37 apprentices, 3 experts...
Blue Mountain Workshop's number of blacksmiths had multiplied.
Although an Apprentice Level Blacksmith could produce, at most, Fine Grade equipment, and it took a long time to make, with a certain failure rate,
they were still fairly efficient at producing ordinary equipment.
Although Baili and Cang Yun weren't experts in bows and crossbows,
making a few sets of bows and crossbows was still easy for them.
As for the newly promoted blacksmith Mou Ping, as an expert in bows and crossbows, the quality of the bows and crossbows he produced would at least match the materials used.
For example, the Rare Grade longbow in Huang Yu's hands.
Thousand Silk Bow Quality: Rare Equipment Description: Its string made no sound when drawn and had tremendous elasticity. It placed lower demands on the user's strength than the Iron-Tire Bow, but the arrows it fired were no less powerful—in fact, they were even stronger. The bowstring was made from the tendons of a Demonized Giant Lizard. Passive Skill: Archer's Focus. Greatly reduces the difficulty of skills such as Rapid Fire and Shock Arrow for archers! Active Skill: Charged Snipe. Aim at a target, draw the bowstring to its limit, imbue the arrow with energy, and fire. The defenses of equipment below Rare Grade are rendered useless!
The Thousand Silk Bow was a weapon that had originally existed in the Chaos Mall. Its overall performance ranked in the middle, and it sold for 2,300 Soul Crystals in the Chaos Mall.
Huang Yu walked out of the Blue Mountain Workshop with the Thousand Silk Bow.
Dilios wore the Scale Fang Set and stood motionless on the hillside, leading forty-four Spartan Warriors.
As Dilios breathed, dark-red light occasionally surfaced on the Scale Fang Set.
The roars of beasts rang out nonstop in the dense forest outside the territory.
The shadows of wild monsters could vaguely be seen darting about.
Clearly, the Beast Tide had already begun approaching Huanyu Territory.
"Dilios, during the battle later, no one is to take a single step outside the territory without my order. Understood?"
Huang Yu also planned to use the protection period after the Beast Tide arrived to farm some experience and Soul Crystals.
Moreover, he planned to fight personally this time.
His level had already risen to LV9, and he was only one step away from reaching LV10.
The difference in strength between LV9 and LV10 could be seen from the strength of the wild monsters. It was absolutely worlds apart.
Therefore, Huang Yu wanted to advance as quickly as possible.
"Understood!"
Dilios answered in a deep voice.
Huang Yu nodded and said nothing more.
Before the battle began, he still had one thing to do.
The Steel Mill had smelted more than four hundred units of Fine Iron.
Huang Yu's total amount of Fine Iron had reached 1,200 units.
He could now upgrade the Fire Seed to Tier Three!
Upgrade the Fire Seed to Tier Three? Yes or No
"Yes!"
1,000 Soul Crystals, 10,000 units of wood, 5,000 units of stone, and 1,000 units of Fine Iron vanished.
A Golden Light that only Huang Yu could see spread outward from the castle as its center.
A few seconds later, a hemispherical barrier enveloped Huang Yu's territory.
Leaving the Fire Seed to upgrade on its own,
Huang Yu led the Spartan Warriors down the hillside to the edge of the territory.
Under the red moonlight, the gnarled branches looked especially terrifying.
They resembled vengeful ghosts waiting for their prey to come knocking,
grinning viciously.
The roars of the wild monsters had never stopped.
They were also getting closer and closer. It seemed they had already noticed Huang Yu and the others.
Boom, boom, boom!
Heavy footsteps rapidly approached.
Dilios moved and was just about to meet the charge.
But after seeing Huang Yu's figure, he forcibly stopped.
"Dilios, be patient!"
Huang Yu had already seen the wild monster's silhouette.
It was a humanoid creature six meters tall, with two horns on its head and yellow patterns covering its body.
Mountain Monster Attribute: Earth Level: LV32 Description: Mountain Monsters are solitary animals in the forest and darlings of the forest. From birth, they possess extraordinary strength and one of the four elemental abilities: earth, wind, water, or fire. In dense forests, they are apex predators!
Boom, boom, boom!
The Mountain Monster charging toward Huanyu Territory was like a humanoid tank.
Relying on its immense strength, it brutally smashed through the trees blocking its path.
Its skin was gray, and the yellow patterns on its body extended downward from its horns, giving it a rather mysterious appearance.
LV32!
This was the highest-level wild monster Huang Yu had ever seen!
"Roar!"
The Mountain Monster's eyes were red. It suddenly leaped into the air and pounced at Huang Yu and the others, who stood ready.
Bang!
Before it could even get close, the Mountain Monster crashed into something in midair.
"Attack!"
Huang Yu gave the order.
Dilios struck first.
The Fang-Blade in his hand erupted with three meters of blazing light.
He swung a flaming slash at the Mountain Monster, whose body was still suspended in midair.
The scorching flames instantly reached the Mountain Monster.
However, the Mountain Monster truly lived up to its name as the darling of the forest, a wild monster of LV32.
Although it had no way to dodge Dilios's attack,
it used its elemental ability to escape being cleaved in two by Flame Slash.
Bang!
It brought its two thick arms together before its chest.
The yellow patterns covering the Mountain Monster immediately lit up.
Then a layer of stone armor appeared across its body.
At the same time, a thick stone shield spread out from its crossed arms.
Boom—
Flame Slash struck the stone shield extending from the Mountain Monster's arms.
It exploded with a thunderous roar.
The stone shield was blasted to pieces, exposing the Mountain Monster's bloodied arms.
Bang!
The Mountain Monster landed on the ground, and the stone armor covering its body developed extensive cracks.
Chunks of stone fell from its body and gradually vanished after hitting the ground.
"Awooo!"
Supporting its injured arm, the Mountain Monster roared furiously at Dilios.
At the same time, the yellow patterns on its body flickered nonstop.
Earth-element energy flowed into its body from the ground.
The damage caused by Dilios's Flame Slash was actually recovering rapidly!
The armor covering its body, meanwhile, became even more solid!
"What a troublesome fellow!"
Huang Yu frowned.
As long as this thing remained on the ground, it was practically invincible.
But... when the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole was waiting behind.
It had taken us for food, but other wild monsters were watching it too!
Pairs of scarlet eyes lit up behind the Mountain Monster.
The Mountain Monster seemed to sense something and turned its head. When it saw the figures in the forest, it let out a string of roars.
It seemed to be threatening them—or perhaps provoking them!
Rustle, rustle, rustle~
One Gray Wolf after another, each three meters tall at the shoulder, sprang from the forest.
They panted with their tongues hanging out, drool hanging from the corners of their mouths. The mist sprayed from their nostrils took on an eerie red hue under the moonlight.
There were seven Gray Wolves in total. They slowly paced forward and surrounded the Mountain Monster.
From beginning to end, they paid no attention to Huang Yu and the others nearby.
The Mountain Monster didn't even spare the Gray Wolves beside it a glance.
It lowered its body slightly, spread its arms, and roared continuously at the forest.
It seemed that the creatures there were its true enemies!
Sure enough, amid the Mountain Monster's snarls, a huge White Wolf paced out of the dense forest.
Huang Yu opened the White Wolf's information panel.
White Wolf Level: LV35 Description: This is a mutated giant wolf, one of the most outstanding hunters in the forest!
Before you continue