Huntress Squad

Huang Long looked at the valiant Huntress captain Elisa before him, and a flicker of admiration crossed his eyes. Back in the games on Earth, he had long heard that the Huntress unit was exclusive to the Priestess of the Moon, a traditional profession steeped in mystery. Now that he saw them for himself, they truly possessed a distinctive charm.

"Wait here for now. When your sisters emerge, return to the main force with them," Huang Long said with a gentle smile. His friendly expression eased the stiffness in Huntress captain Elisa's face, and she became a little less reserved.

"Yes, Master." Huntress captain Elisa answered, then stood silently behind Huang Long.

Lucy had originally wanted to strike up a conversation with Huntress captain Elisa and build a rapport, but seeing her nearly icy expression, she felt somewhat awkward and lost the desire to speak.

Several more elves had appeared at Huang Long's base. He immediately assigned all of them to mine gold, while one of them began transforming into a Tree of Wonders. Although the Tree of Wonders could initially sell only Moonstones and Purification Potions, those two items alone would raise the Night Elf faction's strength by at least one level.

The Tree of Wonders took twenty hours to build. Though that was a little slow, at least he would have some stockpiled goods by the time he marched onto the continent. Another elf had also begun transforming into an Ancient of War, which would greatly increase the speed at which he could produce troops.

However, Huang Long had long since passed his most difficult period. When it came to training troops, he no longer needed to worry about gold and resources. Thus, even while continuously producing units, he still had twelve thousand gold remaining. Of course, compared to what he needed to level up again, he was still severely short on funds. But strengthening his army was what mattered most right now. Fortunately, he was on an island with power restrictions. Otherwise, the life energy emitted by the leveled Ancient Tree of Life would have been enough to attract a whole swarm of powerful level-eight and level-nine creatures seeking to seize it.

I should resolve the issue with this Ancient Tree of Life soon. Otherwise, if I create a tree with such powerful life energy outside, it may well attract the covetous eyes of powerful warriors from other races. Huang Long brooded over the matter, deeply conflicted. If it were discovered outside, he could simply abandon it. But if it were discovered on this island, then he would truly be finished. Once the island was destroyed, the Ancient Tree of Life would inevitably sink completely as well. The loss would be far too great.

Therefore, he absolutely would not place this main base on the island. After all, the island did not merely restrict other living creatures; it also restricted the Night Elf faction. He had to find another place to establish a foothold.

This was what troubled Huang Long the most, and what left him in the greatest dilemma.

"Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time. There's no use worrying about it now." Huang Long was not someone who obsessed over a dead end. Going with the flow was his true nature. It had been so when his parents died, when he worked while studying, when he immersed himself in games, and even when he had inexplicably transmigrated.

So although Huang Long was worried about this matter, he would not collapse over it.

"Elisa, what special abilities do you have right now?" Huang Long asked with a smile. He had noticed that the two Huntress skills that should have appeared in the Ancient of War, along with the Archer's two skills, had not appeared. He therefore believed they might have manifested directly on the Huntresses themselves.

"I'm sorry, Master. Elisa does not possess any abilities for the time being." Huntress captain Elisa spoke somewhat ashamedly and lowered her head.

Upon hearing Huntress captain Elisa's words, Huang Long frowned slightly, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes. That shouldn't be right. According to Warcraft, the Ancient of War should have the signature skills of both Huntresses and Archers.

Could they have been accidentally lost because of the transmigration? Then would the powerful units that came later also lose their special abilities?

At that thought, Huang Long's brow tightened further. Among the Night Elf faction's units, some had attack and defense that were even inferior to Archers, yet it was those skills that drastically elevated their ratings and placed them above Archers.

If that was the case, the strength of his Night Elf faction army might decline by an unknown amount.

Time passed little by little. Huang Long paid no attention to his surroundings as he sank into thoughts of planning his future life. As his subordinates, Lucy and Huntress captain Elisa remained vigilant toward every change around them. Meanwhile, Demon Hunter Yudian silently drank from the cup of Moon Well water in his hand. After emptying it, he did not find Ina refilling his cup as she usually did, and he could not help but space out briefly.

However, Demon Hunter Yudian was a proud man and did not care much about it. He went to fetch a jar of Moon Well water himself.

Buzz!

As time passed, Huntresses emerged one after another, their mounts all spirited and alert. Yet under the Huntresses' soothing, they gradually calmed down.

"Two, three, four, five." At some point, Huang Long regained his senses and emerged from his contemplation. Seeing that there were already six members including Huntress captain Elisa, he smiled and said, "All right, we won't wait any longer. Let's join up with the main force first. You can get acquainted with your sisters along the way."

"Yes!" Since the other Huntresses were only low-level puppets, only Huntress captain Elisa answered, leaving Huang Long slightly embarrassed.

"Yudian, we're leaving!" Huang Long called out, but received no response. He found that Demon Hunter Yudian seemed to be thinking about something. "What are you thinking about?"

Yudian was startled, then smiled. "Nothing. Let's go." With that, ignoring the strange look on Huang Long's face, he took the lead and walked ahead.

Huang Long found this rather baffling, yet there was nothing he could do. In any case, he had long grown used to Demon Hunter Yudian's strange behavior, so he simply stopped asking. Looking at the proud and spirited Huntress squad before him, a surge of heroic fervor rose within him.

"Huntress squad, move out!"