Sentinel and Scourge
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The following day, Li Wei stayed in his room until the mandatory mission was about to begin the next day, at which point he finally appeared.
When he appeared, his previous gloom vanished, and a cold smile occasionally appeared on his lips. All day long, Li Wei did nothing else but enter the Copper Pot World, find the 'Main God' he had imprisoned, and conduct some in-depth 'discussions'.
At first, the 'Main God' kept his mouth shut, but he fell into the hands of Li Wei, who possessed the Eye of Space. Under the brutal 'interrogation,' even a stone would have to confess.
Therefore, Li Wei obtained a lot of useful information, some about Shadow Street and some about the current Main God. However, the most important information that Li Wei believed was the 'Main God' himself, which revealed something called 'Godhood'.
To put it simply, if two reincarnators both reach S9 level in combat power, the one who possesses a 'godhood' will transform into Main God, while the one who does not obtain a 'godhood' will remain a reincarnator. It's a special mark; the current Main God, Mordor, ascended to become Main God after seizing a 'godhood'.
Li Wei didn't believe that the so-called 'divinity' was just a simple symbol; there must be something deeper. Li Wei recalled that Old Wei, who had come to see him earlier, seemed particularly concerned about whether he had encountered 'a certain' person in the Mage's Tomb.
The only special person in the Mage's Tomb is the former Main God. Therefore, Li Wei naturally imagined the person Old Wei mentioned as the former Main God. Could it be that Old Wei wants to find this former Main God and extract this information from him? And what Old Wei wants to know, could it be information about this 'divinity'?
Li Wei continued to press Li Wei about the 'divinity,' employing numerous methods in the process. The former Main God, already in Li Wei's hands and with no chance of redemption, was forced to reveal the truth: obtaining the 'divinity' would grant access to a place called the 'Divine Realm.'
"Beyond the star field, there are star realms. Each star realm has a Main God, and the god realm is a place that only Main God can enter." When the former Main God spoke of this, his voice was filled with nostalgia, but Li Wei was not very interested in it.
All he knew was that being able to live well with his family and friends in the world was already a precious thing.
Having obtained this information, Li Wei was in a great mood. Although Li Wei hadn't thought much about the 'divinity', it had answered some of Li Wei doubts. At the same time, Li Wei was certain that the Destroyer rebelled against the Main God Mordor were after the 'divinity'.
However, all of this has little to do with me, or rather, it's all too far removed from my current situation. The most important thing right now is to gradually improve my strength.
In the hall, Li Wei met all his companions, who were already waiting for him. Soon the mission time was up, and beams of light descended, enveloping the group, who then disappeared within them.
As the light faded, Li Wei quickly scanned his surroundings and found himself in complete darkness. In front of him was a round sphere, and he could vaguely see a person standing on the other side of the sphere.
Besides myself and the person opposite me, there was no one else here.
"What does this mean?" An ominous feeling welled up in Li Wei's heart. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation after entering the mission world.
It was pitch black all around, making it impossible to tell whether they were indoors or outdoors. Only a sphere floating a little over a meter in front of them emitted a soft glow, but it could only illuminate a distance of three or four meters around them. On the other side of the sphere stood a tall figure, staring at Li Wei with blood-red eyes.
"Didn't anyone teach you that staring at people like that is impolite?" Li Wei said coldly. Regardless of who the other person was, just from that unfriendly gaze, you could tell they weren't a good person.
The man opposite him let out a disdainful snort, "In a moment, I will devour you, skin and bones, hehehe."
Well, another pervert.
Li Wei shook his head helplessly. He had already gathered his inner energy. Since the other party was an enemy, he should eliminate them as soon as possible, otherwise, there would be endless troubles.
This is a valuable lesson Li Wei learned from countless missions: when dealing with enemies, one must eliminate them in their infancy.
At that moment, the sphere between the two emitted an even brighter light, and then a voice suddenly rang out.
"Mission: Battle of Dota, Beginning... Verifying Reincarnators' Identities..."
"Verification complete. Destroyer #47's combat strength is lower than Destroyer No. 31's, granting them priority in choosing their faction. Please select either the Sentinel Legion or the Scourge..."
Li Wei then saw a virtual panel appear in front of him, displaying the names of two factions, seemingly prompting him to make a choice.
Li Wei didn't make a choice immediately. Instead, he stared at the other person and thought to himself that if Destroyer No. 47 was him, then Destroyer No. 31 must be the other person. Moreover, his combat strength was clearly lower than the other person's, so for the sake of mission balance, he was given the right to choose first.
The Sentinel Legion and the Scourge are supposed to be opposing forces, so if you choose one, the 31st Reincarnator will be forced to choose the other. It's best to understand the strengths and weaknesses of both factions before making a choice.
Thinking of this, Li Wei immediately compared the relevant attributes of the two factions on the virtual panel. He found that although the two factions had different names, there was no difference in their strength. It seemed that choosing either one would not bring much advantage.
"Since that's the case, then I'll choose the Sentinel Legion." Having made his decision, Li Wei selected it without hesitation.
A flash of light appeared on the virtual panel and then disappeared, while the sphere spoke, saying, "Faction assignment complete. Destroyer #47 is the Sentinel Legion, Destroyer No. 31 is the Scourge. In 3 seconds, we will transport you to the battle map..."
Three seconds passed quickly. Li Wei and Destroyer No. 31 were enveloped in light and then disappeared into the dark world.
The next second, Li Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he found himself in a lush forest. The sound of a stream and the chirping of birds in the forest played a pleasant melody, which instantly improved Li Wei's mood.
"Mission: The Battle of Dota have begun. Starting resources: 300 Gold Mine, 200 lumber, 6/30 population. Your mission is to lead the Sentinel Legion to completely defeat the Scourge and destroy all of its buildings. Upon completion, you will receive 'Book of Experience x10,000' and 1 Star Domain Upgrade Point. If the mission fails, the highest-level Star Domain under the Destroyer will decrease by one level."
Looking at the task notification, Li Wei felt his heart pounding. Without a doubt, the reward for this task was extremely generous.
Because of the upgrade of the Black Paper, Li Wei understood that many skills could be leveled up using 'experience points'. For example, to upgrade Behemoth's Power to level 2, 20,000 experience points were required. If this mission was completed, he would receive 10,000 experience points, meaning he could instantly Behemoth's Power's upgrade progress by half. As for Star Domain upgrade points, they were even more precious. With this one point, plus the two he already had, he could upgrade Earth Star Domain to level 4.
Of course, high rewards inevitably come with high risks, and the punishment for failure is quite severe. Although it's not an absolute punishment like annihilation, the highest-level star field under one's command will be downgraded by one level, which is definitely serious enough.
Therefore, we must win this mission.
Next, Li Wei saw a virtual panel appear in front of him, which was somewhat similar to a real-time strategy game he had played before.
At first glance, Li Wei found the 'Resources' section, which contained three resources: 300 Gold Mine, 200 wood, and 6/30 population. Having seen the hints in the control panel before, Li Wei directly selected the idle population and saw five selected icons on the panel, which turned out to be five Wisp.
"These Wisp should be responsible for mining Gold Mine and wood, as well as building structures," Li Wei immediately used the control panel to direct the Wisp towards the location marked with Gold Mine icon.
There was a Gold Mine there that could be mined immediately. At the same time, Li Wei selected the main base next to the Gold Mine and began producing Wisp.
"Does it cost 50 Gold Mine to produce a Wisp? That's a bit too expensive," Li Wei sighed when he saw the Gold Mine quantity had decreased by 50. But no matter how expensive it was, this kind of production creature had to be manufactured. Fortunately, the Wisp that mined Gold Mine could mine back the 50 Gold Mine in no time.
While the Wisp was giving birth, Li Wei quickly surveyed the surrounding area and found that it was a semi-circular open space with a large forest behind it and an open road in front. If any enemies were to attack, they would definitely enter from the front.
Besides the 'main base' building, Li Wei also discovered several other buildings here. At the entrance, there were two treants that were 5 meters tall. After glancing at them, he received the message 'Ancient Guardian'.
"Ancient Guardian, Level 1, HP 900, Attack 90-110, Defense 15"
Each Ancient Guardian can be controlled via a virtual panel. In fact, there's only one thing Li Wei can do: upgrade them with 120 gold coins and 60 wood. However, given the current scarcity of resources, Li Wei naturally won't do that.
In addition, there are two 'Moon Well' here. Through the virtual panel, Li Wei also knows that each Moon Well can provide 10 units of population. Furthermore, this building has a 'Restore' skill that can restore the health of faction creatures.
At that moment, the Wisp that Li Wei had created emerged from the main base. Having already studied the Wisp's function, Li Wei immediately took control of Wisp and began constructing the first building.