1,000 level 7 souls secured
[Battle Pet: Aberrant Witch Worm. Guilou]
[Level: 9]
[Constitution: 4115]
[Mental Strength: 1354]
[Talents: Burrowing, Devouring]
[Skills: (Rust Armor Wound) (Disintegration Slash) (Phantom Slash) (Earth Travel) (Protective Blade) (Shadow Assault) (Underground Cavern Shadow-Rending Strike)]
[Skill 8, Obsidian Gold Bone Prison: Instantly summons a crimson gold bone array with a radius of 20 meters centered on the user. Countless bone spikes burst from the ground within the array, binding the target's movement. The bone spikes inflict a tearing effect, continuously dealing damage. Recharge time: 10 minutes]
[Skill 9: Ghost-Sealing Hundred Slashes: Unleashes all of your potential, delivering one hundred slashes to the target in a short period. Each slash increases damage by 0.5%. Charge time is 30 minutes. After the skill effect ends, the user will be in a weakened state for 10 minutes.]
[Battle Pet: Aberrant Witch Worm, Gray Feather Moth]
[Level: 8]
[Constitution: 3811]
[Mental Strength: 857]
[Talent: Devouring]
[Skills: (Moth) (Golden Feather World) (Bone Erosion) (Reconstitution) (Swarm of Moths Return to Form - Dark Wing Fusion)]
[Skill 6, Golden Feather Resonance: When fighting in a group, all attributes are increased by 20%, and vision can be shared. Recharge time is 3 minutes.]
[Skill 7, Golden Feather Storm Slash: All Gray Feather Moth condense golden feather energy into a giant golden feather blade with a diameter of 10 meters, slashing out in the designated direction, dealing area-of-effect cutting damage to targets within a 50-meter radius in its path. Charge time: 12 minutes.]
"Hahaha, amazing! These guys are all incredibly strong."
Three days later, above the secret chamber of the Gu-Fusing Altar of the Fate Witch Grand Church.
Cao Fengqi looked at the upgraded battle pets in front of him, his face showing excitement.
Even though the Guilou had advanced to level 9, it was still short, about 1.5 meters tall. Compared to its previous rust color, its dark body was now covered with golden patterns because it had been fused with the Radiant Obsidian Gold.
The two bone claws were pure black with dark gold edges, and four sharp golden bone spikes pierced the sky from behind.
The black and gold aura surrounding him twisted and distorted, creating an eerie sense of oppression.
The current Gray Feather Moth is even less associated with gray; its original gray bone powder has turned golden.
Its wings, with a wingspan of 1 meter, are jet black, covered with fine, dark gold scales. When it flaps, it scatters specks of black and gold light, emitting a low, metallic resonance.
A full 20 Gray Feather Moth, quite imposing.
"After this Gray Feather Moth uses the skill 'Return of the Moths - Merge of the Dark Wings,' its strength is no weaker than a level 9 battle pet."
Cao Fengqi murmured, his eyes gleaming.
In the past three days, all of them, including the Fangelanya Demon, the Abyssal Bone Warhorse, the Xiaotian Dog, and the Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu, have been upgraded to the level 8 limit.
The only thing that was somewhat holding them back was a few Mirage Rat.
"Let's go back to the mine and see how much the mining speed will increase with a level 9 Guilou and a Fangelanya Demon."
Cao Fengqi sat contentedly in his wheelchair and began his return journey.
The improvement this time was enormous.
"After being away for three days, the Bloody Scarecrow has unearthed over 90,000 jin (45,000 kg) of grade 8 metal."
Back inside the mine, seeing the metal within, he grinned.
"Level 8 Radiant Obsidian Gold offers negligible improvement over other metals."
"These metals could be used to build Transcendent Shelter."
Cao Fengqi thought to himself, then summoned the level 9 Guilou and the Fangelanya Demon, ordering them, "Go, go mining with your brothers."
"Click-clack!"
"Roar!"
The Guilou and the Fangelanya Demon nodded immediately upon hearing this, and they went to the side of the Bloody Scarecrow and began to dig.
The Guilou possesses two black and gold blades and can dig very quickly.
Fangelanya Demon simply picked up the horn on its head and held it in its hand, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.
"Putting everything else aside, we can expect to mine at least 8 tons of level 8 metal every day from now on."
"Moreover, there's a piece of level 9 metal within four kilometers of my external scanner!"
His eyes darted ahead, a flicker in them.
2955 meters!
This distance is quite far, but at their speed, they should be able to dig it out in seven or eight days.
"Once we mine that level 9 metal, we can add another level 9 battle pet."
Cao Fengqi grinned.
After spending some time inside the mine, he returned to reality in a cheerful mood.
"Hey, grandpa, Old Xu."
Cao Fengqi had just stepped out of the room when he saw his uncle and Old Xu arrive again.
Having vaguely guessed the other party's purpose, he walked over with a slight gleam in his eyes.
"Haha, Fengqi, congratulations!"
Cao Jianjun looked at him and congratulated him with a face full of excitement.
"The Fengqi; the capital has already acknowledged your contributions."
Director Xu smiled, stood up, and walked over. "You have been awarded the rank of Lieutenant General. Here are the 1000 Level 7 Souls you need."
As he spoke, he pointed to a box on the table and said with a hint of respect, "From now on, I, Old Xu, will also respectfully address you as Lieutenant General Cao."
"Haha, Old Xu, you're too kind."
Cao Fengqi glanced at it, and his eyes lit up.
You're welcome, you're welcome. I'd love to work with you again in the future.
Director Xu said with a smile.
He wasn't joking; the Tianbei Base City would be relocated to the Fifth Land of Shelter.
At that time, the ten Transcendent Arsenal of the Great Xia may be merged. He is the top leader in Tianbei Base City, but he will not be there.
After all, not to mention He Wushuang, who is at the general level, there are three other Artifact Refiner at the lieutenant general level.
Now, in his view, this person in front of him has a 90% chance of becoming a general of the Great Xia in the future, so he naturally wants to cling to this person's coattails.
Follow him!
"Hehe, Fengqi, you've arrived just in time from the Lost Land. Come on, let's have a drink and celebrate together."
Cao Jiancheng, standing to the side, also spoke with a beaming smile, "Your mother just finished cooking."
"Good!"
Cao Fengqi smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll have to accept the invitation; I happen to have some fine wine here."
Director Xu said with a smile.
His gaze fell on Cao Fengqi, and he continued, "Lieutenant General Fengqi, your uncle and I have two other matters to discuss with you this time."
"What's up?"
Cao Fengqi looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"One is your awarding ceremony. There was no ceremony when you were promoted to major general. This is because you were an honorary major general and not truly considered an official. Although the rank of major general is very high, there are still 19 such rank in our Tianbei Base City. But it's different for lieutenant general."
"There are only seven lieutenant generals in our Tianbei Base City, and even in the top ten safe havens across the country, there are no more than a hundred."
"Our Tianbei Base City is preparing to hold an award ceremony for you, which will also allow other officers to get to know you. The date is set for the next two weeks. Which day would be convenient for you?"
Finally, Director Xu asked him a question.