First Encounter with Another Race

Active Skills: 1. Frost Slash (Infuse it with energy; when swinging the sword, it can unleash a frost-infused slash.) 2. Frost Scale (When wielding the Frost Wave Sword, the blade absorbs moisture from the air and condenses it into scale-like ice crystals. When flung out, they can scratch enemies and inflict frostbite.)

Passive Skill: Chilling Aura (Long-term use keeps the mind clear and thoughts sharp.)

Note: This product is an epiphany work by Baili, an Expert Level Blacksmith of Blue Mountain Workshop. It is one of a kind!

A one-of-a-kind weapon!

An Excellent Grade longsword, Frost Wave!

Huang Yu played with the sword in his hand, reluctant to put it down.

He had seen plenty of high-quality equipment in the discount menu.

But they had all been absurdly expensive, far beyond what he could afford.

The Frost Wave Sword was the highest-quality weapon he had personally witnessed and obtained.

Judging by the prices in Chaos Mall,

an Excellent Quality Frost Wave Sword, coupled with its "one-of-a-kind" attribute, was definitely worth over a hundred thousand Soul Crystals.

It was no less valuable than Perfect Grade equipment.

"This sword, I wish to present it to you, my lord."

"For me to use..."

Huang Yu casually spun the sword in a flourish.

To be honest, both the appearance and weight of the sword suited Huang Yu's tastes quite well.

After hearing Baili's words, he was tempted as well.

But he did not plan to participate in battle for the time being.

Such high-quality equipment would be wasted on him.

Baili seemed to have guessed Huang Yu's thoughts and said with a smile:

"The Frost Wave Sword is too light and relatively small. It is not suitable for Dilios and the others."

Pointing to a five-foot-long sword blank beside him, Baili continued:

"Now that I've advanced to Expert Level, as long as there are enough materials, I can forge better weapons for the Spartan Warriors."

"If we have materials of a higher grade, Cang Yun and I can even forge Rare, or even Excellent Grade equipment!"

"In that case, I'll accept it!"

Huang Yu sheathed Frost Wave in the scabbard Baili had prepared, then patted Baili on the shoulder encouragingly.

"Tell me whenever you lack materials. I look forward to the day you become a Saint Blacksmith."

Hearing Huang Yu's words, Baili's eyes lit up. He said with a face full of pride:

"To forge the glory of Huanyu, Baili will spare no effort!"

After chatting with several other blacksmiths, Huang Yu left Blue Mountain Workshop with Frost Wave.

The moment he stepped outside, Huang Yu was startled by a mountain of corpses and sea of blood not far away.

A small hill more than ten meters high was piled entirely with Red-armored Crocodile corpses.

The blood flowing from them had even formed a pool.

"Surely the Red-armored Crocodiles around the territory haven't been wiped out?"

Huang Yu swallowed and walked over to the Spartan Warriors, who had returned drenched in blood.

Their Crimson Crocodile Armor was covered in claw marks.

A faint, visible blood aura shrouded their entire bodies.

With every breath, they inhaled some of the blood aura.

It slowly restored their stamina.

"My lord, the greatest threat within two kilometers of the town has been eliminated!"

The moment he saw Huang Yu, Dilios stepped forward to greet him.

Having just gone through battle, combined with the effects of the blood aura,

Dilios exuded a chilling murderous aura.

Even several passing Gatherers could not help but tremble.

But Huang Yu's level was higher.

His LV8 level had not only greatly improved his physical attributes,

but also strengthened his will.

He was not greatly affected by Dilios.

Pulling up Dilios's information panel,

Huang Yu discovered that Dilios had already reached LV6.

The other Spartan Warriors had all risen to LV4.

Huanyu Territory's combat strength had once again reached a new level.

"Well done, Dilios!"

Huang Yu nodded in satisfaction.

This time, Dilios and the others had slain a total of sixty-two Red-armored Crocodiles.

Seven of them had been above LV10.

One Red-armored Crocodile over fifteen meters long was the highest-level wild monster Huang Yu had seen so far.

LV17!

The Gatherers had already harvested it.

Its flesh, claws, fangs, sinews, bones, and hide were all Fine Grade materials for making equipment.

Cang Yun and Baili had taken them directly back to Blue Mountain Workshop.

"Did you discover anything else during this trip?"

In the past, after dropping off the wild monster corpses, Dilios would lead the Spartan Warriors straight back into the forest.

They did not waste a single moment of combat time.

But this time, Dilios had led the Spartan Warriors to rest within the territory.

They had quietly waited for Huang Yu to arrive.

There had to be something they wanted to tell him.

"We discovered another race!"

Dilios reported to Huang Yu:

"After we wiped out the Red-armored Crocodile pack, a group of half-human, half-beast creatures tried to ambush us and seize our spoils."

Dilios waved behind him.

A Spartan Warrior pulled two humanoid creatures with wolf heads and gray fur covering their bodies from among the wild monster corpses.

"We easily drove them off and followed them to this intelligent race's territory."

"That territory was very small, about the same size as our village yesterday."

"There were more than a dozen creatures like these living inside."

"But their territory was protected by a strange energy, and none of us could enter."

After hearing Dilios's report, Huang Yu's eyes lit up as he pressed:

"How far are they from us?"

"Less than three kilometers!"

Another race's territory was only three kilometers away!

Huang Yu shifted his gaze to the two dead alien creatures.

An information panel appeared in his field of vision.

Gnoll

Level: LV2

Potential: Black Iron (Can only level up to LV9)

Notice: Gnolls are one of the Orc races among the myriad races. They are a branch of wolf-headed people and entirely different creatures from the werewolves of the Night Clan.

They usually live along forest edges. Their social structure is loose, but they move in groups.

Gnolls have no feelings for other races. Their appetite is the driving force behind their slaughter!

Gnolls!

Huang Yu looked at the two dead Gnolls.

They were somewhat sturdier than humans.

The claws on their limbs and mouths full of sharp teeth were their natural weapons.

At the same level,

Gnolls possessed much better basic attributes than humans.

But they had encountered Spartan Warriors!

Before the Spartan Warriors' combat techniques and equipment, their claws and fangs were as laughable as children's toys!

"Like humans, they also have a period of protection?"

"Humans have seven days... I wonder how many days the Gnolls' protection period lasts..."

Huang Yu narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while.

Those not of our kind are sure to harbor different intentions!

Besides, this neighbor did not seem like the peaceful sort.

If the Spartan Warriors had not been strong enough, their prey would have been stolen by the other side.

If conditions allowed, Huang Yu did not mind destroying them as soon as possible.

If he allowed them to develop freely, they might cause trouble in the future!