An Unusual Number of Demonic Beasts

Faced with this situation, Lister immediately realized it as well.

Could it be that the monsters he kills on his side will also cause the monsters in the player world to disappear permanently?

To verify this hypothesis, he went to more distant coordinates and killed monsters in three different areas.

Sure enough, a little over an hour later, the public chat was flooded with messages again.

"Holy crap, I'm at coordinates 2XX, and the Jade Spirit Spiders at 1XX haven't respawned at all. Do the monsters in this game really have some special mechanics?"

"The server has been open for a month, and everything was working perfectly before!"

At this moment, Lister has finally been confirmed.

The world outside the "real-world interactive territory" for players should be a mirror projection of their own world.

This made Lister even more suspicious that the world of "Divine Revelation" should be a real universe.

This explains why monsters he kills don't respawn and don't drop any equipment or items.

As for the player's side, it is a continuous mirror projection of the world of "Divine Revelation", so as long as the monster in the world of "Divine Revelation" is not dead, the monster will be infinitely respawned.

Thinking of this, Lister dared not continue grinding monsters.

He wasn't worried that players wouldn't be able to level up without monsters, but rather that without monster kills, they wouldn't be able to obtain powerful Skill Books, especially the passive Skill Books he needed.

Essentially, he and the player are in two different worlds, except for the "real-world interaction area".

There is no direct conflict of interest or competition; on the contrary, players are a good source of resources for him.

After resting at Evergreen Inn, Lister finally led his team to Jiangxia Prefecture.

"Lord Merrick ~!"

"I dare not accept your city entry fee!"

As the man who saved Jiangxia Prefecture, Lister had already become famous throughout Jiang Province.

In Jiangxia Prefecture, he held an exceptionally high position, and even the city gate guards dared not charge him an entrance fee.

The more Lister acted this way, the more money he paid the other party, and they went straight into the inner city to rest.

"Count Merrick, what is this?"

We had just arrived at the inn and put down our luggage when we heard commotion outside.

Turning around, he discovered that Governor Yang was already outside his house.

"Lord Yang!"

"That's right. Before returning to the Kingdom of Lucian, I plan to purchase some special products from our Great Chu, including some elixirs and the like."

"Jiangling Prefecture is not as good as our Jiangxia Prefecture! The variety of goods is also not as good."

"That's true. Although Jiangling Prefecture is large, it can't compare to the capital, Jiangxia Prefecture, in terms of prosperity."

"But what specific pills do you need? I can have someone collect some for you as soon as possible."

Governor Yang was enthusiastic, but there was a hint of hesitation on his face.

As he spoke, he went inside, closing the door behind him.

"Lord Yang, I don't know exactly what kind of pills I need to buy, but I'd like to bring some of everything, so I won't trouble you to worry about it."

"I might be staying in Jiangxia Prefecture a while soon, and I'll also help clear out some of the surrounding monsters."

Lister's real purpose in coming here was, of course, to level up quickly.

Jiangling Prefecture needs to be given to the players, otherwise they won't have monsters to drop the resources they need.

The monsters in Jiangxia Prefecture are relatively higher level, and it's also close to Jiangling Prefecture, making it the perfect choice for Lister to farm experience.

Upon hearing this, Governor Yang's expression turned quite serious. He immediately stepped forward and leaned closer to him, lowering his head and speaking softly.

"Count Merrick, I would welcome you to stay here permanently."

"But His Majesty... he issued a secret decree to me last week."

"Let me tell the Prefect of Jiangling Prefecture to urge you to return to the Kingdom of Lucian as soon as possible."

Yongping Emperor is really impatient!

Lister has only been back in Jiangling Prefecture for a short time, and he's already thinking about kicking people out.

He was probably in a hurry to get the delegation to follow him and figure out the route to the Kingdom of Lucian.

Upon seeing this, Lister bowed and looked at Lord Yang.

"Thank you very much Lord Yang, for your discreet help over the past few days."

Although the secret decree was addressed to Lord Yang, Lister was not urged by the Prefect of Jiangling Prefecture.

The reason for this is obvious; it must have been that Governor Yang secretly suppressed it.

"No need to thank me. I'm the one who needs to thank you more for what happened with the monster tide."

"I can only hold off on this for another half month at most. There's nothing I can do any longer. You need to be careful with the time."

"Thank you, Lord Yang. If you feel any pressure, just take the blame onto me. There's no need to worry."

In the Imperial City, Lister still had some reservations about Yongping Emperor.

Although he himself was not of high rank and his overall strength was mediocre, the generals were indeed quite capable.

But now he's in Jiang Province on the border, and even the top expert General Zou, is no match for him.

A mere secret decree couldn't intimidate him. Lister was completely unfazed by the other side and didn't believe they would dare send several generals to teach him a lesson.

In the days that followed, Lister became remarkably disciplined.

He traveled between the city and the inn, constantly slaying the monsters outside the city.

Although the lack of player-reported locations significantly reduced efficiency, the higher monster levels meant that the experience gain was roughly the same as in Jiangling Prefecture.

These days reminded Lister of his time in the Duchy of Will when he first transmigrated.

He spent his days grinding monsters to level up, but the Duchy of Will had few monsters, only three locations in total, and now he only had one Frost Wolf left to defeat.

There were so many demonic beasts outside Jiangxia Prefecture that he killed them until his hands were sore.

Sometimes, even Lister couldn't help but wonder.

Despite being two civilizations separated only by the Lost Lands, the Kingdom of Lucian seems to have only a few areas where monsters congregate.

The number of demonic beasts in the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty is truly endless.

Today, Lister once again left the city, preparing to venture deeper into the surrounding areas.

In seven or eight days, thanks to his efficient leveling up with his Iai Slash, the number of monsters finally disappeared visibly, at least on the outskirts where they were completely gone.

Lister had only taken a few steps outside the city when he began to feel something was amiss.

No other reason than that! The outer area, which he had already cleared out completely, had been found to be teeming with "Soul-Breaking Ox" monsters.

Instead of venturing deeper, they surveyed the outer area again, still puzzled.

It was discovered that at least one-third of the area had been repopulated by monsters overnight.

The number of monsters that he had cut down on the outskirts a few days ago seems to have been replenished by more than half today.

This made Lister begin to have doubts.

Could it be that the monsters he kills can actually resurrect? Or perhaps it just takes a long time?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

The Three-Headed Hound Knight and the Ghost-Eyed Giant of the Duchy of Will have not appeared since he wiped them out.

Or did the monsters from deeper regions gather here on their own, seeing that there were no other monsters in the area?

But isn't this amount that's gathered on its own way a bit too much?

Lister was increasingly puzzled. Could it be that the monsters of the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty were truly endless?

If that's the case, he'll have to rethink his plans, and there's no need for him to return to the Kingdom of Lucian. The Great Chu Imperial Dynasty is the best place for him to level up right now.

A massive circular slash flashed past, and the last group of "Soul-Breaking Ox" that had just gathered on the outer perimeter was wiped out by Lister's single strike.

After resting for a moment, Lister glanced at the Auction House and his eyes lit up.

He noticed that a new passive Skill Book had been put up for sale, and it was exactly the "Concentration Method Visualization Method" he needed.

Two books were offered at once, and among the various visualization techniques that increase strength and stamina, these two were slightly more expensive, costing 7 gold coins.

Unfortunately, it's not a direct transaction model, but rather a 24-hour auction model.