Chapter 131
Zhou Zheng's expression turned serious. He quickly flicked the cigarette out of his mouth and solemnly said, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
He paused, then added, "By the way, Deputy Director Wang, Shen Xing moved to the community specially built for the Pioneer a few days ago, so there shouldn't be too much to worry about regarding his safety."
"Since he just made it into the top 100 this time, do you think we could apply to give him that house as a token of our encouragement?"
Elder Wang glanced at him, then put on a kind smile again, "Hehe... you're always using the group's resources to do favors."
"The same thing happened last time; they actually gave all three of them the same treatment as the first-place winner, which caused quite a bit of resentment in other cities."
Zhou Zheng laughed and said, "I distributed them all on behalf of the group; I didn't take the credit for myself."
"Alright, it's just a house." Elder Wang waved his hand casually, "I'll submit a report to the higher-ups later, it should be approved. Just focus on doing your job well this time."
"Thank you, Deputy Director Wang. I guarantee I will complete the mission successfully!"
Zhou Zheng stood up from his chair, walked straight out of the meeting room, and closed the door behind him.
Elder Wang sat alone in his chair, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
A moment later, he took out a black device from his pocket.
The radar detection above shows a bright red dot not far away.
"A Class A anomalous energy reaction has been detected in the city center, and it's in the sky."
He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "A disaster of this magnitude, if left unchecked, will cause at least tens of thousands of deaths and injuries."
"Currently, all the Expert Rank experts in Jiangcheng have their own missions, so I'll handle them."
He slowly stood up, preparing to leave the conference room.
At that moment, as if sensing something, he quickly searched his body.
"Wait a minute, where's my Tier Three Shadow of the Mad Dragon Scroll?"
On the other side, inside a lakeside manor.
A girl in a white dress and white stockings leaned against the bed, her face full of joy. "Wow! Shen Xing actually made it into the top 100! That's amazing!"
"My sister said before that he could only make it into the top 1,000 at most. If she knew that, she would be really shocked!"
After a pause, the girl in the white dress shook her head and said, "It's better not to tell my sister that this Shen Xing is my friend in the game."
"It wouldn't be good if we exposed the location of his territory and caused him trouble."
Thinking of this, the girl in the white dress stopped herself from doing so, then clenched her fist and said, "I need to work harder too, I can't let him leave me too far behind."
"Hmm, let's set myself a small goal: to get into the top 500."
Meanwhile, in the Land of Mist.
A level 5 Bonfire blazed brightly, illuminating a territory with a haphazard architectural style.
There are no city walls here; various arrow towers and houses are interspersed throughout, without any planning whatsoever. It's as if the lord built wherever he wanted.
However, the arrow towers in this territory are all of a very high level, capable of dealing effective damage even to Tier Two Transcendent Rank monsters.
Those Common monsters were even easier to Jian Yi.
The monsters that burst out of the mist were riddled with arrows by the arrow towers before they could even get close.
In the center of the territory, a slender, tall woman with a slightly protruding belly stood quietly.
Before her stood a group of archers clad in leather armor and carrying longbows, lined up in neat rows.
There were also dozens of stone figures, each two or three meters tall, standing nearby, resembling giant boulders.
However, these soldiers all looked at the woman with a hint of fear in their eyes.
"Let's begin. After devouring two more, you'll advance to Boss Two Star," the tall woman said to the archer captain at the front.
Chapter 103: Mass Production of Troops, Tier One Max Level!
"Let's begin, prepare to advance to the Boss Two Star." The tall woman said to the archer captain.
The archer carrying the mahogany longbow stepped forward and nodded nervously, "Yes, my lord."
The tall woman didn't say much, but gently waved her hand, and a ball of red light fell on her.
The next second, the archer's abdomen suddenly split open, revealing a bottomless, gaping maw.
As the giant maw slowly opened, the two Boss One Star leaders, were sucked straight in.
There was no bloodshed or struggle as expected; instead, they were swallowed whole by the giant maw.
The archer who had devoured his companion began to swell and then contract violently, his aura surging wildly.
As the red light dissipated, she had successfully broken through to the Boss Two Star.
The owner of this territory, the slender and tall woman, had her belly swell up a bit more.
She looked down at her talent panel.
[Talent: Seven Deadly Sins - Gluttony (1152/10000)]
The next day.
Shen Xing was woken up by the vibration of her phone on the bedside table before she even got out of bed.
He picked up his phone and glanced at it; it was a text message from the Anomaly Handling Bureau.
[Dear Mr. Shen Xing, the advanced materials you consigned to our Anomaly Handling Bureau have been successfully matched. The matched item is: Mourning Black Bone.]
We have arranged for a delivery person to bring the lantern you purchased to your home. Please wait patiently.
"Huh? It's already matched successfully?"
Shen Xing perked up immediately after reading the text message.
"Mourning Black Bone... I remember it's an advancement material for Skeleton Archers."
"So, Black Arrow can also break through to the Tier Two."
He was in high spirits, because this meant that he would have five Transcendent Rank experts in his territory today!
This is a rather astonishing number.
Some lords, after breaking through to the Tier Two, don't have as many Transcendent Rank troops in their territories.
There are very few lords who possess so many Transcendent Rank units at the Apprentice Rank.
Suppressing his excitement, he went to the living room and waited patiently.
It's worth mentioning that he changed the address yesterday, so there's no need to worry about the delivery person making a mistake.
Moreover, since he moved to the city center, closer to the Player Association, logistics are more efficient.
Less than an hour later, the doorbell rang outside the yard.
Shen Xing pushed the wheelchair across the front yard and opened the gate.
The delivery person was the same sunny young man from last time.
He saw Shen Xing standing in the yard, glanced at the name on the package with some surprise, and then looked at the detached villa behind him.
It seems unexpected that this young man, who was living in an old rental house just a few days ago, has moved into such a luxurious villa in the blink of an eye.
Out of professional ethics, he didn't say much.
He handed the package to Shen Xing, confirmed receipt, and then turned and left.
Shen Xing, carrying a package in her arms, pushed her wheelchair into the living room and eagerly opened it.
He opened the packaging bag, and a piece of pitch-black hand bone was revealed before him.
In addition, there is a kerosene lamp with a brass luster and an antique shape.
"Great, we have both items. Now we can teleport into the game."
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing the Flower of Mist, from which thick mist billowed forth.
"Whoosh..."
When the fog dissipated, the two items disappeared from their original location and were transferred into the game's inventory.
After doing all this, Shen Xing returned to her bedroom and quickly put on her glasses.
As soon as I logged in, a barrage of system notifications flashed before my eyes.
[Your territory building: The Great Bonfire has been upgraded to level 2, its lighting range has been increased, and the 'Embers of the Long Night' effect has been increased to 20%]
[Your territory building: Skeleton Archer Den has been upgraded to Common ★★★, allowing you to recruit stronger Skeleton Archers.]
[Your territory unit: Xiao Hei has successfully broken through to Tier Two (Transcendent Rank), and its base attributes have been greatly improved!]
"Xiao Hei has also successfully broken through! Amazing!"
Shen Xing looked around at the territory that had expanded again, and felt satisfied.
Now, the illumination range of a Level 2 Great Bonfire has increased dramatically to 500 meters in diameter.
Vast expanses of open land emerged from the mist, like a naked beast-eared girl waiting for him to develop them.
Just looking at this land stirred the genes of a Chinese son within him, making him yearn to immediately cultivate it into fertile fields and build more structures.
Of course, the increase in territory size is not the most crucial factor; the most important thing is that the effect of 'Embers of the Long Night' has been significantly enhanced.
This allows territory units to upgrade much faster.
At that moment, two figures simultaneously stepped towards him.
The orc on the left is tall with jet-black wings on his back, and his shiny bald head looks invincible.
The knight on the right, clad in gray-black armor, rode a warhorse shrouded in gray mist; wherever he passed, even the air seemed to decay.
It was none other than Hellscream and Xiao Hei, two of their great generals.
The two approached Shen Xing at the same time and bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Your Lordship!"
Shen Xing nodded slightly and asked, "Is there something you need?"
"My lord, three waves of monsters attacked last night, but we dealt with them all."
Hellscream took a backpack from his waist and respectfully handed it over. "These are the loot dropped by those monsters."
Shen Xing waved his hand and put them all into his backpack.