Chapter 97 - 78: Eradication and Bountiful Rewards
Chapter 97: Chapter 78: Eradication and Bountiful Rewards
At Lin Yu’s urging, the territory’s soldiers gave it their all, digging three feet deep across the entire prairie that had been burned to ash.
Afterward, they discovered several more hidden, large graveyards. After annihilating these graveyards, Lin Yu once again obtained 16 golden Calamity Treasure Chests, bringing his total to 72.
Meanwhile, his combat score reached 3.55 million, over 200,000 points higher than Yun Qihao’s 3.33 million.
[World Chat Channel (788345)]
Mi Qisheng: "This time it’s really stopped growing!"
Zhao Zhaonan: "Waaaaah, Brother Yun worked so hard to get first place, and he couldn’t even hold onto it!"
...
Mi Qisheng: "Anonymous 1 probably won’t get number one next time."
Mi Qisheng: "Has everyone noticed? Anonymous 1’s lead is shrinking, bit by bit. In the first month, he was the undisputed number one. In the second month, his lead was huge, too. But this month, he’s only ahead by a tiny margin."
Mi Qisheng: "Next month, Anonymous 1 definitely won’t be number one. Go, Boss Qian!!"
Zhao Zhaonan: "Waaaaaaah~~~"
...
In the chat channel, the keyboard warriors once again began playing armchair general.
Lin Yu paid them no mind. After confirming that all the large graveyards were cleared out, he left some troops behind to continue the mopping-up operations and had the rest retreat to the territory.
To prevent zombies from attacking the defensive lines from other directions, all the Death Devourers were dispatched to the border to patrol today.
Then, Lin Yu popped into his small private group chat to try and buy some treasure chest fragments.
[World Chat Channel (788345)]
[Private Group Chat]
Lin Yu: "Hey everyone, any of you lords have extra treasure chest fragments? I’m buying!"
Qian Duoduo: "Heh heh, Younger Brother Lin, you’re too late. I’ve already scooped up all the fragments in this group."
Qian Duoduo: "But if you really want to buy some, you can buy from me."
Qian Duoduo: "10,000 points for 100 fragments."
Ding Dong: "You profiteer! Weren’t you buying fragments for only 70 points each? And now you’re turning around and selling them at a high price?"
Qian Duoduo: "Not the same, not the same at all. I was buying individual pieces. Scattered treasure chest fragments can’t be used, so they’re not worth much. But I’m selling them in stacks of 100, which can be directly synthesized into a golden Calamity Treasure Chest. They’re useful, so of course they’re worth more."
Ding Dong: "Even if you have a point, you’re still buying low and selling high within the group. I despise you, you profiteer!!"
Lin Yu thought about it for a moment. He decided to buy some fragments to round out his number so he could open them all at once with the treasure chest from his first-place reward.
Lin Yu: "Lord Qian, I’ll buy 64 fragments then. How many points?"
Qian Duoduo: "Seeing as we do business often, I’ll give you a 10% discount. 5,760 points total. Don’t you want to buy a few more? You might hit the jackpot, you know!"
Lin Yu: "Designated point transfer: 5760."
Lin Yu: "No thanks, I just want to round out the number. It’s annoying looking at fragments I can’t use!"
Qian Duoduo: "Go accept it. I’ve listed it for you on the market."
Lin Yu: "Got it!"
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After receiving the treasure chest fragments from Qian Duoduo, Lin Yu combined them with his remaining fragments, synthesizing them all into a new treasure chest. Just like that, he now had 73 golden Calamity Treasure Chests.
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Time passed, and midnight arrived. Although Yun Qihao had managed to gain tens of thousands more points at the last minute, Lin Yu had also found a very well-hidden large graveyard, earning a lot of points himself. The gap between their scores not only failed to shrink, but actually widened.
In the end, Lin Yu claimed the first-place reward for March without any suspense—another golden treasure chest. He had also successfully held the number one spot for three consecutive months.
Next up was the unboxing.
First, he opened this month’s golden treasure chest.
Just like the previous two months, the golden treasure chest from the first-place reward always yielded a legendary prize. This time, the golden treasure chest produced the following rewards: ten "Bountiful Resource Packs," one "Golden Item (Random)," and one "Adaptive Research Blueprint."
As usual, he tossed the resource packs into his personal inventory space.
He decided not to use the "Golden Item (Random)" and "Adaptive Research Blueprint" for now.
Then came the 73 golden Calamity Treasure Chests.
In the Lord’s Mansion, Lin Yu took out all the treasure chests and lined them up in a row.
Then he washed his hands and offered a prayer to all the gods and buddhas.
Next, without looking at the rewards, he began opening the golden Calamity Treasure Chests one by one at an incredible speed.
"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained..."
"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained..."
The system’s "Ding!" notifications were endless. Only after all the chests were opened did Lin Yu have a moment to look at the items he’d received.
Although it’s said that single pulls can work miracles, Lin Yu still felt that the drop rate was higher when opening many chests at once.
That’s why he often saved up his treasure chests to open them all in one go.
Finally, after sorting through the items, aside from various resource packs, Lin Yu had also acquired several "Hero Inheritance Books."
Among them were 13 Heroic Inheritance Books (Purple) and 44 Heroic Inheritance Books (Blue).
[Name]: Hero Inheritance Book
[Grade]: Legendary (Purple) / Excellent (Blue)
[Description]: Can transform a troop or a citizen into the Hero tier. Using the book will not cause the target’s grade to decrease.
[Usage Requirement]: Level higher than 20/10. Grade must be Outstanding or higher, but not higher than Legendary/Excellent.
’These Hero Inheritance Books are great items. They can effectively increase the number of heroes in my territory. Their only flaw is that they can’t be used to convert Legendary-grade troops.’
He also got 23 "Troop Recruitment Scrolls (1000)."
He obtained 732 Universal Building Fragments, an average of about 10 per chest.
In addition, he got one "Golden Building Blueprint (Random)," three "Purple Building Blueprints (Random)," and five "Purple Items (Random)."
After using these along with the "Golden Item (Random)" and the "Adaptive Research Blueprint" from earlier, Lin Yu obtained the following items:
Building Blueprints—Hero Altar (Gold), Tavern (Purple), Dwarf Fortress (Purple), Dockyard (Purple).
Items—Heroic Badge (Gold), Vermilion Fruit Seeds (Purple), Clear Heart Bamboo (Purple), Purple Copper Black Gold Rod (Purple), Natural Fury (Purple), Cloud-Stepper (Purple).
Technology—Coordinated Combat (Defensive Buildings).
Hero Altar (Gold): Can transform troops into heroes, but their grade will be lowered in the process. The highest grade of troop that can be transformed is Legendary (Gold). Transformation Cost: The Gold Coin cost increases 100-fold for each tier of the original troop’s grade. Transforming an Excellent-grade troop costs 1,000 Gold Coins.
Tavern (Purple): Contains an independent brewery that can produce alcohol. Wild heroes may appear here. You can pay Recruitment Gold Coins to recruit them. Completing a hero’s quest can lower their recruitment fee.
Dwarf Fortress (Purple): Adds a new citizen type to the territory—Dwarves. Dwarves love to drink and possess exquisite crafting skills, making them some of the best Blacksmiths.
Dockyard (Purple): Can build ships. The highest level of ship that can be built is Legendary (Purple). Building ships requires blueprints. The Dockyard comes with the following default blueprints: Small Ferry (White), Fishing Boat (White), Tower Ship (Green), Merchant Ship (Green).
Heroic Badge (Gold): Increases the grade of a hero below Legendary grade by one level. The maximum grade it can raise a hero to is Legendary. No side effects.
Vermilion Fruit Seeds (Purple): Can be cultivated to grow Vermilion Fruit. Vermilion Fruit increases a hero’s maximum internal energy and grants a base +10 to Magic Power. Effective for up to ten fruits. Special Product.
Clear Heart Bamboo (Purple): Can be planted and will propagate. Clear Heart Bamboo can calm the mind and expel Heart Demons. Cultivating near it can accelerate training speed. Increases the conversion rate of Spiritual Energy to EXP by 10%. Special Product.
Purple Copper Black Gold Rod (Purple): A weapon-type magic artifact. After refinement, it can be absorbed into the body. It weighs 3,000 kilograms, but its owner is not affected by the weight. Its hardness is equal to ten times the user’s Defense Power.
Natural Fury (Purple): A set of clothing. Increases the power of Natural Magic by 100%, reduces the energy cost of Natural Magic by 50%, and increases casting speed by 200%.
Cloud-Stepper (Purple): A horse, a mount. It can step on clouds and run through the air. Its maximum speed can reach 1,223 km/h. (The speed of sound is 1,224 km/h).
Coordinated Combat (Defensive Buildings): A technology that only affects defensive buildings. When multiple defensive buildings attack the same target simultaneously, the damage they deal per second is consolidated.
For example: If a target is hit by 100 attacks of 1 damage each within the same second, these attacks will not be calculated individually. Instead, after one second, they will be calculated as a single attack dealing 100 damage.