system notification are?"
Zhang Lv: "What happened to the Catastrophe headquarters?"
Yuan Manxiang: "Maybe it just had bad luck? Like, some powerful beings were fighting nearby and it got wiped out by the AoE?"
Wild speculation began to fill the chat channel.
Zhang Lv: "Impossible. If that were the case, why would our treasure chest grade be upgraded because of ’special circumstances’?"
Zhang Lv: "Someone must have destroyed it while the Catastrophe was still weak."
Ding Dong: "Hey, you think it could be the anonymous big shot?"
Zhang Lv: "Fuck, that’s possible! The big shot probably destroyed an infant version of the Disaster Fortress, and that’s how they got so many ’Recruitment Scrolls (1,000)’."
Zhao Zhaonan: "Impossible. Don’t think we’re idiots. The Catastrophe can only be defeated if all the lords band together."
Mi Qisheng: "Right. I heard that this month’s Catastrophe Corps has over 100 Legendary Heroes alone, not to mention the fortress’s Commander is also a Legendary Hero."
Mi Qisheng: "I don’t believe that someone, at the very beginning of the second phase, could defeat that many heroes single-handedly."
Zhao Zhaonan: "Exactly! I only have an Excellent-grade hero so far. Ask anyone in the channel—a lot of people don’t even have a hero yet."
Sui Jidong: "It’s true. I still don’t even know how to get a hero."
Wu Zeyun: "I don’t have a hero either."
Zhuang Ni: "I have an Excellent-quality hero."
...
Zhao Zhaonan’s words resonated with the onlookers in the channel, prompting a flurry of comments.
Lin Yu chuckled to himself when he saw this. He had two Legendary Heroes and dozens of Legendary Heroes.
Moreover, as more and more demons survived the Celestial Tribulation, the number of Legendary Heroes would also continue to grow. As for Excellent-grade heroes, he had a whole legion of them.
’Doesn’t this mean I’m leagues ahead of most other lords, at least when it comes to heroes?’
’Hm... I need to stay grounded. As a two-time champion, I have to guard against arrogance and impatience. I can’t get complacent over something so small.’
’We’ll celebrate today. I’ll host a banquet to reward the soldiers and people of the territory.’
[World Chat Channel (789654)]
Ding Dong: "Oh, please. If you’ve got no talent and you’re not even trying to develop your territory, what are you doing hanging around here?"
Ding Dong: "Don’t assume that just because you can’t do something, nobody else can."
Ding Dong: "If you don’t believe me, go ask Qian Duoduo and Yun Qihao. I guarantee they have Legendary Heroes."
Zhao Zhaonan: "Of course I know..."
Yun Qihao: "Good morning, fellow lords. I do, in fact, have a Legendary Hero."
Yun Qihao: "My master, the Goddess of Wisdom and War, is benevolent and cherishes her followers. If you become one of her believers, you will not only receive a golden Divine Hall but also a tournament guide personally written by the Goddess. She provides step-by-step instructions on how to develop your territory in this fiercely competitive tournament, including how to guide your people and soldiers to become heroes and raise their grades..."
Yun Qihao: "Ahem, that was today’s routine advertisement. Now, let me share my theory on how the Disaster Fortress was conquered."
Yun Qihao: "It’s possible that Anonymous 1 got lucky and stumbled upon the Disaster Fortress. Based on my current strength, if I came across a newly established Disaster Fortress, I could flatten it too."
Yun Qihao: "However, Anonymous’s combat power rating wasn’t high at the beginning, which means his forces weren’t strong at the start of the month. Even if he had a Legendary Hero, it would have been impossible for him to conquer a newly spawned Disaster Fortress in one go."
Yun Qihao: "Besides, Anonymous’s rating only shot up that much on the very last day."
Yun Qihao: "This time, he didn’t snipe the final moments, so it probably wasn’t intentional."
Yun Qihao: "So, to sum up, Anonymous 1 must have discovered the Disaster Fortress at the beginning of the month. Then, while the Catastrophe forces were still undeveloped, he continuously ground down their camps. On the final day, after clearing out all the minions, he broke through the fortress in one fell swoop and claimed the reward."
Yun Qihao: "I have to say, Anonymous’s luck is pretty good."
Yun Qihao: "Of course, his strength is probably decent, too."
Zhao Zhaonan: "Lord Yun, you’re awesome! Flawless reasoning!"
Lin Yu: "So impressive. It’s like you were there yourself."
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He had to admit, Yun Qihao was pretty sharp. He had deduced the general sequence of events from just a few pieces of information. While there were some discrepancies with the actual facts, the overall gist was more or less correct.
This time, Lin Yu’s praise was sincere. Yun Qihao’s analysis had truly impressed him. It seemed Yun Qihao wasn’t just lucky.
It also served as a warning, reminding him not to get complacent and think he was the best in the world, or to underestimate the other lords participating in the tournament.
After all, this continent had gathered more than 800,000 lords. There was no shortage of geniuses among them.