Rare Death Soldier

For the past few days, Lin Ze had been immersed in cultivation.

Through the death soldiers, he could extend his practice of combat skills.

Now, his Wind Splitting Blade and Boom Fist were both close to Great Accomplishment.

The newly learned Forest Piercing Movement Technique could also be performed with considerable skill.

In three days, the number of his death soldiers had surged to twenty-two.

Besides keeping four death soldiers by his side for cultivation, Lin Ze sent out the remaining eighteen death soldiers to hunt magical beasts.

Six teams of three were hunting on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The harvest was abundant. In just three days, they had accumulated over a hundred points of Flesh Essence.

Lin Ze did not hesitate. He immediately consumed the hundred points of Flesh Essence, full of anticipation for the Bronze Mirror's new function.

[Mirror Master: Lin Ze]

[Rank: Dou Practitioner] (Current Rank, can project four death soldiers daily: 99% White Common Death Soldier, 1% Blue Rare Death Soldier. Can be summoned by consuming Flesh Essence, Absolute Loyalty.)

[Flesh Essence: 1/1000 Unit] (Flesh Essence can summon death soldiers, upgrade death soldiers, unlock functions.)

Lin Ze quickly focused on the changing text on the Bronze Mirror.

Unfortunately, he didn't detect any new functions, and Lin Ze felt a hint of disappointment.

After all, the functions from the previous two times were very powerful.

One was Resonance, which could increase Cultivation Speed. Although it was a late-stage function, its potential was evident.

As for the Proxy Function, it was even more powerful, and Lin Ze had already found countless ways to utilize it.

Under such circumstances, Lin Ze naturally hoped to unlock new functions.

However, he decided to accept what fate had brought him.

Lin Ze composed himself and looked at the new changes on the Bronze Mirror, his brow furrowing slightly.

Upgrading the death soldiers' rank was indeed good, but it was a chance-based summon?

Lin Ze scratched his head, feeling it was a bit of a scam.

After all, things involving probability always came down to luck.

At least from Lin Ze's perspective, luck was very unreliable. The previous functions were simple, direct, and effective.

Lin Ze focused his gaze on the description of the Blue Rare Death Soldier, and new changes immediately appeared.

[Blue Rare Death Soldier: An outstanding talent among one in a hundred, possesses one random Proficient Grade skill, and one blue random talent.]

Seeing the introduction of the Blue Rare Death Soldier, Lin Ze's eyes lit up.

Compared to ordinary Blank Death Soldiers, Blue Rare Death Soldiers were significantly more powerful.

They not only came with skills and talents.

But also had a description like "an outstanding talent among one in a hundred," perhaps representing cultivation talent?

Currently, the summoned Death Soldiers were all ordinary people, and their Cultivation Speed was also at the level of ordinary people.

If it weren't for the Proxy Function, even with twenty-two Death Soldiers, their usefulness in this cultivation world wouldn't be particularly great.

Therefore, if he could obtain Death Soldiers with higher Cultivation Talent, Lin Ze was quite looking forward to it.

However, today's Projection had ended, and he could only wait until Dawn to perform another Projection.

Lin Ze changed his clothes and came into the courtyard to practice Dou Qi techniques.

From Wind Splitting Blade to Forest Piercing Movement Technique, and then to Boom Fist, he practiced them all without omission, wantonly expending his Dou Qi.

After exhausting the Dou Qi in his body and a simple wash, Lin Ze returned to his room to cultivate.

With his mind working on two tasks, he cultivated while using the bodies of the Death Soldiers to improve the proficiency of his Dou Qi techniques.

In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Lin Ze watched a mercenary team hurry away in the distance, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

The mercenary groups from Fire Wolf Town seemed very active.

At least in the few days Lin Ze had been in Fire Wolf Town, he had frequently seen mercenary groups from Fire Wolf Town entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range for Hunting.

This was actually unusual.

After all, mercenaries were also human. They experienced battles where they lived by the edge of a knife, facing immense pressure, and needed to relax frequently.

At least from Lin Ze's experience, the mercenary groups in Qingshan Town did not undertake missions this frequently.

"Perhaps there's some long-term mission?"

Lin Ze shook his head and led his team away from the areas where mercenary groups often appeared.

These mercenaries who lived by the edge of a knife were not to be trifled with.

Currently, the Death Soldiers were weak, and Lin Ze did not want to attract trouble.

Therefore, Lin Ze's teams in Fire Wolf Town all stayed away from the Mountain Roads that mercenaries frequently traveled.

The mountain road frequently traveled by these mercenaries, due to the sheer volume of traffic, rarely saw magical beasts from the outer areas venturing close.

This was because they could easily be swarmed and slaughtered by groups of mercenaries.

The law of survival of the fittest was vividly displayed here.

Those unintelligent magical beasts that dared to approach had already died, while the more cautious ones had moved far away from this area.

And this suited Lin Ze perfectly!

Over the past few days, Lin Ze had reaped considerable rewards, hunting over a dozen First Order Magical Beasts.

During this process, Lin Ze also discovered the Flesh Essence that First Order Magical Beasts could provide.

Generally speaking, the Flesh Essence provided by magical beasts was influenced by their Rank, size, and bloodline.

First Order Magical Beasts of small to medium size generally provided less than five units of Flesh Essence.

Only large First Order Magical Beasts could provide more than five units of Flesh Essence.

Furthermore, after hunting over a dozen First Order Magical Beasts, Lin Ze had not encountered any that could provide double-digit amounts of Flesh Essence.

In other words, the Flesh Essence from First Order Magical Beasts ranged from approximately one to nine units.

In addition to the Flesh Essence, these dozen or so magical beasts also dropped four Magic Cores.

Magic Cores were crystallized energy from within magical beasts, but not all magical beasts possessed them.

It was a chance-based reward.

This was also why Lin Ze felt a bit disappointed when he learned that the Blue Rare Death Soldier was a chance-based acquisition.

After all, only four Magic Cores dropped from over a dozen magical beasts, so his luck could hardly be considered good.

However, the materials from these dozen or so magical beasts, excluding the flesh, such as fur, sharp claws, and teeth, along with the four Magic Cores, brought Lin Ze nearly three thousand Gold Coins!

Magic Cores were highly sought after due to their use as primary ingredients in alchemy and as materials for weapon enchantment.

The value of First Order Magic Cores, depending on their rarity and attributes, was roughly four hundred to five hundred Gold Coins each.

The combined earnings from these hunts had already surpassed Lin Ze's previous investment in the Death Soldier's equipment.

The reason for such a quick return on investment and profitability was, in the final analysis, the Death Soldier.

Other mercenary groups had to share their hunting profits among their members.

But all the income from the Death Soldier belonged to Lin Ze.

Moreover, the Death Soldier did not need rest or entertainment, and only required Flesh Essence to recover.

With so many advantages, Lin Ze quickly reaped generous rewards.

Time flew by amidst the busyness.

In the blink of an eye, it was already Dawn.

Lin Ze kept track of the time, and the Bronze Mirror projected four figures.

Unlike all the previous blurry figures that were completely white.

This time, Lin Ze saw a blurry figure of a deep blue color!

"I got it!?"

Seeing that touch of deep blue, Lin Ze was slightly stunned.

Only then did he react.

He had drawn the one percent chance of a Blue Rare Death Soldier!